Then, Chu Chen pointed out a few places on the two jade walls that were different from the real thing, and then asked Wan Nianqing to carefully observe them with a magnifying glass, and sure enough, the lines seen under the magnifying glass in these places were indeed different from the lines on the jade carved in the Han Dynasty.

This discovery shocked Wan Nianqing, but also felt embarrassed, after all, these three jade walls were exchanged by him with Chu Chen, but now he found out that they were fakes, this situation is like doing something bad and being caught by the person concerned, making him really embarrassed.

"This, Xiao Chu, I'm really sorry!"

"Wan Lao, I believe you didn't mean it!" Chu Chen waved his hand and said: "The producer of this pair of jade walls must have spent a lot of effort, and the tools used should be almost all handmade, such as abrasives, if I guess correctly, they should be loose sand." ”

Wan Nianqing couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw Chu Chen's statement, he was really worried that Chu Chen would misunderstand him, if he didn't exchange utensils with him because of this, then he really wanted to cry without tears.

However, he was also more curious about Chu Chen's statement, and asked, "Xiao Chu, how do you know that the abrasive is loose sand?" ”

Chu Chen explained with a smile: "I have seen the relevant photos from my master, and the grinding marks on these two jade walls are basically the same as those in the photos. ”

"Why haven't I seen it, grandpa is really eccentric!" Liu Sizhe muttered.

Chu Chen said angrily: "You are completely lazy, those photos are sandwiched in the bookcase on the far left of the master's study, you don't go to look at it yourself, do you have to let the master send it to you to see it!" ”

Liu Sizhe touched his nose and smiled. He usually respects and fears his grandfather, usually times. It's too late to hide, how can he visit his grandfather's study as often as Chu Chen?

Wang Xiaoyue saw Liu Sizhe's embarrassed appearance. Although I didn't understand the process of making jade, I still asked:

"Brother Chu, how can this loose sand be almost as good as the real thing?"

"In addition to being more labor-intensive, the method is quite simple, but one thing to note is that the size of the loose sand particles is not very uniform, and when grinding, you can only use the water-soaked loose sand method."

Chu Chen explained: "Wait until the desired effect is polished, and then use the grinding stone to grind. However, the grinding stone must be made of steel or wood, and the rubbing stone must not be used in a glue-made form, so that the residual grinding marks on the surface can be almost consistent with that of the ancient jade. It's just that the fake is a fake after all, and the traces are still somewhat different from the real thing, but they are relatively subtle, and it is difficult to find if you don't look closely. ”

Wan Nianqing sighed secretly, in the end, he was inexperienced, but although Chu Chen had made a comparison in advance. But he was able to find such a subtle difference at a young age, and he still felt very admired.

It's just that there is another question in it, which makes him extremely confused, so he asks, "Xiao Chu." I have a question, since these two jade walls are fakes, why are their traces of entering the soil so natural? Could it be that the jade would be fake. Will the traces of the soil be real? ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "This trace of entering the soil can also be said to be true, as for the method." It should be the burial reduction method used. ”

"Tomb Reduction Method?" Everyone's faces showed curiosity, there is still a way to restore this tomb?

Chu Chen explained to them: "The tomb restoration method is actually a comprehensive method. The first is to create a burial environment that needs to be aged, put in imitation jade pieces, with soil, metal fragments, silk, hemp and organic matter of the same period, and then humidify and warm them, and take them out after 3-6 months. ”

"Then put the hyperbaric oxygen chamber to oxidize the surface layer, and then take it out after 6 months, which can achieve the color, smell and oxidation degree produced at the same time. It is difficult to identify the imitation jade that comes out of this way, even if experts sometimes do not judge the authenticity, they can only identify it from the process method. ”

"No, it's too much trouble to do that!" Josie said with a look of surprise.

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "Although it is troublesome, the income is also high!" The time to make jade is half a year, and the time is a year, a year and a half, and the cost is not much money, but you can earn tens or even millions, and in addition to the hard work of the first half a year of making jade, the rest of the time is just a matter of waiting. ”

Wan Nianqing sighed: "I spent 1.2 million HKD to buy this pair of jade walls, and the profit can be imagined, but fortunately, there is still a very large technical content in doing this, otherwise most of us in this industry will have to be eyed." ”

"yes!" Chu Chen also sighed: "Although there are not many high-imitation high-imitations like these two jade walls, there are still many high-imitation high-quality ancient jade in general, and there are too many fakes on the market and it is difficult to identify, which has also led to the stagnation of the price of high-quality jade now." ”

Wan Nianqing shook his head when he heard this, after this experience, he will be more cautious when buying Gao Gu Jade in the future, if he is not sure of everything, he will basically not consider Gao Gu Jade above the million level, from which it can also be seen how great the harm to the Gao Gu Jade market is that it can be fake.

"By the way, Brother Chen, is there any easy way to identify it like the tomb restoration method?" Liu Sizhe asked.

Chu Chen replied: "Yes, yes, but it takes a little longer, you can put the jade in a container with fresh flakes of lemons underneath, and take it out after three or four days, if it is a jade using the tomb reduction method, then the smell of tomb soil on it will be reduced or disappear." ”

"In that case, there is no way to distinguish the authenticity of the jade at that time?" Wu Ke said with a frown.

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said: "It is definitely impossible to identify it at that time with this method, but I don't know much about other methods, maybe the master will know the way!" ”

Hearing Chu Chen say this, everyone couldn't help but think of a sentence, the road is one foot high, the magic is one foot high, and if you want to buy ancient jade in the future, you really have to be more careful.

"This, Xiao Chu, I don't know if you can change it?" Wan Nianqing asked a little apprehensively.

"Change, I'll change this dice bowl." Chu Chen replied, after all, such a beautiful Xuande dice bowl is rare, and it is also a very good thing to be able to collect it.

Wan Nianqing was really overjoyed when he heard Chu Chen's answer, and hurriedly asked, "Then the rest of the money, are you going to ask for money, or do you want to pick another thing?" ”

Chu Chen thought for a while and replied, "Let's pick and choose first!" ”

"Okay!" Wan Nianqing smiled and asked the others, "What about you?" Do you want to go down together? ”

The three girls all shook their heads, saying that they could just sit here, and Liu Sizhe planned to go downstairs with Chu Chen. ……

Chu Chen and Liu Sizhe went downstairs together, and they each looked for their own targets.

Wan Nianqing's antique shop mainly deals in bamboo and wood tooth horn carvings and coins, as well as a small number of other items, which can also show his interest in collecting, otherwise he would not exchange things for the three silver coins with Chu Chen.

Although Chu Chen prefers porcelain and jade, he also likes other kinds of objects as long as they can reflect good artistic value. And the things in the Wan Nianqing store happened to be good, so when he went downstairs, he picked them up with relish.

I just chose it for a long time, and I found a few good things, but it was either low in value, or high in value, in fact, he didn't have to be of the same value, but now there is more time anyway, and it is better to find one of the same value, if not, just pick one of these things.

After a while, he finally found something of similar value, a ruyi carved from a tortoiseshell stalk.

The hawksbill turtle is an organic gemstone, and to put it simply, this thing is actually the shell of a turtle called the hawksbill turtle.

The tortoiseshell of tortoiseshell, the texture is crystal clear, the pattern is clear and beautiful, the color is soft and bright, and the craft jewelry made of it is dazzling, the treasure is magnificent, and the taste can be described as noble and elegant.

In ancient folklore, tortoiseshell turtles were also shrouded in mystery. It is believed to live for 1,500 years and is a veritable "thousand-year-old tortoise". Because of this, the tortoiseshell has become a symbol of longevity and auspiciousness.

Moreover, the ancients believed that wearing the tortoiseshell armor had the miraculous effect of detoxifying and warding off evil spirits, and the living tortoiseshell could also test whether there was Gu poison in the diet, and if the diet was poisoned, the tortoiseshell armor would spontaneously shake. Therefore, in ancient times, ornaments made of tortoiseshell were quite popular.

Of course, the tortoiseshell is already a protected animal in modern times and is forbidden to hunt, and the tortoiseshell Ruyi that Chu Chen took a fancy to is obviously not a modern handicraft, but a carving in the late Qing Dynasty.

This handle jade Ruyi, the whole body is carved with tortoiseshell, the surface is smooth, there are yellow, black, brown three-color patterns, it looks translucent, the luster is soft, translucent and distinct, and there is a warm feeling when held.

Then, Chu Chen shone it with a strong flashlight, and he could see the beautiful patterns that were transparent, and the transparent blood filaments penetrated deep into the nail piece, and its color spots were in the shape of countless dots, like small dots of millet gathered together, forming an irregular shape with uneven borders. It should be a genuine tortoiseshell without a doubt.

This handle Ruyi head to tail full hollow carved squirrel grape pattern, the image is vivid and realistic, the production is round and generous, elegant and lightweight, sparing no expense, quite the style of the Qianlong period, should be a fine product made by the court in the late Qing Dynasty.

Squirrel grape ornamentation was the most common in the Qing Dynasty. The grapes are stacked in dense clusters, symbolizing a good harvest and wealth; The bunches of grapes also have the meaning of "many", the rat is the son in the twelve hours, which means "son", and the grape squirrel is the good wish of "many sons", "harvest" and "wealth".

Moreover, the tortoiseshell is easy to moth, and the tortoiseshell ware made before the late Qing Dynasty is still difficult to see, so it is still rare to find such a fine Ruyi made in the late Qing Dynasty. (To be continued......)