There were staff members in the Bronze Hall, and he didn't know what happened just now. When he saw Qin Feng casually scribbling on the items with a carbon pen, he naturally wouldn't agree.
"Xiao Liu, don't worry about it."
Wei Hua narrowed his eyes. As a boss, of course he knew which of the things he had was real and which was fake. The tiger wine vessel that Qin Feng marked just now was a modern imitation.
To be honest, Qin Feng's unhesitating action surprised Wei Hua.
Because the imitations here, from firing to distressing, were specially made by Wei Hua. Each vessel costs tens of thousands. Even if it is a fake, it can be called a high-imitation work of art.
Wei Hua put away the contempt for Qin Feng in his heart and asked: "Xiao Qin, the meaning of the cross is fake. How do you identify it?"
"Bronze wine vessels were generally popular during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, but were rarely used during the Qin and Han dynasties."
Qin Feng continued to move towards the next vessel, but explained in his mouth: "This tiger statue is very sophisticated in terms of craftsmanship and distressing skills...
However, most of the tiger shapes in the Shang and Zhou dynasties were abstract and exaggerated, but the carvings on this tiger are lifelike, somewhat similar to those in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There is only one conclusion for the tigers in the Ming and Qing dynasties during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. This tiger wine vessel
is fake!"
Qin Feng's words were eloquent, and he explained the historical background and characteristics of this vessel. Everyone in the audience, whether they knew about bronze or not, couldn't help but nod their heads.
"Xiao Qin is right, the shape of this Tiger Wine Wine Vessel is indeed wrong."
As the leading bronze appraisal expert in the country, Gan Yafu said: "The current counterfeiting technology is indeed very sophisticated, but those people still lack some historical knowledge and background, and the resulting objects are somewhat different..."
Gan Yafu is also a relatively pure scholar, otherwise he would not have achieved such great academic achievements. This statement was a bit too direct. He did not see that after these words were spoken, Boss Wei's face suddenly turned pale.
Come down.
Wei Hua had people imitate and make things old. Gan Yafu commented like this. Doesn’t it mean that he is uneducated? It’s strange that Boss Wei feels so comfortable.
"Teacher Gan, you can't say that. Boss Wei must have made this flaw intentionally, otherwise it wouldn't be a high imitation, it would just be a lie..."
Qin Feng knew that he was a bit overshadowed today, and he didn't want to be resented by people like Wei Hua, so he immediately opened his mouth to give Boss Wei a step up.
"You are quite good at talking. Let's go on and look at other objects..."
Wei Hua smiled bitterly and shook his head. He had just slapped him and stuffed a red date into his mouth with his backhand. However, Wei Hua was still mute and ate Coptis chinensis... He couldn't tell the pain.
"The shape of this bronze vessel is just right, and the bronze horns are undoubtedly genuine."
After walking past another place where two wine vessels were placed, Qin Feng stopped, picked them up, and said: "The ancients were very particular about seniority, especially when offering sacrifices in ancestral temples.
The humble ones raise their horns..."
After appraising the bronzes one by one, Qin Feng casually gave the identification of authenticity, but he was not as confident as before. Even if it was fake, Qin Feng would hold it in his hand and get a clue.
Unlike others who appraise objects, Qin Feng rarely uses a magnifying glass. Instead, he often holds bronze objects to his nose to smell them, and sometimes licks some items with his tongue, which makes everyone in the venue feel a little baffled.
However, although the method of identification is very unique, Qin Feng has looked at more than 20 pieces of bronze ware and found that none of them were genuine or fake. This can be seen from Wei Hua's face.
Moreover, before Qin Feng looked at an object, Gan Yafu would hold it in his hand for appraisal. He did not say anything, which also showed that Qin Feng's judgment was correct.
"Hmm? This bronze sword is a bit interesting."
Qin Feng walked to a shelf, took down the shimmering bronze sword from the shelf, looked at it carefully for a while, and murmured: "This craftsmanship is comparable to that of the Qin and Han Dynasties. If the sword maker puts it on
In ancient times, he must have been a master of the same level as Ou Yezi..."
The bronze sword Qin Feng held in his hand was about 90 centimeters long. It had the same accessories as the sword head, sword grille, copper, and copper pigeons, but the wood on the hilt had long since rotted away. The blade was sharp and shone with cold light.
"Qin Feng, what do you mean, this sword is fake?" Wei Hua, who had been following Qin Feng, couldn't help but light up when he heard this. He must have caught your kid's finger.
Qin Feng nodded and said without hesitation: "It's a fake. Although the shape of the weapon is correct and there are similar bronze swords unearthed, this one is still fake."
"Haha, Xiao Qin, you are mistaken."
Wei Hua laughed loudly, his voice was extremely lively, and after the laughter he said: "I got this bronze sword at an auction in a small town in England. The seller's grandfather once came to our country back then.
…”
Wei Hua had lived abroad for several years. When the domestic antique craze started, he immediately realized that this was a business opportunity. However, Wei Hua did not compete with those antique merchants at home, but set his sights on foreign markets.
.
Because Wei Hua knows that in the past hundred years or so in modern times, due to various wars, the precious antiques lost abroad have actually far exceeded the existing cultural relics in the country.
When Wei Hua quietly purchased cultural relics in various European countries, he found that there were many people who had the same idea as him. In several auctions, he had encountered Chinese bidders.
This is the case with this bronze sword. Originally, Wei Hua could buy it for 30,000 pounds. It was because of the participation of a compatriot that Wei Hua finally spent a full 80,000 pounds. When converted into RMB, it is more than one million.
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Now Qin Feng dared to say it was a lie. Wei Hua consciously grabbed Qin Feng's pigtails. He wanted to see if this kid could be arrogant again?
Looking at Wei Hua who was full of pride, Qin Feng said leisurely: "Boss Wei, the moon abroad may not be rounder than the moon at home..."
"Huh? Xiao Qin, what do you mean?"
Wei Hua was really angry this time. It was okay to make a mistake. No one would do anything to Qin Feng. But if he didn't admit it when he was wrong, there would be some problems with his quality.
Wei Hua was also a man who had been in a high position for a long time. His face was sullen, and he had an aura of calmness and power.
People like Feng Yongkang and others around Qin Feng all felt unnatural. This was a kind of "power" created by wealth and status!
"It's not interesting, Boss Wei. If it's fake, it's fake. I can't say it's real, right?" Qin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. Wei Hua's aura had no effect on him.
Putting the bronze sword back on the shelf, Qin Feng said: "Everything about the shape of this bronze sword is correct. The formula of the materials should be from ancient times. The combination of various metals is correct, and it can be aged.
Confusing the real with the fake..."
"but……"
Qin Feng changed the topic and said: "However, Xunzi, a great scholar in the late Warring States Period, once said: The punishment is correct, the gold and tin are beautiful, the workmanship is skillful, and the fire is all right, it is necessary to cut the punishment and don't do it. However, if you don't peel it off and sharpen it, you can't break the rope.
, peel it off, sharpen it sharply, and then it will cut off the cows and horses suddenly..."
There were many master-level scholars in the field. Before Qin Feng finished speaking, Gan Yafu asked: "Qin Feng, are you talking about Xunzi's sword-making theory?"
"Yes, Teacher Gan, you see, the materials and formula of this sword are correct, but there is something wrong with the craftsman.
Teacher Gan, look at the texture of the sword here. It is obviously peeled off from the sword. In other words, the materials used to make this sword are far more than just this one..."
Pointing to the beautiful texture on the sword, Qin Feng shook his head and said: "But in ancient times, when bronze swords were made, they were all cast from sword molds. Do we need to say more about whether they are true or false?"
The reason is actually very simple. The cost of counterfeiting high imitation bronzes like this is too high, so counterfeiters are naturally unwilling to make just one batch at a time.
So they will first use the material to burn the bronze, then use a machine to cut it into the shape of a sword, and finally grind it, but the marks cut by the machine cannot be completely eliminated.
"Xiao Qin, you are right..."
After looking at the place pointed by Qin Feng for ten full minutes, Gan Yafu took a long breath, looked at Wei Hua, and said, "Mr. Wei, this... this is a high imitation Warring States bronze sword."
"This... this is impossible, I... this bronze sword was received from abroad!"
Wei Hua was a little confused after hearing this. In his mind, there were countless counterfeit goods in domestic antique shops, but foreigners were very abiding by the law. He had been abroad since the early 1980s and had never bought any fakes.
"Mr. Wei, Xiao Qin is right, the moon abroad may not be rounder than the moon at home!"
Gan Yafu repeated Qin Feng's words and said with a wry smile: "In the past few years, we have identified a lot of cultural relics recovered from abroad, and found that there are many fakes and high imitations among them. They should be those unscrupulous counterfeiters who have already
Set your sights abroad..."
"Is it really fake?"
Wei Hua's voice was a little bitter. He had really lost face today. Fortunately, he didn't tell anyone how much he paid for the bronze sword. Otherwise, the news would have spread all over the antique shops in the capital tomorrow.
"is fake……"
Gan Yafu nodded and said: "Mr. Wei, in the future, when you go abroad to auction antiques, it is best to attend auctions held by big auction houses. Counterfeiters cannot penetrate those places."
In foreign countries, there will be some family-style auctions, often held in a small town or village. Counterfeiters will seize this opportunity and spend money to bribe local residents to perform such a show.
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However, those world-renowned auction houses, for the sake of their own credibility, are very strict in reviewing the auction items. It is difficult for high-quality fakes like this to enter large-scale auctions.
"Xiao Qin has good eyesight. If I take you there, I won't be fooled."
Wei Hua was quite open-minded. He smiled mockingly and said, "This object is considered as payment for tuition. Teacher Gan, I haven't paid too much for tuition, right?"
"Of course, let's tell a joke here."
Gan Yafu heard that Boss Wei was looking for the bottom of the steps, and immediately said with a smile: "Last year, a boss asked me to go to his house to help him identify antiques. Good guy, that villa was full of antiques from the first floor to the third floor.
antique.
I appraised all the objects for him for three whole days. Guess how many real things are there?"
Before anyone could speak, Gan Yafu said: "Three pieces, out of more than four hundred pieces of antiques, only three are genuine, and they are all from the late Qing Dynasty. They are not worth a lot of money. So in our industry, it is quite normal to look at them."
It’s just one thing.”
"Well, Xiao Gan is right."
Mr. Qi, who had been silent since entering the venue, suddenly said: "Xiao Wei, you don't have to worry too much. I also spent a lot of money in vain..." With the words of Mr. Qi and Gan Yafu, Wei Hua's expression
It suddenly became natural. Nowadays, even the most powerful figures in the antique business have bought fakes. What’s the big deal if he misses them once?
After thinking about it, Wei Hua felt admiration for Qin Feng, who was still identifying the bronzes. Others just told him that he had real talent and knowledge, rather than trying to impress others.
Qin Feng's appraisal was very fast. In less than an hour, he reached the last place. On the table covered with red silk satin, there were more than a dozen ancient mirrors.
After Qin Feng looked at the ancient mirror for ten minutes, he raised his head and asked, "Huh? Mr. Wei, where did you get this ancient mirror?"
"This... I bought this from a street stall in the early years. It didn't cost much."
Wei Hua looked a little weird when he saw those ancient mirrors. After explaining, he asked: "Xiao Qin, what's wrong with these ancient mirrors? Are they also fake?"
To be honest, in order to make the Bronze Hall look more substantial, Wei Hua actually hired someone to make these ancient mirrors.
However, Wei Hua was a little confused about Qin Feng's tricks at this moment. He was afraid that he would say the wrong thing if he said too much, so he simply said that he had received it. Strictly speaking, this thing was not considered a bronze, but a category of miscellaneous items.
"Boss Wei, you have such good eyesight, you can make a fortune out of this mistake!"
While Wei Hua was thinking wildly, Qin Feng suddenly raised his thumb and said: "These bronze mirrors should be unearthed, but they are also old, so they are all genuine!"
"What? Is it real?" Wei Hua's mind was a little confused at this moment. He originally thought that the real gold things were fakes, but these things that were made by someone were actually real?
"Yes, it should be true."
The entire appraisal was about to end, and Gan Yafu, whose professional knowledge of Qin Feng was irrefutable, was also identifying with a bronze mirror.
Pointing to a mirror in his hand, Gan Yafu said: "Xiao Qin is right. This should be a bronze mirror from the Sui and Tang Dynasties or earlier. However, the value of this thing is not high. Xiao Qin, how can you say that it is a big leak?
Already?"
As a small category in miscellaneous items, there are not many collectors of bronze mirrors in China. Even for real ancient mirrors, the price is often between tens to hundreds, and they are not valued by those collectors.
"Wait, you two, is this... this thing really real?" Wei Hua interrupted Gan Yafu. He really didn't understand how this fake mirror made by someone could become real.
Woolen cloth?
However, Wei Hua didn't know that the price of ancient mirrors at this time was very low, and the production process was very troublesome. Not only did it have to be shaped and polished, but it also had to be aged. The time and labor spent on it were enough.
I bought a bunch of them in the market.
The buddy who took over Wei Hua's business had this idea in mind. He happened to know a group of tomb robbers in Henan Province and spent 600 yuan to buy twelve newly unearthed ancient mirrors, one of which was broken into two pieces.
Half.
It's just that the guy charged Wei Hua several thousand dollars in production fees, so naturally he wouldn't say that he received these bronze mirrors. After getting the bronze mirrors, Wei Hua even praised the guy for doing a good job.
It wasn't until Qin Feng's appraisal was over and Wei Hua found the man for questioning that he learned the truth. He was filled with admiration for Qin Feng. Of course, these are all things for another day.
"Boss Wei, there is no doubt that this thing is genuine..."
Qin Feng nodded solemnly, picked up the two broken bronze mirrors, and said, "And these two bronze mirrors still have a lot of history!"
"What's the origin?"
Not only was Wei Hua confused now, but Gan Yafu was also a little confused. Not to mention that this was a bronze mirror broken in two. Even if it was in good condition, it was probably only worth a thousand yuan.
Bar?
Qin Feng smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, have you ever heard of the story of a broken mirror and a reunion?"
"What? Reunion?"
"This...is this actually the mirror?"
"Isn't it possible? How could such a coincidence happen?"
As soon as Qin Feng said these words, there was a sensation in the venue. Almost everyone rushed up just to see the mirror that was broken into two pieces. Even Qi Gong couldn't sit still and squeezed in with Li Ran's help.
Came over.
This story of reunion is really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The story tells the story of Xu Deyan, the son of Chen Taizuo in the Southern Dynasty, and his wife, Princess Lechang, who were afraid that they would not be able to meet after the fall of the country.
So Xu Deyan split a bronze mirror, and the two of them each held half of it. They sold the broken mirror to the city on the first day of the first lunar month of that year, hoping to borrow the bronze mirror so that they could meet each other.
Later, the Chen Dynasty fell and the princess disappeared into the home of Yang Su, the Duke of Yue in the Sui Dynasty. Xu Deyan went to Beijing as scheduled and saw a Cangtou selling a half-mirror. When he found out that the half-matched mirror appeared, he learned the whereabouts of his wife.
Yang Su was also a sweetheart. After learning about this incident, he returned the princess to Xu Deyan, so that the two reunited and returned to Jiangnan to live their lives together.
In later generations, people often used the idiom and story of "reunion after breaking the mirror" to describe the reunion or reconciliation of couples after separation or breakup.
The most important thing in antique shops is inheritance. The more stories and inheritance an object has, the more precious it is. Even a toilet, as long as you can cite scriptures to prove that it was used by Emperor Qianlong, it is worth thousands of gold.
So if Qin Feng can really prove that these two bronze mirrors are the mirrors in the idiom, I'm afraid Weihua's club will become famous in the entire domestic antique circle tomorrow without any publicity.
