Seeing such a wooden box as dark as carbon, Chen Ran couldn't help but stretched out two fingers and pinched it lightly. He found that the material of the wooden box was very hard, but when he touched it, it felt very delicate, rather like touching the glass.
a feeling of……
Chen Ran looked down and found no dark color on his fingers.
"This is the charred wood of ebony."
When Wang Zhiqing saw Chen Ran's actions, he smiled dumbly. He recognized such a special wood almost at a glance. "Ebony" also means gloomy wood.
Needless to say, gloomy wood has been used to ward off evil spirits throughout the ages. Some of the wooden swords used by Maoshan Taoist priests are made of gloomy wood. Of course, not every Taoist priest can own a gloomy wood.
Generally speaking, Taoist priests use mahogany swords. Wooden swords made of dark wood are relatively rare.
The sunken wood, also known as the "Oriental Sacred Tree" and "Plant Mummy", is caused by earthquakes, floods, and mudslides that bury all ground plants and organisms in low-lying places such as ancient river beds. Some trees buried in the mud will survive the lack of oxygen and high pressure.
Under the influence of bacteria and other microorganisms, ebony is formed through a carbonization process that lasts for thousands of years, so it is also called "carbonized wood".
Seeing that this wooden box was made of ebony, Wang Zhiqing didn't care much, because there are countless types of ebony. With so many types, there are naturally high and low levels. The wooden box in front of him is used
The ebony is just average.
After the young man opened the black cloth wrapping the wooden box, there was no need for the young man to do anything. Wang Zhiqing opened the wooden box himself. Inside the wooden box was a rusty ancient knife.
Chen Ran didn't study much about ancient swords, and he didn't know much about them. He only knew that the value of swords has appreciated very quickly in recent years. The rate of appreciation can almost be ranked among the top five in the antique industry. With the popularity of Chinese ancient weapons at home and abroad,
The number of collectors is increasing day by day, and the collection of ancient Chinese swords has become a hot spot in the current collection market.
If you are just starting to collect, the cheapest swords will cost five to six thousand yuan, better ones will cost two to thirty thousand yuan, and collector-grade swords will cost more than one hundred thousand yuan.
Of course, although Chen Ran didn't know much about ancient knives, he could still tell what type of knife the knife in front of him was. Basically anyone who knew something about it could tell this. According to his observation, this knife
It should be a Japanese sword.
The Japanese sword was improved from the Chinese Tang sword. After the Tang sword spread to Japan, the Japanese nobles at that time were proud to own a Tang sword, and the Japanese samurai sword evolved from it.
The reason why Chen Ran was able to observe that this sword was a Japanese sword and not a Tang sword was because he had better eyesight and could clearly see the samurai figures, flowers, insects and birds carved on the scabbard at a glance, although these patterns had already been
It's blurry, but you can tell it's a Japanese carving style.
There is another important difference between Tang swords and Japanese swords, that is, generally speaking, the blades of Japanese samurai swords have a certain curvature, while Tang swords mostly adopt a straight shape. Of course, this is just a general method of identification. In fact,
Not absolutely.
Although there are many types of antiques, in fact, the return of all methods to the sect is also feasible in this industry. If Chen Ran is asked to explain this knife, he will definitely not be able to explain it, but this does not mean
It didn't hinder his vision. From his perspective, although the knife was a bit rusty, it was still very exquisite in shape and carving.
After Wang Zhiqing saw the knife, he took out a magnifying glass and observed the Japanese sword. After observing it for a long time, he straightened up and handed the magnifying glass to Chen Ran.
Although Chen Ran's eyes were better than a magnifying glass, he still took it and pretended to look at it.
"Xiao Ran, what do you think?" When Chen Ran returned the magnifying glass to Wang Zhiqing, Wang Zhiqing asked Chen Ran for his opinion.
Wang Zhiqing doesn't know much about Japanese antiques. If he did, the ancient Japanese painting from last time might not be in Chen Ran's hands. However, among Japanese antiques, Japanese swords are an exception.
This is because due to the Anti-Japanese War, ancient Japanese swords are very common in China. They are not much different from Chinese antique collections. Even among the people, there are too many to collect.
"Brother Wang, don't ask me. I don't know anything about swords. I only know that this sword is a Japanese sword. Other than that, I don't know anything else."
Chen Ran's words are not modest, but they are modest.
It's not modest, because he really doesn't understand. It's modest, because although he doesn't understand, it's not difficult for him to say a few words of evaluation. Besides, he also
With an energy aperture.
A person's energy is ultimately limited. If he seems to be proficient in everything, he will undoubtedly show off his talents too much.
When Chen Ran answered, he released an energy aperture to detect it. The result of the detection was that the energy aperture was adsorbed on the blade, which showed that the blade was at least a hundred years old.
One energy aperture was not enough, so Chen Ran naturally released a second energy aperture.
As a result, the energy aperture was still adsorbed on the blade, which surprised Chen Ran. According to the energy aperture, two energy apertures were released but no results were detected. This means that either the sword is three hundred years old.
Either it is history, or this knife was forged extremely beautifully. No matter which case it is, the knife in front of you is worth a lot of money.
For a moment, Chen Ran suddenly became interested and continued to release a circle of energy on the blade...
"This knife was left to me by my great-grandfather. It was a trophy from when he killed the Japanese during the Anti-Japanese War."
Hearing Chen Ran's words, the young man who was a little reserved immediately answered, his expression looking extremely proud at this moment. From his eyes, it could be seen that he still loved this knife very much.
Wang Zhiqing, who was still observing Japanese swords, suddenly became interested when he heard what he said. He raised his head and said with a smile: "Then your uncle is still a revolutionary fighter..."
"Of course." The young man nodded affirmatively, looked up at Wang Zhiqing and asked, "Is this knife of mine an antique?"
The young man looking at Wang Zhiqing seemed a little nervous after asking this question.
When the young man asked this question, Chen Ran finally stopped releasing the energy aperture.
Chen Ran stopped releasing the energy aperture, not because he had detected the age of the Japanese sword, but because he had released twenty-five energy apertures from the first energy aperture just now.
.
Twenty-five energy apertures were released, but the age of this Japanese sword was still not detected.
What does twenty-five energy apertures mean?
Although from Chen Ran's perspective, the shape and carving of this knife are relatively exquisite, it is actually only compared to ordinary ancient knives. In other words, exquisiteness is exquisite, but this Japanese sword is actually just a comparison knife.
Ordinary ancient knives are better than knives, and even if such a knife has a history of 1,500 years, how many energy apertures are needed to detect the result...
This number will never exceed twenty.
But now, Chen Ran's twenty-five energy apertures have been absorbed into the blade.
If we look at it according to normal conditions, it is enough to show that this Japanese sword is at least two thousand years old.
Two thousand years of history...
Chen Ran was a little confused.
How long is the history of the Tang Dynasty?
Li Yuan founded the Tang Dynasty in 618 AD, which is less than 1,500 years ago. The Tang sword is naturally a sword forged in the Tang Dynasty, and the Japanese sword evolved from the Tang sword.
That is to say, if calculated this way, this Japanese sword is older than the Tang Dynasty...
This is undoubtedly impossible!
The Japanese sword evolved from the Tang sword, which only appeared in the Tang Dynasty. However, the current Japanese sword is older than the Tang Dynasty. Isn’t this nonsense?
So, there must be something wrong somewhere? What is wrong?
Chen Ran frowned and pondered, but he was puzzled. He released the remaining two energy apertures, but the result was still the same, which immediately made him confused...
