Jianbao life

Chapter 797 The Plate That Changes Color (continued)

In addition to being happy, Yuan Hongjian took the plate in his hand and looked at it again and again. At this moment, a small pattern on the plate suddenly caught his attention!
Coincidentally, before retiring, Yuan Hongjian learned Arabic for a period of time due to work reasons, and he recognized the decoration on the stone at a glance: it was neatly written in Arabic "in memory of XX".In addition, he found that the lace-like decoration on the outermost circle of the plate was also carved from Arabic patterns.

The more Yuan Hongjian looked at it, the more excited he became, because he had systematically studied antique knowledge for a period of time, and he knew that it was not easy to engrave Arabic on the plate. Could it be that this plate was much more precious than he had imagined?

After consulting the literature, Yuan Hongjianzi found that in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, it was more popular to write Arabic characters on porcelain as decorations, so he deduced that this plate should be something before the Qing Dynasty.

With this discovery, Yuan Hongjian almost twisted his mouth with joy, thinking, could it be possible that he was picking up a big leak this time?
In order to thoroughly understand this matter, Yuan Hongjian took the plate to the store, and thus the scene that Uncle Wu said in the morning happened.

Yuan Hongjian asked: "Teacher Chu, please show me, what exactly is this plate made of?"

Chu Chen pondered for a while, then said, "It should be made of resin."

"But I obviously pricked it with a red-hot iron needle. If the plate is made of resin, why didn't there be black smoke coming out?" Uncle Wu and Yuan Hongjian couldn't understand the answer given by Chu Chen.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Your judgment method is wrong. It doesn't work on some resin products. For example, the phenolic resin that we often use in our life is used as a refractory material."

Phenolic resin is also called bakelite, also known as bakelite powder.Originally a colorless or yellowish-brown transparent substance, the market often adds coloring agents to turn it into red, yellow, black, green, brown, blue and other colors, with granules and powders.Mainly used in the production of compression molding powder and laminated plastics; in the manufacture of daily necessities and decorations; in the manufacture of refractory materials, wood-based panels and other items.

Yuan Hongjian frowned, and then asked: "Then why does this plate change color?"

Chu Chen explained: "This is because some chemical discoloration agents are added in it, so it changes color when it meets water."

Seeing Yuan Hongjian's unacceptable appearance, Chu Chen continued: "Actually, it is quite simple to judge whether it is a resin product. Generally speaking, resin products feel warmer, and the temperature rises faster, and there is no feeling of cold suction. Or it feels shorter. It's obviously not the same as porcelain."

"In addition, ceramics are fragile, but resin imitation ceramic crafts are tough and can be broken without breaking. Even if it is artificially broken, its cross-section is different from ceramics, that is, it does not cut hands and does not see air holes."

When Yuan Hongjian heard this, he was afraid that Chu Chen would misunderstand him, so he quickly said, "Mr. Chu, I don't mean to believe you, but I just think that the method of deception is too high now, and it's really hard to guard against. As for dropping the plate, I really don't want to part with it." After all, I didn't buy this plate as a collection, I think it still has artistic value."

"Old Yuan, to be honest, this plate is really not worth appreciating." After all, they are all friendly people, and Uncle Wu didn't want Yuan Hongjian to continue to make mistakes, so he poured cold water on him.

"How do you say that? I think the carving on this plate is quite exquisite!" Yuan Hongjian said in surprise.

Uncle Wu explained: "When we look at things, we can't just look at the carving. You can see that the style of this yellow plate may have absorbed the style of Arabic writing in the Ming Dynasty as a decoration, but it does not mean that it is an imitation. Artistic. Moreover, the pattern on this plate is full of errors and omissions."

Speaking of this, he picked up the plate and introduced: "First of all, in our country's landscape paintings, it depends on whether there is space for heaven and earth in the picture. The so-called heaven and earth are the upper and lower positions of the entire painting paper. Song Dynasty painter Guo Xi said "What is heaven and earth? It means that above a foot and a half, there is space for the sky at the top, and ground for the bottom, and the space in the middle to set the scene." If the painting of landscapes fills the entire frame, it will give people a sense of occlusion and depression, and the layout is obviously a failure. .”

"From the perspective of imagery, the top of the mountain is the place where the sky and the earth are located, which symbolizes no one, pride and self-satisfaction. There is no room for promotion at the top and no retreat at the bottom. Paintings with this layout are not suitable for use. And the landscape painting on this plate is exactly such a mistake. , making people look very uncomfortable”

"Secondly, it depends on whether the picture shows the ins and outs of the mountains. Mountains are like human veins, and the mountains are long and long, which symbolizes many connections, broad friendship, and strong foundation. The picture is full of mountains, rich in layers, with branches and ups and downs. If the picture If there is no clear explanation of the ins and outs, it will appear short and thin, and the image will not be good."

"In addition, the layout of our country's landscape paintings emphasizes having masters and slaves. The main peak represents the master. If the mountain peak is not prominent, the picture will lose its momentum, and the mountains will lose their leader. It symbolizes the master's lack of ability and lack of control ability. And this painting looks There is no distinction between primary and secondary scenery, many pictures are piled up and superimposed together, which looks very heavy..."

Yuan Hongjian didn't think there were so many mistakes in the landscape painting on this plate just now, but after listening to Uncle Wu's explanation, his impression of this plate changed immediately, and the more he looked at it, the more he disliked it.

At this time, Chu Chen said: "Old man, although the carving of this plate is fine, it is carved by a machine. If you look closely, it is very rigid. Therefore, I think it is just the faker's own feeling. The created works have no artistic value."

"Hey! It seems that I have to study more in the future!"

Yuan Hongjian shook his head and sighed, and said, "Since it's just a fabrication, why not smash it to see if it's made of resin?"

Chu Chen quickly said: "This... old man, after all, the material of this plate is just my family's opinion, why don't you think about it again?"
Yuan Hongjian waved his hand and said, "No need, since even if it's not resin, the landscape painting on the plate can't be changed..."

Seeing that Yuan Hongjian insisted on this, and that the plate was really not a valuable item, Chu Chen asked someone to bring a small hammer over.

Yuan Hongjian broke open the plate and found that it was indeed the same as what Chu Chen said, the plate was made of resin.

Chu Chen picked up a fragment of a plate, looked it over, and said, "This resin should be mixed with metal powder, and its weight is about the same as that of porcelain. If the landscape paintings on it are normal, it will be easy Eye-catching."

Yuan Hongjian smiled foolishly and said, "Mr. Chu, from now on, I'll watch more and buy less. If I'm not sure, I won't buy."

When Uncle Wu heard this, he laughed and said: "Old Yuan, I didn't say that about you. When did you slap your eyes and say that? I don't think you have a long memory!"
Yuan Hongjian retorted: "I will also learn a lesson, at least now when I buy things, I will not touch anything over 500 yuan. Besides, Teacher Chu said before that you must practice more in this business. The things I buy now are within my own tolerance, even if I buy fakes, I just spend some money to buy an experience. As long as I don’t pretend to understand like I used to, I will always improve.”

Chu Chen quite agrees with Yuan Hongjian's attitude.Generally speaking, in the collection market, there are two types of people who are most likely to be targeted. The first is foreigners.

Because they don't understand the situation of our collection market, and they don't know the market. They are used to comparing the domestic market with foreign countries, and feel that things are cheap. From the starting point, they are not for investment, but mainly for their own interest. They spend 3000 yuan I feel very happy to buy a piece of porcelain that was exported to domestic sales during the Republic of China.

The second type of people who are easy to punch eyes is those who don't understand and pretend to understand.They often learn a little terminology and concepts in the collection, emphasize certain characteristics in cultural relics, and buy things based on these characteristics and terminology concepts.They don't think about it, you know that there are "orange peel patterns" in jade, so don't the counterfeiters understand?

These collectors are full of terminology and jargon, for example, if they say that there is no black spot on the inner wall of the porcelain, they say "no dust is flying", which sounds very knowledgeable, but in fact these are just concepts and empty.And collections are real. People who really collect are very specific about some details, and their descriptions are real, so they don't play with these terms and concepts.

What's more, it's fine to pretend to know what they don't know. When they buy things, they also like to be smart and haggle about the price.

Chu Chen met a man before, he fell in love with a blue and white pen holder 1, and the seller asked for 1 yuan, and the man began to talk, and he reached 30 yuan.Chu Chen finds it funny even thinking about it. How dare you buy it when you can get 1 to 30?Youdao means that you get what you pay for, and the seller is not an idiot, and he will sell good things for 30 yuan.

But this guy felt that he was quite capable, so he bought it for 30 yuan, and when he saw it next door, he bought one and got one free for 15 yuan.

So, if you want to be successful in the antique industry, you must not pretend to understand, or just wait for the eyes!
While speaking, Chu Chen's cell phone rang, and he took it out to see that it was Lao Fei's phone, which made him a little strange, did something happen to his guqin?
On the phone, the two exchanged some pleasantries first, and then Lao Fei said, "Xiao Chu, I want to discuss something with you."

"Old Fei, if you have anything to say, feel free to discuss it."

"That's right. I went back to think about it yesterday, and I felt that it was not well thought out. I think it's better to test your guqin with scientific equipment first, and then I repair it. This way, it can also be targeted. What do you think?" Sample?"

"Mr. Fei, you are a professional. Just do what you think. I don't have any opinion on it. As for the testing, I don't bother with one thing. I'll trouble you to worry about it."

"What's the point of worrying about it? Me, I really want to have such a guqin for me to test every day..."

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