Jianbao life

Chapter 464 Jade Cong (continued)

When Chu Chen returned to the shop, Zhou Wenping saw the jade cong in his hand, and asked strangely:

"The jade cong in your hand, why does it look a bit like the Liangzhu culture to me?"

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "Brother Zhou, you are right, but I haven't looked at it carefully, but I thought that this jade cong is more likely to be from the Liangzhu culture."

"Really?" Zhou Wenping was pleasantly surprised when he heard Chu Chen say that.

Liangzhu Culture is a late Neolithic culture represented by black pottery and polished jade wares distributed around the Taihu Lake Basin. It is 5300-4000 years old, and its jade wares are the most famous. Known for its neatness.

The typical Liangzhu jadeware is the jade cong, which has been sought after by jade lovers since ancient times because of its exquisite ornamentation, important historical value, and great artistic charm. It began to imitate the shape of Liangzhu jade cong, which shows its great influence.

Because of the great influence and the extremely high price of Liangzhu jade wares, there are many counterfeit goods on the market. From hundreds of thousands to tens of dollars, there are so many things, it's dizzying.

It is precisely because the Liangzhu jade market is so chaotic that Zhu jade lovers often want to collect it but dare not. The main reason is that they cannot judge the authenticity of these jade bis.This is actually the most important reason why Zhou Jude would sell the real one to Chu Chen, and Zhou Wenping is so excited now.

At the same time, Lao Wu happened to come out from the back of the shop. Seeing Zhou Wenping's excited look, he couldn't help but feel a little strange, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Chu Chen raised the things in his hands, and said with a smile: "Let's go, let's talk upstairs!..."

After the three of them sat down, the fifth child looked at the jade cong that Chu Chen placed on the table with an incredulous expression, and said, "It's such a big jade cong, don't tell me it's a Liangzhu jade cong!"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "I think the possibility is still very high. As for whether it is true or not, let me wait until I read it first!"

Liangzhu jade cong is carved from nephrite jade, which is square on the outside and round on the inside, with a large top and a small bottom.Its fine line engraving technique on the surface has reached a level that is almost unmatched by later generations.

Not only that, the Liangzhu jade cong also boasts of its large body, which shows its unique charm.Like the jade cong in Chu Chen's hand, the visual length is estimated to be about 17 to [-] centimeters. Even if it is not as tall as Liangzhu Jade Cong King's [-] centimeters, it is still quite rare.

Of course, large is another aspect. If it is only large, it will not attract the attention of the majority of lovers. In addition to those exquisite and cumbersome decorations, the square columnar jade cong has a vertical groove in the middle of the four sides, and the two sides of the groove are basically equidistant. At about 1 mm, the upper and lower spacing of each section is almost completely equal.

Moreover, the composition of the jade cong animal face pattern is basically the same.There is a half animal face on the corner of each face, and the half animal face on the corner of the adjacent side forms a complete animal face. This combination makes the original dull animal face more vivid and varied.

For example, the jade cong in Chu Chen's hand is engraved with a composite image of a god, man and animal face on the top and bottom of the straight grooves on all sides, and it is carved with line relief and fine line carving.

On the rectangular convex surface that is divided into two sections in the shape of a square, it spreads out to both sides with the corner as the central axis, and a set of simplified symbolic god-man-beast patterns are engraved in every two sections. The four corners are the same and the left and right are symmetrical.Among them, the simplified animal section is also decorated with bird patterns, and the patterns of clouds and thunder are interspersed with each pattern.

These complicated totem decorations are composed of hair-thin lines. After Chu Chen admired them, he couldn't help but let out a sound of admiration.

This point is actually a problem that has plagued many experts and scholars so far, because people really can't imagine how to deal with jade, which is harder than ordinary rocks and various metals, in the Liangzhu period, when there was neither bronze nor steel. Process it to make it a jade cong with such exquisite and intricate patterns?

In addition, how did the people at that time control the error of the jade cong so accurately?Especially in the relatively primitive society 5000 years ago, Chu Chen finds it incredible when he thinks about it.

It took more than 20 minutes for Chu Chen to carefully read all the features of this jade cong with the help of a magnifying glass, although judging from Baojue's reaction, he guessed that it might be a genuine one , but when he was able to confirm that this was really a genuine product, he still couldn't help showing his excitement.

Seeing Chu Chen's expression, Zhou Wenping and Lao Wu immediately understood the meaning, and asked in surprise, "Is this really true?"

"Yes, you will know after just looking at it!" Chu Chen said with a smile.

Zhou Wenping and Lao Wu immediately took turns to observe.

At this moment, Gu Jianming came here to take a rest. Seeing that Chu Chen was there, he greeted him with a smile, and then asked, "Boss, when did you come back?"

"Yesterday afternoon!" Chu Chen replied with a smile, and then asked: "How is your family doing recently, what are your living habits?"

Gu Jianming said happily: "It's good, but it's a bit drier here than in the south. At first, the child was not used to it, but he has gotten used to it in the past two days."

"That's good!" Chu Chen said happily: "By the way, how is the progress of the jadeite jewelry carving?"

Gu Jianming replied: "The progress is almost the same, and it must be enough by the opening day! How about we go and see the works we have carved?"
Chu Chen agreed, "Okay, but I'll go after Brother Zhou and the others finish watching."

"Ok!"

Gu Jianming nodded, then looked at Zhou Wenping and the others, but found that the things in Zhou Wenping's hands were somewhat familiar, so he asked curiously: "What are Xiao Zhou and the others looking at!"

"It's a Liangzhu jade cong that I just got."

"What, Liangzhu Jade Cong?!"

Hearing the words, Gu Jianming leaned over in surprise, and took a closer look. He didn't expect it to be the Liangzhu jade cong that he had always wanted to admire and study. He was really pleasantly surprised.

Seeing Gu Jianming's expression, Chu Chen asked a little strangely: "Master Gu, are you also very interested in Liangzhu Yuzong?"

Gu Jianming said excitedly: "Of course, you must know that even within the one-millimeter-wide negative lines of the Liangzhu jade decorations, there are more than three clearly targeted engraved negative lines. Until modern times, even with the help of modern processing machines, it is difficult to achieve. Such a superb carving technique is of great reference value to us pedestrians."

Hearing what Gu Jianming said, Chu Chen smiled and said, "Okay, I won't be busy in a while, I can put this jade cong in the store for you to study for a while."

"Thank you! Thank you!" Gu Jianming was quite excited when he heard what Chu Chen said, and expressed his thanks to Chu Chen repeatedly. ...

After the three of them had finished reading this jade cong, the fifth child couldn't help sighing: "Liangzhu jade cong really deserves its reputation. If there are not too many fakes and the price is so expensive, I really want to buy it too." one piece."

Zhou Wenping smiled and said, "Come on, there are no good ones that are cheap, and good ones are not cheap. Do you think such exquisite Liangzhu jade wares can be cheap?"

Gu Jianming next to him laughed when he heard the words, and then said to Chu Chen: "Boss, can you introduce to me the key points of Liangzhu jade identification. I will go to Panjiayuan next door to try my luck someday."

Chu Chen said: "It's fine to introduce it, but I want to remind you that you must not be sloppy and impulsive when buying antiques, otherwise it will be easy to get eyeballs."

Gu Jianming nodded and said: "I also know this, anyway, if I really want to buy it, I will definitely buy it after seeing the artistic conception of the item."

After all, Gu Jianming is considered a skilled craftsman, he can still see the artistic conception shown by jade, and fakes are often only copied mechanically, unless it is a high imitation, otherwise it is really difficult to deceive Gu Jianming.

Chu Chen said with a smile, "Alright then, let me tell you about some of the characteristics of this Liangzhu jade."

As he said that, he picked up the jade cong and explained: "First of all, the identification of Liangzhu jade wares requires careful identification of jade quality and color. There are many kinds of materials used in Liangzhu ancient jade, the most important of which is tremolite to Actinolite series of nephrite, in addition to fluorite, pyrophyllite, chalcedony, turquoise and other jade."

"As for the characteristics of these jades, I will bring you a book tomorrow. It will be easier to understand according to the color pictures above. After talking about the quality of the jade, let's talk about the color of the jade. Most of the Liangzhu jades are affected by the color. Then it's bone white."

Speaking of this, Chu Chen pointed to the color on the jade cong and said:

"However, just like the chicken bone white on this jade cong, the real Liangzhu ancient jade does not have a purer chicken bone white. The whitening of jade in the natural environment is due to the gradual loss of crystal water inside the tremolite. Generally, it will undergo a gradual process of reddening, devitrification, and whitening, which is the most basic feature for distinguishing Liangzhu jades."

"In addition, the processing method of Liangzhu jade wares is very advanced, which can produce excellent polishing effects. Coupled with the common influence of the buried environment for more than 4000 years, it will eventually form the effect of glass light, and irregularities can be seen under a high-power magnifying glass. This is a feature that cannot be replicated by modern power tool processing."

"In addition to the characteristics mentioned above, there are two most important characteristics of real Liangzhu jade wares. These two points are the inscribed lines you just mentioned, and the charm in them."

After taking a sip of tea, Chu Chen continued, "At that time, the Liangzhu culture certainly couldn't have so many advanced automatic tools like it does now. Therefore, these exquisite jade wares must not be completed in a short while. Coupled with the special function of jade at that time, it contains the author's painstaking efforts and solemn charm."

"This point, experienced experts, or skilled craftsmen like you, can generally feel it..."

(End of this chapter)