Jianbao life

Chapter 872

"it is good!"

As soon as Chu Chen's words fell, there was a burst of applause at the scene.

Just when Chu Chen started the appraisal, some people in the crowd were frowning, which made people who knew him feel very strange, so they asked: "Old man, why are you so depressed, aren't you happy to have Teacher Chu help you with the appraisal? "

The old man smiled wryly and said: "Of course it's good to have Mr. Chu's appraisal, but I didn't buy anything today. You said that this matter is troublesome. If I knew this, I would have to buy something no matter what!"

"What you said, if you don't like it and insist on buying it, isn't that something wrong with your brain!"

The old man chuckled: "I don't think it's a pity that I finally met Mr. Chu and didn't let him appraise things!"

"What's the pity, you like to take advantage of it. I don't know what to take advantage of this kind of advantage. We asked Mr. Chu to help you identify it. It's also for learning. It's better for you to learn a few more hands! Moreover, if you I really want to give something to Mr. Chu for appraisal, so I have time to buy it now!"

"Hey! That's right..."

The old man clapped his hands, turned around and ran towards the antique street.

This situation made the person who spoke just now dumbfounded. He said it was just a joke, and he never expected that the old man would take it seriously. This made him smile wryly, and he could only hope that the old man would not buy it for a while. It's too expensive, otherwise it's fine if it's genuine, but if it's a fake, he'll feel a little guilty.

The first thing Chu Chen looked at was Lao Liang's jade, a piece of jade pendant. The jade pendant was not big and had obvious features. He finished it after a while.

"Teacher Chu, how is my thing?" Old Liang asked nervously.

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "This jade pendant of yours is not bad. It is a work from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. However, this jade pendant should belong to an ordinary family at that time. The quality of the jade material is not very good, and the carving work is also ordinary. , which somewhat affects the value of the jade pendant, but generally speaking, it is still valuable for collection."

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Lao Liang said with a smile: "I bought this jade pendant at first, and I am already satisfied if it is a genuine one. Teacher Chu, let me ask you again, just a jade pendant is worth a lot now." how much?"

"About eight hundred!"

"Thank you, Teacher Chu..."

After Lao Liang happily took the jade pendant and left, someone immediately came forward with something for Chu Chen to appraise.

The things that the next few people took out were the same as Lao Liang's jade pendant, and in Chu Chen's eyes, the characteristics were very obvious. Some of them were true and some were fake, but even if they were genuine, none of them were worth more than [-] yuan.

Soon, Chu Chen identified the last one, a pastel flower bowl with happy characters.

"This is a famille rose flower bowl with happy characters. We can see that there is a year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty at the bottom. It is a stamp and is very finely painted. At the same time, the happy characters on the outer wall are also very finely drawn, and the flower paintings are also good. Generally speaking Things like this used to be in one room, four bowls, four plates, and spoons, etc., but other things like this set may have been scattered, or there may be only one left..."

Hearing this, the owner of the bowl quickly asked: "Mr. Chu, is this bowl genuine?"

"It's genuine."

Seeing Chu Chen nodding, the owner of the bowl was very happy, and then asked, "Is that a folk kiln or an official kiln?"

"It's a utensil from a folk kiln." Chu Chen replied, "Because the official kiln doesn't have such a stamp, but even though your bowl is from a folk kiln, it's still pretty good, especially the gold border around the mouth, which has been preserved to this day. There is no damage at all, just a little bit is very rare, and the market value of the site should be around [-]."

Although the owner of the bowl felt a little pity, after learning the value of the bowl, a smile appeared on his face, at least he didn't lose money.

"Thank you, Teacher Chu!"

Chu Chen smiled and nodded, then looked around and found that no one had brought out anything, so he was about to leave, but just as he was about to speak, he saw a middle-aged man running over panting, While shouting.

"Teacher Chu, wait..."

Immediately someone nearby said: "Mr. Chu, please wait a moment, the old man didn't have anything for you to appraise just now, so he bought one temporarily. If you don't appraise him, he probably won't be able to sleep at night."

As soon as the words fell, the old man ran up to everyone, panting heavily.

Seeing this, Chu Chen smiled and said: "Sir, you should rest for a while, I will definitely help you appraise the treasure. However, I want to criticize you for such behavior, let's buy something I only bought it when I was optimistic about it. If you are so anxious to buy it, it is easy to make mistakes. If there is a mistake, I will feel very sorry!"

The old man smiled and said: "It's not because it's rare to meet you, but don't worry, mine is really not expensive, even if it is wrong, there is nothing to feel bad about. Here, please show me how it is! "

Chu Chen shook his head with a smile. The other party said so, what else could he say?Then, he took the thing in his hand and looked it over, but this made him slightly taken aback, because this thing is not to mention an old thing, and it might be a genuine one.

What the old man brought over was a copper vase, about ten centimeters high, with a protruding mouth, narrow neck, slanted shoulders and bulging belly, round bottom, and round feet.The shoulder of the vase is decorated with silver thread inlaid patterns, imitating the animal face pattern on Shang and Zhou bronzes, and has a cloud and thunder pattern.The relief is double-faced, with fine workmanship, and the eyebrows and face of the animal head are also inlaid with silver threads.The whole utensils are warm in color, ancient and elegant.There is a "Shisou" seal script in the foot of the flat circle.

Qi Baofu happened to be standing next to Chu Chen, and when he saw the inscription on the copper vase, he let out a little surprise: "Hey, it's still inscribed in the 'Shisou' seal script!"

Fang Jinbo quickly asked: "Brother Qi, who is this 'Shisou'?"

Qi Baofu explained with a smile: "Shisou was the most famous smelting expert and master of art sculpture in the late Ming Dynasty. He inherited the traditional copper casting technique, mastered the technique of copper inlaid with silver wire, and was good at making silver inlaid bronzes. The things in the house are exquisite and exquisite."

Fang Jinbo asked again: "This man is so famous, why haven't I seen his works?"
Qi Baofu replied: "Shisou did not pass on his art to descendants, so his works are precious and rare. For example, the British Museum in England has Shisou's bronze Buddha and copper incense burner, which are listed as the most important art in the East. The greatest artist in ancient China'. You have to remember a character like this, otherwise it would be a pity to miss it when you see a treasure one day."

Fang Jinbo smiled and said, "After listening to your introduction, Brother Qi, of course I will not forget it! But is this Shisou's work?"

Qi Baofu said: "It's really hard to say. Judging from the patina of this copper bottle, it should be an old thing. However, there were many bronze wares of the 'Shisou' style in the Qing Dynasty. Look at the results given by Teacher Chu."

During the question-and-answer period between the two, Chu Chen identified the item. He cleared his throat and was about to speak when he saw a 35-year-old young man rushing up from the side. He held the old man's hand and gasped and said :

"Old man, you are a rabbit, you run so fast! Let me tell you, the price you offer is definitely not good. No matter what, I can't do business at a loss!"

"All right, all right! It's just two hundred more, and I'll give it to you right away!"

Originally, the young man thought it would take a lot of trouble, but he didn't expect the old man to agree so readily, which made him wonder for a while whether the sun was coming out from the west.

But just when the young man was about to take the money from the old man, he saw the smiles on the faces of the people around him, and saw that his bottle was actually in the hands of a young man, which made him feel weird, and he immediately realized that, Among them, there must be problems that I have not thought of for the time being.

"Wait! Old man, what are you doing!" the young man asked with a smile.

The old man really didn't know how to deal with this kind of situation. While he hesitated, he kept complaining to himself, why didn't he just buy the thing more quickly!

Now based on Chu Chen's serious expression, even if this item is not genuine, it should be a valuable imitation. If the other party knows the truth, will he still sell it to him?
A man next to him who knew that old people like to take advantage said with a smile: "Old man, I told you a long time ago, don't like to take advantage of shopping too much, you have to give people a drink of soup no matter what you eat, now the retribution is coming You, don't hide it, Mr. Chu is still in a hurry!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!" The old man turned his head and glared at the person who spoke.

The young man really wanted to know what was going on, and the more angry the old man was, the more he felt that there was something wrong, so he said, "Hey! Old man, tell me what's going on. If you don't tell me, I will return the money to you." , take the things back!"

Seeing this, Chu Chen shook his head secretly. In this situation, the two sides will definitely have disputes, but now it is almost the time agreed with Uncle Wu and the others. He really has no time to waste here, so he said:

"Mr. Nian, I'm leaving soon. If you have no objections, I'll just say it."

The old man had no choice but to smile wryly, "Mr. Chu, you just need to speak up."

Chu Chen nodded, and then said: "This bottle is beautiful in shape, ingenious in conception, ingenious, natural and smooth, giving people a sense of beauty and infinite reverie. The overall method of smelting copper by wind grinding should be used, and the surface looks moist. And bright."

"In addition, from the point of view of craftsmanship, it should be painted on the copper body first, and then pick grooves and insert silver wires. That is, first pick grooves on the copper ware, and then lay silver wires to form different patterns, and insert silver wires into the grooves , so that the inlaid silver wire is level with the surface of the bronze ware, and the craft is extremely difficult. Coupled with the author's superb painting skills, it can be called a perfect combination of painting and sculpture."

"In addition, the inscription on this bottle is also very characteristic. It should be written in seal script, and then inlaid with silver wire. All of the above are in line with Shisou's craftsmanship. Therefore, I think this copper bottle is It should be a genuine product made by Shisou!"

(End of this chapter)