Shengshibaojian

The treasure appraisal session officially started.

Two enthusiastic audiences brought up a pair of plum blossom vases from the Xianfeng period and an old bronze mirror from the Republic of China period.

Director Feng made his own evaluation and valuation of the two collections. Both collections are undoubtedly authentic. Meihua gave a valuation of 18 yuan for the bottle, while the old bronze mirror gave a final valuation of 5 yuan. , the two enthusiastic audiences also recognized Director Feng's appreciation level.

Then the appearance of the third collection completely attracted the attention of the audience. A short man with an unattractive appearance appeared on the stage!

This man was about 40 years old, wearing an ordinary jacket, and appeared on the stage holding a square lockbox with both hands. The lockbox was very large, and the short man took a lot of strength to carry him to the booth.

The man didn't hesitate, and decisively lifted the lid of the lockbox when he came up, and the mysterious collection inside appeared in everyone's line of sight instantly. It turned out to be a chess set, a custom-made chess set.

The transparent agate chess with red background, 32 chess pieces are carved with black characters on the red background, each chess piece is in a translucent state, refracting dazzling lights under the illumination of the stage lights.

Onyx chess immediately became the focus of the field as soon as it appeared.

The beautiful host went up to interview: "What's your surname, sir? Can you introduce the collection you brought to the scene?"

The little man introduced himself and said: "My surname is Gao. I am a native of Jiangcheng. I have had a strong interest in antiques since I was a child. I have been in this industry for seven or eight years. This piece of chess is from an auction in Xiangjiang. It cost me 800 million at the time, right! I also brought the appraisal certificate from the auction house!"

Immediately, Mr. Gao took out an exquisite certificate of appraisal from the bottom of the lockbox. The certificate of appraisal recorded in detail the provenance of this red agate chess piece, including the age of the antique, the starting price, and the final transaction price. in it.

The host showed the appraisal certificate to the audience: "My friends, I saw the records in the appraisal certificate, saying that this is an agate chess piece from the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. It was made by Master Shi Ran, the abbot of Baima Temple! The emperor Li Shimin loved to play chess! So he sent piles of red agate to Master Shi Ran to create a special chess board and chess pieces. After a year and eight months of polishing, Master Shi Ran finally created this chess piece. A masterpiece of red agate chess!"

Mr. Gao bowed to Director Feng and said, "Professor Feng, I know that you are the director of the Yenching Museum, and you are very experienced in the research of small sculptures. Although this piece of chess has been in my hands for more than two years, I have always kept it in my heart." There is no bottom! It is rumored that this chess piece is worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, so today I would like to take this opportunity to ask Professor Feng to take a look!"

Director Feng straightened his neckline, walked up and walked around the red agate chess, and then glanced at the appraisal certificate handed over by Mr. Gao.

"Everyone, now that we've talked about appraisal certificates, I'll spread the relevant knowledge to you by the way. It is well known that collections in the antique world are classified as three-six-nine-class, and this appraisal certificate is no exception. It also contains many little-known items. the rule of."

"Mr. Gao said just now that the red agate chess pieces were auctioned from an auction house in Xiangjiang. At first glance, it sounds like an auction house in Xiangjiang. Home, Christie’s Auction House, Soby’s Auction House, Xiangjiang Guardian Auction House, and Xiangjiang Dolly Auction House, only the appraisal certificates of these four auction houses have a certain degree of authority. Just look at the appraisal certificates of other auction houses , can only be used as the most basic reference..."

Director Feng then picked up one of the chess pieces, raised it above his head to refract it, and then returned it to its original position: "Now let's talk about this red agate chess piece. I saw it just now, and the chess piece is indeed The material of agate is crystal clear, clean and free of impurities, and the overall appearance is very good!"

"The size of each chess piece is accurate and without deviation. It can be said that this kind of workmanship is relatively rare among antiques. It can control the error of 32 chess pieces within the error range of 0.1 mm. This is definitely the best among the best. Excellent!"

Mr. Gao was overjoyed immediately: "So, Director Feng, do you approve of this chess piece? So I missed it back then! Please, Director Feng, help estimate the price! You will be troubled!"

"Mr. Gao, don't worry, I haven't finished talking..." Director Feng took out two onyx pieces one after another, and specially showed one side of the onyx: "But here is the problem, it is Because it is too precise, there is no error! No error is the biggest flaw! Your chess game is a treasure trove!"

Treasure?drill?

Mr. Gao was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head and vetoed in a hurry: "Impossible! Professor Feng, you are joking, this treasure of mine was auctioned by Xiangjiang Baolilai Auction House! I even brought you the certificate of appraisal." It is! How could it be fake? Look, look! There are many signatures of experts on it!"

Director Feng shook his head and said, "Mr. Gao, I know you can't accept it for a while. After all, he is a treasure you bought for 800 million yuan, but the facts speak louder than words. I have seen many antiques of chess, sculptures and sculptures in ancient and modern times. The error range of the master can only be controlled within the area of ​​1 mm, and the accuracy of the manual engraver can only be controlled within 0.5 mm at most. This is still in the extraordinary state of the engraver, if two of the 32 chess pieces can maintain 0.5 It’s not bad, it’s absolutely impossible to achieve the exact point, dating back to the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty, there is no such accurate measuring tool!”

"There is only one possibility in the world that can achieve this kind of precision, and that is to engrave it with a machine..."

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it. My friend introduced me to buy this collection. How could my friend cheat me! There is also this authentication certificate, which is signed by famous experts. If my chess piece is fake, I will give it to you on the spot. smashed!"

Mr. Gao did not accept Director Feng's appraisal at all, and excitedly showed the appraisal certificate to the audience.

Director Feng sharply pointed out the biggest flaw: "Mr. Gao, as I said just now, it is not enough to look at the appraisal certificates of the four major auction houses. The signatures of your so-called famous experts can be done with a little bit of work. Buying autographs at high prices is already the most common routine in this business..."

"Actually, the biggest flaw is not the size error I mentioned. The most obvious flaw is the "Red" of onyx! As we all know, agate is divided into ordinary agate and red agate. The prices of the two are very different. The price of red agate is 2800 per gram, and the difference between the two is a hundred times!"

"If your chess piece is all made of red agate, then its material cost will be at least 400 million yuan, which is too high for counterfeiters, and the profit is basically pitifully small after all kinds of expenses are superimposed. , if you want to get huge profits, you must use ordinary agate to pass off red agate! So the agate in your chess game must be ordinary!"

"The most direct way to identify red agate is to shoot it with a strong light flashlight. The red color of authentic red agate is inherently red. No matter how strong the light is, it is impossible to shoot through it. On the contrary, fake red agate is made of bright red. The pigment is fired and added, and the strong flashlight can shoot through it as long as it is close!"

After speaking, Director Feng turned on his strong flashlight, and then the string of dazzling lights shot through the onyx. If you look carefully, you can even see the rough grain in the red, which is enough to prove that this is a fake onyx.

"So I finally combined these two points and concluded that this set of chess is a fake. I would like to remind everyone once again that you must keep your eyes open while digging out treasures and leaks outside, and don't be fooled by those so-called expert certificates. Experts lie, but curios never lie!"

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

A few minutes later, without hesitation, Director Feng raised the hammer of the program team and smashed the red agate chess in front of him.

However, at this moment, bursts of applause suddenly came from the auditorium: "Very good! Well done! Well said! I want to give Director Feng a thumbs up!"

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