Chapter 1131 Jiaoweiqin

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"The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Cai Yong": "The Wu people have people who burn tung to plan, and they hear the sound of fire. Knowing its good wood, cut for the piano because of the invitation, there is a beautiful sound, and its tail is still scorched, so the name of the person is Jiaowei Qinyan. ”

This is the most authentic record of 'Jiaoweiqin' in the history books. And Cai Yong, a writer and musician of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is also famous all over the world for his 'Jiaowei Qin', which is famous for its melodious timbre and unique manufacturing method.

Later generations also put Cai Yong's "Jiaowei Qin", Qi Huangong's "Horn Carillon", Chu Zhuang Wang's "Winding Liang Qin" and Sima Xiangru's "Green Qiqin" as China's four famous qin, thousands of years of reputation, for China's peerless treasure!

Therefore, it is no wonder that Fu Kun was so excited because of the word 'Jiaoweiqin'! Even Zhu Jun, who didn't know much about the antique shop next to him, was also shocked after hearing the word 'Jiaoweiqin'!

"I don't have enough appreciation skills for miscellaneous appraisals, especially the guqin, although I understand that this guqin is very precious, but I am not sure if it is the 'Jiaowei' of one of the four famous pianos in the legend!" Liu Dong said seriously.

Hearing this, Fu Kun, who had stabilized his mood a little, nodded.

He knows that antique appraisal is not an industry that can be easily concluded by looking at it casually and thinking it is good. It is a very strict and discreet activity.

If you want to identify an antique, even if it is 99% right, as long as there is 1% doubt that cannot be dispelled, then no final conclusion can be made.

"What are you two talking about? Are you kidding? How can such a broken thing be a 'Jiaowei Qin'?" Zhu Jun said with suspicion in his tone.

It's no wonder he is so skeptical, after all, if the Jiaowei Qin really has been handed down to the present, it has a history of more than 1,800 years. It can withstand the erosion of nearly 2,000 years of history. And there is not much wood that has been preserved.

"Let's go. Liu Dong. Take it back and let the master see it. Although he specialized in calligraphy and painting, he was also proficient in miscellaneous appraisals. When the time comes, we will definitely be able to give us a more accurate identification result!"

Saying that, Fu Kun ignored his friend, but carefully picked up the Baoqin that looked dirty in front of him, but had infinite possibilities!

"It's okay, take it back and let Old Chen help identify it!" Liu Dong nodded in agreement.

Moreover, even if Chen Lao can't identify the guqin in front of him, he has a deep network of contacts accumulated by Chen Lao in the antique circle for many years. I am sure to be able to find everyone who can identify the guqin in front of you!

With Chen Lao taking action, it is undoubtedly much more convenient and faster than Liu Dong trying to solve the problem by himself!

"Hey, you two haven't answered me yet? Hey, you don't want this snakeskin bag, there are so many things in it?" Seeing that the two of them only went out with the guqin, Zhu Jun hurriedly shouted in the back.

"No, I'll leave it to you!"

Liu Dong's voice came from afar, except for this guqin, the rest of the things in the snakeskin bag were worth less than three thousand. Liu Dong couldn't look at it at all.

"Kunzi, your Guanyin statue?"

"I'll leave you there first. I'll pick it up later!"

Looking at the backs of the two of them disappearing around the corner, Zhu Jun couldn't help but shake his head, "Both of them are urgent, really! However, seeing that they are in such a hurry, is that the qin really Jiaoweiqin can't be successful? Alas, what's the matter, let's ask later!"

After talking to himself, Zhu Jun packed up Liu Dong's snakeskin bag, and then walked into the inner room and continued to busy himself with his work.

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Hearing the sound of the door opening, Chen Bangda put down the newspaper and stood up, and before he could look into the courtyard, he saw that Liu Dong and his apprentice had hurriedly pushed the door and walked into the living room.

"Why are you in a hurry? Also, didn't you go to the antique market? Why did you come back so soon?"

"Master, you can help identify this guqin!" Fu Kun hurriedly replied to the question.

"Guqin?"

The old man's gaze shifted to the guqin that was being held in Fu Kun's arms at this moment.

"You went out and bought it?"

"Well, just now in the Confucius Temple Antique City, Liu Dong bought it for 20,000 yuan!"

"Liu Dong bought it?" looked surprised at Liu Dong who walked in behind, and when the old man looked at the guqin that had been placed on the table by Fu Kun, his expression suddenly became a little solemn.

The opening of the Yuanming Museum has made Liu Dong's reputation for Taobao completely famous, and even a senior in the industry like Chen Bangda is extremely convinced of his current eyesight. Therefore, after hearing that it was something that Liu Dong bought with his own hands, the old man was even more serious in his heart.

"Turtle stripes?"

After only a few seconds of examination, Old Man Chen discovered the extraordinary external performance on the guqin.

"Kunzi, go to the study and take my things down!" At this moment, the look on Old Man Chen's face has become extremely cautious!

"Yes, master!"

Fu Kun, who was eager to get accurate identification results, strode upstairs and took down a set of magnifying glasses commonly used by Chen Bangda in the fastest time.

took the things in the hands of the apprentice, took off the reading glasses, and the old man's eyes examined the surface of the broken guqin little by little.

Seeing this, Liu Dong and Fu Kun glanced at each other, and then they both fell silent. There was barely any sound in the room except the sound of breathing.

As time passed little by little, a full hour later, Old Man Chen straightened the turned guqin, sat up straight, closed his eyes and let out a long breath!

"Master, is this guqin the 'Jiaowei' of one of the four famous pianos?" Fu Kun hurriedly said cautiously after seeing that the master had completed his appraisal.

"I don't know yet!" After contemplating for a while, the old man shook his head.

"Don't know?"

The apprentice's surprised voice made the old man dissatisfied for a while.

"I don't know, it's strange? Your master and I are not very proficient in miscellaneous appraisal, especially the appreciation of the guqin. Now, how can we draw conclusions based on only one hour of appraisal! Also, how many times have I told you, the most important thing for us to do appraisal is to have a stable mentality, to have a sharp eye, and to be cautious in drawing conclusions! Look at you, you are impetuous, and you are far worse than Xiaodong!

The old man's reprimand made Fu Kun look embarrassed, and at the same time, he hurriedly said yes!

And Liu Dong, who is involved in himself, doesn't have much to say at the moment, so he has to take the way of looking at the nose and the nose and the heart!

However, the old man obviously didn't intend to let him go, but fortunately, it wasn't a reprimand!

"Xiaodong, you bought this piano, what do you think of it now?"

Facing the inexplicable gaze of the old man, Liu Dong made a draft in his stomach and said: "The reason why I wanted to buy this guqin in the first place was that I saw the 'turtle pattern break' on its surface, and the preciousness of the turtle pattern does not need to be repeated......!

After a while, Liu Dong turned the guqin over, revealing its ground.

"If you look closely, you will see that although the color of the piano pit is similar to the color of the piano table, there are subtle differences!"

"It's really!" Seeing this, Fu Kun couldn't help but nodded.

Although the color of this guqin is black, the color of the surface is black with purple in it. The color in the piano pool is completely black, and it is not as shiny as the piano band!

"What's more, the color in the piano pond is not broken on the surface! There are only two explanations for this situation! One is that this guqin is a fake, and the tortoise pattern of the piano watch is broken. But the person who cheats is not a fool, and it is impossible to do this alone, unless he does not want to sell the instrument. Therefore, the suspicion of fraud can be ruled out!"

"Second, it's just to cover up!" Liu Dong said in an affirmative tone.

"Cover up?" Fu Kun said in surprise.

Therefore, in order to avoid the treasures in their collection from being peeped at by outsiders, it makes sense to make a certain cover-up! Moreover, anyone who knows about the identification and collection of the guqin knows that the carved and written styles of the guqin are generally in the back of the piano pool. As long as you hide these engraved and written notes, you will be able to conceal the secrets of this guqin to the greatest extent!"

As he withdrew his hand, a powdery black smudge appeared on his right index finger.

Seeing this, Liu Dong smiled, and then continued: "If my guess is correct, the material used to disguise the back of this guqin is a mixture of lacquer and tung oil! This kind of thing, called 'oil glue' in the antique shop, has a strong adhesion, and has a strong protective effect on wood, and when craftsmen used to make furniture, they often brushed it on the surface. And this kind of 'oil glue' for a long time, if it lacks maintenance, it will lose its luster, and powdery black stains will appear when rubbed by hand!"

"Bang Bang......! Xiaodong, it's really impressive. Now your antique appreciation level is really in the room!" Applause, Old Man Chen's tone was full of appreciation.

Hearing this, and looking at the admiration in Fu Kun's eyes beside him, Liu Dong didn't dare to be overly proud while being proud. The reason why he knew this was because of the almost unforgettable ability that the Relic Yuanguang brought him, allowing him to remember more knowledge related to identification!

"You're getting too old!"

"Hehe, you kid is modest!By the way, now that you can see the clues, do you have a score in your mind about the origin of this piano?"

"If nothing else, it should be the 'Jiaowei Qin' made by Cai Yong in the late Eastern Han Dynasty! Of course, yes or no, we have to remove the 'oil glue' from this piano pool, and look at the above style to make it clear!" Liu Dong said seriously.

"Hmm!"

Old Man Chen nodded in agreement.

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