Chapter 818

The shapes of the ink in the box are different. They are round and square. The four ink ingots should be old ink with a certain age. The production time should be more than 100 years.

The reason why Chu Chen made such a judgment was that no matter how glossy the ink ingot was when it was originally made, after a hundred years of damage to its collection, wear and tear of playing, and erosion of the air, the surface of the ink ingot would naturally show a rustic color. The longer it was made, the older its color became.

From the performance point of view, the new ink is gray, but it is not strong enough; the old ink is pure black, and the color is thick. The new ink and glue are uneven, so the ink color appears to be thick and thin; the old ink making method is rigorous, and the time is long, so the glue is natural and uniform, the ink color is flat, and the pen is not sticky.

Therefore, Chu Chen saw at a glance that these pieces of ink should be more than 100 years old. Of course, although Mo was old, the old man's son couldn't compensate Chu Chen for his excellent ancient ink. These pieces were just ordinary ink ingots worth two or three hundred yuan in the late Qing Dynasty.

In addition to the four old ink ingots in the late Qing Dynasty, Chu Chen had some doubts about the remaining one.

This ink ingot is rectangular, about 10 cm long and 5 cm wide. One end of the ink ingot looks like it has been used. The gold and money on the surface are almost gone. It's hard to see clearly what's written on it.

The reason why Chu Chen thought this ink ingot was strange was that there were broken lines on the surface of this ink ingot, just like the broken lines of lacquer clothes.

Lacquer clothing ink is the ink ingot for surface painting. Lacquer clothing ink was popular in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty, rare in Kangxi period of Qing Dynasty, and popular in Qianlong period. However, after the late Qianlong period, the luster of lacquer and ink was more than beautiful, but the thickness was not enough. In Ming Dynasty, most of the edges were painted from top to bottom, left to right, and the front and back were natural colors. In the Qing Dynasty, the two sides were mostly painted, and the upper and lower sides were not painted.

Generally speaking, the lacquer and ink with a long history is thick and has broken lines, which is similar to guqin. But the broken lines are not cracks. They are hidden between lacquer and leather, which is similar to the opening of ancient porcelain.

As for the authenticity of the broken lines is also very good identification, as long as you use a magnifying glass to observe, the old ink broken lines, for the inside button, the new imitation for eversion.

However, after careful observation, Chu Chen found that there was no lacquer on the surface of the ingot, and the broken lines on the surface should have been made when it was made.

In addition, this ink ingot looks so good that it doesn't look like it has been preserved for a long time. Therefore, it gives people the feeling that this ink is an old fake.

But Chu Chen felt that this ink ingot was not simple, because the time breath on the ink ingot was not fake at all. However, he is not good at identifying ancient ink, and now time does not allow, he simply uses the power, and the result of the power is so shocked that he almost drops his chin.

Chuchen put the ink ingot back into the box, then hesitated and said: "uncle, these ink ingots are really good, and almost all of them are from the late Qing Dynasty, but they are just ordinary ink at that time!"

In fact, in his heart, the old man didn't want to get back what he had sold to Chu Chen. Moreover, since Chu Chen was so powerful, how could the value of what he saw be low? How could it be so easy for Chu Chen to return it? But his son forced him and his wife made trouble all the time. He just didn't want to do it and couldn't refuse.

Thinking about it, the old man felt that he was caught in the middle and suffered at both ends. He really didn't want to go on like this any more, so he took down a pendant that he wore around his neck and put it in front of Chu Chen's eyes and said, "brother, my father left me this jade plate when I was a child. If you like, take it! Please help

During the speech, the old man looked into his eyes, and there was a flicker of reluctant look.

The old man's jade plate is carved from huangpizi jade. It is oval in shape. On the front, it is carved with a picture of linbu raising crane, and on the back, it is carved with mountain and water pine stone. This jade plate is smooth and mellow, artistic conception is ingenious and colorful. It should be a masterpiece in the late Qing Dynasty. The current market value should also be around 80000.

On the one hand, the old man didn't know the value of the jade card. On the other hand, he was forced to do nothing.

To say, Chu Chen likes this jade card very much, and this time, he also has a reason, but there is a way, there is a way, he has had the joy of accident, and then possession of the old man's jade card, it seems insatiable.

"Sir, I know it's not easy for you. I can't take this jade card. You'd better take it back..."

Seeing that chuchen didn't want the jade plate, the old man thought that chuchen didn't agree to return the things to him. He was a little anxious. Chuchen said quickly, "Sir, listen to me. I can return the things to you, but I also have a request. These two things can't be sold in the capital, otherwise, I won't be polite!"

"Brother, do you agree?" With the expected results, the old man couldn't believe it.

"Yes Chu Chen nodded and said straightforwardly: "uncle, there are still my friends over there. I'm not prepared to say more about this. Let's hurry up..."Although Chu Chen got the unexpected joy, he didn't like the old man's behavior very much. So he immediately ordered him to leave.

"All right! Ok... " The old man understood this very well, and immediately took out the money from his pocket and handed it to Chu Chen.

"Yes! Sir, let's sign an agreement to save trouble in the future! "

When the transaction was completed and the old man was ready to go back, Chu Chen thought of the wonderful idea of the old man's son, and still thought it would be better to sign an insurance agreement. The old man also understood Chu Chen's meaning, and his face turned red, but he couldn't help it. Who told him to be wrong!

After the old man left, Chu Chen could not help shaking his head: "it's a world of wonders!"

With a sigh, Chu Chen wanted to study the ink ingot carefully, but thinking of his friends who had been waiting for a long time next door, he picked up the box and prepared to study it later.

However, just as Chu Chen came to the door, he saw Wu Shu, Zhu Dafu and Zhao Xueyi come in from the door.

Chuchen said hello to the three with a smile, and then asked Uncle Wu, "Dad, what's your harvest today?"

"Hi! Don't mention it. It's depressing enough to be preempted by others and not even drink a mouthful of soup in the end. " Zhao Xueyi came back first.

Zhao Xueyi is a professional broker. There must be a lot of work to dig out the old house. Today, the three of them just came back from digging out the old house. It seems that the situation is not good.

Chuchen was more or less glad to hear that. Originally Zhao Xueyi also informed him, but today he had to give Zhenzhen treatment, so he declined. Now it seems that there is no need to waste time.

Zhu Dafu waved and said, "Hey! Don't mention this kind of bad luck. Xiao Chen, it seems that you've got a good thing! "

Hearing this, Chu Chen asked strangely, "no, how can you tell that I made a good thing? There's nothing written on my face

Zhu Dafu said with a smile, "I don't think you have written yet. I think the corners of your mouth are almost behind your ears!"

Chu Chen pinched his mouth and said, "is it really so obvious?"

"Well! Obviously, just look in the mirror yourself. Now let's have a quick look at your baby Zhao Xueyi can't wait to say.

Chuchen laughs, then opens the box. In an instant, the contents appear in front of everyone.

"Oh, it's ancient ink!" Uncle Wu sighed when he saw the contents of the box. However, after a closer look, his brows began to wrinkle.

"These ink ingots are old enough, but they are all ordinary ink ingots, and now the price of ink ingots is getting lower and lower. Such ink really has no collection value!" Zhao Xueyi also said with a frown.

Since ancient times, our country has called the literati who have knowledge and self-restraint. A "ink guest" points out the importance of ink to scholars.

In the study of the ancients, a scholar recited poems and wrote Fu at his desk. Beside him, there were always beauties or children studying ink quietly. The ink researched by the ancients is what we call old ink today, namely ink ingot. Ink is a product invented by modern people to save time.

The ancients were very particular about grinding ink ingots with well water. Li Ruzhen, a great scholar of the Qing Dynasty, only used the well water in the courtyard of the Confucius Temple in the capital to study ink. He used this well water to grind ink. His writing was full of ink and fluent. So he wrote his initiation novel "flowers in the mirror".

You may think that it's all ink. Can ink be so different from ancient ink?

In fact, ink itself is a silent material language, and the works created by ink and ancient ink are different. Let alone other things, the ink color of ancient ink painting remains the same after hundreds of years, while the color difference of modern ink will appear in just a few decades.

To say, good ancient ink is very important for calligraphers and painters, but ancient ink is a consumable, and the role of ink is only reflected in the use, in the collection, it is just a niche product.

It is understood that the collection of ancient ink flourished in the Ming Dynasty and reached its peak in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. The contemporary collection of ink mainly concentrated in the 1970s and 1990s. In 1997, the ancient ink market reached a peak.

In 1997, the price of ancient ink began to decline. Now, that is, in 2002, the market price of ancient ink has been declining slowly.

Although none of you know that this round of decline will last until 2006, they all know that it is not a wise choice to collect ancient inks, especially those of ordinary quality, in the current market.

Zhu Dafu said with a smile: "Lao Zhao, I don't think you should worry about Xiao Chen. You don't think how can he do business at a loss with such a smart mind? If I'm not wrong, there's something extraordinary about this ancient ink. "

With that, he pointed to the broken ink ingot.