At this time, Brother Yu said, "This bookshelves is OK."

He is a carving person. Although he specializes in jade carving, he at least knows the wood. Also, some of the carvings on this bookshelves are definitely not something that ordinary carpenters can do.

bookshelf?

The old man was puzzled that the bookshelf actually had nothing to do with him. When he put down the store, the bookshelf was here. He just looked at it and could still be used, so he didn't throw it away.

Is this valuable?

Huyang agreed with Brother Yu and said, "Well! That's right! Look at the wood grain, it looks like chicken wing patterns, so it is chicken wing wood, a precious wood for making high-end furniture, jewelry, and decorations."

Yes! When I heard that the material is precious wood, it must be valuable!

Andy Lau was a little confused: "Is wenge wood black? I saw it before, and it doesn't seem to be this color."

This is not the first time Andy Lau has seen Chicken Wing Wood. When he was walking around other places with Brother Hu, he had seen it two or three times, so I had an impression and felt that it was not like this.

"This is black wenge wood, which is a bit different from what I saw before, and is produced in different places. The one I saw before was produced in China, while this is the Stuyya bean wood produced in Africa. The wood is usually darker in color, purple-brown or dark-brown. There is also a type of wood that is from Burma and Thailand." Populus euphratica explained.

Some of the woods of chicken wings are white and black, while others are divided into yellow and purple colors. The oblique saw wood grain is in the shape of a fine flower cloud, which looks like chicken wings. Especially in the longitudinal section, the wood grain is slender and floating, and changes infinitely, and naturally forms landscapes and figure patterns.

The heartwood in front of me is dark brown, slightly yellow, and often with black stripes; the pipe holes are the thickest among the three types of wenge woods; the texture is the thickest; the density is the lightest and does not sink in water; the material is brittle and the hardness is slightly worse.

He told everyone that this is the worst-quality wenge wood among the three origins, and the price is naturally not that high.

Even so, the old man was still very happy to hear that, at least it was worth some money! It would not make him lose all his money.

"In addition, let's look at the workmanship style of this bookshelves. This is a kind of furniture that is partially Ming, which should be left over from the Ming Dynasty. Then, it is more expensive. I have told you earlier that furniture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties were the two best-made furniture in our country, especially the Ming Dynasty."

Ming and Qing furniture usually refers to wooden furniture made in the Ming and Qing dynasties with a certain artistic level. As exquisite works of art and precious cultural relics, they are increasingly cherished and valued by the world. In the academic world, Ming and Qing furniture is not divided by dynasties, but is divided into two categories: "Ming style" and "Qing style" according to their style.

"Ming-style furniture" refers to furniture made from the Ming and Qing dynasties with a certain style from the early Ming and Qing dynasties. Especially Ming-style furniture made from more than 200 years from the Ming Jiajing to the Qing Yongzheng, the Qing dynasty, which was the most successful. This period is known as the golden age of traditional Chinese furniture.

"The reason why classical furniture is valued is that in the 1930s, a foreigner published this book to promote furniture from the Ming Dynasty, which had a great influence in the academic community, making people realize the importance of the material and cultural heritage left by our ancestors, and the skills of ancient Chinese craftsmen reflected in the pictures in the book amazed many experts and scholars at home and abroad." Hu Guang said.

Since then, Hong Kong and Taiwan collectors flocked to the mainland to acquire, causing the price of furniture soaring in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

At that time, there was no classical furniture market in mainland China, and the mainland antique merchants were not clear about the international price of classical furniture. The price tags offered by Hong Kong and Taiwan collectors greatly inspired the enthusiasm of mainland furniture merchants.

They went deep into the cities and towns of Jiang, Jin, Ji, Shaanxi and other provinces, searched in every old house, and moved away Ming and Qing furniture such as Huanghuali, mahogany, ebony, and chicken wenge at extremely low prices, thus causing the price of Ming and Qing furniture to soar by nearly 10 times.

At the climax of the outflow of antique furniture, domestic collectors also began to collect classical furniture. The first thing that attracts Chinese people is the rapidly rising prices. In addition to preserving the value, collecting antique furniture also makes people feel the artistic charm of Ming and Qing furniture.

Hupo Poplar believes that among various traditional collections, such as Chinese calligraphy, painting, ceramics, antiques, etc., there is still a huge difference between the prices of Ming and Qing furniture and the international market, and there is a lot of room for appreciation in the future, so it should be a potential investment project.

"People who have learned about Ming Dynasty furniture will find that the temperament of Ming Dynasty furniture is the most consistent with the literati and the most in line with the appreciation taste of Chinese people.

Its concise shape, mainly line, rigorous structure, fine workmanship, moderate decoration, and appropriate traditional and simple furniture, are the most prominent features of Ming Dynasty furniture." said Hupo.

For example, in terms of shape, the proportions between the parts and parts of the Ming Dynasty furniture, the proportions of decoration and the overall shape are extremely symmetrical and coordinated. The lines of each component are all upright and beautiful. The hardness and softness are combined, and the lines are straight but not stiff, soft but not weak, showing the beauty of concise, simplicity, elegance and generosity.

For example, in terms of structure, the mortise and tenon structure of Ming Dynasty furniture was very scientific. It did not use nails and was not affected by the moisture or dryness of natural conditions. It used edge-stacking methods in the production. Between parts with larger spans, tooth plates, tooth strips, vouchers, ring mouths, short old, wings, wings, wings, wings, wings, wings, wings, wings, wings, etc., which are both beautiful and strengthens the firmness.

In the eyes of many people, the structural design of furniture in the Ming Dynasty was an excellent combination of science and art.

The furniture in the Qing Dynasty was the same as porcelain, with cumbersomeness, giving people a very gorgeous feeling and a lot of carvings. This style of furniture is more in line with the appreciation of foreigners.

"From the style of workmanship, this should be Su's furniture. The so-called Su's work is considered a genre. When we appreciate classical furniture, we are usually divided into Su's workmanship, Jing's workmanship, and Guang's workmanship, which are actually the workmanship styles of three places.

Suzhou is naturally a style centered on Suzhou and in the south of the Yangtze River. It has a long history and profound traditions. It is the birthplace of Ming-style furniture. Ming-style furniture that is famous both at home and abroad is mainly Suzhou-style furniture.

When we look at this bookshelves, we can see that it is elegant, concise, beautiful in shape, smooth lines, moderate proportions, and is good at using materials.

Putting aside the materials, just the business card of Ming Dynasty furniture can make this bookshelves sell for more than 300,000 to 400,000 yuan.”

The old man suddenly widened his eyes, never thinking that there was such a precious treasure in his shop!

"If materials, carvings, etc. are added, their value can reach more than 800,000 yuan. If it is an auction, it is not impossible to exceed one million yuan."

The old man was like a detachment technique. The porcelain in his hand fell to the ground instantly and fell to pieces.

Seeing that he was so out of control, the audience in the live broadcast room could understand. After recycling so many antique calligraphy and paintings, none of them were real. At the beginning, Brother Hu was thrown into cold water, and suddenly discovered a super valuable treasure. How can he not lose his composure?
Chapter completed!