Like what Yan Lao said, Chu Chen often sees them in the market, these vendors' stalls are very simple, there are several plastic baskets on a plastic sheet, among which there are oblong, olive-shaped and light brown fruits, and in the other basket there are smooth, textured oval pendants that have been polished, of course, the Buddhist music that is being played cannot be missing.

Just like Yan Lao said, the price of a bunch of bodhi seeds is not very expensive, and while these vendors are busy polishing, they also continue to introduce consumers to buy "eye-opening pearls" ranging from a few yuan to dozens of yuan (in fact, they are small pearls, turquoise, garnets, etc.).

Like Yan Lao's bracelet, in addition to Bodhi seeds, there are also a few turquoise, which looks really good-looking overall, but the real value is ......

Chu Chen said euphemistically: "A Bodhi bracelet like this is still okay to wear it at ordinary times." ”

Yan Lao immediately understood the meaning of Chu Chen's words, and he said, "You mean to say that this Bodhi is actually not valuable?" ”

Chu Chen said: "Let's discuss whether it is worth anything, first of all, we have to know what this Bodhi seed is. ”

Elder Yan asked, "Then what is this?" Isn't it Bodhi? ”

Chu Chen shook his head and replied: "The products on the market, commonly known as 'Bodhi Zi', can be described as a mixture of fish and pearls, and the wide variety is dazzling. Just the so-called 'Bodhi' varieties that I know about are as high as 30... There are more than $ kinds, and the common ones are thousand-eyed Bodhi, phoenix-eyed Bodhi, Vajra Bodhi, Longyan Bodhi, etc. ”

"But in fact, these so-called 'bodhi seeds' sold on the market are not produced from the Bodhi tree, but are a collective term for the fruits of many common tree species."

"Ahh Hua Lao was very surprised when he heard Chu Chen's explanation, and hurriedly asked, "Since that's the case." So why do these people call it 'Bodhi'? ”

Chu Chen smiled: "Of course, it is to attract attention, and the name caters to the cultural and aesthetic needs of some collectors." If there is another gimmick, it will be more convenient to sell. ”

"If it's a fruit. This stuff should be cheap, right? "Elder Yan is more concerned about the price of things.

Chu Chen nodded and said: "It's really cheap, let's just say that the lowest-priced variety of Thousand-Eyed Bodhi can buy a pound for a few dozen yuan." However, because there are many people who do it, it is relatively cheap, so the profit from actual sales is not considerable. Therefore, merchants often do not rely on the bracelet itself to make money, but through guò beads to make a profit. Of course, no one can tell whether these gems are real or fake. So the profits are naturally huge. ”

"And what about the beads on this bracelet of mine?" Yan Lao hurriedly asked, just like Chu Chen said, the whole bracelet with beads is the most valuable, if there is a problem with the beads, then he will lose, although it is not more than a few hundred yuan, but no matter who touches it, he will not feel comfortable in his heart.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "I want to congratulate you on this, the two turquoises on your bracelet are not only genuine, but also of outstanding quality. Not only did you not lose money, but you also earned. ”

"Ahh Hearing this result, Elder Yan couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, and he hurriedly asked, "Then how much are these two turquoises worth?" ”

Chu Chen thought for a moment. "There are many factors related to the price of turquoise, each of which has a certain impact on the price, the most important of which is the color, texture and lumpiness of turquoise," he said. But just one turquoise color includes blue turquoise, light blue turquoise, blue-green turquoise, green turquoise, bubbles, etc. ”

"The best quality is blue, or a dark blue like your two turquoise. Other than that. Turquoise is also divided into transparent turquoise, blocky turquoise, and iron wire turquoise according to its texture. The more opaque or slightly transparent they are, the better the quality and the higher the price. ”

"There is also a division of glossy according to gloss. Matte, of course, the higher the gloss, the better. Combining the above situations, the international gemstone community divides turquoise into four grades from one to four, of which the first grade is the best. And your two turquoises are first-class products, although they are not small, they are worth thousands of dollars together. ”

Hearing this result, Yan Lao was extremely surprised, Hua Lao smiled and said: "Lao Yan, your luck is so good, you can actually buy a bracelet casually, you can encounter this kind of good thing, next time I buy something, I have to take you together." ”

Yan Lao laughed: "I used to ask you to take me with you when I bought things, but you old guy has always refused, and now I won't go if you beg me." ”

Hua Lao blew his beard and glared and said, "You kid dare!" Besides, I'm here for your own good, although you are a professor in the Department of History, but antiques are not something that you can play with if you are good at history. If you don't believe it, you can show the piece of jade you bought to Curator Chu. ”

Yan Lao smiled: "Just look at it, maybe I'm lucky, but the result is not as unbearable as you said......

As he spoke, he carefully took out a jade from the box and put it in front of Chu Chen.

This jade is surrounded by a brown color, and the edges are carved into undulating waves. The left and right ends are perforated, and both sides are decorated with drum nail patterns, which are evenly and neatly arranged. The shape of the whole vessel is unique, the system is fine, and the decoration is regular.

After Chu Chen observed carefully, he said, "The carving of this jade huang is very good......

"Well, I'm right!" Elder Yan laughed triumphantly.

The old god Hua said in a hurry: "What's the hurry, Director Chu hasn't finished speaking, you can continue to listen." ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and asked, "Elder Yan, when you bought it, did you buy it according to the jade Huang of the Zhou Dynasty?" ”

"Yes, isn't it?" Elder Yan looked a little nervous again.

Chu Chen shook his head: "This is indeed not the shape of the Zhou Dynasty Yuhuang, it is somewhat like an imitation of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the color on it is not right, and the craftsmanship should have appeared in recent years, so it should be a modern imitation." ”

Hua Lao pointed at Yan Lao with his finger: "Look at it, I'm right, let you be careful when you buy things, you just don't listen." ”

Yan Lao glared at him: "You old guy, how can I think you are a little gloating!" ”

Hua Lao said helplessly: "Look at it, I have wronged people again, I am doing this for your good!" ”

"Cut. It's strange to believe you! Yan Lao said with a look of disbelief.

At this time, Chu Chen smiled and said, "Actually." The material of this jade is still good, and the color on it can also be removed. Yan Lao, you can deal with it after you go back, whether it is to play with or collect. ”

Yan Lao didn't expect that there would be a scene of willows and flowers, he looked very excited and excited, and hurriedly asked Chu Chen how to remove the color, and Chu Chen also said it in detail.

Hua Lao shook his head and smiled, the luck of the old friend is really good, not to mention the accidental leakage, there is not much loss in the eye, to be honest. He was really envious.

After Chu Chen's side dealt with it, Hua Lao carefully took out the thing he wanted to identify, but it was a small blue glazed bowl.

Hua Lao carefully put the bowl in front of Chu Chen and said, "Director Chu, this is a small bowl with blue glazed dragon and phoenix patterns in the Yuan Dynasty that I bought some time ago, and I want to trouble you to help see the authenticity." ”

Chu Chen nodded solemnly, then put on gloves and carefully took the bowl in his hand.

I saw that this bowl was glazed with blue glaze, and the glaze was pure and bright. It is as crystal clear and dazzling as a sapphire, and from this point of view, it is indeed the characteristic of blue glaze in the Yuan Dynasty. Look at the gold color in this bowl to depict the dragon pattern, and the gold color on the wall of the bowl depicts the phoenix pattern. The image is vivid, the lines are smooth, and the magnificence is unusual.

The preciousness of blue-glazed porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty has been mentioned above. The blue-glazed gold-painted objects are even more precious. The reason why blue-glazed gold color ware is valuable is because of the firing process. At high temperatures, it is first fired into blue glaze, and then the glaze is painted with gold ornamentation. It is then baked at a low temperature, and because it is glaze painted, and because the adhesion of gold color is very low, it is very easy to fall off.

Just like this bowl, the gold color used to depict the dragon and phoenix pattern has almost fallen off, which makes Chu Chen feel quite a pity, of course, if the gold color does not fall off, then Chu Chen will definitely doubt its authenticity first.

But in addition to the fact that most of the gold color has fallen off, this small bowl is still very worthy of recognition, Chu Chen carefully observed, and only felt that the deglazing of this porcelain was really good, and the good ones were some good and impeccable.

"Wait, impeccable?" Just when Chu Chen was full of praise for this thing in his heart, he suddenly realized that something was wrong, because in terms of the craftsmanship of the Yuan Dynasty, if you want to say that it is extremely exquisite, it must be fine, but it is a little too good to be impeccable.

Thinking of this problem, Chu Chen hurriedly took a closer look at the small bowl, and finally found that this artifact was already a little "too good", so it lost the characteristics of the times that Yuan porcelain should have.

But to be honest, judging by Chu Chen's experience, this point is not too certain, because there are too few blue-glazed porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty, and the production of zuò is so realistic, it is difficult for him to make a decision for a while, so he can only use his ability, and the result is indeed made a few months ago.

Regarding this result, Chu Chen also frowned a little, who is so powerful, there will not be another Cai Jianxuan, right? Or is this thing really made by Cai Jianxuan?

After pondering for a while, Chu Chen asked Hua Lao to wait for a while, and then called Yu Renpeng and the others over. That's because, although he saw the problem with the porcelain, and the ability gave the result, he couldn't find a convincing reason for it, so he had to work together.

After a while, Yu Renpeng and the others all came over, including Guan Guokang, who Chu Chen invited as a porcelain appraisal consultant for the museum.

Everyone exchanged a few words, and Chu Chen briefly explained the reason for inviting them over.

When they heard that this was the case, everyone was very curious, and then they looked at things one by one, and the result was that everyone's faces showed a contemplative look.

"Curator, what's your opinion?" Du Yile asked.

Chu Chen said: "I think, this thing is so perfect except for the golden color, so perfect that it is a little out of the actual situation." But there are not many deviations, so it is really difficult for me to decide. ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, which made Hua Lao nervous, just like the previous said, the Yuan Dynasty blue glaze complete ware is very rare, and there are only about a dozen pieces in the world. And the blue glaze painted gold is even more precious and rare, so he bought this small bowl at a great price, if it is a fake, then he will want to cry without tears.

At this time, Guan Guokang said: "Actually, have you ever thought that this thing is too new. ”

Hearing this, Hua Lao hurriedly said: "It should be no problem to be new, maybe it was originally buried deep or a well-sealed cellar, and it was perfectly preserved?" ”

Guan Guokang nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but don't you think it's strange if there's one thing?" If it's really like these two situations you said, how can this gold color fall off so much? ”

Hearing this, everyone also reacted, if you want to say that the preservation is perfect, why will the golden color fall off so strictly? And in the case of such a strict fall off of the gold color, how can the utensils be so new, it is difficult to find the pulp?

Hua Lao said a little weakly: "Maybe it's because it was not stored properly after taking it out, so this situation happened, right?" ”

Yu Renpeng shook his head and said: "The situation you said does exist, but don't say anything else, the gold painting on this small bowl doesn't seem to fall off in a short time, isn't it a contradiction?" ”

"Uh......" Hua Lao heard this, and he didn't know what to do.

As the saying goes, the fake can't be true, the real can't be fake, especially the relatively rare porcelain varieties of the Yuan Dynasty blue glaze depiction gold color, it is difficult for the imitator to get the real thing in his hands for reference, and can only be imitated according to the catalogue. Therefore, in everyone's discussion, more and more problematic points have been identified.

At the end of the discussion, the authenticity of this small bowl was self-evident, but the superb imitation technology of the maker still made everyone sigh.

Guan Guokang said: "Like the blue glazed utensils of the Yuan Dynasty, I began to find imitations from the 90s, common plates, plum bottles, large jars, bowls, etc., most of which are fakes with copies, and a few fake imitations that are not related to the wind and horses. ”

"In the beginning, these things were not well copied, the counterfeiters lacked general historical knowledge and cultural literacy, the level of imitation was limited, and anyone with a little practical experience could see the problem, but in recent years, the situation has been very different, and those people have used the most advanced high-tech means to restore the original manual drawing process."

"Modern kilns like electricity and natural gas are no longer used, they are all used in pine wood kilns, and the last time I met a kiln factory owner who specializes in imitating Yuan Dynasty porcelain, he actually invested a lot of money, hired technicians and experts with high salaries to strictly control, and the blue glazed porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty fired is very realistic, and it is difficult for me to judge the authenticity immediately when I look at the past."

Hearing this, Du Yile said in surprise: "Isn't it, if these things appear on the market, won't many buyers have to suffer?" ”

Guan Guokang smiled and shook his head: "He spent so much money to burn the things out, how could he put them on the market to buy and sell lightly?" ”

Du Yile was surprised: "What else should I do?" Is he still here to admire? (To be continued......)