As he said that, Gao Cunzhi put the ink ingot back to his original position, pointed to the brocade box and said, "No need to say more, you have seen the theme of this set of ink ingots just now, which is the gossip diagram."

"As for the origin of the Bagua ink products, I believe you should have heard of the four famous ink-making masters of the Qing Dynasty. Among them, Cao Sugong's purple jade light is the most famous. In addition, there are Wang Jinsheng, Wang Jie'an and Hu Kaiwen. This set of ink is related to Wang Jinsheng."

"When it comes to Wang Jinsheng, I have to talk about his experience. He was originally an ink worker of Cao Sugong's family. He rose during the Kangxi and Yongzheng periods, broke free from the shackles of the Cao family, and opened a Jianguzhai ink shop alone in Huizhou City. Its ink carvings and ingenious decorations were exquisite, and soon became a master of ink making that famous as Cao Sugong and Wang Jie'an. For a while, countless buyers were seeking it."

"There are some historical records that in the sixth year of Qianlong, Wang Weigao, the son of Wang Jinsheng, was summoned to Beijing to teach the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make ink. In the Wang ink picture book, there are ten-color Eight Trigrams inks. Judging from the gold color of this ink and the painted painted leather on it, it is definitely an ancient ink of the Qing Dynasty. Those who apply gold color on the ancient ink have excellent gold quality and heavy red. If it is brass, it is a modern imitation. The gold color on it is very thick, and the gold is like a person who sees real gold."

"The lacquer clothes refer to scraping and rubbing on the ink surface. It was popular during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, most of them painted the upper, lower, left and right sides, and the front and back sides were the original color. In the Qing Dynasty, the sides were painted on both sides, and the upper and lower sides were painted. There was also the patina on the ink, which was simple and vicissitudes, regular shapes, clear surface patterns, and clean strokes without dragging water. It was undoubtedly an ancient ink of the Qing Dynasty. As for whether this Bagua color ink was an imperial product produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs or a market product made by Jian Guzhai, it can be seen from the degree of refinement of this ink."

Gao Cunzhi smiled, took out a piece of ink from it, and asked the guy to take out another ink ingot. "You can clearly see the difference between these two ink ingots. The piece I just took out is a piece of Qing Dynasty tribute ink. To the extent of exquisiteness, it is far less than this Bagua color ink. Moreover, my junior brother also found some handwriting and seals on these silk cloths that wrapped ink ingots."

As he said that, Gao Cunzhi took out the piece of silk cloth with handwriting from the table and showed it to everyone. Chen Yi also discovered the silk cloth when he was picking up the ink ingot, which was of great help to identify the ink ingot.

"There are Jigutang seals on it, and there are also comments on this set of ink. Some of the records even show that this is to hide ink in boxes in order to avoid the turmoil of the past ten years. Jigutang, I believe that all friends who know about ink know this. This is the name of Mr. Zhang Jiongbo, a famous modern collector. He loves ink making ink from various periods of ancient times. He has a unique appreciation and a rich collection. Judging from this Collection of Gutang seals, it should be Jigutang."

"So, the full name of this set of color ink should be the Bagua Color Ink made by Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. With my understanding of ink, I will never be wrong." Gao Cunzhi smiled and said firmly. The antiques that have been identified in the antique industry for decades, this set of special and obvious ink with clear origins is not a difficult task to determine.

Looking at the words on the silk cloth and the red seal, the people around him showed surprise on their faces. Unexpectedly, this set of colorful ink was actually made by Qianlong.

"Master Gao, how much is this set of gossip color ink worth?" someone asked curiously.

Gao Cunzhi smiled, looked at the gossip color ink, and looked up and said, "The most valuable ink ingot on the market now is a set of Qianlong's imperial collection of Ten Scenes of West Lake auctioned a few years ago. It was made by Wang Jie'an, one of the four famous ink makers. On the one hand, it is a seven-character regular poem by Qianlong's imperial poem, and on the other hand, it is a bas-relief picture of Ten Scenes of West Lake printed by fine molds. It is a peerless treasure. Its price is 4.48 million yuan, which is also the highest record for ink auctions so far."

"As for this set of Bagua Colorful Ink made by the Imperial Household Department, there were books that the imperial ink produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs alone required one pound of cinnabar, six taels of broad glue, three cents of ice, ten sheets of flying gold, one cent of cotton seed, three feet of white cloth, ten pounds of charcoal, and fifty pounds of coal. The obtained cinnabar color ink was only about six taels of. The Bagua Color ink produced by Wang's ink products and placed on the market, each ingot was six taels of silver, and ten ingots were six taels of 60 taels, which was equivalent to the salary of a prefect at that time, and this was just the color ink put into the market, not the imperial ink."

As he said that, Gao Cunzhi sighed and pointed to the set of colorful inks, saying: "There are two museums in the West Lake Ten Scenery Color Inks, and the imperial Bagua Color Ink has not been recorded and published by major museums so far. It can be said to be a very rare thing. However, in terms of value, it is still not as good as the West Lake Ten Scenery Inks, which exist on the inks at the same time. According to my preliminary estimate, the value of this set of colorful inks should be about two million."

"Two million, two hundred thousand per ink, is worth a house in third- and fourth-tier cities. Who can afford it? This is amazing. Master Gao, thank you for telling us so detailedly. We have really gained our knowledge. I didn't expect that a piece of ink also has so many requirements."

When everyone heard Gao Cunzhi's words, they were amazed. Two million was nothing to the huge antique market, but other things such as porcelain were worth so much that they would not be so surprised. But this is an ink ingot, a consumable for writing, a piece of 200,000 yuan, which is not something that most people can afford.

Gao Cunzhi smiled slightly, "Although ancient ink is well-made, nowadays, viewing is still more practical. In addition, the person you want to thank is not me, but my junior brother Chen Yi."

"By the way, I almost forgot, Master Chen, you said that this box was bought in Baoyuanju, how much did it cost?" Hearing Gao Cunzhi's words, one of them suddenly reacted and asked with great expectations.

Chen Yi smiled and stretched out a slap. Seeing this slap, the man said excitedly: "I bought it for 5,000 yuan, worth 2 million yuan. This is a big gap."

"It's not five thousand, it's five hundred." Chen Yi said slowly.

Hearing this, everyone watching the crowd was stunned, "The box I bought for 500 yuan has two million worth of colored ink. This is incredible. If I were me, I would probably not be able to see that the box was weird."

"This box was bought by Master Chen in Baoyuanju. Maybe there is still a leak in Baoyuanju, so I'll go first." One of them seemed to think of something, and said with a happy look on his face and walked outside.

With this word, the people watching here dispersed one by one and flocked to Baoyuanju.

When Boss Cui of Baoyuanju found out that Chen Yigang bought, he accidentally found a set of Qianlong's imperial gossip color ink worth 2 million yuan. He was shocked and couldn't help but feel envious and jealous. He had been kept here for more than two years, but he hadn't taken a good look at the box. It cost 500 yuan, and it was exchanged for 2 million yuan. He had never picked up such a big leak in his life.

However, Chen Yi gave the money to trade this box successfully. He had no other choice but to envy, jealousy and hate. What's more, Chen Yi's identity was extraordinary. After a few minutes, he showed joy on his face, because there were only a few people just now, and 10 or 20 people rushed over in an instant, all of whom learned that they had found a leak in their antique shop and came to try their luck.

After a while, nearly 100,000 yuan was sold, which made him feel extremely grateful to Chen Yi. If it weren't for Chen Yi, he wouldn't have sold these things for a few days.

When the people from Jiyage were almost gone, Gao Cunzhi smiled and put the brocade together, "Xiaoyi, congratulations, I found another leak. Although its value is not too high, it is the only imperial gossip color ink that appears today, which has great collection value. Let's go inside and have a cup of tea and rest."

Chen Yi nodded, "Senior Brother Gao, among the antiques and cultural relics, these two million inks are indeed not very eye-catching, but among antiques of the kind of ink ingots, it should be considered a high-quality level."

Gao Cunzhi pushed open the door of the reception room and let Chen Yi walk in, then said with a mysterious smile: "It's true, but did you really not find this box that you bought on purpose?"

"Senior brother, you can't hide anything from your eyes. It's assumed that there were two pieces of porcelain in this box. I saw that the depth of the porcelain was a bit inconsistent with the depth of the box, so I was a little strange. I tapped it gently and found something strange. So I bought it and didn't expect that there was this set of fun hidden inside." Chen Yi did not hide the fact that he discovered the box, but just changed the process.

"I know you are a genius, but in the antique industry, it is hard to move forward if you are not good at it." Gao Cunzhi pointed at Chen Yi, shook his head and smiled.

In the antique industry, there are countless Oscar-level actors. The daily selling of heirlooms to help their lives, and the treasures found in some places are common.

In the big dyeing vat of antique shops, even the honest person is a smart person, he has been fooled several times.

In the following time, Chen Yi took out the glass jade he obtained in Shudu, started designing plans and carving work.

After all, his wedding date with Shen Yujun was in October this year. Now it is March after the New Year. He will go to Jingdezhen. After he comes back, he may go to Hong Kong directly. He will take advantage of his free time and carefully craft it. After completing it, he will give Shen Yujun a huge surprise when getting married.
Chapter completed!