"I still have some impression of "The Calabash Baby", but the fairy Ruyi treasure inside should be a little different from the Ruyi we see now." Ignoring Ali's laughter, A San said to Jia Sidao, "Actually, this Ruyi was tickling at the beginning, and later it gradually turned into a ritual instrument."

"No, it's itchy?" Jia Sidao muttered, but this Ruyi style is really a bit like itchy.

"What do you think?" Ali looked at Jia Sidao from the side and said, "The ancient working people were full of wisdom. At the beginning, if they were not practical, what would they do?" Ali said, and gave Jia Sidao a blank look, as if Jia Sidao's doubts were doubts about the wisdom of the vast number of workers.

"Haha, Ali is more knowledgeable about Ruyi. Why not, Ali, let me tell us?" A San said a little modestly, then secretly shrugged at Jia Sidao, showing a helpless look. Fortunately, this expression was not seen by Zhou Li. Otherwise, I wouldn't know if Zhou Li would explain it to the two of them.

"Okay, let you have a long experience." Ali said in a very reasonable manner, "At the earliest, when monks in ancient India were preaching the scriptures, they were afraid that they would forget the words, so they had such a thing that could write some key points, outlines, etc. on it. The Sanskrit word is called 'Analy'. I don't know what happened, but when transliteration translated it, it became Ruyi when I arrived in China. But to be honest, this thing was really itchy at the beginning, also called 'But I ask for help'. Also, it was transformed from something. We all know that before the Ming Dynasty, many ministers took it with them when they went to court, for example, when they were nervous, they were used to express words... Combining these functions, it gradually became Ruyi we see now."

"Babababababababa..." Not only A San, but also Jia Sidao patted Ali's palms a few times. Some of the other people next to him also smiled kindly at Ali.

For a moment, Ali seemed a little embarrassed.

Looking at Yanran's jade Ruyi, it is also very good. Asan seemed to know that Jia Sidao didn't know much about basic knowledge. After all, he was just getting involved in antiques and it was impossible to specify the details of specific things like Ruyi. He explained on the side: "This was specially made by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty when he wanted to make flowers in autumn. When Yanran received this jade Ruyi, he asked an expert to specifically identify it. There was definitely no problem with the things and it was very valuable to collect. However, people don't seem to like this kind of nephrite, but love the more cool jade, so it is now taken out for auction."

"I also think that soft jade is not as beautiful as jade." Ali interrupted the side, "However, my dad likes jade. There are many jadeware hidden in the store, such as jade Ruyi, and there are several pieces. However, compared with Yanran's piece, there are still a lot of gaps. Yanran had also looked for my dad before deciding to auction."

As for why Uncle Zhou did not accept it, Jia Sidao speculated that it might be related to Uncle Zhou's love for jade. The piece in front of him is made of white jade. If it is not for collection and resell it, it is naturally not too much to lower the price due to the relationship between Uncle Zhou and Yanran. Instead, it is better to let Yanran sell it directly at the auction, which is a bit higher.

Yanran's love for jade reminded Jia Sidao of Yu Feishang, who runs the jade business, but she especially loves nephrite. If these two people get together, they can complement each other in terms of business and preferences.

"Haha, everyone has their own love. Don't talk about different people, even the same person has different things in different periods." Asan spread his hands and said, "Let's take Emperor Qianlong as an example. In his later years, he liked plain and plain styles, and the craftsmanship was not so brilliant. Therefore, the palace construction office made him a group of relatively peaceful and down-to-earth Ruyi. Of course, this is also related to Emperor Qianlong's southern tour. He was old and went to many places and saw a lot of things. After returning to the palace, he felt that peace was a blessing. We can still see that many Ruyi in that period had quails, vases, etc., which meant 'peace'. Of course, the branch in front of him was ju pattern, smooth and simple, with a rather elegant meaning."

After hearing what Ah San said and combined with the historical background in his words, Jia Sidao came to Bai Yu Ruyi again, looked carefully, and his experience became more profound.

The relief pattern, above the cloud head, is a large ju flower shape, with a flat and simple white space in the middle. Jia Sidao guessed that it was probably the one Emperor Qianlong had to write the imperial title on it after appreciating the ju flower, so a blank cloud head was left. After all, Jia Sidao has also seen pictures on the Internet. However, there is no inscription in the front of him. Although there is less elegance in writing, there is a hint of the purity of the white jade itself, which shows the flawless temperament of the white jade. Moreover, the whole ruyi has a slender shape and fine craftsmanship, which makes people feel that it has a royal style at a glance.

"This white jade Ruyi should be worth a lot of money, right?" Jia Sidao asked, but the thought in his heart might be more obscure. It is probably because he was thinking about the impression Yanran left on him, he didn't seem to be a person who was short of money.

"Brother Jia, you say that, it's not authentic. No matter how valuable it is, you can still compare with your set of porcelain?" A San couldn't help but tease Jia Si, "However, I can give you some information and refer to it. Not long ago, at the Beijing Poly Spring Auction, Qianlong White Jade Imperial Secrets, the price of the hammer is 2.58 million yuan. Last year, in 2007, there was also a Qianlong White Jade Auspicious Pattern Ruyi in Hong Kong Christie's Auction House, which finally called 2.88 million yuan. This one must have reached 2 million yuan."

"It's not certain. Although Hangzhou is a provincial capital, it is not as good as Beijing and Hong Kong. Moreover, most of the prices at auction will be much higher than those in the first-tier market." At some point, Yanran had returned to several people. After hearing the estimated price of Ah San, she said lightly, "If it is sought after by collectors who do not have the strength in the auction, this Ruyi can exceed 1.5 million, which is even if it meets the expectations."

"Sister Yanran, you are so humble." Ali saw Yanran, but walked to her side, pulled her hand, and said, "My father said that even at the market price, this white jade Ruyi will be between 1.8 million and 2 million."

The intimate look made A San beside him envious, and he wanted to take A Li's place as a substitute.

I don’t know why, women always seem particularly sticky when they are together, especially young women.

Afterwards, the four of them watched a few more items and chatted for a while. They saw that it was almost noon and left the exhibition hall. After having lunch outside, they opened two hotel rooms nearby, took a break and waited for the official auction in the afternoon.

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