Jianbao life

Chapter 568 Lapis Lazuli

Chu Chen smiled and said, "You kid also started to take the upper-level route?"

"There's nothing I can do about it. Uncle Wang knows my family's conditions, so he's not at ease. I have to flatter him no matter what." Liu Sizhe said helplessly.

Chu Chen smiled and shook his head, then turned his attention to his hands.

The Taibai Zun that Liu Sizhe was looking for is also a typical style, but it is different from the traditional porcelain, but made of cloisonne, which is very rare.It was precisely because Liu Sizhe was not very familiar with it that it was a cloisonne utensil, so he asked Chu Chen to help.

The copper body of the vessel is gilt, and the outer wall is decorated with the eight-treasure lotus pattern with cloisonné enamel. The decoration is rich and auspicious, and the color is bright and exquisite.

Chu Chen observed carefully, and found that in terms of its production technology and characteristics, it should be a work of the Qing Dynasty court. However, the production time of this object should be in the late, middle and late periods. Because of national power, the overall level is not as good as that of the Qing Dynasty. Overall, it's still a pretty good item.

Chu Chen secretly gave Liu Sizhe a look, and then said: "This thing is so-so, if it's expensive, don't buy it."

Because of the tacit understanding between him and Chu Chen, Liu Sizhe immediately understood that this item was genuine and should not be of high value.With an idea in mind, he asked the stall owner, "Boss, how do you sell this thing?"

The stall owner also heard what Chu Chen said, but in business, it is impossible for customers to say that it is worthless, so he also lowered the price accordingly, so he said with a smile: "Little brother, your eyesight is really good, this thing ..."

Liu Sizhe hastily interrupted the stall owner and said, "Stop, stop! Stop telling the story and give me a real price!"

The stall owner said with a smile: "It seems that the little brother is also a professional, I will give you this number!"

As he spoke, he slowly stretched out three fingers.

"Thirty?" Liu Sizhe said pretending to be stupid.

"I'm talking about [-]!" The stall owner said dumbfoundedly: "This is a Taibai Zun made by the Qing court. How could it be only worth [-]?"

Chu Chen chuckled lightly and said, "Boss, this Taibai Zun has a thin carcass, bright colors and floating feeling, and rough workmanship. It is obviously a work of the Republic of China. How could it be made by the Qing Dynasty court? I think it is worth a thousand dollars." Otherwise, how could there be such an outrageous price of [-]?"

"That's right, I think 800 yuan is about the same." Liu Sizhe took over the conversation.

Originally, the stall owner was not sure about the age of this Taibai Zun. After being told by Chu Chen, he was not so confident, but eight hundred still did not meet his expectations, so he shook his head again and again: "Eight hundred is impossible, at least Three thousand..."

Next, Liu Sizhe and the stall owner had a hard time talking, and when the price reached [-], the stall owner insisted on the price without wavering at all.

Liu Sizhe was quite satisfied with the price, and after seeing Chu Chen nodding, he agreed.

After the stall owner took the money and wrapped the things up and handed them to Liu Sizhe, Chu Chen pointed to a Buddha statue on the stall and asked, "Boss, can you give me a price for the blue warm stone Guanyin statue?"

Hearing this, the stall owner rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Little brother, this is not blue warmstone, but lapis lazuli."

Chu Chen snorted and said, "Return the lapis lazuli? If it's really lapis lazuli, why are you still putting it here? Just go to the auction. Since you think it's lapis lazuli, then I don't want it either."

After finishing speaking, he put on a gesture of ready to leave.

The stall owner quickly said with a smile: "Little brother, don't go, I haven't made an offer yet!"

Chu Chen frowned slightly, and asked, "How much? Let me tell you, if the price is outrageous, I'll leave immediately."

"Three thousand!" The stall owner also extended three fingers, but the price he offered was ten times lower than before.

"Three thousand? I think three hundred is about the same!" Chu Chen pouted.

The stall owner said with an exaggerated expression: "Little brother, what you said, although this blue heatstone is indeed not a rare ore, it is also a special product only found in Afghanistan. How can you buy such a large piece for three hundred? If you really want it, then I can give you three hundred."

Chu Chen shook his head and said: "This warm blue stone is not a precious ore. Although this warm blue stone is big, two thousand seven is still too expensive. I will give you one thousand and two at most!"

"No, at least three thousand five..."

The two bargained for a while, and after five or six minutes, they finally settled the deal at 6 yuan.

After Chu Chen took the things and left, the stall owner thought triumphantly: "Young people's money is easy to make, it is blue asterite, and they say it is blue warm stone. If it is really blue warm stone, I will pay for this money." Will it be sold to you?..."

Just when the stall owner was in a happy mood, Duan Kun said with a speechless face: "I said you two are too mother-in-law, isn't it just a matter of hundreds or thousands of dollars, it is necessary to spend this time with that guy. Hejiu?"

Liu Sizhe looked at him with contempt: "Explaining to a layman like you is like talking to a cow."

"Why are you talking about the piano with Niu?" Duan Kun said a little unconvinced.

Liu Sizhe snorted and said: "Who doesn't pay back the money when buying antiques? Just like my Taibai Zun, could it be that I bought it without paying back the price for [-]? If I really don’t pay back the money, the other party will think it’s a good thing, and it’s likely to raise the price because of it.”

"No way! Will the price increase?" Duan Kun felt a little unbelievable.

"There are so many strange things in the antique industry. Not to mention the price increase after negotiation, there are countless things like fairy dances. If you are not careful, you may lose money. Boy, don't charge a lot of money to buy antiques in the future. Be careful to count the money for the other party if you are sold!" Liu Sizhe patted Duan Kun's shoulder old-fashionedly.

Duan Kun waved his hand and said, "Cut! Of course I buy antiques from acquaintances' shops, unlike you who hang out at small stalls."

Liu Sizhe chuckled and said, "So you're an outsider, if you only go to antique shops, you won't have many mistakes to pick up."

Duan Kun curled his lips: "It is true that you can pick up leaks at the stall, but how can you often encounter such things as leaks? And there are so many fake products on the stalls, don't pick up leaks and collect a bunch of fakes instead. !"

Liu Sizhe said with a smile: "That's for a layman like you, let's talk about Brother Chen, we must have missed it just now."

Duan Kun asked in disbelief when he heard the words: "Brother Chen, did you miss it just now?"

Chu Chen chuckled, and said modestly, "It's a small leak."

Duan Kun said excitedly: "A small leak is also a leak. I have been in touch with antiques for so long, and I have never encountered a leak..."

"and many more!"

Liu Sizhe interrupted: "I remember you said that you have only known Zhenzhen for a month, so you shouldn't have been in contact with antiques for a month, so you have the nerve to say that you have been in contact with antiques for a long time?"

Duan Kun hurriedly shouted in embarrassment: "Let's listen to Brother Chen talk about what we missed!"

Chu Chen shook his head and smiled, and then said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that the material of this Avalokitesvara statue is indeed lapis lazuli."

"What? It's really lapis lazuli." Liu Sizhe looked surprised, and then said: "That's right, if it wasn't lapis lazuli, you must be lazy."

"You boy, don't tell me I'm rich and powerful, okay!" Chu Chen laughed.

"You are a local tyrant!" Liu Sizhe laughed.

"Here, can you guys explain what exactly lapis lazuli is?" Duan Kun asked with his hands raised.

Liu Sizhe talked eloquently: "Lapis is a relatively rare gemstone. The main color of this gemstone is blue. In ancient times in our country, it was called Qilin, Jinjing, Jinyu, Qingdai, etc. Buddhism called it Bark Nuli or Bi Liuli."

"Lapis lazuli is deeply loved by people in the East for its bright blue color. In ancient Egypt thousands of years ago, lapis lazuli was as valuable as gold. In ancient India, Iran and other countries, lapis lazuli was Together with turquoise and coral, they are precious jade varieties. In ancient Greece and Rome, wearing lapis lazuli was considered a sign of wealth."

""Shi Ya" says: "The color of lapis lazuli is like the sky, or the golden shavings are scattered, and the brilliance is as bright as the stars." Therefore, in ancient my country, lapis lazuli was usually used as a symbol of the majesty and majesty of heaven. Because of this , lapis lazuli was favored by ancient emperors and was often buried in tombs."

Duan Kun nodded and said: "I understand this lapis lazuli, but how much is this thing worth?"

Liu Sizhe said: "This cannot be generalized. How much it is worth depends on the quality of lapis lazuli and the level of carving technology. The quality of lapis lazuli is uniform in color without cracks, fine in texture and free of gold stars. Secondly, sprinkled gold refers to the uniform distribution of Venus, if the content of pyrite is low, there will be no Venus on the surface and it will not affect the quality."

"However, if the color of Venus turns black or dark, or if the calcite content is too large and large areas of white spots are formed on the surface, the value will be greatly reduced. I haven't looked at the Guanyin statue of Brother Chen carefully. How about the quality and craftsmanship? I don't know."

After Liu Sizhe finished speaking, both of them looked at Chu Chen.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "The lapis lazuli used in this Avalokitesvara statue is not bad. Although it is not of top quality, there are not many gold stars on the surface. As for the craftsmanship, it should be made during the Qianlong period."

Liu Sizhe was dumbfounded and said: "Brother Chen, you are so unkind, you actually said you only picked up a small leak for such a good thing?"

Duan Kun asked in surprise: "Is that Guanyin statue worth 10,000+?"

"What 10,000+!" Liu Sizhe snorted and said, "It should be worth at least a million!"

"This... is so expensive?" Duan Kun opened his mouth wide, with an incredulous expression on his face.

"Could it be false?"

Liu Sizhe said triumphantly: "Speaking of which, Brother Chen often picks up millions and tens of millions of things. To Brother Chen, this one-hundred-thousand-million thing is really a small leak!"

With that appearance, those who didn't know thought it was him who picked up the leak...

(End of this chapter)