Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

  Chapter 79 Liulichang

Liulichang Street is located outside the Heping Gate in Kyoto. It is a famous cultural street in Kyoto. It originated in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, most of the people who came to Beijing to take the imperial examination lived in this area, so there are shops selling books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. There are many, forming a strong cultural atmosphere, and most foreigners come here to travel in Beijing.

  For people in the antique industry, if you come to Beijing without visiting Panjiayuan and Liulichang, you have never been to Kyoto.

  Li Mo and Niu Sanpang walked into Liulichang Street, and were immediately dazzled by the scene in front of them. Not to mention the crowds, the key was that there were many stalls irregularly set up on both sides of the road. Some booths only have one person, one stool and a piece of cloth that is not known how old it is, and various strange-shaped things are scattered on it.

  All kinds of bargaining voices filled my ears, and some were even arguing.

   "Young Master Li, did we come to the wrong place? Is the Kyoto collection market so hot now?"

   "Squeeze in and have a look when you're here." Li Mo put his backpack on his chest, and followed the crowd into the main road.

"The glazed street is more than 800 meters long. In the Yuan Dynasty, it was still a suburb. The imperial court opened an official kiln here for the firing of glazed tiles. In the Ming Dynasty, the city was expanded. It became an urban area and it was not suitable for firing glazed tiles. Later, the official The kiln was moved to other places, but the name Liulichang has been kept and has been passed down to this day.”

   "Li Shao, facing you, I feel that I am illiterate. I am still a native of Kyoto, and I am not as familiar with history as you are."

Li Mo smiled and said: "I also read from the book that the status of Jingdu Liulichang and Panjiayuan in the antique world is at the level of the ceiling. Anyone who doesn't come to visit will be ashamed to say that he eats antiques. For food."

"I can see it. This antique festival has called out many old Kyoto people. They put out all the old things at home, and they really think they can be sold for a price." Niu Sanpang stopped in a In front of the booth, look at the gourd-like thing in front of you, "Isn't this a gourd that has been dried and painted with a layer of black paint for sale?"

   Li Mo took a look and immediately became happy. The stall owner really knows how to play, and really took out a gourd to sell.

   "Let's go."

   "Hey, where can I find good things here?"

   "Anyway, I'm idle, so I'll just have fun. Let's take a look around. Diamonds and gold are all washed out of gravel. Maybe if we're lucky, we can come across one or two interesting things."

   The two stopped and went, and all the stall owners greeted them warmly. They looked at it without saying anything, just put it down and left silently.

   "Young Master Li, these snuff bottles are quite exquisite."

  Niu Sanpang squatted in front of a booth, and there were dozens of snuff bottles of different styles on the cloth, some of them were solid colors, some of them were painted, and they were all exquisite. In a small open space next to the snuff bottle, there are some miscellaneous items, including sculptures, bracelets, bracelets, and some temporarily unidentifiable things.

"Young man, you have a good eye. You can't find a better snuff bottle in my stall than mine in the whole Liuli Street." The stall owner is a man in his sixties, sitting on a stool While greeting, while smoking Xiaoyao cigarettes.

  Li Mo also knelt down and picked up one to play with. In terms of shape and feel, this snuff bottle is really a boutique, but it is just a handicraft.

   "What do you think of this one? It's black. It looks a bit like an old object. There seem to be words on the bottom. What do you think are the words?"

  Li Mo glanced at it, almost bursting out laughing. The bottom line was the four seal characters 'Prince of the East Palace'. Is it possible to have a level of fakery? Even such inscriptions can be made, and it is too casual.

Before he had time to say anything, the old man came up to him. He stretched out his head and said quickly, "Young man, you are so smart and secretive. You found out the treasures in my booth in no time. Let me tell you, This is a treasure used by the prince, and it is very valuable."

  Niu Sanpang didn't know seal characters, so he asked curiously: "How do you know that the prince used it?"

   "Look, isn't there four words engraved on the bottom of the snuff bottle, 'Prince of the East Palace'?

  Niu Sanpang's eyes widened. He realized that this thing was completely fabricated, and the grandpa's bragging was too outrageous. Return the Prince of the East Palace?

  He let go sadly, ready to leave.

   "Hey, young man, take a look at this again. I own a snuff bottle that I treasure. I don't show it to ordinary people. Take a look, this is the real good thing. If you like it, I will sell it to you at a low price."

  The uncle enthusiastically picked up another golden snuff bottle from the booth

  Because of the golden color, Niu Sanpang picked it up curiously and flipped through it. Sure enough, there were four seal characters at the bottom.

   "Hey, I know these two characters, they should read ninety-five."

  Li Mo couldn't bear it, he stood up and kicked San Fatty's **** lightly, let's go, it would be a waste of time.

  The bottom of the snuff bottle just now is "Prince of the East Palace", and the official position is not the highest, so this one directly comes to the "Ninth Five Supreme".

  Niu Sanpang put it down carefully, and smiled at the uncle.

   "Young man, don't be in a hurry to leave. Besides the snuff bottle, I have other antiques here. Take a closer look."

  Niu Sanpang was scared off by the uncle's enthusiasm, and he and Li Mo left quickly.

Hahaha. . .

   After walking a few steps away, Niu Sanpang finally couldn't hold back his laughter.

   "I almost believed what my uncle said."

  The two walked more than ten meters ahead, and heard a middle-aged man next to him asking the price: "Boss, how much is this?"

   "This is an antique. I paid 3,000 when I bought it. You can earn me a little hard work fee, and add 1,000."

   "Four thousand is too expensive, boss, I think this is a bit interesting, so I want to buy it back and study it."

   "If you sincerely want to buy it, I can make it 200 cheaper, and you can give it 3800. I won't sell it lower than this price."

  The boss quoted a low price, the middle-aged man glanced at it a few more times, shook his head, put down, got up and left.

   Li Mo glanced over, and then stopped.

  What he saw was exactly the antique that the middle-aged man asked for the price just now. It looked like a cup, but also a bit like a bowl, with a gray surface.

  He also squatted down to pick up the cup-like object, touched the surface with his fingers, and then saw that there were also lines on the inner wall, like crabapple flowers, with a Capricorn pattern on the bottom.

   "Young Master Li, this thing has a strange shape."

   Li Mo looked at the boss and asked: "Boss, you just said that this thing is an antique, do you know what it is? Which dynasty it is from."

"have no idea."

  The boss was honest, but he immediately said: "Anyway, I think it is an antique, young man, if you don't want to buy it, just let it go, don't block my business."

   "Young Master Li, is this thing really an antique?"

  Li Mo didn't answer, but carefully identified the texture of the lower surface, then took out his mobile phone and said, "Boss, I bought this for 3800 yuan. I'll go back and research what kind of antique it is."

  As soon as the boss heard this, his attitude changed immediately, and he immediately smiled, took out a few pieces of waste paper and wrapped it up carefully.

   "Young man, I can see that you are a cultural person, and you know that this is a good thing. If someone else comes to buy it, don't even think about losing four thousand."

   After Li Mo paid, the boss was even more energetic, and took out two bottles of mineral water from the side of the stool and handed them to Li Mo.

   "Young man, there are too many people here, it's crowded, drink more water."

"thank you boss."

  Li Mo stuffed his things into his bag, opened the mineral water and took a sip and continued walking forward.

  Niu Sanpang looked at the booth, and then at Li Mo's back. He made a move just now. Could it be that the cup and bowl are really antiques?

  (end of this chapter)