289 Thief's Eye
But it was precisely because this auction could not be publicized that it was not made public.
Therefore, there will be a large number of things from improper sources at the auction, and even if there are extremely precious first- and second-class national cultural relics at the auction, it is not impossible.
Of course, because these collections come from the wrong way, they naturally do not have a legal 'ID card', so naturally they cannot see the light of day, and can only be privately stored.
As a result, the price of a piece of the same grade at auction here is much lower than the price at a regular auction house.
Moreover, it is also because of the complexity of the source, or the intention of the organizers. As a result, the auction items are uneven, and it is difficult to distinguish between real and fake.
In the collection market, whether it is antiques or others, the price is what you want, but there is no slogan such as 'fake one penalty ten'.
It has always been, the goods are auctioned out, and they are not responsible! Earned, you steal the fun; If you lose, don't dwell on it;
Therefore, in this kind of auction, whether the buyer has found the treasure, or has lost a lot of money by 'eye-catching', it all depends on his own identification and screening skills, as well as illusory luck.
So, buyers who come here really need to have a good pair of eyes.
This point, even Old Man Liu, the old head of the Dingding Liu family, is no exception.
Originally, with the power of the Liu family, what kind of treasure can't be obtained by Old Man Liu? Even if it is a treasure in the 'Celestial Empire Palace Museum', he can nunun his mouth and let those treasures fall into his pocket in the name of 'non-human damage'.
However, collecting and Taobao are the pleasures of Mr. Liu, not his means of collecting money.
Using power for personal gain, oppressing people with power, how can you still enjoy the joy of finding a baby, and how can you still feel the loss when you open your eyes?
Therefore, in this circle, Mr. Liu always abides by the unspoken rules in the industry, always abides by the duty of collecting players, and like other players, he never uses liliang outside the circle to interfere with the 'conventions' in the circle.
In the circle, Mr. Liu has always been just a 'master' collector, a collector with a 'golden eye' level in screening and identification.
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This black market auction is divided into two sessions: morning and afternoon.
The morning session is from 11 o'clock to 12 o'clock at noon, and it only takes an hour to auction some relatively cheap modern antiques, or modern crafts. There is no limit to the number of auctions, and they stop at 12 o'clock.
This short auction can only be regarded as a warm-up for the official auction in the afternoon.
The afternoon auction starts at 2:30 p.m. and ends when the lots are exhausted.
This auction in the afternoon is the real highlight. Among them, fine products are not uncommon, and there may even be national treasure-level cultural relics.
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When Zhang Jin, Ye Hong and Old Man Liu, as well as the two sturdy bodyguards brought by Old Man Liu to fill the scene, a group of five people appeared in the auction hall, and the auction in the morning had already begun for a while.
At this time, in the luxurious conference hall with more than 100 seats, there were only two rows at the front, and more than a dozen people were seated.
After Mr. Liu's introduction, Zhang Jin knew that these people were just a bunch of tricks in this auction.
Belongs to the kind of newcomer who has a little money, is vassally elegant, and has a foot in the collecting world.
belongs to the kind of strength that is not particularly strong, and his vision is only at the level of reading a few appraisal books. The typical ones are to be slaughtered, punched in the eyes, used as a mallet, and accumulated experience.
And the real big customers of the auction don't bother to participate in this small scene of 'one hundred fakes and one truth' in the morning. For these people, participating in this auction is simply a waste of time.
If it weren't for accompanying Zhang Jin and Ye Hong, the two children, Old Man Liu would never have appeared in the morning auction. Although this old guy, after taking a back seat and handing over the position of head of the family, is indeed very idle. …,
However, if he was the only one, he would rather waste this time in the 'old man's chess and card hall' in Zhang Jin's community than waste it here without any value.
A few people found a seat at the back of the empty conference hall and sat down to watch the 'small scene' of the auction.
At this time, on the presiding table in front, the auctioneer was spitting and highly recommending this purple clay pot.
Judging from the plasticizing technique, this purple clay pot is obviously in the same vein as Shi Dabin, and he is more ...... It should be the work of Xu Youquan, a disciple of Shi Dabin...... At the auction, Xu Youquan's pot was sold for a high price of 10,000 yuan...... The reserve price of the auction is 8,000 yuan! Please bid. ”
This auctioneer is extremely bewildering, and he can't wait to say that this purple clay pot is rare in the sky and difficult to find on the ground. Zhang Jin estimated that even if this guy quit the auctioneer profession and turned to be a 'pyramid scheme lecturer' or a 'negotiation expert' for vicious cases, he is more than competent.
Ye Hong is not even as good as a primary school student in the collection of antiques, even if it is far worse than those pretending to be deep and looking like experts sitting in the front row.
Hearing the auctioneer's emotional introduction, Ye Hong, who 'identified Xiaobai', couldn't help but turn his head and ask Old Man Liu, who was sitting on the other side of Zhang Jin:
"Uncle Liu, who is this Shi Dabin or something he is talking about?"
Ye Hong obviously didn't believe in Zhang Jin's level in this regard, after being together for so many years, she hadn't seen their family Jinjin study this thing. In Ye Hong's opinion, in terms of antique collections, the level of strength is about the same as herself!
So it's better to ask Mr. Liu directly, an expert, so as not to feel uncomfortable, so that Jin Jin thinks that he is teasing him.
You know, the previous ridicule of myself in the car about the issue of 'blindfolded meeting', Jinjin, a cautious guy, after getting out of the car, took advantage of others not paying attention and hit himself several times!
It hurts again...... Comfortable again!
Old Man Liu was not interested in the things on the stage, so after listening to Ye Hong's inquiry, he simply stopped looking at it, and turned his head to explain to Ye Hong.
Legend has it that the history of this purple clay pot can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it is said to have been pioneered by the famous Fan Li.
In the following dynasties, it was loved by literati and celebrities.
For example, Mei Yaochen, Cai Xiang, and Su Dongpo in the Song Dynasty all wrote about the elegance of drinking tea in purple clay pots.
In particular, Mei Yaochen's sentence of 'Xiaoshi Cold Spring Stays Early Taste, Purple Clay New Product Pan Chunhua' is a swan song.
And the word 'purple mud' in the poem refers to this 'purple clay pot'.
However, the purple clay pot that is commonly referred to now is inherited from the Zhengde-Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.
The founder, named Gong Chun, made the pot he made is the famous 'Spring Offering Pot'.
And this Gong Chun has two apprentices, namely Shi Dabin and Li Zhongfen, the two of them plus Shi Dabin's apprentice Xu Youquan, and called the three 'purple sand masters' of the Ming Dynasty after Wanli.
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After listening to the popularization of Old Man Liu's 'purple sand' knowledge with a blinking eye, Ye Hong, who still had no idea about the value of the purple sand pot, couldn't help but ask weakly:
"Well, is it worth it?"
"An imitation of Mr. Gu Jingzhou, a contemporary Yixing purple sand master, is also priced at about 600,000 Hong Kong dollars. It's just an imitation, and if it's genuine, how much value would it be? ”
Old Man Liu smiled and did not answer the rhetorical question.
Suddenly, Ye Hong's eyes lit up.
"The reserve price is only eight thousand, so let's buy it!"
Ye Hong pointed to the purple clay pot on the hosting stage with some excitement.
This little girl didn't enter the state at all, and let go of everything that Old Man Liu said in the car before, and regarded this black market auction as a regular auction! …,
I thought that what was on the auction table was the real thing with a certificate, even if it was not the real thing, it could be turned out as the real thing and make a lot of money.
As a result, Old Man Liu and Zhang Jin spit out two words in unison, like a basin of cold water poured on Ye Hong's head who was immersed in the joy of 'picking up cheap'.
"Fake!"
The old and the young, who spit out the two words at the same time, couldn't help but look at each other, and then looked at each other and smiled. This tacit understanding made the two suddenly have some feelings of knowing each other. The so-called sympathy for each other is this truth.
Old man Liu is known as the top master in the identification of Chinese antiques, coupled with his extraordinary eyesight as a martial artist, even if he is separated by a distance of more than ten meters, he can see that this fake purple clay pot with several flaws is a fake.
Old man Liu is very confident in his eyesight.
After all, Mr. Liu has been immersed in Chinese antiques for decades. The purple sand pot known as the 'Chinese purple sand pot' alone has no less than 100 in Old Man Liu's private treasure room!
Among them, there are genuine works of Gong Chun, Shi Dabin, Li Zhongfen, and Xu Youquan.
Therefore, even if those flaws are not very obvious, in his eyes are like lice on a bald head, bright and piercing.
However, Zhang Jin actually has this eyesight, which inevitably surprises Old Man Liu. Treasure appreciation requires not only extensive knowledge, but also the accumulation of experience. Therefore, the usual treasure connoisseur must be at least forty years old and above.
And Zhang Jin obviously does not belong to this age category.
Therefore, Old Man Liu inevitably thinks highly of Zhang Jin a little more. He became closer to him.
Like-minded interests can be friends. Old man Liu has begun to include Zhang Jin in the scope of 'like-minded people'.
In fact, how can Zhang Jin have this ability to judge the authenticity at a glance? He still relies on the "Three Kingdoms of Martial Arts" system on his body.
In the "Three Kingdoms" system, there is a subclass called 'Big Thief'.
'Thief Shuai' Chu Liuxiang, 'Thief Saint' Sikong Picking Stars, 'Three Laughs and Horrors' General Li, 'Lone Thief' Fan Liangji...... These famous guys are all grandmaster-level masters of this sub-profession.
Many sub-classes have their own identification skills. For example, the 'ingredient identification' of 'chefs' and the 'identification of medicinal herbs' of 'physicians'......
In the 'Great Thief' subclass, there is also an exclusive identification skill - 'Thief's Eye'!