Jianbao life

Chapter 770
Chu Chen did not forget the promise he made to Chu Jiamei and the others before. Now that he saw a suitable Nine-Eyed Dzi Bead, of course he would buy it, but he was not in a hurry, and he was going to talk about it later.

There are a lot of good things in Nan Nancai's store. Chu Chen reckons that the things he put in the safe must be better. This also shows that Nan Nancai's antique business is really big.

After taking the two of them around for a while, Nan Nan was probably afraid that the two might have concerns about his belongings, so he took the initiative to say:
"The cultural relics here are all purchased privately owned cultural relics. After the acquisition, they will be monopolized or auctioned to make a profit. Therefore, there is no legal risk at all. Moreover, Sotheby's and Christie's, the world's two famous auction houses, also buy I buy antiques here and then go to auction, so you don't have to worry about the price."

At the end, there was another look of pride on his face.

Nan Nancai is indeed proud to be able to make purchases from the world's two largest auction houses.As for the price, judging from the price tag, Chu Chen felt that compared with domestic prices, it was only a market price, and it was not as favorable as Nan Nancai said.

Of course, then again, the prices in Paris are already more expensive than those in China, and the prices of antiques are generally higher than those in China. From this point of view, the prices of goods in Nancai’s store , it is indeed more favorable.

After taking the two of them around for a while, Nan Nan invited the two of them into the reception room very enthusiastically, and asked the shop assistant to make a cup of tea for everyone, and then changed the topic to the person who Artifacts made of extraterrestrial meteorites come up.

Without further ado, Chu Chen took out the box containing the handle, opened it, and pushed it in front of Nan Nancai.

When Nan Nan saw the contents in the box, she was taken aback for a moment, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Mr. Chu, I am not very good at bronze wares. I would like to ask you for advice. This should be Cheng, right?"

Chu Chen replied, "It's indeed a bronze box."

Nan Nan nodded, and then picked up the bronze gong in the box to appreciate carefully. If you want to say that the appearance of this bronze gong is really very good, not to mention that it looks intact, there is very little rust, and it basically maintains the original appearance. In addition, the inlaid iron blade made of meteorite still looks cold and sharp.

Judging from the characteristics of the bronze ware, Nan Nancai guessed that it might have been made in the Shang Dynasty, and it is conceivable that such a bronze ware that has been preserved so well until now must have been made with advanced technology at that time.

Coupled with the iron blade made of Tianyun Iron, judging from these characteristics, he felt that this bronze Cheng should not be used by ordinary nobles at that time, not to mention that there were two golden inscriptions engraved on it.

Since the bronze inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty to the Warring States Period are basically cast characters, they will never be wrongly copied when handed down like the handed down history books, and there is no suspicion of tampering by later generations. Therefore, they are truly credible historical materials that can make up for the lack of historical books. , is an important reference for dating and identifying fakes.

This also led to the rise of epigraphy in the Song Dynasty, and people's attention to bronze wares was more focused on writing. Collectors at that time searched for bronze wares with inscriptions based on this demand.Beginning in the Qing Dynasty, due to the prosperity of the Qianjia School of Simple Studies, people treated bronze inscriptions as historical documents, so the price of bronzes with inscriptions in the Qing Dynasty was higher.

Up to now, in the domestic collection market, there is an unwritten rule that an inscription is worth 1 yuan, that is, a bronze ware. With reference to its size, craftsmanship, delicacy, rarity, and equal quality, if there is an inscription, Then there is added value, each word needs to add 1 yuan, the more words, the more valuable.

For example, even if the cast of a small bronze vessel is not refined enough, if it is engraved with interesting inscriptions, the value of the bronze vessel will be many times higher than that of a large bronze vessel with fine casting but without inscriptions.

Therefore, collectors are generally very concerned about the characters on bronze wares, not only because those characters have academic value, but also have high economic value.

Now, Chu Chen's bronze 铖 is not only of excellent quality, but also has an iron blade made of meteorite embedded, and there are two bronze inscriptions. It can be regarded as a small best among the bronze wares of the Shang Dynasty.

After appreciating the bronze cheng, Nan Nan asked, "Mr. Chu, if I'm not mistaken, this should be a bronze cheng from the Shang Dynasty, right?"

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Well, I also think it should be from the Shang Dynasty."

"Then do you know what these two bronze inscriptions mean?" Nan Nancai asked again.

Chu Chen shook his head: "I'm sorry, I really don't know these two characters. If I remember correctly, these two inscriptions should not be among the recognizable inscriptions now."

Our country entered the Bronze Age in the Xia Dynasty, and the technology of copper smelting and copper ware manufacturing was very developed.Because copper was also called gold before the Zhou Dynasty, the inscriptions on the bronze wares were called "Jin Wen" or "Auspicious Jin Characters"; ".

The age of the application of bronze inscriptions, from the early Shang Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty's destruction of the six kingdoms, is about 1200 years old.According to the statistics of authoritative experts, the number of characters in bronze inscriptions is 3722, of which 2420 are recognizable.

And the bronze inscription on Chu Chen's bronze box happens to be one of more than 1000 unidentified inscriptions. Because of this, Chu Chen told Wu Ke before that the research value of this bronze box is more valuable than the market. The value comes high.

Nan Nancai didn't know much about Jin Wen, but after hearing what Chu Chen said, he felt that Chu Chen deliberately said that he was very authoritative because of his good face.It's no wonder that he thought so, because Chu Chen looked too young. Under normal circumstances, how could a person of this age have too much research on inscriptions?
Although Nan Nan didn't show his thoughts, Chu Chen and Wu Ke could still feel that Chu Chen was nothing, even if Nan Nan underestimated him, he would not lose a single hair.

But Wu Ke was very upset about this. She rolled her eyes, and then asked Chu Chen, "Ah Chen, does Mr. Liu recognize these two words?"

Seeing Wu Ke's question, Chu Chen immediately understood what she meant, which made him feel funny and warm.As for Liu Laona's gold inscription books, he has basically read them all, and the meaning of these two words is indeed not mentioned above.

Of course, in such a situation, he had to maintain his master's authority no matter what, so he shook his head and said: "I really don't know about this matter. I will only know after I show him the things when I go back."

"Ah! Mr. Liu's knowledge is so profound, don't you know?" Wu Ke looked very surprised. She didn't pretend that she reacted this way, but she immediately realized that Chu Chen had a photographic memory. Although it is complicated, it is also something to memorize by rote, so if Liu Lao knows it, Chu Chen will probably know it too.

"It's not that I don't know, I'm just not sure. After all, I haven't asked him about the bronze inscriptions for a long time..."

After listening to the conversation between the two, Nan Nan didn't understand the meaning of it, which made him a little embarrassed, but he was really curious about what Wu Ke said about Mr. Liu, and wanted to know where this Mr. Liu was. sacred.

"Two, I would like to ask, I don't know what you are talking about, Mr. Liu?"

Wu Ke heard the words and replied first: "I'm talking about Liu Zhi and Liu Lao, and Ah Chen is his closed disciple."

Nan Nan asked in disbelief: "You mean that old Liu from the capital?"

"Of course!" Wu Ke replied proudly.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Nan Nan quickly stood up, stretched out her hand again, and said excitedly, "Mr. Chu, I never thought you were Mr. Liu's apprentice, what a disrespect!"

"Where! Where..." Seeing this situation, Chu Chen stood up politely, shook hands with him, and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Sitting back in her seat again, Nan Nan said with a sigh: "My grandfather had the honor to communicate with Mr. Liu several times before, and he has always admired what he has learned, and has always wanted to go back and visit Mr. Liu again, but later The old man is getting old and it is inconvenient to go back to the country, and he has always regretted this matter in his heart, if he knows that I will meet Mr. Liu's disciple today, he should be very happy."

Chu Chen said: "Boss Difficult, don't worry, I will definitely convey this matter to my master when I return to China. Please also convey the greetings from my master and me to your grandfather."

"Hey!" Nan Nan sighed and said, "The old man passed away last winter."

"Uh... Boss, please forgive me!" Chu Chen didn't know what to say about this matter, so he could only comfort him like this.

"Mr. Chu, I'm sorry to bring up this topic!"

Nan Nan quickly adjusted her mood, smiled apologetically at Chu Chen, and then asked, "Mr. Chu, do you have any plans to transfer this bronze handle? As for the price, you will definitely be satisfied."

"Sorry, I don't have that idea yet."

Chu Chen shook his head. If he knew the inscription on the bronze box, then he might transfer it, but since it is a bronze inscription that has not yet been identified, it means that this thing has a high value. Research value, so at least for now, he definitely has no idea of ​​​​transferring.

Seeing that Chu Chen refused very firmly, Nan Nancai could only sigh regretfully, but he immediately thought that since Chu Chen is Mr. Liu's disciple, then Chu Chen might have found other treasures, so he laughed again. asked:

"Mr. Chu, I would like to ask again. I don't know if you have any other gains before. Don't worry, if the item is good and you have plans to transfer it, we can also discuss the price. If you want to, bartering is also acceptable. OK."

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