The first thousand five hundred and ninety-six chapters face again
Han Kongque knew Gu Lie very well, and he was only popular for three minutes.
However, since he wanted to learn, Han Kongque did not hesitate to give him advice.
“Coral is rarely confused with other gemstone materials because its unique appearance, structure and shape make it easy to identify.”
Han Peacock glanced at Gu Lie, but did not notice that he was impatient, so he continued: "Look at this white coral, the main imitation of white coral is the shell of oyster pearls, which is the best imitation material.
However, the appearance of coral is completely different from that of oyster pearls, which are somewhat similar in color. The luster of oyster pearls has a certain direction, and when magnified at low magnification, it shows a pattern that looks very much like a flame.
White rosary beads made from oyster shells and carved into fake white corals can be identified by the parallel growth structure on the shells and the pink zoning trend. As long as you have seen the real ones, you can easily distinguish them.”
"What do you mean?" Gu Lie's expression changed.
Han Kong laughed and said, "Are you trying to test me? Did you buy this white coral from the market outside? If you look carefully, it's an artificial squid."
"Fake?" Chen Rui took a magnifying glass and observed carefully according to the characteristics Han Kongque said just now.
"Sure enough, there is a flame pattern. Let me tell you, it's so easy to find out." Chen Rui directly handed the magnifying glass to Gu Lie.
"How much did you pay for it?" Han Peacock said with a smile.
Song Min smiled bitterly and said: "It cost ten thousand US dollars, which is not much. If it is true, it will be missed. If it is fake, it will be deceived."
"It's really a fake. These people are so thieves. They actually use shells to make coral?" Gu Lie was a little dumbfounded.
"Otherwise, they can sell it for ten thousand dollars?" Han Kongque said with a smile.
"What a cheater." Gu Lie muttered. He just gained some face, but now he has lost even his dignity.
After laughing for a while, Han Kongque said: "In fact, it is not difficult to identify corals. The characteristic of corals is that they have small and shallow circular pits, which are the growth parts of individual coral polyps. The small pits are caused by certain perforated marine organisms.
Pitfalls may also exist.
The main substitutes for imitation coral are celluloid, wood, and sealing wax, none of which have the unique appearance of coral, celluloid emits a camphor smell when heated, and the wood can be scratched with a fingernail, exposing the wooden structure beneath the artificial surface.
The sealing wax has a fluid, glass-like appearance under a magnifying glass. If necessary, hydrochloric acid can be used to identify these substitutes, because none of them will react with hydrochloric acid. On the contrary, coral, oyster pearls and oyster pearl shells all react with hydrochloric acid.
react."
"It will be ruined if you react." Gu Lie said angrily.
"Also, using hydrochloric acid cannot identify white coral made from oyster shells." Song Min looked at Gu Lie and said.
"So be careful not to mistake the fake for the real!" Han Peacock said.
The world is like this. As long as something has value, it will be faked.
Like the entire art market, whether it is white coral or red coral, there are artificial fakes, especially red coral. Because the price is higher, it is even more troubled by fakes.
Real red coral has a natural texture, is very moisturizing, and has flaws such as small white dots and small black dots buried in the red color.
Some of the jewelry that imitate red coral include sea willow, sea bamboo, etc., and some of the ornaments that imitate red coral include dyed marble, pink glass, pink plastic and other materials.
The easiest way to fake the real coral is called "beauty coral". This kind of red coral is half real and half fake, a bit like the fake jadeite.
It is made of white coral with a rough texture in shallow water, wrapped in layers with special paint and coral powder, and the natural flaws of red coral such as small white spots and small black spots are imitated one by one into the most precious deep red coral and pink coral. Sometimes it can
To the extent that it looks fake and real, it is difficult for ordinary consumers to distinguish it.
The lighter color is dyed into deep red, which increases the grade. This kind of dyed coral is more difficult to distinguish.
"If you lose it, you will lose it. The corals we collected can definitely make back our money." After being taught a lesson by Han Peacock, Gu Lie thought about it instead. Anyway, this is not his specialty. It doesn't matter if he is embarrassed. Besides, there is no
Throw people outside. We are all our own people here. What's wrong with it?
Chen Qing said cheerfully: "I've made a lot of money this time. Peacock, look at how much these are worth. We won't say anything to you and will give you a 20% discount."
"Isn't it 20% cheaper than cheating me? When we buy raw materials, we calculate them at 50% of the actual price." Han Kongque said with a smile.
"It's really black. You can't reduce the price of these broken corals. No matter how broken they are, you can always grind them into beads, right? Especially this kind of red coral. Look at the color. It's definitely oxblood red. It's made into a bracelet. The price is
Not low." Gu Lie picked up a few pieces of broken coral and said.
Han Peacock looked at it and saw that this was indeed the deep sea elf red coral. Even if it was broken, it was still very beautiful. This kind of red coral from the depths of the ocean was not dazzling or ostentatious, but very charming.
"Gu Lie was right this time. Second brother, you can't cheat us." Song Min faced her husband this time.
Han Peacock smiled and said: "This is the only living thousand-year-old spiritual object among gems. In recent years, there are more and more fans. However, you may not be aware of several misunderstandings about red coral. Some people think that genuine red coral is not
White core, look at this broken piece of red coral, is it wrong?
Even Aka red coral has a white core, so Aka red coral can only be made into eggs and spheres, which are used to set rings and pendants, or to set raw branches, and are generally not made into beads, so
, if you see Akkar grade red coral beads on the market, there must be something wrong.”
When Han Kongque said this, Gu Lie, who was so proud just now, immediately became speechless. Is this another slap in the face?
"Aka-level red coral can't be used to grind beads?" Song Min was also a little dumbfounded. Although she was knowledgeable, she was not a jewelry appraisal expert!
"So, from an artistic and cultural point of view, the difficulty and challenge faced by a coral sculpture in its creation is no less than that of any other work of art. Therefore, the raw materials and finished jewelry are different. The reason why the finished product sells so well
There is a certain reason for being expensive." Han Kongque said with a smile.
"We don't know how to make coral reefs anyway, so just do whatever you say!" Gu Lie said helplessly.
Han Peacock laughed and said, "You are being a bit rogue when you say that. Don't think that coral products are easier to make. Each piece of coral has a different shape and must be carefully designed, cleverly conceived, and meticulously crafted by craftsmen."
Only then can it become a handicraft.
Therefore, each piece of coral work is unique and unique. For this reason, people are keen on collecting precious coral works of art, and it is reasonable for the price to be high."
"How expensive is it? Why do I feel that coral products are so cheap?" Song Min said.
Chen Qing also said: "Yes! We checked some information and the price is not expensive."
Song Mindao: "Yes! At the 2000 Christie's spring auction in Hong Kong, a large Qing Dynasty coral sculpture with a phoenix was sold for more than 370,000 yuan, and another large Qing Dynasty coral sculpture with figures was sold at
The result was 572,000 yuan at the auction in 2007..."
"You also said that those are coral products from the Qing Dynasty. Not to mention other things, it is just the collection technology of that period. Can they collect deep-sea corals? Also, it only mentioned coral ornaments. What kind of coral ornaments are they?
?The quality is not good, even if it is from the Tang Dynasty, it is not worth much."
"You mean, as long as the quality is good, it will be valuable?" Chen Rui said.
Han Peacock said with a smile: "Some authentic works will not appear at auctions. For example, the Louvre Museum in France has many exquisite coral collections. Many museums in our country also have rich coral collections. Who will sell them?"
"If you ask me, coral should be cheaper." Yuan Peng said at this time.
"Why?" Gu Lie asked.
Yuan Peng said: "How many submarines do you think there are in various countries in the world now? Not to mention the military in various countries around the world, even civilians have many submarines. If they are used to collect corals, what kind of corals cannot be collected?"
After Yuan Peng finished speaking, everyone looked at Han Kongque to see how he would explain. It seemed that corals were also monopolized by others. In fact, there should be quite a lot of various corals.
Han Peacock said with a smile: "These are all your guesses. Hawaii is an important coral producing area, but how many deep-sea corals have you found here? There are many ordinary corals, one by one in the shallow sea, and some even form islands.
In daily life, you can see a lot of it even when you visit the flower, bird, fish and insect market, but its texture is rough and loose, and green moss can easily grow when soaked in water. It is the best companion for goldfish swimming leisurely in a glass tank.
Because they are abundant and rough, they are not expensive. Red corals are called gem-quality corals, which are not the same concept as ordinary corals. They are not only beautiful and pleasant, but also have extremely low yields, so they are very rare.
They cannot be found in shallow seas. They live in ocean depths of 200 meters to 2,000 meters. It takes 20 years to grow one inch and 300 years to grow one kilogram. It may be due to the huge pressure in the depths of the sea that red corals
The texture is tight, the hardness is high, it is very moist and tough.
The texture of red coral is a bit like ivory. Like ivory, it can withstand careful carving and carve various exquisite works of art. Not only is red coral rare and beautiful, but it is also very difficult to collect.
The depth of 200-2000 meters is not a big deal in the eyes of modern submarines, but submarines will never participate in the collection of red corals, so the difficulty of collection is very high in both modern and ancient times.
Now that the country has designated red coral polyps as a national protected animal, casual picking is not allowed. The source of goods on the market is mainly old things left behind. Calculating this, do you still think the number of corals is huge?"
"Why don't countries around the world use submarines to collect corals?" Gu Lie said unconvinced. (To be continued.)