Vincent smiled and asked, "Mr. Chu, you also like classical furniture?" ”

Chu Chen replied: "Yes! I do prefer the classical furniture of our country. ”

Vincent said with a smile: "Your country's traditional furniture contains and embodies your country's traditional lifestyle and aesthetic taste, has a profound cultural and artistic connotation, its unique shape, lean and ingenious structure, all embody your country's past generations of wood craftsmen ingenuity and exquisite skills, therefore, I also like your country's classical furniture very much." ”

"It seems that Mr. Vincent, you are also very interested in the classical furniture of our country!"

Chu Chen smiled and nodded, although Vincent's words may have a certain compliment, Chu Chen had to say that his words did make sense.

China's classical furniture is often used in the decoration of traditional styles, represented by the interior design style of palace buildings, which generally reflects a magnificent, magnificent and luxurious, delicate and generous demeanor.

The architectural pattern pays attention to high space and large depth. Wooden columns are used in indoor porches and other places, and the columns are simple and round, and the colors are gorgeous. Carved beams and painted buildings, plaques and couplets, screen partitions, woven tents and bamboo curtains, virtual and elegant. The decoration materials are mainly wood, pay attention to carving and painting, and the shape is ancient.

The furniture furnishings pay attention to symmetry, attach great importance to the meaning of the context, and are good at using calligraphy and painting, scrolls, antiques, gold and stone, landscape bonsai, etc. to embellish, rendering the room full of books, a class of elegance. Every day in such a bookish environment, watching the elegance of Zhilan, appreciating the tranquility of bamboo chrysanthemum, the body and mind are cultivated by art, and the beauty is enjoyed. This is the unique charm of China's traditional home culture.

And. China's classical furniture is not only a work of art, its more valuable place is that it is an important part of Chinese culture, she and China's literature, calligraphy, painting, etc. are as self-contained, with a long history, distinctive national characteristics, and outstanding style.

Now, with the improvement of living standards and the revival of Chinese culture, there are more and more young people like Chu Chen who like classical furniture in China.

This is also because classical furniture is suitable for a variety of decorative styles, such as minimalism, modern style, neoclassicism, national style, etc., reflecting simplicity and closeness to nature in the antique. Alternatively, you can get peace of mind from antique furniture. From the flow of space and the arrangement of some imagery symbols, we can obtain a philosophical understanding of life.

Of course, there are also economic benefits. With the heating up of the antique market, classical furniture is more and more favored by collectors, and the collection value preservation function is prominent, so classical furniture has also become the sight of some young people who like financial management.

Like the Huanghuali chair carefully made by the Ming Dynasty court in front of you. Not only is the production zuò exquisite. And because of the rarity. The collection value is undoubtedly more prominent, Chu Chen believes that it depends on the current market situation. In a few years, the price will double.

Of course, in addition to the price factor, the main reason why Chu Chen took a fancy to it and wanted to include it in the scope of the artifacts in this transaction was because it was exquisite.

Vincent laughed when he heard this: "It's a lot of research, I can't say it, I know a little bit about it." By the way, Mr. Chu, since you like classical furniture, I have a few fine products here in addition to this chair, I don't know if you are interested? As he spoke, he pointed to the row of classical furniture in front of him.

Of course, Chu Chen is interested in high-end classical furniture, but now it is a turnip, and even if he wants to choose, it must be a treasure like the top spot in front of him. But there is no urgency in this matter, he said with a smile: "Of course I am interested, but let's go and fill our stomachs first!" ”

As he spoke, he also used his ability to sift through the furniture in front of him, and found that several of them were worth more than one million, which made him nod secretly, thinking that he would have to come over and choose it after a while, the porcelain was good, but when he encountered the same level of treasure, he didn't plan to let it go.

However, when he saw a thing that looked like a wooden board five or six meters away, and it actually passed the ability screening, he couldn't help but be extremely surprised in his heart, such a thing was actually worth more than a million, it was too ridiculous.

So, Chu Chen, who was a little unclear, hurriedly used the Lingbao Eye on that thing, and this look almost made him exclaim.

"Mr. Chu, what you said is that let's go to dinner first and then talk about ......"

At this time, Chu Chen's mind was full of the thing he had just "seen", Vincent's words, to him, were like wind in his ears, until Wu Ke pulled his hand, he came back to his senses.

Following Vincent out of the door, while Vincent closed the door of the treasure room, Wu Ke whispered in Chu Chen's ear, "Achen, what were you thinking just now, so distracted?" ”

Chu Chen also knew that he was a little out of shape just now, but he really didn't have a good explanation for this kind of thing now, so he could only say the troubles in his heart: "Hey, I'm not worrying about which one to choose?" ”

Wu Ke didn't suspect Chu Chen of lying, she said gently: "This is actually nothing to worry about, you can choose whatever you want in your heart, anyway, there is one thing, that is, you can't let yourself suffer." ”

"Hmmm! Just do as you say. Chu Chen smiled at Wu Ke.

After a very hearty lunch, Vincent took Chu Chen and Wu Ke into the treasure room together, Chu Chen didn't say any nonsense, and continued to appreciate those classical furniture.

There are all kinds of classical furniture here, from the Huanghuali bed to the red sandalwood coffee table, and many of them are Ming and Qing court supplies, among them, the Qing Dynasty accounts for the vast majority, and its source Chu Chen feels that it is not difficult to guess.

The value of these classical furniture is high and low, but all of them are high-quality, if it is usual, Chu Chen very much wants to take home all the furniture in front of him, but now he can only choose the best of the best, which makes him feel very regretful.

However, there is no way to do this kind of thing, Chu Chen can only endure the pain of cutting his love, in addition to the previous chair, he only chose a red sandalwood carved cloud dragon pattern throne during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

The throne on the pedestal of the temple is a symbol of imperial power, and it is the highest level of furniture in the classical furniture of our country.

If you have been to the Forbidden City, you will find that in the main hall where the emperor lived and lived, there is a set of unique furnishings, it takes the throne as the center, there is a screen behind it, and the left and right sides are furnished with Taiping elephants, palace fans, luduans, incense tubes, etc., called "throne room", that is, the emperor's "throne".

In addition to the royal palace, there are similar furnishings in the royal gardens, palaces, and mausoleums. Although there are many royal throne furnishings and the forms of placement are also the same, the shape and decoration of the throne and screen are diverse, and all of them are identical, constituting a unique scene of the furniture furnishings of the royal palace.

This form of furnishing is not just a simple set of furniture as people think, but reflects the strict hierarchy of Chinese feudal society. In the interior furnishing layout, the throne must be placed in the center, which is a symbol of the supremacy of imperial power. In normal times, except for the emperor or the empress dowager, no one is allowed to trespass at will.

Not this since the crow. After the war, due to the invasion of foreign powers, most of the thrones outside the imperial palace were lost and passed into the hands of public and private collectors from the private sector and even abroad. This red sandalwood carved cloud dragon pattern throne in the middle of the Qing Dynasty is a typical representative.

The entire body of this throne is made of rosewood. Under the face, there is a girdle, arched shoulders, drum legs, Peng teeth, inverted horseshoe, with supporting mud. Seven-screen seat circumference, the back panel, the center of the armrest, the four legs under the face, and the tooth strip are all carved with a cloud dragon pattern in relief carving, and the workmanship is fine. The back panel of the throne is decorated with a lacquer heart, and the cloud dragon pattern is painted in gold painting techniques.

Generally speaking, most of the thrones of the scattered folk are out of group and do not form a set of foot pedals, but this throne is also equipped with a rectangular foot pedal, the foot pedal Sumeru seat type, the tread surface is light, the side girdle is embossed with lotus petal pattern, and the double dragon is carved with a bead pattern, which is combined with the throne beads.

The throne and pedal adopt the typical lacquer process of the Soviet-style furniture in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, all of which are made of black lacquer, after the vicissitudes of time, the pulp is thick and moist, and now the snake's belly is broken, meandering and cracked, full of interest, which further indicates that the throne and the pedal are indeed the original match.

In addition, in addition to the original pedals, the front and side of the legs are also full of cloud dragon patterns, and most of the red sandalwood thrones in the old collection of the Forbidden City are light legs, which shows that this handicraft is luxurious and the level is noble.

This throne knife technique is precise, round and thick, does not show the blade, the dragon pattern is lifelike, the moire Shu scroll is vivid, and can be the same as the throne, completely preserved to this day, it is very rare, it can be called the exquisite and gorgeous Qing Dynasty furniture model, it is the treasure of condensing the emperor's divine thoughts, skillful craftsmanship.

A throne like this, both in terms of craftsmanship and collection value, is very high, of course Chu Chen wants to take it down, so after choosing two pieces of classical furniture, he pretended to walk to a wooden board that looked quite ordinary, but was actually extraordinary.

"Hey, this is ......" Chu Chen pretended to be a little surprised and picked up the plank.

Wu Ke stepped forward and saw that this wooden board was wide at one end and narrow at the other, and there were obvious ups and downs on it, so he said in Chinese: "Isn't this the body of the guqin?" ”

When Vincent saw the plank, he didn't remember what it was at first, but he still knew a little bit about it, and when he heard the word qin, he laughed:

"Mr. Chu, this is indeed a piece of the body, I bought it together when I bought the chair, I originally wanted to repair it, but I didn't expect it to be forgotten after a long time. Why, have you ever learned this instrument? ”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Of course I haven't learned this instrument, but my fiancée did." ”

Chu Chen didn't say nonsense, as I said before, because Uncle Wu was old and had a daughter, he attached great importance to Wu Ke's education, and when Wu Ke was young, he found several extracurricular teachers for her, among which the guqin teacher was one of them. (To be continued......)