Chapter 187 The battle of authenticity
Zhong Yue stood up. This was a bit beyond Xi Qichang's expectations.
Even he dared not break the rules easily in this big scene, so as not to be criticized by his peers in the future. In terms of relationships, he and Lao Han are still old friends, and it is obvious that he is a little embarrassed to let a younger generation come forward. However, Zhong Yue cleverly put Wang Ge aside, and he sang a double act with Ouyang Guoqing, it doesn't matter.
Ouyang Guoqing didn't mind, so naturally no one would speak. But everyone knew in their hearts that these two works were authentic and that the authenticity of the works obtained at the auction of Xiaokai Wang became an open secret.
Wang Ge's face became ugly, but he still pretended to be inadvertently said: "There are all cultural celebrities present. If you want to attract attention, I advise you to go down early."
Zhong Yue smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Wang is too worried. I have a little understanding of lacquer books. I want to hear the opinions of several teachers on the stage about Mr. Ouyang's calligraphy. Since everyone has no intention of going down before, it seems that they do not agree with this calligraphy. Can you tell me?"
"Ahem, there's no need for this." The old man in low-key dress glanced at Ouyang Guoqing. It would be better not to offend him if he could not offend him.
"Since Mr. Ouyang has said that, I will talk about it. When we identify calligraphy and paintings, we pay attention to a pen bone. The work that Mr. Ouyang took out has indeed reached 90% of that of Mr. Dong Xin in terms of pen use. However, the pen bone does not have the feeling of being full of force and tendons, and the ink uses less of the heavy charm of lacquer books. It can be said that the imitation works are full of secrets and less details."
Zhong Yue nodded, understanding that the old man who spoke really analyzed the authenticity from the perspective of the usual identification of calligraphy and paintings. "Your analysis makes sense, but I forgot one thing, that is, the use of the brush in the lacquer book is very different from the other styles of calligraphy. Maybe everyone here thinks that I am a fantasy of calligraphy, but only those who have really written lacquer book understand that lacquer book uses side-edge pens, so there is no so-called middle bone."
"How is that possible?"
"Word-editing brush? I have never heard of any brushstrokes. Although the font of lacquer books is thick and tends to brushstrokes, they should also be used according to traditional brushstrokes. How could there be a saying that brushstrokes on the sidestrokes?"
The unpopularity of lacquer books is reflected at this time. Although Jin Nong's works occupy a certain collection market, even so, the proportion of lacquer books in auctioned works is still small, mostly ink paintings and official script works. Some calligraphers here also study epigraphs, but they are proficient in lacquer books. The fixed thinking style of center writing makes them feel that this young man on the stage is talking nonsense.
"It's really here to attract attention." Wang Ge sneered, "Don't think you can do lacquer books, just teach me. How do you write is your business, how can you know how Jin Nong writes, how do you know?"
"He's right."
An old voice sounded from the audience, immediately attracting everyone's gaze.
Wang Ge also looked down.
The old man stood up with a cane.
"Oh, isn't this Mr. Yun?"
"Old Yun has come, but he didn't recognize him just now."
The old man took off his hat, exposed his gray hair, and said, "I went to Beijing to visit a lacquer book master a few years ago. He is one of the few calligraphers in China who specializes in lacquer book. He told me this point. lacquer book uses a side-edge pen, so he feels like brushing the body. It is definitely not as simple as cutting the tip of the pen. He also published an academic paper specifically talking about this matter, so this young comrade was right."
The whole house was in an uproar.
"Have you really been fooled by him?"
"It's really unheard of my god, who writes with the side tip, but I've always used the side tip."
Han Qi frowned. Yun Hui was a master of calligraphy in Shanghai, so what he said was naturally true.
Zhong Yue smiled at the old man who took off his hat with a little gratefulness, "So, since it's a side-edge brush, there is naturally no such so-called central pen bone. Therefore, this old man, the reason why you just denied Mr. Ouyang's work is not valid."
Han Qi murmured: "If this is true..."
He walked over and slowly put away his work, "Wang Ge, I'm upset."
The people present gradually understood it.
There are so many tricks in the lacquer book works, even the famous stele scholar Han Qi almost got into the eye!
Wang Ge's face looked a little ugly and he smiled slightly, "It's not important, it's inevitable that there are some different opinions on the identification of calligraphy and paintings. You think the thing is wrong, it doesn't matter."
When Zhong Yue saw Wang Ge, he looked like he was not afraid of boiling water, and continued: "Since it is a side-edge brush, you can compare some of Mr. Dong Xin's masterpieces of lacquer calligraphy. One side of the strokes is slightly rough. This is not a flaw, but a side-edge brush stroke. The brushstrokes naturally exposed, which looks like the burrs exposed on the stone tablet, full of gold and stone flavor. This is also the style of lacquer calligraphy, so I think the brushstrokes in Mr. Ouyang's lacquer calligraphy work are more real."
Zhong Yue’s words indirectly mean that the work Wang Ge took was a bit fake.
With double hooks filling the contour, the strokes are naturally very smooth.
Han Qi compared the two works brought by Zhong Yue and Ouyang Guoqing. Indeed, these two works are not very different from Zhong Yue in terms of brushwork and brushwork.
By comparison, Wang Ge’s work was ridiculously fake...
"Even so, between you and Mr. Ouyang's work, I still think that Mr. Ouyang's painting is the original work."
The old man who was slapped in the face just now was a little dissatisfied, but the masters of stele science all agreed with Zhong Yue's statement, so Wang Ge's work has been excluded from the original work.
"The paper-mounted paper of your work is all new, and it is a modern imitation at first glance. Mr. Ouyang, I am willing to exchange your work with this work in my hand and another Xu Beihong's painting. I wonder if you have this intention?"
Zhong Yue coughed his throat and asked Ouyang Guoqing what he meant. When he saw Ouyang Guoqing, he nodded. He sighed and said, "This old man, you have another slap."
"What?"
"Isn't this work by Ouyang Guoqing exactly what I did?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the seat was shocked.
Even Yun Hui looked at Zhong Yue in surprise, a little incredible.
"You wrote it? Impossible!"
Ouyang Guoqing stood up and said, "Old Han, have you heard of the old-fashioned thing before?"
Han Qi's face changed, "No, I...you... said this one before?"
Zhong Yue is very good at writing lacquer. Han Qi has heard of this matter, but Xi Qichang is aware of it. Han Qi does not know much about it. He only knows that there is such a young man. Unexpectedly, Zhong Yue has such a profound foundation that he almost even deceived them!
Seeing Han Qi stammering and a little surprised, everyone present was shocked.
Can a lacquer book work involve so many stories?
Chapter completed!