Chapter 30: Monk Juran,
The gifts from Qilin Tianya are also packed in boxes, but they are just long mahogany boxes. Those who know how to learn can see at a glance that the eight layers inside are filled with famous calligraphy and paintings.
"Miss Jing'er, please!" Qilin Tianya stood up politely, smiling, and signaled that Jing'er could open the wooden box on the table to enjoy it.
"Yeah." Jing'er nodded gracefully, lowered her head to open the wooden box, and a pair of scrolls were exposed inside. The scroll was about 39 cm long, and the decorative top covers at both ends of the scrolls were porcelain.
"Oh, it's true that it's calligraphy and painting? Brother Tianya is really good at giving gifts. Knowing that Jing'er is a good artist, she gives her calligraphy and paintings. She will definitely like it. Jing'er, please expand the scroll to see whose work it is?" As soon as the box was opened, Wu Yubin quickly slapped the horse.
"Whose work?" Jing'er asked.
"Miss Jing'er will know after she opens it." Qilin Tianya said mysteriously.
Jing'er spread the scroll on the table and opened it. When she turned to the end, she revealed a few inscriptions, and another one: Monk Juran.
"Oh my God, is it Juran's work?" Jing'er was shocked.
She knew this monk Juran, and the teacher who taught art appreciation introduced it. There are so-called "Dong Ju" in the Chinese painting world. "Dong" is Dong Yuan, and "Ju" is Monk Juran. Juran is a famous painting monk.
Among the Chinese Buddhist ranks, painting monks are a very special school. Art monks have appeared almost all dynasties. Their artistic light has had a profound impact on Chinese culture, including Buddhist culture. Juran is one of the representative figures.
Jing'er knew that Juran was in the same class as her, so naturally he knew it. He quickly said in surprise: "Oh, Brother Qilin gave me the original work of Juran? Is it true that Wu Jing? My God, how much does it cost? Let me look at it, oh, this "Jiangcun Fishing Picture" is vividly painted, and it is undoubtedly the original work at first glance!"
"It's easy to say." Qilin is confident in the world.
This painting was given to him by a customer from Qilin Tianya. His father Qilin Wall also helped him identify it. It should be the original work. The most important thing is that the painting is inherited in an orderly manner, with seven or eight people's seals and inscriptions on the white space at the corners.
The first seal was a man named Zheng. He mentioned a famous person in the inscription, that is Hu Xueyan. Looking at the content of the inscription, it seemed that the businessman named Zheng admired Hu Xueyan and asked someone to give this painting to Hu Xueyan, and said that it was the original work of Juran. Hu Xueyan seemed to like it very much, and he seemed to leave a seal and two lines of poetry. After receiving the painting, several people also left behind the inscriptions one by one, but the inscription only wrote about the collection of someone and did not give a slight appreciation. Perhaps it was because Hu Xueyan was so famous. Since he wrote the poem, several people later felt that he was an unknown man and only dared to stamp one seal, indicating that he had collected it.
During the appreciation process, everyone focused on savoring the seals. These seals have square seals and oval seals, which look too eye-catching.
"Oh, since there is a seal and inscription from the red-topped businessman Hu Xueyan, this painting is undoubtedly the original!" Lou Weier slapped the horse, and the other two girls quickly agreed.
Although Lou Weier is snobbish, he knows that the red-topped businessman Hu Xueyan. The so-called red-topped businessman refers to the official businessman. Because the official hats of officials in the Qing Dynasty had red-topped businessman, people called the official businessman a red-topped businessman.
Qilin Wall leaned leisurely on the sofa, quite calm. He had helped his son pass this painting, and it should be the original one. Qilin was still somewhat confident in his appraisal skills. He felt that even if this was not the original one, it was also a high-quality imitation work from around the Ming Dynasty, and it was inherited in an orderly manner and valuable.
Mr. Huo was slightly frightened. It seemed that this painting was quite big. If this painting was too expensive, he would not have allowed Jing'er to accept it.
"Yu Meng, who is the origin of Monk Juran? It seems to be a master-level painter? What is the market price of his paintings?" Huo Zhenying asked Gui Yumeng.
Gui Yumeng put down the teacup and said solemnly: "Monkey Juran is a master of Chinese painting masters. His paintings are collected in major museums around the world. Collectors of his paintings are generally reluctant to take them out for auction. There are very few works on sale, so the price is difficult to make a conclusion. However, one thing can be used as a reference. The starting price of the vertical scroll imitation Juran "Qingfeng Picture" by Zhang Daqian in 1946 is 38 million, and the transaction price in Tianheng in 2010 was 72.8 million! If this "Jiangcun Fishing Picture" is the original work of Juran, it should be a national treasure-level cultural relic, and the price should be around 400 million to 600 million!"
Everyone was shocked. This was a big deal! According to Gui Yumeng, even if this "Jiangcun Fishing Picture" is a imitation, it would be worth tens of millions!
Huo Zhenying couldn't sit still anymore. He had received tens of millions of birthday gifts. What was he doing? It seems that Qilin Wall is prepared. The story about proposing marriage before is probably true.
"Brother Qilin, this painting is too precious. Whether it is Juran's original work or not, the little girl cannot accept it." Huo Zhenying said bluntly.
"Hey, Brother Huo is just an ancient painting, it's nothing." Qilin's arm smiled indifferently.
"Yes, Uncle Huo, just a painting, and it was given by a customer, and it didn't cost any money. Today is Jing'er's birthday, and her happiness is more important than anything else." Qilin Tianya smiled.
Jing'er was a little panicked. Unexpectedly, the Qilin family was so willing to invest in this time. What should I do? Regardless of whether it is true or false, Dong Tianyue's gift must be inferior to this ancient painting. If Qilin Tianya wins this competition, he will dance with him, what should I do? Moreover, maybe this painting may even become a token of love.
"Sister Yu Meng, please make a good identification. How valuable is this painting?" Jing'er looked at Gui Yu Meng with a look of help.
"Yeah." Gui Yumeng nodded, took out a 40x magnifying glass from her bag, and carefully looked carefully at the blank space of the painting. From the texture in the magnifying glass, it can be concluded that this painting is not a copy.
As for what era it is, it is difficult to judge. What makes Gui Yu even more troubled is that she has never seen the original work of "Jiangcun Fishing Picture". If this is the scroll of "The Pine Wind Picture of Ten Thousand Valleys", she can compare the original work of the SH Museum. She has never even seen the "Jiangcun Fishing Picture".
Gui Yumeng even doubted that this was not a painting created by later generations, right? But the possibility is not high. Will a painter with such a painting level still be so boring?
After five or six minutes of identification, sweat beads were slightly oozing on Gui Yumeng's forehead. She was powerless. Gui Yumeng sighed and turned her eyes to Dong Tianyue. If anyone in the world could identify the authenticity of this painting, Gui Yumeng believed that Dong Tianyue would definitely be one of them!
"Uncle Huo, it is difficult for me to determine whether this painting is true or false. However, one thing is certain, the seals and sword techniques of Hu Xueyan and others above are different, that is, they are not imitated by later generations, and they should be true. According to the age, this painting is at least from the Ming Dynasty. If I want to determine whether this painting is true or false, I have to ask my boyfriend to help me see it." After Gui Yumeng finished speaking, he looked at Dong Tianyue. But he seemed absent-minded?
Huo Zhenying and Qilin Tianya were shocked. Gui Yumeng was an expert in calligraphy and painting identification. She still praised Dong Tianyue so much. Is Dong Tianyue's appraisal skill higher than her? Others were also shocked. Her boyfriend, Dong Tianyue? Does Dong Tianyue have such a high appraisal cultivation?
"Yu Meng, aren't you joking? As far as I know, your Gui family is a family of calligraphy and painting, and you are also a famous expert in calligraphy and painting appreciation. Can't you compare with Dong Tianyue?" Mr. Huo said unbelievable.
Qilintian and his son looked at each other, and this time they really looked at Dong Tianyue with a different look. The father and son felt that Dong Tianyue was definitely not as simple as they imagined!
Soon, Dong Tianyue became the focus of everyone's attention again. Everyone looked at Dong Tianyue with suspicious eyes to see what he said. But what was particularly strange was that Wu Yubin should have come out to sarcastically at this time, but he didn't. This is not his personality! But he just didn't.
Why?
Because Wu Yubin knew that Dong Tianyue’s attainment in calligraphy and painting even many university professors in the art department were inferior to him, and some university professors even asked him privately for advice. Some old professors privately praised Dong Tianyue as a "genius"!
Dong Tianyue is a low-key person and doesn't know that he has abilities. But Wu Yubin's uncle is the head of the Department of Fine Arts and is also a painter. His uncle knows about Dong Tianyue, so Wu Yubin naturally knows it too.
"Uncle Huo, although my boyfriend is of average origin, he has real skills. My skills in identifying calligraphy and painting are not as good as his." Gui Yumeng said. Her words today gave Dong Tianyue enough face, but they were also to be honest.
Jing'er's eyes lit up, and she also knew that Dong Tianyue had a good foundation in calligraphy and painting, and knew some appreciation and evaluation, but she didn't expect that even Gui Yumeng would feel inferior to that. It seems that she still has less knowledge of Dong Tianyue. How many secrets do he have?
"Okay, then let Dong Tianyue come and have an appraisal. Brother Qilin has no objection, right?" Huo Zhenying said.
"Haha, no objection." Qilinbi smiled. He would not easily believe Gui Yumeng's words.
So, everyone looked at Dong Tianyue with anticipation. But strangely, Dong Tianyue didn't react at all and just sat there.
"Haha, could it be that Dong Tianyue was also stumped by this painting?" Wu Yubin was secretly happy and exchanged glances with Lou Weier and the others.
"What's wrong with you?" Gui Yumeng pushed Dong Tianyue, who was sitting next to the chair in a daze.
"Oh." Dong Tianyue agreed as if he woke up from a dream.
In fact, Dong Tianyue had been in a daze for a while. When he helped Jing'er unfold the "Jiangcun Fishing Picture", the palm of his hand suddenly felt like an electric shock. What came was a headache. After a few seconds, his pupils suddenly shiny, and his perspective eyes automatically opened.
This is the opening of the perspective eye with tactile stimulation!
Dong Tianyue remembered that it was a year ago that the tactile stimulation of perspective eyes opened. At that time, he went to the TJ Museum and admired its treasure, "Snow Scenery and Cold Forest Picture" drawn by Fan Kuan of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Later, Dong Tianyue saw another work from the Song Dynasty. The work was collected by my grandfather's friend. It was the national treasure-level painting "Night Rain in the Deep Mountains" by Mi Fu of the Northern Song Dynasty. This painting was once appeared at a New York auction with a starting price of 200 million yuan!
Through the tactile stimulation of these two paintings, Dong Tianyue's tactile stimulation of the perspective eye opening is truly connected. Dong Tianyue summarized that as long as the age of ancient paintings can reach the Song Dynasty, touching it can successfully stimulate the opening of the perspective eye!
Therefore, Dong Tianyue didn't hear everyone's conversation just now and Gui Yumeng's appreciation. Everyone thought he was thinking.
At that time, Dong Tianyue was thinking, could this be really from the Song Dynasty, and it was really a work by Juran?
But soon, when he carefully looked at the "Jiangcun Fishing Picture" with his perspective eyes, a dreamy sound seemed to sound in his mind: "Ming Dynasty, Lan Ying."
Dong Tianyue was shocked. What happened? This was the first time he had encountered such a thing since the perspective eye awakening. In the past, he could use perspective eye to see antiques, but there was no hallucination sound in his mind. But today, after his perspective eye viewed the "Jiangcun Fishing Picture", the perspective eye combined with the calligraphy and painting knowledge stored in his mind, and then transmitted to the brain nerves, stimulating the sensory nerves to produce illusion-like murmurs in his mind. This murmur is like a robot talking in his mind.
"Hey, could it be... Could it be that my perspective eye has a new function?" Dong Tianyue thought to himself. If this was not accidental, Dong Tianyue's perspective eye had undergone a qualitative change. The benefits brought by this transformation were so great that he could not think about it today. He just felt his heartbeat faster, as if he was excited to find a treasure house of gold mountains.
Afterwards, Dong Tianyue tried his best to search for information about Lan Ying in the Ming Dynasty, Juran of the Five Dynasties, Hu Xueyan of the Qing Dynasty and others, especially the book "Hu Xueyan Notes" he read when he was a child. The more he thought about it, the more he was surprised! So that's it! So that's it! His surprise at this moment was like boiling boiling water, boiling, boiling! To others, Dong Tianyue was just staring blankly, and as stupid as a wooden chicken.
"Everyone is waiting for you to identify this painting." Gui Yumeng reminded Dong Tianyue again.
"Oh, I was dazed just now, sorry. Your identification has ended?" Dong Tianyue asked.
"Well, I feel that the style of painting is a little different from Juran's past works. It is initially identified as a work of the Ming Dynasty." Gui Yumeng pointed to the painting on the table and said.
"Oh, then I'll take a look." Dong Tianyue pretended to take the magnifying glass from Gui Yumeng's hand, and looked around "mine-sweeping" the painting, looking very serious.
In fact, his doing this is to cover up his ability to see through the perspective. He wants people to think that he is using a magnifying glass to see the truth and falsehood, rather than the perspective.
Time passed by minute by minute...
About ten minutes later, Dong Tianyue took off his white gloves, put down his magnifying glass, sat back on the chair and gasped, as if he had run a long distance of 10,000 meters.
"How is it?" Gui Yumeng asked.
...Dong Tianyue didn't say anything.
Chapter completed!