Chapter 11: The Blind Man Touches the Elephant
As soon as they heard this, all the appraisers couldn't help whispering, if you want to judge the authenticity of porcelain just by feel, this is a real skill, and it is by no means a casual fool.
Fang Lu was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect Zhao Zhuo to propose such a competition method, but he immediately laughed and grinned: "Interesting, it's really interesting, don't rely on eyesight, just by feeling, this does require some skills, but you think that you can beat me in this way, it can only be self-inflicted!" ”
Zhao Zhuo smiled faintly, in the field of this appraiser, there will always be opponents, if there is no way to escape, then only face, and only strength can win the respect of opponents, this is also what Su Yunhan said to him after the Zhongtian Club Competition.
It is precisely because of the strength he has shown that Su Yunhan has the feeling of being a hero and cherishing a hero.
It is precisely because he understands this that Zhao Zhuo will not be afraid of any challenge, since Fang Lu wants to prove his strength, let him take a good look.
After Fang Lu finished laughing, he clasped his hand and said, "Then how to calculate the victory or defeat?" ”
Zhao Zhuo said: "You and I will identify the porcelain separately, and then write it on paper by the people appointed by both sides after the results, and at the same time the appraisers present will conduct a second appraisal together, I believe that we can draw accurate conclusions, and after the porcelain appraisal is completed, we will see who has a higher accuracy rate." ”
"Good!" Fang Lu answered, glanced at the appraisers behind him, and everyone nodded.
So, everyone came to the house together, in addition to a few pieces of porcelain on the table, there were also several pieces of porcelain in the cardboard box under the table, adding up to a dozen or so, in order to ensure that they did not need to use their eyesight, so they first blindfolded the two of them.
Jing Yao was naturally appointed by Zhao Zhuo, and what Fang Lu sent was the young appraiser who misjudged just now.
This game, relying only on the feel, without eyesight, can be said to be not a pure identification, but, from the other side, this is more able to test the strength of the two, this seems to be a simple rule, if there is no rich experience, the probability of misjudgment will be quite large, it is just like a blind man touching the elephant, or can be small to see the big, but also easy to lead to a half-understanding.
The first piece of porcelain was taken out, and it was a blue and white jade pot spring vase.
Zhao Zhuo took it first and touched it up and down with his hand. If you want to judge the authenticity of porcelain by feeling alone, in addition to understanding the various types of porcelain in various dynasties and generations, you must also remember the weight, thickness and size of each type of porcelain.
This alone is by no means an easy task, you know, even if you just read books and touch real things, it will take how much time it takes to accumulate such a complete experience, and you can distinguish it with your eyes, but when you close your eyes, it feels completely distorted.
This rule seems simple, but as long as you think about it carefully, you will know that the difficulty is terrifying, there are as many as 20 appraisers present, and there are also second-level appraisers present, but when they see the two of them opening, they can't help but shake their heads secretly.
In addition to forming a three-dimensional picture of each place touched by touching it by hand, and understanding its overall style, it is also necessary to analyze various parts such as its mouth, abdomen, bottom, handle, ears, neck, stream, system, and the inside of the porcelain.
Originally, it was already a problem to judge with eyes, let alone blindfolds.
However, after three months of training, Zhao Zhuo's maturity has already exceeded everyone's imagination, not to mention that there is Mo Ling on the side.
He touched it, from the overall style to the part, from the glaze to the fetal quality, and found that it looked like the blue and white porcelain in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, but soon, he denied this judgment, and finally determined that it was the blue and white porcelain of the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty imitated in the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.
Although the two looked similar, there were still differences in some subtleties, and after he understood it, he whispered the answer to Jing Yao.
At the same time as he appraised it, Fang Lu was also appraising another piece of porcelain, and after the appraisal was completed, this piece of porcelain was handed over to Zhao Zhuo.
Zhao Zhuo took it to his hand and touched it, and found that there were some concave marks on the glaze on the surface of the porcelain vase, and immediately had a guess, and then touched the shape of the porcelain, and his heart was more sure that this thing was the porcelain of the Yongxuan period in the early Ming Dynasty.
Although this kind of Yongxuan ware was imitated during the Qing Dynasty, it was often imitated by double brushstrokes and key rendering of blue and white, but because of the different cobalt materials, there was no way to achieve that effect, and there were even signs of color floating.
And these, through a pair of hands, can be clearly presented in Zhao Zhuo's mind.
With the identification of porcelain one by one, the people around were surprised, even Jing Yao was secretly surprised, she was naturally very clear about Zhao Zhuo's strength, how could it be so simple to defeat so many second-level appraisers and get the first place in jade appraisal?
It's just that she didn't expect that Zhao Zhuo also had such a good foundation in porcelain, and he may not be able to describe it well, which is simply extraordinary.
This piece of porcelain has fakes and genuine products, and the imitation degree of fakes is very high, even if you pick it up and rely on your eyesight and then match the feel, you may not be able to accurately judge it.
However, Zhao Zhuo's hand seemed to have eyes, and he touched and twisted on the porcelain, and it didn't take long to distinguish, and the answer he obtained was completely consistent with the results identified by everyone, which gave everyone a deep shock.
Because this porcelain was something that the Baicheng Appraiser Association had just received, Zhao Zhuo must have seen it for the first time, and if he could identify it so accurately, there was only one thing on display, that is, the strength that made the second-level appraisers stunned.
In fact, everyone doesn't know that the identification rules of this blind man touching the elephant also have a great advantage for Zhao Zhuo, that is, after closing his eyes, after presenting the porcelain in his mind through the touch of his hand, it is more convenient to retrieve it from his brain for comparison.
Moreover, after Zhao Zhuo's sensory system has evolved from the aura, it is already different from ordinary people in terms of touch, and where he presses his fingers, he can clearly shape the image he feels in his mind.
is different from Zhao Zhuo's calmness, at the beginning two or three, Fang Lu still seemed calm, however, as the porcelain became more and more piece, this feeling became more and more dull, and the time for judgment also increased again and again.
Unlike entering a dark room all of a sudden, the eyes can gradually adapt to the situation, blindfolded to distinguish, but the darkness will only get deeper and deeper, and the initial calmness comes from the self-confidence accumulated over a long time, however, when this self-confidence encounters an unfamiliar law, it is judged only by the touch, and it gradually becomes confused.
Everyone looked at the answers on the side, and then looked at the answers of the two, and shook their heads and sighed, at the beginning, everyone actually thought that Zhao Zhuo would definitely lose, although the rules for the blind man to touch the elephant were too difficult, but this difficulty was the same for the two of them.
Moreover, there is one fact in everyone's hearts, and that is the reason why Zhao Zhuo set this rule.
Because Zhao Zhuo is only a junior appraiser, while Fang Lu is a third-level appraiser with four third-level appraiser qualification certificates, how big is the gap between the two?
If the appraisal competition is conducted by ordinary methods, then Zhao Zhuo will definitely lose.
Therefore, Zhao Zhuo thought of making the game more difficult, so that he might be able to win by luck.
However, it was only at this time that everyone realized that the original intention of setting this rule was not the same as they thought at all, otherwise how could Zhao Zhuo have such good luck and guess everything correctly?
Like Tong Feiyu, Fang Lu, who has four third-level appraiser qualification certificates, can be said to be another genius in the appraiser association, growing up with a halo since childhood.
However, under this rule, this aura seems to be obscured by the sun's rays, and it is dim.
And Zhao Zhuo's handiness also made Mo Ling sigh softly on the side, although it is not too difficult to distinguish the authenticity of these porcelains, but Zhao Zhuo can accurately identify them one by one, and its growth has far exceeded imagination.
And Mo Ling also seemed very pleased with this, so she kept standing by and watching, but did not intervene, because this was a victory that belonged to Zhao Zhuo alone.
Soon, Zhao Zhuo had already finished appraising the twelve pieces of porcelain, then untied the blindfolded belt, smiled at the people around him, and did not ask what the answer was, but whispered to the young man who led the way just now: "Is Vice President Li's meeting finished?" ”
The young man then remembered, and hurriedly ran out, and after a while he walked to the door and nodded.
"Let's go!" Zhao Zhuo beckoned to Jing Yao, smiled and walked out, everyone looked at each other, but they didn't dare to stop it, just because the outcome of this game had already been known, and the strength he showed made the shock in everyone's hearts linger for a long time.
After a full ten minutes, Fang Lu finally finished appraising the last piece of porcelain, and then as soon as he uncovered the belt, he secretly sighed, and said with some pride on his face: "How about it, I'll finish the appraisal first......"
Before he finished speaking, he saw that Zhao Zhuo's seat had disappeared, Fang Lu's face suddenly darkened, and he asked everyone, "What about people?" ”
The young appraiser who was the referee sighed and said, "They're going to the reference room." ”
"What, the game isn't over yet, I actually slipped away halfway, this stinky boy doesn't take me seriously!" Fang Lu immediately stretched his face and said angrily.
The young appraiser was obviously a little embarrassed and said, "He's finished the competition." ”
"What did you say?" Fang Lu frowned, his face changed slightly, then he picked up the paper next to him, saw that there were twelve pieces of paper, and then hurriedly asked, "What about his winning rate?" ”
(To be continued)