Chapter 777

Seeing Nan Nan's attitude, Chu Chen said with a smile, "I do have three things, two of which can be transferred. As for the market value of these two things, they should add up to about 210000 euros, but even if I trade with money, I still like to trade things for things."

Then he took the box containing the three antiques out of the shopping bag and put it on the table.

After listening to Chu Chen's reply, Nan Nan said happily: "OK! I have no problem at all

Before opening the box containing antiques, Chu Chen said with a smile, "boss Nan, I've taken out all my things. Should I have a look at your good things?"

"Yes, yes! I'll get it right away

After hearing what Chu Chen said, Nan Nan patted his forehead, and then prepared to walk out of the reception room. However, before he took a few steps, he turned back and asked with a smile, "Mr. Chu, what kind of items do you like to collect?"

"My main collection is porcelain."

"OK, just a moment, please..."

Seeing that Nannan had just left, Wu Ke asked, "ah Chen, do you really want to exchange antiques with him?"

Chu Chen replied: "yes, anyway, I'm not ready to collect rhinoceros horn cup and black-and-white jade snuff bottle. It's good to be able to change something I like."

"Oh Wu Ke shows a clear look when she hears the words. She also knows that Chu Chen's favorite is porcelain, or some rare or valuable antiques. Although the two items mentioned by Chu Chen are good, they are obviously not in his collection.

"Ah Chen, what kind of jade is this black and white jade? I used to hear that it was Hetian jade and that it was local jade. I was confused. " Wu Ke asked curiously.

"Black and white jade, generally speaking, refers to the black jade of Hetian." Chuchen explained.

"Isn't it? Mo Yu is not black. How can it be black and white?" After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Wu Ke felt very puzzled.

Chuchen laughs and explains: "in the traditional sense, Moyu refers to the formation of white jade and sapphire by graphite. Of course, as Moyu, the blacker the better, but it must have jade quality. Otherwise, it is stone. Most Moyu are gray, not black or white. This kind of material is called" blue and white ", which is often called Hetian blue and white in the market."

"Generally speaking," blue and white "jade is quite delicate, with a good sense of fat. It has a unique feeling when you start to use it. The" blue and white "jade with clear black and white is very popular in Yufang, and can be used for skillful carving. The black and white Hetian seed material with clear black and white is commonly known as black and white, and the top grade requires" white as rice paper and black as ink. "

"In the market, what is easily confused with Hetian's" blue and white "is the" blue and white "of Qinghai. Generally speaking, the" blue and white "of Qinghai gives people a feeling of freezing. There are almost no ink spots. The ink is melted in the jade, and some can show purple halo. Of course, the black and white can be distinguished according to the white jade part..."

The black-and-white jade snuff bottle that chuchen bought in the morning was the Hetian black and white jade of high quality.

The snuff bottle has a round mouth, straight neck, smooth shoulder, flat bottom and slightly concave. Ink ground is paved, pine trees are carved on the cliff, and white jade materials are skillfully used for relief carving, fishing, woodcutting, farming and reading.

The fisherman carries a fishing basket on his back and catches fish by the river. The woodcutter in the mountains takes a rest with firewood on his shoulder. The scholar's Pavilion leans against the window and reads aloud. Outside the window, there is a hidden tiller who writes a poem. Therefore, the utensils follow the original color, with excellent design, exquisite design and exquisite craftsmanship. They are excellent utensils made by the Soviet Union in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

Based on the quality of the snuff bottle and its carving, Chu Chen felt that its market value should be around 700000 yuan.

After Chu Chen explained the black and white jade to Wu Ke, Nan Nan came in with a few boxes and a smile.

After putting the things on the table and sending the guys away, Nan Nan said with a smile, "Mr. Chu, let's start!"

"Yes

Chuchen smiles and nods. Then he opens the box and pushes it to nannancai. Nannancai also puts what he just took in front of chuchen.

"Why! This is a stone carving! "

When Nan Nan saw an antique in Chu Chen's box just now, he let out a faint cry. Then he quickly took it carefully. It was a string of hands. After a rough look, he exclaimed, "is this Zhan GUSHENG's work?"

Chuchen said with a smile: "it's really a hand string carved by Zhan GUSHENG."

The core carving belongs to the category of three-dimensional micro carving, which prevailed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Since the mid Ming Dynasty, the core carving of olive was regarded as the most valuable and unique skill, and became popular as accessories such as clothing belts and fan accessories.

Olives are distributed in Yangcheng, Shandong and Gusu. Among them, Yangcheng Zengcheng is rich in Wulan and Bailan. Wulan is one of the four treasures of Zengcheng. In addition to being made into XianLan horn, Youlan horn and wangxianglan horn, it has a hard and hollow kernel without meat, which is a good material for making olive carving.

It has been more than 300 years since Zeng Chenglan carving was introduced overseas. It was a tribute in the Qing Dynasty. The most famous work in history is Su Dongpo's flower boat in Chibi, which was created by Zeng Chenglan artist Zhan GUSHENG in the fourth year of Xianfeng.The nuclear boat has a cabin in the middle, a bow in the front and a tail in the back. There is a table in the middle. Dongpo and other three people sit on it. Beside them, a child servant cooks tea with a fan and a stove. The stern of the boat is in the shape of a rowing boat. They float water hyacinth on their backs and play with each other.

There are windows on both sides of the cabin, eight doors on the windows, and 537 characters of "Ode to the former Red Cliff" are engraved on the outside of the bottom of the cabin. This miniature sculpture is still known as the "king of sculpture" and is now stored in Zengcheng Museum.

Zhan GUSHENG's real name is Zhan Jusheng. He was a nuclear sculptor in the late Qing Dynasty. His original name was Maolan. He was a scholar at the age of 22. But he failed in the imperial examination, so he was determined to devote himself to the process of nuclear carving. He is not only good at Rugby carving, but also well read and outstanding in articles. He works in small regular script, is good at Danqing and works in figures. Its rich cultural connotation expands the theme of olive carving and improves its artistic level.

According to historical records, all of Zhan GUSHENG's knives were forged with fine iron. He opened a window to the East in his home. Whenever the sun rose, he took Lanhe to carve near the window. In case of emergency, he held it in his mouth. After noon, he stopped carving. He thought it was not suitable to carve after noon.

According to the records of yangchengfu, Zhan GUSHENG once carved eighteen Arhats with stone carvings, with different and vivid expressions. The rocks and trees are well scattered. Among them, a arhat holds a bowl in his hand. Next to the bowl, there is a pigeon with its head facing inward. The pigeon is as small as sesame, but has complete feet and claws.

There is a two page card that can be closed on the back. One page is engraved with Guanyin on the lotus pond. On the left is shancai and on the right is Longnv. On the top left is a bottle with Yangzhi on it. On the top right is a parrot with a string of 18 rosary beads on its beak. There are cards and beads.

On the other page, the full text of the Heart Sutra is engraved. On the back, there are two beads with a circle and a sharp point. All the beads have holes in them. Inside each hole, there is a Buddha, facing outward, and shaking them makes a sound. It's a marvelous skill with its exquisite technique and marvelous Kung Fu.

Due to the high difficulty of micro carving technology, Zhan GUSHENG's works are very few in stock. Today, it is known that there are about ten handed down works, most of which are collected in museums, and only a few are in the hands of collectors.

In addition to the above-mentioned "Red Cliff cruise", Chu Chen had seen Zhan GUSHENG's Lanhe boat carved in Liu Lao's collection before. Among the boat's seven people, the look is vivid. The bottom of the boat is also engraved with long script in small regular script, and the style is "GUSHENG Taoist", which is also a very wonderful work.

However, the olive core is like a boat, so the total length of the boat is about 4.5cm. Therefore, in terms of the difficulty of creation, the complexity of the craft, the rarity of the subject matter and the number of olive cores, this piece of 108 carved characters is even better.

Each stone is carved with a statue of arhat, 108 of which are exactly 108 Arhats. His characters are carved in high relief, with clear features, vivid expression and fluent lines. Arhats all have backgrounds. Rocks, trees, animals, treasures and so on all match the legends of Arhats.

For example, "Luohan crosses the river carrying scriptures and preaches them eastward", "happy Luohan reveals his heart and makes people aware of the Buddha in his heart", "Luohan laughs at the lion because he studies Buddhism and does not kill any more, but the lion comes to thank him" and so on. From another angle, this bracelet can be regarded as a Buddhist treasure.

Moreover, in the process of carving, it is very difficult to achieve the same shape, size and color of 108 kernels, to avoid the rupture of the kernels in the process of carving, and to achieve the level of meticulous carving, micro in micro, and varied composition and modeling, which fully demonstrates Zhan GUSHENG's superb technical level and cultural connotation.

In addition, the name of Luohan is carved in Yangwen on each stone of the string, each word is less than 2mm. Two stone carvings are added with "Gu shengzuo" and "Zeng Chengzhan Gu Sheng". The words are clear and regular, which has the charm of Xiaokai in Jin and Tang Dynasties. Historical records record that Gu Shenggong was born in Xiaokai, so the real name is true.

Although Zhan Jusheng is only a craftsman, his biography was set up in Yangcheng magazine, Zengcheng county annals, and Zhan's genealogy, calling him "Lingnan generation artist", which shows his great influence on society.

He not only carried forward the long-standing Zeng Chenglan carving art, but also inspired the followers of the later generation, and made it famous at home and abroad.

It's no wonder that Nannan is so surprised that such a world-famous nuclear sculptor can carve such a lifelike piece of nuclear sculpture.

After getting Chu Chen's affirmative reply, he quickly asked, "Mr. Chu, I don't know if you are..."

I'm sorry to interrupt my boss, but he didn't plan to transfer it before he finished