Jianbao life

Chapter 311 Auction ([-])
"240 million!"

Shopkeeper Chai smiled proudly, just when he thought he was the final winner, he suddenly heard a voice behind him, and the owner of this voice was Chu Chen, who made him very unhappy!

Chu Chen’s quotation not only made shopkeeper Chai resentful, but also made him feel like lifting a rock to shoot himself in the foot. Why are you in a hurry!

The price of these three ancient books should be between 40 and [-], so what Chu Chen is doing now is somewhat suspected of breaking the default rules of the auction. So for Chu Chen, now that Chu Chen fights back, of course everyone will not say anything.

However, if the two confront each other like this every time at the auction, the association will warn them. If you ignore the warning, I'm sorry, you will be expelled.

"250 million!" At this point, shopkeeper Chai will definitely not give up unless there is no profit to be made, and if he gives up now, where will he lose face?

Chu Chen also accepts as soon as he sees a good deal. The reason why he quoted the price was because of a [-]% discount. In this way, even if the shopkeeper Chai doesn't want it, he will not lose money, and he doesn't have that aggressive posture. Give others a bad impression.

"...250 million, three times! Deal!"

"250 million, this price is good!" Liu Sizhe said loudly with a smile.

What Liu Sizhe said made the shopkeeper Chai angry, but Liu Sizhe is the grandson of Mr. Liu after all, so he didn't dare to do anything out of the ordinary, but this would make him unable to stay here any longer. He directly took the ancient book and went out angrily, cursing secretly while walking, little bastard, just wait and see!
Liu Sizhe sneered and said, "What the hell! Brother Chen, you're the talker. If you want me, you won't let him go so easily!"

"Okay!" Chu Chen said with a smile: "Why does this kind of person care about him? Let him teach him a lesson today. If he still comes to trouble next time, then don't blame me for being rude!" If you think you are a soft persimmon, then go ahead and pinch it, and then you will definitely teach him a lesson that you will never forget.

Then there was a 10-minute break, so it was convenient and convenient to chat, but many people gathered around Chu Chen, wanting to take a look at the backflow pot.

This matter is not uncommon for Chu Chen, but after everyone looked at it carefully and listened to Chu Chen's explanation, many people regretted it in their hearts. If they knew it was an open door, why didn't they get involved? !

However, the auction was not involved, and now there is another chance, so many people asked Chu Chen whether to transfer it or not.But of course Chu Chen would not give up on such rare goods from Yaozhou Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty, so he politely declined them one by one, which left many people with regretful expressions.

After the rest time, the auction officially started. Chu Chen was not interested in the next few items, but these were not too expensive and sought-after items in the market, so the competition was fierce.

But Chu Chen also discovered that one of the unearthed ancient jades should be a fake. Although the color on the jade seems to be natural, otherwise it still cannot escape his keen eyes, let alone supernatural powers. If he guessed correctly, That piece of ancient jade should be a piece of dog jade.

Dog jade refers to killing a dog, cutting open its abdomen, putting the jade that needs to be processed into the abdomen before the dog's blood solidifies, sewing it up, and then burying it under the pedestrian-traveled avenue, and taking it out after several years. Unearthed blood spots will appear on the jade, just like the unearthed jade in the ancient tomb.Compared with real ancient jade, such jade has the color and carving traces of new jade.

Sheep jade is similar to this. The method is to cut the legs of live cattle or sheep, put small pieces of jade into them, and then sew them together.After several years, the blood soaked into the jade, like the red and green of ancient jade.The jade treated in this way is not as quiet as the ancient jade, but looks dull.

Although the fake ancient jade produced by the two methods has its own shortcomings, if it is carefully concealed, it can still confuse people.Just like the piece of dog jade just now, if it weren't for the help of supernatural powers, it would be really difficult for Chu Chen to see that it was a piece of dog jade within 2 minutes.

After these items were sold, the auction came to an end. As the staff put the items on the stage, Chen Dayou began to introduce them: "Next, there is one end of the pine inkstone inkstone with dragon pattern inscribed by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty."

"This inkstone is small, emerald green with a slight yellow color, and the horizontal stripes of the brush wire are obvious. A kuilong is carved around the edge of the ink pool. The craftsmanship is complicated, like a superb workmanship, and it reflects its royal nobility everywhere. The carvings on the cover of Songhuashi imperial inkstone are often pursued. It is complicated, and so is this inkstone. The dragon and phoenix patterns are carved on the inkstone cover.

"There is a phoenix swooping down from above, and the aura of the king of birds appears immediately. There are four Kuilongs in the center, each forming a group, one in two facing each other, and one in two facing each other. The word "shou" is extremely elegant. There are two Chilongs glaring at the bottom, and the royal aura is incomparable..."

Songhua stone inkstone, also known as Songhua inkstone, is the four famous stone inkstones in ancient times, which are as famous as Duan inkstone, She inkstone and red silk inkstone.In the Qing Dynasty, it was imperially designated as a special product for the palace.Songhua stone inkstone is a stationery used for grinding ink, writing or painting, which is processed from Songhua stone.

Songhua Stone, also known as Songhua Jade, whose real name is Wula Stone, is produced in Changbai Mountains, so it is the birthplace of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, the inkstone made of Songhua Stone was highly respected by the Qing Emperor, and was named "Royal Inkstone" by Emperor Kangxi.

The original written record can be found in "Gezhi Jingyuan" compiled by Chen Yuanlong in the last year of Kangxi, which said that Emperor Kangxi got Songhua stone "to taste and know its beauty, create it from the sacred heart, and order it to create an inkstone".

Before the Qing Dynasty, Songhua stone was used by the local people to make sharpening stones. Emperor Kangxi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, had a unique insight, and developed it into inkstone in the middle of Kangxi. The yamen mined ores, and set up "inkstone works" in the manufacturing office of the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the palace. The drawings were designed by famous painters in the Ruyi Pavilion, and then handed over to the inner court craftsmen for carving.

Thirty years after the reign of Emperor Kangxi, the Songhua stone inkstone became the exclusive inkstone for the court of the Qing Dynasty. From ore mining to design and carving, it was monopolized by the royal family. How to use each inkstone after it was transported into the palace was determined by the imperial decree from the manufacturing office.Inkstones or inkstone boxes made of Songhua stone were prosperous during the Kang, Yong, and Qian Dynasties, and the artistic styles expressed by Songhua stone inkstones or inkstone boxes have their own uniqueness.

The Songhua stone can only be collected by the "Building Office" of the imperial palace alone in the mountains, and transported back to the palace to be developed into an inkstone, which is used as a special product for the imperial use, and a small amount is also used to reward meritorious officials.During the Kangxi and Qianlong periods, more than [-] cubes of inkstones were made, and more than [-] cubes were successively developed in subsequent generations. Currently, there are more than [-] cubes of royal palace inkstones, all of which are stored in the two courtyards of the Forbidden City. , which shows its preciousness.

Everyone didn't expect that today's auction would have pine flower inkstones from the Kangxi period. It was a surprise. Therefore, as soon as Chen Dayou's words fell, everyone rushed to the stage to appreciate them, and the scene was very lively.

Seeing that there would be a pine flower inkstone, Chu Chen was also quite excited. After living with his family for so many days, he also learned that his father had no other hobbies other than writing calligraphy. He planned to buy a better set of the Four Treasures of the Study for his father, but this pine flower inkstone obviously came at just the right time.

Time passed quickly, and soon it was Chu Chen's turn.

Generally, the quality of an inkstone at one end can be judged by "seeing, touching and knocking".

Look refers to the quality, workmanship, product, inscription, decoration, old and new of the inkstone, and whether it has been repaired.If the inkstone has been repaired, the color of the repaired place will always be different from the original color of the inkstone.

This piece of pine flower inkstone, Chu Chen knew at a glance that it was of high quality.

Generally speaking, among Songhua stone colors, red maple is an orphan, chestnut yellow is high-quality, poplar green is top-grade, white and black are rare, these are in the hands of collectors, and inkstone lovers generally will never sell easily .And the material for making this inkstone is yellow-green pine flower stone, which is quite rare in terms of this point alone.

What's more, the workmanship of this inkstone can be seen at a glance to be a typical court style, with excellent carving and extraordinary character. Together with the inkstone cover, it is in good condition, which is really a rare thing.

After "seeing", it is "touching". As soon as this inkstone was in his hand, Chu Chen felt that it was as smooth and delicate as a child's skin, but it was slightly astringent, which indicated that the stone quality of this inkstone was good and the texture was very dense.

The denser the texture of the inkstone, the finer the ink that is ground, and the stronger the ink's light feeling.On the contrary, the ink quality is rough and the color is dull.

After "touching", it was "knocking", but when Chu Chen took his palm away from the inkstone, he saw water droplets condensed on it, and the water mist flew away after a while.

This is actually a characteristic of Songhua Stone. Songhua Stone is actually a marine sedimentary inkstone. Under the action of low-temperature sea water for thousands of years, it is warm and subtle, not dry or astringent, peaceful and elegant, and can absorb moisture in the air.

In this way, if we cover the inkstone surface with our hands and raise our hands after a while, we will find a layer of water vapor condensed on the inkstone surface.This peculiar phenomenon is especially prominent in the Jiangnan area where the water mist is thick.

And because of this characteristic, when the Songhua inkstone is placed on the desk, the ink on the inkstone is not easy to dry. After a long time, when you pick up the pen and lick the ink, it can be said to be as bright as ever.Therefore, Songhua Inkstone is so popular.

Afterwards, Chu Chen flicked the inkstone with his fingers and heard the sound of solid wood, which indicated that the inkstone was of the top grade. If the knocking made a metallic sound, it was of the middle grade, while the sound of the corrugated pot was of the low grade.

When he got here, Chu Chen was basically sure that this was a good thing that opened the door, but in order to ensure it was the real thing, he still used the Lingbao Eye once, but the result surprised him...

(End of this chapter)