Only then did Mr. Song confirm that this chair could be sold for 3,000 yuan, but the chair had to be sold before it could be obtained. Before it was sold, the chair was still an ordinary chair, but for him who had lived in Chenjia Village all his life, it was difficult to sell the chair. Mr. Yu Song said to Chen Dong, "Xiaodong, you have a lot of reading and knowledge. What are the ways to sell this chair as soon as possible."

Chen Dong smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Song, this chair looks so good and has a rare workmanship. It's sold at the antique city, and it's easy to sell for 3,000 yuan. Otherwise, in a few days, I'll ask a friend from the antique circle to come to the village to receive the goods, but the price may not be that high, after all, they have to make a little profit."

After hearing Chen Dong's words, many villagers let down their hearts. Before, everyone was unsure and everything was false before they got the money. When Chen Dong would introduce a friend from the antique circle to come to the village to receive goods, everyone was relieved. Although the price was sold a little less, they felt very firm.

"Okay, thank you, Xiaodong." Uncle Song's white beard trembled with a trembling smile, revealing his incomplete teeth.

Song Ping struggled to lift the chair, his steps trembling.

Two young men came out of the villagers to help Song Ping carry the chair to his house.

After Uncle Song left, a middle-aged woman came over with a bamboo basket.

"Xiaodong, help me see if these things are worth some money?" The middle-aged woman gently placed the bamboo basket on the table and said to Chen Dong.

"There are quite a lot of things." Chen Dong took out the things in the bamboo basket and placed them on the table.

First, take a few bowls and plates aside. These bowls and plates are the same as those brought by Chen Dashou, with no patterns, simple and rough workmanship, and the ingredients are just ordinary dirt. They are very valuable for ordinary people to eat and serve dishes.

Many people believe that the older the age of things, the higher the value, and this cognition is wrong. A thing, measuring the value of the things not only depends on the age of things, but also the value contained in the things themselves, the number of existences, the value of culture contained, art and the meaning it represents, etc.

Remove the bowls and plates from the bamboo basket, and there is also a clay pot inside.

Chen Dong held the pottery jar and weighed it. It was a bit heavy, with green glaze, and the bottom foot and edge were flint red. Some animals on the edge had different patterns, but they were a little blurry. You could vaguely identify a lying tiger and a running deer.

"Aunt Hua, how did you get this clay pot?" Chen Dong held the clay pot in his hand and asked the middle-aged woman.

"I dug out the soil in the field a few years ago. I saw that the pottery jar was very complete, so I used it to decorate something." Aunt Hua said to Chen Dong.

Chen Dong picked up the clay pot and sniffed it in his nose. He could smell the pickled radish, and there were water stains inside. It was supposed that Aunt Hua had just taken out the pickled radish, washed it with water, and then took it over.

Chen Dong looked up and said to Aunt Hua, "The name of this pottery jar is the Han Dynasty green glaze animal pottery jar. It has a large shape, exquisite shape, thick patina, and a long time. After more than a thousand years of erosion, the quality can still be preserved so well. This is rare. Apply green glaze on the outside, the glaze is bright, and the glaze flows naturally, forming a beautiful, smooth, and vivid dynamic beauty. At a point below the edge of the mouth, there are several animal patterns, different postures, majestic images, and certain artistic value."

When the villagers heard Chen Dong say that the pottery jar was from the Han Dynasty, they were stunned. Everyone looked at Aunt Hua enviously and talked about it.

"It's from the Han Dynasty, it's amazing."

"The clay pot used by the ancients more than a thousand years ago is a national treasure-level thing, which is amazing."

"A bottle from the Qing Dynasty on TV costs hundreds of thousands of yuan. The price of pottery jars from more than a thousand years ago in the Qing Dynasty will be at least several times higher. Now, Aunt Hua is going to make a fortune."

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After hearing the villagers were talking about each other, Chen Dong laughed and shook his head. In fact, their understanding of antiques has fallen into a misunderstanding, including many outsiders in the antique circle who believe that the older the age, the higher the value. This is wrong. For example, the price of this clay pot is actually not as high as they imagined.

"Xiaodong, how much is this clay pot worth?" Aunt Hua obviously heard the villagers' discussions and asked Chen Dong very much.

Chen Dong touched the pot with his hand. It was very rough. The surface of the pot was uneven and the workmanship was average. It was obviously made of ordinary pottery kilns. The materials were also made of ordinary clay, but green glaze was applied outside and animal patterns. It was obvious that the owner of the pottery pot was a wealthy civilian in the Han Dynasty and could not be considered a nobleman.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Dong said to Aunt Hua, "Porcelain is the most important living utensil of the ancients. Some of them are used to hold water, cook food, and store items.

Pottery originated in the early Neolithic period. The ancestors in my country's Yellow River Basin and Yangtze River Basin had learned to make pottery. It was not until the original celadon of the Sui and Tang Dynasties developed into mature celadons that pottery gradually withdrew from the historical stage.”

"Xiaodong, just talk about the price." A villager said loudly.

Chen Dong nodded. Obviously, everyone is looking forward to the price of this pottery jar and is not interested in the origin and development of pottery. In fact, the introduction of an antique often implies the price.

Even though everyone was eager to know the price of the clay pot, Chen Dong said directly, "The price of this clay pot is between 11,000 and 12,000 yuan. If you encounter a collector you like, you can raise the price a little more."

"Why? This green-glazed animal pottery jar was from the Han Dynasty. The older the age, the more valuable it should be. And similar pottery collections can be seen in many provincial museums, why is it worth more than 10,000 yuan?" a villager asked Chen Dong.

Many villagers watching had this question.

Chen Dong smiled and replied, "It is normal for everyone to say this, but the older the age, the higher the value of the item. This statement is wrong. To measure the value of an antique, it depends not only on the age, but also on the rarity of the item, its own value, as well as the cultural value and craft value it contains. Therefore, it is not that the older the age, the more valuable it is.
Chapter completed!