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    The results of today's auction were so impressive that Bao Wen was in a very good mood. He said with a smile: "Everyone, here are the last three lots of this auction. I hope friends who like it don't miss it!" While speaking, the staff  He put the three boxes on the table, and then took out all the contents. There were three wooden statues, namely the Ruyi Guanyin statue carved from boxwood, the skinny Arhat carved from red sandalwood, and one with the traditional theme "Blessings are before your eyes."  ".  The first two wooden statues were introduced by Bao Wen as being from the early Qing Dynasty, while the one with the blessing in front of you was from the Republic of China.  When Chu Chen came on stage and took a look, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Those from the early Qing Dynasty were obviously modern handicrafts, and they were all aged with chemical agents.  However, these two wooden statues are still very confusing to novices. Not only do they look old and natural, but they are also purely hand-carved, and the carving master¡¯s skills are pretty good. When the two are combined, they look really real at first glance.  Something like that.  After looking at the first two wooden statues, Chu Chen felt a little interested in the last one, "Blessings Before Your Eyes".  This "blessing is in front of you" is actually a figure sculpture. It is carved from the familiar Tieguai Li. He leans on a staff and has a bowed foot, holding an auspicious bat in his hand and looks up, which is a homophonic sound.  Although this object dates from the Republic of China, the carving is very exquisite, the clothing patterns are complex, the men and eyebrows are clearly visible, and the figures are lively and lovely, with quite a charm.  The whole statue has a strong texture and can be described as vivid and expressive. It has the style of the palace building office during the Qianlong period, but also adds the unique understanding of the carver, making it a masterpiece.  In addition to the excellent carving of the statue, Chu Chen was surprised.  He actually saw the word "fire clay" somewhere on the hem of the character's clothes.  This shocked him and he quickly used the Lingbao Eye on him.  The results confirmed that it was indeed a work from the Republic of China, and he also made a rather shocking discovery.  Chu Chen calmly returned to his seat. After a while, after Bao Wen said the minimum price, everyone started bidding.  "Okay! Boss Huang bids 80,000 yuan for the Guanyin statue. Does anyone else bid?" "Boss Meng bids 100,000 yuan, and the Arhat statue bids 50,000 yuan!" "Boss Zhou, Boss Zhou bids 180,000 yuan for the Guanyin statue! This Guanyin statue has a bid of 180,000 yuan!  It was originally offered by the Queen Mother, and according to the original owner, it was very effective. " "Okay! Boss Wang bids 220,000 yuan!" Hearing Bao Wen's enthusiastic words, Chu Chen couldn't help feeling.  I laughed secretly and paid tribute to the Queen Mother. I wonder which Queen Mother at that time could survive to this day? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? But now, no one has made a bid for the "Blessing in Eyes". I don't know if they look down on this wooden statue, or they are ready to wait until the owner of the other two statues is decided.  "Blessings are in front of you, one thousand yuan!" After observing for a while, Chu Chen ignored it.  Directly quoted a reserve price.  "One thousand and five!" After hearing Chu Chen's quotation, someone immediately followed suit.  "Two thousand!" "Two thousand one!" "Two thousand two!" From the beginning to the end, only one person quoted the price with Chu Chen, and Chu Chen quoted two thousand two.  The man stopped talking. He probably felt that it was not worth buying something from the Republic of China at a high price. In the end.  This wooden statue was collected by Chu Chen.  After paying the money, Chu Chen returned to his seat holding the seventeen-eight-centimeter wooden statue.  Chu Junfeng asked curiously: "San'er, how did you think of buying such a thing? It's not a work of a famous artist. The wood carvings of the Republic of China should not have much collection value, right?" "Who said there is no collection value?" Chu  Chen shook his head and said softly: "First of all, its material is quite good. It should be made from a high-quality old boxwood material. The wood is smooth and soft, with fine texture. The color has changed from light to dark, and gradually turned reddish brown.  , giving people a simple, elegant, natural and noble beauty. " Boxwood, commonly known as thousand-year-old boxwood, grows extremely slowly. It is said that a thousand-year boxwood grows one inch. The famous poet Li Yu commented in "Xianqing Ouji": "  The boxwood grows an inch every year, and shrinks back an inch in leap years. It is a fate of heaven. Su Dongpo also said in a poem: "There are countless springs in the garden, but boxwood is the only one that misses leap years." Therefore, the boxwood also has a "knowing tree".  It is a good name, which means that it can be at ease with destiny, guard against difficulties, and inspire people's aspirations.  Because boxwood grows slowly, the wood is delicate, and over time it becomes similar to ivory. The color is uniform and pleasing to the eye, and the texture is tough and delicate. It is an excellent raw material for carving, and among boxwoods, small-leaf boxwood is the best.  Chu Chen continued: "Moreover, this carving is also very exquisite, no worse than the palace craftsmanship of the Qing Dynasty." Chu Junfeng asked with interest.?: "According to what you said, this statue should be very valuable?" "It's still worth 30,000 to 40,000 yuan!" Chu Chen replied.  In fact, if Chu Chen revealed that the author was Zhang Huoni, then the price of the statue should be more expensive, but it was confidential, so he did not tell the matter.  "Hey! I thought it was worth 170,000 to 80,000 yuan!" Chu Junfeng said disappointedly.  Hearing this, Chu Chen said speechlessly: "Art is priceless, okay? Besides, the inspiration given to me by the carver of this wooden statue is no worse than that of a statue worth 170,000 or 80,000 yuan." "Why, San'er, you still have it?  Are you going to learn sculpture?" Chu Junfeng asked.  "Yeah! I have this idea!" Chu Junfeng shook his head and said: "I asked you to learn sculpture. According to my opinion, you should pursue an official career!" Chu Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Second brother, I am really not interested in an official career.  , otherwise I would have promised my parents a long time ago! Besides, it would be better for you to join me, at least you have more connections in this area than me, right? " "My temper is too hot, isn't it?  Material for this career." Chu Junfeng shook his head.  Chu Chen spread his hands: "Me too! Besides, it's not like our family is empty. There is a fourth son from my second uncle's family and a cousin from my sister-in-law's family who can take over!" Chu Junfeng clicked his tongue lightly.  : "The fourth child is okay, but let's forget it about my cousin!" Some time ago, when Chu Chen heard Chu Junfeng's introduction, he thought that his father's generation only had three brothers. Later, he found out that he also had a sister-in-law.  The reason why the family has objections to my sister-in-law is actually due to the bloody plot of the princess marrying a commoner. ????????????????? If my brother-in-law is capable, that¡¯s fine, but the fact is that my brother-in-law is a nerd with high ambitions and low abilities.  After many contacts, the old man and his uncle were very disappointed with him, but his sister-in-law protected him, which made the old man and his uncle very dissatisfied with his sister-in-law's family.  In fact, the affairs of the elders originally had nothing to do with Chu Junfeng, and Chu Junfeng had a good relationship with his sister-in-law in the past, so he paid for his sister-in-law to do business in the past two years, and he had already decided on the projects and gave them to her.  My uncle introduced a few acquaintances, and just like that, not only did the business fail, but I also lost money.  "In addition, my sister-in-law complained about Chu Junfeng again, which made Chu Junfeng very angry, so now he can't see his sister-in-law's family.  After the auction was completed, Bao Wen said with a smile on his face: "Everyone, today's auction is over. Thank you for coming. We look forward to seeing you next time!" "Let's go!" Chu Junfeng stood up and talked to Bao  Wen said hello and led everyone out of the room.  "San'er, are there any activities at night?" Chu Junfeng asked as he walked.  Chu Chen replied: "I have reserved a table at Bazhen Jade Food tonight. If you are okay, you can go with your sister-in-law!" "Bazhen Jade Food? Are you talking about the restaurant opened by my second uncle?" Got it  After Chu Chen's confirmation, Chu Junfeng nodded and said: "Okay, I heard that the taste over there is very good, I just want to go over and have a taste today. By the way, you haven't said anything about that vase yet!" Chu Chu  Chen was quite speechless when he heard this. The collector was on the elevator with them just now. It was a bit taboo to ask him to expose someone else's scars!  "Mr. Chu, just tell me, the more I looked at this vase, the more something was wrong with it!" The collector said with a bitter smile, and then apologized to Zhu Dafu.  Chu Chen said: "Let's go downstairs and find a place to sit. It's not convenient to talk in the elevator." "Okay!" After getting off the elevator, everyone sat on the sofa next to the lobby.  Come down.  After exchanging a few words, Chu Chen took a closer look at the vase with a carved celadon glaze.  This vase has a flower mouth, and the whole body is covered with shadow celadon glaze. The glaze color is light and elegant. The body of the vase is carved with floral patterns and has smooth lines. The inside of the ring foot is half-glazed. There is a glaze spot on the outer bottom, and the glaze spot is exposed.  Although this vase is very beautifully made, and some of its features seem to be genuine, if you compare it with the real thing, it is completely different.  Chu Chen put down the vase, and then said: "Mr. Sheep, let me tell you a place for your reference." "Say!" the collector said nervously.  Chu Chen spoke eloquently: "First of all, this vase is said to be made in the Yuan Dynasty, but the soil is different from the porcelain body in the Yuan Dynasty. From the texture of the vase, there are mechanical mud washing, mud hardening and rapid aging.  "Secondly, the glaze is inconsistent with the shadow green glaze of the Yuan Dynasty. Although the manufacturer added a matting agent, it does not have the "glossy" effect of new works.After all, it was fired in a steam kiln. The glaze looks very stiff and rigid, which does not conform to the characteristics of Yingqing in the Yuan Dynasty.  " "In addition, the pedicure craftsmanship and the details of the rim are also very imperfect, which is very different from the craftsmanship in Jingdezhen in the Yuan Dynasty.  Finally, let¡¯s talk about the glaze spots. It can be said that this is the biggest flaw of this vase. However, when we were observing it just now, we couldn¡¯t use it. This can be regarded as a crime other than war!  " Chu Junfeng took a look at it and said, "I think it's very good. Why did it become a flaw in your mouth?  " Chu Chen chuckled and said: "This is what a layman says. Anyone who has a little knowledge of Jingdezhen craftsmanship in the Yuan Dynasty will know that this kind of "glazed spots" on the outsole is common in Longquan kiln products of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and in the Yuan Dynasty  This is rarely seen in Jingdezhen's works.  "(To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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