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    Zhao Qirui waved the dust in front of his eyes and said: "It doesn't matter, but Old Chen, you have to clean it up, otherwise how can we get rid of it?" As he said, he pointed to the layer of dust on the ground in the room.  Old Chen quickly nodded and bowed and said, "Yes! Yes! I'll ask my guy to come over and pick it up." After saying that, he ran to call for someone.  Soon after, Lao Chen led his whole family and hurried over with brooms, mops and rags.  It is estimated that Lao Chen has told others that Chu Chen and the others are here to buy antiques, so the expressions on their faces are undoubtedly a little relaxed, and there is also a bit of hope in their eyes when looking at Chu Chen and the others.  .  Although Chu Chen and others felt that their appearance was a bit pitiful and sympathetic, they immediately realized that they were pitiful, but what was even more pitiful were the four innocent passers-by and their relatives and friends, and three of them were even more pitiful.  The pain of their families in losing their lives is understandable. ?? The pain for Lao Chen¡¯s family is only the family¡¯s money and the worry that their family members are going to jail. But for those families, the pain is the death of their loved ones, and they still leave in this way.  Who is more pitiable between the two parties can be seen by a discerning person at a glance.  No longer thinking about it, this room was not big to begin with. As Lao Chen and Lao Chen¡¯s family cleaned it, the house was soon clean, so Lao Chen quickly welcomed everyone in.  Chu Chen looked around. Although it had been cleaned, the room still looked a bit messy. Some furniture and pots and pans and daily necessities were piled in such a mess. The lights were dim, which made him confused for a moment.  Nothing is valuable.  Seeing this, Old Chen said with a smile: "Wellthere used to be some things here that were passed down from our ancestors. I thought it was a pity that they were empty, so I put away some unused things at home when I was cleaning the house the year before last.  Here." Zhao Qirui shook his head when he heard this and said, "Old Chen, you have to find the things for us. Do you want us to go through them one by one?" Old Chen quickly waved his hand and said:  "No, no, no, I remember where I put those things, and I'll find them for you right away!" As he said that, he hurriedly ran to a corner.  Ti pulled out a chair, placed it in front of Chu Chen and the others, and said, "There is another chair over there. This chair is quite heavy. According to my father at the time, it was made of rosewood. I don't know if it is."  When Old Chen said this, Chu Chen and Zhao Qirui quickly moved forward. In front of them was a grand master's chair.  The Taishi chair is the only chair named after an official position among ancient furniture. This chair is collectively called "Taishi chair" in the north, and "sitting alone" in the Jiangnan region.  It was first used in the Song Dynasty, and its original form was a chair similar to a high chair.  The Taishi chair best embodies the styling characteristics of Qing Dynasty furniture, with its wide body.  The backrest and armrests are connected to form a three-, five- or multi-leaf screen.  The Taishi chair in front of you is a typical work of the Qing Dynasty. The chair has five-screen scroll armrests, with a high middle. The frame is inlaid with a red sandalwood core board with relief seawater dragon patterns, and a high-relief core board with landscapes and figures in the middle. The lower part is left  There are bright feet.  Both sides gradually become lower and lower, forming a step-like shape.  The four sides of the chair plate are equipped with open-carved round-shaped hooks and cloud-patterned angular teeth. The four sides of the foot end are flat-bottomed trusses. The bottom of the trunnions is equipped with tooth strips and cloud-shaped angular teeth are installed on both sides.  Square timber.  All four feet fell straight to the ground.  The armrests are in the shape of cirrus clouds, decorated with ruyi-shaped reliefs and circular hook moir¨¦ patterns.  Chu Chen turned on the professional flashlight he carried with him and carefully observed the chair. He found that the material was exactly as Lao Chen said, except for the relief in the middle.  Everything else was made of rosewood, but rosewood was not the only focus of this chair. He discovered that the high-relief landscape and figure core board was actually made of shadow wood, which really surprised Chu Chen!  Shadow wood is also called gall wood. Shadow wood is not a specific tree species, but a type of wood with the same characteristics of different tree species. This characteristic is scarring.  Scars, also known as "gall knots", appear on the waist or roots of trees and are the result of pathological growth of trees.  Gall knots can be large or small. Small ones tend to appear on the body of the tree, while large ones tend to occur at the roots of the tree.  Crafts made from shadow wood have a strong sense of beauty. After the gall wood is cut open, unique patterns will appear due to the different textures of the tree species, such as grape pattern, landscape pattern, sesame pattern, tiger skin pattern, and rabbit face pattern.  wait.  Because the wood here has a special texture and strange effects, it has always been loved by people and has become the first choice material in furniture production and decoration. In particular, its non-replicability makes many shadow wood crafts unique, so they are even more precious.  Chu Chen heard from Zhu Dafu before that there are many kinds of shadow wood: nanmu shadow, birch shadow, rosewood shadow, etc. The landscape character core board in front of him is the nanmu shadow used.  It is often mentioned in Ming Dynasty literature that nanmu is a good material for making furniture.  Often used to make boxes and cabinetsIt can also be used to decorate cabinet doors or make study utensils.  In addition, nanmu trees are especially covered with grape galls, and their patterns are dense, magnificent and exquisite.  Most of the gall wood used in prominent parts of Ming-style furniture is this kind of nanmu gall.  There is such a record in "Ge Wu Yao Lun": "Dice cypress nanmu comes from Mahu Mansion in Western Shu. Its texture is vertical and horizontal and not straight. Flowers with landscapes, figures and other flowers are more expensive. It is also rare in Sichuan. It is also called Guzi nan. Today,  "The shadow of nanmu in front of him, Chu Chen can confirm through observation, is that it should be nanmu. This is already quite rare, and he also found that this piece of nanmu is actually a nanmu.  The best variety, golden nanmu!  Golden nanmu is the best kind of nanmu. As long as the golden threads are obvious, it can be determined as golden nanmu. Under the light, you can see the golden threads flashing, bright and exquisite.  Since ancient times, golden nanmu has been a special wood for the royal family. Historically, golden nanmu has been exclusively used in the construction and furniture of royal palaces and a few temples. In ancient times, dragon chairs and thrones of feudal emperors were made of high-quality nanmu. If anyone uses it without authorization, it will be considered as exceeding the rites.  Confined.  During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was strictly forbidden to use golden nanmu in buildings other than the royal family.  ??This shows how precious the golden nanmu is, and this is not just an ordinary golden nanmu, but a shadow of the golden nanmu, which makes it even more precious.  Moreover, this chair, with its luxurious materials, exquisite stitching, exquisite craftsmanship, and its warm patina, can be determined to be a representative work of the Qianlong period, and it should be the throne displayed in the halls of dignitaries at that time.  When Lao Chen brought over another chair, Chu Chen and Zhao Qirui quickly observed it. The style was the same and the materials were the same. Only the shadow wood had different textures, so the relief scenery was different. Therefore, Chu Chen  Chen believes that these two Taishi chairs should be a set of two chairs.  Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly asked: "Old Chen, do you just keep these two chairs at your house?" Old Chen quickly waved his hands and said: "No, no, there are other things, including bowls and so on."  Chu Chen knew that Lao Chen had misunderstood what he meant, and explained: "Old Chen, these two Taishi chairs should also be equipped with a coffee table. Is that coffee table left?" Lao Chen thought for a while and said: "This  No, it seems to have been damaged when I was a child. If it doesn¡¯t exist, will it affect the price?¡± Hearing what Lao Chen said, Chu Chen couldn¡¯t help but secretly said it was a pity, and then said: ¡°Are you sure about the price?  It will be affected to some extent. If the coffee table is still there, in addition to the cost of the coffee table, the overall price will definitely increase a lot." After listening to what Chu Chen said, Lao Chen couldn't help but show a pained expression on his face.  , but they were all gone, and there was no benefit in thinking about it anymore, so he asked: "You two, do you want to buy these two chairs?" Chu Chen and Zhao Qirui looked at each other, Zhao Qirui smiled and said  : "Achen, I'll leave these two chairs to you. I'm not very interested in this kind of furniture. Besides, you can use it in your new house." Chu Chen's home happens to lack some such furniture. After all, it's  People who play antiques don¡¯t necessarily have furniture with any cultural heritage at home, right?  If this was the case, let alone others who would be surprised, Chu Chen himself would not be ashamed to bring his friends to his home.  "Old Chen, I like the stuff. As long as the price is right, I will definitely buy it. But don't you have other stuff? As for the price, we'll talk about it after we've seen them all. What do you think?  " When Lao Chen heard that Chu Chen had taken a liking to these two chairs, the wrinkles on his face gathered together with joy. Although he had never sold these two chairs before, it did not mean that he did not know the value of red sandalwood.  As the 21st century approaches, classical furniture made of high-end materials such as rosewood and huanghuali has become increasingly popular among collectors and consumers. These old furniture, which people did not pay much attention to before, have been rejuvenated and their prices have begun to soar.  .  After his son got into trouble, Lao Chen went to some contacts to inquire about the price. The estimate given there was around two to three hundred thousand. Of course, the person who made the estimate did not know that the chair was also inlaid with golden nanmu reliefs, otherwise the price would have been certain.  More expensive.  But even if it was only two or three hundred thousand, it would undoubtedly save him.  Some people may ask, if it is so urgent, why not sell it in the antique market?  Old Chen has also considered this, but he is not stupid. He knows that if he sends it to his door, he will only be slaughtered.  Anyway, the son has been arrested and will not be able to come back for a while. As for the injured of the deceased, some money was given. As for the remaining money, it will be later if possible. Anyway, the person who died was not his family.  people.  As for the families of those people who want to come over and ask for money, they can always win some sympathy when they see the miserable state of their homes.When the time comes, if the child, his mother, and the son¡¯s wife and children are allowed to cry for a while, they will probably not be able to force them too much, right?  Besides, it¡¯s not like he doesn¡¯t want to give money. Didn¡¯t you see that he is even planning to sell the things left by his ancestors?
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