Jianbao life

Chapter 821 Some regrets
Chu Chen looked at the box carefully, and then muttered: "It looks very new!"

Hearing what Chu Chen said, the man became a little anxious, and said in a rough voice: "How could it be new! I planed this with my own hands..."

"uh-huh!"

However, before the man finished speaking, the old horse coughed heavily, and then gave the man a hard look, which made the tall and thick man fall silent, and a flash of light flashed in his eyes. The color of fear.

After a while, the old horse smiled and said to Chu Chen: "Young Master Chu, this box is new, but there are practical reasons, and based on your eyesight, you can tell whether it is real or not. You can see it."

For Chu Chen's eyesight in antique appraisal, Lao Ma also sighed. When he saw that Chu Chen was only a young man in his 20s, he disapproved of Ma Xiaoqiang's previous introduction, thinking that Chu Chen was just a young man. You are only young, how can you make any achievements in the antique industry, which requires experience?
However, Chu Chen's next performance shocked the old horse. He could recognize all the things he brought without saying anything, and the reason was clear and logical. That performance was basically no different from that of a well-known expert.

Although this made Lao Ma stop the idea of ​​fooling Chu Chen, he was very happy in his heart, because in this way, Chu Chen definitely had no objection to the authenticity of the things he brought this time.

Do you know why?It turns out that antiques handed down from generation to generation are generally divided into handed down items, that is, handed down items in our usual sense.The other is the buried tradition, that is, the unearthed utensils.The burial is divided into two categories, namely shallow burial and deep burial.

Shallow-buried ceramics are only buried with dozens of centimeters of miscellaneous soil, or soil erosion, land leveling, geological changes, etc. make the original deep burial become shallow burial, because things in shallow soil pits are often affected by surface temperature, water, etc. The infiltration of small animals and the burrowing of small animals allow air to enter.

This makes most of the ceramics in the pit oxidize better and have aging phenomena. The glazed surface is basically similar to the handed down display utensils, which are more shiny, bright and brand-new. Some experts agree.

However, deep-buried ceramics are generally isolated from the air and have no or little oxidation. When they are first unearthed, the glaze will be "bright, brand-new, and bright". The smoothness of the touch will be poor, and some utensils will have kiln slag stuck to their tires, etc., and there will be filing or stabbing.Generally, such things are more oxidized and have no aging phenomenon, so they are easy to be classified as high imitations.

For example, in the Mawangdui Han Tomb, which is very famous in our country, the lacquerware inside it was very bright, brand new and bright when it was unearthed, and you can smell a strong smell of lacquer when you get close. Products, especially foreign experts who visit think they are imitations.

Some foreign experts thought it was repainted, and reported to Premier Zhou on the grounds that Chinese experts did not know how to protect cultural relics.This also shows that the buried things are basically isolated from the air. Although it has passed through thousands of years, it is difficult to volatilize the smell because of the tightness, and it is even more difficult to say that the things will oxidize and age.

In addition to using biography and burying biography, there are two methods of cellar storage and cliff storage, but these two methods are generally less common.

The things brought by the old horse are all deeply buried collections, and the tomb is very well preserved, and there is basically not much air that can enter the tomb, which makes the collections in the tomb look like new ones after being taken out. Similarly, if you don't know about it, you will definitely feel that things are post imitations.

This kind of collection is perfectly preserved, but for the old horses who are eager to get rid of the things, they are a little depressed, because the buyers who are called are all applauded, and they think that the things are quite good, but the real Almost none of them made a move, and some even showed their faces, making them unreasonable.

Of course, the source of the thing is disgraceful after all, and it is impossible for Lao Ma and the others to come to conflict with the buyer over this matter.

When Chu Chen first saw the things, he had already guessed the source of the things. Because of his previous experience, he hated the tomb robbers very much. However, for the sake of these precious antiques in front of him, he could only pretend to be a snake for the time being, but in terms of the price, he didn’t care. How to keep it as low as possible, no matter what, you can't let these people make money easily.

Chu Chen smiled and said: "Old Ma, I don't know if you have heard the saying that the truth is in the hands of a few people. From my point of view, these things are indeed fine, but I bought them back for For sale, when the customer thinks the item is wrong, or the price is very low for this reason, I don’t necessarily keep the item in my hand, right?”

Chu Chen's sentence "The bid is very low" made Lao Ma immediately understand that Chu Chen wanted to lower the price. However, for him who was eager to get rid of the things, lowering the price didn't matter, as long as it didn't exceed his psychological bottom line.

Therefore, the old horse said with a pleasant face: "Young Master Chu, you should look at the items first, and the price will be discussed after you have selected the items, but I will definitely give you a discount, so don't worry!"

Hearing what Lao Ma said, Chu Chen also knew that he must have understood his thoughts, so he put down the box and picked up other things to look at.

Including the five-colored cloud-dragon-pattern lid box that Chu Chen observed first, the man brought a total of four items, two of which were also Wanli official kiln porcelain.

One is a bowl with blue and white fish and dragon patterns. This bowl is large and regular, with delicate and soft patterns, complicated but not chaotic, and clear layers. It reflects skilled painting and decoration skills. It is a fine product of Wanli official kiln. It is rare and has high artistic value. and collection value.

There is also a Doucai Eight Auspicious Bowl. Although this vessel is covered with multiple colors and has complicated decorations, its layout is well-spaced. The various colors are set against the white glaze and there is no sense of stacking. Excellent work.

Looking at the three pieces of porcelain, they are all brightly colored, and they look like newly made items, but upon closer inspection, they reveal a royal atmosphere. In addition, the various characteristics displayed by the porcelain are not imitated by modern counterfeiters at all. Even without the ability, Chu Chen can be sure that it is genuine.

As for these three pieces of porcelain, Chu Chen was also quite satisfied, and felt that as exhibits in his own museum, they couldn't be better.

In addition to the three pieces of porcelain, there is still a piece of bronze on the tea table, the bronze dragon ear.

匜 (yí), one of the bronze ritual vessels in my country, is used for the ceremony of fertile washing. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the nobles had to perform strict washing rituals when offering sacrifices to gods and ancestors, and before and after meals. The most common ones are 匜 and yí. Pan, 匜 is the water injector, and the pan is the water holder.

Yi first appeared in the middle and late Western Zhou Dynasty, and became popular in the late Western Zhou Dynasty and Spring and Autumn Period.Its shape is somewhat similar to the current ladle, oval, open, with a stream in front and a scoop in the back.In order to prevent it from falling when placed, the bottom of the 匜 is often cast with three or four legs, and the bottom is gentler without feet.

Some have covers, some are tall, and some are covered with patterns all over the body, with different shapes.The water vessel used in the ceremony of Wo wash in the Zhou Dynasty changed from the combination of pan and 盉 to the combination of pan and 匜.

This bronze 匜 has a long trough-shaped flow in the front part, a deep belly with a round bottom, three-column hooves, and a dragon-shaped 鋬 in the back.The edge of the mouth is relatively straight, and the lower edge of the mouth is decorated with curved patterns for a week.

This bronze piece is thick and heavy, with simple decoration and excellent workmanship. In addition, this bronze piece may be buried in an extremely dry and pure soil layer. In addition to smelling a strong rusty smell, the knocking sound is also relatively strong. Crisp and in excellent condition.

Finally, judging from various characteristics, Chu Chen speculates that the production time of this bronze gong should be in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is considered a rare masterpiece.

For this bronze piece, it is impossible for Chu Chen not to be tempted, but after all, bronzes are things controlled by the state, and it is somewhat troublesome to buy them.

Moreover, from the porcelain and bronze wares in front of him, coupled with the fact that the old horse seemed eager to get rid of these things, and the fact that the old horse acted so carefully, Chu Chen guessed that the old horse and the others probably stole at least two relatively large ones recently. The tomb, and it is very likely that people have found traces. The worst possibility is that someone is already watching Lao Ma and the others.

In this case, not to mention the bronze ware, even the other three pieces of porcelain, Chu Chen didn't really want to accept them.But now there is another problem. Ma Xiaoqiang knows the address of Lin Dacheng's family. At this point, if he refuses outright, he is really worried that Lin Dacheng's family will be affected.

"Hey! I'm still careless! If I had known this, I shouldn't have come here today!"

Chu Chen secretly sighed, Lin Dacheng's family is far away from him, and the two sides don't have much contact with each other, so when he thought about the problem before, he didn't think about it at all. Now when he thinks about it, it's already too much late.

Now that the matter has come to an end, Chu Chen's plan now is to buy all these things in front of him, and then he must wipe out this group of people. He doesn't want his relatives and friends to encounter the same danger as last time again.

Seeing Chu Chen read everything, Lao Ma smiled and said, "Young Master Chu, what do you think of these things?"

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "The things are pretty good, but they are all new and bright! And this bronze ware, although it is only a small piece, but you know the laws of our country, I have to risk it when I buy it!"

When the old horse heard the words, his face was filled with a smile. When Chu Chen said this, he had the idea of ​​buying. As for the risks and so on, it was just a means of counter-offering. Sell ​​things, and everything else is easy to talk about.

The old horse said with a smile: "Young Master Chu, risk is only for ordinary people like us. For a big man like you, risk is nothing!"

　today is winter Solstice!

　　
　
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