The middle-aged man examined the painting while pretending to ponder, then spoke after two or three minutes:
"There are many people who love playing with antiques, favoring gold, silver, jade artifacts, and Blue and White Porcelain; items like these are nothing more than coarse objects crafted by potters, things that can't make it to the stage, all hyped up."
"But I'm different; I love calligraphy and paintings. The brushwork in these is unlike gold, silver, and jade artifacts; they are the precious heritage left by literati and refined scholars. Every painting holds a wealth of cultural essence. Take this masterpiece by Shen Zhou as an example, just looking at it is pleasing to the eye, feels as if standing here, one is communicating with this master."
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