In the Chinese antiques area, Yu Fei found all kinds of Buddha statues in the most common shapes. From the more common bronze Buddha statues, porcelain Buddha statues, wooden Buddha statues to the less common iron Buddha statues, and even ivory Buddha statues. There are several Buddha statues on almost every stall.

In recent years, antique Buddha statues have been sought after by collectors and can be described as shining. In 2000, at an autumn auction in Southby, Hong Kong, a "Ming Yongle gilt seated statue of Sakyamuni" was successfully auctioned for 123.59 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a record for Chinese Buddhist artworks in the world so far. It can be seen that the gold and bronze Buddha statues have broad investment prospects and appreciation space.

The market for Buddha statues is on fire, and the fakes that come with it also come into being. Because there were many stalls, Yu Fei didn't have the patience to look at them one by one, but used the chaotic qi to roughly investigate, and found that more than sixty or seventy percent of the Buddha statues in it were modern handicrafts. There is no truth or falsehood in Buddha, only old and new.

"Yu Feijun should be careful, many of the goods here are fake and old." Saori Mitsui whispered in Yu Fei's ear. Although she knew that the level of Yu Fei's appraisal was very high, she was still a little worried.

Mitsui Saori Rulan's gasping made Yu Fei's heart itch for a while. I don't know what Lu Dao is for, after the breakthrough of the chaotic qi, his resistance to women seems to be getting weaker and weaker. In fact, this is inseparable from the essence of chaotic qi. Taoism pays attention to non-action and goes with the flow, which is completely different from the ascetic thought of Buddhism, after the breakthrough of chaotic qi, this kind of thinking has unconsciously affected Yu Fei.

"Thank you for the reminder." Yu Fei stopped in front of a stall.

The stall owner was a woman in her thirties. Seeing Yu Fei stop, she immediately came to her senses, her stall was not in a good position. There are also no attractive antiques inside, so few people are interested. Yu Fei's arrival made her a little overjoyed.

What attracted Yu Fei was a bronze gilt Buddha statue of the Ming Dynasty! This Buddha statue is in good condition, including the base is very well preserved, and the pulp is also very thick, it looks like an old object. The Buddha statue has a plump face, thin eyebrows, long eyes, and a high nose. Thin lips, broad forehead, large droopy ears. The expression is solemn and soft. The figure is relatively well-proportioned and coordinated, the clothes are light and close-fitting, the lines are flowing and soft, and the folds of the clothes turn freely. This is also in line with the characteristics of the Buddha statues of the Ming Dynasty.

The backlight of the Buddha statue has many patterns composed of auspicious clouds, rolling grass, and auspicious animals. The portrayal is very detailed.

The so-called backlight is a screen-like ornament behind the Buddha statue. It is intended to indicate that the light of the Buddha shines in all directions. Generally speaking, there should be six kinds of patterns on the backlight, namely Dapeng - compassion, whale - protection, dragon girl - rescue, boy - blessing, lion - freedom, elephant - benevolent. In fact, more backlights are made up of various auspicious patterns, such as seven treasures and eight treasures. Some even have only some floral scroll patterns.

Although this Buddha statue does seem to be a bronze gilt Buddha statue of the Ming Dynasty as the introduction says, I don't know what it is. Yu Fei always felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this Buddha statue.

"Yu Feijun, what's wrong?" Seeing Yu Fei holding a Buddha statue and looking at it over and over, Saori Mitsui asked.

"I have one eye for this Buddha statue." Yu Fei said.

"Got a look?" Saori Mitsui repeated strangely.

Yu Fei then remembered that although Saori Mitsui was proficient in Chinese, she still couldn't understand some jargon. He explained with a smile: "In the antique shop, there is a glance that means that this thing is very good and of high value. ”

"Oh, I see." Saori Mitsui smiled: "Then I also have a look at Fei-kun." ”

"Hey! This is not to be misused. Yu Fei hurriedly stopped and said.

Sani Saori smiled and smiled, Yu Fei realized that Mitsui Saori was deliberately amusing herself.

After looking at it for a while, he still couldn't figure it out, so Yu Fei had to use the chaotic qi to test it again, and Yu Fei immediately understood why he didn't find a problem. Because this Buddha statue is a fake method of grafting.

As the name suggests, grafting is to reassemble several pieces of fragments that originally belonged to different utensils to form a new, relatively complete shape. Generally, there are several methods of grafting, the first is to spell legally, such as matching the mount of the Ming Dynasty with the Buddha statue of the Qing Dynasty to increase the price. The second is the method of piecing together the old and the new, for example, if the Buddha statue is missing a base or backlight, then the new seat is equipped with a new seat and a new backlight to act as a complete old product.

Generally speaking, the value of this method of fraud is relatively high, and the requirements for technical techniques are also very strict, so the price is also high. Of course, there are some methods of fraud that cannot be put on the table. For example, the method of re-making the original product, the method of re-making the original product, and the method of making a Buddha statue according to the traditional process and then making it old. Of course, there are some ways to cheat money, so I won't repeat them here.

The Buddha statue in Yu Fei's hand should belong to a piece of old and new patchwork method fake.

Although this Buddha statue in good condition is not complete, Yu Fei still likes it because it is very finely made.

"How do you sell this Buddha statue?" Yu Fei asked. His accent with a strong Tokyo accent almost made the stall owner think he was Japanese.

"Three hundred thousand." The woman said dryly.

"Three hundred thousand?" Yu Fei was taken aback, the price was too high, but he quickly reacted again, the woman should be talking about yen. Then he asked uncertainly, "Yen?" ”

The woman looked at him very strangely, and said in her heart what is not the yen?

300,000 yen is RMB, which is not too high, at least much lower than similar Buddha statues in China.

However, Yu Fei was accustomed to the Chinese antique market, and he had long been accustomed to the way of "asking for money on the spot", so he habitually counteroffered: "100,000!" ”

This is also a normal counteroffer range in China, not to mention that this Buddha statue is still spliced.

The stall owner's face showed an incredible expression, as if he had been insulted, snatched the Buddha statue in Yu Fei's hand with one hand, and said coldly: "It's not for sale!" ”

Now Yu Fei is strange, what's wrong?

"Yu Feijun may not know something." Saori Mitsui said, "In the Japanese antiques market, the asking price is generally relatively realistic, and the price is not too high. If the counteroffer is too much, the seller will generally consider it an insult to themselves. ”

"Huh? And this kind of thing? Yu Fei was a little dumbfounded. I just paid back two-thirds of the price directly, which is not insignificant, and it is no wonder that the female stall owner is angry.

But it doesn't matter if Yu Fei is in good condition, and the production is fine, but it is not enough to say how high the value is. Since the female stall owner is unwilling to sell, he doesn't care.

However, just as he was about to leave, he was surprised to find that there seemed to be something hidden in the hollow belly of the Buddha statue!

It's not big, and it's stuck to the inner wall of the Buddha statue, so if you don't pay attention, you can't see it clearly.

Yu Fei also discovered it by extreme chance, and at first he thought it was a flaw left by the Buddha statue in the process of making. But he soon realized that something was wrong, because the object was not the same age as the Buddha statue.

After carefully distinguishing it for a long time, Yu Fei recognized that the mass of things turned out to be a wax pill, and there seemed to be a note hidden in the wax pill, but because it was kneaded together, even with the chaotic qi Yu Fei couldn't see what words were written on the paper, but only vaguely saw some lines.

With this discovery, Yu Fei's steps just taken were taken back.

"Yu Feijun, let's go." Saori Mitsui urged. Because of the bargain just now, the female stall owner was very unfriendly, and she didn't have a good impression of Saori Mitsui who followed Yu Fei, which made Saori Mitsui very uncomfortable.

"Wait." Yu Fei said. Then he walked up to the stall owner and said, "I didn't know the rules just now, so I apologize to you." But I do like this Buddha statue very much, and I hope you will stand up for me. ”

Saori Mitsui didn't expect Yu Fei to be interested in a Buddha statue.

Since he wants to, let him buy it, and he shouldn't be short of the money anyway.

"Three hundred thousand." The woman said again.

"Good! Deal! Yu Fei said without hesitation. 300,000 yen is really not much in his heart.

In this regard, Saori Mitsui could only be speechless. (To be continued......)