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Chapter 768 Master Sculptor (Part 2)

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    What the old man took out was a small statue of Negative Xi, the eighth son of the dragon.  He is shaped like a dragon, ranked eighth in the family, and was good at literature throughout his life. The literary dragons on both sides of the stone tablet are his portraits.

    According to the legend, Ningxi is very fond of all kinds of inscriptions that shine with artistic brilliance. It is willing to turn into patterned dragons to set off these handed down literary treasures and decorate the base of the stele more elegantly and beautifully.  Therefore, on top of some ancient monuments, you can see two dragon-shaped creatures coiling around each other. This is the negative beast.

    Precisely because of this, Meng Zitao had never seen negative figures carved alone before, so he initially thought of the statues of the Son of the Dragon that he had previously obtained.

    However, what surprised Meng Zitao was that the statue was a jade carving made of Hotan jade. From this point of view, it was obviously wrong, and this was what surprised him.

    When Meng Zitao studied the jade, he made a new discovery. This jade carving was obviously imitated by the carvers of those statues he had received, but it was an imitation, so some places looked very stiff, but this also showed that  , the author should own or have owned the statue he is looking for before.

    So, Meng Zitao asked: "Old sir, can you tell me the origin of this jade?"

    The old man said: "Oh, I actually exchanged this jade carving with a Tibetan friend last year for a piece of "Strange Stones" by Chen Shizeng. I liked this jade carving better at the time, but everyone said that I lost money in the exchange. What do you think?  Woolen cloth?"

    Xu Xinqing took over and said: "Uncle, to be honest, I have also seen your painting "Strange Stones" by Chen Shizeng. Although I am not sure of its authenticity, I basically think it should be authentic, so it must be a loss.  ¡±

    Chen Shizeng was a Shanghai-style painter in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. He was good at poetry, calligraphy, and especially painting and seal cutting.  On the basis of inheriting the techniques of Shen Zhou of the Ming Dynasty and Shi Tao of the Qing Dynasty, his landscape paintings focused on learning from nature and drew creative inspiration from the natural landscape; his freehand flower and bird paintings were recently learned from Wu Changshuo, and the freehand brushwork of Xu Wei and Chen Chun from the distant Ming Dynasty, and his painting style is rich.  Refreshing and vigorous, full of interest; character paintings are outlined with freehand brushwork, focusing on verve, and have the documentary nature of sketches and comics.

    Because he created countless works throughout his life, his works are also a frequent visitor on the auction market. The highest auction record so far should be "Linyuan Pavilion Picture Scroll" in 2005, which sold for 440,000.  It says whether it is high or not, and whether it is low or not, so to see whether it is a loss or not, you have to look at the picture.

    So, Meng Zitao also gave his opinion: "This jade can only be said to be average. The market value does not exceed 20,000 at most. As for whether you have lost money, you have to see the painting to know."

    The old man heard that it was only worth 20,000 yuan at most, and was very disappointed: "Don't look at it. I bought that painting for nearly 30,000 yuan. If I exchange it for a jade that is only worth 20,000 yuan now, I will definitely lose money!"

    Meng Zitao asked: "Old sir, can you give me the contact information of your Tibetan friend?"

    Seeing that the old man was a little confused, Meng Zitao explained: "The main reason is that the shape of my jade is exactly the same as a statue I lost before, and the carving is 90% similar, so I want to ask about it, of course.  It¡¯s best to keep this matter a secret for the time being from your friend.¡±

    The old man felt a little enlightened. No wonder he was stunned when he saw Meng Zitao just now. It turned out to be for this reason.

    "Of course there's no problem, but it's not good for you to go look for him like this. In this case, I'll take you to look for him, just for some reason? By the way, he has a coral ornament more than sixty centimeters high.  , I just said you are curious and I will take you to have a look."

    "That's a good reason." Meng Zitao agreed with a smile.

    ¡°Then I¡¯ll contact him and see if he¡¯s available.¡±

    The old man contacted his friend, who heard that it was Meng Zitao who wanted to admire his coral ornaments, so he hurriedly agreed and said that he would be at home in the afternoon.

    After lunch, everyone took Xu Xinqing¡¯s car to the community where the Tibetan friend lived.

    The old man¡¯s Tibetan friend was named Jin Hongyan. He lived in a small villa. When he rang the doorbell, an energetic old man who looked to be in his sixties came out immediately.

    Jin Hongyan shook hands with everyone politely, and when it was Meng Zitao's turn, he smiled and said: "Haha, Teacher Meng, you are younger than you appear on TV. You are really young and promising.  "

    Meng Zitao said modestly, "Mr. Jin, I'm really sorry to trouble you."

    "Hey, what's the trouble? To be honest, I wish you could come over from time to time." With that, Jin Hongyan invited everyone into the house.

    After taking everyone to the living room, Mrs. Jin Hongyan served tea to everyone.

    "Old Yin, what happened to you now?Jin Hongyan was not surprised, so he told Meng Zitao all the information he knew.

    Meng Zitao got the information he wanted and continued to concentrate on the appraisal. Jin Hongyan¡¯s collection was not very large, so Meng Zitao did not spend much time completing the appraisal.

    Most of the things are genuine, but there are a few that have problems of one kind or another. Meng Zitao pointed out one by one in detail.

    Because it was reasonable and well-founded, Jin Hongyan did not doubt that there was anything wrong with what Meng Zitao said, and felt very emotional and distressed.

    Considering the time, Meng Zitao was ready to leave. Jin Hongyan sent everyone out. When they walked to the living room, everyone saw a young man in his early thirties who looked similar to Jin Hongyan, hurriedly walking towards the door.  go.

    ¡°Stop, are you ready to die again!¡± Jin Hongyan scolded.

    The young man didn¡¯t look back and waved his hand behind him: ¡°Internet cafe.¡±

    Before he finished speaking, his figure was almost gone.

    Jin Hongyan was so angry that he coughed: "This brat is really pissing me off!"

    "I'm telling you, Lao Jin, you have to make up your mind to take care of your little son. You can't treat games like food, right?"

    "Hey, if he was only a teenager now, I would definitely have to take care of him. There is nothing I can do now. He won't listen to you at all. Hey, fortunately, he doesn't steal or rob, he only plays games. As long as you don't mess with me,  If there is any trouble, let him go."

    When everyone got in the car, the old man said: "It's the fault of a son who doesn't teach his father. The reason why Lao Jin's son is like this is not because they have doted on him since he was a child. And I'm not saying that if his son continues like this, he will get into trouble sooner or later.  . However, Lao Jin is too stubborn, and unless he turns around, he won¡¯t listen at all.¡±

    ???????????????????????????????? It¡¯s hard for an upright official to deal with household affairs, and it¡¯s hard for Meng Zitao and the others to say anything.

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    The next morning, Meng Zitao contacted Xu Xinqing again. This was because his uncle¡¯s friend who could sculpt had already been found and asked him if he would like to visit together.  Of course, Xu Xinqing's uncle had no reason not to agree.

    The car stopped in front of a community. Xu Xinqing¡¯s uncle felt mixed emotions in his heart and said with a wry smile: ¡°After a long time of doing this, he now lives only ten minutes away from my community! Hey!¡±

    Xu Xinqing gently patted his uncle on the shoulder: "Don't be sad. Some things in the world are just coincidences. It's normal to pass by each other if you don't have fate."

    "Hey, stop talking, let's go in."

    We first went to the doorman to inquire, and the doorman really knew him, but Meng Zitao always felt that his expression when he spoke was a bit strange.

    The three people came to the unit building and rang the doorbell. The other party knew their purpose, but did not let them go upstairs. After a while, a woman in her thirties came out.

    "Okay, there's no need to tell you why you're here. Just identify the character on this jade pendant. If it's correct, I'll let you go up."

    Meng Zitao waved his hand to the old man who was about to speak, took the jade pendant, looked at it, and said, "The figure on it should be Duke Dongwang."

    The other party did not expect that Meng Zitao would answer so quickly, and asked in surprise: "Why?"

    Meng Zitao explained: "Many collectors like to regard this figure as a Hu man from the Tang Dynasty, but for the Hu man from the Tang Dynasty, the Hu man who could ride a dragon has not yet appeared, so he is not a Hu man, and a Hu man."  What the person is holding is not such a jade pot with a lid. In the Tang Dynasty, the pots were also the porcelain with round belly and narrow neck that we often see, so these are not suitable for the Hu people in the Tang Dynasty."

    "After we have these basic blueprints, we can only go into the data to check, a person holding a pot, a dragon, a phoenix, and a bear. This style can only be found in myths and legends, so what  What kind of characters meet these requirements? Let¡¯s take a look at the information about riding a dragon. Before the Han Dynasty and even before the Qing Dynasty, there were very few people who dared to ride a dragon. There were only two characters, one was the Yellow Emperor and the other was the Duke of the East. But this  The two are considered to be one person in some places. The Yellow Emperor is the ancestor of mankind, and only the Yellow Emperor is qualified to ride a dragon."

    "In the legend formed in the Warring States Period, the sun god known as 'Dongjun' was the incarnation of Dongwanggong. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the rise of Buddhism and Taoism, it was obvious that the Yellow Emperor theory at this time was no longer popular, and the Yellow Emperor's  The dragon is not such a dragon. Moreover, in some places, the Yellow Emperor is the Eastern Prince, which is what we call the Jade Emperor" (Remember the website address of this website: www.hlnovel.com
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