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    After the transaction was completed, Chu Chen asked Nian Dasha for a clean rag, wiped the surface a little, and then picked up the statue and prepared to put it at the door. However, after holding it, he immediately felt that this  There seems to be something wrong with the weight of the statue!  "Is there something wrong with this statue?" Despite such doubts, Chu Chen was still very calm on the surface. After he carried the things to the door of the room, he quickly used the power. The result was exactly what he thought. There was indeed something inside.  There was another thing hidden, but that thing took him by surprise.  Considering that this place was still on the property of the original owner, Chu Chen quickly put his mind back together and walked back into the house.  Nian Dasha, who had earned almost a month's living expenses, was in a good mood. When he saw Chu Chen coming in, he quickly asked with a smile on his face: "Boss Chu, do you need anything else?" Chu Chen saw that others were still there.  While selecting things, he said: "I'll take a look first." "You can take a look, the price is negotiable" As mentioned before, although there are many things in Nian Dasha's room, there are really not many good things.  After coming down, Chu Chen used his powers to investigate again and found that except for what Zhu Dafu and the others had in their hands, there was nothing good.  However, with the old beeswax Buddha statue and a statue with hidden secrets, he was quite satisfied.  The things in Meng Yixian and Qiao Qingtai's hands were only stationery supplies such as pen holders and inkstones. Although Chu Chen didn't look carefully, he could tell that the things were quite ordinary. If there were no surprises, there should be no value in them.  Thousands of things.  But the thing Zhu Dafu picked was not that common. It was a set of four silver-blue flasks.  "Silver burnt blue" is also called silver enamel.  It is made of silver, and silver filigree is used to cut out patterns on the tire.  Then transparent and translucent enamel glaze is used to fill the silver tire pattern, and it is fired multiple times at low temperatures of about 500 to 600 degrees.  The works are gorgeous, bright and unique.  This process was invented by Italian craftsmen at the end of the 13th century. In the 14th century, colorful transparent enamelware appeared in France.  The earliest object discovered in China so far is the "Silver Burnt Blue" Five Blessings and Longevity Box from the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty. It has enamels in sapphire blue, light blue, light green, red, yellow, white and other colors. It has good transparency and clear color, and is mature.  It is a product of the period, so its origin should be no later than the end of the 17th century.  The cloisonne process is similar to that of bluing, but the composition of the blue material is different.  The final "blue" formed by cloisonn¨¦ is not as transparent as watercolor like burnt blue.  Generally speaking, silver enamel technology is mostly used to make boxes, jars, bottles or small ornaments. The products can be decorated with agate, turquoise, etc. as needed.  Silver is precious and solid, while enamel glaze is crystal clear, smooth and highly decorative, and is also wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant.  As a palace furnishing, it can add color to the palace. As a royal living utensil, it can better reflect the noble status of the feudal emperor.  The quadruple medicine bottle in Zhu Dafu¡¯s hand is a series of four square vials.  Connected together with hinges similar to door leaves.  The name of the medicine is written on one side of the vial, and various patterns are carved on the other side. It seems to be quite exquisitely made, but this thing may have a long history.  The surface is a little black due to oxidation, so it doesn't look very eye-catching.  Considering that he was still at Nian Dasha¡¯s home, Chu Chen was a little curious about what the things were like.  But he didn't ask for anything to appreciate.  Nian Dasha was very happy to see that he had another sum of money in his account.  And in his eyes, Zhu Dafu and others have much better eyesight than Chu Chen.  Therefore, the prices quoted are not low, and they are very competitive.  But no matter what, he didn't know the true value of these things, so the last three people still pocketed the things at almost the same price as they had missed.  Everyone took their things and walked out of the house, and saw the wooden statue Chu Chen placed at the door.  "Eh!" Seeing Chu Chen walking directly to the statue, Zhu Dafu let out a light sigh: "Xiao Chen, did you choose this?" "I think this thing is quite strange, and I'm going to study it." Chu Chen smiled  He nodded and said: "It's getting late, let's go back and talk about it later, right?" Zhu Dafu and others originally wanted to study what was special about this statue, but after hearing what Chu Chen said, they remembered that here  After all, it's the owner's house. If this is a good thing, wouldn't it be filling the gap for Nian Dasha?  So everyone nodded in agreement.  Because the wooden statue was not small, Nian Dasha helped find a van nearby, and then everyone left. ?????????? It is wise not to expose your wealth, because the driver is not an acquaintance. Chu Chen and others sitting in the car did not discuss what they had just gained, but talked about the interesting things they had experienced.  Time passed quickly while joking and joking. Everyone felt that just a while later, the car arrived at Chu??The hotel where they stayed.  Chu Chen moved the statue to his room, and Zhu Dafu and others took out the harvest and placed it on the table in Chu Chen's room.  Meng Yi first pointed to the two pieces of jade on the table and said: "Let's first talk about how to distribute these two pieces of jade!" Zhu Dafu said: "This old man's ornament must be given to Lao Qiao, do you have any objections?  " Chu Chen and Meng Yi shook their heads first, saying they had no objections. Qiao Qingtai quickly bowed his hands to everyone to express his gratitude.  After confirming the ownership of this jade plate, Meng Yi first asked: "What about this jade plate?" Hearing this, Zhu Dafu chuckled and said: "Xiao Meng, you also know that I like to collect jade. Can I give this jade plate to you?"  Give it to me? " Such jade plates are still very uncommon. Meng Yixian also likes them very much, but Zhu Dafu is his old friend after all, and Zhu Dafu really likes jade.  So he smiled and said: "I can give it to you, but I have to give up your four-part medicine bottle to me. Is that okay?" "Okay! No problem!" Zhu Dafu nodded repeatedly. Although the four-part medicine bottle is quite good,  It's rare, but compared to the jade I like, it's not worth mentioning.  After Chu Chen put the statue away, he picked up the set of medicine bottles and looked at them. One side of the set of medicine bottles was embossed with the names of four medicines: "Wolong Dan, Sha Yao Pill, Hong Ling Dan, and Ping'an Powder", and the other side was embossed with the words "Fan, Sword"  There are eight patterns representing the Eight Immortals: blue flowers, flutes, gourds, jade boards, lotus flowers, and fish drums.  In addition, the medicine bottle uses four colors of enamel: light blue, purple red, lake blue, and dark blue as the background color, which highlights the simplicity of the text and the vividness of the instrument.  The sides of the bottle are engraved with spring peonies, summer lotuses, autumn golden chrysanthemums, and late winter plum blossoms. The lines are smooth and the postures are elegant.  This set of silver-blue burning medicine bottles is quite exquisite in workmanship. Judging from the craftsmanship, it should have been made by the palace building office in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. It was used exclusively by the imperial doctors at that time. It is considered a very rare object.  Meng Yi waited for Chu Chen to finish reading the things, and then asked: "Xiao Chu, how is this thing?" Chu Chen said with a smile: "The thing is from the middle Qing Dynasty, it is very good, it can be regarded as a silver-burnt blue boutique.  "It's a masterpiece." Seeing Chu Chen say this, Meng Yi was very happy. After taking the medicine bottle, he couldn't put it down and started playing with it.  At this time, Zhu Dafu asked: "Xiao Chen, I had the impression before that you didn't just buy this statue, right?" Chu Chen smiled and took the Buddha statue out of the bag. As soon as everyone saw the Buddha statue  , and suddenly felt a little dazed.  To Nian Dasha, he would still mistake old beeswax for Xiu jade, but to experienced old people like them, they could tell at a glance that this Buddha statue was made of high-quality old beeswax.  Qiao Qingtai asked with a surprised look: "Is this old beeswax?" Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I think this is a statue of Buddha crossing the sea carved from old beeswax during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty." Listen, everyone.  It was said that it was from the Yongle period, and they were even more surprised, and they all started to observe it.  After a while, Zhu Dafu put down the Buddha statue in his hand and praised: "It's really a good thing. The texture of the beeswax is excellent. Not to mention that it's old enough, and the carving is also extremely exquisite." Qiao Qingtai was full of praise while looking at it, Meng Yixian was beside him  He asked: "Xiao Chu, I think the workmanship of this Buddha statue is indeed excellent, but this Buddha statue does not belong to the year. Why do you think it was made in the year of Yongle?" "Then I will try my best. What's the matter?  Seniors, please forgive me if I¡¯m wrong!¡± Chu Chen chuckled, and then began to explain: ¡°First of all, the production process of this Buddha statue is completely different from the jade statues carved in the Qing Dynasty. It is basically made of Han Dynasty.  The local craftsmen¡¯s understanding of the Buddha was based on the principles of conception, and the material characteristics and the vicissitudes of time left over were far earlier than the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, no matter how you look at it, this Buddha statue should have been carved in the Ming Dynasty.¡±  At this point, the three of them nodded in agreement.  Chu Chen continued: "Historical data says that Emperor Yongle's admiration for Tibetan living Buddhas reached an unparalleled level. At that time, the palace produced a large number of Buddha statues. The bronze Buddha statues we usually see with the words "Yongle Year of the Ming Dynasty" are written on them.  Most of them were made during this period, but the craftsmen who made them were mostly from South Asian countries, and their Buddhist statues obviously have a completely different artistic style from the Han Buddhist statues. " "This is not the case when carving materials such as jade and beeswax.  Foreign technicians do not understand the production technology and cannot perform rigorous artistic processing on these hard materials. Therefore, the production of such utensils still depends on the craftsmen in the mainland. " "However, due to the process of making copper Buddha statues, the quality of jade Buddha statues is very limited.  The body style is obviously closer to the style of bronze Buddha statues. This makesA new style of combining Chinese and Tibetan was formed.  The facial treatment of my Buddha statue is basically the same as the shape of the Yongle Bronze Buddha.  The clothing patterns and other aspects are also consistent with the characteristics of the Yongle period.  " "In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, as the emperors gradually accepted Taoist doctrines, they gradually became indifferent to Tibetan Buddhism. Even if there were occasional jade Buddha statues in the palace, the production style was completely Chinese, and there was no trace of Tantric charm" (  To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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