Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 1219: Tang Ladies Brocade Box

When he got home, Guan Yun was already waiting for him at home.

I didn't take him with me when I went out today, which made him a little unhappy.

Lin Ran smiled and said that he had missed something when he went out to pick it up this time, and showed him the wooden box.

Seeing the wooden box, Guan Yun couldn't help but shook his head.

Although he doesn't understand antiques, after such a long period of communication, he can be considered a beginner.

Looking at the wooden box in Lin Ran's arms, "Does this wooden box have any characteristics?"

After speaking, he reached out to take it. The moment he took it, he felt a pressure on his hand.

Guan Yun felt his hand sinking.

This surprised him: "Why is this box so heavy?"

He was very strong, but when he tied the box, he only used his strength against the wooden box.

At this time, he stared at the wooden box with his eyes wide open.

"A square wooden box with a simple appearance, with red paint on the surface and carvings of palace ladies."

He learned about it in a decent manner, which made Lin Ran laugh.

"you are right."

Guan Yun weighed the wooden box again and handed it back to Lin Ran, "Mr. Lin, don't blame me. What's so special about this wooden box?"

He is not a collector, but during this period of time spent with them, he found collecting a bit interesting.

When Lin Ran was about to pick up the wooden box, a voice came from home.

"What wooden box, can you show me?"

Following the reputation, it turned out to be Zheng Xueming.

"Brother Zheng, why did you come to my house?" Lin Ran was very surprised.

Zheng Xueming smiled and said: "I have something to do with Brother Lin today. You happened to be not at home, so I had a chat with your parents."

Lin Ran was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "My parents have not received much education, so there is no problem in communicating with you, right?"

"It's okay, we're not discussing antiques, we're just chatting." Zheng Xueming came to the two of them and reached out to take the wooden box.

He looked at it carefully and said, "It looks like just ordinary lacquerware, nothing special."

Of course he knew that Lin Ran would not do anything meaningless, he just wanted to hear him explain to him.

He handed the box back to Lin Ran, who reached out to take it and said with a smile, "This is a brocade box from the Tang Dynasty."

The few people returned to the living room. Zheng Xueming picked up the wooden box and looked at it carefully. He was also puzzled, "Brother Lin, this painting style is not quite like the style of the Tang Dynasty. Why does it look like a Japanese style?"

Lin Ran took the box back again, "Brother Zheng, you really have good eyesight, you can actually see the style of fuzzy paintings."

"Haha, I used to search for this kind of cultural relics a lot, and I'm used to it." Zheng Xueming said, "If it's a neon wooden box, it's actually not that valuable."

Chinese people have a natural repulsion towards neon people. Even if their cultural relics are valuable, not many collectors in China are willing to buy them, so even if this is an early neon brocade box, it may not be valuable.

And it was learned that Lin Ran took the wooden box from Jiang Hua, and was able to take the jade Buddha statue from his hand, actually for the box.

Jiang Hua is not such a simple person. It is impossible that he cannot see the value of the box.

Lin Ran smiled and said: "It's simple, because the Hotan Jade Buddha statue looks more valuable. This wooden box should be just a gift, so Brother Jiang missed it."

What Lin Ran was interested in was not the Hotan Jade Buddha Statue but the box, because they had different views on the two.

Jiang Hua collects them as cultural relics, while Lin Ran selects products, so their perspectives are naturally different.

Zheng Xueming looked at the wooden box and still didn't understand why Lin Ran was still smiling.

Finally, Lin Ran pointed to the wooden box with a smile and said, "Brother Zheng, you actually have good eyesight and can see the paintings on it, but you made a mistake. Although it looks like a Japanese style, it is actually a painting from the Tang Dynasty." wind."

Neon was deeply influenced by Tang Dynasty culture, and Ukiyo-e was a technology created based on Tang Dynasty calligraphy and painting.

They have not learned the essence, only the surface.

The two do have a lot of similarities.

First of all, in terms of subject matter, calligraphy and painting in the Tang Dynasty often depicted ladies and concubines, while Ukiyo-e mostly aimed to depict geishas and singing girls.

In terms of content, the paintings and calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty are also more comprehensive. In addition to life, there are also some scenes of productive labor and politics.

Ukiyo-e is completely centered around activities such as traveling, walking, sleeping and enjoying the scenery, highlighting the hedonistic and secular characteristics.

Of course, these are secondary. The most important thing is that calligraphy and painting in the Tang Dynasty paid attention to the bone method and the use of brushes.

During the painting process, the strength of the wrist is mainly used.

It is relatively easy to control, and the characteristics of calligraphy lines such as strength, weakness, virtuality, weight, and length are often incorporated into paintings.

For example, the famous lady painter of the Tang Dynasty's "Pounding and Training" uses round, thin and strong lines to vividly and vividly depict the lively image of women.

In neon ukiyo-e, the strength of the elbow is often used.

As a result, their lines will be more powerful, but less controllable.

It is often necessary to use a refined atmosphere and focus on freehand brushwork, and the description of characters is often superficial.

Of course, Ukiyo-e is not without merit. They cannot learn the essence, so they use simple lines to draw the characters' clothing and overall structure.

It’s also another kind of beauty.

"But this paint box belongs to China, not Neon!"

"Neon?" Guan Yun was shocked. He didn't have a good impression of neon people.

If it was really a neon wooden box, he might have smashed it after changing hands.

Zheng Xueming was a little surprised, turned around and reached out to catch the paint box again.

This time he seemed more cautious.

"Brother Lin, how do you judge?"

"It mainly depends on the decoration on the box. The relief style has a very obvious Tang Dynasty style, and it is definitely not a neon work."

Lin Ran explained.

"This blurred painting should be of a palace lady. She was walking anxiously, probably looking for someone."

Lin Ran looked at the blurry painting and said, "It would be great if there was a way to repair it."

He knew that most people would be confused by the patterns, and although the box was made of golden nanmu, it had been stained and had little collection value.

It was probably during the junk collection, because the box was relatively heavy and could be sold for a good price.

That's why the Hotan Jade Buddha statue was sold to Jiang Hua together with the box.

In Lin Ran's eyes, the value of this box was much more valuable than the Hotan Jade Buddha statue.

Hotan jade is very expensive, but the carving technique of the jade Buddha statue is obviously a trace of the late Qing Dynasty. At this time, the craftsmanship was seriously outdated, and gratitude was more important when carving.

As long as the general appearance is marked, the craftsman doesn't care whether other people can see it.

Because Hetian jade at this time already represents value.

Lin Ran had already noticed this box when he saw the Hotan Jade Buddha Statue for the first time.

so.When Jiang Hua asked Lin Ran to accept the Buddha statue, he did not refuse.