Chu Chen didn't expect that Du Hou would have such a rare purple clay pot here, which made him quite excited, but what made him a little uncertain was whether Du Hou would agree to exchange this purple clay pot for him, if he didn't, it would be too disappointing for him.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen didn't care about anything else, carefully put the handle pot back in its place, and walked to Du Hou.

"Xiao Chu, who are you?" Du Hou saw that Chu Chen had only seen less than two things, so he walked over, and felt a little strange in his heart.

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "Old Du, that's the case, I just saw a Shao tycoon's handle pot, I wonder if you can cut your family?" ”

"Xiao Chu, are you interested in the tea ceremony?" Du Hou did not answer directly, but asked Chu Chen rhetorically.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "I'm interested, I'll study it now as soon as I have time, at least it's okay to make kung fu tea now." ”

Hearing Chu Chen say this, Du Hou directly agreed: "Okay! I'll change! ”

"Then add my fair cup and that pair of Sanskrit cups together, and change this handle pot!" Chu Chen hurriedly said happily.

Du Hou was slightly stunned when he heard this: "Xiao Chu, you will suffer a little if you change it like this!" ”

Chu Chen also knew that he was at a loss, but the value of this Liang pot was definitely higher than that fair cup, plus although the pair of Sanskrit cups suffered some losses, they didn't lose much, plus the fair cup and the Sanskrit cup were all picked up, if you really want to count it, he also made a lot of money.

However, the reason why he changed it like this is because he likes it, and secondly, this kind of Shao tycoon's handle pot is quite rare in the market. Rare is expensive, if at the same auction. The value of his fair cup plus the Sanskrit cup is really not necessarily higher than this handle pot.

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Who told me to like it!" ”

"Haha. I like it! Du Hou laughed and said: "Then I will make you happy again, I only need to change this pair of Sanskrit cups for this handle pot." ”

Chu Chen couldn't help but be a little stunned when he heard this, and after a while, he came back to his senses and asked in disbelief: "Old Du, who are you?" ”

"Do you think there's something wrong with my brain?" Du Hou joked.

"How can you!" Chu Chen waved his hand again and again: "But I'm really a little confused, can you solve my confusion?" ”

Du Hou smiled and explained: "Actually, this handle pot was originally the favorite thing of an old friend of mine, but let's do it. The family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and his only son does not learn countless things, and often takes out his collection and sells it for money, and has fun with some fox friends and dogs. ”

"Three years ago, my friend was gone, and he really didn't want his beloved thing to be ruined by his son, so he gave it to me, and the only request was that when it changed hands in the future, it must be transferred to a tea lover."

Listen to the reason. Chu Chen understood why Du Hou had changed it like this, but he still shook his head and said, "Old Du, I know what you mean, but the thing was given to you by your friend." It doesn't matter to me, I'm really embarrassed if you change it like this! ”

A person's life. You have to do something and don't do something, if you rely on your own eyesight to fight small and big, it's nothing. But now the value of things is known on both sides, taking advantage of such a bargain. Chu Chen really couldn't do it.

"Xiao Chu, you listen to me first, I am willing to change it like this."

Du Hou waved his hand and said, "As for me, I'm already seventy or eighty, and it's not as good as a year, maybe I'll go one day." But I also have no successors, none of the descendants really like to collect, and when I leave one day, my collections will definitely not go to someone else's house, or be placed on the auction table. ”

"So I decided a long time ago, when I was dying, I would donate all my collections to the country, which can be regarded as my contribution to the country. However, if I can find an owner who really likes these collections, I am willing to transfer them at a low price. ”

Speaking of this, Du Hou said solemnly: "Xiao Chu, although we haven't been in contact for a long time, I can also see that you are a very sincere person, and you are not usually sloppy, plus you love the tea ceremony, in my heart, this beam pot belongs to you!" ”

"This ......" Chu Chen hesitated a little.

Du Hou continued: "Xiao Chu, I don't like to drink tea either, this handle pot is placed here with me, and it's just a jewel covered with dust, you don't want me, an old man, to beg you in a low voice, right?" ”

"Okay!"

Hearing Du Houdu say this, Chu Chen was a little ignorant if he didn't agree, so he nodded and agreed.

Seeing Chu Chen agree, Du Hou was very happy, and he said with a smile: "But between this handle pot and the handle pot for you, I have two points to mention." ”

"You say!" Chu Chen hurriedly said.

Du Hou said: "If you want to transfer this handle pot in the future, the person who takes over must also be a person who loves the tea ceremony, and you must not transfer this pot to a foreigner, do you think it will work?" ”

Chu Chen's expression was stern and said seriously: "Okay! If I can't find a suitable candidate in the future, I will donate this pot to the museum! ”

Du Hou smiled and said, "In this way, I am also worthy of my old friend's spirit in the sky!" ……”

After saying this, Chu Chen pointed out all the fakes he had just found out to Du Hou, this decision was not because of what happened just now, just like Du Hou said, although he had not been in contact with him for a long time, but Chu Chen also felt that he was quite in love with Du Hou, plus he was of great help to the study of Mao porcelain, and it was also appropriate to point out the fakes.

Du Hou didn't expect that in this time, Chu Chen found all the fakes in the collection he had seen, and explained in detail where the fakes were. However, he was surprised and found it hard to believe that some of the items could be fakes.

Just like the statue of Li Kui carved in red sandalwood just mentioned, it can be said that the wood carving knife technique is comfortable and healthy, and the carving skills are sophisticated, and the expression of Li Tie's immortal wind bones, especially the eyes of compassion and compassion, and the attitude of detachment and external appearance, is a rare boutique in his eyes, and he really can't imagine that this will be a fake.

Looking at Du Hou's incredulous expression, Chu Chen explained: "This person's carving knife technique is really good, but it is not very exquisite, you can look at the hair of the statue, if you follow the knife technique on his body, the hair will definitely not be as messy as it is now." ”

"The reason why there is such a statement, I guess, is because the forger must have an original statue in his hand, which is why this statue looks so vivid, but if you look closely, some details of the statue are really not handled properly, and if it is a skilled craftsman, it must not be."

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Du Hou carefully looked at the places Chu Chen said, and found that it did look a little rough, just like Chu Chen said, if he was a good craftsman, he would not have such a look.

Du Hou smiled bitterly: "These fakes are really hard to prevent!" So, the material it uses is not rosewood? ”

"It's really not red sandalwood, it should be used to pass it off after dyeing old sour branch wood." Chu Chen nodded.

"Old sour branch wood dyeing?" Du Hou asked with some confusion.

"Yes, it's the old sour branch wood." Chu Chen nodded and said: "The old sour branch wood with good quality and dark color is very similar to red sandalwood after oxidation and pulping, but the method of identification is quite simple." ”

"Let's talk about your statue, if you soak it in water, if there are that kind of neatly bordered black hard lines in the lines, it is basically sour branches. Wipe it with a napkin with a good texture, and look at the color on the tissue, if it is similar to the positive purple color of potassium permanganate, it can basically be concluded that it is an acid branch. ”

Chu Chen then explained: "In addition, you can also smell the taste, in fact, the red sandalwood has a faint fragrance, not strong, it may not be smelled deliberately, if you smell it very lightly, it is not right, it may have been soaked in spices, and the taste of sour branch wood is sour and astringent when it is sheared, there is no fragrance, and it is relatively difficult to smell after the finished product." ”

"There are also things like cow hair, sour branch wood is not available, and the brown eyes of red sandalwood ......"

Chu Chen spoke out the characteristics of the two kinds of wood freely, and Du Hou nodded again and again when he heard it.

"Listen to your words and read for ten years!" Du Hou laughed.

Chu Chen said modestly: "Don't dare to be!" Don't dare to be! I'm also a parrot, and the most important thing is to rely on my master! ”

"Xiao Chu, don't be modest, we have to rely on understanding in this business, Liu Lao is indeed more powerful, but if you don't have talent, your eyesight won't be so good."

Du Hou said with a smile, and then pointed to another jade horse ornament and said, "Xiao Chu, how can this jade horse be a fake?" You see that the orange peel pattern on this is so natural, it doesn't look like a fake at all, and as far as I know, it shouldn't be a fake at all! ”

In the end, there was a puzzled look on his face.

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "This is indeed a fake, and the reason why the orange peel pattern used on it looks natural is because it uses a method invented by a person called "Ah Knock". ”

The ancients have long begun to study the method of imitating antique jade, and during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, a master of jade counterfeiting "Ah Knock" invented the method of imitating "orange peel pattern" ancient jade.

He stirred the "rough jade" with fine iron filings, put them in a large water tank, and then poured the old vinegar into the boiling pot to practice "quenching vinegar". Seal the mouth, bury it in a damp place, and take it out after ten days. Then, in the dead of night, he was secretly buried under the dirt road of the street, and thousands of people stepped on it.

About two or three months later, it was "unearthed", and the unearthed "ancient jade" was covered with "orange peel lines", and the lines were full of rust spots and dark red, and finally boiled in boiling water.

Chu Chen said: "If you just want to crack this kind of game, you have to keep stroking it with your hands for a long time, because the orange peel pattern of the real ancient jade can't be dissolved, and this kind of thing will slowly "fade". (To be continued......)