Chen Wenzhe was a little hesitant. If he really told Mu Xiaolong, he wouldn't regret it, right? For sure!
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe must deceive him. It depends on whether the audience in his live broadcast room can also deceive him quickly.
"Do you know about ancient carving techniques?"
"I know this. In ancient times, there was no advanced carving technology, so it was very troublesome to carve jade. I heard that it was done using a kind of iron wire, which was pulled back and forth and sawed out."
"Almost, so the cutting marks on ancient jade are all vertical. Look at this one, its craftsmanship obviously has the carving marks of modern carving tools. It is definitely not ancient craftsmanship. Okay, it's too late today.
, that’s it, I’m closing the door.”
After checking his phone, he finally made it to ten o'clock and he could justly close the door.
There was nothing Mu Xiaolong could do, but most of his goals were achieved.
After seeing Mu Xiaolong off, Li Jinli said, "I'll go back with you as soon as possible!"
"No, I asked Captain Xue to get ready, and they will escort me back."
"That's it. This makes me feel relieved, so I'll leave first."
When Li Jinli also left, Chen Wenzhe did not leave in a hurry, but looked at the dragon and phoenix jade pendant placed casually on his desk.
He picked up the jade pendant and pressed it lightly with his thumb. The jade pendant split into two parts, one dragon and one phoenix!
The two jade pendants are combined very cleverly. To put it simply, the two jade pendants can be combined together using the mortise and tenon technique of woodworking and are very strong.
This is a typical dragon and phoenix jade pendant from the Warring States Period. Chen Wenzhe really didn't expect that he would get such a reward from cooperating with Mu Xiaolong until the end.
Hold it in your hand and look at it carefully. The typical white color of chicken bones is the most beautiful evidence of the aging of ancient jade.
Especially Qinse, the excess is very natural, and there is no excess in the fake ones.
In addition to the external performance, there are also processing methods. What Chen Wenzhe said just now is not all deceiving Mu Xiaolong.
The processing method includes choosing tools and how to carve, that is, how to carve the image of dragon and phoenix.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the dragon's mouth was closed, but in the Warring States Period it was open, and in the Han Dynasty, it became an axe-shaped dragon, so its characteristics are very obvious.
In addition to the characteristics of the faucet, which is determined to be from the Warring States Period, there is also the selection of processing tools, which is also a key point of identification.
Wire cutting was invented very early, and the traces it makes must be straight. Because before the Warring States Period, there were no iron tools for carving ancient jade, so more attention was paid to wire cutting.
During the Warring States Period, the emergence of iron tools made it possible to create the dragon and phoenix jade pendants of the Warring States Period, because such jade pendants made extensive use of hollow carving techniques.
Wire cutting is a popular technique in East China, and is mainly used to cut jade materials. A long time ago, the clever Liangzhu people also used wires to create hollow patterns.
How did the Liangzhu people carve interesting hollow patterns on a piece of jade?
First, use double-sided drilling to drill three round holes representing a pair of eyes and a mouth.
The second step is to drill many small holes in appropriate places according to the composition design.
Then pass the hemp rope through the small round hole, pour moist fine sand, and pull the hemp rope with both hands to cut out triangular, long, and zigzag hollow patterns.
Perhaps it had been invented at that time, and it would be more efficient to stretch the hemp rope around the bow.
However, the hollowing out using wire cutting is different from the hollowing out using iron engraving.
It was not until the Warring States Period that ironware was widely used in jade processing, which provided technical support for the emergence of a large number of hollow-carved dragon and phoenix jade pendants. This is "hard knife carving".
During that period, in addition to the "hairspring engraving" technique, there was also a corresponding knife technique - "hard knife engraving".
This is the key to Chen Wenzhe's deception. The craftsmanship of "hard knife carving" is definitely different from "hairspring carving", and the jade pendants made are naturally different.
This dragon and phoenix jade pendant from the Warring States Period is 10 cm long, 3.8 cm wide and 0.4 cm thick.
The jade is earthy white, light and elegant in color, with double carvings on a flat surface.
The main body of the pattern is dragon, with the dragon on top and the phoenix on the bottom.
The dragon is in a leaping shape, with curled lips and erect horns. There are lines engraved on the dragon's head for eyes, lips, whiskers, etc.
The phoenix is more exquisitely carved, smaller and more delicate. The most important thing is that the two can be separated or combined, which makes it even more rare.
In fact, it is very simple to identify this kind of Warring States jade pendant. The main thing is to look at the craftsmanship. If the craftsmanship is correct, then look at the shape.
The depiction of dragons and phoenixes on the jade pendants of the Warring States Period changed the emphasis on "form" in the earlier period, and focused on the depiction of detailed features such as eyes, teeth, claws, etc., striving to portray the essential characteristics of the animals, focusing on the details.
Wonders everywhere.
From the perspective of production skills, the jade carving craftsmanship of jade craftsmen during this period advanced by leaps and bounds, and the lines of their works were powerful.
Jade wares with higher craftsmanship, such as openwork carving and openwork carving, were common at this time.
During this period, jade pendants were not only numerous in number, but also exquisitely crafted.
Especially dragon-shaped pendants, there are many kinds, including "S" dragon-shaped pendant, double dragon pendant, dragon and phoenix pattern pendant, etc.
These ornaments generally pay more attention to the performance of the jade dragon's head. The dragon's body is often without scales and is decorated with grain patterns and cloud patterns.
Just like this double-sided open-carved dragon and phoenix white jade pendant from the Warring States Period, it is made of Hetian white jade, which has a warm, pure, fine and soft quality.
The jade pendant is in the shape of an arc as a whole, with openwork carvings of conjoined dragons and phoenixes on both sides. One end is in the shape of a dragon looking back. The dragon's eyes are wide open, its horn is raised, and it bends forward in a leaping manner. There is a hole in the back of the dragon for hanging.
The other end is carved with a jade phoenix, with lowered eyebrows and a nodding head. The phoenix crown is upturned and its neck feathers are plump, as if it is fluttering its wings and is about to fly.
The maker is ingenious and the design is ingenious, integrating the dragon and the phoenix into one body, each occupying one half.
The dragon is a rising dragon, opening its mouth and turning its body, looking back at the phoenix;
The phoenix is a flying phoenix. It spreads its wings and raises its tail. It nods and looks at the dragon. It has a peaceful atmosphere and expresses people's good wishes for the dragon and phoenix to appear auspicious.
Such things, regardless of their value, are very popular among modern people because of the meaning they represent. Therefore, as long as he wants to sell them, he will never worry about customers.
Of course, now that you have bought it, you still need to research its value.
Even if you don't sell it now, it's better to be aware of it.
The Warring States Period dates back more than 2,400 years, and its rich history gives it a high economic value.
Chen Wenzhe checked some information, but found no very accurate information, especially in China, where there are no transaction records.
However, in Hong Kong, the price of a set of three sapphire dragon and phoenix sets from the Warring States Period reached HK$4.5 million.
From this point of view, the price is not very expensive.
Has he drifted away? Millions of things now look inconspicuous.
However, if this thing really wants to be sold, it must be re-identified.
All details will be identified, such as processing marks, period characteristics, color, etc.
Today, Chen Wenzhe only looked at the characteristics of the era and the traces of processing. He did not look at the specific color in detail.
In fact, it was enough to be able to identify these characteristics, because he only spent five thousand yuan to buy a dragon and phoenix jade pendant of this quality, which was already a great value.