gifted collector

Chapter 34 Appraisal of Buddha Elephants——Drilled!

"Old Qian, what's going on?"

Seeing that Qian Fang hadn't spoken for a long time, and his expression was rather bad, Fang Ming's heart skipped a beat. This was not a good thing.

Shaking his head, Qian Fang sighed and said, "Fang Ming, this item is not a good item, it's a typical imitation."

Zhou Yafang also nodded, and said, "Old Qian, Fang Ming bought this thing from Jiang Hua, so I don't like it either."

Zhou Yafang's "not optimistic" actually means the same as Qian Fang, but it's hard to say it too directly, for fear of hurting Fang Ming.

"what?"

Fang Ming was stunned, his eyes widened in surprise, how could this Buddha statue be fake?It is clear that Pixiu appeared!

"This Buddha statue is in high relief, with a boat-shaped bare back, and three Maitreya statues juxtaposed together. As for the lotus platform, there is a four-legged square library."

"What's wrong with that?"

Fang Ming stared at Qian Fang with wide eyes. After all, he didn't have much experience in this area, nor did he have much knowledge accumulation, so he couldn't understand what the problem was.

Zhou Yafang turned the Buddha statue around, pointed to an inconspicuous place at the bottom of the back and said, "Did you see, there are a few words here."

Fang Ming walked over and took a look, and said, "Three years for True Lord Taiping? What does this mean?"

"That's right, it's just these words. Taiping Zhenjun is the reign title of Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He reigned for 11 years, that is, from June 440 to June 451. This Buddha statue These words carved on the base mean that this Buddha statue was built during the Northern Wei Dynasty."

Zhou Yafang paused for Fang Ming to digest the knowledge before continuing: "Buddha statues of every era have their own characteristics. The same is true for the Northern Wei Dynasty. First look at the light back, which is the whole fan behind the Buddha statue. The Buddha statue I found here is like a small boat, but if you compare the bare backs of Buddha statues from this period, you can find that this is not the case at all. In fact, the bare backs of Buddha statues at this time are relatively tall, stretched in proportion, upright and powerful, in terms of length It is relatively long, and you can clearly see these characteristics on the Avalokitesvara statue made by Qiu Jinu in the British Museum in the fifth year of Huangxing. This is not visible on your Buddha statue, but it reveals a Small family spirit. Second, the flame pattern on the Buddha statue is also a place to study. The flame pattern on the Buddha statue in the early Northern Wei Dynasty is characterized by thin, twisted, twisted and powerful, which is influenced by the Han Dynasty. The largest pattern of this kind of decoration The characteristic is that it is as sharp as a knife, giving people a feeling of jumping like a burning flame, but the decoration on the Buddha statue you bought is the auspicious cloud shape that is very common later. If you look carefully, you can find that these auspicious clouds are rolling There is no anger at all, which is very abnormal for Buddha statues in the Northern Wei Dynasty."

Qian Fang glanced at Zhou Yafang, but he didn't expect her to have such knowledge in this regard.

The Buddha statue that Fang Mingtao brought back has many "weaknesses". In addition to what Zhou Yafang said, it can also be seen from the lotus seat that there are big problems.The lotus seat where the Buddha statues sit in the Northern Dynasties, generally speaking, the lotus flesh part inside will protrude high to form a table top. The lotus petals are the kind that are plump and powerful. In terms of composition, each petal is composed of two ellipses. Formed together with bulbous protrusions, this form of rosette continued to influence the next few dynasties.On the contrary, the Buddha statue that Fang Ming bought back was very thin in terms of the lotus seat, as if it lacked water for irrigation.

In addition, the pedestal is also very problematic. The Northern Wei Dynasty is often trapezoidal, but it is relatively short, and the four feet are relatively wide.But the front of the one in front of you is tri-elliptical, which is impossible to see in the Northern Wei Dynasty.

"Fang Ming, what Miss Zhou said is not wrong at all. This Buddha statue is very problematic, so this time you drilled it."

Seeing that Fang Ming did not speak in a daze, Zhou Yafang thought that he was not giving up, so she thought for a while and said, "Fang Ming, the problem with this Buddha statue is not only what I mentioned above, the main thing is his. Demeanor, the Buddha statue you brought back has a round face with concentrated facial features. The demeanor on the face is more secular. It is very likely that it was made by counterfeiters in recent years. If you look carefully, you will find its smile It is very modern, which cannot be seen in the Buddha statues of the Northern Wei Dynasty. At that time, the Buddha statues generally had slender and tall noses, lips as thin as paper, and their expressions were more solemn, respectable but not friendly."

Fang Ming knew that Zhou Yafang said so much not to hurt himself, but for his own benefit, and he was explaining to himself how to appraise an antique through a practical example.

He also knew that Qian Fang was an authority on collecting, and Zhou Yafang was also an expert among them. What they said was like a death sentence for this Buddha statue. Naturally, Fang Ming had no way to refute their analysis, but what made them feel puzzled was that since this It's a fake thing, not an antique, so why when my right hand touched the Buddha statue, Pixiu appeared on the back of my hand like when I touched the wrench before?

What Fang Ming really couldn't figure out was this question, and this was the real reason why he kept silent all this time, not because both Qian Fang and Zhou Yafang had issued a "death penalty notice" on the Buddha statue they bought.

Frowning tightly, Fang Ming walked to the Buddha statue and studied it carefully.

Zhou Yafang and Qian Fang glanced at each other, they were both experienced, so of course they understood Fang Ming's state of mind at this time.

"Heh, this is the only way to go. There is no problem. This time, it is also a good thing for him to let him understand that this industry is not so easy to mess with. It can be regarded as a lesson for money. This It's a good thing."

Qian Fang drank a cup of tea, he is an old man, what and who hasn't seen it?Fang Ming's "symptoms" are relatively mild.There are many people who go crazy playing with antiques. For example, they study a thing that is clearly fake all day long and insist on saying it is true. Whoever dares to say it is fake will fight you desperately!

"Huh! Jiang Hua dared to trick my people. I will see him show him some other day."

There was a gritted expression on Zhou Yafang's face, which made Qian Fang laugh, and said: "Miss Zhou, there is no need to do this. Of course, it is a common thing for people in our industry to punch eyes. As I said just now, for Fang Ming, there are only advantages and no disadvantages for Fang Ming. None of us grew up from drilling; second, it is useless for you to find Jianghua. Fortunately, since you are, then you really have no way to do anything to Jiang Hua."

Zhou Yafang also understands this point, what she said just now is nothing more than angry words, Qian Fang is right, whether it is to drill eyes or settle accounts with Jiang Hua, there is no way to do it, especially the matter of seeking Jiang Hua. is impossible.

Ask Jianghua to refund the money after making an eye contact?What if it gets missed?Doesn't that mean that Jiang Hua can ask Fang Ming to return the goods?
This obviously doesn't make sense.

"Okay, I'm just talking."

Fang Ming didn't listen to the conversation between Zhou Yafang and Qian Fang. He focused all his energy on the Buddha statue. After trying several times, he found that he had read correctly before. Pixiu did appear on the back of his right hand, but he also discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, only when his right hand was placed on the base of the Buddha statue, the Pixiu on the back of his hand would appear, and when he placed it on other If the place compares to the head, there is no response at all.

"What's going on here? Could it be that only the base of this Buddha statue is real, and the rest are all fake?"

The more Fang Ming thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was probably right, or he couldn't explain why it happened?

Of course, it is not ruled out that there is a problem with his ability.

Fang Ming thought about it for a while, leaning on the Buddha statue with his left hand, and leaning towards the base of the Buddha statue with his right hand, he wanted to see if there was anything special underneath.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Buddha statue was too big and had a lot of weight. It fell to the ground without being properly supported for a while. When Fang Ming came back to his senses, it was too late.

The Buddha statue fell to the ground, and because it was made of porcelain, it broke with a bang.

"what!"

Zhou Yafang looked at the Buddha statue lying on the ground, and let out a low cry of surprise. Although this thing is said to be fake, she doesn't want such a result, does she?

Fang Ming straightened up, was stunned for a while, then clapped his hands in a bachelor way, and said, "Come on, I really don't need to study this time."

The Buddha statue has been smashed, it is of no value, and there is no need to study it.

Qian Fang was also happy, laughed and said:

"Oh, it seems that it knows that it is a fake, so it fell."

Fang Ming also laughed "hee hee". Strictly speaking, this item was the first time he picked up a leak after he entered the collection line. I will not talk about it. In the end, he even dropped the item, which is also worth remembering. and memories of things.

Went to the store to find a broom, Fang Ming swept the broken Buddha statues together, and then took them out.At the beginning, he didn't pay much attention, but after scanning a few pieces, he slowly saw a special ray of light appearing on the path of the Buddha statue.

"Huh? What's going on here?"

Fang Ming threw the broom aside, squatted down and reached out to pick up the scattered fragments of the Buddha statue.

Fang Ming's actions immediately caught the attention of Zhou Yafang and Qian Fang. They couldn't sit still anymore, they stood up together and walked over, squatting down like Fang Ming did, and both of them couldn't help their curiosity , and stretched out their hands to pick the tiles like Fang Ming did, they also wanted to know what was in there!
Afangzhai fell silent for a moment, Fang Ming, Zhou Yafang and Qian Fang all concentrated on and carefully picked up the pieces of porcelain scattered on the ground, and then gently put them aside...

(End of this chapter)