Chapter 461: Xuande Furnace
Xuande furnace is a batch of copper incense burners designed and produced by Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty during the reign of Emperor Xuande in order to satisfy his hobbies, and is named after it. One?? Reading?? ?? To K?A?N?S?H?U?· COM
The real Xuande furnace refers to the batch of copper incense burners that Emperor Xuande participated in making in three years in Xuande, with a total of only 3,000 pieces.
Most of these Xuande furnaces were displayed in the court, and only a small number were rewarded, and ordinary people only heard their voices and did not see them.
With the passage of time, most of these Xuande furnaces were destroyed, and the rest have long been lost.
Xuande furnace is the first bronze cast with wind-milled copper in the history of our country. Its successful casting also created a precedent for copper furnace casting in later generations, and became a general term for copper incense burners.
Now everyone often talks about Xuande furnace, in fact, most of them are imitations of the genuine Xuande furnace in later generations, or even fakes. Moreover, some imitations of Xuande furnaces are made with exquisite craftsmanship, and even some experienced identification experts may not be able to identify them.
The birth of any genuine Xuande furnace is enough to cause a sensation in the national antique industry!
"Chu Ning, I know that your second specialty is miscellaneous appraisal, and the Xuande furnace is also among the miscellaneous!" Qi Minghang was already holding his "Xuande furnace" and talking eloquently, "Look at my Xuande furnace, its color is different from ordinary copper, it is yellow-black, and it is also known as the color of Tibetan scriptures." This is one of the most famous colors of Xuande furnace, but many people don't know that they prefer the common red copper color. And the shape of my Xuande furnace, such an open mouth, such delicate animal-shaped ears, as well as this short and thin neck, and this flat and bulging belly, all of them are the characteristics of Xuande furnace! I still have the appraisal certificate that came with someone selling me Xuande furnace!"
Chu Ning has been listening patiently, and when he heard Qi Minghang say that he still had the appraisal certificate in his hand, Chu Ning said "Huh", and said curiously: "Appraisal certificate? Senior Qi, can you show me your appraisal certificate?"
Qi Minghang was afraid that others would say that the antiques he bought were fake, and with the appraisal certificate in hand, his original ninety percent confidence suddenly became ten out of ten. ??? Reading ???· As soon as Y?K?A?N?S?HU·COM heard that Chu Ning wanted to see the appraisal certificate, he wished that he could immediately use the appraisal certificate to convince Chu Ning, and immediately agreed.
"I also brought out the appraisal report, you can read it casually!" Qi Minghang's tone was quite arrogant.
Qian Beibei couldn't wait to cover his face and get under the table.
It's such a boyfriend, it's such a shame!
It's like following up with a fanatic of a pyramid scheme, which doesn't match his usual image of a calm and calm student union president at all!
Qi Minghang took out the appraisal certificate from his bag, spread it out on the dining table, and pushed it in front of Chu Ning.
Chu Ning looked at it fixedly, this is an appraisal certificate issued by the "Huaguo Antique Appraisal Association", which has a picture of the Xuande furnace in Qi Minghang's hand, and also indicates that this Xuande furnace is a genuine product of Xuande for three years, and it is also stamped with the seal of this association.
Looking at the completely non-standard format and nondescript rhetoric above, Chu Ning was speechless.
Qi Minghang saw that her expression was a little wrong, he chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "What, can't you keep the truth with a certificate?"
Chu Ning looked at Qian Beibei.
Qian Beibei nodded heavily, signaling Chu Ning to say if he had something to say, don't save any face for Qi Minghang.
Only then did Chu Ning speak: "Senior Qi, you are not a student of our appraisal major, and you don't seem to understand many things in this industry, so it is easier to be misled. If I say something that doesn't sound good in a moment, you won't be embarrassed by me, will you?"
Although Qi Minghang was a little addicted to antique collecting during this time, he was not an ordinary student after all, and his mind was still a little there. Chu Ning's attitude was very calm and calm, not completely denying him as soon as he came up, but listening to him patiently, and being willing to communicate with him in a consultative tone, which made Qi Minghang's mind calmer again.
"It's okay, you have something to say, I'm not the one who can't listen. Qi Minghang nodded with a serious face.
Qian Beibei quietly stuck out her tongue.
Obviously, he didn't listen to what he said in private, but now he will give himself a long face!
"There are indeed a lot of antique appraisal institutions in China, but there are very few that are really authoritative. Chu Ning said, "Many people think that antiques with appraisal certificates must be genuine, but they don't know that the institutions that appraise antiques for them may be fake." Most of these institutions have taken a lofty-sounding name, and if you are not careful, you will fool the layman. Therefore, when we identify antiques in the industry, we generally do not look for any appraisal agency to issue certificates, but find trusted appraisal experts to help identify them. ”
As Chu Ning said more and more, Qi Minghang's heart fell little by little.
He understood Chu Ning's subtext.
"You mean, the appraisal agency that issued this certificate is also a fake agency?" Qi Minghang asked word by word.
"Fake companies shouldn't be counted, but they are certainly informal, and insiders don't believe it at all. Chu Ning shrugged and said, "With such a certificate, I can make more than a dozen copies in an hour." And you don't even need a physical object, you just need to stuff some money, and the certificate can be handed in immediately, which is very convenient!"
Qi Minghang's shoulders collapsed in an instant, and the whole person was also a lot.
But before Qian Beibei relented and coaxed her boyfriend, Qi Minghang immediately raised his head again, looked at Chu Ning with burning eyes and said: "Even if this certificate is fake, my Xuande furnace is not fake, right?
It's not a dead heart.
Chu Ning sighed and said: "Senior Qi, what even a layman can know, do you think the person who made this thing will not know? In the antique industry, there are many people who make fakes, and some people can even make fake ones." If you only judge the authenticity of a Xuande furnace based on the points you said, then there are too many Xuande furnaces in this world. ”
Qi Minghang's face turned gray again.
Chu Ning has already made her words very clear.
The Xuande furnace he bought back was a fake.
It's not easy to break the truth, but it's not difficult to break the fake. Even if Qi Minghang didn't know how strong Chu Ning's identification ability was, he actually believed Chu Ning's words in his heart.
Qian Beibei finally couldn't help but say: "I told you a long time ago, there is no pie in the sky in this world." People have a Xuande furnace in their hands, as well as an appraisal certificate, don't they know that they can be sold for 30,000 yuan at a high price? ”