After finishing speaking, Huo Xiaodong felt that his voice was high, so he hurriedly lowered his voice and asked in his ear, "How much does this big mahogany bed of smoke cost?"

"The craftsmanship of this bed is fine, but there is nothing too complicated, it can only be regarded as decent. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoLate Qing characteristics, not uncommon. The material is really good, but unfortunately it is not a red sandalwood pear. Sun Zhongyuan pinched his chin, "I think, it can be worth four or five hundred thousand!"

"So little!" Huo Xiaodong was very disappointed.

In fact, four or five hundred thousand is not low, mainly because Huo Xiaodong's emotional mobilization just now was too high and the gap was too big.

"I don't count this if I say it!" Sun Zhongyuan smiled bitterly. His eyesight in appraisal is not inferior to others, but the price of antiques is determined by the market. To compare the real thing, a Chenghua Doucai small cup is worth two or three hundred million, and I don't know which craftsman in the Imperial Kiln Factory made it, how to calculate this?

"Okay! Let's go and see something else, and we'll negotiate the price together!" Huo Xiaodong nodded.

The two of them entered the bedroom from the hall, and there was a bed in the bedroom, but unfortunately, this bed was not special except for the all-elm wood, and the material was heavy and solid. Although the year is a bit old, it is at most until the late Republic of China. The shape is similar to the common large bed now, with a headboard and carving.

With such a big bed, it was troublesome to transport, and before Sun Zhongyuan could say anything, Huo Xiaodong decided to give up.

The two of them left the hall, and Kobayashi stepped forward.

"That chaise longue looks pretty good, let's think about it, don't want a big bed. In this case, let's go to the side room and look at the tables and chairs first, and make a decision together. Huo Xiaodong said to Xiao Lin.

When Xiao Lin heard it, it was okay, at least one thing he wanted, and nodded, "Then you should hurry up and see." ”

Entering the east wing, there is a table of eight immortals, two matching chairs, and a separate chair, two stools.

As soon as Sun Zhongyuan entered, he was attracted by the separate chair first.

First of all, because it's a top spot!

Secondly, it's wenge, which is pretty beautiful. Wenge gets its name because the wood texture is mostly V-shaped, like chicken wings.

Third, although the face of this chair has been changed and replaced with modern strip fabric, it is quite old from the style of the chair body to the wooden pulp, and it is estimated that it can reach the middle of the Ming Dynasty, which is a real old thing.

The word "chair" is not unfamiliar, because it is not only a chair, but also a symbol of power. The top spot, that's the boss.

This thing evolved from Maza. But Maza has not disappeared, and it still exists, so the chair is an upgraded version of Maza.

Huo Xiaodong was also attracted by this chair first, his eyesight was not as good as Sun Zhongyuan, and he couldn't break the generation, but it was no problem to recognize the wenge chair, "I said, the chair is evolved from Maza, right?"

"That's right. Sun Zhongyuan nodded while carefully checking whether there was any damage.

Huo Xiaodong suddenly laughed, "Before I came, I did a lot of homework, and I found something interesting, which is really related to this chair." ”

Sun Zhongyuan was observing, and said "um" noncommittally. Huo Xiaodong didn't care about it and continued.

What he said is related to Li Bai's popular poems.

The bright moonlight in front of the bed, suspected to be frost on the ground, raised his head to look at the bright moon, and bowed his head to think of his hometown.

This poem was learned by Huo Xiaodong when he was in elementary school, and the child was quite smart, so he asked the teacher: The beds are all placed in the house, even if you see the moonlight shining in in front of the bed, how can you see the bright moon when you raise your head?

The teacher was not asked, and explained: The bed here means well bed, that is, well railing, not a bed for sleeping, the great poet Li Bai was in the yard at that time!

Huo Xiaodong believed in this explanation for many years, and it wasn't until he checked the information not long ago that he knew that the teacher had also explained it wrongly.

The bed in "Bright Moonlight in Front of the Bed" is the meaning of Hu bed, that is, Maza, and earlier in the Tang Dynasty, Mazha was called Hu bed. Maza is very mobile, and it is easy to take it outside, whether it is in the yard or at the door.

The advantage of Maza is that it is highly mobile, but the disadvantage is also obvious, it is uncomfortable and has nothing to rely on.

So, by the Song Dynasty, an upgraded version of Mazha appeared. This is the chair. Make the matha bigger, with the armrests and backrests, so that it is much more comfortable to sit on, and at the same time it is still a soft surface or trap, which can still be folded and moved easily.

Why did the chair become a symbol of power? This is not to say that ordinary hunters hunt, it is a person with status such as the emperor or the prince and noble, who will take a chair with him when hunting, and can take a break in the middle. When resting, who sits in front and who is in the back has to pay attention to the order. Over time, the chair has become a symbol of power.

"I also sit on the top spot in my life!" Huo Xiaodong sat up with a big grin.

Sun Zhongyuan also saw the same, "Okay, this chair is worth starting." It's a pity that it's not Huanghuali's. ”

The chair is light and strong, so there is no too heavy wood, for example, I have never seen a red sandalwood chair. The most precious wood used in history is sea yellow, which is relatively heavy.

"Damn, if it's Huanghuali's, can the head of the household stay? Besides, there are a total of 100 Huanghuali chairs in ancient China that have appeared in the world. ”

"I really did a lot of homework. Sun Zhongyuan smiled, "It seems that you have studied a lot of this chair, can you estimate the valuation?"

"How can it be worth two or three hundred thousand, right?" Huo Xiaodong said cautiously.

Sun Zhongyuan asked Huo Xiaodong to get up, pointed to the hollow carving pattern on the back of the chair and said, "You see, in the center of the back of the chair is a carved unicorn pattern, and the carving knife technique is very atmospheric. If you look at the inconspicuous places on both sides of the handrail, they are also carved with ruyi patterns, which are small and fine. On this pedal, there are auspicious cloud patterns, implying the meaning of steady steps. ”

"Wenge is not as beautiful as sea yellow, but it is also beautiful and at the same time relatively light. The key is that this carving is by no means something that ordinary craftsmen can do! In the Ming Dynasty, it was also used by high-ranking officials and nobles. This is a big plus. ”

Huo Xiaodong was stunned, and then smiled, "Okay, don't sell it!"

"If it weren't for the soft seat in the middle, this complete chair would be worth nearly one million. Even so, five or six hundred thousand yuan is stable, and it is worth more than that big mahogany bed!" Sun Zhongyuan replied.

Huo Xiaodong groaned for a while, handed Sun Zhongyuan a cigarette, he hadn't smoked it himself, and suddenly frowned, "It's okay now!"

Sun Zhongyuan understood what he meant, first talk about the big mahogany smoking bed, that Xiaolin should be a layman, after talking about the big smoking bed, when the wenge chair talks again, he talks about things with a small volume and not much wood, and it should be cheaper than the big mahogany smoke bed!

Sun Zhongyuan didn't expect that in the house of the late Qing Dynasty, he actually found a chair of the Ming Dynasty, so that when he entered the wing, he didn't care too much about other tables and chairs.