Eight hundred and fiftieth chapters: Ming Ke search for God
"It's okay, Lao Li, you have helped me a lot." Luo Tian said: "I will settle this book with you now, five thousand yuan, I will pay in cash, do you think there is any problem?"
Lao Li was a little dumbfounded. He stretched out his hand and said, "Five thousand, just this old book? Oh, no, an old book?"
Luo Tian nodded: "Yes, it's only five thousand. If you are willing, we can make a deal now."
Luo Tian's price of five thousand is not high. You must know that the book he is holding is the Ming-engraved version of "Sou Shen Ji". The so-called engraving is a book printed and bound using the method of engraving. The Ming-engraved version means that it is clearly The Ming Dynasty engraving printing version is now very popular among collectors and frequently performs well in the auction market. For example, the "Five Volumes of the Chronicle of Mr. Ziyang Wen Gong" from the Jiajing edition of the Ming Dynasty is bound with white cotton paper threads in 4 volumes. According to reports It is a nationally precious ancient book and is listed in the Chinese Rare Ancient Books Bibliography. It has been rarely circulated. Its starting price was 180,000 yuan, but the price kept rising, and finally exceeded 220,000 yuan.
A book with excellent printing and good quality before the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. For example, the 2009 Northern Poly Autumn Sale of "Yichuan Jingliang Collection of Twenty Volumes" by Song Shaoyong, 8 volumes, on white cotton paper, completed in the 16th year of Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty (1480) Heng engraved Liu Shangwen's reprinted edition. It was collected by Mao Zedong and was recorded in "General Catalog of Rare Chinese Ancient Books" and "The First Batch of National Precious Ancient Books Catalog". It was sold for 448,000 yuan.
After the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there are famous engraved editions that are rarely circulated. For example, 30 volumes of "Sixty Volumes of Selected Works of Liuchen Zhu" by Boguzhai in Shanghai in 2009, white cotton paper, engraved edition of Bingyutang in the second year of Wanli of the Ming Dynasty (1574). Qian Taiji There is a book called "Exposure to Books". This copy was reprinted by Dr. Cui of Xindu in the second year of Ming Dynasty when the Cui family in Shandong took over. After the table of contents, there were six words "Jianlong Jinghe Reedited". In the end, it was sold for 330,000 yuan. .
The fine production of prints in the Ming Dynasty. For example, "Selected Songs of the Yuan Dynasty from Zang Jin Xu School's Carving and Insect Hall" written by Ma Zhiyuan in the autumn of China Jiade in 2009, 100 volumes, paper, engraved version of Zang's Carving and Insect Hall during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. This volume has orchid seal carvings and insects. The museum has engraved a selection of hundreds of Yuan people's Zaju dramas, as well as copyright marks. There are prefaces, operas and catalogs by the owner of the Wanli Carving and Insect Hall, Zang Shi Jinshu. There are 200 illustrations and prints. The lines of the carvings are smooth and exquisite. They are the best example of ancient Chinese prints. This exquisite work was sold for 1.736 million yuan.
Ming Dynasty Neifu engraving. For example, Song Zhendexiu's "Forty-three Volumes of the Explanation of the University" compiled by Beijing Debao Autumn in 2009, 32 volumes, paper, Neifu engraving in the sixth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1527). There is a preface by Emperor Jiajing in front of the volume. The first one has an inscription and postscript written by Emperor Chongzhen. The inscription and postscript written by Chongzhen's imperial pen are only found here. It was originally collected by the Ming Palace and returned to the north of Wang Shizhen Pond in the early Qing Dynasty. It was sold at the China Jiade Autumn Auction in 2000 for more than 120,000 yuan, and this time it was sold again for 650,000 yuan. This shows the appreciation potential of Ming Neifu fine editions.
Famous engraved editions such as: Ling Mengchu's overprinted edition, Gu's Shidetang engraved Liuzi edition, Min Qiji's engraved edition, etc. For example, in the 2009 Beijing Poly Autumn Autumn Auction in 2009, the "Zhu Mo Lan Three Color Overprinted Edition" engraved by Min Qiji "Book", 2 volumes, white paper. There is an inscription on the back of the book "Wanli Dingsixia June Wucheng Min False Knowledge", which sold for 784,000 yuan.
This shows the market potential of Ming Dynasty prints. The book Luo Tian found is a masterpiece of Ming and Ming Dynasty prints. The illustrations inside reflect many Chinese myths. Many people have heard of the name of this book - "Sou Shen Ji".
"Sou Shen Ji" was compiled by the historian Qian Bao in the early Eastern Jin Dynasty. The book has twenty volumes and a total of 454 stories, large and small. The author stated in the "Preface" that "and his writings are enough to invent the unfalsified nature of Shinto."
It just wants to prove that ghosts and gods do exist by collecting ancient writings and legends. Therefore, "Sou Shen Ji" mostly describes weird things about gods, but there are also many folklore and mythological stories. The protagonists are ghosts, monsters and gods, a mixture of them.
Buddhism and Taoism. The article imagines fantasy and is full of romanticism. "Belief in ghosts and gods" has a long tradition in China, which is parallel to the sacrifice of mountains and rivers and the sacrifice of ancestors. Since the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, emperors of all dynasties have all visited the altar to offer sacrifices in person, and recorded the gods and ghosts.
Books of legends.
This Ming dynasty-engraved version of "Sou Shen Ji" is very well preserved, so it's perfect to give as a gift. Lao Li collects these old books from the countryside by the pound, and now one book has been sold for five thousand. It's early
He was overjoyed, and immediately concluded a deal with Luo Tian. Luo Tian paid Lao Li five thousand in cash, and "Sou Shen Ji" became his own. This worry was finally over.
Luo Tian asked Lao Li to send the ones he picked out to Qifangzhai, and immediately drove to find Lao Luo. Lao Luo was rarely in the jewelry store, but stayed in the office of the office building. When Luo Tian arrived, he
While talking on the phone enthusiastically, when he saw Luo Tian come in, Lao Luo gestured to him, this call was very important.
After waiting for about five minutes, Lao Luo came out, unable to hide the joy on his face: "It's done."
"What's done?" Luo Tian suddenly thought: "What, you have already made an appointment with Zhang Hongyuan?"
"No, it's not this one." Lao Luo said: "I have found someone to verify the gold mine in the Northeast you mentioned. It is indeed the relevant departments that are bidding externally, and it is very large. The Northeast Gang got it.
The news is accurate, the person they mentioned currently has a complete advantage, my God, Luo Tian, do you know what this means?"
Luo Tian clenched his fists together: "Of course I know. Now we can only hope that the Northeast Gang and their associates can successfully win the mining rights. If they succeed, we can only reap the benefits and wait for the matter at hand to be settled."
After a while, the two of us have to make a trip. If this thing is done, it will be an important turning point for Tianyi Jewelry. Our advantages will become bigger and bigger."
"That's right." Lao Luo then asked Luo Tian about the purpose of coming. When Luo Tian mentioned the Ming Dynasty edition of "Sou Shen Ji" he had found, Lao Luo didn't look too happy. Originally, he didn't know much about these antiques.
What he is worried about now is that Zhang Hongyuan refuses to meet outsiders and is very difficult to make appointments. If he cannot get close to this person, he will not be able to understand his thoughts clearly. He does not know where to start, and this matter has reached a dead end.
"The more he behaves like this, the more it means that the current situation is as we know it, otherwise he wouldn't be so nervous. It seems that now is really the critical moment," Luo Tian looked at it from another angle.
Look at the question: "I don't believe it. I can't catch this big fish with the Ming-engraved copy in my hand. Lao Luo, please think of a way to spread the news about the discovery of the Ming-engraved version of "Sou Shen Ji" to his ears.
, let me see if this fish is moving or not!!”
Lao Luo got excited and said, "Okay, I'll find a way to put the bait down and wait and see when the fish takes the bait!"
Luo Tian said: "Zhao An is hospitalized. Should we go to see him first and test the situation?"
"It's better not to, as far as I know." Lao Luo smiled secretly: "There have been a lot of people working in the hospital recently. In this industry, if there is a little trouble, everyone will react and let them busy.
Go ahead, let's get down to business."
"Okay." Luo Tian said, "Let's just wait and treat it as the darkness before dawn."