master of the deep

Chapter 60 Professor Tao

"My god, with so many collections, if they are all real, wouldn't they be worth tens of trillions?" Zhou Xiaolin couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Of course not all of them are real, but this is the charm of collecting. If you can find real antiques from these collections, it proves that you have vision, luck and strength, and it will naturally give people a sense of accomplishment. .

Moreover, with the improvement of living standards, every household is willing to put some decorations at home, so there is a market for even fake antique collections.If you don't believe me, just go and see the prices of these collections. "Wang Biao laughed and said that he is familiar with this place, obviously he has been here many times before.

"Generally speaking, some tools are needed to identify antiques, such as a magnifying glass and a spotlight flashlight. When looking at them, you must be careful, and every part must be taken into account.

When using a flashlight, it is necessary to observe from different angles, and some collections have specified observation angles for identification.

These are preliminary means, and more careful identification requires the use of some modern instruments, such as spectroscopy and mass spectrometers, to analyze and determine the composition and age of the collection. "Wang Biao said while leading the way.

"You three, welcome. Young Master Wang, how come you have time to bring friends over to play today?" At this moment, a waiter in his thirties came over and greeted the three of them, and he still knew Wang Biao.

"Sister Peng, today I brought two brothers over to learn more. Leave us alone, let's just take a look."

"My lord, you can pick whatever you want. I won't accompany you if I have something to do." The waiter surnamed Peng smiled and nodded, and went to greet the guests who had just entered the door.

At this time, Lin Fan and Zhou Xiaolin had already come to the edge of the hall, looked at those antique items, and found that their prices were actually not expensive, ranging from hundreds of yuan to thousands of yuan, the most expensive It was only tens of thousands of yuan.

"It's so cheap, it really isn't expensive." Zhou Xiaolin exclaimed.

"Yes, we can tell from the price that there shouldn't be any good things on this floor, right? Real antiques can't be so cheap." Lin Fan also nodded.

"The exhibits in the hall on this floor are all ordinary collections, so the prices are not too expensive. However, there are indeed some genuine items in these collections, but the proportion is very small, and even if they are genuine items, they are not too old. The appreciation space is relatively small, mainly to meet the purpose of ordinary people's home decoration.

The collection on the second floor above is even more precious. The prices are all in the tens of thousands, and there are even tens of millions.Every time I come with my uncle, he will take me up to the second floor, because there is a special treasure shop on the second floor.

As for the third floor, I haven't been there either, but I heard from the uncle who has been there that all of them are genuine and can be traded or exchanged, but the price is ridiculously expensive, and most people can't afford it. "Wang Biao explained to them.

"Smash the treasure field? What do you mean?" Sure enough, Lin Fan and Zhou Xiaolin were both interested in this after hearing it.

"That is, if you believe that a collection is completely fake, you can smash it on the spot, and then the store will accompany you to lose it all. But if you smash the real thing, you have to pay double the money to the store. The actual test of this activity is A person's eyesight and insight, but there are very few people who really have the courage to smash treasures, but they can be encountered occasionally, so the Jizhen Museum has attracted many customers."

After listening to Wang Biao's explanation, both Lin Fan and Zhou Xiaolin couldn't believe it. They never thought that there would be people playing with treasures like this.But presumably such a person is either a real appraiser, or has too much money to burn, but this idea was borrowed from a program on Huayang TV.

Just then, an old man with gray hair came in with five or six people.What surprised Lin Fan and the others was that the men and women around the old man were relatively young, only about two or three years older than Lin Fan and the others.

"Look, this is a collection of ceramics. You should pay attention when appraising them. Ceramic products produced in different eras, regions, and kilns have different styles and characteristics, such as the raw materials used, the temperature of the fire, the shape, Ornaments, techniques, etc.

Even if the counterfeit with modern technology is highly imitated, as long as you observe and compare carefully, you will still find that the counterfeit cannot achieve a completely consistent imitation.

The common methods to identify the authenticity are: check whether the knife technique is smooth and natural; the glaze surface has no dazzling floating light; rubbing with animal skins can reveal very small fine lines; However, the soil rust of imitation products can be removed by repeated wiping; listening to the sound, the sound of knocking porcelain is different due to different ages, raw materials, and kiln mouths.

It should be noted that sometimes counterfeiters will adopt the method of "splicing" in order to achieve the effect of confusing the real, that is, a piece of porcelain is spliced ​​​​from the real and the fake, usually this happens on some incomplete genuine products.

Among the porcelains, Yuan blue and white porcelain and enamel colored porcelain are particularly precious, but there are very few real ones in the world. It can be said that nine out of ten pieces circulating on the market are fake or incomplete. "

Hearing that the old man was explaining the method of appraising ceramic collections, Lin Fan and the other three listened carefully, while Wang Biao nodded repeatedly: "This senior should be a professor from a certain school, and he spoke very pertinently. "

"Beauty, which school are you from?" At this moment, Zhou Xiaolin actually began to hook up with a girl standing next to him.

The girl turned her head to look at the three of them, her eyes lingered on Lin Fan the most, and then she smiled and said, "We are graduate students in the Department of Archeology of East China University, and we came here today with Professor Tao to learn some knowledge about authenticating antiques. .What, are you also students? Which school?"

"We're from Dongzhou University, but we're only in our junior year. Senior sisters, you are amazing. Aren't you afraid that you have to deal with ancient tombs when you study archeology?" Seeing the girl's gaze kept on him, Lin Fan had no choice but to answer her bravely. , making Zhou Xiaolin secretly depressed beside him, while Wang Biao secretly laughed.

"I have the deepest understanding of ceramics, but I also know a little bit about other antique collections. Today I will spread the most basic knowledge with you. If you want to become collectors in the future, you should continue to study hard.

Ancient jade includes handed down jade and unearthed jade. Handed down jade refers to the collection and play of several generations of this Jade Classic, and generally maintains its original color. These jades have a certain history to follow. Pulp, provenance, craftsmanship and other aspects are confirmed one by one.

The other is unearthed jade. These jades have been unearthed and flowed into the market for some reasons in recent years. Because they have been buried in the ground for a long time, they usually produce color due to the influence of groundwater and soil environment. Soil Qin, Mercury Qin, etc.

If it is really an ancient jade unearthed after being buried for many years, if you smell it carefully, there will be some earthy smell, while the one soaked in chemical medicine will have a pungent smell.

There are also particularly cruel counterfeiters who heat the jade and poke it directly into the body of the animal to form blood ooze. In this case, it is necessary to distinguish it from the surface of the jade with fire cracks and red silk texture.

In addition, the patina of jade is also a very important identification point.The patina formed by ancient jade in the long historical process is very natural and beautiful, but the patina produced by human work will inevitably be a little loose, and it is difficult to achieve a completely natural blend. If you look carefully, there will always be a feeling of disobedience. "

At this time, Professor Tao took the students to the jade collection area on the other side, pointing to some jade wares inside and introducing them to them.The three of Lin Fan were fine at first, so they just followed behind and listened to Professor Tao's lecture.

Although Professor Tao also saw the three of them, he didn't say anything, and continued to explain the relevant knowledge of antique appraisal, because these are the most basic, and they may be found in books that can be bought in bookstores.

"To appraise calligraphy and painting collections, we must observe and identify them from the aspects of paper, ink/color, painting style, and fluency of brushstrokes.

First of all, you need to have a good understanding of the author's style and skills in each period. It is best to look at some of his works that have been confirmed as genuine works collected in museums and other places to understand his habits and even the seals he used. Observe carefully.

Sometimes, imitators may copy the author's calligraphy and painting style quite well, but when using chapters, they leave flaws due to ink pads.

Paper is a link that is easy to be counterfeited. For example, historical traces such as yellowing, damage, and wrinkles are common methods of making old.

Generally speaking, the ancients paid attention to the use of ink, especially the masters, who all collected the best ink. Even after going through the vicissitudes of history, if you smell it carefully, you will still be able to distinguish the comfortable fragrance of old ink from the modern imitation ink. slightly pungent smell.

In addition, everyone also needs to understand the historical process of some materials used in calligraphy and painting.For example: before the Tang Dynasty, there were only scrolls and murals, but after the Tang Dynasty, there were vertical scrolls; in the later Tang and Five Dynasties, there were cloth murals (wooden frame with silk surface).

The mirror frame was introduced into China after the Republic of China.Understanding these historical knowledge can help you easily see through when you are being fooled by the seller.

There is another situation that needs to be paid attention to, that is, "old paper and old ink make new paintings". In this case, it depends on how much you know about the writer. "Although Professor Tao only popularized some knowledge of antique appraisal, the three of them learned a lot, including Wang Biao, who also felt that they had benefited a lot.

"Today, I will take you to the second floor to have a look. There is a treasure shop here. I heard that a Tibetan friend happened to be here today to smash treasures. I was invited by them, so I took this opportunity to bring you here to see and see." At this time, Professor Tao suddenly stated the purpose of bringing the students here today, causing the three of Lin Fan to look at each other, and then their eyes lit up.

Wang Biao just said before that there is a smashing treasure field here, and Lin Fan and Zhou Xiaolin found it interesting. They didn't expect that something that happened occasionally would happen to them today, so they naturally wanted to see it.

(End of this chapter)