First, the two tomb raiders took out a green clay pot.
It was about 40 centimeters tall, 15 centimeters in diameter, and 15 centimeters in diameter.
The pot was covered with low-temperature lead green glaze, which was melon skin green. The mouth, neck, and abdomen were all decorated with protruding bow-shaped patterns.
"Everyone, please pay attention. Our offer for this Eastern Han green glazed pottery pot is 1 million RMB.”
Immediately, a few interested people went up to appraise it at a close distance.
"Mr. Ye, what do you think?”Boss Ma quickly asked for Ye Cheng's opinion.
"Hmm? Mr. Ye, you know this?" Seeing Boss Ma's humble attitude, He Xiang and Lan Baoshan also felt that something was wrong. Could it be that Ye Cheng was an expert?
Hu Yifei also looked at Ye Cheng with surprise.
Ye Cheng smiled faintly. "This pot is a burial object. The glaze at the turning point of the abdomen has been exposed to salt substances in the humid environment for a long time, causing the surface to be silver-white. The item was real. Logically speaking, the market price should be around 3 million. However, there were signs of fur and artificial glaze, so he gave a discount. He bought it at around 180 yuan, and there was room for a few hundred thousand yuan appreciation. If it exceeded 2 million, there was no need to raise the price.”
"Oh my god! Mr. Ye, you... you're making sense. An expert! An expert!" Lan Baoshan was shocked.
Boss Ma was proud of himself and boasted. "What is this? A few days ago, Mr. Ye bought Zheng Banqiao's bamboo and stone painting at Antique Street for 100,000 yuan. It was sold for 6 million yuan.”
"Amazing! Amazing!" He Xiang was so shocked that he clicked his tongue.
Hu Yifei stood at the side with a proud expression on her face. She thought to herself, My boyfriend is really too talented! A genius child!
"1.2 million." An old man in a Chinese tunic suit began to bid.
Boss Ma said directly after receiving Ye Cheng's guidance. "1.8 million."
This time, the bid was raised by 600,000.
Moreover, 1.8 million was the highest price. If he could get it at this price, he would have a profit of hundreds of thousands. However, being stuck at this price made the competitors very uncomfortable. He was uncertain and did not dare to bid.
In the end, Boss Ma successfully obtained this Eastern Han green glazed pottery pot.
On the stage, Third Master Zheng's eyes revealed a hint of surprise. He was very surprised by Boss Ma's offer because it was the most reasonable and perfect offer.
"Your eyesight is really accurate…But Old Ma has never had such eyesight…Could it be that he has invited an expert?'Third Master Zheng couldn't help but look at Ye Cheng, who was sitting beside Boss Ma.
The antiques were taken out one by one.
They were all old things from the Eastern Han Dynasty, such as bronze swords, jade cauldrons, jade embossed cups, jade dragon-patterned dragon head ornaments…
Ye Cheng didn't make a move.
Because these antiques were all authentic, the starting price was already very high. If they were to bid again, they would only make a profit of a few hundred thousand yuan. There was no need for Ye Cheng to participate.
On the other hand, he was often able to quote the most reasonable price.
Boss Ma, He Xiang, and Lan Baoshan bought quite a lot.
Third Master Zheng could tell that Ye Cheng was an expert.
An expert among experts.
This was because only a true super expert could quote the most accurate price without going on stage to appraise it.
More than an hour later, the two grave robbers had already auctioned off the items in the two large boxes.
There was only one thing left.
It was a wooden cow.
It was roughly 20 centimeters long and the carving was rough. The cow's eyes were inlaid with two pebbles.
"Everyone, this thing was also found in the ancient tomb of the Han Dynasty. It was carved out of red steel wood, but the carving was a little rough. We've found someone to appraise this thing. We won't lie to everyone. It really doesn't have much value. However, the rules of our line of work are that we have to sell the things we bring out. Otherwise, it doesn't bode well. In that case, he would sell the wooden bull for 10,000 yuan. This object was a little thick, but it should be a wood carving from the Eastern Han Dynasty. It could be considered to have some collectible value. If anyone liked it, they could take it.”
"Heh, Mr. Ye, this wooden cow looks very clumsy. I wonder if it's an object from the Eastern Han Dynasty.”Boss Ma said with a smile.
"These people are very good. Their bids are almost the same. Before the auction, they had already hired experts to appraise them. Since the price was only 10,000 yuan, it meant that it was really worthless.”He Xiang said with a smile.
Ye Cheng said slowly. "It must be from the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the ancient people's minds, the cow was a magical animal. It was not only regarded as a symbol of strength and wealth, but also had the function of driving away disasters and evilness. According to the ancient records, Emperor Yan, who was regarded as Shennong by the Chinese ancestors, had the image of a human head and a cow body. The image of the cow was widely used in folk arts and crafts. The unique cow shapes of the past dynasties continued to appear. It was not difficult to see that the cow played an important role in local agricultural production, and at the same time constituted an important spiritual strength and support for people.”
"The sculpture art of the Western Han and Eastern Han of the Celestial Dynasty has a very wide range of applications. It mainly includes stone carvings, jade carvings, pottery sculptures, wood carvings, bronze carvings, and various other funerary sculptures as well as practical decorative sculptures. Because lavish funerals became a trend in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the number of terracotta warriors buried with the dead was very large. In the Han Dynasty, the government even set up an organization that specialized in making wooden terracotta warriors, causing the number and variety of wooden terracotta warriors to increase. The feature of the Han Dynasty wood carvings was that the knife skills were smooth and bright, and the images and expressions of various animals and birds were vividly displayed, fully reflecting the rich imagination of the artists and the excellent wood carving technology at that time. "But this wooden ox, its technique isn't too mature…"
Ye Cheng suddenly had a thought."How could there be such a clumsy wooden ox buried in the Eastern Han royal tomb? This didn't make any sense at all.'
Super X-ray skill activated!
The wooden cow was directly seen through. The pebbles in its eyes-
how should I put it? The two pebbles formed the two eyes of the wooden cow. The front half of the two pebbles was exposed, and the back half was inside the wooden cow.
However, the second half of the pebble was wrapped in a different substance!
"11000 dollars." Ye Cheng bid.
"Oh?" Third Master Zheng looked at Ye Cheng in surprise.
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