Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2859: Fake the real
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This is the largest of the three Chinese ink landscape paintings. It is about two meters in length and just over one meter in width. It is a vertical axis ink landscape painting.
Due to its age, the painting has become somewhat yellowed and cracked. This may be related to Egypt's extremely hot and very dry climate, but the painting is still in very good condition.
The main part of the painting is a majestic and towering mountain. The mountain looks up and is breathtaking. On the top of the mountain, there are lush jungles and mountains. In the depths of the valley, there is a waterfall like a line, flowing hundreds of feet.
Under the mountain peaks, huge rocks are abrupt, and the trees are straight and lush. A stream flows in the foreground of the picture. On the mountain path, there is a group of businessmen carrying goods traveling along the edge of the stream, adding a bit of vitality to the quiet mountain forest.
If you understand Chinese ink landscapes, you can tell at a glance that what this painting depicts is a typical northern scenery. If you understand the history of Chinese painting, you will definitely know which famous painter this 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 far and wide and priceless!
This is "Traveling in Streams and Mountains" by Fan Kuan, a famous painter of the Northern Song Dynasty, a Chinese traditional painting that can be called a priceless treasure!
In the upper right corner of this painting, there are ten characters "Northern Song Dynasty Fan Zhongzhong's Journey to the Streams and Mountains" neatly written in regular script by Dong Qichang, a famous calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty. The inscription is "Fan Kuan".
In addition, in this famous ink landscape painting, there are also inscriptions and seals from emperors, generals, ministers and literati of all dynasties, especially the red seals, which are very eye-catching.
For example, there is a seal and color of the "Treasure of Royal Books" with obvious characteristics of the Song Dynasty. The scroll also has the seal of the "Treasure of Royal Books" specially used for collection by Emperor Qianlong.
All these evidences are enough to prove that this is the representative work of the famous Northern Song Dynasty painter Fan Kuan, "Travel in the Streams and Mountains", and it has been inherited in an orderly manner and has a clear context!
However, everyone who knows about this priceless treasure knows that Fan Kuan's "Travel to Streams and Mountains" is collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, China. It is the treasure of the National Palace Museum in Taipei. How could it appear in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt?
Another point is that the "Travel to Streams and Mountains" collection in the National Palace Museum in Taipei is an ink painting on silk, while the "Travel to Streams and Mountains" in front of you is an ink landscape painting on paper. The difference between the two is obvious!
Except for the difference between paper and silk, there is almost no difference between the two "Travel to Xishan" in terms of picture content, inscriptions, and seals. It can even be said that they are 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!
Facing such a paper version of "Travel to Xishan", everyone will have doubts. When Fan Kuan painted "Travel to Xishan", did he paint two paintings at the same time, one on silk? One piece is on paper!
Ye Tian stood in front of the "Travel to Streams and Mountains" and carefully admired it for about five or six minutes. He also used a magnifying glass and other equipment to make an appraisal, showing great devotion.
After the appraisal was completed, he fell into deep thought again, looking thoughtful.
Seeing his appearance, the other people at the scene couldn't help but become more interested in this Chinese ink landscape painting. They all looked at the painting with bright eyes, full of curiosity and expectation.
Especially the two white tourists who were in the store were already a little eager to try it.
They seem to want to take over this Chinese ink landscape painting. Even though they can't understand Chinese painting at all, they only think that the clouds and mountains are shrouded in mist, but this painting is indeed beautiful and artistic!
The reason why this happens is because these two guys believe in Ye Tian's vision, and a painting that can make him so immersed must be extraordinary, and it is likely to be a priceless top-notch work of art!
For them, this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as they can win this Chinese painting, they will probably make a fortune, and they certainly don't want to miss it.
Compared with them, the owner of this antique store and the young clerk were much calmer, without even a hint of excitement!
After thinking for a moment, Ye Tian turned 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 status and fame in the history of Chinese art, and why Chinese tourists who come to Mount Sinai only appreciate it. , but you don’t buy this painting, can you tell us about it?”
Hearing this, Leah immediately nodded with a wry smile, and then said helplessly:
"It's true, Steven. When I bought this "Travel to the Streams and Mountains" in Cairo, I only regarded it as an ancient painting. It was of great artistic value and beautiful to look at, so I bought it. painting and two remaining paintings.
After buying this painting, I found a friend who worked at an auction house and sent him a photo of the Chinese painting, asking him to help identify it and give a rough valuation. The result was very disappointing.
That friend told me that this was a fake! The original work is collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, China. It is the treasure of that museum. Moreover, the original work is on silk, but this painting is painted on paper, which is completely different.
I was very disappointed when I heard this result. Afterwards, I consulted some antique art collectors and appraisal experts, and the answers I got were the same. Everyone said that this was a fake and the original was collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei!
Those Chinese who come to the Sinai Peninsula and visit this antique store will stop for a long time at this "Travel to the Streams and Mountains" and admire this painting intoxicatedly, but few people want to buy this painting. painting.
I also asked several tourists about this, and the answer they gave me was that this "Travel to Xishan" is beautiful and very famous, but it is a fake. Naturally, they are not willing to spend money to buy one. The fakes were brought back to China.
Since then, this painting has been hanging here and no one cares about it! But what puzzles me is that I have done some scientific tests on this painting, such as carbon 14 testing, and the paper and ink of this painting are very old!
Especially ink, which is basically certain to have a history of nearly a thousand years! If this is a fake, then it makes no sense why the paper and ink used for the painting are so old, almost the same age as the original! ”
After hearing this, everyone at the scene suddenly realized that this was a fake, and it was a copy of a very famous Chinese ink landscape painting!
Looking at the two white tourists, a look of disappointment quickly flashed in their eyes, and they gave up the idea of buying this Chinese painting in an instant!
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 a perfect copy of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" has little value and is not worth collecting. It is okay to use it for decoration!
But how did they know that collecting Chinese antiques and art is another matter!
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and Ye Tian laughed loudly.
When the laughter died down, he nodded and said:
"Yes, Leah, this Chinese ink landscape painting is indeed "Traveling in Streams and Mountains", and it is indeed a fake. The original is collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, China. It is a top-notch treasure. Artwork!
As long as he knows something about Chinese ink landscapes and Chinese antique art, even a layman who collects antique art, as long as he is Chinese, will basically know this famous painting.
Even tourists who know nothing about this painting will instantly know that what they are admiring is a fake of a famous painting, as long as they use their mobile phones to check the Internet or ask someone for consultation.
In this case, those Chinese tourists who come to you to admire this painting will certainly not buy this painting. Who will buy a fake and return it to China? For the Chinese people who have a good reputation, no one can afford to lose 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 fake maker, which can perfectly avoid detection by 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, you can still find ancient rice paper and ancient ink from the Tang Dynasty, and they are valuable!
With these ancient rice papers and ancient inks, when a painter needs to copy famous ancient paintings, or when he makes fakes for profit, in order to make the fakes look real, he will often use ancient rice papers and ancient inks from the same era for copying!
Fake products produced in this way cannot be detected by modern scientific and technological means, such as carbon 14! Coupled with other old-fashioned methods, it can be completely fake and real. This technique can also be called an art!
Since ancient times, Chinese literati have had the tradition of copying famous paintings, and many people have used this method to make fakes for profit. The "Travel to Xishan" in front of you is a fake made using this technique, and the quality is quite good!
Using modern technology to detect this painting, we can’t detect anything wrong at all. This requires the help of eyesight and experience. According to my identification, this painting is no more than sixty years old. The apricot color on the surface of the painting is all Artificially aged!
In order to achieve the goal of making fakes look like real ones, fake makers will also start with calligraphy, seals, mounting and other aspects, striving to be exactly the same as the originals. In fact, some of the fake makers themselves are famous painters! ”
"Wow! So that's it, this method of making fakes is simply incredible!"
Leah said with emotion, still somewhat disappointed.
Others at the scene were also completely shocked by this incredible method of making fakes!