It was a palm-sized gourd, "looking" very standard, a very regular gourd.

"What's wrong with this gourd?" Boss Cao couldn't help but ask.

At most, it's not that valuable, even if it has no history and is not an old thing, it is still a cultural play, and it has its value.

Boss Cao is not ignorant, although the level of literary play is very bad, but after collecting it for all these years, it is a little bit of "ink", right?

As the name suggests, it is a gourd that is suitable for playing in the hand. The smaller the hand-twisted gourd, the better, and the hand-twisted gourd is a rare variety.

According to the regulations of the antique circle, eight centimeters or less is called the hand twisted gourd, the play is small and exquisite, the height of the general hand twisted gourd is 4-6 cm, and the boutique hand twisted gourd is: 3-5 cm.

This one of him is an ordinary hand-twisted gourd, and he can't squeeze into the boutique.

However, it shouldn't be bad if it looks like a sign and has a regular shape, right?

"Ahem, Lao Cao, what can you say at your level? I may be better than you when I close my eyes and touch blindly!" Wang Zhiwei complained.

There are so many pieces, but only one ancient elixir without eggs is real.

At your level, I advise you to wash your hands as soon as possible, the antique circle is really not something you can mix, the water in it is too deep, the antiques are all-encompassing, and it is really not something that ordinary people can play.

"Fake?" Li Sisi also secretly asked Zhao Tianming.

She felt that Zhao Tianming was really powerful, those eyes didn't know how to grow, they were simply fiery eyes, and she could distinguish the authenticity from the fake after looking at it for a while.

Zhao Tianming shook his head: "It's not fake, but if it is used as an antique, this gourd is of little value." First of all, it is this size, which almost touches the bottom line of the cultural play gourd. ”

"Think about it! Wen play, usually played with in the hand, such as Wen play walnut, if it is too big, the palm of the hand will not be able to play. ”

Then, this gourd didn't play for a long time, and even said that it had not been played at all. Then, the value is greatly reduced.

The fun of playing with hand-twisted gourds pays attention to whether the quality of leather and disc play can be brilliant. The highest level of playing with the hand-twisted gourd is to make it change color to the later purple red and deep jujube red.

In fact, playing is to accelerate oxidation, so that the degree of oxidation is high, in order to make the color more pleasing to the eye! This is the same as playing walnuts, ancient jade, etc.

However, the one in front of me seems to have just been picked, and it has not been played, so how can it be valuable?

Zhao Tianming was a little puzzled, I heard that Lao Cao was also a person who had been playing and collecting for several years, how could he make such a mistake?

"I think it's in a regular shape, and I'm going to get it back and play with it myself. Boss Cao said embarrassedly.

Wang Zhiwei was surprised: "Do you have time to play these?"

Managing a large enterprise and catching a gourd every day to go out to meet people, Wang Zhiwei is a little afraid to imagine this picture. People don't know, they think you're a Taoist!

"You don't have to hold it in your hand every day, the most important thing is that this is a good gourd, brother, you have done it, you should know. ”

Boss Cao's words made Zhao Tianming nod, and he couldn't deny it: "Indeed, it's dry, good-shaped, and positive." Also, the density is high, and there is a feeling of falling hands on the hand. The lining should be bran, thick, and elastic like a sponge pad. ”

In the jargon, this is called porcelain chaff.

What is rare is "a puddle of water", that is to say, the skin color of the gourd is clean, without a single flaw, and it is as clean as water.

"If it's an old gourd, I have to be cautious, after all, old gourds are too common and easy to get hit. Boss Cao said. At the beginning, he was picking a new gourd to start, and he had the idea of playing with his own.

After a long period of play, the color of the gourd itself will gradually change from yellow to red, from red to purple, bright and moist. The value of this color gourd must be much higher than that of ordinary gourds. Therefore, some businesses have the need to pursue profits, and the phenomenon of old-fashioned behavior has arisen.

However, he still doesn't know enough about Wenwan Hulu. This gourd is still not small enough, and it is not convenient to play with it.

"The old gourd is even less valuable. Zhao Tianming said.

He knew a way to make old things, and it was quite difficult to identify.

After placing the gourd in the sun and exposing it evenly for a period of time, it is evenly applied to the surface of the gourd with a fine cloth dipped in clean walnut oil.

In this way, the above two processes are alternated, which can greatly speed up the process of gourd discoloration, but in order to achieve that antique realm, it still needs to take about 1 to 2 years.

It takes a year or two to complete, which is naturally not so easy to identify, and it is also a category that is often recruited.

Li Sisi couldn't help but take it and said in surprise: "It's really heavy-handed, the dried gourd in my hometown is several times bigger than this, and it's not so heavy." ”

However, the shape of the gourd grown and eaten at home is usually difficult to guarantee, and some even do not have the appearance of a gourd, which is the same as a small winter melon.

"There is another very critical one, maybe Brother Cao didn't notice. Zhao Tianming said.

"Oh, where?"

Zhao Tianming pointed to the top of the gourd: "The dragon head is the gourd vine, the dragon head is stout, vigorous, and like a pre-flight." A gourd without a faucet will greatly reduce its charm. ”

What they see now is a gourd without a dragon head, which is even more worthless.

Zhao Tianming shook the gourd, but there was no sound: "Listen, there is no 'ringing seed', which is also a weakness." ”

Shake the gourd, and there will be a sound of gourd seeds colliding inside. This is called "ringing seeds", which are the manifestations of a ripe gourd. The ringing seeds must be ripe gourds.

Of course, if the seeds do not ring, it is not necessarily a mature gourd, and some are because the gourd has too much flesh and wraps the seeds, so it does not sound. Some are because the gourd is very small, and there are no seeds or no seeds.

"If you really play with it yourself, it's quite troublesome, because it hasn't hung porcelain and painted yet. Zhao Tianming said.

The so-called hanging porcelain is the polishing effect of the hand on the gourd, and of course, there is also the acidic substance and grease infiltration effect on the hand. The surface of the gourd has a luminous and shiny effect. The surface of the gourd has the luster of porcelain enamel, and there seems to be a layer of enamel wrapped around the surface of the gourd.

New gourds often hang porcelain quickly, and those that hang porcelain early are slow to color. This is also the reason why many novices feel that their gourds are always not popular.

The older the gourd, the redder the color, the more beautiful the color of the plate, and of course the higher the price. Some gourds, put for a few years, don't need to plate at all, and they will be red. After hanging porcelain, it is bright and red, and it is even more beautiful.

"It's an old gourd, though. Zhao Tianming judged.

"But it's just not worth much, is it?" Wang Zhiwei smiled.

But Zhao Tianming shook his head: "What I said just now is based on the analysis of its cultural and entertainment value." Actually, this is a treasure, Brother Wang, you must like it. ”