Jianbao life

Chapter 831 Picking up cheap?
Hearing what Chu Chen said, the fourth master also knew that Chu Chen really didn't care about this plum vase, so he chuckled and said, "I'll pay 2 to get it back, Expert Chu, you must let me make some money! How about this, together with this bottle, the total is [-] yuan, you can take it if you want, otherwise forget it!"

Seeing Fourth Master acting as if he didn't want to talk anymore, Chu Chen felt that this price should be his limit, so he nodded and agreed.

After paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, Chu Chen took two things and bid farewell to Fourth Master and the guide.But when the three of them walked to the door, they just saw that the old man and the young man walked in from the door happily.

Seeing that Chu Chen and the others had only come out now, and there were two more things in their hands, the old man felt uncomfortable, and somewhat complained that the fourth master didn't wait for them to come over before taking out the things, but thinking that he finally bought the iron clock hand, he looked proud again: "So what about the experts, it's not that I took advantage of it in the end!"

Seeing the old man passing by him and the others with a face of agreement and arrogance, Qi Baofu was really furious, and at the same time made him very ashamed of Chu Chen.

When he walked out of the gate, Qi Baofu apologized to Chu Chen: "Mr. Chu, it's my fault this time..."

"Mr. Qi, just let it go!"

Chu Chen smiled and waved his hands and said, "Besides, although that iron clock is very precious, unless my brain is broken, I wouldn't be able to buy it with so much money!"

Qi Baofu and Cao Jingde were stunned when they heard what he said. After a while, Qi Baofu came back to his senses and asked in disbelief, "Mr. Chu, is that fake clock?"

Chu Chen shook his head: "It's definitely not fake, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to spend 200 million to buy it in the first place."

"Then what do you mean?" Qi Baofu and Cao Jingde were both a little confused.

"Because that iron clock needs to be repaired." Chu Chen replied.

"Repair?"

Qi Baofu and Cao Jingde looked at each other in surprise, Qi Baofu recalled a bit, and said: "I have also carefully looked at that iron clock just now, it doesn't look like it has been repaired at all!"

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said: "That's because the person who restored it was a master. The surface is covered by a gilt layer, and the traces of restoration are hard to see, but if you look carefully inside, you can still see it clearly. If the person just now If you also follow me to look inside carefully, I guess he won't be too good at bidding."

During the appraisal just now, although other people also looked at the outside of the iron clock, because of the space, they did not look at the inside of the iron clock. In addition, they all believed in Chu Chen's judgment, so they waited for Chu Chen's judgment. When they said that the thing was genuine, they were so excited that they stopped looking at it.

After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, the two couldn't help but look at each other. After a while, Cao Jingde asked, "Mr. Chu, how much is this iron clock worth?"

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "About two million, at most no more than 250 million."

Qi Baofu was surprised and said, "Doesn't that mean that based on the current market conditions, it will take at least three to five years for this iron clock to have its current value?"

Cao Jingde said with a smile: "Don't forget, this iron clock has been repaired, and the value-added range is much less than that of normal things. Let alone three or five years, I have seen it reach the current price in seven or eight years." Even if it burns high incense."

"Yes!" Qi Baofu felt very relieved, and said with a smile: "It's a pity, if only this iron clock was always worth the little money it is now!"

Cao Jingde said with a smile: "Old Qi, you have to forgive others! Besides, don't even think about it. Even if it can appreciate to the current price in seven or eight years, how much interest will the money earn over the years? And just Based on this old guy's character, I don't see whether he can persist for such a long time before making a move."

"Then let him vomit blood!" Qi Baofu said with a smile.

When they were talking about this, several people saw that with the help of the young man and the guide, the old man was carefully lifting the clock out of the house.

Chu Chen and the others really didn't want to see this person, so they continued to walk towards their car, but before leaving, Qi Baofu smiled gloatingly at the old man.

This made the old man feel a little baffled, but his current thoughts were all on the iron clock in front of him, so he didn't think much about it.When he came home and saw the repair marks inside the iron clock, and thought of Qi Baofu's smile, he could only regret it too late.

A group of people walked and chatted, thinking of meeting Chu Chen after a long time, Qi Baofu and Cao Jingde took advantage of this period to ask several questions about antiques one after another, and Chu Chen also gave simple and clear answers, which made them suddenly enlightened.

When he walked to his car, Chu Chen smiled and said to Qi Baofu, "Mr. Qi, don't take what happened just now to your heart. To be honest, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have missed it."

Hearing Chu Chen talk about picking up leaks, the two immediately cheered up. Qi Baofu quickly asked, "Mr. Chu, how many leaks did you pick up?"

"Three!"

Hearing Chu Chen's answer, the two of them were stunned immediately. You must know that Chu Chen got four things in total today, and the plum bottle among them must not be a leak. Even Qi Baofu, who has poor eyesight, can see that In other words, the three things that Chu Chen bought were all leaks, which really shocked them.

This made Cao Jingde feel a little itchy, and quickly cupped his hands: "Mr. Chu, I wonder if you can give us some advice now?"

Seeing that it was not yet three o'clock, Chu Chen said, "Let's talk in the car, it's more spacious inside."

When Chu Chen said this, he didn't want the young man or the guide to see it, so as not to have any adverse effects.After everyone entered the car, Chu Chen laid a chair flat, and then took out the Thangka just now and unfolded it.

"Let's talk about this Thangka first..."

Next, Chu Chen introduced the thangka he had just obtained to the two of them, and finally said: "This thangka shows such a superb line drawing technique that it can be compared with the line drawing works of Wu Daozi in the Tang Dynasty and Li Gonglin in the Song Dynasty." Comparing to each other is undoubtedly very important for us to know and understand the art of XZ Thangka from the technical point of view. So, this work is really rare.”

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, the two of them not only improved their understanding of Thangka, but also admired Chu Chen's profound knowledge.

Qi Baofu said with a smile: "Mr. Chu, I'm asking a very vulgar question. I wonder what the value of this Thangka is?"

Chu Chen replied: "A conservative estimate is around [-]!"

"Teacher Chu, you are amazing!"

Cao Jingde gave Chu Chen a thumbs up in admiration after hearing the price given by Chu Chen.Hu Yong who was sitting in the front pouted secretly when he saw it, thinking that they really didn't know much.But when he thought about it, he probably forgot all about Chu Chen's shock when he picked up the big leak.

"It seems that I have to pay attention to Thangka in the future." Qi Baofu muttered enviously.

"I said, Lao Qi, can you stop thinking about picking up leaks all the time!"

Cao Jingde was also speechless when he heard the words: "Don't say anything else, let me ask you, do you know how to identify the authenticity of a thangka?"

Qi Baofu scratched his head, and said with a chuckle, "Isn't this going to ask Teacher Chu for advice?"

Chu Chen shook his head and laughed and said, "Mr. Qi, in our antique business, we can't pick up leaks just by cramping. If we do this, there is a [-]% chance that we won't find any leaks, and it's very likely that we'll get a hole in the eye!"

Qi Baofu quickly said in a serious manner: "I'm not that stupid, I just want to ask you a few tips, and I will definitely read the book to learn when I go back!"

As an old friend for many years, how could Cao Jingde not know that Qi Baofu didn't care much about reading at all, but thinking that even if Qi Baofu was exposed, he would definitely buy it if he liked it. White eye.

"Then let me tell you a few points! There are two points for us to identify thangkas. One is to judge whether they are true or false, and the other is to judge whether they are new or old. The identification of true and false thangkas is mainly carried out from the aspects of subject matter, content, production technology, materials, and painters. judge."

"Most Thangkas are hung in temples or homes, and they have been infused with incense all the year round, forming a natural old color. Use a dry wool brush or a dry cotton ball to wipe the dust on the surface, and you can see that the color is calm and natural, and the color is even. The old thangkas are also painted with smoke and smoky soil to make them old, but they feel rough and dry, and the old color is unnatural and uneven."

"The second is the penetration of the pigment. The old Thangka can "eat" the pigment, while the old Thangka can clearly see that the pigment is only 'floating on the surface'. The friction, creases, peeling, and corrosion of the old Thangka They are all very natural and harmonious as a whole, while the old Thangkas treated with chemical substances such as acid and alkali are obviously stiff. In addition, the corners of old Thangkas may be damaged, bitten by insects and rats, and there may be tiny insect eggs. "

"As for the painting process, the style of thangkas before the 19th century was simple and simple, and because the pigments were pure natural minerals, the colors were strong, thick, and hard, and the colors were not too rich, mostly red, blue, black, gold, and silver. (i.e. white), and the facial color of the characters is black (plateau color)."

"After the 19th century, under the influence of Chinese style rendering, contrast, and outline, more techniques such as smudging and 24 times of light and shade rendering were used. In contemporary times, pigments extracted from plants are also used more, which is softer and calmer..."

Sometimes Chu Chen also likes to be a good teacher. Anyway, there is no urgent matter now, so he briefly explained some things about the thangka appraisal for the two of them.

After listening to Chu Chen's simple and clear explanation, Qi Baofu was very excited. He also took out a small notebook and pen to write down some of the main points.

At the end, Cao Jingde said with a smile: "Let me tell you, Lao Qi, if you were so serious in learning antiques, you wouldn't have so many eyes and lost millions! Teacher Chu, let me tell you , His few million are not big purchases, they are usually hundreds of thousands of things, do you think he is powerful?"

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