Luo Tian, who found an old Hangkou jade ring, suddenly thought of giving Zhou Bozhai a gift. But what should he give? Luo Tian had a purpose and focused on shopping. Zhou Bozhai loved calligraphy and had a lot of leisure time.
In addition to drinking tea, chatting, and playing with old friends on the rooftop, Luo Tian also writes ink on it. Luo Tian thought, why not give him a gift related to this?
"Luo Tian, what are you thinking about?" Ang Qin saw that Luo Tian was distracted and bumped his arm.
"Go around again." Luo Tian looked at this large market: "It seems it will take a while." It was already afternoon, and there were more and more people. There were even many tour groups coming together, holding hands
They all held small flags issued by the travel agency, and there were many Chinese mixed in. In recent years, more and more Chinese people have come to travel to Myanmar.
Some of them have some storefronts, but some just lay a piece of plastic sheet on the ground, with various rough stones placed on them, or pre-processed rings, bracelets, etc. People in the tour group mainly gather around semi-finished products or
There are relatively fewer people on the finished product side than on the rough stone side. After all, no one without any professional knowledge dares to gamble on rough stones.
During Luo Tian's trip to Myanmar, he personally purchased two pieces of rough stone, both of which were imperial jade. As for the size, he himself knew the size. The two pieces added together would definitely be worth more than tens of millions. If they were sent to auction, they would probably cost more.
Sell one or two million more, after all, it’s hard to find a good green one.
So he is no longer interested in these scattered rough stone stalls. Let's go see the semi-finished products. There are too many people at this time. Ang Qin saw Luo Tian's thoughts and took the initiative to suggest: "Why don't we walk inside? There is a cave inside."
Luo Tian followed Ang Qin past the crowded crowd and turned to the right side of the market. It turned out that there were many merchants inside, but they were mainly shops. Compared with the messy stalls outside, they were much neater. Of course, this was only a relative term.
, many jade carvings were placed in front of the store, and the originally narrow aisle became even more crowded. Luo Tian accidentally bumped his knee against the jade carvings. Not only was he hurt, but he was also afraid of breaking other people's things.
While trembling, Luo Tian scanned a small shop, his eyes lit up, and he pulled Ang Qin and walked in. This is a shop that specializes in jade and the Four Treasures of the Study. In this market, it is a very special shop.
Luo Tian had an idea just now, and what he thought of was a gift related to this. The one he was interested in was naturally a paperweight. A paperweight refers to a thing used to press paper when writing and painting. Most of the common ones nowadays are rectangular. For some reason
It is also called a weight ruler or a pressure ruler. The original paperweight had no fixed shape. The origin of paperweights is that ancient literati often put small bronzes and jades on their desks to play with and appreciate them. Because they all have a certain weight, people
While enjoying it, he would also use his hands to press paper or books. Over time, it developed into a kind of study utensil - paperweight.
Zhou Bozhai likes calligraphy, so paperweights are quite useful, and antique paperweights are even more suitable for Zhou Bozhai. After all, Zhou Bozhai is a connoisseur of antiques, but this gift will take some effort to impress him.
In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, paperweights were mainly made of bronze. Bronze antique paperweights were used as paperweights. They became fashionable among literati, and some were specially made to imitate animal shapes.
Bronze and jade were used as paperweights to supply the market demand. Gao Lian of the Ming Dynasty wrote the "Paperweight" chapter in "Eight Notes of Zunsheng". He said that some people used bronze toads, bronze crouching tigers, bronze crouching chi and other utensils as paperweights. After the Qing Dynasty, The emergence of famous calligraphers and painters in large numbers has greatly promoted the production and use of study utensils. The materials and shapes of paperweights have undergone new changes. In addition to continuing to use copper, there are also jade, stone, rosewood, and ebony materials. maded.
When he came to Myanmar, naturally this paperweight had to be made of jade. This was considered unique. Luo Tian made up his mind and wandered around the store carefully. The store was not big and there were many things. Luo Tian had to walk sideways. In the middle of the shelf, the store mainly has long ruler-shaped stone paperweights. Because they are labeled as jade and graphite treasures, there are no strange-shaped bronze ink papers.
The long ruler-shaped paperweights are all produced by modern processing. Simply cutting and polishing, a piece of paperweight is produced. Luo Tian sighed. It was not that he looked down on the long ruler-shaped paperweights. It was just that when used as a gift, it seemed a bit thin. Luo Tian was disappointed. After exiting the store, Ang Qin asked him: "It seems like you are looking for something?"
Luo Tian shook his head: "Good things are always hard to come by." It seemed that he had to go back to buy some Myanmar local products. Luo Tian had already stepped out of the store with one foot, but accidentally hit the shelf. He was shocked. He quickly held the shelf with both hands. Leng Hui dropped something and hit Luo Tian's feet. Fortunately, it was not heavy. Luo Tian only felt a slight pain. When he lowered his head and saw that the thing that fell was small and small. It's very, it looks like a ruler, but it's not that long, and its shape isn't neat either. It's just a part of a complete ruler-shaped paperweight that was broken from the middle, but!!!
The broken parts of this paperweight were tightly surrounded by green light, and several numbers appeared on it - 1642!! The Ming Dynasty lasted from 1368 to 1644, and this 1642 was the second year before the demise of the Ming Dynasty. , to put it simply, it is the late Ming Dynasty. Look at this paperweight. It is not made of copper, which was common in the Ming Dynasty, but made of jade!!
This paperweight is about ten centimeters long and two centimeters wide. The edge is green, but the color is old. There is a dark red color like bloodshot at the break. The "bloodshot" is hidden in the green. , traces of it could be seen, escaping in all directions, Luo Tian's heart jumped - this is Xueqin!!
Rare!! Luo Tian suppressed his inner excitement and couldn't let the boss see his desire. This is how collecting antiques are. No matter how much you like it, you have to endure it. He pretended to be nonchalant and said: "What is this? It almost killed me." feet." At the same time, he had an annoyed look on his face.
Besides, who is Ang Qin? Although the look of surprise that flashed on Luo Tian's face just now lasted only three seconds, he had already guessed that Luo Tian wanted to use this paperweight. He immediately acted as a translator and said a few words to the shopkeeper with some annoyance. When the shop owner saw that someone had been hit, he quickly ran over to apologize. Aung Chin said in Burmese: "We hit someone, what are you going to do?"
The shopkeeper kept begging for mercy: "Why don't you go to the hospital first?"
Luo Tian hurriedly acted as peacemaker. This is called telepathy, because Ang Qin was not a person who would get angry over such trivial matters. He immediately understood Ang Qin’s intention and knew that the shop owner could not understand, but he rushed to the shop owner. He waved his hand and pulled Ang Qin away, obviously trying to be a good person.
Ang Qin stood aside, still looking annoyed. Luo Tian asked the shopkeeper with something in his hand, and then made gestures like counting banknotes. It was said that this gesture of counting banknotes was universal, and the shopkeeper immediately understood.