Chapter 114 Congratulatory Gift - The Treasure of the Town Store (1)
Chapter 114 Congratulatory Gift—The Treasure of the Store (1)
"Lao Pan, are you sure?!" General Zheng asked doubtfully.
Mr. Pan solemnly replied: "Yes, I'm sure. Xiaohe's bronze is indeed from the Warring States Period, there is no doubt about it!"
"Brother Qing, you can do it!" Lin Haitao couldn't help but give He Qing a thumbs up and praised loudly, "It turns out you have figured it out a long time ago! You bought a fine bronze from the Warring States Period for the price of ordinary bronzes from the Han Dynasty.
Ding, didn’t I miss it again?!”
He Qing shook his head and smiled: "I didn't see it, I was just a little suspicious. Now that Master Pan has his eyes, it shouldn't be wrong."
"It can't be wrong!" Lin Haitao said with excitement, "Mr. Pan is an expert in bronze ware research, how can there be anything wrong with what he appraised?!"
"Xiao He, you are a little too humble!" Mr. Zheng said with a little excitement, "If you didn't see the trick, you wouldn't question it. Now I finally understand why you were so optimistic about this bronze in the first place.
The tripod. Since this is a gilt bronze vessel from the Warring States Period, you have picked up a good thing. This thing is definitely not worth 1.5 million."
He Qing said with a smile: "Mr. Zheng, I am not humble. If Master Pan hadn't helped with the appraisal, I wouldn't have been able to determine it."
Pan Lao chatted: "This bronze is a treasure! Lao Zheng, what I can determine now is only its age and craftsmanship. In addition, there is a secret on it. Once it is cracked, it may be
The value will increase several times! For example, the famous 'King Goujian Sword of Yue', if no one deciphers its code and identifies it as the sword used by King Goujian of Yue, will it be so valuable? I think it will be as valuable as ordinary bronze swords.
There’s not much difference, right?”
"Oh?" Hearing what Mr. Pan said seriously, Mr. Zheng and Lin Haitao were even more surprised.
Mr. Zheng asked: "What is the password? Why didn't we see it?"
He Qing remained calm, because he understood the meaning of Pan's words very well, and thought to himself: "Has Master Pan already discovered those three groups of bird seal scripts?"
He originally wanted to give the other party a hint, so that the other party could notice the strange inscriptions on the three legs of the bronze tripod and determine its specific age. Who knew that the other party's eyesight was really extraordinary, and he immediately saw the mystery of the bronze tripod.
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In this way, He Qing doesn't have to worry about it. Everything is under Mr. Pan's control. He can just explain to Mr. Zheng and the others now.
Just listen to Pan Lao's reply: "It's a special symbol left by the maker. Lao Zheng, you should know the eight golden characters on the 'Yue Wang Goujian Sword', right?"
"I know this." Mr. Zheng nodded and said, "Are you talking about the eight characters that Mr. Guo Moruo deciphered?"
"Yes, those are the eight characters, 'King Goujian of Yue, uses his own sword.'" Pan Lao responded, "The eight characters were deciphered by Mr. Guo Moruo many years ago. Mr. Xu Guangguo combined the 'lost wax method' with a sharp needle
With meticulous carving, this task was finally completed, and this huge mystery was solved in one fell swoop. The characters on the sword of King Goujian of Yue are bird seal scripts, and the inscriptions left on this bronze tripod also happen to be bird seal scripts!"
"Bird seal script?!" Mr. Zheng and Lin Haitao looked at each other. This was a situation they had never expected. They didn't look carefully enough at the Yi tripod that everyone misjudged to be a Han Dynasty bronze. Is there any so-called bird seal script on it?
Not sure at all.
"Teacher Pan, does bird seal script belong to seal script?" Che Juan asked in confusion.
Mr. Pan nodded and said: "Bird seal script is also called 'bird script'. It is a type of seal script in which the strokes are replaced by bird shapes. It not only has a unique decorative style, but also has profound symbolic meaning. Bird script is one of the pictographic calligraphy in my country. Birds are pictures, and each character is composed of many bird shapes. It is often called "bird insect seal" together with "insect script". Bird insect seal script converts the line expression of Chinese characters into decorative bird shapes. It is a type of writing that uses animal patterns such as shapes and fish shapes, or twists and turns the strokes to make them look like abstract animal shapes.
From the middle and late Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, bird scripts were popular in the southern countries of Wu, Yue, Chu, Cai and other countries. Bird scripts are often found in bronze inscriptions, such as the Yue King Goujian Sword unearthed near Hu, Beiyi and Chang mentioned just now.
, the eight-character inscription above is a typical bird-shaped character.
I have been studying bird-shaped inscriptions for a period of time, and found that the bird-shaped inscriptions of each era are different. For example, the ones in the Warring States Period and the Han Dynasty are very different! So based on the bird-shaped inscriptions preserved on them, I can judge the bronze ware.
The era when it was produced is the Warring States Period, not the Han Dynasty period as you call it. But I still can't decipher the specific meaning of those groups of bird seal scripts, and this is where the mystery lies!"
"That's it!" Mr. Zheng nodded in sudden realization.
Lin Haitao asked anxiously: "Mr. Pan, where is the bird seal inscription? It seems to be hidden very deep!"
Mr. Pan smiled and said: "It's relatively secretive. Take a closer look. There are three sets of inscriptions, one on each of the three legs of the tripod."
As he spoke, he pointed to the place where the bird seal script was. At the same time, He Qing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, Pan Lao's eyes were astonishing. He saw it very clearly, and nothing escaped his eyes.
"There really is a gold inscription!" Mr. Zheng suddenly exclaimed, "If you don't look carefully enough and don't think about it, it's really hard to notice!"
"Brother Qing, did you see the strange inscriptions on the bronzes when you were on Tianyun Mountain?" Lin Haitao turned around and asked.
He Qing shook his head and said, "No, I didn't notice it either."
"That's strange." Lin Haitao looked at He Qing doubtfully, thoughtfully.
"Xiao He, it's absolutely true that the things are from the Warring States Period!" Later, Mr. Pan raised his head and said to He Qing in a very positive tone, "But it will take some time to decipher these three sets of inscriptions. Otherwise,
Put your thing in this store for now, I will study it carefully, and it should be no problem to crack it in the end."
"Okay." He Qing nodded without hesitation and agreed, "Anyway, I will put the things in the 'Jianbaozhai' for the time being. You can come and see them at any time."
Before buying a new house, it is much safer to store things in Jianbaozhai with a "vault".
"That's good." Mr. Pan said happily, "I believe that after the mystery is revealed, the value of this tripod will be even greater."
He Qing said politely: "Master Pan, I'll help you."
"You're welcome, it's just a little effort." Mr. Pan shook his head and said, "You are Lao Zheng's disciple, and everyone is one of us. If you call me for anything, you will do your best to do it! Besides, you will
By giving us this thing to study, it gives us the opportunity to learn. Such a good bronze is not easy to find."
After everyone discussed the bronze tripod for a while, Mr. Pan took Che Juan and the others to say goodbye to He Qing and others. However, before leaving, Che Juan specifically asked He Qing for his phone number. She seemed to admire He Qing very much.
I know that I will have something to gain from the other person in the future, so I want to send my contact information so that I can ask for advice.
Not long after Mr. Pan and the others left, He Qing also said goodbye. He had not been back to visit his parents and family for several days. He was very worried about them and wished he could have wings and fly to his parents' side.
So He Qing bought a lot of gifts and hurried back to the rented house. When he stepped into the threshold, He Qing was shocked to find a very familiar face in the house.
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