Chapter 48 Produced by a small workshop
After receiving the $40,000 transferred from Lin Yuan, William stopped setting up a stall, collected his things, and left the venue at the speed of light. It can be seen that he is really anxious. What he said just now should be true. He really wants 40,000 US dollars to treat his mother's illness.
The old uncle had nothing to say.
Originally, I thought I was here to pick up the leaks of college students, but looking at it this way, I came to give warmth to college students!
"Is this thing authentic?" the old uncle asked, pointing to another item.
The other piece is a piece of ancient jade, carved into the shape of a pair of fishes, very vivid.
Although the old uncle doesn't understand appraisal, he knows that ancient jades have always been the hardest hit area for counterfeiting. The counterfeiting skills of some ancient jade are so advanced that even experts will stumble upon them.
The identification of ancient jade is more troublesome. Pay attention to patina, corrosion, jade quality, shape, spirit, corrosion, ornamentation, knife marks, etc.
Therefore, he never touches ancient jade unless it is given away for free.
"It should be true." Lin Yuan judged.
His confidence mainly comes from the treasure hunting ritual.
We learned from the treasure hunt that this was another treasure worth over $100,000.
Combined with his extensive knowledge of antiques in the past two or three days, he believed that this was an ancient jade from the Han Dynasty because there were obvious traces of the "Eight Han Swords" on it.
Anyone who has played with ancient jade knows that the "Han Eight Swords" is a very distinctive technique among Chinese jade carving techniques and is a product of the jade burial culture.
The representative work of "Han Badao" is Badao Chan.
The shape of the Eight-Sword Cicada usually uses simple straight lines to abstractly express its morphological characteristics. It is characterized by the fact that each line is straight and powerful, as if cut with a knife. It is commonly known as the "Han Eight-Sword".
"It's carved from eight swords? It doesn't look like it." Huo Qingtong tilted his head and said.
Lin Yuan explained: "The so-called eight swords of the Han Dynasty are not eight swords, but a few swords, and there may be more than ten swords."
The cutting work of Han Ba Dao is very distinctive. All real "Ba Dao" skills are accurate and ruthless in cutting the "sword", and the "sword" is lifted and closed cleanly, and most of them are "slanted knives", that is, One side is shallow and the other side is deep.
Although there were criminals who imitated fake jade in later generations, they were out of touch with that era and lacked charm. In addition, the counterfeiters were incompetent and could not create that kind of momentum, leaving many flaws.
They chatted and continued shopping.
"Brother Lin, what do you think of this?" Li Qiushui picked up something from a passing stall.
Lin Yuan glanced at it and said with a smile: "Produced by a small workshop, the cutting materials are very strong!"
I saw that it was a bronze vessel.
Bronze ware is the oldest and most representative cultural relic in China, and was cast in almost all dynasties and generations.
During the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, China's bronzes were very rich, with inscriptions and fine patterns.
The late Shang Dynasty to the early Western Zhou Dynasty was the heyday of the development of bronze ware. The types of bronze ware were diverse, thick and solemn, the inscriptions gradually lengthened, and the patterns were intricate and rich. Subsequently, the bronze carcass began to become thinner and the decoration gradually simplified.
From the late Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, due to the widespread use of iron tools, copper tools became increasingly rare. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, as pottery and lacquerware entered daily life, the variety of copper containers decreased, the decorations were simple, mostly plain, and the carcass became lighter and thinner.
"However, it is very exquisite and remarkable. In my opinion, it was probably made in Yanyunjian, Henan." Lin Yuan continued.
"Yanyunjian? Is there such a place in Henan? I've never heard of it." Zhou Zhiming and others shook their heads.
"A village." The old uncle had heard about it. After all, he was also in this business.
Li Qiushui and others: "..."
I thought that "Yanyunjian" might be a city, a county, or even a town, but I didn't expect it to be a village.
Then it's normal if you don't know him.
Lin Yuan told them that Yanyunjian is the first village in China to imitate bronzes. The villagers are all good at making bronzes, and even experts have difficulty identifying their authenticity.
"I heard that the products made by an ordinary aunt there are all worthy of being selected into the museum. Whether it is a bronze standing figure, a square pot with lotus and crane, or a bronze mask, the sword of the King of Yue, etc., as long as it is a familiar bronze ware, It can be reproduced one-to-one there.”
The bronzes they imitated were extremely authentic and highly similar to the originals in terms of patterns and age marks, which led to many collectors and appraisal experts making mistakes.
"Ah! No one cares about that?" Qiao Yufan was surprised.
According to Lin Yuan, the whole village is committing fraud and has a great reputation, so the government doesn't care?
"What does it matter? People said it was about inheriting and promoting intangible cultural heritage. They didn't ask the government for subsidies and just laughed." Lin Yuan.
As soon as he said this, everyone in his live broadcast room laughed.
This is indeed the truth. Counterfeits and counterfeit goods will be severely cracked down on other commodities, but it is rare to hear of efforts to rectify the antiques industry. The streets are full of counterfeit and counterfeit antiques. How can we crack down on them? If it is really banned, the entire antiques industry will probably be in trouble.
Even if you buy a fake product, there is no place to complain or report it.
Li Qiushui and others were convinced, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.
Putting down the antique-looking bronzeware, he picked up another item from the stall that looked a bit older.
Lin Yuan was so fascinated when he saw that the stall owner was a blond guy looking at something on his mobile phone that Lin Yuan and his group stood in front of his stall for two or three minutes without even raising their heads.
Where is this stall? This is bad.
Lin Yuan leaned over and took a look.
Good guy!
The blond boy was reading a Chinese online article. Lin Yuan seemed to have read that novel. It was from a library. At that time, I heard people say that the novel was also very popular overseas, and now I have seen it.
Seeing Lin Yuan's surprised expression, Qiao Yufan immediately laughed and said: "Our domestic online articles and short videos are very popular overseas. My roommate always watches those bloody dramas, such as Return of the Dragon King, etc. Vomiting.”
Foreigners watch it with gusto.
It can be said that Shuangwen and Shuangju are popular overseas.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
In fact, in recent years, new media represented by online articles, online dramas, and online games have spread the "Chinese style" around the world, and are known as the "three new things" of cultural exports overseas.
Just when Li Qiushui was about to ask, Lin Yuan said: "This thing is good, it opens the door quite well."
Li Qiushui was overjoyed and immediately asked the blond guy who was reading a novel: "Classmate, how do you sell this?"
People are fascinated by it! Really focused on nothing.
If you have such enthusiasm for studying, why would you go to such a pheasant school?
"Classmate!" Li Qiushui couldn't help but raise his voice.
This time, the blond guy finally came out of the plot, looking a little unhappy.
"How much?" Li Qiushui asked.
"$50."
This price can't be said to be expensive. Based on American prices, it's normal to buy a handicraft for a hundred or dozens of dollars, right?
This is the normal stall price for college students.
William just offered $40,000, which is very special.
Li Qiushui didn't bother to bargain, so he took out 50 US dollars and handed it over.
Seeing the money, the blond guy finally managed to put on a professional smile.
"Do you want anything else? They're all $50 each." he asked.
Everyone looked at Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan shook his head slightly and took the lead to leave the stall.
Seeing this, the blond guy didn't care. He collected the money, changed his posture, and continued to focus on the novel on his phone, laughing "Gee, gee, gee" from time to time.
"What is this? It looks weird!" Huo Qingtong asked.
I saw that it looked like a frog, with an opening on its back and a small lid. The frog's head is lowered and its mouth is slightly open.
Li Qiushui didn't understand either: "I don't know! But it is made of porcelain."
It is estimated that only China can fire porcelain like this.
Lin Yuan said: "This is one of the treasures of the study. It is called Shuizhu or inkstone. It is a tool used to store water and point the inkstone. Nowadays, people don't use brushes and are very unfamiliar with this kind of thing."
Its emergence is related to the use of pen and ink and the rise of calligraphy and painting.
As early as the Eastern Jin Dynasty, water bowls of various shapes appeared. During use, people found that when pouring water into the inkstone, the water flow often exceeded the amount, so an utensil for controlling the amount of water appeared, which is the inkstone drop.
Inkstones generally have water inlets and mouths for water injection, and were more popular during the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Especially during the Song Dynasty, inkstones were made in various shapes, including fruits, animals, and miniature teapots. The production was followed during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including products from Guan kiln and Ge kiln, as well as jade, agate and other products.
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