Yang Jing could see that Mr. Yang really didn't intend to charge for the appraisal fee.
In fact, a collector as old as Mr. Yang has a very substantial fortune.
Apart from anything else, the calligraphy and paintings that can be seen in this room alone are worth no less than five million national currency, not to mention the treasures collected in the old man's study.
In fact, even if Yang Jing's grandfather had been collecting antiques for so many years, if he sold all the things he had accumulated, he wouldn't dare say he would get tens of millions, but he would definitely have no problem getting seven or eight million.
Yang Jing alone knew that his grandfather had a Qing Kangxi underglaze tri-color bowl with flower and bird patterns that he bought from a ghost market in the 1990s. If that bowl were to be auctioned, it would cost at least three million.
But these things are the apple of the eye of these old people, and they will never sell them during their lifetime.
So, these old men are not short of money, they really are not short of money...
With Mr. Yang's careful operation, it took nearly an hour to completely remove the five pages of the book.
Then the old man carefully put the five pages of the book into a brocade box and handed it to my grandfather.
As for how to preserve these five precious pages of Song Shu engravings, not to mention his grandfather, even Yang Jing himself knew how to do it.
Of course, with Mr. Yang's craftsmanship, the "Huajian Ji" that was torn apart in that generation was also rebound, and it is impossible to tell that the book had ever been opened.
Mr. Yang studied with Master Qi Gong for six years. Who is Master Qi Gong? He is a recognized master of calligraphy and painting and a collector in China. He not only has a profound foundation in calligraphy and painting, but is also recognized as the best in appraisal in China. Most importantly, he also has a very advanced skill in calligraphy and painting repair.
Mr. Yang has studied with Master Qi Gong for so many years and has learned a lot from Master Qi Gong's skills.
Now that Master Qi Gong is gone, although Mr. Yang lives in his hometown of Tianqu City, his calligraphy and painting restoration skills are among the best in the country.
Now that Mr. Yang is old, he doesn't work easily. But in the past, he was often invited by well-known domestic museums such as the Palace Museum, Shanghai Museum, and Jinling Museum to repair some calligraphy and paintings and ancient books.
The old man placed the book with five pages missing in a brocade box and handed it to my grandfather. He then said to Yang Jing, "My son, keep this book and those five pages well. They are rare cultural heritages in our country. Especially the five pages of Song Shu engraving, which are extremely rare even in the whole country!"
Yang Jing understood what the old man meant. The old man was worried that Yang Jing would sell these five pages of Song Shu engravings for money.
However, Yang Jing really didn't have such an idea. If it was another Song Dynasty printed edition, Yang Jing might have sold it. But these five pages of Song Shu printed edition were so rare that Yang Jing really couldn't bear to sell them.
At present, there are no more than 1,200 Song Dynasty printed books available in the country. Most of these Song Dynasty printed books are national first-class protected cultural relics, and most of them are treasured in major museums and several large libraries. Very few of them are lost among the people.
Although these five pages of Song Shu engraving are only fragments, they are the rarer Song Shu engraving in Slender Gold Script after all, and their value is definitely not much worse than a complete Song engraving. If they are auctioned, even if the quality is not very good, it will be like playing to sell them for one or two million national currency. How can Yang Jing bear to sell such a precious thing? Collecting it himself is the best choice.
Compared to the things he had picked up before, these five pages of Song Shu engravings might not be as valuable as Picasso's three sketches, and they could not be compared with the Patek Philippe Platinum World Time watch on his wrist, but Yang Jing liked these five pages of Song Shu engravings more.
This is the carrier of the inheritance of Chinese civilization, and the meaning it contains is far greater than its own value!
So Yang Jing said respectfully: "Grandpa Yang, don't worry, even if you sell me, I won't sell these five pages of Song Shu engraving. Such precious pages are best kept by yourself."
Hearing Yang Jing's affirmative words, the old man nodded with a smile, as if he approved of what Yang Jing said, and then he handed a certificate of appraisal to Yang Jing personally.
In response, Yang Jing could only bow and express his gratitude.
At noon, my uncle said that he wanted to treat Mr. Yang well. After all, he did not charge the appraisal fee, which was tens of thousands of yuan. It was absolutely necessary to treat the old man to a meal.
The old man smiled and declined the invitation to dinner. The uncle wanted to invite him again, but the old man spoke up: "Why are you so polite to me? Have you forgotten when you were little and followed me and your dad around the ghost market? And Xiaojing, I held him in my arms a lot when he was little. With our relationship, you are still being polite to me. Are you asking for trouble? Your greatest achievement is to take good care of your dad. All right, stop nagging and get out of here!"
In desperation, Yang Jing could only help his grandfather and uncle out of the door. Of course, Mr. Yang had to see them off. He was not seeing Yang Jing and his uncle off, but seeing off his old friend, grandfather.
Grandpa and Mr. Yang have known each other for more than 30 years, so they have a special relationship. And now that Grandpa is like this, do you think Mr. Yang feels good? At their age, the most unbearable thing is that old friends get sick or even pass away one by one. For old people of their age, every loss of an old friend is like a knife cutting their hearts.
After grandpa got in the car, he was awake for a short while, which was rare. Looking at his brother who was still standing at the door of the corridor, grandpa's eyes became moist for some reason.
"Xiaolong, bring me to visit your uncle Yang more often in the future. Alas... there aren't many of those old friends left now..."
My uncle is a filial son, so he naturally agreed to his father's order.
After returning home and having lunch, Yang Jing thought for a while and then walked into his grandfather's room and handed the two brocade boxes containing "Huajian Ji" and the five pages of Song Shu engraving to his grandfather.
"Grandpa, you have always liked calligraphy and ancient books. It is not convenient for me to keep these two things. I'd better leave them with you. Today I saw that Grandpa Yang also liked these five pages of Song Shu engraving. If you visit Grandpa Yang in the future, wouldn't it be nice to take them with you to appreciate them?"
Grandpa nodded and said, "If you want to stay here, then stay here. I'll keep it for you. It won't work if you don't take good care of these five pages of Song Shu engravings."
Yang Jing held the two brocade boxes and placed them on the antique display shelf in his grandfather's room. Seeing that his grandfather looked a little tired, he slowly walked out of his grandfather's room.
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