Chapter 0558 – Zhuang Rui’s Engagement (II)

“Brother Song, you and Brother Ma can come, is to give enough face to my little brother, Brother Ma this gift is too expensive point, you just wrap a two hundred dollars gift.”

Zhuang Rui laughed bitterly, Fatty Ma out is worth millions of antiques, must be Song Jun out of the object, certainly not too shabby, he received some soft ah, this can be all favors.

“Bullshit, hit me in the face is not it? Two hundred dollars, the loss of your kid to say out ……”

Song Jun was Zhuang Rui said crying and laughing, he really want to come up with two hundred dollars to seal a gift, that later really have no face to go out, and now these days, small families drink a wedding wine, that is more than two hundred dollars ah! Song Jun really can’t afford to lose that person.

“It is not that meaning, Song brother ……”

“Come on, don’t grumble, this thing was originally yours, take it!”

Song Jun waved his hand to interrupt Zhuang Rui’s words, and put that light brocade box in his hand, into Zhuang Rui’s hand, Zhuang Rui could only take it with a bitter smile.

“It’s the Fragrant Ancestor’s Notebook Manual? Brother Song, how is this …… this good?”

Opened the brocade box to take a look, Zhuang Rui immediately froze, this object was really once belonged to Zhuang Rui, and still Zhuang Rui picked up the first leak in his life, sold to Song Jun got three million eight hundred thousand yuan, but also Zhuang Rui life earned the first bucket of gold.

“I know this is your kid first leakage detection come objects, so from the old man that want back, to your self to keep as a thought!”

Song Jun is playing collection, naturally know that everyone will be on their own after stepping into this circle, the first collection of objects memorable, so specially picked out, sent back to Zhuang Rui.

Seeing this manual, Zhuang Rui heart also some sighs, although it has been more than a year ago, but that scene at that time, that snowy day standing in front of Liu Chuan store old woman, as if right in front of their eyes.

“In the future, if I have the opportunity, I have to compensate that old woman ……” Zhuang Rui thought silently in his heart, and it was because of this manual that Zhuang Rui knew that aura can distinguish antiques, and thus he entered into this line of work.

“Brother Song, thank you, this thing, I’ll take it.”

For Zhuang Rui, the commemorative significance of this manual was far greater than the value of the object itself, coupled with this sentiment from Song Jun, this gift, its weight was no longer lighter than the Gui Ju Mountain Fowl Picture given by Fatty Ma.

“Don’t talk nonsense with me, my old man’s birthday gift, still counting on you, don’t take out on the line at that time ……”

This thing Song Jun is kind of rely on Zhuang Rui, who let you kid get good things to show off everywhere.

Zhuang Rui did not pick up the Song Jun’s words, playfully said: “Hey, Song brother, you might as well put that piece of Tang Bohu’s “Li Duan Duan Tu”, together with my forget.”

“Roll aside to go, on this manual I still steal …… not, did not give the old man know by the way out, that painting you kid do not want to, line, old horse, we go in to drink tea to go, do not and this kid here bullshit …… ”

Song Jun did not good cross Zhuang Rui a glance, under the leadership of Liu Chuan, into the middle courtyard, this day not only Liu Chuan, including Wei and other classmates, have become runners, to and from the door in front of the middle courtyard to pick up and drop off guests.

“A guest has arrived!”

Lao San standing outside the door, suddenly shouted in a thick voice, Zhuang Rui stretched his head to look out and saw three people walking over from the entrance of the alley, and hurriedly ran down the steps to welcome them.

“Uncle De, Mr. Sun, Mr. Jin, why are you all here together!”

Zhuang Rui greeted a few people, turned to Qin Xuan Bing and said, “Xuan Bing, this is my teacher Uncle De, this is Mr. Jin and Mr. Sun, both are seniors in the antique line ……”

“Good day Uncle De, good day Mr. Jin and Mr. Sun, thank you for coming to attend the engagement ceremony of Zhuang Rui and I ……”

Qin Xuan Bing followed behind Zhuang Rui and graciously greeted the few people.

“Good, good, a man and a woman, a match made in heaven!”

Uncle De heard Zhuang Rui’s words of teacher, an old face couldn’t help but blossom with joy, he didn’t teach Zhuang Rui for nothing, in front of a few old friends, doubly long face ah!

“Uncle De, you a few advanced to take a rest, have a cup of hot tea …….”

Zhuang Rui knows that Uncle De and Sun Da Sheng’s relationship is very good, but I didn’t expect a few people to come together, and hurriedly shouted Lao San over, letting him bring people into the center courtyard to drink tea.

Fatty Jin waved his hand and interrupted Zhuang Rui’s words, saying, “There is no hurry, Zhuang old brother, today you are engaged to be married, my old brother also wants to make a fun, brought you two objects, let’s take a look at …… it first.”

Zhuang Rui only then realized that several people are holding something in their hands, and quickly said, “Mr. Jin, you several can come, is my great face, we do not pay attention to this.”

Zhuang Rui said this is sincere, in front of a few people in the antique line, are considered his teacher, this gift is not a gift, it really does not matter.

“Hey, the ancients said that when the gold list, the cave flower candle night, this is all life’s great joy, we take some things to be supposed to.”

Fatty Jin said smilingly, he took two long cardboard boxes in his hand, first gave one box to Uncle Te to hold, then opened one of the scrolls and said, “Older brother, this painting is what you once gave me to appraise, and now the result is out, this statue of the God of Guan, was copied by Zhang Daqian in the 1920s and 1930s of the last century.”

“A painting that Zhang Daqian copied?”

Zhuang Rui froze for a moment, this size is not big painting, is his last time in the capital black market shot, at that time he saw inside the aura yellowish, also thought it was someone in the Qing dynasty imitation, I did not think that actually came from Zhang Daqian’s handwriting, but think about it, modern collections some objects inside, the aura is also yellow.

Zhang Daqian in the history of modern Chinese painting, has a pivotal position, so Zhuang Rui also know him extremely well.

It can be said that Zhang Daqian is a genius painter, its creation up to “the length of the body of the package, both north and south of the two sects of the rich and beautiful” set of literati paintings, writers paintings, court paintings and folk art as a whole, in the Chinese paintings of figures, landscapes, birds and flowers, fish and insects, beasts, brushstrokes, omnipotent, nothing is not fine.

Zhang Daqian’s style of painting, in the early and middle-aged period, mainly to the ancient imitation of the ancient, spent most of his life time and effort, from the Qing Dynasty all the way back to the Sui and Tang dynasties, one by one to study their works, from copying to imitation, and then to the forgeries.

Zhang Daqian 30 years old before the painting style can be described as “fresh and handsome”, 50 years old into the “magnificent and majestic”, 60 years old after the “Cang deep abyss Mu” realm, 80 years old after the temperament of simplicity, the pen After the age of 80, his temperament was simplified, his brush was simple and his ink was light, and his original ink-splash landscapes were marvelous and magnificent, blending with heaven and earth. This enhanced the infectiousness of the mood and the overall effect of the painting.

In the 1920s, Zhang Daqian and his brother, Zhang Shanzi, were known as the “Two Heroes of Shu” in the Chinese painting world. In the 1930s, he was on a par with Pu Ru (Xin She), a great painter from the north, and was known as the “Southern Zhang and Northern Pu” in the Chinese painting world, and he was appointed as a professor of art at the National Central University. He was appointed professor of art at the National Central University. Xu Beihong once praised Zhang Daqian as “the first person in 500 years”.

Daqian jushi is also a modern painter, the most forged works of a person, his forged ancient paintings, almost can be fake, sometimes his forged paintings were identified, than his signature of the price of the paintings is even higher, can be said to be a piece of good news in the painting world.

“Yes, this painting is identified by the teacher, absolutely from the handwriting of Daqian Jushi, he rarely imitated ancient figure painting, his portrait, the price is very high, this painting although the size is not big, but on the auction, at least one and a half million yuan above, you are considered to have picked up a big leak.”

Fatty Jin knows Zhuang Rui this painting is 5000 dollars to buy the hand, is why there is such a thing, and by the master appraisal to leave a print of the painting, in its market value, invariably will be higher again.

“Really thank you sir, when I’m done with this bout, I still want to go listen to Mr. Teachings.”

Zhuang Rui for Fatty Jin’s teacher, really is from the heart respect, did not expect their own plucked this painting, again the master personally give identification out.

“Alright, this painting is your own, keep it and look at it slowly in the future! I brought you a piece of writing, coincidentally, it is also written by Daqian Jushi, it is a kind of response to the scene!”

Fatty Jin took out the piece of calligraphy he had given Zhuang Rui, it wasn’t very large, there were only two words on it: “Bamboo Interest”, the font was strong and elegant, soft on the outside and strong on the inside, the final inscription was: “Zhang Daqian, a native of Shu”, and there were also two seals underneath, with the inscriptions “Zhang Zuan, Shu County” and “Guest of the Net Master’s Garden” respectively. “Net Master Garden Guest”.

“Mr. Jin, thank you, I’m really sorry to break your bank.”

Zhang Daqian’s paintings are much more expensive than calligraphy, nowadays calligraphy works are about 30,000 yuan a square foot, this piece of writing is less than two square feet, that is about 50,000 yuan, with Fatty Jin and Zhuang Rui’s friendship, this gift is already considered very generous.

“This is nothing for me, let’s see what kind of object your teacher sent! We asked half a day all the way, Master De just refused to say, it must be a good thing ……”

Fatty Jin waved his hand and handed the object over to Wei behind Zhuang Rui, Yang Wei knew that this thing was expensive, and hurriedly gave it to the room in the middle courtyard, which had a table in the middle room that was dedicated to placing the gift.

“Good you a fat Jin, take Zhang Daqian’s painting to my army is not it?”

Uncle De laughed and pointed at Fatty Jin, opened the box in his hand, inside but put two jade pendants, one for the dragon, one for the luanfeng, knife delicate, jade mellow, and jade color variegated, roughly see can distinguish five or six colors, absolutely is the ancient jade undoubtedly.

“Uncle Te, this is not allowed! These two objects have been on your plate for decades.”

Zhuang Rui saw uncle De took out the object, immediately was shocked, waved his hand to decline, this thing is expensive in the second place, the key is uncle De with decades of things, by uncle De’s favorite.

Not to mention Zhuang Rui, it is Fatty Jin and Sun Da Sheng next to him saw these two jade pendants, they all sucked in a breath of cool air.