"Brother Qing, what is this good thing?" Lin Haitao asked curiously.
When He Qing took out something, Tian Tian stretched his neck out of curiosity and looked closer.
What He Qing is optimistic about will definitely be the same!
"Is this a batch of very old antiques?" Tian Tian couldn't help but ask.
"Well, it's very old. It's all from before the Western Han Dynasty. It has a history of at least two thousand years!" He Qing nodded solemnly.
Tian Tian responded: "Well, I can see that the batter on it is so thick, it must have a long history."
Lin Haitao also nodded and said: "Everything looks good. It seems to be better than the batch of treasures you bought from that little artist before. Of course, except for the ivory wine glass. Brother Qing, didn't you just say you would let us see it?
Is it a good thing? Do you have anything better?"
He knew He Qing very well and knew that he had amazing eyesight and never misjudged things. Since he looked so happy, it meant that he had brought back a good treasure that was worth watching.
"There is nothing else." He Qing shook his head and said, "The treasure I want to show you specially is in this pile."
"Inside these things?"
When they heard this, Lin Haitao and Tian Tian couldn't help but look at each other. Their eyes were full of doubts because they didn't see that there were special treasures in those antiques.
"Yes, it's right here." He Qing said with a smile.
Tian Tian hurriedly said: "He Qing, don't point it out yet. I'll take a look first and see if I can guess it."
"Well, okay, let's see who sees it first." He Qing nodded and agreed.
After saying that, Tian Tian and Lin Haitao lowered their heads and looked at the batch of antiques attentively. They were both surprised and curious, and they both wanted to find out the big treasure that He Qing said for them.
This is undoubtedly a great opportunity to exercise your eyesight.
"Brother Qing, is it this jade?"
After a while, Lin Haitao raised his head first and said.
What he was referring to was a white jade pendant. The jade pendant was carved with dragons and phoenixes, and the carving was exquisite. The quality of the jade was also exquisite. It was obviously a piece of beautiful jade.
He Qing shook his head. He smiled slightly and said: "Haitao, that piece of jade is indeed a good piece of jade and is worth a lot of money. But it is not the treasure I said."
"No?" Lin Haitao said in surprise, with a look of disappointment on his face, because he made a mistake in judgment and did not find the big treasure that He Qing pointed to.
"Well, no." He Qing nodded.
"Miss Tian, what about you? Did you see it?" He Qing then asked Tian Tian.
"I'm not sure which antique is the best." Tian Tian looked up at He Qing and replied, "If I had to give an answer, then I would choose that item."
As she spoke, she pointed to the pile of antiques.
"Isn't it possible?" When he discovered that Tian Tian was interested in a dark antique, Lin Haitao laughed and said, "It can't be that thing. In my opinion, it's just an ordinary bronze mirror, like that
I’ve seen a lot of things planted, but they’re of little value.”
Tian Tian's pretty face blushed slightly and said: "I said I'm not sure, but everything else seems to be similar, only that one is different. As far as I know, there are very valuable bronze mirrors from before the Western Han Dynasty.
Maybe this bronze mirror is also a fine piece. He Qing, which one are you talking about?"
It seemed that she didn't have much confidence under Lin Haitao's questioning, so she had no choice but to ask He Qing to find out.
He Qing said happily: "Miss Tian, you guessed it right, it's the bronze mirror you mentioned."
Compared to Lin Haitao, Tian Tian has more experience and sees things more deeply.
"Really that bronze mirror?!" Tian Tian said in surprise.
Lin Haitao was also surprised and said: "Brother Qing, why? I think that ancient jade has higher collection value."
He Qing said with a straight face: "It's hard to say just about the collection value. After all, the collection value of an antique is only relative. An item may have a high collection value in your opinion, but it may not be in the eyes of others.
It must have such high collection value, or it may even have no collection value at all."
"Brother Qing, you are right, my view is too one-sided." Lin Haitao responded quickly.
He Qing continued: "To appraise an antique, you need to make an objective judgment from all aspects, and judge its artistic value and historical research value, mainly in this aspect, right?"
"He Qing, every word of your sentence is like a maxim, it's so insightful!" Tian Tian praised from the side, "I've learned a lot."
He Qing shook his head and said modestly: "You are too generous. These are just simple principles. Common sense things about collecting are not insights."
"Brother Qing, what is the origin of that thing? Is it of great artistic value?" Lin Haitao asked hurriedly.
He Qing nodded solemnly and replied: "The artistic value must be high. Take a closer look. The patterns on this bronze mirror are very clear and the carving is extremely exquisite. It doesn't look very conspicuous now because of the rust.
The rust stains are too heavy, and if the rust spots are removed, they will be clearly visible."
There is no doubt that the thing was produced in the Western Han Dynasty, because He Qing was able to see its ins and outs through the aura above, and thus determine the age of its production, as well as some other major circumstances.
"Yes, the mirror surface is straight, the shape is regular, and it has that charm." Tian Tian nodded in agreement.
Lin Haitao asked: "Brother Qing, didn't the bronze mirrors before the Western Han Dynasty pay attention to the engraving of inscriptions? I have also seen some bronze mirrors from that period, and they seem to have relatively beautiful inscriptions, and I can't see this. Could it be that they were
Is the rust covering it up?”
He Qing said with a smile: "Haitao, this is a good question for you."
"How do you say that?" Lin Haitao became even more confused. He didn't know what the profound meaning of He Qing's words was, or whether there was any mystery in it.
Tian Tian didn't know what he meant and stared blankly at He Qing, waiting for his answer.
He Qing said solemnly: "Since it is a bronze mirror from the Western Han Dynasty, there must be inscriptions on it. Otherwise, how can later generations make judgments? Except for some special bronze mirrors, most of them have inscriptions on them.
, used to record the original reason for casting the vessel, the person commemorated or worshiped, etc."
"But there is no inscription on this bronze mirror." Lin Haitao was confused and said, "I just thought it had no collection value because I didn't see the inscription. It might be an imitation from the Republic of China and other periods. Like this
There are very few collectors of bronze mirrors without inscriptions."
He Qing smiled meaningfully and said, "You didn't look carefully, but it is indeed difficult to see."
"Where exactly is the inscription?"
Lin Haitao asked.
He Qing is simply trying to tantalize people's appetites, leaving such a big suspense.
Lin Haitao and Tian Tian were not in a hurry about this. They both wanted to reveal the answer as soon as possible and see what was going on.
He Qing said calmly: "Let's remove the patina first, so that we can see more comprehensively."
"Okay." Lin Haitao responded. They wanted He Qing to reveal the secret right away, but the other party said they had to remove the rust first. There was no other way. They had to wait.
"Haitao. Isn't it convenient for you to go out and buy some rust remover now?" He Qing asked.
"Convenient!" Lin Haitao nodded in agreement without hesitation, and said, "What's the inconvenience? Brother Qing, I'll go out and be back soon."
"Well, go ahead." He Qing said happily.
Then Lin Haitao said goodbye and ran out of the room to buy the rust remover He Qing needed.
"He Qing, I still have a question."
After Lin Haitao walked out, Tian Tian said.
"What questions? Tell me." He Qing said.
Tian Tian said: "How did those two people bring you to that place to make a deal? What kind of drama were they playing?"
He Qing replied casually: "They just put their things there."
"Are they camping?" Tian Tian asked in surprise.
"Well, yes, almost." He Qing said lightly.
He avoided talking about the true identity of Xiaoyi and the others in Lushan. After all, this matter needed to be kept secret, so it was better not to tell others the origin of things at will.
Although he was more optimistic about Tian Tian, and the distance between them had become much closer after a few days of brief contact, but after all, the other party and he were not very familiar with each other. If Lin Haitao asked, he might not even think about it.
Tell the whole story.
When he heard this answer, Tian Tian didn't ask any more questions.
After a while, Lin Haitao ran back in a hurry.
"Brother Qing, I've bought the things." When he came over, Lin Haitao handed the rust remover Haosheng bought to He Qing.
After taking it, He Qing said: "Let's go to the bathroom and clean the rust off the bronze mirror."
"Well, let's go take a look." Lin Haitao and Tian Tian agreed in unison.
Afterwards, the three of them walked into the bathroom.
It didn't take long for the rust on the bronze mirror to be almost removed.
"Brother Qing, after the patina is removed, it looks really good!" Lin Haitao praised.
Tian Tian also said: "You can see it clearly now. He Qing, you are right. This bronze mirror is well preserved and the carvings on it are also very exquisite."
"But Brother Qing, I still can't see any inscriptions." Lin Haitao frowned slightly.
I originally thought that after some cleaning, the hidden inscriptions on the mirror would be highlighted, allowing people to see it more clearly. Who knows, there is still no sign of the inscriptions. In this way, wouldn't it be more proof that there is no inscription on it?
Is it done?
Could it be that He Qing made a mistake in judgment and made a mistake?
He Qing said with a smile: "Haitao, don't worry, now that it's cleaned, the inscriptions carved on it can be seen more clearly."
"Where?" Lin Haitao asked in confusion.
Tian Tian was also shocked. There was obviously no inscription on it, so it could have been hidden.
"Come here, put the bronze mirror under the electric light and take a closer look." He Qing immediately called Lin Haitao and two others into the living room.
After arriving in the living room, He Qing turned on a lamp and placed the bronze mirror under the light.
Under the bright light, Lin Haitao and the others seemed to see something vaguely, and their expressions suddenly changed. (To be continued...)