Yang Xin opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but when she saw that Wang Gang and Zhou Chengwen were observing carefully, she closed her mouth again. However, she didn't think this was a good thing.
Yang Xin has shown extraordinary talent in antiques since he was a child. In addition, he was born in a family of antiques. Although he is young, he is already a well-known appraisal master.
In her opinion, the wooden board in front of her should be one of a set of screens. The lower end of the wooden board, which is nearly two meters high and about fifty centimeters wide, is smooth and has no pictures, while the upper end is engraved with a picture.
There was a pattern, but because the dust was so thick, I couldn't tell what it was.
It was very old and poorly maintained. Not to mention dust and stains, the lower end was even eaten away, and there were cracks in many places. The only thing that caught her attention was the paint on it - although it was full of dust and stains.
There is still a hint of oiliness.
"Master Wang, do you have a wet cloth? The dust is too thick."
Zheng Tianlong's words reminded Wang Gang that the screen in front of him was full of stains and dust, making it difficult to accurately identify it, so he nodded and found a wet cloth.
Taking the wet cloth, Zheng Tianlong wiped it carefully. When wiping, Zheng Tianlong concentrated on the pattern on the upper end of the screen, which was also where he saw the anger.
Slowly, after about ten minutes, the dust and stains were wiped away, revealing a pattern. After a closer look, Zheng Tianlong discovered that it was a pattern composed of a bat, two copper coins, and some auspicious clouds.
Among them, the bat is located in the upper left corner, spreading its wings and flying towards the copper coins - while the small parts of the two copper coins are staggered and overlapped, surrounded by flying and auspicious clouds.
"This picture is called Blessing Before Your Eyes!"
There was no accident. When Zheng Tianlong's fingers touched the pattern while wiping, the name immediately appeared in his mind.
The so-called blessing naturally refers to bats, and copper coins represent "front". The double coins overlap but reveal the money eye in the center of the copper coin, which means "in front of you." In addition, the bat flying toward the copper coin also means "blessing" has flown away.
come over.
This proves that the picture on this screen is a magical weapon!
What made Zheng Tianlong even more relieved was that as the pattern was wiped clean, the Qi covering it became more obvious and more powerful. It was roughly estimated that it was at least twice as powerful as the Four Coins of Fortune and Longevity that he had sold to Wang Gang before!
After Zheng Tianlong wiped the pattern clean, Yang Xin observed it carefully for a while and then gently shook his head.
"This is a rare red-picking method, and the craftsmanship is exquisite. It's a pity that it was damaged."
Yang Xin felt quite regretful. The "red" paint on this screen was not a modern thing at first glance, but in the collection of antiques that pay attention to their appearance, such damaged things no matter how old they are, are not worth mentioning.
What's it worth?
The so-called red painting is a painting method that appeared in the Tang Dynasty. The red paint is painted layer by layer on wood or metal. After each layer of paint is applied, a knife is used to pick out the deep and shallow patterns. After the completion, it will appear three-dimensional.
Imagery came. In the Song Dynasty, this technique became more popular and was called "diaohong".
"There is a door!"
Bai Jianyun knew his ability in identifying magical weapons, so he didn't look at the screen at all, but stared at Wang Gang. When he saw the surprised look on Wang Gang's face, he felt relieved.
In fact, although Zheng Tianlong thought that this screen was very good and powerful, the tattered appearance was really not pleasing to the eye. Bai Jianyun had been worried that Zheng Tianlong had misjudged it, and at this moment he felt relieved.
"Good stuff."
After a long time, Wang Gang sighed softly, looked at Zheng Tianlong and said, "Master Zheng, congratulations on finding another good thing."
Yang Xin was stunned for a moment. She had already given a death notice to this tattered screen, but she didn't expect that Wang Gang would actually say that it was a good thing, and it seemed to be an extremely good thing. She was extremely shocked and couldn't help blurting out:...
"Ah, good stuff? How is this possible?"
However, she immediately realized that it was too impolite to speak like this, and quickly continued: "I'm sorry, I'm so surprised."
Shaking his head, Zhou Chengwen said with a smile: "Xin'er, I don't blame you. From an antique point of view, this is naturally not a good thing, but from the perspective of a magical weapon, it's different."
Wang Gang didn't take Yang Xin's words seriously either. Zhou Chengwen was right. This screen was indeed worthless from an antique point of view, but the magic weapon was different. He looked at Zheng Tianlong and said:
"Master Zheng, I'm sure this is a good thing, but I'm not quite sure what era it is from. What's your opinion?"
Wang Gang has studied Feng Shui instruments all his life and has his own way of identifying them. The most important thing is to look.
When Zheng Tianlong wiped away all the dust and stains, the pattern on the screen suddenly seemed to be hit by a beam of strong light, showing a myriad of momentum: the bat on the upper left seemed to be fluttering its wings, and the money was about to fly.
It seems to be floating on the auspicious clouds... All of this shows that this is definitely a rare magic weapon.
However, when facing this magic weapon, Wang Gang hesitated, wondering which dynasty it came from.
"Yes, I am not sure about this magical weapon. It could be the Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty or even the Qing Dynasty."
Zhou Chengwen also nodded, obviously also confused about this question.
"Duan Jiujiu's "Beihu Lu" once recorded that 'red bats came out of Longzhou'. This was the Tang Dynasty's record of red bats. And red bats agreed with 'Hong Fu', so they were sought after by everyone."
If it were Zheng Tianlong before, he really wouldn't be able to say this, but yesterday when he was in front of Tongfangzhai's store, he unexpectedly received the inheritance of white dots from the Feng Shui array. He has knowledge of Feng Shui arrays and magic weapons related to bats.
Very in-depth research, it is not difficult to explain at this time.
“The bats on this pattern are red, so it’s possible that it’s from the Tang Dynasty.”
Zhou Chengwen nodded secretly, this was where his doubts came from.
"However, this can only mean that this magical weapon is from after the Tang Dynasty."
Yang Xin couldn't help but interrupt. The record quoted by Zheng Tianlong can only prove that the worship of red bats first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. That is to say, this picture is from after the Tang Dynasty, but there were many dynasties after the Tang Dynasty. Which one is it?
One cannot tell based on this alone.
The method of painting with red paint originated in the Tang Dynasty, which can only mean that this painting is from after the Tang Dynasty.
"Yes, this alone doesn't explain the problem."
Wang Gang looked at the bat on the screen and fell into hard thinking. The age of the magical artifact is closely related to its value. Generally speaking, like antiques, the older they are, the more valuable they are. After the Tang Dynasty, it may be as many as hundreds of years.
It may be something that is decades or even years old, and the value is quite different.
"Because the word 'bat' in bat is a homophone to '福', it has been widely used in magical objects. However, the bats on the magical objects of different periods have different characteristics in terms of shape. In the Qing Dynasty,
Bats were widely used on furniture, and screens were one of them. The bat patterns at this time can be divided into two categories in terms of shape, one is upside down, and the other is flying obliquely."
Speaking of this, Zheng Tianlong suddenly remembered something. The bats in the Five Blessings Feng Shui array at the entrance of Tongfangzhai's store also belonged to the tilted flying style. Does this mean that Tongfangzhai's Fengshui array was also arranged in the Qing Dynasty?
However, he immediately shook his head in his mind. Now was not a good time to ask when Tong Fangzhai's Feng Shui formation was set up.
"Let's not talk about the upside-down style. The bat on the "Fu" in front of us is in the diagonal flying style. Although the outline of the eggshell-like body is very simple, it is also very detailed, with the head as the main focus.
, the wings are flat on both sides, and the wing tails are drawn forward. These characteristics are so distinctive that they can only appear in the furniture of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, I think this magical instrument is from the Qing Dynasty.”…
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"rational."
As soon as Zheng Tianlong finished speaking, Zhou Chengwen immediately agreed.
"Oh, not only is it reasonable, it should be said that it is quite accurate."
Wang Gang also nodded lightly. They are all masters of Feng Shui magic tools, and they are very knowledgeable and experienced. If they have enough time, they can identify the exact age of the magic tools on the screen even without everything Zheng Tianlong said.
Now that Zheng Tianlong's reason came out, they immediately knew that the artifact in front of them was definitely from the Qing Dynasty.
Because she didn't understand the magical artifact, Yang Xin didn't say anything when Zheng Tianlong, Wang Gang, and Zhou Chengwen discussed which dynasty the magical artifact in front of her belonged to. But the more she listened, the more surprised she became. If she hadn't been in Tongfangzhai at this time,
In the magic weapon shop, she thought that what Zheng Tianlong was appraising was not a magic weapon but an antique!
Looking at the magic weapon in front of him that Zheng Tianlong called "blessings before his eyes", Yang Xin's heart moved and suddenly thought of a question. She couldn't help but take a step forward and carefully observed the red bat.
"What's wrong, Xin'er?"
Zhou Chengwen was stunned for a moment, wondering why Yang Xin suddenly acted like this.
After a while, Yang Xin took a step back, raised his head and said, "I also think this is a screen from the Qing Dynasty."
"Ah? Why do you say that?"
Zhou Chengwen, the person present, knew Yang Xin best, but in his memory, Yang Xin was a good hand at antiques, but he didn't dare to compliment her at magic weapons.
"The painting process of red painting originated in the Tang Dynasty, but it was really developed in the Qing Dynasty. The red paint of the Qing Dynasty had the characteristics of thick vermilion paint and exquisite sculptures, and this bat has such characteristics."
Speaking of this, Yang Xin couldn't help but look at Zheng Tianlong. She didn't have any interest when she saw the broken screen before. Now that she got serious, Yang Xin immediately accurately judged the exact age of the screen in front of her, which happened to be the same as Zheng Tianlong's judgment.
are consistent.
But she immediately realized another problem:
Because she was born in a family of antiques and grew up among antiques, she was able to have extraordinary vision at such a young age. She couldn't understand how Zheng Tianlong could achieve such a vision that it was more profitable than veterans like Wang Gang and Zhou Chengwen.
"Could it be that he comes from a family with Feng Shui instruments?"
This idea was rejected by Yang Xin as soon as it came up. Zheng Tianlong was wearing clothes that cost more than a hundred and dozens of dollars. If he really came from a noble family, he would not be able to wear such cheap goods.
Unknowingly, Yang Xin became deeply interested in Zheng Tianlong. She felt that this man who was about the same age as herself was full of mystery.