Zhou Yun had to tell Zhao Tianming that everyone was not on the way.

Zhao Tianming was a little depressed, this girl's prejudice against him seemed to be a little big! He didn't say that he wouldn't help! Even if it was for the sake of her face, he would make some efforts, right?

"Eldest sister, if you're busy, let your husband come out and talk to me. Zhao Tianming said to the proprietress .

The somewhat obese proprietress still can't figure out what Zhao Tianming wants to do. However, this person was brought by Zhou Yun, and he was embarrassed to slack off.

So, nodded and called her husband inside.

Zhou Yun's face looked a little better, and said secretly: After all, he is not a cold-blooded animal!

"What do you want to say?" Zhou Yun asked.

Zhao Tianming took the bamboo tube and observed it for a while, took out the chopsticks inside, and found that the surface of the bamboo tube was carved very expressively, and it could attract people's attention at a glance.

"Do you know what I do?" Zhao Tianming asked with a smile.

Zhou Yun also suddenly became curious, after getting along with this guy for a day, he didn't know anything about this person's profession. However, what do you do when you suddenly mention your career?

"What for?" Zhou Yun asked.

Zhao Tianming shook the bamboo tube in his hand: "The identification of cultural relics can be regarded as playing with antiques!"

As soon as these words came out, even the proprietress was slightly surprised, don't they all play antiques?

"And then?"

"Maybe you don't know that this bamboo tube for chopsticks is actually a treasure. Aren't you short of money? You can resell it. Zhao Tianming said to them.

When Zhou Yun and the proprietress heard this, their eyes widened, and the bamboo tube that had been placed for so long turned out to be a treasure? Is there a mistake? They really didn't know, otherwise they wouldn't have put the valuable treasure out in public, and they were still pretending to be chopsticks.

"You're right, right?"

Zhao Tianming squinted at Zhou Yun: "I don't dare to say anything else, but the ability to identify cultural relics, Director Hong of the provincial cultural relics department is very sure of me." ”

Zhou Yun took the bamboo tube, looked at it for a while, and handed it to the proprietress .

The proprietress had already called her husband out, and both of them looked at Zhao Tianming nervously. If this bamboo tube is really antique and valuable, it can reduce a lot of burden for them.

"Tell me, what is it and how much is it worth?" Zhou Yun said.

The boss and his wife also concentrated, holding the bamboo tube tightly in their hands.

Zhao Tianming stretched out his hand and asked the proprietress to come over the bamboo tube, and then he opened his mouth and pointed: "You see, the carving on the surface of this bamboo tube is a work of art in itself. Judging from the appearance, it should also be a bit old. According to my analysis, it should be an object from the Ming Dynasty, and the real purpose is to hold pens, which is a bamboo pen holder. ”

China is the first country in the world to use bamboo products, so bamboo carving has also been around in China for a long time. Bamboo carving, also known as bamboo carving, is to carve a variety of decorative patterns and words on bamboo utensils, or use bamboo roots to carve into various furnishings.

Bamboo carving became an art that began in the Six Dynasties and was not gradually recognized and loved by people until the Tang Dynasty. Bamboo carving developed to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Han bamboo carvers carved their exquisite skills beyond the previous generation, and many bamboo carving masters such as "Jiading Sanzhu" emerged.

Zhao Tianming told them that in the early days, the palace room, people, landscapes, flowers and birds and other ornaments were usually engraved on the utensils. And there are very few surviving bamboo carving products, and most of the ones seen at present are the heirlooms of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The bamboo carving products of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the exquisite carving skills, have long surpassed the previous generation.

Most of the bamboo carving styles of the Ming Dynasty are rich and simple, and the composition is full. The knife work is deep and sharp, and the lines are strong and powerful, and the pattern decoration is all over the body.

The bamboo carving products in the early Qing Dynasty have the legacy of the Ming Dynasty, but the expression techniques are more rich and diverse, and the techniques of shallow carving and bas-relief are used at the same time.

"During the development of bamboo carving, a lot of factions were formed, according to my opinion. The one in front of you should belong to the Jinling faction. They are quite particular about the use of round carving, the selection of materials is very strict, and they are good at taking advantage of the shape when carving, and do not make much artificial decoration. The Jinling School is also good at bamboo carving calligraphy, which adds a strong literati atmosphere to traditional Chinese bamboo carving. This is the charm of the bamboo carving art of the Jinling School, and it is also the specific manifestation of its main features. ”

However, since the establishment of Pu Cheng, the bamboo carving of the Jinling School has been personally taught by him or directly influenced by it. After Pu Cheng, only Pan Xifeng and Fang had the most outstanding achievements and became famous, so they were regarded by later generations as the two pillars of the artistic inheritance of the Jinling School.

"This one, both in terms of materials and carving, is first-class. There are not many bamboo carvings left over from the Ming Dynasty, which are particularly precious. It's hard for me to estimate the exact price. But more than 200,000 should not be a problem. If you're not in such a hurry, it's better to put it up for auction. Zhao Tianming told them.

"Little brother, this bamboo tube is worth more than 200,000 yuan?" the boss said in surprise.

I thought that even if it was an antique, it would be worth 350,000 yuan to make them very satisfied. More than 200,000 has helped them too much.

Their children have no idea how much money they will spend on treatment in the future, and the more funds they have, the better.

"Then you should know someone who has this, right? Do me a favor!" Zhou Yun pleaded for the two couples.

Zhao Tianming nodded: "I can introduce buyers, and the people in the auction house also know each other, see how you choose! If you are in a hurry to use money, I will help you contact you in the next two days." ”

He knew very well that during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the art of bamboo carving reached its peak, and there was a scene of a hundred flowers competing for beauty. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it became a common practice for literati doctors to write bamboo, paint bamboo, plant bamboo, and carve bamboo, and the cultural content of bamboo carving also rose rapidly. At this time, the flourishing of cultural painting promoted the combination of bamboo carving, calligraphy, painting and sculpture art, which led to the unprecedented development of bamboo carving art.

The works of bamboo carving are also the most precious works of these two eras. Those masterpieces can even fetch a sky-high price of 10 million.

The bamboo carving in front of you should be taken from the bamboo that grows for two to four years, and the texture structure of the bamboo is fine, and the tender age is moderate. Therefore, after carving into a vessel, after polishing, it is smooth and smooth, no less than a flat wood grain, which looks very good.

However, the color is not very good, which may be due to the fact that I don't play it often.

You must know that the color of bamboo carving is generally speaking, the older the work, the darker the color of the surface. The production of this color is mostly due to the fact that people often enjoy rubbing. The works of the Ming Dynasty were mostly dark red, the most popular of which was a red with an amber luster, while the works of the Qing Dynasty were dark brown and brownish-yellow, and the color became lighter in the later period.

"Then please little brother. ”

The boss is very grateful, when he retired, he was not young, married his current wife, and finally got a child a few years later.

As long as he can save his child, he is willing to do anything.

A man who is so much older than him also said that you made Zhao Tianming feel very sad.

"It's a small thing, I hope it helps you. ”