Chapter 506

After that, Chu Chen pointed out the differences between the two jade walls and the real ones, and then asked Wanqing to observe them carefully with a magnifying glass. Sure enough, the patterns of these places under the magnifying glass were different from those on the jade carvings of the Han Dynasty.

This discovery not only shocked Wan young, but also made him feel embarrassed. After all, these three jade walls were used by him to exchange with Chu Chen, but now they are found to be fakes. In this case, it's like he was caught by the person concerned for doing something wrong, which makes him feel ashamed.

"Well, Xiao Chu, I'm so sorry!"

"Wan Lao, I believe you didn't mean it!" Chu Chen waved his hand and said: "the producers of Yubi must have spent a lot of effort. The tools used should be almost hand-made, such as abrasive. If I guess correctly, it should be loose sand."

When Wan young saw Chu Chen's statement, he could not help but feel relieved. He was really worried about Chu Chen's misunderstanding of him. If he didn't exchange things with him, he would have no tears.

However, he was also curious about Chu Chen's statement and asked, "Xiao Chu, how do you know that abrasive is loose sand?"

Chuchen explained with a smile: "I have seen the relevant photos from my master. The wear marks on the two jade walls are basically the same as those in the photos."

"Why haven't I seen it? Grandfather is so partial!" Liu Sizhe muttered.

Chu Chen was not angry and said: "you are completely lazy. Those photos are in the bookcase on the far left of the master's study. If you don't look at them yourself, do you have to let the master send them to you to see them?"

Liu Sizhe touches his nose and smiles. He is usually respectful and afraid of his grandfather. In ordinary times, it's too late to hide. How can he patronize his grandfather's study as often as Chu Chen?

Wang Xiaoyue saw Liu Sizhe's embarrassed appearance. Although she didn't understand the jade making process, she still asked: "brother Chu, how can this loose sand be made similar to the real one?"

"In addition to labor-consuming, the method is quite simple. However, it should be noted that the size of loose sand particles is not very uniform. When grinding, only the soaking method can be used."

Chu Chen explained: "when the desired effect of grinding is achieved, the mill mound can be used for grinding. However, the mill mound must be made of steel or wood. Never use the glued mill mound. Only in this way can the residual grinding marks on the surface be almost the same as those of ancient jade. It's just that fake is fake after all. The trace is different from the real one in some degree. It's only subtle. If you don't observe it carefully, it's hard to find it. "

Wanqing sighed to himself that he was inexperienced after all. However, although Chu Chen had made a comparison in advance, he still admired his ability to find out such a subtle difference at a young age.

But there was another question, which puzzled him so much that he asked: "Xiao Chu, I have a question. Since these two jade walls are fakes, why are their traces so natural? Is it hard to say that the jade will be fake, and the traces will be true? "

Chuchen said with a smile: "this trace is true. As for the method, it should be the method of tomb restoration."

"Tomb restoration?" Everyone's faces all showed the color of curiosity. How could this tomb be restored?

Chu Chen explained to them: "the tomb restoration method is actually a comprehensive method. First of all, it is to create a tomb environment that needs time, put in imitation jade pieces, add the same period of earth, metal debris, silk, hemp and organic matter, and then humidify and warm them up, and take them out after 3-6 months."

"Then put it into the hyperbaric oxygen chamber for surface oxidation, and take it out after 6 months to achieve the color, smell and oxidation degree of the same period. In this way, it is very difficult to identify the old imitation jade. Even experts sometimes can't judge whether it is true or false, so they can only identify it from the technological method. "

"No, it's too much trouble to do so." Said Josie, looking surprised.

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "although it's troublesome, the income is also high! The time of making jade is half a year. The time of making old jade is half a year, and the time of making old jade is one and a half years. The cost of making old jade is not much, but it can earn tens or even millions. Besides the hard half a year when we just made jade, we just have to wait for the rest of the time. With such a high income, would you be excited? "

Evergreen sighed: "I spent 1.2 million HKD on this pair of jade walls, of which the profit can be imagined. Fortunately, there is a lot of technical content in doing this, otherwise most people in our industry will have to make eye contact."

"Yes Chu Chen also said with emotion: "although there are not many high imitations as lifelike as these two jade walls, there are still more high imitations of ancient jade in general. There are too many fakes in the market and it is difficult to identify them, which also leads to the stagnation of high antique jade prices."

Hearing this, evergreen shakes his head. After this experience, he will be more cautious when buying Gaogu jade. If he is not sure of Wanquan, he will not consider Gaogu jade of more than one million levels. From this, we can see how great the harm to Gaogu jade market can be caused by high imitation jade."By the way, brother Chen, is there any simple way to identify it like the method of tomb restoration?" Liu Sizhe asked.

Chu Chen replied: "yes, there are, but it takes a long time. You can put the jade in a container with fresh slices of lemon under it, and take it out after three or four days. If it is a jade with the method of tomb reduction, the smell of the earth on it will decrease or disappear."

"In that case, there is no way to tell the authenticity of the jade at that time?" Wu Ke said with a frown.

Chuchen said with a smile: "it's impossible to recognize this method at that time, but I'm not sure about other methods. Maybe the master will know!"

After listening to Chu Chen's words, we can't help but think of a sentence: the road is one foot high, the devil is one foot high. We should be more careful if we want to buy high ancient jade in the future.

"Well, Xiao Chu, I don't know if you want to change it?" Evergreen some uneasy asked.

"Change, I'll change this dice bowl." Chu Chen replied, after all, such a beautiful Xuande dice bowl is rare, and it's a good thing to collect it.

Wanqing was overjoyed to hear Chu Chen's answer. He quickly asked, "are you going to ask for the rest of the money, or do you want another thing?"

Chu Chen thought about it and said, "I'd better choose first."

"Yes Evergreen asked other people with a smile: "what about you? Shall we go down together? "

The three women all shook their heads, saying that they would just sit here, while Liu Sizhe planned to go downstairs with Chu Chen

Chu Chen and Liu Sizhe went downstairs together and looked for their targets.

Wanqing's antique shop mainly deals in bamboo and wood carving tools and coins, as well as a small number of other items, which can also show his interest in collecting. Otherwise, he would not exchange things with Chu Chen for the three silver coins.

Although Chu Chen preferred porcelain and jade, he also liked other kinds of objects as long as they showed good artistic value. And the things in the evergreen shop are just good, so when he went downstairs, he picked them up with relish.

After a long time of selection, we found several good things, but they are either low in value or high in value. In fact, they don't have to be of the same value, but now they have plenty of time. It's better to find one with similar value. If not, we can just choose one of these things.

After a while, he finally found something of similar value, a hawksbill carving of Ruyi.

Hawksbill is an organic gem. Why do we say it's organic? In short, it's actually a turtle shell called hawksbill.

The tortoise shell of tortoiseshell is crystal clear in texture, clear and beautiful in pattern, soft and bright in color. The craft ornaments made of tortoiseshell are dazzling, precious and elegant in taste.

In ancient folklore, hawksbill was also covered with a layer of mystery. It is believed that it can live for 1500 years and is a "Millennium turtle" worthy of the name. Therefore, hawksbill has become a symbol of longevity and auspiciousness.

Moreover, the ancients believed that wearing tortoiseshell's back armor had the magical effect of detoxification and exorcism. The living tortoiseshell could also test whether there was poisonous insects in its diet. If it was poisoned in its diet, the tortoiseshell's armor would shake spontaneously. Therefore, in ancient times, hawksbill made of jewelry is quite popular.

Of course, tortoiseshell is a protected animal in modern times, and hunting is prohibited. The tortoiseshell Ruyi that Chu Chen likes is obviously not a modern handicraft, but a sculpture in the late Qing Dynasty.

This jade handle is made of tortoiseshell. It has a smooth surface with yellow, black and brown patterns. It looks translucent, soft luster, clear and transparent. It has a warm feeling when holding it.

Then Chu Chen illuminated the nail with a flashlight. He could see the transparent and beautiful patterns, the transparent blood like deep into the nail piece, and the color spots were numerous round dots, such as millet dots gathered together, forming irregular borders. It should be genuine tortoiseshell.

This handle, Ruyi, is full of hollowed out patterns of squirrel and grape from head to tail. It is vivid and lifelike. It is round and generous, elegant and light. It spares no cost. It has the style of Qianlong. It should be a fine piece made by the palace in the late Qing Dynasty.

Squirrel grape is the most common decoration in Qing Dynasty. The grape fruit is stacked densely, which symbolizes the harvest and wealth of the five grains; the cluster of grapes also has the meaning of "more". The mouse is the son in the twelve hours, which means "son", and the grape squirrel is the good wish of "more sons", "bumper harvest" and "wealth".

Moreover, tortoise shell is easy to be eaten, and it is hard to see tortoise shell ware made before the late Qing Dynasty. Therefore, it is very rare to have such a fine tortoise shell made by the imperial court in the late Qing Dynasty.