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Chapter 303 Red Mountain Jade Owl

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    Meng Zitao appraised a piece of jade. After finding that there was no problem, he looked at the list in his hand, and then walked towards the next target, a jade owl from the Hongshan Culture.

    The owl, commonly known as the owl, has always given people a sense of mystery due to its characteristic of lying in bed during the day and emerging at night. Therefore, it became a totem image commonly recognized by early ancestors and was considered a spiritual animal.  The Yangshao culture has pottery owl statues, and the Shang Dynasty has bronze owl statues. The sacrificial vessels were made in the shape of an owl, hoping to use the owl to reach the gods.  The jade owl is also one of the typical artifacts of Hongshan Culture.

    Meng Zitao walked over and found Zhang Jingqiang and Lao Yang standing together in front of the Jade Owl booth, so he stepped forward and said hello with a smile: "Brother Zhang, Lao Yang."

    While speaking, Meng Zitao glanced at the jade owl on the exhibition stand, and suddenly felt a little startled in his heart, and had some wrong thoughts.

    Zhang Jingqiang and Lao Yang also greeted Meng Zitao, and they exchanged a few words. Meng Zitao smiled and asked, "Mr. Yang, are you also interested in jade now?"

    Lao Yang said with a smile: "I have always been interested in jade, but I just don't want to buy it. However, this Red Mountain Jade Owl is the favorite of my friend. He can't come over today because he has something to do, so he asked me to help him look at it.  one look."

    Meng Zitao smiled and said: "What do you think? Are you satisfied?"

    Lao Yang nodded repeatedly and said: "I just took a photo and asked Mr. Zhang to pass it on to my friends. He is very satisfied. What he is most worried about now is that there will be too many people who are interested in it and he is afraid that he will not be able to grab it."

    Meng Zitao chuckled, this jade owl is indeed quite different, with its wings spread upright, its beak hooked, its claws facing each other in a grasping shape, and the incised lines depicting the decorative features of the owl's body.  The owl's body, wings, and tail are in the shape of concave and convex tiles, which are typical features of the jade craftsmanship of the Hongshan Culture.

    Compared with the jade owls discovered in the past, this jade owl has many characteristics. First, it is huge. Generally, the jade owls collected in major museums are about 2-5 centimeters, and this jade owl is nearly 6 centimeters tall, very tall.  Rare.  Second, the sculpture is vivid and clear. Not only are the patterns complex, but the head of the jade owl is carved with a pair of upright ears, which are quite rare.

    Because of these two points, it will definitely be sought after by Hongshan culture enthusiasts at the auction, and it is likely to fetch a high price.

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    Originally, he thought that there was no problem with the appraisal of the nine lots, and thought that the remaining six items should be genuine. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened, and it was such an influential item.

    ¡°It is conceivable that if someone discovers something is wrong with the item, and if there are people with ulterior motives behind it, the impact on the auction company can be imagined, and it will also embarrass Meng Zitao and the others.

    Although he knew there was something wrong with the jade owl, Meng Zitao did not act rashly because if he removed the item, it would cause unnecessary misunderstandings among the attendees.  Moreover, he already had an idea in his mind. If this was an accidental incident, it would be fine. If there was another secret behind it, he might be able to make the other party steal the chicken but lose the rice.

    After looking at the jade, Meng Zitao and Zhang Jingqiang said hello, and then went to appraise the remaining items. There were no problems with them.

    After that, Meng Zitao made a phone call to Zhang Jingqiang and called Zhang Jingqiang upstairs.

    "Brother, did something happen?" Zhang Jingqiang came to Meng Zitao's office and asked with some anxiety. It was at this time that Meng Zitao called him upstairs, which made him couldn't help but think more.

    Meng Zitao said bluntly: "There is something wrong with that Red Mountain Jade Owl."

    "What! How can there be a problem?!" Zhang Jingqiang couldn't help but exclaimed, with a look of astonishment on his face.

    As soon as Zhang Jingqiang finished speaking, someone knocked on the door. Da Jun went over to open the door and found that it was Shu Ze and the others.

    Shu Ze walked in with Lu Baocheng and the others, and immediately asked: "I heard Lao Zhang startled just now, did something happen?"

    Meng Zitao nodded: "I just found something wrong with one of the lots."

    Shu Ze frowned slightly: "Which one was added later?"

    Zhang Jingqiang nodded and said: "It's the Red Mountain Jade Owl. It was indeed added later."

    Lu Baocheng said in surprise: "That thing? I think it's good, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it."

    Zhang Jingqiang said: "It can't be something shoddy that can escape the eyes of the three executives in our company."

    Shu Ze asked: "Zitao, what's going on?"

    Meng Zitao said: "I haveShe inkstones, as well as some scattered old ink and seals, copper coins, hookahs, etc.

    Meng Zitao looked around and found that what he was interested in were only some things with obvious traces of being unearthed, which didn't look very interesting.  Unintentionally, he found a piece of dusty jade placed in the corner of the counter, and asked the store owner to take it out and observe it carefully.

    While looking at it, Meng Zitao asked the store owner: "When did this come from?"

    ¡°It¡¯s probably from the third generation, so it¡¯s authentic.¡± The store owner said firmly.

    Then, Meng Zitao asked casually: "What is this carving?"

    "Who knows, this thing has been here for four or five years, and I can't figure it out."

    Meng Zitao carefully observed this piece of jade and found that there were no thin lines on the surface of the jade, but wide negative lines ground by grinders. One side was slightly upright, and the other side was sloped. The sword-removing technique of the Western Zhou Dynasty seemed to be somewhat  It is similar to it, especially the tile groove pattern below, which is rarely seen in ancient jade.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? observing the elephant trunk piercing at the top, and the traces of multiple drills are still clearly left in the hole, and the remaining spiral lines on the hole wall are irregular, which must be an oblique hole made by hand-rolling the tube at a very slow speed.  However, the hole beam of the elephant's nostril is polished very smooth, and the craftsmanship even goes beyond the jade decoration itself.

    The orange-red color on the surface of the jade is finely divided, and the color expression is rich and active, which can form two-dimensional and internal changes from the outside to the inside.  The front and back of the jade are shaped into an abstract shape of a flying owl looking down, and the groove pattern at the bottom is the owl's tail.  From the aspects of jade quality, Qin spots and shape, Meng Zitao immediately confirmed its identity as Hongshan jade, and also confirmed that it was relatively rare.

    Afterwards, Meng Zitao asked the store the price, and he offered 400 yuan.  Meng Zitao did not directly bargain, but gently put down the item and turned around decisively to leave. He thought that if the store did not stop him, he would go around again and come back. As long as he was stopped, the item would be his.

    Sure enough, the store owner stopped Meng Zitao and asked him to give a price.

    As soon as Meng Zitao saw the dust on the surface of this piece of jade, he knew that not many people were interested in it. It might have been sitting on the counter for several years without anyone paying attention. In this case, he certainly did not express a strong desire to buy it.  .  He told the store calmly that this thing was only worth 100 yuan and he wouldn't buy it for a cent more.  However, the store refused to agree. After a few rounds, he added another 50 yuan to seal the deal.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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