As he listened, Zhang Jiyong was a little confused. He couldn't understand.
"This jade tripod is a fabrication, not even a high imitation. Looking at the ears, the inscription cannot appear here. It should be under the inner ear. The inscriptions on both sides must be different. Also, the jade tripod
This kind of thing usually appears after Qianlong. This one is not engraved with the words Qianlong antique, so it is certainly not an old imitation."
After taking a look at Zhang Jiyong, this guy was already dumbfounded.
If he hadn't thought that he had taken medicine to hit his eyes, Chen Wenzhe would not have told him so much.
"As for the material, I have already mentioned the identification method just now. The identification result must be Ah material. You must know that Ah material is not marble, but calcite and tremolite. It is also a kind of jade, but its texture is relatively light.
Relatively soft.”
“Because unscrupulous traders put white marble, marble, Beijing white jade and other jade similar to Afghan jade into the Afghan jade category in order to make huge profits, this is also the reason why many consumers feel that Afghan jade is not good jade after being deceived.
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"In fact, we should think about it in the opposite direction. If Afghan jade is really bad, why are there so many unscrupulous businessmen trying to imitate it? Why do they call some jade that is not Afghan jade as Afghan jade?"
"On the other hand, Afghan jade, as an ancient jade species, has been circulating around the world for thousands of years. There must be a reason why it has been circulated for a long time."
There are many reasons for this. In A country, their aristocratic families do not hesitate to spend a lot of money to purchase A jade products.
Locally, I heard that it can keep your home warm in winter and cool in summer to avoid suffering from the huge temperature difference in the local area.
Jade is the favorite of noble ladies to help cure diseases and improve their appearance;
When local children get married, capable families will try their best to match the white jade dowry to show grandeur;
Due to the pure white color and magical appearance of white jade, all ethnic groups and religions are vying to use white jade to make sacred objects.
It must be a bit strange to be used as a holy object. For example, the moisture content is very obvious in the material.
Afghan white jade, after a long period of geological changes, has been transferred from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the river. They lie quietly at the bottom of the precious water source. After tens of millions of years of moisture, they have become more and more crystal clear and dense, achieving great success.
Its peerless quality.
In recent years, Afghanistan's already scarce water resources have gradually shrunk. Folklore believes that the jade mines have absorbed a large amount of water.
Scientists are also unable to explain the statement that Afghan white jade absorbs water.
The physical structure of this kind of white jade is thick and meticulous, but it is also full of water and is not suitable for evaporation, which is very magical.
If it was just hearsay, Chen Wenzhe still had no feelings for Afghan white jade, but when he actually saw it, he felt really good about it.
This thing is not some mutated marble. Although it is similar to white marble and white marble, it is just like graphite and diamond. The essence is the same, but the external image is completely different.
In fact, in Chen Wenzhe's view, the reason why Ayu is not as valuable as Hetian Jade is entirely because Ayu is mined in greater quantities.
Things are more valuable when they are rare. If there are more of them, they will naturally become cheaper. When they are cheaper, people will naturally use them to pass them off as Hetian jade.
As for the jade that can pass off as Hetian white jade, can it be bad? How bad can it be, no matter how bad it is?
If we have to talk about shortcomings, they are obvious.
Although the color of A-yu is also very beautiful, compared with Hetian jade, its texture is very soft, and there will be a pit at the slightest touch.
Therefore, the price of Afghan jade is very cheap compared to Hetian jade.
A few dollars cheaper, dozens of dollars, it basically depends on the size!
Jewelry made from Afghan white jade is very cheap and can be purchased in the market for a few hundred yuan.
Afghan white jade is mostly carved into large-scale jade carvings and ornaments, and the general price fluctuates around a thousand yuan.
Of course, those with large size and exquisite workmanship can also cost more than 10,000 yuan.
"Afghan jade!" Zhang Jiyong's face was filled with sadness. He bought this thing as Hetian white jade.
Besides, who would think of scratching such a beautiful jade product with their fingers?
However, when I think about it again, can the real Hetian jade be damaged even if it is hit by a knife?
"Do you accept it?" Zhang Jiyong quickly came to his senses and realized that this thing still had to be sold.
Chen Wenzhe followed a gluttonous pattern and gently rubbed it with his fingernails.
Some white powder fell down, which is why Afghan jade is not valuable.
"The top-grade jade, like mutton-fat white jade, only sells for 10,000 yuan. I will give you a maximum of 1,000 yuan for your piece. This should be the highest price on the market."
"One thousand!" Zhang Jiyong had a wry smile on his face. He bought it for 300,000 yuan.
"People can't be greedy. If this is Hetian white jade, can it be bought for 300,000 yuan? I mean, if it's not an antique."
"If it were Hetian white jade, it would definitely not be carved into what it is now. It would take too much material. Even if it were like this, the price would be more than three million. If it were in the Qing Dynasty, it would be worth at least five or six million!"
"Yes, they sold it to me for 300,000 yuan, but they didn't regard it as a Hotan white jade product. Otherwise, how could I find out? I still have a wishful thinking and want to sell it for a sky-high price of 3 million."
Chen Wenzhe didn't know what to say. People were already in such misery, so he shouldn't add fuel to the fire by adding fuel to the fire.
"Three thousand yuan, I'll leave it to you, it will save you a lot of money."
Chen Wenzhe doesn't care, anyway, this thing is really beautiful, one thousand or three thousand is the same to him.
"If you have something good, you can send it over. Even if it's more expensive, it's no problem."
After sending Zhang Jiyong out, Chen Wenzhe felt that this man was quite honest, so he made a promise.
"I will definitely come to visit again. This time my muscles and bones are broken, and I have to get back on my feet no matter what."
After taking a few steps forward, Zhang Jiyong stopped again: "There are still a few things at home that I have collected over the years. How many days will it take for me to bring them over for Boss Chen to take a look at?"
"Okay." Chen Wenzhe did not refuse. Even if he watched it for free this time, he was willing to help.
"Brother, go to the market and buy me a set of carving tools." Back in the shop, Chen Wenzhe looked at the jade tripod and said.
"Carving tools? Do you know how to carve?" Li Jinli asked curiously.
"You know a little bit. If you want to learn, wait for me to buy some ingredients and we can practice quickly."
Chen Wenzhe was a little excited when he saw this jade tripod. Now that he can't carve a beautiful woman, he will practice his skills with this A-liu jade tripod first.
This material is softer and easier to carve, which is just right for him to practice with.
With the inheritance he received, even using jade waste to practice is not suitable. He is just barely proficient, but he has no shortage of carving skills.
In this way, using nephrite carving instead made it easier for him to get started.
If he was asked to use clay carving now, he could completely imitate a bronze tripod from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Of course, such imitations will definitely have no trace of antiquity and no traces of time.
Anyway, he didn't want to sell this thing. He just wanted to re-carve the jade tripod to make it more beautiful.