The courtyard is full of lighting, and the doors and windows in the hall are also open at this time, and there is just a touch of sunlight shining in, projecting on the simple and typical piano body, faintly reflecting a faint ghostly light.\\

"Sure enough, it's a tortoise stripe!" Lu Zhen is experienced, and after a little inspection, she knows that the broken lines on the surface of the piano do not seem to be fake, but naturally formed textures.

"Scorched Tail ......"

However, Qian Lao's attention was on the tail of the piano, and sure enough, he found traces of pitch black and burnt yellow. After observing for a while, Qian Lao turned his head and said, "Wang Guan, let's talk about its origin." ”

"It was ...... in Singapore," Wang said, recounting what had happened, and then explaining: "At that time, the piano was mottled with patent leather. Some even peeled off. ”

"Although, where the patent leather peeled off, it was stained with a layer of dirt. But I can also see a touch of deep color, which makes me feel that this thing is not ordinary. Wang Guan said with a smile: "You also think that my intuition is more accurate, and at that time, the master of Mid-Levels was in a hurry, so I simply chose this remnant qin." ”

"I didn't expect it, but after going back, I looked carefully and found that the patent leather on the surface was really camouflaged. It should have been many years ago, in order to hide this treasure qin, someone first smeared a thin layer of wax on the body of the qin, and then painted it with raw lacquer. Later, with the passage of time, the lacquer naturally dried out and cracked, forming traces of peeling of the patent leather. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Guan said thoughtfully: "So I suspect that the strings on the piano may not have been naturally broken and missing, but artificially disassembled. For some reason, I didn't reinstall it. This made the guqin incomplete. ”

"Maybe someone thinks that the gold emblem and jade on the piano are more valuable, so they take it off and exchange it for money." Qian Lao mentioned it casually, and then waved his hand and said: "Don't worry too much about the accessories, the main thing is the body, can you confirm that it is the Jiaowei piano?" ”

Qian Lao's last sentence was to ask Lu Zhen.

However, Lu Zhen did not rush to conclusions. Instead, from beginning to end, he carefully studied every detail of the guqin, and then shook his head gently.

See this. Qian Lao frowned, and said softly: "What, there is something wrong with something?" ”

"Not ......"

Lu Zhen laughed. said frankly: "Actually, when I received a call from Brother Zhang the day before yesterday, my first reaction was that he was wrong. But now when I really see this guqin, I have to overturn my previous thoughts and understand his feelings. It's the kind of ambivalence that you want to believe, but don't dare to be sure, and finally hope that it's the real Jiaoweiqin. ”

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself." When Qian Lao heard this, he smiled and comforted: "Put aside the burden, follow your heart, and feel that it is what it is." ”

"Yes. Grandma Lu. Yu Feibai also nodded beside him and said: "What is true is true, imitation is imitation, anyway, as long as it is not fake." ”

"First of all, it is definitely not a modern fake." Lu Zhen smiled: "And the lacquer tire of the body is very thick, which can form such a beautiful and beautiful crack and fracture." It can be seen that the age of the guqin must be very old......"

"According to the various guqin data I have collected, it can be shown that the large broken lines on the body of the qin will take at least 500 years to form. Even if it is a thousand-year-old guqin, at most it is a large broken pattern and a small broken pattern, or scattered with some ice cracks. ”

At this time, Lu Zhen was also a little excited: "As for the turtle pattern." Only in the historical materials there is a record of a few words, and there has been no physical evidence for a long time, so I didn't expect to finally see it now. ”

"Five hundred years of big broken lines, thousands of years of ice cracks, then at least more than 1,500 years of tortoise cracks." Qian Lao slowly speculated, and his eyes lit up slightly: "In other words, it's just a difference of two or three hundred years, no wonder Dongfeng will not be able to grasp it." ”

Two or three hundred years must be a very long time for a person, and I am afraid that even the bones have turned to ashes. But for an antiquity, it is only a fraction of its age, and it is nothing at all.

Cai Yong made the Jiaowei qin, which is only 18900 years ago. If you can confirm that the guqin in front of you is more than 1,500 years old. Then the rest of the time gap doesn't seem to be very big.

"The formation of broken lines is not only a change in the lacquer tire itself, but also has a certain relationship with the production process of the guqin." Lu Zhen shook his head and said, "So I can't be sure, this is the tortoise pattern that was formed after 1,500 years." ”

"Speaking of craftsmanship."

At the right time, Wang Guan hurriedly asked: "Grandma Lu, Elder Zhang said that Cai Yong's tail qin is a family of its own, and later generations have slowly developed a new style of guqin according to the appearance of Jiaoweiqin, which is the so-called Jiaowei guqin. But we don't know the original style of Jiaowei guqin, is this what it looks like? ”

"When it comes to the style of the guqin, it must be the same, generally based on the Fuxi style, and then everyone will develop it into other styles."

Lu Zhen listed: "For example, the Shikuang style, the spirit machine type, the Lianzhu type, the Jiaoye type, etc., and there are also people who are ingenious, cutting tung and connecting it with lacquer glue to make a hundred pianos." Of course, in addition, there are copper qin, stone qin, red sandalwood qin, and ebony qin. These things are beautiful, but they are just ornamental objects, and they are not significant. ”

After all, when it comes to what she is good at, Lu Zhen inevitably said a few more words, and then returned to the topic: "As for the original shape of the Jiaowei qin, some ancient books do have drawings on them. However, the map is very simple, it just has an outline, and some details are not depicted. ”

"Of course, the style is definitely right." Lu Zhen smiled: "After all, even if it is an imitation, it will be based on the real thing, and it will not be fabricated casually." ”

"That's right." Wang Guan smiled embarrassedly.

"Actually, you are right, if even the shape of the guqin is wrong, then there is no need to identify the authenticity of the qin." Lu Zhen said with a smile: "The broken lines and shapes are correct, and the next step is to identify the materials and engravings." ”

"Generally speaking, the guqin is faced with sycamore as the surface and catalpa wood as the bottom. Paulownia wood belongs to yang, and catalpa wood belongs to yin, symbolizing the harmony of yin and yang. While speaking, Lu Zhen picked up the guqin slightly, and gently tapped his fingers slightly, listening to the sound to identify the material.

"That's right, it's indeed paulownia and azusa." After a while, a smile appeared on Lu Zhen's face. As an experienced connoisseur, you can know what the material is by sound.

At the right time, Qian Lao asked, "What about the engraved money?" ”

"Jiaowei, Tongxin Ming stove ......" Lu Zhen looked at the engraving on the back of the piano slightly, and said with great certainty: "These words should be engraved later." ”

"Grandma Lu, how do you see that?" Yu Feibai hurriedly asked.

"It's simple, just look at the paint tires." Lu Zhen said with a smile: "If it is the text engraved first, it must have been engraved on the back of the piano when making the billet." The words engraved later will inevitably hurt the original lacquer tire, even if the text is painted with gold and dyed, it cannot hide the traces of destruction. ”

"But then again. The text engraved later, to a certain extent, also adds a bit of credibility. If the words are engraved at the beginning, it shows that it is a deliberate imitation. After all, the name of the average producer should be written in the belly. ”

At the same time, Lu Zhen raised the guqin slightly and observed the inside of the qin through the two sound grooves of Longchi and Fengnuma. Inside, however, it was pitch black, and nothing was to be seen.

"Grandma Lu, the writing in it may be too old and has been faded, and it is not visible to the naked eye at all." Yu Feibai hurriedly said: "Elder Zhang, they said that unless the piano is dissected and verified by chemical means, it is difficult to judge whether there is any internal money in it. ”

"The damage to the guqin is too great, unless it is very necessary, and it can only be done as a last resort." Lu Zhen shook his head and said, "Otherwise, it's better to let Qin maintain the status quo." ”

"Wait......" At this moment, Qian Lao suddenly said thoughtfully: "You mean to say that this piano has never been dissected?" ”

"I know what you're trying to say."

Lu Zhen smiled: "If this qin does not have a caesarean section, this is a very unreasonable thing. After all, in the process of inheritance, a guqin will definitely need to be repaired for various reasons. Basically every one of the famous pianos that have been handed down from generation to generation has undergone several repairs before they are rejuvenated. ”

"It's like everyone gets sick, and the guqin will be damaged, and there will be times when it needs to be repaired. Even Jiaowei Mingqin has no reason to be an exception, if there is no trace of repair, it means that something is wrong. ”

Lu Zhen analyzed, and then said with a smile: "However, if I want to disappoint you, this piano really has traces of dissection and repair." It's just that because the person who repairs the qin is a master, when the guqin is disemboweled, he also maintains the continuity of the lacquer, gum, and broken lines on the side edge of the qin. It has been carefully retouched, and there are no signs of dissection on the surface. ”

"I'm very happy to have such traces, how can I be disappointed." Qian Lao chuckled and said, "You've been reading it for so long, you should have a conclusion, right?" Both children were in a hurry, and whether it was a real imitation, at least give them a clear explanation. ”

Wang Guan and Yu Feibai nodded hurriedly, it doesn't matter if it's really imitated, just have the final conclusion. Otherwise, it will be very uncomfortable to suffer from gains and losses. Otherwise, how can it be said that waiting is a pain and an indescribable torment.

"This ......"

However, at the critical moment, Lu Zhen hesitated, and finally shook his head slightly: "Logically, I hope this is the real famous piano Jiaowei." But reason tells me that I can't jump to conclusions. So, I need to take something for a detailed CT scan, and other tests to give the most accurate answer. ”

"Oh......"

Wang Guan was a little disappointed, but he also understood Lu Zhen's actions. After all, things are too important, no matter how cautious they are, they can't be overstated.

"Don't worry, I will arrange the test as soon as possible, and the results will be known tomorrow at most." Lu Zhen smiled: "After that, according to the details of the guqin, it can be perfectly restored as new ......" (to be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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