Chapter 1306 Zigang Card
"Then I will be a real villain for once." Luo Qianhe said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou took He Shaoji's calligraphy couplets. This booklet is considered as a gift. Should I pay by credit card or fill in a check? ?”
“We have the city’s savings Card, is there a POS machine in the store?”
Luo Qianhe took out the POS machine with a smile: “It’s impossible to do business in Shanghai”
Nowadays, there are many stores across the country. Big banks are still "trialing" universal deposits and withdrawals in cities, which is quite troublesome.
Shanghai is the first big city to implement full coverage of deposits and withdrawals. At least here, the city's "one-stop card" for large transactions can be realized.
The reason why credit cards and checks are not used is actually because these two things rely on personal credit, but Zhou Zhi’s age makes it difficult for the seller to rest assured.
So Zhou Zhi simply transferred the money to Jiang Shuyi's savings card and swiped her card.
He Shaoji was a literati in the late Qing Dynasty. The couplets of famous officials and celebrities in the Qing Dynasty have more than doubled in the past two years. Things that could be bought for a few thousand yuan in the past now actually cost 30,000 yuan, which is 70 yuan. The discount is just over 20,000 yuan.
A few aunties have been lingering in the store unwilling to leave. Now that Jiang Shuyi actually took out his card to swipe it, it felt like he had watched the last episode of a TV series and left with satisfaction. go.
I think they will have another story to tell their families tonight.
Zhou Zhi was also satisfied. Among the items he took over from Mr. Wang before, there was a couplet of He Shaoji.
However, that painting is a work in running script, which does not fully reflect He Shaoji’s calligraphy style of advocating ancient and simple writing in his later years, “following the Qin and Han Dynasties, and visiting the Six Dynasties.” This painting in official script is very typical.
As for that album, although the paintings of modern painters are now very valuable, they are not serious calligraphers, and what they write casually on the letterhead is hardly valued now and has little value.
It can also be seen from this that this thing is really a private collection collected by Luo Qianhe himself. Giving it to Zhou Zhi is also a fitting thank you because he knows Zhou Zhi's personality and character.
He could pick up and miss millions of things, but he let him go just because of his kind words, and he also came with an appraisal opinion worth tens of thousands. Such a person is a bit like "treating money like dirt". Luo Qianhe knew that he would definitely value her. The value of this private collection that is not worth anything now.
However, Zhou Zhi also knows what this album will look like in another twenty or thirty years, because among all the works of celebrities, the writing is the most lively and casual, and the "creation" that best reflects their calligraphy style and personal personality. Way".
For example, Yan Zhenqing's "Manuscript for Nephew Memorial", Wang Xizhi's "Auntie's Tie", and Wang Xianzhi's "Yatou Wan Tie" are all of this type.
It can even be said that these works record the state of mind of the calligraphers at that time. If you change the mood, the environment, and the age, even if you ask the calligraphers to rewrite it, they will no longer be able to present it. The effect of the original post.
Most collectors in China have not yet reached this level of appreciation. Therefore, when pursuing collections, they often consider the fame of the author, the large format of the work, and even the major exhibitions they have participated in. Regarding the artistic level of the work itself, the requirement is at the bottom of the list.
But this situation will eventually change as the people's appreciation level gradually improves. By that time, the short vertical characters of Zheng Banqiao and Qi Baishi will be worth millions.
However, Zhou Zhi felt a little embarrassed, and said to Luo Qianhe: "I will soon go to Suzhou to visit some famous jade carving masters. Could you please Uncle Luo to recommend some interesting carvings to me?" "Our store has a wide range of jade items, ranging from the earliest Liangzhu period to modern handicrafts, probably no less than tens of thousands of pieces," Luo Qianhe said. Said: "I just don't know what price I want, what era, and do I have any requirements for craftsmanship and subject matter?"
The deal was completed, and now the two of them have established a preliminary friendship. , Luo Qianhe once again replied to Zhou Zhi with the earliest title, but it was different from the previous casualness, this time it was an expression of intimacy.
“I want two or three unique pieces that can reflect the ancient jade carving craftsmanship, and preferably have something to do with Suzhou jade carving.” Zhou Zhi smiled and said: “As for the subject matter, there is nothing specific about it. Request.”
"If it is related to the Suzhou jade carvings," Luo Qianhe thought for a while: "There is no need to consider the Zhanhan stuff. It has to start from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It cannot be the Zigang brand."
"But The Zigang brand in the Ming Dynasty was extremely expensive, while the ones in the Qing Dynasty were better, but It's not cheap either." Luo Qianhe said: "If you don't consider Zi Gang's signature, there are more options."
"It would be great if we could see them all." Zhou Zhi said with a smile. I can’t afford it, but it’s good to be able to feast my eyes on it. In fact, all I want is craftsmanship As long as it’s exquisite, it doesn’t matter whether it’s signed by Zigang or not.”
“Then follow me.” Luo Qianhe called a teller to take his place: “You have to take a look at these. In the warehouse, we generally don’t put it on the counter.”
The price of ancient jade has never been high, because the country has long banned its flow overseas. Cultural relics stores mainly sell cultural relics to external parties, so they basically keep the jade in the warehouse, and only a small number of items have been identified as after 1911. , placed on the counter for display.
After passing many checkpoints, the three of them arrived at the warehouse behind the cultural relics store. Zhou Zhi vaguely felt that Luo Qianhe's identity might not be as simple as the rehired staff he said, because the staff he met along the way respected him very much. For him to bring Zhou Zhi and Jiang Shuyi into the warehouse, the procedure was relatively simple, with only one more person accompanying them.
“This is a new friend I made today.” Luo Qianhe said: “He is mainly here to buy a few carvings that reflect Su Gong. Xiao Wang, please take the Zigang brand from our store. Come out and show him."
The staff member named Xiao Wang heard this and went to get something. Luo Qianhe added: "We are celebrating the Spring Festival. Let me take a look at the dozen or so things that were sent to the capital for display.”
After a while, Xiao Wang pushed a small cart with two labeled boxes on it. Each box had two locks. He and Luo Qianhe opened one and took out the layers of purple velvet plates customized for jade inside.
The utensils on the first plate are all relatively regular, with similar sizes and interests. They are jade tablets with carvings and a rectangular shape as a whole.
The jade tablets are slightly thick, with a width of about four centimeters, a height of about six centimeters, and a thickness of generally five to six millimeters. The first part is mostly hollow, with images of two dragons playing with beads, wishful decapitation, flowers, bats, auspicious animals, chimes and other patterns. If there are many, it is even more auspicious.
Some brands have a narrow border around them, or are decorated with only negative lines, or there are cloud and thunder patterns around them.
The Yin lines are short, thick and strong, with only a few knives. The paintings are clear and clear. Most of them are landscape paintings by literati or poets. The style imitates the landscape paintings of Shen Zhou, Wen Huiming and others of the Wumen School of Painting that were popular at that time. In addition, One side is engraved with poems and seals, which is elegant and refined.
There are also a few of these brands. The ground outside the verses and patterns engraved on the jade plaque is ground as rough as frosted glass. Those that only retain the writing and patterns are called "milled ground" or "mao bottom" ".
The workmanship of the other two plates is even more exquisite. On the jade tablets, the grass, insect, beards, stamens and leaf veins are all clearly visible, showing off the craftsmanship.
But in terms of price, the rough one is more expensive.
(End of this chapter)