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Jin Muchen turned his head and glanced at him. The boss, who could only glance at him, was beating wildly in his heart. He originally thought that the customer would turn his face away, but he didn't expect this guy to show his white teeth in the end. ;

"Okay, deal!"

The boss's heart fell with a big rock, it felt like a cold bottle of Coke in the dog days, and it was full of comfort.

"Hey, boss, you have a really good eye. You can't go wrong when you buy this clock. Hey! If I hadn't lost money in the stock market some time ago, I would have kept this clock as a family heirloom, no matter what. not for sale."

The boss said with a sigh, and in the corner of his eyes, he was looking at a facade on the side of the street, and his eyes were a little more lonely.

Looking at this situation, Jin Muchen felt as if the boss still had some stories about this clock. That would be great. When buying antiques, everyone hopes to know the inheritance of some treasures in their hands.

"Boss, can you accept the transfer? One million is too large, and cash is inconvenient."

"Of course no problem, I'll give you the account number."

The boss reported a series of accounts, and Jin Muchen transferred the account to him. Some time ago, he got a sum of money from Yan Zhigao's son-in-law. His father invested in Wang Xueming's company. , can just be used for purchasing in China.

"By the way, boss, tell me how you got this clock."

"Okay, I'll tell you."

When the boss saw that the transaction was successful, he was also interested.

It turns out that the owner's family has been in the antique business for several generations. However, in the early years, it was not in Jade Bird, but in Quancheng. Later, in order to avoid the war in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, Jade Bird came.

In the 1920s and 1930s, the Japanese occupied the Blue Birds, and they slashed them locally. There are many original wealthy households who have been scrapped by the Japanese, and have to change sellers in order to make a living.

At that time, his grandfather received this clock from a bankrupt Zhenghuangqi banner. According to his grandfather, that bannerman used to be on duty in the Qing Palace when the Qing Dynasty was still alive, and later became a blue bird along with a certain nobleman of the Qing Dynasty.

And then the gentleman. Because of some matters, I left the Blue Bird. Before I left, I dismissed a lot of family members, so I gave this zodiac bell to the bannerman, and later this bell fell into the hands of our family.

The boss was talking about the past, and his eyes were a little erratic. Jin Muchen had been paying attention to the expression on his face, looking at his appearance, he felt that he should not lie.

"This bell was originally told by my grandfather again and again. He wanted us to pass it on as a family heirloom, but it's a pity that I am an unworthy descendant..."

When the boss said this, he couldn't help but slap his thigh.

It turned out that their family of antiques was broken when they arrived in his area. The boss didn't like to read when he was young, and he didn't like to study antiques. After several generations of family accumulation, their family was considered a wealthy family, so this guy was young. when. It has always been ignorant of ignoring cats and dogs.

Later, when he was middle-aged, his father was also old, and he couldn't support the store, so he handed over the business to him. But this guy didn't know much about antiques, so after getting started, he messed up a few sales and was defrauded of a lot of money.

He has also been unwilling. Just a few months ago, the domestic stock market was hot, and he thought this was an opportunity to make up for the loss. So I put together a sum of money and invested it in the stock market. It was fine at the beginning and I made a lot of money, but I thought that the market was turbulent some time ago, but he tossed all his money into it.

In the end, I even lost the family shop. No, in the end, there is really no way. I can only sell the family heirlooms!

After Jin Muchen heard it, he didn't feel like he was lying, and he didn't know what to comfort him, so he could only pat him on the shoulder.

"Thank you, boss, work hard, and sooner or later you will be able to earn that shop back!"

"Haha, it should be me thanking you, I have put this clock here for a long time, but it has never been able to sell it, but it's killing me. You also know that when we speculate in stocks, the most taboo thing is what kind of clock? Books, these kinds of things with homophonic words, this time, I will be considered light. And with your million, the stock market is getting warmer now, haha, it won't take a few days, I will You will be able to make a return, and maybe you will be able to make a fortune at that time!"

The boss said to Jin Muchen with a laugh, when Jin Muchen heard this, he could only sigh and shake his head.

Originally, he still had some pity on this guy. On the one hand, it was because his family was in the middle, and on the other hand, he took advantage of him because of the acquisition of this clock, but now it seems that this guy is not worth pity at all.

This guy doesn't even know what's going on with his feet on the ground? His mind is full of absurd things like getting rich in the stock market. For such a good baby, he has no eyes for it, and he still dislikes this treasure, it will bring him bad luck, if this clock stays with him It's a waste of money in the hands.

Even if you don't buy this clock today, someone else will buy it at a cheaper price sooner or later. Because of this boss, he is not a down-to-earth person, he is a gambler!

Jin Muchen waved his hand to find a delivery boy, put the clock on a trolley, pushed it outside the market, put it into his car, then drove back to the hotel, and carefully carried it to the upstairs room.

Candace hadn't woken up yet, he was sitting in the living room, studying the clock.

Looking at the shape and decoration, the boss is right about this. This is the Guangzhong clock, which is the grand clock produced in Yangcheng. But it should not be a product from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It should have been earlier, in the middle and late Qing Dynasty. works, and still excellent.

And more importantly, the three enamel filigree characters hidden in the four-corner revolving flower of the bell set, Li Deheng!

It also explains the origin of this clock, but the shape of these three characters is very ingenious, and they are hidden in pieces of enamel filigree festoons. If your eyesight is not enough, you can't see it at all.

Modern mechanical clocks first appeared in the 14th century. In 1656, the Netherlands invented the first pendulum clock in human history, which has a history of more than 500 years.

Clocks and clocks should have been introduced to China from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and soon the Chinese began to manufacture them. Among them, Yangcheng was the first place in China to come into contact with self-ringing bells. By the Qianlong period, it had reached a considerable scale and became an important base for the production of self-ringing bells in my country.

The popularity of Western bells in China is closely related to the interest of the emperors of the Qing Dynasty. Since Kangxi, through the Yongzheng Dynasty and Qianlong, the love for Western bells has reached a peak.

Qianlong not only valued the timekeeping function of Western clocks, but also its aesthetic function. For this reason, he even ordered officials in eastern Guangdong to use the opportunity of trade to collect the most exquisite and latest Western clocks from overseas, and ordered people to develop them in the palace. The collection and production of Chinese timepieces have reached the highest level.

During the Qianlong period, there were many craftsmen at the self-ringing bells in the palace. There were more than 100 Western missionaries and craftsmen who were proficient in clocks. Qianlong himself relied heavily on Western watchmakers. Timely reward.

In the middle and late Qianlong period, because of the emperor's love, there were two places in China that could produce Western bells, one in Yangcheng and the other in Jinling.

Compared with the Jinling bell, the Yangcheng bell is mostly imitating buildings, such as pavilions, platforms, buildings, pavilions, towers, etc. Most of the bell shells are made of copper enamel, with bright colors and bright luster, with distinct local and era characteristics. , generally as luxury furnishings.

According to research, Yangcheng's clock manufacturing technology has reached a very high level during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. After decades of study and technical accumulation, after the middle period of Qianlong, the clock case and movement of Yangcheng clock can be compared with Western clocks. , and its most prominent feature is that the surface is mostly decorated with colorful enamels.

This kind of enamel, also known as Guang enamel, was developed by Yangcheng craftsmen on the basis of Western transparent enamel combined with Chinese cultural elements. It is bright and transparent, with yellow, green, blue and other colors. Burning, very regular, is not available in clocks in other places.

At that time, it was often presented as a tribute to the Qing Palace. Therefore, from creativity to design, it not only strived for novelty and peculiarity, but also conformed to the psychology of the emperors. Therefore, it can be said that we strive for excellence in production. Therefore, each piece is a rare quality product, which is also deeply loved by the emperors. .

In particular, the firing technique of the enamel decorative pattern on this bell made later foreign devils admire and admire it. Originally it was their first Western bell, but in the end, merchants from various European countries even imported it from Yangcheng. Many Yangcheng enamel painted clocks were returned and sold to princes and nobles~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Even at that time, a European, Shi Dezhi, spent a lot of money to learn the enamel painting decoration technique imitating this Yangcheng clock. There is no method, which shows the wisdom of ancient Chinese craftsmen.

Among the exquisite enamel colors of Yangcheng Clock, the most distinctive feature is the sapphire blue enamel with gold pieces. Its effect is dazzling and unforgettable. This kind of hard transparent enamel with gold and silver flowers can only be produced in Yangcheng. Therefore, it is called "Guang enamel".

As for the above characteristics of the Yangcheng enamel painted clock, this clock in front of Jin Muchen has all of them, and the more important thing is the three characters of Li Deheng hidden in the enamel filigree on the top.

According to the records of the Qing court's manufacturing office, this Li Deheng was the archway of the workshop in Yangcheng, which specialized in producing tribute watches and clocks for the Qing court. According to the current understanding, this store is the exclusive watch workshop of the royal family of the Qing Dynasty!

As long as the clocks with the three characters of Li Deheng are engraved, they should basically be produced by this workshop, and there is no doubt that they will be tributes to the Qing court!

So if the clock in front of you is correct, it should be in the old collection of the Qing Palace! (To be continued.)

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