Chapter 57 Persian Carpet
Henry, Paul and others were also stunned by the old uncle's operation.
The old uncle walked towards Lin Yuan holding the clay doll.
"What do you think of this treasure?" the old uncle asked Lin Yuan.
He called it a treasure because this clay doll was different from the others and was not "freshly baked". This kind of thing that "stands out from the crowd" naturally attracted his attention.
Let alone Lin Yuan, Qiao Yufan was speechless.
Can any trash be called treasure? This thing looks a bit old, but it can't be called a treasure, right?
"Uncle, why don't you look more carefully?" Lin Yuan asked him.
The old uncle frowned slightly and then looked at the clay doll carefully. Finally, he saw "Made in China" on the base of the clay doll.
All right!
"Maybe, this is produced in Yiwu." Qiao Yufan said with a smile.
The old uncle is not an ordinary thick-skinned man. He can hold on to this small scene, and he did not forget to say: "A thousand-mile horse will stumble, and an expert will be blind..."
Good guy! Are you claiming to be a thousand-mile horse and an expert?
However, the word "expert" in China is not a complimentary word nowadays!
Ahead, there is a small shop that specializes in selling blankets, and there is a carpet at the door of the shop.
As he passed by, Lin Yuan suddenly stopped, turned around and walked into the shop. The others were a little surprised, but didn't ask and followed behind.
Lin Yuan stood on the blanket and held his ground.
That’s right!
This blanket is a treasure, and of great value.
At this time, an aunt from Asan came out and called Lin Yuan and others into the store, speaking curry-flavored English.
Henry stepped forward to deal with the aunt.
The old uncle also noticed that his nephew was eyeing the blanket at the door.
"Is it a treasure?"
Lin Yuan nodded slightly: "What's the best way to get it?"
Don’t ask for new blankets in the store, ask for used ones. Even fools know there’s something fishy about them! When the time comes, they will take it directly for appraisal and nothing will happen to him.
The old uncle almost laughed. His nephew was capable, but his methods were a little too immature, or he couldn't save face.
"Isn't this simple? Look at me."
After saying that, the old uncle let out an "ouch" and fell to the ground. People who didn't look carefully might have thought he tripped over the blanket.
The old uncle climbed up while rubbing his waist, picked up the blanket with one hand, and threw it outside, as if to vent his anger.
Aunt Asan didn't dare to say anything for a while, for fear of taking responsibility. Now it's just an old blanket. As long as the man doesn't cause trouble to her shop, it doesn't matter.
In fact, when her uncle tripped just now, his bones made a rattling sound, which startled her.
Li Qiushui and others: "..."
It has to be my uncle!
This performance deserves him an Oscar.
The audience in the live broadcast room were dumbfounded by the uncle's saucy maneuver, and immediately burst into laughter.
Lin Yuan also knew how to cooperate. He just bought a new blanket in the store and left. Of course, when you walk outside, don’t forget to take the “old blanket” with you.
Now, Aunt Asan is also satisfied, and everyone is happy.
Only then did everyone realize that the style of this "old blanket" was completely different from the ones sold in the store.
"Brother Lin, do you have anything to say about this carpet?" Huo Qingtong asked. I saw that the carpet in front of me had countless patterns, which was dazzling.
Even my uncle, a "veteran", couldn't figure out whether there are precious varieties of carpets? Does anyone also collect it?
"Persian carpet, have you heard of it?" Lin Yuan asked them.
Li Qiushui and others shook their heads in unison.
I’ve heard of it in Persia, and adding the word “carpet” makes it a bit niche.
"Persian carpets are very famous. You can check them out." Lin Yuan told them.
This kind of carpet has enjoyed an international reputation since ancient times and is loved by the world for its excellent texture, simple and elegant patterns and exquisite craftsmanship.
One of its major features is that its dyes are extracted from natural plants and minerals. The dyeing is durable and does not fade. It is composed with abstract plants, Islamic text and geometric patterns.
Those who know the art should know that Persian carpets have gradually evolved into an art form due to their integration into ancient Persian civilization, and have become rare art treasures.
Not only are many paintings, furniture and fashionable decorations indispensable as Persian carpets, they are even regarded as art on the ground in the West. It is believed that there is no art that adds brilliance to the interior more than Persian carpets.
It is said that many palaces, famous buildings, mansions and art galleries and museums around the world collect Persian carpets as treasures.
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When Li Qiushui and others checked, they were immediately shocked.
Some Persian rugs have fetched tens of millions of dollars at auction, which is unbelievable.
To be honest, when they looked down at the carpet that Lin Yuan bought, they didn't think it was very beautiful. It was full of various geometric patterns and they really couldn't appreciate it.
"This carpet doesn't look very nice, does it?" Li Qiushui said weakly.
She is really afraid that others will accuse her of being superficial.
Lin Yuan said: "These patterns should be the patterns of the tiles in the mosque."
As far as he knows, the patterns of Persian carpets are mainly based on the living environment and customs of the local people. They believe in Islam, and the carpet patterns are mostly based on the beautiful tiles of the mosque, the stone carvings of the palace, natural scenery, birds and animals, etc.
Therefore, Lin Yuan guessed that the geometric patterns on the carpet should be elements that appeared in a certain mosque and were moved here.
In fact, the patterns of Persian carpets can be divided into two major categories, one is straight geometric patterns, and the other is landscape, flower, and animal patterns.
The one in front of me is obviously the former.
All decorative patterns of this type of carpet are composed of vertical lines, horizontal lines and diagonal lines, repeated to form a central pattern.
"If this were a real Persian carpet, how much would it be worth?" Henry wondered.
Lin Yuan explained: “Generally speaking, most of this type of carpets are woven in nomadic tribes and villages far away from towns, so the patterns are relatively primitive.
Woven by nomadic tribes and villages, the artistic content is much lower. You all know it, but what kind of art do rural people know? Right? And the things made are a little rougher.
Therefore, its value will be lower, probably a few hundred thousand dollars! ”
Hundreds of thousands of dollars, also called lower?
Everyone was speechless.
Do you want to hit people like this?
Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
However, compared to some Persian rugs that cost tens of millions of dollars, it is indeed much lower, not lower.
"Paul, where are you going?"
Suddenly, everyone noticed that Paul had turned around and left.
Only Henry, who knew him well, knew that the guy must have seen a similar rug just now, so he rushed back now with the intention of pocketing it.
Sure enough, soon everyone saw Paul catching up with a blanket in his hand.
(End of chapter)