Chapter 471

Hearing what Chu Chen said, Gu Jianming said modestly: "I'm not a skillful craftsman now. At most, I'm a skilled craftsman."

"Master Gu, you are so modest." Chuchen said with a smile, "if you are not a skillful craftsman, I will not invite you and master Gu from Lingnan, do you think so?"

"I'm flattered, I'm flattered!"

Gu Jianming waved his hand with a smile, and then asked, "boss, in addition to the above points, is there anything else you need to pay attention to?"

"Of course, there are still some, such as the drilling method of Liangzhu jade."

Chuchen cooperated with the jade Cong in his hand and then explained: "after years of research, it is generally believed that Liangzhu jade was drilled with pipe drill and polished drill. The former is used for larger diameter holes, such as jade Cong, and the latter is used for small accessories, such as jade plate and cone drill."

"Due to the constant wear of Jieyu sand in the process of drilling, the deeper the drilling is, the more difficult it is. From the perspective of engineering, it is generally believed that the ancients used the method of double-sided drilling to improve the drilling efficiency. Because the original tools could not be accurately positioned, there were often staggered stubbles and steps at the butt joint. In the late Liangzhu period, with the emergence of gaojiecong, Yucong drilling was generally not added Polishing is also an important method to identify Liangzhu jade

At this point, Chu Chen pointed to a small crack on the jade Cong and said:

"in addition, we have to talk about these joint cracks on Liangzhu jade. Because these joints on Liangzhu jade ware were formed after more than 4000 years of burial, and because the jade Cong was completely buried, this kind of joint cracks will exist on the surface and inside of the whole jade Cong. "

"This is also a problem faced by counterfeiters, so generally those counterfeiters still use the heating out joint method to forge this phenomenon."

Next, he explained the steps and identification methods of the heating out joint method. Then, he explained the forgery method of chicken bone white, as well as the details of other forgery methods.

Chu Chen concluded. "In a word, as long as it's a forged feature, no matter how it looks, there will always be some differences between it and the real one. If you see unnatural features on a jade, you should be careful. Basically, it's more likely that it's a fake."

"Although I have said so much about the characteristics of Liangzhu jade, it's better to be careful when buying antiques. After all, there are more and more means of forgery these days. It's hard to prevent. Even experienced experts can make eyes. Just like me, I've made eyes countless times before."

After listening to Chu Chen's easy to understand explanation, not to mention Gu Jianming, even Zhou Wenping and Lao Wu gained a lot. For a moment, everyone fell into deep meditation.

After a while, Gu Jianming came back to himself and said with a smile, "thank you for your explanation. I really benefited a lot."

Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "it's nothing. I just move my mouth. As for whether I can combine it with the actual situation, it depends on you."

Chuchen's words are really reasonable, but without a guide, such as some secrets or tricks of antique identification, they can only rely on their own to explore, and just like the details mentioned by chuchen just now, even if they usually explore by themselves, if they don't have special circumstances, it's hard to find out.

This is also the fundamental reason why it is better to have a famous teacher to guide the study of antiques.

In this regard, Zhou Wenping and his fifth brother really envied Chu Chen. However, they couldn't even envy some things. However, to have Chu Chen as their boss and friend is enough to make Zhou Wenping and his fifth brother feel lucky.

Next, Chu Chen wanted to go with Gu Jianming to enjoy his works. When he passed Gu Qifei's studio, Chu Chen suddenly wanted to see Gu Qifei's craftsmanship, so he knocked on the door.

After a while, Gu Qifei in his work clothes opened the door of the studio and saw Chu Chen and Gu Jianming. He quickly welcomed them in with a smile, and then made a cup of tea for them.

"When did you come back, boss?"

"I just came back yesterday. How about staying in Beijing?"

"In fact, I'm used to living in Jingcheng, which is my wife."

"That's good!..."

Then Chu Chen went to Gu Qifei's worktable and saw that there was a finished pendant on the worktable, and another half finished one. He asked, "master Gu, are you carving a melon?"

Gu Qifei nodded with a smile and said, "it's Fugua. After all, it's a traditional thing. We have to prepare more in our shop."

Fugua is an annual herb of Cucurbitaceae, which is edible and has strong ornamental value. Feicui Fugua is a common theme in the art of jade carving. According to the book of songs, Daya sequel, "Mianmian Gua, the birth of the people, comes from Tuju lacquer", which means that a lot of melons, large and small, are produced on the continuous vine.

In China's traditional culture, blessing melon often means many children and many blessings, rich inheritance, continuous good fortune. With vines, gourd carving, a symbol of good fortune and longevity, as well as people's pursuit and vision for a better life and health and longevity.Therefore, usually this theme of jade jewelry is very popular with customers.

Gu Qifei's two pieces of gourd pendant are his best bare parts. The materials are all made of emerald green jade from Laokeng ice. The carving is exquisite. Even the semi-finished product looks plump, mellow and smart, showing Gu Qifei's outstanding carving skills.

Chu Chen enjoyed the two pieces of pendant with great interest, and then asked them, "ladies and gentlemen, if I want to learn jade carving, where should I start?"

"Boss, why do you want to learn jade carving?" Gu Jianming and Gu Qifei asked in unison.

Chu Chen stood up and said, "I'm interested in jade, and you should know that I'm good at gambling on stones. Every time I gamble on high-quality Jadeites, I wonder if I can turn them into finished products with my own hands, so I have the idea of learning jade carving."

Gu Qifei said with a smile: "boss, your idea is very good, but if you really want to learn jade carving well, it's a hard work!"

Chu Chen said with a smile, "don't worry. I've had it before. I'm not afraid of it."

Although they know Chu Chen's identity, they don't know what happened to him before. Therefore, they don't agree with Chu Chen's statement. However, since it's the boss's request, it's nothing to explain.

What's more, as the saying goes, it's up to Chu Chen to lead the master into the door and cultivate himself. How well he learns depends on his own efforts and understanding, but they are not optimistic about it.

"I'll talk about it first." Gu Jianming said: "in fact, this jade carving is very simple, and" carving "and" grinding "are the basic means of jade processing."

"The so-called" Zhuo "is to cut, dig and chop jade materials. Cutting refers to dividing and cutting the jade material, which is often used to cut and remove the material; digging refers to keeping both sides of the jade material and removing the middle part; chopping refers to cutting edges and corners. "

The so-called "grinding" refers to the repeated grinding of different shapes, sizes and specifications of drills and abrasives on jade materials. Abrasives are rod, weight, fishing eye, sharp rod and other types. Therefore, there is a saying that "jade is not polished, not a tool". The factors that affect the quality of a piece of jade are actually the quality of the methods of carving and grinding. Different forms and levels of image expression will lead to different quality jade products. "

Hearing this, Chu Chen asked, "how can we learn to" Polish "and" Polish "

"In fact, it's very simple, that is, first of all, we should practice the basic skills very skillfully."

Gu Qifei explained to Chu Chen, "but before you practice the basic skills, you have to study the nature of the materials first. Of course, with the boss's ability to gamble, you must have understood this thoroughly."

"Next, you need to be familiar with the cutting tools first, and then hold the strength and angle of the cutting tools, and you should pay special attention to one point. Different Jadeites have different stress when cutting. For example, two watermelons of the same variety, one is a little raw, the other is a little ripe. If you use the same force to cut them, one can cut them to the end smoothly, and the other may burst halfway. "

Next, Gu Jianming and Gu Qi went to the battle and explained the basic skills of jade carving.

“…… That's basically it. "

Gu Jianming took a sip of tea and moistened his throat. Then he said, "well, I'll ask my elder martial brother to sort out some information about this and send it to me. After all, some places may not be remembered just by listening to us."

"All right!"

Chu Chen nodded with a smile. In fact, with his terrible memory, he had recorded what they had just said in his mind. But of course, it's not easy for him to mention such an amazing thing to them. Moreover, it's better to have information than no information. Besides, this kind of thing can't be explained clearly just by talking about it.

Chu Chen looked at the time and found that it was already past 3:30 p.m., so he thought about it and said, "we can get off work in a little while. It happens that we still have a dry green seed here. Otherwise, we can deepen our impression by actual combat."

Gu Qifei said with a smile: "OK, after all, it's hand skill. It's only a fake skill if you just say it and don't practice it."

Gu Jianming also nodded in agreement, and they also felt that it was good to practice now. At that time, Chu Chen would realize the hardships and difficulties. If they could not stand it, they could give up as soon as possible.

So Chu Chen called Zhou Wenping, then put the materials and semi-finished products of Gu Jianming and Gu Qifei in the vault and put them on record. Then he took out the piece of dry green jadeite that Chu Chen said before.