Antiques with golden eyes

"Double Dragons Playing with Pearls" first appeared in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and is a very auspicious decoration.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as in the Tang and Song dynasties, some people made this pattern into a jade carving style. Later, when jadeite became popular, jade carvings of this shape appeared.

The jade carving of "Double Dragons Playing with Pearls" has two shapes. One is the two dragons side by side, symmetrical on the left and right, in a dragon posture, which is the one in Pei Yu'an's hand.

The other is a diagonal arrangement, with the descending dragon on the top and the ascending dragon on the bottom.

In addition to the different positions of the double dragons in these two shapes, the position of the fire beads, that is, the orbs, remains unchanged, both in the middle.

This jade sculpture is not very big, about 36 centimeters long, and is a symmetrical double dragon playing with a bead.

On the left is a Kui dragon, on the right is a Chi dragon, and in the middle of the two dragons is a green orb. The two dragon claws on the orb are fighting for each other, but it is not a life-and-death fight, just like eating and drinking.

The latter is a small game.

The carving is smooth, and although it cannot be said to be miraculous or miraculous, it can be said to be lifelike, perfectly expressing the dragon's ever-changing, unpredictable, angry and majestic characteristics.

"Strange, how can the oil-green jade emit a pearl-sized light? It is still dark blue. This should be an antique from the early Qing Dynasty."

"Yu'an, let me take a look at your jade sculpture."

This "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls" jade carving is exquisitely crafted. Shen Yu estimates that without twenty years of experience, it would be difficult to carve such a fine jade carving.

It is carved from a whole piece, not spliced ​​together with scraps, it is a complete piece of jade.

It's just that the planting water of this jade sculpture is not good, it is just an ordinary oil-green jadeite.

The green is average, although it is green, but the green is not bright enough, and it has nothing to do with the richness, yang, righteousness and beauty of the high-end jade material.

Moreover, this jade sculpture itself does not have any patina and is 100% a modern sculpture.

Shen Yu's understanding of jade may not be as good as those who have been dealing with jade for decades, but he still has the ability to see an ordinary jade carving. Shen Yu thinks there is absolutely no problem with this.

"Then this is really strange. How can a modern jade carving ornament emit dark blue light? And it is as big as a pearl?"

Because it fell from the shelf, and the price tag on the shelf also fell off, it was all in a mess, and it was impossible to find the price tag on this jade sculpture.

But based on Shen Yu's understanding of finished jade, the price of this jade sculpture is estimated to be around 70,000 to 80,000 yuan.

Although the carving is very good, the jadeite planting water is too ordinary.

Not only are oil-green varieties available everywhere, but they are also very common in the market. To put it bluntly, the main thing that sells this jade sculpture is not the jade but its exquisite carving.

As for the one that emits deep blue precious light and has a light cluster the size of a pearl, according to previous experience, its value is at least one million.

This jade sculpture is not enough!

"Xiao Shen, how is the carving of this jade sculpture of two dragons seizing the pearl?"

Zheng Congyun saw Shen Yu staring at the "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls" green sculpture without saying a word for a long time, so he came over and asked with a smile.

Shen Yu hurriedly said, "The carving is excellent. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a master of craftsmanship. It should be from the hands of a certain jade carving master, right?"

These are the so-called polite words.

Shen Yu asked himself if he guessed correctly, this jade sculpture must have been made by the jade carver trained in Wanbaolou's own shop.

It is even possible that Zheng Congyun carved it himself.

But since the other party asked, it is definitely right to talk about some nice paintings, not to mention that it is not too flattering, as the jade carving artist himself has reached a state of mastery.

Although it is a bit of a compliment to say that one is a perfect person, everyone is happy, right?

"Haha, this jade sculpture was made by my grandson Zheng Yu. Not only this one, but also the more than one hundred jade sculptures and jade jewelry on the entire shelf were carved by that fool.

"He carves jade for the store for free, and in return the store provides him with space and shelves and allows him to sell his jade carvings.

"Of course, the raw materials are all jadeite materials that I personally saved. While I help him practice his craftsmanship, he can also make some money so that he can get married and have children, so that my eldest brother's lineage will not be extinguished.

"Otherwise he won't be able to find a wife, and I won't have the face to see my elder brother in a hundred years!"

Shen Yu's face became solemn when he heard this, and he thought that Mr. Zheng was really a kind-hearted person. No wonder Dong Pengcheng and Mr. Dong were willing to let him take care of a stall as big as Wanbao Building.

At the same time, Shen Yu also confirmed one thing in his heart, that is, Zheng Congyuan is just like himself, and his seniority in the family is ridiculously high.

The Zheng family in Chuzhou has many capable people, and they have a great influence not only in Chuzhou, but also in the entire Jiangnan business community.

Zheng Congyuan Boss Zheng was able to quickly become the number one FMCG person in Chuzhou. In addition to Mr. Zheng’s connections, the first large amount of capital was said to have been given by a distant cousin in Dongjiang.

I just heard Zheng Congyun say again: "Xiao Shen, the painting "Six Apes" has been wrapped for you. You can just pick it up from the counter later. A regular customer has come to the second floor. I have to go and socialize. You can ask someone to call me for anything."

"In addition, if you like this green sculpture, I will give it to you."

After saying that, without waiting for Shen Yu to refuse, Zheng Congyuan, accompanied by two clerks, quickly walked up the stairs to the second floor.

"Brother-in-law, the two dragons playing with the two dragons are very well carved. Why is the middle bead so dirty? It looks like it was just fished out of the mud."

"Beads?"

Pei Yuan's words reminded Shen Yu.

"Yes, two dragons playing with a pearl. How can one only look at the dragon and not the pearl?"

Shen Yu didn't take a closer look at the bead in Double Dragon Playing with Pearls just now, but focused on the Double Dragon.

This is also a normal appreciation step.

Two dragons play with a pearl, the dragon is in front of the pearl, the focus is still on these two dragons.

But if the dragon is wrong, the beads may have another origin.

This so-called orb is larger than a pearl and smaller than a walnut. If you compare it with an actual object of similar size, it is probably similar to the quail eggs that people like to eat.

However, the beads were so dirty and covered with dirt that it was hard to tell what kind of water it was.

Because I can only see some green, it’s unclear whether it’s jade or not.

After all, in addition to jade, green jade also includes jasper, Xiuyan jade, emerald sapphire, etc.

But the fact that this orb can move made Shen even more interested.

Since the beads are movable, it means that the material of the beads may not be oil-green jadeite.

"Could it be that the precious light is emitted by this bead?"

The more he thought about it, the more likely it was that it was possible. The possibility was very high. Seeing this, Shen Yu ordered, "Yu'an, there is a rag on the table over there. Take one, pour some water on it and bring it over."

"I understand, brother-in-law, do you want to wipe off the dirt on this?"

Shen Yu nodded, "Yes, if I guess correctly, the leak that my junior Shen family mentioned is this bead."

Pei Yu'an was overjoyed, turned around and ran away quite excitedly, quickly wetted two rags with mineral water and ran back quickly.

The dirt on the beads was deliberately smeared on, not formed over the years, because Shen Yu just touched the dirt on it with a rag and it fell off on its own without exerting any force.

Then, a emerald green orb appeared in Shen Yu's palm!

"It turns out to be a separate bead on a morning bead!"

Separation beads are beads on the Chao Beads that are larger than ordinary Chao Beads. There are four beads in total. There are several names, some are called Separation Beads, some are called Separation Beads, and some are called "Buddha Heads".

The old jadeite from the early Qing Dynasty is still the high-ice Zhengyang green with excellent water head, which really surprised Shen Yu!

"Is it possible that this bead was deliberately exchanged by the junior of my Shen family? In this case, this person is probably related to a certain big boss in Wanbao Tower, otherwise it would be impossible for him to come here to change the world."