The current jade tripod is top-notch in terms of carving and structure.
It looks neat and elegant, with ancient charm, similar to Shang and Zhou Yi wares, and its shape is also in the style of the Qing Dynasty. It is undoubtedly the best among the antique wares produced by the Imperial Manufacturing Office (Chen Fang).
Well, it just needs to be aged a bit, and now it is a high-quality imitation Qianlong antique jade from the Qing Palace!
This is why I imitated something like this because of my itchy hands. At least it looks like the Qianlong antique, so that’s enough.
Chen Wenzhe didn't intend to make things old, he just made them to be eye-catching. After all, he was not short of money.
"If this thing is sold now, how much will it cost?"
"Ten thousand yuan at most." Chen Wenzhe is still very confident in his carving skills.
Originally it was only worth a thousand yuan, but after his work, it was sold for at least ten thousand yuan.
After all, not everyone can have the top-notch craftsmanship he learned from the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office.
Although this jade tripod was made by Ah Li, but with his carving skills, this thing is just like the Qing Palace jade tripod in terms of materials. With such craftsmanship, even Chen Wenzhe felt that it was a loss if it sold for 10,000 yuan.
Therefore, he doesn't sell this stuff, but just keeps it in the store to fill up the shelves and load it with forks.
After expressing his thoughts, Li Jinli felt a little pity. His aesthetic taste was not low, and he naturally knew that this thing would be easy to sell.
"Since you are keeping it for yourself and not selling it, why don't you let me make it old?" Li Jinli was a little eager to give it a try.
I have seen Chen Wenzhe distressed several times, and the things Chen Wenzhe used for distressing were all left in the store.
It turns out that Li Jinli didn't move because he didn't have enough confidence and didn't want to be annoying.
It was different now. He could clearly feel that Chen Wenzhe wanted to teach him something.
"It's too troublesome to make jade old, and it's a bit too disgusting. If you just use chemicals, the effect will be just like that."
Li Jinli immediately said: "As long as you are willing, I won't make it Qinse or anything like that, I will make it simple, remove the luster of the new tool and give it a layer of simple precious light. This way we are not cheating."
After all, as long as people know the industry, they can see the mechanics above."
"Haha, there are no machinists up there, I just used a carving knife to carve it out."
Chen Wenzhe smiled meaningfully, leaving Li Jinli stunned.
He immediately lay down on his desk and examined the jade tripod carefully. Sure enough, Chen Wenzhe did not use electric tools, and his knife marks were all carved according to the marks left by jade cutting tools in the Qing Dynasty.
Li Jinli was a little speechless. He said he didn't want to look old, but this imitation was so good!
Chen Wenzhe had no choice. Who told the Qing Palace Building Office during the Qianlong period to already use some modern carving tools?
Otherwise, how could such a large space inside the jade tripod be dug out?
Real Hetian jade is not a material, and it is not that easy to dig. After all, the hardness of Hetian jade is harder than carbon steel.
"The Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty is not that far away from now. It is very easy to make it really old-fashioned. After all, it is not a fake."
"Well, for the artifacts handed down from ancient times, you only need to remove the new carving marks and add some aging marks, that's all."
"Aren't we not old-fashioned?"
"I didn't say that I wanted to make it old, right? This thing is made of A material, and it can be easily identified by those who know the art."
"That's not necessarily true. This kind of material looks very much like Hetian white jade. With your carving skills, most people wouldn't dare to touch it."
"Don't think about it. A jade tripod of this level, if it is made of Hetian jade, would cost three to five million. People who can afford this kind of thing can't find a master who can handle it."
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"That's right, let's keep it to ourselves!" Li Jinli felt a little regretful.
Although he doesn't want to lie to others, when he sees a good thing, and it is a good thing that is produced in front of his own eyes, he always can't help but want to try it to see if he can sell it at a high price. This seems to be the result of an antique connoisseur.
Common problem.
There are no good people in the antique shop. You must remember this sentence, especially those guys on the Internet who appear to be selfless and tell you how to avoid pitfalls. They are just cultivating their own leeks.
The two of them chatted and put the finishing touches on this jade tripod.
It has just been finished and there are still some slight flaws, mainly caused by Chen Wenzhe's hand carving.
Of course, this kind of blemish is a minor problem and can be completely removed during polishing.
Most of this jade tripod has been polished now, only some incised lines and some high relief areas need to be treated carefully.
Modern tools can do anything, even polishing.
Chen Wenzhe first took a small polishing machine and slowly polished the surface of the jade tripod. When it felt almost done, he carefully started polishing some carving marks.
If you want to keep improving this kind of thing, then after working on it for two or three days, you will feel that there are still areas that need to be fixed.
Therefore, this is just a matter of idleness, so Chen Wenzhe will continue to deal with this jade tripod.
"Boss, do you want to sell the vise on your desk?"
Just when Chen Wenzhe felt bored and wanted to leave the store, a voice stopped him from being bored.
Chen Wenzhe glanced at the vise on the coffee table, and then at the speaker.
"Huh?" He saw a blond, blue-eyed foreigner. Was he talking just now?
"Boss, do you want to sell it?" the foreigner pointed to the vise on the coffee table and asked again.
"Not for sale!" This time it was confirmed that the foreigner's Chinese was genuine.
If I hadn't looked at him and said it, Chen Wenzhe wouldn't have been able to tell that it was said by a foreigner.
Needless to say, this is another China expert, otherwise, he would not have taken a fancy to this vise from the Warring States Period.
"Not selling? Why?" This foreigner is really upright.
Chen Wenzhe said with a smile: "This is a bronze vessel. According to domestic laws, it is prohibited to trade in the market!"
"Bronze? It just looks full of patina. How could it be bronze? This is a modern tool." The foreigner said nonsense seriously.
Chen Wenzhe was amused: "Since it is a modern tool, why would you buy it?"
"I think the rust color on it is very beautiful, and I plan to collect it. We beautiful Chinese people like handicrafts, but you Chinese people are not good at it and don't want to do it."
"Haha, we in China have cheap labor. If something is broken, we can have someone help repair it. But that's not the case in your beautiful country. If you don't do it, you have to hire someone at a high price. Most people can't afford it, right? Even if you can afford it, you can't.
Will it feel bad?"
The foreigner was speechless, but Chen Wenzhe still had a smile on his face.
"Now is the Internet age. Dahai City has long been connected to the Internet. We are all aware of the things that happen in your beautiful country."
"Okay, okay, I admit that this vise is old, but I won't violate Chinese laws by trading it. What you said is too serious."