Chapter 825

Seeing that Chu Chen asked a few questions, he didn't say anything good about it. Lin Dacheng also realized that his own things were probably wrong. He asked weakly, "Xiao Chen, is there something wrong with my screen? Is it made of chicken wing wood? "

"This screen is really made of chicken wing wood..."

When Lin Dacheng was surprised, Chu Chen said, "but this kind of wood has nothing to do with the wood used in Ming Dynasty furniture. It's African wood with poor quality."

"African wingwood?" Lin Dacheng had a little doubt on his face. He didn't know anything about this kind of wood.

Chu Chen nodded and explained, "there is a distinction between the old and the new in the market. The texture of old chicken wing wood is dense, with dark and light purple brown stripes, especially the longitudinal and slightly inclined section, which is slender and floating, giving people the feeling of bright and shining feathers. "

The wood is rough, purple and black, the texture is often muddy, stiff and without rotation, and sometimes the wood is easy to crack. To put it simply, the market generally calls the superior "old chicken wing wood" and the inferior "new chicken wing wood."

"The old chicken wing wood in the market generally refers to Myanmar chicken wing wood, while the new chicken wing wood generally refers to the African chicken wing wood that makes this screen. The heartwood is black brown, slightly yellow, often with black stripes. The grain is very rough, the density is the lightest, does not sink in water, the material is brittle, the hardness is slightly poor, there is no oiliness, and the price is very cheap..."

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Lin Dacheng looked at the screen he bought. It really looked like what Chu Chen said. It made him uncomfortable and embarrassed, but he didn't give up. He immediately asked, "Xiao Chen, is it possible that this screen was made in the Ming Dynasty?"

Chu Chen shook his head: "it's definitely impossible. Let's not explain the difference between the old chicken wing wood and our present one. Let's say that in ancient times, the transportation was so underdeveloped. Do you think it's possible for someone to transport a pile of poor quality and cheap wood to make screens? The freight is not enough! "

"This..."

Seeing that Lin Dacheng was still a little reluctant, Chu Chen added: "besides, with the poem" silent night poem "on the screen, it can be proved that this thing was not made in the Ming Dynasty."

Hear here, besides Lin Dacheng, other people also seem very puzzled.

"The bright moon in front of the bed is suspected to be frost on the ground. Raising my head, I see the moon so bright; withdrawing my eyes, my nostalgia comes around. Is that right? "

Lin Guangxin recited the silent night poem on the screen, but he couldn't understand what Chu Chen said.

Seeing that everyone looked at himself with a puzzled look on his face, Chu Chen explained: "in fact, the reason is very simple. The version we are familiar with now is not the original text of this poem. This poem in the Song Dynasty Hong Mai's "ten thousand quatrains of the Tang Dynasty" in the original is "looking at the moonlight in front of the bed, suspected to be frost on the ground. Look up at the moon and look down at your hometown. "

"It was not until the Ming Dynasty that Wanshou jueju of Tang Dynasty was revised, and" looking up at the moon "was changed to" looking up at the moon. ". In the Qing Dynasty, the first sentence of Shen Deqian's Tang poetry was changed from "Moonlight in front of the bed" to "Moonlight in front of the bed". When he arrived at juantang, he compiled three hundred Tang poems, which combined the two sentences. So, it's the version we all know now. "

Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized that Chu Chen said with a smile: "because of this, when I first saw this screen, I knew it was a fake..."

Generally speaking, except for the freaks like Chu Chen, the antique business needs years of practical experience and theoretical knowledge. If you want to understand any category, you can't do it without decades of hard work. However, if the antique lovers master some knowledge blind spots, they can also detect some relatively eye-catching flaws, so they will not be deceived.

For example, if Lin Dacheng can read ancient Chinese prose, he won't have to spend a thousand yuan on the screen. Nowadays, there are a lot of fakes on the market, most of them are low imitations. The level of counterfeiters is not high, and the workmanship is rough, which often reveals some common sense flaws. This kind of knowledge blind spot is useful.

There are still many changes like "silent night poem". For example, Lu You's poem "she Er" is also well known. In fact, the original version was written as "Yuan knows everything is empty" because before the Ming Dynasty, "Yuan Lai" and "Yuan Zhi" were written as "Yuan Lai" and "Yuan Zhi", and the original meaning of yuan was the original meaning.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang hated the Yuan Dynasty and could not even read the word yuan, so he ordered to change "Yuan Lai" to "Yuan Yuan Yuan", which became the current usage. After understanding this knowledge blind spot, if someone shows you an antique of the Southern Song Dynasty with the word "original" in it, you don't have to do other identification, it must be fake.

In addition, there is a familiar idiom, "talking about soldiers on paper", which says that Zhao Kuo boasted and killed 400000 Zhao soldiers in Changping. But think about it carefully. Zhao Kuo was born in the Warring States period. When was paper invented? In the Western Han Dynasty, there was the rudiment of paper, but in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Lun, the real sense of paper appeared.

In fact, the idiom "talking on paper" first appeared in the late Qing Dynasty. It was almost the period of the Republic of China when it was associated with Zhao Kuo. If you see an ancient book before the late Qing Dynasty mentioning the story of Zhao Kuo's war on paper, just throw it away. It's fake.There are still many examples like this. After mastering them, they are undoubtedly very helpful to the identification of antiques. However, one's energy is limited, and a lot of knowledge must be accumulated for a long time. Therefore, if an antique enthusiast wants to make a contribution in this field, he must be determined to charge himself regularly.

Seeing Lin Dacheng's face full of shame, Chu Chen advised: "cousin, I think you can be interested in antiques, but you must learn more. Like you now, if you don't even know the basic knowledge, you will definitely suffer a loss."

Hearing this, Mrs. Lin said, "it used to be like killing him to let him read a 20-30-page fish culture book. I think it's better to forget it!"

Lin Dacheng was not happy when he heard that: "what do you say? Can these two things be compared? I tell you, I'm in the business! "

"Then you, but I'll leave it here first. If you come back with fake things every so often in the future, don't blame me for being impolite..."

Seeing the couple's tit for tat appearance, Chu Chen and Wu Ke wanted to persuade them, but they were stopped by Lin Guangxin. He said in a low voice: "my parents are just like this. They don't mix up with each other for three days. They feel uncomfortable. Besides, my father doesn't have any hobbies. It's good for him to do something."

Wu Ke said: "Guangxin, you know, this antique business costs money. If you can keep it by yourself, it's OK, but..."

Lin Guangxin said with a smile: "sister-in-law, I understand what you mean. I'd better take a look at it first. Besides, my mother is in charge of money at home. In the past, my father didn't buy things indiscriminately, and my father's money is abundant. Now, my mother will certainly manage my father's money bag."

After listening to Lin Guangxin's words, Chu Chen and Wu Ke let go of their heart. You know, there are a lot of people in the antique industry who have lost their property because of greed. They don't want Lin Dacheng to suffer huge economic losses because of such things.

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The next day, with Wu Ke's "pay attention to safety" advice, Chu Chen and Hu Yong first went to the bank to withdraw 500000 RMB, because Chu Chen was a big customer of the bank, and they had contacted in advance, so the withdrawal didn't take much time.

Then Chu Chen called ma Xiaoqiang and asked him where he would meet.

The place Ma Xiaoqiang said on the phone was not far from where Chu Chen was. Hu Yong arrived in only five minutes.

Ma Xiaoqiang is still the same, but it seems that he is a bit more ruffian than when he met last time. I don't know if it's because after chuchen bought those things from Ma laocai last time, Ma Xiaoqiang began to be rich again. As the old saying goes, if a man has money, he will get worse. This is good for a man who is self disciplined, but Ma Xiaoqiang, it's enough.

Ma Xiaoqiang got into the car and said hello to Chu Chen with a smile. Then, he first instructed Hu Yong how to drive. Then he looked around in the car and said with envy: "money is good!"

Chuchen said with a smile: "Mr. Ma, there should be a lot of good things in your family. If you sell a few, you can't buy several such cars?"

Ma Xiaoqiang waved his hand and said: "there are several good things, but my father is keeping all those things. He is so careful. How can he be willing to sell and buy a car?"

Seeing that Ma Xiaoqiang was a little angry when he spoke, it seems that he should have a lot of opinions on Ma laocai in this respect.

Chuchen said with a smile: "anyway, your father's things will be yours sooner or later, and you are in a hurry. At that time, you can call me, or go directly to the capital to my antique shop to find me. As long as the things are good, we can discuss the price. "

Ma Xiaoqiang said with a smile: "Chu Shao, I'll trouble you then!"

"What's the trouble? Let's get what we need."

Chuchen chuckled and then asked, "Mr. Ma, today has come to this point. Can you tell me what your friend's path is? Let's talk about it first. If I have something in my hand, don't blame me for being rude

"Chu Shao, there must be something wrong with my friend's way."

Ma Xiaoqiang thought about it and thought that Chu Chen would know about it sooner or later, so he said, "but that is to say, he has never done anything like digging up land, killing and setting fire. Chu Shao, you should also understand that the things created in our industry are not rare, right