Chu Chen hadn't forgotten the promise he had made to Chu Jiamei before, and now that he saw a suitable nine-eyed dzi, of course he was going to buy it, but he wasn't in a hurry about it, he was going to talk about it later.

There are a lot of good things in Nan Nancai's store, and Chu Chen estimates that the things he puts in the safe must be better, which also shows that Nan Nancai's antique business is indeed quite large.

After taking the two of them around, Nan Nan might be afraid that the two of them would have concerns about his things, so he took the initiative to say:

"The cultural relics here are all privately acquired cultural relics, and after the acquisition, they are sold or auctioned to make the difference, so there is no legal risk at all. In addition, Sotheby's and Christie's, the world's two most famous auction houses, also buy antiques from me every year and then go to auction, so you don't have to worry about the price. ”

At the end, there was another look of pride on his face.

Being able to do the world's two major auction houses come to the store to purchase, Nan Nancai does have proud capital. As for the price, judging from the marked price, Chu Chen felt that it was only the market price compared with China, and it was not as preferential as Nan Nan said.

Of course, then again, the prices in Paris are already more expensive than those in China, and the price of antiques, in general, is also more expensive than in China.

After taking the two of them around, Nan Nan invited the two into the reception room very enthusiastically, and asked the guys in the store to make a cup of tea for everyone, and then turned the topic to the utensil made of extraterrestrial meteoric iron.

Chu Chen didn't hesitate, and took out the box containing the handful. After opening it, it was pushed in front of Nan Cai.

Nan Nan saw the contents of the box. At first, he was slightly stunned, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Mr. Chu." I'm not very good at bronze, so I'll ask you, this should be Cheng, right? ”

Chu Chen replied: "It is indeed a bronze cheng. ”

Nan Nan nodded, and then picked up the bronze Cheng in the box and carefully appreciated it, to say that the quality of this bronze Cheng is indeed very good, it looks intact, there is very little rust, it basically maintains its original appearance, and the inlaid iron blade made of meteorite iron still looks cold. It looks sharp.

Judging from the characteristics of the bronze table, Nan Nan guessed that it may have been made in the Shang Dynasty, and it is conceivable that the process of making zuò at that time must have been very advanced.

Coupled with the iron blade made of heavenly meteorite iron, judging from these characteristics, he felt that this bronze shaft should not have been used by ordinary nobles at that time, not to mention, there were two gold inscriptions engraved on it.

Because the bronze inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty to the Warring States Period are basically cast. It will never be written incorrectly when copying like the historical books handed down from generation to generation, and there is no suspicion of tampering with them by future generations, so it is a truly credible historical material, which can make up for the lack of errors in historical books. It is an important reference for dating and distinguishing counterfeits.

This also makes people's attention to bronze ware focus on writing since the beginning of the rise of gold and stone science in the Song Dynasty. Collectors at the time searched for bronzes with inscriptions based on this demand. At the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, due to the prosperity of the Qianjia school and Puxue. People treated bronze inscriptions as historical documents, so the price of bronzes with inscriptions in the Qing Dynasty was higher.

Until now. In the domestic collection market, there is an unwritten rule, an inscription is worth 10,000 yuan, that is, a bronze, with reference to its size, craftsmanship, exquisiteness, rarity, quality and other factors, if there is an inscription, then there is added value, each text to add 10,000 yuan, the more words the more valuable.

For example, a small-sized bronze vessel, even if it is not cast with an intricate inscription, will be worth many times more than a larger, finely cast bronze without an inscription.

As a result, collectors tend to pay great attention to the inscriptions on the bronzes, not only because of their academic value, but also because of their high economic value.

Now, Chu Chen's bronze is not only in good condition, but also embedded with an iron blade made of meteorite iron, not to mention, there are two gold inscriptions, although it is smaller, the whole body length is only 14 or 5 cm, but it is also a small masterpiece in the Shang Dynasty bronzes.

After Nan Nan had only appreciated the bronze cheng, he asked: "Mr. Chu, if I'm not mistaken, this should be a bronze chengdu from the Shang Dynasty, right?" ”

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Well, I also think it should be from the Shang Dynasty." ”

"Then do you know what these two golden texts mean?" Nan Nan asked again.

Chu Chen shook his head: "I'm sorry, I really don't know these two words, if I'm not mistaken, these two golden texts shouldn't be among the recognizable golden texts now." ”

China has entered the Bronze Age in the Xia Dynasty, and the smelting of copper and the manufacturing technology of copper ware are very developed. Because copper was also called gold before the Zhou Dynasty, the inscriptions on the bronze ware were called "Jinwen" or "Jijin Script"; And because this kind of bronze ware has the largest number of words on the bell, it was also called "Zhongdingwen" in the past.

The age of the application of Jin Wen is about 1,200 years from the early Shang Dynasty to the destruction of the Six Kingdoms by Qin. The number of words in Jin Wen, according to the statistics of authoritative experts, is now 3,722, of which 2,420 can be recognized.

And the gold inscription on Chu Chen's bronze Cheng is exactly one of the more than a thousand gold inscriptions that have not been identified, and it is precisely because of this that Chu Chen said to Wu Ke before that the research value of this bronze Cheng is higher than the market value.

Nan Nancai didn't know Jin Wen that well, but after listening to what Chu Chen said, he felt that Chu Chen was deliberately saying as if he was very authoritative because of his good face. It's no wonder he thinks so, it's really Chu Chen who looks too young, how can a person of this age, under normal circumstances, have too deep a study of Jin Wen?

Nan Nancai's thoughts, although he didn't express it much, Chu Chen and Wu Ke could still feel that Chu Chen was nothing, even if Nan Nan looked down on him, he wouldn't lose half a hair.

But Wu Ke was very unhappy about this, her eyes rolled, and then she asked Chu Chen: "Ah Chen, does Liu Lao recognize these two words?" ”

Seeing Wu Ke ask, Chu Chen immediately understood what she meant, which made him feel funny and warm. As for Liu Laona's golden book, he has basically read it, and there is really no mention of the meaning of these two words.

Of course, in such a scene, he had to maintain his master's authority, so he shook his head and said: "I really don't know about this, I only know after I go back and show him the things." ”

"Ahh Liu Lao is so knowledgeable, don't you know? Wu Ke's expression was very surprised, she didn't pretend to react this time, but she also reacted immediately, Chu Chen has the ability to never forget, although Jin Wen is complicated, but it is also a rote memorization thing, so it is said that Liu Lao will, Chu Chen will also be able to do it.

"It's not that I don't know, I'm just not sure, after all, I haven't asked him about Jin Wen for a long time......"

After listening to the conversation between the two, Nan Nancai still didn't understand the meaning, which made him a little embarrassed, but he was really curious about what Wu Ke said about Liu Lao, and he wanted to know where this Liu Lao was sacred.

"Two, take the liberty of asking, I don't know what you mean by Liu Lao?"

Wu Ke was the first to reply when he heard this: "I'm talking about Liu Zhi and Liu Lao, and Achen is his closed disciple." ”

Nan Nan asked with an incredulous face: "Are you talking about that Liu Lao in the capital?" ”

"Of course!" Wu Ke replied with a proud expression.

After receiving a positive answer, Nan Nan hurriedly stood up, stretched out his hand again, and said with some excitement: "Mr. Chu, I really didn't expect you to be Liu Lao's senior apprentice, it's really disrespectful!" ”

"Where! Where ......" Seeing this, Chu Chen also stood up politely, shook hands with him, and exchanged a few words.

Sitting back in his original position, Nan Nancai said with some sighs: "My grandfather has had the honor to communicate with Liu Lao a few times before, and has always admired what he has learned, and has always wanted to go back to visit Liu Lao, but then he is old, and it is inconvenient to return to China, and he has always regretted this matter, if he knows that I will meet Liu Lao's disciple today, he should be very happy." ”

Chu Chen said: "Boss Nan, don't worry, when I return to China, I will definitely convey this matter to my master." Please also convey my greetings and my master's greetings to your grandfather. ”

"Hey!" Nan Nan sighed and said, "He is an old man, and he died last winter. ”

"Uh...... Difficult boss, please mourn! Chu Chen didn't know what to say about this, so he could only comfort him like this.

"Mr. Chu, I'm sorry to talk about this topic!"

Nan Nancai hurriedly adjusted his mood, smiled apologetically at Chu Chen, and then asked, "Mr. Chu, I don't know if you have any ideas about transferring this bronze cheng?" As for the price, it will definitely satisfy you. ”

"Sorry, I don't have that idea yet."

Chu Chen shook his head, if the golden inscription on his bronze shaft was known, then he still had the possibility of transferring, but since it was a golden inscription that had not yet been recognized, it meant that this thing had a high research value, so at least for now, he definitely had no idea of transferring.

Seeing that Chu Chen refused very firmly, Nan Nancai could only sigh regretfully, but he immediately thought that since Chu Chen was a disciple of Liu Lao, then Chu Chen might have found other treasures, so he asked with a smile:

"Mr. Chu, I take the liberty of asking again, I don't know if you have any other gains before, don't worry, if the thing is good, and you have plans to transfer, we will also discuss the price, if you want, it is okay to barter." (To be continued......)

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