The arm rest is a thing that can be used to write with a brush, and it is very comfortable to pad the arm, and it can also prevent ink from staining the sleeve. Nowadays, it is rarely used, except for practicing calligraphy, except for signatures, and writing hard pen characters are very rare.

However, the arm rest is a small hit in antique collections, first of all, it is a study room, and it is also used for literary play. In addition, the arm rest is generally twenty or thirty centimeters long and a few centimeters wide, which is very suitable for playing.

There are many materials for making the arm rest, and the bamboo cut into a piece, which itself has an arc, is the most common. In addition, porcelain arm rests also appeared in large numbers after Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty.

This bamboo arm rest is naturally a bamboo carving work, and the material is old Nan bamboo. Xu is arm rest is inconspicuous, Yu Yao did not notice it at the preview.

Bamboo carving, also called bamboo carving. Bamboo carver, carved bamboo also.

This is not nonsense, it means to write with a knife and use bamboo as paper.

Bamboo is not valuable, just as ink and paper are not valuable, but many paintings and calligraphy are worth a lot, depending on the level and whose handwriting it is.

Bamboo carving became an art, of course, later than calligraphy and painting, and a consensus began to form roughly in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was the heyday of bamboo carving, so many famous bamboo carving artists emerged.

The works of famous bamboo carvers in the Ming and Qing dynasties are now collected by many large museums, and it is not uncommon to see more than one million at auctions.

It's just a pity that the last piece of bamboo arm on the auction did not fall in, and the label was relatively vague, but it was written "late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, Jiading bamboo carving".

Starting price: 60,000 yuan.

For ordinary people, not to mention this starting price, even if you spend thousands of yuan to buy a bamboo board, it is estimated that it is difficult to accept.

However, even if there is no payment, the price is more reasonable. Jiading bamboo carving, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, is a big flag. This piece of bamboo arm is enough for the year, the carving is exquisite, even if there is no payment, I can't judge whose work it is, tens of thousands of dollars are still worth it.

Moreover, the layman looks at the lively, the insider looks at the doorway, in Yu Yao's eyes, this is definitely not an ordinary Jiading bamboo carving.

From the point of view of knife work, it does not have the style of the Qing Dynasty, it should be the late Ming Dynasty. Of course, it shows that at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, although it was a manifestation of poor eyesight, it only expanded the scope of the era, which is not wrong.

On a small piece of bamboo, there are mountains and forests, and in the open space of the bamboo forest on the hillside, there are a total of seven people, roughly divided into three groups. One group is three people, one strokes the piano, two listens, one stands and one sits; one group is two people, one holds a pen and meditates, is about to put down the pen, and the other person is twisting his beard and chanting and appreciating; and another group, one is lying on the desk, and one is lying next to him.

This is obviously carved by the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest. The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest are the seven famous men of the Wei and Jin dynasties: Shan Tao, Ji Kang, Ruan Ji, Xiang Xiu, Liu Ling, Ruan Xian, and Wang Rong. These seven people indulge in alcohol and profligate themselves, but they are all relatively talented.

There are so many figures, such a small area, and the scenery, but they do not look cluttered at all; and the figures are carved in high relief, which are lifelike; the scenery and utensils, there are bas-relief and openwork carvings, and the sense of hierarchy is very strong.

"Master's handwriting!" Yu Yao sighed in his heart.

It's just a pity that there is no payment.

However, this bamboo arm rest is different from the ordinary arm rest, that is, at the top two places, both are wrapped with silver edges. Silver is old silver, but the year is definitely much later than this bamboo arm rest, this silver process is simple, no ornamentation, Yu Yao is not very good at judging the specific year from the picture, but from the silver, it is almost after the Qing Dynasty.

Perhaps, it was also because of the silver rim that the auction house was determined to become the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

The four corners of the armrest are easy to be bumped, and it is normal for the ends to be covered with silver.

Yu Yao was pondering, and the auctioneer on the stage was a little anxious, because no one was bidding!

Yu Yao directly took Xie Zhihao's number plate and held up the card: "100,000!"

In fact, the price increase of this bamboo arm rest is not so high, and the price increase is 5,000 without speaking.

However, Yu Yao knew that there was a reserve price for this bamboo arm, but he didn't know what the reserve price was!

The so-called reserve price is set by the owner of the goods, and it will generally be higher than the starting price. To put it simply, if the final hammer price is higher than the starting price but lower than the reserve price, the bidder will not win the lot and will be considered a non-successful bidder.

The lots with reserve prices in this auction are indicated, otherwise someone will bid but it will be considered a failed auction, and it will definitely not be done. But, of course, what the reserve price will be.

Therefore, if Yu Yao bids too low a price, in case no one bids with him, once it is lower than the reserve price, it will be a failure.

Originally, he wanted to report 80,000 yuan, but even if there was no money for this thing, the actual value was far more than that. The most important thing is that he really likes it, and after he takes it back, he can study it, and maybe he can find out the clues and determine the author.

Only then did he quote a relatively stable price. Generally speaking, the reserve price will be about 50% higher than the starting price, and 100,000 is almost enough.

"100,000! Mr. 97 increased to 100,000 at once! It seems that he is determined to win, good eyesight! Everyone, the opportunity is rare, the bamboo carving works of the Ming and Qing dynasties ······" The auctioneer clamored again, while looking at Yu Yao several times.

Yu Yao was also looking at him, and from his demeanor of "good eyesight", Yu Yao basically judged that the reserve price of this bamboo arm should be on the 90,000 yuan. When he says "good eyesight", he is talking about judging the reserve price.

Yu Yao didn't go through the auction procedures, didn't get the license plate, and could only watch but not auction, so he could only bid with Xie Zhihao's license plate.

"Damn, did you really make a move?" Xie Zhihao turned his head to look at Yu Yao, "This thing doesn't even have a payment, it's not easy to make a move!"

"Who said I'm going to make a move?"

"Awesome my Yao, what's this called? If you like bamboo carving, don't auction it at auction! The bamboo pen holder and bamboo arm rest of the Qing Dynasty are not settled, and you can find high-quality products on the market for 20,000 or 30,000 yuan!"

"I like the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest. Yu Yao replied lightly.

"Among the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, there are several pretentious pretenders, and in the end, they are not officials who should be officials? Especially that Wang Rong, who has the most importance of fame and fame, and is also the most wise and wise to protect himself. ”

Yu Yao couldn't help but glance at him, "Hey, I didn't see it, you also read a little history." ”

"Big guy, I'm an antique, don't you read history? You have filmed the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, and you have also begun to pretend to be high. ”

Yu Yao smiled and said no more.

"Congratulations to this gentleman, 100,000, this Jiading bamboo carving arm rest in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties belongs to you!" The auctioneer finally dropped the hammer.

After the end, Yu Yao did not delay, and immediately pulled Xie Zhihao to settle the settlement together. The price of this bamboo arm shelf was 100,000 yuan, and the commission had to be added, and Yu Yao transferred it to Xie Zhihao on the spot.

"Bidding alone. Xie Zhihao pursed his lips, "What you fancied, no one at the auction will fight for you." ”