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Chapter 244 Huanghuali Painting Case

 The netizen question session ended and the live footage was re-displayed on the big screen.

Shen Yu didn't know that after this program was broadcast, he left a good impression in the hearts of Tibetan friends that is difficult to erase.

I don’t know that many netizens in the live broadcast room now regard him as a master of antique appraisal.

It is estimated that if he opens a treasure appraisal live broadcast room, the number of fans will easily exceed 10,000. If he shows up a few more times, it will exceed 100,000, and it is not impossible to even become a big V with millions of fans.

"Okay, let's invite the third treasure holder to appear." Song Jiajia made an inviting gesture toward the antique door.

Shen Yu can make a rough guess about the collection to be appraised below.

The first antique is calligraphy and painting, and the second antique is Tang Sancai, which can be regarded as pottery.

The third antique is either ancient jade, porcelain, or miscellaneous items.

In other words, it is impossible for calligraphy, painting or pottery to appear in the collection brought by the treasure holder below.

Generally speaking, one episode of "Prosperous Collection" will appraise four to six antiques, and no more than eight at most.

As for what the next antique will be, Shen Yu is also looking forward to it.

The third treasure holder walked up to the appreciation stage accompanied by the quaint and melodious music.

He is another middle-aged uncle, with ordinary appearance and very clean clothes.

According to market analysis, the main group of collectors is those in their forties and fifties. People of this age love antiques most and have the money to buy them.

In fact, this is exactly the case. There are people in their twenties who also like antiques, but they have no money.

A person in his 70s or 80s is rich, but his body does not allow him to visit antique markets or attend auctions often.

Before Song Jiajia could speak, the uncle spoke first, "My surname is Xie. I am forty-six years old. I am here to say hello to the audience, friends, experts, and the host."

Then two staff members moved a large table out backstage, and it looked like it was very difficult to walk.

The table is about one and a half meters long, 90 centimeters wide and 85 centimeters high.

The color is purple-red, with chilong patterns carved around it. The pattern is simple and elegant, and the patina is mellow, giving it a warm color.

Shen Yu's eyes lit up when he saw this, he saw another good thing today.

He recognized this piece of furniture as an ancient painting table, which was the table used by ancient people for painting.

Seeing that Lie Xin was so happy, he couldn't help but look up the information about this painting on the computer in front of him.

After the high-definition picture is enlarged, the wood grain of this case is clear and the texture is fine.

The patina is reflective, and if Shen Yu saw it correctly, it must be made of rosewood, and it is 100% authentic sea yellow.

The craftsmanship is very good, the proportions are very coordinated, and it doesn't look awkward.

Scroll down the picture to see that the entire case has a mortise and tenon structure, specifically the chuck mortise and tenon, that is, the openings at the upper ends of the four legs hold the tooth bars firmly.

The birth of this technology is also very interesting. It was inspired by the wooden beam structure of the ancient carpenters and then applied it to the table.

That is, the opening of the column head is sandwiched between the curtain.

This allows the four legs of the table to bear the weight of the table evenly, so it is very stable.

The specific time of invention is unknown, but it is roughly from the late Tang Dynasty to the early Song Dynasty.

The four legs in this case are made of square wood, and the color is the same as the table top.

"Can you briefly introduce the origin of this antique?" Song Jiajia asked for the audience and those in front of the TV.

In fact, all the antiques on the show have been investigated by the program team. Only those with innocent origins can be on the show. Antiques with unknown origins will never get here.

The middle-aged man surnamed Xie nodded, "My ancestors owned an antique shop, and the shop is in our flea market, so we have a lot of old items in our house.

"But don't think that I have a lot of antiques in my hands. Because there are many brothers, my grandfather's generation only divided up a dozen pieces, including bottles, cans, calligraphy, paintings, jades, and old furniture.

"When my father divided the family, he had many brothers, five of them, and each of them only got three pieces.

"In my generation, I am the only one in the family. When I was short of money to buy a house, the two antiques were sold, leaving only this old piece of furniture.

"This desk used to be used as a desk for my children. Now that my children have graduated from college, I thought it was useless and I should sell it to improve my life, so I signed up."

Simple, direct, and clear, both the audience present and the audience in the live broadcast room instantly understood the origin of this painting.

"Okay, now let's invite Mr. Xing to come on stage to appraise it for us. Mr. Xing has studied Ming and Qing furniture all his life, and I believe he will be able to answer our questions soon."

Taking out his reading glasses from the glasses case, Mr. Xing happily climbed onto the viewing platform again.

The man named Xie must be a fan of his old man. He took out his mobile phone and asked to take a photo with Mr. Xing, and Mr. Xing readily agreed.

Then Song Jiajia acted as the cameraman and took a few photos of the two of them.

These scenes will be edited out during the broadcast, but will be broadcast as documentaries in certain programs during holidays.

Mr.

After looking at it carefully for nearly two minutes, he took out a white glove from his coat pocket and put it on his hand, and then started to appreciate it.

Mr. Xing’s action aroused the curiosity of many viewers in the live broadcast room.

[Street vendor at the flea market]: "Hey, did you see it? Mr. Xing actually took out his gloves and put them on before touching the table. Such attention is probably worth a lot of money."

[Ancestor’s Car Beads]: “Brother, you are still a stall owner at the flea market, don’t you have poor eyesight? You can tell at a glance that it is an old piece of furniture made from huanghuali. You cannot handle huanghuali directly, you must wear gloves.

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[Collection of Lao Zhang]: "It's not that serious. People say that this painting table is used for children to do homework at home. Isn't it okay after so many years?

"This is still good. When I bought an old house, I collected a few pieces of old furniture. Some of the red sandalwood bookcases were used as vegetable cutting tables in the kitchen. They were not affected by the smoke and fire, and they didn't bother me when I was chopping meat and cutting vegetables. I wiped them, washed them, and polished them.

It’s still classic after polishing.”

[Kuo Shao who drives a BMW]: "Maybe this is really a piece of real old furniture from the Ming Dynasty."

[Get rich and lose your reputation]: "Huanghuali furniture was too rare in the Ming Dynasty, and the price in the early Qing Dynasty was already sky-high."

……

"Excuse me, Mr. Xing, what was this piece of furniture called in ancient times?"

Mr. Xing took off his gloves and smiled, "This thing should be called 'Huanghuali Painting Case of the Early Qing Dynasty'"

Song Jiajia wondered: "Painting table? Shouldn't this be a table?"

Mr.

"What has four legs holding up the four corners of the tabletop is called a table.

"The one whose legs are retracted is called a case.

"Another point is that many people think that the altar is only used as an altar to place the ancestors' shrines during festivals, which is the so-called altar for burning incense and worshiping.

"Actually, this is not the case. The ancients had a painting table for painting, a book table for reading, a tea table for drinking tea, and a food table for eating.

"For example, as the ancients said, 'Raise the case to raise eyebrows', the food table is raised.

"Everyone has also read the Ming Dynasty novels 'San Yan' and 'Er Pai'. Among them, the cases in Ling Mengchu's "The Surprise at the First Moment" and "The Surprise at the Second Moment" refer to the book case.

"This painting desk is made of exquisite materials and fine workmanship. It still looks extremely strong after hundreds of years of wind and rain. It can be said that its charm has not diminished. It is a good object."


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