Liulichang Street is located outside the Peace Gate in Kyoto. It is a famous cultural street in Kyoto. It originated in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, most of the candidates who came to Beijing to take the imperial examinations lived in this area. Therefore, there were shops selling books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones here. There are many places here, forming a strong cultural atmosphere. Most foreigners come here when traveling to Beijing.
For people in the antique industry, if you don’t visit Panjiayuan and Liulichang when you come to Beijing, it means you haven’t been to Kyoto.
Li Mo and Niu Sanpang walked into Liulichang Street and were immediately dazzled by the scene in front of them. Not to mention the large number of people, the key was that there were many stalls set up irregularly on both sides of the road. Some stalls only have one person, one stool and a piece of cloth that is of unknown age, with all kinds of strange things scattered here and there.
All kinds of bargaining sounds filled our ears, and some were even quarreling.
"Master Li, have we come to the wrong place? Is the collection market in Kyoto so hot now?"
"You're already here, squeeze in and take a look." Li Mo put his backpack on his chest and followed the flow of people into the main road.
"This Liuli Street is more than 800 meters long. It was still a suburb during the Yuan Dynasty. The imperial court opened an official kiln here to bake glazed tiles. In the Ming Dynasty, the city was expanded and it became an urban area unsuitable for firing glazed tiles. Later, the official kiln was The kiln was moved to other places, but the name Liulichang remained and has been passed down to this day."
"Master Li, when facing you, I feel like I am illiterate. I am still a native of Kyoto, and I am not as familiar with history as you are."
Li Mo smiled and said: "I also read from the book that the status of Kyoto Liulichang and Panjiawan is at the ceiling level in the antique world. Anyone who doesn't come to visit will be embarrassed to say that they are eating antiques. Those who eat."
"I can tell. This antique festival suddenly brought out many old Kyoto people. They put out all the old things in their homes, really thinking they could sell them at a high price." Niu Sanpang stopped at a In front of the stall, I looked at the gourd-like thing in front of me and asked, "Isn't this a gourd that has been dried in the sun and coated with a layer of black paint for sale?"
Li Mo took one look and immediately became happy. The stall owner really knew how to play and actually took out a gourd to sell.
"Let's go."
"Oh, where can I find good things here?"
"It's just free time anyway, so let's just have fun. Let's take a look around. Diamonds and gold are all found from the gravel. Maybe if you're lucky, you can come across one or two interesting things."
The two of them walked around and each stall owner greeted them warmly. They looked at each other and didn't say anything, just left silently.
"Master Li, look at these snuff bottles, they are quite exquisite."
Niu Sanpang squatted in front of a stall. Dozens of different styles of snuff bottles were placed on the cloth. Some were solid colors, and some were painted. They looked exquisite. There are also some miscellaneous items placed in a small open space next to the snuff bottle, including sculptures, bracelets, bracelets, and some temporarily unrecognizable items.
"Young man, you really have a good eye. If you look at the snuff bottles in my stall, you won't find a better snuff bottle than mine in the entire Liuli Street." The stall owner is an old man in his sixties, sitting on a stool. While saying hello, he smoked Xiaoyao cigarette.
Li Mo also squatted down and picked up one to play with. In terms of shape and feel, this snuff bottle was really a fine product, but it was just a handicraft.
"What do you think of this? It's black. It looks a bit like an old object. There seems to be writing on the bottom. What do you think it is?"
Li Mo glanced at it and almost laughed out loud. The bottom was the four seal characters 'Prince of the East Palace'. Is there any level of fraud? It's too casual to even create such a reputation.
Before he could say anything, the old man came up to him. He stretched out his head and said hurriedly: "Young man, you are really a master of yourselves. You found the treasures in my stall in one go. Let me tell you, This is a treasure used by the prince, and it is worth a lot of money."
Niu Sanpang didn't know the seal characters, so he asked curiously: "How do you know that the prince used it?"
"Look, there are four characters engraved on the bottom of the snuff bottle, 'Prince of the East Palace'. This can't be fake. Although I don't know which dynasty or generation of princes used it, it must have come from the palace."
Niu Sanpang's eyes widened. He realized that this thing was completely fabricated. The uncle's boast was too outrageous. Why should he return it to the Prince of the East Palace?
He put it down sadly and prepared to leave.
"Hey, young man, take a look at this again. This is my own collection of snuff bottles. I don't show it to ordinary people. Take a look, this is a real good thing. If you like it, I will sell it to you at a cheap price."
The uncle enthusiastically picked up another golden-looking snuff bottle from the stall.
Because of the golden color, Niu Sanpang took it over curiously and looked through it. Sure enough, there were four seal characters at the bottom.
"Hey, I know these two characters. They should be pronounced 九五."
Li Mo felt uncomfortable holding it back. He stood up and gently kicked San Pang's butt. It was better to leave quickly. It would be a complete waste of time.
The bottom of the snuff bottle just now was "Prince of the East Palace", which is not the highest official position. This one is directly "Nine-Five Supreme".
Niu Sanpang put it down carefully and smiled at the uncle.
"Young man, don't leave in a hurry. In addition to snuff bottles, I also have other antiques here. Take a closer look."
Niu Sanpang was frightened by the uncle's enthusiasm, and left quickly with Li Mo.
Hahaha. . .
After walking a few steps away, Niu Sanpang finally couldn't hold back his laughter.
"I almost believe what the uncle said."
The two of them walked more than ten meters ahead when they heard a middle-aged man next to them asking the price: "Boss, how much does this cost?"
"This is an antique. I spent three thousand when I bought it. You can earn me some hard money and add one thousand to it."
"Four thousand is too expensive, boss. I think this is interesting, so I want to buy it back and study it."
"If you sincerely want to buy it, I can make it cheaper by another two hundred. Just give it three thousand eighty. I won't sell it below this price."
The boss quoted a low price. The middle-aged man looked at it a few more times, shook his head, put it down, got up and left.
Li Mo glanced over and stopped.
What he saw was the antique that the middle-aged man asked about the price just now. It looked like a cup and a bit like a bowl, and the surface was dark in color.
He also squatted down and picked up the cup-like object, gently touching the surface with his fingers, and then he saw that there were patterns on the inner wall, like begonia flowers, with a Capricorn pattern at the bottom.
"Master Li, what is this thing? It has a strange shape."
Li Mo looked at the boss and asked: "Boss, you just said this thing is an antique. Do you know what it is? Which dynasty it is from."
"have no idea."
The boss was honest, but he immediately said: "Anyway, I think it is an antique. Young man, if you don't want to buy it, just put it down. Don't stop me from doing business."
"Master Li, is this thing really an antique?"
Li Mo didn't answer, but carefully identified the texture on the surface, then took out his mobile phone and said: "Boss, I bought this three thousand and eighty pieces. Let's go back and study what kind of antique it is."
As soon as the boss heard this, his attitude immediately changed. He immediately smiled and took out a few pieces of waste paper and wrapped it carefully.
"Young man, I see that you are a cultured person and know that this is a good thing. If someone else comes to buy it, don't even think about losing four thousand."
After Li Mo paid, the boss became even more energetic and took out two bottles of mineral water from the side of the stool and handed them to Li Mo.
"Young man, there are many people here and it's crowded. Drink more water."
"thank you boss."
Li Mo stuffed the things into his bag, opened the mineral water, took a sip and continued walking forward.
Niu Sanpang looked at the stall and then at Li Mo's back. He had just taken action. Could it be that the indistinguishable bowl was really an antique?
