Shenzhen is like a steamer under the scorching sun, and it feels like your lungs are burning when you take a breath.
I parked the Santana, took out the box containing the Junshan Epee from the back seat, carried it behind my back, and walked towards the building of the Museum Appraisal Center with two large bags of fruit bought at a roadside stall in my hand.
"Hello Uncle Li...Sister Ling, you have become beautiful again, haha...Uncle Chen, your body is getting stronger and stronger..."
I met many of my uncle's colleagues on the road, and I got to know them very well. I kept saying hello, "I put the fruit in the conference room. Come and eat some when you have time."
"Little Ye Zi, what good things did you collect again?"
"I bought so much fruit, Ye Xiao, you are too polite."
"This guy must be here for an appraisal again. Normally there is not a single ghost. Whenever something happens, he comes here to do a free appraisal. From now on, a note will be posted at the door. Ye Xiao is not allowed in unless he treats us to a meal.
of."
"Hehehe... no problem."
I was chatting with the uncles and aunts in front of me, "As long as you have time, just let me know and I'll treat you all to seafood."
The invitations were all made at a predetermined time, and I asked them to notify me in turn, so I said this very insincerely, but no one cared about me and went to wash the fruits happily.
I held the box in my arms, pushed open the door to the instrument room, placed the box on the ground, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Shen Yuan reminded me that this heavy sword is very important and cannot go wrong, I really can't restrain myself from identifying its authenticity. In front of a yellow mountain, even if it does not belong to me, I believe that most people will
I want to find out whether it is a mountain of gold or a mountain of copper. Especially for people in the antique industry, even if the object is not their own, it does not prevent them from appreciating its authenticity and appreciating its ancient charm.
Generally speaking, the appraisal of antiquities can be divided into two types. One is macro appraisal, and the other is micro appraisal. Macro appraisal means relying on one's own level and strength to use eyes and hands to identify objects.
Look and touch it to judge its authenticity. This is also the method used by most people.
Microscopic identification, to put it bluntly, is to use instruments to make more careful comparisons and screenings. This method of identification is generally rarely used. After all, not everyone has such conditions, unless it is for some extremely valuable cultural relics.
Macroscopic appraisals no longer make me completely reassured. Although I am very confident in myself, this confidence is also relative. If it is just an object worth tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars, I rely on my own ability and experience.
It can be concluded that, to be arrogant, even if I am wrong, I believe other experts will not be able to tell, but when it comes to an object like the Junshan Sword, my confidence will be compromised. After all,
It is too precious. If what Shen Yuan said is true, this sword is related to Prince Zhao.
Ying Ji and General Bai Qi, its value cannot be measured in terms of money, so I dare not be careless or slack at all.
The use of instruments for identification sounds high-tech, but in fact it is not complicated. There is no pure gold and no one is perfect. This sentence is very useful when used in archaeological identification. There is nothing in this world that is 100% pure, just like gold.
Likewise, no matter how good your craftsmanship is, it is impossible to extract gold without a trace of impurities, so the first thing I have to do is to know the elemental structure of Junshan Sword.
He held up Junshan with both hands, placed it under the spectrometer, pressed the button, and the machine started to make a small buzzing sound. The fluorescence slowly swept across the entire sword body. After a short wait, the printer connected to the spectrometer automatically printed out all the data.
came out.
This spectrometer is the latest technological product. It can not only scan the elemental structure of most metal objects, but also automatically determine the attenuation of these elements. This plays a very important role in determining the age. In addition, this operation will not affect the
The items being scanned have any damage.
Junshan is formed by repeated forging of iron tools, and it has the prototype of hundreds of steel-making. If the proportion of these elements is the same as that of similar cultural relics unearthed in the Qin Dynasty, and the attenuation of these elements is normal, it can basically be judged that this epee belongs to the Qin Dynasty.
I held the paper and looked at the computer screen. The parameters of the comparison data one by one were almost the same, and the attenuation value was also within the normal range. This means that this sword did come from the Qin Dynasty.
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I feel a little excited in my heart, but this proof alone cannot completely prove that Junshan is really Junshan, because the reason why Junshan is Junshan is because of the mountain pattern on the sword that represents the emperor. If this sword,
Without mountain patterns, both its cultural and economic value would be greatly reduced.
The antique industry is very deep, and counterfeiting techniques are emerging one after another, which has caught the attention of some experienced experts. One of the methods of counterfeiting is to fake a real antique.
For example, during the Ming Dynasty, a white porcelain plate used by ordinary people at home was passed down to modern times and placed in the hands of a master forger. He could use superb skills to paint this ordinary white porcelain plate with the colors of the official kilns of the Ming Dynasty.
and inscriptions, and then make them old. Even if such an object is placed in front of the instrument, it is sometimes difficult to identify it, because this porcelain plate is indeed from the Ming Dynasty, and the forger has not changed it.
The age has only changed its cultural value, making people mistakenly think it is an official kiln or royal item.
By the same token, the parameter analysis of this epee from the spectrometer shows that it is indeed an object from the Qin Dynasty, but there is also a possibility that the mountain pattern was added by later generations in some way.
"Click..."
The door to the instrument room was suddenly pushed open, I turned around, and my uncle Wang Shixin was standing outside the door.
"Why didn't you call me first when you came? Or did a colleague tell me
mine."
My uncle walked into the instrument room and saw the Junshan sword that I had just moved to the electron microscope, and asked, "Hey... what kind of sword is this? Where did it come from?"
I didn’t tell you just because I didn’t want you to know! I didn’t expect you to come to the door yourself. I felt a little anxious and said, “It’s a very ordinary sword. Let others take a look.”
The uncle came over and his eyes suddenly widened. He immediately took aim at the mountain pattern on the sword and said, "This mountain pattern is only found by the emperors of the Qin Dynasty. Does this sword belong to the emperor of the Qin Dynasty?"
"How is that possible!"
I'm getting more and more anxious now, so I can only think of ways to get out of the way and say, "I took a look, it's a fake."
The uncle picked up the paper just printed out by the spectrometer on the table next to him, looked at the parameters on it carefully, and said, "That's right! The element structure is within the range of normal values, and the attenuation value is no problem. It shouldn't be an imitation."
"Um...cough...that..."
My head kept spinning, "It's true that the thing is from the Qin Dynasty, but the mountain pattern was carved on it later."
"What! What a waste!"
When my uncle heard what I said, he was very angry and said, "Now unscrupulous businessmen have destroyed a good Qin Dynasty thing for money. Get out of the way and let me see if there is any possibility of repairing it."
My uncle didn't give me a chance to explain at all, he pushed me away and stood next to the display screen of the electron microscope. I stood aside, beating my drum in my heart, and secretly praying that the mountain pattern was fake.
Ten minutes later, my uncle didn't say a word. He just turned to look at me. His expression was full of doubts. Then he turned the Junshan over and looked at the mountain pattern on the other side of the sword. The instrument room has a 24-hour constant temperature.
But I am extremely anxious, and there are slight beads of sweat on my forehead now.
Ten minutes passed again, and the expression on my uncle's face changed this time. He was confused and shocked, "You... did you see that this mountain pattern was carved on later?"
"I...I...I guessed."
I was also shocked, because my uncle's expression told me that the mountain pattern was real, "No... no... it's impossible! This is real!"
"You haven't read it yet?" asked my uncle.
"I was just about to watch, but didn't you push me away?"
I stammered, "No, I want to take a look."
I squeezed to the electron microscope, and my uncle gave up the position of the display screen. He lowered his head and looked at the heavy sword carefully. Through the display screen, I kept moving and enlarging the mountain pattern. There was no trace of any grooves.
The carving traces, structure, color, and subtle oxidation degree are all exactly the same. This shows that the mountain pattern and the sword body are one, and are not fake carvings later. Shen Yuan, a bad old man, can really spend his money playing in this life.