Bai Ming and Mao Lao both laughed. Teacher Cai's tone at this time was almost the same as when he was doing the TV show. He always had this tone when facing those treasure appraisers.
Mr. Zhou also nodded and smiled. Although he has never done a program, he has watched some similar programs and knows how Teacher Cai usually performs.
After only laughing for a while, everyone stopped laughing. Bai Ming, Mr. Mao and Mr. Zhou were all shocked to find that Teacher Cai's expression became more and more serious, and his brows became more and more tight.
"Teacher Cai, is there anything else special about this inkstone?"
Bai Ming asked urgently. He was impatient and asked without seeing anything special at first glance. Mr. Mao and Mr. Zhou were now looking carefully at the damaged inkstone that Li Yang took out.
"Look at these two carvings?"
Teacher Cai did not raise his head, but pointed at the two carvings of a dragon and a tiger that were revealed by Li Yang. Bai Ming was slightly stunned, and hurriedly lowered his head to take a closer look.
Mr. Mao had already brought his eyes up, and specially took the inkstone from Teacher Cai and looked at it carefully.
After a while, the inkstone was passed through the hands of several experts. Bai Ming frowned and was a little confused. Mr. Mao and Mr. Zhou had the same serious expressions as Teacher Cai.
Bai Ming was still younger, and he mostly studied porcelain patterns. He was not particularly familiar with this kind of stone carvings, but he also saw that these two carvings were very unusual.
I can't tell you what is unusual about the white inscription. I can only feel that the carvings of these two patterns are very exquisite and extraordinary, and cannot be carved by ordinary people.
"Mr. Zhou, do you see anything?"
Teacher Cai suddenly turned around and asked Mr. Zhou. He did not ask Mr. Mao and Bai Ming. They had been together many times and were already familiar with each other. They knew the areas in which they were good at.
"This Fang She Yan, I haven't done anything yet!"
Mr. Zhou shook his head, and it took more than a minute to say this. He saw something more than Bai Ming, but he couldn't guarantee it, so he didn't dare to say it.
"Teacher Cai, is there really something special about this dragon and tiger carving?"
Bai Ming asked again, and Li Yang also looked at Teacher Cai expectantly with wide eyes. He saw the same pattern as Bai Ming, and now his mind was full of doubts.
"It's hard to say now, just wait a minute while I check the information on the computer!"
Teacher Cai shook his head and asked the staff to deliver a laptop. As soon as the computer was delivered, Manager Cui came back. Seeing Teacher Cai asking for a computer, Manager Cui’s forehead was also full of question marks.
After asking the staff next to him, he found out what happened. Looking at the incomplete ancient inkstone, Manager Cui's interest was also aroused.
As for helping Li Yang look at things here, delaying the time of experts to identify antiques for them, and other similar thoughts, he has never thought about it. If he can establish a good relationship with Li Yang, it doesn't matter if he is delayed for three days, not to mention one day.
At this time, Li Yang didn't care to explain anything to Manager Cui. He looked curiously at Teacher Cai checking some information on the Internet. Experts now think differently from before. Many experts know computers and pay attention to the Internet. Otherwise,
There will be no missing items online.
It’s just that there are still fewer older people who are computer literate. Most of them still only rely on books and look up whatever information they need.
After a full twenty minutes, Mr. Cai suddenly shouted: "I found it, it's it!"
Several experts around him and Li Yang hurriedly put their heads over and stared blankly at what was displayed on the computer screen. Even Manager Cui, who was standing at the door, couldn't help but ran over out of curiosity.
"Shenlong Shenhu Inkstone?"
Bai Ming shouted, and Mr. Mao and Mr. Zhou all turned their attention to Teacher Cai, with suspicion in their eyes. Even Li Yang was the same.
"Yes, that's it!"
What everyone didn't expect was that Teacher Cai nodded seriously again, then picked up the inkstone and looked carefully at the dragon and tiger carvings on it.
"Teacher Cai, did you read that correctly? This, this is a fairy tale?"
Bai Ming pointed blankly at the display screen. Mr. Mao and Mr. Zhou couldn't help but nodded. Li Yang also had the same expression.
The information that Teacher Cai was looking for turned out to be a myth and legend. The protagonist of the story was the famous Tang Bohu in history.
This mythical story says that once Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan were traveling in the mountains and entered a temple. The scenery in the temple was very good. They were very interested in painting and wanted to paint the beautiful scenery in the temple. Unfortunately, they were not satisfied no matter how they painted.
It made them very distressed.
Later, when the abbot heard about this, he told them that they used ordinary ink and ordinary paper, and of course they couldn't draw fairy scenes. So the abbot waved his hands in front of them, and a flying dragon and a tiger appeared in the sky.
The abbot pulled down the dragon and the tiger and put them into a stone on the table. In a blink of an eye, the stone turned into an inkstone with carvings of a dragon and a tiger on it.
Then, the abbot waved his hand again, and Qilin and Venus appeared in the sky again. The abbot followed suit and made another Qilin and Venus inkstone and gave it to Zhu Zhishan.
After that, the slate in front of them turned into white paper again, the abbot folded two willow branches and turned them into magic pens, and the dew falling from the sky turned into fairy ink. Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan used these things provided by the abbot.
They made a painting, and this time they finally showed all the fairy scenes in the temple in the painting, and the painting seemed to come alive.
Later, the abbot also liked these two paintings and kept them, but gave the two divine inkstones as gifts to the two of them. This is the origin and legend of the Shenlong Shenhu Inkstone.
Today, it is impossible for experts to believe such myths and legends, so they all doubt whether Teacher Cai is deliberately teasing them.
Seemingly seeing everyone's doubts, Teacher Cai smiled, shook his head, and said: "Legends are mythical, but this dragon and tiger inkstone is indeed recorded in history, and it is also a masterpiece of She inkstone.
But it’s not as exaggerated as the myths and legends say!”
"According to legend, Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan once went on a trip. When they arrived in Shecheng, they were attracted by the beautiful scenery of Shecheng, so they stayed temporarily and made a living selling calligraphy and paintings!"
Teacher Cai seemed to be interested in what he was talking about, and continued: "One day, there were many people buying paintings, but their inkstones could not grind out ink. Both of them were very anxious, and Tang Bohu was even more anxious.
Sweat profusely!”
"Later, a strong man in green shirt asked them: What kind of inkstone are you using? Tang Bohu replied: Shaoxing Yue Inkstone. The strong man in green shirt said again: No wonder, it's not a famous inkstone. After saying this, the strong man ran to an ancient temple nearby.
, then took out two inkstones and gave them to Tang Bohu and Zhu Zhishan!"
"Are those two inkstones the Shenlong Shenhu Inkstone and the Qilin Venus Inkstone?"
Manager Cui asked suddenly. He was now completely attracted by Teacher Cai's story. Bai Ming curled his lips and thought to himself: It's another legend.
"Yes, it is these two famous inkstones. Tang Bohu took the Shenlong Shenhu Inkstone and touched it again and again. It felt very delicate. When he breathed it, it became cloudy. When he polished it, it became ink like oil. Then Tang Bohu took up the pen and wrote the two words "Bao Inkstone"
The big characters were signed "Tang Yin". Zhu Zhishan looked at the shining golden inkstone and was also overjoyed. He wrote down the five big characters "She Inkstone Jia Tianxia" and the signature was "Zhu Yunming". The strong man in green shirt saw these two people.
, I was immediately overjoyed, and later became friends with the two of them!"
Teacher Cai nodded with a smile and finished telling the story. Everyone nodded, but they were not convinced. Even Li Yang, the owner of the ancient inkstone, was dubious.
Teacher Cai knew what everyone was thinking and shook his head helplessly: "I know you don't believe it. Although this rumor has not been verified, this strong man in green shirt is a famous figure in history!"
"Who is it?" Bai Ming asked immediately.
"Wang Zhao!"
"It's him?"
Except for Teacher Cai, several people frowned. Li Yang and Manager Cui both knew that the person Teacher Cai was talking about was a famous painter and sculptor from the Ming Dynasty.
Being familiar with historical celebrities is the basic common sense for learning antiques. Even if you are not an expert, as long as you are interested in this industry, you must have a certain understanding of it.
"Yes, although this story has not been verified, it is an indisputable fact that Wang Zhao and Tang Yin collaborated on the famous "Inscription of Emperor Xuan of Zixiao Palace". This inscription is also the only inscription in the "Collection of Poems of Tang Dynasty"
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The "Inscription of Emperor Xuan of Zixiao Palace" mentioned by Teacher Cai is indeed true. This inscription is located on Zixiao Cliff in Qiyun Mountain, and the ancient She County was also called Huizhou, which is now Huangshan City in Anhui Province.
"We know that inscription, but based on such a legend, we can't conclude that this is the Shenlong Shenhu Inkstone?"
Mr. Zhou also frowned. His words reflected everyone's thoughts. There is a legend, and the Dragon and Tiger Inkstone really existed, but who can guarantee that the ancient inkstone in front of him is the legendary divine inkstone?
"I didn't say it must be, but I have a feeling that the ancient inkstone that Li Yang brought is most likely the legendary Dragon God and Tiger Inkstone!"
Teacher Cai nodded, his tone full of emotion. Mr. Zhou and Mr. Mao were stunned for a moment and laughed bitterly together.
Feeling, feeling is very important, but it is not a criterion for judgment. If you just talk about feelings, they will not be convinced, even if it is said by Teacher Cai.
"Teacher Cai, do you have any other way to prove that this is the legendary Dragon God and Tiger Inkstone?"
Li Yang touched his nose. In fact, he was willing to believe what Teacher Cai said. If this was the legendary Shenlong Shenhu inkstone used by Tang Bohu, then he would definitely have made money. It was equivalent to picking up another leak, even if it was a defective product, and a celebrity
Something related to it must be worth much more than its original value.
"Of course, Manager Cui, can you bring some ink? Also, it would be best to bring a clean basin and a few bottles of pure water, okay?"
Teacher Cai nodded again and turned around to say something to Manager Cui. Manager Cui was stunned for a moment, then hurried out and personally ordered the staff here to prepare what Teacher Cai wanted.
