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"Don't miss it if you pass by, it's real blue and white porcelain..."
"Ru kiln porcelain, Ru kiln porcelain, you don't need too much to know a good product..."
"This is an emerald snuff bottle, a fine product that Emperor Qianlong once played with, and a top-notch product that was confiscated from the house..."
"Five million, fixed price. If you have more, you can keep it..."
"Mom, I want to let go..."
Random sounds came from time to time. Zhang Wufeng stood in the crowd, watching the various behaviors of all living things, and then seeing the enthusiastic shouting of the small vendors, he couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart. This antique street was like a vegetable market at the moment.
It was really lively.
Zhang Wufeng walked all the way. From his perspective, he walked hundreds of meters and passed hundreds of stalls without finding anything valuable, which made him feel ashamed.
In particular, there are a lot of jade wool materials, and a lot of wool materials are filled with white garbage.
Zhang Wufeng couldn't help but feel a little emotional in his heart. Although it was said that after he controlled the Jade King's mineral veins, the smuggling of jade wool became more difficult. This was mainly because he didn't want to be too deceptive. But also, after passing these stalls, so many wool
The food was basically out of stock, which shows that the risk of betting on stones is really comparable to buying a lottery ticket.
Although Zhang Wufeng did not use his crystal power to scan at this moment, a strong man in the realm of original sin would never be able to make mistakes with his sensing power alone.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Zhang Wufeng was slightly startled, and then walked towards a stall surrounded by many people.
"I will pay you 1.8 million for 1.8 million," a young man with red eyes shouted.
"Two million, I will pay two million"
Another fashionably dressed woman also shouted the price loudly.
"Three million" Zhang Wufeng shouted, and immediately, the noisy stall became quiet, and a series of eyes swept over at the same time.
"Three million, is there any higher?" The owner of the small stall is a Xinjiang native, with a big beard and a dark green hat.
"The cage maker is a bastard." A young man from Wuhan cursed in Wuhan dialect in a low voice, and then stopped talking.
"It's really exciting, three million, and my head was kicked by a donkey." A middle-aged woman muttered in her heart, and glanced at Zhang Wufeng, but she didn't say anything out loud.
"Three million, is there any higher?" the vendor asked again.
Seeing that no one around him answered, he was slightly disappointed, but then he said happily: "Little brother, if you buy it for three million, I will just transfer it in cash. Do you think it's okay?"
His Mandarin was not standard and sounded a little difficult, but Zhang Wufeng heard it without any problems.
"Well, okay, you can use cash if you want. I can withdraw the money and you can deposit it in the bank yourself, no problem." Zhang Wufeng said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, then I will take this thing first, and then we will go to the bank here to transfer the money." The Xinjiang man said excitedly.
As he sat there, he spoke a few words in Xinjiang to the young man next to him, asking him to take a good look at the stall, and then went to the bank to transfer money with Zhang Wufeng.
The object being bid on is a square tripod with an animal face pattern.
The square tripod with animal face patterns is also known as the Taotie breast nail pattern square tripod and the Duling square tripod. This is a square tripod with animal face patterns in the early Shang Dynasty. It was unearthed in Zhangzhai South Street, Zhengzhou, Henan in 1974. It has a straight mouth, a folded rim, a square lip, and a rim.
There are two arched ears with grooves on the outside. The square armpit is bucket-shaped, the feet are cylindrical, and the belly is decorated with animal mask patterns and breast nail patterns. There were two pieces in total when unearthed. One is 1 meter high and weighs 86.4 kilograms. It is the largest one found so far.
The largest of the early Shang Dynasty bronzes is now in the Chinese History Museum. The other is smaller, 87 meters high and weighs 64.25 kilograms, and is in the Henan Provincial Museum.
Zhang Wufeng had seen this thing before, so it was not surprising, but the animal-faced square tripod in front of him was only a palm-sized square tripod.
The workmanship is exquisite, and the carvings exude a special aura.
Of course, this is not the main thing. The main thing is that the outer layer of this thing was renovated during the Tang Dynasty, so its age is only around the Tang Dynasty, and because the renovation method is relatively crude, its value is only
Only about two million.
Two million is actually a high price.
But if the outer layer is removed, its value will not be less than tens of millions, and it may even be a priceless treasure.
However, for Zhang Wufeng, there is no such mentality of picking up leaks. He does not care about money at the moment, but only cares about the things inside.
"Mr. Zhang, it seems that you like the early Shang Dynasty bronzes with animal mask patterns." While talking to Zhang Wufeng, the Xinjiang people paid attention to Zhang Wufeng's mood and anger, and seemed to express his own words by observing his words and expressions.
The portions are the same.
"Well, I do like it a little bit. I have a special understanding of this aspect. Let's talk about bronzes. This thing..."
Zhang Wufeng didn't lie, he said with a smile and told some relevant knowledge by the way.
"Well, actually it's not because of the pressure of life. We won't sell these things that are passed down from home.
Indeed, the exquisite bronzes during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, especially bronze ritual vessels, were extremely prized by the rulers. They were heirlooms of noble families and were only used during grand ceremonies or sacrifices. Many of the ritual vessels were cast with inscriptions (called in calligraphy)
The gold records the various privileges, sacrifices, military achievements, orders or rewards of the slave-owning nobles, etc., for future generations to preserve forever. The Mao Gong Tripod in the Western Zhou Dynasty has the longest inscription, with 497 words, and has extensive content, including sacrifices, edicts, and appointments.
Contents such as battles and lawsuits have the nature of history books. The number of tripods reflects the level of status, the weight of the tripod, the degree of power, and even the rise and fall of royal power. Most bronzes are covered with animal face patterns, and these animal face patterns are also
It is called the Taotie pattern. The Taotie pattern is an insatiable and mysterious monster imagined by people, with horns, claws, and tails. It is actually based on common cows, tigers, and sheep. The Taotie pattern is
A pattern formed by deforming it. It is also an imaginary animal. The patterns are all sideways, with horns, one foot, and a curled tail. They are mostly used for decorative belts. The animal mask pattern is the humanization of beasts and gods by ancient people.
An attempt was made to create gods with the help of images of beasts. The gods also have effective charisma and can gather strength to help the tribe fight against natural disasters and other tribes. The human form and the animal face are combined to form the pattern of the gods, which is the origin of human beings from primitive times.
The transition from ignorance to civilization..."
"Yes, I didn't expect you to know much about this aspect. Since you know this, you should also know that this imitation of the square tripod with animal face patterns should have come from the Chongguan period of the Tang Dynasty, and the level of its production is indeed high.
No, the early broken tripod should have been refurbished, and its value should lie in the inner part.
But it’s impossible to judge these, because it’s been a long time and it’s difficult to separate them. Therefore, its value will not exceed two million.”
Zhang Wufeng smiled.
This is a problem that a real master can see, and if Zhang Wufeng sees its inner meaning, he is a real master.
This is the conclusion that a master can draw under normal circumstances.
The Xinjiang people sighed slightly, nodded, and said: "Yes, it is true, but once it can be separated, the contents inside will cost as much as eight million. This is like gambling on stones, but it is bought.
If you collect it and still care about its true value, you will fall into the same trap."
"Haha, yes, that's why I like it, so I bought it for three million without saying anything. If I add it little by little, it will offend people and waste time." Zhang Wufeng laughed loudly.
"Well, anyway, how do you think about this thing? People who like it will not suffer a loss if they buy it at a high price, but people who don't like it will lose money if they buy it at a cheap price." said a person from Xinjiang.
"It makes sense." Zhang Wufeng said as the two of them walked into the bank.
Soon, Zhang Wufeng transferred the money to the Xinjiang people, and he also got the square tripod with the animal mask pattern.
"Mr. Zhang, I see that you are very interested in this, you won three million in one go, and you are very proficient in this area. Originally, I didn't want to sell it, but seeing you like this, I said so. I still have some at home.
There is a small size 'Simuwu Dafang Ding'. Do you want it? If you want it, I will give you eight million. You are an expert and you can look at the product and decide whether to buy it or not. This is definitely not a trick. You will know if you look at it.
If you don’t want to see it, I won’t force it.”
The Xinjiang man hesitated for a long time and then suddenly spoke.
"Huh? The small Simuwu Dafang Ding?" Zhang Wufeng was slightly surprised. He looked at the things in his hands and then at the Xinjiang people.
"Yes, a small one. It's about the same size as this. How can I put it? You'll know if it's worth eight million when you look at it. My son owes a loan shark and is being hunted. I have to raise money as soon as possible. Originally, it's three hundred.
That's about 10,000, but I still want to leave some savings for my son, but I won't let him know..."
The Xinjiang man said in a deep voice, his tone somewhat difficult.
"The Simuwu Ding that you are talking about is the extra large bronze tripod discovered in Anyang County, Henan Province in 1939?"
"Yeah," the Xinjiang native said affirmatively.
Zhang Wufeng nodded. He knew that after the large square tripod was unearthed, it was too big and heavy to carry for a while. The Japanese invaders forced it away many times. In order to avoid being plundered, people buried it underground until the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.
, only to see the light of day again, and is now collected in the Museum of Chinese History.
The Simuwu Dafang Ding is rectangular, with a mouth length of 1 cm, width of 78 cm, wall thickness of 6 cm, height of 133 cm with ears, and weight of 875 kg. At that time, it required 70 to 80 craftsmen working at the same time to cast it, and it took a thousand More than kilograms of metal raw materials. It is not only the largest bronze ware unearthed in my country, but also a rare fine bronze ware in the world. Although the Dafang Ding is large and heavy, its production process is very exquisite. The thunder pattern on the body of the tripod is the ground, and the surrounding The relief carvings feature blue dragon and Taotie patterns. These animal patterns are carved out through highly artistic exaggeration and deformation. The patterns set off a ferocious, mysterious and majestic atmosphere. Simuwu Ding is outstanding in terms of casting technology and artistic level. They all represent the highest achievement of bronze casting technology in the Shang Dynasty. Archaeologists believe that this tripod was made by the Shang king to worship his wife, so it was named Simuwu Dafang Ding.
In primitive society, the tripod was a cooking utensil for cooking food. It was made of clay. With the emergence and development of metallurgical technology, the tripod was cast in bronze in the late Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago. Moreover, the tripod at this time
It has become a kind of ritual vessel and a symbol of power and wealth. Shang and Zhou bronze ware has formed a unique series of shapes. Containers include tripods, kettles, statues, pots, etc., and musical instruments include cymbals, bells, wooden imitation drums, chimes, etc.
, as well as weapons, chariots and horses, etc., among which containers are the most common type. The exquisite bronzes during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, especially the bronze ritual vessels, are extremely cherished by the rulers. They are heirlooms of noble families and are only used during grand ceremonies.
It is used in ceremonies or sacrifices. Many ritual vessels are cast with inscriptions (called gold in calligraphy), which record the various privileges, sacrifices, military exploits, orders or rewards of slave owners and nobles, etc., so that they can be preserved forever by future generations. The Mao Gong Ding in the Western Zhou Dynasty has the longest inscription.
There are 497 characters, and the content is extensive, involving rituals, edicts, appointments, battles and lawsuits, etc., and has the nature of a history book. The number of tripods reflects the status, the weight of the tripod, the size of the power, and even the royal power.
Rise and fall.
Most of the bronzes are covered with animal face patterns, which are also called Taotie patterns. The Taotie pattern is a kind of greedy and mysterious monster imagined by people. It has horns, claws and tails. It is actually based on
The Taotie pattern is created based on the common cow, tiger, and sheep. The Taotie pattern is a pattern formed by deforming it. It is also an imaginary animal. The Taotie pattern is sideways, has horns, one foot, and curled tail. It is mostly used for
Decorative ribbons. Animal mask patterns are the ancient people's humanization of beasts and gods. They tried to use the image of beasts to create gods. The gods also have effective charisma and can gather strength to help the tribe fight against natural disasters and other tribes. Humanoid
Combined with animal faces to form the patterns of gods, it is the transition of human beings from primitive ignorance to civilization.
By the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the decoration and style of bronze vessels had changed. The Taotie pattern and Taotie pattern were gradually replaced by ring patterns and water ripples. Covers, *w, ears and other parts were added to the utensils, and three-dimensional animal shapes were added to these parts.
decorate.
The splendid bronze art was created under specific historical conditions by slaves who had no personal freedom but had rich imagination. These various patterns and styles not only show the intelligence and superb skills of the casting craftsmen, but also
It also reflected the ethics and ethics of the slave society at that time and became a witness to history.
What Zhang Wufeng is interested in is not the historical and cultural accumulation of this thing, nor anything else, but the spiritual imprint of the Taotie pattern itself.
Taotie Mark
Perhaps the spirit of the imprint on the big thing has dissipated, but the lines on this small thing in front of him shocked Zhang Wufeng, because its spiritual imprint is extremely vivid. If such a thing is swallowed, one can imagine its strength.
What kind of improvement will you get?
Thinking of this, Zhang Wufeng said solemnly: "If it is really similar to what you said, then I will give you 10 million, of course, if I like it. Well, let's go and have a look."
"Okay, okay" the Xinjiang man replied immediately, and then he thought for a while and said, "Well, in order to avoid you doubting my integrity and suspecting that I have a gang to deceive you and rob you in a strange and hidden place, I asked my nephew to go
Bring it, you can wait at my booth for about twenty minutes."
The Xinjiang man thought about it and said.
"Haha, that's okay." Zhang Wufeng said with a smile. The other party did not have any thoughts, but under normal circumstances, it is what normal people should be careful about strangers, but Zhang Wufeng still wants to continue Taobao, so it is not too much.