“This set of furniture has an extraordinary origin!
This was built by Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao himself!" When Zhang Junping leaned over to check the furniture, Uncle Feng was still telling stories.
"Oh? Is this still a royal thing?" Zhang Junping responded casually.
The charm of antiques is that every antique has a wonderful story. Although most of the stories are made up, you can't stand their excitement.
Therefore, many people were fascinated by this story and were deceived.
Listening to stories also costs money.
"That's right, look at this material. This is authentic Hainan huanghuali material, and it's all made of aniseed. This kind of material can only be found in the palace, but can't be found outside."
"Yes!" Zhang Junping nodded noncommittally.
He only saw an Eight Immortals table, which was a typical Ming Dynasty style and the ingredients were right, it was Hainan huanghuali.
It is an object with a large door, it is very well preserved, and the patina on it is very full and shiny.
This is the first piece of antique furniture that Zhang Junping has seen that is so perfectly preserved.
Yes, Zhang Junping didn't pay attention to the story told by Uncle Feng. All his mind was attracted by this perfect Eight Immortals table.
Zhang Junping is not afraid of revealing his love, and he is not afraid that Uncle Feng will ask for a high price later.
It doesn’t matter, I’m not looking down on Uncle Feng. In this era, if you want it hard, how high can you want it?
"Uncle Feng, the set of furniture you mentioned was made by Emperor Tianqi himself, so how did it come into your hands?" Jin Yongshun spoke smoothly and complimented Uncle Feng.
"Then it's a long story to say, and I'm not afraid of your jokes. My ancestors were from the palace..."
"Can those in the palace have descendants?"
"I said, Xiao Jinzi, do you really not understand or do you pretend not to understand? Are you laughing at you, Uncle Feng?"
Xiao Jinzi, your ancestors were also relatives of the emperor. You should know that in those days, any eunuch with some power would not have a foreign residence, marry several wives, and adopt a child?" Uncle Feng glared at Jin Yongshun with dissatisfaction.
In retaliation, Xiao Jinzi screamed happily.
"Uncle Feng, please don't be angry. I deserve to be slapped for being so stupid!" Jin Yongshun accompanied him with a smile and pretended to slap himself in the face.
"My ancestors are like this. New China has become a new country. I am not afraid of embarrassment. My ancestors were the eunuchs, eunuchs and deputy general managers in the Tianqi Palace." Uncle Feng seemed to have a sense of pride when he said this.
"Uncle Feng, the Superintendent of Ceremonies is the head of the twelve supervisors in the inner palace, and is known as the first supervisor in the inner palace! Even the deputy supervisor is more powerful than some other supervisors in the inner palace!
Your ancestors only left this set of furniture and didn't leave you any other treasures?" Jin Yongshun inquired carefully while complimenting Uncle Feng.
Zhang Junping just smiled secretly after hearing this and continued to admire the two Hainan Huanghuali armchairs next to the Eight Immortals table.
The armrests of the armchair have graceful and smooth curves, and there are no redundant patterns on the whole body, which perfectly reflects the beauty of the furniture’s materials and lines. The hollow patterns are only used on the upper part of the back panel, which is carved with auspicious and wishful thinking patterns.
The golden color exudes an air of nobility.
Zhang Junping felt that he had been immersed in the charm of Ming Dynasty furniture, and the stories told by Uncle Feng could not move him at all.
Yes, in Zhang Junping's opinion, what Uncle Feng tells is a story.
It is true that the Si Li Jian was the head of the twelve eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, but there is no such thing as the Chief Supervisor.
In the Ming Dynasty, the inner palace had twelve prisons, four divisions, eight bureaus, and a total of twenty-four yamen.
The twelve eunuchs are the Si Li Jian, the Royal Jian, the Yu Ma Jian, the Si She Jian, the Shang Bao Jian, the Shen Gong Jian, the Shang Shan Jian, the Shang Yi Jian, the Yin Shou Jian, the Zhidian Jian, and the Duzhi Jian.
The four divisions are the Xinxing Division, the Baochao Division, the Bell and Drum Division, and the Hundang Division.
The eight bureaus are the military bureau, the scarf and hat bureau, the needlework bureau, the weaving and dyeing bureau, the wine and vinegar noodle bureau, the Siyuan bureau, the clothing bureau, and the silver crafts bureau.
Among them, the person in charge of the ceremonial eunuch is the admiral, and below him there are eunuchs holding the seal, eunuchs holding the pen, eunuchs accompanying the hall, etc.
Moreover, the eunuch itself is a fourth-rank official, rather than a general term for certain people in the palace.
As for the Inner Palace Manager and Deputy Manager, these were official positions during the Qing Dynasty.
If Jin Yongshun was ignorant and unskilled, he would make a joke about using the eunuch position of the Qing Dynasty to use the eunuch position of the Ming Dynasty.
Then Uncle Feng can only say that he is telling stories. Why is his ancestor the deputy director of the Bureau of Ceremonies? They are all stories. Just listen to them. If you take them seriously, you will lose.
However, this set of Hainan Huanghuali furniture from the Ming Dynasty is indeed good. Even if it was not made by Emperor Tianqi himself, it does not affect its value at all.
That's why Zhang Junping didn't speak and let the two of them talk to each other in business.
Zhang Junping looked at the armchair in silence, then turned to look at the screen.
This is also a set of Hainan Huanghuali Fu Lu Shou Xi screen, 245.5cm high, 150cm long and 78cm wide.
The screen is made of a large frame with plastered sides, and a sub-frame is used to separate the center of the screen. It is surrounded by open-carved tapestry rings with chi-patterns. The base is made of two thick pieces of wood carved to support the drum pillars, with pillars erected on top, and the heads of lotus pillars are tilted up to support the clamps.
.Two horizontal beams are installed between the upright pillars, divided into short columns. On both sides, there are tapered ring boards with openwork carvings on them. Under the beams, there are eight-character draped water teeth, and on the top there are carved chichi patterns.
There is a marble relief screen core inlaid in the middle, and the carvings of bats, sika deer, cranes, and magpies on the slate are quite lifelike, profound, and definitely the work of a famous artist.
Zhang Junping believed that his level of stone carving was a little worse than the relief carvings on the four screens in front of him.
"How is it possible? My ancestors got a lot of good things from the palace back then!
It's just that our descendants have failed to live up to expectations. Many treasures have not been preserved. Some have been sold, and some have been given away when they were broken...
Alas! I am so ashamed of my ancestors!" Uncle Feng shook his head and sighed. There was a feeling of sadness in his heart as he spoke, and his eyes were a little moist. "If the child hadn't made a fuss about going abroad, I wouldn't have given it up.
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Zhang Junping took a look at the furniture in Uncle Feng's house and found that there were quite a lot of items and they were really good.
Eight Immortals table, armchairs, coffee tables, corner tables, screens, official hat chairs, bookcases, bookcases, canopy beds, wardrobes, round stools... more than 20 pieces of furniture are all perfectly preserved.
However, these are not Ming Dynasty furniture that Uncle Feng mentioned, but imitation furniture from the Republic of China period.
However, precisely because it was imitated by the Republic of China, Zhang Junping had a reason to win it.
"Uncle Feng, this set of furniture imitating the Ming Dynasty in the Republic of China is good. It is made of real materials. I like it very much. Can you give me a price?" Zhang Junping directly pointed out the provenance of this set of furniture. The provincial uncle Feng asked for a high price.
"Oh! As long as you like it, as long as you like it! If I hadn't gone abroad for my children, I wouldn't have spent any money!" Uncle Feng's face changed, as if he didn't understand what Zhang Junping said, and he still looked reluctant.
expression.
"Yes! Every family has its own problems. It is a big deal for children to go abroad. How much do you want to pay for this set of furniture?" Zhang Junping agreed with a smile and asked.