Thank you for the green bamboo reward again, ask for today's recommendation votes, some will vote for it-------------------------------------------------- this ivory carved snuff box is actually 6.5 cm high, the amber color is slightly gray, small hands can hold, take it out and put it on Dong Lao's desktop, it looks particularly exquisite, and suddenly called this ancient bookcase full of brilliance.

And Dong Lao's home happened to have a guest at this time, this guest was a middle-aged man with a scholarly temperament, wearing a pair of gold-wire glasses, and the corners of his eyes were wise and bright.

Dong Lao briefly introduced the visitor to Wang Tian, this person's name is Lu Zhu, with bamboo in his name, but he is a gentleman, which is in line with this man's momentum. He is also a junior who is engaged in collecting, but he is also a director of the Cultural Relics Association.

Of course, Wang Tian, the descendant Dong Lao, said lightly that he was a hawker Wang.

How long will this Lu Zhu be in the future, the tea on the table is still hot, a fragrance of Pu'er black tea comes out, and the hut is faintly seen mist.

Seeing the snuffbox brought by Wang Tian, Lu Zhu asked with a smile.

"Xiao Wang, where did you get this snuffbox?" While asking, Lu Zhu looked up and down on the side.

"Brother Lu, didn't I just set up a stall on the antique street, and I happened to see this snuffbox at a stall."

"Then did you ask the seller how he got this snuff bottle?"

Wang Tian nodded. "I asked, he said that he received it from an old mansion in the middle of the road, but when he received it, because the surface of this snuff box was full of dirt, it was not what it is now, and now Brother Lu, what you see is the snuff box after I scrub it."

"Huh."

The previous questioning was just a buffer time that Lu Zhu needed when appreciating. By this time, he had finished looking at the snuffbox, but he had a happy expression on his face.

"Xiao Wang, what do you think of this snuffbox? I'd like to hear your opinion first. ”

"Brother Lu, I just know that this snuff bottle comes from the Qing Dynasty, and the snuff bottle of the Qing Dynasty is a foreign product, there is no such utensil in the previous dynasty, and the snuff bottle is not too big because of its fixed shape, and the value preservation effect is not too large, especially in the Daoguang period, the decline in the production process and the increase in production capacity have led to the majority of inferior snuff bottles, and the value retention effect has been reduced to nothing..."

Ha Lu Ha.

Listening to Wang Tian's introduction as a layman, Lu Zhu couldn't stop giggling while holding the tea.

"Xiao Wang, I really don't know how you have such thoughts. Let me ask you first, have you ever been exposed to antiques before? ”

Wang Tian shook his head.

"Then you don't know what are all the skills of traditional Chinese art?"

Wang Tian shook his head, "I don't know what to do, but I also ask Brother Lu for advice." ”

Lu Zhu smiled slightly and said, "I can't talk about advice, I just want to tell you that there are many skills in traditional Chinese art, including painting, calligraphy, and then the craftsmanship of porcelain, glazing, jade grinding, rhino smelting, tooth carving, bamboo carving, etc. And these techniques are actually used in snuff bottles. The snuff bottle is such a small size, but there is so much craftsmanship added to it. Xiao Wang, do you still think that snuff bottles are fixed and have no value preservation? ”

Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years, Wang Tian feels this way at the moment. Such a small snuff bottle, with so many skills, its value is even more immeasurable, Wang Tian's heart is already a sea of waves, and his eyes are even more serious, careful, and focused on Lu Zhu.

Therefore, the snuff bottle is actually a pocket art that is the culmination of Chinese arts and crafts. Moreover, the value preservation of snuff bottles is far beyond your imagination, moreover, in the Qing Dynasty, there were many dignitaries and dignitaries who also regarded the collection of snuff bottles as a kind of fun, especially in the Qianlong period, snuff bottles have become a thing to show the identity of the wealth. That's why I asked Xiao Wang about your origin at the beginning, as a basis for judging its value. Come to think of it, your snuff bottle must have been handed down from a big family. And as you said, because the dirt presented on the surface conceals its preciousness, it does not shine as it should for a while. ”

Lu Zhu directly picked up the snuffbox on the table. Holding up the snuffbox and shining in the light, a soft light sprinkled on the snuff bottle, Lu Zhu looked at the snuff box under the light and smiled, "You see, this snuff box is carved with ivory, you know, there are many materials of snuff bottles." In the Qing Dynasty, with the introduction of Western snuff into China, snuff bottles began to develop in China. From stone, jade, to coral, amber, agate, tourmaline, etc., can be used to make snuff bottles, ivory is also one of them, and it is a more precious material. It's not just the ivory that's precious, it's also about its craftsmanship. ”

Seeing that Wang Tian understood what he meant, Lu Zhu continued.

"Craftsmanship is even more important for a work of art. As the saying goes, snuff bottles don't win by texture, but by workmanship. Sometimes, some vessels can be appreciated with a negligible date. Just like this snuff bottle, I think that the identification of the snuff bottle is more important than the age, but the quality of the product. Because, the preciousness of the snuff bottle depends entirely on the quality of the snuff bottle material and the thickness of the painting and workmanship, and has little to do with the age of production and the owner of the production. If you think about it, if the material is indeed rare and the workmanship is ingenious, no matter when it is produced, and no matter who it comes from, it will always be respected and the best quality. On the contrary, the material is ordinary, the workmanship is average, even if it is made by Kangxi and Yongzheng Dynasty, it is used by Emperor Kang and Yong, and there is no royal knowledge, which is worthless. So when we look at this snuff bottle, we look at its workmanship, and we look at the superb carving techniques it uses. ”

Lu Zhu lit the snuffbox, he didn't know that Wang Tian was playing carving, and he talked about carving in depth, worried that Wang Tian wouldn't understand, and he had a little meaning to give up.

But Wang Tian, the peddler's eyes lit up, and he opened the conversation.

"Yes, it is really difficult to carve, to be honest, Xiao Wang also appreciates the carving skills of this snuff bottle, so he is willing to spend 500 oceans to buy this snuff bottle. Xiao Wang Zhilu said that the carving is played on the basis of the relief, and it is more difficult than the relief. It takes a lot of skill from a craftsman to complete the carving of the raw material. When I was a kid and I learned carving with my grandfather, I didn't have ivory, but I tried to hollow out a walnut. I know how difficult it is to carve this. ”

When Wang Tian said this, he couldn't help but have the intention of carving a walnut, or a harder object.

Yes, now that I have a spiritual wood hand, the strength is strengthened, and the wood block is grasped, which can assist me to complete the carving of the "god".

You can combine collection and carving, because some things, in addition to the age, are known for their workmanship.

However, hearing Wang Tian say that he carved Yunyun, Lu Zhu was also a little surprised. On the contrary, Dong Biwu and Dong Lao will come and say leisurely.