Jianbao life

Chapter 43 Tian Huang Ornament
I saw that the lake was crystal clear, and it was easy to see the small fish in the lake swimming there comfortably. There were a few weeping willows planted by the lake. Now this season is full of shade, and the eyes are full of greenery. An intoxicating scene made people feel that the scorching heat of summer had dissipated a lot in an instant.

Coupled with an antique small bridge at the intersection of the east and west of the gourd-shaped small lake, the whole picture gives people a beautiful scene of a small bridge and flowing water.What beautiful scenes he saw made Chu Chen hesitate in his heart. When buying a house for himself in the future, should he buy a courtyard house, or this kind of residence full of simple and natural scenery?

On the east side of the lake, among the shaded weeping willows, stands an exquisite octagonal pavilion.

At this time, a white-haired old man and a slim young girl were sitting in the gazebo. The two of them were drinking tea and chatting. On the wooden table in the center of the pavilion, there was a brocade box, which should be The Tianhuang birthday star decoration that Liu Qinshu mentioned just now.

Seeing Uncle Wu and the others coming, the old man greeted him and said, "Ziping, you are here. This is your nephew? The young man is quite energetic."

"Hello, Mr. Liu."

Uncle Wu and Chu Chen first came forward to greet Mr. Liu, and then Uncle Wu replied: "Yes, this is my nephew, Chu Chen, who was brought into our business by me, and now he is considered a small expert in porcelain. Achievement."

After Mr. Liu heard about it, he was a little happy and said with emotion: "It's good to have achievements. We need fresh blood to join in our industry. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Our generation is already old!"

Hearing Mr. Liu's words, Li Beibei immediately complimented him: "Grandpa Liu, you are a young swordsman, or a late wave in the Yangtze River."

Everyone laughed lightly when they heard what she said.

After greeting Uncle Wu, Li Beibei said slyly: "Uncle Wu, this is your nephew. He looks like a human being. I wonder if he is really as powerful as you said?"

Hearing what she said, Chu Chen had a wry smile on his face. He thought that he followed Wu Ke and suffered an indiscriminate disaster, and he said in his heart, if you have the ability to fight Wu Ke, what are you doing with your anger on others.

To say that Li Beibei's appearance is comparable to that of Wu Ke, she is about 1.7 meters tall, her facial features are very delicate, but she also has a heroic appearance, while Wu Ke's style is different, she is like a Xiaojiabiyu.

The key is that Li Beibei's chest is indeed very majestic, and she is indeed called a cow. If she is on the street, with her beauty and figure, men should turn heads one hundred percent.

Chu Chen will definitely look at such a beauty on the road, but that is just an appreciation of beauty. When it comes to liking, he still prefers Wu Ke's type. Of course, Wu Ke's personality He was still a little overwhelmed.

It's good to be able to get acquainted with such beauties in normal times, and it doesn't matter if you are biased or not, but today is a very important day for Chu Chen, which is related to his future development in the antique business.When meeting Mr. Liu for the first time, he didn't want to make any mistakes because of Li Beibei's prejudice, and give Mr. Liu a bad impression of him.

"You child."

Mr. Liu has also heard about the grievances between Li Beibei and Wu Ke, and knows why she said that, but what she said makes sense. He turned his head to Chu Chen and said:

"Well, what Beibei said makes sense, so that's it, Xiao Chu, Beibei brought a Tianhuang ornament this time, so you can tell us about it."

"Old Qian, this..."

When Uncle Wu heard that Mr. Qian actually asked Chu Chen to appraise Tian Huang, he became a little anxious. Although he would usually let Chu Chen know more about antiques besides porcelain, but he has a specialization in art. Chu Chen didn't have any confidence in Tian Huang's identification ability.

Seeing that Uncle Wu was in a hurry, Mr. Liu smiled and said: "Ziping, if Xiao Chu is really like what you told me that day, then he must be able to see how this decoration is, don't you think I will force others? "

Uncle Wu was a little embarrassed when Mr. Liu said that, while Chu Chen gave him a reassuring look, then put the things in his hand aside, and looked at the Tianhuang birthday star in the brocade box ornaments.

Tianhuang, I believe everyone is familiar with it, is a kind of "soft gem" unique to our country. In the world, it is only produced in a field less than one square kilometer in Shoushan, Southeast my country. Because the color is generally yellow, it is mainly produced in the field. Therefore, it is called Tianhuangshi.

The material of Tianhuang stone is warm and moist, and it can be said to be the first grade among soft carving stones.In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Tian Huang was presented to the imperial palace as a tribute, and was carved into imperial seals and artistic ornaments. Therefore, Tian Huangshi was revered as "the king of stones" and "the emperor of stones", so its value is unparalleled.

Therefore, since ancient times, there has been a saying in Tianhuangshi that "one or two fields are yellow and ten taels of gold". The previous saying was changed to "one or two fields of yellow gold and two thousand gold", which shows how precious it is.

However, because of its preciousness, Tianhuang has been flooded with fake products since ancient times. Now that science and technology are advanced, Tianhuang’s fraud is everywhere, such as using chemical means to dye fake leather, using other stones with similar colors and textures to pretend, etc. Such means are really hard to guard against, so when buying Tianhuang, you must keep your eyes open.

Before Chu Chen picked up the ornament, Baojue reminded him that this thing is valuable, and Tian Huang is very gentle and delicate in his hands, just like the real Tian Huang, but until now, it has not been able to prove this item. The Tianhuang ornaments are the real ones, and Chu Chen knows that there are several imitations that also have the same characteristics, and they also have their value.

Then, Chu Chen took out a flashlight and a magnifying glass, carefully observed the ornament little by little, and then put the ornament back into the box.

Seeing this, Mr. Liu asked him, "Xiao Chu, what do you think?"

"Then I'll tell you my thoughts, but I'm not very knowledgeable, so please forgive me if I'm wrong or not in place."

Chu Chen was modest at first, and then said: "This Tianhuang birthday star decoration, the birthday star is carved finely, and the beard is portrayed in a messy but not messy manner. It was the work of the middle Qing Dynasty."

"It seems that you are really good at what Uncle Wu said." Li Beibei's face was a little happy when he heard what Chu Chen said.

Seeing this, Liu Qinshu smiled and said: "Beibei, you are already 24, why are you still so impatient, let Xiao Chu finish talking first."

Hearing Liu Qinshu's words, Li Beibei stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, her appearance was really playful and cute.

Seeing her appearance, Chu Chen couldn't help being stunned, then quickly turned his attention back, and said apologetically: "Miss Li, I'm really sorry, I just said that it looks like a work from the mid-Qing Dynasty at first glance, actually This piece of decoration should actually be contemporary and old."

"How is this possible." Hearing what he said, Li Beibei became anxious immediately.

Seeing her appearance, Mr. Liu comforted her: "Okay, Beibei, don't worry, no matter how anxious you are, the fake won't become the real one. Let Xiao Chu tell you what's going on first."

Because of its preciousness, Tian Huang will cost a lot if you buy the wrong one, especially this ornament, which is estimated to weigh about [-] grams. Even if this piece of Tian Huang is not very good, it should cost hundreds of thousands s price.

Seeing this, Chu Chen could only give her an apologetic look, then picked up the ornament, and explained to everyone: "Actually, this ornament is neither real nor real, and it is true because of the way it is used. The Tianhuang in the field is all real, but it is not true because it is made up of some small pieces of Tianhuang."

Hearing this, Li Beibei wanted to interrupt again, but was stopped by Liu Qinshu in time. Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled faintly, then pointed a bright flashlight at a position on the ornament and said:
"If it is a real Tianhuang stone, then its red check pattern must be continuous, and its characteristics should be the same. Please see, the red check pattern here is developed and continuous, and here, the red check pattern Compared with the place just now, there are some differences in the characteristics."

"Let's look at the radish pattern again. The authentic Tianhuang, the radish pattern is relatively uniform in thickness, evenly distributed, patchwork, and continuous, but here, it is obviously inconsistent in thickness and disconnected. From these two points , it can be seen that this ornament is a patchwork of Tianhuang."

"Of course there is another simple method, which can also be identified. If there is a needle, just burn it red with fire, and then pierce it at the places I just pointed out. There should be smoke. A phenomenon that occurs after the adhesive is melted."

"However, from these two points, it can be seen that the person who made this old ornament is a master. First of all, he chose the material. The radish pattern and the red check pattern inside are relatively similar. If you don't look very carefully, it's likely to be missed."

"Moreover, this man's carving is also very clever. He has used ingenious techniques to cover up the patchwork joints, so that people don't look stiff at all. After the carving is completed, he should use Tianhuang stone to grind it into pieces. After reconciling, the joints are covered up to make it look more fake than real."

"However, although this ornament is carved out of pieced Tianhuang, the Tianhuang used and its carvings are still good, so it is somewhat valuable. I don't know how much you paid for it when you bought it, Ms. Li. , if it is less, it is also appropriate."

But judging by Li Beibei's tangled expression, she should have spent a lot of money to buy it.

(End of this chapter)