My system is not decent

Chapter 243 Is this floating?

Chen Wenzhe was a little hesitant. If he really told Mu Xiaolong, he wouldn't regret it, would he?For sure!
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe definitely wants to fool him, it depends on whether the audience in his live broadcast room can also fool him quickly.

"Do you know about ancient carving techniques?"

"I know this. There was no advanced carving technology in ancient times, so carving jade is very troublesome. I heard that it is made by pulling it back and forth with a kind of iron wire and sawing it out."

"Almost, so ancient jade, the cutting marks are all vertical, look at this piece, its craftsmanship obviously has the carving traces of modern carving tools, it is definitely not ancient craftsmanship, okay, it's too late today , Come here, I'm going to close the door."

Looking at his phone, it was finally ten o'clock, and he could justly close the door.

Mu Xiaolong couldn't do anything about it, but most of his goals were achieved.

After seeing off Mu Xiaolong, Li Jinli said, "I'll accompany you back soon!"

"No, I asked Captain Xue to get ready, and they escorted me back."

"That's it, so I can rest assured, then I'll go first."

When Li Jinli also left, Chen Wenzhe did not leave in a hurry, but looked at the dragon and phoenix jade pendant casually placed on the desk.

He picked up the jade pendant and pressed it lightly with his thumb. The jade pendant split into two, one dragon and one phoenix!
The combination of the two jade pendants is very ingenious. To put it simply, it uses the mortise and tenon technique of carpentry, so that the two jade pendants can be combined together and are very strong.

This is a typical dragon and phoenix jade pendant in the Warring States period. Chen Wenzhe really didn't expect that there would be such a harvest after cooperating with Mu Xiaolong to the end.

Hold it in your hand, watch it carefully, the typical chicken bone is white, this is already the most beautiful evidence of the aging of ancient jade.

Especially the color, the excess is very natural, and there is no excess in fake ones.

In addition to the external performance, there are also processing methods. What Chen Wenzhe said just now is not all fooling Mu Xiaolong.

Processing methods, one is to choose tools, and the other is how to carve, that is, how to carve the image of dragon and phoenix.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the dragon's mouth was closed, but in the Warring States Period it was opened, and in the Han Dynasty, it was shaped like an axe, so the characteristics are obvious.

In addition to the characteristics of the faucet, which is locked to be from the Warring States Period, there is also the selection of processing tools, which is also a key point of identification.

Wire cutting was invented very early, and the traces it makes must be straight. Because before the Warring States period, there were no iron tools for carving ancient jade, so more attention was paid to wire cutting.

In the Warring States period, the appearance of ironware made the appearance of the dragon and phoenix jade pendants possible in the Warring States period, because such jade pendants used a lot of hollow carving techniques.

Wire cutting is a popular technique in East China. It is mainly used to cut jade. Long ago, the clever Liangzhu people also used wire to create hollow patterns.

How did Liangzhu people carve interesting hollow patterns on a piece of jade?

First, use the method of double-face drilling to drill three round holes representing a pair of eyes and a mouth.

The second step is to drill many small holes in appropriate places according to the composition design.

Then pass the hemp rope through the small round hole, pour moist fine sand, pull the hemp rope with both hands, and cut out triangular, long, zigzag hollow patterns.

Perhaps it had been invented at that time, and it would be more efficient to stretch the hemp rope on the bow.

It's just that the hollowing out by wire cutting is different from the hollowing out by iron carving.

It was not until the Warring States period that iron was widely used in jade processing, which provided technical support for the emergence of a large number of hollow carved dragon and phoenix jade pendants, which is "hard knife carving".

In addition to the "gossamer engraving" technique in that period, there was also a corresponding knife work - "hard knife engraving".

This is the key to Chen Wenzhe's deceit. The craftsmanship of "hard knife engraving" is definitely different from "gossamer engraving", and the jade pendants made are naturally different.

This dragon and phoenix jade pendant from the Warring States Period is 10 cm long, 3.8 cm wide and 0.4 cm thick.

Jade is earthy white, elegant in color, with two flat carvings.

The pattern takes the dragon as the main body, with the dragon on top and the phoenix on the bottom.

The dragon is leaping, with curled lips and erect horns. The eyes, lips and whiskers are engraved with lines on the dragon head.

The phoenix carving is more exquisite, smaller and more delicate, and the most important thing is that the two can be separated or combined, which is even more rare.

In fact, it is very simple to identify this kind of jade pendant from the Warring States period. It mainly depends on the craftsmanship. If the craftsmanship is correct, then it depends on the shape.

The jade pendants of the Warring States Period changed the depiction of dragons and phoenixes from the previous emphasis on "shape" and focused on the depiction of detailed features such as eyes, teeth, and claws. See wonders everywhere.

From the perspective of production skills, jade craftsmen in this period advanced by leaps and bounds, and the lines of their works are strong and powerful.

Jade articles with high technical difficulties such as open carving and openwork carving were not uncommon at this time.

During this period, jade pendants were not only numerous but also exquisitely crafted.

Especially the dragon-shaped wear, there are many kinds, such as "S" dragon-shaped wear, double dragon wear, dragon and phoenix pattern wear and so on.

These ornaments generally pay more attention to the performance of the head of the jade dragon, and the body of the dragon is often decorated with grain and cloud patterns without scales.

Just like this white jade pendant with dragon and phoenix openworked on both sides of the Warring States Period, it is made of Hetian white jade, which has a warm, pure, fine and soft quality.

The jade pendant is in the shape of a circular arc as a whole, with a dragon and phoenix engraved on both sides, and one end is in the shape of a dragon looking back.

The other end is carved with a jade phoenix, with lowered eyebrows and nodding head, the phoenix crown is upturned, and the feathers are plump, as if flapping its wings to fly.

The maker is ingenious and ingenious, and the design is ingenious, connecting the dragon and the phoenix as one, with each living in half.

The dragon is a rising dragon, opening its mouth and turning around, looking back at the phoenix;

The phoenix is ​​a flying phoenix, spreading its wings and raising its tail, nodding its head to look at the dragon, with a peaceful atmosphere, expressing people's good wishes for the dragon and phoenix to bring prosperity.

This kind of thing, not to mention the value, is just the meaning it represents, and it is very popular among modern people. Therefore, as long as he wants to sell it, he will never worry about customers.

Of course, now that you have bought it, you still need to study its value.

Even if you don't sell it now, it's better to be aware of it.

The Warring States period was about 2400 years ago, and the thick history endowed it with expensive economic value.

Chen Wenzhe checked some information, but unexpectedly did not find too accurate information, especially in China, where there is no transaction record.

However, in Xiangjiang, the price of a set of three sapphire dragon and phoenix accessories from the Warring States period reached [-] million Hong Kong dollars.

In this way, the price is not too expensive.

Is he floating?Things worth a few million seem inconspicuous now.

However, if this thing really wants to make a move, it must be re-identified.

All kinds of details will be appraised in place, such as traces of processing, characteristics of the times, color and so on.

Today, Chen Wenzhe only looked at the characteristics of the times and the traces of processing, and he did not look at the specific color in detail.

In fact, it is enough to be able to identify these characteristics, because he only spent five thousand yuan, and it is already a super value to be able to buy the current fineness of the dragon and phoenix jade pendant.

(End of this chapter)