Hearing Chu Chen say this, Gu Jianming hurriedly said modestly: "I'm not a skilled craftsman now, at most a skilled worker!" ”

"Master Gu, you are too modest." Chu Chen smiled and said, "To put it mildly, if you are not a skilled craftsman, I will not invite you and Master Gu from Lingnan, don't you say?" ”

"Won the prize, passed the prize!"

Gu Jianming smiled and waved his hand, and then asked, "Boss, in addition to the points above, is there anything else that needs to be paid attention to?" ”

"Of course, there are still some of them, such as the drilling method of Liangzhu jade."

Chu Chen cooperated with the jade cong in his hand and then explained: "After years of research, it is generally believed that the drilling on Liangzhu jade uses two methods: tube drilling and diamond drilling, the former is used for holes with larger diameters, such as jade cong; The latter is used for drilling holes in small accessories, such as jade plaques and cones. ”

"Because the jade sand will continue to wear out in the drilling process, the deeper the drilling, the more difficult it is, from the engineering point of view, it is generally believed that the ancients used the way of double-sided drilling to improve the drilling efficiency, because the original tools can not be accurately positioned, often in the butt stubble and steps phenomenon, Liangzhu later with the emergence of Gao Jiecong, jade cong drilling is generally not polished, which is also an important method to identify Liangzhu jade."

Speaking of this, Chu Chen pointed to a small gap in the jade cong and said:

"In addition, let's talk about these joint cracks on the Liangzhu jade. Because these joints on Liangzhu jade were formed after more than 4,000 years of burial, and because the jade cong was completely buried, this kind of joint cracks will exist on the surface and inside of the entire jade cong. ”

This is a difficult problem for counterfeiters. Therefore, generally those forgers still use the heating out joint method to forge this phenomenon. ……”

Next, he explained the steps and identification methods of heating out the joints. Subsequently, he explained the method of forging chicken bone white. and other details of forgery.

Chu Chen finally concluded. "In short, as long as it is a forged feature, no matter how similar it is, there will always be some differences compared with the real thing, if you see unnatural features on a piece of jade, then be careful, basically it is more likely to be a fake."

"Although I have talked about the characteristics of Liangzhu jade so much, it is better to be cautious when buying antiques. After all, there are more and more forgery methods in these years, which are difficult to prevent, even experienced experts will be eye-catching, just like me, I have also been eye-catching countless times before. ”

After listening to Chu Chen's easy-to-understand explanation, not to mention Gu Jianming, even Zhou Wenping and Lao Wu gained a lot, and everyone fell into contemplation for a while.

After a while. Gu Jianming came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Thank you boss for your explanation, I really benefited a lot." ”

Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, I'm just moving my mouth." As for whether it can be combined with the actual situation, it still depends on you. ”

The three of them laughed, Chu Chen's words did make sense. But there is no guide, like some antique identification secrets or tricks or the like. You can only rely on yourself to figure it out, and it's like the few details Chu Chen said just now. Even if they usually grope on their own, if they don't have a special encounter, it will be difficult to figure it out.

This is also the fundamental reason why it is best to have a famous teacher to guide you in learning antiques.

In this regard, Zhou Wenping and Lao Wu are still really envious of Chu Chen, but there are some things that they can't envy even if they are envious, but being able to have Chu Chen, the boss and friend, is enough to make Zhou Wenping and Lao Wu feel lucky.

Next, Chu Chen originally wanted to go with Gu Jianming to enjoy the works he created, but when passing by Gu Qifei's studio, Chu Chen suddenly wanted to take a look at Gu Qifei's craftsmanship, so he stepped forward and knocked on the door.

After a while, Gu Qifei, who was wearing work clothes, opened the door of the studio, saw that it was Chu Chen and Gu Jianming, and hurriedly welcomed the two of them in with a smile, and then made a cup of tea for the two.

"Boss, when did you come back?"

"I just came back yesterday, how is it, are you used to staying in the capital?"

"Habit, very accustomed to it, my wife is actually from Jin Province, and she is also very suitable for living in the capital."

"That's good! ……”

Then, Chu Chen walked to Gu Qifei's workbench, and saw a finished pendant on the workbench, and a semi-finished product that was almost half completed, so he asked, "Master Gu, are you carving a blessing melon ornament?" ”

Gu Qifei smiled and nodded: "It's a blessing melon, after all, it is a traditional thing, and we still have to prepare more in the store." ”

Fugua is an annual herbaceous plant of the Cucurbitaceae family, which can be eaten and has a strong ornamental nature. Jadeite gourd is a common theme in the art of jadeite jade carving. The "Continuation of Daya" records: "The first birth of the people, from the soil", which means that many large and small melons bear on the continuous vine.

In China's traditional culture, blessing melon often means many sons and many blessings, wealth inheritance, and endless good fortune. With vines and gourd carvings, it symbolizes happiness and longevity, as well as people's pursuit and longing for a better life and health and longevity.

Therefore, jadeite jewelry with this theme is still very popular with customers.

Gu Qifei carved two pieces of gourd pendants, is his best bare body, the material is all made of Laokeng ice emerald jade, exquisite carving, even if it is a semi-finished piece, it looks fat and round, transparent and beautiful, showing Gu Qifei's outstanding carving skills.

Chu Chen admired the two pendants with great interest, and then asked the two, "Both, if I want to learn jade carving, where should I start?" ”

"Boss, why do you want to learn jade carving?" Gu Jianming and Gu Qifei asked in unison.

Chu Chen spread his hands and said: "I was originally more interested in jade, and you should also know that my eyesight for gambling stones is okay, every time I bet on high-quality jadeite, I think about whether I can use my own hands to turn them into finished products, so I came up with the idea of learning jade carving." ”

Gu Qifei smiled and said, "Boss, your idea is very good, but if you really want to learn jade carving well, it will be hard work!" ”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I have also suffered before, and I am not afraid of hardship." ”

Although the two knew Chu Chen's identity, they didn't know what happened to Chu Chen before, so they were a little dissatisfied with Chu Chen's statement, but since it was requested by the boss, it was nothing to explain.

And as the saying goes, the master leads the door, and the cultivation is personal, how well he learns depends on Chu Chen's own efforts and comprehension, but they are not too optimistic about this.

"Then I'll talk about it first." Gu Jianming opened his mouth and said: "In fact, this jade carving is also very simple, "cutting" and "grinding" are the basic technological means of jade processing. ”

The so-called "cutting" is the processing technology of cutting, digging, and chopping jade materials. Cutting refers to dividing and cutting the jade material, which is commonly used in cutting and removing materials; Digging refers to retaining both sides of the jade material and removing its middle part; Chopping refers to cutting edges and corners. ”

The so-called "grinding" refers to the use of drill and grinding tools of different shapes and sizes to grind repeatedly on the jade. There are types of grinders, such as bars, pressed stones, fishing holes, and sharp bars. That's why there is a proverb that "if the jade is not cut, it will not be made". The factor that affects the quality of a piece of jade is actually the quality of the method of pondering and grinding, and the different forms and levels of the image of the table will produce jade products of different quality. ”

Hearing this, Chu Chen asked, "Then how exactly should we learn to "sharpen" and "grind"? ”

"In fact, it's very simple, that is, you must first practice the basic skills very proficiently."

Gu Qifei explained to Chu Chen: "But before practicing the basic skills, you must first study the nature of the material clearly, of course, this point depends on the boss's gambling skills, presumably you already have a thorough understanding of this aspect." ”

"Next, you have to be familiar with the knife first, and then hold the strength of the knife, the angle, etc., and there is one thing you should pay special attention to, different jadeite, when the knife is also different. To use a simple analogy, if two watermelons of the same variety, one raw and the other ripe, if you use the same force to cut, one can be cut smoothly to the end, and the other may burst halfway. ……”

Next, Gu Jianming and Gu Qifei took turns to explain the basic skills of jade carving.

“…… That's pretty much it. ”

Gu Jianming took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "In this way, I asked my senior brother to sort out some information in this area and send it over, after all, just listening to us talk about some places may not be remembered." ”

"Okay!"

Chu Chen smiled and nodded, in fact, with his terrifying memory, he had already memorized what the two of them said just now, but of course he was not easy to mention such an amazing thing to the two, and it was better to have information than no information, and this kind of thing is not something that can be explained clearly just by talking about it.

Chu Chen looked at the time and found that it was already half past three o'clock in the afternoon, so he thought about it and said: "You can get off work in a while, it just so happens that we still have a piece of dry green seed here, or we can deepen our impression by actually fighting." ”

Gu Qifei smiled and said, "Okay, this thing is a kung fu after all, and it's just a fake trick if you don't practice it." ”

Gu Jianming also nodded in agreement, and the two of them also felt that it would be beneficial to practice now, so that Chu Chen could experience the hardships and difficulties involved, and if he couldn't stand it, he could give up early.

So Chu Chen called Zhou Wenping, and then put the materials of Gu Jianming and Gu Qifei and the finished and semi-finished products of zuò into the vault, and recorded them, and then took out the piece of dried green jadeite that Chu Chen said before. (To be continued......)