Chapter 0304 – The Four Treasures of the Scholar’s House

The shopkeeper watched Zhuang Rui put the black pottery into the paper box. The eyes are almost on fire, helpless things are not their own, can not see and touch, can only sigh in the heart.

“Then boss, let’s go to that Shu Ya Zhai you mentioned to have a look! I happen to be buying something to give to my elders.”

After Zhuang Rui cleaned up, he carried the cardboard box in his hand, the most notable feature of this Longshan Black Pottery is its lightness, a large object in his hand, he could not feel a few points of weight.

“Success, let’s go, but I say Zhuang little brother, you this Longshan black pottery in the future if you want to transfer, must give priority to my old that ah! The price is absolutely fair.”

The shopkeeper is still a little undeterred, to Zhuang Rui handed a business card, he looked at Zhuang Rui is not very old, it is not allowed to say when the money will be used, then his opportunity will not come!

Zhuang Rui smiled and said: ”In the future will certainly still deal with that boss, but this object. I will not sell it, that boss if you really like it, you might as well find something good, we can exchange exchanges in private.”

Zhuang Rui one sentence blocked the mind of that shopkeeper, but also left him a back door, want this object is not impossible, but you have to come up with something I can see eye to eye to exchange.

Zhuang Rui this practice, is the most popular antique line, in this circle, you fancy other people’s objects, to pay to buy, but others are not necessarily sold, this time to come up with other people’s favorite things to exchange, collectibles in the circulation of the line, the real sale is not a lot, the majority of the items swap.

Uncle Tak once told Zhuang Rui such a thing, he pulled out the old mansion in Shanxi a few years ago, to a complete set of six Huanghuali eight immortal table and chairs, once, a Beijing collector to his home as a guest, fancy this set of Huanghuali table and chairs, then offered four million, to buy it down, that will Huanghuali antique furniture prices are rising, Uncle Tak naturally did not agree to it.

The Beijing collector is really on this set of tables and chairs, a year from Beijing to the Middle Sea ran more than ten times, are pestering Uncle Tak to buy this set of objects. And took a few good collections to exchange with Uncle Tak, the last Uncle Tak was really grinding him over, he also took him out of the Qing Kangxi alum red color depicting gold cloud dragon straight neck bottle, on its exchange.

Because of different preferences, collection direction is different, this kind of object exchange, can’t say who suffered who took advantage of, like Uncle Tak play is a miscellaneous, fine porcelain, porcelain favorites on some, and Beijing that collector like antique furniture, also willing to come up with that piece of qing kangxi alum red color depicting gold cloud dragon straight neck bottle and uncle Tak exchange.

From the value of the Qing Kangxi alum red color depicting gold cloud dragon straight neck bottle when the auction price reached seven million or so, and Uncle De’s set of eight immortal table and chairs, up to only five million, but this pile of transactions on the smooth transaction, Beijing’s collector did not have any dissatisfaction.

Some friends see here to say, hit the eye you bullshit, I sold the Kangxi kiln porcelain, and then go to buy Huanghuali table and chairs is not on the line, who is stupid to know will lose two million still go to change?

Although the reasoning is so. But the actual operation, it does not necessarily work, that piece of Qing Kangxi alum red color gold cloud dragon straight neck bottle, can shoot seven or eight million is not true, but you have the money, but may not be able to receive a set of Uncle De like the Eight Immortals table and chairs.

To know, the old objects left behind by successive dynasties, although many, but can be put together as a set is not much, like the Qianlong period of a pair of blue and white coiled dragon porcelain vase, a once shot three million two hundred thousand price to, but when the other one is now on the scene, but shot nine million eight hundred thousand of the sky, the reason why so expensive, is not just the master of the other vase, want to put together as a pair of it only.

So the practice of bartering in antique houses, it’s hard to say who suffers and who takes advantage, it’s Zhou Yu beating the yellow cover, willing to fight.

“Good, but also please Zhuang little brother to leave a piece, in the future we are more close to close.”

That shopkeeper heard Zhuang Rui after this, also know that he is not a raw hand, naturally is absolutely no mention of money to buy the words, really play collection of people, for the beloved objects that can not be measured by money, of course, more people are in the antique warming, and used as an investment.

Zhuang Rui took out a jade association’s business card handed to the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper’s a look, even called rude. Jade Association director this name is not big, that is also semi-official, this is also his age is too small, if a change in the age of a little older, that is the authority of the jade industry.

“Zhuang Rui, don’t you want to buy an ink stone? Let’s go!”

Miao Fei Fei’s nature and her appearance is the complete opposite, waiting for a while on some impatience, easy to come to stroll once Panjiayuan, she would like to go out to listen to a few more stories it, this Panjiayuan is a whole of life is a picture of all kinds of things.

“Good, the two come with me, this ‘Shu Ya Zhai’ in Panjiayuan is also old, guarantee will not let the two return empty-handed.” That shopkeeper can see that Miao Fei Fei some impatience, hastily in front to lead the way.

Antiques this thing, the most important communication, collectors are also in the process of communication with others, in order to feel the joy of collection, so this line of work is not the kind of situation, but we are willing to help each other, mutual benefit!

“Book elegant fast” from the store and not far from the shopkeeper, out of a dozen meters away is, just into the store door, a few fellows and the shopkeeper greeted. Look like very familiar.

“Where is old brother Zhao? Tell him to come out, I’ll introduce him to a big customer.”

That shopkeeper yelled as he entered, not taking himself as an outsider at all, and walked to a square table in the middle of the store and sat down.

This Shu Ya Zhai is not very large, the area is smaller than that shopkeeper’s store about half, all kinds of ancient plaques hanging in the surrounding walls, around the store in a circle there is a half a person high wooden shelf, filled with various colors of inkstones, in the store on a wall, hung with different sizes of brushes, fine as wooden chopsticks. The biggest one, on the other hand, was like a mop, making people look at it.

“Then old brother, you have nothing to do! What is there to take care of little brother?”

Along with the words, from the inner hall came out a middle-aged man in his forties, with a slightly chubby figure, also wearing a one-piece tunic, with a pair of glasses on his face, looking very elegant.

“This little brother wants to buy a set of stationery, what are the good objects to take out and swing it!” That shopkeeper pointed at Zhuang Rui and said.

“Oh, what kind of little brother needs? Is it for a gift or for your own use?” That Boss Zhao’s gaze turned to Zhuang Rui.

“For the elders, Boss Zhao will help me introduce them! I don’t know much about stationery.” Zhuang Rui had practiced calligraphy for a few days when he was in elementary school, but that was a monkey’s age.

“Oh, the four treasures of the study room need not be said, pen, ink, paper, ink stone, each has its own use, each has its own preoccupations, the so-called: the famous ink stone clear water, the ancient ink new hair, the habitual use of the pen, the obsolete paper, together is the whole set, let’s first look at the ink stone which is known by the ancients as the first of the four treasures of the study room!”

Zhao boss said the words to Zhuang Rui led to place the inkstone shelf side, said: “I here in Guangdong Zhaoqing Duan inkstone, Anhui’s Sheyan, Shandong Lu inkstone, Jiangxi Dragon Tail inkstone, Shanxi Chengyi inkstone have, but like these inkstones, are belong to the antique, buy to be mostly used as an ornamental, the general public can not afford to moisten the water hair ink.”

Zhuang Rui to Zhao boss said the antique inkstone to see, this is indeed the shape of the inkstone is simple, the color is also a little old, there is even a lack of edges and corners, must be the use of the time accidentally fell to, and then use the eyes to look carefully, which does contain the aura, the Zhao boss is not a letter to the mouth.

“Boss Zhao. What is the price of your inkstone?”

Zhuang Rui observation after a long time, pointing to an ink stone asked, that is a party of children picking lotus modeling ink stone, ink stone body for the boat type, a child wearing a bib stood on the boat, reaching out to pick lotus leaves on the lotus seed, the whole ink stone quality is delicate, carving simple, modeling is extremely interesting, and Zhuang Rui through the aura observation, this is still a party of the ancient ink stone, on the stock of the mind to buy it.

“Little brother good eye ah! This is Yishui inkstone, produced in Hebei Yishui, but the price is not cheap ah!”

“Oh? Boss Zhao you say a price.” Zhuang Rui does not care much about the price, this thing is given to the old man is a heart, spend more money is nothing.

“One hundred and twenty thousand, this party ink stone is the Qing Dynasty Li Hongzhang Li Zhongtang once used, I stay in the hands of a few years, has not been willing to sell.”

Zhao boss this is not to say that Zhuang Rui do not believe, is the side of the Miao Fei Fei have skimmed the mouth, to say is Li Hongzhang used, but also a little possible, as for that sentence can not be sold, I am afraid that the price is not negotiated, right?

Zhuang Rui played with the ink stone, said: “Let’s look at other things! Boss Zhao you help me pick a few cuts of good rice paper, in addition to selecting a good ink and brush, we look at the price.”

On this side of the price of the ink stone, Zhuang Rui or can accept, trouble the ancient master so many times, send a hundred thousand objects, is nothing, to know, only the ancient Tianfeng help Zhuang Rui carve those jadeite pendant, if the charge, not a hundred thousand, the old man will not take this job.

Zhao boss in just opened the price of the time, has been secretly pay attention to Zhuang Rui’s reaction, see Zhuang Rui heard the price of 120,000, the face is still a careless look, know that they have met a big patron, and at the same time attentive to Zhuang Rui to pick up a few other objects.

Brush this thing is fragile, not good preservation, so the ancient pen that has been handed down to this day is very rare, Zhao boss here is not, to Zhuang Rui with an ivory barrel, wolf tail brush hair of the brush, of course, the price is also not expensive, Zhao boss opened his mouth is 12,000 yuan.