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Chapter 73 Elephant Zun (continued)

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    Meng Zitao carefully observed the shape, decoration and other features of this elephant statue. At first, he did not see anything wrong with this bronze vessel.  But just as Shu Ze was worried, he was unsure of his own ability in bronze ware, so he immediately used his superpower.

    Seeing that Meng Zitao had been observing the elephant statue for twenty or thirty minutes and had no intention of letting it go, Ergou couldn't wait any longer and muttered: "When will we see it? It's almost dark."

    Shu Ze glared at him: "You think this thing is worth tens or millions of dollars. If you don't look carefully, will you be responsible if something goes wrong?"

    Ergou chuckled: "Master Shu, this thing is an old thing that has been around for generations, and it has been passed down in an orderly manner. If you need it, I can take you to see the owner. I can say this, this thing is fake  Pay ten."

    After hearing what Ergou said, Shu Ze suddenly believed it.  People like Ergou are very shrewd when it comes to money. Even if they were 1% unsure, they would never say such a thing.

    But in this case, it is inconsistent with his original plan. Will he return without success today?

    At this time, Meng Zitao raised his head and said jokingly: "This is what you said. Don't go back on your word if you give up and pay ten."

    "Huh?" Shu Ze and Er Gou were both startled and looked towards Meng Zitao.

    "Zitao, is there really something wrong with this thing?" Shu Ze asked, with a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. Since Meng Zitao said this, he must be confident, and it seems that this matter should be possible today.

    Before Meng Zitao could say anything, Ergou next to him became a little anxious and shouted loudly: "You said something is wrong! Look at how natural this bag of pulp is. You can tell at a glance that it is not made. How can such a thing be possible?  has a problem!"

    Fortunately, he has not lost his mind yet and knows that Shu Ze is still present. If Meng Zitao is alone, he will definitely say that Meng Zitao has a problem with his eyesight, and it is possible to kick Meng Zitao out.

    Meng Zitao sneered: "Did someone get poked in a painful spot and become anxious?"

    Seeing Shu Ze looking at him with squinted eyes, Ergou's voice also dropped: "Who's so impatient? You said there's something wrong with it, so how do you explain that the swelling is so natural? Is it possible that there are already people who can connect the natural swelling with it?"  Is the pulp imitated?"

    Meng Zitao laughed: "You don't think that people nowadays can make fakes, do you? This is an old imitation, what's so strange about having such a patina."

    Shu Ze reacted immediately: "By the way, I almost forgot that a large number of imitations of this bronze were made during the Song Dynasty."

    "Yes."

    Meng Zitao nodded: "During the Song Dynasty, a large number of Shang and Zhou bronze wares were unearthed. During the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, because Song Huizong loved bronze wares, he imitated a large number of bronze wares based on the authentic wares of the three generations."

    "In addition, the Song Dynasty was an era of "luxuriant culture", and the atmosphere of academic research was rich. Through the study of unearthed objects, the local officials were deeply aware of the errors in the drawings and records in the "Three Rites Pictures", and wanted to clear up the Han and Tang Confucian scholars' opinions on ancient systems.  As a result, the unearthed bronze vessels were imitated, so that the temples at that time were filled with imitation ritual vessels."

    "Although most of these imitation bronzes are lacking in spirit and creativity, they are finely cast and are very rare even today. As for this elephant statue, I think it is probably from that period."

    Ergou said: "I can also say this, but how can you prove what you said?"

    Meng Zitao said: "It's very simple. The bronzes imitated by the court in the Song Dynasty appear thick and heavy, but the copper is rough and dark, with no bright base, and there is only one layer of hard rust, making it appear thin."

    Having said this, he turned the elephant statue over, pointed at the bottom, and said: "Take a look, is it like this? Besides, if it is an authentic product from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, why can there be basically no unearthed traces? Could it be that it was from  The Shang and Zhou Dynasties were passed down to the present, isn¡¯t that a joke?¡±

    Looking at Ergou who was a little dumbfounded, Meng Zitao pointed to the decoration on the elephant statue and said: "In addition, speaking of the charm of the decoration, if you look at the cloud and thunder pattern, it looks a bit real, but if you look carefully  It came, but it was too rigid and lacked the vitality of the real thing.¡±

    When Ergou heard this, he immediately retorted: "Why are you so rigid? I think it's very lively."

    Meng Zitao snorted coldly: "The cloud and thunder pattern is a typical pattern on bronzes. Its basic feature is that it is made of continuous 'return'-shaped lines. As the ground pattern in the bronzes' decoration, it mainly plays the role of highlighting the theme decoration.  "

    "The cloud and thunder patterns on real bronzes are round and the thunder patterns are square. The explanation is very clear and not rigid. But on this object, the cloud and thunder patterns are different.They are neatly arranged, just like our current students make squares when doing homework. This is obviously impossible in the real thing.  "

    "This shows that the maker only understood part of the ancient bronze ware, but did not understand all of it. He did not study the characteristics of the bronze ware's decoration very well. The emperor would not like something like this. If it was made by the palace, he said  Maybe it was treated as a defective product and spread among the people."

    Shu Ze smiled and said: "Yes, it may be because of this reason that this thing can be so well preserved."

    Seeing that Ergou was still a little unwilling, Meng Zitao said, "If you want to confirm it, it's easy. There are pictures of cloud and thunder patterns on the Internet. You will know after comparing them."

    "No need to go to such trouble." After saying that, Shu Ze took out his mobile phone, opened the web page and searched: "Look, this is the real cloud and thunder pattern. I don't know what the palm eye master you hired sees it.  .¡±

    Ergou looked at the pictures displayed on his phone stupidly. After a while, his forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat.

    "Okay, Ergou, let's talk about how we should settle this account, right?" Shu Ze sat down, crossed his legs, and looked at Ergou with a smile.

    Ergou made a "gumble" sound, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, forced a smile and said: "Master Shu, haven't you bought it yet?"

    "Oh, you mean you are trying to fool me?" Shu Ze said lightly.

    Ergou was silent for a moment and said a little bachelorly: "Master Shu, to tell you the truth, even if you kill me, I won't be able to get that much money."

    Shu Ze smiled coldly: "Then you spoke so happily just now, could it be that you just said it as a fart?"

    Ergou smiled bitterly and said, "Who knew those guys were so unreliable?"

    Shu Ze said: "Hey, that's your business, I don't care."

    "This" Ergou hesitated for a moment: "Master Shu, can you tell me what you think? As long as it is something within my ability, I will definitely do it."

    Shu Ze chuckled: "My conditions are simple. You take us to the place where the things are stored, take a look at them, pick a few things, and that's it."

    "Okay, no problem!" Ergou agreed hastily.

    These words made Shu Ze startled. Why did Ergou agree so readily? This was completely different from his original idea!  Is there anything fishy in this?

    Seeing the surprised look on Shu Ze's face, Ergou chuckled secretly, pointed to the door and said, "Mr. Shu, didn't you see the word 'dismantle' on the door?"

    Shu Ze suddenly realized that since this place was going to be demolished, Ergou and the others would definitely have to move to another place. Some important things might have been moved. In this case, would there be no problem if he was allowed in?  But, in this case, will the things he wants have also been moved?

    Thinking of this, Shu Ze suddenly felt anxious, waved his hand and said: "It's getting late, lead the way!"

    "Okay, okay!"

    Ergou nodded repeatedly, went to close the door first, and then led the two of them into the back room.  Then, I saw him walking to a tall wooden wardrobe. After opening it, he pulled aside the clothes inside. I don't know where he pressed it, and heard a "squeak" sound, revealing a man who was probably larger than an adult.  A little entrance.

    "Master Shu, I'll go in first, and you can just follow me."

    With that said, Ergou pressed the light switch, a dim light came on, and then walked into the entrance.

    "I'll go in first." Meng Zitao smiled and walked in first without waiting for Shu Ze to speak.

    Shu Ze smiled, shook his head, and followed.

    On the other side of the entrance is a somewhat narrow staircase. Go down the stairs and after walking for a while, you reach the bottom. This is a basement with an area of ??more than 40 square meters.

    Meng Zitao smelled the smell, and there was only a faint smell, indicating that people were cleaning it here frequently and ventilating it regularly.  Then he looked around. Although the lights here were dim, he could still see clearly with his current eyesight.

    I saw many shelves around, but most of the shelves were empty. There were only some scattered antiques, which were estimated to be less than one-tenth of the original ones. It should be because the place was about to be demolished, and many things had been moved away.  .

    Ergou smiled and said, "Master Shu, take a look first. If you have any questions, just call me."

    "Yeah!" Shu Ze nodded and said to Meng Zitao, "Zitao, you should take a look too."

    "OK¡­¡­"

    After saying that, Meng Zitao walked to the right, ready to start reading from there.

    After looking at several items in succession, Meng Zitao found that the remaining items were indeed of relatively low value. Among the items he had seen, the highest value was less than 100,000. This was still the market price. If sold to Shu Ze, it would be worth  Thank God for one third of it. No wonder Ergou didn't take it out.

    However, things at this price point are more attractive to him. Unfortunately, he is now playing the role of a palm-eye master. In addition, he is not very familiar with Shu Ze, so it is not easy for him to speak.

    "It's already good that I picked up a mistake today. I've also met Shu Ze. What else can I be dissatisfied with?"

    Meng Zitao laughed at himself, then picked up a blue and white plum vase and looked at it.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)??Looks.

    After looking at several items in succession, Meng Zitao found that the remaining items were indeed of relatively low value. Among the items he had seen, the highest value was less than 100,000. This was still the market price. If sold to Shu Ze, it would be worth  Thank God for one third of it. No wonder Ergou didn't take it out.

    However, things at this price point are more attractive to him. Unfortunately, he is now playing the role of a palm-eye master. In addition, he is not very familiar with Shu Ze, so it is not easy for him to speak.

    "It's already good that I picked up a mistake today. I've also met Shu Ze. What else can I be dissatisfied with?"

    Meng Zitao laughed at himself, then picked up a blue and white plum vase and looked at it.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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