Wei Hong told him about the bet between Long Tian and Ji Shiyi, then smiled and said,""The two of you want to find someone to be a witness. I feel that my status is not enough, so I can only ask for help from everyone.”
" Shopkeeper Wei, you must be joking," someone in the crowd replied."Who doesn't know your status in the collection circle, but since you think highly of us, we can't not give you face, right?”
Then, the group of people directly made way for them. The staff of Treasure Pavilion also carried a long table over and placed it in front of Long Tian and the others.
"Brat, it's not too late to regret now!”Ji Shiyi looked at Long Tian and sneered.
It was not that he had suddenly found out of kindness. One had to know that once Long Tian retreated in front of everyone, then Long Tian's reputation would basically be ruined!
His heart is worthy of punishment!
Wang Guan could not help but frown when he heard Ji Shiyi's words. He also felt that Ji Shiyi had gone too far. In his opinion, with Long Tian's age, even if he had been taught by a famous person, it was normal for him to be noticed.
As for the Crow Formation Painting, it was likely that this young man had received it by chance. After some deliberation, he felt that it was authentic, so he went to Wei Hong.
It wasn't a big deal to begin with. Even if the Raven Formation Painting was an imitation, it was just a young man's bad eyesight. What was Ji Shiyi doing?
As for the Raven Formation Painting in Long Tian's hands, he did not think highly of it. After all, it had been so many years. Although the Raven Formation Painting appeared frequently, it was only an imitation.
Therefore, he also believed that the real thing should have been destroyed and no longer existed in the world.
" We'll know if it's true or not after we read it." Long Tian did not want to waste any more time with Ji Shiyi. He spread out the Crow Formation on the long table and took two steps back to give people space to observe.
Although the group of people were curious, they knew the rules. They looked at the painting on the table from a distance.
As for Wei Hong's son, Wei Yi, who was also the young master of Treasure Pavilion, he did not have so many scruples. He directly walked to the edge of the long table to watch.
In fact, Wei Yi himself did not know much about calligraphy. Although he had learned some skills from Wei Hong, his main focus was on jade and porcelain. He had no knowledge of calligraphy.
From where he stood, he could see a cold forest in the picture. The two pine trees on the left added a bleak air to the bare forest. The sky was covered with crow formations, and the branches were filled with crows, giving people a desolate and sorrowful feeling.
"Good painting! Even if it wasn't Tang Yin's authentic work, it was probably done by a famous artist!”Although Wei Yi didn't understand calligraphy, he could still feel that this painting was extraordinary. He immediately praised it.
"What do you know?" Ji Shiyi frowned and said unhappily,""You're just a jade ware player. Do you know anything about calligraphy and painting appraisal?”
As he spoke, he stepped forward without any hesitation. His white-gloved hands landed on the scroll and he began to observe it carefully.
While observing, he said in a preaching tone,"There are five steps to the appraisal of a calligraphy painting. They are the paper, ink, color, style, and style. It is important to first look at the paper before the ink, then look at the color and seal. There are no problems with these.”
Wei Yi shrugged his shoulders indifferently and looked at Long Tian. He smiled and said,""Little Tian, I like this painting of yours. Sell it to me directly when the results are out.”
"Uncle Wei, even if the item isn't right, you still want to buy it?”Long Tian turned his head and smiled at Wei Yi.
"Buy!" Wei Yi nodded decisively, then smiled and said,""Anyway, I have a lot of money to burn. Besides, if the item is wrong, you can't possibly lower your face and rip me off, right?”
" That's hard to say." Long Tian didn't comment and smiled.
"Kid, are you feeling guilty?" Ji Shiyi heard the conversation between Long Tian and Wei Yi and mocked while looking at the painting.
" Go and look at your painting." Long Tian frowned and retorted without giving Ji Shiyi any face.
"Humph! When I find the problem, I'll see how stubborn you are!”Ji Shiyi was not angry. In his opinion, Long Tian was just barking like a defeated dog.
Ji Shiyi sneered and then focused all his energy on the painting.
However, the more Ji Shiyi looked, the more shocked he became. His face became paler and paler, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead...
Although Ji Shiyi had a bad temper and a sharp tongue, his eyesight was indeed excellent. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people pinching their noses and looking for him to appraise calligraphy and paintings.
Shiyi looked at the Crow Formation on the long table in front of him, and his heart was in turmoil.
Just like what he said before, the appraisal of a calligraphy painting was nothing more than five steps: paper, ink, color, style, and style. If there were no problems with these, then it could almost be determined that the calligraphy painting was authentic!
He couldn't see any flaws in the " Crow Formation Painting " in front of him, whether it was made of paper or ink. The paper was cooked. According to some details, he could conclude that it was from the middle of the Ming Dynasty. There was no problem with the age.
As for the ink used, it was the same. The ink of the Crow Formation Painting in front of him was dry and dry, without any traces of being affected by moisture. It could be seen that the collectors of this painting had kept it in their hearts, which was why it had been passed down to this day.
He could even smell a faint scent of pine resin!
Similarly, there was no problem with the color and seal. There was no " fake at first glance " as he had said before.
Of course, these were all secondary. After all, the methods of forgery were not bad now. As long as they were carefully studied, there would be no problem in copying from the materials and craftsmanship.
What shocked him the most was the style of this painting. It was indeed Tang Bohu's unique style!
As the head of the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan, Tang Bohu was famous, but his life was not satisfactory. He was poor for half his life. After his death, his friends gathered money to help him arrange his funeral.
Therefore, under such circumstances, there was no doubt that he would draw such a Raven Formation Painting to express his inner depression!
Ji Shiyi suddenly realized that he could not find any fault in this painting!
Everything was in line with the background of the era and also Tang Bohu's personal style!
Could it really be Tang Bohu's authentic work?!
Ji Shiyi's brows unconsciously furrowed slightly. He felt a little irritated. Seeing Long Tian looking at him, he became even more impatient.
Impossible!
How could this kid have such good luck!
Fake!
It must be fake!
Tang Bohu's original Crow Formation had long been destroyed, so this one must be ghostwritten!
That's right! Ghostwriting!
Tang Bohu made a living by selling his paintings, and he also had the experience of having someone write for him. For example, Wen Zhengming, who was also one of the four great scholars, had once written for Tang Bohu!
This Raven Formation must have been ghostwritten!
Thinking of this, Ji Shiyi's expression calmed down slightly. He looked at Long Tian and sneered,""Brat, your luck is pretty good."
"What, Mister Ji admitted that this is Tang Bohu's authentic work?”Long Tian replied calmly when he heard Ji Shiyi.
" I didn't say that this is Tang Yin's authentic work." Ji Shiyi sneered."Although this Crow Formation Diagram is also very valuable, it's a pity that it was written by someone else! As for the ghostwriter, it should be one of the four great scholars, Wen Zhengming!”
The corners of Long Tian's mouth curled into a disdainful sneer when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, a sigh suddenly sounded from the crowd."Eleven, you really disappoint me.”
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