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Chapter 455
Qi Changhe lowered his voice, "The style of Tianzihao waist knives is basically the same. I have one, but..."

"What?" Yu Yao couldn't help interrupting, "You have a Tianzi waist knife? Which one is it?"

Qi Changhe froze for a moment, then smiled, "You think too highly of me, I haven't finished yet. I have a custom-made one, which is made according to the standard of Tianzi No. 17 Baoteng knife, a handicraft. "

"What do you mean?"

"I won't hide it from you. I have already contacted someone in Jiangzhou who wants to sell the original golden peach skin scabbard!"

Only then did Yu Yao understand, "That is to say, only the scabbard?"

This simple scabbard is indeed much less attractive and attention-getting.Moreover, when the knives were made in those years, there were unfinished products and unqualified ones, and the scabbards must be made too much. The possibility of simple scabbards flowing out is greater than that of knives.

"Yes, the old scabbard, this is also very rare. I ordered a waist knife at the time, and I wanted to make a golden peach skin scabbard, but it was extremely difficult to find suitable and good materials. Moreover, this old scabbard has a certain texture. It's different!"

Yu Yao nodded, the possibility of collecting a Qianlong Yuzhi Tianzi waist knife is very small, and the raw materials can be customized one by one, which can be regarded as a choice for collectors.If it can be matched with an old scabbard, that would be the icing on the cake.

The so-called golden peach skin scabbard is not all golden peach skin, but a wooden base covered with a layer of golden peach skin, and it is cut out of golden peach skin strips to form a pattern similar to the character "人" and has the feeling of armor.

Golden peach skin, because it is said in general terms, is controversial.Some people say that it was produced in the south of China, but, according to the "HLJ Waiji" in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, it is said that the golden peach skin comes from "the mountains in the east of QQHE City", "the skin is red and black" and "the inside is like lacquered gold", so it is called golden peach skin. "The spring branches are folded at the age of tribute", and they don't actually bear peaches.

Because the inner leather is used, it is like a layer of gold lacquer. After decoration, it is really beautiful; and it is said that the golden peach skin can "avoid evil and exorcise evil spirits", so it was selected for Qianlong's imperial waist knife.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty started from the Northeast, and after taking control of the whole country, many high-end things still came from the Northeast, such as the Chaozhu made by Dongzhu, which is the highest grade.

This golden peach skin was a tribute in the Qing Dynasty. It is not known whether it is available now. Even if it is, it is hard to say whether the quality can be guaranteed.Therefore, it is normal for Qi Changhe not to be able to find suitable materials.

Qi Changhe took a sip of his tea, "I've come to Jiangzhou, I'm not familiar with the place, so I have to rely on you for some things!"

"Mr. Qi has a wide network of contacts and good news. I didn't even know that someone in Jiangzhou wanted to sell the old scabbard of Qianlong's imperial waist knife."

"These things are not popular with antiques, so they won't catch your eyes. However, they are still famous things. If you have time, you might as well take a look with me, a bad old man, how about it?"

Qi Changhe is very good at talking.

He didn't mention the scabbard until after dinner, which meant that he probably didn't want to talk about it at first, but he was sure of distinguishing the true from the false.However, during the period from the meeting to the meal to the time when Yu Yao took out the Western Han white jade sword ornament, perhaps he felt that it would be safer to have one more expert like Yu Yao to help him take a look.

"Master Qi thinks highly of me." Yu Yao said modestly, neither saying yes nor saying no.

Qi Changhe got up, walked to the shelf, and picked up a piece of "Ru Kiln" mandarin duck water drop, "I just fell in love with this thing, so I came here, let's take it away."

This mandarin duck water drop is an old imitation of the Republic of China, Yu Yao smiled, "The old man likes it, just take it away."

"I won't ask the price anymore, I'll leave you 5 yuan, don't think it's too little."

Water drop, also called water injection, is a drip tool for grinding ink.Many of the things in the study room are interesting. The body of a mandarin duck is a container, and water comes out of its beak; when placed on the desk, it is practical and ornamental.

However, such an imitation Ru kiln from the Republic of China would cost eight thousand at most in the market; Yu Yao certainly understood that Qi Changhe asked him to hold his own eyes, which was a disguised appraisal fee.

"The old man is looking down on me." Yu Yao said sternly, "If the appraisal fee is charged in a serious manner, it is more than that. But I, Yu Yao, how can I charge more for my friend for a few glances?"

Looking at Yu Yao's expression, Qi Changhe felt a little embarrassed, "I misunderstood, little brother, I really like this mandarin duck drop. It's business, one size fits all."

"Since it's a business, it's up to me to set a price. If the old man really likes it, just take it away at [-] yuan and set the price. That's fine."

"Hahahaha. Okay, then listen to you."

Yu Yao nodded, "Since we've made contact, when will we go see it?"

"tomorrow morning!"

"Okay, I will accompany you then."

The next morning, the place Qi Changhe took Yu Yao to was an old-fashioned community, but the size of the house was not small, with three bedrooms and two living rooms, about 150 square meters.

After entering the door, the inside was basically emptied, leaving only an old cabinet with mottled paint.

The person I saw was a man in his 40s, gentle and polite, and he spoke very politely, "I'm sorry, Mr. Qi, I don't even have a place to sit. This house has already found a buyer, and the ownership will be transferred next month."

"It's okay, just look at things." Qi Changhe said with a smile.

The man opened the closet, but it was also empty.When he took out the scabbard from the closet, Yu Yao glanced at it, and it seemed that there was a small piece of porcelain in the corner, but he couldn't see it clearly.Apart from these two, there is nothing else in the closet.

Yu Yao didn't expect that the scabbard opened wide, so there was no need to look at it.

Qi Changhe started to look carefully.

While he was watching, Yu Yao asked the man, "Why is there only one scabbard, was there a knife before?"

At first glance, the man was not from the antique shop, so he explained:

"This is left by my father. As for the specific situation, my father told me before his death. It was originally something in the Qing Palace. It was snatched by the Eight-Power Allied Forces in 1900. It was naturally with a knife and sheath. Later, Jiang A gentleman surnamed Du in Jiangzhou bought it from a Russian soldier. This Mr. Du brought it back to Jiangzhou and passed it on at home; It was not discovered and has been preserved."

"The knife was taken away?" Qi Changhe couldn't help but stop looking at this moment, and blurted out.

"The knife was not confiscated, but it was stolen by someone! There has been no news of it. This scabbard was bought by my father from Mr. Du's grandson. It has been hanging on the wall for admiration, and it does not come with a knife. "

"Since the inheritance is orderly, the name of the sword, since your father bought it, should you ask?"

"I asked." The man showed a little embarrassment, "Actually, he told me, but I'm really not interested in antiques at all, I just remember it's a local name..."

(End of this chapter)