treasure hunt god pupil

Chapter 248 Jiaqing Pastel Vase and Xiao Jing Scroll
It was getting dark quickly, and when Li Mo arrived home, the lights were already brightly lit, and there were laughter and cheerful chatter from the old dean's house.Li Mo walked into the house with the calligraphy and painting of the Ming Dynasty and a porcelain box in his hand.

"Xiao Mo, the food is ready, wash your hands and prepare to eat, what are you holding?"

"Sister Yi, Xiaomo spent more than 5000 yuan on a walk around the ancient city and bought four paintings and five porcelains. Look, he bought these and didn't want them. Isn't the money wasted?"

Uncle Ah Qing loves Qian very much, as soon as he enters the door, it's like suing.

"Mom, don't be in a hurry to eat, just wipe the table dry."

Li Mo looked very calm, Shi Yi saw her son's posture and immediately understood that she must have found something good, otherwise she wouldn't have to throw away the things she bought for no reason.

"I'll wipe it off."

Li Zhongsheng also understood, hurriedly picked up a dry cloth and quickly wiped it several times on the square table, tidying up a large area of ​​space.

Li Mo first carefully took out the porcelain from the box, and carefully appreciated it against the light.The others didn't understand what happened, so they all gathered around to watch.

"Xiao Mo, is this porcelain an antique?" Shi Yi asked in a low voice.

"Well, at first glance, the style of this porcelain is a bit of the style of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, but when you look at the base, it is the standard inscription of the official kiln of the Qing Dynasty. It came out with a green background and a green background. The vase is decorated with pastel dragons and phoenixes wearing flowers, and the entire vase is very full."

"And the decoration is very fine. This is the style of the Qianlong period. Because Emperor Qianlong was rich, he spared no expense in firing and decorated gorgeously. Therefore, this porcelain was fired in the early days of Jiaqing's official kiln. In fact, in the early Jiaqing period, Qianlong The emperor was the overlord, and the porcelain production of that period still maintained the super high level of the Qianlong period."

Li Mo looked at it several times before carefully putting it on the table and said happily: "This Jiaqing famille rose dragon and phoenix vase is quite delicately made."

"This is really an antique. It was passed down from the Qing Dynasty?" Ah Qing was a little dumbfounded. A real antique should be worth a lot of money.

"Xiao Mo, how much is this vase worth?" Li Zhongsheng asked the question that everyone wanted to ask.

"According to my experience, if this famille rose dragon and phoenix vase goes to auction, it will cost at least 60 to [-] yuan."

Li Zhongsheng and his wife are fine, they don't feel much about this figure, after all, their son has sold hundreds of millions of antiques.But the old dean's family was shocked. Yes, they couldn't imagine that such a piece of porcelain could be sold for 60 to [-] yuan.

Things bought for thousands of dollars can turn into hundreds of thousands of dollars once they change hands. The speed at which they can make money is horrific.

Li Mo repacked the famille rose vase, and asked the old dean for some unused cotton to stuff it in to prevent it from accidentally falling and colliding with it.

At this time, Shiyi picked up the calligraphy and painting scroll in front of her son, and there was a layer of wrapped plastic film on the outside.It hasn't been opened yet, so I don't know what it is.

"Xiao Mo, what is this?"

Li Mo glanced at him and smiled: "I don't know either. At that time, I just thought that the calligraphy and painting were so well preserved. It shouldn't be an ordinary calligraphy and painting. Why be so careful if it's only a few hundred yuan? The four paintings are only a few hundred yuan. Bought it back."

"Then open it up and take a look."

Li Mo took the calligraphy and painting, cut off the outer packaging, and then slowly spread it out. What came into his eyes was the correct regular script. Judging from the title at the beginning, it looked like a letter to a friend.

This is a picture, and it is quite long when it is spread out, and it is rolled up as it is spread out. At the end, I saw the red clay seal with the word 'Xiao Jing' in seal script.

"It's actually his work, which is really rare."

"Xiao Mo, what is the word for this seal?"

Li Zhongsheng couldn't understand it, so he tapped the red mud seal.

"Xiao Jing."

No one knows who this person is.

Li Mo went on to explain: "Xiao Jing is a eunuch in charge of ceremonies in the Ming Dynasty, the most trusted eunuch around the emperor."

"No wonder you say it's rare. Unexpectedly, eunuchs also have calligraphy works passed down." Li Zhongsheng smacked his lips, this is really a rare thing.

But Li Mo said solemnly: "Dad, don't underestimate this Xiao Jing. This man was an outstanding and good eunuch in the Ming Dynasty. He served five emperors in succession starting from Emperor Tianshun of the Ming Dynasty, followed by Ming Shun. Emperor, Emperor Chenghua of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongzhi of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Jiajing of Ming Dynasty."

"The evaluation of this person in the history books is also very positive. Xiao Jing is more self-effacing, unlike Wei Zhongxian, the treacherous official, who uses power and influence. He knows where he is. When he is free, he likes to write poems and write. What."

"For example, the character in front of me is in regular script. His regular script is from Shen Du, a great calligrapher of the Ming Dynasty, and he is also good at another kind of calligraphy, which is cursive script. His cursive script is from Xie, a great talent in Ming Dynasty. Jin, whether it is regular script calligraphy or cursive calligraphy, all of his calligraphy can be confused with real ones, from this we can see how superb his calligraphy is."

Li Mo pointed to the last few rows of words with his finger.

"This hand scroll was written by Xiao Jing to one of his eunuch friends during the Zhengde period. The writings of ordinary Jinshi in the Ming Dynasty may not be as good as his, so this hand scroll is rare, and there is no doubt that it is authentic. In the past, people treated eunuchs very much. There are prejudices, so there are very few eunuch inks handed down, and it is really rare to be lucky enough to find one in the ancient city of Dangshan."

The family in the old yard looked at each other. Although this Li Mo was young, he was very knowledgeable, and he was able to tell so many truths from a single sentence.

"Xiaomo, then this calligraphy is also very valuable?" Uncle Ah Qing scratched his head, today was really an eye-opener, and it almost broke his worldview and values.

"There are very few eunuch calligraphy handed down, but Xiao Jing has a good reputation in history, and his status is quite special. His calligraphy skills can be compared to Shen Du and Xie Jin, the great calligraphers of the Ming Dynasty. This scroll work is also an orphan. .In terms of value, it’s hard to say, I guess even if there are not tens of millions, there are still several million.”

There was a gasp in the room. They were surprised that the pastel vase was worth 60 million just now, but now this painting may be worth tens of millions.Buying a few hundred yuan suddenly turned into millions, or even tens of millions, and the old dean's family was completely stunned.

"Xiao Jing's hand scroll is eight or nine meters long. I plan to collect it myself first, and put it in the Guyunxuan Museum for display next year."

Li Mo rolled up the calligraphy and tied it with a red ribbon.

The room was very quiet, Li Mo looked up, and seeing that everyone was staring at him intently, he blinked and asked, "Is it time for dinner?"

After dinner, Li Mo became the protagonist, but he couldn't drink wine, so he could only concentrate on eating vegetables and drinking tea.

Tonight, Li Mo's family stayed in the best hotel in the county. There are more important things to do tomorrow, so it is more convenient to live in the county.The old dean kept refusing, but Shiyi finally convinced her that it would be fine if they didn't have the ability, but with Li Mo's ability, buying a house in a small county is really not a big deal.

The next day, Li Mo's plan to visit the county fell through. Under the supervision of his parents, he ran through several real estate properties in a row, and finally bought a three-story well-decorated small western-style building, which is quite famous in the county. .

The head of the household is naturally the old dean, I believe she will have a carefree and happy old age.

(End of this chapter)