"That's a shame. Yang Fan said.

He told everyone that this is a bamboo carving of the Ming Dynasty and is of great value. Ming Dynasty bamboo carving arts and crafts artists, they are good at calligraphy and seal carving, composition and painting are omnipotent, and have the literacy and talent of literati painters.

Therefore, their bamboo carving works are full of creativity, bookish and uningenious, and they use the natural form of bamboo to cut down the complicated and simplified, setting off the essential characteristics and cultural meaning of bamboo, and their works have been accepted by literati and doctors, and have been passed down to this day, becoming a precious artistic wealth of the Chinese nation.

"Throughout the development of bamboo carving in China, the real art of bamboo carving has emerged in the Song Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, bamboo carving artworks reached their peak, and there was a scene of a hundred flowers competing for beauty. Yang Fan said.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, literati doctors wrote bamboo, painted bamboo, planted bamboo, carved bamboo became a common practice, and the cultural content of bamboo carving also rose rapidly.

He continued: "There are very few remnants of early bamboo carvings, and most of them are handed down from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The carvers of the Ming and Qing dynasties had very strict requirements for materials, which also caused the quality of all kinds of handicrafts in this era to be very high, and many things were in pursuit of perfection. ”

"In this case, the bamboo used is taken from bamboo that grows for two to four years, and the grain structure of the bamboo is fine, and the tender age is moderate. Therefore, after carving into a vessel, after polishing, its smoothness and smoothness are no less than the smooth wood grain. ”

Everyone watched carefully, but except for the two old men Ye, no one else could see anything.

Gradually, the two old men were also a little more impressed by Yang Fan, this young man is not simple!

"At first, I thought it was carved from wood or stone. Zhang Qian sighed.

Now, she fully realizes that antiques are so fascinating, rich in history and culture, and bring unusually rich profits. How long has my eldest brother been in the industry, and he has earned hundreds of thousands, or even millions.

"This shows that the bamboo material is good and old. Generally speaking, the older the work, the darker the color of the watch. The production of this color is mostly due to the fact that people often enjoy rubbing. Ming Dynasty works often have a dark red hue, the most popular of which is probably a red with an amber sheen. The old lady laughed.

After speaking, he also praised Yang Fan: "Young man, knowledgeable, first-class vision, good, good, are you interested in learning carving from me?"

He also saw that Yang Fan was a good material, as long as it was carved a little, it was a treasure.

"Thank you, old lady, for your compliment, and favor. However, the kid didn't think about this layer for the time being. He thought that carving should take a lot of time, and he was afraid that he would not be too busy.

In addition, the old people are also old, and it is not very good to trouble people.

In the end, this is a family heirloom technique, and it is not easy to learn it in front of other people's juniors, so as to save trouble in the future.

In the evening, after a meal, before it was dark, Yang Fan and Zhang Qian took Zheng Zhongyang's car back to the city. Yang Fan sent the little sister back to school first, and he lived nearby.

Early the next morning, Yang Fan came to the antique market in Chaoyang City. People here to do more than Dengfeng City, although the scale is not large, after the transformation, according to the current business management model, all the antiques are concentrated in one building, like a super shopping mall.

It is divided into small shops, and there are also areas dedicated to stalls. Yang Fan walked into a small shop that specialized in trading things in the study. This shop is not big, only about 30 square meters, and it is full of all kinds of "stationery".

"Little brother, what do you need?" said a middle-aged woman looking at the store.

Yang Fan found that almost all of the things here looked new, but many of them were high-end. The four famous inkstones are placed in front, although they are not top-notch goods, but one inkstone is tens of thousands. There are many types of brushes, and the workmanship and materials are first-class. Ink Bar ......

"I'll take a casual look first. Yang Fan said.

The proprietress nodded and reminded: "Then you can look at it casually, try not to touch those fragile ones." ”

That's a pen wash, made of porcelain, and some seals, made of jadeite, which are not cheap, for fear that this young man can't afford to pay for it, so it must be right to remind you first.

"Yes!"

After looking at it for a while, he didn't find anything suitable for shooting, and he was a little disappointed, Yang Fan was about to leave, but his eyes swept over the shelves in the corner. There was a big bundle of paper, a little yellow.

"Boss, how do you sell this paper?" Yang Fan asked.

"That paper is worthless, you can take it away for five hundred yuan. ”

She remembered that it had been sitting for a long time, and no one had noticed. Of course, white paper is probably not liked by many people, after all, it seems to be stained with water, a little yellow, moldy, etc.

"Two hundred," Yang Fan said.

"No matter how you say this paper, it's a bit historical, it's such a big bundle, two hundred can't do it! Add a hundred! Everyone don't pull it around. The proprietress shouted bitterly.

Yang Fan nodded and said briskly: "Okay, give me a rope, I'll tie it up." ”

Out of the store, Yang Fan was a little happy. It's so easy to get so much ancient fine paper, and it's good luck. This large bundle is still the imperial paper of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it is also very top-notch in ancient times.

He knew that since the Ming and Qing dynasties, a large number of high-grade art processed paper had been produced. These paper raw materials are exquisite, the production process is excellent, and there are many varieties of colors, most of which are special papers for the queen. These forms of decorative beauty, with a very high art of paper, with the rise of the Ming and Qing dynasties to appreciate and treasure the collection, also by the literati and ink writers to appreciate the collection without using it.

For others, to identify the level of various ancient paper notes, we must first be familiar with the characteristics, forms, decorative patterns and other conditions of paper and various paper production methods in various eras, and then use modern special analytical instruments to measure.

Just now, he looked at the history of this bundle of paper, and found that the craftsman who made the imperial paper secretly left it, ready to make some extra money, but the list was not big enough, and he didn't dare to flow out, and he hid it until today.

Yang Fan pulled out a little, looked through the light, and found that there were cloud patterns inside, and there were golden dragon and golden wind patterns, which made him even more happy, it was actually calender paper.

He naturally knew that paper, as the carrier of calligraphy and painting, has always been cherished by collectors, and among all the papers, the calender paper is more precious because of the gold and silver, the fine hand-drawing, and some even after many renderings and the price has doubled.

This kind of paper, the paper material is mostly high-quality tough leather paper, or natural color paper, or color paper, some thick and some thin. The patterns include landscapes, flowers and birds, fish and insects, dragons and phoenixes, cloud patterns, water patterns, character stories and words. When you put this paper in a transparent place, you will see a beautiful picture of dark lines.