Chapter 494: Statue of a Prisoner Cow
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Uncle Dong said with some pride: "My family is a branch of the Dong family, and these things are handed down from my ancestors. ”
"Which Dong family?"
"Dong Ne and Dong Yuandu, I don't know if you've heard of it?"
Meng Zitao immediately had the impression when he heard it, Dong Ne was a member of the Bingwu Imperial Examination in the fifth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and three Jinshi (Tanhua and the first) of Ding Weike in the sixth year, from the 28th year of Kangxi to the 40th year of Kangxi, he successively served as the governor of Caoyun, the governor of the river, and the imperial history of the left capital of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Procuratorate.
According to the "Qing Historical Manuscript", Dong Ne was an official who "held the government in general and benefited the people", and his reputation was very good.
Dong Yuandu is the grandson of Dong Ne, a member of the imperial examination in the twelfth year of Qianlong, and a scholar in the seventeenth year of Qianlong. A famous poet during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Dong Yuandu has been known for his spring willow poems since he was young, and his father Dong Sining has become famous in Beijing for his poems.
In addition to these two outstanding figures, there were several celebrities in the Dong family who were also celebrities at that time. Looking at the Dong family, the history of nearly 600 years, especially from the ninth to the fifteenth generation, there has been a tanhua, two jinshi, two lifters, and a showman, and seven ladies in the family have been gifted a lady.
In particular, because Dong Neguan was the imperial envoy of the left capital, the military department was the governor of Liangjiang, the governor of Caoyun, the governor of the river, and the official was from the first product, and after his death, the Kangxi Emperor posthumously presented the first product, and the imperial book "remembered the old labor", so that the Dong family became a prominent family in the Kangqian Plain.
After listening to Meng Zitao's explanation, Uncle Dong looked radiant, and Song Cheng muttered: "Who knows if it's true or not." ”
Song Peng was angry, why was Song Chengcheng so uneasy, at this time, what nonsense are you talking about!
Uncle Dong didn't care: "There are more people who don't believe it, so I'll show you the genealogy left by my family." ”
After speaking, Uncle Dong walked to the wardrobe, opened the wardrobe door, opened the drawer, and carefully took out a genealogy from inside that looked like it was about to fall apart if he was not careful.
"You see, that's my name, and I'm not wrong. Uncle Dong took out his ID card, then turned to the last page and pointed to a name on the family tree.
Everyone looked at Uncle Dong's ID card, and it was indeed this name on the family tree.
There seems to be no problem with the genealogy, and there seems to be nothing wrong with the ID card, so in general, there should be no problem.
But on the other hand, it is not that there is no genealogy for sale on the market, it is not difficult to get a real genealogy, and it is also simple to make a corresponding ID card, they are not the police, and there is no tool to check the authenticity.
Of course, genealogy is an irrelevant thing, the key is to see whether the thing is right or not, and for Meng Zitao, being able to find clues about Wei Dongliang's father and son is the most important thing.
Coincidentally, at this time, Meng Zitao received an MMS message, opened it and saw that it was a photo of a death certificate, the original owner of the house had died as early as the year before last, and now the house has been sold, but the buyer is also surnamed Dong.
The result was not unexpected by Meng Zitao, he quietly said that the time is not early, can you let them appreciate the things in the house, Uncle Dong hurriedly said that there is no problem.
Since the purpose of this return is to find relevant clues, Meng Zitao must have looked at porcelain first.
The first piece is blue and white porcelain, this is a lotus seed jar, the mouth of this jar is unglazed, the edge of the jar lid, the shoulder, and the shin are secretly scratched with flowers and grass patterns, which is also an important symbol to distinguish the same kind of utensils from the Kangxi period and the Chongzhen period in the Qing Dynasty, because this kind of blue and white in the folk kiln of the Chongzhen period is difficult to distinguish from the Kangxi period, and the fetus, glaze, shape, and ornamental painting method are very close, but this kind of blue and white porcelain in the Kangxi period no longer has the upper and lower dark carvings.
The tire is fine and hard, the tread can be seen with a layer of yellowish color, and the glaze is smooth and smooth, which is a typical bright green glaze. The blue and white color is pure, verdant and gorgeous, and the use of high-quality Zhejiang green materials.
The neck of the jar is decorated with blue and white branches and leaves, and the belly of the lid is decorated with a blue and white character story map. The round soles of the feet are exposed at the margin, and the feet are glazed, and the glazed surface color of the soles of the feet is slightly lighter than the glazed color of the abdominal wall, which is a common feature of Ming Dynasty utensils.
Meng Zitao took a closer look at this porcelain, and found that it was actually a genuine product, and did not find any flaws, and then he used the ability again, or the same result, which made him slightly surprised, and the joint simply used the ability on the other two porcelain, which were also genuine.
"It's weird. ”
This result was completely unexpected by Meng Zitao, making him think that Wei Dongliang didn't get the news, so he didn't take out the imitation.
As for how Wei Dongliang got the news, nine times out of ten there are other undercover agents within the department, there is no way, who let so many undercover agents appear in the department before, so that Meng Zitao subconsciously thought about this.
Before the word "Meng ......" shopkeeper could be spoken, Song Peng immediately realized that he couldn't call Meng Zitao that way now, so he hurriedly took it back, and then asked: "Do you see this blue and white pen holder, is it from the Qing Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty?"
Because the ability has been identified, Meng Zitao blurted out after taking a look: "It's from the Ming Dynasty." ”
"Isn't this wearing a flower feather, how can it be from the Ming Dynasty?" Song Peng was a little strange.
Meng Zitao explained: "What the boy is holding is not a flower feather on the top, but a kind of gauze cover that covers the food and prevents dust, mosquitoes and flies, which is also common in modern times, and is also common on porcelain in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, which is a food box with a lid." ”
Judging from the opening of the characters, the mountain and stone method, the turf railing and the content of the story, it should still be the Chongzhen period of tomorrow night, the content of the furnace story from the feather fan in the hand of the master and the military book behind him, it is Zhuge Liang lying in Longzhong, the country is turbulent tomorrow night, and many talented people are often eager to get the appreciation of the encounter, borrowing the ancient feelings, which is a common theme of printmaking and porcelain in the Ming evening. ”
"So that's what happened. Song Peng looked at Uncle Dong, who was resting on the bench, and asked in a low voice, "Is this genuine?"
Meng Zitao said: "I haven't looked at it closely, but it looks like there should be a glance." ”
"Oh, I'm in a hurry. Song Peng smiled, and then looked carefully.
With Song Peng's interruption, Meng Zitao put aside the doubts in his heart first, since the thing is genuine, then buy it first and then talk about it, it is not in vain.
"But why are you so unwilling?"
A sigh sounded in Meng Zitao's heart, and then he began to identify the remaining things, of course, before this, he had passed the other two pieces of porcelain, and he had to do enough to do it.
Then, Meng Zitao walked to the Ming-style wardrobe, and at this time, Uncle Dong, who was sitting, suddenly said: "This little brother, I still have a useful place for this wardrobe, so I won't sell it for the time being." ”
"I said, uncle, didn't you say it before, as long as we like it, we can buy it, why don't we sell the wardrobe again?" Song Cheng's tone was very unhappy.
Uncle Dong arched his hand to everyone: "I did say so before, but now that I think about it, this wardrobe grew up with me, I have deep feelings, and I am reluctant to sell it for the time being, and there are indeed some things to be put in it, so I can only say sorry." However, I can promise you that if I want to sell, you will be the first to get a call. ”
Song Cheng wanted to sneer, but was stopped by Song Peng with a stern look.
Meng Zitao smiled: "Uncle Dong, can I take a look at this wardrobe?"
Uncle Dong thought about it, and finally nodded: "You can see it, but don't open the drawer." ”
The wardrobe is made of huanghuali, and the scientific name on the antique should be a square corner cabinet with a cabinet, a tall and tall cabinet with careful selection of materials, and the doors, cabinets and backboards are all flat veneered heart boards. The top of the cabinet is framed with a standard lattice corner tenon, and two pins are worn on the top. The trowel can be seen with a tenon. The four square timber columns are combined with the top border with brown corner tenon to produce a through tenon.
There is a movable latch between the cabinet doors, and there are two horizontal bars under the door as shoulders into the columns, and a heart plate is inlaid between them to form the cabinet. There are starting thread tooth strips under the bottom of the stub, similar tooth strips on both sides, and plain teeth at the back. There is a drawer board in the cabinet, and there is a lattice plate in the center for two drawers, as well as a cabinet cover, and the cabinet is underneath.
The door is inlaid with white copper rectangular hinges and round face leaves, three buttons and hang tags.
Meng Zitao carefully observed and found that the original wardrobe should have been damaged, and later repaired, but the use of firewood was not Huanghuali but firewood, which will definitely affect the value of the whole vessel, fortunately, the repairer has good craftsmanship, and the damage is not big, so the impact is limited.
The only decoration of this wardrobe is the copper work, hinges, face leaves and tags, the design is economical, but it looks antique, the lines are refreshing, the design is reasonable, the volume is not large at all, and the materials are precious, even if it has been repaired, it can not affect its value.
Meng Zitao estimated that this Huanghuali cabinet should be worth about four million conservatively.
After Meng Zitao looked at the details of the cabinet, Song Cheng, who felt a little bored, opened the drawer driven by curiosity.
Uncle Dong has been paying attention to this side, and when he saw this situation, he hurriedly shouted and scolded: "Hey, what's the matter with you? Didn't you just say it, don't open the drawer!"
Song Cheng was taken aback, and hurriedly closed the drawer, and then felt very faceless: "Didn't you just forget, why are you so nervous, is there something unsightly in this!"
"Hey, you're very funny, how do I decide my things, what's the problem? I don't show you something unsightly, tell you, I'm no longer welcome to you, let me out!" Uncle Dong pointed to the door angrily.
Song Cheng also laughed angrily, and was about to mention the last incident, when Song Peng walked to his side and said angrily: "Let you go, what nonsense!"
Song Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go, you think I'm rare to come to you!"
With that, he walked straight out the door.
Song Peng walked up to Uncle Dong with a smile on his face and apologized: "Uncle, I'm really sorry, my cousin doesn't understand the rules, please don't mind." ”
Uncle Dong snorted coldly: "Hmph, in vain, I thought that others were good before, and if I knew this, I wouldn't have called him." ”
Hearing this, everyone thought to themselves, you are not a good bird, don't laugh at fifty steps and a hundred steps. And it's so nervous to open a drawer, don't be bored with anything in it.
At this time, Meng Zitao was thinking about another thing, just now when Song Cheng opened the drawer, his eyes noticed that there was a small statue in the drawer, this vessel carved a huqin, and the head of the piano was a dragon's head.
Those who are familiar with the allusions to the nine sons of Longsheng know that the dragon head of the qin is actually the eldest prisoner cow among the nine sons of Longsheng.
Legend has it that the Prison Ox loved music all his life, and he often squatted on the headstock to enjoy the music of plucked strings, so the headstock was engraved with its statue. This decoration has been used today, and some of the precious huqin heads are still engraved with the image of a dragon head, which is called the dragon head huqin.
The reason why Meng Zitao noticed this statue, in addition to being unusually small, also made him think about it a lot, because it was completely black, which was exactly the same material as the dragon turtle and the fox statue he had obtained earlier, and the carving was a prison cow, which made him think more.
At this time, Meng Zitao felt very embarrassed, because Uncle Dong didn't want to sell the cabinet, and he was also very concerned about the things in the drawer, so could it be this statue of a prisoner cow that Uncle Dong cared about? If so, then he would definitely not be able to get it, and even if it wasn't, it would be difficult to open his mouth now.
Meng Zitao felt that now he could only solve this matter with the help of the investigation of Wei Dongliang's father and son, and if he could find that the old man also had a problem, he could borrow it to get this statue.
Thinking of this, Meng Zitao touched his nose and felt that he was not too alike, some things that were easy to be led by his nose by the things he cared about, in case he did something wrong because of this, it would not be good.
Meng Zitao reminded himself in his heart, but since he had encountered the statue of the imprisoned cow, he would definitely not be able to give up, hoping to get the result he wanted as soon as possible.
Meng Zitao put this matter aside for the time being, and asked Uncle Dong, "Uncle, we can choose these three pieces of porcelain, right?"
Uncle Dong replied: "As long as the price is right, I can give it to you, and in addition, you can take this set of tables and stools if you want." ”
Meng Zitao smiled, the first time he entered the house just now, he noticed the table and bench of the Eight Immortals, and he didn't need to look closely, he knew that it was just ordinary furniture made of firewood, and he bought it and transported it back to Ling City, and even the fare was not enough, how could he buy it if he was not a mallet.
"Uncle, let's talk about the price of these three pieces of porcelain first. Meng Zitao said.
"Let's come one by one, let's talk about this one first. ”
Uncle Dong pointed to the Qing Qianlong pastel flower amphora and said, "This bottle is six million." ”
"Uncle, your price is too expensive, I think two million is about the same. "The other party is asking for a price, of course Meng Zitao has to pay back the money.
Uncle Dong waved his hand: "I don't know the price of antiques, but I have asked experts to help me estimate the price of these things, and six million cents are not less." ”
"Really, nothing less?"
"Of course, old man, my offer is always the real price. ”
Seeing that Uncle Dong was not entering, Meng Zitao knew that he couldn't talk about it, so he pointed to the pen holder and asked, "What about this one?" (To be continued.) )