Chapter 482: An Unexpected Collector of Clocks
The next thing, Hu Yang did not participate, whether they solved it privately, or called the police or something, it had nothing to do with Hu Yang.
Led by the two villagers, they came to their home. The house looks very old from the outside, but the interior is also ok and not very bumpy.
"Little brother, you do it first, I'll go and invite it out. The villager spoke.
Even the word "please" is not a simple peasant, at least he knows some of it, and even has mixed it up.
Hu Yang looked inside the room, around the hall. On the middle wall of the house is a portrait of the leader Mao, and it seems that the older generation likes to use the portrait of this leader to town the house.
The wall on the left is plastered with various awards, all of which seem to belong to one person, and it looks spectacular.
This makes a lot of people feel more relatable, especially the slightly older ones. In the past, as long as they got a certificate, they did the same, and it was posted in the hall, and the guests could see it when they came, which was the honor.
Even if you don't post it yourself, your family will post it.
"When I was a child, I had a wall full of my awards. ”
"I have one at home, but none of them are mine, which was enviable at that time. ”
"Tut-tut, isn't it simple? These award certificates are sold in stationery stores, and they are all sold in stacks, and I have done it two or three times when I go back and write a few of them to take home. ”
"I'm curious, how did you get that seal?"
"Later, I found out that there was a mark missing, so I was beaten badly. ”
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On the wall on the right, an old-fashioned wall clock hangs, and you can hear the subtle sound of the clockwork turning. Underneath the wall clock is a counter with a television set on it. The case of the TV is covered with all kinds of cute stickers for children to play with. On the side, there is also a family photo.
Because there were a lot of people coming in, all the stools in the hall were full.
"Here, everyone have a glass of water. The other person greeted and carried a kettle to pour water from a disposable cup.
"You're welcome. ”
Qi Hongye looked at the wall clock on the wall and asked, "Brother Hu, is this wall clock worth anything?"
Andy rolled his eyes, people are still there! You ask this, what does Brother Hu say? It's hard to pick up the leak!
Actually, after asking, Qi Hongye wanted to slap himself, feeling stupid.
Sure enough, when the person who poured the water heard this, his eyes lit up, and he smiled: "This wall clock is also a little old in my family, and it is estimated that there are more than a hundred years." Moreover, it has never been broken. ”
Everyone was speechless for a moment, twenty or thirty years is also a few decades, eighty * ninety years is also a few decades, what you say is too big a trap.
Hu Yang had already noticed that seeing Qi Hongye's embarrassment, he said with a smile: "It's not very valuable, domestic wall clocks, miscellaneous goods, and rough workmanship." When you listen to the sound, there is a lot of noise, and it is not like this when it is generally made with precision. ”
He said it more bluntly, and he was not afraid of offending the family. Moreover, after what happened just now, I believe that no one in this village will embarrass him.
"I've told you before, the principle of collecting watches. It's not that the domestic ones are not valuable, but it depends on the production, and whether there is commemorative significance, etc. There are many factors that affect the value of a clock. ”
Take the wall clock as an example, the price of old wall clock products of different materials is not the same, and the quotation of various products is not the same, especially the old wall clock, the market price is very high, for example, an old wall clock imported from North America is very textured, three-dimensional vivid and rich in layering, the wall clock process has been very mature since the nineteenth century, and the market price is about 10,000 yuan.
As far as the domestic one is concerned, the mahogany wall clock is considered to be one of the classic designs, the mahogany hanging medium craftsmanship is exquisite, antique, showing the style of high-end atmosphere, and this kind of wall clock products also have the elegance of the time tempered, attracting the attention of many collectors of wall clock lovers.
Aside from the materials made of it, there is another important factor that affects the price, and that is the craftsmanship.
The wall clock is considered to be a heritage of craftsmanship and is capable of bringing together a wide range of different craft designs. The more difficult and precise the process, the more valuable it is.
When the host heard Hu Yang's comment, he didn't like it, and he didn't even have an embarrassed expression, as if what he just said didn't slap his face at all.
"Haha! Little brother has a good eye. Domestic ones are certainly not as good as Western clocks. ”
Yes, he's a cheeky one.
"I can't say that, but the clock itself was first made by the West, and no one else is good, so there is nothing to be discouraged about. In fact, Western clocks have appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and several emperors of the Qing Dynasty were still avid fans of clocks. Hu Yang said to everyone.
According to records, Western clocks were first introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty, and in the 29th year of Wanli, the Italian missionary Matteo Ricci presented two "self-striking bells" to the Mingshen Sect. It was the earliest clock in the Forbidden City, and from then on, Western missionaries used it as a tool to make friends with the royal family and nobles of China's upper class.
During the Qing Dynasty, the early popularity of Western clocks in China was closely related to the attention and interest of the Qing emperors. Kangxi was very interested in Western science and technology, and later set up a special watch workshop in the palace, inviting Western technicians to repair and imitate these clocks.
The three emperors of Yongzheng, Qianlong, and Jiaqing inherited Kangxi's obsession with collecting clocks and watches, and the number of clocks collected increased and the varieties were different.
They even set the concept of "attendant clocks", and placed clocks and watches in the Temple of Heaven, the Old Summer Palace, and the Rehe Summer Resort where the emperor was active.
"So, at that time, clocks were not a strange thing in China, and clocks and watches were developed very early in China. It is even said that almost all the most precious clocks in the world at that time were in China. ”
When everyone heard this, they almost laughed.
Nima: What would it be like if Westerners knew about this?
But everyone also understands Brother Hu's words very well, after all, the emperor of China was interested at that time, and if he wanted to get it, he must be the best, gather the strength of one country, and ask how other countries can play?
It is no exaggeration to say that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty at that time were the world's largest collectors of clocks. If you have the opportunity to see Qianlong's collection in the future, you will know what is the most luxurious clock. ”
After speaking, Hu Yang still sighed: "Qianlong, these emperors, seem to be interested in Western things, but his mother is all for pleasure, if other skills are learned, even if it is only half of it, it will not be so embarrassing in the last years of the Qing Dynasty." ”
Okay! The audience in the live broadcast room began to scold her mother again.