Chapter 15 Appraisal
Yang Xin opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but when she saw Wang Gang and Zhou Chengwen observing carefully, she closed her mouth again. However, she didn't think this was a good thing.
Yang Xin has shown extraordinary talent in antiques since she was a child. In addition, she was born in an antique family. Although she is young, she is already a very famous appraisal master.
In her opinion, the wooden board in front of her should be one of a set of screens. The lower end of the wooden board, which is nearly two meters high and about fifty centimeters wide, is smooth and has no picture. The upper end is carved with a pattern, but because the dust is too thick, it is impossible to tell what it is.
It was very old and poorly maintained. Needless to mention the dust stains, the lower part was even crippled, and there were cracks in many places. The only thing that caught her attention was the paint on it - although it was covered with dust stains, it still showed a shiny light.
"Master Wang, is there any wet cloth? The dust is too thick."
Zheng Tianlong's words reminded Wang Gang that the screen in front of him was covered with stains and dust, which was difficult to accurately identify, so he nodded and found a wet cloth.
After taking the wet cloth, Zheng Tianlong carefully wiped and wiped it. When he wiped it, Zheng Tianlong concentrated on the pattern at the top of the screen, which was also the place where he saw the anger.
Slowly, after about ten minutes, the dust and stains were wiped away, showing a pattern. After a calm look, Zheng Tianlong found that it was a pattern composed of a bat, two copper coins and some auspicious clouds. The bat was located in the upper left corner, spreading its wings towards the copper coins - and the two copper coins were intertwined, surrounded by flying auspicious clouds.
"This picture is called "Fu" in front of you!"
No surprise, when Zheng Tianlong's fingers touched the pattern while wiping, the name immediately appeared in his mind.
The so-called blessing naturally refers to a bat. The copper coins represent "front". The two coins overlap but reveal the money eye in the center of the copper coins means "before the eyes". In addition, the bat flew towards the copper coins, which also meant "fortune" flying over.
This proves that this picture on this screen is a magic weapon!
What made Zheng Tianlong breath even more relaxed was that as the pattern was wiped clean, the air covered on it became more obvious and stronger. It was roughly estimated that it was at least twice as powerful as the one he sold to Wang Gang before!
After Zheng Tianlong wiped the pattern clean, Yang Xin observed it carefully for a while and shook her head gently.
"This is a rare method of picking red, and the craftsmanship is exquisite, but unfortunately it is damaged."
Yang Xin felt quite regretful. The "red-cut" painter on this screen knew it was not a modern thing at a glance, but in the antique collection that pays attention to quality, such damaged things are not worth much money even if they are old.
The so-called red picking method is a lacquer method that appeared in the Tang Dynasty. The vermilion lacquer was painted on wood or metal tires. Each time a lacquer was applied, a knife would be used to pick out the pattern of the depth and shallow patterns, and after completion, a three-dimensional image would be presented. In the Song Dynasty, this technique became more popular and was called "carved red".
"There is a door!"
Bai Jianyun knew his ability in appraisal of magic weapons, so he did not look at the screen at all, but stared at Wang Gang. When he saw a look of surprise on Wang Gang's face, he felt relieved.
In fact, although Zheng Tianlong thought that the screen was very good and powerful, the ragged look was really unappreciating. Bai Jianyun was always worried that Zheng Tianlong would misjudgment, and his heart was relieved at this moment.
"Good stuff."
After a long time, Wang Gang sighed lightly, looked at Zheng Tianlong, and said, "Master Zheng, congratulations on finding another good thing."
Yang Xin was stunned for a moment. She had already put a death notice on the broken screen, but she didn't expect that Wang Gang would say that this was a good thing, and it seemed to be a great thing. In extreme shock, she couldn't help but blurt out:...
"Ah, good stuff? How is this possible?"
However, she immediately realized that she was too rude to speak like this, and quickly continued, "Sorry, I'm so surprised."
Shaking his head, Zhou Chengwen smiled and said, "Xin'er, it's not your fault. From the antiques, this is naturally not a good thing, but it's different from the perspective of magic tools."
Wang Gang didn't care about Yang Xin's words. Zhou Chengwen was right. This screen was indeed worthless from the perspective of antiques, but the magic weapon was different. He looked at Zheng Tianlong and said:
"Master Zheng, this is a good thing, but I can't quite figure out what era it is. I wonder what your opinion is?"
Wang Gang has been studying Feng Shui magic tools for a lifetime and has his own set in identification. The most important thing is to hope.
When Zheng Tianlong wiped away the dust and stains, the pattern on the screen suddenly seemed to be hit by a beam of strong light, showing a huge momentum: the bat on the upper left seemed to flap his wings and be about to fly, and money seemed to appear on the auspicious clouds... All this shows that this is definitely a rare magic weapon.
However, when facing this magic weapon, Wang Gang hesitated, not knowing which dynasty it came from.
"Yes, I'm not sure about this magic weapon. It's possible for the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty and even Qing Dynasty."
Zhou Chengwen also nodded, obviously he was also confused about this issue.
"Duan Gaolu's "Bihulu" once recorded that 'red bats came out of Longzhou', which was a record of the Tang Dynasty for red bats. The red bats agreed with 'Hongfu', so they were sought after by everyone."
If it was Zheng Tianlong before, he really couldn't say this, but yesterday he accidentally got the inheritance of the white dots from the Feng Shui array when he was at the entrance of Tongfangzhai's shop. He had a deep study of the Feng Shui arrays and magic tools related to bats, and it was not difficult to explain at this time.
"The bats on this pattern are red, so it is naturally possible that they were from the Tang Dynasty."
Zhou Chengwen nodded secretly, and his doubts came from this.
"However, this only means that this magic weapon was from the Tang Dynasty."
Yang Xin couldn't help but interrupt. The record quoted by Zheng Tianlong can only prove that the worship of red bats appeared in the Tang Dynasty as early as the Tang Dynasty. This picture was from the Tang Dynasty, but there were many dynasties after the Tang Dynasty. Which one could not be determined based on this point alone.
The lacquer worker method of red picking originated in the Tang Dynasty, which also only means that this painting was from after the Tang Dynasty.
"Yes, this alone doesn't tell the problem."
Wang Gang looked at the bat on the screen and fell into deep thought. The dynasty of magic weapons is closely related to their value. Generally speaking, the older it is like antiques, the more valuable it is. After the Tang Dynasty, it may be as many as hundreds of years, decades or even years. The value here is a little far behind.
"Because the bat's homophonic sounds of 'Fu', it is widely used in magic tools. However, bats on magic tools in different periods have different characteristics in terms of shape. In the Qing Dynasty, bats were widely used in furniture, and screens were also one of them. At this time, bat patterns can be divided into two categories in terms of shape, one is inverted and the other is inclined flying."
Speaking of this, Zheng Tianlong suddenly remembered something. The bats in the Feng Shui array of Wufu Linmen at the entrance of Tongfangzhai Shop are also considered slanted flying. Does this mean that the Feng Shui array of Tongfangzhai was also arranged in the Qing Dynasty?
However, he immediately shook his head. Now is not a good time to investigate when the Feng Shui array of Tongfangzhai was arranged.
"Not to mention the upside-down style, the bat in front of us is inclined flying style. Although the lines of the eggshell-like body are very simple, they are also very specific, mainly based on the head, the wings are flat on both sides, and the wing tails are closed forward. These characteristics are so distinct that they will only appear in furniture in the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, I think this magic weapon is from the Qing Dynasty."...
"rational."
As soon as Zheng Tianlong finished speaking, Zhou Chengwen immediately agreed.
"Haha, it's not just reasonable, it should be quite accurate."
Wang Gang also nodded gently. They are all masters of Feng Shui magic tools, and they have a lot of knowledge and experience. If they have enough time, even without everything Zheng Tianlong said, they can identify the accurate era of the magic weapon on the screen. Now that Zheng Tianlong's reason is released, they will immediately know that the dynasty of the magic weapon in front of them is definitely from the Qing Dynasty.
Because she didn't know anything about magical instruments, Yang Xin didn't speak out when Zheng Tianlong and Wang Gang and Zhou Chengwen discussed which dynasty the magical instrument was in front of her. But the more she heard it, the more surprised she became. If she hadn't been in Tongfangzhai's magical instrument shop at this time, she would have thought that Zheng Tianlong was not identifying magical instruments but antiques!
Looking at the magic weapon in front of him that Zheng Tianlong called "Blessings in front of him", Yang Xin felt aroused, and suddenly remembered a question. She couldn't help but take a step forward and carefully observe the red bat.
"What's wrong, Xin'er?"
Zhou Chengwen was stunned for a moment, not knowing why Yang Xin suddenly did this.
After a while, Yang Xin took a step back and raised her head and said, "I also think this is a screen from the Qing Dynasty."
"Ah? Why do you say that?"
Zhou Chengwen, the person present, knew Yang Xin best, but in his memory, Yang Xin was a good player in antiques, but he was not very satisfied with magic tools.
"The lacquer craftsman of red originated in the Tang Dynasty, but the real success was in the Qing Dynasty. The lacquer lacquer in the Qing Dynasty was characterized by heavy vermilion lacquer and exquisite statues, and this bat had such characteristics."
Speaking of this, Yang Xin couldn't help but look at Zheng Tianlong. She had no interest when she saw the screen was broken before. Now, after she became serious, Yang Xin immediately accurately judged the accurate age of the screen in front of her, which was exactly the same as Zheng Tianlong's judgment.
But she immediately realized another problem:
Because she was born into an antique family, she grew up in antique piles since she was young and had extraordinary vision. She couldn't understand how Zheng Tianlong had the vision that was more tax-profit than veterans like Wang Gang and Zhou Chengwen.
"Is he born into a Feng Shui magic weapon family?"
This idea was denied by Yang Xin as soon as it appeared. Zheng Tianlong was wearing more than a hundred clothes. If he was really from a noble family, it would be impossible to wear such a bargain.
Unconsciously, Yang Xin developed a deep interest in Zheng Tianlong. She felt that this man who was about the same age as her was full of mystery.
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Chapter completed!