Jianbao life

Chapter 1063
After being praised by Chu Chen, Zuo Shan scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "But, I don't know if that person is the old monster Ding you mentioned."

Chu Chen was slightly taken aback, and asked, "What does that person you see look like?"

After Zuo Shan described the man's appearance, Chu Chen laughed and said, "It's not like he's old monster Ding, but he has to look exactly like the one on TV."

"That's right?" Zuo Shan asked happily.

"That's right, the person you saw was Old Monster Ding." Chu Chen nodded with a smile.

"Then I'm relieved, but why is this guy so messy?" Zuo Shan muttered.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Leave him alone, it's already noon, let's go, let's go eat first."

Zuo Shan shook his head: "The person monitoring Old Monster Ding hasn't arrived yet, so I'll wait here for a while."

"Not yet? How long has it been? I'll call and ask." Chu Chen frowned, then took out his phone and prepared to dial.

At this time, Zuo Shan suddenly said: "Wait, they have already arrived, over there."

Chu Chen looked in the direction of Zuo Shan's finger, and found an inconspicuous minivan parked there, and someone inside was waving to them.

To be on the safe side, Chu Chen asked Zuo Shan to find out, while he took Jia Yuqiang to a restaurant not far away, asked for a private room and ordered food.

When the waiter walked out of the box, Zuo Shan also came back after inquiring about the news. He gestured OK to Chu Chen and said, "It is indeed the person sent by Mr. Liu. In addition, Mr. Liu asked them to bring you a message to let you Go to him after dinner."

"okay, got it."

Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and then he took out the statue of 狻猊, and said with a smile: "This is actually a 狻猊 made of Venus lobular red sandalwood. From the point of view of craftsmanship, it should be from the Qianlong period. Made by the Imperial Palace Office."

"Venus lobular red sandalwood?" Jia Yuqiang looked very surprised.

Venus is actually a common name in the collection industry. In fact, the technical term for Venus is the sediment in "brown holes (brown eyes)".The specific reason is that the mineral components in the soil are deposited in the nutrient channels of the red sandalwood trunk all the year round, and the metal products formed in the brown pores have a metallic luster and are in the form of points or lines, which is the so-called Venus.

Generally speaking, not all small-leaf red sandalwood trunks can produce Venus, and it can only be formed under special soil conditions.Because of this, Venus red sandalwood is hard to find in the market.

And this is old red sandalwood, so it is even more precious.Why old red sandalwood?This is because red sandalwood is famous for its delicate wood, especially after the distinction between new and old red sandalwood, everyone learned that the old red sandalwood is more delicate, and its characteristic is "small brown eyes", so red sandalwood beads with small brown eyes are gradually popular among everyone. of favor.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "This is actually very easy to observe. Look at the arrangement of these dot-shaped light yellow substances..."

Speaking of this, he took out a bright flashlight and arranged it against the light yellow material. He saw that there would be reflected light under the light. In addition to the characteristics of the small-leaf red sandalwood, it is obvious that the material of this statue is Venus lobular red sandalwood.

"It's really Venus small-leaf red sandalwood." Seeing this, Jia Yuqiang couldn't help but feel a little envious. Originally, there were not many Venus small-leaf red sandalwood, and it was an old material, and it was the craftsmanship of the court building office in the Qianlong period. Such things cost tens of thousands of yuan. Money can buy it.

However, Jia Yuqiang frowned again and asked, "Curator Chu, since this is Venus lobular red sandalwood, why does it look black and without any luster? Isn't this the characteristic that old red sandalwood should have?"

Generally speaking, there is a substance in rosewood, the new cut surface is orange, and the color will change after a short period of oxidation.From orange to orange to deep red and deep purple.

Many people say that red sandalwood will turn black in the later stage, which is a visual problem. Under the condition of sufficient light, you will find that it is purple. You can verify this in any museum.No matter how old the red sandalwood is, it does not turn black, and its final color is "purple".Therefore, from ancient times to the present, people call it "purple" sandalwood.

That being the case, Jia Yuqiang was a little puzzled about how the statue became like this.

"It's not well maintained."

Chu Chen said: "Some people who like to play with red sandalwood usually feel that it has turned black. On the one hand, there is a visual error caused by insufficient light, and on the other hand, you are playing a little 'dirty'. It’s the result of not knowing how to take care of it.”

"Some people maintain the red sandalwood every day. In fact, they rub it with their hands, and even rub the oil secreted on their faces. You must know that what rubs on the beads is not only oil, but also sweat, mud, bacteria, etc. How many times does this After a week, the beads looked black and bright, with a thick layer of dirt on the surface. At this time, they mistakenly thought that their beads had been coated, which was actually a misunderstanding of the coating. "

"In fact, this kind of patina is a manifestation of improper maintenance of red sandalwood. Its existence greatly affects the appearance of red sandalwood, making red sandalwood look dull like this statue. In addition, if red sandalwood is not maintained properly, Cracking is also common."

After hearing these words, Jia Yuqiang said, "You mean that the reason why this statue has become what it is now is because it was maintained in the wrong way?"

"Isn't it!" As he said, Chu Chen took out a white glove from his pocket and wiped the statue's body a few times: "The real patina surface is a layer of vitreous glossy surface, which is clear and fluorescent. As the saying goes, sometimes red sandalwood can be used as a mirror instead of a layer of old sludge. Look, is it dirty?"

Seeing that the glove turned from white to black, and the place where the statue was wiped was still brighter, Jia Yuqiang was also very speechless, and then he asked, "Then can this statue recover?"

Chu Chen chuckled, and replied: "I don't think the original owner has been playing like this for a long time, and the possibility of recovery is still very high."

As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, the waiter began to serve the dishes.

Everyone chatted while eating, Jia Yuqiang asked: "Curator Chu, I also have rosewood beads at home, how can I make it patina?"

Chu Chen said: "It's simple to say, just use a clean cloth pan, and the material of the cloth is generally fine and soft cotton cloth. The cotton cloth should not be stained with oil, or chemical ingredients such as alcohol, washing liquid, etc. stuff, otherwise the color of the beads would look unnatural."

Jia Yuqiang asked, "Why use soft cotton cloth?"

"Now some merchants, in order to satisfy the enthusiastic pursuit of small brown eyes by the majority of wooden friends, have come up with many ways to 'improve' the surface skin of red sandalwood."

Chu Chen smiled meaningfully: "The most advanced machine I have seen so far can put red sandalwood beads in an alloy grinding disc, add water and press them hard, and the wood pulp is fully filled into the brown eyes, making the beads The surface looks smooth and delicate, but after a long period of vigorous playing, the substance filled in the brown eyes will slip off, so the consequences of not using soft cotton cloth can be imagined."

Jia Yuqiang was speechless when he heard the words: "Businessmen nowadays really do everything they can to make money!"

"Otherwise, why do you say that having money can make ghosts turn the millstone!"

Chu Chen chuckled, and then said: "As for the patina, it is definitely a very slow process. As for how slow it is, I only know that my master has a string of red sandalwood beads that have been coiled for decades. I haven't seen it, if you must give me a deadline, I think it will be more than ten years."

Hearing that it will take ten years, Jia Yuqiang said with a wry smile: "Based on my personality, it seems that I have no chance to find out any patina myself."

Next, the three chatted about red sandalwood and antiques while eating. At the end, Jia Yuqiang couldn't help sighing that Chu Chen is a well-known expert, and his knowledge is too profound. I don't know how he learned it at such a young age. of.

"Huh! Why hasn't he come back?" Chu Chen asked a little strangely. Just now Jia Yuqiang said that it was convenient to go to the bathroom, but it has been more than ten minutes. Why hasn't he come back? Could it be that he fell into the bathroom?Or did something happen to him?

When Chu Chen thought this way, the door of the box opened suddenly, and a waiter ran in and said anxiously:

"Your friend was beaten, go and see!"

After hearing the news, both Chu Chen and Zuo Shan were slightly taken aback. Could it be that Jia Yuqiang met a gangster?
Chu Chen quickly stood up and asked, "Waiter, do you know what happened? Also, did you call the police?"

"I have already called the police and made an emergency call. As for what happened to your friend, I don't know much about it."

The waiter said: "I just heard that your friend came out of the toilet and met other customers in our store. I don't know what happened, they quarreled and finally started fighting, but your friend is only one person." , the opponent had five men and one woman, he couldn't beat them at all, and he lay motionless on the ground after a while."

Hearing that the matter had become so serious, Chu Chen hurriedly asked the waiter where Jia Yuqiang was now, and walked towards the destination at a faster pace.

When he walked to the location the waiter said, Chu Chen saw a burly bald man pointing at the security guard who was blocking him and yelling at him, but the security guard just kept telling the bald man to wait for the police to come over. Said, quite a bit he forced him to force the breeze to blow the hills

Seeing the only one among these people, a young woman in her thirties, who looked just like the person Jia Yuqiang described earlier, Chu Chen could guess the reason for the conflict between the two without much thought.

It is estimated that the biggest possibility is what they thought before. The young woman in front of him made a trick for Jia Yuqiang. Now that Jia Yuqiang discovered the truth by accident, how could he let it go?
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