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Chapter 150 Zhuge Zihao
"It must be seen. However, you really have to be careful." Tong Rentang explained a few words, "My grandfather cherished this writing brush and this inkstone very much. They only used it twice. The first time was when my father got married. , he personally wrote a wedding invitation; another time, when I was a child and just entered school, he wrote me a small banner of a poem encouraging students."

"I understand!" Yu Yao replied, "Except for the dragon robe, this writing brush and this inkstone, you don't want to leave the country. Those emeralds don't really matter."

"Well, if my son-in-law wasn't a foreigner, maybe I would take it out too. But since the dragon robe is a costume, it doesn't matter."

Tong Rentang sighed, and turned serious and said: "I didn't make a random move. I think Old Pu is a good person, and his son will not be far behind! And Xiao Pu promised that even if he didn't stay, he would find someone reliable. collectors will never leave the country!"

"Don't worry about that." Yu Yao responded.

Tong Rentang shook his head lightly again, "I made you laugh. Actually, I really want to keep it, so I should donate it to the museum. However, thanks to Xiaoyu, you are here. Otherwise, I'll take a costume and make a big joke!"

"Cultural and museum units are reliable, but private private collections are also kept in China, and you can still have an income. The best of both worlds, why not do it?"

"Hehe, Xiao Yu, you not only have good eyesight, but you can also speak." Tong Rentang looked into Yu Yao's eyes, "Xiao Yu, although it's the first time we met, I really think you are a trustworthy person. I am a layman when it comes to antiques. After you finished reading, can you give me a solid background?"

"The old man said so, how can I lie?"

Tong Rentang said solemnly, "Don't worry, even if it's really valuable, as long as you want to take it, I'll give it to you as cheap as possible."

"I'll take a look first." Yu Yao nodded with a smile, and took off the bamboo protective case on the pen.

This look:
Zihao!

The color of the pen is similar to that of the Zizhu pen barrel, but it is more purple and not black.

The pens are relatively well preserved, and it can be seen that they are rarely used, and they must be carefully cleaned after use.

Exquisite craftsmanship, high-end materials, and a long history.

A flash of light flashed in Yu Yao's mind. Could this be the Zhuge Zihao brush from the Southern Tang Dynasty?
Zhuge's pens are unparalleled in the world, the mouse whiskers are purple, and the gold is twelve.

During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the most famous writing brush was not the Hu brush, but the Xuan brush.After the Yuan Dynasty, although Xuan pens were still being produced, the dominant position was gradually replaced by Hu pens.Xuan pens and rice paper are named after their origins.

During the Five Dynasties period between Tang and Song Dynasties, in terms of brush and ink, two masters emerged in the Southern Tang Dynasty.

One is Xi Tinggui, who made ink, and was later given the surname Li by the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so he is called Li Mo in the world; the other is Zhuge Gao, a master brush maker.

Zhuge Gao's brush making is based on the fine brush technique.Mouse whisker pens, Zihao pens, at that time, one could be sold for ten taels of gold!
Today's brushes are generally made of wolf hair or sheep hair, and the materials are relatively ordinary.Mouse whiskers and Zihao, the materials alone are not simple.

Mouse whiskers, squirrel whiskers, how many squirrels have to lose their whiskers to make a pen.

The mouse whisker pen existed in the Han Dynasty. It is said that Wang Xizhi used the mouse whisker pen to write the Lanting Preface.It is difficult to collect squirrel whiskers, but it is not directly possible to make pens. The technique is very important, and the technique of making squirrel whiskers has long been lost.

Zihao, purple hare spine hair, this kind of vellus hair, can be encountered but not sought after.Now, not to mention the technique, it is impossible to find this kind of wild rabbit.

Bai Juyi has a poem called "Zihao Brush". His poems are relatively straightforward, and he can understand at a glance: "There are old rabbits on the rocks in the south of the Yangtze River, eating bamboo and drinking springs to produce Zihao. Pick a dime."

Yu Yao can basically determine the material and craftsmanship, but whether it is from the Southern Tang Dynasty or not, although Yu Yao has thought about it, in the final analysis, he still cannot date it.

Writing brushes are different from other antiques, and there are too few points that can be dated according to time.

At the same time, if it is a product of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties period, it is more than 1000 years ago, and the possibility of being so complete is very small.

But it may be very small, which doesn't mean it's impossible. If you just enjoy it, rarely use it for writing, and maintain it carefully, it's still possible.Even, because of the age, the entire brush part may have fallen off from the pen barrel, but it can be fixed again, which cannot be seen from the appearance.

Judging from the patina of the pen tube, it must have been hundreds of years, and it must have been played frequently.Because if it is only used for writing, the padding of the grip point of the fingers will be heavier, but this Zizhu pen barrel is very uniform.

At the same time, if it weren't for frequent hand-playing, the bamboo would have split after so many years.

"How is it?" Seeing that Yu Yao had almost read it, Tong Rentang and Pu Jie almost spoke in unison.

Tong Rentang and Pu Jie asked the same question, but their meanings were different. Tong Rentang wanted to ask how things were, while Pu Jie asked if they could accept them.

Ordinarily, to receive the goods, you can't tell the truth to the owner. Even if Tong Rentang said that he hoped that he could be honest, he didn't agree directly, and only said "see first".

But at this time Yu Yao thought for a while, "Old man, this pen and ink really cannot be exported abroad."

Pu Jie was taken aback for a moment, then glanced at Yu Yao.

Yu Yao took a deep breath, "It's the first time we met, but I'm still rushing at you! This inkstone is from the She inkstone of the Ming Dynasty, and it's extraordinary; this Zizhu Zihao brush is a Xuan brush, at least a few hundred years old, and even It may have a bigger background..."

Yu Yao then simply introduced it.

After listening to it, Pu Jie was stunned, and then frowned, you are really serious!

But Tong Rentang was very strange, just smiled slightly, not too surprised, "How about the market value?"

Yu Yao really put it all down, not bad for this tail, and then analyzed it.

These two things have never appeared on the market, so the valuation can only be based on reference.

There was once a She inkstone inscribed by Wu Changshuo, which should have fetched a high price of one million.Wu Changshuo was a master of calligraphy and painting in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China, and he was also good at seal cutting. He carved his own inscriptions, which is really unique.As for this Fang She inkstone, although Tang Xianzu wrote the inscription and asked a craftsman to engrave it, it is from the Ming Dynasty after all and has an older history; moreover, Tang Xianzu's reputation is wider than that of Wu Changshuo.So this inkstone will not be less than 100 million.

As for this Zihao Xuanbi, although it cannot be completely dated, the Zihao alone is very precious, and there is no problem with the age of hundreds of years.Refer to the bamboo carving imperial brushes of the Ming Dynasty, which were not Zihao, but also sold for a high price of over one million.There is no engraving on this pen barrel, but Zihao has a great advantage, no matter how you calculate it, it should not be less than a million.

In other words, the total price of this inkstone should be more than 200 million if conservatively estimated.

Pu Jie thought to himself, it's over!Not only is there no profit, but 200 million can't be made up now!
Tong Rentang suddenly burst out laughing.

(End of this chapter)