Although Dou Sprout knew nothing about antiques, he still seemed very interested. When he reached the end of the corridor, something in the room caught my attention.
The delivery boss is a bald man in his fifties with a northwest accent.
My first impression of this man was that he was a fellow tomb robber. This man had an earthy smell. The earthy smell I don’t mean is the earthy smell from the sense of smell. How should I put it? It was like two chefs throwing them together.
One person said that you work in the kitchen, and I can smell the smell of lard and chopped green onion on you from a distance.
After entering the room, the man said coldly: "There is no leakage in the cage (nothing in the cage has been missed)."
I smiled and said nothing, and continued to look at the thing.
There is a layer of quilt on the bed, and on the quilt is a bluestone carving board about 30cm long and wide. The whole stone carving is made of bas-relief technology. The carving should be a male statue of Guanyin with three heads and three faces. The bottom corner of the stone carving is incomplete.
, you can vaguely see some ancient stone carvings with complex strokes.
"Can you get started, brother?" I pointed at this thing.
The man said calmly: "Be gentle, this is something from a very old age."
I nodded and said yes.
I have never seen a stone sculpture of Guanyin with this shape. It has three heads and three faces. The front face has low eyebrows and narrow eyes, showing compassion. The left face has an angry and wide-eyed look like a Vajra protector. The right face has a peaceful expression as if it is indifferent to the world. So
The weird shape and the open face of a male Guanyin must be a treasure. Since I have never seen it before, judging from the texture and weathering of the bluestone, I initially dated it to the Song and Yuan dynasties.
This thing is definitely not a heirloom, it most likely came from a large tomb somewhere.
"Brother, what's the price?" I asked him.
"28." The man quoted the price in an indifferent tone.
Dou Sprout stared: "Fuck, 28! I think this thing will work, I'll give you 30! No need to look for it!" After saying that, he started to look through his wallet.
I hurriedly stopped Dou Yazi and said with a smile: "Brothers who are new to the industry, don't be surprised. Brother, I think this thing has a dry mouth. I wonder if it was made in Ningxia and Inner Mongolia?"
The man's expression changed, and he suddenly stood up and closed the door.
He walked in and handed over a cigarette, and whispered: "You have good eyesight, brother. I think you are young, what kind of life do you have."
Before I could reply, Dou Sprout immediately jumped in and said, "The leader of the Northern faction! Have you heard of me?"
The man was stunned for a moment, looked at me and asked, "Recruit egg?"
"He's just here, brother, don't laugh at him," I pointed to the door and said, "It's fate that we meet across the world. How about we go downstairs and get to know each other? Let's see if there is any way to make money together."
"Okay."
While getting dressed, he said: "I've really encountered difficulties with a project recently. If you are interested, you can chat."
Before leaving, I asked him to take the stone carving and show it to me, because I felt that I couldn't figure it out. If you have a good eye, you might be able to see some clues.
After going down to the second floor and seeing the boss, after both parties announced their homes, the man took out the stone sculpture.
He looked over his head carefully and rubbed the three-faced Guanyin with his hands. After a long time, he suddenly said:
"This is something from the Xixia Buddhist Kingdom."
