Walking back to the three-legged bronze tripod, Xiao Bai looked at the bronze tripod carefully again.
It's still perfect, no matter from any angle, there is no problem.
With a slight sigh, Xiao Bai turned his attention to the piece of paper with the inscription inside the cauldron.
After a moment, Xiao Bai smiled in relief.
He finally knew something was wrong.
The word is wrong!
It was precisely because he was mainly learning the appreciation of calligraphy and painting from his master Qin Hai these days that he could tell that the inscriptions inside the three-legged tripod were wrong.
Although seal script seems simple and casual, it is actually very particular about the details.
Although the bronze tripod in front of me seems to have no flaws.
However, the inscriptions inside are rigidly carved and the strokes are deliberate, which should not be at the level that could be carved on a bronze tripod at that time.
Thinking about it, it is extremely difficult for a counterfeiter to make the bronze tripod so perfect that it can even be said to have no flaws.
If he were to become proficient in seal script carving, it would be almost impossible.
After all, calligraphy cannot be completely consistent even if it is copied by others.
"Xiao Xiao, the auction is about to begin. Let's take a seat. Alas, I don't know if I have enough cash in my card to buy this three-legged bronze tripod."
"It would be a shame if this kind of stuff went abroad."
Hearing Xu Weiming's words, Xiao Bai followed the three of them to the auction seat and said softly: "Mr. Xu, I don't think we should take pictures of this bronze tripod. It's a good thing if it goes abroad. It can be regarded as a disguised form of earning foreign exchange.”
Hearing Xiao Bai's words, Xu Weiming and Sun Limin were stunned for a moment and looked at Xiao Bai.
"Xiao Xiao, what do you mean?"
"But it shouldn't be. I don't think there's anything wrong with this bronze tripod."
After hearing Sun Limin's words, Xiao Bai saw that no one around him was paying attention to him, and then continued to speak softly.
"On the surface, there seems to be nothing wrong with this tripod. It can even be said to be perfect, without any flaws."
"But the characters engraved in it are too stiff and lack the elegance that seal script should have."
"Old Sun also knows that my master's main specialty is calligraphy and painting, so I also analyzed this bronze tripod from the perspective of calligraphy."
Hearing Xiao Bai's explanation, Xu Weiming narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Hahahaha, Xiao Xiao, you are really my lucky star. I said it was right to invite you here."
"Oh, why didn't I think of that before? Now that I think about it, it's true. This word is a bit too old-fashioned and stiff, and it's indeed a bit awkward."
"For such a big item, if you have any doubts about it, you can reject it. Xiao Xiao, thanks to you, otherwise I would definitely take this thing back tonight."
"You have helped me recover a huge loss."
While talking, the four of them arrived at the highlight of the ghost market tonight, the auction site.
Seeing the images and numbers begin to appear on the propped up projection cloth, Xiao Bai sat firmly on the plastic stool.
Although the environment was a bit shabby, no one present cared about it.
After all, people are not here for enjoyment. Being able to take back a few good items at a suitable price is more important than anything else.
"Welcome to this venue."
"Tonight's auction will now officially begin."
"First of all, here is our first auction item, a Qianlong imitation Ru-glazed straight-mouth bottle from the Qing Dynasty. The height of the bottle is 26.8 cm, the diameter is 5.2 cm, and the bottom diameter is 10.5 cm. The starting price is 200,000!"
Looking at the light cyan straight-mouth bottle in excellent condition on the auction stage, Xiao Bai was actually somewhat interested.
These are one of the few non-unearthed cultural relics in today's ghost market auction.
As the host's voice fell, the prices on the projection cloth soon began to beat.
250,000, 300,000.
Looking at the crazy rising prices, Xiao Bai couldn't help but click his tongue.
He really didn't expect that in this ghost market, when the host did not guarantee the authenticity, this group of buyers would be so crazy.
soon.
The price was raised to 1.7 million.
As the auction host hammered down, the second lot appeared on the projection cloth.
"Okay, it's getting late, so I won't waste everyone's time. Here's the second lot."
"Tang Dynasty. Sunflower mirror with mother-of-pearl pattern and eight flowers and birds, 25 cm in diameter, starting price, 500,000 yuan..."
As antiques and cultural relics were auctioned one after another, Xiao Bai couldn't help but sigh.
"Well, thank you all for your support. Before the final auction of the three-legged bronze tripod, we were entrusted by an important old customer to auction a small item on our behalf."
"As you can see, this is a bronze seal. There are no words on the seal, but some totems. There is no reserve price for this small object. Anyone who is interested can participate."
"Well, because this lot is temporarily added, the bidding number is 099. If you are interested, please enter 099 on the bidder and click to confirm, and then place your bid!"
Looking at the blurry small bronze seal on the projection cloth, Xiao Bai's expression under the mask was full of astonishment.
This seal was unclear to others, but he was too familiar with it.
It was completely consistent with the style he had picked up in the general's tomb in Yunling before.
It's just that the seal and text of this bronze seal are slightly different from the previous one, but Xiao Bai can still be sure that it is a product of the same period and the same civilization.
Here's a clue!
Thinking of this, Xiao Bai looked at the current price on the projection cloth.
150000.
Although this small seal is also made of bronze and is obviously very old.
But because the seal is not engraved with seal script or other characters, it actually doesn't have much value.
"200,000! Xiao Bai entered a series of numbers on the quotation machine without much hesitation, and then pressed the confirmation button."
Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the price on the screen jumping again as he clicked to confirm.
As long as it does not exceed his purchasing power, he is bound to get this small seal.
After all, although this Fang Xiaoyin may not be of high value as a cultural relic, his life is very valuable!
Seeing that the price on the projection cloth reached 220,000, Xiao Bai did not hesitate and directly entered the price of 300,000.
After a while, seeing that no one continued to bid on Fang Xiaoyin, the person in charge of the auction happily made the deal.
"Okay, now comes the grand finale of our auction!"
"Three-legged bronze tripod! There are 271 words of inscription inside! The starting price is 20 million!"
"coax!"
As the host announced the reserve price, the auction site soon burst into commotion.
20 million, this base price is not expensive for this bronze tripod, it can even be said to be very cheap.
