Chapter 124: When the snow is fast, it is sunny

Liang Gongzi pointed to the silver-threaded jade robe on the table, and introduced it in a knowledgeable and talented tone: "Ladies and gentlemen, the jade clothes are also called 'jade boxes' and 'jade sheng', which are the funeral clothes worn by the emperors and high-ranking nobles of the Han Dynasty when they died, and their appearance is the same as the shape of the human body. The people of the Han Dynasty believed that jade was the 'mountain elite', and put gold and jade in the nine orifices of people, so that people's essence would not leak out, so that the bones would not rot and could be regenerated in the next life, so the jade used for funerals occupied an important position in the Han jade.

The origin of jade clothes can be traced back to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty's "jade curtain" and "jade clothes", and Cao Pi issued an edict to ban jade clothes in the Three Kingdoms, which has been popular for 400 years. The jade clothes of the emperor and some of his close ministers were knotted with gold threads, called 'golden jade clothes', and other nobles used silver and copper wires to decorate them with silver and copper threads, called 'silver jade clothes' and 'copper jade clothes'. So far, more than 20 pieces of jade clothes have been found in the country, and the two gold-threaded jade clothes unearthed from the tomb of King Jing of Zhongshan and his wife Dou Juan are the earliest and most exquisitely madeβ€”β€”"

Tang Xin couldn't help but interrupt him and asked, "Mr. Liang, since jade clothes are so rare and so rare, how did Chairman Zhao easily get such two rare treasures, and where did he get them?"

Liang Gongzi smiled very respectfully and said, "Boss Tang, don't be impatient! According to Chairman Zhao, these two jade clothes were bought by him from abroad at a high price, and the seller is an old overseas Chinese who emigrated abroad before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Chairman Zhao estimated that this old overseas Chinese may have been a golden captain in the old society, and these two jade clothes were stolen by him from a certain tomb of a prince of the Western Han Dynasty. ”

Huang Jianli asked a little puzzled: "Mr. Liang, Chairman Zhao said that the jade clothes were bought from abroad, which seems a bit unreasonable! If such a rare treasure is bought back through legal channels, it will definitely cause a sensation, and the news media will definitely report it one after another." However, in the past ten years, I have never seen the news of the return of these two jade clothes from any media, and no one even knows about it in our Hengjiang antique industry, which is very inconsistent with Chairman Zhao's consistent style!"

Liang Gongzi nodded and said, "Mr. Huang's suspicions are not unreasonable, so I also have doubts about the authenticity of these two jade clothes, so I asked Mr. Tang to come over and identify them for me." ”

Speaking of this, he looked at Tang Xin with a smile, stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture: "Mr. Tang, listen to Chairman Huang, you have very magical treasure appreciation skills, you can perceive the information retained on the treasure, and judge the authenticity based on it." Please take a look at this jade garment and judge whether it is a rare treasure or a fake. ”

Tang Xin nodded, walked up and carefully observed the jade robe, stretched out his hand with a ring and touched it, then turned to Liang Gongzi and said, "Mr. Liang, with all due respect: this so-called 'silver jade robe' is an authentic fake. According to the information left on this jade robe, it and the 'golden jade robe' were commissioned by a master jade carver five years ago.

"That master's surname is 'He', his name is 'He Desheng', a native of Ruijiang City, Yunnan Province, and a Naxi ethnic group. After the completion of the jade clothes, Chairman Zhao paid a total of 50,000 yuan to Hedesheng for processing and production. In addition, he purchased raw materials such as gold wire, silver wire, and jade pieces, spending about 100,000 yuan. According to this calculation, the cost price of these two jade clothes is about 150,000 yuan. ”

Liang Gongzi showed a surprised expression on his face, stared at Tang Xin fixedly, and asked a little disbelievingly: "Mr. Tang, can you really see so much information from this jade clothes?

Tang Xin said with a smile: "If Mr. Liang doesn't believe me, you can arrange for someone to go to Ruijiang City to investigate, find the jade carving master and Desheng, and ask if he made jade clothes for people five years ago, won't the truth be revealed?"

Liang Gongzi thought for a while and said, "It's also easy. I have a friend who runs a jade jewelry store in Ruijiang, and if there is a jade carver named He you mentioned in the local area, he must know. I'll call right now and ask. ”

Then, sure enough, he took out his mobile phone and dialed the friend's number.

After connecting, he asked directly: "Lao Jin, do you have a jade carving master named 'He Desheng' in Ruijiang City?"

"Yes, he is very famous on our side, and he has a very good relationship with me, and many of my jade works are carved into handicrafts by him. ”

"In this case, please ask Master He: In June five years ago, did he make 'golden jade clothes' and 'silver jade clothes'?"

"Okay, I'll call right now and ask, you wait!"

A few minutes later, Lao Jin called back: "Mr. Liang, the question you just entrusted me to ask was inconvenient for him to answer the question you just asked to the master, which involved trade secrets and personal privacy. However, from his tone, I guess his answer is yes. ”

Liang Gongzi said "thank you", hung up the phone, showed an extremely annoyed expression on his face, and said hatefully: "This Zhao Yougong is really not a thing, he dares to sell fake goods to me, and he makes a reluctant look, it's just too hateful!"

Huang Jianxiang knew that this jade dress was given to him by Zhao Yougongbai, but he deliberately pretended not to know and asked: "Mr. Liang, how much did you spend on this jade clothes?

"It's not a lot of money, it's only tens of millions, he said it was sold to me for one-tenth of the price. The most hateful thing is that he knew that this jade clothes were fake, but he still pretended to be reluctant to sell them, and finally cheated me fiercely, and asked me to be grateful to him, which is really unreasonable! I will never spare such a traitorous villain hypocrite!"

Tang Xin and Huang Jianli saw that the more he talked, the more annoyed they became, and they probably hated Zhao Yougong to the core, and they glanced at each other, and their faces showed a happy look......

Huang Jianxiang comforted him a few words, and the four of them sat down to drink tea again.

After a few more minutes, Liang Gongzi turned his head and asked Huang Jianli as if he suddenly remembered something: "Mr. Huang, the main business of your antique shop is calligraphy and painting, right?"

Huang Jianli nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes." ”

"That's right: Thirty years ago, my father found a calligraphy sticker by Wang Xizhi in an antique market, the content of which was the famous "Sunny Sticker When the Snow is Fast". Of course, my father knew that it could not be Wang Xizhi's original handwriting, but it was probably the work of a famous calligrapher from the Tang or Song dynasties. So, my father bought this calligraphy sticker for 10 yuan. I would like to ask: If this calligraphy sticker of Wang Xizhi is really copied by everyone in the Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty, how much can it be sold for now?"

Huang Jianli's eyes suddenly lit up after listening to him: if it was really copied by a famous calligrapher and painter in the Tang Dynasty or Song Dynasty, it would be of great value.

He remembers very clearly: on November 20, 2010, at the China Guardian Autumn Auction "Autumn Glory - Qing Dynasty Court Art Collection", as the treasure of the town, the auction item "Ping An Post" was copied by a famous calligrapher and painter in the Song Dynasty Wang Xizhi. At that time, the starting price of this "Ping An Post" was close to 100 million yuan, and it was finally hammered by a big collector at a sky-high price of 275 million yuan, plus the handling fee was 308 million yuan.