Chapter 49: Appreciating Treasures (Part 2)(1/2)
"This is a fake!" Xiao Qiang raised the jade artifact in his hand and said loudly.
His voice-changing tone covered the buzzing conversation in a high pitched manner, echoing between the corridors.
"This is a fake that can be faked with great care!"
"Why do you think so? Show evidence!" The middle-aged man who gave him the jade artifact to identify him was anxious and asked in a voice.
"Of course I have to come up with evidence, otherwise why would I stay in the quiet room for so long? I don't think everyone here will believe it." Xiao Qiang smiled easily, and some blood color returned to his pale face.
The people around him also laughed, and the doubts about why he was staying in there for so long also left with the laughter.
"We all know that Hetian jade is a fine jade, seed material, and a treasure among the fine jade. It has the reputation of "Jade in Jade". It has been the favorite of counterfeiters since ancient times." Xiao Qiang said humorously.
Everyone laughed, and the nervous atmosphere also relaxed.
Xiao Qiang held up the jade: "I must admit that the counterfeiters' methods are very clever. Just as the ancient carving techniques, the counterfeiters used their hearts and perfectly reproduced the craftsmen of the Han Dynasty, which was amazing.
Why do I say that it reproduces the craftsmanship of the Han Dynasty jade craftsmen? You will know after hearing this. Let’s skip it here for now.
Through the slurry, we can see that this piece of jade has delicate particles and its performance is in line with the characteristics of Hetian jade. Based on this, we can conclude that this is indeed a piece of Hetian jade."
When the middle-aged man was explaining in the first half of his explanation, he wanted to interrupt several times, but was stopped by others. When he heard this, he felt relieved.
"However, saying it is Hetian jade does not mean that this is the seed material. I will also take the lead in this." Xiao Qiang changed the subject, "Let's start with the sausage."
Every time he said a basis for judgment, he jumped to the next step before he could unfold it. Everyone else was a little uncomfortable. Now he finally heard that he wanted to analyze the most difficult slurry skin in the jadeware, and couldn't help but put aside his dissatisfaction and concentrate on listening to his explanation.
"The slurry is the surface of the jade material, which is wrapped in a layer of non-jade substance.
In fake Hotan material, the usual method of counterfeiters is to spray a layer of hairspray on the surface of the jade to form an oily wrap and pretend to be a slurry skin. This method is actually easy to judge. If you wipe hard on the surface of the jade, you can get the result.
I said that this piece of jade is exquisitely made here. It does not use the above-mentioned method of making fake pulp skin, but uses minerals and a secret formula to make the potion made by the jade. After soaking the jade, the minerals will naturally be covered. It is difficult to distinguish the authenticity of the fake, and even experts are often deceived."
Buzz!
Before he finished speaking, the voices were heard below. They were all insiders and had seen many fake methods, but they had never heard of those who used mineral potions to make fake pulp skin. They might have seen them, but they had not identified them.
Bo Hansheng excitedly squeezed into the front: "What I said is true? Is there such a method of fraud?"
"I was not sure at first, but by chance, I found out that it confirmed my judgment." Xiao Qiang first handed the jade to the original owner and asked him to confirm that this was the piece of Hetian jade used for identification, and then handed it over to Bo Hansheng.
Xiao Qiang handed him a thirty-fold magnifying glass and pointed at a red dot on the jade: "Please look here. Through the color of the squid, have you found anything?"
Bohansheng looked carefully: "The color of the masking color is too thick, and it is difficult to see clearly inside. Well, let's see, there seem to be some pores here and the particles are relatively large."
"By the way! It's here!" Xiao Qiang clapped his hands, "I guess, due to the masking color, the counterfeiters did not notice this detail! Large particle pores, what does this mean?"
"What does it mean?" the others asked themselves before they could react.
"The Hetian jade is delicate and hard, so there shouldn't be such a large gap, but there are several holes here!" Xiao Qiang raised his eyebrows and bent his mouth, "I guess, this was originally some organic debris! When the counterfeiter made a fake, it was corroded with potion!"
The hall was completely in chaos. Bo Hansheng held a magnifying glass and stared at the hole without blinking. He rubbed his hands in a hurry and wanted to take it over and observe Director Sheng Qiuyan.
Xiao Qiang amplified his voice: "The counterfeiter used medicine to corrode the debris, then applied the color, and finally used mineral-sealed pharmaceutical water to forge the slurry skin to cover the defects seamlessly. However, the fake is fake after all. Since it is not natural beauty, it has not been eroded by time, the zither is not sufficient and has not filled all pores! Based on this, I came to the final conclusion that this is a fake. Although it is exquisitely made and ingenious, it is still difficult to conceal its true appearance as a inferior one!"
Wow, there was thunderous applause in the room, and everyone looked at this young man with admiration.
At this moment, age is no longer the basis for their judgment.
What is more convincing than facts and can prove Xiao Qiang's strength more!
Shao Yanjie slapped his hands in a particularly loud voice, which was so wonderful. At this time, he doubted whether Xiao Qiang was really a disciple of a famous teacher. Think about it, since Xiao Qiang contacted him, his days have been getting better and better, and his future is bright, and his lifelong dream has been realized in such a short time.
However, he knew that Xiao Qiang was not satisfied. From his words, he could clearly know that his mind was not in this regard. This was just a means for him to make money. What choices would he make in the future? This made his old world heart full of expectations...
In short, I will never be idle in my life...
Xiao Qiang was also very happy. This was a problem he solved with his own observation and with the help of his superpowers. He was naturally very proud.
Everyone, including everyone else in the jade artifact, didn’t know that in the mysterious space where Xiao Qiang’s consciousness was connected, there was already an additional piece of Hetian jade artifact. What they took out now was just a replica of the elements after reorganization!
Xiao Qiang just asked Shao Yanjie to prepare various counterfeit materials, including calligraphy, painting, antiques and other counterfeit materials. From the beginning, he never thought that he could identify the authenticity of antiques and toys. He thought that he could use the help of superpowers to conduct a comprehensive scan to find the flaws of counterfeits.
This is why Shao Yanjie held the door tightly after he came out and refused to let outsiders in.
Xiao Qiang still had a thought. If one of the three items identified today is genuine, then it will be released. The middle-aged man won’t say it anymore. Sheng Qiuyan is the director of the Provincial Museum and Bo Hansheng is his teacher. Both of them are people who are above the top, and the things they like are absolutely extraordinary.
At this moment, he was waiting for them to take out their collected treasures and let him "identify".
Bo Hansheng finally put down the jade artifact in his hand and applauded hard: "It turns out that a famous teacher produces a good disciple, and the Yangtze River is the next wave pushes the previous wave. I have to admire you! I am even more confident about the appraisal that I will wait for a while! This trip has not been in vain. I have seen a wonderful appraisal. This trip is not false, and this trip is not false!"
The jade artifact was in the hands of everyone. After listening to Xiao Qiang's explanation, when they saw the difficult-to-discover flaw, everyone suddenly realized it. They also had a fierce discussion on what methods did the counterfeiter use to make fake skins.
Xiao Qiang squeezed out of the crowd, and everyone wanted to hold him back and say a few words. His eyes were so eager to see him. He was sweating all over the place just two or three meters away.
Coming to Lin Yi, looking at her little face that was not dry yet but was red with excitement, Xiao Qiang gently pulled her little hand and felt the warmth of her palms. He said warmly: "Are you bored? Wait a little longer and I will be fine soon."
Lin Yi flew over a hint of blush and did not pull back his hand: "It's not boring! The antiques are so interesting. I have gained a lot of knowledge."
Xiao Qiang pinched her palm slightly: "Wait for me, go back together!"
He let go of his hand, pushed the crowd away, returned to the door of the quiet room, raised his hand and pressed down to calm everyone down.
"This is the first appraisal. Even if I pass the test by luck, please ask Mr. Bo. Mr. Sheng to take out the calligraphy and paintings of the appraisal site. We haven't had a meal yet, and our family is still waiting."
He did not hesitate to call himself a younger brother in front of Bo Hansheng, and did not fear because of the huge age gap between the two.
Bo Hansheng smiled and twisted his beard. Sheng Qiuyan hurriedly left. After a while, he came up from downstairs, holding two brocade boxes in his hand, and carefully placed them on the booth.
Everyone was curious about his actions and surrounded him closer.
Sheng Qiuyan and Bo Hansheng went out again, washed their hands, wiped them with a handkerchief, took out a pair of thin latex gloves, put them on their hands, and then opened a brocade box and took out a scroll.
Lin Yi was in the outer circle, watching their movements, thinking about her casual handling of calligraphy and paintings at home, and secretly stuck out her tongue. When she looked up, she happened to see Xiao Qiang looking at her, with a smile on her face, her tongue quickly shrank, and even her ears were red.
The cautious attitude of the master and apprentice infected the people around him, and everyone expanded the circle of people again, leaving open space for him.
Bo Hansheng looked around and was very satisfied with everyone's consciousness. He and Sheng Qiuyan each held one end of the scroll and slowly unfolded the painting.
"Wow! This is a painting by Bada Shanren!" The onlookers exclaimed in unison.
Xiao Qiang has been reorganized these days, all the calligraphy and paintings are written and paintings, so relatively speaking, he has a deeper knowledge of this area. After some bad supplements, some vague calligraphy and painting knowledge in his previous life has become clearer. Memory breakpoints gradually connect to a system. When he heard that it was Bada Shanren's painting, he was excited and couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Chinese jade is mainly due to the cultural traditions of the Chinese people. It is not very valuable and has great fluctuations.
But calligraphy and painting are different. People from China and abroad like it. Their artistic value and collection value are far superior to ordinary jade artifacts.
Bada Shanren, also known as Zhu Da, was originally named Zhu Tong. Bada Shanren, which he called himself in the 23rd year of Kangxi.
He was the 16th son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the ninth generation grandson of Zhu Quan, the King of Ningxian. He was originally a noble prince. His grandfather and father were both good at poetry, calligraphy and painting, and lived a worry-free life since childhood. He received a good education and was influenced by his eyes.
He is very smart and can write poetry and painting at the age of eight.
At the age of nineteen, when the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, he fled into the mountains to avoid disaster. After that, he became a monk. In the 18th year of Shunzhi, he returned to Nanchang, got married with his hair, lived in seclusion in various temples all year round, and lived in a very hard life.
Due to the hatred of the country and family, he hated the Qing Dynasty until his death. With a stubborn personality, he never used his calligraphy and painting as a means of fame and fortune. The powerful and powerful asked him to paint, but they were often rejected, while the poor people asked him to paint and would respond to any request.
Bada Shanren incorporated his lifelong experiences and anger towards the Qing Dynasty into his style. His paintings were fresh and beautiful, with exaggerated shapes, concise and unruly strokes, heroic and gloomy style, and dangerous compositions. He has a distinct personality and high artistic attainments. He has brought freehand literati paintings to a new level and is deeply loved by people.
At the same time, his paintings are also the one with the most fakes. Over the past three hundred years, most of the original works of Dashanren have been lost, but fakes have emerged one after another.
Zhang Daqian, a master of modern Chinese painting, once made many fakes by Bada Shanren when he was young, which were almost real, but he was better at imitating Shi Tao's paintings. The "Shi Tao Album" painted in his early years was actually regarded as the original work by the famous connoisseur and painter Chen Banding at that time, and was treasured and boasted in front of his friends. Later, Zhang Daqian discovered it and admitted it himself, which was passed down as a good story for a while.
The scroll is on paper, the ink brush is slightly light ochre color, and the signature is marked "Written by Bada Shanren".
This painting is very unique. Bada Shanren's previous works have always used few strokes and no touches. However, this scroll is used quite frequently, and when you see it with a big eye, it is easy to be regarded as a fake.
However, the pine trees in the scroll are also good in painting. The pine trees drawn have thin roots and branches, and the trunks are gradually growing fatter. This does not conform to the law of tree shape, but is basically the characteristics of the trunks drawn by Bada Shanren.
If you want to say this is the authentic one, there are two white cranes painted on the slope next to it, which are finely divided, which is extremely inconsistent with the style of the pine stone.
Xiao Qiang looked at the two white cranes for a while, pointed at the two white cranes, and asked Sheng Qiuyan, "But isn't right here?"
"That's right!" Sheng Qiuyan also looked confused, "I have compared the other works of Bada Shanren in the museum. The pine and stone are very similar, but looking at these two white cranes, I think this is a fake. Bada Shanren always paints birds with one foot, but this painting has two feet on the ground, which is very different from Bada Shanren's style of painting. After the teacher came, he said at a glance that this was a painting made by later generations. I also had similar speculations, but I couldn't be sure. So I came here and asked all my colleagues for advice."
As he said that, he looked at Xiao Qiang expectantly.
Xiao Qiang refused to comment, pointed to the scroll and asked the others: "What do you think?"
He was very master-like and had a bit of condescending taste, but everyone didn't care, as if it was taken for granted. Everyone immediately discussed it, some said it was a fake, some said it was a genuine product, and of course, many people supported Bohansheng.
Xiao Qiang also went out to wash his hands, changed his gloves, and rolled up the scroll with Sheng Qiuyan, hid it in the box, and brought it into the quiet room.
Shao Yanjie naturally blocked the door as soon as possible.
After the last time, everyone was used to it and guessed that there would be no result in less than half an hour. It was almost noon, so some people discussed and went to the cafeteria downstairs to get food.
When Shao Yanjie saw people gradually leaving, only Sheng Qiuyan and Bo Hansheng were concerned about it, and were still drinking tea and waiting for the result with a few people. He remembered that Xiao Qiang and the little girl had not eaten yet, so he asked his men to come and serve them a meal.
Since he had booked the entire Cultural Palace, at Xiao Qiang's suggestion, he temporarily borrowed the canteen for the two-day exhibition, hired a group of chefs, cooked the meals, delivered them to the door in a car, and sold the lunch boxes.
According to Xiao Qiang's consciousness, this would give him a surprise.
He hadn't seen the surprise of selling lunch boxes, but Xiao Qiang gave him a surprise. In less than five minutes, the door opened.
With his agility that was not commensurate with his age, Sheng Qiuyan bounced off his seat, took a step forward, stopped again, and looked at Xiao Qiang, not knowing what to say for a moment.
He was worried about gains and losses.
It took Xiao Qiang half an hour to identify a worthless fake Hotan ancient jade, but it only took a few minutes to identify the scroll he brought. Does this mean that the painting is fake and not worth mentioning?
Xiao Qiang didn't let him wait too long, he turned his head and thought for a moment, and said, "Old Bo is right."
Bo Hansheng held the tea bowl in his hand and laughed: "I just said that this painting cannot be considered fake, nor can it be considered true. It can only be said that it is half true or false."
To be continued...