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Published at 28th of October 2021 11:18:53 AM


Chapter 52: 52

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Yang Bo did not have the time to carefully inspect the arrangement of the room, he had already stood up straight, turned and looked at the few of them, then frowned: "Old Wang, what do you mean by this?"

Old Wang's face revealed some awkwardness, "Old Yu, this is Mr. Liu from Jinling."

There was an unwritten rule in the industry that after inviting an appraiser, he would probably not go find anyone else, in case there were conflicts of views between the two parties. Wang Qingmin had originally invited him separately, and Yu Da should have come a few days ago, but unfortunately, he met him a few days ago when he was busy.

After Liu Liangyu arrived, his expression did not change much, as if he was accustomed to it.

It was possible that Yu Da had heard of Liu Liangyu's name before. His face was slightly pale as he nodded at Liu Liangyu, "Hello!"

Liu Liangyu laughed, "Old Yu, how about you watch for a while and we can avoid it?"

Yu Da thought this was better, but he also knew that if he really agreed, then it would be difficult for him to get along in the community in the future. After all, dodging could be considered as his lack of confidence, not daring to compete if he wasn't skilled enough.

"Mr. Liu, let's go together!" Yu Da did not mind and invited them.

"Alright." Liu Liangyu agreed as he walked over.

Yang Bo did not go forward and instead found a chair to sit on. Seeing the smile on Wang Qingmin's face, he finally understood that no matter what kind of coincidence it was, it was all thanks to Wang Qingmin. After all, before everyone came, they all wanted to call him.

However, his relationship with Yang Bo wasn't that great. He waited until Yu Liu and his son sat down to drink tea and ponder before walking forward to take a closer look.

In the lower right corner of the painting, the inscription "The moonlight picture sent to Mr. Shutong for reward", "Seventy-five years old Jin Nong". The seal was a "Jinji Golden Seal".

Yang Bo looked at the familiar painting, and suddenly remembered, wasn't the painting named "Moonflower Painting" the one from the Jin'ling Museum?

Yang Bo looked over and saw that there was only a full moon in the entire picture. Inside, there was a concave and undulating shadow, and the exterior of the picture emitted a red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple light. In normal works, the moon would mostly appear as a supplement to the scenery, but this painting's moon was the sole protagonist, which was rarely seen in paintings.

Since the Jin'ling Museum had already produced a genuine painting, according to common sense, this painting could basically be identified as a replica. Was there a need to appraise it?

Yang Bo looked towards Yu and Liu. Seeing them calmly sitting on their respective chairs, he gently smiled.

The light gathered above the painting, forming a halo. Yang Bo frowned, he had originally assumed that the halo would be very thin, he did not expect that the thickness of the halo would indicate that the painting was around the age of Qianlong!

Yang Bo was surprised, and when he looked at the question again, his heart was filled with suspicions.

"What does Mr. Yu think of this painting?" Liu Liangyu asked.

Yu Da muttered to himself, "The Jin'ling Museum does have the《 Moon Flare Painting》. This painting looks no different from the previous one, it should be a copy of the painting."

Yu Da said one sentence and was not willing to say another, because most artists would not draw the same exact painting, unless they were copying it.

Wang Qingmin looked a bit ugly, "Can't you draw two identical ones? This painting was passed down from my ancestors for many years. "

"The《 Moonflower Diagram》 can be considered as Jinnong's masterpiece. Jinnong's greatest characteristic is his handwriting. He created a calligraphy style which combined the style of the calligraphy and the calligraphy style. It is called the 'Painting Book'. This painting also has a title on it, and the words on the title are soft and weak, as if they were copied from it. " Liu Liangyu explained.

Staring at the painting, Wang Qingmin continued to explain, "This painting has been circulating in my house for two or three hundred years. I have seen the painting in Jinling Museum, and it is indeed similar, but is there any other possibility? "Is it possible that Mr. Jinnon painted two identical paintings?"

Yu Da looked at Wang Qingmin, "Where's the other possibility? You know, ancient painters are completely different from modern artists. They wouldn't paint several paintings to sell for money! "Modern painters, if any of them won a prize, they would draw the same paintings and sell them for money, but the ancients would never do that!"

"Your painting can only be copied, there are no other possibilities. You should just give up on this thought. Seeing the paper turn yellow, this painting could actually be a copy of Qing Dynasty, and might even sell for a few coins!"

Yu Da spoke very straightforwardly, showing no mercy, causing Wang Qingmin to become even more disappointed.

He could only turn and look at Liu Liangyu, "Mr Liu, do you think there will be any special circumstances?"

Liu Liangyu slightly paused, "Does Mr. Yu have any other ideas?"

"What does Mr Yu's ancestors do?" Yang Bo had never spoken, and now, everyone seemed to have forgotten about him.

"Since this painting can be preserved, Mr. Wang's house should be the landowner, right?" Yu Da answered.

Yang Bo did not bother with him, and asked again: "Mr. Wang, about the things I asked you, are you clear about them?"

Wang Qingmin shook his head, "It has been so many years and there is no family tree. We can't find it." Moreover, the ancestors were born when my grandfather was still alive, and by then they were all dead. "

"Mr. Wang, could it be that your ancestors were good friends with Jinnong or a servant of his?" Yang Bo asked.

Wang Qingmin was stunned. "Little brother, what do you mean?"

"I think this painting can be said to be real!" As he said that, Yang Bo pointed at the painting, "Of course, you can also say that it's not true."

Yang Bo's words stunned the three of them. They just could not understand why there was such a contradiction in his words.

"Little brother, don't spout nonsense if you don't understand! How can it be both real and fake? " Yu Da looked at Yang Bo.

Wang Qingmin did not notice Yang Bo's name from the start, so she had already forgotten about it, "Yes, how can it be true and fake?"

Liu Liangyu looked at Yang Bo, but did not speak. He was very curious, as he did not know what Yang Bo had discovered.

Yang Bo laughed, and pointed to the《 Moonflower Diagram》, "I don't know if everyone has looked carefully, but this picture has traces of modification on it.

"The marks of modification?" Yang Bo's words aroused everyone's curiosity.

Liu Liangyu looked towards the place Yang Bo pointed and sure enough, he saw a few strokes that seemed to be done hastily, as if they were trying to cover up the mistake he made with the brush.

Wang Qingmin stared at it for a while. "I think so."

"But what does that mean?" Yu Da frowned and asked.

"Jinnong is one of the Eight Monsters of Yangzhou. Before he was alive, he had already gained a great reputation. If such a great painter were to draw such a flawed painting in his later years, what would everyone think he would do?"

Yang Bo pointed to the smudges on the drawing and asked with a smile.

— — The content is from [Mick Read]




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