After that, the three of them chatted for a while, and Chu Chen took out the previous harvest of Longxi this time, and put it in the master for him to keep it. Of course, the glow-in-the-dark cup and those gifts for the family are definitely not among them.

After appreciating it, Liu Lao said with a smile: "Achen, you are really lucky to learn, every time you go out, there are good things delivered to your door, if this continues, it won't be long before you can open a museum." ”

Chu Chen grinned and said, "Master, I accept your good words, if I have more collections in the future, I will open a museum according to your wishes." ”

Liu Lao said happily: "Okay! Well, I'm waiting for your museum to open! ”

"I'm sure I'm not going to keep you waiting!"

As he spoke, Chu Chen pushed the white jade Buddha handwritten wash in front of Liu Lao and said, "Master, this is for you, I wish you a long and prosperous life!" ”

Liu Lao was stunned and asked, "Ah Chen, why did you think of giving me a gift?" ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Don't you always like to write calligraphy, I see that this pen wash is quite interesting, you can add a little spice when you write, I don't know if you like it or not?" ”

"I like things very much, anyway, you are a big money, but I will be disrespectful to the master." As he spoke, Liu Lao happily picked up the pen and washed it and played.

At this time, Liu Qinshu stretched out his hand and asked, "Achen, where is my gift?" ”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Sister Shu, your gift is being consigned, so I have to trouble you to wait a few days!" ”

Liu Qinshu said happily: "Okay! Then I'll ...... in a few days."

After lunch, Chu Chen read books at Liu Lao's place for a few hours, and then was taught by Liu Lao for a while. He took his leave.

After taking a turn in his villa, Chu Chen contacted Zhao Qirui. I drove to his company.

Under the leadership of the secretary, Chu Chen came to Zhao Qirui's office.

But. In addition to Zhao Qirui in the office, there is also a middle-aged man with a big belly, at this time, the two are sitting in front of the sofa, arguing about something in front of a statue of Guanyin with Dehua white porcelain on the coffee table.

As soon as Zhao Qirui saw Chu Chen coming in, he hurriedly beckoned to him: "Achen, come and take a look, is this civil official statue really real?" ”

However, the middle-aged man glanced at Chu Chen, frowned and said, "Old Zhao." Could this guy be the expert you say? You're too childish, aren't you? ”

Zhao Qirui said with a somewhat unhappy expression: "What, my nephew is young, but isn't being an expert when he is young?" Let me tell you, my nephew is a closed disciple of Liu Lao, and his level is leveraged! ”

When the middle-aged man heard that Chu Chen was a close disciple of Liu Lao, his face changed a lot, but he immediately reacted and said in surprise: "Wait! Lao Zhao, you said this is your nephew? The one from your sister's house? ”

Zhao Qirui said: "Nonsense. In addition to my sister's family, where do I have a nephew! ”

After hearing this, the middle-aged man looked at Chu Chen carefully, and said, "It's like, it's really like." After all these years, I thought I couldn't find it! ”

Zhao Qirui smiled and said, "This is called the Road of Heaven and Heaven, Achen." Let me introduce you to you, this is my friend who has been playing since childhood. Zuo Lei, you just call him Uncle Zuo. He hugged you when he was a kid! ”

Chu Chen respectfully greeted Zuo Lei: "Hello Uncle Zuo!" ”

Zuo Lei smiled and exchanged a few words with Chu Chen, and then said: "Xiaochen, I heard from your uncle that your level of appraising antiques is very good, please please help me take a look at this statue of Guanyin of He Chaozong." ”

"He Chaozong?"

Hearing that the statue of Guanyin in front of him was actually the work of He Chaozong, Chu Chen was stunned for a moment, and then became a little excited.

For those who are familiar with Dehua white porcelain, the name He Chaozong can be said to be thunderous. He is the master of Dehua white porcelain in the Jiajing and Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty, and his works are mostly Buddhist figures such as Bodhidharma, Guanyin, Arhat, etc., and he is known as the first person in religious sculpture art, and his works are hard to find at that time.

However, He Chaozong attaches great importance to the artistry of his works, which are not mature works and are never easily fired, so there are few of his hand-me-down works.

It is said that there are only more than 100 genuine pieces of Shijie, but there is still no accurate number of exactly how many they are. Even Liu Lao only has a statue of Bodhidharma, and now there is a statue of Guanyin of He Chaozong in front of him, how can he not make Chu Chen excited?

"Yes, it's the statue of Guanyin of He Chaozong." Zhao Qirui said: "But I think this Guanyin statue should not be the work of He Chaozong, and it doesn't feel so old-fashioned." ”

Zuo Lei sneered and said: "You said that if you are not old-fashioned, you are not old-fashioned? Besides, other than that, do you say that this is evidence of a fake? ”

Zhao Qirui sneered: "I can't say, but my antiques for so many years are not in vain!" Let's not argue, if it's true or not, let Achen know if it's true! ”

"Okay! If it's true, I'll see what you say! ”

While the two were arguing, Chu Chen carefully picked up the statue of Guanyin on the coffee table and observed it carefully.

This time, Chu Chen didn't use the ability, and even Baojue asked him to turn it off, this is because he felt that he always opened Baojue, although it was helpful for picking up leaks and identification, but in this way, it also gave him less opportunities to exercise his eyesight.

And it just so happened that he found that Bao Jue could actually be turned off after the ability was upgraded, so he decided that unless he planned to pick up the leak, Bao Jue would be closed for the rest of the time.

He Chaozong's works place great emphasis on the portrayal of the characters' expressions, and he often places the characters in a specific environment to express the theme, and the characters are vividly portrayed by him. At the same time, he also absorbed the advantages of the sculptures of the past dynasties, especially inherited the painting style of the Tang Dynasty to express the art of Buddha statues, so that the statues of Guanyin and Bodhidharma are very charming of the Tang Dynasty, and the image is both dignified and solemn, approachable and full of human feelings.

This statue of Goddess of Mercy in front of him, it has the creative style of He Chaozong, the face of Goddess of Mercy is kind and dignified, the folds of the clothes are simple and fluttering, clear and natural, at first glance, I feel that this statue is complex and beautiful, and the realistic technique of the folds of the clothes that the Dehua kiln is good at is used to the fullest.

The glaze color of this image looks like ivory white, the fetal quality is also relatively delicate and white, and the glaze is thick, which is very similar to the carefully selected characteristics of porcelain clay and glaze used by He Chaozong.

In addition, there is a gourd-shaped model of the seal script "He Chaozong" behind the Guanyin statue, which does not look particularly clear, which is also the same as the genuine He Chaozong statue.

In the identification of Dehua porcelain, whether it is a masterpiece or not cannot be determined only by seals. The seals of the porcelain carving masters of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Dehua have a certain system, so it is necessary to be familiar with the systems of the seals of different masters.

Moreover, the seals of true masters often appear to be blurry, and if there is a special seal and a very clear work, then you need to be careful.

After looking at a few features, this Guanyin statue is very similar to He Chaozong's work, but then Chu Chen took a light on the Guanyin statue, and the authenticity of this statue was immediately revealed.

Chu Chen breathed a sigh of relief and put the Guanyin statue back on the coffee table.

Seeing this, Zuo Lei hurriedly asked: "Xiaochen, how is this Guanyin statue?" ”

Chu Chen shook his head slightly and said, "I can't see this thing!" ”

"Ahh Zuo Lei was taken aback when he heard this.

And Zhao Qirui smiled and said: "What's the matter, I'm talking about fakes!" ”

"It's not a fake." Chu Chen shook his head and said.

"How?"

When the two heard Chu Chen say this, they both asked in unison.

"Then I'll talk about my opinion."

Chu Chen said: "In fact, there is a little trick to identify Dehua porcelain, we know that Dehua porcelain is divided into early and late periods, we take Kangxi as the boundary, Kangxi before Dehua white porcelain, if you look at it in the daytime, its womb inside and outside the pink color. ”

It is worth noting that all ancient Dehua white porcelain regardless of its thickness, Yingguang or light perspective should all be transparent, if it is not transparent, it is a fake. This is an important basis for judging the authenticity of Dehua porcelain. ”

Speaking of this, Chu Chen carefully picked up the Guanyin statue on the table, and said while letting the two of them look at it:

"You see, this statue of Guanyin is blue and white in the womb, and it is transparent."

After reading it, Zuo Lei frowned and asked, "In other words, this is a high imitation of the Qing Dynasty!" ”

Chu Chen nodded and said: "I think it should be like this, except for what I said just now, about the characteristics of Dehua porcelain glaze, the glaze white in the early Ming Dynasty is generally slightly red, like the white of a baby's face is red." In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the glazed white is slightly tooth yellow, just like the teeth of an adult African elephant, with tooth yellow. ”

"As for the glaze from the late Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty, it is slightly white and tooth-white, just like the appearance of lard when it is solidified. After Kangxi, the glaze began to whiten, and some glazes appeared blue-white. If you look at the glaze of this Guanyin statue, although the author has handled it very well, it can still be seen that it is slightly bluish-white. ”

Hearing this, Zhao Qirui opened his mouth and asked, "Then will this thing be a modern imitation?" ”

Zuo Lei glared angrily when he heard this: "You guy, you are really down, I am no longer genuine, you still say that it is a modern imitation, what kind of heart do you have!" ”

Seeing that the two were arguing again, Chu Chen hurriedly said: "This should be the old imitation of the Qing Dynasty, if it is a modern imitation, it is generally a new process of grouting and forming at one time." In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the body was demolded and generally decomposed into three parts: the head, the body and the base, and each part was cut into two pieces before and after. ”

"Because it is a mold clamping production, the general height is more than 10 centimeters, except for the head, hands and other parts are inserted after clamping, the inner bottom should be transparent, there are obvious traces of connection. If it is found that the inside is hollow and the bottom is sealed flat or a small hole is opened after being flattened, it must be an imitation formed by modern grouting technology. (To be continued......)