As he spoke, Mr. Qian was a little surprised: "Is it really a pair of mahjong?"

"Yes, although this is bizarre, it is indeed a fact." Wang Guan sighed: "When I saw it, I was extremely skeptical. If Director Wang hadn't sworn it, I really couldn't believe it.

It was made by Emperor Yongzheng."

"History is trustworthy, but we can't believe it at all. Who can tell clearly whether it is true or not, except those who experienced it personally at that time." Mr. Qian sighed inexplicably: "And sometimes even if you have experienced it personally, you are still confused by the authorities.

The clouds are shrouded in mist..."

After sighing, Mr. Qian smiled again and said: "We are all here, let's touch it around?"

"OK."

Wang Guan nodded with a smile, tidied the table next to him a little, and took out the mahjong tiles.

It is said that there was a time in China when 900 million of the 1 billion people were playing mahjong, and another 100 million were watching the fun. So even Bayeux understood the rules of the mahjong game and participated with a smile.

Of course, rather than actually playing mahjong, it is better to take this opportunity to carefully appreciate the subtlety of playing each card.

After playing a few games half-heartedly, we regarded it as entertainment. Then it was getting late, and at Grandma Lu’s call, everyone quickly put away the mahjong and went to eat in a comfortable mood.

Pi Qiushi didn't leave at night, so he stayed overnight at the gate of the mansion. It wasn't until the next morning that Wang Guan saw him off.

Then Wang Guan was not idle. After saying hello to Mr. Qian, he took Beiye leisurely to the Shili Pavilion. After all, it was his own property. How could he, the proprietor, not care about it? Since he had returned to the capital,

Definitely have to come over and take a look.

At the same time, seeing the boss coming, the clerk in the store naturally came out to greet him. Wang Guan smiled and nodded, gradually getting used to his identity, and then asked casually: "Where is the boss?"

"The shopkeeper has gone out to receive the goods." A waiter explained, quickly fetching water and making tea.

"oh."

Wang Guan was not surprised, on the contrary, he was quite happy. Cao Xiang went out to purchase goods, which fully showed that the business in the store was good and that he needed to replenish the supply of goods.

At the same time, while asking and answering questions, Wang Guan also took advantage of the situation to look at the furnishings in the store. Compared with the situation when the store was first opened, the items on the shelves are much richer and more complete now.

Of course, in other words, even the things in the store are already mixed, with more fakes and less real ones. This is the situation of the entire industry, and Wang Guan does not intend to be unconventional and become a public enemy in the industry.

Generally speaking, the consequences of not following the crowd are either becoming a saint or dying miserably. Wang Guan weighed his own weight and felt that the latter was very likely.

After inspecting the store for a while, Wang Guan took Beiye to the second floor to check the accounts. This was Mr. Qian's advice. Trust is not indulgence. If you want trust to last for a long time, you must do what you should do and put everything aside.

Standing on the countertop and accepting the baptism of sunshine, there will naturally be no room for darkness to breed.

Checking the account books is actually quite boring, but fortunately, with Bei Ye helping him, the progress was much faster, and the task was completed in more than an hour. Facts have proved that Cao Xiang did not live up to Wang Guan's trust, and the accounts were very clean.

Not a single mistake.

At this moment, a waiter suddenly ran up and said with excitement: "Boss, we have a customer."

"Um?"

Wang Guan was startled and said a little strangely: "So what? When a guest comes, you just receive him well. If he wants to buy something, you just give it to him. If he is really sincere, then the price can be lower.

"

"I'm not here to buy things, but to sell things." The waiter explained quickly.

"What are you selling?" Wang Guan was startled, then smiled and said: "It must be good, it makes you so embarrassed."

The clerk is naturally an expert in the industry, and his skills are also good. Especially after seeing the Yatang Jinshan scenic spot map and Tongquetai tile inkstone in the store, ordinary things can't catch his eye, but now he is so excited, it can be seen that

Something extraordinary.

"More than good."

At this time, the waiter did not show off, and said excitedly: "This is Huang Gongwang's Fuchun Mountain Residence."

"What."

When Wang Guan heard this, he stood up immediately and asked quickly: "Whose imitation is it?"

The original painting of Fuchun Mountain Residence has been divided into two parts and is hidden in mainland China and Taiwan. Therefore, the only ones circulating in the market are copies made during the Ming, Qing and Republic of China periods.

"The customer said it was something from the Qing Dynasty, but I can't understand it." The waiter smiled and said, "So I want you to take action, boss."

"Let's go and have a look."

Wang Guan went directly to the VIP room without saying anything.

At this time, another waiter was here to greet the guests. When he saw Wang Guan coming, he quickly smiled and said: "Boss, this is Mr. Jia. He wants to sell the Fuchun Mountain Residence Picture."

Wang Guan looked around and was a little surprised. He saw that the Mr. Jia the waiter mentioned was actually a young man, about 20 years old, wearing a pair of exquisite glasses and looking very elegant.

In fact, not only Wang Guan was surprised, but the other party was also very surprised.

After all, before coming here, he also asked someone to inquire, and found out that although Shiyi Pavilion was a newly opened store, it seemed to be very good, at least it was well-known in the circle, so he chose to take action here. He did not expect that the owner of the store would actually

You are so young and don’t know if your eyesight is good enough. Don’t treat your baby like rubbish...

Wang Guan naturally could not know the other party's concerns. After being slightly surprised, he immediately greeted warmly: "Hello, Mr. Jia, welcome to Shiyi Pavilion."

"Hello, I'm Jia Qin!"

The young man took the initiative to shake hands with Wang Guan, but the name he announced made Wang Guan startled again.

Jia Qin noticed it, or maybe it was because he had been used to it for a long time. He smiled helplessly and said: "That's right, it's not diligence, but Cao Xueqin's diligence."

"The name is very good and has a profound meaning." Wang Guan smiled and handed over his business card.

After Jia Qin took the business card, she put it away after looking at it for a moment, and then said bluntly: "I know you are a rising star in the Beijing collecting circle, and you have a strong appreciation..."

"Excellent." Wang Guan smiled, moved his eyes, and found the scroll on the table. He immediately saw Xie Xin and said happily: "Is this the picture of living in Fuchun Mountain?"

"Yes." Jia Qin nodded and said, "It's an imitation from the Qing Dynasty."

"Then I'll take a look?"

After receiving permission, Wang Guan took out his white gloves and put them on before carefully picking up the scroll and slowly unfolding it to watch.

When it comes to the painting of Residence in the Fuchun Mountains, we have to mention the author of the painting, Huang Gongwang. As one of the four masters of the Yuan Dynasty, Huang Gongwang was a late bloomer. He started painting at the age of thirty-one. Due to the bumpy circumstances, Huang Gongwang was not able to paint until he was fifty.

Around the age of 18, he concentrated on the creation of landscape paintings.

In his early years, he traveled all over famous mountains and rivers, but he was particularly fond of the mountains and rivers of Fuchun. In his later years, he settled down on the bank of the Fuchun River. He began to create the picture of Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains when he was seventy-nine years old. In order to paint this picture well, he worked all day long.

I traveled hard on both sides of the Fuchun River, observing the strange changes in the smoke and clouds, and appreciating the beauty of the rivers, mountains, and fishing beaches. I also carried a pen and paper with me to sketch whenever I encountered a good scene.

That's it. It took seven years until shortly before Huang Gongwang's death. This magnificent painting was finally completed. The entire painting is 33 centimeters wide and more than 630 centimeters long, vividly reproducing Fuchun.

The beautiful appearance of the landscape vividly expresses the vast and continuous Jiangnan landscape, and is known as the Orchid Pavilion in the painting.

What is the status of "Lanting Preface" in calligraphy, and what status is "Dwelling in Fuchun Mountain" in painting. Such divine paintings have naturally been highly praised by calligraphers, painters, collectors, and connoisseurs of all ages, and they are praised by people who can see them with their own eyes.

It is an honor to see this authentic work.

However, it is not so easy to see the original. After all, everyone has the habit of cherishing the treasure. After getting the treasure, it must be well hidden and impossible to publicize. Under such circumstances, various versions of imitations naturally emerged as the times require.

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Of course, even imitations are divided into grades. For example, it is now recognized that the imitation that is closest to the original is Zhang Hong's imitation of Huang Gongwang's Residence in the Fuchun Mountains in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Hong was a backbone figure in the Wumen painting circle in the late Ming Dynasty. He was good at landscape painting and attached great importance to sketching. The most important thing is that when he copied the work, Residence in the Fuchun Mountains was still a complete painting, and he copied the original work, imitating it.

The products are naturally similar in appearance and are among the most realistic works.

In addition, Shen Zhou and Dong Qichang also copied the painting of "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains". Both of them are famous painters, so they naturally have their own understanding of such masterpieces, and they will definitely be able to grasp the charm of it. Therefore, their imitations,

Definitely the most similar.

But it is a pity that whether it is Zhang Hong's imitation or Shen Zhou's or Dong Qichang's copy, the famous flowers are still in the situation of having their own owners. They are either hidden in the Forbidden City or in local museums, which is no good.

It just went to an auction and was taken away by a big collector. It is rare for ordinary people to see it.

Now what Wang Guan wants to determine is the level of this Qing Dynasty imitation. In other words, he wants to know whether it is a masterpiece by a famous artist or an imitation by an ordinary literati.

The reason why a famous person is a famous person is not only because he is famous, but also because he has strength. Only when you have strength can you become famous. This is a causal relationship, and it must not be reversed.

Ancient famous artists are not comparable to modern famous artists. Their works are really good, so the prices are certainly not cheap. As for the works of ordinary literati, they are somewhat mixed in quality, so we must discuss the matter on a case-by-case basis and analyze specific issues in detail.

With endless thoughts, Wang Guan also gently spread out half of the picture. After all, it was a few hundred centimeters long scroll. The table was not long enough, so he could only spread it out a little, but it was enough for him to appreciate it carefully.

Although "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" depicts the scenery of the mountains and rivers on both sides of the Fuchun River, what you see when you open the book is not a pattern of scenery, but a dense collection of inscriptions and postscripts.

This is also a common practice in ancient calligraphy and painting. Regardless of whether the original work has inscriptions or postscripts, later generations like to add some text to it. And as it is passed down from generation to generation, there are more and more inscriptions and postscripts, and sometimes they even overshadow the original works... (To be continued.
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