Chapter 90 Camel Leather
If you count carefully, this tapestry has a total of five layers, so it looks particularly thick.
What was placed in front of the two of them at this time was the middle layer.
Because Xu Youyou's movements were so gentle, this layer of the painted pattern was perfectly presented.
This floor is divided into two areas.
A region is a territory map.
Another area is a portrait, which is a Qing Dynasty person wearing a court crown.
The edges and gaps of the layer are filled with dragons.
"Camel skin, the person in the portrait is..." Lu Jingyao hesitated for a moment before saying, "It seems to be Emperor Qianlong."
He took out his phone and searched for existing portraits of Emperor Qianlong. He placed the phone screen next to the portrait for comparison and found that it was indeed a good resemblance: "The portrait shows that he is about 40 or 50 years old."
Xu Youyou compared them carefully and asked, "Is this map the territory map of the Qing Dynasty?"
Lu Jingyao took a look and said, "Zungar was included in the map after General Zhaohui went out to recover it, which should be after the 22nd year of Qianlong's reign."
Xu Youyou didn't care much about the date of the painting. She was more concerned about another question and asked, "Is this thing valuable?"
Lu Jingyao nodded: "There should be a lot of people willing to buy it back. The estimated price is nine figures."
Xu Youyou was delighted.
Lu Jingyao added: "But if you really want to sell it, I suggest you send it to the capital."
Xu Youyou nodded. He understood what Lu Jingyao meant. Many old people from the previous dynasty were still left in the capital. They would definitely be willing to pay a high price for Emperor Qianlong’s old belongings.
When she thought about how this tapestry was supposed to be hung on the wall, but was placed on the ground and stepped on for so long by the Lu family, and was almost thrown into the trash can, she thought that if Emperor Qianlong knew about this, he would probably be so angry that he would die.
Lu Jingyao had already seen the blanket in its entirety, so there was no reason for him to stay any longer. He stood up and said goodbye, adding, "I'm going to the capital in a while. I have some connections with an auction house there. If you're willing, I can accompany you to the auction house."
Xu Youyou's eyes lit up. She had never been to the capital in her two lifetimes, and was completely clueless when it came to this place. It would be better to have someone familiar to take her there.
After Lu Jingyao left, Xu Youyou put away the tapestry, rolled it up carefully, and put it in her own large safe. She then asked Sister Zhang to clean the entrance hall.
Have a good night's sleep.
The system seemed to be lagging behind. Xu Youyou had just woken up in the morning when she received the system reward.
[Congratulations to the host, you have completed the task of picking up leaks and received the reward: Advanced Porcelain Identification Technique]
Xu Youyou's face immediately showed joy. She had acquired a new skill and felt that she was now incredibly strong. She was itching to find a place to test her abilities right there and then.
Her search led her straight to the museum.
There is no need to read the introduction of the porcelain. The commentary given by Xu Youyou on the spot is actually not much different from that of the professional tour guides of the museum.
But the more this happened, the more itchy she felt. After all, she could only look at the porcelain in the museum through the glass and had no way of touching it at all.
"Sister Xu, let's go to the antique street." Xu Youyou said.
Xu Fang's homework during this period was not in vain, and he took the initiative to say: "Boss, in addition to the antique street in Shanghai, there is also an antique morning market."
Xu Youyou's eyes lit up and asked, "Where is it?"
Xu Fang explained: "The antique morning market is not open all day. It opens once every Friday, starting at 4 a.m. and ending at noon."
Xu Youyou became interested immediately after hearing her speak so convincingly, but unfortunately it was still two days until Friday, so she could only dive into the antique street.
The antique street still had those familiar faces. Xu Youyou even saw the stall owner who sold her the fake Doucai cup last time.
The stall owner with triangular eyes still remembered Xu Youyou and greeted her warmly: "Beautiful lady, you are here again. I have just received a batch of good goods on my stall. I guarantee that you will be satisfied."
Xu Youyou really gave him this face and looked at it carefully.
Her eyes were mainly on the porcelain on the stalls.
"This big vase is from the Qianlong era. Look at the aesthetic taste, the bright red and green, you can tell at a glance that he liked it. And look at the seal underneath. Beauty, I'll sell it to you at a lower price, one price, five hundred thousand." Triangle Eyes was selling.
Xu Youyou smiled and said, "Why don't you sprinkle some ash on the vase? It looks so new, it doesn't look like it was made during the Qianlong period, but more like it was made last week."
Triangle Eyes smiled awkwardly: "What's the matter with last week or not? If you don't like it, just watch something else."
Xu Youyou casually picked up the azure-glazed bowl beside her.
"Beauty, this is a Ru kiln celadon glaze bowl..." Triangle Eyes was about to explain.
Xu Youyou said directly: "There are only two Ru kiln celadon glaze bowls in existence, one in the Palace Museum and the other in the David Foundation in London, England. Is this only the one from England?"
Triangle Eyes laughed dryly and said, "Beauty, you know everything. It's a bit of a bully to come here."
Xu Youyou smiled without saying anything, and continued to look at them one by one. Whether it was true or false, she could tell at a glance.
"You've been looking for so long, just buy something and I'll give you the cost price." said Triangle Eyes.
Xu Youyou didn't believe a word of the cost price these merchants said, but she didn't care about the small amount of money either, so she said, "Okay, I'll buy it if I find something I like."
As she spoke, Xu Youyou's hand suddenly paused, but she quickly covered it up and said casually, "How much is this plate?"
What Xu Youyou liked was a blue and white porcelain plate. When she turned it over, she could see six blue characters "Made in the Guangxu Period of Qing Dynasty" on the bottom of the plate.
"This is a product of the Guangxu official kiln, and the price is 20,000 yuan," said the boss.
When Xu Youyou heard this, she almost doubted that he was an expert, but she still said tentatively: "It's so new, what do you think?"
There were no crack lines or signs of repair on the plate, and it looked as new as the brand new Qianlong vase mentioned above.
The boss said, "Beauty, I spent a lot of money on this big plate, so I won't get it cheap."
Xu Youyou: “Three hundred yuan.”
The boss immediately said: "Deal!"
Xu Youyou: ...
Xu Youyou thought that the vendor was a liar and she had set the price too high.
The stall owner packed up the things with a smile, and Xu Youyou got up and left. She waited for a while, but the system did not respond at all.
"I got a bargain." Xu Youyou reminded.
The system said helplessly: [The value is too low. ]
Xu Youyou insisted: "But this is indeed a product of the Guangxu official kiln. If I don't buy it, it will be regarded as a replica now, right?"
The quality of official kiln porcelain products is closely related to the national strength at the time. The official kiln products of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties could be sold at a high price, but by the Guangxu period, it was already the late Qing Dynasty, and the prices of porcelain produced by the official kilns were relatively transparent.
The blue and white plate bought by Xu Youyou has a public price of about 30,000 to 50,000 yuan.
The system was silent for a long time before reluctantly popping up a prompt.
[Congratulations to the host, who completed a leak independently without the assistance of the system and received a reward of RMB 300. ]
(End of this chapter)
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