America’s Treasure King - vChapter 35

With a phone call, Li Xiaoshuai interrupted his vacation and hurriedly flew back to New Jersey from Boston. The caller was Robert. He was a black market antique dealer introduced by Mr. Zhao. He had already done business with Li Xiaoshuai once.

Li’s house, a sunny Chinese-style living room on the second floor, while drinking green tea, Robert admired the luxurious antique furniture of the Li’s house, “Li, you are so rich, you are so rich that you still go to the warehouse every day, it can be said that you are a rich man. Never before.”

Li Xiaoshuai said with a smile that he never really felt how rich he was, but he just had a better life, and he bought whatever he wanted, no need to calculate.

“How can you be rich if you’re not rich?”

Li Xiaoshuai didn’t want to grind his teeth with anyone, he pointed directly at the box that Robert brought by the table, meaning that it was ready to be traded.

On the kang table of the Arhat bed, Robert first placed an old small box, and after opening it, there was a pile of broken ceramic pieces. “Li, this is my present for you.”

Li Xiaoshuai pretended to watch it for a while, then sighed and said, it’s a pity, this is the famous Yuan Qinghua, and it looks like a tall bowl.

The high-footed bowl is a long leg attached to the bottom of the small bowl, which can be held with one hand. It was popular in the Yuan Dynasty and was used by the grassland people to drink kumiss.

“Okay, thank you.” Since it didn’t cost money, Li Xiaoshuai couldn’t say anything more.

The transaction officially begins.

Robert’s first antique was still broken, a flattened bronze. Li Xiaoxiao took a closer look, and it should be a copper bottle with carved patterns on it.

“Can this kind of broken thing be sold for money?” Li Xiaoshuai was a little dissatisfied.

Robert also wanted to try: “How about a thousand dollars?”

“No, you can give it away for free. If you want me to pay a cent, I don’t want to!”

Robert said with a wry smile, “Okay, this one is also given. He also said that the copper bottle was originally good, but unfortunately it was hit on the road.

“Next thing” Li Xiaoshuai didn’t have time to nagging him.

Li Xiaoshuai had already seen the box that Robert brought through perspective, and there were still good things in it. He was sure that the room would not sell for a price, so he boldly said that he would take it for nothing.

The first piece that officially started is a celadon bowl with flowers and sunflowers.

The so-called Kuikou bowl is a petal-shaped bowl with five, six and seven petals, each corresponding to different dynasties.

Picking up the bowl, Li Xiaoshuai saw that this bowl has six petals, the color is green, and the inside and outside are carved with tangled peony patterns with small knives. Looking at the pattern, the knife is sharp and the technique is skilled. It is definitely a meticulous work in one go.

Looking at the glaze color, the color is like a clear water, clear and deep.

Yaozhou kiln is a famous celadon kiln in the north. It is very famous. It has been fired from the Tang Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty. Measured with a ruler, the diameter is 18 cm, which can be said to be a large utensil.

“How much?” Li Xiaoshuai fell in love at first sight, and he prepared to collect it himself.

“Twenty-five thousand dollars.”

“The price is not cheap, who makes me like it, okay, accept it.”

As for the authenticity, Li Xiaoshuai’s perspective has already seen it through experience, and there is no fake thing.

The first antique was sold.

The second piece, when Robert took it out, also introduced that it was a set of books.

Li Xiaoshuai leaned up and looked at it. It was one of the “Emperor’s Internal Classics”. After counting, there were a total of ten volumes. The paper looked all yellow.

When turning over the pages, I saw that the inscription was from the Yuan Dynasty.

Li Xiaoshuai said, but the age is very different. If it was a few decades earlier, it would be very valuable to be able to go to the Southern Song Dynasty.

Robert also nodded and said yes, saying that this is also the way to do it, then it will be cheaper by $10,000.

Next came a jade cicada from the Han Dynasty. The price was only a few thousand yuan, and Li Xiaoshuai was even less interested in bargaining.

The next two items are heavy weapons, which are treasures that Li Xiaoshuai is looking forward to very much.

The first is a golden bowl carved with parrot patterns from the Tang Dynasty. The theme pattern is two parrots facing each other. The rest of the blank space was carved into small round grains like pearls by craftsmen.

This kind of craftsmanship, which spread to the Northern Song Dynasty, has also evolved into a decorative technique on porcelain, which is called pearl ground.

This golden bowl is placed on the small kang table, the yellow and orange are very eye-catching, and the temperament is absolutely elegant and noble.

Needless to say, the bowl made of gold is definitely something the royal family uses.

Robert offered $100,000.

Li Xiaoshuai counter-offered to 60,000.

In the end, some bargaining was necessary, and it was sold for $70,000.

The last piece, also with a touch of gold, is a small plate printed in Ding kiln in the early Northern Song Dynasty, with a ring of gold inlaid on the lip.

The Ding kiln at this time was the authentic official kiln used by the royal family.

Gold inlay on the mouth is also a unique method of Ding kiln. Almost all of the dishes and bowls of the Geyin Ding kiln were fired upside down. In order to prevent sticking during firing, a layer of glaze was scraped off the edge.

And the mouth after scraping the glaze will make the nobles feel too rough~www.mtlnovel.com~ In order to remedy the defect, a circle of gold mouth is inlaid. According to the grade, there are also inlaid silver mouth and copper mouth.

This also indirectly promoted the development of Ru kilns in the late Northern Song Dynasty. When Ru kiln develops, it will be completely reduced to the level of folk kiln.

This shallow dish, with a diameter of 10 centimeters and a height of only three centimeters, with a tooth-white glaze, can be said to be a small vessel. However, the pattern of tangled branches printed with the mold on the plate is very delicate and the decoration is very clear.

But small, lacking doesn’t mean it’s worthless, and Robert’s asking price for this small dish is $80,000. He also said that similar utensils are very rare, the craftsmanship is also first-class, and it is very difficult to get them, and the copper pot that could have been worth tens of thousands of dollars was broken.

After all, there is a meaning, things have to be sold at high prices.

Li Xiaoshuai said, your price is more expensive than the auction house, how can you let people buy it? Do you want to add all the losses of the copper pot to this little saucer?

“You need to be fair in doing business. Your losses are caused by yourself, and it should be your own business to make up for it.”

Robert took two puffs of cigarettes, gritted his teeth and said that there was no more bargaining at $30,000.

“ok, deal!”

After paying the money, Robert didn’t stop for a minute, took the money and left.

“It’s good to go.” Li Xiaoshuai sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, and carefully admired the collections that he spent a lot of money on.

He decided to keep the Kuikou bowl of Yaozhou kiln, the gold cup used by the Tang Dynasty royal, and the “Emperor’s Internal Classic” of the Yuan Dynasty for himself to enjoy slowly.

As for the Dingyao small dish, he felt that it was too small, and he was not satisfied, so he thought about transferring it to Ai Hua. In a few days, I will go to Rabbit Country, and I have to bring some decent things to decorate the facade.