God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 1524

The east room is not big, but it is quite clean, and there is a stove, which is warm. There is a big cardboard box next to the stove, which is covered with plastic cloth, and a round hole the size of a plate is opened on one side , apparently a cat litter.

Lifting the plastic sheet, I saw a group of big cats huddling together at the bottom of the box. Although they had opened their eyes, they were not in a good mood, and their eyes were out of focus, but the furry cats were cute and cute. .

It's just, can such a small child really leave the cat mother?
The old man saw Xu Jingxing's doubts, and explained with a smile: "This thing is easy to feed, and it can be fed with goat's milk without breast milk. There are also special high-tech formula milk powder sold in the market. Feed it patiently, and it will definitely grow up. "

All right, it’s good if you can feed them, but don’t buy them back and die one after another. It’s a waste of time, and it affects your mood.

However, cats are really not suitable for raising too many cats. One or two cats is enough for a family. Among them, one yellow tabby belonged to Yin Xiaojing, and the remaining three belonged to him.

The appearance of the four little guys is very good. Although it is only ten days old, the fur color and appearance have roughly formed, and the appearance can be seen at a glance.

When raising cats and dogs, you don’t need to choose the breed, but you still have to choose the quality. They are all ordinary people. Who doesn’t want more beautiful things around them without any special hobbies?

After choosing, Xu Jingxing looked around and asked with a smile, "The old man also likes to collect?"

"Favorites? Hehe, just playing around, don't take it seriously," the old man took a puff of tobacco leaf and replied with a smile.

"You are not a small player." Xu Jingxing pointed to a half-person-high bronze flower goblet standing in the corner, "This big guy's background is not small."

"Young students have good eyesight," the old man said with a smile, "Would you like it?"

"If the price is right..."

"Then make a price," the old man said straight to the point without waiting for Xu Jingxing to finish speaking.

Is this crisp?

Why does it look like I've been waiting here for a long time.

Someone dug the hole on purpose, right?

Suspicious in Xu Jingxing's heart, he deliberately opened the eye of truth to observe, and made sure that the tall flower goblet was not a fake or a low-quality imitation, and then said: "Then I have to take a closer look."

"Look," the old man said after knocking on the cigarette bag and pot with an indifferent face.

so generous?

Xu Jingxing raised his eyebrows and walked over to observe carefully.

The height is about 85 cm.

About fifteen centimeters in diameter.

The shape is a three-stage shape that is more common in bronze wares of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The pattern is mainly animal face pattern, supplemented by heavy ring pattern.

The process is the classic lost wax method.

There are many green rusts on the surface, and faint red rust spots can also be seen, and they are all combined with the utensils very naturally, not pasted but old repairs.

There are no inscriptions.

It looks like something from the Western Zhou Dynasty, but it just looks like, in fact, it should be a high imitation of later generations, because the craftsmanship is so skilled that there are almost no flaws.

You must know that although the craftsmanship of bronze wares in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties was superb, there were limitations of the times after all, and there were still some flaws in the craftsmanship, which could only be covered up by means of polishing.

But this bronze flower goblet is almost perfect in terms of craftsmanship, not even a single sand point can be found.

In addition, the shape and pattern are only close to those of the Western Zhou Dynasty. In fact, they are much worse than the real bronzes of the Western Zhou Dynasty. Not to mention other things, the auxiliary double ring pattern is not very similar to the style of the Western Zhou Dynasty. take.

What is the so-called heavy ring pattern?
In fact, it is a pattern composed of two circular or oval rings. The shape is similar to "[-]" or "∞". The style of painting is relatively abstract, which originated in the Shang Dynasty, but prevailed in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It evolved from the scale pattern, which is mainly used to represent the body of animals or dragons. Later, it also evolved into complex ring combinations such as single rings, double rings, and triple rings. Because of the pattern, it is called heavy ring pattern.

The same is the heavy ring pattern. The heavy ring pattern in the Western Zhou Dynasty is obviously different from the heavy ring pattern in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Even if it is an imitation, it will be impossible to imitate it 100%, unless it is a real master of painting and understands bronzes. Casting can imitate highly similar patterns.

The double ring pattern on the bronze flower cup that Xu Jingxing saw now seemed to be quite similar. The triple rings were superimposed naturally, but the arc of the ring was too smooth. Rings are different.

In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the heavy ring pattern was the body of an animal, and the artistic style expressed on the bronze wares was relatively clumsy, the expressive force of the lines was astringent, and the visual effect was blue.

Of course, the two styles can’t be said to be more beautiful and high-end, each has its own beauty. Some people like the original taste of Gu Pufeng, but some people like the smooth and smooth feeling, which is normal.

But since it is a bronze ware imitating the style of the Western Zhou Dynasty, it is natural that the closer to the original version, the better.

So in terms of the degree of restoration, the degree of restoration of this bronze flower goblet can only be said to be average, that is to say, the imitation is not very good.

But if you put aside the imitation link and simply look at the craftsmanship and artistic content, this bronze flower goblet is very unusual.

What is an unusual law?
In terms of shape, this flower goblet is very delicate in shape, using a three-stage structure, with a flared wide mouth on the front, and a long and smooth arc from the edge of the mouth to the abdomen, with a natural transition.The middle section is a drum-shaped cylinder, and a group of lifelike animal-mask patterns are carved in four directions.The bottom end is a circular frustum-shaped structure. The upper diameter and the lower diameter of the circular table are also transitioned by a concave arc. This arc is very small, almost a straight line, but it is very clear when you look closely, and it is very rigorously combined with the animal-mask pattern on the surface.

In addition, there are four halberds extending from the surface of the three sections from the mouth of the goblet to the bottom of the foot. There are intervals between the three sections, but the upper and lower positions are in a line. The trend of Leng is connected together. In jargon, it is called "constant shape, broken meaning".

This kind of shape design is indeed imitated from the Western Zhou Dynasty, but it also adds the author's own understanding and cognition of this kind of utensil, which makes the flower cup more beautiful.

In addition, in terms of craftsmanship, the advanced lost-wax method is used, which is formed in one piece, and the appearance is smooth, with almost no sand spots and air bulges. The decorations, lines and halberd lines on the surface of the flower goblet are very clear, and there are no natural defects. The degree of completion at the technical level is very high.

In addition, from the collection point of view, this is the kind of red spot and green rust on the surface of the flower cup that can be used as a textbook. It is very common and very typical. It is an old object with a wide open door and is very popular in the market.

As for the age, since there are no inscriptions or other inscriptions, only rough guesses can be made.

According to Xu Jingxing's own cognition of bronze crafts, artistic features and other elements, this bronze flower goblet should have come from the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, because the decorations and patterns on the surface have traces of that era.

Of course, the inner physicality and aura must not be bad, otherwise Xu Jingxing would not have noticed it.

Therefore, based on a comprehensive judgment, although this bronze flower goblet is not the best in the Western Zhou Dynasty, it is also a rare bronze collection with a market price of no less than 30.

It's a pity that there is only one. If it is a pair, it can easily sell for 100 million.

After all, bronze wares are easier to preserve, and they can be placed as decorations at home or in the office after buying them. They are practical decorations. From this point of view, they are more practical than similar porcelain and jade wares.

But one is not easy to deal with, after all, the flower goblets appear in pairs.

But it can be used alone, and it looks good when placed in a suitable position.

It's just that how much it will cost to buy it is really a small problem.

Ordinarily, such a small boutique can’t make much money even if it’s a leak. If the cost is relatively high, earning [-] to [-] won’t be troublesome enough.

So the old man asked him to quote, but he didn't know how much to quote for a while, because the old man didn't look like a layman, so he might not be easy to fool.

How about getting to know the old man first?

Thinking of this, he tentatively asked, "How about 8000 yuan?"

The old man laughed without being angry: "It's almost the same if you add zero and multiply by five."

Add a zero to 8000 yuan and multiply by five, that is 40 yuan, which is [-] yuan higher than Xu Jingxing's estimate.

There is no need to talk about this.

The fact that the old man can quote such a price with such confidence is enough to prove that he is definitely an expert, even if he is not an expert, he knows the value of this flower goblet, basically eliminating the possibility of others picking up on it.

What's the point if there's nothing left to pick up.

Anyway, there is no shortage of such a small thing.

Thinking of this, he smiled and shook his head: "I can't afford it, I can't afford it," and then changed the subject: "Old man, I really didn't see it before, you still play this."

"A real person doesn't show his face," the old man replied with a smile.

"Yeah, that's the truth. If I didn't see it with my own eyes, no one would believe it when I told it." Xu Jingxing pointed to the flower goblet: "Just throw the 40 things here, and you're not afraid of losing them?"

"If I don't tell you, if you don't tell me, who knows it's worth so much money?" The old man still smiled calmly.

Well, this is also the truth.

Sure enough, there are everyone in this world. This old man looks like an ordinary poor old farmer, but he has such a valuable treasure in his family, and his mentality is very good.

Of course, this old man is definitely not an expert, but an ordinary person, at most the kind of insider who knows how to collect.

It's just that the old man won't have such a treasure in his hand, right?

Thinking of this, I tentatively asked: "Can I visit your old collection? Don't worry, just visiting and visiting will definitely not take away what you love."

(End of this chapter)