Chapter 2859: Fake
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This is the largest of the three Chinese ink and wash landscape paintings. It is about two meters in length and one meter in front. It is a vertical-axis ink and wash landscape painting.
Because of the age, the picture has become yellowish and cracked. This should be related to Egypt’s hot and very dry climate, but the appearance of this painting is still very good.
The main part of the painting is a towering mountain, with the high mountains standing upright and magnificent; on the top of the mountain, the jungle is lush, with ridges and mountains, and a waterfall in the depths of the valley is like a line, rushing hundreds of feet.
The huge rock under the mountain peak is abrupt, the forest is straight and lush, the foreground of the picture is rushing, and there is a group of business travelers carrying goods traveling in the Yuanxi on the mountain path, which adds a bit of life to the quiet mountain forest.
If you understand Chinese ink and wash landscapes, you can tell at a glance that this painting depicts a typical Northland landscape. If the viewer understands the history of Chinese traditional painting, he must know which famous painter it is.
There is no other reason, because this Chinese ink landscape painting is so famous, it can be regarded as one of the most famous Chinese paintings, it is famous and priceless!
This is the famous painter Fan Kuan in the Northern Song Dynasty, "Traveling in Streams and Mountains", a Chinese painting that is priceless!
In the upper right corner of this painting, there are the ten characters'North Song Fanzhongli Xishan Traveling Picture' written in regular script by the famous Ming Dynasty calligrapher Dong Qichang, and in the lower right part of the painting, among the trees and grass, there is also'Fan Kuan'. 'Word inscription.
In addition, in this famous ink-and-wash landscape painting, there are inscriptions and seals of the emperors, generals, literati and ink guests of the past dynasties, especially the red seals, which are very eye-catching.
For example, the seal and color of the "Imperial Book of Treasure" with obvious characteristics of the Song Dynasty, and the seal of the "Imperial Book of Treasure" specially used by Emperor Qianlong on the scroll.
All these evidences suffice to explain that this is the masterpiece of the famous Northern Song Dynasty painter Fan Kuan, "Traveling in Streams and Mountains", and it has an orderly heritage and a clear context!
However, everyone who knows this priceless treasure knows that Fan Kuan’s "Traveling Through Mountains and Streams" is in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, China. It is the treasure of the National Palace Museum in Taipei. How could it appear on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt?
Another point is that the "Travel to the Mountains and Streams" in the collection of the National Palace Museum in Taipei is an ink brush painting on silk, while the "Travel to the Mountains and Streams" in front of me is an ink and wash landscape painting on paper. The difference between the two is obvious!
Except for the difference between paper and silk, there is almost no difference in the content of the two paintings, as well as the inscription, postscript and seal, and it can even be said to be exactly the same!
Even the signature of "Fan Kuan" hidden among the trees and grass in the lower right corner of the painting is exactly the same, no difference can be seen!
Faced with such a paper-based "Journey to Mountains and Rivers", everyone would have doubts. When Fan Kuan painted "Journey to Mountains and Rivers", did he draw two at the same time, one on silk and the other for Paper!
Ye Tian stood in front of this "Traveling in Streams and Mountains" and watched it carefully for about five or six minutes, and used a magnifying glass and other equipment to conduct an appraisal, showing that he was very devoted.
After the identification, he fell into contemplation again, looking thoughtful.
Seeing his appearance, the rest of the people on the scene could not help but become more interested in this Chinese ink landscape painting. They looked at this painting with bright eyes, full of curiosity and full of expectation.
Especially the two white tourists in the same store are already a little eager to try.
They seem to want to take down this Chinese ink and wash landscape painting. Even if they don't understand Chinese painting at all, they just think it is cloudy and foggy, but this painting is really beautiful and very artistic!
The reason for this is because these two guys believe that Ye Tian's eyesight makes him so devoted to a painting that must be extraordinary, and it is likely to be a top-notch artwork of invaluable value!
For them, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as they can win this Chinese painting, they are likely to make a fortune. They certainly don't want to miss it.
Compared with them, the owner of this antique shop and the young clerk were much calmer, without a trace of excitement!
After thinking for a while, Ye Tian turned his head to look at the antique shop owner Leah, and said with a smile:
"Leah, this Chinese painting is very good. I guess you should know the origin of this painting, its position and reputation in Chinese art history, and why those Chinese tourists who visit Mount Sinai only appreciate it, but don't Can you tell everyone about buying this painting?"
Upon hearing this, Leah immediately nodded with a wry smile, and then said helplessly:
"It's true, Steven. When I bought this "Travelling in the Streams and Mountains" in Cairo, I only regarded it as an ancient painting. It is of great artistic value and looks beautiful. That's why I bought this painting and The remaining two paintings.
After I bought this painting, I found a friend who worked in an auction house and sent him a picture of this Chinese painting, and asked him to help appraise it and give a rough estimate, but the result was very disappointing. .
That friend told me that this is a fake! The original is collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, China. It is the treasure of that museum. The original is on silk, but this painting is painted on paper, which is completely different.
When I heard this result, I was very disappointed. After that, I consulted some antique art collectors and appraisal experts, and the answers were the same. Everyone said that this is a counterfeit, and the original is stored in the National Palace Museum in Taipei!
Those Chinese who have traveled to Sinai and have been to this antique shop will stop at this "Traveling in the Mountains and Streams" for a long time and admire this painting with intoxication, but few people offer to buy it.
For this reason, I also asked some of the tourists. The answer they gave me was that this "Traveling in the Stream and Mountains" is very beautiful and very famous. Unfortunately, it is a fake. They are naturally unwilling to spend money on a fake tape. Back to China.
Since then, this painting has been hanging here, and few people care about it! But what puzzles me is that I have done some scientific tests on this painting, such as the carbon fourteen test. The paper and ink on this painting are very old!
In particular, Mo, it is basically certain that it has a history of nearly a thousand years! If this is a fake, then why the paper and ink used for the painting are very old, basically the same as the original one, this is not an explanation! "
Hearing this, everyone at the scene suddenly realized that this is a fake, and it is a replica of a very famous Chinese ink landscape painting!
Looking at the two white tourists again, a disappointment flashed in their eyes, and they immediately gave up the idea of buying this Chinese painting!
In their opinion, since this is a fake, it has no value!
This is the case in the field of Western antique art collection. Even the perfect copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" is of little value. It is not worth collecting. It is fine for decoration!
But how do they know that the collection of Chinese antique art is another matter!
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and Ye Tian laughed aloud.
When the laughter fell, he nodded and said:
"That's right, Leah, this Chinese ink landscape painting is indeed "Traveling in the Mountains and Streams", and it is indeed a forgery. The original is collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, China. It is a treasure of the town's top art!
As long as you have an understanding of Chinese ink and wash landscapes, as long as you have an understanding of Chinese antique art, even a layman in antique art collection, as long as he is a Chinese, he basically knows this famous painting.
Even tourists who don't know anything, while admiring this painting, as long as they use their mobile phones to check the Internet or ask someone to consult, they will instantly know that what they are admiring is a fake of a famous painting.
Under this circumstance, those Chinese tourists who come to appreciate this painting will certainly not buy this painting. Who will buy a counterfeit and return to China? For the face-saving Chinese, no one can afford to lose that face!
As for what you just said, the rice paper and ink used in this painting are very old, even more than a thousand years old. This happens to be the shrewdness of the counterfeit maker, so that it can perfectly avoid the detection of modern technology!
In the field of Chinese antique art collection, there is a miscellaneous category, which is the collection and appreciation of ancient rice paper and ancient ink. In China, ancient rice paper and ancient ink from the Tang Dynasty can still be found, and they are of great value!
With these ancient rice paper and ancient ink, when a painter needs to copy ancient famous paintings, or make fakes for profit, in order to make the fake, he often chooses contemporary ancient rice paper and ancient ink for copying!
The fakes made in this way~www.wuxiaspot.com~ are not detected by modern technology, such as carbon fourteen! Coupled with other old-fashioned methods, it is completely possible to use fakes and real ones. This technique can also be called an art!
Since ancient times, Chinese literati and ink scholars have had the tradition of copying famous paintings, and many people have used this method to make fakes for profit. The "Traveling in the Stream and Mountains" in front of me is a fake made with this method, and the level is quite good!
Using modern technology to detect this painting, nothing can be detected at all. This requires the use of eyesight and experience. According to my assessment, the history of this painting does not exceed 60 years. The apricot yellow on the surface of the painting is artificially distressed. !
In order to achieve the purpose of making fakes, fake makers will also start with calligraphy, seals, mounting and other aspects, and strive to be exactly the same as the real ones. In fact, some of the fake makers are themselves famous painters! "
"Wow! That's it, this method of making fakes is simply incredible!"
Leah said with emotion, still somewhat lost.
The others at the scene were the same, they were completely stunned by this magical counterfeit manufacturing technique!
