Du Liyu smiled awkwardly and said, "This is different after all!" ”

"Why is it different?"

Du Shengqing said angrily: "Didn't you hear your Uncle Guan just now, Xiao Chu's teacup is probably the only complete vessel in existence, a unique thing in the world, do you think you can buy it with money?" ”

Speaking of this, Du Shengqing's expression was a little gloomy: "You guys, this is the case, everything is measured by money, not to mention anything else, can money buy family and friendship?" Maybe you think you have a lot of friends, but if you want me to see, these friends are all interested in your money, if you don't have money, you see how many people will pay attention to you! ”

"Dad, don't do this today, okay!" Du Liyu's expression was very embarrassed.

"What can't be said about this, you Uncle Guan and they are not outsiders, don't say it now, I'll say it later!"

Du Shengqing said: "Lao Guan, don't you want to ask me why I want to transfer to you the things I have treasured for many years? I made it clear that it was because they measured everything with money, and when I left, they would definitely sell my collections at a price, and it would be better to give them to you than to cheapen others at that time! ”

Du Liyu pursed her lips and said, "Dad, won't I collect it!" ”

Du Shengqing said with a straight face: "You do know how to collect, but you will only treat my collection as an investment commodity, will you really love them?" ”

Du Liyu fell silent when she heard this.

"That's it!" Du Shengqing waved his hand: "I know you want to persuade me to keep the things, and I agree to leave the rest to you, but this one can't." I've got to find him a good home! ”

Hearing that this was the case, Guan Guokang couldn't help but muttered a little in his heart. He could understand Du Shengqing's thoughts, but he sold things to himself. Don't you let his children have an opinion about themselves! The key is that Du Liyu is okay, Du Shengqing's son is relatively small-minded, and when he really buys Du Shengqing's things, he will definitely hate himself.

Of course, Guan Guokang is not afraid of this situation, but more is better than less, if he knew this, he would definitely refuse on the phone, but now everyone has arrived here. It was impossible for him to say no, so he could only glare at Du Shengqing to show his dissatisfaction.

Du Shengqing smiled, choosing to turn a blind eye, he couldn't help it, his body was not as good as day by day, and sometimes he felt that he couldn't survive this year, and it didn't matter if the other collections he left behind were sold by his children, but the one he liked the most. I still want to find a good home for it.

It's not that Guan Guokang won't change hands in the future, it's just that he knows that before Guan Guokang changes hands, he will carefully screen the buyer.

"Old Du. Since you want to transfer something to me, take it out! Guan Guokang said.

Du Shengqing looked at the sky, and then said, "It's not early." Let's have dinner first, what do you think? ”

Guan Guokang looked at Chu Chen's brothers and sisters. Both of them had no opinion, so they smiled and said, "Okay." It's been a long time since I've paid Master Hua's craftsmanship......"

Guan Guokang's Chef Hua is the pastry chef of this teahouse, but the dishes he makes are also very good, especially the vegetarian dishes, which are full of color, flavor and flavor, and the brothers and sisters feel that they are not inferior to the chef who specializes in making zuò vegetarian food in the "Eight Treasures Jade Food".

In addition, during the Spring Festival, there are more meat dishes to eat, and the taste is even more delicious, and the vegetarian dishes on the table are finally swept away.

After eating, a few people drank tea for a while, and saw two guys carrying something in, Chu Chen looked at it, only to find that it was actually a bronze tripod, and it didn't look small, he estimated that the height was forty or fifty centimeters, such a large bronze tripod, if it was genuine, it should belong to the national treasure-level cultural relics.

Moreover, with Du Shengqing's attention to Cheng Dù, Chu Chen felt that this bronze tripod should be genuine.

Generally speaking, ancient bronzes such as Xia, Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn and Warring States cannot be auctioned at (domestic) auctions. Because these bronzes are very valuable, and most of them are excavated artifacts. According to the regulations, the unearthed cultural relics belong to the state.

If it is not an unearthed cultural relic, it is an heirloom and should not be restricted, but it is not easy to distinguish now, so it can only be treated as not being auctioned. Although it cannot be auctioned, private transactions are actually deposited. The reason why private transactions are not interfered with is also because it is not easy to distinguish between genuine and modern imitations.

Of course, the rule that the unearthed cultural relics belong to the state is not rigid in its implementation, otherwise, it is estimated that many things in the antique market will be confiscated. If this rule is really strictly enforced, then many cultural relics are likely to be smuggled abroad.

Of course, Chu Chen is not a pedantic person, and when he saw this bronze tripod, he was only slightly surprised, and his expression returned to normal.

Du Shengqing glanced at Chu Chen, smiled slightly, then put on gloves, gently stroked the bronze tripod raised in front of him, and explained with a smile:

"This bronze tripod is when I went to Suzhou City in 81 years, I saw it by chance through a scrap yard, the owner of the yard at that time, was about to smash this tripod, if I didn't find out that it was wrong, I screamed in time, this bronze tripod must have been smashed by the boss, and then I spent some money, bought it, and has been carefully preserved until now."

After Du Shengqing finished speaking, Guan Guokang spoke: "I said Lao Du, since you want to find a good home for this thing, just donate it to the museum!" ”

"I won't donate!" Du Shengqing was not happy, and said: "You don't know that I donated things to the museum in my hometown, but as a result, when I went back a few years later, the things were rusty and unlikely, and after that, I vowed never to donate things to the museum again!" ”

"That's entirely your own problem!" Guan Guokang said with a smile: "It's okay to donate in the city, but you have to donate to the below, they usually don't even have a lot of funds there, where can you get any money to maintain your things?" ”

"Anyway, I won't donate this bronze tripod!"

Du Shengqing shook his head again, and then said: "Okay, let's not talk about it, Lao Guan, look at the authenticity of things!" ”

Guan Guokang spread his hands: "I don't want to see it, and it's not the first time I've seen it, let me tell you, I'm really not sure that your bronze tripod must be genuine!" ”

Du Shengqing said helplessly: "I said, why do you always hold on to the inscription, besides, what are the problems with other aspects of this bronze tripod?" ”

Hearing the two of them say this, Chu Chen was a little curious in his heart, could it be that the authenticity of this bronze tripod is controversial?

Guan Guokang saw Chu Chen's expression, so he said: "I didn't say anything about this matter today, let's listen to Xiao Chu's opinion first." Xiao Chu, you first look at the inscription on this tripod and see if there are any problems. ”

Chu Chen nodded, then put on his gloves and found the location of the inscription to observe it carefully.

The bronze tripod in front of me, judging from the surface of the leather shell, should be a familiar pit vessel, that is, a bronze vessel that has been handed down for many years after being unearthed, and from the perspective of the shape of the tripod, it should be the style of the late Shang period.

This tripod has square lips, a pair of vertical ears on the edge of the mouth, a deep round belly, and three cylindrical feet underneath. There are six ridges on the belly of the tripod, and the mouth is decorated with six pairs of birds pecking dragon patterns. The dragon pattern is decorated with three groups of gluttonous beast face patterns, the beast's eyes are round, and the eyebrows are obvious. The gluttonous pattern is interrupted in the middle and between the ribs, and the layout is rigorous.

In addition, in the position of the belly of the tripod, there are five inscriptions of "Wei Father as Baoding".

The inscriptions on the bronzes are also called gold inscriptions, bell inscriptions, etc., that is, the words on the ancient bronzes.

The content of the inscriptions, the style of the font, the casting and engraving technology and the distribution of the columns and columns in each period are different due to different social environments, therefore, it is particularly important to judge the counterfeit characters, which can not only be used as one of the methods to judge the authenticity of the vessel, but also a means to judge the authenticity of the inscription content.

The inscriptions from the Shang to the Spring and Autumn Period are generally cast, and the content mostly records the sacrifices, admonitions, conquest exploits, rewards, oaths and contracts of the slave owners and nobles, and the simplest is to mark the name of the slave owner or his clan in one or two words.

Shang Dynasty bronze inscriptions were first cast in the middle period, and the content was relatively simple, such as hieroglyphs or family emblems. The longest inscription is only 50 characters, the font is similar to the oracle bone inscription, and whether it is the majestic school and the beautiful school divided by the paleographer Mr. Rong Geng, the strokes of the two schools are slightly sharp.

The problem with the bronze tripod in front of me is here, although it is cast, but the end looks slightly rounded, which is a problem.

If these inscriptions are not cast, it can be said that they were added later, although they have an impact on this tripod, but judging from the table of this tripod, even if there is no word, it is a very rare utensil.

But because the inscription is cast, it is likely that there is something wrong with the whole tripod.

Seeing Chu Chen frowning, Guan Guokang asked, "Xiao Chu, do you see something wrong?" ”

"There's something wrong with the way this inscription is written!" Chu Chen replied.

Du Shengqing hurriedly said: "I admit that the inscription of this tripod does look different from other inscriptions in the late Shang period, but if you look at the others, the ornamentation, layout, etc., which is different from the bronzes of the late Shang period?" It's impossible to determine the authenticity of a bronze based on the inscription alone, right? ”

Chu Chen nodded, there is a certain amount of truth in this, but then again, since there are some problems with the writing of the inscription, then this tripod is likely to be an imitation, and then as long as you find something else wrong, then you can basically conclude that this thing is an imitation.

So he said, "Old Du, let me take a look first." ”

"Okay, look......"

There is a proverb in bronze to distinguish counterfeits, this sentence is: first look at the type, then look at the flowers, take it in your hand and look at the bottom, open your eyes tightly, open your mouth slowly, the inscription should be carefully checked, rust spots, and the ground is the level. (To be continued......)