Chapter 062 [Peerless Jade]
The Nalan family in the three eastern provinces?
Vaguely, Qin Fan seemed to have heard of the name of the Nalan family somewhere, but he was not very impressed. In his previous life www.biquge.info Qin Fan was a small clerk at the bottom of the society, and he couldn't get in touch with those wealthy families in the upper echelons of the republic.
But judging from the reactions of Qiao Qiye and a few people present, this Nalan family is probably not simple.
Qiao Shan didn't feel strange when he saw that Qin Fan didn't react, and lowered his voice to remind, "The Nalan family is not famous, and it is very low-key. There are not many people outside the three eastern provinces who know about the Nalan family, but on the boundaries of the three eastern provinces, the Nalan family can be said to cover the sky with one hand. ”
After Qiao Shan's reminder, Qin Fan suddenly understood that daring to love the Nalan family was equivalent to the soil emperor of the three eastern provinces, and this little prince of Nalan should be an extremely important figure in the Nalan family, otherwise it would not make Qiao Shan look at him differently.
To Qin Fan's surprise, this little prince of Nalan looked rough, but he was an elegant person. I heard Mr. Meng say that Nalan Xuan is very fond of collecting paintings and calligraphy, and has collected many famous works over the years, and the richness of the collection is beyond even Mr. Meng's.
But Nalan Xuan has a habit, that is, he only enters and does not leave, and the paintings and calligraphy in his collection will never be sold to others, and he even collects some rare treasures to exchange famous paintings and calligraphy with other collectors, which shows his love for calligraphy and painting.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started." Old Man Meng coughed, "Old man, I'll come first to throw bricks and jade, please appreciate it." ”
As he spoke, Old Man Meng clapped his hands, and Meng Xiaowei walked up gracefully with a plate covered with a red cloth, and put the plate on the table in front of everyone.
Lifting the red cloth, Qin Fan saw that inside the plate was a piece of white and flawless jade, this piece of jade was very large, with a white mist on it, and the round hole in the middle of the jade looked a little misplaced.
"Everybody can get started and take a look."
Hearing this, each of the antique lovers present wore a pair of gloves, starting with Boss Xu of the jade shop, and one by one they started to study this piece of jade.
At this time, Qin Fan's eyes fell on this piece of jade, and when he saw that there was a thick layer of purple treasure light on this piece of jade, he suddenly had a bottom in his heart, this piece of jade was undoubtedly an extremely rare piece of ancient jade.
It seems that everyone has a number in their hearts. Especially Boss Xu of the jade shop, he couldn't put down this piece of ancient jade and couldn't wait to buy it immediately.
"Now that I've finished reading it, let's talk about the old man's jade."
As soon as Old Man Meng's voice fell, Wu Yaozu, who was eager to show off in front of Meng Xiaowei, immediately said, "In my opinion, Mr. Meng's jade has a delicate and warm texture, and its color is natural, so you don't need to look at it to know that it is ancient jade." ”
"As for the age, I think it must be from the Han Dynasty, it is a fine product in the Han jade, and it is priceless."
Wu Yaozu said smugly, wanting to show off in front of Meng Xiaowei and hit Qin Fan by the way. But the people present didn't seem to buy it, and they didn't react to Wu Yaozu's statement.
In fact, Wu Yaozu didn't know anything about antiques, although his father was a lover of antiques, and his family also collected a lot of treasures. But Wu Yaozu is only interested in luxury cars and women, so how can he have time to study any antiques.
However, in order to please Meng Daoqin and Meng Xiaowei this time, he still put some effort into it before he came, but in terms of insight and eyesight, he was 108,000 miles behind everyone here.
"Xiaofan, do you also think this is a piece of jade from the Han Dynasty?" Old Man Meng looked at Qin Fan with a smile and asked.
"The old man laughed, how can this piece of jade be Han Dynasty jade, its age is much earlier than Han jade." Qin Fan shook his head and continued, "This piece of jade should be a jade artifact unearthed from the Liangzhu culture. ”
"The Liangzhu culture was discovered in Liangzhu Town, Yuhang County, Zhejiang Province, and the time of discovery was not far from the Hongshan culture. It's just that Hongshan jade is mainly animal shaped, while Liangzhu jade is the most ceremonial ware, and jade bi and jade cong are the first. ”
The shape is round on the outside and round on the inside, and the flake-like jade is the jade wall. The shape is square outside and round inside, and the hollow jade is jade.
"The vast majority of Liangzhu jade is chicken bone white, and it is not transparent, and there is a deviation and dislocation of the drilling. Based on this, it can be concluded that this jade is not from the Han Dynasty. ”
Qin Fan pointed to the round hole in the middle of the jade, and everyone looked carefully and found that the pair of the jade was indeed misaligned, but this was exactly a characteristic of Liangzhu jade.
In fact, jade was used for psychic purposes in the earliest days. In order for the witches of the early human tribes to communicate with the gods, they needed a medium, and this medium was jade. There is also such an explanation in the "Sayings", "Spirit, spirit witch also." To the jade of God. ”
"Hehe, what Xiao Fan said is right, this is indeed a piece of jade unearthed from Liangzhu culture." Old Man Meng said patiently, "As for the origin of this piece of Liangzhu jade, it is still a little interesting. ”
"About 30 years ago, when I went to the countryside to join the queue, one day when I was tired from walking in the mountains, I found a family and wanted to ask for some water to drink. As a result, as soon as I entered the door, I saw this piece of jade. ”
After asking, I learned that this piece of jade was handed down by the ancestors of that family, and because of the weight of this piece of jade, he used it to press pickles at home. At that time, I thought it was very beautiful and wanted to buy it, but I didn't have any money at that time, so I exchanged it for an old watch. ”
When Old Man Meng said this, everyone was happy, "No wonder I smelled a smell of pickles just now, and after a long time, it turned out that this piece of jade was used to pickle pickles." ”
"Mr. Meng, I like this piece of jade very much, see if you can make a price."
Boss Xu was the first to can't help it, and he can't wait to get this piece of jade. His ancestors were all in the jade business, and they have been doing it for three generations, so they have a soft spot for jade. When Boss Xu was young, he traveled south and north and saw fine jade from various eras, but it was the first time he had seen such a large Liangzhu jade like Old Man Meng.
"Hehe, this piece of jade has been with me for almost thirty years, and it's time to find a good home. Lao Xu, if you really want it, take 3.8 million yuan. ”
According to the comprehensive valuation of the jade of the Liangzhu culture, the weight of the complete jade of the dynasty is about 100,000 yuan, and the price of the complete jade weighing more than 50 grams is usually more than one million.
The jade collected by Mr. Meng is very heavy, and the shape of the vessel is also very complete, which is a rare fine product in Liangzhu jade, and the asking price of 3.8 million is not too expensive.
Boss Xu did not hesitate and immediately transferred 3.8 million to Old Man Meng, he had opened a jade shop for so many years, and he could still get the millions on hand.
The important thing is that this piece of jade is very rare, and if I miss it this time, I am afraid that I will never have the opportunity to see it again.
Except for Boss Xu, no one who came to participate in this private trade fair today specializes in collecting jade, so no one competed with him, so that Boss Xu could easily get it.
Wu Yaozu glared at Qin Fan resentfully, he originally wanted to show off in front of Meng Xiaowei, but Qin Fan stole the limelight again. If the eyes could kill, Qin Fan would probably have been killed a hundred times.
The piece of Liangzhu jade that Old Man Meng took out made a good start, and the second person to take out the collection was Manager Qiu of the auction house, only to see him carefully take out a bronze jue from a password suitcase he carried.
The so-called Jue is an ancient drinking vessel, three-legged and round-bellied, with a groove for pouring wine at the front end of the mouth on one side, a pointed tail at the back, a column between the groove and the mouth, and a handle on the side of the abdomen.
The bronze jue was popular in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the largest bronze jue group in history came from the women's tomb in Yinxu.
However, the bronze jue brought by Manager Qiu looks very old, but in fact, the age has not reached Xia Shang Zhou at all, it seems that it should be an imitation of ancient times, and its appearance is also very ordinary, and it is not worth much.
The people present took turns to play with this bronze jukee, but no one expressed interest in this thing, so Manager Qiu could only put away the bronze jue stupidly.
Then, Lu Zhengyuan and Boss Xu took out the collections they brought to trade this time, but with the peerless jade of Old Man Meng in front, the collections they brought were a little dim.
It is worth mentioning that Hu Debiao actually brought a pure and flawless natural ruby.
Ruby refers to corundum that is red in color and is mainly composed of alumina. Natural rubies are very rare and mostly come from Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, XJ and Yun provinces in China.
As far as Qin Fan knows, the grading standards for rubies are mainly based on 1T and 4C, which are measured by transparency, color, purity, cut and carat.
The natural ruby brought by Hu Debiao was very pure, and women had no resistance to gemstones, and finally this natural ruby was bought by Meng Xiaowei at a price of 1.2 million.
"Little Lord Nalan, I don't know what treasure you brought today, can you take it out for everyone to see?" The fat on Hu Debiao's face trembled, and he said with a smile like a Maitreya Buddha.
For a while, everyone's eyes fell on Nalan Xuan, and everyone guessed that with Nalan Xuan's identity and status, the collection he brought must be extraordinary and extremely precious.
However, when Nalan Xuan took out the collection he brought, everyone was stunned.
"Hey, what's a piece of rotten wood?"
Fang Xiaojun poked his head curiously, but saw Nalan Xuan take out a piece of rotten wood that seemed to be picked up at random on the mountain from the box he was carrying.
It's just that no one noticed that when Qin Fan saw the rotten piece of wood brought by Nalan Xuan, his face couldn't help but show surprise and shock, and even his heart beat violently a few times.