Although the aperture has eight layers, the surface of the inkstone is incomplete. There are obviously two large gaps on one side and the side of the inkstone.
Such an inkstone is indeed a pity. This is still a very good She inkstone, one of the four famous inkstones in China. However, if it were not for this defect, this inkstone would not have appeared on the first floor.
What caught Li Yang's attention was not the incomplete opening, nor the age represented by its multiple apertures, but the fact that there were two exquisite carvings inside the inkstone. On the facade of Yantai, there are two patterns, one dragon and one tiger, but these two
The carved place was cleverly covered up.
What surprised Li Yang the most was that what covered the dragon and the tiger, based on the area, seemed to be the two incomplete pieces of cortex missing from the inkstone.
For Li Yang, as long as something is covered up, there must be something wrong with it. It may be good or bad. But this is the first time for Li Yang to cover up something at the expense of his own disability. He is confused at the same time.
I also feel very sad that this thing has been damaged after all.
Shaking his head, Li Yang decided to buy it first. If he didn't understand something, he would go back and study it slowly. He just didn't know if the inkstone could be restored like ancient paintings and make it exactly the same as before.
The inkstone was not expensive, the asking price was only 5,000 yuan. Li Yang had Zhang Rongbaozhai's honorary consultant card, which allowed him to enjoy a 30% discount, so he bought it for only 3,500 yuan.
Holding it in his hand, Li Yang looked at this simple black inkstone carefully. It was indeed a pair of She inkstones from the Ming Dynasty. If it was not incomplete and had no features, Li Yang would not have been able to get it so cheaply.
Li Yang shook his head as he walked. After careful analysis with his special ability, Li Yang could conclude that the two gaps were man-made damage. I really don't know who was bored and damaged the ancient inkstone to cover up the carvings on it.
"Mr. Li!"
Two voices came from afar at the same time. Li Yang turned his head. The two brothers Chang Sheng and Chang Feng, whom he had just met at Boss Niu's a few days ago, and Tang Chunming, the general manager of Rongbaozhai, were standing not far away.
He looked at himself in surprise.
"Mr. Chang, Mr. Tang?"
Li Yang also looked at them in surprise and walked over quickly. He was surprised to meet Mr. Tang on the first floor. He didn't expect that he was still with the Chang brothers. They looked familiar.
"Do you know each other?"
Tang Chunming turned around and asked, Chang Sheng nodded and said with a smile: "We just met a few days ago. Mr. Li's attainments in jade really surprised us!"
"Indeed, Mr. Li has the ultimate strength in jade!"
Tang Chunming said with a smile. At this time, Tang Chunming was thinking about Li Yang's achievements in ancient jade, but what Chang Sheng was talking about was Li Yang's gambling on stones. Although the two had a misunderstanding, there was no conflict.
, Li Yang is very good in both aspects.
"No, Mr. Chang praised me!"
Li Yang chuckled and shook his head. Tang Chunming suddenly took a step forward, pointed at the ancient inkstone in Li Yang's hand and asked: "Mr. Li, did you buy this ancient inkstone here?"
"Yes, I just bought it on this floor. How did you know about it?"
There was a trace of doubt on Li Yang's face. He looked at the ancient inkstone in his hand, and then shook his head. The ancient inkstone still had the mark of Rong Baozhai on it. It would be strange if Tang Chunming couldn't see it.
Chang Sheng and Chang Feng's eyes were also attracted by the ancient inkstone. After looking at it for a few times, they both shook their heads. There was nothing special about this damaged ancient inkstone.
"It's definitely something that Mr. Li can take a fancy to. Mr. Li, can you let us take a look at your ancient inkstone?"
Tang Chunming said with a smile. In fact, what he said was just casual and polite words. He knew very well what was on the first floor of Rongbaozhai. There would be nothing particularly good here.
Everything sold on the first floor, even if there is a slight possibility of leakage, will be reported to the experts on the second floor for a careful look. In addition, the experts on the first floor are also very powerful, so it is even more difficult to find leaks in Rongbaozhai.
Li Yang had the only experience of picking up leaks here in ten years. Tang Chunming never thought that Li Yang would have a second time.
"no problem!"
Li Yang casually handed over the ancient inkstone. He didn't expect this thing to be so special. Li Yang bought this ancient inkstone out of pure curiosity. The carvings of a dragon and a tiger on it are very good. I don't understand why someone would rather
Even if Yantai is damaged, it should be covered up.
“A very nice Ming Dynasty She inkstone, but it’s a pity that it’s damaged, otherwise it would have been able to go up to the second floor!”
Tang Chunming took the ancient inkstone, looked at it carefully for a while, and handed it to Li Yang with a smile. His evaluation was very pertinent. There were actually not many ordinary Ming Dynasty ancient inkstones like Li Yang.
Li Yang didn't care. He bought this thing for fun. After putting it away, he put it in a simple box. This box was sent by Rong Baozhai to hold the ancient inkstone.
"Mr. Li, are you ready to go up or out?"
Chang Sheng suddenly asked, and Tang Chunming also looked at Li Yang in confusion. With Li Yang's status and worth, he was surprised to buy something on the first floor.
"I'm about to go back. I came to pick up ancient paintings. I passed by here and took a look!"
Li Yang looked at the time and saw that it was almost three o'clock. It was the hottest time outside now, so he might as well go home and lie down in an air-conditioned room and read a book leisurely.
"Ancient paintings, whose ancient paintings are from them, can they also open our eyes?"
Chang Feng suddenly said something. Chang Sheng and Tang Chunming also looked at Li Yang and were equally curious about the ancient paintings Li Yang mentioned. As long as something or something related to Li Yang would obviously arouse the curiosity of many people.
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"Of course you can"
Li Yang hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded. Sooner or later, others would know that this ancient painting was in his hands. Li Yang had no intention of hiding it, so there was no harm in letting them see it.
Li Yang didn't know who Chang Sheng and Chang Feng were, but Tang Chunming was definitely a senior in the antiques industry. I heard that Tang Chunming also received an invitation to this exchange meeting. Unfortunately, he had something important to do and was unable to attend.
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"Mr. Tang, Mr. Chang, let's come over here and take a look?"
Li Yang looked around, and finally pointed at the security desk at the door. The ancient painting was not small, and it was not convenient to hold it in his hand. Besides, there were many people coming and going in the hall. If there was a small accident, the economic loss would be small.
, it would be the biggest loss to the ancient painting. This is a lost ancient painting that was finally recovered.
"good!"
Tang Chunming and Chang Sheng glanced at each other, and finally smiled and nodded together, while Chang Feng looked disapproving.
There were two security guards at the door. When they saw Tang Chunming coming this way, they stood up straight in a hurry and looked at Tang Chunming nervously. This was the big boss of the company, a person who could take away their jobs with just one sentence.
When he arrived at the door, Li Yang moved the security guard's table to the side, and then asked Liu Gang to take out the ancient painting. The ancient painting had been in Liu Gang's hands since he came out from Mr. Fang's place.
“Mr. Li’s painting is framed very well!”
As soon as Li Yang put the painting on the table and before he unfolded it, Tang Chunming smiled and said: The content of the painting is important, but the mounting cannot be ignored either. People rely on clothing and horses rely on saddles, and this painting relies on mounting.
If a good ancient painting has not been framed, no one will take it seriously.
"It looks like Fang Yunge's technique. Did Mr. Li buy this painting from Fang Yunge?"
Chang Sheng looked at the painting carefully and asked with a smile. Li Yang looked back at him in surprise. Fang Yunge was the name of Fang Lao's shop. Chang Sheng could tell at a glance that it was something framed by Fang Lao's shop. It was definitely
not simple.
"Mr. Chang, you are right, it was just taken from Fang Yun Pavilion!"
Li Yang has a much better impression of Chang Sheng, not because of his identity, but because of his ability. Anyone with ability will be respected by others.
"It looks like Mr. Fang made it himself. Mr. Li, we are really looking forward to your ancient paintings!"
Tang Chunming smiled and nodded. Li Yang shook his head and slowly unfolded the ancient painting. As soon as they saw the content of the painting, Tang Chunming and Chang Sheng were stunned.
Tang Chunming and Chang Sheng both knew a little about paintings, and they naturally recognized the characters on the paintings. It was precisely because they knew each other that they showed such expressions. The Picture of Courtiers in Yonghui is an ancient painting that has been lost for a long time.
"It turns out that Mr. Li bought a high-quality imitation of an ancient painting. I don't know when the painting was imitated. It is not easy to imitate Yan Liben's "Yonghui Courtiers"!"
After several minutes, Tang Chunming sighed and said. Chang Sheng couldn't help but nod along and lay there looking at the content of the painting carefully.
"Mr. Tang, this is Yan Liben's picture of courtiers in Yonghui. It is an authentic work!"
Li Yang smiled and shook his head, sighing in his heart. Without Mr. Fang's help, it would have been quite a troublesome process to identify this ancient painting as an authentic work. Now with Mr. Fang's help in the technical appraisal, and Mr. Fang and
With the signatures of several old experts, this thing already has evidence proving that it is true.
"real?"
Tang Chunming and Chang Sheng raised their heads at the same time, with an inexplicable light shining in their eyes, but one thing was the same, they both looked in disbelief.
"Yes, it's true. I accidentally discovered this ancient painting in a jade pillow some time ago. Later, I came to see Mr. Fang for a look, and asked Mr. Fang to help repair it. I just got it back today!"
Li Yang smiled and nodded. Those identification certificates were not produced. It was enough to let them know that it was true. Whether they believed it or not was their own business.
"It was found in the jade pillow. Do you mean this is an ancient painting that was just born?"
Tang Chunming's eyes immediately widened. He did not believe Li Yang's words, and Li Yang would not deceive him in this regard. Mr. Fang's shop was not far from here, and he would know the result once he asked there.
"That's right, I really didn't expect that Mr. Fang's repair skills are so high. Things that have been stored for hundreds of years are restored like new by Mr. Fang!"
Li Yang looked at the ancient paintings and finally said that he didn't know much about paintings, but the changes were so great that he sighed every time he saw this painting.
