"Flying pen Guo Panhu!"

At this time, Tang Qinghua was still very confused: "What does this mean?"

"This is the nickname." Pi Qiushi chuckled from the side and explained: "Guo Chen was named Panhu. Legend has it that during the Jiajing period, Emperor Jiajing ordered Guo Chen to rewrite the plaque of the plaque of the capital city corridor and temple. However, when he wrote the plaque of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he missed a stroke and wrote it into the Hall of Dahe."

"Just while everyone was sweating, Guo Chen was calm and picked up a large sheep brush, put it in the ink pond to absorb it and then threw it away with it. The tip of the pen fell right under the big characters, adding a little bit without being biased and turned the big characters into the big characters. Seeing this situation, Emperor Jiajing praised him and called him the Feibi Guo Panhu."

While speaking, Pi Qiushi smiled and said, "Of course, this is just a folk legend. However, during the Jiajing period, Guo Chen's calligraphy was indeed famous in Beijing. The family of famous families felt that it was indecent without Guo Chen's calligraphy, so there were endless people who came to ask for calligraphy. At that time, his calligraphy and paintings were definitely the most famous."

"It sounds very powerful." Tang Qinghua said to the point: "But it seems that there is no reputation now. I guess only you who specialize in the history of calligraphy and painting know."

"That's right."

At this time, Wang Guanshun smiled and said, "During the Jiajing period, there were many famous officials, such as Yan Song, Xu Jie, Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, etc. However, there were very few calligraphers and painters who could be familiar with the people. However, I listed two people, you must have heard of Tsinghua University. One of them had the same surname as you..."

"Tang Bohu." Tang Qinghua blurted out.

"Yes, Tang Bohu died in the second year of Jiajing, and was barely considered a person from the Jiajing period." Wang Guan smiled and said, "The other person was mainly active during the Jiajing period, and like Tang Bohu, he was a first-class man. However, this person was even more crazy, as if he had a tendency to abuse himself, and had committed suicide several times..."

"Xu Wei and Xu Wenchang!" Tang Qinghua let out a breath, obviously knowing who Wang Guan was talking about.

"What I want to talk about is them. I guess many people's eyes. Perhaps the first reaction to people and things in the Ming Dynasty was these two people." Wang Guan smiled and said, "However, at that time, these two people might have some fame, but in the eyes of orthodox scholars, their fame cannot be compared with Guo Chen at all."

"Even if I don't say it, you understand a little bit." Wang Guan sighed a little: "If you don't mention the current performance jokes, these two are actually the product of the failure of the imperial examination. After failing to pass the imperial examination, the two arrogant people became very depressed and naturally did many things that were not tolerated by the secular world."

"It is also based on this situation that most of the people who ask for calligraphy and paintings from the two are merchants. As for other dignitaries, even if they appreciate their talents, they will be disdainful on the surface. It was not until after the two passed away that there was no secular prejudice that everyone could openly express their love for their works and quickly put them on the altar."

At this time, Wang Guan smiled lightly and said, "So Guo Chen's three superb skills in poetry, calligraphy and painting are relatively speaking. Compared with the system, he must be the first. Because the arrogant scholars and officials disdain to compare with those outside the system. In today's terms, there is no tiger in the mountains and monkeys are called kings. You should understand this explanation."

"I understand, I understand completely." Tang Qinghua suddenly realized: "It's like when a certain high-ranking official was in power, his calligraphy was worth millions, but when he retreated, it was not worth a penny."

"It's almost the same." Wang Guan smiled and said, "But Guo Chen was a little different. His ability to be sought after by everyone at that time was due to his strength, not to people deliberately flatter him. So his works are somewhat valuable."

"That's right, I dare not say 300,000 or 500,000 or 100,000 or 200,000, and someone will definitely buy it." Pi Qiushi agreed.

"Look at the other person's characters, they are straight and flat, and the silver hook and iron paintings are deeply rooted in the essence of the European style." Wang Guan commented and praised: "This kind of calligraphy is practiced hard, but it has no moisture."

"Well, it really looks quite pleasing." Tang Qinghua agreed.

"Okay, don't pay attention to the word scroll. No matter how famous Guo Chen was at that time, he was not very famous now, so don't worry about him." At this moment, Yu Feibai smiled and said, "Come and take a look at this painting, this is the real treasure."

"What painting?" Wang Guan and others quickly looked over.

At this time, Yu Feibai unfolded the scroll and everyone could see it very clearly.

It was a long scroll of landscapes, with thick and simple brushwork, full of majestic momentum. The mountains were undulating and thick ink rendered, while the river water was surging, and light ink was slightly outlined and left with white space. The thick and light ink complemented each other, and the charm was long.

“Good painting.”

After taking a look, Pi Qiushi couldn't help but praise: "This writing power is not something that ordinary people can draw."

"Of course, I don't look at whose painting this is."

While speaking, Yu Feibai was very treacherously covering up the signed place, and then smiled and said, "You might as well guess who your picture is."

"Hey, I'm stupid, how can I guess?" Wang Guan frowned and said, "At least I'll give me some tips."

"I want to remind you, right? Then I'll give it to you." Yu Feibai smiled and said, "This is a painting from the Ming Dynasty... Hello, don't rush to despise it. I haven't finished it yet. This is a painting from Ming Dynasty. The author is from Jiangnan and a famous painter..."

Pi Qiushi's eyes lit up and he asked quickly: "Among the Wumen Painting School, one of the four Ming families?"

"Guess!" Yu Feibai felt that there were enough tips, so he no longer disclosed the secret of the world.

"The famous painter must be the Four Masters of Ming Dynasty," Wang Guan pondered, and then looked at it carefully.

The most famous calligraphy and painting in the Ming Dynasty is the Wumen School. Speaking of which, the rise of the Wu School also has certain historical roots. After all, the Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed and the Southern Song Dynasty was in a corner. Although the military power was not good, it was enough to completely develop Jiangnan in more than a hundred years.

Even after the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty, the war turmoil at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the economy of Jiangnan began to recover and developed rapidly at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. By the mid-Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan's economy was unprecedentedly prosperous, and painting appreciation became a part of people's lives. With this demand, a large number of professional painters were naturally born.

Although there are many painters, after some comparison, later generations combined the most powerful representative figures at that time, called the Four Schools of Ming Dynasty, so as to echo the Four Schools of Yuan Dynasty.

These four people are Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Tang Bohu, Qiu Ying. The four people have different styles of paintings, but their skills are very superb, and each has its own characteristics. Their works are widely circulated and are highly valued in ancient and modern times.

How much attention should be paid to? It may be hard to say in ancient times. Nowadays, you can just open the auction records of major auction companies and know it very clearly. As long as the calligraphy and paintings of these four people can be confirmed to be authentic, and the inheritance is orderly, the estimation is often over 10 million, or even over 100 million.

"I don't know whose painting it is."

At this time, Pi Qiushi carefully considered: "The Four Masters of Ming Dynasty have made outstanding achievements in landscape paintings, and have made new breakthroughs in the Four Masters of Yuan Dynasty or the Southern Song Dynasty courtyard paintings, but everyone has their own emphasis."

"Among the four people, Shen Zhou and Wen Zhengming were both good at painting landscapes, inheriting the tradition of landscape painting in the Northern Song Dynasty; Tang Bohu was very good at landscapes, but he used the style of the Southern Song Dynasty as the method; Qiu Ying was known for his artificial brushwork and green landscapes."

Pi Qiushi slowly commented and then confirmed it: "But it is as heroic and unrestrained as this painting, with solemn and thick brushwork, a bit like Shen Zhou's style."

"I think so." Wang Guan nodded and agreed: "Shen Zhou is known as thick and heavy. After his pen skills are perfect, his works often use vivid and varied ink techniques, and he is used to using rough brushes to describe landscape paintings. His style tends to be more vigorous and vigorous, and magnificent..."

"It's a couple of tricks."

At the right time, Yu Feibai chuckled and said, "I still have some eyesight."

"So, is this really Shen Zhou's painting?"

Wang Guan and Pi Qiushi looked at each other, and there was a hint of surprise on their faces.

If this is the work of Wen Zhengming, Tang Bohu and Qiu Ying, they must be very happy, but they were surprised to confirm that it was Shen Zhou's work. There is naturally a reason for the subtle differences in mood.

Because the formation of the Wumen Painting School was generally believed to have started with Shen Zhou and formed by Wen Zhengming, Tang Bohu and Qiu Ying. In other words, Shen Zhou belongs to the level of the founding master. Even if Tang Bohu is the most famous among the four, everyone knows it. However, in terms of the status of the painting world, he is even worse than Shen Zhou.

Besides, as we all know, Tang Bohu once learned painting from Shen Zhou, a veritable younger generation. Besides, Shen Zhou was born in the second year of Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, but died in the fourth year of Zhengde at the age of 83. He is an evergreen tree in the painting world. He did not participate in the imperial examinations throughout his life and devoted himself to studying poetry, calligraphy and painting, so he has achieved great success in this area.

Anyway, Shen Zhou's works are usually collected in major museums. The overseas art market occasionally sells Shen Zhou's works, but once they appear, they will inevitably cause a sensation and lead to fierce competition among buyers. In 2010, a large auction company in Beijing launched a picture of Shen Zhou's slack window masterpiece, and finally sold for more than 150 million yuan.

From this we can also know the preciousness of Shen Zhou's works, no wonder Yu Feibai said just now that this is a real treasure.

"However, Shen Zhou's calligraphy and painting were widely circulated. At that time, he was a very famous painter, so many of his works were counterfeit, so the authenticity was mixed, making it difficult to distinguish."

In addition to being surprised, Pi Qiushi also frowned: "I don't know if this painting is the original."

“That’s right.”
Chapter completed!