Chapter seven hundred and fiftieth perfect craftsmanship
It was the old man again. Seeing that Chen Wenzhe seemed confused, he laughed very proudly.
Seeing the old man's provocative eyes and listening to his proud laughter, Chen Wenzhe became even more calm.
As long as there is a problem, he will definitely be able to find it, it's just that he didn't think of it.
Chen Wenzhe was unmoved, but everyone else present was in a bad mood.
Especially the other old men's faces became very ugly. This was a slap in their faces!
They are all professionals, but as professionals, they can only judge that there is something wrong with this bronze vessel based on their feelings.
This is very embarrassing. They know there is something wrong with something and it feels wrong, but they just can't tell what's wrong!
Of course, the reason why you recognize something is wrong is not just based on your feelings.
As senior appraisers of Gold Medal Auction House, their information channels are definitely not comparable to that of Chen Wenzhe, so they know some things that others don't know.
Just like Chen Wenzhe, he just looked at the pictures before he came and thought of two auctions.
One time was in Xiangjiang. It was a late Shang Dynasty bronze animal-faced ear ding-yao similar to this one, which was auctioned for 37.95 million.
One time was in Shendu. It was an early Western Zhou Dynasty animal-faced ear ding-yao, which was auctioned for 23 million.
This is only what Chen Wenzhe knows. Obviously, some insiders and senior people know more.
Bronze was money in ancient times, and its concept was almost the same as gold today.
Therefore, although it is very important, with the financial resources of the ancients, even with the power of the whole country, there is no need to cast so many heavy weapons at once.
This is the problem. Regardless of how many were cast during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there should be only a few that can be handed down now, right?
Destroyed by weapons, corroded by time, buried underground, and passed down for thousands of years, there are really too many possibilities for these things to disappear.
To be able to survive until now and successfully appear in front of the world is a miracle. However, too many miracles have happened recently.
Don't think about it, there must be something wrong here.
Because there are only such rare heavy weapons, it is impossible to pass down too much.
Chen Wenzhe only knew about two pieces, and those old experts knew from a little communication that there were actually five or six pieces of Erdingyou in the Shangwan and early Zhou Dynasties that were traded publicly and privately.
Although some information may not be accurate, as long as it is half accurate, that would be a great thing.
Half of these things are used for sacrifices. As long as the country is not destroyed, the things will not break.
It’s not bad. Is it necessary to cast several pieces in a row? And the shapes are all the same?
So, there must be a problem here, but where is the problem?
Just like the proud old man opposite said, they had done all the appraisals they should do, but they couldn't find any problems.
They can't see wrong what can be seen from the outside. Even if they can't see the material, they have done it.
If there are no problems found in terms of workmanship, appearance, rust color, etc., then it means there is no problem?
Identifying fakes while preserving authenticity is not an easy thing to do in the antique business.
Also, in this industry, there is another golden rule, which is to always show suspicion!
Doubt is the original sin.
As long as there is any doubt, treat it as a fake. This is definitely the right thing to do.
Unfortunately, the treasure master obviously does not agree with this way of doing things!
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe became a punching bag at this time.
He can't offend any of the other old guys, but why can't he teach a young guy a lesson?
"Young man, just tell me if you can't. There's no need for us old guys to wait for you all here, right? It's a waste of time!"
"Are you good at it? How did you learn appraisal? Just stare like this? Did your teacher's wife teach you?"
"I...what do you mean by not saying anything? Can you see a flower when you stare like this? Do you still want perspective or something?"
At first he didn't want to pay attention to the old man, but the more he spoke, the more unpleasant he said. Chen Wenzhe couldn't help but get angry.
However, when he heard the words of perspective, Chen Wenzhe was stunned.
What would happen if we looked through it?
Chen Wenzhe knows that, unlike other types of cultural relic identification techniques, the current identification of bronzes has adopted some identification methods that combine technology and tradition.
For example, techniques and instruments from modern chemistry, metallurgy and other disciplines are used to identify bronzes.
X-ray is not difficult to see, just X-ray can be used, but obviously it is not of much use here.
X-rays can tell whether the bronze is spliced, but there is no rust on the graft.
Besides, now Chen Wenzhe is a little doubtful about life, because he is not sure now that these rust stains are transplanted.
Such natural rust is unlikely to be caused by electroplating.
Although the electroplated rust stains are very real, the layering is not good. Besides, it is impossible to make the red spots and green embroidery mixed with each other.
Therefore, no one can achieve the level of high imitation rust color.
Splicing? Chen Wenzhe looked at the bronze in front of him. Is it possible that it was spliced together from several broken bronzes?
It's also unlikely. They had done identification before. If it was really spliced together, they would definitely be able to tell.
Looking at the bronze vessel, Chen Wenzhe's eyes involuntarily focused on the patterns on it again.
These patterns are naturally made of rust. If they are faked, can they be made? Is it possible to make them so good? How to make them?
Simple transplantation will definitely not work. Thinking of the method of transplantation, Chen Wenzhe looked at the patina on it, and suddenly his heart moved, paste?
Splicing is one type, and pasting is also another type. Especially the ear-tin lines on it look a bit familiar.
The ear pattern is a pattern that looks like an ear. It has a certain curvature and looks like a capital g.
When Chen Wenzhe first saw that arc, he felt a little amazed. The craftsmanship was so good and the decoration was extremely rounded.
It was because the craftsmanship was so good that he never thought about forging the patterns.
However, if you think about it carefully now, what if all these patterns were transplanted?
Instead of transplanting the patina, the entire pattern is transplanted.
To be more precise, if the decorations are attached, many questions can be answered.
It is not difficult to make such a very round arc. Many ancient coins can do this.
If we find a batch of ancient coins from the same period and cut them, would it be difficult to piece together the ear-tin pattern?
It must not be difficult. When he thought about it and observed it carefully, Chen Wenzhe laughed.
The more he looked at it, the more he felt that he was right. The decorations on it were all made of ancient coins.
No wonder he felt that the rust color on it was very beautiful no matter how he looked at it. It turned out that these rust colors were formed naturally.
It would really be a miracle if the problem could be found!