White jade crested hairpin, the quality of this hairpin is indeed good, because it is a heirloom jade, so the pulp is complete and warm, although the material is not the most outstanding in the white jade, but so many years passed down in the pulp under the package, it looks very shiny and shiny.

It's just that seeing the old man so precious and deliberately collected it separately, I'm afraid the asking price will not be too low, but let him give up like this, but he is a little reluctant in his heart.

In these years, it is not difficult to buy good jade, and it is not difficult to buy good work, and this grade of new work and new jade is only tens of thousands of yuan in the market. Even if it is old jade, the general price will not be too expensive, and even some old jade because it is unearthed jade, the price may be discounted, and you can buy a bunch of them at any time if you want to.

However, this kind of heirloom jade is relatively rare, and it is really not something that can be bought if you want to buy it in the market, especially the ancient Hetian jade excavation skills are very backward, and the Hetian jade itself with good quality and large size is rare, and it is even less natural for Zhou Ming to be encountered in the market.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhou Ming still tentatively asked the price.

"Two hundred thousand!" The old man was not polite, and shouted categorically.

This price is not outrageous, this hairpin will definitely be able to fetch this price at auction, but in private transactions will definitely not be so high, 150,000 to the sky. Of course, this is the market price, and Zhou Ming will definitely have to press it, no matter whether he can press it down or not, he will be able to earn one point less.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhou Ming shook his head calmly, "The jade quality of this jade is average, the color is a little blue, it can only be regarded as a mid-grade jade, and the workmanship is also average, I can only get 80,000 yuan." ”

"This can't be done," the old man hurriedly shook his head, "this jade is in such good condition, even if it is a little blue, it is only a little bit, and it is so oily, even the green and white jade is the best in the green and white jade, and it is no different from the white jade." ”

Zhou Zhou Ming was secretly happy in his heart, this old man really seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and knew some theoretical knowledge, but there was no way to accurately compare it with the real thing, and he couldn't even see that this jade was a standard white jade, and he actually said that it was green and white jade, and he also followed his previous judgment to regard the slightly blue color as the stone nature in the jade, and he didn't expect it to be pulp at all.

Zhou Ming believed that if he said pulp, this old man would definitely be able to say a lot, but at this time, the really good pulp was in front of him, but he didn't know it at all, and he really didn't know gold and jade.

Knowing the details of this old man, Zhou Zhou Ming was not polite, the price of 1,2000 was raised, and after it was added to 100,000, it was not added, and said that if he didn't make a move, then forget it, anyway, this hairpin can also be passed on as an heirloom, maybe the price of this hosta can be increased to 200,000 after the Hetian mine is exhausted.

The old man couldn't figure out Zhou Ming's thoughts, and Zhou Zhou Ming didn't take his very proud collection to heart as soon as he entered the door, so he was a little uneasy, for fear that Zhou Zhou Ming would really turn around and leave, so he would have to find another antique shop. But he is also an old collector, so he naturally knows how hard the average antique shop can lower the price, so he hesitated for a while and agreed to the price after discussing it with his wife.

"Don't look at anything else?" Seeing that Zhou Ming was about to leave with these two things, the old man asked again, because he had said that Zhou Ming could take three, but there were only two.

Zhou Mingxin said that the things you have here are really average, and it is already very good to have these two pieces, as for the third one, he can't look at it himself, and he won't make much money if he sends it to Boguxuan, so it's better not to spend that matter. So he shook his head, "Forget it, two things are good, the harvest is great, and there will be good things in the future," which means that you don't have any good things here.

The old man was a little shocked, he had always been proud to have so many collections, but today he was hit hard by a young man like Zhou Ming. Therefore, some people who are interested in settling accounts with Zhou Ming and then signing a transfer agreement, and the deal is completed.

After saying hello to Dr. Yang, Zhou Ming was about to leave with Mei Lanfang's picture scroll and the box containing the hosta, and when he went out, he glanced at the coffee table and saw a gadget under the glass coffee table, which looked like it was bronze wrapped in green embroidery, and the length was just ten centimeters.

The main body is round, the diameter seems to be less than a centimeter, it looks quite weird, Zhou Ming subconsciously got closer, and the reaction of the jade pen was a little strong, although it is definitely not a too high-end thing, but it is not on par with Mei Lanfang's painting.

"What's that?" Zhou Ming asked curiously, "Can you take a look?" ”

"Yes, I don't know what it is, you want to buy it?" The old man's eyes rolled, "Sell it to you for 20,000 yuan." ”

Zhou Ming smiled, reached out and pinched the thing, and looked at it seriously, this little object did look quite weird, the middle was round, and the top was an old cow with four hooves together, like a neighing in the sky. The tail of the cylinder is hollow, and the hole in the middle is square.

Seeing the strange shape of this object, Zhou Ming searched in his mind, and suddenly knew the function and name of this thing. The exact name of this thing should be the key, and its only purpose is to adjust the strings of the guqin.

The strings of the guqin are fixed on the ring, and when adjusting the tightness of the strings, this thing is inserted into the ring, and the square hole locks the ring, and then turns the key to adjust. There are not many of these things that have been handed down, and because most people don't know what this thing does, they rarely appear on the market, and there is no reference price.

The material of this key is bronze, and although the quality of the green embroidery is something from the Warring States period, the size is so small, and this kind of object is so unpopular, it is estimated that it will not be sold. But if it's really so bad, why is the induction of the jade pen still quite strong?

When Zhou Zhou Ming looked at it carefully, he suddenly found a trace of silver-white luster in the place where the green embroidery was not covered, which was very thin, and it was the thickness of a hair. What's going on? Zhou Ming squinted his eyes and looked at it seriously, and saw a bright yellow/colored filament next to a piece of green embroidery.

After careful study, Zhou Ming finally found some clues, this seemingly inconspicuous key, is inlaid with gold or silver filaments, the filaments are very thin like a pattern, inlaid in the main material of the key is completely integrated, if it weren't for Zhou Ming's eyesight, he wouldn't have found the mystery.

This is a bronze mistake gold and silver craft, right? This is a treasure to find, from the tip of the iceberg found, the wrong gold and silver process of this key is quite complex and fine, the gold and silver filigree pattern inlaid on the surface of the bronze is only as fine as a hair, this process is estimated even in modern society Few craftsmen can do it.

The so-called wrong gold and silver process, is the surface of the bronze with gold and silver decoration techniques, belongs to a kind of metal decoration techniques, up to now, found to use the wrong gold and silver craft cultural relics, the use of two techniques, one is the inlay method, the other is the painting method.

The painting method is very easy to understand, that is, after the yellow is financialized, a certain proportion of mercury is added, and after the zuò is made into gold clay, it is painted on the surface of the green tung or other metals, ceramics and even wood carving stone clay sculptures, this technique is also called gilt technique, but in the Han Dynasty it was called gold wrong. However, there is a flaw in the painting method, that is, the gilt layer will fall off, even if it is a delicate craft, because of natural and man-made reasons, it is easier to fall off, just look at those gilded Buddha statues, and once in a while you have to re-gilt them to maintain their original appearance. The inlay law is different, the bronzes produced by this technique are quite beautiful, and as long as they are not damaged by strong external forces, they will not fall off under normal circumstances, but the inlay method must not cover the entire object with gold and silver like the painting method, and can only embellish the bronze in the form of patterns.

The wrong gold process of the engraving method is not much different from the normal bronze casting, but the pattern groove needs to be set aside when casting, and then the reserved pattern groove is engraved and fine-tuned after the furnace, so that the reserved pattern groove is more delicate and beautiful, and more suitable for inlaying gold and silver. Then the work is the main point, where the gold and silver are set in the reserved grooves as previously envisaged, and then polished.

In the process of continuous polishing, the gold and silver will not only be more tightly inlaid in the pattern groove, but also the appearance will be smoother and more exquisite, until the inlay part reaches the point of natural smoothness, the piece can be considered complete.

The use of inlay method zuò out of the bronze, in the gold wire or silver wire, has a very strong visual impact, than a simple bronze pattern is much more beautiful, especially with a delicate seal script or geometric pattern, can instantly make an ordinary bronze have an incredible artistic appeal.

Just like the key in Zhou Ming's hand, it was originally ordinary, but with those few faint traces of gold and silver, the whole small object suddenly became mysterious.

However, this is not the time to study it, what Zhou Zhou Ming wants to do at this time is to take this key away. But thinking of the 20,000 yuan offer shouted by the old man, Zhou Zhou Ming shook his head and insisted that he would only give 5,000 yuan.

In the face of such an object that is not large in size and cannot be seen in the calendar, the old man did not insist, and 5,000 yuan is also an income.

After saying goodbye to Dr. Yang, Zhou Zhou Ming suppressed the excitement in his heart and went straight to the Yuyuan community, returned home and did nothing, quickly found simple tools, and carefully cleaned up the attachments on the key.

These attachments are not only the green embroidery of the bronze itself, but also other miscellaneous objects that are glued to a qiē when they are in the earthen pit.

It took more than half an hour to clean up, and Zhou Ming looked at the wrong gold, silver and bronze keys that revealed his true face, and all that was left in his heart was full of excitement.