"Josie, from a modern point of view, of course silverware will not rust."

Chu Chen explained with a smile: "You have to know that in ancient times, their skills were not as developed as they are now, so it is normal for some alloys to exist in gold and silver products. Moreover, this pair of silver plates should be a pair of unearthed artifacts, and it is very likely that there will be copper products next to them, so it is normal to be contaminated with patina. ”

Liu Sizhe shook his head and said: "Yes, I knew about this kind of thing when I was five or six years old, and I don't know if the person in Lu Dao understands antiques." ”

Chu Chen said teasingly: "I don't know who bought a fake there yesterday!" ”

Hearing this, the three girls all laughed secretly, Liu Sizhe smiled and said: "It's not that people have stumbled, horses have stumbled, no matter how I am, I won't make such an obvious mistake!" ”

"What made a mistake?"

As soon as Liu Sizhe's words fell, Wan Nianqing walked in with two brocade boxes, and then saw the pair of silver plates on the table at a glance.

"Hey, this is a good plate, can you let me get my hands on it?"

"Please!" Chu Chen smiled and made a gesture of please.

Putting down the brocade box in his hand, Wan Nianqing carefully appreciated the pair of silver plates, and then exclaimed: "What a pair of exquisite Song Dynasty silver plates, there are really not many such good goods on the market, Xiao Chu, where did you buy this?" ”

"This is at that stall just now!" Chu Chen replied.

"What?"

Wan Nianqing was stunned when he heard this, and then said with a complaining face: "This Xiao Huang is really good, there is such a good thing, and he didn't show me first!" Wrong! ”

Speaking of which. He seemed to remember something, and asked with some surprise on his face, "Xiao Chu." You probably got this pair of plates too, right? ”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "I bought it for 26,000 HKD, it can be regarded as a small leak!" ”

Wan Nianqing exclaimed, "Good guy. 300,000 things have become a small leak in your mouth! It seems that picking up leaks is a parent's meal for Xiao Chu! ”

"Don't dare to be, it's just luck!" Chu Chen smiled and waved his hand.

Seeing Chu Chen's statement, Wan Nianqing immediately understood that the joke he said was really a true portrayal of Chu Chen, which surprised him at the same time, and he also wanted to ask Chu Chen what kind of leak he had picked up, but after all, the two sides were not very familiar with each other, and he was embarrassed to mention this issue.

So he turned his mind to the silver plates. asked: "Xiao Chu, do you have any thoughts on this pair of silver plates?" ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said: "Wan Lao, I also opened an antique shop in the capital, and I am going to officially open it on New Year's Day, and I am going to use this pair of silver plates for communication with my peers on the same day, so I can only say sorry." ”

As he spoke, he also handed Wan Nianqing a business card of his own.

Wan Nianqing was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Chu Chen to open an antique shop at a young age, but since Chu Chen had already said so. He was embarrassed to speak again, so he said with a smile: "Xiao Chu, you are really young and promising!" If I have time, I'll definitely come and visit you! ”

"If you can come. Of course, it's an honor! Chu Chen said with a smile.

Wan Nianqing smiled and said, "Xiao Chu, let's take a look at these two things of mine, see if you like it or not!" ”

"Okay! ……”

Wan Nianqing opened the two boxes. Inside the box are a piece of porcelain and a pair of jade.

Chu Chen first took the porcelain in his hand, this time because he still likes porcelain more. On the other hand, because the style of this porcelain is relatively special, it is actually a relatively rare dice bowl.

This bowl is certainly not because it is used for gambling. It is simply a bowl style, and the name is derived from its resemblance to old gambling utensils. However, the use of this kind of bowl can be said to be different, some say that it is used for the palace game, or used for holding fruit, or for the pen washing of the study, and so on.

This kind of bowl was created in the porcelain capital in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, the style is flat edge open, shallow arc belly, circle foot, carcass is heavy, the inside of the vessel is plain white, the outside of the vessel is mostly blue and white or sprinkled with blue glaze decoration, the signature position or under the outer mouth, or in the inner bottom of the vessel. The same is true of the dice bowl in Chu Chen's hand.

The diameter of this bowl is about 29 cm, there is no pattern in the vessel, the pattern outside the vessel is decorated with blue and white flowers, the mouth edge is decorated with string patterns, and the side wall of the circle foot is painted with tangled branches and curly grass, which is sparse and chic. The abdominal wall is painted with all kinds of flowers, namely peony, chrysanthemum, hibiscus, lotus and other eight kinds of flowers, the painting is exquisite and delicate, the lines are smooth and free, beautiful and pleasant.

In addition, the foot of the bowl near the circle is decorated with a deformed lotus petal pattern, which is the unified decoration of the dice bowl. The mouth along the double-chord line book "Ming Xuande year" six-character regular paragraph, its style and bones are beautiful, the pen is fresh, should be the Xuande Emperor's imperial pen for the fan to write.

This bowl of white glaze is thick, and the glaze is crisp and deep, commonly known as "bright green glaze". The unglazed place on the sole of the foot is covered with flint red spots, and under the red spots, a meticulous and hard carcass is exposed, which is the typical style of Xuande blue and white porcelain.

This bowl of blue and white is made of imported Su mud and green material, slightly faint, the color is bright and bright, and there are iron crystal spots in the deep place, which goes deep into the fetal bone.

The ornamentation is dipped in a small brush, the brushstrokes are round and smooth, the painted branches and leaves are full, the lines are elegant and free, due to the high iron content of the cobalt material, the bright and elegant color is harmonious, it can be described as a ink painting full of ink interest, the twist and end of the state of the ink painting, which is also in line with the characteristics of Xuande blue and white.

Therefore, this dice bowl, whether it is from the shape of the vessel, the tire, the glaze, the blue and white and the painting workmanship, should be the real product of the Xuande time, it can be said to be quite rare.

However, although this bowl is good, its market valuation is only about 18.9 million, if Chu Chen exchanges him, it goes without saying that it will definitely be a loss.

Fortunately, Wan Qingqing is also a sincere person, and after Chu Chen put the bowl back in its place, he said with a smile: "Xiao Chu, I know that the value of this bowl is not as good as those three silver coins, if you are willing to change it, you can go downstairs and choose your favorite objects again, or I can give you money!" ”

Wan Qingqing's attitude made Chu Chen very satisfied, you must know that Lu Dao is in the antique industry, if you exchange things, it is unlikely that two things must be of equal value, generally as long as the price is about the same, plus if you like it very much, you can change it.

Therefore, even if this bowl is less than the three silver coins, one or two hundred thousand, if Chu Chen really likes it, he will change it, which is called "a thousand gold is hard to buy and happy" in the antique industry, of course, if the difference in value is too great, then it is another matter.

"Okay, I'll take a look at this jade first!" Chu Chen smiled and nodded.

"What a shame! ……”

The utensils in the other brocade box are a pair of jade, which are made of green jade in the same shape and ornamentation.

One side of the jade wall is decorated with grain patterns, and one side is carved with floral patterns, the carved patterns are exquisite, the lines are smooth, and the craftsmanship is sophisticated, which is the characteristic of typical Han Dynasty jade, and the unearthed traces are natural, very beautiful.

Chu Chen believes that if it is genuine, the value should be between two two hundred and thirty thousand.

As for what to add an if, it is because although this pair of Yubi looks roughly, whether it is in terms of shape, craftsmanship or unearthed traces and other characteristics, it looks like a genuine product, but Chu Chen's sixth sense is now more and more acute, as soon as Yubi gets it in his hand, he feels a little weird in his heart, which suddenly makes him feel that this will be a problem for Yubi.

Sure enough, although this pair of jade walls is enough to confuse the real thing, but the fake is fake, under the observation of the magnifying glass, some details of the jade wall are still different from the real thing.

But you have to know that Chu Chen's eyesight is already quite terrifying now, even if it is him, it is not easy to find those details, you can imagine how terrifying this is to Yubi.

Chu Chen put the jade wall back in the brocade box, at this time he didn't know whether to talk about his discovery or not, after all, he and Wan Nianqing were not familiar with each other, and the so-called shallow words were not a good thing.

However, Wan Nianqing is still quite good at observing words and feelings, and from Chu Chen's expression, he vaguely saw some problems, which made him a little nervous, so he hurriedly asked, "Xiao Chu, is there any problem with Yubi?" ”

Maybe thinking of Chu Chen's thoughts, he added: "You just say it's okay, I like to go straight, if you don't believe it, you can ask Xiaoqian." ”

Seeing that Wan Nianqing said this, Chu Chen said bluntly: "I can't see this jade wall accurately!" ”

Really worried about something, Wan Nianqing shook his head secretly, and then frowned and hurriedly said: "Xiao Chu, I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask you, is this Yubi really where it is?" ”

"It's okay, our business is also expensive to communicate! And you should ask that, too! ”

Chu Chen waved his hand, and then explained: "Wan Lao, I think you also know that in the Han Dynasty, the processing technology of ancient jade was still in a relatively primitive stage, and when making jade, it was basically a hand tool used, so the traces on the jade are different from the traces left by the tools used to carve jade now. ”

"For example, in ancient times, when the jade material was unraveled, the original stone was used with water and quartz sand, or with a saw (skin or metal) with water to add sand, and in the process of cutting, because of the different thickness of the stone, or because of the uneven amount of force during the saw, and the uneven thickness of the sand grains, the surface of the sheet material will be uneven and leave a concentric parabola."

Hearing this, Wan Nianqing nodded again and again: "Yes, it is true!" ”

Chu Chen went on to explain: "Such traces are quite special, generally speaking, even if the craftsmanship imitated by modern people is superb, and no matter how close the tools used are to ancient tools, some traces are still difficult to imitate, such as these places ......" (to be continued......