gifted collector

Chapter 462

Chapter 461
Wu Ze spread his hands and said, "Old Zheng, it's not that you don't know that this old boy Bi Jian is like this. When have you ever seen him buy antiques in a serious manner? When did you not buy antiques for yourself? An antique that doesn’t come out?”

Fang Ming, who was looking at the oracle bone in his hand, was taken aback when he heard this, and said, "Ah? What do you mean?"

Fang Ming didn't know Bi Jian before, so he really didn't know these things.

Si Kongzhe told Fang Ming with a smile that his teacher Bi Jian played with antiques differently from others. When others buy antiques, they usually buy real ones—at least only when they are sure that they are real. On the contrary, if he can be sure that it is a real antique, he will not buy it. All he buys are antiques that he cannot identify.

"You are mocking me."

Bi Jian immediately called Zhuang Tianqu, but obviously he didn't get everyone's sympathy, because it was obviously true.

"Oh, this is also a realm."

Fang Ming looked at Bi Jian, who wouldn't want to pick up on antiques?Who doesn't want what's in their hands to be real?But Bi Jian is not like this. Such a person may be a real antique player, at least he is better than many people in terms of gains and losses.

Waving his hand, Bi Jian said: "This is just a hobby. In my opinion, appraising antiques is a process of removing the fake and keeping the real. I value the process more. If I have already identified an antique as real, then There is no possibility of research. After buying such a thing, it is just a collection. Of course, if I buy something and it is found to be fake after identification, then I will be very angry. The ideal situation is after I do research. It’s so cool to find out that it’s true and to pick up a big leak!”

Now Fang Ming understood Bi Jian's mentality. In fact, to put it bluntly, Bi Jian's requirements were higher than others. He not only hoped that it was true, but also hoped that after thousands of "quests" and "researches" he found out that it was true. Really, what he wants to enjoy is the whole process of discovery.

"Ha! But having said that, Fang Ming, you may not know that this old boy Bi Jian has collected a lot of fake things over the years. I think that in the entire Ningdong City, when it comes to fake antiques, there is no There are more people than Bi Jian.”

Wu Ze's words made Fang Ming look at Bi Jian with admiration. He knew that this did not necessarily mean that Bi Jian's eyesight was worse than others. Those who buy fake things and who can buy fake things are also masters.

"Let's not talk about that, Fang Ming, what do you think of this oracle bone? Is it real or fake? Can you tell the difference?"

Bi Jian obviously ignored Wu Ze's "sneer" and pointed to the oracle bone in Fang Ming's hand.

"Oracle bones have a lot of fakes."

It is impossible for Fang Ming not to know about such an important event in history. According to some information he has read, he knows that although many oracle bones have been unearthed, many of them on the market are actually fake.This is mainly because it is relatively simple to make fake oracle bones.Someone once went to Xiaotun Village, Anyang, where the oracle bones originated, to buy more than 5 pieces of oracle bones, but finally found that there were only more than 1000 pieces. From this, we can see how many fake oracle bones there are.This was still around 1900.

Later, more and more oracle bones were dug, but it was found that the more they dug, it would have been impossible if there were not a large number of fake oracle bones.

"The reason why there are so many counterfeit products is mainly because after the discovery of the oracle bones, many people flocked to Antun Village. They all want such things. As the saying goes, when there is such a market, counterfeiters will come."

Zhou Yafang didn't have much research on oracle bones, but she only heard about some, and said, "Fang Ming, I heard that there are three main things about the oracle bones' actions?"

Nodding his head, Fang Ming said, "Yes, there is nothing wrong, it is indeed so."

"Generally speaking, there are three places where oracle bones are faked. The first is of course the place of origin, the second is the antique merchants in Weixian County, Shandong, and the last is the imperial capital. There are reasons for these three places. Needless to say the place of origin. Because a large number of people go to Xiaotun Village to look for oracle bones, so many people do it to make money. The general method is to bury the fake ones in the ground, and then dig them up when someone comes to ask for them. It came out, as if it had just been unearthed. As for Weixian County in Shandong Province, it has been a place where people gather together since ancient times. There are many people who like antiques. Therefore, there are also many people who make fake antiques here. The imitation bronzes here are already famous. of."

"Not long after the oracle bones were discovered, most of the people who went to Xiaotun Village to buy oracle bones were antique dealers from Tan County, the most famous of which were the Fan family and the Zhao family from Wei County. After a few years, they made huge profits. , so many antique merchants in Weixian County also went to Xiaotun Village. Slowly, Weixian County became a distribution center for oracle bones. The number one market. As more and more people come to look for oracle bones, counterfeiting will naturally appear.”

"As for the imperial capital, because it has been a place where cultural relics have gathered since ancient times, many cultural relics from all over the country will eventually appear in this place, and the same is true for oracle bones. It is even no exaggeration to say that many methods of forgery are 'invented' in this place "

Wu Ze nodded and said: "Fang Ming is right. The imperial capital is very interesting. Since it became the center of politics, it is the place where the most antiques appear. The reason why oracle bones have become a place here Center, there is a special reason."

"what reason?"

Jiang Wen has been in the industry for a relatively short time. Although she has formed her own opinion on some antiques and has been able to carry out some basic appraisals, she only has a little appraisal ability on porcelain.The oracle bone is relatively unpopular, and she has less contact with it.

"A hundred or so years ago, the imperial capital used a large number of dental wares, followed by many people making dental wares. However, since the Republic of China, with the imperial rule of Qusha County, more and more people use tooth wares. If there are few, the people who make the toothware are often out of work.

Due to the pressure of life, these people had to change their careers, and a considerable part of them joined the antique counterfeiting industry.After the oracle bones were discovered in Xiaotun Village, because many people wanted to get oracle bones, some people found oracle bones and carved them according to the characters on the real oracle bones. Because the people who made toothware often had good craftsmanship, they After the carved oracle bones have been aged, it is generally impossible to distinguish them.In the second and third years of the Republic of China, there was a pair of brothers surnamed Xiao who were experts in this field. The oracle bones they produced were often indistinguishable even by those who were proficient in identification.In the end, in the fourth or fifth year of the Republic of China, the oracle bones with complete writing and relatively neat characters that appeared on the market were basically made by these brothers.However, with the passage of time, it is not easy to find the fake oracle bones made by the brothers. "

Speaking of this, Wu Ze himself sighed, and said: "Actually, in the antique industry, the works of counterfeiters are also very valuable, and they are often outstanding people of a generation. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to do so." When it comes out, antiques can be confused with real ones.”

Everyone couldn't help but nodded, Wu Ze was right.

Where there is true, there will be false, especially in the antique industry, because the profit of antiques is very high, this is because it often appears as an "orphan product", good antiques are often tens of millions , if you can make a fake one, maybe you can retire.

It is precisely because of this that it has attracted countless people to join this industry for thousands of years, and many of them are extremely smart.The fake antiques produced by these people often represent a breakthrough in craftsmanship, but they are actually of high value, and sometimes they are even more real than real ones.

All of you here are antique lovers or have a certain understanding of antiques, so they all understand this truth.

"Ha! Speaking of this, no one can compare with me. I have quite a collection of such antiques."

Bi Jian became proud.

Fang Ming's eyes lit up immediately, and he said to Bi Jian, "Mr. Bi, I have to go and appreciate your collection some other day!"

People who play antiques not only need to get in touch with real things, but also fake things. In fact, the more you get in touch with fake things, the better it is for identification—the simplest reason is that you have seen all the fake ones. Then the rest is real, from which we can learn or distinguish the characteristics of fake antiques.

"Okay, no problem."

Bi Jian nodded and said, "But today may be too late, you can come anytime."

"I'll come tomorrow."

Hitting snakes with sticks is Fang Ming's usual strategy. Anyway, he has nothing to do recently. Except for the opening of Guxuanzhai, the opening time has not yet been determined. He really wants to see Bi Jian in the end. What good things have you collected.I can't do it today, because I have to go to dinner later. "

"It's still the same sentence, no problem. But now you have to appraise the oracle bone in front of me first."

Zhou Yafang said: "Mr. Bi, don't worry. The oracle bone Fangming must have known it well, so don't worry."

Zhou Yafang was the person who knew Fang Ming best. Seeing Fang Ming's calm demeanor, he knew that he had come to a conclusion.

"Oh?"

Bi Jian looked at Fang Ming and said, "So fast?"

From Bi Jian's point of view, the oracle bone in front of Fang Ming has only been used for a while, has it already been identified?Is this too fast?

You must know that this oracle bone has been in my hands for a while, and I have consulted a lot of information on it, but I still have no conclusions. Fang Ming identified it like this?

(End of this chapter)