vrcanaries Chapter 384 Who is this person?
Chapter 384 Who is this person?
He knew that if what Qi Tongwei said was true, then these so-called experts would really lose face.
The expert held his head high and said, "Of course I have seen it, but it is definitely not this."
His voice was full of confidence, and his expression seemed to say that his identification results could not be wrong.
Qi Tongwei smiled and said, "That means what you are looking at is not the original."
The expert's face changed, first turning red, as if he had been humiliated in person.
Then he turned a little pale.
He frowned and said, "What did you say? You actually questioned us?"
His eyes were wide open, filled with anger and disbelief.
In his opinion, he and his colleagues are authorities in the field of antique appraisal. How could they be questioned so easily by a special forces soldier?
He gritted his teeth and said, "Even if we haven't seen the original, our identification method is scientific and we won't make mistakes easily."
Qi Tongwei listened to his words, smiled and said, "Scientific methods are not omnipotent. Sometimes, in order to achieve their goals, the enemy will try every possible means to create counterfeits that are indistinguishable from the real thing."
"Like this painting, I dare say it's very realistic in many details, but it's not the original."
After hearing what Qi Tongwei said, the experts felt a little dissatisfied, but they also knew that what Qi Tongwei said made sense.
They began to examine the painting more closely, hoping to find evidence that it was a fake.
Qi Tongwei looked at the experts, handed them the painting, and said, "Take a closer look. Perhaps this time, you will make a new discovery."
The experts took the painting and began to re-identify it.
Their expressions were serious and earnest. This time, they were no longer as blindly confident as before, but tried to find the truth from the painting with a cautious attitude.
Qi Tongwei was not intimidated by the expert's aura. He calmly pointed at several details on the painting.
"Look here," Qi Tongwei pointed to the wings of a bird in the painting. "When a true painter depicts bird feathers, his brushstrokes are light and rhythmic, just like the natural and smooth movement of a bird's wings as it flies."
"The brushstrokes on the feathers in this painting appear somewhat stiff and messy, clearly indicating that the imitator failed to capture the essence of the painting."
The experts' eyes followed Qi Tongwei's fingers and focused on that detail. Their brows furrowed slightly and they began to observe carefully.
Qi Tongwei's finger moved to a cluster of flowers in the painting. "Look here again, the flowers in the cluster have a transition in color. A true painter is good at using color gradients to express the layering of flowers. From the pistil to the edge of the petals, the color naturally transitions from dark to light. But in this painting, the color transition is very unnatural, as if it was smeared on. This is a sign of the forger's eagerness to achieve success."
The experts' faces became even uglier, and a hint of panic began to appear in their eyes.
Qi Tongwei continued, "And here," pointing to a blank space in the painting, "this seemingly blank space is actually the blank space the painter uses to express a certain artistic conception."
"A true painter is very particular about the treatment of white space. The texture of the paper and the echo of the surrounding colors are unique. However, the white space in this painting is just a simple blank, without any artistic treatment, and does not reflect the style of the original painter."
When the expert heard this, he took a closer look and his expression changed immediately.
His face turned pale in an instant, his lips trembled slightly, and beads of sweat the size of beans appeared on his forehead.
The rock-solid identification result in his mind began to crumble after Qi Tongwei pointed out these details.
He realized that he might have really made a serious mistake, and this mistake was exposed in front of Qi Tongwei, who seemed like an outsider.
The other experts also showed shocked expressions. They exchanged glances and saw the same confusion and uneasiness in each other's eyes.
If what Qi Tongwei said is correct, their reputation as experts will be greatly damaged.
Long Shi stood aside and watched this scene, and his admiration for Qi Tongwei grew even greater.
The water lion, golden lion, earth lion and mountain lion also showed expressions of surprise. They did not expect that Qi Tongwei had such a deep understanding of this painting.
The expert whose mistake was pointed out by Qi Tongwei felt as if he was in an ice cellar and his whole body was cold.
Qi Tongwei looked at the experts' reactions, but he did not feel too proud.
He just hopes that through this incident, these experts will know that in the field of antique identification, one cannot rely solely on experience and conventional identification methods, but also requires more meticulous observation and a deep understanding of art itself.
Several other experts also broke out in sweat and their faces turned very ugly.
The problem in this painting is not an ordinary problem. It is a subtle detail that can only be detected with very professional instruments.
But Qi Tongwei was able to detect the difference in writing habits just with his naked eyes, which was beyond imagination.
Looking at the color transition of the flowers in the bush, a professional spectrum analyzer can accurately detect the spectral characteristics of each layer of color.
In the real painting, the color transition from the stamens to the edges of the petals has a continuous and regularly changing spectral characteristic, which is a reflection of the painter's careful blending of pigments and unique painting techniques.
In counterfeits, since it is difficult for counterfeiters to accurately grasp the technique of color transition, discontinuities and jumps in the color spectrum will appear under a spectrum analyzer.
Qi Tongwei could see at a glance that the color transition was unnatural, as if his eyes had built-in spectrometers.
These experts have been working in the field of antique identification for many years and are well aware of the difficulty of detecting these problems.
They have always relied on sophisticated instruments to assist in identification, but now, the special forces soldier in front of them can actually find the problem with just a casual glance with the naked eye. This is a true genius!
They couldn't help but feel deeply moved. They all said that the Dragon Group was full of hidden talents. They had only heard about it before, but now they had seen it with their own eyes. It was indeed worthy of its reputation.
This Qi Tongwei seems to be just a special forces soldier who is good at combat, but unexpectedly he also has such amazing insight in antique identification.
This gave them a new understanding of the overall strength of the Dragon Group, and also made them realize that in this world, there are many hidden masters whose abilities far exceed the imagination of ordinary people.
Longshi stood aside, feeling proud when he saw the experts' reactions.
However, Qi Tongwei still maintained his calm attitude and did not become complacent because of the experts' admiration.