Chapter 82 Ancient Jade handed down from ancient times
"Master Ke'er once invented a method of disguising ancient jade. It is said that this method has attracted the attention of many masters. Because of his high level of forgery, even the Forbidden City has collected his works!"
Li Yang raised his head, and everyone in the room remained silent, listening quietly to Li Yang telling his story. Only Shen Hao's eyes flashed with resentment and jealousy from time to time.
"Kuerye's method of counterfeiting is actually not troublesome. He mixed the jade blanks and fine iron filings together, put them all in a large water tank, and then poured boiled vinegar into the water tank. This
The process is called 'vinegar quenching'. After quenching the vinegar, bury it in a moist place, wait for more than ten days before taking it out, then bury it quietly in the middle of a busy dirt road, and take it out after two or three months.
The jade articles unearthed look completely like ancient jade, and ordinary people can't tell the difference at all!"
Li Yang stroked the jade body of the jade pendant with his thumb, and slowly finished telling the story. At this point, everyone else understood. What Li Yang meant was that the ancient jade in his hand was fake, and was made with 'knocking'.
"Ear Master" was created this way, otherwise Li Yang wouldn't be boring to tell such a story.
Sure enough, Li Yang raised the jade pendant again and said: "Grandpa Wu, this jade pendant of yours is probably the work of the descendant of 'Kuer Ye'. It is so exquisitely made that it can almost be fake. It may be a recent imitation, but this
The material of the Kuai Jade Pendant is genuine Hetian Topaz, so this jade pendant still has a certain value!"
Li Yang concluded in the end without using a positive tone. Li Yang told the story after discovering the iron filings in Jade Perry and happened to know such a story. He was not entirely sure whether it was true or not.
"Mr. Li, how do you know that this jade pendant is the work of the descendant of the 'Kuke'erye' you mentioned? Do you have any evidence or do you have a good understanding of this industry?"
Shen Hao suddenly asked again. This question was even more vicious. He almost said that I suspected that you, Li Yang, were also a faker. This was already suspected of slander.
Li Yang frowned. Shen Hao was pestering him like a dog-skin plaster. He ignored him and was still pestering him.
Liu Xuesong and Mr. He also frowned, and even Wu Xiaoli's grandfather had the same expression. The lady who was paying attention to the elderly people immediately felt that something was wrong.
"Shen Hao, Mr. Li must have evidence to say this. If you don't understand antiques, don't talk nonsense!"
Lady Zhao Dong hurriedly pulled Shen Hao over. She originally wanted Shen Hao to show his face today. At the same time, she also wanted to get married with the Wu and Liu families. The marriage partner was naturally Wu Xiaoli. The Wu and Liu families were together in Mingyang.
His political influence is not low. If Zhang Ying had known about Wu Xiaoli's identity in advance, he might not have been so decisive in appointing Li Yang as his assistant.
"Is there evidence? Of course there is!" Li Yang pondered for a moment and said slowly.
"Although the ancient jade made by Mr. Ke'er is very similar, it also has a weakness. This weakness is time. The ancient jade made by Mr. Ke'er cannot withstand playing. If it is played on the market for a few years, it will gradually become jerky and even worse.
It has faded. It has been three years since Grandpa Wu got this piece of jade. Grandpa Wu must have been playing handicap for these three years, so these characteristics are beginning to appear now. If not for this, I would not be able to see the problem with this piece of jade!"
Li Yang was humble at the end. Even if he didn't have an ancient jade like Pan Wan, he couldn't deceive Li Yang. However, the weakness he mentioned was true. The jade from Ke'er Ye was indeed not suitable for Pan Wan all year round.
It's just that this weakness is not a special weakness. I don't admit it when I go out with antiques. I only found out after a few years that it was already April 8, when children can go to kindergarten.
"My dear, I'm sorry, it was me who blinded you and you were deceived!"
Liu Xuesong suddenly turned around and said to Wu Xiaoli's grandfather sincerely. Li Yang was stunned again. It turned out that Liu Xuesong had seen this piece of ancient jade. As an old man with antiques, he said something shocking in public.
Not that easy.
"You persuaded me to look again at the beginning. I liked and insisted on buying it. Being deceived is entirely my fault. Fortunately, this is a real topaz. Although the age is fake, the jade is not fake. I have played with it for a few times.
Nian, I don’t want to give up anymore!”
Grandpa Wu Xiaoli chuckled and shook his head. The jade he had played with for three years had already developed feelings for him. Even if it was not an ancient jade, he would continue to collect it. This kind of mentality is really good.
Li Yang respectfully returned the jade pendant to Wu Xiaoli's grandfather. Li Yang also admired the old man's open-mindedness.
Wu Xiaoli looked at Li Yang stupidly on the side. He even wondered if Li Yang had gone to Mars and why he had become so powerful after not seeing each other for a few days. After three days of separation, he looked at Li Yang with admiration. Li Yang really made her think three times.
It's quite a shock to see it in the sun.
"Li Yang, what you said is very good, but it's very rare for you to be able to tell that it's Mr. Ke'er's forgery. Come on, help me see how this ancient jade looks like!"
He Lao nodded, and he didn't know when an extra jade pendant appeared in his hand. This was a phoenix pendant, also an ancient jade, a pure white ancient jade phoenix pendant.
The ancient jade pendant still reflects a soft white light under the light, crystal clear, standing proudly in front of everyone like a noble and mysterious fairy.
Li Yang smiled bitterly, stepped forward and carefully took the jade pendant from Mr. He. He was a person who had only been studying ancient jade for a few days, and now it seemed that everyone here regarded him as an expert.
"Mr. He, when did you get this phoenix pendant?"
Li Yang observed carefully for a while, and then used his special ability to study it, and then asked carefully.
Mr. Liu and Wu Liangguo were surprised that Li Yang knew He Rang, but no one said anything.
Mr. He stroked the round head of the crutch and smiled softly: "It has been more than ten years since I received this piece of Han jade that looked very good at the time. The price is not expensive!"
Mr. He didn't say the price, so Li Yang didn't ask. However, Mr. He said it was Han jade, which made Li Yang smile bitterly. This jade pendant is indeed ancient jade, but there are only three layers of light yellow halo on the surface.
One hundred and eighty years of history have nothing to do with the Han Dynasty.
Li Yang had heard Zhang Ying say that He Lao was the Taishan Beidou in the antique world. He was famous not only in Mingyang but also throughout the country. If Li Yang hadn't been so convinced of his special abilities, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to do so at this time.
One might also think that this piece of ancient jade is a piece of Han jade.
"Mr. He, when you collected it, did you treat it as an ancient jade handed down from ancient times?"
After thinking for a while, Li Yang finally figured out his thoughts. No matter what Mr. He's identity was, since he asked himself, he could only tell the truth. It was very uncomfortable to lie in front of people like Mr. He. Li Yang had already experienced it last time, and he didn't want to do it again.
experience.
"You are right. I did receive this phoenix pendant as an ancient jade handed down from ancient times!" Mr. He nodded again.
Hand-down ancient jade is different from unearthed jade. Hand-down ancient jade has been played with by many people and has a unique warm jade. In terms of value, hand-down ancient jade is much higher than unearthed jade, because good hand-down ancient jade has
There will be no flaws, and it will have more of a real sense of historical vicissitudes than unearthed jade.
"Mr. He, this is indeed an ancient jade, but it is not as old as you said. This is not Han jade. If I read correctly, the real age of this jade should be the late Qing Dynasty, about a hundred years ago.
Fifty years or so!”
After pondering for a while, Li Yang decided to tell the truth. Calculated according to the sixty years of the first layer of aperture, this jade should be between one hundred and twenty to one hundred and eighty years. Li Yang said that around one hundred and fifty years is the right time.
It doesn't matter if it's a few years off or not. No one in the antique world dares to say that they can accurately tell how old something is at a glance.
"Li Yang, don't talk nonsense. How could there be something wrong with Mr. He's things?"
Liu Xuesong suddenly reminded Li Yang, and there was obvious concern in Liu Xuesong's eyes. Others around him slowly nodded. Only the resentment in Shen Hao's eyes became stronger, and there was also a bit of schadenfreude.
This girl Wu Xiaoli obviously has a good impression of Li Yang. Li Yang gave such an expensive gift and they may have been together for a long time. Now that Liu Xuesong has directly expressed concern for Li Yang, he may have regarded Li Yang as his grandson-in-law.
Everyone knows that Liu Xuesong loves Wu Xiaoli, his granddaughter, more than his grandson. It is not unreasonable for Aiwu and Wuxia to help Li Yang, not to mention that Li Yang's performance today is indeed very good.
"Xue Song, what you said is wrong. I can't guarantee that all the things I have have not been drilled. What's more, I am good at porcelain and not jade. Let Li Yang continue!"
Mr. He turned around and smiled. Liu Xuesong nodded helplessly, but there was still a trace of anxiety in his eyes.
Li Yang's heart suddenly sank. He remembered what Zhang Ying had mentioned last time. Mr. He's identity was not simple. At that time, Li Yang only thought that Mr. He was a retired cadre of Mingyang. Now it seems that he had obviously guessed wrong.
Even Liu Xuesong, a retired cadre at the deputy department level, is so nervous. The identity of Mr. He is definitely not as simple as an ordinary retired cadre from Mingyang.
Li Yang raised his head and glanced at Mr. He, and said hurriedly: "Mr. He, don't worry, I don't know if what I said is true, I'm just expressing my personal opinion!"
"It's okay. I asked you to look at this piece of jade for me. How can I blame you? Just say so with confidence!"
Mr. He waved and shook his head, and Li Yang felt relieved.
Li Yang put the jade pendant under the lamp and looked at it carefully, and then said: "This is real mutton-fat jade, and it is very good-looking mutton-fat jade. After it is made, someone specially uses wheat bran to put it on his hands."
It must be plate-polished and polished for at least thirty years before it can have that natural, soft, and moist luster, forming the pulp of ancient jade that can be authentic. This method of counterfeiting should be the 'plate-glossing method'
', this method is now very rare, even if its history is not that long, it is still an extremely rare piece of ancient jade!"
