Jianbao life

Chapter 496 Shadow Bone
It's just that after Chu Chen was excited and excited, he suddenly remembered a question, and couldn't help frowning.

You know, there are four Buddha finger bone relics discovered now, only one of which is the real relic, and the other three are all accessories made to protect the real relic, which is the so-called "shadow bone".

500 years ago, Sakyamuni passed away under the Sala tree on the outskirts of Kushinajie City. After cremation, a total of 8 real body relics were obtained, 4 of which were passed to China, and were funded by Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. 19 pagodas were established throughout the country, among which the earliest Ashoka Temple, which is now the Famen Temple, has 19 Buddha finger bone relics.

Because in history, there were four emperors who successively launched events to destroy and exterminate Buddhas, known as "Three Wus and One Sect" in history, so most of the Buddha bone relics in our country were also destroyed at that time.However, in order to prevent the Buddha's phalanx relics from being damaged, many monks and nuns made "shadow bone" relics to protect the real relics.

Now that Chu Chen thinks about it carefully, the relics in the altar are obviously different from the real relics. Not to mention anything else, in terms of color, the real relics should be a little yellowish, but the relics in the altar are quite different. White, it looks obviously jade.

Furthermore, in terms of value, if it is a real body relic, it cannot be compared with thousands or even nearly [-] million dollars. Obviously, the relics in the altar should be "shadow bone" relics.

Some friends may say, since this thing is fake, how could it have such a high value?
In fact, the Buddhist community believes that it is not false, and the shadow bone is the shadow and response of the spiritual bone to prove the immortality of the spiritual bone.Buddhist circles believe that the relationship between shadow bones and spiritual bones is not the same. Mr. Zhao Puchu once praised: "Shadow bones are neither one nor different, just like the reflection of three rivers in January."

Therefore, from the point of view of Buddhism, the shadow bone is also a sacred bone, and it is also the relic of the Buddha's real body, so its value will certainly not be low.Of course, in the eyes of Buddhists, the relic is a very sacred thing, and even the shadow bone relic cannot be measured by money.

Although it is a little regretful that the phalanx bone relic in the altar is not the real relic, but even if it is a shadow bone relic, it is already a surprise to Chu Chen. Such a precious thing, of course, cannot be missed.

Chu Chen called the boss over, and then asked, "Boss, I want to take this Medicine Buddha back. May I ask the boss if you can part with it?"

The boss had looked at Chu Chen before, and saw that although his clothes looked ordinary, but they were all handmade, coupled with Chu Chen's temperament and the previous conversation, he nodded and said: "Yes, let's count it as 220 million HKD. , what do you think sir?"

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "It's a little higher, can you lower it?"

"If you really want it, sir, 210 million, no further reduction!"

"Boss, this is the price at the auction, and the market price is definitely not comparable. I also said a lot, 180 million, if it works, please help me wrap it up. If it doesn't work, it can only be regarded as me and the price This Buddha statue is gone!"

The boss pondered for a moment, and felt that Chu Chen's price was acceptable, so he nodded and said, "Then let me wrap it up for you!"

While the boss was packing for Chu Chen, Wu Ke took Chu Chen aside, pointed to the two incense burners in front of him, and asked, "Ah Chen, I want to buy an incense burner for grandma, which one do you think is better?" a little?"

The two incense burners that Wu can choose are copper furnace and blue and white porcelain incense burner.

Among them, the blue and white porcelain stove is simple and solid in shape, with a round mouth, a cylindrical belly with a slight drum, three legs, and a thick carcass.The whole body is painted with patterns of figures of the Eight Immortals in blue and white, with different expressions.The painting is neat and the layers are clear.The blue and white color is simple and elegant, and the glaze is smooth.At the bottom is the six-character regular script of "Daming Jiajing Year System".

The other censer is an imitation of Xuande elephant ear copper censer in the mid-Qing Dynasty. This copper censer is plain without decoration, mellow in color, pure and thick in paste, and exquisite in workmanship.The walls of the furnace are thick and heavy, and the hands are heavy.The whole body is sprinkled with gold, and the fine gold flakes are shaped like snowflakes, covering the furnace body.The bottom book has the regular script of "Daming Xuande Year System".

The two copper stoves have their own advantages and disadvantages. Chu Chen thought for a while and said, "These two incense burners are both good, why don't you just buy them both?"

Wu Ke rolled his eyes at him and said, "Can my grandma use two incense burners?"

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "Ask the price first. If it's cheap, the other one is considered an investment!"

"Alright then!" Wu Ke thought for a while, and this idea was really good, so she nodded in agreement.

The price of the incense burner is not expensive, the total of the two is only [-] HKD, so Wu Ke bought them both.

After swiping the card to pay, Chu Chen asked the others, "Didn't you guys fancy something?"

"No!" Liu Sizhe and Wang Xiaoyue shook their heads together.

Josie smiled wryly, "I really like a few things, but I can't afford them all!"

Hearing what she said, Wu Ke whispered in her ear, "Do you want me to lend you some?"

"No need! You don't have much pocket money, do you?" Josie said.

"That was before. The last time I caught a leak with Ah Chen, I made millions!"

Wu Ke said with a smile, of course, she said this because she didn't want to surprise Josie too much. If Josie knew that the diamond necklace she bought was worth hundreds of millions, she might be so shocked!
Even so, you, Josie, had an expression of disbelief on her face, and said, "Is what you said true?"

"Then it's fake?" Wu Ke said with a smile.

Josie said enviously: "Ellie, you are so lucky that I don't even know what to say!"

"Then why don't you find a boyfriend like Ah Chen!" Wu Ke said triumphantly.

"Hmph! Don't be complacent! I will definitely find someone better than Brother Chu to be my boyfriend in the future!"

Even though she said this, she also understood that it must be extremely difficult to find someone better than Chu Chen, and the chances are even lower than winning the lottery jackpot.

Wu Ke said with a smile: "Then I wish you success first! By the way, do you want me to lend you some money?"

Josie shook her head and said, "Forget it, I don't like the days when I owe money."

"Then do whatever you want!..."

Next, everyone went to several antique shops, and finally everyone bought what they liked, and because of Chu Chen's presence, everything could be guaranteed to be genuine, and the price was more reasonable.

Walking out of an antique shop specializing in jade wares, Chu Chen suddenly noticed that Liu Sizhe's expression was a little unsightly, so he asked a little strangely, "What's the matter, aren't you feeling unwell?"

"Where!" Liu Sizhe pointed to a booth in front of him with a wry smile and said, "Here, that's where I drilled eyes yesterday!"

Chu Chen said with a speechless face: "There are a few people who don't know how to play antiques. Don't you go to that store after you have done it? This kind of thinking is just deceiving yourself! Let's go and have a look together, maybe You can still pick up a big leak!"

After speaking, he took the lead and walked straight to the booth.

Seeing this, Liu Sizhe shook his head with a wry smile. He understood the reason, but if he went to patronize again, he would feel a bit offended. But now that Chu Chen said so, he wouldn't look like a man any more, so he whispered With a sigh of relief, he walked over with his head held high.

As Liu Sizhe said earlier, this stall mainly sells silver products, and there are also a small amount of gold products. As for the authenticity, as Wang Xiaoyue said, what good things can be placed on the stall, Chu Chen used After a quick glance, almost [-]% of the items are fakes.

However, among these fakes, the bigger ones, judging from the results given by the ability, contain very little silver, while the smaller ones are made of real materials. Some risks can be avoided.

Just like the three silver coins that Liu Sizhe bought, when the boss wrote silver coins on the ticket, even though he knew it was a fake, but because the material was not fake, Liu Sizhe couldn't settle the score even if he wanted to.

But what surprised Chu Chen was that among the remaining ones that were genuine, there were actually a few items worth more than [-]. There was no need to guess at such a result, and he also knew that the boss must have been mistaken.

The first thing Chu Chen noticed was a pair of silver plates casually placed in the corner of the booth. The pair of silver plates imitated the appearance of flowers, but they were not completely copied mechanically, but were cast according to the actual function and decorative effect of the utensils.

For example, the chrysanthemum plate in Chu Chen's hand is in the shape of a chrysanthemum as a whole, with a flower core in the center and two layers of chrysanthemum petals radiating around it. It looks like a proud chrysanthemum, full of vitality.

The other plum blossom plate has a five-petal flower-shaped opening. In the center of the plate, a plum stalk is swaying and winding, facing a crescent moon hanging high in the sky. calm demeanor.

This pair of silver plates is light, delicate, elegant and elegant. Judging from the style and details of each place, it should undoubtedly be the silverware of the Song Dynasty, and the workmanship is so meticulous that people can't help but put it down. Chu Chen estimates that the value of this pair of silver plates should be 30. about.

Since the value of this pair of silver platters is so high, why did the boss put them in the corner so casually?

The reason, Chu Chen thought, was that the pair of silver plates were covered with copper rust.

Some friends may find it very strange, since it is silverware, how can the surface be covered with copper rust?
In fact, this situation is very common when ancient gold and silver wares are unearthed, especially silver wares.

The reason is that the gold and silver wares were exposed to other corroded copper before they were unearthed, such as being buried with the bronze wares, and were contaminated with copper rust.Another reason is that the texture of most ancient silverware is a copper alloy containing a certain composition. When the copper is oxidized and corroded, a copper rust coating is formed on the silverware.

Most of the cases like this can be treated with rust removal to restore the original appearance of the original utensils.

This is the case with the pair of silver plates that Chu Chen has seen. Although there is copper rust, they can be restored to their original appearance as long as they are cleaned.Of course, it’s okay if you don’t wash it, but it’s just not so beautiful, anyway, it can’t change the fact that this pair of utensils are genuine.

(End of this chapter)