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Chapter 141: Punishment, I'll give it a try! (Subscribe)
Wenbai Studio.

In the lounge, Lao Bai lay comfortably on the sofa, holding his mobile phone in his hand and opening Lin Chuan's new book "Last Week's Antiques".

In Lao Bai's opinion, the novels written by Lin Chuan about con men, killers, hackers and frauds are indeed very professional, enough to make people believe them.

But, antiques...

Sorry, this is my area of ​​expertise, I have the right to speak! Besides, I've already given away the Silver Alliance Leader's treasure chest, and a bunch of monthly tickets, so is it okay for me to speak louder?
With a light swipe of his right thumb, Lao Bai entered the novel page of "Last Week's Antiques" and started reading.

'My name is Lin.'

"I am known as the leader of the antique circle, respected and admired by thousands of people."

'But no one knows that I am also the most professional antique counterfeiter in the world.'

'I have imitated countless antiques throughout my life, some of which have been collected by famous artists, some are highly sought after in the antique circle, and even the Daying Museum has some of my imitations, which are displayed in glass cabinets for people to appreciate and appreciate the historical charm.'

'...'

After just reading the first four paragraphs, Lao Bai frowned slightly.

The writing style is just right!
However, Lao Bai feels that some of the words and sentences are exaggerated, such as "the master of the antique circle", "the most professional antique counterfeiter in the world", "has counterfeited countless antiques", etc.

People in the industry can always find problems from all aspects when reading novels on related subjects.

It's inevitable to find some minor flaws.

However, Lao Bai is still very interested in this novel. In a sense, antique counterfeiting and cultural relic restoration are essentially the same.

While Lao Bai was finding fault with Lin Chuan, he also had high expectations for him.

After all, Lin Chuan has always been known for being a "technical author", "highly professional", and "crime autobiography". What if he is also very good at writing about antique forgeries?

Lao Bai continued reading with a little doubt and great expectation.

'...'

'The old wooden door in the yard was worn smooth by time. I walked out with Xiaoqing to buy the materials needed to imitate the antique.'

'The first antique I want to imitate is a piece of porcelain.'

'——A colorful bowl with fish and algae patterns from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.'

'In fact, I don't take the son of the president of the Ceramics Association seriously. Antique porcelain is at the top of the contempt chain in the ceramics circle. As long as I can successfully imitate the colorful fish and algae pattern bowl from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, then all the problems of Lin's ceramics, no, all the problems of Lin's antiques will be solved.'

'In the bustling antique market, there are many people and a wide variety of materials.'

"Xiaoqing and I walked around and found a batch of Qing Dynasty white-bodied bamboo bowls. I planned to use the old-bodied white-bodied bamboo bowls with new paintings to imitate the colorful fish and algae-patterned bamboo bowls from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty."

'Repainting the old tires is just the first big step.'

"If you want to make the bamboo hat bowl look very eye-catching, you need to do a second major step - make it look old."

"There are many ways to make things look old. After leaving the antique market, I took Xiaoqing around the county town for several rounds, bought hydrofluoric acid, permanganic acid, and a few Chinese medicines."

'These are the key to making old hat bowls, especially those sets of Chinese medicine. "

"Xiao Qing was very confused and didn't know why I bought these things. I just told her that I could make money."

'...'

In the lounge of Wenbai Studio.

Lao Bai suddenly sat up from the sofa, no longer slumped, just like when he encountered a strong opponent during playing games. He straightened his back and performed the operation with full concentration, not daring to slack off.

"Wow, Lao Lin has some skills."

Lao Bai opened his mouth slightly and murmured in surprise.

He originally thought that Lin Chuan would just gloss over the fake antiques he wrote about without going into detail, but when he saw that hydrofluoric acid and permanganate acid were used to make the antiques look old, he was vaguely surprised.

It was not until the appearance of traditional Chinese medicine and some materials of traditional Chinese medicine formulas that he was suddenly shocked.

He really can!

Not many people are able to master the art of using traditional Chinese medicine to make antiques look old, and the formula of traditional Chinese medicine is a secret that is not passed on to outsiders. The key ingredients that Lin Chuan showed have already shocked Lao Bai!

Lao Bai didn't comment much and continued reading.

'Back in the yard, I started to copy it.'

'The colorful fish and algae pattern bowl from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty is an overglaze color, so when I was painting it, I paid special attention to it. Both painting and glazing require certain skills.'

'To draw the colorful fish, the brushwork is very demanding. Every stroke is carefully placed with great attention to the layout and lines. If you look closely at this bamboo hat bowl, you will find that the four colorful fish have different shapes and different charms.'

'This requires a very high level of painting skills.'

'Fortunately, I am a ceramic artist, so my strokes are steady, the lines are smooth, and they are natural. My painting style is also based on the porcelain style of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.'

'Then comes the second firing - the glaze firing.'

'The temperature and time control of glaze firing need to be strictly controlled, and each kiln firing will have subtle differences, and special attention should be paid to the combination of glaze, color and white body.'

'The next step is to make it look old.'

'I have already told Xiaoqing to boil the Chinese medicine. The whole yard is filled with the refreshing aroma of medicine. Then, add a little alcohol and a small drop of potassium permanganate to the Chinese medicine, put the hat bowl in it to soak, and wait for it to be completed.'

'...'

"Maya!"

After watching the whole process of Lin's imitation and distressing of the 'Qing Dynasty Kangxi Five-Colored Fish and Algae Pattern Conical Hat Bowl', Lao Bai could already imagine in his mind the four blue, green, black and red fish swimming on the outer wall of the conical hat bowl, and the colorful flower and bird patterns jumping on the inner wall of the bowl, which looked lifelike.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while insiders watch the door.

As a professional cultural relic restorer, Lao Bai has little practical experience, but his theory is relatively solid and he can fully understand the professionalism of the imitation porcelain in Lin Chuan's book.

"You're so professional, Lao Lin!" Lao Bai praised sincerely.

It is no exaggeration to say that as a master's student in cultural relic restoration, he has been impressed by the professional knowledge and highly feasible steps revealed in "Last Week's Antiques".

Walter White even has an idea.

He can follow the steps described in it and combine his professional theoretical knowledge to replicate a Qing Kangxi five-color fish and algae pattern conical bowl.

This feeling is just like watching some enlightenment videos, making you itchy and eager to put them into practice.

For example, gaming technical explanation videos.

But the plot of "Last Week's Antiques" was so interlocking that Walter White couldn't bear to put it down, so he held his mobile phone and immersed himself in the world of antique counterfeiting.

In the novel, Lin later took the bowl with a bamboo hat to the most famous treasure appraiser in the city, who confirmed it was authentic.

Later, Lin also imitated various antique cultural relics, including calligraphy and paintings, jade, pottery jars, bronzes, etc.

Until dusk.

The afterglow of the setting sun shines into Wenbai's studio, lengthening the shadows of the bottles and jars inside. The air is filled with a smell mixed with restoration fluid, paper, copper, and soil.

call--

Lao Bai put down his phone, took a deep breath, stretched his body and stretched his muscles.

He looked at the bottles and jars in the studio and felt itchy.

finally.

His eyes fell on the bronze vessel closest to him, which was about 42 cm high and 15 cm in diameter at the bottom.

This bronze vessel is called 'Taotie-patterned You', an oval wine vessel with patterns resembling Taotie, engraved with inscriptions, handles on both sides and a small lid on top to seal the mouth.

This is a fake bronze ware that Lao Bai found in the antique circle in Shanghai. The appearance, Taotie patterns and craftsmanship of the inscriptions are all very good. Lao Bai spent several hundred dollars to buy it and placed it in his studio, playing with it and looking at it from time to time.

Coincidentally.

Lin Chuan’s “Last Week’s Antiques” happens to contain detailed steps for imitating bronze ware.

Although there is a lack of a key technique, Lao Bai can make up for it with the theoretical knowledge of cultural relics restoration.

"It's not illegal to counterfeit cultural relics, but I'll give it a try!"

Lao Bai did what he said and immediately began to imitate it, making the "Taotie Patterned Urn" more similar to the appearance of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Imitating cultural relics is actually a way to improve cultural relic restoration technology.

So, Lao Bai was very excited.

Among the antiques in "Last Week's Antiques", many methods of imitating bronze ware are recorded.

For example, fake rust camouflage method, splicing method, and burial method.

The "Taotie Patterned Urn" in Lao Bai's hands was originally cast using the sand casting technique, with extremely high craftsmanship, but its rust and patina do not match its age.

"According to Lao Lin's method, I should let it age first, then fake the rust, use a special liquid to simulate the patina, and then cover it with soil, and use a special method to deal with the soil stains, so that I can make it look real."

start!
Lao Bai followed the method of imitating bronze ware in "Last Week's Antiques" and found sulfur water in the studio. He heated it to form hot sulfuric acid, and poured it on the "Taotie Patterned Urn" bronze ware.

Pouring sulfur water is a common way to make things look old.

Sulfuric acid solution can corrode bronze, causing its color to slowly turn into bronze or even black, making it look older.

This step is simple.

The most difficult step is the patina and oxidation patina.

Ancient bronze ware has been buried underground for a long time. When it comes into contact with moist soil, groundwater and other organic and inorganic substances, chemical reactions will occur on its surface and it will rust.

However, since this rust is generated gradually, the layers are complex and the colors are different. Moreover, there are natural cross-sections around the edges of bronze ware, which will fall off in chunks if picked with a knife or hit with a hammer, giving a somewhat "crisping" feeling.

Therefore, if you want to make the fake look real, you must work hard on the rust and patina.

Lao Bai followed the "antique counterfeiting textbook" step by step, using glue, rosin, white hyacinth paste, varnish and other colloids, mixed with real rust from bronze ware, mixed various mineral powders and pigments, and applied them to the "Taotie Patterned Urn" with irregular techniques.

Soon, this step was completed.

The "Taotie Patterned Urn" immediately showed a completely different appearance from its original one. Layers of rust appeared on the bronze body, and the oxidation patina on the body was of different and irregular colors, making it look ancient and simple, as if it had gone through three thousand years.

Next, it was buried.

Lao Bai is very skilled in the soil burying method.

He found a plate of moist soil in his studio and buried the "Taotie Patterned Urn" in it. He sometimes used a heater to dry the soil, sometimes poured water to moisten it, and occasionally shook it a few times to make the bronze vessel react faster with the soil.

This step took a whole day and night.

At nightfall of the next day, the "Taotie Patterned You" from the early Western Zhou Dynasty was "unearthed".

"It's done! Hahaha!"

Holding the newly unearthed Western Zhou bronze artifact 'Taotie Patterned Urn' in his hands, Lao Bai's eyes lit up and his face was filled with excitement.

Lao Lin, I admit that I spoke too loudly yesterday.

This imitation bronze ware 'Taotie Patterned Urn' is so lifelike, whether in terms of appearance, patterns, inscriptions, rust, patina, soil infiltration, etc., it is impeccable!
Lao Bai looked up and down, left and right at this bronze ware 'Taotie Patterned Urn', and couldn't find any faults with it. He regarded it as a treasure!

At this moment, Lao Bai suddenly had an idea.

——Find a treasure appraiser to verify its authenticity and see if it can be mistaken for the real thing.

"There are many treasure appraisers who broadcast treasure appraisals live online. I will give this 'Taotie Patterned Urn' to them to verify its authenticity." Lao Bai raised the corner of his mouth, with a hint of anticipation on his face!
(End of this chapter)