Chapter 111: Identification
In one laboratory, several appraisers are arguing over a piece of art.
"In my opinion, it's a modern imitation!" A man in his forties put down his magnifying glass and said with a serious face.
"Modern imitations? This can't be, Master Zhao, take a look! "It was a lady in formal dress and average appearance.
Master Zhao just shook his head and didn't speak again.
The lady turned her gaze to another appraiser: "Master Ma, what are your appraisal results?" ”
"This Ruyi jade carving is finely made, the color is round, although the texture has the style of the Ming Dynasty, but it is by no means owned by the Ming Dynasty, this jade is not like all the Ming Dynasty, even the Qing Dynasty has not heard of this kind of jade!" Master Ma hesitated, and his opinion was the same as that of Master Zhao, this jade carving should be a modern imitation.
It's just that one thing that makes him puzzled is that what kind of person is this imitation, if he already has the demeanor of a master from the carving skills, why should a person with such skills imitate, even if he imitates with his skills, he should not imitate it so much, I really can't understand it!
"Hongli, are you sure that this Ruyi jade carving is a collection that is going to participate in the auction?" Master Zhao asked.
The lady known as Hongli, whose surname was Chen, nodded with certainty.
"Let's argue here, we might as well send it to the auction hall and see what they think!" Master Ma thought for a moment and said.
The auction hall is busy at the moment.
The treasures that will be auctioned are first identified by the appraiser in the museum, and then the codes are stored in the vault by category.
In an elegant room, an old man is practicing calligraphy by the window.
Lift the pen, light pause, lift the pen...... Two big words appeared on the paper: Tranquility!
The old man smiled lightly, and his mood was very comfortable.
The old man's name is Du Qingsong, and he is the top appraiser in this auction house, and he has his own unique appraisal method, which can deduce the age of the treasure with his breath.
Normally, he has nothing to do, unless there are some difficult items that he will come forward to identify.
Normally, he doesn't even come here, so to speak, he is a free man.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Du Qingsong put down the pen in his hand and said lightly: "Please come in!" ”
"Du Lao!"
A few people walked in from outside the door, including Chen Hongli.
With a smile, Du Qingsong smiled and asked, "How busy are you?" ”
"Old Du, there is a jade carving I would like to ask you to help identify it!" The man who had just spoken was straight to the point.
"Oh, what kind of jade carving, I'll see!" Du Qingsong is worried about having nothing to do to pass the time.
At the man's suggestion, Chen Hongli hurriedly put the box in his hand in front of the table, opened the lid and said, "Master, this is it!" ”
Du Qingsong's originally smiling expression suddenly froze the moment the lid was opened, and his eyes stared directly at the jade carving in the box.
"What's going on?"
At the moment when the lid was opened, Du Qingsong clearly felt a breath rushing to his face, which felt like a casual expression of the breath of a master insider.
The few people who came in saw that Du Lao's expression had changed so much, and they were all nervous.
"Elder Du, you can help take a look, what age is this thing, just now other appraisers think this is a modern imitation!" The man who came in whispered.
If, according to normal procedure, as long as three appraisers consider it to be a counterfeit, then the treasure must be returned and not auctioned. However, since the person who sent it this time is an old customer and has more than ten years of business dealings, he can't be so hasty.
Du Qingsong carefully picked up the Ruyi jade carving, his folded palm trembled slightly, and his cautious expression was like holding ice that would melt at any time.
"Amazing, it's amazing!"
Du Qingsong was very excited in his heart, this time he felt the breath coming from inside the jade carving more clearly, and the comfortable feeling was like drinking a sip of cold nectar.
"Du Lao!" Seeing that Du Lao had watched for so long and didn't say a word, the man hurriedly called out.
Du Qingsong came to his senses, turned his head to look at a few people, and said with a serious expression: "No criticism, this jade carving is a modern imitation, if my estimate is right, it has been completed in the past few months!" ”
His words are no different from the nail on the bat.
Several people had disappointed expressions on their faces, especially Chen Hongli's expression was the most obvious.
The thing was sent by her, and the result of the identification was a modern imitation, which not only affected the company's credit, but also made her feel very ashamed.
"I'm really sorry, this time we were derelict in our duties...... Chen Hongli said and wanted to take the jade carving with him.
However, Du Qingsong's next sentence made her stunned on the spot.
"Although this jade carving is a modern imitation, its value is no less than any collection!" Du Qingsong spoke earnestly and authentically.
He is now even interested in buying this jade carving.
The jade that can release breath, not to mention that I have never seen it before, or I have never heard of it.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes and experienced it today, he wouldn't have believed it was true!
The jade carving is in the hand, and the breath is constantly and clearly sent from the palm of the hand to flow all over the body, which is absolutely not fake!
What is a baby, this is the real baby!
No matter how valuable the antique is, it only has the value of collecting, but this jade carving is different, on the shape of the carving it is not worse than those famous handwriting, on the function it is not just a decoration!
Chen Hongli blinked his eyes, his mind was a little foggy, and he asked puzzledly: "Master, you said that its value is no less than any collection?" ”
Somewhat reluctant to put the jade carving into the box, Du Qingsong nodded, he couldn't find any words to describe the preciousness of this jade carving now.
Others are also completely confused, why should they say that it is worth as much as any piece of collectible, even though it is a modern imitation?
Isn't that weird?
"Old Du, what's going on, since it's not an antique, why ......" The man stopped talking.
Chen Hongli's eyes also widened, and he also wanted to know what was going on!
Du Qingsong didn't explain much, because to be able to recognize the value of this jade carving, he must be an internal master, otherwise he would not be able to perceive the qi emitted by the jade carving.
In the end, this modern imitation of the "Ruyi" jade carving was auctioned by the auction house at a reserve price of 1.5 million. The auction is scheduled for three days later.
Chen Hongli was very happy, he didn't expect that the jade carving he brought was not an antique that was so valuable, and it really fulfilled the sentence: "The world is so big, there are no wonders!" ”
Just when Chen Hongli was about to leave, he was stopped by Du Qingsong.
Du Qingsong asked Zhan Hongli if he was willing to sell the jade carving directly to him for eight million!
Du Qingsong knows very well that once the auction is carried out, it is not certain who will auction the baby, and there may be people who know the same as him to bid!
Chen Hongli was stunned on the spot, she didn't expect Du Qingsong to be willing to pay such a high price.
"If I really can, I can add another two million!" Du Qingsong said again.
"One...... Ten million? At this time, Chen Hongli no longer had the ability to think.