Everyone was shocked when they heard this. The master actually said such silent words...
Of course, it is impossible for Young Master Tang and the others to take this seriously. Besides, with the old man's physical condition, how can he withstand a long journey...
Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, the old man laughed at himself: "Well, I'm getting old and my bones are not good anymore. If I were ten years younger, I would definitely go out with you. The young man is really lucky. It's so good.
Jealousy."
"Master, you are joking." Young Master Tang secretly wiped his cold sweat. Who is this in front of him? The master of Chinese studies, Aisin Gioro Qigong, actually said that he was jealous of himself. This sentence was a bit unbearable for him.
Get up...
"Young man, don't belittle yourself. When I was young, I also picked up a lot of leaky 2c. But the environment was different back then. As long as you have the patience to look for it, you can still find the real thing. Now Liulichang is full of imitations and modern art.
Those who can pick up the missing items are all great talents." The old man sighed.
The existence of Liulichang has brought unprecedented prosperity to the antique market, but there are also many corresponding disadvantages. Many people have made some imitations for personal gain. Some imitations have even entered the auction house, and some cultural relic researchers have
, selling appraisal certificates for selfish reasons has caused many semi-professionals and even professionals to look at them...
An appraisal certificate is a certificate issued by the state for a certain valuable item, including precious jewelry, such as diamonds, jade jewelry, Hotan jade jewelry, etc., as well as antiques. Although the things in Mr. Tang’s hands are real, most of them are not
It is difficult to go to the auction house without an appraisal certificate.
Auction houses generally require an appraisal certificate. If it is a diamond, the certificate will indicate the 4C standards, which are weight, transparency, color, and cut. Each item has detailed standards.
If it is jade, it will indicate the type of water, color, what mine it came from, etc.
For antiques, there will be a very detailed description to confirm that the item is authentic. Finally, there will be a signature of the unit or individual who issued the certificate and an official seal.
Many rich people look at antiques like diamonds and emeralds. They only look at the appraisal certificate. If there is a certificate, they think it is real. If there is no certificate, it is fake. Therefore, some researchers who have the right to issue appraisal certificates have the advantage.
Pictures, such as issuing certificates for fake cultural relics, selling blank appraisal certificates, etc...
"Master is joking, it's just good luck." Young Master Tang said modestly.
"Young man, picking up leaks definitely requires luck, but it also requires eyesight. Otherwise, even if you pick up leaks, you won't know the true value of the thing. Therefore, eyesight is more important than luck." The master said seriously.
Young Master Tang nodded silently when he heard this. That's not the case. He thought that the second boy of the Meng family was lucky enough. He went shopping and bought a string of trembling hand beads, which the living Buddha himself had worn for decades.
.
But he didn't know what he was selling, so he gave the beads directly to the little girl Dai'er. He thought he was smart and deceived this smart guy with something he bought for ten yuan, but he didn't know that he was the biggest fool...
"It's a pity that Lu Zigang is a genius, but his carving skills have not been handed down, which is a great loss for Chinese civilization. The ancients were like this. They used to save one hand, and taught the apprentices to starve to death. The master, you save one hand, I save another hand, keep it again and again, and the essence is gone.
lose."
"For example, Lu Ban's carpentry skills, it is said that the wooden bird he created can fly in the sky for three days and three nights without falling to the ground, and Zhuge Liang's wooden cow and flowing horse can achieve perpetual motion, not to mention the authenticity of these things."
"There is no wave without wind, and there is no wind without holes. Even if the rumors are exaggerated, it can at least be proved that Luban did create flying wooden birds, and Zhuge Liang did create tools that can be transported on mountain roads, but these things cannot withstand
It survived the test of time and finally disappeared into history, leaving only a few words." The old man said with emotion.
The ancients cherished their broomsticks so much that it was extremely difficult for them to teach them to each other, even between masters and apprentices. This can often be seen in some martial arts novels. Many unique skills and unique skills have become unparalleled because of this, and there is naturally no shortage of them in reality.
In ancient times, there were no perfect laws and no protection of intellectual property rights. In order to maintain their independence, people with special skills naturally treasured their own things, and even established the rule of passing down the inheritance from male to female, and from elder to younger.
To ensure that his unique skills will not be spread to others...
"Teacher, Lu Zigang's carving skills have not been lost, they have been preserved." Ye Qun said.
"Hmm, huh? What are you talking about? Lu Zigang has no apprentices or descendants in his life, so his skills have long been gone." The old man said in great shock.
But even though the old man said this, there was still some expectation in his eyes...
"Lu Zigang's carving skills have not been lost. Although he has no descendants, he has completely written his skills into a book called "Zigang Nine Carvings". This book is now in the hands of my cousin.
Here." Ye Qun said.
"You, you still have something you haven't taken out?"
The old man thought that after taking out so many things, it should be empty, but he didn't expect that there were still the most important things inside that he hadn't taken out...
"You didn't allow me to say anything." Young Master Tang smiled and took out a small square box from it. The box contained "Nine Carvings of Zigang". This box was created by him to protect "Nine Carvings of Zigang".
I found it specially at Ye's house...
The old man took the box, opened it, looked at it carefully, then flipped through the book and read the general outline on one page, then closed it and handed it to Young Master Tang, saying: "Cherish it well. If it is possible to find a successor for it, give it to him."
Some of the essence of our China will be passed on forever."
"Haha, I definitely want to collect this book. The content in it will spread." Young Master Tang nodded and smiled.
In fact, the method of carving cannot be explained in a few words at all. It requires a lot of practice and the teaching of a teacher to quickly master it. Otherwise, it may take three to five years of practice to fail.
If this carving method is published, it is estimated that it will only be touched by those carving masters. Ordinary carvers may be able to learn some essence from it, but if you want to get started with a book and then become a master carving master, then it is definitely
Idiot's dream...
Unless this person also has the same ability as Mr. Tang, he can go back hundreds of years and see with his own eyes how Lu Zigang carved...
"Well, that's right. Xiaoqun said you want to open the largest private museum. Have you decided on a name?" the master praised.
"I haven't thought about this yet." Young Master Tang scratched his head in embarrassment. He hadn't even thought about it so much and had even forgotten about naming the museum...
"Well, then you think about it slowly. When you think about it, let Xiaoqun tell me and I will write an inscription for you." The old man nodded.
"Inscription? Thank you, thank you master." Young Master Tang was a little flattered.
The master's calligraphy must be a bit philistine in terms of market price, but cultural relics are often measured by how much they cost.
Although the master's works are not antiques, they are also celebrities' calligraphy and paintings, so they naturally have their value. Each of his early works has been copied for more than 100,000 yuan, and his later works are even more difficult to find. As the old man is getting older,
There is not much to write.
In fact, there are not many works by the master, but most of them are collected by others. Many people come to ask for calligraphy, and the master will often satisfy them. However, these calligraphy and paintings rarely spread. People who can come to ask for calligraphy naturally want to collect them, and
Instead of profiting from this, and those who want to profit from selling the master's calligraphy and paintings, the master will not write for them.
"Haha, you're welcome." The master shook his head and smiled.
After sitting in the master's house for a while, it seemed that it was almost noon. Young Master Tang and others said goodbye. If they didn't leave, they would become freeloaders...
Of course, Master and Aunt Ran repeatedly asked to stay and have dinner together, but except for Ye Qun, who else would have the nerve to eat at Master's house?
Unable to accept his words, the master had no choice but to let them go.
In fact, the master has seen this kind of thing a lot. People who come here to visit the master don’t want to cause trouble to him, so there are very few people who stay here to eat. There are only a few people who are particularly close to him, such as Ye Qun and so on...
After leaving the old man's house, Ye Qun finally paid tribute with a small bag of tea before leaving...
Most elegant people like to drink tea in their later years, and the master is no exception. He is addicted to tea, especially the best tea. His good disciple Ye Qun will order it from home every time he comes over, or buy it at a high price from other channels.
Send some good tea to honor the old man.
"It's almost time. Should we go to Boss Lin of Xuanbaozhai first, or go to dinner first?" Ye Qun asked.
"Let's go to Boss Lin's place. After such a long time, I'm afraid Boss Lin will think that we have defaulted on the bill. Then going to dinner with him can be regarded as our apology." Tang Dashao said.
"Well, okay, then I'll listen to you." Ye Qun nodded.
Ye Qun drove to a parking lot near Liulichang and stopped. Everyone got out of the car and entered Liulichang under the leadership of Ye Qun.
Liulichang is the same as Daqianmen. No matter what time of day, there are always many small merchants and hawkers setting up stalls. The last time Mr. Tang came here was in the evening, and it was almost dark, but this time it was noon, and the bright red sky was high tomorrow.
Hanging high in the sky, it shines on the entire earth.
Liulichang during the day is different from that at night. There are a lot of stalls set up at night, but the flow of people is not much. It is different during the day. Not to mention the huge crowds of people, shoulder to shoulder, but a flower pot thrown down from the top will probably not be the same.
It can hit four or five people, and one of them is probably a foreigner...
Although there were many people setting up stalls, Mr. Tang and others wanted to go to Xuanbaozhai, so they didn’t pay much attention to these stalls. But when they came to a fork, two foreigners and a translator seemed to be talking to each other.
The young man setting up the stall got into an argument. The young man's face was full of grief and anger, as if he had been ravaged. Young Master Tang and others looked at it with some curiosity.
Could it be that these two foreigners are bullying us Chinese people?
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