Jianbao life

Chapter 12 The Zigang Card

Seeing everyone's anxious looks, Chu Chen smiled and said, "Let's eat first, we can't do it here."

Everyone thought it was right, so after a hasty dinner, they came to Uncle Wu's shop.

Chu Chen picked up the Buddha statue that was put aside just now, put it on the counter, wiped the Buddha statue gently with a rag, and then pointed out the location of the gap for everyone, and everyone observed it carefully with a magnifying glass. Everyone is amazed at the exquisite craftsmanship, which is so seamless.

After putting down the magnifying glass, Uncle Wu said to Chu Chen, "Xiao Chen, you did observe very carefully. Tell me what you thought at that time?"

Of course, Chu Chen couldn't say that he discovered the abnormality because of his supernatural ability, so he explained the reason he had thought up before.

"I found this Buddha statue by accident. I was a little disappointed when I saw it for the first time, but after thinking about it again, I noticed some problems. I heard from Uncle Zhao before that Li's hometown used to be not only a Shanxi merchant , is still a scholarly family, and has also dabbled in antiques, so I probably wouldn't invite such an ordinary Buddha statue."

"Even if someone in the family believed in Buddhism and invited this Buddha statue back, why is there no trace of incense? So I guessed that there must be something hidden about this Buddha statue, so I found this gap."

The real situation is actually similar to what Chu Chen said. After Uncle Li's grandfather asked someone to make this Buddha statue, before he could tell the secret, he suddenly suffered a stroke and died.

Later, Uncle Li also wondered if there was something wrong with it, but maybe it was due to luck, until today, he didn't find that gap, so Chu Chen was taken advantage of in vain.

After listening to it, Uncle Wu said with relief: "Okay, there are reasons and evidences, so picking up leaks is also a technical job, Xiao Chen, you have to remember that in our antique business, we need to use our brains more and be good at using our brains, so that we can maximize the elimination of the false and preserve the true." .Okay, let's take a look now, what is inside this Buddha statue."

After speaking, Uncle Wu took out a scraper that was three or four inches long, and then scraped gently on the gap. When the head and tail of the gap were scraped, he began to scrape gently in the horizontal position again. After about 10 minutes of scraping, the cover layer on the surface of the gap was hung off.

At this time, the back of the Buddha statue can be clearly seen, inlaid with a rectangular wooden board.But everyone was dumbfounded after seeing it, because the gap is so small that even a thin needle may not be able to insert it in. How can this embedded wooden board be taken out?

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay at this moment, and they couldn't force it. If they got a piece of the treasure inside, the loss would not be worth the loss. It was like returning to a treasure mountain empty-handed.

Seeing this, Chu Chen took out the magnifying glass and looked at the gap without giving up. At this moment, it was not his character to wait for death. When he saw the position one inch from the bottom on the right, he suddenly found a difference.

"what!"

Chu Chen let out a sigh, picked up the scraper on one side, and scraped gently there. After a while, a small hole was scraped out. The small hole was only one centimeter away from the gap. Maybe Uncle Wu scraped too much just now. After a while, there is no helplessness like before.

Seeing this, Zhao Xueyi said excitedly: "Yes, yes, this should be the organ."

Uncle Wu hurriedly found a needle of about the same size from the box and chest. Chu Chen took it and stabbed it lightly into the small hole. After a while, he encountered a little resistance, and after a little force, he only heard a "porphyrin" sound. With a soft sound, the board was ejected and fell into Chu Chen's hands.

Seeing this, Zhao Xueyi said with emotion: "It's really amazing skills. I didn't expect that the mechanism at that time could be so delicate. It's a pity that this skill should almost be lost."

This kind of mechanism is really extraordinary. It is a very complicated concealment method in ancient China. Not to mention how to make it, there are very limited people who even know it. It has a very vivid name "Douzhongtang".

Now this belly hall is fairly simple, and there is a more complicated one. The small hole is a lock, which can only be opened with a corresponding needle, and there is a destruction device inside. If it is forced, the objects inside will be damaged. will be self-destructed.

After removing the wooden board, a thick layer of cotton is stuffed inside. This layer of cotton is to prevent the collection inside from making noise. After cleaning out the cotton, there are two kits inside.

There were two items in one of the kits. Chu Chen opened the kit and carefully poured out the contents. After a closer look, there were two gold ingots.

Zhu Dafu took two gold ingots and observed them carefully. The words "Xin", "Tian", "Qiu Tianbao", "Zu Chi" and Double Happiness were engraved on the gold ingots, which were very exquisite. He said with a smile: " All right, two one or two gold ingots from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China are exquisite in appearance, and the profit of these two items alone is more than ten times."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Dafu handed the two gold ingots to Uncle Wu and the others to watch, and both of them nodded happily after seeing it.

Chu Chen was also very happy at this time. In this way, most of the rent would be settled, but he was also a little strange, why didn't the supernatural power respond to the gold ingot?If he couldn't figure it out, he was about to open the other kit. At this time, he was full of expectations for this kit. You must know that the breath inside is very sufficient.

The kit felt a little soft, Chu Chen carefully poured out the contents, the first thing he saw was a layer of cotton, after removing the cotton, an extremely exquisite jade tablet lay quietly on it.

"let me see!"

Zhu Dafu leaned forward impatiently, carefully took the jade plaque in his hand, took out the magnifying glass, and began to observe carefully.

This is a jade tablet with a height of about five centimeters. Judging from its carving techniques, it should be a Zigang tablet.

Zigang, also known as Zigang, surnamed Lu, was born in the "Wumen" in the south of the Yangtze River. He was a famous jade carving artist who was active in Suzhou during the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, and the most prestigious art master in the history of Chinese jade carving.

Zigang jade carving changed the obsolete and vulgar jadeware of the Ming Dynasty. With exquisite jade materials and superb jade carving techniques, it integrated seal, calligraphy and painting arts into the jade carving art, and raised the Chinese jade carving technology to a new artistic realm.

Lu Zigang created many exquisite or ingenious jade carvings in his life. Among them, a jade hairpin alone is "worth 56 gold", and the jade brand he created is even more fond of people.

The jade pendants made of Zigang are square or rectangular in shape, thick and solid, like a brand, so they are called "Zigang (Gang) Brand" for short.The special charm of Zigang brand is reflected in the unique shape, exquisite jade quality, and the artistic style of fine carving. You can appreciate the artistic style of Luzi corundum carving.

The Zigang brand is the most artistically crowned jade, and its price is higher than that of Sanyu. Once it came out, it was immediately loved by the government and the public, especially the literati. It was imitated everywhere, even in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

Nowadays, many jade shops in Suzhou and Yangzhou are still imitating the Zigang brand, and there is still a large market. There are still many people who have a soft spot for the Zigang brand, which shows the far-reaching influence of the Zigang brand.After the Ming Dynasty, there were Zigang-style jade brands instead of Lu Zigang-made jade brands, which were called "Zigang-style brands" to distinguish them from "Zigang brands" made by Lu Zigang himself.

And the Zigang card in Zhu Dafu's hand is a Zigang brand.

This piece of jade tablet is rectangular, with holes on the upper end, and the same Kuilong pattern is engraved on both sides of the hole end. The front is bas-relieved with landscape figures. The feeling of tea smoke Wuyue book sound".On the other side, there are poems and inscriptions engraved.

Looking at the whole piece of jade plaque, one can see that the jade cutting skills are superb, the carving is exquisite, elegant and fresh, the characters portrayed are vivid, the poems on the back are elegant and agile, and the knife substitutes the pen to carve out the interest of the pen and ink. Although it is not as good as Zigang, it is not far behind.

The jade brand of this jade brand is of excellent quality. It is a very rare mutton fat white jade seed material. It is crystal clear and white, delicate and moist, and the whole jade quality is almost flawless.

After Zhu Dafu couldn't put it down, he handed the jade plaque to Zhao Xueyi, and said with emotion: "This Zigang plaque, judging from its patina and other characteristics, should be a work from the Qianlong period. It is a masterpiece carefully crafted for Qianlong."

"This Zigang plaque, not only the quality of the jade, but also the carver, is the best carver I have seen so far, except for Lu Zigang himself. What is even more commendable is that this The jade quality of the Zigang brand is actually flawless suet white jade, which makes it even more precious, and it is really an extremely rare boutique."

After appreciating this Zigang tile in turn, everyone was amazed at its exquisiteness. Although the jade tile feels a bit jerky because it has not been played for many years, it can still be seen that as long as it is played carefully for a while, it can restore its original appearance. Some brilliance.

At this time, Zhu Dafu said to Chu Chen with a charming smile: "Xiao Chen, let's discuss it, how about giving this Zigang card to Uncle Fu?"

Before Chu Chen had time to answer, Zhao Xueyi said first, "Old Zhu, you're not being kind. You got a set of furniture today. Of course it's my turn to get the Zigang card."

Zhu Dafu glared and said, "Fuck you, you easily earned more than [-] today, and you still want to rob me. Besides, I'm already old, and you don't know how to promote the virtue of respecting the old and loving the young."

Zhao Xueyi chuckled and said, "When I meet my favorite baby, I don't care so much."

Zhu Dafu clasped his fists and begged: "Old Zhao, please let me have it, or you can choose two from my collection tomorrow?"

Zhao Xueyi said excitedly: "Really? Can you choose anything?"

Zhu Dafu said with a heartache on his face: "Well, let's discuss it at that time, as long as it does not exceed thirty (ten thousand) it will be fine."

(End of this chapter)