"Speaking of which, Anfu's talent is definitely not inferior to that of Yin'an. If it weren't for the incident at the beginning, maybe he would have been able to reproduce the skill of the Eight Swords of the Han Dynasty now. It's just because of the incident at the beginning that he would definitely hold grudges in his heart. I don't know what it has become now." After so many years, Wei Jinnian had already thought of what happened, and it must be Wei Anfu who heard the conversation between him and Wei Yin'an before they died, and hated them in his heart. They were wrong about this matter, and they didn't have a chance to explain it clearly. After searching for so many years, they couldn't find any trace of Wei Anfu, so they had to give up.

Putting away his memories, Wei Jinnian said solemnly: "Let's not talk about that, now that this antique jade appears, it's either that Wei Anfu is in trouble, or he wants to do something with it. If it's the former, he's forced to do it Well, if it’s the latter, Si Nian, you must find his traces, otherwise, relying on his craftsmanship, it would be easy to open the cholera market. Now the art trading market has just emerged in China, and it’s not very formal yet. , you must find an opportunity to prevent him from continuing to make shots, these things must not easily flow into the market."

Although Wei Jinnian and Mao Shunkai both made imitations, what they made were only imitations.

Speaking of it, there is still a big difference between making holes and imitations. Kongzi only appeared after the antique market began to flourish. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there were countless skillful craftsmen in the world during the Ming Dynasty. Ming Chengzu also vigorously promoted the handicraft manufacturing industry, so at that time the handicraft industry developed rapidly, ranging from shipbuilding and car building to small wooden objects. peak.

Because of the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty, many historical inheritances were cut off. Therefore, after the world was peaceful, many skilled craftsmen decided to use their own craftsmanship and knowledge to restore or imitate some of the previous ancient objects, not for profit. , just to leave a thought for the younger generations, let them know how powerful our great China was, and how many good things in history came from our hands.

Only in the late Ming Dynasty, because of the incompetence of the court, these craftsmen were characterized as strange and obscene skills, and these manual manufacturing industries that had recovered or even surpassed their peak were suppressed, and even many traces of their existence were obliterated. Even the warships that Zheng He sailed to the West and the blueprints he brought back were blocked and destroyed, because the rulers were afraid that the land they had won would be destroyed by these technologies that could shake the ruling capital. With the red-clothed cannon, no cannonball was fired when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, because it had been destroyed long ago.

Until the Qianlong period, although the prosperity of hand-made manufacturing did not reappear, Emperor Qianlong attached great importance to the restoration of antiques, so he ordered his officials to set up an official organization. The antiques I have bought, and each imitation has a signature on the back, the year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, which is why we see many porcelains from the Tang and Song Dynasties now, and the year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty is written on the back.

It's just that these imitations have two characteristics. The first is to tell you that it is an imitation and in what year it was imitated, and it is not a genuine product in history.The second is that these things are just for people to see these good things in history, not for profit.

But this is not the case with Kongzi, Kongzi is also called a counterfeit. Since the rise of Kongzi in the 70s and [-]s, everything is for making money.In the earliest time, Kongzi was not for fakes, but some old people with imitation restoration skills. In response to the call of the country, they used their own technology to reproduce a batch of antiques that had been lost overseas, and even had unique skills, just for the sake of future generations. visible.

But people in that era were no longer as simple as the ancients. Some people with different intentions saw the temptation of money, because these imitations looked too realistic, and cultural relics identification was not as developed as it is now, so This group of people deceived those patriotic old people with various names, got a large number of imitations from them, and let these things flow to the market at a high price. As for the final ownership, it is not their business. Just make money.

Until the 21st century, traces of these imitations can still be seen in foreign art streets and some large-scale auctions. One can imagine how superb the workmanship and old-fashioned craftsmanship of these imitations are. .

But later, these old people also knew the impact of the incident, so they killed them and stopped making imitations. They didn't even teach this craft easily. In their words: "Archaeology itself is to use ancient things to explore history. The truth, no matter how similar the current imitation techniques are, the fake is fake, lacking the accumulation of history."

Later, there were still many fakes on the market, but those things can be seen by experts at a glance, so they can't be called loopholes. Although some old-fashioned craftsmanship have been handed down, they only know what they are and don't know why, and they don't want to. It takes time to study, and it is easy to distinguish the real from the fake.

To put it bluntly, regardless of imitations and loopholes, they must be extremely similar to the real ones. Most people are successful if they can’t tell the truth from the fakes. Those who don’t aim to make money and tell you the truth are imitations. Those who aim to make money and hide the truth It's a loophole.

Although Zhang Si Nian is usually approachable, he has a kind of persistence in his bones. Later, he devoted himself to learning skills from his master and master, not for making money, but for exploring and protecting the truth of history.

Until the master, when the master passed away, Zhang Si Nian's skills had surpassed several senior brothers, especially the understanding of the Han Eight Swords, which definitely surpassed most of the living people. If the only thing that may not be comparable is that Senior brother Wei Anfu disappeared.

Seeing this ancient jade imitating the Eight Swords of Han Dynasty now, Zhang Sinian is sure that it is Wei Anfu's handwriting. Although he has never seen the Eight Swords of Han Dynasty with his own eyes, he can also imagine it from the uncle's album and his narration. See the true appearance of Han Badao.

But there is one thing that he is confused about. His uncle once told him that when Wei Anfu left, he learned about [-]% of Wei Yin'an's skills, and when Wei Yin'an passed away, he could already imitate almost [-]% of the skills of Han Badao. How can Anfu imitate [-]% to [-]% of it?Why has his craftsmanship not only failed to improve but regressed after so many years?

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