Chapter 105: It's hard to distinguish between truth and falsehood
Su Jing controlled his spiritual power and first carefully probed the first piece on the left, the bronze tripod.
This tripod is about ten centimeters high, and the patina on it is spotted, it looks old, and the whole is quite well preserved, but when the spiritual power sweeps to the bottom and drills along the vicinity of the patina, a gap is detected, and it is drilled along the gap, and it is found that the gap runs through the root of one foot, and the foot is broken and then bonded, but it is just covered by the patina. Even if Su Jing didn't understand it anymore, he guessed that this bronze tripod was repaired, and it might even be fake, so he didn't pay attention to it.
Su Jing continued to probe the next one, the Jade Guanyin, this Guanyin was different from ordinary Guanyin, not standing, nor holding a net bottle, but lying on its side, with a stack of books next to it, which looked like the furnishings of an ancient private school. Su Jing carefully probed with his spiritual power, and found that this Jade Guanyin was well maintained and there were no traces of breakage, but he didn't know if it was true or not.
Su Jing probed the third piece, and couldn't help but be stunned immediately, this is a landscape painting signed by Wu Daozi, from Su Jing's non-professional eyes, the painting is very good, but the paper doesn't look like an ancient one. However, what made Su Jing care was not here, but the spiritual power penetrated along the edge, and found that there was still a layer wrapped in this painting, judging from the uneven traces inside, it should also be a painting, but the mental power detection was not so intuitive, but I could roughly feel that it was also a landscape painting, and I didn't know if the painting was good or not.
Su Jing continued to probe the remaining seven pieces and found many defects that could not be seen by the naked eye, but as he expected, most of them were difficult to distinguish between authenticity and falsehood, and the key was that professional knowledge was too lacking. After all, many genuine products have all kinds of defects, and you can't deny an antique because of one defect, and some that look without defects may be antique crafts. If you want to distinguish the authenticity, in addition to a keen eye, you also need a huge amount of professional knowledge to back it up, and antique appreciation is not for everyone.
"Why don't we buy one together?" said one of the classmates.
"What's the difference between a 1 in 10 probability and gambling?" Peng Ming shook his head.
"You have to believe my vision, I look at the porcelain bowl is very good, you see it is as thin as paper, bright as a mirror, it should be Jingdezhen porcelain, and then look at the model on the base, it should be an official kiln, if this is genuine, hundreds of thousands are normal. ”
"Look at the edge of the pedestal. Su Jing smiled, he had just probed this bowl, and the entire base was glued, and it felt that it was not the same at all, that is to say, looking at the model on the base, it was meaningless, even if the base was real, this bowl was also fake, but the bonding means were clever, and ordinary people could not see it, and it was very likely that someone deliberately faked it.
"The edge of the base, there's nothing wrong with it. "My classmates still can't see it.
"Look at this, and this, if I'm not mistaken, this base is glued up. Su Jing pointed to the subtle traces on both sides and said.
"Won't it?" Peng Ming, Yang Wei and the others looked closely, the traces on both sides were not obvious, and when they looked at them separately, they might feel that they were just a little crack, and this kind of subtle damage was within the scope of acceptance, but when they were practiced together, and then Su Jing said this, it really seemed that the entire base was glued together.
"It seems that it is better not to join in the fun. "The classmate gave up.
Shen Hong on the side couldn't help but glance at Su Jing, thinking that this guy was really careful, this bowl fraud technique was very clever, he had been looking at it for a long time before he could see the clues, but he didn't expect Su Jing to see the problem at a glance.
Su Jing and others did not buy it, and in the end, several merchants made a move, some bought one, some bought two, and bought a total of five pieces, including porcelain bowls, jade Guanyin, blue and white jars, Laozi wood carvings, and mandarin duck inkstones.
"Old man Shen, you can reveal which one is the real thing. "A couple of businessmen couldn't wait.
"Are you sure you want to reveal it on the spot?" Shen Hong asked, if he said it falsely, it would be almost worthless.
"Of course, you can talk about these things one by one. Several businessmen said.
"Okay, I'll just make it clear. Shen Hong nodded, so that Su Jing and the others couldn't help but prick up their ears, Shen Hong first pointed to the porcelain bowl and said, "This porcelain bowl, the base is genuine, but it is just a base, and the bowl body is a modern imitation and then glued on." ”
There is no doubt that this bowl is worthless, which makes the businessman who bought the porcelain bowl look depressed, Peng Ming, Yang Wei and others glanced at Su Jing, thinking that what Su Jing said was indeed right.
"This jade Guanyin is indeed Hetian jade, and the image is quite vivid. Jade Guanyin appeared in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Ming Dynasty was relatively few, and the Qing Dynasty was more, but the statues of Guanyin we saw were basically standing, like this side-lying form, and there was a stack of books next to this Guanyin, which I had not seen. Also, this Guanyin is closed-minded, and the Guanyin of the Qing Dynasty did not have a closed purpose. In conclusion, this work is not a work of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but a modern antique handicraft. Shen Hong spoke eloquently, so that everyone could hear it clearly. Shen Hong introduced Lao Tzu's wood carvings and mandarin duck inkstones one by one, which were not genuine, which made many people who didn't buy them happy.
"Look at this blue and white jar again, it is very simple to go straight up and down, the mouth is closed, the bottom is closed, the top is the pearl button, this is the official sample of the Yongxuan period, the official kiln of the Yongle Xuande period has this classic style, it has never changed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and there is a clear record in the Qianlong Qing file. Therefore, this is a standard Qianlong blue and white brocade lid jar. Shen Hong said.
"In other words, this is the real thing?" said the middle-aged man who bought the blue and white jar in surprise, although he was the one who bought the Jade Guanyin, but it cost 200,000 yuan to buy two pieces, but the real thing is worth 300,000 yuan, so it is equivalent to earning 100,000 yuan.
"Yes, congratulations. Shen Hong nodded and smiled, although the real thing was bought, but after selling five pieces, he still earned nearly 200,000 yuan.
"But why isn't there any money under this jar?" said the other man, puzzled.
This kind of jar will never be paid, and the future emperors will learn from Yongxuan and also ask not to be paid, which is in line with the records of the Qing file. Shen Hong explained, and the man suddenly realized. When the dust settled, a few families were happy and a few were sad, but a few of them bought them with enough financial resources, and they were depressed, but they obviously didn't really rest assured, and they could still afford to lose 100,000 yuan.
"Mr. Shen, these things of yours are nine false and one true, and this blue and white jar is real, which means that the remaining five pieces are all fake. Su Jing said, pointing to the remaining five items.
"So to speak. Shen Hong nodded.
"Then what is the price of this painting, can you sell it to me?" Su Jing asked, Shen Hong, He Ruixiang, Su Zhenyue, Peng Ming and others were stunned, knowing that it was a fake, why did they still buy it?