Whether this painting is the famous "Xuanhe Painting Book" or the Southern Song Dynasty's "Hua Ji",

None of them mentioned that the author of "Ladies with Hairpin Flowers" is Zhou Fang."

Xie Zhiliu, a leading connoisseur in the world of calligraphy and painting, also expressed the same view as Shen Congwen.

All the details prove that "Lady with Hairpin Flowers" should be from the late Tang Dynasty, or even the hands of an unknown painter from the Five Dynasties.

In later generations, as the unearthed documents continued to grow, even the claims of painters from the Song Dynasty emerged.

Comrade Jiang Shan's words fascinated the veteran cadres present.

Although I don’t know much about this painting or that painting, the words of the young comrade in front of me sound a bit like official explanations.

"Xiao Jiang," Shen Congwen couldn't help it anymore: "It seems that you really know the clothing of ancient women very well."

"He not only understands women," Huang Yongyu already knew the details of that boy:

"Jiang Shan is a painter of villain calligraphy. He is very familiar with the clothing and equipment of ancient people, officialdom, and battlefields."

"It takes so much knowledge to draw a little book?" This is the first time Shen Congwen heard:

"It turns out that this seemingly simple industry also hides a lot of things."

"The key is love," Jiang Shan paraphrased Shen Congwen's words several years later: "Because you like it, you can do it to the extreme."

"Um!"

"You're right."

"He's a lot like me in this way."

Everyone present showed their passion to the fullest.

At this moment, Fan Jinshi looked at Jiangshan again and felt even more cordial.

"It seems that this Liaoning Museum's treasure is also controversial,"

Chang Shuhong then expressed his opinion: "Previously, the master of appreciation Xie Zhiliu also raised the same objection, but... no one dared to agree!"

"This painting is indeed mysterious," Shen Congwen shook his head:

“In 1972, the painting core cracked and was sent to our museum for re-mounting.

After taking apart the core of the painting, I discovered that the painting was spliced ​​together."

"What?"

"Oh My God."

"Can this happen?"

Experts all lamented that the longer you live, the more you see.

"I was surprised at the time, but that's the truth," Shen Congwen didn't expect:

"This scroll is made up of three sections of painting. Not only that, even the white crane and puppy in the painting were embedded in the painting later.

According to careful identification by experts in the museum, this painting should have been transferred from a set of screens."

"No one noticed it before?" Chang Shuhong's eyes widened in shock.

"The master's special skills," Huang Yongyu had witnessed in Rongbaozhai: "The splicing of real and fake paintings is the most difficult test of craftsmanship, and even the original artist may not be able to tell."

Shen Congwen nodded helplessly: "The museum told the Liaoning Museum about this matter, and their curator Dong directly said that this painting cannot be studied in detail, otherwise the more we study it, the more mysteries will become."

After the conversation was over, everyone was in awe.

"But," Shen Congwen had to admit: "The painter of "Lady with Hairpin Flowers" really had no choice, and he definitely deserves the reputation."

"Have you been to Liaoning Expo?" Huang Yongyu asked Jiang Shan in a low voice.

Jiang Shan shook his head: "No, I really want to take a look."

The same goes for Shao Bolin: "The most important treasure of the museum is not just the pictures of ladies."

"Well," Huang Yongyu also knew something about it: "I heard that most of them are from Northeast China."

"Looking for a chance to take a look?"

Shao Bolin had already made plans: "In addition to "Ladies with Hairpins", I would also like to see their "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"."

"Along the River During Qingming Festival?" Wu Xiaobang gave a friendly reminder: "It's staying in Yanjing, haven't you seen it?"

"Not the same picture,"

Huang Yongyu took a sip from his unlit pipe: "The one from Yanjing is "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" by Zhang Zeduan, which depicts Bianliang, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty."

"What?" Wu Xiaobang asked: "Besides him, are there other "Along the River During Qingming Festival"?"

"Yes," Huang Yongyu said with rare patience:

"Qiu Ying, a great master of the Ming Dynasty, also painted "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" compared to Zhang Zeduan's, which depicts the appearance of Suzhou City."

"Qiu Ying's "Along the River During Qingming Festival" is no worse than Zhang Zeduan's painting," Shen Congwen affirmed:

"The Suzhou city in his works is clear and bright, with a sophisticated layout. The richness and beauty of the Jiangnan water town are vividly displayed on the page, which is fascinating!"

From Jiang Shan's perspective, the biggest difference between the two "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" is the color.

One is light ink, the other is light color.

Both editions of the works are the paintings that have been imitated the most by later generations.

"Qiu Ying?" Wu Xiaobang had heard of this person before: "The one from Ming Si's family?"

"Yes," Shen Congwen said with a smile: "He is also a painter who loves to draw beauties."

The most famous scroll is listed as one of the country's top ten famous paintings.

It is also the first long scroll of highly colored ladies in my country.

Thanks to the many young masters in the palace, Qiu Ying's paintings grew longer and longer.

So few imitations appeared in later generations.

"Why isn't Qiu Ying's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" handed over to Yanjing?"

"Even the painting by Zhang Zeduan of Yanjing was sent by the Liaoning Museum," Huang Yongyu said in a fair way: "You are not allowed to keep some treasures?"

"Don't say that," someone said in support of Yan Bo: "His treasure from Liao Bo was brought out by Yanjing..."

"It would be endless to start talking about it," Huang Yongyu said, never willing to suffer a loss:

"Where did Puyi's gadgets come from? I can't go into details, but "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" was actually sent back by the Liaoning Museum."

Liaoning Museum, formerly the Northeastern Museum.

The first national museum in New China, and further back, was the Fengtian Museum of the Puppet Manchukuo government, which already collected a large number of cultural relics.

If Puyi is left to work blindly, the collection of Liaoning Museum will become even more brilliant.

In 1935, Puyi rushed to the Manchukuo Imperial Palace in Northeast China with more than 70 boxes of treasures that had been "rewarded" in advance to Pu Jie and other ministers.

After Japan surrendered in 1945, Puyi selected 10 boxes of treasures from 70 boxes.

When I was about to fly to Shenyang, I had to leave eight boxes behind due to weight restrictions.

Not only did Shenyang Airport fail to show Puyi any favors, they also looted all eight boxes of his treasures.

For a time, "Northeast goods" became another synonym for Forbidden City treasures.

But even so, Puyi still could not run away.

All the people and goods were taken away by the Soviet Red Army.

When he was imprisoned in Khabarovsk Prison in the Far East, the Soviets asked him many questions.

One of the things mentioned many times is: "Where is the authentic copy of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival"?"
Chapter completed!