Hearing Chu Chen say this, the fourth master also knew that Chu Chen didn't seem to care about this plum bottle, so he smiled and said: "I will take it back for 19,000, expert Chu, you must let me earn a little!" In this way, together with this bottle, a total of 20,000 yuan, if you want to take it, otherwise forget it! ”

Seeing that the fourth master didn't want to talk about it anymore, Chu Chen felt that this price should be his limit, so he nodded and agreed.

Paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, Chu Chen then took two things and said goodbye to the fourth master and the guide. However, when the three of them walked to the door, they happened to see the old man and the young man all walking in from the door with joy.

Seeing that Chu Chen and the others had only come out now, and there were two more things in their hands, the old man felt unhappy in his heart, and complained a little that the fourth master didn't wait for them to come over and then take out the things, but thinking that the bell was finally bought by himself, he looked proud again: "What about the expert, it's not cheap for me in the end!" ”

Seeing the old man pass by himself and the others with a look of agreement and arrogance, Qi Baofu was really angry, and at the same time, he was very ashamed of Chu Chen.

When he walked out of the door, Qi Baofu apologized to Chu Chen and said, "Teacher Chu, it's me who is not good this time......"

"Mr. Qi, forget about this matter in the past!"

Chu Chen smiled and waved his hand: "Besides, although that bell is very precious, unless my brain is broken, I can't buy it with so much money!" ”

When Qi Baofu and Cao Jingde heard him say this, they were all stunned, and after half a ring. Qi Baofu came back to his senses and asked with an incredulous expression, "Teacher Chu." Could it be that the bell is a fake? ”

Chu Chen shook his head: "It's definitely not fake, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to buy it for two million at the beginning." ”

"What do you mean?" Qi Baofu and Cao Jingde were all a little confused.

"Because the bell is repaired." Chu Chen replied.

"Repaired?"

Qi Baofu and Cao Jingde looked at each other in surprise. Qi Baofu recalled and said: "I also looked at the bell carefully just now, it doesn't look like it has been repaired at all!" ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly: "That's because the person who repaired it is a master, and because of the cover of the gilt layer on the surface, the traces of the restoration are difficult to see, but if you look carefully inside, you can still see it very clearly." If the guy just now had followed me to take a closer look at it, I guess he wouldn't have been able to bid. ”

When it was identified just now, the others also looked at the outside of the bell. However, because of the space, they didn't look at the inside of the bell, and they all believed in Chu Chen's judgment, so when Chu Chen said that the thing was genuine, they didn't look at it anymore when they were excited.

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, the two couldn't help but look at each other, and after a while, Cao Jingde opened his mouth and asked, "Teacher Chu." So how much else is this bell worth? ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "Almost two million, no more than two and a half million at most." ”

Qi Baofu was surprised: "Doesn't that mean that judging from the current market situation, it will take at least three or five years for this bell to have its current value?" ”

Cao Jingde smiled: "Don't forget jì. This bell has been repaired, and the increase in value is much less than that of normal things, let alone three or five years. I've seen it in seven or eight years, and if it can reach the current price, it can be regarded as burning high incense. ”

"Yes!" Qi Baofu felt very relieved, and said with a smile: "It's a pity." If only this bell had always been worth the money! ”

Cao Jingde said with a smile: "Old Qi, you have to be forgiving and forgiving!" Again. You don't want to think about it, even if it can appreciate at the current price in seven or eight years, how much interest will be paid on this money for so many years? And with the character of this old guy, I don't think it's easy to see if he can hold on for so long before making a move. ”

"Then let him vomit blood!" Qi Baofu said with a grin.

As they spoke, they saw that with the help of the young man and the guide, the old man was carefully carrying the bell out of the house.

Chu Chen and the others really didn't want to see this person, so they continued to walk towards their car, but before leaving, Qi Baofu also smiled gloatingly at the old man.

This made the old man feel a little inexplicable, but his mind was now focused on the bell in front of him, so he didn't think much about it. When he returned home and saw the traces of repair inside the bell, and then thought of Qi Baofu's smile, he could only regret it too late.

The group chatted while walking, thinking that it was not easy to meet Chu Chen for the second time, Qi Baofu and Cao Jingde took advantage of this period to ask a few questions about antiques one after another, and Chu Chen also gave simple and clear answers, which made them suddenly enlightened.

Walking to his car, Chu Chen smiled and said to Qi Baofu: "Mr. Qi, don't take what happened just now to heart, to be honest, if it weren't for you today, I wouldn't have been able to pick it up." ”

Hearing Chu Chen say that they had picked up leaks, the two of them immediately perked up, and Qi Baofu hurriedly asked, "Teacher Chu, how many leaks have you picked up?" ”

"Three!"

Hearing Chu Chen's answer, the two of them were immediately stunned, you know, Chu Chen got a total of four things today, among which the plum bottle will definitely not be a leak, this point, even Qi Baofu, who has poor eyesight, can see it, that is to say, the three things that Chu Chen bought, all of them are missing, which really shocked them.

This made Cao Jingde a little itchy, and hurriedly arched his hand: "Teacher Chu, I don't know if you can guide us now?" ”

Chu Chen saw that the time was not yet three o'clock, so he said, "Let's go to the car and talk, the inside is also more spacious." ”

When Chu Chen said this, he didn't want the young man or the guide to see it, so as not to have any adverse effects. After everyone entered the car, Chu Chen put a chair flat, and then took out the thangka just now and unfolded it.

"Let's talk about this thangka ...... first."

Next, Chu Chen introduced the thangka he had just gotten to the two of them, and finally said: "This thangka shows that such superb white drawing techniques can be comparable to the white drawing works of Wu Daozi in the Tang Dynasty and Li Gonglin in the Song Dynasty, which is undoubtedly of great significance for us to know and understand the art of Tibetan thangka in terms of technique." So, this work is really rare. ”

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, the two of them not only enhanced their understanding of Thangka, but also admired Chu Chen's profound knowledge.

Qi Baofu said with a smile: "Teacher Chu, let me ask a very vulgar question, I don't know what the value of this thangka is?" ”

Chu Chen replied: "It's conservatively estimated at about 100,000!" ”

"Teacher Chu, you are so amazing!"

Cao Jingde listened to the price given by Chu Chen, and couldn't help but give Chu Chen a thumbs up in admiration. Hu Yong, who was sitting in front, saw it and pouted secretly, feeling that they really didn't know. However, when he thought so, he probably had forgotten all the shock when Chu Chen picked up the big leak.

"Looks like I'll have to pay attention to the thangka in the future." Qi Baofu muttered enviously.

"I said Lao Qi, can you stop the idea of picking up leaks all the time in your head!"

Cao Jingde was also speechless when he heard this: "Don't say anything else, let me ask you, do you know how to identify the authenticity of a thangka?" ”

Qi Baofu scratched his head and said with a smile: "Isn't this going to ask Teacher Chu for advice?" ”

Chu Chen shook his head and said with a smile: "Mr. Qi, our antique business is not something that can be picked up by cramming Buddha's feet temporarily, not to mention that nine out of ten people can't pick up the leak, and it is likely to be a slap in the eye!" ”

Qi Baofu hurriedly said seriously: "I'm not so stupid, I just want to ask you a few tips, I will definitely read and learn when I go back!" ”

As an old friend for many years, how could Cao Jingde not know that Qi Baofu didn't have much to read at all, but he thought that even if Qi Baofu was debunked, he would definitely buy it if he took a fancy to it, so it was better to listen to Chu Chen's explanation, lest he be blinded in vain.

"Then I'll just say a few points! There are two key points in our identification of thangkas, one is to judge the authenticity and the other is to judge the old and new. The identification of authentic and fake thangkas is mainly judged from the aspects of subject matter, content, production process, materials, and painting workmanship. ”

"Most of the thangkas are hung in temples or homes, and there are incense dyes all year round, forming a natural stale color, and the dust on the surface can be seen by sweeping the dust on the surface with a dry wool pen or a dry cotton ball. The old thangka is also smoky and smoked to make old, but the feel is rough and dry, the old color is unnatural, and the color is uneven. ”

"The second is the penetration of the pigment, the old thangka can 'eat' the pigment into it, and the old thangka can clearly see that the pigment is still only 'floating on the surface'. The friction, creases, peeling, and corrosion of old thangkas are all very natural and harmonious as a whole, while the old thangkas that have been treated with chemicals such as acid and alkali are obviously stiff. In addition, the corners of old thangkas may be broken, bitten by insects, and may have tiny eggs. ”

"As for the painting, the style of thangkas before the 19th century was simple and simple, and because the pigments were pure natural minerals, the colors were strong, heavy, and stiff, and the colors were not too rich, mostly red, blue, black, gold, and silver (that is, white), and the facial color of the figures was black (plateau)."

After the 19th century, under the influence of Han style rendering, accentuation, and outline, techniques such as blending and 24 chiaroscuro renderings were mostly used. In contemporary times, plants are often used to extract pigments, which are softer and more peaceful......"

Chu Chen sometimes likes to be a good teacher, anyway, there is nothing urgent now, so he briefly said some matters about the identification of thangka for the two of them.

After listening to Chu Chen's simple and clear explanation, Qi Baofu was very excited, and he also took out a small notebook and pen to write down some of the main points.

In the end, Cao Jingde said with a smile: "I said Lao Qi, if you were so serious when you usually studied antiques, you wouldn't have hit so many eyes and lost millions!" Mr. Chu, let me tell you, his millions are not big items to buy, they are usually hundreds or thousands of things, do you think he is powerful? (To be continued......)

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