The boss nodded, "Look, be careful." ”

Yu Yao leaned over from the side, moved slightly, and found a seal behind "Zhao Gongming".

Small seal, Yangwen.

Wang Yulan system.

Yu Yao was pleasantly surprised.

Then, he gently returned to his original position, "and there was no damage in the back." ”

"Well, this bronze statue must be a hundred years younger, and it is not easy to preserve it so well. The boss nodded.

Of course, this bronze statue is more than a hundred years, Yu Yao took a puff of cigarette, "How do you know?"

"There's a seal engraved on the back, made by Wang Yulan!" the boss explained matter-of-factly, "My wife's grandmother is called Wang Yulan, and this is their ancestor." You think, maybe it was custom-made by someone back then, and it was a dowry. However, her grandmother is a woman's family, and she shouldn't be able to make bronze utensils, and she may be begging for a lottery. ”

Yu Yao smiled bitterly, and said in his heart that this boss is really imaginative!

This is another coincidence.

To say that this "Wang Yulan" sounds like an ordinary woman's name, in fact, there was a folk bronze master in the Ming Dynasty, also called Wang Yulan.

Because he is a folk master, the historical information is extremely limited, and it is roughly known that Wang Yulan lived in the Ming Dynasty, and only a small number of bronze artifacts have appeared.

At the same time, most of the bronze ware made by Wang Yulan is a copper kettle, and this figure statue, not to mention seeing it, Yu Yao has heard of it for the first time.

According to the auction records, the market value of the "Wang Yulan" fine copper kettle should be more than one million. As for the figure statue, although there is no precedent, it will not be cheap.

There's a catch, though.

Because there are so few works of Wang Yulan, it is difficult to systematically determine the artistic style. Roughly, those who are connoisseurs of bronze are judged by the vintage and the degree of craftsmanship.

For example, if the dynasty is broken first, it is determined that it is the Ming Dynasty, and then it is not the general level, and a "Wang Yulan system" is added, which can basically be determined in this way.

But in fact, there has never been a shortage of imitations in China since ancient times. Whether it is a modern counterfeit imitation of antiques, or the same dynasty or a later dynasty, there will be imitations. In ancient times, intellectual property rights were not talked about, and "Wang Yulan system" was easy to sell, so let's imitate it and add another paragraph.

Of course, even in the same dynasty, most of the imitations are not as good as the real thing, but there may be high-precision imitations.

Yu Yao judged that this bronze statue of Zhao Gongming could only be determined in this way. To put it bluntly, if it is a high-imitation boutique of the same dynasty, he can't help it.

However, with Wang Yulan's money, it is better than nothing to make people feel at ease.

"Okay, boss, what is your surname, leave me a phone number too." ”

"Okay, my surname is Wang. Boss Wang left the phone and didn't forget to instruct, "If Boss Yu eats well, introduce more friends!"

After going back, Pu Jie shouted, "You fell into the pit? It took so long to come back." ”

"I had a conversation with my boss. ”

"What do you have to talk about with the boss, so long?" asked Lao Zhou.

Yu Yao lowered his voice, "Since I met it, I'll tell you about it." But don't look at it now, wait until I take it. ”

As a result, Pu Jie and Lao Zhou stared at Yu Yao after listening to what Yu Yao said. Although they are both considered to be in the industry, they have never heard of Wang Yulan when the light is dark.

The benefits of loving reading are not just the ability to see. Yu Yao is an archaeology major, and ancient history is a compulsory subject, and he loves to read books, including many wild history miscellaneous records.

At the same time, although he has only been in the industry for more than three years, Yu Yao has ideals and plays with the ideal of making a lot of money, so he can't say that he has read all the auction yearbooks of the last ten years and eight years, but he is also eight or nine.

Yu Yao had to explain briefly.

"As soon as the bronze ware is explained, the Xuande furnace is the first to be recommended, and the folk masters, I also know a 'Shisuo'. You said that Wang Yulan copper kettle was photographed, but I really didn't remember it. Lao Zhou said with a smile.

"Let's see if he sells it first, it's useless if he doesn't sell it. Yu Yao responded, "I'm afraid I'll startle him and find Wang Yulan." ”

"According to what you said, he already knew that he had this seal, didn't he always pay attention to it? The key is that there happened to be such a grandmother! "Lao Zhou Dao," is still the same sentence, sometimes there must be in life, if he doesn't bring this fortune, then there is no way. ”

Pu Jie said with a smile, "You have had a lot of luck recently, first the Chongzhen official kiln pen holder, and then the bronze statue of Zhao Gongming." Let's go!"

Yu Yao smiled bitterly, what kind of luck is this? Just like that sentence, it is not the lack of beauty, it is the lack of the eye of discovery, it is not the lack of antiques, but the lack of real eyesight.

If he wants to put it aside, how could he casually take a look and find that it is a fine bronze statue of the Ming Dynasty?

The next morning, Yu Yao cleaned up in the store, sorted out all the things and "handicrafts" that were not eye-catching, and planned to pack them and sell them at a low price. Such a thing, in his eyes now, is unsightly.

However, Gegu Zhai didn't have many good things, and most of the shelves were empty in this package.

After tossing all morning, Yu Yao was tired enough, took a nap at noon, made a pot of tea in the afternoon, and drank it in the store.

After drinking for a while, Geguzhai's door opened, and a man pushed the door in. He carried a baseball cap with a low brim, a striped stand-up collar jacket, and a crusty plastic bag that looked like a shoebox inside.

Yu Yao got up, "Hello." ”

The man looked up, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a scruffy beard, looking at a man in his thirties, "Boss, do you want to collect things?"

The voice is a bit like a male duck's voice, which is not very good.

"Open the door to do business, there is a suitable course to receive. Please take a seat!" Yu Yao reached out to the Eight Immortals table, picked up another teacup, and poured him a cup of tea.

"Thank you. The man smiled and patted the plastic bag, "I came out in a hurry, there was a shoebox and bag empty, so I put it inside." ”

Yu Yao smiled and pushed the teacup to the side, "This is not a gift, the packaging doesn't matter." ”

The man took the opportunity to put the things on the table of the Eight Immortals, "The boss has insight. What's your last name?"

"Don't give your surname Yu, what about you?"

"My surname is Lee. I've got something to do, so can you take a look at something first?"

"Good. You sit, have a cup of tea, the teacup is new, no one has used it. ”

Hearing Yu Yao's words, the man's eyes changed slightly, this boss looked young, but he was quite thin.

Yu Yao pulled out the plastic bag and opened the shoebox.

There was no more parcel inside, and a bronze jue appeared in front of him.

This bronze knight is not big. Originally, Jue was a kind of wine vessel, but it was later developed into a ritual vessel, and it was not too big.

Yu Yao glanced at it a few times, this bronze jue has smooth lines, green rust like emerald, but the jue body has a rush (jargon, crack).

From beginning to end, Yu Yao didn't get started at all. After reading it, he took out a cigarette, handed it to the man, and lit it himself, "Dude, I don't know much about bronzes, what period is this?"