Chapter 838: And the fan

It can be said that Misa Aida really knows a lot about the antique market in Tokyo, and she also knows Li Yi's interests very well. Except www.biquge.info of course, he wants to see more Japanese artifacts in the hope of picking up more leaks.

In two days, Li Yi collected a total of 47 cultural relics, covering several types of Buddha statues, ancient jade, ancient porcelain, ancient calligraphy and painting, etc., which is definitely worth the trip. Although the price he paid for this is not small, it is really nothing compared to the more than 70 billion yen swept back from Hong Kong.

Of these 47 cultural relics, only 32 pieces of ancient jade were collected from Hashimoto, but Li Yi felt that the transaction was worth it, it was really worth it, because among these 32 pieces of ancient jade, there were only 9 pieces that could reach the national treasure level!

"Fortunately, Hashimoto himself likes to collect jade, otherwise, I don't know where these have been lost for a long time, how can it be possible to pack and recover so much at one time?"

Li Yi recalled the experience of the past two days, smiled at Aitian Misa, and said: "Miss Aitian, I have really worked hard for you in the past few days, this is a small gift from me, not a respect, please don't be polite." ”

In the past two days, Li Yi has made a bold move, basically everything he likes, no matter what the price is, he finally swept all the way, Aitian silently calculated, but in the past two days, he spent nearly 1.5 billion.

When he was lamenting Li Yi's local tyrant, he suddenly heard that he actually prepared a gift for her, and couldn't help but be pleasantly surprised, this kind of local tyrant is not too stingy to shoot, right?

It's just that although he was surprised in his heart, he was not too embarrassed to show it on his face, "Mr. Li Yi, you are so polite, this is all my job, and I should do it." ”

Li Yi smiled and handed over the box in his hand. He was originally going to wrap a red envelope in addition to the gift, but then he thought about it, and this red envelope probably couldn't be given directly to Aitian, but should be given to Qingwu Hongji.

"See if you like it or not, I asked about that store, and they said that they can return and exchange goods at will within seven days." The gift Li Yi prepared for Aitian was very vulgar, it was a diamond necklace, and because he was too lazy to put too much thought into it, he didn't choose it carefully, and when he saw one that was more pleasing to his eyes, he took it.

However, no matter how vulgar the gift was, no matter how careless he was, if the diamond pendant on this necklace was big enough, all of this would not be a problem.

"Ahh Opening the jewelry box, Ai Tian exclaimed, and then said incoherently: "No, no Mr. Li Yi, your gift is too precious, I can't ask for it, I really can't ask for it." ”

"In the Chinese collection industry, all the middlemen who introduce the transaction, there will be a certain percentage of the commission, compared to Miss Aitian's help to me, this gift is really not worth mentioning, and I will ask Mr. Qingwu Hongji to give you more bonuses!"

Ai Tian said a few more polite words, and then she was a little embarrassed to accept it, but she was thinking in her heart, I don't know if I can secretly return this necklace, more than 30 million yen, even if she stays, she doesn't dare to wear it on the street!

That's right, it's more than 30 million, this price sounds terrifying, but compared to the value of these cultural relics collected by Aitian Gang Li Yi, this 30 million is not even one thousandth!

"Mr. Li Yi, then we will go to Kyoto tomorrow, and then arrange the itinerary in Osaka according to the situation, there is no problem on your side, right?" If Aida had an opinion about going to Osaka and Kyoto before, after receiving such a valuable gift, no amount of opinion was gone.

"It's okay on my side, but Miss Aitian has bothered a lot."

Kyoto, the capital of Japan until the mid-19th century, has a rich history and is one of the most important centers of traditional Japanese culture.

Most of Kyoto's antique shops are concentrated in the three adjacent streets of Komon-mae-dori, Shinmon-mae-dori and Yamato-oji-dori, and this area is home to dozens of antique shops known as antique streets, and this area is also the most charming old town in Kyoto.

There is also the antique market at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and the flea market outside the famous temple Toji Temple, which are all antique markets that open on fixed days every month. Then there's the Kyoto Grand Antique Market, which is known as the largest antique market in western Japan, with more than 500 antique dealers exhibiting at a time, but it is only held once a season.

Li Yi rushed over tomorrow to be able to attend an antique market in Kitano Tianmangu Palace, and the remaining two were not very lucky, so they should not have a chance to see them.

But if you just patronize these markets, you don't need to be accompanied by Misa Aida at all. The reason why Li Yi asked her to go there was because she knew a few small shops with relatively hidden but good things, and she could also contact two collectors who were said to have a large collection of Chinese antiques, and if the price was right, it was not ruled out that they were willing to sell.

From Tokyo to Kyoto, the Shinkansen takes just over two hours. So early the next morning, Li Yi and the others packed up early and took the first Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto.

The reason why I am in such a hurry is because today is the day of the Kitano Tenmangu Antique Market.

Kyoto Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, the "god of learning" in Japanese history, and is the headquarters of Tenmangu Shrine throughout Japan.

The antique market of Tenmangu Shrine starts from the gate of Tenmangu Shrine and extends outward along both sides of the road, so that it can be placed all the way to the outside of the torii.

These stalls deal in a lot of miscellaneous things, not only all kinds of antiques, antiques, but also a lot of old goods.

In the Japanese antique market, antique toys and some antique cards are very popular collections, and there are many outside Tenmangu Shrine, in addition, there are relatively concentrated stalls selling ancient porcelain.

With Li Yi's current eyesight, whether a thing has collectible value or not, and how much it is worth, can almost be distinguished at a glance.

Many experienced appraisers can also do this, but the next processing is the biggest difference between Li Yi and them.

An ordinary appraiser, from the discovery of a suspected antique to the final decision to buy it, the process is very complicated, for no other reason, mainly because he does not dare to jump to conclusions.

It doesn't really matter if you don't dare to jump to conclusions, as long as you have money, you can always gamble on some good things if you buy everything you feel about. However, they are not Li Yi, they want to put good things in their pockets when they see them, and then they have enough money to support them.

As ordinary people who earn every penny with their own hard work, they sometimes hesitate before buying even if they can be sure of the authenticity of something, let alone expect them to buy it by feeling.

Because everything that can become a leak always has to be more or less deceptive before it can become a leak. Think about it, if you can't always be sure of the authenticity, and you don't have unlimited money, how can an ordinary appraiser buy something indiscriminately?

And these restrictions are not used on Li Yi, which is also the reason why he is stronger than those ordinary appraisers, and even the vast majority of senior appraisers.

Moreover, because of the spirit identification card, Li Yi's speed of seeing things is even dozens of times that of these traditional appraisers, so that the number of things seen in the same time unit varies greatly, and it is of course clear who has a higher chance of picking up the leak.

Walking along the road, Li Yi soon saw something of interest, a stall that operated folding fans.

There is controversy about the origin of folding fans, and there is still a bit of controversy.

The Japanese believe that the folding fan is a more "authentic" Japanese product, hence the name Wa Fan, and even believe that the Japanese fan and the katana can be seen as symbols of Japan.

It is said that the Japanese fan first appeared in the Heian period, and the Chinese folding fan is derived from the Japanese folding fan, which was originally paid tribute to China by Goryeo in the Song Dynasty, and was once favored by Su Dongpo and other celebrities, so that it can continue to this day, and in the 13th century, it was transmitted from China to Europe.

However, the Chinese people believe that the folding fan first appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, when it was called the waist fan, and it was recorded in the "Book of Southern Qi" and other historical materials.

As long as the folding fan still exists, and as long as no new and stronger evidence emerges, this controversy will most likely continue to exist. However, this does not prevent Li Yi from purchasing.

In terms of basic structure, there is no fundamental difference between the folding fans of the two countries, but in terms of fan composition, there are some Japanese characteristics of the fans, but Li Yi's goal is not these.

He is aiming for the kind of fan with a traditional ink fan or a calligraphy fan, because there is a possibility of leakage in these fans.

There are a lot of Japanese fans on this stall, but most of them look new at first glance, and the composition has a very modern Japanese atmosphere, and they are mainly sold as tourist goods. Li Yi quickly took a look at his thrift area, and unfortunately, there was no one of value.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, a tourist standing next to him suddenly returned the fan in his hand to the stall owner, and Li Yi's sharp eyes could be seen from the folded fan crack at a glance, this is also a traditional folding fan, and looking at the fan bone, it looks like an old thing.

Taking the folding fan from the stall owner's hand and opening it carefully, Li Yi's eyes lit up, knowing that he should have seen something good this time.

This is a standard Japanese literati painting fan, using silk paper similar to silk, and the style is close to the style of literati painting in the Ming and Qing dynasties of China.

"Finger painting?" After looking at it for a while, Li Yi recognized that this landscape fan should have been drawn with his fingers, and judging from the age, it should be something from the Edo shogunate period in the 18th century.

"Since it's an old thing, then you have to use the spirit card." Soon, Li Yi got the answer, the fan bone of this Japanese fan was produced in the late Meiji period, but the fan surface is indeed made by the famous painter of the Edo period, Ike Daya!