Chapter 186: Knocking on the Wooden Fish
"I want to know, why is there a pattern when I add water?" Someone just asked about the price, and then someone asked again.
"Everyone, don't be impatient, I will answer your questions one by one, first of all, why does the pattern appear after adding water?" Qin Han smiled.
"Yes, lad, tell me yourself, or we'll think you're magical," said one of the aunt customers.
"Actually, the principle is very simple, and everyone knows that if the glass is uneven, there will be a distorted feeling when looking through the glass." Qin Han said with a smile.
Everyone nodded, this is an everyday phenomenon, everyone knows it.
"The distorted images on the back of the snuff box, including the seals, including the dragon shape, take advantage of this phenomenon to make difficult miniature carvings on the inside of the nose and throat, but the difficulty is too high, and the failure rate is higher, and in ancient times, only the royal family could do this." Qin Han explained.
The pattern that will appear when adding water is the result of the pinnacle of miniature carving skills combined with glass, and it is definitely the product of countless failures.
It's not a wealthy royal family, and they can't afford this loss at all.
Hearing Qin Han's explanation, everyone suddenly realized, but what kind of process it was, they were still confused.
"Kangxi's royal snuff bottle, coupled with the pinnacle of micro-carving skills, one, three million is not too much, right?" Qin Han asked with a smile.
"If it's three million, I'll want them all." Directly stood up with a shiny uncle on his head.
"Three million is the price of a single one, but now it is a complete set, a complete set, and the price of course cannot be calculated according to a single piece." Qin Han smiled and shook his head, did he want to pick up the leak in his hand?
No way!
In the antique industry, if the antique is a set, the price of a single sale must not be as high as the price of a set, which is common sense.
"Fifty million, is it okay?" The bald uncle continued.
"You shouldn't ask me, because I've already given it to Chen Yiming, whether to sell it or not, he decides for himself." Qin Han said with a smile.
He gave it to Chen Yiming, not because he was always kind, but because he had a purpose.
Chen Yiming can't simply be used as a guide to take revenge on Ouyang Changkong, and it is also of great use.
"Mr. Chen..."The bald uncle faced Chen Yiming.
"Everyone, don't say anything, like this precious set of antiques, I think after you start, as long as there are no major changes, it won't be like a takeaway, so I'm sorry, no matter how much money you have, I won't sell it, I'm sorry everyone!" Chen Yiming made a statement.
Such a set of antiques can be passed on to future generations as heirlooms, how can it be sold casually?
What's more, it was given to him by Qin Han, even if he wanted to sell it and cash out, he definitely couldn't sell it now, let alone sell it in front of Qin Han.
Everyone expressed great regret, but Chen Yiming didn't sell it, and they couldn't grab it.
Then Chen Yiming sincerely thanked Qin Han and even wanted to return it, because it was too precious.
Qin Han shook his head and said that the things he gave out, no matter how much they were worth, would not regret it, so that Chen Yiming could rest assured that he would take it.
Manager Ma can't speak now, he doesn't know what to say, can he congratulate Qin Han?
Impossible!
Qin Han continued, taking his second trophy, which was a lotus Buddha statue made of fine copper.
On the lotus flower, there is a monk with kind eyebrows, and the image is a wooden fish.
The price of the Lotus Buddha statue is the same as that of the grandfather clock, although the volume of the two cannot be compared at all, and the Lotus Buddha statue is only half a foot high.
"Manager Ma, do you know what this is?" Qin Han did not reveal the secret directly, but deliberately asked Manager Ma.
"The Buddha statue in the Ming Dynasty was very exquisite, but unfortunately it was only made by a colleague, and there was no knowledge, so it could only be sold for 300,000 yuan..."
It was after the Qin and Han dynasties injected clean water, through the change of the refractive index, that the snuff box showed a hidden style.
He was worried, is it the same with the Buddha statue?
On the surface, he can only explain with a stiff smile, as the manager, he is in charge of the fifth branch of Changkong Zhai, representing the face of the store.
"Thanks to Manager Ma's explanation, it seems that everything on the surface has been seen." Qin Han said with a smile.
Something on the surface?
Hearing Qin Han's statement, everyone immediately reacted, since they deliberately mentioned the surface, there must be a deep layer under the surface.
When everyone was puzzled, Qin Han had already begun to fiddle with the lotus Buddha statue.
Suddenly, as soon as Qin Han exerted his strength, he heard a click.
The lotus base of the lotus Buddha statue and the monk made on it suddenly separated.
No, not completely separated.
The lotus base and the monk Buddha statue are connected by a finger-thick metal rod in the middle, and the Buddha statue and the lotus base are separated by one centimeter.
"Come, Manager Ma, can you see what's in between?" Qin Han called Manager Ma over.
Manager Ma looked at the part that was pulled apart worriedly, there were some words and patterns, and the cold sweat on his forehead broke out again.
Sure enough, just as he was worried, the style appeared.
"Can I take a look?" An old man squeezed out of the crowd, with all white hair, but in good spirits, looking at least seventy.
"Old man, let's not bring this." Seeing the people who came out, Manager Ma was about to cry.
"He is Han Tingfang, Old Man Han, the director of the Demon Capital Museum, of course, he has retired now, but although others have retired, his prestige is still there, and his ability to identify is still there..."Chen Yiming saw that Qin Han didn't know him, and immediately whispered beside Qin Han.
Former director of the Magic City Museum?
Qin Han was a little surprised, he didn't expect that there was such a big Buddha in the crowd who looked at him, but then he smiled happily.
Having such a big Buddha is here, and it will be beneficial to his actions today.
"Of course, here you go..."Qin Han smiled and handed over the Buddha statue.
Old man Han Tingfang Han took it, turned it over and turned it over, and watched it carefully.
"Old man Han, what kind of treasure is it? Can we also learn a long way? A quarter of an hour later, some people who recognized Old Man Han couldn't help it.
"To reveal this kind of thing, of course, you have to hand it over to the owner of the treasure." Old Man Han smiled, then raised his head and looked at Qin Han in front of him: "But he has a proposal, I'm a little older than you, I'll call you Xiao Qin, Xiao Qin, can you transfer it to me?" ”
As soon as they heard Old Man Han's words, everyone talked about it.
Old Man Han wants to collect it, at least it can prove that the lotus Buddha statue is definitely a good thing, but it has not yet been finally revealed.
"I'm sorry, but there are no ideas for a transfer yet." Qin Han refused.
"Also, if I buy a good thing like this, I won't transfer it easily." Old Man Han very regretfully handed the Buddha statue to Qin Han.
"Mr. Qin, we can't wait, can you let us know what kind of treasure it is?" The onlookers urged again.
"Okay, friends who are relatively close, you should be able to see that between the Buddha statue and the lotus base, on the metal rod connecting the two, there are some words and patterns, that is, a seal, and there are also some records of the origin of the lotus Buddha statue, from the seal and the origin of the record, it is shown that this is a Buddha statue used by the court of the Ming Dynasty..."Qin Han explained with a smile.
It's for the royal court again!
Everyone was boiling again, but they didn't expect the palace supplies to appear one after another, and they all appeared under impossible circumstances.
"Mr. Qin, the zodiac snuff bottle just now is not for sale, but you should sell the current lotus Buddha statue, right? I'm willing to pay 10 million, no, 30 million, as long as you nod, let's settle the bill on the spot..."The bald uncle who was rejected just now when he wanted to buy a snuffbox looked at Qin Han with bright eyes.
To be exact, he looked at the lotus Buddha statue in Qin Han's hand, because Old Man Han had already determined that it was a good thing.
With the guarantee of Old Man Han, it is difficult to buy it back and want to lose.
"If you really want to buy it, I may not sell it to you, but it can't be 30 million..."Qin Han shook his head.
"Thirty million is already very high, after all, he is not like a snuff bottle, not only a complete set, but also a Kangxi imperial supplies, your fine bronze Buddha statue, is for the royal court, not for a certain emperor, in terms of value, of course, it is not as good as the zodiac rhinitis..."The bald uncle said.
"Although it is not used by a certain emperor, the lotus Buddha statue still has secrets, you look at it, I will continue to reveal the secret..."Qin Han smiled.
After speaking, he grabbed the upper half of the monk statue with one hand and the lotus base with the other, and began to twist it.
"Are you trying to destroy the Lotus Buddha statue?" The bald uncle was in a hurry.
Once it is damaged, the value of the antique is like a big discount, he doesn't want a bad one, he is in a hurry to stop Qin Han from messing around.
"What are you anxious about?" Old Man Han said with a smile.
"Old man, you mean he's not sabotaging?" Seeing Old Man Han's calm appearance, the bald uncle didn't make a move.
"Keep watching, you'll find out soon." Old Man Han said mysteriously.
As they spoke, Qin Han had already twisted the monk statue and the lotus base in opposite directions several times, and then pushed them to the middle.
The statue of the monk and the lotus base are one, without any gaps, and then placed on the counter.
Knock knock!
The crisp sound of the wooden fish came, and everyone's eyes widened in shock.
The sound of the wooden fish turned out to be from the lotus statue, I thought it was a statue that could not be moved, but I didn't expect that after the operation of the Qin and Han dynasties, one hand of the statue could actually move, and it began to beat the wooden fish, and the crisp sound of the wooden fish was the lotus statue beating the wooden fish.
No one expected that such a change would occur.
"In fact, the principle is very simple, there is a clockwork inside the statue, which can be as energetic as a mechanical clock, and then with the help of the power of the clockwork to beat the wooden fish, but the workmanship is very exquisite, and the outside of the lotus statue looks tight, so no one doubts it at all, so that the lotus statue is dusty." Qin Han explained with a smile.
Clockwork, for modern people, is no secret, and even except for a few applications, has been replaced by more advanced technology.
However, during the Ming Dynasty, clockwork was definitely the most sophisticated technique, and very few people mastered it.
"If you still want it now, you can give a reasonable price, and I agree to transfer it to you..."Qin Han looked at the bald uncle.
The bald uncle is silent!
A lotus Buddha statue that can be wound up, can automatically knock wooden fish, and has been proven to be a Ming Dynasty imperial court, what price should it be?
He didn't count it in his heart, because this was the first time such a treasure.
Give too high a price, and he can't come up with the corresponding money.
The price given is not high, Qin Han will definitely refuse him, leaving him in a dilemma.
"Old man Han, can you help evaluate what the market price is?" When the bald uncle was in a dilemma, he saw Han Tingfang.
He knew Han Tingfang's status in the antique world of the Demon Capital, Taishan Beidou, and the price assessed by Old Man Han must be the most authoritative.