Chapter 23 Going to Appraise Treasures with the Master
Liao Hongbing saw it was Yang Xiuwen.
He also smiled and said, "Oh, Xiuwen is here. Welcome. I want to follow your master to see more and meet more. Your master is a very capable person."
Sun Jianguo also said, "Welcome, Xiuwen."
Yang Xiuwen bowed again and thanked him, "Yes, I listen to Uncle Liao and Uncle Sun, and I will always follow the master in the future."
A few people chatted and laughed, and everyone was almost there. Zhou Xingwen sat down in the last row, and Yang Xiuwen stood behind him.
At this time, a door next to the table opened and a middle-aged man came out.
Liao Hongbing nodded to him.
He opened his mouth and said, "Hello, friends in the antique industry and friends who love antiques. Without further ado, let's start today's treasure appraisal immediately. The old rule is, look first, bid, and the one with the highest price gets it. The first one is
A picture."
After saying that, another person brought a scroll, and the two of them opened the scroll together.
The people sitting on the chairs stood up and gathered around, and Yang Xiuwen also followed the master and walked over.
This is a calligraphy and painting from the Ming Dynasty. The whole picture is dark yellow, with pines and cypresses and cliffs. Two men in Ming Dynasty costumes are leaning on the rocks with their chests exposed. The painting style is brisk, bold and straight.
It is the representative work of Wu Wei of the Ming Dynasty court faction [Pictures of Famous Scholars]. Yang Xiuwen opened his heavenly eyes, and the yellow aura entered his eyes, and his judgment was correct.
Zhou Xingwen glanced at him and he nodded.
After everyone sat down, the middle-aged man said, "The appraisal is over and the bidding begins. The base price is 30,000..."
Seeing everyone bidding, Zhou Xingwen asked him in a low voice, "How do you like it?" Yang Xiuwen also replied in a low voice: "Master, it is an authentic work, in the style of the Ming Dynasty court painting school. Wu Wei is good at figures and landscapes."
Zhou Xingwen nodded with satisfaction after hearing this. The bidding was over and a boss named Li who was doing business in Zhonghai won the bid for 130,000 yuan.
The middle-aged man said, "Congratulations to Mr. Li for getting your first treasure. Below is a calligraphy and painting."
After opening it, Yang Xiuwen followed the master to check it out. Based on his experience, he judged from Shen Zheng's "Mount Lu" in the Ming Dynasty that his heavenly eye had received another piece of yellow aura. Of course, the master was also very satisfied.
Six or seven antiques were auctioned one after another, including incense burners, copybooks, and sandalwood bracelets. None of them were fake, only the collection value was high.
The master and apprentice were talking in low voices.
The middle-aged man in charge of the treasure appraisal spoke again, "The following is the last treasure today. Of course, I cannot say that this object is the most precious, but it is definitely an old object. This needs to be appraised by experts in the antique industry.
Okay, please give me a favor."
After speaking, another person held an object like an incense burner and placed it on the table.
The middle-aged man raised his palm, pointed at the table and said, "Everyone, please close your eyes."
Yang Xiuwen saw Zhou Xingwen quickly getting up and knew that his master was interested, so he quickly followed.
This is an open incense burner with three legs, two ears standing outward, a bulging belly, and a grand shape. The texture is thick and delicate, dark yellow with a hint of black and red. The bottom of the burner is inscribed with the words "Made by Wu Baizuo in the fifth year of Xuande" in regular script.
Through theoretical knowledge, Yang Xiuwen judged that it was an authentic Ming Dynasty Xuande furnace. He opened his heavenly eyes, and the yellow aura entered his eyes. His mind showed that the Ming Dynasty Xuande furnace was made of red copper, gold, and silver.
When I turned around, I saw that the master was still observing me carefully, and I thought, "It seems that the master really likes me."
I don't know how long it took, maybe twenty minutes, before the master returned to his seat and sat down, and the others also took their seats one after another.
Zhou Xingwen asked Yang Xiuwen, who was standing behind him, "Xiuwen, what do you think?"
Yang Xiuwen did not answer, but asked him, "Master, do you like that very much?"
Zhou Xingwen nodded and said, "There are too many Xuande furnaces from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but scholars and experts all over the world have different opinions on the date and age of Xuande furnaces. It is a global issue."
Yang Xiuwen nodded and said, "Okay, master, I understand."
Zhou Xingwen felt very strange about his words.
At this time, the middle-aged man in charge of the treasure appraisal said, "The appraisal is over. Please bid. The base price is 20,000."
The venue was quiet for a while, and no one spoke for a long time, which was actually not surprising.
The price gap between Xuande stoves in the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty is too big, ranging from several thousand to millions.
People in the antique industry are very concerned about face. Losing money is a trivial matter, but losing face is a big deal.
At this time, someone called out the price, cautiously 30,000...40,000...
At this time, Yang Xiuwen said, "I will pay 50,000 yuan."
Everyone present turned to look at him. When they saw that he was a young man, they turned back disapprovingly.
The middle-aged man called twice more. Seeing that no one raised the price, he announced, "Congratulations to this little friend for getting this treasure."
Yang Xiuwen saw his master looking at him doubtfully, so he whispered, "Master, we missed it. This is an authentic Ming Xuande furnace. I will explain it to you later."
After the treasure appraisal was over, everyone knew that he was Zhou Xingwen's apprentice when they left. They all held their hands in their hands and congratulated him, but the meaning in their eyes was unknown.
Yang Xiuwen didn't mind. He came from the 21st century, and the knowledge about Xuande furnace identification at that time was much greater than it was in the 1990s.
Chapter completed!