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"This house was the wedding home of my great-grandfather and great-grandmother, and no matter how bad the family was, I didn't think about selling it. I didn't even think about renting it out, but I didn't think that today, I would think of selling the furniture in this house. This cabinet was used by my great-grandmother and was a wedding gift from my great-grandfather, and my great-grandmother loved it. It's just that I'm not very interested in this kind of black furniture, and it's not a day or two to want to dispose of it, when you propose, the first thing that comes to mind is it, although I don't know what its origin is, but look at the pattern on it, it must have a lot to do with your motherland, right? I think you're going to love this cabinet. ”

Diana stood in the doorway, leaning against the door frame and said, with a wry smile on the corner of her mouth when she spoke, presumably she was not necessarily telling the truth.

But whether what she said was true or not, Jin Muchen didn't care, his attention now was all attracted by the Wanli cabinet of red sandalwood in front of him.

Rosewood is originally a cherished wood, this kind of furniture made of wood, regardless of whether it is an antique in the past, or a modern product, now a random one, take it out just by the material itself, it will be millions, and it depends on the size of the utensils themselves.

If you want such a big cabinet, just this red sandalwood material, even if it is a modern product, will cost more than 10 million.

What's more, this is still an antique, and the swarthy glow emanating from this cabinet. Now that Jin Muchen is about to be blinded, just by this light, Jin Muchen has concluded that this cabinet is a rare good thing.

In the history of ancient China. There have been several collecting crazes, the first time was in the Northern Song Dynasty, the second time was in the late Ming Dynasty, and it was the collection boom that arose in the country during the late Ming Dynasty, which led to the emergence of Wanli cabinets.

It is said that Wanli cabinet is a kind of furniture that is specially produced by Mingshenzong, that is, the Wanli Emperor, who likes to collect and appreciate antiques.

Later, what is good at the top and what is good at the bottom will be followed. This kind of furniture began to be popular among the princes and nobles of the Ming Dynasty, and became a very popular cabinet for antiques and valuables at that time.

However. The name "Wanli Cabinet" was not called in the Wanli period, but in the late Qing Dynasty, and the descendants who also like to collect it were named and spread after induction.

Wanli cabinet actually belongs. One of the brighter cabinets in a variety of styles. Its style is relatively fixed, with a bright grid at the top, a cabinet in the middle, the cabinet body is footless, and there is a low table under the cabinet to support it.

The upper level has a back panel, and the transparent place on the upper floor is for the display of antiques, and the structure of the upper and lower cabinets makes its center of gravity downward. It can be placed in a study or hall. Therefore, even in the Qing Dynasty, it was a very popular elegant tool among literati and artists.

It's just that the Wanli cabinet in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty is mostly based on yellow pear, and the color is mostly brownish-yellow, and like this one in front of you, a large number of red sandalwood is used as the material, and the cabinet is also engraved with various patterns of cabinets, which is rare.

At least in the historical records of the Ming Dynasty, it is not.

The record of this style of cabinet was in the Qing Dynasty, and it was related to the emperor Qianlong who liked to collect.

This Wanli cabinet, according to the size of the vessel, can definitely be described as magnificent.

Made of selected red sandalwood materials, the top of the cabinet and the back cabinet are covered with gray, the shape is flat and stable, the proportion is symmetrical, the cabinet and the top box are made of the same material, and the frame is connected with lattice shoulder mortise and tenon.

The front is flat, the side hill is drummed, equipped with a latch rod and a cabinet, and the door panel and the side hill are slotted with horizontal belts to prevent cracking and deformation.

The middle of the cabinet is equipped with a frame cage, two drawers, a tooth plate between the feet, and copper boots are worn at the end of the feet.

Moreover, the copper page and tag of this cabinet are quite exquisite, the shape is elegant, the engraved pattern is exquisite, which is not only rich in decorative effect, but also has a strong contrast with the color of the red sandalwood cabinet, which can dilute the dull feeling given by large furniture.

And this cabinet, what makes Jin Muchen feel most impressive is the size of this cabinet, and the high relief of the eight cabinet doors and the cabinet floor.

These relief carvings are clear and exquisite, and the layout is simple and orderly, and the overall impression gives people a majestic bearing.

Moreover, the technique of "shoveling the ground" high relief is used, which is the unique craft of the Qing Dynasty's "Ouchi Rosewood Work".

To be more detailed, it is to flatten all the bottom outside the pattern, so that the pattern emerges, the three-dimensional sense is strong, and the general hardwood furniture "ground" relief method compared with the same pattern, "shovel" relief requires many times the man-hours.

Moreover, the foundation of these reliefs is as smooth as a mirror, and this technique is definitely not something that ordinary craftsmen can do.

Eight door panels and two sides of the cabinet wall have high relief five-clawed cloud dragon, or bow down or peep down, the dragon body tossed and turned, the air is high, the dragon claw crossbow, vigorous and powerful, the tooth plate between the feet carved sea water river cliff, majestic to come out.

The dragon head is full, the double horns are raised, the beard is flying, the body is tactful, the scales are obedient and the dragon claws are crossbowed, all of which are carefully depicted, each cloud dragon pattern is independent into a chapter, and echoes each other, each cabinet door double dragon head is slightly higher than the door frame, both consistent with the cabinet body and into the trend of looking forward to, a total of nine dragons, a simile of the respect of the ninety-five, the majesty of the Quartet.

In addition to this Kowloon, the classic European "passionflower" pattern is also used as the main carving pattern, with the dragon-shaped winding branches, smart and natural, and the Western architectural style in the Old Summer Palace, this passion flower pattern was very popular in the Qianlong Dynasty.

The cabinet in front of him made Jin Muchen look fascinated, not to mention the red sandalwood used in this cabinet, just the carving on this cabinet had already made Jin Muchen unable to extricate himself, just after looking at it for a while, Jin Muchen had already made a decision in his heart, this cabinet was going to be decided.

If memory serves, this cabinet should have been specially made by Emperor Qianlong in the summer of 1775.

He even inscribed a poem "Passionflower Fu" on the inside of the cabinet door to specifically lament his love for the passion flower pattern, which is clearly recorded in the court chronicles of the Qing Dynasty.

He opened the cabinet door and took a closer look, and sure enough, behind the door of Mu Yishan's cabinet, he saw the song "Passionflower Fu": The test flower spectrum is a kind of lotus, and it is not a water plant but a lotus. The Buddha Sutra is found in China, who is known as the Western ......

That's right, this must be the cabinet, I really didn't expect to see him here today.

After Qianlong hiccuped back then, his unscrupulous descendant Jiaqing, in order to erase the influence of the Emperor Taishang in the court, moved a lot of Qianlong's favorite things into the Old Summer Palace, including Qianlong's favorite cabinet.

When Qianlong was alive, this cabinet was placed in his imperial study, which was specially placed some of his favorite treasures and antiques.

Unexpectedly, it became an ornament in the Old Summer Palace.

Later, this combination of Chinese and Western products, after the British and French forces ransacked the Old Summer Palace, disappeared, I didn't expect today, it came out again in front of me, this is really not an ordinary fate!

Jin Muchen looked at the Qianlong imperial inscription on the cabinet door, and finally reluctantly closed the cabinet door, but just before closing the cabinet door, he saw that there was only a flash of red light under a rifle plate under the cabinet, followed by a flash of yellow light, and then there was a flash of purple light.

This continuous flickering of jewels stunned Jin Muchen, outsiders may not be able to see the jewels here, but these jewels can't hide from Jin Muchen's eyes.

He turned around and glanced at Diana, at this time she was looking out of the window absentmindedly, so he reached out and quietly knocked on the place where the jewels flashed, and the wooden board made a soft empty sound, Jin Muchen knew that there was probably a secret compartment in it, maybe there was some treasure hidden in it, and Diana obviously didn't know about such a situation.

It reminded him of the Jesse he had taken earlier. The situation at the time of Owens's gold medal, the gold medal at that time, was hidden in a dark compartment in the gramophone, if it weren't for the golden light that flashed from the gold medal, he seemed to miss the baby.

And this time, the situation is basically the same.

He didn't rush to open the dark compartment, but closed the cabinet door, and then took out a tape measure and began to measure the size of this red sandalwood Wanli cabinet.

This cabinet is about 1.8 meters wide, and 3.25 meters high, this Nima is really amazing, such a large red sandalwood cabinet, and so many exquisite carvings, not to mention its royal identity, just this material, this carving, this special has to be tens of millions bigger!

If you count his status as Qianlong's royal servant, if this cabinet is taken back to China, it will be worth at least about 100 million.

It's a pity that such a good Chinese antique special cabinet was actually used as a wardrobe and a luggage cabinet by this foreign devil.

Jin Muchen took a deep breath, calmed down his state of mind, and then turned to Diana and said.

"Diana, this is a fine Chinese antique wardrobe, the materials, the carving, and the maintenance are very good, I plan to take it."

"Okay, how much are you going to give?"

Diana's straightforwardness surprised Jin Muchen a little, but he quickly adjusted his mood, and then tentatively gave an offer.

"Five million...... USD ......"

"No, at least eight million dollars."

Although this little lady doesn't know the origin of this thing, but the starting price is still quite ruthless, Jin Muchen rolled her eyes, but although the asking price is very high, but this asking price also shows that she is still a two hundred and five, for this thing, she doesn't know the origin at all, and she doesn't understand the market. (To be continued......)