Since ancient times, the brilliance of Chinese civilization has been as dazzling as the stars, and the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients, even through the dust of time and space, its value is enough for modern people to fall for it and regard it as a treasure. With a long history of 5,000 years, thick as a brocade, it spreads out a magnificent picture of the ancients' pursuit of beauty, and those historical relics and rare treasures are like pearls, illuminating the sea of inspiration for the world's artistic creation.
The classical beauty of China is unique, like an independent orchid, exuding a fragrance that transcends races, borders and regions. Many poets and painters, with ink as a boat and a pen as an oar, swim in the vast sea of art, and their amazing works are like a bright lighthouse, leading future generations. CCTV has launched a program called "Treasure Appreciation", inviting palace-level masters of history, literature, and cultural relics appreciation to a cultural feast of authenticity identification.
When the show was on the air, countless collectors with their family's "heirlooms" or antiques that they had collected with great effort competed on stage, eager to distinguish the authenticity. Among them, the story of a man who paid for twelve properties in exchange for a picture book is staggering. When Shi Tao's 59-year-old "Qingjiang Xing" was displayed in front of everyone's eyes, the experts were full of admiration: "This is a priceless treasure, one page is worth a house!" ”
Shi Tao, the orphan of the imperial family at the end of the Ming Dynasty, escaped into the empty door in the prosperous era of the Qing Dynasty and wrote an extraordinary artistic legend as a monk. His life is a chapter of talent and suffering, although he tried to make friends with powerful people in the name of poetry and painting, but he never succeeded. However, it was this legacy of independence that allowed him to go further and further on the road of art and become a master admired by later generations. Shi Tao's calligraphy and poetry are also quite profound, and "Landscape Diagram" is a testimony of his poetry and writing skills.
In the history of Chinese painting, Shi Tao is like a bright star, and his influence is far-reaching and extensive. His paintings are as pure as morning dew, innocent as children, and chic as flowing water, each of which contains his unique insights and deep insights into the world. Shi Tao is not only a practitioner, but also a theorist, and his exploration and innovation in the field of painting have left a strong mark on the history of Chinese painting.
And "Qingjiang Xing", a picture album that embodies Shi Tao's hard work and talent, is even more valuable. When confronted with it, the treasure connoisseurs all stared with bated breath, for fear of missing a single detail. The twelve paintings in the album are freehand and natural, and each one is what Shi Tao saw and felt when he traveled, but it transcended the constraints of reality and showed a majestic beauty. What's even more amazing is that in addition to Shi Tao's authentic works, the album also left many inscriptions and illustrations by later writers and painters, making this album even more precious.
When the expert heard that the man had exchanged twelve suites for this album, he was surprised, but immediately nodded in approval and praised: "You are worth it!" They are well aware that the appreciation of this album is huge, and its value has long gone beyond the material itself, and has become a treasure of artistic and cultural inheritance. Shi Tao's self-proclaimed "bitter gourd monk", his obsession with bitter gourd added a touch of uniqueness and tenacity to his character, making him a rare artist and thinker in Chinese history.