Jianbao life

Chapter 941

"Of course it's not cost-effective to hire a master-level painter, but don't forget, now that technology is advanced, you can use a computer to print the pattern of the real thing, so you can achieve the effect of the real thing."

Chu Chen said: "It's like porcelain inscriptions. In the past, good calligraphers were invited to imitate them. No matter how high the level is, it is difficult to achieve both form and spirit. Many imitations just show their flaws in the inscriptions. Now that there are computers, it is impossible to fake it. The writers made timely use of this modern technology, and they took the method of computer writing, not to mention [-]%, but the similarity in shape and spirit can still be made."

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Li Guiheng felt depressed and aggrieved, needless to say, he frowned tightly, and after thinking about it, he was still a little bit unwilling, and said: "If this plate was made in recent years, then its thief How can the light be removed?"

Chu Chen said: "This matter is even simpler..."

In the past, there were three main ways for imitators to remove the light from porcelain: "grinding", "panning" and "washing".However, these three methods are either time-consuming and laborious, or the effect is not good.
Today's imitators are much smarter than in the past, and they use more scientific methods to remove the light from porcelain.

The first method is to use a high-speed spray gun to spray fine sand evenly on the glaze surface, so that even if you observe with a magnifying glass, you will not see any flaws.The second method is to add appropriate zinc oxide to the glaze when glazing, so that the porcelain just out of the oven will have no floating light. This method deceived many people at first.

Another way is to use advanced laser tooth cleaning equipment to process porcelain with small machines. Even experts may drill holes in imitations produced in this way.

There are many other methods like this, not to mention experienced experts, but some instruments can't tell the truth from the fake.

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Qi Baofu sighed: "Now technology and information are much more advanced than before, and a lot of knowledge and experience in identifying antiques can be seen on the Internet, but with the advancement of technology, there are more and more forgery methods. , It’s really hard to guard against!”

Everyone agrees with Qi Baofu's words, especially Chu Chen, who has been in the antique business for the longest time among the four and has been an antique peddler for several years, is deeply touched by this.

Like when he first entered the industry, although there were fakes, but compared to now, they are a bit insignificant, and in just a few years, there are many more ways to make fakes.

For example, Flint Red was used as the basis for identifying Yuan and Ming porcelains. In the past, imitators made Flint Red, or applied sauce glaze, or painted it with color. In short, the methods were poor and easy to be seen through.

But now, after careful research and testing, ceramic scientists have come to the scientific conclusion that the flint red is due to the excessive iron oxide contained in china clay.And this research result was immediately used by the imitators. They added iron to the porcelain clay, so they fired a lifelike flint red. This time, many people were deceived.

Not to mention others, Chu Chen has suffered in this regard. At that time, he bought a piece of Ming Dynasty porcelain made with the latest method of Flint Red, which cost a lot of money. As a result, when Uncle Wu saw it, he poured cold water on him. .

Chu Chen said: "So, everyone must go to the antique market frequently and study the fakes on the market, so as to reduce the chance of getting holes."

Everyone nodded repeatedly, expressing that they would remember what Chu Chen said.

After a while, Li Guiheng said, "Well, Mr. Chu, is this colorful birthday plate of mine definitely a modern imitation?"

"It should be..." Chu Chen introduced the characteristics of Kangxi colorful porcelain to everyone. It can be seen that this so-called "Kangxi" colorful birthday dish has many flaws.

"Hey!" Li Guiheng sighed for a long time, and said with a little dejection: "This time, my guy will be nagging for a while again."

Qi Baofu patted Li Guiheng on the shoulder, and said, "Old Li, things are already like this, so you can learn a lot from it. As for your family, it's not the first time you've been told that in recent years. It will pass after a while.”

Li Guiheng said with some resentment: "You're talking lightly, this is thousands of dollars, and it's the first time I have such a big eye. I don't know how to tell my family."

As mentioned earlier, Li Guiheng is just a working class, not to mention Qi Baofu has no money, and his wife still controls the family's finances. Thousands of dollars are nothing to Chu Chen and Qi Baofu, but to him. He said, but the private money that had been hidden for a long time was gone all of a sudden, how could he not feel distressed?

It was precisely because of this that he had been unwilling to believe Chu Chen's judgment before.

Qi Baofu thought of something, and quickly said: "By the way, don't think about how to tell your wife. Think about it, have you bought anything from the place that sold this thing to you?"

"Oops!" Li Guiheng was startled when he heard the words, stood up quickly, and ran into the back room. After a while, he came back with his things eagerly in his arms, and said, "Mr. There are a few more items, please help me to take a look at these items first."

"Okay..." Chu Chen nodded.

Among the things Li Guiheng carried over were a piece of porcelain, a jade pendant and an inkstone.Among them, the jade pendant and the inkstone are genuine products, while the piece of porcelain is a modern imitation, and it is possible that Li Guiheng bought it from the porcelain piece.

Although the two items are authentic, if the porcelain is also valued as an authentic item, the value of the porcelain is basically the same as the value of the other two items, and Li Guiheng will undoubtedly be at a big loss.

Fortunately, the value of the things is not too high. The market price of that piece of porcelain is only about 4000 yuan. If Li Guiheng bought it, he would definitely not be able to pay that much. Calculated in this way, he did not lose much.

Of course, this is for Chu Chen, and for Li Guiheng, a few thousand dollars is already a relatively large amount. When he heard the appraisal result given by Chu Chen, it really made him want to cry without tears, which made him feel even worse. What was extremely depressing was that what he brought back were also two pieces of porcelain, and they were all compared with fake porcelain pieces, and the result was self-evident.

Together with the five-colored birthday dish just now, the combined market value of the four pieces of porcelain should be around [-]. Although Li Guiheng didn't spend that much, the combined value is more than [-].

You know, it is only 2002 now, and the average salary of workers in Beijing last year was just over [-] yuan. In addition, excluding the monthly living expenses and Li Henggui's monthly medical expenses, this [-] yuan is already Li Henggui's private house saved over the years. Most of the money is gone, do you think he can't feel sad?
Some friends may ask, in this case, why did Li Guiheng step into the antique business?The reason is very simple. Firstly, Li Guiheng really likes antiques. Secondly, the antique industry has always been full of stories about picking up leaks. As for the case of someone going bankrupt because of a hole-in-the-wall, few people would mention it.

Under such circumstances, it was reasonable for Li Guiheng to have the idea of ​​making a fortune by picking up leaks, so he resolutely joined the army of "collectors" without much thought.

Seeing Li Guiheng dejected, his friend Qi Baofu didn't know how to persuade him.

It was Chu Chen who broke the solemn atmosphere and said, "Mr. Li, how about I help you sort out the tiles in the box."

Li Guiheng opened his mouth. Because of today's encounter, he just had the idea that he would never touch the antique business again, but he felt very unwilling in his heart, and finally bit his teeth and decided to get up from wherever he fell .

Seeing that Li Guiheng was still in a daze, Qi Baofu said, "I said, Lao Li, what are you thinking? Isn't it just ten thousand dollars, could it be that you were crushed?"

"Is it so easy to defeat me, Li Guiheng?"

Li Guiheng sneered, and then he said gratefully to Chu Chen: "Mr. Chu, then I will trouble you."

"You're welcome, it's just a matter of raising your hands." Chu Chen waved his hand, and began to pick out the fakes mixed in the tiles.

The characteristics of the authenticity of the tiles are obvious, and the tiles sold to Li Guiheng are not high-end goods that are fakes, Chu Chen soon picked out all the fake tiles.

Looking at the pile of fake ceramics on the ground, the anger in Li Guiheng's stomach rose up, and he said angrily: "No, I really can't swallow this tone, MD, or a distant relative, actually lied to me like this, It's really nothing!"

Although Qi Baofu is not ashamed of the villainous behavior of the seller, he is not like Li Guiheng who doesn't even know the rules of the antique shop, so he said: "Old Li, calm down, even if you go to him, according to the rules of the antique shop, Can he give you the money back?"

Li Guiheng was immediately discouraged when he heard the words, but a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought of something, he laughed and said: "Yes, the other three things count as my eyes, but this colorful birthday plate, he swears by it Tell me it's genuine, can he give me back the money?"

When Chu Chen and the others heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other. Qi Baofu said in surprise, "Old Li, you must remember correctly. He knew it was a fake, but he would tell you that it was the real one. Is there something wrong with his mind?"

Li Guiheng smiled and said: "He must have no problem with his brain, but at that time I only had a few thousand yuan from my private house, and I didn't want to spend it on this porcelain, so I shirked it several times. I guess he was impatient, so I just bought it." Said this."

Qi Baofu said: "If he really said such a thing, then this plate will indeed be refunded, but don't forget, it is not so easy to get your money back from this kind of crooked person. If he doesn’t admit it, what can you do without evidence?”

Li Henggui smiled and said, "Who said I have no evidence?"

Qi Baofu asked in surprise when he heard the words: "You didn't record what you said at that time, did you?"

Li Henggui smiled and said, "I like to sing operas. When he came that day, I happened to be practicing recording. At that time, I forgot to turn off the tape recorder, so I recorded that passage. With this evidence, I see him How can I say it!"

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