When he heard Wang Dachuan ask for a couplet, the old lady glanced at him and laughed:

"Let me tell me, the old neighbors all say that the Tongruibao store has a high level of appraisal. Look, even this painting is equipped with couplets. Second son, please show it to Teacher Zhang and the others."

Another middle-aged man handed over two painting tubes after hearing this. Zhang Yongwen and Wang Dachuan took one, and then carefully took out the scroll and spread it next to the painting.

Li Yi stretched his neck and took a look. It was indeed the eight words "Long Live Life, Peace of the World" in seal script. Moreover, these words look thick and natural, dignified and generous. Just this look, the unique ancient and heavy seal characters almost came to me. Could it be that even this is imitation?

He stood up, moved quietly to Wang Dachuan, looked down at him condescendingly, then pretended to look carefully, squatted down and touched the edge of the paper with his fingers, and then he was stunned again!

Damn, was it because of retribution? I just picked up a genuine work of Wen Zhengming and mocked the real collection of fake characters collected by the Forbidden City. Then you will bring me a work of Qi Baishi with fake characters? What are you doing?

He rubbed his temples with a headache, more than 400 million! He actually took such a work for more than 400 million yuan. If the collector who took it, the old lady's husband, knew that he would be so angry that he would jump out of the coffin immediately?

At this time, he heard Wang Dachuan ask,

"Auntie, do you still remember when, where, and what auction company held the auction of this work?"

The old lady hesitated, and the second son who had just handed over the paint tube suddenly said:

"I know, in November 2011, at the autumn auction of the Huanghe Hotel and Yanjing Jiamei Auction Company, the old man spent a total of 3.62 million yuan, and he also had a certificate!"

I'll go! This is completely different!

After hearing the words of the two sons, Li Yi and the other two couldn't help looking at each other for a few seconds. Wang Dachuan suddenly coughed violently, and the original was sold at the highest price ever in May. But only six months later, in Yanjing, a imitation was sold at a high price of more than three million yuan... If this is normal, then the collector who took the imitation was convinced that his collection was the original, which... what should he say?

Wang Dachuan and Zhang Yongwen looked at each other, and they could now confirm that this was a very high-level imitation. So the next step is to identify who was the imitation.

But Li Yi is different. He also has a more terrifying message, that is, the couplet in this painting and the couplet are the original!

Since the original works are here, what about the other couplets in the calligraphy and paintings that cost more than 400 million yuan? Mr. Qi is not so bored. He writes the same word twice, one for his own real painting and the other for imitation paintings?

This matter is terrible just thinking about it. It costs more than 400 million yuan, but I actually bought a half-true and half-false work! No, now that word has passed the auction. Even if it is fake, it will be considered true by everyone! But, the fake is fake, it is considered true by everyone, and it is also fake!

I'll go! Now it's going to die!

Did you watch this real couplet be considered an imitation, or would you struggle to try to uncover the answer to this mystery that is likely to cause a storm? Li Yi became entangled and then became depressed, because even if he could be cold-eyed and pointed at thousands of people, he had the courage to uncover the answer. He didn't have the ability!

In this situation, even if Zhong Haoqing stood up, it would be a endless battle of verbalism, let alone a small appraiser who just entered the industry! And the most important thing is, what evidence can he use to prove that the character is the original? Not only did he not study the characters of the old man, he also did not know the origin of the characters, and he even had no ability to verify the authenticity of the seals and signatures on them...

What to do? Seeing Wang Dachuan and the others whispering while appraising the works, Li Yi decided that it would be better to call the master first.

He walked into another empty reception room, dialed the phone number, and told Zhong Haoqing everything about the situation and his judgment. Unexpectedly, Zhong Haoqing laughed when she heard it.

"Xiao Yi, the seal couplet auctioned last time was definitely the original work of Master Qi, there is no doubt about this! Because those who have identified that work not only include those of us who have made some achievements in calligraphy and painting, but also include experts who have studied Qi Baishi all their lives like Mr. Liu. The most important thing is that all the collection seals on the couplet can be traced, which can be regarded as inheritance and orderly!"

The inheritance is orderly? Li Yi touched his chin. This is a very important clue. The letter just now seems to have a collection seal. If it can be traced one by one, it will probably prove its authenticity!

In addition, he also knew that the old man himself was a master of good painting skills. What is even more commendable is that he was from an extraordinary background, so he started to come into contact with Qi Baishi's works since he was a child. He has been studying it for more than 60 years. It can be said that he can almost make a decision whenever he involves the appraisal of Qi Baishi's works!

From this point of view, this matter seems not as troublesome as I thought before. Especially Zhong Haoqing confirmed that the sky-high calligraphy and painting was fine. Then, no matter how the matter finally developed, it had nothing to do with that. In fact, the biggest resistance was gone.

But what about other resistance?

Before I could think about it, Zhong Haoqing called again.

"Xiao Yi, two or even more of the same masterpiece appeared in the original work. It exists theoretically and has also happened in reality. However, only for calligraphy, you should know the reason."

Li Yi nodded. It is easy for a person to write two extremely similar characters, but it is a bit difficult to draw two almost identical paintings.

"This situation often occurs because the two characters are separated by a long time, and the author himself forgot it. Or he is dissatisfied with the original one and wrote another one again, but the unsatisfied work was not destroyed in time for some reason. But there is another situation, which is worse."

It's worse? Li Yi's mind was very fast and he immediately thought of a possibility. Could it be that he imitated himself? But if this is true, such a character will not become a recognized master, right?

Zhong Haoqing on the other end of the phone heard that Li Yi had given such an answer, and couldn't help but burst into laughter. What was her mind thinking every day? Shaking her head, she continued to ask:

"Have you heard of the paintings?"

Li Yi shook his head slowly.

"Revealing paintings should actually be called re-mounting. Some of the mounted calligraphy and paintings have been used for a long time. When re-mounting, you need to remove the heart of the painting from the old one. This is re-mounting."

Zhong Haoqing paused and then said:

"But what I am talking about here is completely different from the one that is revealed. This painting is about directly revealing the heart of the painting! Some people can uncover the heart of the painting layer by layer. According to legend, those top masters can uncover up to seven layers, and each layer can be independently painted!"

Li Yi was stunned, I'll go! There is such a thing? If you master this kind of craftsmanship, not to mention one picture becomes seven, as long as one picture can be turned into two or three, then why not be able to make a big deal immediately?

"Haha, it's not as simple as you thought. Unraveling and mounting is to separate the mounting and the heart of the painting. Because it is originally two different things, it is relatively easy. Many experts in mounting can do it. But unraveling is different. Although rice paper is indeed layered, the situation between layers is very complicated, and it is definitely not that easy to unravel! Moreover, if a painting is really revealed, there are still many clues to be found. At least the thickness and ink color of the paper are problematic, so it is not as magical as you imagine."

Li Yi nodded. The reason why Zhong Haoqing told him this was actually that the previous couplet was a possibility of revealing the painting. Now there is only one answer left, that is, Qi Baishi's couplet, he really wrote it twice!

Since I wrote it twice, one of the pictures was mostly flawed, but it was not destroyed in time. Li Yi decided to go back and take a look. If this is true, then this one would probably be the one with flaws. Moreover, the collection seals of the two characters must be different!

As soon as he walked to the door of the reception room, he heard the noise and bustle in the reception room. He stood at the door and listened for a while and found that Wang Dachuan and Zhang Yongwen decided to accept the imitation, but the offer was only 400,000 yuan, which was less than one-ninth of the original auction price. Of course, they would not do it there, and there were too many people and talkative people, so they started to yell.

Li Yi thought about it, but pushed the door open and walked in. The room suddenly became quiet. Seeing that it was him, the young man in a suit continued to speak again.

"This is Qi Baishi's work. Let's not talk about how much it has appreciated in recent years. It's just that according to the depreciation of the soft girl coins, the original price requirement is not too much, right? Grandma also said that you have a high level here and good service. Look... the world is as dark as a crow!"

Seeing that Wang Dachuan and Zhang Yongwen were both angry, Li Yi shook his head and handed the phone to the middle-aged man named Erzi.

"Look, this is a report I found online. This painting's matching couplet once sold at a sky-high price of more than 400 million yuan in 2010. I think it shouldn't be yours..."

"Impossible! This report must be fake! Our old man has been playing with antiques for a lifetime. Do you think he would buy a fake painting for more than three million? Besides, this was bought at the auction. Will fake things be sold at the auction?"

Not to mention this kind of high imitation that has collection value, even if it is really made, some auction companies with black conscience dare to take it as authentic! However, Li Yi was too lazy to explain to him, took the phone back and fiddled with it, and handed it over.

"This is another report, you can search it. It was a sensational thing back then, and there were a lot of reports online."
Chapter completed!