Zhuang Rui did not rush to use his spiritual energy to observe as soon as he came up. Instead, he took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put them on his hands. He picked up the Japanese sword in the scabbard closest to his body and played with it carefully.
Got up.
In appreciating antiques, hands-on experience is very important. Teacher Jin’s teacher, the Chinese master Zhuang Rui once met, once said: “The reason why I can point out the authenticity of a certain antique is because I know
Where is it really? And I’ve seen it too. I’ve seen it a lot, and I can tell the difference between the real thing and the fake one..."
This passage from the master shows that with rich hands-on experience, sometimes it is natural to feel the authenticity, because the fake objects do not have that heavy sense of historical vicissitudes. Of course, these details are just
It’s something that newcomers to the industry can’t understand.
The katana Zhuang Rui is holding in his hand is a typical Japanese sword style. Zhuang Rui gestured with the scabbard. The length of the handle of the sword is almost 1.7 meters, which can be reached from the ground to his shoulder.
at.
The exterior of the katana is extremely ornately decorated. The buckles of the scabbard are inlaid with sterling silver. One side of the scabbard is engraved with samurai figures, flowers, insects, and birds.
The figure pattern on the scabbard has become a little blurry. It seems that it has been worn by people frequently and is difficult to identify.
On the other side of the scabbard, there is an erotic pattern carved on it. On it, a Japanese woman undresses and wears a wide band, which is very charming. Of course, in Zhuang Rui's eyes, it is extremely coquettish.
"Grandma, the island country has always had this tradition..."
Judging from the style of this katana, it should be from the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the 15th century. It has been preserved for five to six hundred years. If this sword is authentic, it is really valuable.
With a "swish" sound, Zhuang Rui pulled out the katana a few inches, and a bright light suddenly came into his eyes. The blade had the famous dark light pattern of flat fragments, which looked extremely delicate.
"Friend, what do you think of this knife?"
Although it felt like a real thing, Zhuang Rui didn't have much research on this kind of object. He put the sword into its sheath and prepared to use his spiritual energy to check it, but just when he was about to look, he was interrupted.
Zhuang Rui raised his head unhappily and saw a tall young man standing in front of him, dressed very fashionably and holding a samurai sword in his hand.
After seeing the knife in the man's hand, Zhuang Rui discovered that the so-called real objects by the owner of his shop were basically samurai swords. He didn't know where he got them from. Could it be that the samurai swords seized from the Japanese army were...
Did he collect them all?
Thinking of this, Zhuang Rui had a doubt in his mind about the knife in his hand. If something is abnormal, it must be a monster. Many things that seem to be unconventional have their roots.
"I'm sorry, let me introduce myself first. My surname is Huangfu, and my only name is Yun. I have been collecting antique swords for several years. I used to play abroad and seldom communicated with domestic colleagues. I really hope to get to know you..."
Seeing that Zhuang Rui ignored him for a long time, Huangfu quickly introduced himself.
"Hello, my name is Zhuang Rui. Although I also like to collect, I am not a swordsman. If there are other objects, I can communicate with you. If it is a sword, I don't dare to show my shame..."
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. This person named Huangfu Yun was so polite that Zhuang Rui was too embarrassed to treat him coldly, so he immediately said his name.
While the two were having a conversation, the boss kept standing nearby. For some unknown reason, the boss came over and said, "You two, you guys chat first, I'll make a phone call..."
"Boss Tu, you go ahead and take a look first..."
Huangfu seemed to be very familiar with the boss and waved his hands indifferently, but Zhuang Rui gave the chubby boss a thoughtful look. Could this be a joint trap?
There are countless tricks used in antique shops. The shill pretends to be a customer or an expert to guide others to buy fake items. Such traps are rare anymore because the techniques are too inferior.
However, Zhuang Rui didn't think that this Huangfu was a caretaker, because he was too young. Judging from his appearance, he was probably several years younger than himself. Most of these caretakers were cunning and cunning. He was so young and very young.
It's hard to hold back the scene.
"Brother Huangfu, how long have you been in this business..."
Zhuang Rui casually chatted with the person in front of him. Don't look at this small talk, it is also very sophisticated. An expert can understand your origin and background in a few sentences, and it can also be extended to the objects you took out. But these
I just used some charlatanism.
Although Zhuang Rui was not familiar with this, the other party was more like a novice. After a few words of conversation, Zhuang Rui figured out the other party's origins, and he was really not a bastard.
It turns out that Huangfu Yun graduated from Beijing University and was several years older than Zhuang Rui, but he looked younger.
After Huangfu Yun graduated from his undergraduate degree, he went abroad to study for graduate school. He majored in law and worked as a lawyer abroad for several years. At an overseas auction, he saw ancient Chinese swords and was attracted to them at that time.
Later, Huangfu Yun spent tens of thousands of dollars to take pictures of the antique sword. From then on, he became obsessed with collecting antique swords. He collected them all, whether domestic or foreign.
According to Huangfu Yun, he is now preparing to publish a book. He wants to write a domestic description of sword collection. This is indeed a gap in domestic antique descriptions.
"Brother Huangfu, look at...are these samurai swords real or fake?"
After the two chatted, Zhuang Rui had a good impression of this lawyer who was not doing his job properly. At least others had gone abroad and got a green card, which was also a green card with a red heart. He wanted to bring foreign treasures to the country, which was better than those who smuggled cultural relics.
The dealer is much stronger.
"Haha, in my opinion, these are a batch of samurai swords from Japan's Toyota Hideyoshi era. According to the boss here, they were collected from a family in Japan. The credibility is very high. I bought two of them some time ago. Boss
The goods have arrived, I’ll come back and take a look..."
Huangfu Yun also had a smooth sailing since childhood, and started his own business when he grew up, so when he spoke, he was very confident, almost asserting that these swords were real objects.
Zhuang Rui shook his head weakly when he heard this. When he had doubts, he used his spiritual energy to check the batch of samurai swords. The result surprised Zhuang Rui. All of these swords were fakes, and the structures inside the swords were all mechanical.
After pressing it out, the pattern is forged and polished again and made old.
The person who made this batch of katana swords must also be an expert, and has a deep study of the historical style of Japanese swords. At least Zhuang Rui would have been wrong when he didn't use his spiritual energy to look at it. If he was a player who collects swords,
Maybe I'll buy one.
"Brother Huangfu, how much did you spend to buy these two knives?" Zhuang Rui asked.
Huangfu Yun looked around, lowered his voice, and whispered: "Two handfuls of 500,000 yuan. Originally, the boss offered one handful of 500,000 yuan, but then I told him. Brother Zhuang, if you wait a moment and see
If he wins, let's lower the price for him, maybe it will be cheaper..."
Zhuang Rui looked at this kind-hearted friend, swallowed hard, and asked: "Two handfuls...five hundred thousand RMB?"
Grandma, even though you earn a lot of money, you can’t waste money like this. Just this knife? Zhuang Rui might buy two for fifty yuan. It’s just a decoration at home, but it’s only half a million? Then
Only when Zhuang Rui's brain is showing off can he possibly buy it.
"Yes, there are very few samurai swords from the 15th century that exist. At an auction in New York last year, an almost identical samurai sword sold for US$180,000. The quality is not as good as the one here.
Fortunately I didn't catch that auction, otherwise I would have suffered a huge loss..."
Huangfu Yun looked overjoyed, and Zhuang Rui couldn't laugh or cry. Brother, you might as well have spent the 180,000 yuan instead of buying these two broken knives forged by modern craftsmanship, right?
"Brother Huangfu..."
When Zhuang Rui was about to pick out a few shortcomings of the sword, he suddenly saw the owner of the shop walking out of the back door and quickly changed his words: "I really don't know much about antique swords. I just bought two of them outside.
I just came in after seeing the name of this store. You don’t need to refer to my opinion, just like it..."
They are all working for a living in Panjiayuan. Zhuang Rui must not say whether these things are true or false, otherwise it is a big taboo to ruin people's jobs. Although this boss does not know Zhuang Rui now, he might get to know Zhuang Rui one day in the future.
Rui doesn't want to make an enemy and be remembered.
However, Zhuang Rui still gave Huangfu Yun a very subtle reminder. It is a saying that is often said in the antique industry: you can do whatever you like. This is usually to comfort those who pay tuition fees. If Huangfu Yun is enlightened enough, he can't say
You can definitely hear it.
As soon as Zhuang Rui finished speaking, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang. Zhuang Rui took out the phone, said hello to Huangfu Yun and the shop owner, and leisurely went out to answer the phone.
I have said all I can say. If Huangfu Yun is fooled again, I am afraid that the loss this time will not be 500,000. There are at least seven or eight samurai swords there, and even 2 million may not be able to defeat him.
The call was from Zhao Hanxuan. I heard from the monkey that Zhuang Rui had come to Panjiayuan. Zhao was very dissatisfied with Zhuang Rui's behavior of staying out of the family. He called and complained a few times until Zhuang Rui said that it would be over.
Bian only hung up the phone.
"Brother Zhuang, Brother Zhuang, slow down, walk slowly, wait for me..."
As soon as Zhuang Rui squeezed into the crowd, he heard Huangfu Yun's voice later. When he looked back, he saw that the guy had just walked out of the store with empty hands.
