Jianbao life

Chapter 812 Picking up sesame seeds but losing watermelon
The shapes of the ink in the box are different, some are long, some are round, some are square, and the four pieces of ink ingots seem to be old inks that have been around for a certain period of time, and they must have been made for at least a hundred years.

The reason why Chu Chen judged this way is also because, no matter what gloss is used to protect the ink ingots when they were originally made, after a hundred years, the surface of the ink ingots will naturally show a simple and simple color after being damaged in collections, worn out by playing with them, and eroded by the air. For a long time, its color becomes older and duller.

From the performance point of view, the new ink is grayish, thick but not bright enough; the old ink is pure black and bright, with a thick color feeling.If there is a lot of new ink and the glue is uneven, the ink color will appear uneven, and the thickness will be uneven; the old ink will be made rigorously, and after a long time, the glue will be natural and even, the ink color will be smooth, and the pen will not stick to the brush.

Therefore, Chu Chen could tell at a glance that these pieces should be old ink that is more than a hundred years old.Of course, although the ink is old, it is impossible for the old man's son to compensate Chu Chen with particularly good ancient ink. These few pieces are just ordinary ink ingots worth two or three hundred in the late Qing Dynasty.

Apart from these four old ink ingots from the late Qing Dynasty, Chu Chen was somewhat puzzled by the remaining ink ingots.

This ink ingot is rectangular in shape, about ten centimeters long and five centimeters wide. One end of the ink ingot looks like it has been used, and the gold painting and inscriptions on the surface have almost faded away. It is difficult to see clearly for a while. What is written.

The reason why Chu Chen felt that this ink ingot was weird was because the surface of the ink seemed to have broken lines, like broken lines on lacquer clothes.

Lacquer ink is the ink ingot with lacquer on the surface. Lacquer ink was popular in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, but it was rare in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, and it was popular again in the Qianlong period.However, after the late Qianlong period, lacquer clothing and ink were more than beautiful in luster, but not thick and simple.The lacquer edge of the ink also shows the characteristics of different eras. In the Ming Dynasty, most of the lacquer edges were on the upper, lower, left, and right sides, and the front and back were the original colors.In the Qing Dynasty, the edges on both sides were painted more, and the upper and lower sides were not painted.

Under normal circumstances, all the old lacquer clothes and inks have thick lacquer leather with broken lines, similar to Guqin.But broken lines are by no means cracks, there are lines but not cracks, and they are hidden between the paint leather, which is similar to the cracks of ancient porcelain.

As for the authenticity of the broken lines, it is also easy to identify, as long as you observe with a magnifying glass, the broken lines of the old ink are buckled inside, and the new imitation is turned out.

However, when Chu Chen observed carefully, he found that there was no lacquer on the surface of this ink ingot at all, and the broken lines on the surface should have been made when it was actually made.

In addition, this piece of ink looks so good that it doesn't look like it has been preserved for a long time, so it feels as if this piece of ink is simply an old fake.

But Chu Chen felt that this ink ingot was not simple, because the breath of time deposited on the ink ingot could not be faked at all.However, he is not good at appraising ancient ink, and now the time is not allowed, so he simply used the ability, and the result of the ability made him so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

Chu Chen put the ink ingots back into the box calmly on the surface, and then said hesitantly: "Master, your ink ingots are really good, and almost all of them are from the late Qing Dynasty, but they are just ordinary ink at that time. ah!"

In fact, the old man didn't want to take back the things he sold to Chu Chen in his heart, and since Chu Chen is so powerful, how can the value of the things he likes be so low? If he wants Chu Chen to withdraw the things, why? Could be that easy?But the son at home forced him, and his wife kept making troubles. He just didn't want to do this, and he couldn't refuse.

After thinking about it, the old man felt that he was caught in the middle and suffered at both ends. He really didn't want to go on like this anymore, so he took off a pendant worn around his neck and put it in front of Chu Chen, saying:

"Brother, this little jade tablet was left to me by my father when I was a child. If you like it, you can take it! Please help me!"

While speaking, the old man looked at his jade tablet with a look of reluctance.

The old man's jade plaque is carved from Huangpizai jade and is oval in shape. The front is engraved with a picture of Lin Bu raising cranes, and the back is engraved with mountains, rivers, pine and rocks.This jade tablet is smooth and round, with ingenious artistic conception and colorful colors. It should be a masterpiece in the late Qing Dynasty, and it is quite rare.The current market value should also be around [-].

The old man took out this jade token. On the one hand, he probably didn’t know the value of the jade token. On the other hand, he probably was forced to do nothing.

In other words, Chu Chen also likes this jade plaque quite a lot, and he also has a reason for this matter, but there is a way and a way. Jade card, then it seems greedy.

"Master, I know it's not easy for you, I can't take this jade token, you should take it back..."

Seeing that Chu Chen didn't want the jade token, the old man thought that Chu Chen didn't agree to return the things to him, so he became a little anxious. Chu Chen said quickly: "Master, listen to me. I can return the things to you, but I also have a request, these two items cannot be sold in the capital, otherwise, I will not be polite!"

"Brother, do you agree?" After getting the desired result, the old man couldn't believe it.

"Yes!" Chu Chen nodded, and said bluntly: "Master, there are still my friends over there, so I'm not going to say more about this, let's hurry up..."

Although Chu Chen was pleasantly surprised, everything was different. He didn't like the old man's behavior from the bottom of his heart, so he immediately issued an order to evict the guest.

"Okay! Okay..." The old man also understood this very well, and immediately took out the money from his pocket and handed it to Chu Chen.

"By the way! Uncle, let's sign an agreement to save future trouble!"

When the transaction was completed and the old man was about to go back, Chu Chen thought of the strange idea of ​​the old man's son, and still felt that it would be safer to sign an agreement.The old man also understood what Chu Chen meant, and his old face couldn't help but blush, but he couldn't help it, who told him to be wronged!
After the old man left, Chu Chen couldn't help shaking his head: "It's really a big world, full of wonders!"

Sighing, Chu Chen originally wanted to study the ink ingot carefully, but thinking of the friends next door who had been waiting for a long time, he still picked up the box and prepared to study it later.

However, just as Chu Chen walked to the door, he saw Uncle Wu, Zhu Dafu and Zhao Xueyi walking in from the door together.

Chu Chen hurriedly greeted the three with a smile, and then asked Uncle Wu, "Dad, how did you get today?"

"Hi! Don't mention it, it's really depressing to be taken a step ahead by others and not even have a sip of soup in the end." Zhao Xueyi replied first.

Zhao Xueyi is a professional broker, and there must be a lot of work digging out old houses. The three of them just came back from digging out houses today. It seems that the situation is not good.

Hearing what he said, Chu Chen was somewhat grateful. Zhao Xueyi had also informed him, but today he had to give Zhenzhen treatment, so he declined it. Now it seems that there is no need to waste time.

Zhu Dafu waved his hand and said, "Hey! Don't mention this kind of bad luck, Xiao Chen, looking at you like this, it seems that you got something good!"

Chu Chen asked a little strangely after hearing the words: "No way, how can you tell that I made something good? There is nothing written on my face."

Zhu Dafu laughed and said: "You said you didn't write, I think the corners of your mouth are almost behind your ears!"

Chu Chen pinched his mouth and said, "Is it really so obvious?"

"Okay! It's not obvious, you can just look in the mirror yourself, now let's take a quick look at your baby!" Zhao Xueyi said impatiently.

Chu Chen chuckled, then opened the box, and in an instant, the contents inside were presented in front of everyone.

"Hey, it's Gu Mo!" Uncle Wu let out a sigh when he saw what was in the box, but after taking a closer look, he couldn't help frowning.

"These ink ingots are old enough, but they are all ordinary ink ingots, and the price of ink ingots is getting lower and lower now, such ink is really worthless for collection!" Zhao Xueyi said with a frown.

Since ancient times, our country has called scholars with knowledge and self-cultivation "literati".The word "Mo Ke" points out the importance of ink to scholars.

In the study of the ancients, a literati was reciting poems and composing Fu at his desk, and there were always beauties or book boys quietly studying ink beside him.The ink developed by the ancients is what we call old ink today, that is, ink ingots.Ink is a product invented by modern people to save trouble.

The ancients were very particular about using well water to grind ink ingots.Li Ruzhen, a great literati in the Qing Dynasty, only used the well water in the courtyard of the Confucian Temple in the capital to grind ink. Using this well water to grind ink, the ink was fragrant and the writing was smooth, so she wrote the novel "Flowers in the Mirror".

You may think, isn’t it all ink? How can there be such a big difference between ink and ancient ink?
The truth is true. Firstly, ink itself is a silent material language. Moreover, the works created by ink and ancient ink are different. Not to mention other things, it is said that the color of ancient ink remains the same after hundreds of years, while modern ink is short. Chromatic aberration will appear in decades.

It should be said that good ancient ink is very important for calligraphers and painters, but ancient ink is a consumable product, and the function of ink is only reflected in use, and it is only a niche product in terms of collection.

It is understood that the collection of ancient ink flourished in the Ming Dynasty and reached its peak in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Contemporary Tibetan ink is mainly concentrated in the 70s to 90s.Judging from the past ten years, in 1997, the ancient ink market reached a peak.

In 1997, the price of ancient ink began to decline. Up to now, that is, in 2002, the market price of ancient ink has been declining slowly.

Although everyone present did not know that this round of decline will last until 2006, they all know that under the current market conditions, it is not a wise choice to collect ancient ink, especially ancient ink of average quality .

Zhu Dafu laughed when he heard the words: "Old Zhao, I don't think you should worry about Xiao Chen, and you don't even think about it. With such a shrewd mind, how could he do business at a loss? If I read correctly, it is this What's so special about a piece of ancient ink!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the ink stick that looked broken on the surface.

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