Yan Ning guessed that her elder brother must have brought her something good again.
As soon as he entered the room, Yan Ning saw something wrapped in a long black cloth lying on the kang.
Judging from the shape, there should be a rectangular box inside.
Yan Yuqi pulled open the black cloth, revealing a dark red wooden box about seventy centimeters long.
Yan Yuqi undid the lock and opened the box. Inside was an object wrapped in a long white cloth bag.
Yan Ning had a guess in his mind that there was a calligraphy and painting inside.
I just don’t know if it is a celebrity painting or calligraphy with collection value.
Yan Yuqi gently picked up the bag and opened it, "Sister, I exchanged this scroll with an old man for food.
At that time, the old man brought some antiques to the black market to exchange for food, but how could I tell whether those bottles and jars were real or fake?
Later, the old man took me to his house to see if there was anything else I could exchange.
To be honest, I didn't like any of them at that time. Just when I was about to leave,
The old man took out this scroll and showed it to me. He said it was an authentic work of Wang Xizhi.
But I don't know whether it's real or not, so I can't give it to him.
The old man grabbed me and swore to heaven that this was an authentic work. He said that he and his wife were almost starving to death.
He begged me to exchange some food for him. He had originally intended to keep this scroll as a family heirloom.
But his children were all sent to farms for reform, and he was afraid that he and his wife would starve to death before their children returned."
Yan Yuqi pulled out the scroll but did not move, motioning Yan Ning to open it.
Yan Ning looked at Yan Yuqi and didn't move. "So you gave that old man some food in exchange for it out of sympathy?"
Yan Yuqi touched the back of his head and said, "I am a little soft-hearted, but I am not thinking about what you said about collecting these calligraphy and paintings.
Maybe you can tell whether this calligraphy is authentic or not? I have already made an agreement with the old man.
Give him some food first, and I'll find someone to verify its authenticity before giving him the rest."
Yan Ning: "Did the old man agree to your request so readily? How much food did you give him?"
Yan Ning even suspected that Yan Yuqi had been cheated by that old man.
If this calligraphy is an authentic work, then wouldn’t the old man be worried that Yan Yuqi would not send food back after taking it away?
If it was fake, then it would make sense why the old man would readily agree to Yan Yuqi's request.
After all, a piece of fake calligraphy could be exchanged for some food, which was a huge bargain for him.
Yan Yuqi: "The old man was reluctant at first because he was afraid I would take the things and run away.
Then I am worried that this thing is fake and I will lose money!
Then we thought, since we both knew where we were staying, we wouldn't be worried about not being able to find each other.
So I gave the old man 20 kilograms of rice and 2 kilograms of pork.
I'll take this scroll first, and I'll give him the rest of the food after I've found someone to verify its authenticity."
Yan Yuqi urged, "Sister, please open it and see if it is an authentic work of Wang Xizhi."
Yan Ning took out the scroll and placed it on the kang, then gently unfolded the scroll and spread it on the kang.
The scroll is well preserved, but judging by the marks on the paper, it must be very old.
This is a framed calligraphy manuscript.
The reason why it is called a manuscript is that there are several errors in the middle due to erasures. A formal preface manuscript will not have any traces of erasures.
The calligraphy font is running script, with vivid rhythm and layout, and subtle changes in stroke structure.
There is no signature at the end of the book.
At the beginning, there is an appreciation seal from Emperor Taizong of Tang with the words "Zhenguan" written on it.
If this appreciation seal is authentic, then this calligraphy should be a work before the Tang Dynasty.
Yan Ning looked at a section of the text and felt that it looked familiar, so she started reading from the beginning.
After a minute, Yan Ning was stunned, his eyes wide open in shock.
This is Wang Xizhi's Lanting Preface!!!
There is no doubt that the content is Lanting Preface, but I don’t know if it is authentic.
According to legend, the original copy of Lanting Preface disappeared after Li Shimin's death, and it was buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum as a burial object.
The Lanting Preface that appeared in later generations were all copies by several famous calligraphers.
Now she is not sure whether this is the authentic Lanting Preface, she has to go back to the 21st century to check the information.
Yan Ning looked up at Yan Yuqi and said, "Brother, I will take this scroll back to my room and study it carefully. I will come to see you in the evening."
Yan Yuqi nodded.
Yan Ning slowly rolled up the scroll, put it back into the cloth bag, put it into the box, and carried the box back to her room.
She carried the box directly into the space and returned to the bedroom in the 21st century.
Yan Ning took out the scroll, opened it and spread it on the bed.
Then I turned on the computer and searched for information about Lanting Xu on the Internet.
The most famous copy handed down from generation to generation is the Shenlong version copied by Feng Chengsu, which is the paper copy most similar to the original Lanting Preface.
After a few minutes, Yan Ning stood up and found a tape measure to measure the length of the manuscript paper on the scroll.
24.5 cm in height and 69.9 cm in width.
The paper used for the paper version is indeed silk cocoon paper.
She looked at the font carefully again. Just like the copy of the Shenlong version, the strokes of the 20 characters were indeed different and each had a different style.
Yan Ning is now 80% certain that this calligraphy work is the authentic manuscript of Lanting Preface.
What mainly confirmed her was the appreciation seal from Emperor Taizong of Tang.
After the original copy of Lanting Preface came into the hands of Emperor Taizong of Tang, he kept it until it was buried in Zhaoling Mausoleum as a burial object.
Then it makes sense that there is only one "Zhenguan" appreciation seal on it.
What we need to do now is to find the old man and ask him how he obtained the authentic copy of Lanting Xu.
And from what Yan Yuqi said, the old man seemed to have quite a few treasured antiques in his house, and those should also be authentic.
Yan Ning carefully rolled up the unfolded scroll, put it into a cloth bag and box, and then stored it in the space.
Yan Ning returned to Room 70, opened the door and walked out.
Everyone else in the family went to work. Yan Yuqi was standing at the gate of the yard, not knowing who he was talking to.
Yan Ning walked over and called out, "Big Brother."
Yan Yuqi turned his head and asked, "What's wrong, sister?"
Yan Ning also saw that the person standing outside the yard was Zhou Lingye.
Zhou Lingye raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw Yan Ning. When he heard Yan Ning call the man in front of him "big brother", the corners of his mouth curled up.
Yan Ning retracted his gaze and looked at Yan Yuqi, "Don't worry, I'll find you after you finish talking."
After saying that, she walked to the pavilion and sat down.
Yan Yuqi turned back to look at the people outside the yard, "Comrade, my father should be in the brigade office now, do you have anything else to say?"
Zhou Lingye: "I came to borrow a bicycle from Captain Yan. I know Captain Yan.
He is not here now. Can you lend me your bicycle first?
I have some urgent business to go to the county town."
Yan Yuqi nodded and said, "I'll go push the bike out for you."
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