super golden hand

Chapter 663 You Missed It
There are a total of seventeen small wooden boxes of various kinds, most of which are double-layered apertures, which prove to be old things from the late Qing Dynasty.

One piece has a ten-layer aperture, and the ten-layer light yellow aperture is particularly conspicuous under the three-dimensional picture.

Ten layers of apertures, one circle is 60 years, ten circles is 600 years, which means that this small round wooden box has been born for at least 600 years, and 600 years ago can basically be traced back to the early Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. He, should you think about it!"

He Jie had already started to pay, but Lao Tian seemed a little hesitant, and then tried to persuade him.

"No need, as long as the things are old, you can keep them as your own collection!"

He Jie shook his head. He didn't know why he wanted to buy these things all the time. Maybe it was because these boxes were very similar to the ones the old man had collected, so he had the idea of ​​buying them.

At this time, Li Yang's heart was already beating slowly.

The box is painted red, and there is a lot of dust on the surface, which makes the box look unremarkable.

However, even if you look at it with the naked eye, you can find that the color of this box is different from other red boxes. A touch of nobility.

Under the three-dimensional picture, the difference between this box and others is more clearly distinguished.

The other boxes only had one or two layers of red paint, and the most were no more than six or seven layers.But the red paint on this box is as high as 200 layers, and each layer of these red paints is very thin. The thickness of so many layers of red paint is less than ten millimeters.

200 layers of paint, less than ten millimeters thick, Li Yang took a deep breath, he already understood what it was.

Li Yang never expected that in this pile of ordinary lacquer wooden boxes, he would see a real redwood box.

Tihong belongs to lacquerware and is one of the varieties of carved lacquer. It is also called carved red lacquer or red carved lacquer. This method started in Song Dynasty and flourished in Ming and Qing Dynasties.It also exists now, but it is rare, and now very few people can master this level of advanced craftsmanship.

The so-called carved lacquer is something carved out of lacquer.

This kind of craft is quite complicated. In the process of making red, one should first paint a layer of red paint on the mold, and then paint another layer when it is half dry. After dozens of layers of paint, the paint will become nougat It looks like it.

Ancient lacquer, that is, pure lacquer, is not the same as today's paint. Today's paint is diluted and neutralized, so it is easy to brush. Don't even try to carve paint into a work of art.

At that time, the lacquer was different, and you could paint it layer by layer, and then directly use the lacquer to carve out what you want after brushing thick.

However, the ancient lacquer is very viscous and solidifies very quickly. When brushing, each layer must control its curing time. The lacquer cannot be completely hardened or too soft. The heat must be in place, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.

Generally speaking, seventy or eighty layers of lacquer in Tihong is very remarkable, and those with more than 200 layers are rare, and those with more than [-] layers must be masterpieces of masters at that time. What comes out is effort and experience.

After these paints are painted, there is another difficult step, which is to wait for an optimal time.

The lacquer is easy to cure, and when it dries, it becomes very crisp and cannot be carved with a knife.But if it is too viscous, the lacquer will stick to the carving knife, making it impossible to continue carving.

Therefore, the pattern must be carved when it is not sticky to the knife and not brittle. It is not easy to grasp the timing, and if you make a mistake, you have to start all over again.Even if the fire is controlled, the decoration must be carved in a very short period of time. If the time exceeds and the lacquer hardens, it will be impossible to continue carving, and it will only be a semi-finished product in the end.

Putting these crafts together is really not easy.

In addition, there is another very important point. The more layers of paint, the shorter the optimal time. Many red layers are also the most intuitive proof of the craftsman's level.

The carved mahogany box in front of me is definitely the work of a top master, and it is rare in ancient times. It is a pity that it is damaged.

Li Yang also noticed that there was a layer of scratches on the inside of the box, which should be the place where the commemorative money was marked. This damage has greatly reduced the value of the entire mahogany box, which is very regrettable.

At this time, He Jie had already taken out the money, but Lao Tian shook his head unnaturally.

These 2 boxes cost 2000 yuan if they were ordered together. No matter how Lao Tian saw them, they were not worth the price.The good ones cost a few hundred yuan, at most one or two thousand yuan, the bad ones can be bought for 100 yuan, and the rotten ones are cheaper.

In the eyes of Lao Tian, ​​such a pile of things is not worth such a high price of [-] yuan, but He Jie is willing to buy it, but he has no choice.

Seeing He Jie handing the money to the person in front of him and starting to pack his things, Li Yang also heaved a sigh of relief.

If there wasn't the ticking red piece, Li Yang would have objected to He Jie's spending 2 yuan on this bunch of things. Obviously, something that can be bought for less than [-] yuan has to cost [-] yuan, which seems a bit taken advantage of.This kind of ordinary red lacquered wooden box can be bought a lot in Panjiayuan, and they are all things from the late Qing Dynasty.

But it is different with that piece of red, even if it is damaged, 20 is a super value, 200 or even [-] million Li Yang will agree without hesitation.

The woman didn't talk much, and after ordering [-] cash, she left with the money.These things are indeed handed down from her family, but they are very common, and some people who come to shovel the land to collect things are not willing to ask for it.

She came here purely to try her luck, but she didn't expect to sell it for a high price. At this time, she left very satisfied, and she left quickly, so that the buyer would regret it.

"Brother Jie, come with me!"

Li Yang glanced at He Jie enviously. Apart from envy, he also felt relieved.

Where there is a will, there is a way, Li Yang did not expect that He Jie really picked up a leak, and found a big leak. This mahogany box should be a representative work of the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

Every emperor in the Ming Dynasty had his own favorite things. Yongle liked Tihong the most. That period was also a glorious period for the development of Tihong. If you count it according to time, you can also match the number. Yongle came to the throne in 1403 AD. More than 600 years of history.

"Why, so mysterious?"

He Jie was packing up his things. He didn't think much about these things. He just thought that the old man had the same things in his hand. He bought them back and studied them. As an initial collection, 2 yuan was nothing to him.

"What are you doing? You missed it!"

Li Yang said in a low voice, He Jie looked at Li Yang in surprise, and said after a while: "You mean, there are real treasures in these things?"

He Jie is not stupid, Li Yang understood what Li Yang meant when he said this. Seeing Li Yang nod his head heavily, He Jie looked down at the pile of square and round shapes that were still on the ground. small wooden box.

"real or fake!"

He Jie's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken. Something that could be considered so prudent by Li Yang must be the same. Unfortunately, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't know which one was the treasure that Li Yang said.

There are seventeen wooden boxes of various kinds here, and He Jie is not crazy enough to think that every value here is a real treasure.

"This is it, take it out first, don't touch it!"

Li Yang picked up the picked mahogany box from the ground and handed it to He Jie. At this moment, Li Yang finally felt how those people around him felt when he picked up the leak.

Seeing a good thing being picked up by others, I really feel a little uncomfortable.

But Li Yang's heart is more happy, He Jie is happy, and he is also happy for the old man.He Jie's wish was finally fulfilled. Although this mahogany box was a little damaged, it was still a representative work with extremely high value, and it was quite enough for the old man's birthday gift.

Since it is a birthday gift, it will definitely become the old man's stuff in the future. Now the old man's collection is fully open to Li Yang, and there is almost no difference between the old man's collection and Li Yang's own collection.

Thinking of this, Li Yang felt a kind of excitement in his heart again. To him, there is not much difference between He Jie and him. Anyway, these treasures will be gathered together in the future.

"It's really a treasure? How much is this thing worth?" Seeing the envious expression on Li Yang's face, He Jie's heartbeat became faster, and he couldn't help asking again.

"This Tihong is slightly damaged, which affects the value. According to my estimation, it will be no problem to be auctioned for 800 million yuan!" Li Yang thought for a while and said softly.

He Jie has been completely stunned, 800 million is not a problem for him, he can easily come up with a few 800 million.But this 800 million was obtained by him by picking up a leak, so the meaning is different, 800 becomes [-] million, this is definitely a real big leak.

Li Yang's valuation is also analyzed based on the auction records he knows. If this kind of mahogany box is complete, it will be at least 3000 million yuan, and it may be higher. In 08, Christie's auctioned a complete mahogany box of about the same size, which was also a masterpiece of the Yongle period. At that time, it sold for a sky-high price of more than 3000 million.

The piece that He Jie bought was intact except for the place where the year mark was scratched off artificially. The paint surface was a little messy, but this can be repaired, and it will return to its original beautiful appearance after repairing.

At this time, Li Yang also wanted to understand, if the date money had not been scraped off, it probably wouldn't have fallen into He Jie's hands, and would have been confiscated long ago.

Even if there is damage, this mahogany box has a very high value, definitely more than 600 million. After all, a 200-storey red box is very rare, and Li Yang estimates that a high price of 800 million is also normal.

Besides, this is lacquerware, not porcelain. Lacquerware is not as demanding on integrity as porcelain. People who love lacquerware may be willing to pay a higher price when they see this piece of red.

"Go, let's go out and talk!"

It took several minutes for He Jie to react, and immediately pulled Li Yang out, not even the few red-lacquered wooden boxes from the late Qing Dynasty on the ground.

Lao Tian put away the things that He Jie threw on the ground, and followed closely.

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Three more complete!

It’s a little unaccustomed to write about other people’s mistakes, and I don’t have the feeling of doing whatever the protagonist wants, but He Jie is a very important supporting role after all, and there are still many roles in the future, so let him fulfill his wish for the old man this time.

(End of this chapter)