Chapter 210 Walking the Beads?

"Let's go, it's almost time, let's get over."

Tan Guo looked at the quartz clock on the wall and found that it was almost two o'clock in the morning.

"Hmm."

Fang Ming nodded lightly, and followed Tan Guo towards the place where Wan Hua and the others were sitting, the destination of coming here tonight was to see if they could pick up the leaks, but now things have deviated from the original scheduled trajectory.

"Fang Ming, sit down."

When Wan Hua saw Fang Ming coming over, he pointed to a seat beside him.

"Okay."

Fang Ming was not polite at this time, so he sat down beside Wan Hua, and it was like a big horse golden knife.

Wan Hua nodded secretly in his heart, and when he came in and found that Zhao Yifei was also there, he knew that there would probably be a secret fight tonight, but Fang Ming was very likely to be involved. Worried that Fang Ming was not mentally prepared, so he came over first, Tan Guo would definitely explain the situation tonight to Fang Ming clearly.

Looking at Fang Ming's appearance now, he knew that he must have thought it through, and the momentum that Fang Ming showed also showed that this young man was definitely a fierce man.

"Heh, Lao Wan, who is this young man?"

Zhao Yifei glanced at Fang Ming, as an old opponent, he was naturally very familiar with Wanhua's situation, and knew that another young man who read > novel YBDU was Wanhua's secretary.

"Heh, Fang Ming, I brought him here tonight to see him, but I didn't expect to run into you Lao Zhao."

Wan Hua picked up the teacup and drank the tea as he spoke, as if he was chatting naturally with an old friend, if it wasn't for Tan Guo briefly explaining the reason for the matter before, Fang Ming wouldn't be able to see the "greasy" in it.

"Oh? Such? ”

Zhao Yifei looked at Tan Guo, then the corners of his mouth curved, and said, "Tan Guo, it seems that everyone can't wait, so let's take out the things." ”

"Hey, no problem, it's on me."

As Tan Guo spoke, he took out a small brocade bag from his pocket, then opened his mouth and took out something from it.

Everyone only felt a flash of light in front of them, and they couldn't help but squint their eyes and open them again to find that it was a bead the size of a pigeon's egg.

"Pearls? The pearl of the night? ”

Zhao Yifei exclaimed in a low voice, their old leader had recently turned eighty, so he wanted to buy something as a gift, or he wouldn't be here tonight. At this time, when he saw that Tan Guo took out a bead, his first reaction was that it was a pearl, and it was a rare night pearl.

If it was really the pearl of the night, it would be perfect as a gift, so with his extraordinary cultivation, he couldn't help but call it out.

After calling, Zhao Yifei immediately said to an old man in a Mao suit sitting next to him: "Old Fei, please appraise it." ”

Unlike Wanhua, although Zhao Yifei has also been in contact with some antiques, he is not a real master after all, and if the gift to the old leader is found to be fake, it will be a big problem, so he invited Fei Li.

"Good. Let me see. ”

Fei Li nodded, stood up and took the beads from Tan Guo's hand.

Seeing that Tan Guo took out a pearl was also a little unexpected for Fang Ming.

Pearls are some shellfish in the ocean or freshwater, and when they are exposed to foreign substances such as sand, they will secrete nacre and finally form beads, which are pearls.

There are two kinds of pearls, one is formed under natural conditions, and the other is formed under artificial culture, the former is called natural pearls, and the latter is cultured pearls.

There are many legends about pearls, including the belief that they were made of tears. For example, the people of ancient Rome believed that it was the tears of Venus, the goddess of love; In fairy tales, it became the tears of a mermaid; It also symbolizes the tears that Adam and Eve shed with extreme remorse after committing the "original sin", and in the traditional legend of the Chinese nation, it is the tears of the merman.

The Chinese have long been using and appreciating pearls. During the Warring States period, there were already merchants who bought and sold pearls, for example, the well-known story of "buying and returning pearls" is a manifestation of this, and by the time of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people had successfully cultivated the Buddha Buddha, that is, the Buddha statue was placed between the shell and the mantle of the shell that could produce pearls, and then the shellfish were put back into the water, and after a period of time, the performance of the Buddha statue would cover the nacre. To the Northern Song Dynasty, there is a pearl relics pagoda composed of 32,000 pearls, to the Ming and Qing dynasties is even more amazing, with the development of the gold and silver jewelry industry, pearls are also used in large quantities, leaving countless treasures.

"Pearls?"

Fang Ming was a little surprised.

Seeing the surprised expressions on everyone's faces, Tan Guo was quite proud and said, "Hey, I didn't expect it, right?" Although my beads are not as famous as the 'Pearl of Lao Tzu' and the Pearl of Asia, it is also good, you see this head, it is not small, it has a diameter of 6 centimeters, and it is rare that it is very round, it belongs to the beads. ”

The pearl of Lao Tzu is also called the pearl of Allah, it is the world's largest natural seawater pearl, 241 mm long, 139 mm wide, weighing 6350 grams, from the shape of the human brain, the legend says that this pearl is 2500 years ago in our country Lao Tzu put a small amulet into the mussel to form, so it is also called the pearl of Lao Tzu. On May 7, 1934, it was discovered in the waters of Palawan in the Philippines because a swimmer was pulled into the water by the arm of a mussel, and when the person was recovered from the sea, the pearl was accidentally found in the belly of the mussel, which is now stored in the vault of the Bank of San Francisco in the United States, and was once valued for more than $4 million in 1971.

As for the Pearl of Asia, it was found in the Persian Gulf in 1628, 100 mm long, 60-70 mm wide, weighing 121 grams, once given to the Qianlong Emperor of China, after Qianlong's death in 1799, it was buried underground as a burial object, in 1900 the tomb of Qianlong was stolen, its whereabouts are unknown, in 1918 it reappeared in Hong Kong, after the Second World War it was sold in Paris, and then disappeared.

"Walking the beads?"

Everyone's eyes lit up, and the value of a pearl was affected by many factors, one of which was how round it was.

The more round the pearl, the more valuable it is, and the walking beads are used to describe the roundest pearls, which means that when the beads are placed on the plate, because it is very round, it can't stop at all, and it will roll slowly without the action of external force, as if it is moving, which is the so-called walking beads.

"Fang Ming, I've never touched this thing before, are you sure?"

Wan Hua looked at the pearl that Fei Li held in his hand, his brows furrowed, he usually focused on calligraphy and painting, and didn't know much about other categories.

"If you're really not sure, then you can just give up."

Fang Ming shook his head and said, "I still have a little understanding, especially in terms of price, I can still be very sure and can judge it more accurately." ”

The value of a pearl is generally determined by its luster, color, shape, size, and imperfections. The first is the luster, the best pearls have a uniform pearl luster on the surface, and will have a rainbow-like brilliance, but the luster depends on the thickness of the nacre, generally when the thickness of the nacre exceeds 0. 5 mm is superior, 0. 35-0。 5 mm is medium, as for 0. 25-0。 35 is thinner, and if a pearl wants to have a good luster, the nacre is more than 0. 35 mm is fine.

In terms of color, pearls have many colors, but generally speaking, there are mainly white, pink, black, maroon, cream and golden yellow, in addition to some associated colors, such as green, bronze, blue, etc., if in terms of color, black pearls are the most valued.

Like color, pearls come in many shapes, including round, oblate, semi-shaped (drop-shaped) and shaped pearls, with the roundest being the most valuable. Needless to say, the larger the diameter, the more valuable it is. Pearls also have imperfections, and common blemishes are usually bumps, stains, chips, cracks, scratches, etc., which must be carefully observed when determining the value of the pearl.

Fang Ming had read all of these contents when he was looking at the materials before, and he remembered it after a little thought about it at this time, but the identification of pearls is the same as other antique identifications, and it is definitely not possible to become a master of appraisal after reading a few books and understanding the relevant standards.

The most important thing is the accumulation of practical experience, porcelain and the like Fang Ming has accumulated a lot of practical experience, but if it comes to pearls, then there really is no experience.

However, this didn't have a big impact, because with Pixiu's ability, the pearl could be judged to be worth as long as it was held in his hand, so Wanhua's concern existed at all.

"Okay, you're in charge of this."

Wan Hua made a decision after thinking for a while, and his words surprised Tan Guo, who was standing next to him, thinking how could Wan Hua trust Fang Ming so much.

In fact, it wasn't just Tan Guo who was surprised, even Zhao Yifei was quite surprised, Wan Hua didn't deliberately lower his voice when he spoke, so he also heard it.

"Could it be that this young man named Fang Ming is also a master? If not, how could Wanhua say such a thing? ”

A trace of doubt appeared in Zhao Yifei's mind, and his eyes suddenly changed when he looked at Fang Ming.