The best perspective expert

Chapter 539
People who live and eat at the root of the imperial city seem to have an innate sense of superiority. When they talk to outsiders, they act as if they are just asking around. At the same time, they beat around the bush to make their status more prominent. It is the big secrets that the brothers and aunts of the neighbors of the family's seven, eight aunts and eight aunts work in which unit and know what kind of big secrets.

The proud pride on his face is simply incomprehensible.

After staying in the capital for so long, Han Zhenyang has gotten used to the behavior of these people.

He found that the more insignificant people are, the more they like to use this inexplicable sense of superiority as their own capital, so as to arm themselves, powder their poor vanity, or use it to make profits.

For example, of these street stalls, five out of ten are descendants of the Eight Banners, and two are distant relatives of the Eight Banners, and the rest can make up some stories about the children of the Eight Banners. , What bought two treasures from the dying old Baqi.

Believe it or not, it depends on everyone's mood and luck.

Perhaps, there really is such a thing. After all, the capital was once the headquarters of the Eight Banners people, and the Eight Banners people have been operating here for hundreds of years.

But if you really believe it, then the probability of being fooled is more than 90.00%.

Of course, Han Zhenyang would not believe what those second-hand dealers said. He protected Tong Zhenzhen and walked around Panjiayuan. When he saw something he was interested in, he would squat down and ask the price. If the price was not suitable, he would get up and leave, unless Tong Zhenzhen was also interested.

But Tong Zhenzhen is a sensible girl, knowing the depth of the water here, she just looked at it but didn't talk about it, so she asked quietly when she was really curious.

It was rare for Han Zhenyang to go shopping once, and he was in a good mood. Facing Tong Zhenzhen's question, he explained it to her with his half-bottle of antique knowledge.

Don't look at him as a half-bottled guy in the field of antiques. In fact, his half-bottle of vinegar is not much worse than some experts. There is no way, his memory is too strong, and he will hardly forget the knowledge he has read. The pictures he has seen can also be recalled, and the knowledge stored in his brain is similar to that stored in a computer hard drive.

In this case, even if he doesn't use your perspective ability, he won't be able to drill holes in the stall, because the identification of these objects on the stall really doesn't require much professional knowledge. Some of the items are one-eye fakes, and yes, some are two-eye fakes.

But it’s not that I didn’t find good things. When I walked to a stall, I found that the stalls were full of freshly made wood carvings. There were all kinds of wood carvings, and the level was not bad.

He even found a little bit of aura in some of the carvings, a very faint kind that couldn't be found without looking closely.

This made him very curious, because it is very rare for a new object to have aura. One is that the material of the object itself contains a certain amount of aura; realm.

He saw those fresh wood carvings with aura, the material is average, it is the common almond wood, this kind of wood is quite hard, it is one of the types of hardwoods commonly used for carving, but compared with red sandalwood, boxwood and other woods, Almond is hardly comparable.

Such wood obviously does not have any aura, so there is only one possibility, that is, the creators of these wood carvings are of a high level.

He squatted on the booth and picked up a Maitreya Buddha carved in almond wood. After looking at it for a while, he had to admit that the creator of this Maitreya Buddha was of a very high level and the carving technique was very skilled, but this is not the key, the most important thing is this The sitting statue of Maitreya Buddha carved in almond wood is very vivid, and the face is almost in a state of ecstasy, and it looks like it is alive at a glance.

According to the public, this seated almond wood statue of Maitreya Buddha is enlightened, the smiling expression is as realistic as possible, and there is a festive energy in the eyes that sees through the world, just like the real Maitreya. It's like a Buddha possessed a body.

This craftsmanship is simply amazing.

Han Zhenyang himself is a master sculptor. Although he mainly plays jade carving, there are some differences in techniques between jade carving and wood carving, but both are sculptures, most of the concepts are the same, and the aesthetics are similar. If you can do jade carving, you can practice a little bit. Can do woodcarving.

Therefore, when he saw this almond wood sculpture of Maitreya Buddha, he dared to confirm that the creator of this sculpture was a figure at the level of a master.

At the very least, he couldn't reach such a state when he was making jade carvings. His jade carving techniques may have reached the pinnacle, but most of what he made was similar in shape, and he could occasionally reach a certain level in terms of similarity in spirit. This Maitreya Buddha sculpture pales in comparison.

And this is exactly what he lacks.

He was still a little confused before, not quite sure which direction he should develop, and he didn't know what to do to make himself go further, but seeing this Maitreya Buddha sculpture, he roughly understood something in his heart, but he still didn't understand What should I do to achieve this state.

After all, he is a monk halfway through, and he has hardly studied the relevant knowledge systematically. Although he has a master, his master is not professional in itself. He even ran around the world, and now he doesn't know where he went.

With such a master on the stand, it is already remarkable that he can touch the edge of divine resemblance.

Maybe, I can still worship another master?
Such a thought flashed through his mind, and then he shook his head with a wry smile. This possibility is really not high.If it was half a year ago, it didn't matter what he did, but now he is a member of the He family, and every move he takes must consider the impact on the He family.

If it's just learning art, then it doesn't matter, but if he wants to learn from a teacher, especially a serious one, he has to be cautious.

Among other things, he must consider whether the new master will bring unnecessary troubles to the He family, in case the new master thinks that he will cause trouble everywhere after climbing the high branch of the He family, or wants to use this to ask the He family to do things Son, making a profit or something, the He family will have quite a headache.

So there is no such thing as the best of both worlds in the world. If he takes the power of the He family, he must assume the responsibility of being a member of the He family.

Thinking of this, he shook his head regretfully, and then looked at the stall owner.

The stall owner is a little old man in his fifties, with a dry body, but his eyes are very bright, his palms are broad, his joints are obvious, his muscles are also very tight, and the veins on the back of his hands and arms are throbbing. His physical fitness is very good at first glance. Well, great arm strength too.

Of course, this is compared with ordinary people. Compared with him, this little old man's physical fitness is scum.

When he noticed the calluses on the little old man's fingers and the heels of his palms, he guessed that the little old man was the creator of these carvings.

But he still asked, "Mister, are you making these carvings yourself?"

"Well, it's all of them," the little old man nodded without looking up, with a rather indifferent expression.

"Is this Maitreya statue too?" He asked nonchalantly.

The little old man looked up and continued to nod, "Of course."

"Then, what's the price of this one?"

"Eighteen thousand," said the little old man in a flat tone.

Han Zhenyang was taken aback by the price, "If I'm not mistaken, this Maitreya Buddha is carved from almond wood, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to charge such a high price?"

"The most valuable thing is craftsmanship," the old man rolled his eyelids, but he was not angry.

Han Zhenyang didn't know what to say, because what the little old man said was quite reasonable. The craftsmanship was indeed superb, but it still felt a bit unworthy to spend [-] yuan to buy such a carved Maitreya Buddha carved in almond wood, because He is not a Buddhist and has no hobby of collecting Buddha statues.

The most important point is that he doesn't like the material of almond wood.

All he comes into contact with on weekdays is jadeite, and any piece of it is a good material of medium and high-end. The market price starts from six figures and ends at nine figures.Compared with those expensive emerald materials, almond wood has no merits, except for its good hardness, other aspects are completely out of his reach.

On weekdays, when he saw carvings made of ordinary materials such as almond wood, he really didn't take it seriously, let alone the high price.

But now, on this extremely ordinary material, there is a magical and almost Taoist carving technique, which makes him feel very absurd. With such a technique, is it necessary to set up a stall here?As long as you open your mouth, what precious wood is there?Many people send all kinds of precious wood to the door.

Just like Han Zhenyang now, if he is willing to make a move, the major jadeite merchants are really willing to send the most precious jadeite materials in their hands to the capital for him to carve.

In addition, in his opinion, no matter what form of carving works, the material is always respected. If you don’t believe me, go and have a look. The better the material, the more popular it is, and the higher the market price.

On the contrary, if it is an object of ordinary material, no matter how brilliant the carving technique is, then the market value will be average, unless the person who sells it is a figure at the level of a great master, and the carving itself has a certain commemorative significance.

Otherwise, even a very brilliant grand master would sell ordinary items at very ordinary prices.

Because of this, he felt so ridiculous when he heard the little old man's quotation, because he couldn't understand why the little old man dared to quote such a high price, he didn't know if the old man was playing stupid or fishing, or Or really have such confidence.

Holding back the absurd feeling in my heart, I asked, "Can't it be cheaper?"

(End of this chapter)