Jianbao life

Chapter 453 Being a Guest (Du Hou's Generosity)

Chu Chen didn't expect that Du Hou would have such a rare purple clay teapot here, which made him quite excited, but what made him a little uncertain was whether Du Hou would agree to exchange this purple clay teapot for him. , if he disagrees, it would be too disappointing for him.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen couldn't care less about other things, carefully put the girder pot back to its original position, and walked up to Du Hou.

"Xiao Chu, who is this?" Du Hou saw that Chu Chen hadn't seen [-]% of the things, and walked over, feeling a little strange in his heart.

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "Mr. Du, that's it. I just saw a pair of Shao Daheng's carrying beam pots. I wonder if you can give up the house?"

"Xiao Chu, are you interested in the tea ceremony?" Du Hou didn't answer directly, but asked Chu Chen instead.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "I'm interested. I'll study it whenever I have free time. At least it's okay to make Kung Fu tea."

Hearing what Chu Chen said, Du Hou agreed directly: "Okay! I'll change!"

"Then add my fairness cup and pair of Sanskrit cups together, and replace it with this girder pot!" Chu Chen said happily.

Du Hou was slightly taken aback when he heard this, and said, "Xiao Chu, you will be at a disadvantage if you change like this!"

Chu Chen also knew that he was at a disadvantage, but the value of this beam lifting pot must be higher than that of the fairness cup. In addition, although the pair of Sanskrit cups suffered a little, but it was not much, and the fairness cup and the Sanskrit cup were both If he had picked up the leaks, if he really had to count them, he would have made a lot of money.

However, the reason why he changed it this way was because he liked it, and secondly, Shao Daheng’s girder pots like this are quite rare in the market, and rare things are more expensive. If at the same auction, his justice cup would be added The value of the upper Sanskrit cup may not necessarily be higher than that of this teapot.

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "Who told me to like it!"

"Haha, I really like it!" Du Hou laughed and said, "Then I'll make you happy again. I just need to replace the pair of Sanskrit cups with this beam-lifting pot."

Chu Chen couldn't help being a little stunned when he heard the words. After a while, he came back to his senses and asked in disbelief, "Old Du, what are you?"

"Do you think there is something wrong with my brain?" Du Hou joked.

"How can it be!" Chu Chen waved his hands again and again and said, "But I'm really confused, Mr. Du, can you explain it to me?"

Du Hou laughed and explained: "Actually, this lifting pot was originally a favorite of an old friend of mine. However, every family has hard-to-recite scriptures. His only son didn't learn countless things. Take out the collection and sell it for money, and have fun with some friends."

"Three years ago, my friend died. He really didn't want his beloved thing to be defeated by his son, so he gave it to me. The only requirement is that when he changes hands in the future, he must transfer it to someone else." in the hands of a tea lover."

After hearing the reason, Chu Chen understood why Du Hou wanted to change it like this, but he still shook his head and said, "Mr. Du, I know what you mean, but the thing was given to you by your friend, and it has nothing to do with me. I'm really embarrassed that you changed like this!"

In a person's life, there is always a need to do something or not to do something. If you rely on your own eyesight to fight big with small things, it is nothing, but now both sides know the value of things, and it is really impossible for Chu Chen to take such an advantage.

"Xiao Chu, listen to me first, I am willing to do this."

Du Hou waved his hand and said: "As for me, I'm already seventy or eighty years old, and it's not as good as every year. I might go someday. But I also have no successors. None of the younger generations really likes to collect. Wait for me When I leave someday, these collections of mine will definitely either end up in someone else’s home or be put on the auction table.”

"So I have decided a long time ago that when I am about to die, I will donate all my collections to the country, which can be regarded as my contribution to the country. But, if I can find an owner who really likes them for these collections , I am also willing to transfer at a low price."

Speaking of this, Du Hou said solemnly: "Xiao Chu, although we haven't been in contact for a long time, I can also see that you are very sincere, and you don't usually play sloppy, and you also like tea ceremony. In my heart, this beam lifting pot belongs to you!"

"This..." Chu Chen hesitated.

Du Hou went on to say: "Xiao Chu, I don't like drinking tea either. I put this beam-lifting pot here, but it's just a pearl dusty. You don't want me, an old man, to beg you in a low voice?"

"Row!"

Hearing what Du Hou said, Chu Chen would feel a little unflattered if he refused to agree, so he nodded and agreed.

Seeing that Chu Chen agreed, Du Hou was very happy, and he said with a smile on his face, "However, I have two points to mention before I exchange this lifting pot for you."

"Say it!" Chu Chen said hastily.

Du Hou said: "If you want to transfer this Tiliang pot in the future, the person who takes over must be someone who loves tea ceremony, and you must not transfer this pot to foreigners. Do you think it will work?"

Chu Chen said with a serious expression: "Okay! If I really can't find a suitable candidate in the future, I will donate this pot to the museum!"

Du Hou chuckled and said, "In this way, I will be worthy of my old friend's spirit in heaven!..."

After talking about this matter, Chu Chen pointed out to Du Hou all the fakes he found just now. This decision was not because of what happened just now, as Du Hou said, although he had not been in contact with him for long, but Chu Chen also felt that he hit it off with Du Hou, and since he was of great help to Mao Ci's research, he should point out the fakes.

Du Hou didn't expect that Chu Chen would find out all the fakes in the collection that he had seen in such a short time, and he also explained in detail where the fakes were.However, besides his surprise, it is really hard to believe that some of the collections may be fakes.
Just like the red sandalwood carving of Tieguai Li statue just mentioned, it can be said that the wood carving knife is comfortable and healthy, and the carving skills are sophisticated. In his eyes, it was a rare boutique, but he really didn't expect it to be a fake.

Seeing Du Hou's unbelievable expression, Chu Chen explained: "This man's knife carving skills are indeed good, but it's not that superb. You can look at the statue's hair for details. With the knife technique, the hair will definitely not be as messy as it is now."

"The reason for this behavior, I guess, is that the forger must have an original statue in his hand, so this statue looks so lifelike, but if you look carefully, some details of the statue are really processed. It’s not in place, and if it’s a skilled craftsman, it definitely shouldn’t be.”

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Du Hou carefully looked at the places that Chu Chen said, and found that they did look a little rough, just like what Chu Chen said, if you are a good craftsman, you will not There is such a performance.

Du Hou smiled wryly and said, "These fakes are really hard to detect! So, the material used is not red sandalwood?"

"It's really not red sandalwood. It should be faked after dyeing old rosewood." Chu Chen nodded.

"Old rosewood dyed?" Du Hou asked with some doubts.

"Yes, it's old rosewood." Chu Chen nodded and said, "Old rosewood with good quality and deep color is very similar to red sandalwood after oxidation and pulping, but the method of identification is quite simple."

"Let's talk about your statue. If after soaking in water, if there are black hard lines with neat borders in the grain, it is basically rosewood. Wipe it with a napkin with better quality and see the color on the paper towel. Positive purple similar to potassium permanganate, basically it can be concluded that it is acid branched."

Chu Chen continued to explain: "In addition, you can also smell the smell. In fact, red sandalwood has a faint fragrance, which is not strong. You may not be able to smell it if you smell it deliberately. If you smell it easily, it is wrong. It may have been soaked in spices, but the taste of sour branch wood is sour and astringent when it is planed, and it has no fragrance, and it is also relatively unpleasant after the finished product."

"There are also such things as ox hair patterns, which are not found in rosewood, and the brown eyes of red sandalwood..."

Chu Chen eloquently described the characteristics of the two kinds of wood, which made Du Hou nod repeatedly.

"Listen to what you said, Sheng has been studying for ten years!" Du Hou laughed loudly.

Chu Chen said modestly: "Don't dare to be! Don't dare to be! I am also a parrot, and the most important thing is to rely on my master!"

"Xiao Chu, don't be humble. Our business depends on understanding. Mr. Liu is indeed better, but if you don't have talent, your eyesight won't be so good."

Du Hou said with a smile, then pointed to another jade horse ornament and said, "Xiao Chu, how could this jade horse be a fake? You see, the orange peel pattern on it is so natural, it doesn't look like a fake at all." Yes, and as far as I know, it should not be a fake at all!"

At the end, there was a very puzzled expression on his face.

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "This is indeed a fake. The reason why the orange peel pattern used on it looks very natural is because it uses a method invented by a person named "Akau."

The ancients began to study the methods of imitating ancient jade, and during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a master of jade counterfeiting "A Kou" invented the method of imitating "orange peel pattern" ancient jade.

He mixed the "rough jade" with finely crushed iron filings, put them in a large water tank, and then poured the boiled old vinegar into it to practice "quenching vinegar".Seal the mouth well, bury it in a damp place, and take it out after ten days.Then, in the dead of night, it was secretly buried under the dirt road of the main street, and thousands of people trampled it.

About two or three months later, it was "unearthed". The unearthed "ancient jade" was covered with "orange peel patterns", and the lines were full of rust spots and dark red. Finally, it was boiled in boiling water.

Chu Chen said: "If you just want to solve this kind of situation, you have to touch it with your hands for a long time, because the orange peel pattern of real ancient jade cannot be removed, and this kind of thing will slowly "fade" .”

(End of this chapter)