gifted collector

Chapter 407 Patina
"I've been playing with walnuts all my life, and this is the first time I've seen them like this."

Gao Feng also has wide-eyed eyes. Like Ma Laoer, he started playing walnuts when he was a child. Of course, there were not many people playing walnuts at that time, so he didn't make a lot of money. But in recent years, it's different. It became popular, and even brought him a lot of money.

Now that he has money, his waist will naturally become stiffer.After decades of experience, I have seen tens of millions of walnuts. In fact, I have seen walnuts like the pair in Fang Ming's hand, but the appearance is not as good as the pair in front of me, especially when I put them down. They can't look like tumblers like the pair in Fang Ming's hands—this is a rare thing.

Many people who play with walnuts play with a rare skill, and this pair in front of them is just like that.If you can hold it in your hand for a few years, it will be even more valuable after the bag is starched.

"The center of gravity has to be at the bottom of the walnut. Tsk tsk, it seems that nature is really full of wonders!"

Ma Laoer shook his head and sighed. Like Gao Feng, he has been playing with walnuts all his life. When he was a baby, he searched wild walnuts all over the mountains and plains. Up to now, there are no less than thousands of pairs of walnuts in his family collection. But there was no tumbler like Fang Ming.

Of course, this can only be attributed to the mysterious and unpredictable nature.

"Boss Fang, you've made a fortune now! You got such a pair of walnuts for 15 yuan! It's a stock! This vision is beyond words."

Luo Tian's words made Ma Lao Er and the others sigh again. They all wanted to buy the pair of walnuts in front of them, but they also knew that this was impossible. They said they would not sell it, but after opening the skin, they found that it was so miraculous, and it was even more impossible to sell it, so they simply stopped talking.

"Mr. Ma, Mr. Gao, I don't usually play with walnuts very much, so I have a question I would like to ask."

Ma Laoer was even more surprised when he heard this, and said, "You don't usually play with walnuts?"

"Well, yes, I usually play more with porcelain and the like. I only know a little bit about this walnut. This time, I just passed by and tried it. Heh, I didn't expect to be so lucky."

Hearing Fang Ming's words, Ma Laoer shook his head. He didn't know what to say, so he could find such a pair of walnuts just by playing around?If it was just the straight one, he wouldn't be so surprised, but it was such a pair of aliens.

"It doesn't seem to have anything to do with good luck. Collecting this stuff, you can know everything. If you play porcelain, you have the same vision. Naturally, you can gain something by using it on walnuts."

"Well, yes, the old horse is right. No matter what kind of game you play, the key lies in your eyesight. As long as your eyesight is good, then everything will be no problem. However, it can be seen from this that Boss Fang probably also plays porcelain. A good hand."

Gao Feng nodded in agreement. The quality of walnuts depends on quality, shape, color, and size. These four standards have actually formed relatively definite contents, and people with discerning eyes can naturally judge them accurately.

"Oh, I'm still a little bit sure about porcelain."

When it came to this point, Fang Ming naturally didn't need to be polite, and he also had the confidence to say such things.

Ma Laoer and Gao Feng glanced at each other, both of them were secretly shocked. Although they were playing with walnuts, they were also in the circle of collecting after all. They knew that the identification of porcelain was much more complicated than that of walnuts, but Fang Ming Dare to say that I am sure, if this is not a lie, then it is really a master among the masters, and it seems that it is the latter in all likelihood.

"Oh, by the way, Boss Fang, you just said that there is a problem, but you don't know what the problem is? Let's listen to it, and don't dare to ask for advice. If I know it, I will naturally know everything."

Ma Laoer remembered that Fang Ming had said before that he wanted to ask for advice, but he didn't dare to ask for advice at this time.

"It's like this. When I read the materials before, I mentioned the matter of walnut pulp. I really don't know much about this. I wonder if you can explain it to me?"

In fact, the word patina does not only appear in walnuts, it may appear on some porcelain, bronze ware, etc., and it even becomes an important criterion for identification in many cases.Fang Ming has come into contact with a lot of porcelain and bronze ware, so he is familiar with it, but it is the first time he has come into contact with walnuts, so he is not very clear.

Ma Laoer did not hide his secrets, he nodded and said directly: "In fact, patina directly refers to the layer of things formed on the surface of walnuts. We all know that the formation of patina in walnuts is the result of many years of playing in the field. , that is to say, it is formed by the sweat on the hands hanging on the walnuts."

"I read an article in this area before, saying that there are two main secretions in the palm of a person, one is sweat and the other is sebum. This is the source of the patina on the walnut. It is said that the patina on the walnut The main function of pulp is sweat, and the sweat and sebum mix together to form a milky sebum film on the surface of the palm, which is the predecessor of pulp.
"After Wenwan walnuts are peeled, they are actually woody fibers. During the hand toy process, the milky sebum film on the palm of the hand is in contact with the woody surface of the walnut. Because the sebum film has the function of returning oil to wax, these things will slow down. Slowly seeping into the walnut, this process will form a phenomenon of "hand biting". The so-called finger biting process of playing with walnuts feels that the walnuts are not smooth and sticky during rotation. Astringent. After a period of time, when the sebum is absorbed by the walnut to a certain extent, a waxy substance will form on the surface, and finally condense into a transparent, crystal-like film, which is the so-called patina .”

Fang Ming nodded lightly, and said, "So that's the same thing. It seems that the patina formed on other antiques is almost the same thing."

"what!"

Gao Feng nodded and said, "Yes, that's right, but the patina of walnuts still has its own characteristics, and it can even be said to have a distinctive patina feature."

At this time, Luo Wen, who had been silent on the side, couldn't help it, and said, "Old Gao, are you talking about the oil in the kernels of walnuts? I read an article that said that walnuts have the effect of respiration. Category."

"This... I don't know what the respiration of walnuts is, but what I'm talking about is the kernel of walnuts."

"Oh? Walnut kernels? Does it have a decisive influence on the patina of walnuts?"

Fang Ming was very surprised that there was benevolence in the walnut, but he couldn't figure out what it had to do with the patina of the walnut.

Ma Laoer on the side laughed and said, "Boss Fang, old man Gao is a master at walnut games."

"This one……"

Fang Ming looked at Gao Feng, a little hesitant, but in the end his curiosity prevailed, and he said, "Old Gao, is it convenient for me to ask?"

"Of course, there's nothing wrong with it. Anyone who has played walnuts for a while knows these tricks. It's not a secret."

Gao Feng picked up a walnut on the table and said: "You can't play walnuts immediately after peeling, but let it dry naturally, and then you can start to play after it is completely dry. Any time goes by , the surface of the walnut will first be covered with a layer of paste, which is the so-called 'hanging porcelain'. At this time, the pores on the surface of the walnut have been blocked."

"It should be noted that the time for playing walnuts should not be too short each time, at least two hours, preferably four or five hours, or even six hours, and it should not stop in the middle. Come down and continue to play on the ground."

Fang Ming was startled when he heard this.Hand toy is actually holding a pair of walnuts in the palm of your hand and turning them like iron balls, and the two walnuts cannot collide.It is no problem to play such a thing for a while, but if it is said to be a few hours, it is not something that ordinary people can persist.

"This...why?"

Gao Feng pointed to the walnut in his hand and said: "As I said just now, there is kernel in this walnut, and there is oil in the kernel. When we first started hand-playing, the walnuts were cold, but during the hand-playing time, the walnuts were cold. The longer it gets, it will slowly heat up. At this time, the oil of the kernel inside will slowly seep out and penetrate into the shell of the walnut. When the walnut plate is played for several hours and put aside, As the walnuts cool down slowly, the oil that has hung on the walnut shell will be sucked in, so that it will naturally form a better patina or hanging porcelain!"

After Fang Ming thought about it, he realized that this was indeed reasonable. In fact, after playing for a long time, the walnuts became hot, and the oil from the kernels inside was "squeezed" out, and then penetrated into the walnut's wooden shell. , it will naturally become more shiny.

"Boss Fang, you have the hands of God."

Hearing this sentence, Fang Ming almost jumped up in fright, his heart constricted violently, staring at Gao Feng, wondering if the ability of the Pixiu in his right hand had been discovered?

"This... Gao Lao, what do you mean?"

Gao Feng glanced at Fang Ming strangely, he was a little confused as to why Fang Ming had such a big reaction.

"What I'm saying is that you have the best hands for handling walnuts."

Hearing that this was the case, Fang Ming breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, calmed down a little, thinking that he had reacted a little too violently, but in fact, he couldn't blame himself. With a pair of hands of God, how could one not immediately think of this?
"Is the hand that plays walnuts really good?"

Gao Feng nodded and said, "Of course! It's not like what kind of hands can make good walnuts!"

(End of this chapter)