Chapter 50: Treasure Appreciation (2)
"Old Liu, I'm going to trouble you again today," Qi Qiangjun said respectfully.
The old man shook his head and scolded with a smile: "When did your kid not trouble me, in order to drink a few cups of tea from your old man, I sold you this old bone." ”
"Hehe, Liu Lao, look at what you said, aren't you promoting your juniors?"
"Old Liu, I even brought that knife, you didn't give me a break last time, and now I'm going to fulfill my wish."
Yu Dong interjected with a smile, with a smug look, Qi Qiangjun frowned, this kid is really prepared, he has already given Liu Lao a palm beforehand, and even Liu Lao can't say something, then it's not a gadget.
Liu Mo is also a titan figure in the domestic antiquities industry, but everything that has been identified by him is inseparable, so his reputation in the industry is skyrocketing.
Liu Mo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I said that you boys, it was originally a good thing to engage in collecting, and you are fierce and aggressive, and you have wasted so many good things in vain." ”
"Please come up, and let me see what good things Xiaojun has prepared today" Thinking of the life style of these gentlemen on weekdays, he didn't bother to care.
As soon as Liu Mo's words fell, he didn't know where Lu Dao walked out of the two beautiful young ladies, each holding a long brocade box in his hand, and Shi Shiran came to the middle of the crowd. Carefully placed on the white jade table specially prepared for treasure appreciation, and under the expectant gaze of everyone, the lid of the brocade box was gently opened.
First looked at one of the knife-shaped weapons, said that it was a knife but it was not, the brocade box was placed in a knife head, from the size of the knife head, this is obviously the head of a Daguan knife, the slightly blackened blade surface still exudes a scorching cold light, the blade body from top to bottom with a brass carved dragon pattern inlaid in it, the angry eyes and round eyes, teeth and claws of the form for the entire knife body to add a point of domineering.
"Old Liu, tell me first, how about this knife?" Qi Qiangjun was the first to ask.
Liu Mo picked up the dry towel on the table and wiped his hands, then took out a pair of gloves from his pocket and put them on, and then he took the knife head out of the brocade box.
"The casting of this knife head is used in the hundred refining method, but also the pinnacle of China's knife casting skills, this casting method prevailed before the Sui and Tang dynasties, and then in order to be able to mass production, so the steel filling method was used, although the knife is sharper, but it lacks the toughness of the hundred refining method, and it is easy to break."
"Judging from the shape of the dragon in the dragon-shaped pattern on the head of this knife, it should be from the Warring States Period, and then look at the blade of the whole knife, those blackened parts should be caused by long-term blood oxidation, so this should be the head of a war knife."
"The part under the knife head and the handle of the knife, you can see obvious traces of laceration, that is to say, the head and the handle of the knife are deliberately separated from them, so to speak, it should be the descendants of the owner of this Daguan knife in order to better preserve, so the head of the knife was invited, so this knife should have a heritage."
"The provenance of Daguan knives like this is generally engraved on the handle, the last time Xiaodong came to me to break the dynasty, to be honest, I really couldn't say it at that time, but after I went back, I checked some information, but found some clues."
Liu Mo's words even Zou Yi listened to with relish, and these boys didn't dare to take a breath, and when they said that they had found the source of the knife, they all stretched out their heads, for fear that they wouldn't hear clearly.
"Although there is no clear record in the historical materials, the decoration of this dragon pattern on the weapon was only used after Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne, and judging from the form of this dragon, it was at the moment of arrogance and conquest in all directions, that is to say, the age of this Daguan knife should be after Qin Shi Huang ascended the throne but did not unify the period between the six countries."
"In this way, it is much easier to verify who the owner of this Daguan knife is, all of the people who can decorate weapons with dragon patterns are generals, and the great generals in that period of history, only one person can make this Daguan knife make the dragon fly and the phoenix dance."
"This person is Wang Qian, and this Daguan knife should have been cut off in 224 BC after Wang Jian resigned and returned to his hometown."
It wasn't until the origin of the knife head was explained clearly that Liu Mo picked up the cup and took a sip of tea.
"Is it really Wang Qian's Daguan knife?"
When the answer is revealed, even Yu Dong, the owner of this knife head, can't believe it, who is Wang Qian, that is the greatest hero of Qin Shi Huang's unification of the six countries, one of the few benevolent and righteous generals in history, after his resignation and old age, Qin Shi Huang launched a series of movements such as burning books and pit Confucianism in order to monopolize power, so there are very few records of him in history, if this knife head is really owned by Wang Qian, the value is immeasurable.
"Of course, this is my personal opinion, but if I can do a carbon 14 determination, I should be able to justify the name of this knife head more accurately."
"Okay, I'll take it to make carbon 14 after changing Ming'er, and when the results are available, I'll trouble Liu Lao to give me a proof."
Yu Dong looked proud, looked at Qi Qiangjun, and said predictively: "Junzi, I don't think you won't recognize Liu Laoduan's generation, right?" ”
To say that the most depressed person tonight is Qi Qiangjun, who originally wanted to be in the limelight with that sword, but he didn't want to kill Cheng Cheng to bite the gold halfway, if it was someone else, it would be forgotten, but it was Yu Dong who didn't deal with it, if he was really suppressed by the other party, his reputation in this cold weapon collection circle would plummet.
"I naturally believe Liu Lao's words, but Dongzi, don't say I didn't remind you, Liu Lao also said just now, this knife head has a heritage, where did you get this kind of orderly inheritance, I don't ask, but don't make trouble and ruin the reputation of our circle."
He knows exactly what Yu Dong is, if it is really like Liu Lao said, this knife head is a inherited thing, it must be enshrined by Wang Qian's descendants, and now it has fallen into the hands of Yu Dong, eighty percent is using some disgraceful means, to say that this cold weapon collection circle is really a little different from other circles, all the people in the circle who play this pay attention to an artistic conception, and attach great importance to the innocence of each collection, and it can be regarded as a respect for each collection, after all, there is basically a story of blood and tears behind this kind of object, In particular, such an inherited object is not allowed to be taken by force unless the inheritor willingly transfers it.
Yu Dong's eyes were cold, but he didn't have a seizure, if he wanted to say that he had done this kind of thing, he would naturally not be frightened by Qi Qiangjun's words, he waved his hand and said impatiently: "Junzi, don't talk to me, it's not your turn to talk about me, let Liu Lao take a look at your thing, it's easy to divide the high and low today." ”