Huang Shanyi turned over the seal curiously, and said with some surprise: "It's still my surname, it shouldn't be so easy to find, right?" ”

He Lihang said with a smile: "Of course, after all, although the Yuan Seal is more common, but to find the surname you want, it depends on luck, and it is rare for the workmanship of this Fang Yuan Seal to be so exquisite, and I also relied on the relationship, so I finally found a party." ”

Huang Shanyi smiled and nodded, he admired the seal in his hand for a while, and felt that he liked it very much. Just as he was about to express his gratitude to He Lihang, he suddenly remembered that he also liked Wu Changshuo's Tian Huang seal very much, but there was a problem, so that his love took a 180-degree turn.

Since this is the case, let's let Chu Chen help take a look first, don't have problems in the end, and the result will affect your mood.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "Lao He, don't you mind if I show Teacher Chu?" ”

"My brother is settling accounts, this is as it should be!"

He Lihang waved his hand, although he was full of confidence in his own things, but since the two were friends, they should pay more attention to this aspect, otherwise if there was a problem, it might affect the friendship between the two. However, then again, Chu Chen is so young, can his eyesight be good? He was somewhat skeptical.

Subsequently, Chu Chen took the seal. To be honest, he had never seen this kind of wrong silver copper yuan seal before, and if it was genuine, it would be worth a lot of money.

After careful observation, the workmanship of the seal is indeed very exquisite, and the craftsmanship of the wrong silver is also in line with the characteristics of the Yuan Dynasty. But when he saw Tong Xiu, Chu Chen frowned slightly.

See this. He Lihang's heart tightened, could it be that there was something wrong with this seal? Probably unlikely. It's a handpicked one, so it's no problem!

Thinking so, because of this change, he also began to beat drums in his heart, and when Chu Chen finished his appraisal, he was so nervous that he didn't even need Mandarin, so he asked, "How is it?" ”

Fortunately, this sentence is short, and Chu Chen's language skills are strong, so he understands it. Then he said with some regret: "I don't think this seal can be replaced." ”

"How is that possible!" He Lihang was deeply skeptical of the results given by Chu Chen, and his expression was a little gloomy.

Huang Shanyi was afraid that He Lihang's acute son would cause any misunderstanding, so he hurriedly said: "Old He, you listen to Teacher Chu's opinion first. ”

He Lihang stabilized his mind when he heard this, forced a smile, and said, "Teacher Chu, I have to trouble you to tell me the reason!" ”

"That's as it should be."

Chu Chen said: "Speaking of which, this seal is definitely good, but this rusty color is a little different from the real thing. Generally speaking, the patina of the genuine bronze seal is mostly black or green, and it is born inside, and it seems to grow with the original seal. It can protect the original print. The patina of the counterfeit is made, it looks unnatural, and most of them fall off as soon as they are picked. ”

"It's like your seal. This patina looks quite real, but it moves slightly. It's falling, everyone, please look at ......"

said. Chu Chen stretched out his gloved left hand, and when everyone looked at it, sure enough, the glove was stained with some dripping patina, which is unlikely to happen on the real thing.

Chu Chen continued: "In addition to this, the oxidation or erosion of the counterfeit product is different from the chemical composition and sound produced by the genuine product in terms of quantity and qualitative change, which is also the basis for judgment......

It happened that there was a genuine copper seal in the box, and then, he used some small tests to compare. Everyone found that there were some subtle differences.

In the case that the facts are clear, He Lihang can only accept such a result, but he is also a little puzzled by this, and said: "Teacher Chu, I have a question for you, I also have some experience in the identification of seals, I can feel some old breath from this seal, what is going on?" ”

Chu Chen nodded and said: "Your feeling is right, this seal does have some old atmosphere, as for the reason, it is because it was forged in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and it has been passed down for nearly a hundred years now, and it is normal to have an old atmosphere." ”

"In addition, it is not uncommon for seals like yours to be unearthed, and most of the people who collect ancient seals are seeking to buy them in these areas. Therefore, the counterfeiters took advantage of this opportunity to make the ancient seals according to the style, size, and writing, and then according to the counterfeiting methods of bronze and jade, they made them old, causing many people to be deceived. ”

"At that time, antique dealers had a set of means and methods for selling antique seals. For example, someone goes to an antique shop and tells the boss that he wants to buy a Yuan Seal with the same surname as himself. The boss told him, "It's not yet, I'll pay attention to find it for you, and I'll notify you if I have it." ”

Subsequently, the boss went to the counterfeiter and asked him to forge a square dollar seal according to the buyer's surname. After the fake seal was made, the boss handed it over to the buyer, saying that it took a lot of effort to buy one from someone else. The buyer believed it and was grateful. So, the boss sold it for a good price, and the counterfeiter also made a profit. ”

Because of this situation, many of the old yuan seals that are popular today are forged in this way. Probably, the same is true for your square dollar stamp. ”

After listening to Chu Chen's introduction, everyone felt that they had gained knowledge, and at the same time, they all sighed at the pervasiveness of profiteers and counterfeiters.

Because of this seal, He Lihang also had a certain understanding and recognition of Chu Chen's appraisal level, so he hurriedly asked Chu Chen to help look at other seals.

For Chu Chen, the identification of the seal was not a waste of effort, it didn't take long for him to appraise it all, and as for the results of the appraisal, he was somewhat speechless.

"Mr. He, did you pick these seals?"

"Most of them are my own picks......"

As soon as He Lihang nodded, Huang Shanyi said speechlessly: "I said Lao He, with your eyesight, you dare to choose by yourself?" You've forgotten what happened before......"

The year before last, He Lihang bought a square seal of Zhao Zhichen carved Tian Huang Frozen Stone alone, and the side paragraph was "the second idle seal in the retreat". The inscription is "Berukhan ink".

Zhao Zhichen was a person from the Qing Dynasty, and his words were idle. Dedicated to his father, Mu Sheng, and Baoyue Mountain people. Its calligraphy and painting seal carving, landscape master Huang Zijiu, Ni Yunlin. Xiao is sparse and faint, and the flowers, bamboo and stone have the atmosphere of the Ming people. I like to write Buddha statues. It is a treasure for the dwellers and jungles everywhere. It is one of the "Eight Families of Xiling". One of the 60 famous families in modern times.

This seal is made of the best Tianhuang frozen material in Tianhuang stone, which can be described as less than one in a hundred. The quality is extremely transparent, and it integrates the six virtues of Tian Huang: "fine, clean, moist, greasy, warm and condensed". The pulp is bright and pure, with a very typical radish pattern and red tendons. Coupled with the excellent carving, this side is pleasing to the eye, which is rare.

Of course, this refers to the genuine product, and it is recorded in the "Ding Chou Remnant Seal". He Lihang bought the seal and looked at it coldly. There was almost no difference in size and shape from the original print, so I thought it was the real thing in the print, so I happily bought it.

Coincidentally, one day, He Lihang visited a collector's home. What he didn't expect was that this collector was actually the owner of the real thing, and he also saw the real thing in this collector's house.

At that time, He Lihang didn't know his imitation, and he felt very strange when he saw the real thing. I asked. When the collector heard that there was such a thing, he felt very strange, and his seal had been identified by several experts, so it should be true. Could it be that this seal has a twin brother? This is clearly unlikely.

waited for He Lihang to ask people to bring his seal, and compared it with the real thing, he found that his seal really looked like the original seal on the surface. But if you look at it from the perspective of the artist's true color, you will find its inscription. In terms of spirit, it is much inferior to the real thing.

Look at the print again. The same are engraved with "the second idle seal in the retreat", the rough look of the two is very similar, but the fine look of the original seal of the vivid charm and lively pen meaning is imitation printing does not have.

However, the production of He Lihang's pseudo-seal is not very clumsy, which can be seen from the materials used, although it is a little worse than the original, but it has to be said to be a treasure Tian Huang.

In this way, if you don't distinguish carefully, you can completely confuse the truth, and it can also be seen that the person who made the fake seal has the cleverness of hollowing out, and He Lihang has an eye on this imitation, and it is not too wronged.

Hearing Huang Shanyi tell him about his old age, He Lihang couldn't help but blush, and then, he said with some annoyance: "This is all the old thing two years ago, after two years of painstaking research, how can my eyesight be broken?" Look at these seals of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which one is fake, you have to point out! ”

Huang Shanyi spread his hands and said with a smile: "I'm not an expert, you should ask Teacher Chu this kind of question." ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Chu Chen shook his head and said, "I think most of these seals are still problematic. ”

He Lihang was stunned when he heard this, and exclaimed, "What? Questions? And most of it?! ”

Although this reality may be a little cruel to He Lihang, Chu Chen continued to nod his head in confirmation and explained some of the problems.

Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, the seal carving works of some artists represent the highest achievements of seal carving art in our country, and have extremely high aesthetic value and appreciation value. Their seals, like the calligraphy and paintings of celebrities, are also treasures for collectors. And with the passage of time, those gradually lost famous seal carving works are more and more valuable, rare.

And it is precisely because of this that the seals of the famous masters of the Ming and Qing dynasties are imitated by others can be said to abound, many of which are the works of Wen Peng, He Zhen and the Zhejiang School, which can be said to be almost everywhere in the market.

The seals imitated in the name of the Ming and Qing dynasties and modern times are mostly stone seals, but also jade and copper. If there is an imitation of the original work of a famous artist, the seal that is almost the same as the original seal is made, just like the seal that He Lihang bought before. Some use old materials, imitate the style of celebrities, and pretend to be famous works.

These pseudo-seals not only made efforts to imitate the original inscriptions and styles, but also most of them forged the seal stones to make them old to fill the ancient meaning. To identify such a seal, the main thing is to see whether it has the kind of aura of a famous person.

For example, one of He Lihang's seals is the Shoushan stone seal engraved by He Zhen.

He Zhen is a famous seal carver in the Ming Dynasty, and Wen Peng Qiming, his seal carving works are simple and fresh, vigorous and lush, known for fluency, elegance, elegance and simplicity. At the time, it was known as "a famous player in modern times, the first in China".

When Chu Chen commented on this seal, he said: "This seal looks weak, sluggish and lifeless from the perspective of the seal and the printing style. The seal stone is also made by later generations with fire forging, and the seal stone is generally not polished after being forged by fire. These are all flaws in disguise......"

"However, some of the seals that resemble the handmade of famous artists are not all deliberately forged by others."

Chu Chen said: "It's like someone studying ancient posts, he doesn't want to pretend to be genuine, but what he writes is indeed at the same level as famous relics, which is called 'Fagu rather than Chonggu'." Some people copy celebrity seals with the intention of private peppers, which cannot be compared with deliberate forgery. However, if this kind of work is mixed with the name seal, it will inevitably be confused with the real thing, which makes us feel tricky when we identify it, such as this seal......"

After Chu Chen explained all the seals in question, He Lihang felt a little crying, although the seal was not deliberately forged, which made him feel a little comforted, but this result still made him extremely depressed.

He said a little frantically, "How can this be! I've watched it carefully countless times, how can it go wrong! This shouldn't be possible! ”

Seeing that his old friend's appearance was really pitiful, Huang Shanyi stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and after comforting him a few words, he said: "You are born with no talent in antique identification, buy things in the future, let the experts help you palm, you don't lack this money." ”

"I just wanted to test what I had learned...... Ay! Do not say! He Lihang shook his head and let out a long sigh of loss.

At this time, Huang Shanyi asked: "Lao He, there is something I think is quite strange, it has only been a few days, how did you get so many seals?" ”

"Actually, in addition to these seals......"

Speaking of this, He Lihang paused, picked out a few of the seals, and then said: "I bought the other seals from one person. ”

"In the hands of one person?" Huang Shanyi was very surprised when he heard this.

He Lihang smiled bitterly: "Yes, that person is an old man, he said that he is going to emigrate, and it is not convenient to take these seals out, and it is not convenient to collect them abroad, so he wants to dispose of the seals." I was very happy, so I went to his house, and I thought that these seals were good, so I paid for them, but I didn't expect them to turn out to be like this......" (To be continued......