Chapter 776

Chu Chen didn't forget the promise he had made to Chu Jiamei. Now he saw a suitable nine eye bead. Of course, he wanted to buy it, but he was not in a hurry. He was going to talk about it later.

There are a lot of good things in Nan Nan Cai's shop. Chu Chen estimates that the things he put in the safe must be better, which also shows that Nan Nan Cai's antique business is really big.

After taking them around for a while, Nan Nan was afraid that they might have concerns about his things, so he took the initiative to say:

"all the cultural relics here are private cultural relics purchased by me. After the purchase, they will be sold or auctioned to earn a price difference, so there is no legal risk at all. Moreover, Sotheby's and Christie's, two famous auction houses in the world, purchase antiques from me every year and then go to auction. So you don't have to worry about the price

At the end of the day, there was a look of pride on his face.

Nannancai is proud of the fact that both the world's two major auction houses come to the store to purchase. As for the price, from the price point of view, Chu Chen felt that compared with the domestic market price is just, not like Nannan just said so preferential where to go.

Of course, then again, the prices in Paris are more expensive than those in China. Generally speaking, the prices of antiques are also more expensive than those in China. From this point of view, the prices of goods in nannancai's shop are indeed more favorable.

After taking them around, Nan Nan invited them into the reception room with great enthusiasm, and asked the staff in the shop to make a cup of tea for everyone. Then he turned to the utensil made of tianwai meteorite.

Chu Chen didn't say anything, so he took out the box that contained Cheng, opened it and pushed it to Nan Nan CAI.

Nan Nan just saw the things in the box. He was a little stunned at first, and then asked uncertainly, "Mr. Chu, I'm not very good at bronzes. I'd like to ask you something. This should be Cheng?"

Chu Chen replied, "it's really a bronze Cheng."

Nan Nan just nodded, then picked up the bronze Cheng in the box to appreciate it carefully. If you want to say that the appearance of the bronze Cheng is really good, it looks good, and there is little rust. It basically keeps the original appearance, and the iron blade made of meteorite still looks cold and sharp.

Judging from the characteristics of bronze Cheng, Nan Nan speculated that it might have been made in Shang Dynasty, and it can be imagined that the production technology at that time must have been very advanced.

In addition, the iron blade made of meteorite iron, from these characteristics, he felt that this bronze Cheng was not used by ordinary nobles at that time, what's more, there were two inscriptions on it.

As the bronze inscriptions from Shang Dynasty to Warring States period are mostly cast characters, they will never be copied wrongly like the handed down historical books, and there is no suspicion of later generations tampering with them. Therefore, they are truly reliable historical materials, which can make up for the missing mistakes in historical books, and are an important reference for dating and distinguishing the false.

This also led to the rise of epigraphy in the Song Dynasty. People paid more attention to the writing of bronzes. According to this demand, collectors at that time searched for bronzes with inscriptions. Since the Qing Dynasty, because of the prosperity of the simple learning of the Qianjia school, people treated the bronze inscriptions as historical documents, so the price of bronze with inscriptions in the Qing Dynasty was higher.

Now, in the domestic collection market, there is an unwritten rule that an inscription is worth 10000 yuan, that is, a bronze ware. With reference to its size, craftsmanship, delicacy, rarity and quality, if there are inscriptions, there will be additional value. Each character should be added 10000 yuan, and the more characters there are, the more valuable it is.

For example, even if a small bronze dish is not finely cast, if it is engraved with interesting inscriptions, the value of the bronze will be many times higher than that of a large bronze dish which is finely cast but has no inscriptions.

Therefore, collectors are generally very concerned about the characters on bronzes, not only because those characters have academic value, but also have high economic value.

At present, chuchen's Bronze Cheng is not only excellent in appearance, but also inlaid with an iron blade made of meteorite. Besides, there are two bronze inscriptions. Although the head is smaller and the whole length is only 14 or 5 cm, it is also a small best bronze ware of the Shang Dynasty.

After appreciating the bronze Cheng, Nan Nan asked, "Mr. Chu, if I'm right, it should be a bronze Cheng of Shang Dynasty, right?"

Chu Chen nodded and said, "well, I also think it should be from the Shang Dynasty."

"Do you know what these two inscriptions mean?" Nannan asked again.

Chu Chen shook his head: "I'm sorry, I really don't know these two words. If I remember correctly, these two inscriptions should not be in the recognizable inscriptions."

China has entered the Bronze Age in the Xia Dynasty, copper smelting and bronze manufacturing technology is very developed. Before the Zhou Dynasty, copper was also called gold, so the inscriptions on the bronze ware were called "gold inscriptions" or "auspicious gold inscriptions"; and because the number of characters on the bell and tripod was the largest, it was also called "Zhong Ding inscriptions" in the past.

From the early Shang Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty, the bronze inscriptions were used for more than 1200 years. According to the statistics of authoritative experts, there are 3722 characters in inscriptions, of which 2420 can be recognized.Chu Chen's bronze inscription is just one of the more than 1000 inscriptions not recognized. Because of this, Chu Chen told Wu Ke that the research value of this bronze inscription is higher than the market value.

Nan Nan just didn't know Jin Wen very well, but after listening to what Chu Chen said, he felt that Chu Chen had good face and deliberately said it as if he was very authoritative. It's no wonder that he thinks so. Chu Chen seems too young. How can people of this age, in general, study Jin Wen too deeply?

Although nannancai didn't show what he thought, chuchen and Wu Ke could still feel it. Chuchen realized that it was nothing. Even if nannancai looked down on him, he would not lose half a hair.

But Wu Ke was very upset about this. She turned her eyes and then asked Chu Chen, "ah Chen, does old Liu recognize these two words?"

Seeing Wu Ke asking, Chu Chen immediately understood her meaning, which made him feel funny and warm. As for Liu laowen, he has read the basic meaning of the two words above.

Of course, in such a scene, he had to defend his master's authority, so he shook his head and said, "I really don't know about this. I only know about it after I go back and show it to him."

"Ah! Don't you know that old Liu is so knowledgeable? " Wu Ke's expression was very surprised. She didn't pretend this reaction, but she also immediately reflected that Chu Chen has the ability to never forget. Although Jin Wen is complex, it's also something to memorize by rote. Therefore, if Liu Laohui is good at it, Chu Chen will be good at it.

"It's not that I don't know. I'm just not sure. After all, I haven't asked him about Jin Wen for a long time..."

After listening to the conversation, Nan Nan doesn't understand the meaning of it, which makes him feel a little embarrassed. However, he is really curious about Wu Ke's old Liu and wants to know what he is.

"You two, take the liberty to ask. I don't know what you mean by Mr. Liu?"

Wu Ke said, "I'm talking about Liu Zhi and Liu Lao. Ah Chen is his disciple."

Nan Nan just a face unimaginable ask a way: "you say is that old Liu of capital?"

"Of course!" Wu Ke returned with a proud expression.

After getting a positive reply, Nan Nan quickly stood up, stretched out his hand again, and said excitedly, "Mr. Chu, I didn't expect you to be a master of Mr. Liu. It's really disrespectful!"

"Where! Where... " Seeing this, Chu Chen also stood up politely, shook hands with him and exchanged greetings.

When he sat back, Nan Nan just sighed: "my grandfather had the honor to communicate with Mr. Liu several times before. He always admired what he had learned and wanted to go back to visit Mr. Liu again. But later he was old and it was inconvenient for him to return home. He was very sorry about this. If he knew that I would meet Mr. Liu's disciples today, he would be very happy I'm happy

Chu Chen said: "boss Nan, don't worry. I will tell my master about this when I return home. Please also convey to your grandfather the greetings of me and my master. "

"Ah Nan Nan sighed and said, "he's an old man. He died last winter."

"Well Mr. Nan, please forgive me Chu Chen didn't know what to say, so he could only comfort him.

"Mr. Chu, I'm sorry to have talked about this topic!"

Nan Nan quickly adjusted his mood, apologized to Chu Chen, and then asked, "Mr. Chu, do you have any idea of transferring this bronze? As for the price, it will certainly satisfy you. "

"Sorry, I don't have that idea yet."

Chu Chen shook his head. If he knew the inscriptions on the bronze, he could transfer them. But since they are inscriptions that have not yet identified their meanings, it means that they are of high research value. Therefore, at least for now, he certainly has no idea of transferring them.

Seeing Chu Chen's firm refusal, Nan Nan Cai sighed with regret. However, he immediately thought that since Chu Chen was Liu's disciple, Chu Chen might have found other treasures, so he asked with a smile:

"Mr. Chu, I'm not sure if you have any other gains before. Don't worry, if the things are good and you have any We'll also discuss the price of the transfer. If you like, it's OK to exchange the goods for the goods. "