It's not that the history of this box is long, it's just something from five dynasties and ten kingdoms, that is, it is just a few decades earlier than the things from the Northern Song Dynasty.As for the value, it is just a silver Luban box suspected to be used by the royal family, and the value is really not very high.If you take out a random thing in the storage space, the value is higher than this half-missing Luban box, and I don't know where to go.What Yang Jing didn't expect was that he could encounter this half-cut Luban box here.Without him, in Yang Jing's hands, there is also a half-cut Luban box that is extremely similar to this Luban box.That half-cut Luban box Yang Jing has already been identified many times with the holy ring, and knows that it was cast in the first year of the Later Tang Dynasty, that is, in 934 AD, the year when the late Tang Emperor Li Congke cried and won the throne of the Later Tang Dynasty.And the half-cut Luban box is indeed something used by the Later Tang Dynasty, and it was cast by a person named "Yue Chengzi".The half of the Luban box in the storage space was found in the treasure of the last tsar, and it was a small thing that did not look good, but it was treasured by Nicholas II, which is enough to show that Nicholas II loved this box.It's a pity that after Yang Jing got this box, he also thought of a lot of ways to open the box, but the result was that he didn't open it because it was missing half of it.Yang Jing didn't dare to forcibly break the box, for fear of destroying what might be hidden inside, so he was still in the storage space.This kind of box with a complex mechanism is called "Luban box" in Chinese folk, and it is said that it was invented by Luban, and there are also called "organ box" and "heavenly machine box", in short, it is a kind of organ and appliance specially used to hold important things in ancient China.This kind of box must be untied step by step according to a certain step before it can be opened, and as long as the step to unsolve the mechanism is wrong, the box cannot be opened.If you try to force the box open, the mechanism inside the box will destroy the contents before the box can be broken.It's magical.At that time, after Yang Jing found this half of the Luban box in the treasure of the last tsar, he also thought that there was something important hidden in it, but the half of it was missing, the box could not be opened, and the contents could not be obtained, which made Yang Jing's heart itch for a long time.Later, seeing that it was indeed impossible to open the box in a normal way, Yang Jing was completely dead.Who would have thought that the other half of the Luban box that was suspected to be a complete set could be seen here.This box is really not much of interest, although this box has a history of more than a thousand years, but the appearance is too ordinary, and it is still incomplete, how can Europeans and Americans who have always valued interests be interested in this box?
As if anticipating this, Timothy smiled wryly and said something to his cousin Scaife, who was standing next to him.Perhaps when the box was taken out as a lot, people within the Mellon family did not reach a consensus.Seeing that this box was about to be auctioned, Yang Jing stretched out his hand and said, "Can I get my hands on it?"
”This voice was particularly loud in the somewhat silent hall, and many people's eyes were immediately focused on Yang Jing.Yang Jing explained as he walked forward: "In Huaxia, there is such a rule, if there is something that you can't see accurately, you can apply to the master to get started.I'm a little unsure about this box, so I'd like to apply to get started and take a closer look. ”Timothy took the microphone and said, "Mr.
Smith, this is fine, please take a closer look at this box."
To be honest, our family didn't even know what the hell was going on with this box. ”After all, this is not a formal auction, and all aspects of the lot must be explained in detail for the auctioneer to understand.In this kind of charity auction, it doesn't matter if you can or can't.These auctioneers themselves are here to do charity, and charity does not enforce this statement.Yang Jing walked to the front desk in two steps, looked at Timothy and Skefe, and then picked up a pair of white gloves from the table and put them on, and then carefully picked up the box.Seeing that the mysterious Mr.
Cole Smith was so interested in this mutilated box, the people below also whispered, and there were suddenly countless mung bean flies in the originally quiet hall Yang Jing picked up the box and looked at it carefully, especially in the slightly recessed place on the side of the broken box, he already had a judgment in his heart.This box is only the size of an adult's fist, so when Yang Jing activated the perspective function of the "Sky Eye", he immediately saw the inside of this box.There was indeed something inside, but because it was tightly clumped, Yang Jing couldn't see what was written or painted in that mass even if he used the perspective function, and the only thing that was certain was that it was a ball of silk.Yang Jing has also encountered this situation, from the early 80s Jinling Night Market from the painting scroll of "Jiangning River", isn't there a hidden authentic "Qingming Riverside Picture"?
Now there is something hidden in this broken Luban box, but I don't know what is on this silk silk.Yang Jing also used perspective to see the half of the Luban box obtained from the treasure of the last tsar, and found that the half of the Luban box was not actually a box, but more like a key, because the half of the Luban box was not hollow, and it was densely packed with mechanisms.Compared with the other half of the Luban box, there are not too many mechanisms in this half of the Luban box, but if the other half is missing, this half of the Luban box will never be opened.By this time, Yang Jing could basically determine that the half of the Luban box in his hand and the half of the Luban box in the storage space should be a set.The half of the Luban box in the storage space is the key, and the half of the Luban box is a lock!
Yang Jing put the box down on the table, and there was no surprise on his face, but when he took off his gloves, the little finger of his left hand seemed to inadvertently touch the half of the Luban box, and the holy ring immediately gave a definite answer."
The mutilated Luban box, Yuechengzi, 934."
That's right, this half of the Luban box is indeed the same as the half of the Luban box found from the treasure of the last tsar, and only by working together can this Luban box be opened!
At this moment, Yang Jing's heart was settled, and he smiled and asked the white-glove auctioneer who was presiding over the auction, "Sir, what is the starting price of this box?"
”The auctioneer had been keeping an eye on the mysterious Mr.
Cole Smith, and immediately said very respectfully, "The starting price for this box is $120,000, sir." ”Although this auctioneer is a very famous white glove in New York and even in the United States, he also knows very well that the people who come to this banquet hall today are either rich or expensive, far from being comparable to those auctioneers when he presided over the auction in the past, so he respectfully respects everyone he meets.Yang Jing smiled and said, "Okay, I'll give 120,000." ”After saying this number, Yang Jing turned around and walked back, walked to the position where he was standing just now, picked up his wine glass and touched Bloomberg beside him.His words can be regarded as a bid, if no one competes with him, then this half of the Luban box will become Yang Jing's thing.Cole Smith, incarnated by Yang Jing, is considered to be the man of the year at today's cocktail party, from the beginning of smoking cigars with the core figures of the top ten consortia, to the fact that after he came out, a number of tycoon-level figures came forward to make friends, which is enough to prove the weight of this Cole Smith.When this half-cut Luban box was taken out just now, no one bid, and it looked like it was about to be unsold, Cole Smith made a bid at this time, and it was said that no one was bidding with him, but on the contrary, it seems that someone is going to have trouble with this mysterious Cole Smith today."
Two hundred thousand here!"
As soon as Yang Jing's words fell, a voice sounded on the other side of the hall, and Yang Jing looked up and found that it was a white fat man, who was Harper Lawrence, the chairman of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, who had just auctioned Monroe's necklace for $1.7 million.Yang Jing's brows furrowed and he didn't squeak, but Bloomberg beside him was unhappy, and complained in a low voice: "This Lawrence is a very annoying person, just now he didn't bid because he was obviously not optimistic about this box, and now he bids again, he must have decided to do it after seeing you bid."
Is this guy Cole specifically targeting you?
”Yang Jing shook his head slightly, still not speaking.This situation is now very common in China, and when visiting ghost markets or antique markets, some guys who don't know the rules often do this.If you're a well-known person in the industry and happen to be recognized again, then come on, you're struggling to find something.Those who don't understand the rules or pretend not to understand the rules will stick to the back of your ass like kraft candy, as long as you bid on an object, then they will definitely not follow the rules and bid at the same time, the price is higher than you, and you can be tired of you if you don't die.But now many stall owners have also begun to disobey the rules.According to the old rules of the industry, before a person leaves, the stall owner cannot accept other people's offers, even if you pay a high price.But nowadays, many stall owners, I don't care if you come first and come first, I will sell my things to whoever offers the highest price.Driven by interests, many rules in the industry have been thrown out of the nine heavens, and this HarperLawrence in front of him is obviously such a person.Of course, he may not understand the rules of the Chinese antique shop, but it is obviously very impolite for him to suddenly bid on this occasion.Yang Jing asked Bloomberg in a low voice: "Michael, this guy is from the Boston consortium?"
”Bloomberg nodded.The corners of Yang Jing's mouth curled slightly, and he stretched out his hand and said, "Two hundred and one thousand!"
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