He Ren rubbed it a little with his hands twice and immediately became excited.
It is indeed a word, no, to be precise, it should be half a word. The exposed part looks like the word "bow".
However, the character "Gong" was obviously thin and did not look like a complete character at all. He Ren quickly thought that this was a name of a person, and this person should be named "Zhang".
At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were only two lacquer carving craftsmen named Zhang, Zhang Cheng and Zhang Degang, who were good at their craftsmanship. They were father and son.
According to the year provided by the Treasure Appraisal Eye, this black box should have been made by Zhang Cheng. Zhang Cheng's carvings are round and clear, and he can be called a master of lacquer carving.
Zhang Cheng's works were highly appreciated by Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and he recruited his son Zhang Degang to serve as an official in the camp.
There is another story here.
Zhang Cheng's lacquer carving skills were considered the best in the Yuan Dynasty. The people of Xiaoli particularly admired Chinese culture, so all the envoys of Xiaoli went to Zhang Cheng's house to purchase a batch of carved lacquer to prepare as a tribute to the Chinese emperor.
Later, for some unknown reason, when these tributes were delivered, the Yuan Dynasty had already been destroyed and passed into the hands of Zhu Di. After seeing them, Zhu Di was so shocked that he wanted to transfer Zhang Cheng to the Orchard Factory, the royal lacquerware workshop. As a result, he found It was discovered that Zhang Cheng had passed away, and it was Zhang Degang's turn to become an official in the court.
Zhang Cheng is best at removing red, but there are very few extant works, with values ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions, and there is not a single work that removes black.
That's why He Ren was so excited.
Moreover, the word "Gong" is clearly engraved on the inside, and it is specially hidden on the outermost edge of the box. There must be some theory that He Ren has already started to make up a story in his mind...
The story can be compiled slowly, and getting the things first is the most important thing.
He Ren put the seal and the box on the ground, "Boss, I want both, please give me a price?"
The boss made it clear. He felt that with He Ren's eyesight, there was no need to deceive, "The seal is a late Qing folk imitation, worth five thousand, and the ink pad is also from the late Qing Dynasty, but I didn't keep it well, so it only costs a few hundred yuan." . In this case, the ink pad and the box are considered gifts from me, so you can just give me five thousand."
He Renqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart, paid the boss 5,000 yuan, then handed over his hand and prepared to leave.
"We bought a lot of stuff, so we left first. Business is booming."
The boss also handed over his hand and did not ask He Ren for his opinion. From his perspective, these two things were really not missing.
But people who are familiar with He Ren would not think so.
Zhang Nuo asked for treasure friend, "Buy a coffin and give back a pearl?"
He Ren was startled, "Did you see it?"
"What did I see?" Zhang Nuo was also stunned, but she quickly realized it and lowered her voice, "Is this box a good thing?"
He Ren slapped his forehead and let Zhang Nuo trick him, but he soon felt relieved, "It's a good thing, but I'm not sure yet. Let's find a place to take a look."
Wei Ruixiang and Zhou Zhou were also shocked. They didn't see anything special about this box at all, but it was hard to ask now, so they had to follow He Ren to find a place to rest first.
Not long after, a few people found a teahouse that had just opened on the second floor.
It's said to be a teahouse, but it's actually an antique shop that specializes in selling books, calligraphy and paintings. Maybe the business is not very good, or maybe the store is too big. The boss wants to share the cost, so he sets up seven or eight tables in the room. Selling tea and cakes.
It was not the peak period yet, so there was no one in the teahouse. A few people found a table in the corner and ordered a pot of Biluochun and a few refreshments.
When everything was ready, He Rencai put the box in his hand on the table. Wei Ruixiang couldn't help but lower his head to check, but after looking for a long time, he still couldn't see anything.
He Ren was so happy that he poured out all the ink pad inside, took out a wet wipe from his bag, and began to wipe it carefully.
While wiping He Ren, he cursed that the boss really didn't know how to save the ink pad, it had all melted. Otherwise, He Ren wouldn't be willing to wipe it with wet wipes...
The carved lacquer made more than 700 years ago may not be able to withstand it.
After finally cleaning it up, half of the character "Zhang" was exposed. Only then did He Ren see clearly. It turned out that a few layers of paint inside "reasonable" had fallen off, otherwise the half word would not have been exposed. It seemed that Zhang Cheng was hiding it very deeply at that time.
Because carving lacquer is not just a simple layer of paint, but multiple layers of paint must be repeatedly painted on the fetal bones, ranging from more than one hundred layers to two to three hundred layers. A very thick paint film must be formed to be convenient. Sculpture.
The "heat" for making carving lacquer is very difficult to control. If it is completely dry, it will not be able to be carved. If it is not too dry, it will easily stick to the knife. Therefore, it must be made quickly when it neither sticks to the knife nor becomes crispy, so the craftsman is not given enough time.
The name of Zhang Cheng seems to be in the middle of multiple layers of paint, making it even more troublesome to carve. It is not an exaggeration to say that the workmanship is miraculous.
"Ah! This is..."
Wei Ruixiang picked up the box in surprise and almost stuffed his head into it. After a while, he tentatively asked, "Zhang Cheng? Or Zhang Degang?"
He Ren smiled slightly and said, "Looking at the carver, I think it's Zhang Cheng."
"Has he done blackening?" Wei Ruixiang was stunned, and picked it up and looked at it for a long time. "It really looks like Zhang Cheng's carving. This is not a great discovery. Brother He, you made a big mistake again!"
Treasure friends are naturally confused.
"Who is Zhang Cheng? Liu Luoguo's housekeeper? He has a brother named Liu An?"
"Pick up a big leak? Is it from Huanghuali again?"
"How come anchors always make big mistakes? Is he the chosen one?"
"Anchors often meet very handsome eldest brothers. Have you ever seen such a chosen one?"
It seems like something strange has been mixed in...
Wei Ruixiang was also a well-read man. He told his treasure friends the story of Zhang Cheng's life and his childhood, and the story of buying his carved lacquer to present to Zhu Di. Everyone was amazed when they heard it.
During the appraisal, Wei Ruixiang gave He Ren another assist, "This carving should be Zhang Cheng's pinnacle work. It won't be a problem to sell for millions..."
Before the treasure friends could sigh, Wei Ruixiang added, "If it can be confirmed that it was made by Zhang Cheng, it may be his only surviving black lacquer carving, and the price may be doubled."
He Ren really wanted to hold Wei Ruixiang's hands and say "thank you" to him, but it was still live broadcast and he couldn't leave like this.
Wei Ruixiang asked, "Brother He, how do you judge?"
He Ren cleared his throat, his story was already made up.
"Boss Wei, do you think that when you approached Zhang Cheng to buy carved lacquer when you were a kid, do you think you would have revealed to him that it was a tribute to the emperor?"
Wei Ruixiang thought about it and said, "It should be possible, otherwise Zhang Cheng may not be able to carve it carefully."
"I think so too. Do you think Xiaori will allow Zhang Cheng to sign?"
"Of course it won't be allowed."
"That's right." He Ren snapped his fingers, "So Zhang Chengcheng thought of a way to sandwich his name and money in the middle of the lacquer. If someone finds out one day, he will be famous in history..."
Wei Ruixiang fell into deep thought, and He Ren's story seemed to make sense...
