Jianbao life

Chapter 617 The Controversial Bronze Cauldron

Du Liyu smiled awkwardly: "It's different after all!"

"Why is it different?"

Du Shengqing said angrily: "Didn't you hear what Uncle Guan said just now? Xiao Chu's tea cup is probably the only complete tea cup in existence. It is a unique thing in the world. Do you think you can buy it with money?" to?"

Speaking of this, Du Shengqing looked a little sad: "You guys, this is the case. Everything is measured by money. If nothing else, can money buy family and friendship? Maybe you think you have a lot of friends, but you have to From my point of view, these friends are all interested in your money, if you lose your money, see how many of them still care about you!"

"Dad, don't do such a thing today, okay!" Du Liyu's expression was very embarrassing.

"There's nothing you can't say. You Uncle Guan and the others are not outsiders. If you don't say it now, I will say it later!"

Du Shengqing said: "Old Guan, don't you want to ask me why I want to transfer the things I have treasured for many years to you? I will make it clear that it is because they use money to measure everything. When I leave, I will Those collections are definitely up for sale, so it’s better to give it to you than to make it cheaper for others!”

Du Liyu curled her lips and said, "Dad, don't tell me I don't know how to collect it!"

Du Shengqing said with a straight face: "You do know how to collect, but you only treat my collection as a commodity for investment. Will you love them sincerely?"

Du Liyu fell silent when she heard the words.

"Okay!" Du Shengqing waved his hand: "I know that you want to persuade me to keep the things, and I agree to keep the others, but this one is not acceptable. I must find a good home for him! "

Hearing that this was the case, Guan Guokang couldn't help but murmur in his heart. He could understand Du Shengqing's thoughts, but selling things to him would make his children have opinions on him!The point is that Du Liyu is fine, Du Shengqing's son is relatively small-minded, and if he really buys Du Shengqing's things, he will definitely hate himself.

Of course, Guan Guokang is not afraid of this kind of situation, but one more thing is worse than one less thing. If he knew this, he must have refused on the phone, but now that everyone has arrived here, he can't say no, he can only stare He gave Du Sheng a clear look to show his dissatisfaction.

Du Shengqing chuckled and chose to turn a blind eye. He had no choice. His body was getting worse every day. Sometimes he felt that he couldn't make it through this year. It didn't matter that his other collections were sold by his children, but his favorite I still want to find a good home for it.

It's not that Guan Guokang will not change hands in the future, but he knows that before Guan Guokang changes hands, he will definitely screen the buyer carefully.

"Old Du, since you want to transfer things to me, then take them out!" Guan Guokang said.

Du Shengqing looked at the sky, and then suggested: "It's getting late, let's talk about it after dinner, what do you think?"

Guan Guokang looked at the Chu Chen brothers and sisters, both of them had no objection, so he said with a smile: "Okay, I haven't paid back Master Hua's craftsmanship for a long time..."

The Master Hua that Guan Guokang talked about is the pastry chef of this teahouse, but the taste of the dishes is also very good, especially the vegetarian dishes. Vegetarian Chef.

In addition, during the Spring Festival, there are more meat dishes to eat, which tastes even more delicious, and all the vegetarian dishes on the table were wiped out in the end.

After eating, they drank tea for a while, and saw two guys carrying something in. Chu Chen took a closer look, only to find that it was actually a bronze tripod, and it didn't look too small. He estimated that it was about four feet tall. Fifty centimeters in size, such a large bronze tripod, if it is genuine, should be a national treasure.

Moreover, given Du Shengqing's emphasis on it, Chu Chen felt that this bronze tripod should probably be genuine.

Generally speaking, ancient bronzes such as Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States cannot be auctioned at (domestic) auctions.Because these bronzes are very precious, and most of them are unearthed cultural relics.Unearthed cultural relics are owned by the state according to regulations.

If it is not an unearthed cultural relic, but is a handed down product, there should be no restrictions, but it is not easy to distinguish now, so it can only be treated as not being able to be auctioned.Although it cannot be auctioned, non-governmental transactions actually exist.The reason why non-governmental transactions are not interfered is also because there is a problem that it is difficult to distinguish whether it is an authentic product or a modern imitation.

Of course, the rule that unearthed cultural relics belong to the state is not rigid in implementation, otherwise, it is estimated that many things in the antique market will be confiscated.Besides, blocking is worse than sparse. If this regulation is strictly enforced, then many cultural relics are likely to be smuggled abroad.

Of course, Chu Chen was not a pedantic person. When he saw this bronze tripod, he was only slightly surprised, and his expression returned to normal.

Du Sheng took a clear look at Chu Chen, smiled slightly, then put on his gloves, gently stroked the bronze tripod that was lifted in front of him, and explained with a smile:
"I saw this bronze tripod by chance when I went to Suzhou City in [-]. I passed by a waste collection station. At that time, the owner of the purchase station was about to smash this tripod. I yelled in time, this bronze tripod must have been smashed by the boss, and then I spent some money to buy it, and it has been carefully preserved until now."

After Du Shengqing finished speaking, Guan Guokang said, "I'm talking about Lao Du, since you want to find a good home for this thing, you might as well donate it to the museum!"

"I won't donate!" The boss Du Shengqing was not happy, and said, "It's not like you don't know that I donated things to the museum in my hometown, but when I went back a few years later, the things were all rusted. After that, I vowed never to donate anything to the museum again!"

"That's entirely your own problem!" Guan Guokang said with a smile: "The good city doesn't donate, but it has to be donated to the people below. They usually don't even have much money there, so where can they get money to maintain your things?"

"It's impossible for me to donate this bronze tripod anyway!"

Du Shengqing shook his head again, and then said: "Okay, let's stop talking about it, Laoguan, let's see if it's true or not!"

Guan Guokang spread his hands: "I don't want to see it, and it's not the first time I've seen it. Let me tell you, I'm really not sure that your bronze tripod is genuine!"

Du Shengqing said helplessly: "I said, why do you keep holding on to the inscription? Apart from that, what are the other problems with this bronze tripod?"

Hearing what the two said, Chu Chen was a little curious. Could it be that the authenticity of this bronze tripod is in dispute?
Seeing Chu Chen's expression, Guan Guokang said, "It doesn't matter if I say anything about it today. Let's listen to Xiao Chu's opinion first. Xiao Chu, take a look at the inscription on this tripod first. Is there any problem."

Chu Chen nodded, then put on his gloves, found the location of the inscription and observed it carefully.

Judging from the performance of the leather shell, the bronze tripod in front of me should be a cooked pit vessel, that is, a bronze vessel that has been handed down for many years after it was unearthed. Judging from the shape of the tripod, it should be in the style of the late Shang Dynasty.

This tripod has a square mouth with a pair of upright ears, a deep round belly, and three cylindrical feet underneath.There are six ridges on the abdomen of the tripod, and six pairs of birds pecking at dragons are decorated on the lower edge of the mouth.The dragon pattern is decorated with three groups of big gluttonous animal face patterns, the beast's eyes are round and the eyebrows are obvious.The Taotie pattern is interrupted by leaf edges in the middle and between, and the layout is rigorous.

In addition, there are five inscriptions on the belly of the tripod, "Father of Wei made the tripod".

The inscriptions on bronze wares are also called Jin Wen, Zhong Ding Wen, etc., which are the characters on ancient bronze wares.

The content of inscriptions, font styles, casting techniques, and distribution of rows and columns in different periods are different due to different social environments. Therefore, it is particularly important to judge counterfeit characters. It can not only be used as one of the methods to judge the authenticity of the device, It is also a means of judging the authenticity of the content of the inscription.

The inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period were generally cast, and the content mostly recorded the sacrifices, edicts, conquests, rewards, oaths and contracts of slave owners and nobles. The simplest ones marked the names of slave owners or their clans in one or two characters.

The bronze inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty began to be cast in the middle period, and the content was relatively simple, such as pictographs or family emblems.The longest inscription is no more than fifty characters, and the fonts are similar to oracle bone inscriptions. Regardless of whether it is the majestic school or the beautiful school divided by the ancient philologist Mr. Rong Geng, the strokes of the two schools are slightly sharp from the beginning to the end.

This is the problem with the bronze tripod in front of me. Although it is cast, it looks slightly rounded from the beginning to the end, which is a problem.

If these inscriptions were not cast, it can be said that they were added later. Although they have an impact on this tripod, judging from the performance of this tripod, even if there are no characters, it is still a very rare artifact.

But because the inscription is cast, it is very likely that there is a problem with inferring the entire tripod.

Seeing Chu Chen frowning, Guan Guokang asked, "Xiao Chu, do you see any problems?"

"There is also a problem with the way this inscription is written!" Chu Chen replied.

Du Shengqing quickly said: "I admit that the inscription on this tripod does look different from other inscriptions in the late Shang Dynasty, but if you look at the others, which one is different from the bronzes in the late Shang Dynasty? It’s impossible to judge the authenticity of a bronze ware just from the inscriptions, right?”

Chu Chen nodded. There is some truth in this statement, but then again, since there are some problems with the writing of the inscription, then this tripod is likely to be an imitation. Next, we only need to find another wrong place. It can basically be concluded that this thing is a fake.

So he said: "Old Du, let me take a look first."

"Okay, let's see..."

There is a proverb in identifying counterfeit bronze wares. This sentence is: first look at the shape, then look at the flower, hold it in your hand and look at the bottom, keep your eyes open, speak slowly, and check the inscription carefully. Rust spots and ground are the checkpoints.

(End of this chapter)