A treasure-appraisal maniac

The ring in Lu Fei's hand is three centimeters in diameter and about two centimeters high.

It's such a small ring, but it's full of carvings and text.

It is indeed a delicate job to clean the dirt inside the pattern without damaging the patina.

After a full hour, Lu Fei nodded with satisfaction.

Light a cigarette to stretch your aching body and look at your fingers again.

The texture is full of green apple green jade, which has been soaked in water for three minutes, and the color can reach the level of waxy ice.

A branch of xuanhua is carved on the outside, and the side of the flower branch is full of carved rocks. In addition, there is Qianlong's "Imperial Poems on Xuanhua". ??

"The green leaves and yellow flowers are ruthless and fragrant. I will never forget the gift of Qu Zi from the general."

There is no doubt that this is the Xuanhuacui ring finger that Emperor Qianlong loved.

Some people may say that Emperor Qianlong is the most powerful person in the Nine-Five-Year Plan, so how come his finger ring is the type of waxy ice?

Hate!

What you said is wrong!

During the Manchu Qing Dynasty, jade mining was not as high-tech as it is now. It was all done manually, and the efficiency was appallingly low.

In that era, jadeite was valued for its full green color, and there was no distinction between jadeite and jadeite.

Therefore, it is not necessary that the emperor’s imperial green must be the glass type.

Although it is an apple green waxy ice variety, it is one of Emperor Qianlong’s favorite finger rings.

The "Manuscript of Qing History" records that when Emperor Qianlong was on vacation at his summer resort, he ordered the construction office to revise the drawings repeatedly with seven imperial edicts just for this ring finger, and finally the current Xuanhua Mountain Stone Map was created.

However, this is not the full value of this ring. There is also a quite bloody story in it, which adds a bit of legend to this ring.

The protagonist of this story is Huang Jinrong, the former boss of the Magic City and the boss of the Youth Gang.

It is said that Huang Huangrong slept with his apprentice's adopted daughter, Lu Chunlan, a famous actress in the magic city of Huang Huangrong's granddaughter.

Huang Jinrong for Lu Lanchun,

There was even a specially built venue called "Total Stage".

He also bought an outhouse near his home with a golden house to hide his beauty.

In this way, Huang Huangrong took his disciples to support Lu Lanchun during the day.

In the evening, he bypassed the yellow-faced tigress wife Lin Guisheng and had a private meeting with Lu Chunlan on the pretext that "something happened".

During that time, Huang Huangrong and Lu Lanchun did live a peaceful and happy life for a while.

But the good times didn't last long. Another powerful figure, Marshal Lu Xiaojia, the playboy son of Lu Yongsheng, the second-generation super-official Jiangsu governor, also fell in love with Lu Chunlan and openly teased Lu Chunlan on the public stage.

Huang Jinrong was furious. He arrested Lu Xiaojia and beat him up, and plundered all the belongings on Lu Xiaojia.

Among them is this Xuanhua Cui ring used by Emperor Qianlong.

As the saying goes, a bachelor cannot fight against power.

No matter how awesome the Qinggang boss is, he is just a gangster, but Lu Xiaojia's father is a gunman, so there is no comparison between the two.

Not long after, Lu Xiaojia sent troops to arrest Huang Jinrong.

But everything else was recovered, except for the ring finger.

For this reason, Lu Xiaojia beat Huang Jinrong to death.

In the end, Lin Guisheng and Du Yuesheng approached He Fenglin several times.

With 20% of Sanxin Group's shares and Zhang Xiaolin's intercession with Lu Yongxiang, Huang Huangrong's life was saved.

Afterwards, both Lu Xiaojia and Huang Huangrong searched for the ring ring that represented the Huang family's strength many times, but unfortunately they could not find it.

Qianlong's imperial thumb ring itself has a certain collection value, and coupled with this bloody plot, it adds a lot of color to the original.

Putting away his finger, Lu Fei began to clean the cup.

It took a long time to clean the cups, and it was already daybreak when they were all cleaned up.

This rhinoceros horn-shaped cup is eight centimeters high and 15 centimeters long at its longest point. The cup body is densely covered with bamboo patterns and fish roe patterns, which are typical features of Asian rhino horns.

This rhinoceros horn cup is in the shape of a chaff, with the head of the cup being steamed chestnut and the tail of the cup being brown.

The author used techniques such as round carving and relief carving to cut the rhinoceros horn at an angle and hollow out the interior.

The shape of the cup is a dead tree-shaped boat with numerous gall joints. The branches at the bow of the boat are perforated and flow at the tail end of the dead wood boat.

An old man with a long beard is sitting in a tree with his back leaning on a dead branch. He is wearing a long gown and a plain scarf on his head. He puts his right hand on his knee and twists his beard with his left hand. He is smiling and looking to the left with a very peaceful expression.

There is a whisk hanging on the dead branch on the left side of the figure. The carving is subtle and seems to be swinging in the wind.

The water waves under the tree surged into whirlpools, as if sailing in a torrent. The water waves were clearly layered, as fine as a millimeter, and the carvings were exquisite.

The theme comes from the story of Zhang Qian's journey in search of the source of a river.

The cha cup has a unique shape, fluent knife use, fine polishing, and simple and smooth carving. Through the author's delicate portrayal, the old man is able to show his confident attitude as if he is taking a leisurely stroll in the water, although he is sailing on dangerous water. It is a rhino horn carving. treasures in.

There is a seal inscription "You Kan" on the bottom, which is enough to prove that this rhino horn cup is the work of You Kan, a master of rhinoceros carving from Jiangnan in the late Ming Dynasty.

It goes without saying that You Kan is famous. In terms of rhinoceros carving skills, he is second only to Bao Tiancheng, the second best in Wuzhong.

The rhinoceros horn cup is not only beautiful, but also has medicinal value for nourishing energy and strengthening the mind. Since ancient times, it has been a luxury item used by emperors, generals, wealthy businessmen, and literati to show off their wealth.

The rare pieces scattered among the people, especially the works of top masters like You Kan, are basically collected in major museums, so their value has soared.

At the Jiade autumn auction in 2007, a Youkan model rhino horn carved grape and bird pattern cup once sold for 6,400 including commission.

The price is HK$500,000.

The rhinoceros horn-shaped cup in front of Lu Fei and the Youkan-style rhinoceros horn-carved cup with grape and bird patterns were both made by Master Youkan. They are equally comparable in terms of craftsmanship, but in terms of size, Lu Fei's one is better than that one. It's nearly twice the size, so the price is much higher than the rhinoceros horn cup in seconds.

Placing the rhinoceros horn cup and finger ring side by side on Wang Xinyi's big round bed, Lu Fei sat cross-legged on the carpet, lit a cigarette and admired the two treasures he had bought for 100 yuan, feeling full of accomplishment.

After putting things away, the old apprentice Liang Guanxing downstairs had already prepared breakfast.

After dinner, Liang Guanxing went to meet Xue Taihe alone. After not sleeping all night, Lu Fei took the time to catch up on his sleep.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Lu Fei was woken up by a call from Little Dog. This guy and Wang Xinlei were already waiting outside the door.

Opening the door, Wang Xinlei immediately screamed.

"Brother Fei, you are so awesome my brother."

"You know, Wang Xinyi never lets anyone come in to this house, including me, my biological brother."

"But now, that woman actually gave you her boudoir to live in. Do you know what this means?"

"This shows that Wang Xinyi likes you."

"It is no exaggeration to tell you that as long as you look at me, Wang Xinyi will definitely throw herself into my arms."

"Haha, let me tell you Brother Fei, if you capture Wang Xinyi, the wealth in that woman's hands will save you at least twenty years of struggle!"

Lu Fei glared and scolded.

"You kid, stop talking nonsense, your sister and I are just friends."

"Hehe, Brother Fei, please stop pretending."

"There was a power outage that day, and I saw what you two were doing in your room."

"One of you is my sister and the other is my brother. Why are you pretending to be like a little brother like me?" Wang Xinlei said cowardly.