Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

Chapter 1079: High imitations with no flaws

Sanshengyuan Jewelry is a chain of jewelry stores opened by Niu Sanpang and is a listed company. Today Sanpang and his wife Xu Jiaxin are at the main store in Liulichang.

Li Mo pushed the door open and walked in. Looking around, the overall decoration of this jewelry store was light and luxurious, giving people the first impression of being high-end.

“Welcome, handsome guys and beauties, what do you want to see?” A tall female clerk in her twenties, wearing business attire, with exquisite features came over and asked with a smile.

Niu Sanpang then opened the door and walked in. He waved his hand and said, "My friend, you don't need to be received."

 “Good Mr. Niu.”

“Brother, what do you think of the size and quality of my store?”

  “Relatively luxurious, not bad.”

There were quite a few customers in the store, and Li Mo immediately said, "Where is that sanding machine? Can I use it?"

Niu Sanpang's eyes lit up and he said hurriedly: "Did you find any good jade in Liulichang?"

“A piece of rough jadeite from an old pit in Myanmar. I bought it for 8,000 yuan. I’ll see if I can get lucky and get something out of it.”

 “Follow me, the sander is in the backyard warehouse.”

 There is a shop in the front and an independent yard in the back. Although the yard is not big, there are also stone tables and stone benches. Xu Jiaxin had already washed several fruits and made a pot of tea, which she brought out just in time.

 “Professor Li, long time no see.”

“It’s been more than two years. You see, I’m getting older, I’m getting fatter, and I’m getting younger and more beautiful as I get older. The changes in each of us are visible to the naked eye.”

Xu Jiaxin immediately smiled and said, "I just thought you were praising me."

 “To tell the truth.”

Niu Sanpang pulled Li Mo to sit down and said, "Brother, will you do it yourself later, or should I ask a master in the shop to do it?"

“I’m going to continue shopping in Liulichang later to search for treasures. How can I go shopping when I’m covered in dust.” Li Mo put the long box in his hand on the table, picked up a grape and ate it.

“What are the calligraphy and paintings here?”

Niu Sanpang looked at the long box and subconsciously thought that it contained calligraphy and paintings.

"A sword." Zhu Caicai couldn't help but smile when she saw Niu Sanpang wanting to open it up and learn more, "How about Mr. Niu come with us for a walk later?"

“Li Mo needs to put on a little makeup when he goes out for a walk. I often show up in this area and I know many of my acquaintances. It will be difficult for him to pick up the slack again.”

“Cai Cai, give the jade stone to the third fat man.”

Niu Sanpang took the jade stone and ran into the backyard warehouse to get a spotlight flashlight. He shined a light around it and said: "The stone skin is too thick, the light cannot shine through, and the halo change cannot be seen."

 “Ask the master not to cut, just polish it.”

“Okay, you and Mr. Zhu have some tea first, and I’ll make the arrangements.”

 Not long after, a harsh friction sound was heard coming from the yard next door.

“I also took over the store next door and opened a store for handmade gold, silver and jade wares, specially tailored for customers who like handicrafts.”

Xu Jiaxin poured a cup of tea for each of Li Mo and the others.

"The top-quality Yuqian tea Biluochun brews has a stronger aroma. The aroma of the tea goes straight to the heart after smelling it once. Miss Xu, get me some of this top-quality tea later. Give some to the elders in the family to drink. I heard that they often drink it. Green tea can maintain health, but I don’t know if there is any scientific basis for it.”

"That's such an easy thing. I'll have someone deliver it to your home this afternoon." Xu Jiaxin has been doing this kind of business. There are many channels, and all kinds of top-quality tea are available.

“Don’t bother me. My car is parked in the parking space in the square opposite. I don’t need a lot of new tea.”

The harsh friction sound next door finally disappeared, and within two minutes Niu Sanpang, who had gained weight, trotted back excitedly.

“Brother, the raw jade stone just now turned out a ball of yellow jade. It looks like the quality has reached the waxy ice type, which is a very rare and rare species.”

Xu Jiaxin stood up and took the Huang Fei from his hand, looked at it carefully, and said with the same surprise: "Professor Li, can you transfer this piece of Huang Fei to us? Although we still have the material in our hands, this kind of waxy yellow Fei The variety has never been seen before. If we find a master carver to design it, it will definitely become the treasure of the store."

“Don’t worry about this piece of yellow jade. I’m going to keep it for Cai Cai to use as a dowry when she gets married in the future.”

Hearing that it was for Zhu Caicai as a dowry, Niu Sanpang and his wife no longer stared at the piece of yellow jade.

 “Cai Cai, put it in the bag.”

 “Thank you, Brother Daxia.”

The market value of this piece of waxy ice yellow jade is at most hundreds of thousands, but this thing has a price but no market, so it is very difficult to come across one. It doesn’t matter if you have money, you have to be lucky to meet someone.

“Brother, the treasure in this long box has given me a lot of experience.”

Niu Sanpang felt itchy in his heart. Generally speaking, when he comes across top-quality calligraphy and painting, the price is millions or tens of millions, so it looks enjoyable. The net profit they earn in a year's hard work may not be worth a top-notch antique calligraphy and painting, which is quite discouraging to think about.

Li Mo opened the lid of the box and revealed a bronze sword.

Three Fatty put on his gloves and took out the sword from the box. He looked at it over and over for a moment before saying, "This is the Yue King Sword."

“Sure, Fatty San, when did you learn how to identify bronzes?” Li Mo was a little surprised. He didn’t expect the fat man to be able to tell the difference.

“What you can get back must be genuine. I happened to recognize the seal character ‘King of Yue’, so it must be the sword of the King of Yue passed down from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. I don’t know which king left it.”

 “The son of King Goujian of Yue, Shao and his sword.”

Li Mo smiled and said, "How much do you think this Yue King Sword is worth?"

“The state prohibits the trade of bronzes, but according to some information collected by the auction house, this Yue King sword is estimated to cost five to six million when it is auctioned. But I think its historical significance is better than its market value.”

Niu Sanpang’s consciousness is quite high now, and he talks one thing after another.

After finishing a cup of tea, Li Mo stood up and said, "I'll leave the King of Yue Sword here for now. When the tour is over, go over here and get it. Cai Cai, let's go."

 “Let’s have dinner together at noon.”

 “Okay, let’s get in touch when the time comes.”

The flow of people in Liulichang was even greater. Li Mo and Cai Cai walked onto the main road, which was almost a crowded scene.

“Brother, let’s go through another alley. There are slightly fewer people there.”

The two squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards an alley not far away. There are also street stalls near the entrance of the alley, but the items on the stalls are all relatively rare books, including comic strips of villains, ancient books bound with wires, and even elementary school reading books that have been preserved for unknown number of years. Anyway, the surface of the books is obviously yellowing. Some years old.

“Brother, can you sell these?” Cai Cai felt speechless. This was an antique market, not a nostalgia market.

 “Don’t you see someone is choosing?”

Li Mo smiled and said: "As long as it exists, it must have a reason. Don't you see that someone is choosing to inquire?"

The two of them walked straight forward along the alley. At the end was another branch road, where they could turn onto the main road. Just as the two of them walked out of the alley, Li Mo was attracted by the three stalls at the exit.

 A stall specializing in jade bracelets, a stall specializing in fine porcelain, and a stall specializing in calligraphy and painting. The three stalls are about one meter apart. The stall owners are all an old man and a young and beautiful woman. Near the wall, there are three children of different ages lying on chairs and writing homework seriously.

Li Mo walked to the porcelain stall. Different from other street stalls that were casually arranged, this stall was neatly arranged with porcelain of different shapes and glaze patterns, but they had one thing in common, which was that they looked special at first glance. As new as if it had just been taken out of the firing kiln.

“Sir, feel free to take a look. If you like whichever one you like, you can take a look at it yourself.”

 The person who spoke was a young woman, and her voice was quite pleasant. Li Mo couldn't help but take another look at her, and when he saw her smiling at him, he couldn't help but smile softly. He reached out and picked up a pastel Pisces Lotus bowl from the stall. Judging from the porcelain body, glaze, and painting skills, it was very good. No flaws.

Turn it over and look at the bottom. There is a double row of six characters in blue and white regular script with the inscription 'Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty'.

 The writing is also correct, and the writing is very standardized.

Li Mo also saw irregular brown eyes on the bottom of the porcelain, and through these brown eyes, the body of the porcelain could be seen. In addition, due to the craftsmanship of early Qing Dynasty porcelain, the treatment of the soles was not very delicate, so it was often flint red, and the inner glaze of the porcelain soles often had "jumping knife marks". It is inclined and pointed, so that the sole of the foot appears in the shape of a step, also known as a two-story platform.

Li Mo touched it with his hands and found that the soles were polished and smooth, and looked like the back of a loach.

These are in line with the characteristics of official kiln porcelain during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.

There are no problems with the carcass, glaze, glaze color, painting, markings, and base workmanship. They are no different from a genuine official kiln porcelain made in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.

It means it is particularly new, as if it just came out of the kiln yesterday and is setting up a stall today.

 Li Mo's eyes swept away, only a faint clear light appeared. The pastel double fish and lotus pattern bowl made in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty in his hand was a modern high imitation. Its quality is as high as that of the Gu Yunxuan Crafts and Art Museum. It can be said that there are no flaws in the imitation.

I haven’t encountered such high-quality imitation porcelain in many years. The stall owner is not simple.

  Putting down the bowl in his hand, Li Mo picked up another cloisonné plate. Judging from the naked eye, it was still flawless, but it was indeed a modern high imitation.

“Boss, how much does this bowl cost?”

Li Mo asked about a high imitation of the cloisonné flower plate made during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty.

“Sir, I suggest you put it back on the stall slowly and gently. Every piece of porcelain here is valuable. If you accidentally touch it, you may have to pay a lot of compensation.”

The young and beautiful boss did not answer his question immediately, but reminded him to put the cloisonné flower plate back carefully.

 “Yes, yes, I was reckless.”

Li Mo embarrassedly put the plate back far away.

“Sir, the plate you just looked at is an authentic product from the official kiln during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a fine product of cloisonné. I will give you a price based on the market price, 2.8 million.”

"Two million and eight hundred thousand?" Li Mo was extremely surprised. He looked at the porcelain on the stall and then at the surrounding environment. "Boss, don't kid me. This porcelain is so new. You can tell at a glance whether it has just been fired." How long. Take a closer look for yourself, it’s so new. Besides, if this is true, you dare to set up a stall casually in broad daylight, and you are not afraid of being knocked down and destroyed if something happens. "

If it is genuine, the price of 2.8 million is really in line with the market conditions.

The young female boss calmly took out an appraisal certificate from under the stall and handed it to Li Mo and said: "This is the appraisal certificate of Zhou Yuren, a famous domestic porcelain appraisal expert. You can search for this person online. He is from the Jinling Museum." deputy director."

Li Mo looked at the seal on the identification document. It was indeed the three seals of Zhou Yuren. He actually met Zhou Yuren, the deputy director of the Jinling Museum, who was a well-known porcelain appraisal expert.

The female boss dared to name the porcelain, could it be that the porcelain had really been appraised by Zhou Yu?

But I have to admit that if there were no abnormal pupils, Li Mo would probably have identified these porcelains as genuine if he used his naked eyes to identify them. Of course, he had doubts.

“Sir, have you ever heard of porcelain in stock?”

Li Mo shook his head: "Please give me some advice from the boss."

"The porcelain fired for the emperor was stored in the palace warehouse. Before it was used, it was spread out of the palace for various reasons. My ancestor was once the foreman of the Ouchi guard in the palace, so generations of family members A lot of good stuff has been passed down.”

There is some truth in what the woman said. There are indeed some genuine porcelains from official kilns in stock in the world, but they all appear sporadically, not like they are all in one stall now.

"As for why it is not auctioned, the main reason is that the handling fee is too high. Even if it is sold at a premium, I am afraid that the final price will be less than what I sold." The young woman seemed to see Li Mo's hesitation and did not continue on this topic. Instead of talking about anything, he said, "Sir, you can first find out what kind of porcelain is available at the many stalls in Liulichang. You will understand after you finish shopping for a week whether the products are good or not."

This stall owner is very smart. He sells the high-imitation products as if they are genuine, and even the price is in line with market rules. The key is that there is no flaw in the porcelain in her stall, and most people can't really conclude that there is something wrong with it.

As soon as this price was announced, 99% of tourists were basically stopped thinking about it. They are screening to find someone who is truly knowledgeable and has money.

 Just like an antique store, if it does not open for three years, it will last for three years after opening.

 Because you understand, the probability of being fooled will be higher.

“The porcelain is so beautiful, but the price is also very beautiful. I don’t have the strength anymore.”

Li Mo sighed and left.

"Young man, we also have high-imitation porcelain, do you want to take a look?" Just as Li Mo was about to leave, the old man next to the woman spoke up. He stopped Li Mo, squatted down and took out a square box from under the stall. Opening it in front of Li Mo, there was a yellow bowl of longevity inside.

 “Look, how is the craftsmanship of this bowl?”

Li Mo approached and took out the bowl from the wooden box to take a closer look. The firing was also particularly perfect. The bottom mark was "Made in the Jiaqing Year of the Qing Dynasty", so it could definitely be mistaken for the real thing.

“Boss, is this a high imitation?”

Li Mo seemed a little unsure.

"Of course, it won't do any good if I lie to you. It's genuine. We all have appraisal certificates issued by authoritative experts in porcelain appraisal. The ones on display now all have authoritative appraisal certificates. What you have in your hands is a high imitation, almost fake, but It’s just a high imitation.”

 The old man spoke seriously and looked upright.

“Boss, how much does this high imitation cost?”

"Eight thousand yuan." After the boss quoted the price, he didn't forget to add, "Young man, I won't lie to you. The high imitation porcelain in my hand is more exquisite than the high imitations produced by Gu Yunxuan. Their quotations for the same type It's one or two thousand higher than mine. The price I quoted you is a good price. If you don't believe it, you can ask around."

 (End of this chapter)