Now that the bottom of this seal has been worn off, will the seal on the current seal be engraved by Wu Changshuo? Obviously, the likelihood of this scenario is very low.

Subsequently, Chu Chen took a closer look and found that although the inscription looked like it could be fake, it was a little worse than the text on the side in terms of rhyme.

Don't look at the fact that there is just a problem with the seal, this alone has a great impact on the value of the seal, and not only this, it is like adding to the snake, and it is not comparable to the value of the seal when it is simply worn out.

As for whether Huang Shanyi has bought a loss, it depends on whether he knows about this matter, and if he knows, he should not lose money. But judging from his attitude of liking excellence when buying things, Chu Chen felt that it was more likely that he didn't know.

Waiting for Chu Chen to give the seal to others to appreciate, Huang Shanyi asked with a smile: "Teacher Chu, what do you think of this seal?" ”

Chu Chen said a little tactfully: "There is no need to say the material of the seal and the inscription on the side, but it is a pity that this seal has been polished before." ”

"Polished?" Huang Shanyi was quite happy at first, but when he heard the back, he was a little stunned.

Everyone else also heard this, and hurriedly leaned over to take a look, because the level of the polishing person is relatively high, they looked at it for a while, only to find that the printing surface had indeed been polished. Then the question arises, did Wu Changshuo feel that the engraving was not good, and he did it on purpose, or did it be polished off by later generations?

Everyone thought about it and felt that the latter possibility was a little bigger, first of all, in terms of the quality of this Fang Tianhuang, Wu Changshuo could not carve casually. And, judging by the date on the inscription. At that time, when Wu Changshuo carved this seal, he was already a master of seal carving. It is certainly impossible to make such a mistake.

Needless to say, nine out of ten of the current inscriptions are re-engraved by later generations.

Then. Jiang Jiachang opened his mouth and asked, "Chu Shao, is this seal re-engraved?" ”

Chu Chen replied: "I think it should be engraved later, because the spirit of the seal is wrong, this point, let's compare the inscription on the side, we can feel it." ”

For this point, except for Ying Mingxin, who is not highly accomplished in calligraphy and painting, everyone else has more or less seen it.

Knowing this result, Huang Shanyi looked a little incredible. But the matter is here, he can't believe it, which makes him a little depressed, and said: "I really haven't paid attention to this matter, if I don't find out now, it is estimated that I will only suffer a dumb loss." However, I really haven't encountered this situation before. ”

Chu Chen said: "Actually, the seal is made by a famous artist. It is still relatively common for the inscription to be worn away, while the printing is still alive. For this kind of seal, some people will engrave what they want, and in addition to that. There are some good people who add the same seal as the original. This kind of seal with real printing and fake printing is very easy to be confused in the market. ”

Zhao Qirui nodded and said, "I also heard about this kind of thing many years ago, someone got a pair of seals of the white stone. It's a pity that the inscription has been worn away, but the inscription has been truly preserved. Thereupon. This person imitated Qi Baishi's style, engraved a seal on the rough stone, and sold it to a cultural relics store. The antiquities shop failed to see through it. Compete to buy it as a genuine product. In the end, it was seen by an expert. ”

Listening to what Chu Chen and Zhao Qirui said, Huang Shanyi shook his head and sighed: "This kind of thing is really impossible to prevent, and if you are not careful, you will catch the road." However, I don't know who polished the original inscription, it's really a tyrannical thing! ”

"It's a lot of this kind of thing."

Jiang Jiachang said: "Just like a friend of mine, he bought a Tianhuang seal at a relatively cheap price ten years ago, with a phoenix carved on the button and the word 'Wenzuo' on the side. The seal was a conformal seal, not very regular, and the name of the seal was a name he had not heard of. ”

"Moreover, although the 'Wenzuo' noted in the side paragraph is similar to the name of the famous Qing Dynasty painter Shangguan Zhou, I learned from others that the character used by Shangguan Zhou is 'Wenzuo', and I have never seen him use Wenzuo, so I think it may be an ordinary literati's seal, which is not of much value. So, my friend sharpened the boxy seal himself, and polished the seal away, leaving only the edges. ”

"The year before last, I happened to visit his house with a seal identification expert, so he took out the seal to identify the stone, the expert asked him why he wanted to grind off part of the button, and said that the button is carved as a phoenix, the carving technology is superb, it should be everyone's work, so it is a pity to grind it off."

So my friend told me why. The expert listened with regret, he said, Shangguan Zhou's descendants sorted out its historical sites, introduced that Shangguan Zhou's character Wenzuo, also wrote the left, and said that Shangguan Zhou had written 'Wenzuo' when he was governing the seal many times, and my friend's seal side paragraph on the left side of the text is the same as the record in the historical materials, and it should be the seal that Shangguan Zhou made for his friend. ”

"My friend regretted it when he heard it, but fortunately, he also left the word 'Wen Zuo' on the side paragraph, which is considered to be a chat. ......"

Chu Chen has also heard a lot of examples of Jiang Jiachang, and many people regret it.

In fact, the collection of seals can be started from three aspects, namely: material, engraving, and text (including printing and style). If one aspect of these three is good, it has a certain collection value; If you have both or all three, you may be even better.

In addition, when collecting old seals, it is important not to lightly grind off the seals and edges. Because no matter what, it is better to collect it in its original form, and if the seal is worn out, in addition to destroying the integrity of the seal, the historical value expressed on it will also be lost.

Jiang Jiachang continued: "This seal is more perfect except for the inscription, but you can also polish off the inscription and re-engrave the content you like." As long as the person who does it is highly skilled, the overall aspect should not be affected much. ”

"Forget it."

Huang Shanyi shook his head and said with a smile: "Actually, this seal was a guest at my friend's a few days ago, and I thought it was good to grab it......

As he said this, he saw the butler walk in and whisper a few words to him.

Huang Shanyi said a few words to the housekeeper, and then said to everyone: "I really said that Cao Cao Cao is here, and my friend has come over now." Ever since I snatched his seal, he's been trying to get it back, and if he knows there's something wrong with it, he doesn't know how depressed he is. ”

found out that this was the case, and everyone also sighed that Huang Shanyi was lucky, as for his friend who was depressed, it was for sure, and whoever found that there was something wrong with his beloved would not be in a good mood.

During the chat, Huang Shanyi's friend hurriedly walked in, this person was about the same age and figure as the star surnamed Xiangjiang, after Huang Shanyi's introduction, Chu Chen learned that his name was He Lihang.

In fact, He Lihang, Jiang Jiachang and Ying Mingxin also know each other, in the final analysis, like the capital, the circle of antiques is not large, and the area of Haojing is also relatively small, and the general names and surnames are basically familiar.

After a few words of greeting, He Lihang saw the seal on the table, his eyes looked as if they were going to glow, and then, he ran to the table in three or two steps, grabbed the seal, and then rubbed his face gently on the seal as if he was treating a beloved, and everyone didn't know what to say.

After a while, seeing that He Lihang was still non-stop, Huang Shanyi said with a little cry and laughter: "I said Lao He, isn't it just a seal, you don't have to be so exaggerated, right?" ”

He Lihang didn't care about this: "This feeling is incomprehensible to a collector like you for investment purposes. ”

Speaking of this, he reacted a little: "Hey, you're a little strange today, I've been calling you for the past two days, but you just don't agree to return the seal to me, why are you relieved to let me get it today?" ”

Seeing that He Lihang's feelings for this seal were so deep, Huang Shanyi didn't know whether to tell him that there was a problem with the seal.

Seeing that Huang Shanyi seemed a little hesitant, He Lihang felt very strange, but he didn't think much about it, let alone think that there was a problem with his seal.

Then, he first put the seal carefully, and then took out a box he brought, and said while opening it: "Oh, this time I brought you several seals, most of which were carved by famous artists in the Ming and Qing dynasties. ”

While speaking, Chu Chen and the others looked into the suitcase, and saw that there were many seals inside, and there were various materials, including copper seals, wood seals, stone seals, jade seals, etc., and there were also various shapes, including beast-shaped seals, conformal seals, square seals, circular seals, and so on.

Huang Shanyi looked very curious, and picked up a beast-shaped seal, which is made of copper, mottled on the surface, and there are green copper embroidery spots in some places, which is very ancient.

Yinu is a rui beast, with its chest held high, its eyes are open, its ears are swinging back, its beard is curled, its mouth is closed, and its expression is solemn and solemn. The trunk of the beast is straight and powerful, the tail is stretched back and curled upward, and the body is decorated with strip-like geometric patterns with wrong silver techniques, and the style is simple and chic.

Thinking that this seal was very good, Huang Shanyi asked, "What kind of seal is this?" ”

He Lihang said with a smile: "This is the Fang Yuan Seal that I finally helped you find." ”

What is "stamping"? Charge, also known as "charge", "flower charge", "signature", etc., refers to the signature or drawing of a certain mark on an official document or contract as a letter.

Seal is a unique form of seal, which is different from the jade seal, casting seal and sealing mud of the Qin and Han dynasties, and different from the literati school seals after the Ming and Qing dynasties.

In the Qin and Han dynasties and the Ming and Qing dynasties, the main characters were seals, while in the Yuan Dynasty, in addition to the literati seal carvings represented by Zhao Mengfu and others, the common regular script characters were mainly used in printing.

"Pick it for me?" Huang Shanyi was a little surprised when he heard this.

He Lihang said: "Of course, you can just look at the inscription." (To be continued......)