My identity as a collector was exposed by the village flower

Chapter 208

"Senior brother, this Zigang card is too precious, you should keep it for yourself!" Fang Xing said to an old man.

The old man with white hair in front of him, named Lu Mingyuan, is one of the important representatives who came to participate in the Sculpture Art Exchange Conference this time.It is said that his ancestor was Lu Zigang.

Therefore, when they arrived at Yunwu Village, they learned that Fang Xing had learned the true inheritance of Lu Zigang's carving technique, so he came to visit.

The visit was out of control.

When Lu Mingyuan saw Fang Xing's carving attainments, he was even higher than him, and it was his ancestral handicraft.Therefore, Fang Xing must be recognized as a senior brother.

Fang Xing was the person he met whose carving attainment was closest to that of his ancestors, and he had inherited his ancestral skills very well.After thinking about it, he came up with such a way.

As for calling Fang Xing a senior brother, he didn't have much in his mind to hinder him. No matter what industry he was in, it was important to be able to do it first, not to be a hero based on age.

But his suggestion, "Senior Brother", made Fang Xing's goosebumps rise from yelling.

At Lao Lu's age, he can be his grandfather, so can he be called Senior Brother?Especially the pious attitude of the old man made Fang Xing's scalp tingle.

After several refusals, I couldn't get what I wanted.

In the end, Fang Xing had no choice but to say, why not be a junior!That way everyone can get along more comfortably.

Seeing that Fang Xing is desperately refusing to be a senior brother, it's nothing!Lu Mingyuan reluctantly agreed to the proposal, he will be the senior brother, and Fang Xing will be the junior apprentice.

The younger brother is better than the younger brother, but it is hard for others to say anything, there is no rule that the younger brother must be stronger than the younger brother.

After establishing the relationship, Lu Mingyuan took out a Zigang card left by his ancestors.This is the real Zigang brand, not those counterfeit products on the market.

The Lu family originally had a total of four yuan. During the special period of the 70s and [-]s, one of them was lost, leaving only three yuan.

Now, after meeting Fang Xing, a genius who has learned more than [-]% of the essence of his ancestors' true inheritance by self-study, after establishing a relationship, Lu Mingyuan took out a piece and gave it to Fang Xing.

Fang Xing took a look, this is the real Zigang card!

Moreover, this piece of jade itself is the best suet jade.A small piece of Zigang card, if it is auctioned, it will definitely cost a million dollars.

Currently, in the auction market, the most expensive Zigang brand is 280 million, an object from the Ming Dynasty.

Some people may say that objects from the Ming Dynasty must have been carved by Lu Zigang himself!
In fact, the "Zigang brand" independently developed by Lu Zigang received good reviews once it came out.Therefore, before he died, there were jade carvers imitating the Zigang plaque.

As for imitations of later generations, there are endless streams.

At present, it can be seen that the Zigang style jade wares are divided into works from different eras such as Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, modern times, and contemporary times.Of the Zigang style jade wares of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Palace Museum has the largest collection of Qing palace jades.

However, even the Palace Museum may not be able to find a few Zigang plaques that were actually carved by Lu Zigang himself.

To this day, it is still a mystery what magic weapon Lu Zigang used to carve the jade so delicately.Some people speculate that Lu Zigang got the legendary Kunwu knife, but no one has seen it.

Lu Mingyuan laughed and scolded: "Nonsense! Tang Sancai is not even precious in your eyes. This Zigang brand is far inferior to Tang Sancai in terms of price. Why is it so precious?"

"Ahem! Brother, we have to look at the number of surviving pieces! The surviving number of Zigang plaques actually carved by the patriarch Lu Zigang is much rarer than that of Tang Sancai. We can't use money to measure its preciousness."

Seeing that Fang Xing praised the Zigang card so highly, Lu Mingyuan was very satisfied: "Take it! Why are you being polite to senior brother? If you really want to, show your best skills and carve a Zigang card for me."

After Fang Xing heard this, he was no longer polite, and put away the Zigang card: "Okay, I will give it to senior brother in a few days."

Liu Shijun couldn't help but also took out a Zigang card, which he missed for [-] yuan a few years ago.

For a little comparison, he said: "The Zigang card of the Ming Dynasty is much simpler, less fancy, but more agile."

The body of the Zigang brand in the Ming Dynasty is slightly thicker, most of which are rectangular, and the body is small.Common Yin lines are depicted, the Yin lines are short, thick and powerful, and there are only a few knives.

In the Qing Dynasty, the number of Zigang plaques increased, the shapes were varied, and the materials used were more particular. XJ Hetian white jade and Qingbai jade were the main ones. lifelike.The unique polishing process makes it present an excellent delicate and soft grease luster.

"But the Ming Dynasty is not necessarily more valuable than the Qing Dynasty." Fang Xing said a fact.

In terms of these crafts, the Qing Dynasty was not as high as the Ming Dynasty.However, their more precious materials more than make up for all the shortcomings.

For example, a modern engraver can carve the Zigang plaque with a piece of imperial green, and the price can even exceed [-] million yuan.

In short, the craftsmanship is not good, so I use materials to make up.This is a typical practice of the Qing Dynasty.

Just like the Xuande furnace, after the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was imitated like a wave.Xuande stoves from the Qing Dynasty could command a sky-high price of more than 200 million yuan, while those from the Ming Dynasty usually fetched [-] million yuan.

It's not that the craftsmanship of the Qing Dynasty is better, but that they inlaid gems on the Xuande stove, can it not be expensive?

"Your piece is not bad. The objects from the Qianlong period have the most gorgeous workmanship." Fang Xing added.

The most exciting jade plaques of the Qing Dynasty are the works of the Qianlong period, which can be said to be excellent in workmanship. Later generations call it "Qianlong work", which is a stunner in the hands of the court and collectors of all ages!
But in fact, there is only work, but not the indescribable artistic conception.

"Junior Brother is right! In terms of craftsmanship, Ming Dynasty is superior. Whether it is jade carvings or furniture, Ming Dynasty can reflect the style of a gentleman. In Qing Dynasty, there are only two words of gorgeous.

Of course, it depends on who appreciates it.Some people, they like the style of the Qing Dynasty, especially the arty people, their vision is relatively superficial, and they only see the surface, and the things of the Qing Dynasty are more favored by them. "Lu Mingyuan also commented.

You should know that another great value of Zigang brand lies in its "literary spirit", "elegant spirit" and "clean spirit", which is more inclined to the "gentleman's way" in Chinese jade culture, and even a philosophical " road".

After chatting for a while, Lu Mingyuan took Fang Xing out to meet some people in the jade carving world.

Actually, the main thing is to announce the relationship between Fang Xing and his Lu family.

I don't ask everyone to take care of Fang Xing in the future. After all, Fang Xing's backstage is so strong now, who will take care of him?Even if there is no Lu family, everyone will give some face!

The number of people participating in this exchange meeting was beyond imagination, and people came one after another.

As of the day before the exchange meeting, there were more than 1000 people.

(End of this chapter)