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Chapter 512

"I think it's pretty much the same, but this is Chen Yinsheng's Lanting Preface..." Pu Jie looked at Yu Yao, "That's why I didn't dare to accept it directly."

The representative works of Chen Yinsheng's engraved bronze calligraphy are Lanting Preface and Master List.

Of course, he must have engraved more than one of these two articles.However, Chen Yinsheng was very famous in the late Qing Dynasty. His engraved copper ink box was even as famous as Chen Mansheng's purple sand pot, and he was known as the double jade in the capital's entertainment circle.Therefore, there should not be too many imitations of Chen Yinsheng's copper ink cartridges; especially the calligraphy engraved copper of these two articles.

"What's the price you negotiated?" Yu Yao asked.

"15. We agreed to pay [-] with the next family, but the boy suddenly said that he can only pay [-]!"

"What you said, I think the possibility of authenticity is even less? But, don't go and have a look, I'm not reconciled!"

Chen Yinsheng's copper ink box, if it is full of authentic Lanting prefaces, would be worth about 20 yuan.Moreover, Chen Yinsheng is so famous, it is unlikely that the seller does not know, even if he is not in the antique circle, he must check the signature, right?
"That's why I ride a donkey, so as to minimize the risk." Pu Jie hehe.

"You figured it out, others are not fools, that's why he regretted it." Yu Yao continued to ask, "Who is the owner?"

"It's an old lady who lives alone."

"That said, it seems that there is another leak."

"Let me tell you, I didn't even negotiate the price! She quoted [-] yuan, so I said to think about it, and give me an answer today at the latest, and I'll just take it at this price."

"Are you embarrassed to bargain?"

"This old lady's business was introduced to me by a friend of my father. She has two sons and a daughter, but these three bastards do nothing but search for the old lady's pension. The old lady is quite nice. , I save money on food and expenses, but still sponsor a child who is out of school.”

"Your uncle, with all your twists and turns, you are almost catching up with that birthday poem!" Yu Yao exclaimed, "Don't you feel a little bit of a leak now and feel ashamed to pick it up?"

"What birthday poem? Tang Bohu 'This woman is not human'?"

"Well, it's this one, but there are also people talking about Ji Xiaolan, and the folklore is not easy to verify. But just like that, you have given me several waves!"

This birthday poem is indeed a very typical wave-style reverse elegy.It is said that Ji Xiaolan was celebrating the birthday of a friend's mother and was asked to congratulate her on the spot. He came up with one sentence: This woman is not a human being.

The crowd turned pale with shock.As a result, the second sentence was: Nine-day fairy descends to the mortal world.The reversal was huge, yet reasonable, and everyone praised it again.

The third sentence is reversed again: all children and grandchildren are thieves!The hearts of everyone at the scene probably couldn't take it anymore, but in the end it ended perfectly: they stole flat peaches and offered them to their mothers!
"Hey! I'm answering purely based on what you asked." Pu Jie took out his mobile phone, "Stop talking, I'll call the old lady right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Pu Jie waved, "Let's go!"

Not far away is the family courtyard of Dongjiang Normal University. The old lady's surname is Li. Before retirement, she was a logistics worker of the Normal University.

When we got to the door, we rang the doorbell and opened the door. Mrs. Li looked about 70 years old, with a clean face and simple but decent clothes.

"Xiao Pu, come in and tell me!" Mrs. Li spoke softly, with a smile on her face.

After entering the door, Mrs. Li asked while pouring water, "Who is this young man?"

"This is my boss, Boss Yu." Pu Jie said carelessly, "I'll have to take care of things in the end!"

"Ms. Li, please call me Xiaoyu. Don't listen to him talking nonsense, we are just friends." Because she worked in a normal university, Yu Yao called me that even though she was not a teacher, "Don't worry about it, I The two are not thirsty."

"Sit down and drink a glass of water if you're not thirsty."

Mrs. Li put two glasses of water on the coffee table, and after calling Yu Yao and Pu Jie to sit down on the sofa, "Wait, I'll go get things."

Because Pu Jie had called in advance, Mrs. Li quickly brought it over and placed it on the coffee table.

This is a square copper ink cartridge, which is well preserved. The cupronickel shell is very moist, and the black traces in the lettering are relatively natural.

On the lid of the box is the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion in small script in Guange style.The inscription time of this engraving coincides with the "Late Spring" in the preface of Lanting.

After seeing the exterior, Yu Yao opened it up and took a look.Most of the copper inner tank is black, with only a few mottled places showing the copper.

This cupronickel ink cartridge is not big, with a side length of about ten centimeters, and it feels very comfortable in Yu Yao's hand.

After Yu Yao finished reading, he couldn't help but glanced at Old Madam Li, who then smiled, "This cupronickel ink cartridge is left by my wife, and it is not inherited from the ancestors. He bought it in the market in the 80s. I I don’t understand, but my wife said it’s a good thing, and if I want to sell it in the future, it can’t be cheaper.”

"The old man likes antiques?" Yu Yao asked.

"It doesn't count. He used to be a member of the Normal University, a propaganda post, and he liked to dance and write, so he was more concerned about the things in the study room."

"Then how did you set the price, didn't you ask someone to look at it?" Yu Yao asked again.

"I've looked for it. I've looked for an old colleague from the past. He knows a little bit about antiques, and he said that he can't lose [-] yuan."

The old lady spoke very honestly, Yu Yao thought for a while, "Mr. Li, although I am young, I have been studying antiques for a long time, so I will tell the truth, do you like it?"

"Xiao Yu, tell me, I think your child is also a kind person."

"Chen Yinsheng was a master of copper engraving in the late Qing Dynasty. If this ink box was Chen Yinsheng's own work, the price would be ten times higher."

Old lady Li's face changed color, "20?"

"Yes." Yu Yao paused, "However, this is not genuine. Don't worry, just listen to me."

Although Yu Yao reminded her at the end, Mrs. Li still couldn't help but let out a "ah?"

Yu Yao immediately explained, "However, the material and workmanship of this cupronickel ink cartridge are very good, and although it is an imitation, it is also an old imitation, roughly from the Tongguang period in the late Qing Dynasty, oh, the Tongzhi and Guangxu period. Because Chen Yinsheng mainly started to engrave copper from this period, and died only in the early Republic of China.”

"The value?" Mrs. Li looked at Yu Yao.

"The value is roughly the amount you quoted, but I have to explain to you clearly. Because you said that someone looked at it, and it seems to be a knowledgeable person. You can tell that it is an old imitation. If it is a new imitation, two thousand is not worth it. of."

"Then can you still accept it?"

"Yes. And since Pu Jie made an agreement with you, then this price is what you say, and it means what you say." Yu Yao nodded.

But Mrs. Li said again, "But you are in the antique business, so the price is not profitable?"

Most of the business in the antique shop is full of cunning and cunning, for a pure and kind old lady like Li, Yu Yao was really not used to it for a while.

(End of this chapter)