Antiques with golden eyes

Shen Yu took a closer look at Old Song. This Uncle Song had a very obvious beer belly. He was less than 1.7 meters tall and weighed at least 180 kilograms. He was a typical person with three heights.

He was wearing ordinary clothes. The cuffs of his shirt were frayed and the rips were full of threads.

The colors of the buttons are also different. It is obvious that the original buttons fell off and a new one was sewn on.

There is a patch on the knee of the trousers, and the heels of the leather shoes are badly worn. Judging from the overall attire, Uncle Song's family should not be very wealthy.

When doing antique business, you not only need to know how to identify objects, but also know how to "appraise people". You can judge the identity, background and financial strength of the other party as much as possible from the other party's dress and conversation, so that you can win the next bid and counter-offer like a duck in water.

For example, for the same mutton-fat white jade pendant worth 100,000 yuan, if the other party dresses decently and speaks boldly, then even if the original price is compromised, it will only cost 1,200 yuan.

If it is bought by a person who is shabbily dressed and caressing about his words, he will often have to make relatively large concessions on the price.

Are there any rich people who wear T-shirts from street stalls? Yes!

But if you have money and are reluctant to buy decent clothes, then this person has some flaws in his character. It is very difficult to do business with such a person, and it is even harder to make money. Even if the business is successful, You definitely won’t make much money.

How to "recognize people" is a big knowledge in the antique business.

Shen Yu is an honest person, and he doesn't like to inquire about people's background when getting along with others. He only knows about Lao Song that he has some pension, and Shen Yu never asks about his family background.

Everyone here is a customer. Every time Lao Song comes to the store, he asks for good tea. Shen Yu takes care of it. If he wants to see antiques to sharpen his eyesight, Shen Yu also gives it to him.

Shen Yu scratched his head and thought to himself: "Uncle Song has a good attitude towards collecting, but he has high hopes for this Tianhuang stone seal today. It's hard to say whether he can bear the blow that the seal is a fake.

"If we really tell the truth that the stuff is fake, what if Uncle Song couldn't bear the blow and passed out in the store?

"If the other person's family is unreasonable and says that Uncle Song was mad at me, what should I do?

"I only charge 200 yuan in appraisal fees each time I appraise antiques. It's not worth taking the risk for this small amount of money."

In an instant, Shen Yu thought a lot. He definitely couldn't ask for the appraisal fee. The only way now was to hold on to it for now. It would be best if the old man called him or something and left alone.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Shen Yu's face: "Uncle Song, do you know the value of Tian Huang Stone?"

"You know, every inch of stone is worth every inch. If I didn't know, how could I have picked up this leak?" Lao Song said as if he was an insider.

After hearing Lao Song's words, Shen Yu immediately came to the conclusion that Uncle Song's understanding of the price of Tianhuang stone was still a few years ago, or even more than ten years ago.

Tianhuang stone is so rare that it has no roots and no veins to be found. It has no fixed ore body and is only produced in paddy fields on both sides of a stream. It is not found anywhere else.

Moreover, Tianhuang stone is a single stone, and there are no stone veins to find. You dig out a piece of Tianhuang stone and think you have won the lottery. You think there must be other Tianhuang stones nearby, but often you dig around and dig nine feet and still find this one.

The price of Tianhuang stone has never dropped since it began to be valued in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was even more difficult to find a stone because the emperor liked to use Tianhuang as his seal.

Emperors Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing and other emperors all had their own imperial seals made of Tianhuang stone. Among them, Qianlong's Tianhuang triple seal is the most famous and is a priceless treasure.

In modern times, the transaction of Tianhuang stone does not mean that you can buy this piece of Tianhuang stone for how much money I give you, but that it is sold by grams.

It is a thing of the past that every inch of stone is gold, and one liang of Tianhuang stone is worth ten liang of gold. Now the market price per gram of Tianhuang stone is around 10,000 to 60,000 yuan depending on the quality.

That's right, per gram, although gold is valuable, it is worthless compared to it.

In the miscellaneous special sales of some well-known auction companies, the weight is only a few dozen grams, but it is normal for Tianhuang ornaments or seals that have been carefully carved by contemporary carving masters to fetch millions of dollars. On average, every gram of Tianhuang stone is almost

Nearly 100,000 yuan.

And Tianhuang works by famous ancient sculptors will sell for sky-high prices. For example, Tianhuang stone ornaments and seals carved by Yang Yuxuan, a master sculptor in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, can often be auctioned for tens of millions, with the average price per gram being close to 200,000.

Yuan.

Spending 15,000 yuan to buy a Tianhuang stone seal of almost 30 grams is simply harder than winning the lottery.

"Uncle, since the other party is selling a family heirloom, do you know what the seller's ancestors did?"

Old Song thought for a while: "It is said that he was a prefect of our Chuzhou during the Kangxi Dynasty. This seal is an idle seal of that prefect. I have checked the literature, whether it is the name, style and seal material, it is

It was exactly the same, so I bought it.

"After he bought it, the man still regretted it. He had to spend 20,000 yuan to buy it back. I said how could he regret it when the money and goods were fully paid? I asked him to sign a note that he could not regret. The man was crying while signing.

I still couldn't bear it, so I finally gave him an extra five hundred yuan."

The rise of Lao Song's theory made people salivate for a while.

Seeing that Lao Song was too involved in the play, Shen Yu sighed inwardly. If he really couldn't do it, he could only say that he was not sure, although doing so would be a bit of a loss of his own reputation.

Shen Yu picked up the teapot and filled it with tea for Old Song, and then asked calmly: "Uncle Song, do you know what seals were used for in ancient times?"

"Those who sign paintings are pledged, and those literati who write or paint have to stamp a seal to prove that the painting was painted by them." Lao Song likes to dance when talking, with spittle flying everywhere, and he is quite a famous orator.

style.

Shen Yu nodded: "You are right. Seals have existed as a form of evidence since ancient times. Their names are quite complicated. They are called seals, seals, stamps, stamps, books, and seals. There are dozens of different names.

"The shapes also vary quite a lot, including square seals, round seals, rectangles, ellipses, gourd seals, etc.

"There are countless materials for making, such as gold, silver, copper, jade, agate, bamboo, gemstones, jade, coral and beeswax. I don’t know how many materials there are in total.

"It can be said that there is nothing that the ancients could not do except that we modern people have not seen it."

Speaking of this, Shen Yu glanced at Old Song again and found that Old Song was listening very intently. He picked up the cold Longjing tea next to him and took a sip and continued: "Since the early Ming Dynasty, great poets, painters, seal carvers, and plum blossom houses After Wang Mian first created the Huaru stone seal, Shilin entered the era of stone seals.

"As a carrier of seal cutting art, seals' status has risen to the same level as calligraphy and painting.

"The combination of poetry, lyrics, calligraphy, painting, and printing has become a fashion among literati in the Ming Dynasty, just like the three stars of modern movies, TV shows, songs, and singers. They don't have too many fans."

"There are still so many speeches?" Lao Song was shocked.

"That's natural. In ancient times, who didn't have a few good seals on their desks? Even if there were a few famous paintings hanging in the study room, it would still be a suit with cloth shoes, which would not match!

"Among the three famous stones for seals, Tianhuang stone can be regarded as the first. Even Changhua chicken blood stone and Qingtian light jelly can't compare with this Tianhuang. Tianhuang has been highly praised by literati and officials and nobles since the Qing Dynasty..."

Shen Yu talked nonstop, and Lao Song listened with great interest, feeling like he had met a close friend.

This little Shen is handsome and has a good temper. It's a pity that he doesn't have a daughter. If he had a daughter, he would have to be his son-in-law.

But the people in the queue at the back gave up and asked, "Xiao Shen, can you tell me whether this seal is true or false?"

"Yeah, usually you only need a few minutes to perform appraisals for others. I've been here for more than ten minutes, why are you still talking here?"

"Yeah, hurry up. I've been watching this for more than half an hour and I haven't even had a sip of water."

It turned out that at some point, there were seven or eight people standing behind Lao Song. Everyone was either carrying a ceramic jar or holding a scroll. It seemed that they were all here to come to Shen Yu for appraisal.

Of course, there are also those who watch the fun with their hands behind their backs.

Old Song turned around and was happy, because he knew all the people in the queue, and now he felt even more happy. Riches and honors are like walking at night in brocade clothes. Since these old friends are here, everyone will know what he missed this time. I know.

"Hey, I, Old Song, can be proud of myself for once!"