Jianbao life

Chapter 586 Guess
To be honest, let alone Wang Xiangong, this seal was able to survive the Jingnan battle in the early Ming Dynasty, the fire in the Zhengde period, and the destruction of the Ming Dynasty by the Qing Dynasty. Shocked, Chu Chen was also extremely surprised.

Liu Sizhe took a very careful look at this seal, and then said dumbfounded: "No matter how I look at it, I think this seal is real! However, this is Zhu Biao's seal... Wait, will this seal be real?" He was buried with him, so he survived?"

"It seems possible!" Wang Xiangong frowned and thought for a while, thinking that this might be the reason.

Chu Chen shook his head: "I don't think so, because if it is really a burial object, then there will always be traces of burial on the surface of the seal, right? I think someone took it out of the palace during the Battle of Jingnan , is more likely."

Everyone nodded and agreed with this explanation.

Liu Sizhe chuckled and said, "Anyway, the seal is real. As for how it was passed down, we are not historians. Why do we know so well? As for the orderly theory of inheritance that is emerging in the antique market, it is a matter of opinion. A wise man sees his wisdom!"

"You can't say that. You still need to study what should be studied. As for the orderly inheritance..." At this point, Chu Chen couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

During this period of time, some so-called "experts" in the antique market played up the so-called orderly theory of cultural relics inheritance.In fact, to put it bluntly, it is to turn some cultural relics without inheritance stories into moving stories to tell people who don't know the truth and collectors to listen to them.

This is actually the same as the peddler telling stories in the antique market, and its purpose is to make more money for hype.

To be specific, it is not that experts and certain treasure holders colluded internally and externally, and echoed each other from afar.It is the collusion between certain experts and foreign cultural relic dealers.As a result, driven by interests, some cultural relics of unknown origin have to write beautiful and touching inheritance stories for the Chinese people, in order to achieve the purpose of hype.

A general manager of an auction company once said: "The most common Ding kiln plain porcelain is dirty and old, but if it is found in the market, every label attached to it will double its value, because it has witnessed From Qing palace collections to contemporary history, this is the market force of 'orderly inheritance'."

In fact, speaking of it, a piece of cultural relics and antiques has passed through the hands of many collectors for hundreds of thousands of years. It is impossible to have a very detailed record. List them all?
Since even museums don't deliberately pursue orderly inheritance, why should buyers care about these things?
Don't listen to stories when buying antiques, this is something that many people know, so why do they pay attention to this point at the stalls, but when it comes to auctions, many people are convinced?Moreover, speaking of it, some people say that things are inherited in an orderly manner, but how much strong evidence can he produce?
Therefore, Chu Chen believes that if something is true, it is true. If it is false, then no matter how good a story you tell, it cannot turn false into true.Even if it is true, it is better not to listen to those so-called stories. An ordinary antique, based on a beautiful story, the price will be several times more expensive. Isn't it wrong to pay this money?
Liu Sizhe said with a smile: "It's good to study it, but there is no clue for this thing!"

Duan Kun said: "Who says there is no clue, isn't Wang Xiaoshan's house a clue? I will make a call later and ask the person who will go tomorrow to ask for help. Maybe I can find something!"

Liu Sizhe snorted and said: "Come on, I think there is little hope, his family can even forget the formula to open the box, how likely do you think it is to remember the origin of this seal?"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "That being said, it's okay to ask, we can be regarded as doing our best and obeying the destiny..."

When the car arrived in Fucheng, everyone first found a place to live. They finally came to Fucheng and had to have fun no matter what. However, Wang Xiangong planned to take the plane back to Beijing tomorrow morning because of family affairs.

So, in the evening, everyone had a good meal of local delicacies at the restaurant recommended by Duan Kun, and then due to the fatigue of the journey, everyone went to rest early.

The next day, after bidding farewell to Wang Xiangong, Chu Chen and others began to visit the second largest city in the western province.

Fucheng is a city with a long history and outstanding people.This is the hometown of Leizu, the concubine of the Yellow Emperor and the mother of silk, and the birthplace of Dayu.The world's earliest model of human meridians has been unearthed here, and it is one of the birthplaces of acupuncture and moxibustion in Chinese medicine.

Throughout the ages, this land has been full of humanities and talents, and has bred countless outstanding figures such as Li Bai, Ouyang Xiu, Wen Tong, Li Tiaoyuan, Sha Ting, Deng Jiaxian, Feng Dashi, Sima Xiangru, Yang Xiong, Jiang Wan, Song Zheyuan, Du Fu, Wang Bo, etc. , Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, etc. all left important relics or works here.

As a city with splendid culture and beautiful scenery, there are many places to visit, but the four of Chu Chen are not very familiar with Fucheng, so they found a tour guide temporarily.

I followed the tour guide to visit the scenic spots in Fucheng City for a day. On the second day, the four of them did not continue to play, because the tour guide said yesterday that today is Saturday, and the antique market in Fucheng will be held this morning.

As practitioners and lovers of antiques, of course Chu Chen and the others could not miss such an opportunity, so the four of them got up early in the morning. After breakfast, Hu Yong drove them and asked for directions several times. Finally found the antique market that the tour guide said.

According to the tour guide yesterday, this antique market was officially opened in 1995. Although the place is small and there are only nearly 50 stores, the popularity here is very high.

When the four of them arrived there, they found that, as the tour guide had said, there were huge crowds of people and numerous stalls, with everything from porcelain, calligraphy and painting, coins, jade, miscellaneous items, etc. on them.

Seeing this situation, except for Hu Yong, the other three became excited.But antiques are like this. Almost nine out of ten pieces are fake. After seeing a few things, the three of them gradually calmed down.

On occasions like rushing to the market, hawkers who shovel the ground must be indispensable.

The so-called land shoveling refers to people who don’t open their own shops, go to the countryside to collect goods, or are people who rob ancient tombs.They get the goods and then sell them to various merchants, or sell them in the market themselves. People in the industry call them "guerrillas", also known as "shoveling land", or simply "shovels".

The composition of the shovels is relatively simple, and almost all of them are native rural people, or they used to collect rags, or they were lazy people who wandered around. One day, they saw that the antique business was very profitable, so they got infected and entered.Of course, there are also those who are influenced by relatives and friends and learn art from teachers.

Generally speaking, some more professional shovels are familiar with the road running, and they will secretly remember where they like to sell things and where there are better products that cannot be bought. Of course, such news is generally kept secret from their peers.The reason is very simple, if you tell others, you will fight for the sale, and it is very likely that the owner will be shocked, and the item will be even more difficult to buy.

Generally, the shovels have been moving around the countryside all year round, and most of the goods they receive are low-end goods. Why is this so?The reason is equally simple. There are few good things in the world. Although the countryside is vast, it has always been a concentrated area of ​​economic backwardness.

Even if there are a few wealthy ones, most of whom are bumpkin landlords who live on austerity by collecting some rent, they have neither the strength nor the interest to spend a lot of money to buy good things to put in their homes.What's more, the rural area is vast and the law and order are poor. If there are really good things, if the bandits find out, the family may be ruined.

Of course, the countryside is so big after all, so it cannot be said that there are no good things at all, but the shovels all have one characteristic in common, that is, goods come and go, and they operate on a small budget.Some shopkeepers with good eyesight go to them to receive goods during the free time in the market, and some gain mutual trust and form friendly relations, and will take the initiative to call once they get some decent goods.

For example, Chu Chen knew several professional shovels, and would contact him if the other party had something good.

In view of the above reasons, after many shovels come to the market, most of the goods on display are garbage left after being selected by experts.

But if everything is sparse, there will always be people who slip through the net, not to mention that there are many hawkers who shovel the ground, and the goods they sell are full of tricks. The so-called masters of antiques will certainly not be omniscient and omnipotent like Chu Chen. Experts in this area generally have their weaknesses, so many opportunities are left behind.

For these opportunities, the talents who rush to the market and Taobao are always happy, rushing to get more opportunities.

Because he has been a hawker for nearly five years, Chu Chen has a little experience in distinguishing professional shovels. For example, the one in front of him, from the things on his stall and the communication with the surrounding customers, Chu Chen guessed that he should be A more experienced professional shovel.

Generally, experienced business shovels come to the market and always bring some good stuff. Chu Chen felt that if they came early, the other party might have something, so he planned to check it out.

But the stall owner was negotiating business with other people, so Chu Chen was going to look at the things on the stall first.

Since it is a shovel, there must be various kinds of things. The things on the stall here are like this, ranging from large porcelain vases and Buddha statues to small bracelets (bracelets) and coins.

Of course, most of the things on the stall were ordinary goods, but there were not many fakes, which was one of the reasons why Chu Chen felt that the stall owner was a senior shovel.

"Brother Chen, what is this?" As soon as Chu Chen squatted down, Duan Kun found something he liked and handed it to Chu Chen and asked.

Chu Chen took the things and took a look. It turned out to be a pair of incense balls. After looking at the things, he said casually:
"This is a pair of incense balls. If it's not expensive, you can buy them and give them to Zhenzhen."

(End of this chapter)