I Don’t Want To Be Popular Chapter 75: Sea beast grape pattern mirror
"I'll pay 3 times the deposit. In addition, I'll pay you 4 million for the price, which means 4.3 million in total. Think about it? Of course, it's okay to be embarrassed. I don't have to ask for that thing." Chen Chuan said, "I am an antique lover, I like to collect some gadgets."
After all, on the way here, through reading, I also mastered the [Antique Appraisal Technique], and I am considered an expert.
If it is said that the price of 4 million is just for a piece of jade, it is really difficult to explain.
The shop owner pondered, went to the side to make a phone call, and then came back and said, "The gold inlaid jade bowl is in my hometown, and it is an antique handed down from my family. I won't sell it. Now the bowl is in my father's hands, he is old-fashioned and has already received deposits from others, he doesn't want to break the contract, I'm sorry to you."
When Chen Chuan saw that she had something to say, he did not interrupt and continued to let him speak.
The store owner continued: "But I don't have a hard time with money. If you pay enough money, I can sell the bowl to you. My father's side, I'll do the work."
Chen Chuan looked at the store. This was a woman in her early twenties, with light makeup and a serious expression when she spoke, which did not seem to be fake.
Chen Chuan didn't care whether what she said was true or not. Anyway, today is [triple rebate on consumption]. To put it another way, if the store sells more points, he can pay more to trigger rebates, so he asks: "How much do you want? Make your bid."
"This number." The shopkeeper stretched out five fingers.
Chen Chuan smiled slightly, this girl looks young, but her mouth is quite ruthless.
Looking at the store, Chen Chuan joked: "In the end, he is the boss of the jade ware, and he has three jade fingers in his hand. He is proud. However, the skin care is very good.
"Little brother, do you think I'm trying to deceive you?" the shopkeeper said seriously, "That gold inlaid jade bowl, someone really wants it."
"Okay, I'll give you this number, let's go get the goods." Chen Chuan didn't care.
The store owner looked at the sky outside and frowned: "The weather is bad today, my hometown is in a town under Dunhuang, the weather is bad and the road is windy and sandy, and I have to pass a section of Gobi Road. Let's go in the weather, let's go tomorrow?"
Chen Chuan looked at a Mercedes-Benz car parked in front of the store, and looked at the sky. It was really windy in the northwest in December.
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Chen Chuan made an appointment with the store owner to set off tomorrow, and went shopping at the local jade antique market.
Since today is the day of triple rebate, Chen Chuan did not hesitate to sign a pre-order contract with the store, directly transfer 5 million yuan to the store, and pay for the goods in advance.
"You spend 5 million and get triple rebate of 15 million, which has been transferred to your bank card."
After all this was done, Chen Chuan started shopping.
With the support of [Antique Identification Technique], Chen Chuan squatted in front of several stalls for a long time, but he didn't find any leaks.
I thought that I would buy priceless antiques at a very low price with one-handed identification.
In fact, it seems that I think too much. There are very few things of real value on these stalls.
Squatting on the ground and scratching on a pile of dirt for a long time, I have a lot of knowledge about antiquities in my mind.
Based on this knowledge, it is concluded one by one that these stalls are basically fakes, and the surface is polished with a sense of historical mottled.
"Handsome guy, look at this copper basin? The washbasin used by Su Dongpo, a great poet in the Song Dynasty, cost 3,000 yuan." The stall owner shouted to Chen Chuan.
"What about this?" Chen Chuan picked up a bronze mirror.
"This is the bronze mirror that Li Qingzhao used in his boudoir period. If you want it, 12,000 will be fine."
"Sell at 150 or not?" Chen Chuan asked.
The stall owner waved his hand, motioning Chen Chuan to leave quickly.
This bronze mirror is 18.0 cm in diameter and about 0.6 cm high on the side. There are two cracks, there are flower and bird figures, and there are patinas. According to Chen Chuan's antique identification technique, this is indeed a bronze mirror of the Song Dynasty.
However, the bronze mirrors in the Song Dynasty were worthless, and they were worth eight thousand.
The reason is that, firstly, a large number of unearthed bronze mirrors were unearthed, and secondly, bronze mirrors from the Song Dynasty and later were not valued by collectors, because the bronze mirrors of this period were indeed incompatible in terms of material, decoration and artistic style. Han and Tang bronze mirrors are the same day.
Bronze mirrors in Song Dynasty are vaguely decorated. The casting method has changed from the normal casting in the Han and Tang Dynasties to the sand casting. Due to the rough material, the mirror pattern of the casting is blurred and unclear, the lines are thick, not smooth, and relatively dull, lacking the clear, neat and dynamic beauty of the bronze mirrors of the Han and Tang Dynasties. , artistic beauty and other characteristics.
Chen Chuan flashed this knowledge in his mind. Not only did he sigh again, the [Antique Appraisal Technique] was really amazing, and there was so much knowledge in his mind.
"What about this?" Chen Chuan picked up another bronze mirror with intricate patterns.
"This is a bronze mirror with a sea beast and grape pattern. It's expensive. It costs 80,000 yuan. This is a mirror from the Tang Dynasty, which is much more expensive than the one after the Song Dynasty. This is a real antique. the boss said.
"This is a bronze mirror with a sea beast and grape pattern, and it is also an antique. It's just that this is not a bronze mirror of the Tang Dynasty, but a copy of the bronze mirror of the Song Dynasty. The mirror of the flourishing Tang Dynasty is made of 69% copper. 30% tin. Because of the addition of tin, the mirror surface is white and translucent, the shadow is clear, and there is little patina. On the other hand, this one has more patina, because the casting method of the Song Dynasty made the proportion of added tin not enough, only 19%, so it's not bright enough and not white enough. And from the pattern, the lines are a bit rigid, and there is no agile atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty..."
Chen Chuan's reverse science made the stall owner speechless.
The stall owner smiled and said, "I can't believe that the young man is an expert, but this sea beast grape mirror, even if it is a copy of Song, is worth a lot of money, right?"
"The bronze mirrors made by the casting method of the Song Dynasty are all over the country, and no one wants them at all. How many mirrors do you pack together, 10,000 pieces?" Chen Chuan asked.
The stall owner hesitated for a moment and agreed.
"You spend 10,000 yuan ~IndoMTL.com~ and get a triple rebate of 30,000 yuan, which has been transferred to your bank card."
Feeling the rebate information, Chen Chuan put the "sea beast grape pattern mirror" and another bronze mirror in Song Dynasty into a bag, and when he turned to leave the booth, he couldn't help laughing.
Actually, according to his [Antique Appraisal Technique], this bronze mirror with sea beast grape pattern should be the real product of the Tang Dynasty, not an imitation of the Song Dynasty.
The Sea Beast Grape Mirror is a striking mirror of the bronze mirrors in the Tang Dynasty, and it is a bright pearl in the history of domestic bronze mirrors. Its decorative patterns are full of exotic and mysterious colors, and are called "mirrors of many mysteries" by many experts and scholars. This kind of mirror is very popular among collectors.
The length and width of the mirror Chen Chuan bought are both 9.5 cm. Surrounded by six sea beasts with different postures, the mirror is very beautiful and unique.
The reason why it looks too much patina and not enough white and bright, like a copy of the Song Dynasty, is because this bronze mirror is not added with 30% tin, but 25% tin and 5% lead.
"If I remember correctly, this sea beast grape pattern mirror once sold for a high price of 14.9 million." Chen Chuan said to himself, "It's a small profit."
More than 10 million, although he can use the consumption rebate to get it out.
However, he prefers this kind of real income, because it is the source of wealth that can be found on the surface.
With this idea in mind, he wandered around the antique market.
The Dunhuang area is the main area where ancient bronzes were unearthed, because it was an important east-west trade distribution center in ancient times.
Chen Chuan first had [Antique Identification Technique], and secondly, he had [Blessed Lucky Stone], which provided a lucky buff and added 40 lucky value, so he picked it up in the antique market, ranging from antiques to rough stones. Very handy, like a duck in water.