Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

  Chapter 80 Begonia Cup and Pen Sea

  Li Mo is known as the golden eye, and the things he bought are definitely not ordinary things. Niu Sanpang quickly chased after him: "Young Master Li, what kind of treasure was that just now?"

  Li Mo took out the wrapped one from his bag, handed it to him and said, "It's not really a treasure, but it is indeed an old one. Judging from the texture and shape, it probably dates from the Tang Dynasty."

  Niu Sanpang looked at the gray things in his hand, it didn't look like an antique from the Tang Dynasty.

"During the Tang Dynasty, the national power was very strong. At that time, all nations came to the dynasty. Like the Chinatown abroad, the concept of that time was used. At that time, the people were rich, so there were a lot of gold and silver made of various utensils. In the late Tang and Five Dynasties, because of various For this reason, porcelain gradually replaced gold and silver vessels."

"Some people say that the thing in your hand is a cup, and some people say it is a bowl. You can see that the surface is gray. In fact, it is made of silver and gold, but the gold inside is very worn. After a long time, it oxidizes. appearance."

  Niu Sanpang couldn't see the name: "What's this called?"

   "Begonia Cup."

Li Mo paused and drank his saliva again: "The begonia cup is a kind of utensil commonly used by noble courts. It has engraved flower patterns inside and a circle of beads in the middle. If you look carefully, there is a Capricorn in the middle. This shape of the begonia cup The most common ones are from the Tang and Liao dynasties, both dynasties have exquisite gold and silverware."

   "Oh my god, there is so much knowledge in a Haitang Cup."

  Niu Sanpang secretly clicked his tongue, no wonder Li Mo was able to pick up so many leaks, and with his knowledge, he couldn't master them.

"This is what you can see from the surface. Besides, the craftsmanship of the Begonia Cup is hammering, welding, and chiseling. You touch the bottom of the inside with your hands, and there is a circle of pearl bottom, and there are birds and animals with open frames around it. It is a very good piece of Tang utensil, and it is worth buying it for three thousand and eight."

   "You have learned a lot, Young Master Li, what is the market price of this Begonia Cup?"

   "It's not expensive, about 100,000."

  Li Mo took the Haitang Cup, wrapped it in waste paper and put it in his bag.

   "A small profit, today is not in vain." Niu Sanpang became excited, although he didn't pick up the little leak, but he also felt very satisfied and felt that he had gained a lot of knowledge.

"My Chinese civilization has a long history of five thousand years, and the antique culture handed down from generation to generation is also extensive and profound. It is not easy to learn the essence. Master took me everywhere since I was a child, to gain knowledge and read more, just to increase my heritage. It broadens my horizons, but I'm still only seeing a corner of it."

   Li Mo said with emotion, thinking of Master's meticulous teaching and training for more than ten years, he was very grateful to him.

   "Three Fatty, this Begonia Cup is not worth much, and I don't plan to send it to the auction stage. I plan to accumulate more of similar prices and put them at home for decoration."

   "Luxurious enough."

  The two walked while chatting, Liuli Street was 800 meters away, and they only walked less than one-tenth of it, and what they saw were the stalls on both sides of the road outside, and many stalls passed by.

  Crowded and walked more than ten meters, Li Mo stopped again, and the stall in front of him was selling the Four Treasures of the Study, with brushes, ink, paper and inkstones all over the floor. But he was not interested in the Four Treasures, and his eyes fell on a small wooden barrel.

"What do you like, sir?" The boss is a woman in her forties. She pointed to the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the ground and said, "I bought these things from a closed antique shop. They are all good. Especially Those inkstones are all old inkstones, you can take a look, if it is suitable, I will give you a real price."

   Niu Sanpang has experience. Seeing Li Mo squatting down and looking at the things on the ground, he thought that there was a small leak in the ink, paper and inkstone, so he hurriedly squeezed to his side and squatted down to watch carefully.

   "Young Master Li, are there any good things in the Four Treasures of the Study?"

   "No, they are all ordinary things." Li Mo then pointed to the thing that looked like a small drum on the edge and said, "Boss, is that yours too?"

"Yes."

   "Can I have a look? That thing looks pretty good, if it fits, I'll buy it and put it on my desk."

   "Okay, be careful when you hold it."

  Li Mo picked up the small drum and looked at it for a while and said, "Boss, how do you sell this?"

   "I spent 1800 yuan to buy it at the junk shop. If you want it, I will give you 2000 yuan, and I won't make much money."

   Li Mo thought to himself, if it was really collected from a rag, it would be strange if you dared to spend a thousand and eight. But he didn't say much, he pretended to think for a while before nodding and said, "Okay, wrap it up for me, and I'll take it away."

  After Li Mo paid, Niu Sanpang took the initiative to take the wrapped small drum and held it in his hand with a rope.

   "Young Master Li, I thought you were interested in the Four Treasures of the Study. What is this? It looks like a large pen holder."

   "Your grandfather is also a collector. What a great opportunity, why didn't you learn more. But this time you really hit the spot. This is a larger pen holder, called Pen Sea."

   "I didn't get very popular at home before, so I didn't bother to learn this from my grandpa. Can you tell me what is the art of writing?"

"Okay, let me talk about it again. The two words that are often on the lips when appraising antiques and antiques are palm eye and upper hand. Palm eye is to use the eyes to see the appearance, color, structure, etc. of an antique. The purpose of the upper hand is to see Feel the texture, texture, etc. of the surface."

   "This pen sea is made of Hainan rosewood at first glance. The texture is rough and there is a layer of paste on the surface that looks oily. When you touch it with your hands, the texture is as smooth and moist as touching a baby's skin."

"If you look at the bottom of the sea of ​​brushes, it's not a flat bottom, but a concave shape made by obliquely cutting along the edge, and a regular round bottom in the middle. This exquisite craftsmanship is an old thing in the early Qing Dynasty. , It's just a pity that there is a crack in this pen sea, and there are traces of repairs, but the repairs were also a long time ago."

  Niu Sanpang listened with gusto and learned a little knowledge.

   "Li Shao, how much is this pen sea worth?"

   "One hundred and fifty thousand is no problem, you can carry it well, don't bump into someone and crack it."

  Li Mo reminded him, and he was so scared that he quickly hugged it to his chest. Although it was only worth more than a hundred million, it was he who personally accompanied Li Mo to find out, which was of great significance.

   "Young Master Li, according to your speed, if you go to the end of this street, you should be able to find a lot of good things. It's best to find a big leak, and let me witness the strength of your golden eyes."

  Li Mo looked at the endless street, he still wanted to go into the shops along the street to have a look, maybe there might really be big leaks there.

   "Three Fatty, how many days until this antique festival ends? I look at the time, and it would be nice to be able to walk halfway before dark."

   "I see the advertisement will end next Thursday, we can take a stroll around Liulichang."

  Niu Sanpang suggested, "Why don't we put these two things in the car first, go shopping empty-handed, and hold them when we encounter a small leakage."

   "Okay, you send it there, I will wait for you at the convenience store here."

  Li Mo also handed him the Begonia Cup, then went into the convenience store and bought two bottles of water. Seeing the bustling flow of people was quite envious. He had never seen so many people in the Town God's Temple in more than ten years. It was a grand sight.

  (end of this chapter)