Antique Dealer

Chapter 216 Bronze Vessel

"Why is it so late!" Fang Hao complained when he got in the car. Now that he is a young man, he naturally has to perform a full set of plays.

Han Yanfeng glanced at He Ming who got into the car, and then said: "Young Master Fang, I'm really sorry, it's my friend who needs to prepare. I can't let you buy the goods, and they can't be delivered home safely. My friend said, If you want, you can provide one-stop service and deliver the goods directly to the capital."

Fang Hao said lightly: "He doesn't have to worry about how the goods are delivered to the capital."

Han Yanfeng hesitated to speak, started the car and set off.

The car drove for about an hour, and came to a rural area in the suburbs. Fang Hao looked out the window, and saw many houses with big "demolition" written on them.

Han Yanfeng chuckled: "This place will be completely demolished in half a month. Most of the villagers have already moved out, so it is relatively safe."

Fang Hao and He Ming looked at the surrounding environment and made a plan for escape routes in case of danger.

Han Yanfeng parked the car on the side of the road, got out of the car, took Fang Hao and the others through an alley, and came to the iron gate of a small rural courtyard that looked okay.

"Boom boom boom!"

Han Yanfeng knocked on the iron door, and a moment later, someone came to the door and asked in a calm voice, "Who?"

"I, Han Yanfeng!"

"Bang!"

A 35-year-old man opened the door, glanced at Han Yanfeng, then at Fang Hao and He Ming.

The man's figure is unusually burly, 1.9 meters tall, like a brown bear, his arms are as thick as some girls' thighs, and he feels oppressive. No wonder he has the nickname Tie Han.

Fang Hao was a little worried, if Liu Tiehan wanted to harm him, would he and He Ming be able to control it?
Han Yanfeng quickly introduced: "Tiehan, this is Fang Shao."

Liu Tiehan nodded: "Let me say a rule first, you must turn off your phone when you enter this room. If you can't accept it, please go back?"

Han Yanfeng seemed to be afraid that Fang Hao would get angry, so he hurriedly said, "Tie Han, it's all here, what difference does it make if you can't turn on your phone?"

Liu Tiehan shook his head: "No, you must turn off your phone."

Han Yanfeng looked at Fang Hao, Fang Hao didn't seem to care: "Okay, come here, it's not my style to return empty-handed."

With that said, he took out the main phone and the backup phone and turned them off.

He Ming also turned off the phone.

Seeing Fang Hao's cooperation, Liu Tiehan's attitude improved a lot, so he stepped aside and invited everyone to enter.

As the three of them walked into the courtyard, Liu Tiehan closed the door with a more polite tone, and explained the reason why he turned off his mobile phone: "A man asked me to get the goods before, but he took a few photos while I was not paying attention. He was checked by the police because of those photos, which almost got me involved."

Fang Hao looked at the yard, maybe the previous residents had moved, and apart from some useless things, the yard was empty.

Liu Tiehan led everyone into the back room, and lifted a piece of cloth, revealing the thing underneath, a bronze ware.

When Fang Hao saw this bronze vessel, he was taken aback. He didn't expect it to be a bronze jar!

甗 (sound research), "Zhou Li". "Note" steamer, bottomless steamer. "Zheng Zi Tong" Bo Gu Tu, Zong is a utensil, the top is like a steamer, which can be used for cooking, and the bottom is like a 鬲, which can be used for cooking. The cover is also two utensils.

It can be seen that 甗 is a kind of cooking utensil, and its function is equivalent to that of a steamer.At first, it was made of pottery, and then copper gradually appeared, which was popular from the Shang Dynasty to the Warring States Period.Divided into upper and lower parts, the upper part is used to hold rice, called steamer, and the lower part is a ge, which is used to boil water. There is a grate in the middle, which is separated from the ge. Heat up the fire.

It is very important to form a set of ritual utensils with tripod, gui, bean, pot, plate and yi.

When Han Yanfeng saw this bronze jar, a hint of shock flashed in his eyes. He had also seen it in a museum, knew its value, and the consequences of being found by the police. Obviously, he did not expect that the big thing Liu Tiehan said The goods are this thing, and I can't help feeling a little anxious, praying that there will be no problems during the period.

Fang Hao said, "Can I see it?"

Liu Tiehan nodded: "Please go ahead."

Fang Hao bent down and looked at it carefully. The mouth, double upright ears, and three-hoofed feet should be about 60 centimeters high, and the ear width is about 40 centimeters. It is huge.The catchy wide edge and the 81-character inscription on the inner wall are well preserved and clear, and have extremely high historical and artistic value.

In addition, the neck is decorated with animal-mask patterns composed of Kui patterns, the abdomen is decorated with deformed three-shaped Kui patterns, the lower waist is decorated with three-legged Li-shaped legs, and the bell is decorated with gluttonous beast-mask patterns.

On the whole, this jar has a fine pattern and a thick carcass. It is the larger one among the copper jars, and the whole body shows very obvious unearthed characteristics. The unearthed time should not be long, and it was unearthed in the north.

Fang Hao carefully identified the inscription, which recorded the time, place, bridesmaid, the recipient, the words of command, the words of praise, the author, and the words of best wishes, etc.

In today's collection market, bronzes with inscriptions have formed a separate market. A single word is worth tens of thousands of yuan, priced at 3 yuan, and these words alone are worth 243 million yuan.

Taking some existing materials as an example, Zhongxin’s Fuzi with 21-character inscriptions in the "Archaeological Map" of the Northern Song Dynasty no longer exists. The Bosongfu of the Baodao History Museum has the most inscriptions among the known collections Count nineteen characters.Most of the Fangzi handed down from generation to generation have several inscriptions, but this one has 81 characters!
Fang Hao is not sure whether this bronze jar has the most inscriptions known today, but it is of great significance to the study of the leap month, official position, and reward system of the Western Zhou calendar, and its value is self-evident.

Combined with the exquisiteness of the bronze jar, this can be regarded as a cultural relic of the national treasure level, which can no longer be measured by money alone.

Fang Hao let out a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that the other party would actually take out such a national treasure. Just such a bronze jar can make Liu Tiehan eat a few peanuts. He is really brave enough!What's more, the appearance of such a national treasure means that these people are likely to unearth a large number of funerary objects, and these cultural relics must be recovered as soon as possible.

A national treasure-level bronze ware appeared in front of Fang Hao so easily. Fang Hao couldn't believe it. He thought it was a high-quality imitation, but when he carefully observed it bit by bit, he didn't find it at all. Flaws, this is a genuine product that has just been unearthed.

Fang Hao exhaled lightly and stood up: "Boss Liu, the item is good, I want it."

"Please come to the door, both of you." Liu Tiehan said to He Ming and Han Yanfeng.

Fang Hao nodded to He Ming, He Ming walked to the door, and Han Yanfeng followed.

"Young Master Fang, this guy is not 'small'!" Liu Tiehan had a faint confidence on his face.

Fang Hao nodded: "It's really not 'small', but the risk is too great. In addition, I don't understand. Usually there are more such things going abroad, right?"

"Recently, it has been stricter. Such a big goal can't be passed. If we have to pass it, we must dismember it. The value has a greater impact."

"really."

Fang Hao nodded again, he noticed that Liu Tiehan was looking at him all the time, he should be testing him: "Boss Liu, tell me the real price, but it's still the same sentence, this thing is good or bad, not everyone in China likes it." Affordable."

Liu Tiehan remained silent, as if considering a price that both parties could afford: "One price, 800 million, I can also send things to the capital for free."

"No need, I'll ship the things myself, 700 million, I'll take it!" Fang Hao definitely couldn't refuse to bargain.

Liu Tiehan frowned and struggled for a while: "Everyone takes a step back, 750 million!"

"Yes, happy cooperation!" Fang Hao stretched out his hand.

Liu Tiehan and Fang Hao shook hands: "Happy cooperation! How do you want to pay?"

"Give me the card number, and I can use the laptop to transfer the money in two installments, one time 400 million, one time 350 million, remember to read the text message." Fang Hao took out the laptop from his bag.

"It couldn't be better." Liu Tiehan took out a piece of paper and put it on the table: "Then, you transfer the money, and I will pack it for you."

"can."

Fang Hao turned on his laptop, plugged in a universal USB shield, and started transferring money. Liu Tiehan, who was not far away, also quickly packed it in a wooden box.

Fang Hao always feels that things are not that simple. First of all, Han Yanfeng is a rebellious person, but his current behavior is too humble, even if he is threatened by Du Manxiang, the contrast is too great.

In addition, it was Huang Zhicheng's reminder to him earlier.

Therefore, when transferring money, he secretly looked at Liu Tiehan's packing from time to time, hoping to find something.

At this moment, electronic salutes suddenly sounded outside.

Han Yanfeng was shocked: "What's going on, is there anyone here to do something?"

Liu Tiehan glanced back and shook his head: "This house belongs to my friend."

"Since firecrackers can't be set off, this kind of thing can also be banned. It's scary." Han Yanfeng muttered.

Fang Hao's heart moved, and he said, "The transfer is complete, Boss Liu, check to see if you have received the text message."

"Is it that fast?"

"Of course, in real time."

Liu Tiehan took out his mobile phone and saw that there were indeed two new text messages on it, and he was overjoyed: "Got it."

"Ouch!" Fang Hao patted his forehead.

"What's wrong?" Han Yanfeng asked.

Fang Hao smiled embarrassingly: "I didn't see a detail just now, Boss Liu, please open the package and let me take a look again, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable."

Liu Tiehan's expression froze, and Fang Hao looked at him: "Boss Liu, I have obsessive-compulsive disorder. If I don't take a look, I will feel very unhappy. Look, I have already paid the money. It shouldn't matter if I look again. Come on. If packing is troublesome, I'll do it myself."

Liu Tiehan shook his head and sighed: "Forget it, let me dismantle it for you."

Soon, the box was opened again, and the bronze jar reappeared in front of Fang Hao. It looked the same as how it was put in before, and now it was taken out.

(End of this chapter)