Antique Dealer

Chapter 63 Identification
Fang Hao said: "It should be Hetian jade faked by Korean materials."

Korean material is not Hetian jade in the narrow sense, but Hetian jade in the broad sense.Its main production area is Chunchuan in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It is produced in the local serpentine rocks and is mostly blue-yellow and brown.The powder is not very good.The chemical composition of Korean material is basically similar to that of Hetian jade, and its hardness and density are close to that of Hetian jade, which is slightly smaller, and its hardness is about 5.5.

The old lady's son-in-law bit the bullet and asked to ease his embarrassment: "How do you prove that this is a fake Korean material?"

"First of all, the layer of sugar skin covered on the surface of the jade is not right."

Fang Hao explained: "Under normal circumstances, no matter what the color of the real sugar skin is, it is mainly light, and the color will not be too dark or too bright (except for a very few), but the color of the fake sugar skin fluctuates greatly. In general The color will be very deep and bright, especially the part with thicker texture, because of the loose structure, it is relatively easy to dye, and the degree of color penetration is deeper.

The real sugar skin is formed by natural oxidation, and the color is naturally integrated with the jade.Fake candy is artificial and it stains darker in poor texture or defective areas.The color of the dyed icing on good texture areas looks unnatural. "

"What you said is too abstract, who knows if what you said is right!" The old lady's son-in-law still couldn't believe Fang Hao's judgment, the seed material he spent a lot of money on would be counterfeit, the key was on this occasion It was embarrassing to be pointed out.

Fang Hao chuckled: "According to what you said, I don't have real Hetian jade in my hand, so I can't prove that you are a Korean material?"

"a shame!"

The old lady snorted angrily at her son-in-law: "I have a piece of Hetian jade in my room, I'll get it."

After a while, the old lady came back from the room with a box. She opened the box and saw that besides one jade, there were two gold wares.

Among them, the jade article shows the pattern of squirrel and grape with the technique of round carving and openwork carving.Two squirrels, one big and one small, climb up and down, smart and cute; the grapes are round and full, and the branches and leaves have clear veins.

The squirrel and grape pattern is a common decorative pattern on jade wares in the Qing Dynasty.The grapes are clustered in clusters, bearing numerous fruits, implying a good harvest, wealth and longevity.The squirrel is a very cute little animal. The mouse is the child at the twelve o'clock, which means "child". The grape squirrel pattern contains the beautiful wishes of "many children and blessings" and "children and grandchildren for generations".

Fang Hao picked up the jade pendant and looked at it: "This is the top-quality Hetian white jade seed material. The jade is white, clean and smooth, pure and free of impurities. If you look carefully, you can see that there are jade flowers with a cloud-like structure inside, and the texture is fine. The luster is warm and moist, with an obvious greasy feeling. But this Han Yu, with the naked eye can see the tiny needle-like white spots, the transparency is poor, and the luster of the glass is not strong."

Speaking of this, he looked at the old lady's son-in-law: "In addition, the hardness of Korean material is slightly lower than that of Hetian jade, and a little higher than that of glass, so when scratching glass, it takes a little force to draw marks, and If Hetian jade is scratched lightly on the glass, there will be marks. Would you like to do an experiment to see if it is what I said?"

With the comparison of the real product, everyone can easily see the difference between the two. The old lady's son-in-law suddenly felt ashamed, his face was full of embarrassment, and he wanted to find a hole in the ground to get in.

Compared with the embarrassment of the son-in-law, the old lady's son's family is obviously more concerned about the value of this jade pendant.

The old lady's daughter-in-law looked like a different person, with a happy face: "Teacher, I don't know how much this jade pendant is worth?"

Fang Hao said: "This jade pendant is made of excellent materials, finely carved, full of life interest, and auspicious. The price of jade seeds is very expensive, but it is a pity that the jade pendant is a little smaller, and the price is conservatively estimated to be between 16 and 20."

The whole family was very happy with Fang Hao's valuation, but one thing the old lady's daughter thought was too vague: "Why is there a difference of 4 yuan!"

Fang Hao said: "The price of antiques is different in everyone's eyes. What you think is expensive, he thinks it is too cheap, so it is impossible to measure it with a unified standard.

To use another example, if you like an antique with an average market price of [-] yuan, if you like it very much, even if you increase the price by [-] to [-]%, as long as you like it, you will win if you buy it, and you will feel very happy; I have a willingness to make a deal, but it is not necessary to buy it, so I will reduce it by [-]% or [-]%, and I will be happy when I buy it, because I picked up a bargain, and I am not disappointed if I can’t buy it, because I didn’t care much about it in the first place.

Specifically for this jade pendant, 16 is the lowest price I think. If you can’t sell it for 16, you can come to me and I’ll buy it. It’s as simple as that.An appraiser's valuation is not done casually, and he is responsible for the conclusions he makes. "

The old lady smiled and nodded: "Young man, you are an honest person, I believe in you."

The old lady's daughter-in-law pointed to the things in the box again: "What about these two gold utensils? The price of gold should be quite expensive now."

Fang Hao said: "First of all, the price of gold has been reduced now. In addition, the added value of goldware depends on the craftsmanship. Like this gold bracelet, judging from the characteristics of the patina, it should be from the Qing Dynasty, but it is a plain bracelet. There is no money reserved, there is basically no workmanship at all, and the price can only be set according to the price of gold, do you have a gram at home?"

"I have it in my room, I'll get it." Shang Xiaoxuan went to the room and brought a precision gram scale.

Fang Hao weighed the bracelet, and said: "The value of this bracelet is only about [-]. But this Pisces pendant is different. It uses the method of measuring and laying silk, and the craftsmanship is very complicated."

Laisi, also known as "flower work" or "pattern", is the most exquisite in metal crafts.It draws gold and silver into silk, then weaves it into braids or various mesh structures, and then welds it on the utensils, which is called tired silk.

This Pisces pendant adopts the three-dimensional hollowed-out method of laying silk, which is the most difficult to make, and must go through the procedure of "piling dust" in advance.

The so-called "pile ashes" is to grind the charcoal into fine powder, mix it with the mucus made of bletilla splendens, and use it as plastic to mold it into figures or animals, etc. Then put it in the fire to burn the charcoal mold inside, and it becomes a three-dimensional, hollow, exquisite and exquisite work of art.

Like this pendant, the head of the fish is made of plain gold thread, and the body of the fish is made of Jomon thread laminated with plain gold thread, reflecting the sense of fish scales.The fish eyes are protruding and the gemstones are inlaid, making the whole lifelike.The two fish are upright and symmetrical, the lotus stems biting in their mouths intersect, and they are tied with rope chains with lotus leaves for hanging. The craftsmanship shown is quite exquisite.

(End of this chapter)