In the end, Yang Jing spent 800 yuan to buy the bronze statue of "Shiva, the Dancing King, Inheriting the Ganges River".
This is still because this bronze statue is copper, at this time in 94, the price of copper is about sixteen yuan a catty, this bronze statue is about seven kilograms, even if it sells scrap collection stations, it can be sold for three hundred copper alone.
Yang Jing wanted to take 500 yuan, but the boss said that he didn't want anything, so he could only give 800 yuan in the end Through this incident, Yang Jing also became more aware of why the price of antiques in this era is so low, and the most important reason is that because of the lack of information now, most of those who sell antiques do not know what the origin of the things in their hands is, how can they sell the price?
Take this bronze statue as an example, if you are in India or meet someone who knows how to do it, let alone 800, you can take it for 800,000 yuan and count it as your ability!
This thing is a national treasure, although it is the national treasure of India, but it is also a national treasure, isn't it?
When did you hear that a national treasure could be bought for 800 yuan?
As for how this bronze statue ended up in the hands of this dealer, it is not difficult to imagine.
In the 90s, there were often such and such unbelievable thefts in chaotic India, and it was better for large families to be stolen, and it was not uncommon for the National Museum to be stolen, and even the Prime Minister's Office was stolen in three days This bronze statue is estimated to be the treasure of which museum, or the heirloom enshrined by a big family with a high surname, but it was stolen, and then this Buddha statue did not know how it ended up in China, and as a result, the dealers in China did not understand that this was a national treasure of India, and finally sold it to the dealers of this Pan homeland at the price of selling scrap copper, but this dealer did not understand this, so he cheapened Yang Jing in a daze.
In fact, in the eighties and nineties, the prices of many things that were national treasures in later generations were very low, and a large part of them were caused by this.
In the early years, I often heard that someone spent 300 yuan to buy a Qianlong pastel plate in Panjiayuan, who spent 200 yuan in Liulichang to find Mr.
Lu Xun's manuscript, and who spent 400 yuan in Baoguo Temple to buy a true painting of Tang Bohu In fact, this is all because the people who sell these things don't know what kind of national treasure they have in their hands.
In this era, there is no Internet, there is no smart phone, where is like the later generations, if you want to check something, you can get it with a single movement of your fingers, so it has become more and more difficult to pick up leaks in later generations, and in this era, picking up leaks cannot be said to be the same as drinking cold water, but it is much easier than in later generations.
I spent 800 yuan to buy a national treasure-level antique worth more than 3 million US dollars in later life, which can be regarded as the biggest leak I picked up today.
However, this bronze statue also brought endless troubles to Yang Jing.
"Damn, how can I take this bronze statue?"
I patronized and bought this bronze statue just now, but after buying the bronze statue, Yang Jing found that this bronze statue was still a big trouble.
The weight of the bronze statue alone is close to fifteen pounds, and it is half a meter high, the most important thing is that this bronze statue was very well protected before, if you hold it like this, in case one accidentally bumps it, then you can't even find the place to cry.
But if you don't hold this thing, there's nowhere to put it!
Today, Yang Jing plans to stay here for a whole day, if he walks around with such a big guy, not to mention inconvenient, this weight alone can exhaust him to death.
At this time, Yang Jing realized that although he had made a lot of preparations before coming, when it was really time for something, his preparations were still far from enough.
At least the bronze statue in his arms Yang Jing didn't know where to put it.
Holding the bronze statue and poking it at the edge of the greenhouse like a telephone pole for a long time, Yang Jing gave up the idea of continuing to shop for the time being, but was going to find a place to put the bronze statue up first.
Not only this bronze statue, but also the Longquan Ge kiln flower mouth plate in the bag and the 1944 "Mao Xuan" can't always be put in the bag, one of these two things is afraid of touching, and the other is quite heavy, just carrying it is quite tiring.
You must know that before Yang Jing crossed, not only prepared a full 100,000 yuan "four-head" 100 yuan bill, but also bought two 500-gram "small yellow croaker" from a jewelry store as a precaution, put them in his bag and brought them over.
Counting these things, the contents of the backpack alone weigh more than ten pounds, and carrying such heavy things to the antique market is purely to give yourself eye medicine.
Thinking of this, Yang Jing walked out with this bronze statue in his arms, and Yang Jing's idea was to see if he could temporarily rent a room in the private house opposite to store these things, and then take them away when he left.
But after Yang Jing walked to the gate, he suddenly realized that it was only about five o'clock in the morning, and it was still five o'clock in the morning in winter.
Where can I find a house to rent?
Yang Jing stood alone at the gate of the market holding the Buddha statue, and the feeling was really miserable.
But there are always a lot of well-wishers in this world.
As soon as Yang Jing stood for a while, the door of the duty room at the gate was pushed open, and a market worker in uniform walked out.
"Boy, have you encountered anything difficult?"
The staff member's voice was gentle, very different from the cold wind of the early morning.
Yang Jing was stunned for a moment, and then he understood that his actions in the eyes of this staff member obviously made him think that he was in trouble.
Looking at the duty room, Yang Jing's heart moved, and then said: "This comrade, I really encountered some difficulties. ” "Come on, come on, talk in the house, it's weird cold outside."
The staff member welcomed Yang Jing into the house very enthusiastically, and as soon as he entered the house, Yang Jing was stimulated by the hot air in front of him and snorted twice.
It's been freezing outside for over an hour, and there's nothing more comfortable than being able to get into this warm cabin.
"Comrade, are you in any difficulty?"
The staff asked kindly.
Yang Jing smiled bitterly: "This comrade, I only came to Yanjing recently, I heard that there is a ghost market in Panjiayuan, so I came here early this morning, and bought a few things, but I found that there is no place to put these things I bought for the time being, but I don't want to go back so early, so I want to see if I can rent a house nearby."
But that's just the point."
The staff member smiled: "No wonder this is the case, you are a foreigner, and you don't know the situation here in Panjiayuan."
But since you've encountered such a situation, and it's not appropriate to rent a house now, I don't think you can just put your things here first, and I'll give you a receipt, and then take your things away when you leave. ” "Is this appropriate?"
"Hehe, there's nothing suitable or inappropriate, as long as you are at ease with me, I guarantee that your things can't be lost here."
Of course, Yang Jing wanted to find a place to store things, but Yang Jing was still a little uneasy about this staff member who guarded the gate.
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After all, these things in my hand are all old things that are really wide open, as long as you bring them back to 2017, you can pick out any good things worth more than one million.
But if you don't put it here, you can't do it, where do you ask Yang Jing to go to find a house at this time?
You can't just smash the door of someone's house and say you want to rent someone's house, right?
Why don't people beat Yang Jing out with a burning stick?
But if Yang Jing is allowed to stay here like this and not go to the ghost market, this is obviously not what Yang Jing wants.
He has made so many preparations and accumulated so many treasures, in order to come to this era to buy a good look in the ghost market, if he stays here and looks at these things, then he is really sorry for the preparations he made before.
The staff seemed to see Yang Jing's hesitation, so he said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's not like no one has temporarily stored things here before."
Panjiayuan is still a little bit off, and some people from Haidian and Xicheng can't take things away temporarily, so they often store them here.
Don't worry, I've got you covered with a receipt, and I'm sure you'll be indispensable. ” People have said everything like this, if they refrain from giving face to others, and Yang Jing really has no place to put this bronze statue, so he nodded with a smile and said, "Master, it will really trouble you."
As he spoke, Yang Jing took out two boxes of camel cigarettes from his bag and put them on the table, "Master, this is the cigarette I brought from England, it tastes good, you can try it." ” "Yo, this is a rare thing, thank you."
The staff didn't grind, and accepted the two boxes of cigarettes with a smile.
Yang Jing thought about it, but in the end he didn't leave the contents of the bag, but just kept the bronze statue.
In this era, there are very few people in China who can recognize this thing, and it is estimated that no one has the idea of playing this bronze statue.
"Yo, where is this Buddha statue?
I can't see it!
But it's a rarity!
” The staff apparently didn't recognize the origin of the bronze statue, but they still left the name "four-armed dancing bronze statue" on the receipt.
This made Yang Jing somewhat relieved.
After taking the receipt, Yang Jing thanked him and walked out, and soon returned to the greenhouse area again.
However, after being delayed for a while, there seemed to be more people in the greenhouse area, and there were many people in front of many stalls, and Yang Jing couldn't squeeze in front of him even if he wanted to see it.
In desperation, Yang Jing had no choice but to find those stalls with fewer people.
That's right, this era is not like the Panjiayuan more than 20 years later, where more people sold than bought.
In this era, there are far more people who come to Panjiayuan to Taobao than people who set up stalls, especially when opening a ghost market, there are a lot of people in front of almost every stall.
In a corner of the greenhouse area, Yang Jing saw a seller of old books and newspapers.
At this time, the used book area of Panjiayuan has not yet moved to the westernmost part of the market, and at this time, whether it is selling used books or selling miscellaneous items and stones, they are concentrated in the greenhouse area.
There were not many people in this stall, so Yang Jing came up.
"Boss, what do you want?
I have a lot of old books, old newspapers, and a lot of other materials.
"The boss is very enthusiastic, there are several people or even more than a dozen people around other stalls, he is deserted here, and finally came to one, he has to catch anything.
Yang Jing squatted down and looked at the things on the stall with the help of the dim light.
This stall is really dominated by old books and old newspapers, but whether it is old newspapers or old books, most of them are not handy.
Most of those old newspapers and periodicals were newspapers and periodicals before and after liberation, and although they were quite old, they did not have great collection value.
As for those old books, most of them are old books from the Republic of China, and they are not very well preserved.
No wonder there is no one in this stall, as long as you know a little bit about it, you will definitely not waste time in this stall.
Yang Jing shook his head slightly, and was about to leave, when his eyes were suddenly attracted by a stack of manuscripts in the corner of the stall.
"This is" Yang Jing's heart involuntarily beat twice with this glance, and then Yang Jing picked up a very old publication on the top.
Picking up this slightly old but fairly well-preserved publication, Yang Jing was shocked by the four words on this publication.
This turned out to be the inaugural issue of "New Youth"!
The cover of the magazine is pale yellow throughout, with a black frame at the top of the front cover, and the top of the cover is written in French -jeunesse, which means "youth" in French.
Underneath this line of French words is a row of seated young people; Under this black frame, from right to left, there is a vertical arrangement of "Youth Magazine" in red font, a portrait of someone who can no longer see the appearance clearly, and on the far left is the six characters of the first volume of the first volume arranged vertically; And at the bottom of the cover is the publisher of this publication, Huhai Qunyi Publishing House.
"Damn, this is the inaugural issue of New Youth!"
Yang Jing was really surprised.
"New Youth" magazine was a very influential revolutionary magazine in China in the first and twenties of the last century, originally known as "Youth Magazine", and was renamed "New Youth" from the second volume onwards, which played an important role during the May Fourth Movement.
And the magazine in front of him, Yang Jing dares to confirm that if he is not mistaken, this is the inaugural issue of "New Youth", that is, "Youth Magazine"!
Although "New Youth" is not a rare book, it has considerable historical significance, especially for Chinese youth organizations, and it has a height that is difficult for other books and periodicals to achieve.
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Its preciousness is definitely not inferior to those rare books.
But how could such a precious publication appear in such a stall?
Shouldn't this kind of publication be found in libraries or museums?
In disbelief, Yang Jing brazenly activated the identification skill, in front of such a precious publication, wasting that bit of energy was nothing.
Sure enough, the answer given by the Holy Ring told Yang Jing that this was indeed the inaugural issue of "New Youth" published on September 15, 1915.
After the Holy Ring gave the answer, Yang Jing felt that his hand holding this publication was a little trembling, but when he looked at the stack of books and periodicals again, he almost threw away the "New Youth" in his hand.
It turns out that under this "New Youth", there is also a "New Youth", and looking at that appearance, it is obvious that this publication is also very old.
Yang Jing didn't believe in evil and pulled down, and all the things that came into his eyes were "New Youth", and from the second number of the first volume to the first number of the second volume, that is, the magazine that was revised as "New Youth", one is not bad, and there is "New Youth" below, but the issue number has been changed to the third and fourth volumes "Holy!
This boss is better than the cow!
I even have a whole set of "New Youth" magazines!
Yang Jing almost cried out excitedly.