"Well, see.?"

Wang Guan's eyes narrowed slightly, and sure enough, at the end of the handle of the jade cup, he found a looming carving.

Feeling that Wang Guan may not understand very well, Boss Sun explained: "This kind of peach-shaped jade cup was very popular in the Ming Dynasty, and this method of cutting jade is the skill of our Suzhou workers, plus this congratulatory word, so I suspect that it is the work of He Si." ”

"He Si, I naturally know." Wang Guan smiled and said: "The people of Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty are famous for their three-layer openwork method. However, his skill is not reflected in this cup. ”

"Oh, it's worthy of being a friend of Mr. Lu, and he's also an expert."

Boss Sun was a little surprised, and then said with a smile: "You are right, the cup is just a layer of hollow carving, and it really does not show the unique skills of Master Hesi." However, you should also understand that this kind of thing is built because of the material. This piece of jade itself is not suitable for multi-layer openwork, so it can't be forced? ”

"Besides, the customer specified that the jade was carved into a peach cup, and He Si couldn't come hard."

Boss Sun smiled and said: "For example, Master Lu Zigang, the ancestor of the jade carving world, although he is famous for centuries with the Zigang brand, few people know that the jade narcissus hairpin he carved is exquisitely kitsch, and the base branch under the flower receptacle is as thin as a hair and continuous. Therefore, it is impossible for each jade carver to carve only a single thing......"

"Boss, you have changed the concept, we are talking about carving technology now, not the type of carving object." Yu Feibai shrugged his shoulders and said: "Whether it is a jade cup, a jade box, a hosta, or a jade mountain, as long as it is jade, then the technique of jade can be displayed." The three-layer openwork method is He Si's famous skill, as long as it is the jade he forges, it will definitely leave some traces on it. ”

"That's what I said, but ......" Boss Sun naturally wanted to defend himself.

"The thing is an imitation of the Republic of China period."

However, at this moment, Lu Chongming smiled and said, "It's jasper from Fujian Province." The color is old, but after half a century of wind and rain, it looks more simple and natural. However, as long as you observe the mouth of the cup, you will find that the color is very concentrated and evenly distributed, which is the biggest flaw. ”

"Yes, that's it." Wang watched and heard. Lift the jade cup up. I saw that under the light, the thin rim of the cup seemed to be translucent, and you could see the color of the rim clearly. I only saw the color of the spots, and the distribution was very regular, which was a very abnormal situation.

"Oops, fooled."

Boss Sun glanced at it, and suddenly looked remorseful, and was grateful: "Thank you Mr. Lu for your guidance, otherwise you will sell things as genuine." Definitely smashed my signboard. ”

"You're welcome."

Lu Chongming waved his hand and smiled: "Speaking of which, the person who makes the cup is also a master, but unfortunately in the Republic of China, the new jade is not valuable, and many masters are forced to be helpless and try to imitate the old as much as possible." Mix up and eat. ”

"Who's to say it isn't." Boss Sun thought so: "The antique jade of some masters of the Republic of China is very realistic, and I heard that there are still many people who collect antique jade as real ancient jade." ”

"Hehe, I heard that Boss Sun also collected a few pieces." Lu Chongming said with a smile.

"Teacher Lu also knows?" Boss Sun was stunned for a moment, and then smiled awkwardly: "It must be those big mouths who deliberately promote it everywhere, and they look good at my jokes." ”

"Boss Sun doesn't have to care, in fact, antique jade is also very valuable." At this time, Yu Feibai said with a smile: "And the newer the antique jade." The more valuable it is. ”

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Wang Guan scolded with a smile: "I think you are confusing antique style jade with antique jade." ”

"Almost."

Yu Feibai chuckled, pointed at Lu Chongming and said, "He often imitates antique, but unfortunately he is not old." Otherwise. There should be a lot of people who have been deceived. ”

"Mr. Lu's works, the new ones are more valuable than the old ones." Boss Sun said with a smile, it is not flattery, on the contrary, there is some truth. Because under normal circumstances, the price of new jade in exquisite condition on the market is indeed higher than that of ancient jade in old condition.

"That also depends."

Lu Chongming shook his head and said: "To be honest, many jade carving masters feel that today's carving technology cannot be compared with ancient craftsmanship at all. It is mainly the prevalence of commercialization and scale, which makes the subject matter, composition, style and other aspects of the works the same. ”

"Now jade-making, even if it is a master's work, from the conception of the design pattern to the implementation of the carving, the longest time is nothing more than one or two months. However, in ancient times, it often took more than a year for skilled craftsmen to make a delicate piece of jade. And in the process of carving, due to the limitations of jade tools, it is called fine carving. ”

Lu Chongming's face was impressed: "Therefore, all the jade carving masters who have left their names in history, their heirloom works are rare treasures." In terms of price, it is also not comparable to modern works. ”

"Yes, the current jade carving works are exquisite and beautiful, but in terms of heritage, they are indeed not as heavy as ancient jade."

Wang Guan nodded in agreement and added: "Especially the beautiful jade of the Ming and Qing dynasties, if it is in the case of the same style and theme, it should be that the ancient jade is better than the new jade." ”

"That's right...... Wait a few moments. When Boss Sun spoke, he seemed to remember something, so he immediately stood up and walked out, and then groped in the counter drawer for a while, and returned with a brocade box.

"This little brother is absolutely right, the difference between ancient jade and new jade is reflected here."

While speaking, Boss Sun opened the brocade box with a smile on his face, only to see two pieces of jade shanzi placed inside. The color of the two jade mountains is different, one is slightly yellow, and it looks a little clumsy. The other is through translucent, crystal new brightness.

At this time, Boss Sun straightened the two pieces of Yushanzi, and everyone looked carefully and found that the volume of Yushanzi was about the same, and the ornaments carved on it were also the same. I saw that under Yushanzi were layers of waves, and there was a small bird with stone grains flying in the sky, as if it was going to throw the stone particles into the sea.

Seeing this situation, as long as you have some understanding of Chinese mythological allusions, you should know that the theme of Yushanzi carving is the well-known legend of Jingwei reclamation.

"Jingwei Reclamation!"

At this time, Wang Guan was a little stunned and lost his mind for a while.

"Hehe, Mr. Lu, don't open your mouth."

At the same time, Boss Sun smiled and said: "Let the two little brothers see which of these two pieces of Yushanzi is newly made, and which one is a work of the late Qing Dynasty." ”

"It's easy."

Yu Feibai smiled and said, "Boss Sun wants to use a trick, I won't be fooled." Listening to your question, ordinary people must think that Baiyu Shanzi is a work of the Qing Dynasty, and Topyu Shanzi is a modern thing. However, the fact is the opposite, the ancient clumsy aura of Huangyu Shanzi, which is the traces of the precipitation of the years, is not on Baiyu Shanzi. ”

"High!"

When Boss Sun heard this, he couldn't help but praise: "I have let many people see these two things, and I also asked them to help identify them." But many people are wrong. Of course, some people eventually recognized it, but they had to hesitate for a while before they dared to be sure. And like the little brother, there are very few people who immediately break the mystery. ”

"Boss Sun, this brother of mine is an expert in playing jade."

At the right time, Lu Chongming said with a smile: "Don't look at him very young, he has actually been playing jade for more than ten years." You want to embarrass him in terms of jade, I'm afraid you've found the wrong person. ”

"Ah, then I'm really playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong, which made a few people laugh."

Boss Sun hurriedly poured tea to apologize, and then said with a smile: "This little brother was right just now, the weight of these two pieces of Yushanzi is about the same, and they are also the same theme. ”

"However, the quality of the white jade mountain is obviously a little better, but when it is sold, it is the topland mountain that is more popular. The reason is that the topaz mountain has a little more simple charm than the white jade mountain, and when you watch it, you have more feeling. ”

Boss Sun sighed: "Therefore, the high-quality ancient jade is more competitive in price than the high-quality new jade. ”

"That's ......"

Yu Feibai nodded, and then said happily when he saw Hunting Heart: "Boss Sun, you are good for Yushanzi, do you have any intention of making a move?" ”

"No, that's not going to work." Boss Sun hurriedly shook his head, hurriedly put away Yushanzi, and said embarrassedly: "This is the treasure of the town store of this store, and it is not sold." ”

"Oh, it's a pity." Yu Feibai shook his head and turned his head to look at Lu Chongming: "I seem to have seen your engraving on Baiyu Shanzi just now, and you copied it?" ”

"That's right." Lu Chongming smiled: "Five years ago, my studio only opened, and there are many doors. The first business was under the care of Boss Sun, so it didn't go out of business. ”

"It's gold that always shines."

Boss Sun sighed and said: "To be honest, I was still very hesitant to hand over the business to Mr. Lu at that time, but for the sake of face, I didn't regret it, so I had to wait with fear." Now it seems that I have chosen the big bargain. ”

It must have been a big bargain, five years ago Lu Chongming was just a rookie who was just starting out, and now he is a provincial craft master, it is estimated that it will not be many years later, and it is only a matter of time before he becomes a national master.

Boss Sun estimated that in another ten or eight years, after Lu Chongming became a national master, the price of his white jade mountain would definitely increase dozens of times. As a long-term businessman, he can afford to wait, and he will definitely not make a move so quickly.

Yu Feibai somewhat understands Boss Sun's thoughts, but he is a businessman who opens a shop, so there is nothing wrong with doing so, and he can't force others to sell it to him.

Besides, Yu Feibai is not very rare white jade Shanzi, after all, with his relationship with Lu Chongming, as long as he gets good materials and asks him to help carve exquisite jade, it is an easy thing, and there is no need to envy Boss Sun.

After that, Boss Sun put away Yushanzi and chatted for a while, and Lu Chongming offered to leave.

"How about sitting down a little longer and having dinner together at noon?" Boss Sun redeemed it.

"No, no, I have something to do......"

After some politeness, Yu Feibai stood up, patted Wang Guan on the shoulder, and said strangely: "Let's go, so decent, why are you in a daze again?" (To be continued)

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