The mistake was that he didn't know to let his disciple treat him this time. If the disciple wanted to treat him again, he would not agree no matter what.
While Yang Jing was resting, Liu Lao's son arranged for someone to go to a restaurant outside and order a table of food. Although this villa was extremely luxurious, it had never been occupied, let alone cooked.
We had dinner in the villa. Mr. Yang did not stay for dinner. He went to see Mr. Geng.
After eating and drinking, Yang Jing said, "Master, I came here to get my grandfather's painting 'Birds on a Dead Tree' which I got by taking medicine. I wanted to ask you to take a look at it during the last New Year, but you left so quickly, so I brought it here this time. Please wait a moment, I'll get the painting from the car."
Having said that, Yang Jing walked out, and a few moments later, he came back carrying two bags.
"This painting was bought by my grandfather at the ghost market in Tianqu in the 1980s. It was said to be a purchase, but in fact it was exchanged for a jade plaque passed down from my grandfather's ancestors. Later, the painting was identified as a fake, and this painting became a knot in my grandfather's life. However, I see that this painting is so similar to the original that it must not be copied by an ordinary person. My intuition tells me that this painting should have been copied by Mr. Daqian. But I'm not sure yet, so I'll bring it here this time for you to take a look."
Cai Yi said, "Well, I heard you mention this painting when we had our first meal last year. Since you brought it here this time, we will help you take a look at it."
Yang Jing carefully took out the painting and opened it from the desk.
As soon as the painting was opened, the second master, Lao Xiao, immediately let out a light exclamation, then came closer, took out white gloves and a magnifying glass from his pocket, and began to observe the painting carefully.
Among Yang Jing's four masters, the second master Xiao Zhenguo specializes in calligraphy and painting. His understanding and appreciation of calligraphy and painting are top-notch even in the whole of China.
After a long while, Mr. Xiao finally stood up and said with certainty: "This painting is wrong! This should not be the original work of Bada!"
Mr. Guo at the side said with a smile: "Of course this is not the original work of Bada. The original work is now in the hands of Mr. Wang Jiqian's descendants. I saw the original work of this painting a few years ago."
Mr. Xiao shook his head and said, "Old Guo, although this painting is not Bada's authentic work, it is definitely better than Bada's authentic work!"
Hearing what Mr. Xiao said, the other three old men were stunned for a moment. Master Liu said, "Could it be that Xiao Jing's judgment is correct? Is this painting a copy by Mr. Ba?"
Cai Yi nodded and said, "Only the paintings that Mr. Ba imitated from Bada's works would be more valuable than the originals, right?"
It is well known that Mr. Daqian is good at imitating paintings. In particular, Mr. Daqian is best at imitating the calligraphy and paintings of Shitao and Bada. Sometimes, Mr. Daqian's imitations of these two paintings are even more similar to the originals.
Let's not talk about the painting "Landscape by Bada Shanren and Shitao" that Ba Ye imitated back then, even Huang Binhong and Wu Hufan, masters of appreciation and collection, were fooled. Even Ba Ye's imitations of Bada Shanren and Zhu Da's series of paintings, such as "Dry Tree and Two Birds" and "Hill Man and Fish Joy", were all indistinguishable. Ba Ye's imitation of Bada's "Two Birds in Lotus Pond" in 1947 was sold at a high price of nearly 15 million in the new century.
Although Bada's calligraphy and paintings are very valuable, they are still a level lower than Baye's imitation paintings.
I'm afraid that only Mr. Ba Ye Da Qian can make a copy of a painting more valuable than the original.
Mr. Xiao said with certainty, "This painting is definitely an imitation by Mr. Ba. You all know that when Mr. Daqian was alive, I troubled him a lot. I also studied with Mr. Qu, a disciple of Mr. Daqian, for a period of time. So I know the characteristics of Mr. Daqian's paintings very well. I can guarantee that this painting is definitely from Mr. Daqian's hand."
After a pause, Mr. Xiao continued, "If you don't believe me, let's call Lao Huang over. Lao Huang has been studying with Mr. Qu for more than ten years. He can be considered half of Mr. Qu's disciple and half of Mr. Eight's disciple."
Mr. Liu thought for a moment and said, "Let's call Old Huang. Old Xiao, it's not that we don't trust you, but this involves Mr. Daqian's paintings, we can't be careless!"
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