Seeing Yang Fan's hidden treasures, the monk's eyes rolled widely, and he didn't know what to do. Among these treasures, the dzi and the Thousand-Handed Thousand-Eyed Bodhisattva he cares about the most.

It's not that he can't look down on other treasures, such as the Holy Jade Brand, the Moon Shadow Magic Lamp, etc. But there is no hope when it looks at it, and no one will take it out and sell it. But Dzi is different from that Bodhisattva, and if you want to fight for it, you still have a chance.

"Brother Yang, can this thousand-armed and thousand-eyed Guanyin be transferred?

As for the dzi, he doesn't have an exchange of similar value for the time being. If it were someone else, maybe he would still be pitted, but this guy in front of him is obviously not so easy to pit. If there are no items of equal value, maybe no one will be a bird.

"Take it out and take a look. Yang Fan did not deny it, nor did he agree immediately.

The monk opened a bag behind him and took out an item from it.

I saw that it was a bronze product, like a bowl, but the surface was inlaid with gold and precious stones, which looked very gorgeous and very workmanlike.

"Shui Cheng?" Yang Fan was slightly stunned.

The ancients used water to study ink, dye ink and wet pen, and there was a need to store water next to the inkstone. This small object is called "Shui Cheng". The word Cheng, the meaning of auxiliary, is also used in the ancient saying to fake "Cheng", and it is very appropriate to name the stationery utensils that store clear water.

He had also seen this kind of item in books before, and it was one of the treasures of the study, and was known as the fifth treasure of the study. There is also a "fifth treasure" in the study. It is the water bowl, this thing is small and elegant, and it can best reflect the aesthetic taste of the literati, so it belongs to the collection with higher taste in the handicrafts of the cultural toys.

Shui Cheng is also known as Shui Cheng, and it is generally called the water bowl. It is an ancient Han traditional handicraft. It is a water reservoir placed on the bookcase, used to store inkstone water, mostly flat and round, with a mouth called "water injection", without a mouth called "water Cheng". The production is simple and elegant, and it is an important utensil for the study.

He remembered that such objects were made of copper, porcelain, and jade. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, the green jade carved gourd water cheng, the two water bowls are connected to form the shape of the gourd, and the surrounding carved branches and leaves are entangled, which looks clear and natural.

"Made of copper, it's so-so!" commented Hu Wei.

He has seen a lot of precious water. The cloisonné enamel water made during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty is colorful and luxurious. In addition, the baby playing in the water, that is, the child lying on the middle of the play in the Cheng, this kind of theme utensils were more common in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it was one of the auspicious patterns that prevailed at that time. There are also glass products, with novel color styles, beautiful and small, and exquisite.

Jie Greed glanced at him and said secretly: There is gold and precious stones on it, don't you see it?

"That's right! Or maybe the inkstone is more accurate. I'm good at this. In ancient times, it was definitely the powerful who could afford it. Quit greed hurriedly explained.

The water is wide, and it is inevitable that it will be splashed when pouring water into the inkstone, or it may be difficult to control the amount of water. Therefore, people made a kind of vessel shape with a mouth, dripping water into the inkstone, called "inkstone drops".

In the past 2,000 years, the two small vessels of water and inkstone, often filled with a clear spring, turned into ink, and flowed into danqing.

Yang Fan nodded: "I can see it." ”

"It's good that you can see it. Quit greed with a happy face.

"However, compared to the Bodhisattva of others, it is still a little worse. Hu Wei added. If it was someone else, he might not talk much, but this is Yang Fan and the bald head, so he couldn't help but interject a few words.

"Ahem, they're all so familiar. There's no need to worry about it!" the monk said.

Yang Fan was speechless and said secretly: I'm not familiar with you, right? We only met for the first time today.

This water is an object of the Yuan Dynasty, this dynasty is relatively short, and many things are quite precious. But compared to his thousand-armed and thousand-eyed Bodhisattva, it seems that the value is two or three hundred thousand.

"There's something else to look at. Yang Fan said.

If you want him to suffer, that's not going to work. If the other party is poor, or has any difficulties, worthy of sympathy, etc., he will also give a concession. But this bald head is obviously not the master who is short of money, so there is no need to be polite.

In addition to the practical significance, the water bowl is more with ornamental furnishings. It is placed on the desk of the study, accompanied by the inkstone, and opposite to the literati.

Therefore, it must conform to the owner's taste before it can be selected, including its material, craftsmanship, modeling, ornamentation, painting, etc., otherwise it will be difficult to be sideways.

Further deeper, there are also some that are used for spiritual sustenance, and some call them brothers or friends. Mr. Chen Yutang is even more fond of "water Cheng", there are hundreds of water bowls collected, spanning many dynasties, using a wide range of materials, and the foreign scenery is grand, and he is even known as "the first person in the domestic Tibetan bowl".

Yang Fan also wanted to get a set of treasures from the study, but the style of this Shui Cheng was too gorgeous and not suitable for him. In addition, it has not yet reached the level of his collection, so there is no interest.

Speaking of which, Shui Cheng is one of the more interesting treasures in the study.

Its form is different, very interesting, especially in the early animal shape, toad, Xuanwu, unicorn like the shape of the beast, in the past dynasties of the inkstone have been inherited. If it is a rare bird and beast, it means that the sacred auspicious atmosphere is needless to say, and it is closely related to water.

For example, the Wei and Jin dynasties had frog-shaped inkstones, the Tang Dynasty had turtle-shaped, and the Song and Yuan dynasties had the bionic shapes of boat-shaped and fish-shaped, and often set up water inlets at the back, with the mouth as the drop, which was integrated and made people rub and love.

However, the one in front of me, except for the gold and gemstones, is a little gorgeous, there is nothing very outstanding. This is also the reason why Yang Fan doesn't look at it very much.

Hearing this, the monk who quit greed felt a slight pain, as if Yang Fan had cut off some of his flesh with a word.

"Little monk just these things, if Brother Yang is not satisfied, how about adding this one?" After speaking, he took out another one.

When Yang Fan and the others saw it, they all had the same expression as seeing snow in June, and they felt that the whole sky was about to collapse.

Damn! Seeing him so painful, so solemn, I thought it was a great object, and everyone was looking forward to it. But when he saw that it was just a box of ink clay, even Luo Lao couldn't help but almost scolded his mother!

Ink clay is one of the traditional handicrafts of the Han nationality, the treasure of China's unique study, whether it is the signing of documents, or historical relics and the inscription of gold and stone calligraphy and painting, all need to be used.

However, your box doesn't seem to be anything special, right? Except that it is also an object from the Qing Dynasty, the quality is very average.

"Fuck! I'm scared to death. I thought it was some kind of baby. Hu Wei scolded.

The quality of the ink directly affects the effect expressed by the seal art. Good ink clay is red but not irritable, quiet and elegant, delicate and heavy. On the calligraphy and painting, the color is bright and calm, and there is a three-dimensional effect. The more time passes, the more brilliant the color becomes. The ink with poor texture will appear gray or shallow in color, and some oil stains will leach out, making the ink blurry.

"How's it going?" said the anti-corruption monk.

Yang Fan pursed his lips and asked rhetorically, "Do you think this box of ink clay is worth two or three hundred thousand?"

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