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Chapter 85 Antique Black Market ([-])

When the four came in, there were not many people inside, but they still chose a position that was not near the front. In Zhao Qirui's words, it is better to be moderate in this kind of place.

In the evening auction, the treatment is undoubtedly better than in the afternoon.Whenever a person comes in, a waiter will prepare them with water, melons and fruits, etc. There is no need to bring water like in the afternoon.

Taking advantage of his spare time, Baldy Ma introduced the rules of the auction to Chu Chen. Everything else was the same, but there was no such thing as a failed auction, and the price increase of the auctioned items must be in the tens of thousands.

When Chu Chen heard this, he was a little surprised and said: "Then if it turns out to be a fake, can't it be sold by force?"

Ma Baldzi laughed and said: "Well, there is no way. The prices here are lower than normal auctions, and you can't make a lot of money after removing the cost, so some subsidies are needed, otherwise others are not Fool, Young Master Chu, do you think so?"

Chu Chen thought about it, and the reasoning was indeed the same, but he always felt a little taken advantage of in his heart.

Afterwards, more and more people came, but there were actually faces among them that I hadn't seen this afternoon, and seeing two of them nodding with Zhao Qirui, Chu Chen knew in his heart that these should be either dignitaries or old customers.However, Chu Chen also found that even if they knew each other, few of them sat together.

After a while, almost everyone arrived, Chu Chen thought that Yu Guangjie (Chu Chen had asked A Chao his name before) might be busy and would not come.

But just thinking of this, Yu Guangjie and Qian Changxing came in together, and when they saw the four of Chu Chen, they smiled at them, but Chu Chen always felt that there was a trace of gloating in their smiles .

Zhao Qirui was also quite self-restraining, and even smiled and nodded at them. After they got to their seats, Zhao Qirui smiled and said: "We are losing but not losing, but if we have a chance, we have to play with them."

At the end, Chu Chen clearly felt a hint of anger in his tone.

After another 5 minutes, it is estimated that the customers are almost here, and the door is locked.Then the auctioneer came in, but this auctioneer was not the charming woman in the afternoon, but a middle-aged man with a magnetic voice.

After the auctioneer came to the stage, the lights in the room were lowered, and the projector in the room was turned on at the same time.

The auctioneer was also rude, and said, "The people who come here are all old customers, so I won't say much. The first item is a pair of rhinoceros-cut rectangular plates."

While the auctioneer was speaking, two welcoming guests came out of the small door on one side, and then put the pair of plates on the table on the stage, and then the projector also showed pictures of the two things , a pair of exquisite rhinoceros picking rectangular plates caught everyone's eyes.

Zhao Qirui asked Chu Chen with great interest, "Xiao Chu, how about this pair of things?"

Rhinoceros picking, also known as cloud carving, is a process in which red, black or more colors are first painted on the fetal bone until it reaches a certain thickness, and then the decorations are cut obliquely, so different color layers are exposed on the knife-edge section.Because the lacquer layers of different colors are exposed on the cross-section of the knife edge, which is very similar to the texture effect of the layers surrounding the cross-section of the rhinoceros horn, it is named "cutting the rhinoceros".

In Ming Dynasty Huang Cheng's "Painting and Decoration Record" described the ticking rhinoceros as follows: "Ticking the rhinoceros has vermilion face, black face, and transparent purple face. Or there are vermilion lines between the black, or black belts between the red, or carvings, etc. Covering, or three colors changing. All of the texts are sparsely carved with sword rings, sash rings, double circles, back patterns, etc.."

Rhinoceros is a kind of carved lacquer, which is unique in the ancient lacquerware decoration process. The discovery of rhinoceros lacquer was first discovered in the Song Dynasty.Mr. Wang Shixiang also said: "The rhinoceros picking may have been finalized in the Song Dynasty. Its shape and pattern are very similar to the silverware of the Song Dynasty."

Rhino-picking ware is a fine product among lacquerware, a luxury item of aristocratic families, and it is as rare as a morning star among handed down products.

"This pair of rhinoceros-cut rectangular plates looks exquisite from the photos, and the rhinoceros-cut products used to be used by nobles, so buying them is also in line with your status, Brother Zhao, but I may not be very accurate in identifying the rhinoceros-cut things. "

Although Chu Chen has supernatural powers to help, it is easy to judge the age, but he has only read some materials and has little research on the actual products, so the details will definitely not be in place, so he just said it directly, and like this It also seems a little more real, after all, no one is proficient in all aspects of antiques.

Zhao Qirui was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he also thought of this question, so he smiled and said: "That's right, otherwise you are really a monster, but it doesn't matter, you go up and try first."

After Chu Chen came to power, he immediately used the ability. This was the first time he used the ability today.Because there were a lot of things at the auction, he had decided to save money by using abilities, but he didn't expect to take pictures of those few things in the afternoon, and the two things he appraised could be seen with his eyesight.

At present, Chu Chen can judge time by his eyesight, and the two types of porcelain and jade are the most sure, and for the time being, his main energy is also focused on these two aspects.However, he will also read other aspects of knowledge, there is no way, who told him to have the ability of photographic memory.

Of course, this will definitely help him a lot in his study of antique appraisal. As it is now, although Chu Chen has never been in contact with rhinoceros products, but comparing it with the information in his memory, coupled with the ability to judge the results, the speed of learning Undoubtedly accelerated a lot.

This pair of rhinoceros-picking rectangular plates is about 38 cm long and [-] cm wide. The whole body is covered with black lacquer carvings, which deeply reveal several layers of red lacquer sandwiched in black lacquer.Ruyi patterns are curly and symmetrical, the lacquer color is calm and pure, the knife workmanship is gentle and smooth, and the bottom of the plate is fine and natural.

Judging from the knife craftsmanship, the pair of rectangular plates are almost the same, and judging from several characteristics, they should be made by the same person, and they are both the standard appearance of Ming Dynasty lacquerware. They are all works of the mid-Ming Dynasty.

After walking back to his seat, Chu Chen said softly, "It should be a pair of ticking rhinoceros works in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. It's very open."

However, although Chu Chen said it was something from the Ming Dynasty, he shook his head. Of course, this action was for others to see.

The reason why he is cautious now is that when he comes here, he can see better than in the afternoon, and others can easily notice his movements.Secondly, the auction is a place of intrigue after all, not only to guard against other people, but more importantly, Yu Guangjie and the others are watching from the side, in order to avoid things in the afternoon, it is better to be cautious.

"Really?"

"I still can't make a mistake with this work with a wide open door. If Brother Zhao, don't worry, I'll buy it if it's not right after it's photographed." Chu Chen said confidently.

Zhao Qirui said sincerely: "Xiao Chu, you don't have to do this. Although we have not cooperated many times, I can also see that you will not easily draw conclusions when you appraise. I will definitely believe what you say."

"Thank you Brother Zhao for your trust, but I still have to say that if the things I appraised are wrong, you can come to me and I can compensate you for all your losses."

Chu Chen solemnly stated the guarantee. After all, the two of them have not cooperated many times. He said this to dispel some of Zhao Qirui's doubts. As for Zhao Qirui's complete trust in him, he is not extravagant, but He believed that with his ability, Zhao Qirui would admire him from the bottom of his heart sooner or later.

After Zhao Qirui heard the words, he said happily: "Xiao Chu, don't be so serious, but I still like your character, which is really reassuring."

Seeing that no one came to the stage to check again, the auctioneer said, "The starting price is [-], everyone, start bidding."

"Three thousand"

"fifty thousand"……

Unexpectedly, there are many people who like this thing. After a while, someone bids 12 yuan.

"15" Yu Guangjie also started bidding.

After this price came out, there was silence around, and this price should be everyone's psychological price.

Originally, Chu Chen thought that Zhao Qirui would not bid, but he did not expect that he quoted a price of 16 yuan before the auctioneer finished bidding.

Maybe Yu Guangjie thought he was sure of everything, but he didn't expect someone to offer him an offer, which made him slightly stunned, so he looked back at Zhao Qirui, only to see Zhao Qirui smiling at him, this smile seemed to him to be something special Meaningful in general.

Yu Guangjie smiled unnaturally, then turned around and frowned for a while, but in the end Chu Chen unexpectedly gave up the offer, which was really different from his aggressive posture in the afternoon. ...

Zhao Qirui looked at the rectangular rhinoceros picking plate in his hand with great interest. As soon as he got the pair of ticking rhinoceros works in his hands, he felt that the pair of works were unusual.There is an old saying in the antique industry, good things can speak for themselves.Fake things and low-quality things can imitate the color and shape, but they cannot imitate the charm.

And this pair of ticking rhinoceros works are full of charm, imitations are absolutely impossible to do this, and it is indeed like what Chu Chen said, it is something that opens the door to everyone.

Seeing that he was so happy, Chu Chen also guessed in his heart that it was not only because it was a good pair, but also because he had won a small round from Yu Guangjie.

Next, the speed of the auction was very fast, and twenty or thirty things appeared on the stage, some of which were real and some were fake.Of course, Chu Chen basically didn't get used to these things, but there were two pieces of porcelain that he could tell from the photos that they were fakes, so he knew that there should be more than these two pieces of fakes.

However, whether it is true or not, because the rules of the auction have been photographed, but Chu Chen also guessed that there should be more real and less fake. After all, the buyers at the scene are either rich or expensive. , then they should stop messing around in this part of the capital.

(End of this chapter)