Jianbao life

Chapter 322 Treasure Building "Ghost Market" ([-])
The items in this stall are all stationery items, which look unique among those stalls that were either porcelain or bronze wares just now.

Chu Chen took the thing that caught his attention just now. It was a copper-bodied cloisonné enamel, that is, a cloisonné horseshoe statue.

Horseshoe Zun is a style of Zun.Wide mouth, rounded lips, slashed shoulders and wide abdomen, flat bottom, shaped like a horseshoe, hence the name Horseshoe Zun.

This is a popular utensil during the Qing Dynasty.There are two shapes, the tall one is a bottle, which is mainly used to hold liquid, and the short one is a bowl, which refers to the water bowl in the stationery.

Shuiyu, that is, Shuicheng, also known as Shuicheng, is also known as the fifth treasure of the study.It is a water container placed on the desk, used to store inkstone water, mostly flat and round, the one with a mouth is called "Shuizhu", and the one without a mouth is called "Shuicheng".

Next, let’s talk about the horseshoe statue. The tallest one has a long neck and a small mouth, a flat bottom with a slight concave, wide shoulders and a straight belly.Blue and white, glaze red, pastel and other varieties are more common.The short one, also known as "dwarf horseshoe", has a huge mouth and no neck, and its belly is the same as that of the tall one.

The cloisonne horseshoe statue in front of Chu Chen is a typical dwarf horseshoe. At first glance, this vessel has a fine copper body and a brilliant color.Cloisonné enamel adorns the rim and outer wall, with patterns of longevity and lotus.It means auspiciousness, and the picture looks bright and pleasing to the eye.The name of the "Zhonghe Tang System" is signed at the bottom.

The name of the hall is engraved on the custom-made porcelain, and the name of the hall, the name of the house or the name of the year is written on it.Its content involves pavilions, pavilions, halls, houses, etc., and the enjoyment ranges from the emperor and his relatives to fine craftsmen.In addition, it also includes some dignitaries, literati and so on.

Tang Ming models appeared in large numbers during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and have continued and become increasingly popular since then.It was more common in the early and middle Qing Dynasty. After Daoguang to the end of Qing Dynasty, the number of porcelain inscribed with hall names decreased greatly, which was related to many factors such as social instability at that time.At that time, the porcelain inscribed with hall names were all high-quality products in official kilns or private kilns.

The hall name of this Zhonghe hall system was used in the Kangxi period. The "Zhonghe hall" in the Old Summer Palace was once the place where Emperor Kangxi lived, so the porcelain signed by the "Zhonghe hall system" hall name is likely to be Royal supplies.

"Little brother, you have a good eye. This is the water bowl used by Emperor Kangxi."

Seeing Chu Chen picking up the cloisonne horseshoe statue, the stall owner immediately explained with a smile on his face: "In those days, Emperor Kangxi loved this water bowl very much. After his death, this water bowl has been kept in the The Old Summer Palace was taken away by a young eunuch during the Eight-Power Allied Forces, and it was later passed on to his adopted son."

"I have to say, I have been staring at this thing for a long time, but the adopted son of the little eunuch has not let go. He passed away a few days ago, and I managed to get it from his younger generation. So, It's a coincidence that it came sooner than later, little brother, isn't this rare treasure just waiting for you!"

Chu Chen smiled, this kind of words can only be ignored, let alone Kangxi, if this thing can be related to Tang Minghuang, he can push the time of the invention of cloisonne to the Tang Dynasty.

The stall owner saw that Chu Chen was looking at things to himself, and then praised the horseshoe statue, and then kept silent. After all, everything is too much. If the customer is tired of listening and walks away, then The gain outweighs the loss.

When Chu Chen finished reading the things, the stall owner quickly asked: "Little brother, do you like this thing? Let me tell you, this kind of treasure, if you walk through this village, there will be no such shop! If you like it, We can also negotiate the price."

Chu Chen put the things back in place, smiled slightly and said, "Boss, I remember the cloisonne from the Kangxi period, it must have trachoma."

The stall owner laughed when he heard the words, and said calmly, "Isn't this thing from the imperial court? Since it is from the imperial court, it's not surprising that the technology is a little more advanced."

Even he himself doesn't believe what he said, but even if such a thing is a worthless fabrication, he must say it is a rare and unparalleled good thing in the sky, otherwise even he himself will belittle his own thing , then don’t even think about doing business.

After putting down the things, Chu Chen looked at the things on the booth, and suddenly, attracted by Bao Jue, a naive jade cow paperweight came into his sight.

Paperweight is paperweight, which refers to things used to press paper when writing and painting. The most common ones are rectangular strips, so they are also called rulers and rulers for some reason.

Of course, the original paperweights did not have a fixed shape. It originated from the fact that ancient literati often put small bronzes and jades on their desks to enjoy them. It will be conveniently used to press paper or books, and over time, it has developed into the current paperweight.

Chu Chen calmly took the jade cow paperweight into his hands. The material of the jade cow is green and white jade, and it doesn't look too eye-catching at first glance.Qingbaiyu is a kind of nephrite whose color is between white, light blue, and light green. The value of this kind of jade is between sapphire and white jade. Among the court jade wares of the Qing Dynasty, the utensils made of Qingbaiyu are the most .

Of course, this jade ox is not from the Qing Dynasty.

This jade ox is a reclining ox, looking forward, with one forefoot raised, and long and thin mane scattered on both sides of the neck, revealing a majestic demeanor naturally.

Early paperweights were mostly made of copper or jade, with images of cows, horses, rabbits, and deer.The so-called golden rhinoceros in the poem "Lu Bianxiu Sends the Moon, Stone Inkstone Screen" by Zhang Yi, a poet of the Song Dynasty, is a copper paperweight.

Chu Chen fell in love with this jade cow paperweight as soon as he saw it. The shape of this vessel is simple and interesting, and its method is simple and clumsy. It can be placed on the desk as a paperweight, which has a beautiful meaning, and it can also be used as a display in Duobao Pavilion. The project is full of wit and wit, and it is just the right gift for my father.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen asked, "Boss, how much is this jade ox?"

"Hey! Little brother, let me tell you..."

Before the stall owner finished speaking, Chu Chen interrupted: "Boss, don't be ridiculous, I also bought it for embossing paper, so you can just say what the price is."

The stall owner chuckled, and didn't care about Chu Chen's interruption, and said, "It's not expensive, how about 500 yuan, after all, you can see that the carving is very good."

"500 yuan?" Chu Chen shook his head: "It's too expensive. Look at the material, and the green and white jade is not very good. I think it's only [-] yuan?"

"Little brother, you've cut the price too hard. I'm a small business!" The stall owner said with a wry smile, "I can't even get eighty. If you really want it, let's go for three hundred and eighty. ?”

"I really want it sincerely, one hundred and two, I want it!"

"I'm talking about little brother, I'm an early morning greedy dusk, you have to let me earn some hard-earned money, three hundred, you can take it if you want!"

"..."

"Two hundred and three!"

"make a deal!"

Chu Chen counted out the money from the bag and handed it over to the stall owner. After the money and the goods were cleared, the business was concluded.

The stall owner was also very happy when he opened the second shop, and said with a smile on his face: "Little brother, I still have authentic high-quality wolf hair here, are you interested?"

Chu Chen took a look at the so-called "high-quality wolf hair" by the stall owner. The wolf hair is indeed a wolf hair, but it is made of mixed hair. How can this kind of wolf hair write any good characters?
Just when Chu Chen was about to refuse, Liu Sizhe came over and said hello, "Brother Chen, help me see something, I'm a little uncertain."

"Okay, let's go then!..."

"Two little brothers, can you wait a moment?"

Just as the two were about to turn around and leave, an old man in sixties suddenly called out to them.

Chu Chen and the others looked back, and saw that the old man had a kind face and kind eyes. He was wearing a Chinese-style Tang suit and a dzi bead bracelet on his left hand. He seemed to have an elegant temperament. The first impression was very good.

"Old sir, are you calling us?"

The old man nodded, and then said politely: "Excuse me, little brother, can you show me what you have in your hands?"

"can."

Chu Chen didn't think much about it, and put the things on the ground quite straightforwardly.After all, the other party is just an old man in sixty armor, he is not afraid of things being robbed by him, and the dzi beads in this person's hand should have more than nine eyes, and people who can wear this kind of dzi beads will not care about this A paperweight worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Seeing Chu Chen's actions, the old man knew that Chu Chen should be someone in the industry. It seemed that even if he wanted to buy this thing, the price would not be much cheaper.

Shaking his head with regret secretly, the old man picked up the jade ox, looked it over carefully for a moment, returned the jade ox to Chu Chen, and asked, "Little brother, I wonder if you have any intention of making a move on this thing?"

Chu Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "Old man, I'm really sorry, I still have use for this thing, and I won't transfer it."

The old man quickly said: "Little brother, you might as well think about it, I really like this thing, and the price is easy to say, it must be at the market price."

Hearing what the old man said, Chu Chen knew that he should really like this thing, but he was going to give this jade cow paperweight to his father, so he could only apologize: "Mr., I'm really sorry, I really use this thing. "

"Oh, what a pity!" the old man shook his head and sighed.

At this moment, the stall owner was a little uneasy. What did these two people mean, did he miss something good?So he hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "This... I would like to ask, the material of this jade cow is quite ordinary, is there any other explanation in it?"

The old man shook his head slightly and said, "Who told you that the quality of the jade ox is poor? Could it be that you haven't examined it carefully?"

The stall owner smiled wryly: "This... I haven't really looked at it carefully, but even if it is a high-quality green and white jade, you can see that the carving is so rough, it shouldn't be the work of a famous artist, right?"
"You..." Hearing the words, the old man immediately felt that he was talking to a cow, and said after a pause: "Let this little brother tell you."

(End of this chapter)