Chu Chen was really a little embarrassed when he saw that Nan Nan said this, if the thing was genuine, then he didn't need the other party to say so, he had already made the right choice, but now he had seen that this pomegranate was an imitation, unless he had a problem with his brain, how could he exchange it again?

Nan Nan saw Chu Chen's embarrassed appearance, and realized that something was wrong, even if Chu Chen was just an ordinary person, it was impossible to say that there were good things not to choose, and to deliberately choose a bad one! Then, Chu Chen's attitude means that there is only one possibility.

Thinking of this, Nan Nan frowned and asked, "Mr. Chu, do you think there is something wrong with this pomegranate?" ”

Seeing that the other party had guessed it, Chu Chen said calmly: "Yes, I really don't think much about this pomegranate!" ”

"How is this possible!" For Chu Chen's reply, Nan Nan directly shook his head again and again to express his disbelief, and his face immediately changed, because this pomegranate was identified by his grandfather when he was alive, and for him, the conclusion given by his grandfather was very authoritative, how could it be wrong!

Chu Chen didn't know who was helping Nan Nan Cai's identification, but he was very unhappy with Nan Nancai's current attitude, and said in his heart: "You have been in the antique business for so many years, since I said so, don't you know the reason for asking me to make such a judgment before drawing conclusions?" Now I'm putting on a face indiscriminately, it's a big deal if I don't do this deal! ”

And Wu Ke next to her showed a displeased look on her face, she was also quite dissatisfied with Nan Nancai's attitude.

However, although Chu Chen thought so in his heart, he still opened his mouth and asked: "Difficult boss." What about our deal? ”

Nan Nan saw that Chu Chen and Wu Ke both looked a little uneasy, and immediately reacted. His attitude really doesn't look like a businessman, and Chu Chen is a disciple of Liu Lao. Since the other party said so, it must not be without reason.

Although he believed in the opinion given by his grandfather, no matter what, in this situation, he had to listen to Chu Chen's opinion.

Actually, for Nan Nancai, if it weren't for Chu Chen's identity as Liu's old apprentice, and because he still had thoughts about Chu Chen's few things in his heart, otherwise. It is estimated that Chu Chen was ordered to be evicted just now.

So, Nan Nan said apologetically: "Mr. Chu, I'm really sorry, because this pomegranate was identified by my grandfather when he was alive, my reaction was a little excessive, I hope you can understand!" ”

When the two of them heard that this was the case, they were also relieved, Chu Chen smiled, waved his hand and said, "Difficult boss." It doesn't have to be that way, it's human nature. ”

Seeing Chu Chen's statement like this, Nan Nancai's heart was also relieved, and he smiled. Then he asked, "Mr. Chu, can you solve my confusion?" ”

Chu Chen didn't answer directly, but asked, "Difficult boss." I take the liberty of asking, I don't know where you got this pomegranate? ”

The origin of antiques also has a certain reference value for antique identification. Therefore, Chu Chen asked. To not be without purpose.

Nan Nancai's things were all purchased from private individuals, there was no dispute, he heard the words and said generously: "I bought this pomegranate from a family in the suburbs of Paris, according to him, the things are handed down by his ancestors, and they have been in his house for hundreds of years, of course, I don't know if it's true or not." ”

The Longquan kiln of the Yuan Dynasty was developed on the basis of inheriting the firing skills of the Southern Song Dynasty. The Longquan kiln of the Yuan Dynasty was still in its heyday, and the foreign trade of the Yuan Dynasty was more developed than that of the Song Dynasty, and the scale was also expanded, and the export volume of porcelain also surged. Among them, Longquan kiln products account for a large proportion.

Wang Dayuan, a native of the Yuan Dynasty, said many times in the "Records of Daoyi" that the porcelain sold abroad was "Chuzhou porcelain", or "Zhuzhou porcelain" and "Qingchu ware", referring to Longquan porcelain.

Therefore, if it is genuine, then the seller's words are still credible, but now judging by the results, it is obvious that the seller is lying.

Of course, this is a judgment that comes after a conclusion is drawn, and Nan Nan can't believe the conclusion given by Chu Chen now, so Chu Chen picked up the pomegranate and said:

"Difficult boss, let's not talk about anything else, first of all, there is a problem with your pomegranate Zun's tire, compared with the real thing, it is too white and delicate, of course, if it is pink and blue, it may be genuine, but there must be a problem with the bean green."

After speaking, he exposed the bottom of the string pattern bottle with his other hand, and compared the two with each other, although it was not obvious, Nan Nan still saw the difference. This made him frown, and the belief in his heart was also a little shaken.

Some people may say, why didn't Nan know the comparison before? The reason for this is because he believes too much in the conclusions given by his grandfather, and he will not believe that things are fakes at all, so naturally he will not compare.

Although his confidence was a little shaken, Nan Nancai still disagreed with what Chu Chen said just now, and he said:

"Mr. Chu, you just said that the glaze of such a tire should be pink and blue, but if I remember correctly, the glaze of the Longquan kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty is only pink and blue, right?"

Chu Chen smiled slightly: "You should also know that the Longquan kiln of the Yuan Dynasty was developed from the Song Dynasty, therefore, at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the exquisite furnishings fired by the Longquan kiln were thin and thick glaze, the tire quality was white and delicate, and the glaze was mainly pink and green......

Later, with the increasing market demand and the emergence of large utensils, the firing technique has evolved accordingly. In the tire glaze process, the multi-layer glazing of thin tire thick glaze is changed to the one-time application of thick glaze, and the length of time that the embryo is soaked in the glaze is used to control the thickness of the glaze layer.

One-time application of thick glaze not only saves manpower, reduces costs, but also saves time and shortens the firing cycle. Due to the low yield of thin tire thick glaze, which cannot meet the increasing market demand, the tire is gradually thickened, and the thick tire thick glaze appears.

In order to further improve the yield rate and the need for the decoration of utensils, the glaze layer was gradually thinned, and a thick tire and thin glaze appeared. The process of Longquan kiln in the Yuan Dynasty from multi-layer thick glaze to one-time thick glaze to thick glaze, to thick glaze, to thick glaze, to thick glaze, and then to thick glaze is also the process of increasing kilns, increasing output, and expanding domestic and foreign markets.

Chu Chen went on to explain: "If pink and cyan represent the positive color of Longquan kiln products from the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty to the early Yuan Dynasty, then the positive color of Longquan kiln products from a longer period of time in the later Yuan Dynasty should be bean green. ”

"But because there are relatively few products of Longquan kiln in the early Yuan Dynasty, most of the Longquan kiln products of the Yuan Dynasty on the market are bean green, which also makes some Tibetan friends feel that the glaze of Longquan kiln in the Yuan Dynasty must be bean green."

In addition, the process from pink-cyan to bean green is synchronized with the changes in the fetal quality and glaze layer. Pink and blue is the product of thick glaze, and the gradual thinning of the glaze layer makes it difficult to reproduce the style of pink and blue like jade. The whiteness of the fetal material is reduced, the glaze changes slightly, and the glaze layer is slightly thinner, and the bean green can also present a jade-like effect.

Of course, jade-like is the highest state of celadon, and from the perspective of jade-like, the moist feeling of bean green glaze is not inferior to that of pink green glaze. Perhaps because of the aesthetic preference, the bean green glaze was probably more popular with the people of the time. For example, Lu Rong's "Shuyuan Miscellaneous Records" in the Ming Dynasty has: "...... Where the mung bean color is clean and flawless, the lettuce color is second. "That's it.

Chu Chen finally concluded: "Therefore, the fetal quality of the Longquan kiln can be fine white and delicate, but it must be a thin tire and thick glaze, and the glaze color should also be pink and blue, but your pomegranate Zun, the tire does not look white, but it is much more delicate than the Longquan kiln of the later Yuan Dynasty, but the tire thickness is not to mention, the glaze is bean green glaze, which is obviously Zhang Guan Li Dai!" ”

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Nan Nan looked a little embarrassed, obviously, he was the kind of person who only knew that the glaze of the Longquan kiln in the Yuan Dynasty was bean green, but he still didn't believe that his things would be fakes, so he thought of a possibility again, and said:

"Mr. Chu, you also said that the glaze color from pink to bean green is an asymptotic process, so is it possible that this thing of mine is just a product of the transition period?"

"This may not be nothing!"

Chu Chen said: "But in addition to the porcelain fetus, this pomegranate statue has three problems. The first is the glaze, the glaze of the ancient artifacts is heavy, the glaze gives people the feeling of 'heavy', and the glaze of the new imitation is old to remove the fire, but its overall feeling seems to be a little 'floating', although your porcelain is not obvious, but compared with the bottle, you can see it. ”

"The second is that no matter how the new imitation is made, there is always a feeling of 'moisturizing', while the real thing looks 'dry'. This is because in the past 1,000 years, the moisture in the fetal soil has long since dissipated, and the internal material of the fetal soil has undergone 'structural reorganization', making the fetal material appear compact, strong and dry. ”

"Finally, in terms of decoration techniques, carving and drawing are traditional porcelain decoration techniques, and Longquan kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty mostly use carving and scratching decoration. Compared with the previous period, the carving and drawing of the Longquan kiln in the Yuan Dynasty mostly adopt shallow carving, mainly the yin line, and the yang engraving line into the knife is also shallow. ”

"But this pomegranate honor, although it is also based on the yin engraved line, but the yang engraved line looks a little deep into the knife, about the second and third points, you should be able to see it by comparison."

When Chu Chen explained, Nan Nan put the two pieces of Longquan kiln utensils together and compared them, except for the lack of comparison of decorative techniques, the first two points that Chu Chen said were indeed true, but they were not too obvious. But even so, it can basically prove that his pomegranate is definitely a fake.

This fact hit Nan Nancai very hard, and it immediately made his face ugly, and then, he probably accepted this fact, sighed, and said, "Hey! It's all my fault! At that time, my grandfather's health was not very good, I shouldn't have asked him to identify it at that time! (To be continued......)