Jianbao life

Chapter 619 The Controversial Bronze Cauldron (Continuation [-])

"It's here too!"

Hearing what Guan Guokang said, Du Shengqing felt a little better, and said, "The maker of this bronze tripod is really good. If the inscription and the hooked thunder pattern can be improved, it will be a real one."

Guan Guokang sighed after hearing the words: "Yes, I don't know who that person is. If he is still alive now, or if the craftsmanship is passed down, the harm to our antique world will be no less than that of Zhang Huoni!"

"I remember that there is a candidate, but I don't know if he has any successors." Chu Chen said.

"Who is it?" Guan Guokang and Du Shengqing asked in unison.

"Zhou Meigu."

Hearing Chu Chen say the name, Du Shengqing clapped his hands together: "It's possible, it's possible!"

"Brother, who is Meigu this week?" Chu Yulan asked.

Chu Chen gave a brief introduction to Zhou Meigu's life, and Guan Guokang nodded after hearing it. After all, judging from the patina of this bronze ware, it should not have been made too recently. The odds are high that he made it.

Du Shengqing sighed and said: "I think back then, those dwarfs were tricked by Zhou Meigu. If this tripod was made by him, then I would not be wronged. Fortunately, Zhou Meigu didn't seem to have heard that he is so powerful. Apprentice, otherwise, if his craftsmanship is passed down in its original form, it will be a disaster for our antique world."

Everyone nodded in agreement.A piece of fire clay has such great power, and Meigu's power this week will not be much less than that of Zhang fire clay. Of course, bronze wares are controlled utensils after all. In terms of influence, they must not be as big as Zhang fire clay.

"Dad, is it impossible for this bronze tripod to be genuine?"

At this time, Du Liyu looked at the bronze tripod with a distressed face. If this bronze tripod was genuine, it would be worth at least several million. I feel like my heart is bleeding.

Du Shengqing shook his head and said, "I know what you're thinking, but you have to know that when there was only one mistake in the past, it could still be said to be accidental, and the chance of two mistakes being genuine is basically non-existent. You can accept everything, what can't you accept?"

Du Liyu was silent for a while, and then said unwillingly: "Dad, why don't we do a scientific appraisal again!"

"You..." Du Shengqing pointed at his daughter, wanting to reprimand her, but finally sighed: "You, you really don't want to die until you reach the Yellow River!"

Guan Guokang next to him smiled and said, "Old Du, don't say that. After all, it is worth several million. It is necessary to thoroughly verify the authenticity."

Chu Chen took advantage of the situation and suggested, "I think an X-ray examination can be done."

Du Shengqing frowned lightly and said, "It seems that X-rays can only check the integrity of the utensils, not the authenticity of the utensils, right?"

Chu Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "It's not necessarily true. As far as I know, there is a successful case. Mao Gongding, do you know?"

The Maogong Ding is a bronze ware cast by Maogong in the late Western Zhou Dynasty. It is now collected in the Baodao Palace Museum. It is one of the three treasures of the Baodao Palace Museum.

The reason why Maogong Ding is so valuable is because the inscription inside the tripod is as long as 490 seven characters, which records Maogong's heartfelt advice to King Xuan of Zhou for the country, and is known as "worth a piece of Shangshu".Its calligraphy is in the mature style of Western Zhou Dynasty bronze inscriptions.It is an important historical material for studying the political history of the late Western Zhou Dynasty.

"I know!" Everyone nodded.

Chu Chen continued: "After the Maogong tripod was dug out, it fell into the hands of Su Yinian, an antique dealer, and was transported to the capital by him. He bought it with his own hands and rewarded Su Yinian with 1000 taels, this tripod is hidden deep in a secret room, so little is known about it."

"Later, some people thought that Chen Jieqi used the real one to recast it, and then made a fake one, and then suspected that the Maogong tripod that came to Baodao should be a fake one recast by Chen Jieqi."

"Whether something is real or not, how to judge? It was a difficult problem for the experts at that time. After all, it is not always possible to smash the Maogong Ding and take it for testing. So the experts at that time came up with an idea to use a strong X The light shines on a small piece of copper inside the tripod to distinguish the authenticity."

"Why do you have to irradiate that small piece of copper?" Chu Yulan asked curiously.

"This is determined by the craft of casting bronzes at that time."

Chu Chen explained: "At that time, the bronze casting method was cast, so there must be a small copper sheet between the inner mold and the outer mold to separate a certain gap, so that the copper liquid can be poured out during casting. Pour it in, and make the thickness of the copperware consistent."

"This small copper plate was regular at that time, but because in the late Qing Dynasty, fakers could not use X-rays, so there was no way to discover the regularity, and of course it was impossible to know how to pad it. That little brass piece."

Chu Yulan nodded suddenly: "Then what is the result of Mao Gongding's identification?"

"Of course it's genuine, otherwise how could it become the treasure of the town hall?" Chu Chen laughed.

Chu Yulan chuckled lightly, only then did she realize that what she asked was nonsense, and she felt somewhat embarrassed in front of so many people.

"Xiao Chu, do you mean that there may be no copper pieces inside this bronze tripod?" Guan Guokang asked.

Chu Chen nodded: "If it was really made by Zhou Meigu, then at that time, the X-ray machine had not been invented for a long time, and no one would have thought of applying this kind of thing to the identification of antiques, so no Will know the laws of copper."

Guan Guokang nodded again and again, and agreed: "Don't talk about that time. Before the 80s, there was no faker who would use an X-ray machine, so I think this method is still feasible."

Du Shengqing said with a smile: "Okay, after the Spring Festival, I'll let them do the appraisal. Anyway, they are the ones who don't believe the result!"

Having said that, in fact, he still has some thoughts in his heart. After all, it is something that has accompanied him for more than 20 years, and it also has feelings for him. Of course, he hopes that the thing is true.However, he also knew that the possibility of the real product was very slim, so he didn't have much hope.

Afterwards, the two sides chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Guan Guokang left with Chu Chen and his sister.

After walking out of the teahouse, Chu Chen asked, "Old Guan, do you want me to take you back?"

"No, no! Xiao Xu drove here."

Guan Guokang waved his hand, and then said with some guilt: "Xiao Chu, I'm really sorry today."

Chu Chen asked a little strangely: "Old Guan, what do you have to do to me?"

"Hey!" Guan Guokang sighed: "Although there were some problems with the inscription on the original tripod, everyone thought it should be a real thing over the years. I brought you here mainly to find a place to see the leak you picked up. , but I really didn't expect that the tripod was actually a fake."

Chu Chen nodded, and said again: "It doesn't seem to have anything to do with you feeling sorry for me, right?"

Guan Guokang said: "It's really related, you don't know, the sons and daughters of that old Du guy are all things that get into the eyes of copper coins, especially his son, who looks dignified and has a very small mind. If the things are genuine, Then remember to hate me at most, I am not afraid of him..."

Hearing this, Chu Chen was a little surprised and said, "Old Guan, you don't mean to say that because I identified that thing as wrong, he will hate me, right?"

"It's really possible, and it's very likely!" Guan Guokang said with a wry smile.

Hearing that this was really the case, the siblings looked at each other, feeling that Du Shengqing's son was really unreasonable.

Chu Yulan sneered and said, "If something is true, it is true, and if it is fake, it cannot be true. Doesn't it mean that if my brother doesn't say something is fake, it will become true?"

Guan Guokang said with a wry smile: "Didn't I just say that, Lao Du's sons and daughters have all gotten into the eyes of money. If you say something is wrong, you will make his family lose millions of dollars. With his character, how can he not hate us. I It doesn't matter, I'm afraid he will find out and come to trouble you."

Chu Chen shrugged his shoulders and said: "If he wants to come, he will come! However, his family seems to be running a teahouse, so it has nothing to do with me?"

"The teahouse was inherited by Lao Du's daughter. His son's name is Du Yuncheng. Now we are in the business of emeralds in the capital, so you may still encounter them." Guan Guokang explained.

Chu Chen chuckled: "This emerald business is really in line with his money-greedy character, but it's still the same sentence, if he really messes with me, I won't be polite to him. If he goes too far, I won't mind blocking him." Disaster."

Chu Chen is not talking big when he said this, let alone his background, based on the friends he knows in the jadeite world, the strength of his brother-in-law Wan Chengjun, and the fact that Du Yuncheng is in the jadeite market in the old capital, there is nothing wrong with him. The name should be just a small boss. It is not too difficult for him to block such a small boss.

Guan Guokang was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and only then did he think of Chu Chen's background, and just as Chu Chen thought, Du Yuncheng is just a boss who earns 200 million a year. But compared to Chu Chen's strength, he was just like a giant or an ant, and it was really easy for Chu Chen to pinch him to death.

If that's the case, then he is sorry for his old friend, so he quickly persuaded:

"Xiao Chu, the root cause of today's incident is still me. If I hadn't called you over, I wouldn't have encountered such a thing. After all, Lao Du only has such a son. For my sake, don't talk to him then. General knowledge, what do you think? Of course, if he is really too much, then you can do whatever you want!"

(End of this chapter)