"Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Biography of Cai Yong": "Some people in Wu burned tung trees for cooking, and Yong heard the sound of the fire. He knew the wood was good, so he cut it into a qin because of his request. The fruit had a beautiful sound, but the tail was still burnt, so when
His name is Jiaowei Qinyan."
This is the most authentic record about the "Jiaowei Qin" in the history books. The Eastern Han Dynasty writer and musician Cai Yong is also famous all over the world because of his "Jiaowei Qin", its pleasant sound and unique production method.
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Later generations also regarded Cai Yong's "Jiaowei Qin", Qi Huangong's "Hao Zhongqin", Chuzhuang King's "Raoliang Qin" and Sima Xiangru's "Green Qi Qin" as the four most famous Qin in China.
It has a long-lasting reputation and is a unique treasure in China!
Therefore, it is no wonder that Fu Kun was so excited because of the three words "Jiaowei Qin"! Even Zhu Jun, who didn't know much about the antique shop, was equally shocked after hearing the three words "Jiaowei Qin"!
"I don't have enough skill in miscellaneous appraisals, especially the appreciation of guqin. Although I know that this guqin is very precious, I am not sure whether it is the 'Jiaowei', one of the four legendary guqins!" Liu Dong said seriously!
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After hearing this, Fu Kun nodded after his mood stabilized a little.
He knows that antique appraisal is not an industry where you can easily draw conclusions based on just a quick glance and what you think is good. It is a very strict and cautious activity.
If you want to appraise an antique, even if it is 99% correct, as long as there is one percent doubt that cannot be eliminated, you cannot make a final conclusion.
"What are you two talking about? Are you kidding? How can such a shabby thing be a 'Jiaowei Qin'?" Zhu Jun said with doubt in his tone.
No wonder he is so doubtful. After all, if the Jiaowei Qin is really spread to the present, it has a history of more than 1,800 years. It can withstand the erosion of nearly two thousand years of history, and not much wood has been preserved.
"Let's go, Liu Dong, take it back and let the master take a look. Although he specializes in calligraphy and painting, he is also very proficient in miscellaneous appraisals. He will definitely be able to give us a more accurate appraisal result by then!"
With that said, Fu Kun ignored his friend and carefully picked up Baoqin, which looked dirty but had infinite possibilities!
"Okay. Take it back and let Mr. Chen help you identify it!" Liu Dong nodded in agreement.
Moreover, even if Mr. Chen is unable to authenticate the guqin in front of him, with the deep connections that Mr. Chen has accumulated in the antique circle over the years, he will definitely be able to find a qin master who can authenticate the guqin in front of him!
With Mr. Chen taking action, it is undoubtedly much more convenient and faster than Liu Dong trying to solve the problem on his own!
"Hey, you two haven't answered me yet? Hey, you don't want this snakeskin bag, there are a lot of things in it?" Zhu Jun shouted after seeing the two of them going out with only the guqin.
"No, I'll leave it to you!"
Liu Dong's voice came from afar. Except for the guqin, the remaining items in the snakeskin bag were worth less than three thousand in total. Liu Dong didn't like them at all.
"Kunzi, your Guanyin statue?"
"I'll leave it to you first, and I'll pick it up later!"
Seeing the two people disappearing around the corner, Zhu Jun couldn't help but shook his head, "Both of them are impatient, really! However, seeing that they are so anxious, is it really a Jiaowei Qin? Oh, who cares?
, please ask again later!”
After muttering to himself, Zhu Jun packed up Liu Dong's snakeskin bag, then walked into the inner room and continued busy with his work.
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When he heard the door open, Chen Bangda put down the newspaper and stood up. Before he could look into the yard, he saw Liu Dong and his apprentice hurriedly opened the door and walked into the living room.
"What are you doing in such a hurry? Also, didn't you go to the antique market? Why are you back so soon?"
"Master, please help me identify this guqin!" Fu Kun said quickly in response to the question.
"Guqin?"
The old man's eyes shifted to Gu Qin, who was currently being held in Fu Kun's arms.
"Did you go out and buy it?"
"Well, Liu Dong bought it for 20,000 yuan at the Confucius Temple Antique City just now!"
"Liu Dong bought it?" He glanced at Liu Dong who came in behind with a surprised expression. When the old man looked at the guqin that Fu Kun had placed on the table, his expression suddenly became a little more serious.
The opening of the Yuanming Museum made Liu Dong's reputation as a Taobao collector completely famous all over the world. Even seniors in the industry like Chen Bangda were extremely convinced of his current vision. Therefore, after hearing that Liu Dong bought the things himself
Later, the old man felt even more serious.
"The turtle pattern is broken?"
After only a few seconds of inspection, Mr. Chen discovered the extraordinary external performance on the guqin.
"Kunzi, go to the study and get my things!" At this moment, the look on Mr. Chen's face had become extremely cautious!
"Yes, master!"
Fu Kun, who was eager to get accurate identification results, strode upstairs and took down a set of magnifying glasses commonly used by Chen Bangda as quickly as possible.
Taking the thing from the apprentice's hand, the old man took off his reading glasses and looked at the surface of the incomplete guqin bit by bit.
Seeing this, Liu Dong and Fu Kun looked at each other and fell silent. Apart from breathing, there was almost no other sound in the room.
As time passed little by little, after a full hour, Mr. Chen straightened the overturned Guqin, sat up straight, closed his eyes and let out a long sigh!
"Master, is this guqin the 'Jiaowei', one of the four famous guqin?" Fu Kun said carefully after seeing the master's appraisal.
"We don't know yet!" After thinking for a while, the old man shook his head.
"have no idea?"
The disciple's surprised voice made the old man dissatisfied.
"Isn't it strange? Your master and I are not very proficient in miscellaneous appraisals, especially the appreciation of guqin. How can we draw a conclusion based on only one hour of appraisal! Also, how many times have I told you, we
When doing appraisals, the most important thing is to have a stable mentality, sharp eyes, and be cautious in drawing conclusions! Look at you, you are so restless and restless, you are far worse than Xiaodong!"
The old man's scolding made Fu Kun look embarrassed, but Nuonuo quickly said yes!
As for Liu Dong, who was concerned about himself, he couldn't say much at the moment, so he had to adopt the method of observing the nose with eyes and the mind with nose!
However, the old man obviously had no intention of letting him go, but fortunately it was not a reprimand!
"Xiaodong, you bought this piano, what do you think about it now?"
Facing the old man's incomprehensible gaze, Liu Dong made some drafts in his stomach and said: "The reason why I bought this guqin in the first place was because I saw the 'tortoise pattern' on its surface. Tortoise pattern breaks are very precious.
Need to say more! And...!"
After a pause, Liu Dong turned the guqin over and exposed its ground.
"If you look carefully, you will find that although the color of the piano pool is similar to the color of the piano watch, there are subtle differences!"
"It's true!" Upon seeing it, Fu Kun couldn't help but nodded.
Although the color of this guqin is mostly black, the color on the surface is black with purple in it. However, the color in the piano pool is completely black, and it is not as shiny as the watch!
"What's more important is that the color in the qin pool does not have the tortoise pattern on the surface! This is obviously unreasonable for a guqin. There can only be two explanations for this situation! One is that this guqin
The guqin is a fake, and the tortoise patterns on the watch are made. But the person who made the forger is not a fool, and he can’t just make this one, unless he doesn’t want to take the piano out. So the suspicion of forgery can be ruled out!”
"Second, it's just to cover up!" Liu Dong said with certainty in his eyes, his eyes shining brightly.
"Cover up?" Fu Kun said in surprise.
"That's right! As the saying goes, 'wealth is not revealed'. Such a precious treasure as a thousand-year-old guqin is worth thousands of gold! Therefore, in order to prevent the treasures you have collected from being peeked by outsiders, it makes sense to do some concealment.
!Moreover, anyone who knows something about the appraisal and collection of Guqin knows that the engravings and inscriptions on Guqin are usually in the pool on the back. As long as these engravings and inscriptions are concealed, you can maximize the
Hiding the secret of this guqin to such an extent!" As he said that, Liu Dong put his fingers on the piano pool and rubbed it gently.
When he took back his hand, a powdery black stain appeared on his right index finger.
Seeing this, Liu Dong smiled, and then continued: "If my guess is correct, the material used to cover the back of this guqin is a mixture of raw lacquer and tung oil! This kind of thing is called 'oil glue' in the antique industry.
It has strong adhesion and has a strong protective effect on wood. In the past, when craftsmen were making furniture, they often brushed it on the surface. However, this kind of 'oil glue' will lose its luster if it is not maintained for a long time.
, powdery black stains will appear when you rub it with your hands!”
"Bah bang...! Xiaodong, I'm really impressed after three days apart. Now your level of appreciation of antiques is really impressive!" Mr. Chen clapped his hands and said to Liu Dong with a tone full of admiration.
Hearing this, and looking at the admiration in Fu Kun's eyes next to him, Liu Dong was proud but did not dare to be too proud. The reason why he understood this was thanks to the almost photographic memory brought to him by the relic Yuanguang.
His ability allowed him to remember more knowledge related to identification!
"You're always over the top!"
"Haha, you are so humble! By the way, since you have seen the clues, do you have any idea of the origin of this piano?"
"If nothing else happens, it should be the 'Jiaowei Qin' made by Cai Yong in the late Eastern Han Dynasty! Of course, whether it is true or not, we still need to remove the 'oil glue' from the Qin pool and take a look at the
The knowledge will be clear!" Liu Dong said seriously.