Chapter 27 The meaning of the golden toad

Jin Toad has money on his back and rich on his feet.

The traditional allegorical patterns are generally copper coins, ingots, pearls, corals and other objects as pattern samples.

There are two kinds of golden toads, one kind of mouth contains copper coins, and the foot steps on the cornucopia, this kind of golden toad is very common, small to the store, large to the factory, you can see their figure, there is the meaning of attracting wealth and swallowing money.

The second is the "Bangs Playing Golden Toad" in front of you, the fat baby is witty and fishing for the golden toad, intelligence, intelligence, wealth, all in it, and there is an expectation that future generations will be rich and noble.

Among the many uncles and old men, Su Ren had a tender face that was very conspicuous, which made people pay attention frequently, but he didn't feel it himself, and his mind was all on the huge golden toad in front of him.

No matter what kind of plaything, always look at its age first, the shape of this golden toad and the doll behind it are very ordinary, there is no more obvious craftsmanship in various dynasties and generations, and the carved patterns of gold and silver ingots are not very easy to distinguish.

Officially called gold and silver "ingots", which began in the Yuan Dynasty. However, as early as the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, when the Yuan Tongbao was in the world, the folk had the meaning of taking its huge and valuable, and it was read as "opening the ingot". The Yuan Dynasty called gold and silver money "ingots", which is the meaning of the treasure of the Yuan Dynasty, gold is called: gold ingots, silver ingots are called silver ingots, which not only has the meaning of political zhì, but also the common name of gold and silver currency.

The ingots circulated among the people of each dynasty are roughly the same, and only the golden nude that the royal family rewards the ministers to play with will appear in various styles.

Looking at the copper coin, the copper coin at the foot of the golden toad is round and inside, with the words Yongle Tongbao written in front of Su Ren, Yongle Tongbao is the year name money cast by Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, but this copper coin has never been used in China, but it was a copper coin that was specially minted for foreign trade at that time.

Yongle Tongbao coin calligraphy is exquisite, exquisite casting, neat and uniform, and is one of the exquisite currencies in the history of Chinese currency. These minted and finished Yongle Tongbao coins were mainly used for foreign trade, which played an important role in opening up to the outside world in the early Ming Dynasty and became the hard currency of international trade in 1600.

The number of Yongle Tongbao coins unearthed in China is not much, and even many coins of the Ming and Qing dynasties are not found in the cellar. However, there are large discoveries in the South China Sea and many foreign countries and regions. From Kenya and ******** to Oman and Iran, from Sri Lanka and India to Thailand and Malaysia, there are records of unearthed and discovered Yongle Tongbao.

It stands to reason that during the Ming Dynasty, even the people had never seen this kind of copper coin, how could it be engraved on the golden toad, unless it was used by the royal family, Su Ren shook his head, and the golden toad in front of him was barely excellent, but it was far from reaching the point of tribute.

He Shen shook his head next to him and said: "Master, this golden toad is not like the Central Plains, but a little like the things of the Japanese country, you look at the claws of the golden toad, the Central Plains is exquisite, warm, harmonious, benevolent, kind, forgiving, forgiving, with the meaning of the utensils will generally be edgeless and angular, and will be slightly rounded when making zuò, such as Buddha statues, God of Wealth and other sculptures."

And the Wa country is different, the people outside the country, they are fierce and bloodthirsty, do not pay attention to etiquette, cruel and easy to kill, so the maker will be angular, fierce and vicious, even if they worship the gods, they are mainly ugly and vicious. The claws of this golden toad are prominent and slender, the chin is triangular, and the slightly open mouth of the toad has fangs, and the color of the country is very strong. From the perspective of the slaves, this golden toad must be a thing that was lost to the Central Plains by the Wa Kingdom. ”

In the last sentence, what He Shen said was categorical and affirmative, Su Ren secretly stretched out his thumb after careful comparison, and immediately spoke highly of it, and even gave five likes, worthy of being a household secretary, a famous corrupt official, and he has seen a lot of things.

"Uncle Sun, Uncle Sun!" Su Ren turned around and called out to Sun Million, pointed at the golden toad, and said, "You are tired, lift a corner and let me touch the base." ”

Others were inexplicable, Sun Million was not ambiguous, rubbed his hands twice, shook two arms full of fat, hugged the mouth of the golden toad, and went up, and the whole golden toad was suddenly cocked.

Su Ren hurriedly stretched out his hand to grope at the base, and in the center, he felt a small "wood" character, the mark was very shallow, about the size of a little finger. It's not a boast, perennial with wood carving, and dealing with all kinds of carving knives, Su Ren's hands are flexible and sensitive, the blind spots on the money, the mahjong cards, and never missed a touch.

Pulling his hand out, Su Ren said softly: "Okay, Uncle Sun, put it down." ”

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the thick wooden table shook straight, so that it collapsed on the spot, and the little milk cat on Su Ren's shoulder was frightened, and Sun Million patted his big belly, his face did not change, and he was obviously very satisfied with his strength.

Picking up the wooden box that was put aside, Su Ren pulled the other party's sleeve and said softly: "Uncle Sun, let's go!" ”

Sun Million was very realistic, put the thick black boss bag in his armpit, and shouted in a loud voice at that time: "Lao Chang, things can't be seen, I'll go back first, and there will be good things to call in the future." ”

Covering his face, Su Ren couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, just quit quietly, what is the difference between you and smashing the field, sure enough, a person next to him immediately stood up, there was a black mole on his chin that was very conspicuous, he took a few steps forward and grabbed Sun Wanwan's arm to prevent him from leaving, and said in his mouth: "Boss Sun, what do you mean?" If there is a problem with the brother's things, you can just say it and let everyone listen to it, and leave if you can't see it, so that I can do business in the future. ”

In the antique business, reputation is its own biggest brand, destroying reputation, the road becomes narrow, and it is difficult.

Boss Sun also understood that he had said the wrong thing, and he couldn't open his mouth, and Yu Guang carefully glanced at Su Ren.

This person is also a person who understands, and after understanding the situation, he turned his gaze to Su Ren and said, "Little brother, just now you heard the sound again, and carried the golden toad again, what did you find?" Brother, isn't this golden toad an old piece? ”

Su Ren nodded and said softly: "It's an old piece, a good thing in the middle of the Ming Dynasty." ”

The man frowned, his face was not good, and said, "What does that mean?" ”

Get! More than a dozen pairs of eyes in the room stared, and if they didn't explain the matter, they couldn't leave.

Sun Million scratched his head in embarrassment, Su Ren didn't care, shrugged his shoulders, came to Jin Toad, and did not have stage fright, and said generously: "You are all connoisseurs, I am young, I am a junior, please forgive me for not saying well." ”

"Young man, if you find a problem, say it."

"Let's say, in this business, qualifications are important, and eyesight is even more important."

"To be bold, it's better to figure out what the problem is."

There is nothing to suppress the juniors, and the thing that raises the bar indiscriminately happens, anyway, Jin Toad is not theirs, he is saying, everyone in the house belongs to the buyer, if there is really a problem with the thing, if you don't understand it, you will lose in the end.

The wooden box was put aside, patted the huge golden toad on the table, and said softly: "This golden toad, judging from the craftsmanship of making zuò, materials, shapes, patina and other imprints, is indeed a work of the middle of the Ming Dynasty." ”

There was a black mole on his chin, and the owner surnamed Chang frowned and asked: "Little brother has something to say, everyone present is acquaintances, so there is no need to go around in circles." ”

Someone next to him was puzzled: "Since there is no problem with the thing, it is an old object of the Ming Dynasty, I can't see what it means." ”