After hearing the words of the shopkeeper Lu, Zhuang Rui was convinced, the Guanyin wood carving was a fake, and he came to participate in this treasure appreciation activity, although the primary purpose was to find items that could replenish the aura, but he didn't want to be embarrassed in front of everyone, and he was not willing to pay out of his own pocket to invite this group of people to the Mingdu Hotel**.

Just absorbing a little aura from those chairs, Zhuang Rui was not satisfied, and the shopkeeper Lu asked him to continue to look down, which was exactly what he wanted, and he didn't shirk at the moment, and continued to pick up the second object in front of him.

The second object on the table is a snuff bottle, very small and exquisite, only seven or eight centimeters high, if it is hidden in the palm of the hand, it is difficult to find if you don't pay attention to it, Zhuang Rui made up the antique knowledge a few days ago, and happened to see an article introducing snuff bottles in the miscellaneous category, he knows that this thing is somewhat similar to the gourd, and it has its special role at the beginning, but it has become an object for some people to play with in the later stage.

When it comes to snuff bottles, it is necessary to talk about snuff first, snuff is refined from high-quality tobacco through drying, fermentation, filtration and other processes, and has the effect of relieving pain and eliminating fatigue, so it was popular throughout the European royal family and aristocracy in the 14th century, and later at the end of the 16th century, Western missionaries introduced it to China.

The Qing Dynasty began with Emperor Kangxi, and almost all emperors of all dynasties were fond of snuff, but the emperors of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties had a preference for snuff bottles more than snuff, so the imperial snuff bottles have been uninterrupted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty.

Snuff bottle in later generations of the greatest influence is the inside of the painting pot, there is a small story in this, it is said that there was a small official from other provinces to Beijing to do business, lodged in a temple, because there is no money to continue to buy snuff, so use a cigarette stick to pick up the remaining snuff stuck on the inner wall of the pot, the result is on the inner wall of the pot painted a number of traces, this scene was seen by a monk in the temple, then with a bamboo stick hook dipped in ink, stretched into the transparent pot of the pot, painted on the inner wall, so there is an inner painting pot.

Folklore has cast a layer of legend on the inner painting pot, and the exquisite inner painting also makes many people love snuff bottles, in fact, the inner painting pot is used by craftsmen to sway back and forth in the snuff bottle, rubbing, so that its inner wall is milky white frosted, delicate but not slippery, and the texture is even close to the rice paper, so you can paint at will, and it is not as mysterious as people imagine.

After the Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, the inner painting pot reached its heyday, and famous internal painting artists such as Zhou Leyuan, Ma Shaoxuan, and Ye Zhongzhi emerged.

Originally a foreign product, the introduction of snuff bottles into China did not expect to bring about a great development of snuff bottle technology, and Chinese snuff bottles swept Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, becoming a noble handicraft gifted and collected by royalty and nobles.

This snuff box in Zhuang Rui's hand is a shrunken vase-shaped, oval, the top and bottom are only the size of the little finger, and the body of the snuff box is half a palm wide, this snuff box is an enamel, painted with two Western figures wearing top hats and holding civilized battles, the whole picture is colorful, the shape is realistic, there is no trace of time, if Zhuang Rui is in the handicraft store to see this object, will definitely think that it is made by a certain assembly line, but after the wood carving just now, Zhuang Rui is really not much confidence in his judgment。

Well, don't be hypocritical, just look at it with aura, the brown glasses on Zhuang Rui's face play a good role in blocking the sight of others, and when he looks at it intently, the aura in his eyes instantly comes to the snuffbox.

There is a play, when the aura penetrated the glass-blown snuff bottle, Zhuang Rui suddenly felt a trace of cool breath into the aura in his eyes, although the breath was very weak, only slightly stronger than the aura in the previous chair, but Zhuang Rui was still very satisfied, no matter how small the mosquito was, it was meat.

Putting the snuff box on the table, Zhuang Rui was about to speak, when he suddenly remembered that the aura he absorbed from Sanhe Liu's gourd yesterday was almost the same in quantity compared to the aura absorbed in this snuff box, and the aura he absorbed in the couplet for the first time was far higher than these two times, not to mention the aura absorbed in that manuscript, compared to it, it was simply incomparable.

"Could it be that there is more aura contained in books than in other objects?"

Since the aura appeared in his eyes, counting this time, Zhuang Rui has been replenished from foreign objects a total of four times, obviously the aura absorbed from the couplets and manuscripts is far greater than the last two, is there any inevitable connection between this, Zhuang Rui lowered his head and thought about it, and for a while he forgot the situation he was in, and others were still waiting for him to say what he thought of this snuffbox.

"Wood, wood, you kid is asleep, what are you in a daze......".

Liu Chuan's voice sounded in Zhuang Rui's ears, waking him up from his contemplation, and when he raised his head, he found that Xu Wei, who was sitting next to him, was talking with the snuffbox he had just seen.

"If this is a centuries-old object, the color will definitely not be so gorgeous, so I think this thing should be a modern handicraft, but this is what I personally see, everyone should listen to Mr. Zhuang's opinion, look at Mr. Zhuang's thoughtful appearance just now, must have a different opinion on this snuff bottle. ”

This is what Zhuang Rui said after he woke up and heard what Xu Wei said, and after raising his head, he saw Xu Wei's smug look, and he was a little irritable for no reason, and he couldn't wait to punch him that little white face, and he didn't provoke him, why do you always talk about yourself, disgust, Zhuang Rui's speech is not good.

"Mr. Xu is really knowledgeable, not only in the jewelry has a deep research, but even wood carving, snuff bottles and other miscellaneous items are also quite attained, but I think this snuff bottle is real, the age should be between Kangxi and Qianlong, hehe, you don't have to worry, whether I am talking nonsense, or Mr. Xu, you are talking nonsense, you will see in a while. ”

When Zhuang Rui was halfway through his words, he saw that Xu Wei wanted to interrupt his words again, but this time he didn't give him a chance, and after finishing his words in one breath, he pointed to the last jade pendant and said to the shopkeeper Lu: "I can't see this price, so I won't offer ugliness, let's go with Brother Song and Brother Wang." ”

It's not that Zhuang Rui is modest, but that the aura in his eyes has no way to decompose the see-through jade items, and if he relies on his eyesight alone, he can't even tell where the jade used in this jade pendant is produced, let alone identify its authenticity and origin.

Shopkeeper Lu looked at Zhuang Rui and laughed, the smile was a little meaningful, he is now more and more interested in this young man, others don't know, his own objects are clear, both objects were said by Zhuang Rui, this is not a lucky thing to do.

ps: Thank you for today's tip, Lonely Xiaocai, the next shift will be sent at 12 o'clock in the evening, and by the way, I will add fine