Jianbao life

Chapter 555 Appreciating Treasure Activities ([-])

The middle-aged man reacted greatly when he heard what Chu Chen said, and immediately muttered loudly: "Hey, what are you talking about, my jade is passed down from my ancestors, why is it not true?"
Lu Changshun hurriedly advised: "This gentleman has something to say, since Teacher Chu is not telling the truth, I have to give you a reason, right? Listen first, and then say something if you feel wrong!"

"Okay, if you don't tell the reason, we won't finish this matter!" The middle-aged man said, looking at Chu Chen angrily.

At this time, the eyes of the surrounding people turned to Chu Chen, and many people even showed gloating expressions on their faces, wanting to see how Chu Chen would make a fool of himself.

Seeing this situation, Chu Chen was not impetuous, and said calmly: "It's very simple, this piece of jade is a piece of sheep jade. Its production method is to cut the skin of a sheep's leg with a knife, then put the jade in it, and wrap it with it." After three years of growth, take it out, and it will look like your piece of jade."

When the people around heard that the jade in front of them was obtained in this way, they all felt a little cruel and disgusting.

After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, the middle-aged man still said with an unhappy face: "You say it's sheep jade, it's sheep jade! How can you prove it?"

Chu Chen smiled and said: "It's very simple to prove it. As long as you heat this stone plate, it will smell slightly fishy, ​​and real ancient jade is definitely impossible to have such a smell. Would you like to try it?" one time?"

"Try what! My piece of jade is real!" The middle-aged man snatched the ancient jade from Chu Chen's hand and hurried away.And his behavior just confirmed the old saying that there is no silver 300 taels here.

Chu Chen shook his head with a smile. The behavior of this middle-aged man is also very understandable. You must know that if the authentic product is identified in this treasure appraisal activity, not only will it issue an identification certificate, but it will also have the opportunity to be shown on TV.

Let’s not talk about it on TV, as long as the certificate of appraisal is issued, the value of that antique will double because of it. Therefore, some people who want to fish in troubled waters with fake things will focus on this treasure appraisal activity. The young man came up with this idea, otherwise why would he choose Chu Chen, who is in charge of appraising porcelain, to appraise his ancient jade?

This is obviously because Chu Chen is young, and he feels that Chu Chen has not been appraised for him for so long. Maybe Chu Chen wanted to act in a hurry and agreed to his request?By then he may have made a lot of money.

What the middle-aged man didn't expect was that not only was Chu Chen not overheated, but he also learned from Lu Changshun that Chu Chen was well-known in the antique world in the capital, which made him feel like shooting himself in the foot, and also made him In the end, he could only leave in despair.

"Okay!" Lu Changshun chuckled. He could tell something was wrong with the person just now, so he specially asked Chu Chen to help him identify it. It could be used as a stepping stone for Chu Chen, and the result just met Lu Changshun's expectations.

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Lu!" Everyone was understanding, and Chu Chen immediately expressed his thanks with a smile.

The main reason why Chu Chen was not asked to help with the identification before was because Chu Chen was too young, and everyone was afraid that he was inexperienced. If it's fake, then you'll want to cry but have no tears.

Seeing that Chu Chen's performance is so sophisticated now, although there are still some people who don't believe in Chu Chen's eyesight, but there are so many people present, some impatiently came to Chu Chen immediately, wanting him to help identify.

"Mr. Chu, please help me take a look at this piece of jade. Is it an antique?" The person walking in front immediately opened the box he was holding, wanting to take out the contents and let Chu Chen appraise it.

"I'm sorry, my main appraisal is jade. You should show it to Mr. Lu. There are not many people in line here, and it will be your turn soon."

It was okay to look at it once before, but you can't always grab Lu Changshun's job. Besides, there are really not many ancient jade appraisals on the spot, so Chu Chen asked the person in front of him to line up.

"Mr. Chu, please show me this blue and white figure vase..."

The other party didn't say much when they arrived, and quickly went to line up, and the person behind him immediately put a blue vase in his hand in front of Chu Chen.

Chu Chen nodded, picked up the blue vase and observed it carefully. This blue vase had a protruding mouth, a neck, and feet turned outward.The shape is slender and handsome, like Guanyin.The outer wall is decorated with blue and white glaze, and the whole body is consecrated to paint pavilions, towers and pavilions, yachts and nobles, all of which are common scenes of life in the early Qing Dynasty, including meeting friends, ancient temples, gardens, and sailing boats.In addition, there is a six-character regular script inscription of "Kangxi Years of the Great Qing Dynasty" on the bottom of the bottle.

After observing for a while, Chu Chen put down the blue and white figure bottle in his hand, raised his head and asked, "Sir, can you tell me about the origin of this bottle?"

The owner of the bottle is a young man who is about 30 years old and looks more gentle. He said shyly:
"This bottle originally belonged to my grandmother, and she passed it on to me before she died. I don't want to sell it, but I just want to ask an expert to help you see if it is real. It doesn't matter how much it is worth."

"Oh!" Chu Chen nodded and said with a smile, "First of all, I want to congratulate you, this bottle is indeed an antique..."

"Really?" Hearing what Chu Chen said, the young man was full of excitement and excitement.

"Listen to me first!" Chu Chen told him to calm down, and then said, "This bottle is indeed an antique, but it was imitated by Kangxi in a folk kiln in the late Qing Dynasty."

"What!" The young man said with a look of surprise: "But I showed it to a master before, and he said it was indeed Kangxi's, and he offered 15 yuan to ask me if I would sell it, because my grandmother left it to me. , so I didn’t agree. If it was from a folk kiln, how could he spend so much money on it?”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "I don't know about that. As for why I said this bottle was from a folk kiln in the late Qing Dynasty, there is also a basis."

"Say it!" Although the young man was somewhat unacceptable to Chu Chen's result, his attitude was still quite polite.

"During the late Qing Dynasty, from the official to the private sector, we witnessed the decline of the Qing Dynasty and the precariousness of the wind and rain. Therefore, a kind of thought complex of reminiscing about the ancestors and the past was very popular. In particular, Emperor Kangxi's unique status in Wenzhiwugong and Dingding the world is even more recognized by the world. Therefore, a large number of utensils imitating the reign of Kangxi appeared. Although the styles and patterns are all in pursuit of Kangxi, the craftsmanship and characteristics of the late Qing Dynasty are clearly displayed."

Chu Chen explained: "Your blue and white figure vase is a standard blue and white porcelain imitating Kangxi in the late Qing Dynasty. The imitation of Kangxi in the late Qing Dynasty is characterized by retaining its own characteristics, but the composition and decoration mostly refer to the layout of Kangxi, especially the open face. , do not deliberately conceal the style of the late Qing Dynasty. Speaking of this, I would like to remind one point, if you encounter those who are learning from Kangxi in every stroke, you should be careful, they are basically modern fakes.”

"Like your character bottle, although the enamel of the bottle is white and clean, the hair color is bright, and the tire repair is more regular, but compared with Kangxi utensils, the tire quality is far inferior to the glutinous rice tire, and the glaze cutting line at the intersection of the tire glaze is not very sharp. , the hardness of the glaze layer is insufficient, the transition of hair color is relatively blunt, and the hair shape, clothing, demeanor of the characters, as well as the painting and water separation of flowers are relatively blunt."

Speaking of this, Chu Chen happened to see a real blue-and-white figure bottle from the Kangxi period in front of Guan Guokang, so he stood up and said to Guan Guokang: "Old Guan, sir, I don't know if your blue-and-white figure bottle can Would you like to lend me a moment?"

Guan Guokang also heard Chu Chen's explanation, and immediately nodded with a smile in agreement, but the owner of the blue vase was stunned, and immediately understood that Chu Chen wanted to use his bottle as a reference, and he couldn't wish for such a thing. Of course he would not refuse, anyway, Guan Guokang had finished speaking, and he immediately walked up to Chu Chen with the bottle in his arms.

Chu Chen first expressed his gratitude, then put the two bottles together, and explained: "Look, the character's face, etc., and the painting method of flowers, I think you should be able to understand the difference between the two."

The young man took a closer look and found that his bottle was indeed not so natural, and compared with the other bottle, his bottle was not properly handled in many details, and he basically believed Chu Chen's words in his heart.

Then, Chu Chen put down the two bottles again, and said, "If you look at the deposit, you should be able to see the difference between them."

"Hey!" The young man sighed after seeing it, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chu! I wonder how much this bottle of mine is worth?"

Chu Chen first returned the real Kangxi blue vase to the original owner, and after expressing his gratitude, he replied:

"This bottle is relatively good among the utensils of the folk kilns in the late Qing Dynasty, but it is a product of the folk kilns in the late Qing Dynasty after all, and the market acceptance is not high. I conservatively estimate that yours is about 4000 yuan. Bar!"

Four thousand to 15, the young man felt very depressed when he thought about it, but he didn't regret it, after all, this bottle was left to him by his grandmother, no matter how high or low the value was, he would keep it for himself.

"Thank you, Teacher Chu!" After the young man thanked Chu Chen, he held the blue vase and left with some disappointment.

"Mr. Chu, I don't know if this blue vase of mine can be worth 15 yuan?" The person next to him asked quickly.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "This bottle of yours, the body glaze, blue and white hair color, and painter are all good. It must be more than 15. I guess it can be worth 18. I hope you can keep it well!"

"Thank you, Teacher Chu!"

The man was overjoyed to hear what Chu Chen said about the value. After thanking him, he hurriedly held the bottle carefully, and walked away happily.

Seeing Chu Chen's wonderful explanation and performance, several other experts gave him a thumbs up. Many people at the scene had a skeptical attitude towards Chu Chen, which almost dissipated, so Chu Chen immediately lined up in front of him. There is a long dragon.

Next, Chu Chen appraised two more pieces of porcelain. Because of the reasonable and well-founded explanation, the treasure holders who lined up behind were also relieved. After all, they still lack confidence in Chu Chen!
(End of this chapter)