"Uncle De, congratulations on your new fat grandson. Haha, Teacher Meng, I couldn't find you when I was cutting the ribbon just now. You see how this happened..."
After arriving at the bronze exhibition hall, Zhuang Rui saw a circle of people surrounding a wall display cabinet. He squeezed in and took a look. Professor Meng and Uncle De were pointing at the collection inside and commenting on it.
Zhuang Rui has already passed the graduate student interview in June, which means that by September, he will be a student at Peking University.
Zhuang Rui also notified Professor Meng of the opening of the museum. However, there were too many people here today. Professor Meng always asked his brother-in-law Zhao Guodong to greet them. When cutting the ribbon, Zhuang Rui was really thinking about his mentor.
, but after asking Zhao Guodong, I didn’t know where Professor Meng had gone?
"I'm such a bad old man. Xiaozhuang, this museum of yours is really not simple. Among the major museums in Beijing, except maybe the Palace Museum and the Capital Museum, there is no museum with a collection comparable to yours."
It’s comparable…”
Professor Meng is a very pure scholar. Apart from doing research and verification, he rarely participates in social activities. CCTV invited him to the 100 Forums several times, but Professor Meng declined them all. When the ribbon was being cut just now, he deliberately avoided it.
It's open.
"Teacher Meng, I am still young. Students cannot afford to praise me like this..."
It has been almost a year since I met Professor Meng. Zhuang Rui knows that this teacher who Uncle De said has a weird temper is actually a sweet-tempered person. If he likes you, he won't get angry no matter how much he makes fun of you. If he doesn't like you, he won't get angry.
, not even saying a word.
"You two, stop being so stupid..."
Needless to say, the relationship between Uncle De and Zhuang Rui goes without saying. He pulled Zhuang Rui over, pointed at the collection in the display cabinet, and said: "Okay, brat, come here and tell me how you got this object?
"
After Zhuang Rui heard Uncle De's words, he glanced at the glass display cabinet attached to the wall and suddenly laughed. It turned out to be the bronze mirror he had found in the warehouse of an antique shop in Paris.
Normally, this thing should be placed in the Miscellaneous Hall, but there are too few items in the Miscellaneous Hall, so it is temporarily displayed in the Bronze Exhibition Hall.
In order to highlight the unusualness of this bronze mirror, Zhuang Rui specially modified the display cabinet. The bronze mirror is turned sideways to the outside, and inside the display cabinet, there is a beam of red light that shines at a 45-degree angle.
on the mirror.
In this way, the white wall in the internal beta reflects an image of a Bodhisattva sitting on a lotus seat. Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva with her head held high and her temples fluttering, holds a pure bottle in her hand, her eyes are slightly closed, and her face is kind.
A look of compassion and mercy.
Although the reflection pattern of this Bodhisattva is clear, it is relatively faint. If you don't stop in front of it and look carefully, it is difficult to observe it. Today, hundreds of guests came, but no one could see it. On the contrary, it was Uncle De and Professor Meng.
Found it.
Zhuang Rui has not been able to verify the origin of this bronze mirror until now. He can only judge the Sui and Tang Dynasties based on the color and strength of the spiritual energy in it. Because Buddhism was prevalent at that time and people were extremely wealthy. I am afraid that only at that time
Only a young monk would think about making such fine Buddhist utensils.
"Uncle De, Teacher Meng, I got this object in Paris from the same person as those Picasso works..."
Zhuang Rui has always been proud of this matter. If you pick up missing items on Taobao in China, you can still make a profit at your own expense. But when you go shopping for treasures abroad, everyone will raise their thumbs and say, "
The word "cow".
"Teacher Zhuang, is what you said true? Why do I feel like I'm listening to a story?"
"Nonsense, of course it's true. I didn't see everything put here..."
"Are there really so many treasures abroad? I'll go out for a walk tomorrow..."
"Nowadays, there are fewer good things abroad. Unless you go to some people's homes, it's not as simple as you think..."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, everyone suddenly became excited, but they didn't know that most of the things abroad are made in China. It is not necessarily easier to find something missing than at home.
"Dear friends, I am also lucky. The things I saw in that art store at first were all imitations. Then I found this bronze mirror and Picasso's sketch in the warehouse. According to me,
, Taobao abroad may not be easier than at home..."
Zhuang Rui saw that everyone was holding back their energy and wanted to go abroad to look for treasures, so he quickly tried to persuade them. Although there were many objects robbed abroad, most of them had been collected.
If you don’t have the time to go abroad, it’s better to explore among the people. After all, China has thousands of years of inheritance and there are so many good things being dug out of the ground.
Of course, no one knows whether others can listen to Zhuang Rui's words. It is said that Chinese people love to follow the trend. If there is no guarantee, there will be a few people suffering from pinkeye. Go abroad to show off your treasure identification skills.
.
"Uncle De, please show me this thing. I can only tell that it is an object from the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but I can't figure out its specific origin..."
After Zhuang Rui returned to China, he rummaged through many books describing bronze ware to see if this bronze mirror had any inheritance. But to his disappointment, there was nothing identical or similar in history.
"Take it out and have a look..."
Uncle De is also very curious about this bronze mirror, but he can't observe it through the glass, so he can't just make assumptions out of thin air, right?
Zhuang Rui nodded, took out his mobile phone and called Yang Jian, the museum's security director. At the same time, he informed Huangfu Yun that according to the museum's safety regulations, each display cabinet must first be signed by three people before it can be opened.
In addition, three people each need a key to open these showcases at the same time. Just installing this security system cost Zhuang Rui more than 2 million RMB. This is also the most sophisticated anti-theft setting in foreign countries. If you want to open it,
These showcases require three people to be present together.
"Mr. Zhuang, Director Huangfu, please sign first..."
Yang Jian arrived a little later. As soon as he arrived, he asked the security guards who followed him to draw a radius of about three meters around the place centered on Zhuang Rui to isolate the Tibetan experts.
Yang Jian took a slip in his hand. After Zhuang Rui and Huangfu Yun signed it and marked the number of the showcase to be opened, he took out his own key and inserted it into a lock at the bottom of the showcase.
Inside the hole.
This kind of key is a special magnetic key, which can be used to open the display cabinet according to different magnetic strengths. When all three people inserted the keys, the special bulletproof glass slowly rose upwards.
"Uncle De, take a look..."
Zhuang Rui reached out and took down the mirror, and the projection of Guanyin Bodhisattva on the white wall immediately disappeared. This also made some people who suspected Zhuang Rui's show completely believe in the magic of this bronze mirror.
Some people who claim to have research on miscellaneous bronze ware have eager expressions in their eyes when they look at the bronze mirror, wishing that they were the ones playing with it.
When Zhuang Rui took out the bronze mirror, Uncle De put on a pair of white gloves, took the bronze mirror and the magnifying glass from someone else, and observed it carefully.
After looking at it for about three or four minutes, Uncle De frowned slightly, actually took off his gloves, and gently rubbed the mirror with his index finger, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
"Xiao Rui, although the pattern on the back of this bronze mirror cannot be seen clearly, I can barely make out the outline, but it should be a Buddhist flying sky picture, and it is a Central Plains style flying sky. In other words, the age you judged is basically consistent...
…”
The flying apsaras mentioned by Uncle De originated from Dunhuang. However, during the Northern Wei Dynasty, the flying apsaras of Dunhuang were deeply influenced by the flying apsaras from India and the Western Regions. They were generally Western-style apsaras, with many Western cultural features.
The Central Plains-style flying sky pictures flourished from the Western Wei Dynasty to the Sui Dynasty. They were mostly represented by Buddhist heavenly beings and Taoist feathered figures. The reason why Uncle De made this judgment was that on the back of the bronze mirror, one could barely find
A Taoist crown.
Uncle De paused for a moment and then said: "As for the insinuating effect of this bronze mirror, according to my observation, it should have a lot to do with the texture of the bronze mirror when it is polished. It is difficult to see with the naked eye through these lines.
The subtle lines outline the shape of this Bodhisattva...
As for the specific era, I think it should be the Sui Dynasty, because in the Sui Dynasty Avalokitesvara was mostly in a sitting posture, with mostly dignified and kind looks. The whole body was vivid and smooth, and the clothes were flying and elegant, which was very consistent with the insinuated patterns..."
"Uncle De, you are still the best. The allusive effect of this Guanyin is indeed caused by the mirror pattern as you said. However, I have never dared to draw a conclusion about its dating. Yes, I can add the age to the label later.
The cards are on..."
As soon as Uncle De finished speaking, Zhuang Rui raised his thumb. He was really convinced, because with an ordinary magnifying glass, it was impossible to find the lines on the surface of the bronze mirror, but Uncle De just felt it with his fingers.
, and made an accurate judgment.
Compared with Zhuang Rui, who has to use the aura in his eyes to see clues, Uncle De is undoubtedly much smarter. Although he has stopped appraising objects for people in the past two years, he is still older and stronger, and he still has enough knowledge in his belly to learn from Zhuang Rui.
A few years ago.
Through Uncle De's explanation, Zhuang Rui also learned another trick. He had not paid attention to the alluded Guanyin pattern before, which was the most common shape in the Sui Dynasty. How could it be used to date? It seems that this identification object can be used every time.
No detail can be ignored.
"Okay, let's all gather at the door. After we come back from dinner, there will be an academic exchange in the afternoon..."
After putting the bronze mirror back into the display case, Zhuang Rui asked Yang Jian to lead the security guards to clear the place.
Strictly speaking, the museum is officially opened in the afternoon, and there will be several travel agencies organizing some tourists to visit.
