Jianbao life

Chapter 702
The candlestick on the note is handicap, straight belly, and circle foot.Its abdomen is cylindrical, with an open disc on the top, and the hollow inside the disc is a candle holder, which is used for inserting candles, with high round feet on the bottom.The inscription is a six-character seal script inscribed in the year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty.

Generally speaking, the candlesticks of official kilns are mostly made of pink and blue flowers, and the variety of bucket color is rare, and the decorations on the candlesticks are even more complicated. The whole vessel is divided into eight layers of decorative patterns from top to bottom, namely honeysuckle patterns, In addition, the underglaze color includes underglaze red in addition to blue and white, which makes the utensils more eye-catching.

The three candlesticks in the room are all of the same style, and they look very similar to the ones in the notes, but the candlesticks are usually a pair. From this point, it can be seen that the three candlesticks are real or fake.

Even so, Chu Chen still held the idea that he would rather kill the wrong than let it go, and looked at all three candlesticks. However, to his disappointment, the inscriptions of these three candlesticks were all "made in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty." ", not what he was looking for.

Putting down the candlestick in his hand, Chu Chen looked at other things again, and found that there was nothing satisfactory, so he went out.

Next, Chu Chen wandered around a few more rooms, but also failed to find any clues left in the notes. He had expected this kind of thing a long time ago, and he was not disappointed at all.However, he couldn't even find one thing he liked, so he could only secretly sigh that he was out of luck.

He walked into another room. In addition to the owner, there was another guest in the room, and this person Chu Chen also knew. It was the "Bone White" Feng Zhengjian.

At this time, Feng Zhengjian was clenching his right hand, talking to the homeowner, wanting the homeowner to lower the price of the things he liked.

The homeowner shook his head and said, "Boss, I'm really sorry, I've already lost money by eight thousand, and I really can't do anything less!"

Feng Zhengjian couldn't make up his mind for a while, but he still held onto the things tightly and refused to let go. It seemed that he was very concerned about the things in his hands.

At this time, Chu Chen walked in, Feng Zhengjian's eyes lit up, and he quickly greeted him respectfully: "Mr. Chu, you are here today too!"

Since I was impressed by Chu Chen last time, coupled with Chu Chen's very eye-catching performance on TV, and the appreciation of the two guests who participated in the treasure appraisal program on the forum, no matter whether I met Chu Chen by chance in the market or on the Internet, Whenever they met, Feng Zhengjian called Chu Chen his teacher.

Chu Chen also mentioned several times to tell him not to be so polite, but he still did so, so Chu Chen let him go.

The homeowner was a little surprised at first when Feng Zhengjian called Chu Chen, but after a while, he remembered who Chu Chen was, which made his eyes look a little flustered, and he secretly said "bad luck" in his heart. !
Feng Zhengjian didn't notice this. After exchanging a few words with Chu Chen, he released his right hand and asked with a smile, "Mr. Chu, could you please help me to see this coin?"

Chu Chen never expected that Feng Zhengjian, who has been in the antique business for several years, would commit such a taboo in a hurry, but there is no way, the two are friends after all, since the other party asked him, He couldn't refuse either.

Chu Chen took the coin in his hand, and after looking at it, he realized that the coin was Huitong Tongbao.

Huitong Tongbao is a small coin. According to the people who discovered it at the time, this kind of copper coin was first cast in the first year of Huitong, Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty (Yelü Deguang), that is, 938 AD.Huitong was used until 947 A.D., when Yelu Deguang changed its name to Datong.

But the strange thing is that there is no record in "Liao History" and other ancient books and previous money books about Huitong coins.No one has discovered it before, and it was not until the end of the 80s that a Huitong Tongbao was discovered, and the actual historical facts about "Huitong Tongbao" all come from this discovery.

To be honest, Chu Chen still has some doubts about the existence of Huitong Tongbao. Of course, this is based on the fact that he has not seen the real thing.But in any case, from the unearthed Huitong Tongbao to now, he has only heard that it is just such an orphan. In addition, he noticed the tense look on the owner's face just now. It's not hard to guess.

But the appraisal of antiques cannot be based on guesswork. Next, Chu Chen took out a magnifying glass and looked at the coins carefully.

In other words, this coin can indeed be confused with the real one. In addition to the style of Liao Qian and the same texture as the real one, the green rust all over the body seems to prove its noble status.

But the fake can't be real, and the careful Chu Chen still found its flaws.

Chu Chen put away the magnifying glass in his hand and looked at the two people in the room. One had a face full of expectation, the other had a calm expression, but a little panic flashed in his eyes. In the end, he sighed secretly and returned the coin. To Feng Zhengjian, he said vaguely: "This thing seems to be a bit more expensive!"

The reason why he didn't say it clearly was because he considered the taboos in the industry, and secondly, he could see that the owner of the house probably didn't intend to deceive people.Otherwise, with Feng Zhengjian's performance, why would the homeowner say such a low price of [-] yuan?

In fact, after listening to the landlord's quotation, if Feng Zhengjian was smarter, he would not be difficult to find the tricks in it, but he was obviously guilty of greed, so that he was obsessed with money.

Now, Feng Zhengjian obviously didn't understand what Chu Chen meant. After nodding and bowing his thanks, he sent Chu Chen out of the house, and then went back to discuss business with the landlord.

Seeing that his business hadn't been disrupted, the homeowner also secretly thanked Chu Chen for being kind enough, at least for understanding the difficulties of the antique businessman.

Chu Chen walked out the door, couldn't help but gave a wry smile, lamenting that Feng Zhengjian was obsessed with money, but at the same time he was sent out without even looking at the things in the room, a little speechless.

Shaking his head, Chu Chen walked into the next room again. Here, he finally opened the first one of the day and bought a small jade pendant. The market value of the jade pendant was nearly [-], but he bought it for [-]. , Picking up a small leak, he became happier.

Walking out the door with the jade pendant, Chu Chen met Feng Zhengjian who had just finished talking about the business and came out of the door with a tinge of joy on his face.

"Mr. Chu, thank you very much just now." Feng Zhengjian hastily expressed his thanks respectfully.

Hearing this, Chu Chen felt a little bit dumbfounded, Feng Zhengjian was flexible enough, how could he become confused when he might pick up a big leak?

Chu Chen sighed, and replied, "Boss Feng, don't you understand what I just said?"

Feng Zhengjian was stunned when he heard the words, and said in astonishment: "Mr. Chu, what do you mean by that? Could it be..."

"Let's talk over there!"

It must be inconvenient to stand and talk at someone's door. After speaking, Chu Chen took Feng Zhengjian to the aisle next to him.

At this time, Feng Zhengjian also realized that he must have misunderstood Chu Chen's meaning just now. The reason is very simple. Since Chu Chen helped him identify it, how could he not say that the thing is good or bad?Besides, if it was genuine, why did Chu Chen say that it was expensive? This obviously meant that it was a fake.

In addition, he also thought that the owner of the house obviously knew what Huitong Tongbao was, so why did he sell it to him at such a low price?This is obviously because the other party is likely to have an eye on it and wants to sell it at a loss as soon as possible!
Realizing that he had made a mistake, Feng Zhengjian looked very embarrassed, but he looked at the copper coin in his hand, but he couldn't tell where it was fake, so he asked: "Mr. Chu, I'm also a money addict, but , I really can’t see what’s wrong with this Huitong Tongbao, please advise me!”

Chu Chen waved his hand: "Boss Feng, you are being polite. Before explaining what's wrong with this copper coin, let me get something first..."

After speaking, he walked to a room he had seen before and bought a copper coin.

Chu Chen handed the copper coin he just bought to Feng Zhengjian, and said, "Boss Feng, compare this Chongxi Tongbao with your Huitong Tongbao to see if there is any difference."

Chongxi Tongbao is a kind of Xiaoping coin cast by Yelu Zongzhen, Emperor Xingzong of the Liao Kingdom, during the reign of Chongxi. Although it is rare now, it is not very popular in the market because of its rough writing.

Feng Zhengjian took the coin, which seemed a bit strange at first, but after he observed it carefully, he discovered the mystery, and said in surprise: "What's the matter, this one of mine will be the same as the 'Tongbao' on Tongbao twice, and it is actually the same as the 'Tongbao' on Tongbao. Will Chongxi Tongbao's 'Tongbao' be exactly the same?"

Chu Chen nodded: "Actually, it's not just the word 'Tongbao' that is the same. If you observe it with a magnifying glass, you will find that the character 'Hui' in Huitong Tongbao is actually engraved with the word 'Chong', and the word 'Tongbao' is inscribed." The word 'Xi' was also re-engraved, because it was re-engraved, and if you look carefully, you can see that the size of the word 'tong' is not the same as the other three characters."

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Feng Zhengjian quickly took out a magnifying glass to observe carefully, and also found traces of alteration, which made him smile wryly: "The skill of this counterfeiter is too superb, and the alteration is too ingenious It can almost be said to be flawless, but it still can't escape Teacher Chu's piercing eyes!"

"I'm not a sharp eye."

Chu Chen waved his hand, and then said, "The counterfeiters are indeed highly skilled. If I hadn't been studying Liao money during this period, I wouldn't have noticed it at all."

Having said that, in fact, Chu Chen is not studying Liao Qian as he said recently. The reason why he remembers so clearly is because of his photographic memory. The reason why he explained it this way is also I don't want to expose my abilities to others.

(End of this chapter)