Chu Chen opened the box and said, "A box of copper ink cartridges." ”

"Copper cartridges?" After listening to Chu Chen's answer, everyone felt a little strange, why did Chu Chen suddenly remember to collect copper ink cartridges?

Chu Chen saw everyone's strange looks, so he smiled and said, "I also happened to encounter it, and I thought that the copper cartridge had a good room for appreciation, so I bought them all." ”

"Hey!" When Yuan Hongjian heard this, he clapped his hands, his expression was a little excited, and said: "I have also known a little about this copper cartridge before, and it is said that many celebrities have used it, but because everyone doesn't care much about this thing, I have never bought the idea of collecting it." Since Mr. Chu said so, then I have to pay attention to it in the future, otherwise I will regret it if I miss the opportunity to make a fortune. ”

Chu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "This matter is just my guess, but I can't do it accurately, don't blame me if you lose at that time!" ”

Yuan Hongjian laughed and said: "Teacher Chu, even if you lose, I won't complain about you, besides, with the current antique market, it's nothing more than making more and earning less, and the loss will definitely not be lost, and this thing is cheap, you can buy several pieces for the money of buying a blue and white porcelain, I don't think you will suffer a loss, and maybe there will be any surprises." ”

Xiang Facai nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, yes, buy a few more pieces when no one is buying cheap now." However, this knowledge of appraisal has to be explained by Mr. Chu. ”

"It's okay to ......" Chu Chen nodded with a smile, and then introduced the precautions he had just said to Wu Ke again.

Yuan Hongjian listened with relish, and in the end, he gave a thumbs up and said, "Teacher Chu." Hearing you say this, I also have the bottom of my heart. I'll go to the market later. ”

Hearing this, Chu Chen hurriedly said, "Elder, you should study it for a while first." Although there are not many fakes in this copper cartridge, it is not impossible. ”

When Yuan Hongjian heard this, he felt incredible: "It's just a few hundred or thousands of yuan, can it be fake?" ”

Uncle Wu said with a smile: "As long as there is something that can make money, there is nothing that cannot be imitated, and it is precisely because everyone thinks that there are no fakes in copper cartridges, so it is easier to be deceived." ”

Chu Chen took over and said: "Yes, although there are not many counterfeiting methods for copper cartridges now, there are three kinds of them. One is a contemporary imitation, this kind of utensils are very easy to identify, as long as you look at the old objects can be seen. The other is post-engraving, which is to engrave new words or pictures on the old copper cartridge. ”

"During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, some of the copper cartridges were unworked. Counterfeiters use this copper cartridge to counterfeit. They engraved words or drawings on the plain surface of copper ink cartridges. Buyers are often confused by the six-plane slurry of copper cartridges when conducting identification, so they are deceived. This method of counterfeiting, generally as long as you carefully look at the engraver, the current imitator can not reach the level of the past engraving"

"Finally, there is another method, which is post-fake. Post-fake engraving is to forge the engraving on the old copper cartridge with modern corrosion technology. Start by choosing the old plain copper cartridges. Then, computer technology is used to print the content to be imitated on the copper ink cartridge, and finally the engraving is forged by chemical corrosion. A kind of fake is very confusing, and it is not noticed. You will be deceived. ”

Wu Ke asked, "Then how to prevent it?" ”

Chu Chen replied: "Still look at the engraver, the engraved copper cartridges in the past have obvious knife marks, and the depth of the carved groove is different. The cutting place is deeper, and the closing place is shallow. Looking with a magnifying glass, you can also see that there are obvious staggered marks at the junction of the two knives. The groove caused by the modern corrosion process is the same as the depth of the pen and the pen close. The carved ditch goes straight down, like a cliff, there is no knife mark between the strokes, the bottom of the carved groove is uneven, and there is a phenomenon of unevenness caused by inconsistent corrosion. ”

Xiang Facai listened to Chu Chen's introduction and said: "Now the level of science and technology is high, but the counterfeiting method is also powerful, it is really impossible to prevent it!" ”

Yuan Hongjian shook his head and sighed: "Hey! Who's to say it's not, I've been in the industry countless times since I entered the industry, and the fakes I bought were completely insignificant compared to the real thing, and my companion complained about me all day long, telling me not to buy antiques, otherwise she wouldn't let me go home if she was unhappy one day. ”

Uncle Wu smiled when he heard this: "Then you still buy things often, aren't you afraid that your wife will really shut you out?" ”

Yuan Hongjian laughed and said: "No way, we have become addicted to playing antiques, and it is out of control." Although I am not like others, who are obsessed with not even caring about their homes, I will definitely not be able to give up. I sometimes wonder if when I pass away, I will leave a bunch of antiques for future generations. ”

"That's good, I left a mountain of gold for my juniors."

Chu Chen said with a smile: "However, I think the most important thing for us to live is to be comfortable, this antique is just a hobby, if you invest all the money in this industry, thereby reducing the quality of life, it will be a little more than worth the loss." ”

Like other hobbies, collecting has an addiction, and it's hard to quit when you have an addiction. Some collectors are poor and want to buy, and if they buy and don't want to sell, even if you have a mountain of gold, you will hollow it out. In this industry, billionaires are also poor, and no amount of money is enough, let alone collectors with no money.

Especially in recent years, not only the tomb robbery is rampant, better than any previous dynasty, and the more and more large-scale construction boom and a lot of ancient tombs and underground sediments have been excavated, just because of these two reasons unearthed collections, are countless, if only in and out, then even if the gold and silver mountains, they can only live a hard life every day.

Therefore, let alone now, even before Chu Chen got the ability, his collection concept is based on the premise of ensuring and improving the quality of life, and he is never blind. The only time he blindly bought that Tang Sancai, and he also slapped his eyes once, and lost all the money he had lost before, if it wasn't for his luck to get the ability, it is estimated that he is still struggling to buy a house.

After chatting a few words, everyone turned their eyes to the copper cartridges in front of them, ready to take the copper cartridges out of the box and enjoy them.

"Huh! Is this true or false? ”

Everyone looked at it and discussed, and several layers of copper and black boxes were taken out, at this time. Lao Wu picked up a copper ink cartridge placed at the bottom, when he saw the pattern on the ink cartridge. An incredible look appeared on his face.

This is a copper cartridge made during the Republic of China, and the material is white copper. The pulp is particularly thick, and the "pomegranate" pattern is engraved on it. It goes without saying that this theme takes the meaning of "many sons and many blessings".

The bottom of a pomegranate is carved above the motif and the side of a pomegranate is carved below, ripe pomegranate seeds have been cracked, and the curved branches and scattered leaves present a vibrant scene. The inscription is "Old Man Shiraishi", which is Mr. Shiraishi's handwriting, and the "Shiraishi" square seal is engraved under the plate. Subtle and nuanced.

Seeing the whole picture of the ink cartridge, Xiang Facai couldn't help but exclaim: "Qi Baishi's copper ink cartridge? Could Qi Baishi also engrave copper cartridges, this seems to have never been heard of, right? ”

Uncle Wu said: "Of course, Qi Baishi will not engrave copper ink cartridges by hand, but just like the copper ink cartridges of Chen Shizeng that I saw just now, Qi Baishi has also written books and painted on copper ink cartridges. ”

In fact, the reason why literati like Qi Baishi did this was not entirely for their livelihood, but mainly out of interest and hobbies.

And it's gradually becoming a fad. A bureaucrat and gentleman with a little pen and ink in the Republic of China. They all love to write and draw on the copper ink cartridge, and then give it as a gift, one to envelop the feelings, and the other can also be elegant.

listened to Uncle Wu's explanation. At the same time as Xiang Facai was suddenly, his eyes also shone brightly: "Then even if it wasn't Qi Baishi himself, the value of this cartridge should not be low, right?" ”

Uncle Wu nodded and said, "If it's genuine." Of course not low. ”

Just as Xiang Facai was urging him to hurry up and appraise it, Zhou Wenping sighed lightly: "Huh! How can this cartridge also be Qi Baishi's knowledge. ”

Everyone was stunned. Hurriedly looked over, and the engraved on the lid of the box was "Chick Picture". Although it is only a few strokes, it draws the posture and charm of a chicken, and it looks lively and cute. At a glance, you can see that you will definitely not be able to paint such an expressive picture without deep painting.

Seeing that it was another piece of Qi Baishi's copper ink cartridge, everyone was surprised, and hurriedly looked at the remaining copper cartridges in the box, and what shocked them even more was that although the remaining copper cartridges were engraved with different patterns, they were all Qi Baishi's style and seal without exception.

"It's really fake!" The fifth man muttered.

Uncle Wu perked up and said, "It's a mule or a horse, don't you know if you take it out!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Whether it's true or not, you'll know after the identification......"

There are a total of eight copper cartridges with Qi Baishi's knowledge, and there is a surplus of one in everyone's hands, so everyone takes the ink cartridges in their hands one by one and appreciates them, of course, people like Quan Facai and others are self-aware, even if they feel that what they have in their hands is genuine, they are all subject to Chu Chen's results.

The copper cartridge is still very easy to identify, and soon, Chu Chen got the last one, he looked at it carefully, and then nodded to everyone: "It's genuine." ”

Listening to this expected answer, everyone's faces showed a look of surprise at the same time, and they all felt incredible, this is a full eight copper cartridges drawn by Qi Baishi's own hand, if they are all scrolls, the value will be at least tens of millions, but even if it is just a copper cartridge, the value is not small, and it is definitely not a hundred thousand yuan that can be bought.

Congratulations to Chu Chen for picking up the leak again, Uncle Wu said a little strangely: "That guy is also strange, with his shrewd mind, he would miss such a good thing." ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Actually, it's not just him, I also used to look at the authenticity of the copper cartridge because it was cheap, and estimated the value, but I didn't look at it much in the last row." ”

Wu Ke nodded, thinking that it was indeed possible that because things were cheap, he would always be careless, but he still nodded Chu Chen a few times and said, "You, is there too much money, how can this antique business be treated sloppily?" If you are careless next time because things are cheap, sooner or later you will suffer a big loss. ”

Although Chu Chen did this for a reason, it was inconvenient to explain it if he didn't say it, and Uncle Wu said it was also for his good, so he nodded again and again, indicating that he was humbly taught.

At this time, Xiang Facai asked with a smile: "This...... Mr. Chu, do you have any ideas for transferring these cartridges? ”

Chu Chen smiled and shook his head: "Mr. Xiang, you also know that the price of copper cartridges is still in a relatively low position now, even with the influence of Qi Baishi, the value will still be affected by the overall market, and now I will definitely not pass it on." ”

Xiang Facai was a little sorry when he heard this, and immediately asked: "Then when the market price can reflect the true value of the copper cartridge in the future, can you transfer one to me?" ”

Chu Chen looked a little embarrassed when he heard this, and he said, "Mr. Xiang, you should have heard me say just now, about my private museum, ......what about it?"

Although Chu Chen didn't say the result, how could he not understand what that meant Xiang Facai, so he could only sigh regretfully.

Next, everyone admired these copper ink cartridges for a while, and Chu Chen asked Zhou Wenping to bring over the porcelain brought back from the porcelain capital, so that Xiang Facai and others could appreciate it.

For these porcelain, Xiang Facai and others were amazed, and they all said that they wanted to order a few sets, but Chu Chen said with a smile that the number of top-quality imitations produced every year is limited, and there is a limit to the number of uncontrolled productions, and one person can only buy one set at most.

Xiang Facai and they are all businessmen, of course they understand the truth that rare things are expensive, and they can understand the limited quantity, plus Chu Chen also gave them a discount, so in addition to ordering a set of top imitations, they also ordered some high-quality imitations. (To be continued......)