Chapter 476: Cleaning the Furnace?
The scenery of the ancient city of Yingyang at night is very beautiful.
The Yingyang River in front of Fuliu Street is full of red antique lanterns, and a row of antique buildings looks more beautiful under the backdrop of the lights. Fang Yang and Liu Xinyao walked side by side on Fuliu Street, and the sound of music in the bar not far away faintly came into their ears.
Yingyang in early autumn has a hint of coolness.
Liu Xinyao looked at Fang Yang with a smile and asked:
"The bar street strongly recommended by the proprietress , do you want to try your luck?"
"Come on!" Fang Yang pursed his lips and said, "Even if I lack love again, I won't be so hungry that I want to find 419......
“419?” Liu Xinyao repeated suspiciously.
Fang Yang chuckled:
"You can read it out in English......"
Liu Xinyao subconsciously said:
“foronenight……”
One Night Stand......
When she recalled the meaning of these words, her beautiful pretty face suddenly turned red, and she glanced at Fang Yang with a hint of coquettishness, no longer paying attention to Fang Yang, but leaving him and walking forward.
Fang Yang laughed and strode after him.
He found that Liu Xinyao was becoming more and more feminine, Liu Xinyao was beautiful in the past, but she lacked a trace of fireworks in the world, but now she can see her joy, anger, shyness and other expressions from time to time.
In comparison, Fang Yang naturally prefers the current Liu Xinyao.
Liu Xinyao didn't deliberately speed up her pace, so Fang Yang easily caught up with her. When the two walked side by side, Fang Yang said with a smile:
"Xin Yao, the bar is not interesting, why don't we go to the next street to see the antiques?"
Liu Xinyao naturally didn't like the noisy environment of the bar, so she also agreed with Fang Yang's mention, she nodded happily and said:
"Good! Maybe you can pick it up again! ”
A few days ago in Panjiayuan, Liu Xinyao still vividly remembered the scene when Fang Yang found the rare Qing Dynasty one hundred ancient coins, and she still feels very magical.
"It's so easy to pick up leaks, can it still be called leaks?" Fang Yang said with a wry smile, "The proprietress is right, let's just go and have a look, unless you like something specially, don't take it lightly, the prices in the scenic spot are very dark." ”
The two walked forward as they chatted.
Fuqian Street was the fang market of Yingyang City in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and it was also the most prosperous area in that year. When the scenic spot was renovated, not only the style of the year was preserved in its original style, but also planned as an antique street, which added a bit of antique flavor here.
Because it is a scenic spot, Fuqian Street is still brightly lit at night, which is different from the general situation when the antique market closes in the evening. Although it is not the peak tourist season, there are still a lot of people on Fuqian Street, and many of them come here like Fang Yang and the others.
The two of them didn't have any purpose, they just hung out here. After a cursory look, Fang Yang suddenly felt a wave of disappointment in his heart.
As far as the eye can see, there are many shops on both sides of Fuqian Street, and the goods inside are also dazzling, what ceramics from the Ming and Qing dynasties, calligraphy and painting from the Song and Tang dynasties, including the chairman of the era with the characteristics of the chapter, the villain book, etc., Fang Yang even saw the bronze ware openly placed in the window.
However, even at the level of Fang Yang's half-hanging, it can be seen that ninety percent of the things here are modern handicrafts, and the so-called antique street is really a bit unworthy of its name.
If it was a real bronze, who would dare to sell it in the window so generously?
Although Fang Yang had not studied antique appraisal very systematically, his teacher, Master Bai Yan, had a deep knowledge in this area. In his previous life, Fang Yang had followed Master Bai Yan for many years, and he had a certain amount of research on antiques under the influence of his ears and eyes, but he didn't bother to study them.
However, although Fang Yang was very disappointed, Liu Xinyao was full of interest, and many gadgets with local characteristics also attracted her attention. Although it is a modern handicraft, it is also exquisite, and Liu Xinyao looked at it while walking, and the smile on her face increased.
Seeing Liu Xinyao's happy appearance, Fang Yang's mood suddenly improved a lot.
He didn't expect to find anything good in the scenic spot, so he decided to rest for a night in the ancient city of Yingyang, just to relax here and see the local cultural customs.
The two chatted aimlessly on the street in front of the house, Liu Xinyao was like an innocent child at this time, wanting to see everything. However, with the advice of the proprietress of the Xiaodu Inn, she didn't buy it indiscriminately.
At this time, the two saw several people surrounding the door of a shop in front of them, as if they were discussing something. Liu Xinyao, who usually doesn't like to watch the excitement very much, was in a good mood today, and also walked over there.
Fang Yang walked closer and took a look, this is a shop that operates incense burners, the name of the store is very loud, it is called "Xuande Pavilion", could it be that all the products sold in it are Xuande furnaces? Fang Yang couldn't help but laugh secretly.
The men were arguing around an incense burner in the doorway window. One of the boss-looking men was diligently introducing. Several others were clearly dressed as tourists, including an old man in his early seventies in a white silk coat, who looked quite fairy-like, and he was obviously the first of these tourists.
The glass door of the window had been opened, and the old man was leaning closer to observe the details of the incense burner.
The incense burner was about eleven or twelve centimeters in diameter, and it was small and exquisite. The appearance is shiny, and it even dazzles a little under the light. The furnace body is a typical lotus flower shape of Buddhism, and the two ears are jade rabbit double standing ears, and there are three legs under it, which looks quite beautiful.
The old man looked at it for a long time before he said to the boss regretfully:
"Boss, your incense burner is a reflux, right? Something is supposed to be the real thing, but it's a pity ......"
The boss looked at the incense burner, also showed a look of pity, and said:
"Old man, you are a connoisseur at first glance! This is indeed a reflow oven, otherwise I might only sell it for 30,000 yuan......"
The old man shook his head slightly and said:
"If this thing is not destroyed, let alone 30,000 yuan, I won't bring you a ...... to bargain with you for 100,000 yuan."
Liu Xinyao listened to it on the side, and suddenly felt a burst of curiosity, and asked in a low voice:
"Fang Yang, what is a reflow oven?"
Fang Yang stared at the incense burner for a long time, and when he heard Liu Xinyao's question, he withdrew his gaze and explained to her in a low voice:
"The reflow oven is an incense burner that was exiled abroad for various reasons in the early years, and was brought back by some channels. However, the concept of cultural relics preservation in foreign countries is different from that in China, and people pay attention to restoring the original appearance, so after these incense burners are lost, foreigners will wash off the surface of the slurry, oxide layer and patina with medicinal water, so that they become golden and shiny.
However, in this way, in the eyes of domestic collectors, the value of this kind of incense burner is naturally greatly reduced, and inexperienced collectors will not be able to see the authenticity of the incense burner, dare not take it lightly, including most of our domestic experts are also according to the oxide layer and pulp and the like to distinguish the real and the fake from the old and the new. As soon as these things are washed off, many people can't see them accurately......"
Liu Xinyao suddenly realized when she heard this, she looked at the incense burner again, and couldn't help but say to Fang Yang:
"I think that's pretty good! Like new, why has it become worthless? ”
The old man seemed to hear Liu Xinyao's words, and immediately said with some displeasure:
"Little girl, we pay attention to the preservation of cultural relics, and we pay attention to repairing the old and keeping it as it is. If everything is as new as this incense burner, then what is the value of historical research? ”
Fang Yang hurriedly said:
"Sir, I'm sorry, my friend doesn't know how to collect, so she said it casually, please don't mind."
Seeing that Fang Yang had said this, the old man also said with a slightly pale face:
"In this line of collection, there is a lot of knowledge! If you don't understand, you should talk less and read more, so as not to show timidity......"
Liu Xinyao just said it casually, but she didn't expect the old man to react so much. However, he is an old man in his seventies, and she can't meet him in general. Secretly pursed her lips, Liu Xinyao was about to leave, but when she saw that Fang Yang didn't have the slightest intention of leaving, she had to stay.
The boss finally met a knowledgeable person who is still working hard:
"Old man, why don't you think about it again? This furnace is absolutely real, it's just that it has been cleaned, and the price of 30,000 yuan is very affordable......"
The old man also looked at the incense burner with some reluctance, and finally shook his head firmly and said:
"The furnace is a good furnace, but it's a pity that it was destroyed by those who don't know how to do it abroad......"
After speaking, the old man took his companion and shook his head and left the "Xuande Pavilion".
The boss was naturally disappointed.
At this time, Fang Yang suddenly said:
"Boss, can I see this incense burner?"
"Oh...... Of course! The boss said with some interest.
The glass door of the window was not closed, so the owner stood by and waited. His heart was full of disappointment, this incense burner had been there for a long time, and he had met several knowledgeable people, including the old man, but unfortunately they all gave up for the same reason.
That is, this incense burner has been cleaned, and all the pulp has been destroyed.
In other words, even these knowledgeable people don't dare to guarantee the authenticity of the incense burner.
Including the boss, don't look at what he swears to the old man, in fact, he has no bottom in his heart.
He bought this incense burner from a man who specialized in the reflow oven business, and when he bought it, he was told that it was a reflow furnace, which he had brought back to China not long ago through a cargo ship. However, the boss saw that the quality of this thing was not bad, and the key was that the price was cheap, and people only needed 20,000 yuan, so the boss couldn't hold it back, and finally bought it back.
As a result, this incense burner has been placed here for so long, but no one has ever cared about it, and occasionally there are collectors who know some common sense of incense burners like the old man just now, but they also did not make a move because of the reason for cleaning the furnace.
Fang Yang and Liu Xinyao are so young, they look like a couple who come here to travel, this kind of tourists generally look at the excitement and rarely spend a lot of money to buy things. So the boss didn't expect too much from Fang Yang.
Fang Yang's heart was a little uneasy, when he was looking at it closely, the jade pendant on his chest had already faintly reacted. That's why he stayed after the old man left, wanting to take a closer look at this incense burner.
After getting the boss's permission, Fang Yang carefully stretched out his hand and gently stroked the surface of the incense burner......