Jianbao life

Chapter 946 A Bronze Mirror

Seeing Chu Chen put the bottle back, Zhou Daya hurriedly asked, "Boss Chu, what do you think of the item?"

Chu Chen smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't know the price?"

Zhou Daya said with a pleasant smile: "Boss Chu, since you want it, and Lao Wu and I are old acquaintances, let it be [-]."

The fifth child said, "Da Ya, since we are old acquaintances, [-] is too high, so let me give you a real price."

Zhou Daya shook his head: "Old Wu, when did you say that I was not the lowest price for you? Besides, since Boss Chu wants it, can I still ask Gao Li for the price?"

"After all, it is a peacock blue-glazed blue and white flower from the Jiajing period. I will take it away for [-] yuan."

Chu Chen didn't believe that the other party would deliberately offer a low price because of his own reasons.Moreover, most of the people in the antique business are not only veteran storytellers, but also performing artists with a high level of rapping.

If you have been in the collecting industry for a few years, you will definitely hear many such stories about antiques, and each one is more novel and magical than the other.If you are a caring person, record them, and you can compile a "Story Collection".

That's why Chu Chen wouldn't believe that Zhou Daya would give Lao Wu the lowest price every time.

"No, no! [-] is too low." Zhou Daya firmly disagreed with this price: "Let's stop arguing, let's go to [-]!"

"Sixty thousand is too high..."

The two bargained for a while, and finally settled the deal at 1000 yuan. Chu Chen was not very satisfied with this price, but such exquisite peacock blue-glazed blue and white flowers were relatively rare, and overall he was quite happy.

After negotiating the deal, the fifth child said, "Da Ya, you called me over, it doesn't mean it's just such a thing, right?"

Zhou Daya chuckled and said, "Of course it's not the only one, I'll get it later."

Hearing this, Chu Chen said, "Boss Zhou, don't take one by one, take out as much as you have, as long as the things are good, I can take them down."

After all, Chu Chen still has a museum under preparation. In order to enrich the collection inside, no matter how many things Zhou Daya brings out, as long as the things satisfy him, there is no problem in buying them all.

Zhou Daya also called Lao Wu because his family was in urgent need of money, planning to get rid of some valuable antiques in his hands as soon as possible. Seeing what Chu Chen said, there was no reason for him not to agree, so he hurriedly left with Zhong Dingsheng Go into the back room to get things.

After the two left, Lao Wu hurriedly said to Chu Chen in a low voice: "Boss, Zhou Daya likes to do some small tricks, maybe there will be some sand and mud mixed in the following things, you have to be careful."

Chu Chen smiled and nodded, indicating that he would pay attention.

After a while, Zhou Daya and Zhong Dingsheng came back with two small, one large, and three boxes in their hands.

Inside the first box is a jadeite snuff bottle, which is cut from a single piece, with two seven-character quatrains in engraved script in gold and inscribed script on both sides, one chanting the scenery and the other expressing the ambition, and the two poems complement each other. .The side walls of the snuff bottle are engraved with "Mid-Spring Imperial Inscription" and "Qianlong Jiawu" respectively.

This object is exquisitely carved, the poems are relaxed, flowing freely, and the brushwork is magnificent. However, the material is only ice, and the value is lower. Based on the current market value, it is only about [-] to [-].

Inside the second box, there is a jade ox ornament, which seems to be carved from a whole piece of high-quality Khotan white jade, and the carver looks quite exquisite.

But as soon as the item was in his hands, Chu Chen frowned secretly, because although the weight of this jade ornament was okay, based on his understanding of the specific gravity of jade articles, he found that the weight of this ornament was heavier than that of real jade. light.

In addition, although this jade article has lines, it looks very unnatural, with artificial traces. In addition, it has a bigger flaw, and there is not even a single impurity inside.

You must know that jade is formed by cooling lava during volcanic eruptions. Because it is formed naturally, ancient jade contains many impurities. This is the reason why crystal clear jade is hard to find.But no matter how crystal clear and good jade is, it must have impurities, lines and changes.

Judging from the formation conditions of jade, jade without impurities is obviously impossible to exist.

In addition to the material of the jade, the carving of this jade ornament imitated the style of the court manufacturing office in the Qianlong period, but the maker obviously did not reach the level of ancient craftsmen, so it seems a bit nondescript in the eyes of connoisseurs.

In the end, the surface of the jade ware is not even patted at all. Even if it is genuine, as a jade ware, after so many years, it is impossible to have no patina.

With all these things, Chu Chen can be sure that this jade is a fake, and it is also a contemporary refurbished jade.

What is returned jade?
In fact, today's counterfeiters melt inferior jade or scraps of processed jade at high temperature to smelt out the impurities and then cool them down.

The jade produced in this way is very pure and has no blemishes, but it also does not have the wonderful changes of natural jade patterns.This kind of counterfeiting method was not thought of by the ancients, but it was because they could not get the high temperature enough to melt the jade.But now it is very easy to do, with an oxygen blowing gun, a mass of waste jade can be melted into magma within a few minutes.

It is precisely because there is no large environment when the lava cools, and the pressure is not enough, so the specific gravity of the jade is wrong, and it is lighter than the real jade.

It should be said that the jade produced in this way is indeed very deceptive, and many collectors have been fooled as soon as it hit the market.But Zhou Daya obviously picked the wrong person. For things like this, even if Chu Chen didn't use his powers, he could immediately tell its authenticity.

The last box contains a pair of Ruyi, and this pair of Ruyi is made of special materials, they are all made of tortoise shell, and the size is basically the same, with brown and light yellow patterns on the surface.

This pair of Ruyi is engraved with squirrel grapes on the front and the swastika pattern on the back, which means "children and grandchildren for generations".The craftsmen use the unique "live pattern" carving method to make the squirrels move, the vines are strong and powerful, the craftsmanship is exquisite, meticulous and dense.Judging from the carving style and other characteristics, the production time of this Ruyi should be in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.

Ruyi like this are usually single pieces, and a pair is rare. Coupled with the exquisite carving, it can be regarded as a relatively rare utensil.

After Chu Chen and Lao Wu finished reading the three items, Zhou Daya hurriedly asked, "You two, what do you think of these three items?"

"Not bad." Chu Chen nodded, "Except for this jade ox ornament"

Hearing the words "not bad", Zhou Daya's face showed joy, but the last sentence made him feel like he had eaten a fly, and he quickly said: "Is there any problem with this jade ox ornament? Look at the material and the carving, aren't they all in the style of the Qing Tingzao Office?"

Chu Chen shook his head slightly: "Boss Zhou, I don't like this thing."

Zhou Daya was startled when he heard the words, and he immediately realized that since Chu Chen said he didn't like it, there was a reason for it. As for telling him or not, it all depends on Chu Chen's will.Besides, this kind of thing can only embarrass both parties in the final analysis.

Zhou Daya felt a little regretful when he saw that Chu Chen had determined that something was wrong, so he said, "Boss Chu, can you offer a price for these two items?"

Chu Chen said, "Boss Zhou, isn't this against the rules?"

The reason why Chu Chen said this is because in the antique business, when the owner of the antique wants to sell it, he must first ask for a price.If the seller does not make an offer, the buyer will never give the price.This is to guard against the fact that the antiques sold by the owner are fake, and the price estimated by the market is true.

You know, Chu Chen is a well-known expert, and it is possible for Zhou Daya to estimate the price of things through Chu Chen.

In addition, if the seller's asking price is too high, the buyer has the right not to counter-offer.If the buyer and the seller fail to make a deal due to price differences, and the seller finds another place to negotiate and still fails to make a deal, and then goes to the first buyer, unless it is something he particularly likes, the first buyer will generally not buy it.

Zhou Daya smiled sheepishly, secretly thinking what was wrong with him, didn't he not achieve his wish, why was everything messed up.

"Boss Chu, let's be acquainted once and acquainted once, so let's just pay this price..."

"No, it's too high, the most I can do is..."

After another round of verbal confrontation, the two finally took a step back and settled the deal at a win-win price.

Chu Chen directly wrote a check to Zhou Daya, and then he was about to leave.

At this time, Zhong Dingsheng asked: "Boss Chu, I wonder if you are interested in bronze mirrors?"

Chu Chen nodded with a smile and said, "As long as it is a good thing, I will not refuse it."

"Okay, then I'll get it now..."

After waiting for a while, Zhong Dingsheng came back with a box. He opened the box and introduced: "Boss Chu, to tell you the truth, I'm going to deal with all the goods in my hand. Ready to retire, now almost everything else has found a home, only this bronze mirror is left..."

While listening, Chu Chen looked towards the box. Inside was a black lacquered bronze mirror of excellent condition, and one could tell it was a genuine product that had been opened for generations.

"Boss Zhong, does this bronze mirror have something to say?"

Zhong Dingsheng laughed and said: "That's true. I heard that when this bronze mirror was discovered, it was placed in the owner's arms, and the surrounding bronze utensils were almost corroded, but this bronze mirror is completely black and ancient. It looks very good, and because of this, it took me a lot of effort to get it, so I have kept it until now."

Chu Chen nodded slightly. From Zhong Dingsheng's words, he got a few pieces of information. First, this bronze mirror was found during tomb robbery; But it is so well preserved, there must be something special, which shows that the bronze mirror is likely to have a high value.

Finally, Zhong Dingsheng paid a lot of money for this bronze mirror. If Chu Chen wanted it, it would definitely not work if it was cheaper.

(End of this chapter)