Lin Fan was busy in the store. At this time, Lin Xiaomu made a call to Lin Fan.
"What's wrong?"
"Someone is looking for you."
"Can you come to the store?"
"I can't come, I'm carrying a big guy, good guy, it looks like it's made of red sandalwood."
"be right back."
Lin Fan quickly returned home, and sure enough he saw a huge cabinet in the yard.
"Hey, this is a big top."
This is the top box, which northerners like to call a large four-piece cabinet. Its scientific name is called a top-vertical cabinet. It is divided into two layers. The lower layer is called a vertical cabinet, and the upper one is called a top box.
This glyph looked like a good thing at first glance. Lin Fan took a closer look, and then rolled his eyes at his wife: "It's red sandalwood, this is yellow..."
Yes, this set of top boxes is from Huanghuali.
The whole set is a set of four, which is actually two large cabinets with double doors and four boxes on top.
"This carving is a phoenix, good fellow, something from the palace."
This thing is a real treasure. Although it is not as rare as a national treasure, this thing can only appear in the palace. No matter what dynasty it is, the phoenix cannot be used by outsiders.
"20."
Lin Fan counted and found that there were a total of 20 phoenixes, which was really awesome. It represented "perfection" and was definitely used in the palace. What's even more frightening is that this thing might be used by the queen or the like.
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Looking more closely, the height is 314 cm, the width is 156.5 cm, and the thickness is 77.5 cm.
Really awesome.
This carver must have some background. Lin Fan lay there and looked at it. After looking around carefully, his eyes suddenly widened.
"The decorations of Kangxi are the carvings of Wen Dading."
Wen Dading is a big shot that few people outside the industry know. He is the most famous sculptor in the Qing palace. His goal is to only supply to the emperor. The most famous one is the dragon chair after Kangxi officially ascended the throne.
It was he who carved it.
There is no record of Wen Dading's real name in the history books. Dading is a complimentary word, which was changed by Kangxi to Wen Dading. The story is very simple. Kangxi sent people to find Wen Dading to make something, but three waves of people were sent.
None came back.
Thinking that something was wrong, Kangxi sent someone again, but the person came back and said that a group of people were fascinated by Wen Dading's carving.
Kangxi was immediately curious and went over to take a look. As a result, he was also fascinated by it.
When he came back to his senses, he found that he had been standing there for several hours and no one came to serve him. However, he did not blame anyone. He just praised Wen Dading. The carving seemed to be in trance, so he changed the name of the master carver to
Wen Dading.
The carving techniques of the Kangxi era were still inherited from the Ming Dynasty, so Lin Fan could still see the "four-corner moiré pattern" on this cabinet, which was popular in the late Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was gradually replaced by cloud patterns and Ganoderma lucidum moiré patterns.
It has been replaced by layers of dense cloud patterns, but it is still used here, indicating that it is not far from the Ming Dynasty.
Secondly, there is the carving technique, which is typical of Beijing style carving.
There are three factions in this wood carving.
Su Zuo, Jing Zuo, Guang Zuo.
This piece is a typical Beijing work. It is extensive but not crude, with cutting and cursive work alternately. It is very different from Su work and Guangzhou work in carving techniques.
During the Kangxi and Yongzheng periods, furniture production, manufacturing offices and weaving in the Jiangnan area were mostly involved. The styles were mainly made in Beijing and Suzhou, while in the Qianlong period, Guangzhou was the main style.
Therefore, it can be seen from the carving craftsmanship that it belongs to Kangxi.
"Who is Kangxi's wife?"
Lin Fan thought quickly and then patted his head.
Empress Xiaochengren is of the Hesheli family, Empress Xiaozhaoren is the Niu Hulu family, Empress Xiaoyiren is the Tongjia family, and Empress Xiaogongren is the Wuya family.
Four in total.
But unfortunately, there is no evidence to prove that it belongs to these four queens, and it may belong to other harem ladies.
"If this were Wu Ya's cabinet, the price would skyrocket."
Why?
Because Wu Ya was the biological mother of Yongzheng.
If this belongs to the Wu Ya family, then this cabinet is connected to two emperors. It can also be said that Yongzheng used to hide from cats in the cabinet.
Who doesn’t know how to make up stories?
"Where did you get this?"
After reading it, Lin Fan felt refreshed both physically and mentally.
It's really comfortable.
"Collected from the furniture factory."
"Furniture Factory?"
Lin Fan was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes widened.
"Long Shuncheng?"
"right."
"Take me there quickly, my wife has more money."
"Ah? Oh."
Lin Xiaomu immediately went to get the money. Meng Jianjun looked at Lin Fan and quickly asked: "What's wrong? Did I buy new goods?"
"No, I thought of something."
What's going on is that at this stage, Long Shuncheng is at its most helpless. Due to a series of reasons, Long Shuncheng's development was very unsatisfactory. In the mid-1980s, it had no choice but to merge with a Chinese repair shop and change its name to
"Chinese furniture factory".
At this time, Long Shuncheng released a large number of classical furniture from the Qing Dynasty, many of which were even from the palace's old collection.
These are all real treasures. It goes without saying what materials are used. Just use whatever is good.
Lin Fan quickly passed by, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw a throne.
He also has pedals.
When I went up to take a look, I saw that the carvings were densely packed with bats.
"Eight Treasures Cloud Bat Pattern, my dear, this carving is really exquisite."
At first glance, it looks like it was made by Hiroshima.
Someone will come soon.
"Are you looking at the furniture?"
"Is this happening?"
"Yes, but to be honest with you, this is made of rosewood and is expensive."
"Give me a price?"
"This costs 1,900 yuan."
hiss.
The price was indeed expensive. Lin Fan leaned into Meng Jianjun's ear and asked, "How much does that cabinet you charge cost?"
"380 yuan."
Such a big difference?
"You yourself can't believe this price. Please give me a real price."
You know, Long Shuncheng is famous for this, and this stuff is not sold to foreigners.
Yes, the country actually sells antiques to foreigners, many of which are high-quality goods. But the old furniture in Longshuncheng is, unfortunately, not allowed to be sold.
Therefore, Long Shuncheng is helpless. In this era of scrambling to earn foreign exchange, the administrators here are also helpless.
"Do you accept foreign exchange coupons?"
"Ah? Sorry, you can't go abroad. We don't accept foreign exchange coupons."
Lin Fan tested it and found that he was not allowed to go abroad.
"Please give me an honest price. If the price is right, I'll take the few over there too."
This thing is so precious, made of red sandalwood.
Lin Fan made a visual inspection, and then directly used his treasure appraisal eye. In fact, there was no need to look at it. At first glance, it was indeed made of red sandalwood, and it was obvious that it was also made by the imperial family.
Most people can't afford such a good thing.
"In this case, you can take the 1,800 yuan."
"300 yuan."
"Hey, you're just sitting on the floor paying me back, but you're cutting off my ankles. How can you make such a counteroffer?"
"I don't think you're asking for it like this. For 1,800 yuan, I can buy two TVs. If I add another 50 yuan, it'll be 350 yuan."
"You are so outrageous, I will give you a honest price, 1,750 yuan."
Good guy, this guy is also following his example. Lin Fan raised the price by 50 yuan, and this guy lowered it by 50 yuan.
"380 yuan."
Lin Fan said directly, and before the other party could say anything, he directly said to him: "You can think about it before you decide. As for me, I sincerely want to buy it, and not one or two pieces. You can't sell this to foreigners, and we don't sell it to foreigners in our country.
How many people can afford it? 1,800 yuan, who can afford so much money?"
These days, a family with a savings of 1,000 is already a wealthy family.
Who has money to buy this thing?
The boss also gritted his teeth. To be honest, the price of this thing is just this. Now they just want to get rid of it as soon as possible.
It's like this. Although things are precious, it's difficult now. These are the only things that can be sold at a high price. But the problem is, if they are not allowed to be sold to foreigners, who among the Chinese can afford them?
"400 yuan, but I want a foreign exchange voucher."
The boss thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and directly gave a high price.
Foreign exchange coupons can buy more things.
"Okay, no problem, what about that one?"
"You take 320, but this is the price of the foreign exchange certificate."
Foreign exchange certificates are popular everywhere.
This one: a red sandalwood throne carved with eight-treasure clouds and bat patterns and "water waves and clouds and dragons" made by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
The one next door is also a throne.
Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty made a red sandalwood throne with carved clouds and dragon patterns.
The two thrones complement each other, it's really beautiful.
The eight-treasure cloud bat pattern on the front piece is beautiful in itself, and it also has a wave of clouds and dragons, which is even more domineering.
The latter's cloud-dragon pattern is even more powerful.
"You can tell by looking at the carvings that they are made by Guangzhou. Tsk tsk, to be honest, they are indeed much more delicate than those made in Beijing."
Damn, this is too delicate.
Soon, Lin Fan collected four more huanghuali stools, and then happily left with the things. Before leaving, Lin Fan pulled the boss and said: "If you have any good things in the future, please contact someone."
My name is Lin Fan, and I drive the Lin Hei Ya."
"It turns out it's you. Hi, I told you that you looked familiar, but I was wondering who could be as generous as you."
Lin Fan spent thousands of yuan, which is probably hundreds of thousands in modern times, and the things he got, based on raw materials alone, can cost hundreds of millions.
So cool.
It’s really fun to collect treasures in this era.
Sell it, Lin Fan won't sell it, who can afford it?
Naturally, this thing is for your own enjoyment. After Lin Fan dies, if future generations cannot live up to their expectations, then donate it directly. But if they want to live up to their expectations, then continue to keep it.
Antiques will only become more and more valuable.
In the future, when auctions are allowed, Lin Fan will create an auction to auction off some of Lin Fan's excessive collection. Now Lin Fan has a lot in his backpack that he wants to sell.
Then the funds are withdrawn and auctioned abroad.
Pick up some treasures belonging to foreigners, or bring some national treasures back to the country.
Everyone was satisfied, and Lin Fan went home happily.
Then, I went back to the store to help. The store was already extremely busy. During the National Day, many people wanted to have a big meal, and the braised food was sold like crazy.
