Antiques with golden eyes

Anyone familiar with Maolin knows that twisting the Shibazi agarwood bracelet is a manifestation of his cherished antiques.

The faster you twist it, the more you like it.

If you are completely settled at the end, it means you are determined to buy.

And if it gradually slows down, the final twisting motion at a very uniform speed is not wanted.

Many people in the antique circle know this, but Yu Maolin himself doesn’t.

Although the shop is not big, it is very luxuriously decorated. Everything that can be seen is made of solid wood and high-end materials without any peculiar smell. Together with the specially designed glass counter and lighting, it sets off the various jade ornaments inside. It’s a jewel.

"Shen Yu, help Brother Yu quickly to see if this cup is real?"

Shen Yu walked over and took a look, and found that Lao Yu was using software to slowly enlarge a picture of a porcelain, and then compared it repeatedly with a similar porcelain in the auction album.

This is a cup with a colorful peach blossom painted on the glaze.

Judging from the picture alone, both the painting work and the quality of the body are of top quality, much like a high-quality multicolored porcelain from the official kilns of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

"Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flower God Cup?" Shen Yu said the name of this porcelain after just one glance.

The Twelve Flower God Cup is a famous colorful porcelain from Kangxi official kiln porcelain.

The twelve flowers are: narcissus, magnolia, peach blossom, peony, pomegranate, lotus root, orchid, osmanthus, chrysanthemum, hibiscus, rose, and plum blossom.

A set of twelve cups, each with a famous flower and poem, is highly collectible and a popular item in the auction house.

Yu Maolin smiled bitterly: "Yes, but I don't know if this cup is real or fake!"

Shen Yu pulled up a chair and sat down, "Brother Yu, I thought you had the real thing. How can you judge the authenticity of porcelain by looking at pictures? Let alone me, even Mr. Qian and the others can't identify official kiln porcelain from pictures alone. ."

Yu Maolin was stunned at first, then slapped his forehead, "Yes, you said I was also stunned. A seller sent me a set of pictures. When I saw it was the Kangxi Twelve Flower God Cup, I couldn't sit still. Yes, I called you as soon as possible."

Shen Yu picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of black tea, pouring it and drinking it. "Whose is this Flower God Cup? An auction house, an antique shop, an antique broker or a private collector?"

It seems casual, but Shen Yu's words go straight to the point.

Without him, Yu Maolin is famous in the stone gambling world, but in the eyes of many antique dealers in Dongjiang and Chuzhou, he is a famous money-giving boy.

If there is a premise of a boy giving money, then there is knowledge about the origin of this Flower God Cup.

The auction house is okay, but if you switch to the other three, there is a possibility of cheating.

Yu Maolin scratched his head, "This is a bit embarrassing to say. Last time I went to Shangshu Town below the Dongjiang River to buy an old house and bought some porcelain and ancient coins at a price higher than the market price. In the end, I was regarded as the God of Wealth. This This time someone wanted to sell an antique handed down from their ancestors, so why didn’t they take the initiative to call me!”

"Shangshu Town is not far away. It's only noon now. Let's just drive there and have a look!" Shen Yu gave a suggestion.

"Okay! Wait for me to get some cash!"

Yu Maolin quickly opened the safe, took out 500,000 in cash, put it into his suitcase, took two bank cards and put them into his wallet, and walked out of the store with Shen Yu.

"By the way, Shen Yu, do you think that someone like me who is obsessed with collecting and likes to walk around the streets and dig out old houses in search of good objects has contributed to the protection of antiques?"

Shen Yu nodded, "Walking around the streets and digging out old houses can indeed protect antiques from a certain perspective, because it can let many people know that antiques are valuable.

For example, if the seller does not know how valuable an ancient book is, it is likely to be thrown away in a corner and eaten by insects and rats, or even sold as scrap newspapers.

But once you know that ancient books are valuable, you will naturally put them away carefully.

Let’s go shopping for porcelain today, so let’s talk about the “Yuan Blue and White Yuchi Gong Riding the Savior Jar”. This is a rare treasure among Yuan blue and white, and it can be said to be a national treasure-level blue and white porcelain.

But from an ordinary porcelain jar to being identified as a national treasure, it is very legendary.

This jar was discovered in a county-level city in Guangxi Province in the 1980s. At that time, a training center was being built. When the ground was being leveled, a bulldozer rolled out a large blue and white jar.

Because they just found such a jar and it wasn’t an ancient tomb, no one cared about it.

After the building was completed, the large blue and white jar was placed in the corridor, and then placed in a corner of the office, where it remained for several years.

Later, with consent, someone took it home to grow flowers and put seeds. A few years later, the county collected cultural relics, and the jar was handed in. It took another two years for an expert group from the State Administration of Cultural Heritage to identify the Yuan blue and white jar as a national treasure. .

If it were now, everyone knew that blue and white porcelain was valuable, and would definitely protect it as soon as it was discovered.

Just imagine, if that big jar was accidentally broken by someone in the corridor, we would never see this national treasure again."

The two of them walked and talked for more than 20 minutes before leaving the Dongjiang Jade Market.

After walking out of the market, Shen Yu slapped his thigh, and then said with a wry smile: "Brother Yu, let's just talk. My car is parked in the east gate parking lot. We go out to the south gate. Come on, let's take a taxi back. ."

"No, Shen Yu, please wait for me at that coffee shop. I'll come as soon as I go. I'll drive this time." Yu Maolin pointed to a small shop called Anxin Cafe.

Since Yu Maolin said to drive, let him go. Shen Yu went to the cafe and ordered a drink. He looked at the time and found that it was 13:05.

After getting up to check out, Shen Yu came to the stop sign outside the door. Before waiting for three minutes, a pickup truck came from a distance like lightning. With a sudden brake that made people feel sad, the pickup truck stopped firmly in front of Shen Yu. Before.

The electric window rolled down, and Yu Maolin shouted with a smile: "Shen Yu, get in the car."

Shen Yuxing's eyes widened, "Isn't that right, Brother Yu? It's just to see a cup, and you actually drive a pickup truck? Do you want to buy someone else's house too?"

Yu Maolin said bitterly: "Last time I went to Shangshu Town, I came across a cabinet of red rosewood. I negotiated a deal of 80,000 yuan. I paid a deposit of 5,000 yuan and wrote the receipt, and then I went to the town to hire a truck.

"Guess what? I hired a truck to pull out the cabinet, but the old man sold the cabinet to someone else for 120,000 yuan.

"I was so angry that after saying a few words to him, a bunch of young people in their twenties wanted to beat me up. If I hadn't known a few prestigious uncles in the village, I would have really suffered a big loss that day. Fortunately, I got five thousand yuan. In the end, it was returned to me. Well, I saw the old furniture this time, and I took it away after buying it."

Shen Yu suddenly realized it and couldn't help but give Maolin a thumbs up.

Shangshu Town is under the jurisdiction of Jiuhe District, Dongjiang City, and is 35 kilometers away from the center of Dongjiang City. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has great scenery.

The road was very easy to walk, with six lanes in both directions. Yu Maolin ran at the speed limit along the way, and it only took 30 minutes one way to reach the landmark building in the town: Shangshu Monument.