The Almighty Taoist of the Beautiful President

Chapter 37 Tianshan Antique Market (No.15)

The Jiangning antique business is now divided into two categories. The first is public antiques, which are subject to a merger system.

For example, the unity of selling calligraphy and painting has been merged into Miaoyunxuan.The one selling old books and inscriptions was merged into Jiangning Ancient Books Bookstore.

Those selling antiques were merged into the Jiangning cultural relics store.The characteristic of public antiques is that there are many genuine goods, but the disadvantage is that there are few treasures. Most of them are of low-to-middle quality and very expensive.

The second category is private antiques, and there are many ways to do it. Now the most famous private antiques in Jiangning, there is a saying of "three buildings and four markets".

The three floors are "Huabao Building", "Zangbao Building" and "Zhenbao Building".It can be regarded as the three famous buildings in the Jiangning antique business.

The four cities are scattered widely, including Dongtai Antique Market, Yunzhou Antique Ghost Market, Jing'an Temple Antique Night Market, and Tianshan Antique Market in Dongpu.

Li Changan and Shen Bingyue have now arrived at the "Tianshan Antique Market".

The private antique market is famous for its many and miscellaneous things. It is the favorite place for those antique lovers to visit, and it is also the easiest place to "find leaks", but it is also easier to "spot".There are people who get rich overnight here every year, but more are unlucky people who lose their fortunes, just like gambling.

Now Jiangning and the northern capital of Kyoto are called the two major antique markets in China. Once antiques from all over the country appear, they will naturally gather in these two cities.It is easier to sell antiques in Jiangning City, because the people here are richer!

It was Shen Bingyue's first visit to the antique market, and she looked around curiously, but after looking at a few places, she saw that there were "scrap copper and rotten iron" on the ground.Occasionally, I saw a few calligraphy and paintings, but they were all fakes copied by later generations.

Li Changan relaxed when he came here, and seemed quite interested, so Shen Bingyue could only walk slowly with him, even if he was in a hurry, he was too embarrassed to say so.

They turned a corner, and there were rows of shops in front of them, with calligraphy and paintings hanging everywhere. This is where the calligraphy and paintings of Tianshan Antique Market are concentrated.

Along the way, there are not only calligraphy and paintings, but also Suzhou and Hangya fans, poetry paper and letter paper, and the four treasures of the study.

Walking a few more steps, a very large room in front occupies the entire street entrance of the market. There is a wooden plaque on it, inscribed with the four characters "Jiangnan Art Garden", signed "Zhang Daqian"!
Li Changan stopped in his tracks, tasted the four big characters silently, and couldn't help but praise: "Daqian's splash-ink paintings are in a class of their own, so this character also has the meaning of flowers, birds, fish and insects, which allows him to write the plaque himself. , this one seems to have a source.”

The second monk Shen Bingyue couldn't figure it out: "Who is Zhang Daqian?"

Li Changan coughed, his face turned red, and he patted her on the head after a long time: "You, you are really ignorant!"

But Shen Bingyue's words also exposed her level. Even Zhang Daqian didn't know it, and she came to buy antique calligraphy and paintings, which is really funny.

Li Changan told her not to talk after entering, it was best to just look at it, because the current antique dealers are all smart people, and it is easy to judge their words and demeanor.

Shen Bingyue pouted her mouth to express her dissatisfaction, but she still agreed.

As soon as they walked in, they saw that the room was empty, not only was there no one there, there were not even a few calligraphy and paintings, and there were very few things such as the four treasures of the study, folding fans, poems and paper.

The owner of the Jiangnan Art Garden is a middle-aged man in his 40s. When he saw the two of them coming in, he greeted them with a smile: "Hello, did you make an appointment?"

Shen Bingyue was just about to speak, but thinking of Li Changan's instructions, she could only shake her head without saying a word.

However, Li Changan picked up a Xiangfei fan and praised: "Yes, it's genuine. Your store is interesting, um, interesting. Others' homes are full of fake goods, and there are so many things. There are very few, but all of them are genuine. This is the real antique business."

As soon as the middle-aged man heard his words, he knew that he had met an expert, and he was not an ordinary expert. A person who could tell his thoughts about the furnishings in this shop was an expert among experts!

"Sir, you are really a master." The middle-aged boss gave a thumbs up: "I happen to have a few newly arrived inkstones here, and they are all quite good 'gifts'. Would you like to give me a hand?"

Shen Bingyue couldn't help it anymore: "What is a gift? It doesn't sound good."

Li Changan smiled as he tasted the fan in his hand: "Please don't talk nonsense, this 'gift' refers to the antiques and cultural relics that the old men in the officialdom gave gifts to each other before the Republic of China. They are both antiques and gifts, so they are called 'gifts'. Gifts'."

Shen Bingyue curled her lips: "There are so many ways to talk about it, people can't understand it."

The boss secretly pursed his lips and smiled. Li Changan put down his fan and was about to open a scroll when a thunderous voice came from outside: "Hey, is the boss here! I want to sell paintings!"

(End of this chapter)