This bronze gui is actually from the Tang Dynasty!

To be exact, it is the bronze Gui of the Tang Dynasty that imitates the Western Zhou Dynasty.

It is not an ordinary high imitation, it is an official imitation, from the official imitation field specially opened up by the emperor.

In history, there are three emperors who like bronzes and designate official imitations.

Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji. The previous two emperors have changed their year names, and Zhu Zhanji has only one Xuande.

Here, Li Longji is the most representative. During the Kaiyuan period, Li Longji set up an official imitation field in Jurong in southwest Jiangsu, focusing on the work of imitating the three generations of bronzes.

After this episode opened, not only did Li Longji live from time to time, but it couldn't stop for a while, and it lasted for more than 200 years.

And the end point was in the year when Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was given poisoned wine by Zhao Guangyi, Taizong of the Song Dynasty.

As for Zhao Ji of Song Huizong, because his main business is an artist and his side job is the emperor, calligraphy, painting and literary play are his strengths.

Zhao Ji is also a bronze collector. The famous "Xuanhe Bogutu" records the three generations of bronzes collected by the royal family and displayed in the Xuanhe Palace, with a number of more than 800 pieces.

The bronzes in "Xuanhe Bogutu" have all been imitated, and a large part of them have been done more than once.

During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the last three generations of bronzes were really "hot", and the supply of raw and cooked pits was in short supply. In the Liuli Factory, there have been many three generations of bronzes on the ripe pit, a considerable part of which are imitations of Xuanhe officials.

In the Ming Dynasty, another emperor with artistic pursuits appeared - Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji. Yongle Emperor Zhu Di's "good saint grandson" cooperated with the creation of the "rule of Yongxuan", and his artistic attainments are also very high.

Take a look at the Xuande official kiln and Xuande furnace, and you can also get a glimpse of the leopard.

Zhu Zhanji also likes three generations of bronzes, and the officials of the Xuande period imitated three generations of bronzes, which are very standard.

Speaking of antiquity, it seems that Qianlong is indispensable, but the bronze ware of the last three generations of high imitation of the Qianlong Dynasty is obviously dwarfed by the quality of the three emperors of Li Longji, Zhao Ji and Zhu Zhanji.

After Wu Duo learned that this was an official imitation of the Kaiyuan period, and after learning that it was something from Li Longji's field, he also understood why the rust color was so natural.

This bronze skull, although it is not from the last three generations, is still a raw pit, but it is from the "Tang pit".

However, according to Wu Duo's knowledge reserves, I still know one thing, that is, the official imitation bronzes of Li Longji's period are pure antiques, not to confuse people and fool money. Therefore, on the official imitation bronzes, the monogram of the supervisor is generally engraved.

But Wu Duo didn't see it.

It's weird.

Then look again.

The outer wall is unlikely. The abdomen is a beast face pattern or gluttonous pattern, and there is no random carving in the place where there is a pattern, it is impossible to wrap a circle of hook cloud patterns around the high hoop feet, and it is even more impossible to have two ears.

Most likely, the bottom and abdominal wall. However, the inscription of the word "Father Ding" has been cast on the bottom in antique, and it should not be engraved with a monogram to destroy the overall beauty.

The abdominal wall is the focus.

Just as Wu Duo continued to look carefully, Chang Song had already opened his mouth to ask the price.

After all, it is a raw pit goods, and the overall time has to be shortened.

The old man took a cigarette handed by Chang Song, took two sips before saying, "As for me, I brought this one to test the water today, after all, the thrift market is biased, not as good as Chixia Mountain; Today, we old and young masters have a fate, and I will give you the lowest price. ”

"I'm listening!" Chang Song spat out a puff of smoke rings.

"A hundred! If not, the time to watch it is not short, so hurry up and close it. ”

It is also a bronze Gui of the Western Zhou Dynasty, but the difference in price is very large. As far as this one is concerned, the volume is small, the ornamentation is a common category, and the green rust is not very beautiful. The best thing about it is that there are inscriptions.

To judge the value of the last three generations of bronzes, the inscription is very important. Most of the inscriptions before the Warring States period were cast, and after the Warring States period, there were many inscriptions.

Generally speaking, the greater the number of inscriptions on bronzes, the better, and the rarer the content, the better. For example, Mao Gongding, which can be called a national treasure, has an inscription of nearly 500 words.

But this is not necessarily the case, such as the stepmother Wuding, only a three-character inscription, which is also a national treasure. Because it is important, it is the Shang king's sacrifice to his mother, and the object of sacrifice is the wife of the previous Shang king Wu Ding;

And this "Father Ding Gui", the comprehensive conditions are not very good, there are not many inscriptions on the two characters, and there is nothing special, so normally speaking, it is more than one million.

But you quietly sell the goods, and you can't follow the market that is only slightly lower, otherwise who will buy you? Wouldn't it be more down-to-earth and reliable to find it from the regular auction? And not too much.

Moreover, it is such a stall in a thrift market, you can stuff it in a suitcase and bring it, and it is very inconsistent to open your mouth for a million.

Although Chang Song originally had the idea of only looking at it and not buying it.

"It's too high!" Chang Song shook his head.

"In this way, you ask your friend not to look at it first, and let's put it up and negotiate the price. At this time, someone passed by the stall, and the old man couldn't help but say.

It was also at this time that Wu Duo found a small piece of green rust that was slightly different from the surrounding area in an arc-shaped position on the abdominal wall of this "Father Ding Gui"!

I scratched it with my fingernails, and I felt that this small piece of green rust was looser than the surrounding one.

Wu Duo understood!

"Have you finished reading?" Chang Song turned his head, "The stall owner asked him to put it up and negotiate the price." ”

"Okay!" Wu Duo nodded and withdrew.

The two went around to the stall and squatted down, and the old man put a black plastic bag on the "father Ding Gui", and closed the box again.

"A hundred?" Wu Duo looked at the old man.

"Whether you can afford it or not, it's at this price, at most give up ninety-nine to one. The old man said, "It's hard to find things." I've been here for three weeks, and if there's no big deal today, I'm not going to come here at all, and I'm going to go another way. ”

Wu Duo had already understood, so he smiled. Chang Song didn't understand, and also smiled.

However, Wu Duo heard the old man say, "You can't afford it", and he was still a little unpleasant, "Old man, if this thing is genuine in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the price you said is worth it." ”

When the old man heard this, his eyebrows raised slightly, "No wonder he has to watch with you and palm your eyes together." Young man, buy it or not, listen to what you mean, can't you get there?"

"Since I don't buy it, how can I talk nonsense about whether I can get it to the next generation? But old man, let's talk about the market, just like this, if it is a Tang Dynasty imitation of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the value is much lower. ”

The old man's eyes changed suddenly, and then he laughed again, arching his hand, "It's my clumsiness, disrespectful and disrespectful! Since the little brother doesn't buy it, please raise your hand." ”