Chapter 22: Fighting (2)

Duokuu is a jargon in the antiques industry. What it actually means is that two people who are dissatisfied with each other each take out an object. This object can be real or fake, and then test each other's eyesight.

, to identify the true and false objects, and also to tell where the true and false objects are!

Generally speaking, this form of fighting involves a stake. Whoever wins gets the object, and you can add more by yourself, as long as both parties agree before the fight! This is like a fight between middle school students.

It’s the same, except that it was a martial fight, this is a literary fight!

But in fact, this kind of fighting often changes from literary fighting to martial fighting. Nowadays, the fighting is just a game. It is nothing more than collectors making signs together for fun. It is harmless! But in the past, this fighting

It is a comparison between colleagues in the field of real goods at a fair price and real ammunition. The bets placed are really shocking and make people cry! There are many antique shops that have caused chaos and destruction because of this fight!

Today, Zhang Haolong was not just quarreling with Fang Fang. His purpose was very clear. First, he wanted to embarrass Fang Fang. Second, he took away Fang Fang’s white-glazed chicken heart bowl to please the beauty! And he also chose

A way of fighting alone is that he is the only one who can produce the object at the mouth of the bucket, and the equation does not need to be produced! In fact, this is unfair, but he just wanted to use this provoking method to stimulate the equation. Unexpectedly, Fang

Cheng actually agreed so happily!

"Okay, the items have been placed. Brother Fang Fang, do you need to put your 'lucky prize' too?"

Zhang Haolong pointed at the bowl of chicken hearts that was still in Chao Xi's hand. Seeing Zhang Haolong thinking about his bowl, Chao Xi's arms holding the bowl tightened again.

When Fang Fang saw Chao Xi showing off the coquettish look of a little girl that was rarely shown, he couldn't help but smile and stepped forward.

"Don't worry, I will never lose to him!"

Fang Fang's slight but determined voice gave Chao Xi inexplicable comfort. She let go and handed the white-glazed chicken heart bowl to Fang Fang's hand. Fang Fang turned around and stood it on the table, then looked at Zhang Haolong and shrugged his shoulders.

, indicating that he can start!

"Okay, let's ask Brother Fang to start palming his eyes!"

Zhang Haolong said in a weird voice with a smile on his face.

After hearing Zhang Haolong's words, Fang Fang slowly turned his attention to the collection he took out!

This is a wooden pen holder about 20 centimeters high and about 7 or 8 centimeters in diameter. The color is a relatively deep maroon. There are naturally formed tree grains on the surface of the pen holder! This is probably to show the delicacy and naturalness of the wooden texture.

There are no other patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects engraved on it, but only a set of small poems are lightly engraved on it! Although the whole work does not feel very eye-catching, it even looks a bit ordinary, but

In the eyes of knowledgeable people, the whole work is full of the beauty of literati temperament, simple and elegant, showing the elegance that literati should have!

After Equation observed the appearance of this pen holder, it was roughly clear what the raw material of this pen holder was!

"Dalbergia rosewood, also known as Hainan Huanghuali in our traditional sense, is known as the four famous trees in ancient China along with rosewood, wenge, and ironwood because of its slow growth, solid wood, and beautiful patterns.

Ranked first among the four famous trees!"

The key to identifying antiques is the steps of "observation, questioning, caressing, smelling, knocking, and observing". The equation has completed the "observation" step, but in the process of fighting, "asking" is impossible, so he

He directly performed the "stroking" step that he is best at!

Just when Fang Fang's fingers lightly touched the barrel of the pen holder, the familiar hot feeling rushed to his fingertips like an electric current. This time, the heat was not strong. Fang Fang lowered his head and thought for a moment.

, this strength seemed to be similar to that of the snuff bottle that was identified before! Then he nodded, and he already had a clue in his mind!

"Huanghuali wood is golden and warm in color, and the core material is darker in color, usually reddish brown or dark brown, with the texture of rhinoceros horns! Look at this pen holder, it is made of the core material of huanghuali wood.

Deep reddish brown, shining with a light matte, it is really beautiful! Because the wood of huanghuali is very stable, it will not deform, crack, or bend regardless of cold or heat, and it also has a certain degree of toughness, so it has always been

Not only is it loved by prominent families and dignitaries, who make it into various forms of furniture, but because of its clear texture and smooth flowing movement, many literati also like to use it to make pen holders.

Utensils in the study room such as pen holders must have been owned by an elegant scholar with outstanding literary talent!"

Listening to the equation's explanation, Fourth Master Qi, Shopkeeper Wu and the people present all nodded in agreement, but at this time Zhang Haolong's expression... was not that good-looking! The huanghuali wood pen holder he took out was the one he thought his grandfather

Among the collections, it was the most ordinary-looking thing that could not be put on the table. It was originally prepared for attending today's small party! As a result, he suddenly decided to quarrel with Fang Fang, thinking that this thing was so ordinary, maybe Equation

This kid just punched his eyes, but he didn't expect...

But what Zhang Haolong didn't know was that when he was reading a book yesterday, the equation saw a chapter specifically explaining huanghuali wood, and he took a few more glances to fool him. Sure enough, Fourth Master Qi was right, this luck... really

is very important!

"But, young man, it's not enough for you to just identify that this is a pen holder made of huanghuali wood. You also have to identify the period in which it was produced!"

A middle-aged man present said that he was not deliberately making things difficult for Equation or favoring Zhang Haolong, he just wanted to hear more of Equation's "advice".

“It’s actually really simple!”

Fang Fang smiled slightly and smiled at the senior who asked the question.

"This pen holder... is from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty!"

As soon as Fang Fang's words came out, Zhang Haolong's face looked as if he had opened a dyeing workshop, with red, green, blue, and purple colors. It was so lively that even Fang Fang felt a little embarrassed!

"Actually, the pen holder did not appear as early as we thought. In some movies and TV dramas, characters from the Tang and Song dynasties have already used pen holders, but this is not the case. Pen holders mainly appeared in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

Yes! And I concluded that it was produced during the Qianlong period because of the round chess piece-like center at the bottom..."

Fang Fang turned the pear flower wood pen holder upside down, and sure enough, there was a piece of wood like a chess piece at the bottom of the pen holder.

"This thing is called a 'navel', and it is installed at the bottom of the pen holder to leave room for the wood to experience thermal expansion and contraction in winter and summer. This is a common feature of old wooden pen holders! And this method is used in

It only gradually emerged during the Qianlong period, and the initial 'umbilicus' was approximately square, but as time went by, the 'umbilicus' gradually evolved into a round shape! So... I tentatively conclude that it is a yellow one from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

Rosewood pen holder, I wonder if Master Zhang... am I right?"
Chapter completed!