Chapter 611: Painted Clay Sculpture of Veda in Ming Dynasty
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Chapter 611: Ming Dynasty painted clay sculpture of Skanda
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"Eldest Brother, have you taken a liking to this statue of Skanda?"
Looking up at the slightly fat middle-aged woman wearing a dark red shirt and black pants who came closer, Liu Dong's eyes flashed with surprise.
So far, he has not visited many antique markets, but he is still in his early twenties! But today was the first time he saw a female antique stall owner.
However, he was surprised. What Liu Dong wanted most now was to buy this Ming Dynasty painted clay sculpture of Wei Tuo worth at least 80,000 yuan.
"Madam boss, I really like this Buddha statue. How much does it cost?"
Liu Dong's words immediately put a smile on the face of the landlady, which had become rough and sallow after being weathered, and said quickly: "Two thousand! Two thousand yuan!"
It can be seen that this proprietress is either new to the industry or looking after stalls for others. Her tone is too unstable, and she doesn't even know the most basic tricks of being a guerrilla!
However, now Liu Dong rarely cares about the gains and losses of thousands of dollars anymore, as long as the items are right, so after the boss lady finished speaking, Liu Dong directly took two thousand dollars from his pocket.
"Wrap it for me, I want this Buddha statue!"
Liu Dong's cheerfulness made the landlady stunned for a moment. This was the first time she had seen someone so cheerful when buying things. He actually bought something for two thousand yuan without even changing the price!
"Why, don't you want to sell it?"
"Sell, sell!" After Liu Dong reminded him, the proprietress reacted immediately and quickly took the money from Liu Dong's hand, then found a bag, put the Skanda statue in it and handed it to Liu Dong.
"Little brother, come over here and take a look. The authentic Qing Dynasty gilt bronze seated Sakyamuni Buddha came out of the Old Summer Palace. Guaranteed to be authentic!"
"Brother, take a look at mine. The statue of Guanyin crossing the sea by He Chaozong in the Ming Dynasty is 100% authentic and passed down from my grandfather!"...
Liu Dong had just taken the bag from the proprietress, and the antique stall owners who had just seen the transaction started to make noises. Each one was more powerful than the other, but even if Liu Dong didn't use the relics, Yuan Guang could see what was on their stalls.
None of the items are genuine, they are all fucking fakes, and the level of imitation is not even high imitation.
It's okay to deceive tourists who are different and just want to be fresh. Deal with him...
After Liu Dong glanced at it, he didn't bother to waste time and strode away without saying anything.
Next, Liu Dong went through a lot of shopping and bought more than a dozen items worth 18,000 yuan, but none of them were worthy of first- or second-level cultural relics or even national treasures.
After Liu Dong spent more than two hours browsing the entire Zhongxing Road Antique Market, and seeing that he could not gain much with his own identification skills, he simply released the relic Yuanguang. Unexpectedly, just after he released it, there were two different colors.
The aura soared into the sky. Its intensity made Liu Dong's adrenaline secrete rapidly, and his mood became excited and expectant.
First, Liu Dong walked towards the place where the light beam was the thickest. Judging from the intensity of the aura, this should not be one antique, but two, or more!
The place where the spiritual light emanates is a large yard located on the side of the road. The yard covers an area of about 500 square meters and is surrounded by walls made of blue bricks. It has become mottled due to the sun and rain. Fortunately, because
In recent years, an antique market has spontaneously formed here, and the courtyard that was originally supposed to be demolished has been preserved.
Except for a few antique stalls selling porcelain, calligraphy and paintings, jades and miscellaneous items in this courtyard, most of them sell old newspapers, stamps and ancient books, with the majority of them being ancient books.
The place where Liu Dong discovered the strong aura was an antique stall about two meters wide and three meters long, which mainly sold ancient books, old books, old newspapers and a small amount of calligraphy and paintings. The stall owner was a young man in his twenties, wearing a
He was wearing an orange-red vest and was currently holding a cardboard book of Three Kingdoms and reading it with gusto.
Seeing Liu Dong coming, this person did not come up to greet him, "Take whatever you want, and there will be no bargaining."
After saying that, the young man glanced at him and continued to be immersed in the historical novel about fighting and fighting.
Seeing this, Liu Dong was a little surprised, but he couldn't care what happened to others. The most important thing was to find what he wanted as soon as possible.
""Diamond Sutra"!"
Liu Dong was surprised when he saw the famous Buddhist scriptures that were beautifully packaged and obviously old.
After taking a closer look, I discovered that the source of the aura was not the scripture in my hand, but the inside of the front and back covers of the scripture!
If I have to describe it, the "Diamond Sutra" in Liu Dong's hands at this moment is the same as the "Forty-Two Chapter Sutra" in The Deer and the Cauldron. The thickness of the cover is obviously extraordinary.
Moreover, after Liu Dong opened the scripture, he found that the pages inside were completely preserved, with no obvious mildew or insect damage. This is very rare for a scripture that has a history of two hundred years!
After confirming that this was what he was looking for, Liu Dong said directly without being wordy: "Boss, how do you sell this Diamond Sutra?"
"The Diamond Sutra, the official seal of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, is in perfect condition, 10,000 Chinese coins, no counter-offers!" The young man spoke, but his eyes did not leave the Three Kingdoms in his hand.
However, Liu Dong discovered that the young boss had extremely accurate control over the dating and market of this sutra. Although this "Diamond Sutra" was a little more expensive than the market price, its basically intact condition was not.
It's worth the price.
So after Liu Dong thought about it briefly, he nodded, "I want it!"
After finishing speaking, Liu Dong took out 10,000 yuan from his pocket and handed it over.
At this time, the young man's eyes really focused on Liu Dong, and he looked up and down.
Liu Dong was not the first person to ask for the price of this "Diamond Sutra", but many people basically shook their heads and left after hearing the price of 10,000. Some felt that they were not sure, and some simply wanted to pick up the missing piece.
, of course you don’t want it if you can’t make any money!
Liu Dong was the first person to buy this scripture without hesitation after just one glance.
Facing the scrutiny of the young boss, Liu Dong's face showed nothing strange. No one would notice the secrets in this "Diamond Sutra" unless he opened the cover himself.
And its perfect appearance makes anyone who likes antiques reluctant to destroy it, so no one has discovered its secrets so far.
After looking at Liu Dong for a while, the young boss didn't notice anything strange and took the money from Liu Dong's hand.
"Aren't you afraid that this Diamond Sutra is a fake?" Perhaps it was the first time he met such a generous buyer as Liu Dong, so it was difficult for the young boss to say anything.
"It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"Haha, it's true. I like it. I like it. Isn't that the case with antiques? Brothers are indeed of the same kind. I don't know your surname. Can you give me some advice?"
"I can't tell you my surname. My name is Liu Dong!"
"Liu Dong, I seem to have heard this name somewhere before!" The young boss had a thoughtful look on his face.
"There are too many people with the same name. Although Liu Dong is not a popular name, there are always dozens of similarities among the more than one billion people in the country. It is not surprising that you feel familiar!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"Haha, that's what you said!"
Although he said this, the young boss always felt that this name was very familiar, but he just couldn't remember where he had heard it before!
Looking at this insider who didn't know where he heard his name, Liu Dong smiled. Looking at the other person's still thinking, he shook his head, turned around and walked towards the place where another spiritual light came from.
"I remembered, you are..., where are you?"
Looking at Liu Dong, who was already flying high in front of him, the young boss showed an annoyed look on his face.
"As a collector of Zhang Sengyao's "Five Elements and Twenty-eight Constellations", I missed it so much! Alas, I don't know when I will be able to admire this famous historical painting that has been passed down for thousands of years...!"
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And just when the young boss thought about Liu Dong's identity, he had already followed the guidance of the strong spiritual light and squatted down in front of an antique stall.
Compared with other antique stalls, the items on the antique stall where Liu Dong is at this moment are more miscellaneous, including most types of antiques including porcelain and jade. Moreover, at the edge of the two and a half meter long antique stall, there are also large and small antiques.
There were dozens of small bronze fragments. Liu Dong had seen many people selling broken porcelain fragments when he visited the antique street before, but this was the first time he saw someone selling bronze fragments.
However, if there is a sale, there is a purchase. In this world, no one does anything that is neither profitable nor beneficial, except Lei Feng.
The brilliance Liu Dong saw before came from these broken bronze vessels.
And it also represents a yellow aura that has a history of at least two thousand years!
I rummaged through these bronze fragments and pulled out the bronze fragments with the same color and concentration of aura one by one, and simply spliced them together. Soon, it was composed of six fragments of different sizes, 45 centimeters long and 28 centimeters high.
18 centimeters wide, a bronze case with a tiger biting the back of a cow and a calf standing under the cow's belly appeared in front of Liu Dong's eyes.
The case, also known as "zu", is a ritual vessel in ancient China for placing meat sacrifices. The cow and tiger case is used to place cattle for sacrifice, and it is the most important sacrifice in ancient sacrifices. Because the cattle are used to sacrifice "three animals"
The tiger has a lofty status in Yunnan culture. It often stands on the top of the bronze pillar used for sacrifice by the Yunnan people and is an object of worship.
Seeing the broken but still beautiful bronze vessel, Liu Dong's eyes flashed with excitement.
Anyone who has studied Chinese bronzes will never forget the 'Niuhu Bronze Case' unearthed in Tomb No. 24 of Lijiashan, Jiangchuan County in 1972. This treasure of the Yunnan Museum was cast during the Warring States Period.
Bronze ware embodies the unique style of ancient Dian Kingdom bronze ware. It is also a craft treasure that perfectly combines artistic aesthetics and practical functions. It can be called a national treasure unparalleled in the world.