Reborn Great Nation Craftsman

Chapter 116 The Ivory Mat
"Oh, Lord Guan, what you said really made me ashamed, ashamed, ashamed." Jin Ye sighed, then cupped his hands at Zhang Junping and said, "Zhang Ye, it's really presumptuous to come to the door today, it's not that I can't live, Come here to exchange two coins."

Mr. Baylor must be joking. If he is so miserable, it is estimated that in the Qing Dynasty, he would be Beizi at most.

However, the Jin surname is really the surname changed by the royal family of the Qing Dynasty in the past.

Thinking that this was the royal family, Zhang Junping couldn't help being a little excited. The broken ship also had three catties of nails, and the emaciated camel was bigger than a horse. This Lord Baylor might have something really good in his hands.

"Master Jin, you are welcome. Come, please come inside. Let's sit down and chat while drinking tea." Zhang Junping warmly invited the two into the room again.

"I don't know much about tea, so I don't have any good tea here. I just have some jasmine tea. Please don't dislike me, Lord Jin." Zhang Junping made tea for the two of them, and said politely.

"You are welcome, we old Beijingers like to drink scented tea, especially jasmine tea," Jin Ye said while taking a sip from the teacup, "Well, authentic! Especially Wu Yutai's jasmine tea is even more delicious. It is exquisite, the soup is clear, the taste is strong, and the taste is fragrant, which makes people have endless aftertaste." When Master Jin was tasting the tea, he shook his head back and forth, as if he was seriously savoring the fragrance of the tea.

"Master Zhang, you are the authentic Wu Yutai's jasmine tea. Thanks to you, you can drink it again today." Master Jin clasped his fists at Zhang Junping in a solemn salute.

"As long as you like it!" Zhang Junping hurriedly responded with a smile.

"Brother Guan, you're here today, you can't leave at noon.

Jin Ye, we met for the first time today, since you are Brother Guan's friend, you are my friend.

At noon, let's go to Qingyun Tower to eat. "

"Okay, Brother Zhang is an honest person, so I won't be polite to you, and I'll eat your meal today." Guan Jiaming readily agreed.

After a few more polite words, he returned to the topic.

"Brother, I know you are an honest person. It just so happens that Master Jin wants to sell something, so I brought it to you."

"Thank you, Brother Guan, for still thinking of me." Zhang Junping hurriedly cupped his fists to thank him.

Then he clasped his fists to Master Jin and said, "Master Jin, what kind of object is this, let me open my eyes first?"

"Okay, this is handed down from the ancestors. I have been reluctant to sell it. Now I really have no choice. I can't support myself, so I have to take it out and find him a good home." While talking, Jin Ye opened the bed sheet, reveal what's inside.

Zhang Junping looked at it for a moment, it was a mat.

For a moment, he had some doubts, whether this Jin Ye had taken the wrong thing.

Immediately there was something wrong, the color was wrong, the gloss was wrong.

He hurriedly stepped forward to watch carefully, "Jin Ye, can I do it?"

"You please."

Zhang Junping took the mat to the bright light at the door and watched it carefully.

This is a mat, which feels cold and smooth to the touch.

But this is no ordinary mat, the material used is unusual, and the weaving process is also unusual.

"Jin Ye, you are such a treasure! If you read correctly, this is an ivory mat?"

"Master Zhang has good eyesight!" Master Jin gave Zhang Junping a thumbs up.

"Grandpa Jin is worthy of being a member of the royal family, he can bring out such treasures.

This was a tribute to the emperor back then. It is said that such an ivory mat required 60 skilled craftsmen and took 18 months to complete.

The ability to make the ivory mat only 3 mm thick, but flexible and strong, without a trace of damage after hundreds of years, this kind of craftsmanship can really be called a wonderful workmanship.

It's a pity that the craft of making mats has been lost now. "Zhang Junping shook his head and sighed.

"Brother Zhang is really knowledgeable and knowledgeable about such an unpopular object." Guan Jiaming praised from the side.

"I only occasionally saw it in a book, so I recognized it.

At the beginning, Guangdong paid tribute to Emperor Yongzheng with five ivory mats, which are recorded in the Qing Palace Building Office.

However, I don't think Jin Ye's ivory mat should be one of the five. "

"That's right, Mr. Zhang has such a keen insight.

There is nothing to hide up to now, the ancestors also had some rights back then, a total of ten such ivory mats were paid as tribute from Guangdong, but only five were finally delivered to the palace.

The other five, one of which is the one in front of Master Zhang.

As for the other four cards, those who were in chaos in the early years have long since disappeared. "

"It's a good thing, how does Lord Jin want to get rid of it?" Zhang Junping enjoyed it for a while before asking.

"500 yuan." Jin Ye stretched out his hand and gestured.

"Okay! Just pay what Master Jin said!" Zhang Junping raised a hand with a smile.

"Master Zhang is refreshing!" Master Jin also smiled and reached out to give Zhang Junping a high-five.

High-five as an oath, it means the deal is done.

An ivory summer mat worth 500 yuan is the price of cabbage. Zhang Junping can’t even bring up the idea of ​​bargaining. Such a summer mat will cost 2000 million yuan in future generations.

If someone really sold it, someone would be willing to pay 5000 million yuan.

This is a royal ivory mat that lasts for a hundred years.

"Hahaha, how about it, Lord Jin, I just said that Brother Zhang is a straightforward person, and he is also a real person.

As long as the things are good, brother Zhang will definitely not lose you here. "Guan Jiaming said with a big smile.

Zhang Junping's straightforwardness made him, the middleman, very face-saving.

"I also want to thank Brother Guan for bringing me such a good treasure.

For me, the most precious thing about this ivory mat is not its historical value, but the craftsmanship of the object itself.

If such a craft is understood through research, it will be a valuable asset.

It's a pity that the mountains and rivers are broken, and hundreds of years of wind and rain have caused many precious craftsmanship to be buried in the long river of history. "Zhang Junping shook his head and sighed.

After deciding on the price, Zhang Junping simply handed over 500 yuan to Mr. Jin, and then carefully put away the ivory mat.

Just like what Zhang Junping said, the craftsmanship here is very worthy of research, and if it is really researched, it will be a treasure.

Even if ivory is not used, it is also feasible to use ox horn as a summer mat.

So far, the entire transaction has been completed. As for written documents, sales contracts and the like, there is no need.

This transaction itself is illegal, and if you make a written evidence, isn't it asking for trouble?

The supplementary agreement signed with Guan Jiaming at the beginning was also to explain that those calligraphy, paintings and antiques were not bought or sold, but presented to Zhang Junping as accessories of the house itself.

After putting away the things, Zhang Junping said again: "Master Jin, if you have any good things at home, feel free to bring them, as long as they are good, I will never lower the price for you.

After all, I am different from those antique dealers. They collect antiques to make money. I collect antiques to study the traditional handicrafts hidden on them, and of course I also collect them for myself. "

This Jin Ye, the legendary Lord Baylor, really has good things in his hand, even the ivory mat used by the queen can be taken out.

(End of this chapter)