Nine-tiered fairy lotus

Chapter 77 This Lucky Guy

After listening to Mr. Chen's explanation, Hu Tu had a rough understanding of the Xuande year-made incense burner.

When Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty was in power, in order to satisfy his hobby of enjoying incense burners, he ordered a batch of red copper from Siam, and ordered the royal craftsman Lu Zhen and the minister of the Ministry of Industry Wu Bangzuo to refer to the treasures of Chai, Ru, Guan and Ge in the imperial palace. , Jun, and Dingming kiln porcelain styles, as well as historical books such as "Xuanhe Bogu Tulu" and "Archaeological Map", designed and supervised the production of incense burners.

In order to ensure the quality of the incense burner, craftsmen selected dozens of precious metals such as gold and silver, and went through more than ten careful casting and refining together with red copper.The color of the finished copper incense burner is crystal clear and warm. It is really a treasure among the handicrafts of the Ming Dynasty. The successful casting of the Xuande furnace set a precedent for copper furnaces in later generations.

Xuande used this batch of red copper to cast a total of [-] incense burners in three years, and they have not been produced since then. These Xuande incense burners are hidden in the forbidden palace, and ordinary people only know their names but not their shapes.

After hundreds of years of ups and downs, the real copper incense burner cast in Xuande for three years is extremely rare.In order to make huge profits, from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty to the period of the Republic of China, the activity of imitating Xuande furnaces by antique dealers has never stopped.Just after the production of Xuande Furnace ceased, some officials in charge of "Casting Affairs" called the original furnace craftsmen to imitate according to the drawings and process procedures of Xuande Furnace.

These meticulously cast imitations are comparable to the real ones, and experts cannot distinguish them. So far, none of the many Xuande furnaces collected in major museums in China can be recognized by many appraisers as the real Xuande furnace.Distinguishing true and false Xuande furnaces has become one of the "unsolved cases" in Chinese archaeology.

In the end, Mr. Chen concluded: "This incense burner is also a fake. As for the age, I'm not sure. You have to find an expert." Dynasty, how much it is worth, but now it is only uncertain.People often say that "the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change." His reckless nature finally changed under the torture of a miserable life.

Hu Tu stretched out his thumb and praised: "Mr. Chen, your speech is really good. I knew you were very knowledgeable, but I didn't expect you to be so good. Your level is more than enough to be a university professor. No wonder you can play well." Antique business."

Mr. Chen quickly stretched out his hands, interrupted Hu Tu's compliment, and said: "Stop praising me, if I can play with antiques, I won't fall into this situation, now I dare not say that I am an antique business I don’t plan to do antique business anymore.”

When the spectators around heard this, they all smiled.Most of them are aware of Mr. Chen's experience, and they are quite sympathetic to it. Those who didn't know before can also see the leopard through the conversation just now.Hearing his self-mockery after showing off his talent and learning, no matter what these people think in their hearts, no matter what they usually think of Mr. Chen, they all smile kindly on the surface to show that they are people who know the goods.

"It's not easy to advance in the antique business. After all, not everyone has the luck of going out of the way." Xu Qiuyu suddenly said with sour emotion, "I have an elder who was conceited and learned from others when he was young. He also went deep into the antique business. Mr. Chen is miserable, he owes a lot of debts, and people are chasing after him everywhere he goes all day long. However, he was unwilling to fail. After a period of adjustment, he gave up antiques and specialized in modern art. After more than ten years of hard work, he finally Created a foundation like this." Then she proudly revealed the answer, "That man is my father. Mr. Chen, if you meet him, you should have a lot of common topics."

Mr. Chen was taken aback for a moment, sighed and said, "I'm already old, and now I'm empty-handed, and I don't have the drive that your father used to have." He shook his head, carefully took out the medals in the incense burner, and continued to talk. Said, "These medals are all from World War II. I don't know the specifics. Most of them are worth 500 yuan. But this one is very valuable. I have seen it before. It is the second-class Golden Harvest Medal of the Republic of China. It is a pure silver The Great Ribbon Seal of the material is very rare. The government of the Republic of China used it to award senior military officers and social figures who have made outstanding contributions to the country. I met it once before, and the quality of that one was not as good as this one. Wan, I'm not willing to buy it, you should be able to sell this one for more money."

Originally, Hu Tu thought this medal was beautiful, but after listening to Mr. Chen's explanation, his mouth was watering, and he secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Recently, my luck has been overwhelming, and I have been involved in all good things. Who would have thought of the medal at home? An old box actually contains antiques worth [-] to [-] yuan, it's really pie in the sky."

Mr. Chen continued: "This kettle is a kettle for individual soldiers of the national army during World War II. This kettle has been used, and the strap is damaged. It is 'Okada Optics', which was produced by RB during World War II. It was probably seized during the war. At that time, this kind of magnifying telescope was a rare thing, and only the generals could equip it. The leather of the telescope is intact, but there are scratches on it. , it can be regarded as 3000 grades, and it is worth 8.5 yuan." He glanced at Hu Tu, "It seems that the elders in your family used to be soldiers, and they made great achievements in the war against Japan. These things are very commemorative. I I suggest you keep it."

Hu Tu nodded quickly and said: "These things are left by my father. I didn't know they existed before. I saw them by chance today, so I want to see what good things they are. I don't plan to sell them for the time being, and I also Not that short of money."

Everyone showed envious smiles. Strangers would all show the same envy when they heard others say that they were not short of money, while acquaintances had different expressions.

Rich and kind-hearted friends like Xu Qiuyu unceremoniously exposed Hu Tu's old background: "Don't be shy, he is really a hateful guy. Pinqiu told me yesterday that the piece of jade you missed can be Selling for 30, today you bought such a box again, why did all the recent good things happen to you?" She said sourly, facing such a friend who "gets something for nothing", even if she is with Fuyu, she can't help being jealous.

Xu Qiuyu was like this, let alone the other onlookers. They looked at Hu Tu as if they were looking at a walking RMB, and they all muttered enviously.

"What a lucky guy."

"This luck, you can buy a lottery ticket."

"Am I the only one who thinks this might be strength? Well, it's really only me."

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"I don't know much about books, so I won't say much. There is also an ebony box." Mr. Chen opened the last box, "and some coins and stamps. It will take some time to read through these, and I hope to find some good things .” He rubbed his hands together, and threw himself into the last treasure appraisal with passion.

This appraisal did not make him too excited, because the coins and stamps were collected by Hu Tu's father, Yang Qinghe, and there were not many valuables in them.The most expensive ones are two eight-year-old Yuan Datou hidden at the bottom of the box, one worth 1500 yuan, and three stamps can be sold for five or six hundred yuan, and the others add up to only five or six thousand yuan, which is better than nothing.

"No wonder you don't have much spiritual energy." Hu Tu thought, "That's good too. Don't hesitate if they're not worth much. You can keep them as a souvenir."

(End of this chapter)