Chapter 347

Bao Feiyang listened to it in the audience and sneered in his heart, it seems that Chang Mengqin really told Chen Zhiguo a lot of things, otherwise how would Chen Zhiguo know to go to the antique market to buy an ancient Buddha and come back to please Meng Xiangwei!

However, Bao Feiyang is not worried that the birthday gift he carefully prepared will be compared with Chen Zhiguo, with Bao Feiyang's understanding of the current cultural relics market, even if Chen Zhiguo's ancient Buddha is really from the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to exceed 300,000 yuan. And the Chengni inkstone that I bought in the antique street of Xijing City is definitely worth more than 300,000 yuan.

When Meng Xiangwei heard Chen Zhiguo say that this golden Buddha was a cultural relic of the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't help but be interested. It's not that he likes this golden Buddha so much, it's purely an occupational disease of cultural relics research experts.

"Oh, the ancient Buddha of the Ming Dynasty, you can bring it to me and take a look. Meng Xiangwei reached out and took the golden Buddha from Chen Zhiguo's hand, took out reading glasses from his pocket, put them on and looked at them carefully.

Chen Zhiguo saw that Meng Xiangwei had received his golden Buddha, thinking that he had a plan, he couldn't help but be triumphant, and swept in the direction of Bao Feiyang under the stage with a provocative eye, demonstrating to Bao Feiyang.

Buddha statues have been a hot topic in the Chinese collection industry since ancient times, and Meng Xiangwei is a master expert in the collection industry, so he naturally has also studied it deeply. He took the golden Buddha in his hand and put on his glasses to take a look, and immediately saw that this golden Buddha was definitely not a product of the Ming Dynasty, if it was not Chen Zhiguo's deliberate exaggeration, it could only mean that Chen Zhiguo was deceived by the Buddha statue seller and acted as a wronged leader.

Buddhist statues first appeared between the first century BC and the first and second centuries AD. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Buddhism and Buddhist statue art in China were fully exhibited, and by the Tang Dynasty. The art of Buddhist statues in China reached its peak. All kinds of Buddha statues handed down from generation to generation, in the material not only have gold and bronze Buddha, stone carving Buddha, wooden Buddha, but also clay Buddha, jade Buddha, porcelain Buddha and even the Buddha made of paper, and among them, the gold and bronze Buddha and stone Buddha are the most cherished by future generations. The Buddha statues before the Ming and Qing dynasties were called Gaogu Buddha statues. It can also be called the Han Buddha statue, and the Ming and Qing Buddha statues can also be called the Tibetan Buddha statues.

The stone Buddha statues before the Tang Dynasty have the highest artistic value, but because of the scarcity of surviving in the world, they are rare in the market. In the Buddha statue market, the collection of Tibetan Buddha statues is much better than that of Han Buddha statues. Collectors at home and abroad attach great importance to the court statues of the Ming and Qing dynasties, so the gold and bronze Buddha statues of the Ming and Qing dynasties constitute the main body of the investment market of ancient Buddha statues in China today.

The court statues of the Ming Dynasty began in the Yongle period and only continued until the Xuande period. After Yongxuan, the court statues of the Ming Dynasty suddenly disappeared, so there is no Tibetan Buddha statue of the Ming Dynasty court system after Yongle and Xuande. During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the court also set up an exclusive statue institution "Imperial Supervision of Buddha". It is responsible for casting Buddha statues and ritual utensils used in Buddhist ceremonies. to the Qing Dynasty. The prosperity of palace statues was mainly concentrated in the Kangxi and Qianlong dynasties. Especially in the Qianlong period, due to the emperor's personal belief needs, there were many Buddha statues.

The historical reason for casting the palace statue is that the court appeases the ** region. In turn, it promotes national unity and unity, and on the other hand, it is due to the royal family's belief in Tibetan Buddhism. The cultural relics value of the Buddha statue is reflected in the scarcity of its surviving number and the long age of casting. From the point of view of the artistic value of Buddha statues, the Buddha statue craftsmanship in the Ming and Qing dynasties reached its peak, and even modern advanced technology cannot be compared. The historical, artistic, and cultural value of the Buddha statue also determines its high market price. The price of Buddha statues is the most expensive in the court statues of the Yongle and Xuande periods of the Ming Dynasty, but their prices are still relatively low compared to the works of art of the same period.

There are four principles to follow in judging the value of a Buddha statue: The first is that in Tibetan Buddha statues, the price of the wrath phase is generally higher than that of the same type of "silent phase". In Buddhist terms, Buddhism uses cause and effect to distinguish between sutra and tantra. The Buddha statues of Sutra are generally in a state of compassion and kindness, so they can be called "silent phases". There are also a large number of "silent phases" in Tantric Buddha statues, but more of them are hideous and terrifying, drum-eyed and round-eyed "wrathful phase" statues. The Buddha statues of the "Angry Phase" are strange and complex, and the number of surviving Buddha statues is much smaller than that of the "Silent Phase". Therefore, the price is relatively high. There is also a kind of statue that has both good and evil expressions, and its market price is even higher. Second, among Tibetan Buddha statues, the price of "bodhisattva" Tibetan Buddha statues is generally higher than that of Tibetan Buddha statues of the same type. Due to the complex ornamentation of the Buddha statue of the "Bodhisattva costume", the process requirements are higher, so the market value of this type of Buddha statue is increased. Third, the value of court Buddha statues is usually higher than that of folk Buddha statues. The final principle is that the larger the size, the higher the value, whether it is a Tibetan or Chinese Buddha statue.

Therefore, Meng Xiangwei can conclude that the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha that Chen Zhiguo brought over today is not fake, although it is made of pure gold, but it is known that it is widely spread among the people by looking at the ornamentation. And this Sakyamuni is a good appearance, and the age is not a treasure of the Ming Dynasty, it should be the late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China period. However, although this collection is not a real Ming Dynasty product, it should be worth between 30,000 and 50,000 yuan according to the current market price, of course, this also includes the gold value of the Golden Buddha itself.

"Zhiguo, thank you for the gift, Yuejin, wrap this golden Buddha. Meng Xiangwei figured out the value of this golden Buddha, and he had an idea in his heart. If you insist on returning Chen Zhiguo's gift now, I am afraid that it will affect the work of my daughter-in-law Chang Mengqin in the power bureau in the future. But since his granddaughter Meng Shuang doesn't look down on Chen Zhiguo, she can't accept his golden Buddha for no reason, after all, it is worth 350,000 yuan, and she can change a house in Nanshan City to a slightly remote location.

"Hehe, Zhiguo, you came to pay my birthday this time, and I don't have anything good for you. Saying that, Meng Xiangwei took out a string of sandalwood Buddhist beads from his pocket, "A string of sandalwood Buddhist beads was given to me by a friend of Xifan. ”

This string of Buddhist beads is made of Indian sandalwood, and has been consecrated by the living Buddha of Jokhang Temple, with a value of at least 50,000 yuan. Meng Xiangwei believes in Taoism, and it is not of much use to hold this string of Buddhist beads, and it is not very useful to give it to Chen Zhiguo today, which is actually an equivalent exchange. In the future, people will talk about it, and it can't be said that he Meng Xiangwei coveted Chen Zhiguo's small bargain, and the things he gave back to Chen Zhiguo would be more than the price of Chen Zhiguo's gift!

Chen Zhiguo didn't understand Meng Xiangwei's deeper meaning, he saw that Meng Xiangwei not only accepted his gift, but also gave himself a string of Buddhist beads in return, and thought that Meng Xiangwei was very satisfied with him!

After he came down from the stage, he came to Bao Feiyang's side triumphantly, and said with a smile: "Bao Feiyang, Grandpa Meng celebrates his birthday today, you, as Meng Shuang's college classmate, rushed back from Xijing City, I don't know what valuable gifts you brought, and you can also take them out for everyone to look long!"

He spoke in a loud voice, just enough for the people around him to hear.

The people around were amazed at Chen Zhiguo's generous move, and when they heard what he said to Bao Feiyang, their eyes were immediately attracted: Why? The young man sitting in the corner with a beautiful face turned out to be Meng Shuang's college classmate? He was able to be invited over to attend the seventieth birthday of Meng Shuang's grandfather Meng Xiangwei, and the relationship with Meng Shuang was definitely not ordinary. At this point, it can be inferred from the tone in which Chen Zhiguo spoke to the young man. Chen Zhiguo was the first to go up to give Meng Xiangwei a birthday gift before, and at this time, it was difficult for Meng Shuang, a male college classmate, it seems that Chen Zhiguo made it clear that he wanted to chase Meng Shuang, a girl! However, no matter how good the gift prepared by this male classmate is, it can't compare to the golden Buddha presented by Chen Zhiguo, although the old man Meng Xiangwei didn't say anything after seeing the golden Buddha, but judging from the sandalwood Buddha beads in return, the value of the golden Buddha should not be too low!

Bao Feiyang's appearance is undoubtedly a blow to Chen Zhiguo, who wants to chase Meng Shuang, who wants to take the opportunity of the birthday banquet to show off his wealth and compare Bao Feiyang, a poor boy. didn't expect Meng Shuang to be so indifferent to him, in order to embarrass Bao Feiyang, he waited for the birthday to start and took out the Buddha he carefully prepared for Meng Xiangwei to show off to everyone, wanting to kill Bao Feiyang's sharp spirit. In exchange for the favor of Meng Shuang's family, including Meng Shuang, it also made it difficult for Bao Feiyang to make a fool of himself in public. Now that his goal of showing off himself has been achieved, it is time for Bao Feiyang to take revenge!

"Chen Zhiguo, what do you want you to do? What congratulatory gift did my boyfriend give to my grandfather, what does it matter to you?" Meng Shuang didn't know when she also followed, she reached out and held Bao Feiyang's arm intimately, and looked at Chen Zhiguo with a look of disgust. At first, Meng Shuang was still hindered by the face of his old classmates, and he didn't want to be too blunt with Chen Zhiguo. But he didn't want this Chen Zhiguo to be the first to go up and congratulate his grandfather Meng Xiangwei on his birthday! If it weren't for the fact that today was the big day of his grandfather's 70th birthday, Meng Shuang would definitely go up and knock Chen Zhiguo off the stage on the spot. At this time, seeing Chen Zhiguo provoking Bao Feiyang again, Meng Shuang couldn't hold back anymore and coldly reprimanded Chen Zhiguo.

"Old classmate, I know he's your boyfriend, don't I care about you here, I want to know what kind of people are around you, is it wrong to care about you like this?" Chen Zhiguo saw that Meng Shuang was angry, but he didn't feel embarrassed at all, but was full of pride. It seems that he is the protagonist here today, and he should also care about Meng Xiangwei's congratulatory gift.

"Mr. Chen, in fact, I didn't bring any gifts, just an inkstone!" Bao Feiyang smiled faintly, stood up, and took out his gift unhurriedly.

Since you Chen Zhiguo don't know shame after being pumped, what if Lao Tzu whips you again?

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