Chapter five hundred and sixty-eight brick inkstone (1)
Chapter 568 Brick and Inkstone (1)
"Idiot? I think he is just a second-rate person who sells treasures as rubbish..."
Zhuang Rui sneered, opened his mouth to call Daxiong, reached out and picked up the heavy ancient city bricks on the table, and began to examine them carefully.
"Baby? Boss Zhuang, although it is very common to make inkstones from city bricks, this one shouldn't be the case, right?"
Before Zhao Hanxuan opened "Shu Ya Zhai", he had been in the study supplies business for seven or eight years. He considered himself an expert in inkstones, rice paper and other items in the circle. However, no matter how he looked at this inkstone at this moment, it didn't look like an ancient inkstone.
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"Yes, boss, these city bricks and tomb bricks are almost the same. We have them in Pengcheng Antique Market for thirty or fifty yuan a piece. When we were digging the Guishan Han Tomb, Brother Xiong and I were still..."
The monkey on the side said nothing, and was suddenly covered by Nobita. This experience is not worth publicizing everywhere. Although they are not robbing tombs, robbing tomb bricks is not a good job.
"You two boys, hey..."
Zhuang Rui was amused by the monkey's words. He didn't expect that the two brothers had quite a lot of experience and had even done this business.
"Uncle De, come and take a look at this thing..."
When Zhuang Rui saw Uncle De walking out with Qi Zhu, he quickly handed over the brick in his hand.
"It's an ancient city brick. It's not fake. Wait, let me take a look..."
After Uncle De got started, his initial judgment was similar to that of Zhao Hanxuan. However, after rubbing the city bricks for a while, his expression changed. He put the ancient city bricks on the table, took out a magnifying glass and looked at it carefully, almost touching his face.
Go up.
"This thing looks like an old thing made new, right?"
After Uncle De turned over the ancient city bricks and looked at them, he murmured to himself: "It doesn't make sense. Looking at the place where the ink is ground, it should have been an inkstone, but why hasn't there been any carving on the side? It can't be just made
Are you going to make an ink noodle? And this paste isn’t enough, it’s not that old..."
"Uncle De, what's going on with this brick and inkstone?"
Qin Xuanbing looked a little curious. Mr. Qin often wrote some words at home and also used inkstones and ink, but she was not very clear about the origins of these things.
"Haha, brick inkstone is an inkstone made of ancient bricks. Ancient bricks are very old and have high historical value.
Because the texture of the ancient bricks is excellent, the effect of grinding ink is no less than that of famous inkstones made of pure mud. Moreover, the antique bricks are antique, which can add a bit of elegant cultural atmosphere to the study..."
Uncle De smiled and spread the knowledge about ancient inkstones to several people in the shop. Except for Zhao Hanxuan who knew a little bit, even Zhuang Rui listened with interest. Although he had learned miscellaneous appraisals from Uncle De, the scope of miscellaneous items was too large.
It’s so popular, and inkstones are a niche collection, so Zhuang Rui doesn’t know the origin of the brick inkstone.
In fact, brick inkstones first appeared in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and became popular in the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods of the Qing Dynasty. Most of them were carved by literati and scholars, some for practicality and some for appreciation. As long as the brick inkstones were handed down before the Qing Dynasty, they are all valuable.
It is sought after by calligraphy and stationery collectors.
The characters on ancient bricks are similar to the inscriptions on other bronzes and stone carvings. Literati and scholars in the history of our country have compiled many unique and unique texts on ancient bricks.
Especially in the late Qing Dynasty, the trend of epigraphic textual research was very popular. Many literati and textual experts found a new way and had a special liking for the broken and eroded bricks and tiles. They spent a lot of money to purchase them and tried their best to pay attention to them. Therefore, "Qin Bricks and Han Tiles" became famous in the world.
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"Uncle De, you are right. This thing is really an old thing made into a new thing. I am afraid that it was made during the war for fear of losing it..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and took the brick from Uncle De's hand, pointed at the ink surface and said: "This ink surface is smooth and clean, it should be used frequently, but it doesn't match the side. It's like jade. It's just like jade.
Based on the outer skin, it is difficult to find the jade inside..."
Zhuang Rui was holding this ancient city brick and talking. The eyes of everyone in the store were attracted to him. Even some customers who were originally choosing calligraphy brushes and rice paper stopped and listened attentively.
Qin Xuanbing had no interest in whether this thing was an ancient ink stone or an ancient city brick, but she was deeply intoxicated when she saw Zhuang Rui's high-spirited look. They said that men and women at work are the most attractive. At this moment, Zhuang Rui
Rui, in Qin Xuanbing's eyes, he is more beautiful than Pan An and more perfect than Tang Bohu.
"I'm sorry, Teacher Zhuang, but I want to interrupt you. Look at this pearl flower. Can we trade it now?"
Qi Zhu, who had always called Zhuang Rui her boss, now also called her Teacher Zhuang. As the saying goes, there is no beginning or end in learning, and a master is a teacher. Zhuang Rui's comment alone was worthy of her being called Teacher.
"Oh, I forgot about this, Sister Qizhu, no problem, let's trade now. Do you want to transfer money, or what?"
After Zhuang Rui heard Qi Zhu's words, he quickly stopped talking, which made some customers in the store very dissatisfied. They were so excited when they heard it, why didn't they say anything anymore.
"Let's transfer money. Your store should accept credit cards, right? This is my husband, my husband. Transfer 900,000 to them..."
Only then did Zhuang Rui see a middle-aged man standing next to Qi Zhu. Although he was handsome, he spoke very little. After hearing Qi Zhu's words, he took out a card from his bag and looked at Zhuang Rui.
Judging from the appearance of Qizhu's husband, he might be the son-in-law who stepped in the door. It is difficult to be the daughter-in-law of a wealthy family, and it may not be much easier for the son-in-law of a wealthy family. He is almost the same as a follower.
"Old Zhao, please do it for them. That pearl flower costs 900,000 RMB. After transferring the money, you can give them a certificate..."
This is the first time Zhuang Rui has come to Xuan Ruizhai since it was renovated and opened. He doesn't know where to transfer money, so he can't help but let Zhao Hanxuan handle it.
"Ah? Oh, okay, okay..."
After Zhao Hanxuan heard Zhuang Rui's words, he agreed as if he had just woken up from a dream. He was dumbfounded by the conversation between Zhuang Rui and Qi Zhu. He actually made 900,000 yuan in just a short meeting.
The business can even keep up with the turnover of several months during the off-season.
"Sir, let's transfer money here..."
When Zhao Hanxuan greeted Qizhu's husband, it was still as if he was in a dream. Now he finally understood why Zhuang Rui agreed to buy his shop so easily. How profitable is the antique antique thing?
"Boss, please tell me more about this brick. Why is it a treasure?"
There were curious customers in the store and couldn't help but ask.
"Okay, according to my judgment, this is an ancient city brick that was divided into two halves in the middle, and then the inside was hollowed out and an ink stone was embedded in it. But for some reason, the ink grinding surface was left outside...
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Zhuang Rui was really a little puzzled. Of course, his judgment was based on the aura in his eyes. It was clearly an ancient inkstone, and it was full of aura, but the city bricks could clearly contain the entire inkstone. No.
Do you know what it meant when that person left his ink face?
"Xiao Rui, are you sure? In the past, someone used fake paintings to cover the real paintings and frame them, but I have never heard of what happened on the inkstone..."
Uncle De frowned. He knew that before liberation and during the ten years of the Cultural Revolution in China, many people tried every means to hide their beloved things in order to protect them. Maybe Zhuang Rui would really give them away.
I guessed it right.
"Uncle De, look at the middle of the city bricks. You can see with a magnifying glass that there are traces of polishing. It must be to cover up the joint gap. If it is true or false, we will know if it is true or false. We will know if it is opened carefully.
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In fact, the joints of the city bricks were very well handled. Even with a magnifying glass, it was difficult to see. However, after Zhuang Rui reminded him and paid special attention, Uncle De really saw some clues and nodded immediately.
Said: "The ancients used glutinous rice and paper pulp instead of cement. It has excellent stickiness. However, this city brick does not seem to be sticky with these things. Xiaozhuang, be careful. It is best to soak it in water first and then scrape it with a knife.
Open it and take a look. If there is something inside, don't let it get damaged..."
Generally, the stones used to make inkstones are relatively brittle and will sometimes break if they are shaken too much. That's why Uncle De said this.
"Haha, Uncle De, let's just cut through the edge and have a look..."
Zhuang Rui knew that what Uncle De said was right, but he didn't have time to wait. He just called Kong Shixian a scumbag. Maybe the people in the store thought he was a fool now. Zhuang Rui just wanted to give away the inkstone inside.
Take it out and prove who is the idiot and who is the idiot.
Zhuang Rui called a clerk in the shop and asked him to find a small hammer. Since he didn't have a chisel, he had to find a flat-blade screwdriver instead.
Zhuang Rui placed the city bricks on the ground, squatted down, used his spiritual energy to identify the location of the adhesive gap, pointed the flat tip of the screwdriver there, and gently tapped the handle of the screwdriver with a hammer.
Zhuang Rui's movements were very gentle. He was also afraid that using too much force would damage the inkstone inside. However, the city bricks were fired a bit roughly. Under the hammering of the screwdriver, a visible line was exposed on the originally polished area.
gap.
"Hey, it's true, Brother Zhuang, you are amazing..."
Monkey, who was squatting next to him and staring at the city bricks, saw the gap at a glance and couldn't help but give Zhuang Rui a thumbs up. At this moment, the customers in the store tended to think that selling inkstones was second-rate. For the first time
It's a foolish guess to be higher than Zhuang Rui.
No matter what it is in this world, it must be easier to destroy than to create. It didn't take long for the city brick to be split into two halves by Zhuang Rui's violent cracking, and the simple and elegant side inside
The inkstone was also displayed in front of everyone.
"This...this is actually Wu Changshuo's brick inkstone from the first year of Huangwu..."
After Uncle De revealed the true face of Mount Lu on this square inkstone, he recognized its origin at a glance.
