pappabearbooks Chapter 1718: Unheard of Artwork
Chapter 1718: Unheard of Artwork
Compared with other jades, Tianhuang stone has smaller hardness and soft texture, making it suitable for carving. Just some time ago, two pig caves carved from Shoushan stone were excavated from a tomb in the Southern Dynasties. It can be seen that the history of Tianhuang stone can be traced back to the earliest One thousand and five hundred years ago, it was a witness to the history of China.
Tianhuang stone has always been the favorite item of emperors of all dynasties. Of course, private mining is also allowed among the people, but the price is very expensive. It is a must-have item in the study rooms of literati.
Of course, the literati did not make it into a finger protector, but turned it into an inkstone for grinding ink. Previously in Liuyunbao City, he had received a Tianhuang stone brush washer.
"The hardness of Tianhuang stone is relatively low, so it is suitable for various carvings, but it is the first time I have seen it used for finger protection." Lin Ran also felt a little strange when he said this. No wonder Ke Hui had a headache, considering the material Judging from the above, Tianhuang Stone is valuable and easy to identify.
Shoushan stones are actually divided into three categories - field pits, water pits and mountain pits.
Tianhuang stone refers to the stone dug out from the pit. The yellower the color, the higher the quality.
More than 1000 years ago, the number of Tianhuang stones was relatively large. However, in the past century, as the royal family became more and more luxurious, more and more Tianhuang stones were mined. The paddy fields in Shoushan Village have been dug countless times, and the Tianhuang stones have been It has been mined by people now.
Moreover, most of the Tianhuang stone works were buried underground with their owners and are difficult to be excavated.
Not everyone's tombs are worth mining, and there are some civilians. Although Tianhuang stone was rare at that time, it was not something that only nobles could enjoy.
Nowadays, the number of Tianhuang stones is so rare that there is a saying among the people that "one ounce of Tianhuang stone and three ounces of gold" appear, which is enough to show that its price is rising fiercely.
Ke Yu and Ke Hui both nodded. Although Ke Hui knew a little about Tian Huangshi, Lin Ran's explanation made it clearer to him.
"Well, what you said is quite detailed." Ke Hui nodded appreciatively, and then returned to the topic: "Then help me see what's going on with Tian Huangshi's finger protection?"
Lin Ran picked up the finger guard, weighed it in his hand, put it under the sun, and then said: "This field yellow stone is pure in color, has good transparency, and is also very yellow in color. It is indeed top grade." ..."
Ke Hui smiled and said: "I think there is no problem with Tian Huang Stone. Please help me take a look at the pattern on it."
"The pattern on it is so finely drawn that it must not have been made by ordinary craftsmen."
"What do you mean? This is not a replica, but really valuable?" Ke Hui's eyes lit up.
Lin Ran did not answer immediately. He carefully looked at Tian Huangshi's finger guard. Although it was indeed priceless from the perspective of materials and workmanship, it was really difficult to estimate it.
Tianhuang stone brush washers are valuable for collection, but finger guards are generally used by ancient nobles for archery when hunting, and are usually taken into ancient tombs after death. Therefore, in the real world, the number of finger guards is extremely rare. At the same time, there are not many sales channels, so it is a niche collection.
"How much did you spend when you bought it?" Lin Ran asked.
Since it was to pursue Jiang Li, Ke Hui must not be stingy with spending money, and his family is not short of money, so he is very willing to spend money. Why is he hesitant now?Lin Ran didn't quite understand.
Ke Hui didn't know how to answer, but Ke Yu jumped in and said, "Brother bought it from sister Jiang Li for 10 yuan."
"One hundred thousand?" Lin Ran's eyes widened. This young master was really willing to spend money.
"Hey, stop talking. It doesn't matter if I bought this thing, but after I bought it, my dad just took one look and decided it was a fake, and called me a fool. I was very confused during this time, and I didn't know How to tell him, Brother Lin, just give me a definite answer, is this thing worth the price?"
It turned out that he was not worried about money, but he didn't know how to explain it to his family.
Lin Ran felt like laughing after hearing this: "You are such an adult, do you still have to report to your family when you buy something?"
"That's not necessary." Ke Hui thought for a long time and didn't know how to explain it. Finally, he seemed a little anxious and said directly to Lin Ran: "Please help me estimate the price."
Although finger protection is not valuable, Tianhuang stone is priceless.
Regardless of the appearance, if we directly evaluate it based on the price of Tian Huangshi, the price of this finger guard should be between 10 and [-] yuan, which is far from the [-] yuan he bought it for.
No matter how much he was willing to spend money, he was stunned when he heard this number.
"Haha, but don't worry. If you are not willing to spend money, you might as well put this thing on consignment in our auction house. It should be able to get a lot of blood back." Lin Ran joked with him.
Obviously, Ke Hui would never put this thing on consignment at the auction house. Not to mention that he spent this money to buy Tian Huangshi. Even if Jiang Li asked him for money directly, he would definitely pay it out.
At this point, Ke Yu finally couldn't help laughing.
"Brother just likes to hide himself. Lin Ran, don't listen to his nonsense. This thing is not what Sister Jiang Li wants to sell to him, but he insists on buying it from her. He also said that he has a very good taste and thinks he It’s worth the price.”
"Now flattery is on the tiger's butt, isn't it?" Not only did Ke Yu not respond, but he was angry because of his brother. Instead, he looked like he was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
"You are the only one who talks too much." Ke Hui glared at his sister dissatisfied.
Then he sighed deeply: "Mr. Lin, you are right. Your valuation is similar to the price given by my master master. They all think that I have lost money, but I really like this piece of Tianhuang stone. Although it is not big, I always feel that the quality is very high. I didn’t expect that I was mistaken.”
Lin Ran nodded and finally understood why Ke Hui had a headache.
It wasn't because of the price at all, but because his wrong valuation would make Jiang Li feel that he was just a layman, and from then on the two of them grew further and further apart.
"Wait a minute." When Lin Ran was about to return the finger guard, he tried to put it on his hand, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
The first time he saw the Tianhuang stone finger guard, he felt something was wrong, because it was the first time in history that he heard that the finger guard made of Tianhuang stone had different strengths for drawing a bow and grinding ink. If it was used too much, Soft jade will definitely leave deep marks underneath, and it may crack due to the unbearable force.
If you look carefully, there are no marks on this finger guard at all, it is completely new.