Jianbao life

Chapter 176 Shadow Wood

Zhao Qirui waved the dust in front of his eyes and said, "It's okay, but Lao Chen, you have to clean it up, otherwise how would we get off?" He pointed to the layer of dust on the ground in the house.

Lao Chen quickly nodded and bowed and said: "Yes! Yes! I'll ask my guy to come over and pick it up." After finishing speaking, he ran to call for someone.

Not long after, Lao Chen led his whole family and hurried over with brooms, mops, and rags.It is estimated that Lao Chen has already told others that Chu Chen and the others are here to buy antiques, so the expressions on their faces are undoubtedly a little relaxed, and there is also a bit of hope in the eyes of Chu Chen and the others. .

Although Chu Chen and the others felt that their appearance was a bit pitiful and sympathetic, they immediately realized that they were pitiful, but what was even more pitiful was the four innocent passers-by and their relatives and friends, and three of them were even more pitiful. Losing their lives, the pain of their family members can be imagined.

The pain of the old Chen family is the family's money, and the worry that the family members will go to jail, but for those families, the pain is the departure of their relatives, and they still leave in this way.Which of the two parties is more pitiful, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance.

Don't think about it anymore, this room is not big at all, with the cleaning of Lao Chen and Lao Chen's family, the room will be completely clean soon, so Lao Chen hastily welcomed everyone in.

Chu Chen looked around for a while. Although it had been cleaned, the room was still a bit messy. Some furniture and pots and pans were piled up in a mess, and the lights were dim. Nothing is valuable.

Seeing this, Old Chen sneered and said: "Well... there were some things passed down from my ancestors here before, and I think it's a pity to be empty, so some things that I don't need at home were put away when I cleaned the house the year before last. here."

Zhao Qirui shook his head when he heard the words, and said: "Old Chen, you have to find out the things for us, maybe you want us to go through them one by one?"

Old Chen quickly waved his hand and said, "No need, I remember where those things are, and I'll find them for you right away!"

As he spoke, he quickly ran to a corner, pulled out a chair, put it in front of Chu Chen and the others, and said, "There is another chair over there. This chair is quite heavy. According to my father at the time, it was made of rosewood. , I don’t know if it is.”

Hearing what Old Chen said, Chu Chen and Zhao Qirui quickly moved up together, and in front of them was a grand master's chair.

The Taishi chair is the only chair named after an official position in ancient furniture. This chair is collectively called "Taishi chair" in the north, and "sitting alone" in the Jiangnan area.It was first used in the Song Dynasty, and its original form was a chair similar to a chair.Taishi chair can best reflect the modeling characteristics of Qing Dynasty furniture. It has a large body, and the backrest and armrest are connected into one piece to form a screen with three, five or multiple leaves.

The Taishi chair in front of you is a typical Qing Dynasty work. The chair is made of five-screen scroll-style armrests, with a high middle. Have bright feet.The two sides gradually lower in turn, in the shape of steps.On the four sides of the chair pan, there are four sides with openwork hook-shaped moiré-shaped corner teeth, four flat-bottomed squares are installed on the foot end, and tooth strips are installed under the square, and cloud-shaped corner teeth are installed on both sides.Fangcai landed on all fours straight to the ground.The handrails are in the shape of cirrus clouds, embossed with ruyi shapes and circle-shaped hook cloud patterns.

Chu Chen turned on the professional flashlight that he carried with him, observed the chair carefully, and found that the material was indeed as Lao Chen said, except for the relief in the middle, the others were made of rosewood, but rosewood is not Not the only point of this chair, he found that the core board of the high-relief landscape figure was actually made of shadow wood, which surprised Chu Chen!

Shadow wood is also called gall wood. Shadow wood is not a specific tree species, but a kind of wood with the same characteristics of different tree species. This feature is scarring.Scars, also known as "gall knots," are the result of diseased growths on trees on the sides or roots of trees.There are large and small galls. The small ones mostly appear on the tree body, while the large ones mostly appear on the roots of the tree.

The handicrafts made of shadow wood have a strong aesthetic feeling. After the gall wood is cut open, it will present unique patterns due to the different textures of the tree species, such as grape patterns, landscape patterns, sesame patterns, tiger skin patterns, and rabbit face patterns. wait.

Due to the special texture and strange effect of the wood here, it has always been loved by people and has become the first choice material for furniture making and decoration. Especially its non-reproducibility makes many shadow wood crafts orphans, so they are even more precious.

Chu Chen heard from Zhu Dafu before that there are many kinds of shadow woods: there are nanmu shadows, birch shadows, rosewood shadows, etc. The core board of landscape figures in front of him is the nanmu shadows used.

It is often mentioned in Ming Dynasty literature that Nanmu is a good material for making furniture.It is often used to make boxes, cabinets and bookshelves, and it can also be used to decorate cabinet doors or make stationery utensils.In addition, there are many galls of "grapes all over the face" in Phoebe, and its patterns are fine and magnificent, which are extremely exquisite.Most of the gall wood used in prominent parts in Ming-style furniture is this type of nanmu gall.

There is such a record in "Gewu Yaolun": "Dice cypress Nanmu comes from Mahu Mansion in Xishu. The texture is vertical and horizontal. There are landscape figures and other flowers in it. The price is high, and Sichuan is also rare. Vulgar cloud fights Bo Nan."

As for the shadow of the nanmu in front of him, through observation, Chu Chen can be sure that it should be the nanmu dicypress. Phoebe!
Golden nanmu is the best kind of nanmu. As long as the golden silk is obvious, it can be determined as golden nanmu. Under the light, the golden thread can be seen shining, bright and beautiful.

Since ancient times, golden nanmu has been a special timber for the royal family. In history, golden nanmu was specially used for the buildings and furniture of royal palaces and a few temples. punished.Both the Ming and Qing dynasties strictly prohibited the use of golden nanmu in buildings other than the royal family.

From this we can see the preciousness of golden nanmu, and this is not ordinary golden nanmu, but the shadow of golden nanmu, which shows its preciousness even more.Moreover, this chair, with its extravagant materials, exquisite stitching, exquisite workmanship, and its warm patina, can be determined to be a representative work of the Qianlong period, and it should be a throne for the halls of dignitaries at that time.

When Lao Chen brought over another chair, Chu Chen and Zhao Qirui quickly observed it again. They found that the style was the same and the materials used were the same. Only the shadow wood had different textures, which made the reliefs different. Therefore, Chu Chen Chen believes that these two Taishi chairs should be a set of two chairs combined for a few miles.

Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly asked, "Old Chen, do you only keep these two chairs in your family?"

Lao Chen quickly waved his hands and said, "No, there are other things, such as bowls."

Chu Chen knew that Lao Chen had misunderstood him, and explained: "Old Chen, these two grand master's chairs should also be equipped with a coffee table. Is that coffee table left?"

Old Chen thought for a while and said, "This...no, it seems that it was broken when I was a child. If this is not available, will it affect the price?"

Hearing what Old Chen said, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel sorry for himself, and then said: "The price will definitely be affected. If the coffee table is still there, in addition to the money for the coffee table, the overall price will definitely increase. few."

After listening to what Chu Chen said, Lao Chen couldn't help showing a painful expression on his face, but it was gone, and it would be useless to think about it, so he asked, "You two, what about these two chairs? Want to buy it?"

Chu Chen and Zhao Qirui looked at each other, Zhao Qirui chuckled and said, "Ah Chen, I'll leave these two chairs to you, I'm not very interested in such furniture, besides, it's just right for your new house. "

Chu Chen's home happens to lack some such furniture. After all, he is an antique player, so it doesn't mean that there is no furniture with a little cultural heritage in his home, right?If this is the case, don't say that others will be surprised, Chu Chen himself has no face to bring his friends to his home.

"Old Chen, I like things. As long as the price is right, I will definitely buy them. But don't you have other things here? As for the price, let's talk about it after we have seen it all. What do you think? "

When Lao Chen heard that Chu Chen had taken a fancy to these two chairs, the creases on his face were happy. Although he didn't want to sell these two chairs before, it didn't mean he didn't know the value of red sandalwood.

In the 21st century, classical furniture mainly made of high-end materials such as red sandalwood and huanghuali are increasingly sought after by collectors and consumers. These old furniture, which were not valued by people before, have a new spring, and their prices have begun to soar.

After his son got into trouble, Lao Chen went to his relationship to inquire about the price, and the estimate given there was around 30 to [-]. Of course, the person who made the estimate didn’t know that the chair was inlaid with golden nanmu reliefs, otherwise the price would have been even higher. more expensive.

But even if it was only 30 or [-], it would undoubtedly save him.Someone may ask, since it is so urgent, why not sell it in the antique market?Lao Chen has also considered this point, but he is not stupid, knowing that he will be slaughtered if he delivers it to his door.

Anyway, my son has been arrested, and he won't be able to come back for a while. As for the deceased and the injured, he also gave a little money. As for the remaining money, it can be later if he can. Anyway, the person who died is not from his own family. people.

As for the family members of those people who want to come to ask for money, they can always get some sympathy when they see the miserable appearance of the family. Then let the children and their mothers and sons' wives and children cry for a while, they must also It is impossible to force too much, right?Besides, it's not that he doesn't give money, didn't you see that he is even going to sell the things left by his ancestors?

(End of this chapter)