Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 603
The color of boxwood is light and bright, and it matches the deep and subtle background color of red sandalwood best. Generally, red sandalwood is used as the background in the palace, and boxwood is used as inlay for carving decoration. The most famous handicraft is Qianlong's eight-character three-screen red sandalwood inlaid boxwood Wooden carved cloud dragon throne screen.

"It's not just in the file." Ma Ye's expression was quite smug: "There is also Emperor Yongzheng's personal instructions on the work file, because this painting is too labor-intensive. After Yongzheng's instructions are completed, the construction office will not allow it to be completed." and make such furniture."

"It's a good item." Zhou Zhi caressed the tabletop with the swastika pattern interlaced with boxwood and red sandalwood: "Director Li wants to make this one?"

"It's not just this one," Master Ma said to Feng Cang, "everything in this courtyard, including this courtyard, can be sold."

Feng Cang’s interest in these courtyard houses and furniture is average. Although they are all writers and intellectuals, they are all a generation brought up under the influence of Soviet cultural education and Western culture. On the contrary, they have little contact with and research on Chinese classical literature. , Of course, it also includes the lack of knowledge and appreciation of antiques.

However, as long as you are not blind, you can see the fineness and magnificence of this painting table. The material and carving work are top-notch, so Feng Cang asked, "How much is Director Li willing to pay?"

"Director Li and I scoured out this painting case from a hardwood furniture factory. It cost more than 3000 yuan at that time."

More than 3000 yuan in 6000 was a sky-high price in the eyes of many people. It was worth the sum of many people's ten-year wages. Only Lao Li, who came to the mainland from Hong Kong and Taiwan to make films and had an investment of [-] million Hong Kong dollars, could do this. Overbearing.

It's no wonder that the country had to cooperate vigorously back then. In the eyes of everyone at that time, Director Li was a big sheep from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they were counting on him to be slaughtered severely.

"Director Li is a straightforward person." Yu Bin said with a smile: "I entrust the yard to me, and the furniture to Lao Ma. Mr. Feng, they are all good things. It's worth it to start now!"

"Old Yu, don't make trouble, the new company has just been established, and there are two big projects in hand, and every penny has a place to go." Feng Cang said: "I know you recently slaughtered a sheep, and you made a lot of money."

Seeing the bewildered faces of Zhou Zhi, Jiang Wu and the others, Pan Shiya explained: "Jessie Cheng, the martial arts superstar from Hong Kong Island, came to the mainland to shoot a film this year, and bought eight yards for this guy, spending a total of 400 million yuan!"

"That's Jesse Cheng has a vision." Yu Bin smiled like an old fox, revealing his disapproval of the huge investment from the customer in his heart: "The big star director from Hong Kong and Taiwan is really a top talent." money!"

"This painting case costs [-] yuan at the current price." Lao Ma said with a smile, "at least it outperformed inflation."

China's Ming and Qing classical furniture is not a particularly prominent collection category today. Together with window frames and gates, it can be regarded as a category of "small woodwork" in architecture, and even as folk antiques, it is related to brick carvings and door piers. Similar to the same column, there is less extravagance, and the price is very cheap.

We had to wait until Ma Ye’s master Wang Shixiang made his move. After the old man wrote several books in succession, "Research on Ming-style Furniture", "Appreciation of Ming-style Furniture", and "Treasures of Ming-style Furniture" were translated and published overseas one after another. It was only after many collectors discovered this precious category full of oriental philosophy and aesthetic charm that the value of Ming-style furniture and Qing Dynasty court furniture skyrocketed, and soon reached a level that ordinary people could hardly match.

It can be said that the Chinese Ming-style furniture, followed by the aesthetic trend of Chinese classical furniture that swept the world, was almost brought about by Wang Shixiang alone.

But now the book "Research on Ming-style Furniture" has just been translated into English, and this trend is still at the end of Qingping and just started.

"One bill is [-]..." Feng Cang was still a little hesitant: "I can find someone to imitate one with gold silk nan and red sandalwood, is it also possible?"

"That's two different things." Liu Zhengyun couldn't stand it anymore: "How can antiques and imitations be compared?"

"Old Liu, don't make trouble, isn't this a bargain with the old horse?" Feng Cang also laughed: "I bought five pieces of this, which is almost enough for a courtyard."

"Put a courtyard in the office, but you can only look at it when you are at work. I am afraid that every time I see it in the future, I will regret that I am an idiot worse than Jie Xicheng."

Now everyone nodded and laughed again. Indeed, with a courtyard and five or six pieces of furniture from Ming and Qing Dynasties, almost anyone who chooses these days would choose a large courtyard.

Not to mention anything else, the vast majority of urbanites can't fit five or six pieces of this kind of furniture in their homes.

An old Babu bed, with four or five layers of flower boards on the top of the bed, a porch design in front of the bed, windows on both sides, a couch below, tables, stools and cabinets at both ends of the couch for placing lamps and other things.

Speaking of the bed, the whole is an exquisite wooden house, except in the countryside, ordinary urban families don’t even have a room where this kind of bed can be placed.

Boss is stupid, which is the unified evaluation of these old objects by people nowadays.

"Brothers will negotiate the price." Feng Cang said with a smile: "Old Ma, I won't make things difficult for you, it's still [-] yuan, but it's not a big deal just to put on a picture table, you have to pay me all."

"Look at what is suitable to put on the painting case."

"As for the painting table, it is natural to place the brush, ink, paper and inkstone in the four treasures of the study." Zhou Zhi suggested.

Feng Cang frowned thinking about that: "That would make my brothers laugh to death, I have never grabbed a writing brush in my life, and the brush, ink and inkstone are too small to be conspicuous enough."

"Then you can put a guqin and add an incense burner." Zhou Zhi changed to a bigger one.

"I don't even know how to play Guqin anymore. Showing off those things is called arty." Feng Cang still shook his head.

"Let's pair the bottles." Wang Shuo said, "I think some porcelains are colorful and pretty."

"It makes sense." Feng Cang immediately abandoned Zhou Zhi's plan, and pointed to the two general jars in a corner of the room: "For example, that pair is good, what do you think of the elbows?"

General Jar is a kind of porcelain with a straight mouth, full shoulders, and a narrow belly. It has a lid with a pearl top. Because the lid is shaped like a helmet, and the belly is like a "general's belly", it gets its name.

The general jar first appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and its purpose was to store the ashes of monks and nuns. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that it became a practical vessel for storing rock sugar, nuts, medicinal materials, grains, etc. Among them, the exquisite official kiln vessels were also used for display. .

In short, it is not something that should be placed on the painting table. Zhou Zhi has already made Feng Cang a little speechless: "Each era of the general jar has its own characteristics. It is strong and open, which is the characteristic of the late Qing Dynasty, but I don’t know whether it is Tongzhi or Guangxu.”

"Take a look at the auction in two days. See if you can get [-] yuan for this table!" Lao Ma was also speechless to these friends: "I gave it to you at the price transferred by colleagues in Beijing. , it’s unreasonable to ask me to take the lead!”

(End of this chapter)