Chapter 59: Fakes
Today is a big day for Tang Molin to officially accept apprentices, and Tang Molin's friends have all arrived one after another, but Lin Tianyi knows Zhang Hongbo, the cornucopia boss he once met.
What is somewhat surprising is that Liu Bing, the president of Dahua Records, and Ding Qian, the agent, also came, and they naturally did not come to watch the ceremony, but just coincided with the meeting.
The apprenticeship ceremony in the antique shop varies from person to person, and some casually shout the master to determine the master-apprentice relationship, like Tang Molin to engage in an apprenticeship ceremony with such fanfare, which is completely in accordance with the old routine, and is the most orthodox apprenticeship ceremony, representing the inheritance.
Lin Tianyi knocked on the tea three times, Tang Molin took the teacup and solemnly told Lin Tianyi about some of the customary rules in the antique shop, and took a sip of tea.
After opening the three tables, Lin Tianyi toasted Tang Molin, took out the Xiuyan jade from his pocket and held it in front of Tang Molin with both hands, and said respectfully: "Master, I got a gadget and I will honor you." ”
"Xiuyan Jade's Warring States Jade? Hehe, Old Tang, your apprentice is not simple. An old man beside Tang Molin said with a smile.
To be honest, although a piece of Xiuyan jade from the Warring States period is precious, it is not uncommon. Now there are a lot of jade on the market from the Warring States Period, the ancients are good jade, Bi, Cong, Gui, Zhang and other traditional ceremonial vessels have been handed down a lot, especially the number of jade bi surviving more, its value varies, good tens of millions, the general quality of a few hundred yuan can also be bought, mainly depending on the quality of jade, type, ornamentation, more common have grain pattern Bi, Pu pattern Bi, small hook cloud pattern Bi, if it is those holes with foreign beasts Bi, the outline is decorated with bird patterns Bi, double body dragon pattern and grain pattern combination of Bi value will be higher.
Tang Molin glared at Lin Tianyi and scolded Lin Tianyi for 'spending money indiscriminately', but he took the jade bi from Lin Tianyi's hand beautifully, after all, this is the apprentice's filial piety to himself, and the money is not much, it is a thought.
As for the rule that what treasure is not in hand, it naturally does not apply here, this is not a business, it is something that the disciple respects to himself, so he naturally has to take it hand in hand, and if he puts it on the table and then takes it, it will not be like it.
The old man sitting next to Tang Molin is named Wang Xiangnan, who is Tang Molin's close friend, and is also the director of the Cultural Relics Research Institute of the Cultural Bureau of Qianshi City.
Wang Xiangnan took the jade from Tang Molin's hand, looked at it a few times and said with a smile: "This jade should be made by craftsmen in the Song Dynasty or Ming Dynasty to imitate the style of the Warring States jade, and it is also a good object." Hehe, Old Tang, I'm already envious of you now, is there a suitable candidate to introduce me to one, and I will also accept an apprentice. ”
Good eyesight!
Lin Tianyi picked a thumbs up for Wang Xiangnan in his heart, he relied on identification techniques to identify antiques, and people only took a few glances in their hands to roughly see the origin of this piece of jade, this eyesight is the accumulation of real experience, much stronger than himself.
Tang Molin smiled and took back the jade bi from Wang Xiangnan's hand, and teased: "Accepting apprentices depends on fate, and fate will naturally come naturally." ”
After saying half a sentence, Tang Molin was suddenly stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed at Wang Xiangnan: "Old guy, it turns out that you also have a time to look away, haha......"
"Look away?" Wang Xiangnan paused for a moment, and looked at the jade bi in Tang Molin's hand again.
The people who came to watch the ceremony today were basically people from the antique shop, and at this time, people heard that the two most powerful authorities in the antique shop in Qianshi City had a disagreement over a piece of jade, and people came to the scene with interest.
"Elder Tang, Elder Wang, what is there to say about this piece of jade, you tell everyone about it. ”
"Yes, yes, let's take a long look. ”
The onlookers interjected, and they could hear the two authorities disagree on an antique, and no matter who is right and who is wrong in the end, this is a good opportunity to follow the posture.
Tang Molin smiled and handed the jade bi back to Wang Xiangnan, and teased: "Director Wang, give you another chance, you can take a closer look." ”
Wang Xiangnan took the jade bi suspiciously, this jade was already distinguished from the carving work as soon as he saw it, this was definitely not an object from the Warring States Period, but looking at Tang Molin's triumphant appearance, could it be that he really looked away?
Wang Xiangnan looked at the jade in his hand over and over again, frowning slightly.
The carver is right, although the person who made this piece of jade deliberately imitated the carving techniques of the Warring States Period, but also inadvertently revealed some carving techniques of the Song Dynasty, to be exact, it should be the carvers of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The jade carvings of the Northern Song Dynasty tended to be delicate, but they retained some of the unique rough techniques of the Han Dynasty, and the result was that the roughness was insufficient, and the delicacy was less extreme, giving people some nondescript feelings.
Wang Xiangnan, who was puzzled, put the jade bi to his nose and sniffed it, and suddenly smiled: "Old thing, this time it is indeed my eyes, this jade is not rustic, and there is a little less vicissitudes." If my estimate is correct, this jade should have been made in about ten years. ”
Tang Molin couldn't help laughing, it seemed that making his old friend look away once was the most enjoyable thing for him today.
And Lin Tianyi on the side is a black line, old men, you can't be mistaken, this piece of jade was obviously brought back from the Northern Song Dynasty, why did it come to you and become a fake made ten years ago?
Wang Xiangnan raised his head and glared at Lin Tianyi, who looked confused, and scolded: "Stinky boy, have you discussed with your master, and deliberately want to give the old man a trick for me? Wait a while, I will take your broken jade back to the institute to make a carbon fourteen, I want to see what year this broken stone was made." ”
Lin Tianyi grinned, he really hoped that Wang Xiangnan could bring this piece of jade back to the research institute and analyze it with modern technology, it was obviously an object from the Northern Song Dynasty, how could it become a fake that had only been completed for about ten years.
Tang Molin laughed and took back the jade from Wang Xiangnan's hand, and said happily: "There is no need for identification, I like this thing, whether it is ten years or a thousand years, it is still a piece of jade after all, and it will always be coiled out slowly." ”
Lin Tianyi couldn't help grinning, and said in his heart Farewell, old man, I'm still waiting for the answer, how did this more than 1,000-year-old object become something about ten years.
But Lin Tianyi knew that Tang Molin gave him a step out of kindness, and he didn't blame Lin Tianyi for taking a fake to fool him.
The apprentice sent it, I like it, what's the matter.