Chapter 0092 – Prairie Black Market (VII)

“I say Long Jie, you’re either a Shatush shawl today. It’s the painting of Tong Pak Fu, what the hell, alright, change to the next lot!”

Old man Xie did not shoot that money tree, obviously not in a good mood, spoke out to break the silence in the tent.

“Cough …… cough, Xie boss, to see the things say oh, this Tang Pak Fu’s Li Duan Duan Tu, although not Tang Pak Fu’s real work, but the level of imitation is still very good, worth everyone’s collection to play with.”

Long Jie dry cough two, out of the mouth to explain, in fact, he also knows, this so-called Tang Pak Fu “Li Duan Duan Tu”, that is false can not be false again, not to talk about how the work of painting, from this scroll shaft, paper above can be seen, the age of certainly not up to the Qing Dynasty, it is estimated to be the Republic of China’s imitation of the period.

Only this painting. At that time is and that money tree sent together, the seller to packaged for sale, the two items together, 20,000 dollars, this painting discount is five thousand, its origin seller is said to be unclear, as if it is not from the inside of the tomb, but the man’s henchmen in the time of the chicken and dog, from whom the family bypassed out of the house.

In Long Jie’s eyes, this painting is also worth a thousand or so, but since it has been out of money, may as well put it out for a shot, in case there is a wrongdoer inside the price, then the money is not earned for nothing.

After hearing the words of Long Jie, Xie old man next to the same old man, will be convinced to go forward, put on a pair of white gloves, and a young man next to the table after the scroll unfolded, just with a magnifying glass to look at a few eyes, shook his head repeatedly, walked back.

“Tang Pak Fu” Li Duan Duan Figure, the starting bidding price of three thousand yuan, you can come forward to see it well, the beauty of the ladies, hanging in the home is still very good, may not know, this Li Duan Duan its people. That is Tong Pak Fu point Qiu Xiang inside, Qiu Xiang’s prototype character, can be said to be rooted, and the inheritance is in order.”

Seeing the crowd are not interested in this painting, Lang Jie heart is very tangled will purchase price down two thousand yuan, shouted the starting price, and will be the allusion of this painting explained a little, I hope that the horse boss can be generous again, will be the painting to receive the past.

But that fat man as if he did not hear the words of Lang Jie general, self-concerned in and around the sultry woman flirting, press simply do not pick up the words of Lang Jie.

“Li Duan Duan Tu” is painted by Tang Bohu is not false, the inheritance is also right, but this painting from the Qing Dynasty before the fall, has been treasured in the Forbidden City, and then do not know is brought to Manchuria by Puyi, or by those who are the old and young people out of the country, so many years, has not been present, but also became a case of doubt, the Nanjing Museum has a picture, but it is said to be a fake imitated by the descendants. The Nanjing Museum has a piece, but it is also said to be a fake imitated by the descendants. Controversial, this Long Jie is also really, actually take such a thing to fool people.” A conversation came from next to Zhuang Rui.

“Uncle Li, you guys haven’t even looked at it, how do you know it’s a fake, what if this is real?”

The young man brought by the middle-aged man surnamed Li asked, Zhuang Rui also had this question in his mind, and couldn’t help but perk up his ears and listen carefully.

“Butt really, if really can get to the capital, or Hong Kong’s auction house to auction, as for in the black market inside take out well, besides, Long Jie this kid is famous thief eye, if really, he will three thousand dollars on the sale ah? If it’s real, would he sell it for three thousand dollars?

That Li boss said with a face full of disdain, but in the words of Lang Jie’s eyesight, but is very respected.

Although the words are so said, but this Li boss, still stood up, walked to the table to look at it, but also after seeing, shook his head, sat back in the chair without saying a word.

Long Jie waited for half a day, see no one interested in this painting, he did not care much, originally was taken out to try to fool the fat boss, and now the auction, it is also expected things. So he opened his mouth and said, “Since everyone is not interested in this painting, let’s move on to the next lot, the next lot is ……”

“Wait a minute, Boss Langjie, let me take a look at this painting! If the imitation is not bad, let’s also make a small fortune and take it home to hang it in the house.”

Long Jie words have not finished, was interrupted by Zhuang Rui, Zhuang Rui also stood up with it, holding the little white lion in his arms, toward the square table in the middle of the tent.

After the people in the tent heard Zhuang Rui’s words, some of them had a mocking look on their faces, while some of them were disdainful, presumably in their hearts, they all regarded Zhuang Rui and Liu Chuan, the two guys, as a dude with a good background.

“Said it’s fake, you see this thing why ah! Buy back to wipe your ass are diaphragmatic panic.”

Liu Chuan did not pull Zhuang Rui, mouth muttering, listening to the people in the tent, the contempt of these two people deepened a few points.

Zhuang Rui at this moment has walked to the square table with the Li Duan Duan picture, the bystanders see his face as usual, but really like to see. Anyway, a few thousand dollars are not in the eyes of the crowd, this person wants to buy back to hang home, then naturally let him, just delayed the auction of the next object of time, the crowd’s face are not very good.

Only no one can see, in Zhuang Rui calm appearance, but inside is like a rough sea, rolling endlessly, if it is not Zhuang Rui’s character has always been very calm, I am afraid that just now will inevitably be out of order, was seen by others to the end.

Originally, Zhuang Rui was not interested in this painting. After hearing the evaluation of that Li boss, even more even with the aura to check the mind are not, just his aura to identify the first piece of antique, is the painting, more or less in the heart of the painting and calligraphy type of antique some good feeling, just now Long Jie is ready to put away this scroll, Zhuang Rui is very casually with the eyes in the above scanning a little.

Just when this glance after, Zhuang Rui almost fell from the chair, for no other reason, is because of this painting, contains an extremely rich aura, than he had previously seen any curio in the aura are more, Wang Shizhen’s manuscript, can not be compared with it.

Although Zhuang Rui couldn’t figure out the origin of the aura in these objects, but after absorbing the aura before, and understanding the origin of those objects, he found that the amount of aura is directly related to the age of these objects, and the color of these auras are also different.

Just now the color of the aura in the money tree, is purple, Zhuang Rui the color of the aura in his eyes, the same, purple some red, and this was identified by the crowd is a fake of Tang Bohu “Li Duan Duan Tu” in the color of the aura, is also purple, only slightly lighter in color, I think the age of the Han Dynasty bronze money tree is not as long ago.

Like in Pengcheng absorbed by the “United Saints” couplets, Zhuang Rui can now remember, it seems to be white, and Wang Shizhen’s manuscript, with some yellow, as for that piece of rosewood root carving, is yellow with purple, different colors, just Zhuang Rui is now handled by the antique is still too little, and there is no way to refine the classification.

But this Tang Pak Fu scroll, Zhuang Rui through its aura of color judgment. Should be the authenticity of the undoubtedly, although he does not understand, so many experts in the field why are not optimistic about this scroll, but Zhuang Rui or choose to believe in their own eyes, which said to come up to take a closer look.

Although the scroll is not very concerned about, Long Jie’s businessman nature, or make him let his men unfold the scroll, let Zhuang Rui carefully look, just Zhuang Rui’s performance, is really some amateur, neither holding a magnifying glass in the hand, also did not wear gloves, but his hands did not touch the scroll, Long Jie did not say anything.

“Young man, not just a few thousand dollars, what to look at ah! Don’t dawdle here, if you like it, buy it back and look at it slowly.”

The following Xie old man, very impatient to Zhuang Rui shouted to, Zhuang Rui did not say anything, but the Liu Chuan angry, immediately stood up, said: “old man, less there to rely on the old, we do not eat you this set, the gas is not good let’s practice, I am not afraid of other people say that I do not respect the old and love the young.”

Liu Chuan’s temperament was not better than this old man to where, and endure this old man for a long time, just into the tent was his horizontal glance, and now heard him again choreographed Zhuang Rui, but could not help but explode.

As the saying goes, horizontal afraid of rash, rash afraid of life-threatening, Xie old man although quite horizontal, but met Liu Chuan this rash, also dare not speak, mouth “hum” a sound is not in speech.

“Da Chuan, less talk a few words, this old man said is also, a few thousand dollars of things, not worth to dilly-dally, Long Jie boss, just for Xie boss this sentence, this painting I want, you give me to put it away!”

Zhuang Rui at this time the appearance of performance, as if by the Xie old man squeezed the face to pull the face, simply did not look carefully, went up and swept a glance, out of the decision to buy, Long Jie see just now, also do not want to make more trouble, nimbly will be put away the painting, but also comes with a fishing rod holster, will be the painting shaft loaded into it, and then handed it to Zhuang Rui.

Zhou Rui at this time in the following also point good three thousand dollars, one hand delivery hand over money, both sides clear, this process Zhuang Rui are very calm, until after sitting back in the chair above, Zhuang Rui’s face, only revealed a trace of excitement, but at this time the tent, attention is placed on the following will be auctioned on the things, but no one to pay attention to Zhuang Rui.

“Wood, this broken painting is real?”

Liu Chuan and Zhuang Rui know so many years, Zhuang Rui face color changes, naturally cannot escape his eyes.

“Can’t say for sure, but I feel that this portrait is real, anyway, it’s only three thousand dollars, so I’ll buy it.”

Zhuang Rui’s voice was so low that only Liu Chuan and Zhou Rui sitting beside him heard it.

Although Zhou Rui does not know much about antiques, but after hearing Zhuang Rui’s words, his face showed an unimpressed look, in his heart he did not really believe Zhuang Rui’s words, with Zhuang Rui’s age and experience in the industry, his eyesight would be higher than those old foxes?

Just now the people think Zhuang Rui did not look at the painting carefully, but do not know, Zhuang Rui has been seen in the painting of the mystery, but also understand why so many people, this painting as a forgery, just Zhuang Rui but there is no way to explain to Liu Chuan and Zhou Rui, to let Tong Bohu’s Li DuanDuan picture to see the light of day, it is estimated that this thing also have to help the Song Jun to do.

“The following object to be auctioned is a set of goldware used daily by a feudal king of the Ming Dynasty ……”

Lang Jie hosted the auction is still in progress, but Zhuang Rui’s mind at the moment, has all been placed in the hands of this hanging scroll scroll, the brain recalls the situation that just saw, can not wait to end the auction now, back to the hotel and then carefully measure a bit, now that the hanging scroll is not open, he used the spiritual qi is not to see it really.

Tang Bohu’s this “Li Duan Duan Tu”, from the surface, the picture painted a total of five people.

Figure sitting in the center of a scholar wearing a scholar’s scarf, eight beard, its facial expression and leaning posture, all show elegant temperament and elegance. On the left side of the black desk on both sides of the master’s maidservant, a red dress, a white shirt and skirt, bright colors, a sense of hierarchy.

On the right side is the guest, the lady holding a white peony, with elegant and graceful posture, and behind her are the attendant maids. The four women surround the master, as if all the stars are holding the moon, emphasizing the importance and status of the master. In the background is a large landscape screen, above which is an inscription that reads: “Li Dunduan Duan in Shanhe Fang, I believe that she is capable of practicing white peony. Who believes that Yangzhou is full of gold, but the price of rouge is poor.”

Strictly speaking, Zhuang Rui’s hands of this “Li Duan Duan Tu”, the characters in the painting of the demeanor seems very dull, the lines of the characters’ clothing and accessories are not smooth enough, and the use of paper is very poor, the paper used is actually cooked paper.

Raw Xuan paper, also known as raw paper, is used directly after production, absorbent, strong ink moistening, and is strongly used for ink painting and freehand drawing. Strokes level clear, dry, wet, thick, light, varied, from the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the Republic of China in the past five hundred years, calligraphers and painters use, most of them are raw paper.

Cooked rice paper is to raw rice paper after adding alum, calendaring, drag pulp, fill powder, deep color, sprinkle gold, wax, glue and other processes and made for painting and calligraphy is not easy to go ink halo, suitable for the regular and official script, and this paper after a long time will be leaking alum brittle crack, plus cooked paper will cover up the elegance of the ink paintings, so in that era, the painters and calligraphers are ashamed of the use of cooked paper, based on this point alone, is enough to let the crowd to judge the authenticity of the painting.

But as far as Zhuang Rui is concerned, he now simply does not know what is called cooked paper raw paper, he also can not appreciate what is wrong with the form of the characters in this painting, Zhuang Rui’s eyes see, in this surface sprinkled with gold paper behind, there is also a thin Xuan paper painting, and he sensed the spiritual qi, all completely are contained in that painting.

This painting should be divided into three layers, the most surface layer, is painted on cooked paper “Li Duan Duan Tu”, and the second layer, is framed and attached to the first layer of painting after the raw rice paper “Li Duan Duan Tu”, there are seven or eight inscriptions, due to the cooked paper paper is relatively thick, the permeability is also very poor, so from the surface, can not be seen underneath there is another world.

After the raw rice paper, is usually in accordance with the traditional methods of painting and calligraphy framing, if Zhuang Rui a little understanding of the framing techniques, he could see that the painting of the framing, absolutely from the hand of a famous artist, the skills are very superb, and the framing techniques used, but also a great deal of fame.

Because this person not only hides this real painting behind a fake painting, but also uses the Li Duan Duan drawing on the fake painting to hide the red inscriptions that are easily revealed above the real painting in a seamless way, but also lets this painting, fake to the extent that it makes people lose their interest after taking a look at it.

In the history of Chinese antiques, there are four or five flourishing periods, and what accompanies the flourishing of these antiques is the emergence of a large number of forgeries and imitations, and even some famous artists used to fake and make old ones.

But there are some people, in order to protect the hands of the treasures, and the real painting into a fake painting, this painting of Tong Pak Fu is so, and this person mounting craft is extremely clever, I’m afraid that the original collection of this painting, also do not know the end of it, or else, will certainly be properly preserved, and will not fall into the black market auction field.

“Well, the following is today’s last auction, the Tang Dynasty three-color horse, the starting price of 50,000 yuan, everyone interested, you can come up to see.”

Just when Zhuang Rui was in a trance, this black market auction was also carried out to the end, the middle of the auction again three objects, most of which are unearthed from the tomb, from which can also be seen, Lang Jie’s goods channels, I’m afraid that more than some of the “Tu Fu Zi”, but his black market auctions, the forgeries are relatively small, which is also able to attract a lot of the collection of the world’s more well-known This is also the reason why he can attract many famous people in the collection industry to participate.

Just now the sunglasses woman, spent six hundred and fifty thousand price, shot a set of Ming dynasty vassal king tomb unearthed daily use of gold.

And sitting not far from Zhuang Rui that middle-aged man, is the price of three hundred and eighty thousand, photographed a Han Dynasty rapping figurine, although some of the wreckage, but that Li boss is still like a baby in the arms, Zhuang Rui casually surveyed a glance, there is indeed the presence of the aura inside, but the rapping figurine of the quality is too poor, many places are crippled, the aura is also lost almost, such an object, Zhuang Rui is not to see the eye.

There is a bronze sword of the Warring States, the quality is okay, the hilt of the wooden handle has all rotted away, but the sword body is still cold light, clear lines, the starting price is not expensive, just twenty thousand dollars, Liu Chuan this kid is on the sword, can not stop raising the price, to the end, there are only two people left him and Xie old man, and ultimately the sword was Xie old man to three hundred and eleven thousand dollars to buy the price.

Although Liu Chuan did not buy, is still a look of complacency, and that Xie old man, is the color of iron, glaring hard at Liu Chuan, Zhuang Rui see funny, these two bull temperament collided together, do not make some sparks is a strange thing!

Looking at Lang Jie is vigorously introduced on the stage of the Tang Sancai, Zhuang Rui also in his mind to search for knowledge about the Tang Sancai.

Tang three-color is in the Gaozong period only began to produce, Gaozong when the Tang dynasty is becoming stronger and stronger, the ruling class of the wind of luxury is also more and more intense, dignitaries look forward to death can still enjoy the glory and wealth, so in their own tombs always want to be buried with a large number of treasures and three-color ware, which will make the wind of the burial of the day.

Due to the surge in social demand, so that the production of three-colored ware overdevelopment trend, the Tang dynasty had to set up a specialized agency responsible for the management and control, and promulgated regulations on the burial of three-colored ware to implement the restrictions, such as the provisions of the number of officials at all levels of the burial of: “more than ninety things of the third grade (pieces, sets), more than sixty things of the fifth grade; more than forty things of the ninth grade,” and Provides that the height of various artifacts should be within one foot. But according to archaeological excavations, the number and height of the burial of most of the medieval artifacts exceeded the provisions. Some of the three-colored horse is already more than 1 meter high.

Zhuang Rui read some time ago on the appreciation of the category of books, most of them are painting and calligraphy, but there are also a few books about ceramics class of antiques, which has the introduction of the Tang Three-color, he is now the most lack of antiques on the hands of the experience, there is an opportunity, naturally want to go up to touch and look at it, the hand of the baby painting to Liu Chuan, Zhuang Rui also with a group of people walked to the table in front of the table.

Square table of this Tang Three-color horse, is a Tang Three-color horse, about fifty centimeters high, the front two feet were forked in a figure of eight, standing taut, after two feet slightly bent, stretching the neck and head down, decorative craftsmanship is extremely exquisite, the horsehair, apricot leaf-shaped ornaments and saddle blankets on the green edge of the vivid, the following is also equipped with a moderate size of the rectangular base plate, the base plate is not very flat, slightly curved and stilted.

Xie old man and sichuan the ginger, look is the most careful, if not not allowed to touch the words, they are eager to put their head into the horse mouth to go, horse fat man also came up to wander around, is too huge, and no one to give him a place, unhappy around the square table after a circle went back.

Zhuang Rui is a layman, up to watch the fun, this thing is to give him ten days and a half months of research, if not by virtue of the aura in the eyes of the words, he can not be divided into a sub-division of the ugly out of the, but look at the three-colored horse charm, it is not like a fake.

Wait until the crowd are sitting back, Long Jie said in a loud voice: “Everyone see how? This three-color horse, although unearthed more, but the charm of this horse color and quality of craftsmanship, are said to be the best work, especially in black, I do not need to say more, we all know its price, the base price of 50,000 yuan, interested friends can call the price.”

Tang Sancai works, quite a bit of blossom inside the wall outside the meaning of the wall, in the international auction market, Tang Sancai horse is very sought after, the international Sotheby’s auction house had an auction of Tang Sancai black horse, in London, England, to 4,955,000 pounds sold at that time to create a Chinese porcelain in the world auction of the highest record.

And in 2004, China Guardian Auction Company held the 79th weekend auction, had a 100,000 yuan auction of an overseas return of the Tang Three-colored horse. Although this is a yellow and brown tones of the three-color horse, the price is slightly lower, but compared with foreign auctions, the market price is still very poor, is that these people also have to consider the economic value of its collection.

“Fifty-five thousand dollars.”

Old man Xie seemed to be a little hesitant, as if he wasn’t looking at it very accurately, but seeing that no one was bidding, he still shouted out a price.

“Sixty thousand …….”

Someone took the lead and shouted the price, immediately someone followed the price, shouting is that Jiang boss, he made several attempts today, all to no avail, face is also a little bad, for this three-colored horse, quite a bit of imperative flavor.

“Eighty thousand ……”

Shouting price is that sunglasses woman, just shoot gold when, is her side of the men bid, Zhuang Rui this is still the first time to hear her voice, it seems that the age is not very big.

“One hundred thousand ……”

Jiang boss this time shouting price is very firm, seems to recognize this is a piece of authentic Tang Sancai, to know, black and white shades of Sancai horse, in the international extremely sought after, get a big point of the auction house to go to auction, the transaction price of at least in the millions of dollars or more, this million, refers to the dollar or the United States dollar.

The price shouted to two hundred thousand, Xie old man some reluctant to quit, he is not unable to afford this money, really this object he is a little impervious, only worth the risk of two hundred thousand, although he is grumpy, but the gambling is not big.

“I offer three hundred thousand ……”

Out of the expectation of everyone in the tent, Zhuang Rui directly raised the price upward by 100,000, causing the crowd to look at him.