In this way, Luo Tian remembered that seals should not be underestimated. There are many taboos in its use. In addition to what Teacher Huang said, there are no seals on flower heads, bird tails, branches, and mountain tops. There are also many rules.
For example, when inscribing and sealing calligraphy and painting, the seal should not be larger than the characters; after the inscription and sealing, no inscriptions can be made. For the first painting of a calligraphy quadruple, a small long seal can be stamped on the upper right, and the rest cannot be stamped. If all are stamped, OK
It will be destroyed by anger, and there are many other things. Just the use of a seal can show how confident the author is. The imitators imitate the painting itself, but they have no time to take into account the fundamental things.
Many of the people arriving at the scene today are the bosses and senior executives of auction companies, but not many have dual identities like Xie Ming. Most of them choose the one-sided role of managers. As for professionalism, they rely on external hires.
This is definitely risky, which is why they rushed here. They have gained a lot of experience today, and it is not in vain. After returning home, they will understand the importance of professionalism even more.
The next person who came up was Xie Ming's rival. It was not that he was hostile, but the reputation of the two companies in the industry was very high. They were almost equal. There was always a sense of fighting, so Xie Ming paid extra attention to it.
When he saw what this guy was holding clearly, Xie Ming felt a little uncomfortable. His purple gold stone inkstone had attracted a lot of attention before, but I'm afraid it couldn't compete with the guqin this guy was holding.
The boss came up, first nodded to several appraisers, and then carefully placed the guqin in his hands on the table: "Guys, I brought this guqin here today not mainly to distinguish the authenticity from the fake.
, and for the purpose of valuation, to be honest, I have asked many experts for valuation before, but they... were unwilling to do the valuation."
Is there such a thing? Luo Tian felt numb when he saw the guqin in front of him clearly. No wonder he was unwilling to value it casually. The guqin in front of him was a guqin from the Yuan Dynasty!
Guqin, also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin and Lyre, is one of the oldest plucked instruments in China. Guqin was already popular during the Confucius period and has a documented history of more than 4,000 years. According to "Historical Records"
, the appearance of Qin was no later than the Yao and Shun period, and in terms of historical value alone, it can be traced back more than 4,000 years.
"Luo Tian, what do you think?" The other three people all looked at Luo Tian.
Luo Tian was a little stunned: "Let me tell you?"
Huang Lide nodded: "It is a rare guqin, and you are also a rare talent, so it matches well."
With a stiff scalp, Luo Tian spoke: "The guqin is indeed a guqin, and it is a guqin from the Yuan Dynasty that is relatively rare in the world. Most of the guqins that exist today are from the Song and Ming dynasties, and those before the Yuan Dynasty are quite rare."
The boss nodded approvingly: "Yes, I didn't expect Mr. Luo to see through it at a glance. This is indeed a Guqin from the Yuan Dynasty. The client is a descendant of a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy in the Qing Dynasty. This Qin is a family heirloom."
Luo Tian plucked the strings on it: "These are not the original strings of the guqin, they were replaced later."
"That's right, the strings were originally made of silk, but they couldn't be preserved, so they had to be replaced with steel wires." The boss said excitedly: "And the body of the piano..."
Luo Tian smelled it and knocked it with his hand: "It's nanmu, and it's golden nanmu."
Nanmu knew it, and the boss was a little surprised: "Golden Nanmu? That's great!" This was an unexpected surprise.
Nanmu is a very high-grade wood. Its color is light orange and slightly gray. Its texture is elegant and quiet. Its texture is gentle and soft. It has no shrinkage and has a faint fragrance when it rains. Golden Nanmu is the finest among Nanmu because it has a strong luster.
, there are obvious bright spots when wrapping the slices, so it is called golden nan, and its growth pattern is
It is a late bloomer (the golden stage of vigorous growth takes 60 years). Even if it is not painted, it becomes brighter with use. The bark is thin and has dark dot-like lenticels; there is a black ring layer at the junction between the inner bark and the wood. Due to the earlier
Phoebe is mostly made of aniseed, and has few straight knots. Its texture is smooth and not easily deformed, and it will not rot or be mothed for thousands of years.
"There are patterns on the surface of the piano body. The patterns are natural and not made later. They are like the patterns on the belly of a snake. The length of the guqin is about 120 centimeters. The body of the instrument is long and slender, and the surface of the instrument is painted black," Luo Tian said carefully.
The piano body was lifted up: "There is an inscription on it - Made by Zhu Zhiyuan in Chicheng. It turns out that this piano is the work of Zhu Zhiyuan."
Zhu Zhiyuan was a famous luther maker in the Yuan Dynasty. His craftsmanship was exquisite, and everyone at that time treasured it. The price was comparable to gold and jade. The inscriptions on his qin were different, and most of them were signed "made by Zhu Zhiyuan of Chicheng", "made by Chicheng Zhuyuan", and "made by Chicheng Shen".
"Zhai Zhu Zhiyuan" and so on, there are all inscribed calligraphy inscriptions, mostly in the Zhongni style. Imitations of Zhu Zhiyuan's qin are common. If there are incorrect inscriptions such as "Zhu Zhiyuan" or "Zhu Zhiyuan" on the abdomen, it is a forgery.
"If the inscriptions above are compared with Zhu Zhiyuan's handwriting on the Guqin in the Palace Museum, and if they are consistent, this will be the most thorough verification." Luo Tian said.
"It's easy to say. I can find a way to verify it." The boss knew that it was most likely the famous piano played by Zhu Zhiyuan of the Yuan Dynasty.
Luo Tian plucked the strings, and the sound was quiet and elegant. The scattered notes, fretted notes, and overtones were all excellent. He and Huang Lide looked at each other. The price was a little hard to estimate, but it was certainly not low. But it was high. How much higher would it be?
At what point? Huang Lide lowered his head and whispered to Chang Lao again, and finally made a decision: "In this way, the four of us will write an estimate at the same time, remove the highest and lowest, and take the average of the two middle values."
This method is good. The other three people nodded and each wrote their own valuation. Among the four, Zhou Jun had the least qualifications and reputation, and was also the most cautious. He carefully wrote his own quotation - one thousand, two hundred
10,000, he folded the quotation, waited for the other three to finish writing, and then put them into Huang Lide's hands together.
Huang Lide opened the quotation and smiled: "Excluding the lowest and highest prices, the two middle prices are both 15 million. This is our evaluation price."
Fifteen million, Xie Ming was stunned at first, and then took the lead in taking the palm. The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became more enthusiastic, and the boss was ecstatic: "That's great."
The actual quotation was Zhou Jun, the lowest was 12 million, Chang Lao was the highest, 16 million, and the two identical quotes in the middle, 15 million, were made by Huang Lide and Luo Tian.
After appraising the consignments sent by the auction companies, these people made a temporary request to the host, hoping that Teacher Huang could come on stage to talk about the relationship between auctions and appraisals, as well as some common sense about appraisals. Huang Lide had no choice but to do it.
He came up to the stage and talked about it. His ideas were sophisticated and his theories were lively. Everyone present nodded frequently. Some people even took out pens and paper and started making cheat sheets.
The two-day auction company exchange meeting came to an end in a good atmosphere. Whether you got something or not, you can only look forward to next year. The most disappointed people are Tian Yitian and Xie Ming, the most popular ones.
Of course it was the guqin. Xie Mingbei didn't use his trump card, so he pulled out a Yuan Dynasty guqin out of thin air and stole his limelight. As for Tian Yitian, Luo Tian didn't know if the two of them would meet again.