One day, a well-known cultural relics appreciation expert in Changsha was resting at home when a friend of his antiques suddenly called and asked him to appreciate a set of four-screen ancient paintings. Connoisseurs rushed to a friend's house and found that this set of four screen paintings was the work of the Qing Dynasty Guangxu in the 28th year, and what attracted attention was that the painting was: Qi Binsheng.
Speaking of the representative figures of 20th century ink painting, everyone must first think of Qi Baishi, and Qi Binsheng is the early name of Mr. Qi Baishi, the titan of Chinese ink painting.
This painting is not simple
Qi Lao is one of the top ten calligraphers and painters in modern times, a celebrity of world culture, and has made great contributions to the art of painting in China and even the world.
In his lifetime, he created thousands of works, most of which were collected by large museums in China, and the authentic works that were scattered in the homes of ordinary people were very rare.
In addition, his works have set a sky-high price of 15 million at auction, because of his reputation, there have always been many fakes that imitate his works. Is the painting that appears in front of you the real handiwork of Qi Lao? If it is authentic, then its value is at least more than one million yuan.
Suspicious points are found
A friend told the connoisseur that this set of paintings was bought by a friend of his for 80 yuan in the folk, because he liked it more, so he bought it from a friend's hand for 800 yuan at a price of 10 times.
Since then, he has also done some meticulous research and found many problems.
1. There are 147 characters on this set of paintings, and there are many variations in the font, such as jin dong xin body, He Shaoji body, Li Beihai body and so on.
2. Although the work looks like an ancient painting, he lacks the knowledge of appreciation and cannot be sure whether this set of paintings is artificially old.
Pictured: Two of the screen paintings
3, Qi Lao's use of Qi Binsheng's three characters of the work is extremely rare, after consultation, it was found in Japan, and his own set of works, whether it is made by some antique counterfeiters to deceive some passers-by who do not know how to do it.
4, the withdrawal of "Qinghe Sun and Moon" four words are very eye-catching, according to his understanding, these four words mean the spring and summer of each year, is the time when everything recovers and thrives, but the painting reflects the reeds withering, the geese fly south in the late autumn, the seasonal climate difference between the two for half a year, there is a clear discrepancy, so he is worried that he has been deceived.
Break the cloud of doubt and pick up the big leak
After listening to it, the connoisseur expert carefully studied it, and immediately told his friends not to worry, these are normal phenomena, this set of paintings is indeed mr. Qi Lao's authentic handwriting, and it is an extremely precious early work, which is a big leak.
Subsequent expert explanations:
1. Calligraphy and painting are not separated from each other, and Elder Qi has not only achieved great achievements in the art of painting, but also difficult for ordinary people to look forward to in calligraphy.
In order to improve his calligraphy art, Mr. Qi Had copied the fonts of Li Beihai, He Shaoji, Jin Dongxin, Zheng Banqiao and others for a period of time in his early years, which determined the variety of styles of calligraphy in his early paintings.
Therefore, the changeable font on the painting can just prove the authenticity of the painting, and it is also an important mark that it is difficult for counterfeits to counterfeit.
2, the aging process of this painting is very natural, the degree of aging refers to the color of the paper has changed, yellowed, this is because the ink color is more calm after oxidation, the printing color is not fire, the style of the painting is also better, everything is very natural, so this painting is naturally aging, not old.
3, Mr. Qi Lao was after 1917 to abandon Bin Sheng to use Pingsheng, although there may be unscrupulous businessmen using this knowledge blind spot to deceive passers-by, but the main thing is to check the painting itself to check the authenticity, so this does not make a reference for authenticity.
4. Although "Qinghe Sun and Moon" used to have seasonal sayings, there is another saying, there is a "Jia Yi Biography" in the Book of Han, Jia Yi believes that the Shengping period is also called Qinghe Sun and Moon, so "Qinghe Sun and Moon" refers to a mood he had at that time.
When the friend listened to the introduction of the expert, he was very happy, after all, everyone knows that Qi Baishi's authenticity is worth a lot, and this is still his early work with very little inheritance, plus this is a set of four screen paintings, the value of which is immeasurable.
References: "Hanshu Jia Yi Biography", "Qi Baishi Biography"