Chapter 123 Bronze Ding with Dragon and Tiger Patterns
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Old Man Liu said: "When I got it back then, it was even more beautiful than this time. We all know that as long as it was a bronze ware, especially a copper ware made of fine copper, the more it was used, the more it would emit such a bright light. This is true gold is not afraid of fire. Otherwise, how could such an incense burner that has been passed down for hundreds of years be so bright as new?"
"Brother is right, but I don't like it." Qin Ke shook his head and said.
"If you don't look good or not, go up there. Don't delay other people's attention. You should know that there are not many opportunities like this." Seeing many people stretching their necks and looking at their treasures, Liu Qiang had already been very happy. At this time, Qin Ke said he was not optimistic, so he was naturally unhappy.
"How did you speak, this is your elder after all." Although Old Man Liu was very unhappy, he was much polite than his son.
"Brother, don't be accustomed to it. The main thing is that the shape of this thing is too shocking, but I have a look like an incense burner. It looks like a four-piece like this, so how can I look wrong no matter how I look at it?" Qin Ke said.
When Old Man Liu heard Qin Ke say that his treasure shocked him, the unhappiness he had just disappeared immediately.
"Brother, if I hadn't studied it, I wouldn't understand it. How could it be sold for one million yuan. If this thing was sold on sale, it might be sold at a sky-high price, but..." Old Man Liu sighed and stopped talking.
"Why didn't my brother send it to several famous auction houses to try it if they were allowed to verify their true self, it would not be able to buy it for one million." Qin Ke asked.
Old Man Liu said: "It turns out that I didn't plan to sell it at all. The reason why I wanted to sell it for one million is that someone wanted to buy it for one million. At that time, I didn't give up, so I let it go."
Qin Ke shook his head and said, "If you don't know anything like this, if you don't lose money or cheat people, I really don't understand it."
"If you can't understand, don't say it. If you don't have the ability, just stand aside. If you want to buy it, you can come and have a look. If you don't want to buy it, just stay away from my baby. If you break it, you can't afford to compensate." Liu Yu stood aside, blocking the person who wanted to get close.
At this time, Liu Qiang was already a little anxious. There were many people watching the fun. There were not a single person who wanted to buy the exit.
Although the buyer is the one who is picking the trick, the old man Qin in front of him only picking the tricks and not negotiating the price, which makes it more annoying.
"Brother Zhang, you paid a deposit of 10,000 yuan. Why don't you say anything now? You don't want to buy it? We have something to say first. If the things are good, you can't go back on your word." Liu Yu said to the middle-aged man just now.
The stall owner named Zhang could only smile bitterly. The two brothers of the Liu family were really not good. If he had known this, he would not have caused trouble. However, they would always recognize him if he borrowed the love of the local area.
In this way, Liu Yu actually broke into him. At this time, the stall owner had no good idea and could only deal with it: "Who knows your baby. It's such a thing. Is Xuande Furnace like this?
You don’t have any meaning in the first place, and you don’t look like an incense burner. What is the Xuande furnace? No matter whether it is true or false, you must have the six words of the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. There is nothing. How can I bid?”
"Dad, please explain it to him." Liu Qiang was stunned by someone's words, so he had to go to his father.
Old man Liu said: "It doesn't matter. If you don't buy it, we will refund you the money. As for whether this is the Xuande Furnace, is it that important?"
"Yes. It doesn't matter whether this thing is Xuande Furnace, but I can't figure out the origin of such a powerful tool. Who dares to spend a million to buy it?" The stall owner was very moved, but he couldn't figure out what it was. He couldn't even like it, so he bought it home.
"Young man, if you can study this thing clearly, it will not be bought with one million." Qin Ke said at this time.
The middle-aged man said: "I don't understand the research, I'm worried about spending a million people."
Old Man Liu sighed again and said, "So, this thing has been left in my hands for so long. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't know whose house it would have fallen into now."
When Old Man Liu said this, his second son Liu Yu glared at Liu Qiang. No wonder this bronze ware was not sold anymore. It turned out that it was not that he didn't want to sell it, but that it was not easy to sell it.
Liu Qiang is naturally not stupid. He understood his brother's eyes, so he said a little annoyed: "Second, don't tell me the boss you are looking for, he will take another hour to come."
"He is here, you don't have to worry about it. Brother Zhang, whether you buy it or not. If you don't buy it, we will put it away. If the boss I found, he might be angry when he sees so many people watching." Liu Yu also lost his patience and began to urge the stall owner named Zhang.
"How can I buy it if you can prove that it is Xuande Furnace, then I will buy it." The stall owner was afraid that the two brothers would make excuses to not pay him back, so he broke up and didn't mention it or buy it.
Liu Qiang said to his father: "Dad, give him a certificate."
Old man Liu smiled bitterly and said, "This one can prove that this is an incense burner, right?"
The stall owner nodded and said, "It's an incense burner, I can still recognize this, especially those small holes that emit fragrance, hollow carvings, which are very fine."
Old Man Liu continued: "If you don't look at the decorations and patterns outside, look at the shape, do you look very much like Xuande Furnace?"
"This is wrong. I have never seen such a Xuande furnace. There is no product on it, so why did it become a Xuande furnace?" The middle-aged man quit.
Old Man Liu said: "Okay, if I say he is an incense burner in the Ming Dynasty, do you have any opinions?"
"Looking at the burning treasure, it looks like an old object from hundreds of years ago. However, who knows it is hundreds of years and three hundred years, and six or seven hundred years. It can only be considered as a matter of saying it is from the Ming Dynasty." The stall owner didn't know anything.
Old Man Liu nodded and said, "As you said, just based on its appearance, isn't it worth a million?"
"Why is this worth one million?" the middle-aged man was a little stunned.
"Young man, haven't you seen what imitation this tripod was based on?" At this time, the old man Qin Ke spoke again.
The stall owner glanced at Qin Ke, and the blame in his eyes was clear. You old man didn't buy it, so why are you messing around?
"I have never seen or even heard of the one you mentioned. Even if it is a treasure, this one is just a counterfeit. A counterfeit cannot be sold for one million just because there are dragons and tigers." The stall owner said with his neck.
Before Old Man Liu could speak, Qin Ke explained: "Young man, look at the shape of this thing, do you feel very solemn, does it feel very powerful, or even ferocious.
Do you know what this is called the dragon and tiger pattern? Do you know what this dragon and tiger pattern appears on what it is. Maybe you don’t know about it, but have you heard of the Dragon and Tiger Lord?”
"I have never heard of Longhu Zun." A middle-aged man said.
Qin Ke raised his head and looked at the surrounding group. Everyone listened seriously at this time.
This made Qin Ke a little proud, so he smiled and then said, "The Dragon and Tiger Lord has a history of more than 3,000 years and is famous for its theme of dragon and tiger.
Among them, the dragon and tiger pattern copper lord, caster, and extremely exquisite patterns, which amazed archaeologists. It has a tall body, a wide ridge, a bulging belly, a high ring foot, 50 cm high, a 45 cm diameter, and a weight of about 20 kilograms.
Among the ancient bronze art masterpieces, Dragon and Tiger Lord is a well-deserved leader and is regarded as a treasure by the cultural relics and archaeology community. Dragon and Tiger Lord is now in the National Museum. If I say Dragon and Tiger Lord that, maybe you can't imagine it."
Speaking of this, the old man turned around and pointed to the fifty-centimeter-long cauldron and said, "I think this is a cauldron, but Lao Liu thinks it is an incense burner. Whether it is an incense burner or a cauldron, it cannot be a supreme person.
The reason for saying this is because of the mouth above, the tripod has a cover, while the priest is a wine vessel, so it is naturally open. This is the most obvious difference between them, but don’t think that this thing is different from the Dragon and Tiger Lord.
The reason why I mentioned the Dragon and Tiger Lord is because this tripod, except for the opening on it, is exactly the same as the Dragon and Tiger Lord. It is a wine-filled vessel in ancient China. It was popular in the Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty. It was rare to see it in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
According to literature records, bronze ware had been cast in the Xia Dynasty as early as 4,000 years ago. In the late Shang Dynasty, the level of bronze ware manufacturing reached its peak, which was characterized by the large number of instruments, the number of them increased, the beautiful shapes and the complicated and detailed patterns.
This is definitely not a priest, but it is decorated with a cross hollow, and the shoulders of the instrument are decorated with three curved dragon patterns, and a round carved dragon head. It is poked out of the shoulders and appears vividly. The abdomen is decorated with cloud and thunder patterns, which is decorated with three groups of tiger-eating human patterns, which means mysterious. This is a typical feature of the Dragon and Tiger Lord.
The bronze lord with dragon and tiger pattern, the tiger eating human pattern on the abdomen is centered on the relief tiger's head, with both bodies on the left and right, and one person in the mouth. It is the same as this. You see, people have no clothes and hats and decorate patterns.
This composition is intended to express the complete image of the tiger from the front, but the front cannot reflect the majestic body of the tiger, so an axially symmetrical layout is adopted to extend the tiger's body to both sides. This composition is also used in the Shang Dynasty Taotie pattern.
In addition, on the bronze axe unearthed from Fu Hao's tomb in Yinxu, on the outside of the ear of the bronze square tripod of Houmu Wu, and on the belly of the birds, beasts and dragon patterns in the late Spring and Autumn Period unearthed, there are similar tiger-eating figures.
The tiger-eating bronze slab in the ancient museum of Izumiya, Japan, is a three-dimensional image of a fierce tiger-eating man, which is more realistic. There are also figures of tiger-eating man on jade wares in the Shang Dynasty. Wang Chong Luheng of the Eastern Han Dynasty compiled the ghost chapter and quoted the lost text of the Mountain and Sea Sutra, and recorded the saying that tiger-eating ghosts is devilish.
This kind of tiger-eating portrait may be based on this intention to shock evil spirits. The shape and patterns of this bronze ware are obviously influenced by Shang culture. The bronze lord with dragon and tiger pattern is a more typical example."
"Can this be a bronze tripod with dragon and tiger patterns in Shang Dynasty?" Liu Qiang looked envious when he heard this, so he blurted out and asked this question. To be continued.
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