Yu Yao was still relatively calm on the surface, but he also muttered a little in his heart: Could it be that he was pretending to be confused?

However, Yu Yao didn't say nonsense just now, this bottom support is indeed something from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, but no matter what period it is, it depends on who carved it!

Seeing that neither of them spoke, Lao Shi smiled slightly, raised his hand and pointed: "This boxwood carving, even if it is from the late Qing Dynasty or even the Republic of China, is not an ordinary carver." Just now you wanted to see the bottom model, but I told you that there was no - although the bottom is not, it is hidden between the patterns!"

Lao Zhou really didn't see it.

Yu Yaoxin said, it turns out that he really understands what he means to pretend to be confused, but there are still some articles here, and it depends on what he says.

"Boss Shi, can you tell me?" Yu Yao said with a smile.

"Look at the two of you!" Lao Shi picked up the magnifying glass.

In the midst of an osmanthus flower, the word "Chang" with a small seal appeared. In fact, you don't need a magnifying glass to see it, but you have to be very careful and laborious.

Yu Yao didn't speak, and continued to listen to Lao Shi. Lao Zhou said, "It's not uncommon to make payments like this, but this 'often' ······"

This should be the author's surname, and since the inscription is so secret, it will not be engraved with more words. Lao Shi explained.

When Yu Yao heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Surname Chang?" Lao Zhou groaned.

"What is Boss Yu's opinion?" Lao Shi looked at Yu Yao.

"I can only roughly judge the age of this boxwood carved base. Yu Yao seemed to think about it, "However, during this period, I really don't know the famous wood carver surnamed Chang." ”

Lao Zhou continued, "Yes, maybe it's just an ordinary folk craftsman!"

Lao Shi laughed, "Praise and depreciation are buyers, and applause is idlers." Lao Zhou, you can just talk about it!"

Yu Yao also smiled, "Then ask Boss Shi for advice, which famous person is this?"

"General our army!" Lao Shi laughed again, "Selling goods and knowing families, I won't say much about this!"

He didn't have to say it, because he didn't know;

Yu Yao looked at Lao Zhou, and Lao Zhou spoke, "Lao Shi, don't talk about it, I don't just buy the bottom tray, it is a foil after all." 800,000 is too high, let's get cheaper!"

Lao Shi was silent.

Yu Yao gave Lao Zhou a look, and then said, "I'll go out and make a call." ”

Yu Yao walked to the hall of Shangpintang, swept through the remaining tail goods, and stayed outside for about ten minutes.

I was about to go back, but I saw Lao Zhou and Lao Shi walking out.

Lao Zhou looked at Yu Yao, and said to Lao Shi, "I said, let's do it, according to the price you said at the end, can you give a thing to Boss Yu? At the same time, you don't need to settle the price directly. ”

When Lao Shi heard this, "Oh, Boss Yu's eyesight, picking up good things, wouldn't I lose a lot?"

"Pull it down, don't put gold on your face, the rest of the goods, I picked it for a long time before, how can there be anything decent?"

Yu Yao said at this time, "I really think there is something that is a bit interesting, otherwise, Boss Shi, you can see if it's okay." ”

Old Shi hesitated slightly, "Okay, then let's take a look first." ”

Yu Yao walked to the shelf in the corner and picked up a small inkstone.

This inkstone is a Chengni inkstone.

There are four famous inkstones in China: Duan inkstone, She inkstone, Taohe inkstone, and Chengni inkstone. Here, Chengni inkstone is the most special. Because the first three are all stones, and there are very fixed and concentrated stone origins.

The Chengni inkstone is processed with cement to make embryos and fired. The Yellow River mud inkstone is taken from the cement in the Yellow River.

However, the scope of the Yellow River is too large, and the most famous Chengni inkstone in history is the Jiangzhou Chengni inkstone, which is the most famous and typical representative of the ancient Chengni inkstone.

The ancient method of Jiangzhou Chengni inkstone was founded in the Tang Dynasty, but it was lost in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

"This is also a good thing!" said Lao Shi, "It's also a good thing." ”

This square Chengni inkstone is relatively small, the whole is mushroom-shaped, and it is not inconspicuous on the edge of one side, and it is indeed engraved: Wumen Gu Erniang.

Gu Erniang was a famous inkstone maker in the Qing Dynasty, and the ancient method of Chengni inkstone was lost in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Yu Yao smiled.

Lao Zhou helped, "Yes, if it's Gu Erniang's genuine product, can you still keep it until now?"

Lao Shi opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything.

He naturally checked this inkstone.

Gu Erniang is a famous inkstone maker in the Qing Dynasty, not to mention that from the Qing Dynasty to the present, there are many imitations, just from the Chengni inkstone, as Yu Yao said, Gu Erniang is unlikely to make Chengni inkstone.

In fact, what Yu Yao said was a stealing concept, the ancient method of Jiangzhou Chengni inkstone was lost, and not all the ancient methods of Chengni inkstone were lost.

However, Lao Shi also learned when he checked Gu Erniang that Gu Erniang made inkstones, "non-Duanxi Laokeng Jiashi does not play knives", which means that she only makes inkstones of high-quality stones such as end stones, and does not seem to make Chengni inkstones. Moreover, Wumen Suzhou, taking the mud of the Yellow River, seems to be too troublesome.

This is from the data. From the perspective of this inkstone itself, there is also a problem, because the color of this Chengni inkstone is not quite right.

Although there are many colors of Chengni inkstone, whether it is cinnabar red, eel yellow, crab shell green, mung bean paste, rose purple, etc., the color is relatively strong;

Lao Shi, who couldn't say anything, finally showed an expression of suffering a big loss and agreed.

Lao Zhou talked about 600,000 yuan for the stone and Tito, and it was indeed 200,000 less.

After the delivery of the two things, Yu Yao and Lao Zhou did not stay long, and returned directly to Gegu Zhai with the things.

Lao Zhou drove, and naturally couldn't help it on the way back, "These two things, you have to tell me which one!"

"Okay, I'll start with your offering stone and base. Yu Yao nodded.

"No!" Lao Zhou said, "If you imply that I buy this, I will know that it is a good thing! You tell me first, why do you buy this inkstone? I really can't believe that this is Gu Erniang's genuine product." ”

Gu Erniang is a rare famous inkstone craftsman in Chinese history. There is not much information about her, and it should probably be a native of Suzhou who lived from Yongzheng to Qianlong.

She didn't have the surname Gu, but it's not easy to verify what her surname is, and some say that her surname is Zou. She married into the Gu family, and his father-in-law, Gu Delin, was the famous inkstone maker "Gu Daoren" in the early Qing Dynasty.

Gu Delin passed on this craft to his son, that is, Gu Erniang's husband, but after her father-in-law Gu Delin died, her husband also died prematurely, so she inherited this craft.

Later, Gu Erniang's fame was even greater than that of Gu Daoren, and the inkstone she made was widely loved by literati and scholars at that time, and many imitations appeared in the Qing Dynasty.

"This square of Cheng mud inkstone is not made of Yellow River cement. Yu Yao nodded.

"Oh?" Old Monday heard Yu Yao say this, if he didn't hold the steering wheel with his hand, he would probably have to pat his thigh, "I'll just say that you can't buy a replica!