Chapter 0321 – Folk Treasure Appraisal (Ten)

“Teacher Liu, can you give the audience and friends present some knowledge about the bronze tripod?”

Liu Jia squeezed into the middle of the experts with the microphone. As a live category program, there was a great need for interaction between the host and the experts, and Liu Jia had a good grasp of the timing.

“Of course, the ancient tripod was originally a cooking vessel, equivalent to the current pot, used to stew and hold fish and meat, the earliest tripods were clay fired pottery tripods, and later there were bronze tripods cast in bronze. Legend has it that Xia Yu had collected the gold of the nine herdsmen and cast nine tripods under the Jing Mountain to symbolize the nine states, and engraved on them the figures of demons and monsters, so that people would be alert to prevent being harmed by them. Ever since the legend of Yu’s casting of the nine tripods, the tripods have developed from general cooking utensils to heirloom weapons.”

“Ding is the representative of China’s bronze culture, it is the witness of civilization, but also the carrier of culture, according to the legend of Yu cast nine tripods, it can be assumed that our country as far back as more than four thousand years ago there is a bronze smelting and casting technology, from the underground excavation of the Shang Dynasty bronze tripods conclusively proved that China’s Shang Dynasty has been a highly developed Bronze Age. Chinese History Museum collection of ‘Simuwu’ large square tripod, is the late Shang Dynasty bronze tripod, rectangular four-footed. High 133 cm, weighing 875 kilograms, is the largest extant Shang Dynasty bronze, tripod belly with ‘Si Mu Wu’ three words, is the king of the Shang Dynasty for the sacrifice of his mother W and casting, can be described as a priceless treasure. Because the inscriptions on the bronze tripod often record the canonical system and historical facts of the Shang and Zhou dynasties such as enthronement, sacrifices, conquests, etc., and passed the Big Seal Script of the Western Zhou Dynasty to later generations, forming the art of jinwen calligraphy with high aesthetic value, the tripod has become even more valued, and has become an even more important historical artifact than the other bronzes.”

Mr. Liu’s words in depth, the history of the bronze tripod and its value, all with simple and clear words elaborated out, so that the audience under the stage to listen to the audience, just after the words fell, there was a thunderous applause.

Zhuang Rui at this time has sat back behind their own table, Liu teacher’s words also let him deepen the understanding of the bronze, the heart is thinking of turning back to collect a few pieces in the home, this thing although the era of a long time, but always easier than those ceramics, calligraphy and painting class of antiques to save, the number should not be too small it!

“Mr. Liu, what is the origin of this bronze tripod? How much can it be worth?”

Liu Jia’s this question, is also the scene everyone wants to know, especially can be worth how much money, in a broad sense, the preciousness of antiques, is directly reflected in its market value.

“This is a typical bronze tripod from the Warring States period. It has lost the most primitive meaning of the tripod, but exists as a ceremonial vessel for viewing at home. Bronze tripods of the Warring States period, in terms of market value, compared to the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties to be quite a bit lower out, but this bronze tripod vessel shape simple and elegant, well-preserved, thick mortar, is still worth a lot of money, as for how much it can be worth, or to let our Kyoto Auction of the General Manager of the money to give everyone say it!”

After Mr. Liu finished speaking, he handed over the bronze tripod to General Manager Qian, who was beside him, the price of this object, without physical reference, he really didn’t dare to estimate the price indiscriminately, it is better to leave it to the professionals!

After receiving the bronze tripod, General Manager Qian smiled bitterly and said, “Mr. Liu, you’re putting me on the spot! This object ……”

“What’s wrong? Mr. Qian, isn’t this thing worth anything?”

The owner of the bronze tripod saw that these two experts were talking about the price. Some of them were passing the buck to each other and couldn’t help but get anxious.

Mr. Qian shook his head with a smile and said, “That’s not true, it’s just that bronzes are protected by the national cultural relics department, and are not allowed to be traded and auctioned in the market at will, and the few bronze auctions each year are based on the implementation of the Cultural Relics Law by the relevant departments, and the auctions must be unearthed before 1949, and have a clear record of the recordings to be able to do so. In this way, the number of lots is small, poor turnover rate is inevitable, and in the price, fluctuation is also very large, but due to the domestic cultural relics department of the bronze has been to take not open and strengthen the supervision of the policy, resulting in the international market on the auction of Chinese bronzes reacted strongly, the high price frequently. In 2001, the U.S. New York Christie’s art auction, the Shang Dynasty bronze ‘Petri dish Tianquan square earthenware jar’ was sold at a sky-high price of 9.24 million U.S. dollars, becoming a myth in the history of bronze auction.”

Qian is in the auction house to hang around, for domestic and foreign transactions of various precious antiques, know as well as in the casual introduction of a few sentences after the market market situation of bronze, pointing to this three-legged bronze tripod said: “This three-legged bronze of the Warring States, the system is heavy and strong and thick, caracal and mysterious decorations, engraving deep and protruding, is the maturity of our country’s bronze art the most aesthetic value of the bronze It is the most aesthetic value of bronze art in the mature period of China’s bronze art. Although there is no clear record of its history and it cannot be put up for auction, the price should not be less than 600,000 RMB. Of course, this is my personal opinion.”

Mr. Qian’s words made the treasure holder’s eyes light up for a moment, but then he showed a disappointed look, although this thing was good, it could not be auctioned! He didn’t know any collectors or players, so he couldn’t just keep this object at home. Then he would have to worry about it every day, the loss would not be worth the gain!

“Mr. Qian, that …… that this bronze tripod, do you accept? I’ll sell it to you for six hundred thousand dollars.”

Can’t get the money, it is worth 10 million, it is also just the air, see to touch, middle-aged people want to understand very well, sell it to improve their living environment, that is true.

In addition, the middle-aged man has a concern, this program is to be on TV today ah! In case people know they have this object at home, up with bad intentions, that is not to invite trouble!

“This …… I’m not playing this ah!”

Mr. Qian was said by this treasure holder froze for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, if this is to communicate with him privately, perhaps he will be next. Then find a collector to play bronze out, but he just said that this thing can not be on the auction, and now buy, who can think of their own is sold upside down, the money can not afford to lose face.

Seeing the money has no intention of buying, the treasure holder is a little anxious, actually reached out and grabbed the microphone in the hands of Liu Jia, shouted at the stage: “Friends have no to this bronze tripod ah? I am willing to let!”

After the middle-aged man’s words were uttered, the original chatter under the stage, suddenly became silent, this day to come here. Most of the people who come here today are to identify the treasure, not without the rich, but they may not be playing the bronze tripod, as the saying goes, six or seven hundred thousand is not a small amount, so no one dares to take the words.

See no one answer, the middle-aged man some disappointment, and then look to the stage of the experts, said: “Mr. Liu, you are an expert in this area of bronze, this object you want?”

“I would love it, but I don’t have the money!”

Mr. Liu heard the words of the treasure holder, his face showed a trace of embarrassment to the face, although the Warring States bronzes are far less valuable than the vessels of the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, but this is considered the Warring States bronze tripod in the boutique, there is a lot of room for appreciation, but he had the intention of wanting to, but the waistline is not drum ah!

Perhaps some friends see here and say, the author of your writing, Mr. Liu so big an expert, six or seven hundred thousand are not out of pocket ah? Go to the market to pick up a leak is also worth so much.

But the fact is so, indeed, identification experts generally have some collections, but those objects are placed in the home, and not the money, they are just taking a salary to eat and occasionally earn a little extra money, a little bit of money are thrown into the antique market, six or seven hundred thousand for them, it is not a small amount.

Can say so, the national play collection of many people, but in addition to those who invest in the collection of businessmen, the rest of the people are like you and me, are ordinary people, not a lot of friends imagine that, play collection of rich people, perhaps some collectors hand objects worth a few million, but you let him pay out the money now. Three or five million can be difficult to defeat them.

“Mr. Yang is it! The bell must be tied ah! Whoever identifies this treasure of yours, you will sell it to whoever you want.” Fatty Jin on the side saw the man’s tangled appearance and opened his mouth to give him an idea.

“Mr. Zhuang?”

Yesterday that program did not broadcast Zhuang Rui smashed Tang San Cai thing, so the middle-aged man inadvertently Zhuang Rui ignored, in his mind, although Zhuang Rui is an expert, but the young point, may not be able to pull out so much money, so he looked for the two Liu Qian, but forgot to Zhuang Rui.

Zhuang Rui heard the words of Fatty Jin, smiled and said: “Mr. Jin you do not squeeze me ah! It’s not a big deal to just buy it.”

“Mr. Zhuang you really buy?” The middle-aged man did not expect that although it looks like Zhuang Rui is young, the words he said did not take the hundreds of thousands of dollars seriously.

“Well, this thing I look quite like, since you intend to sell, I want it, the price we will follow what Mr. Qian said six hundred thousand, you see how?”

Zhuang Rui first look at this bronze tripod, feel very eye, this bronze unearthed time should be a long time, the body surface was played very lubricated, flashing bronze unique light, in the home is indeed a good piece of jewelry.

In addition is the aura in this bronze, let Zhuang Rui also want to receive it into the hands of the slow study to see if you can find the way to let the eyes of the aura continue to evolve, goat’s fat white jade can be absorbed, but that the object is too little, is not enough to let the eyes of the aura to produce mutations, so Zhuang Rui hit the idea of the bronze on the body.

“OK, OK, just according to what you said, Mr. Zhuang, 600,000, I’ll sell it!”

The middle-aged man excited hands are a little trembling, for him, this 600,000 is enough to make his family a sea change, for a time, the heart of Zhuang Rui that is grateful to the inexplicable.