Chapter 271 Too Many Fakes
Chen Jianye felt that his ability in identifying antiques must be quite good now.
LV6 is an advanced level, which is equivalent to twenty years of learning accumulation for an ordinary person immersed in antiques.
He has good vision and knowledge, the only thing he lacks is practical experience.
The wall of Pu Nongdong’s collection is filled with a mixture of real and fake items, which is exactly what Chen Jianye needs now.
'Fake.'
'Fake.'
'It's still a fake.'
"Fuck, no wonder Haoming doesn't dare to buy antiques from him, there are too many fakes."
Chen Jianye checked them one by one, and after looking through the collections in the two vertical rows of cabinets, he found that they were all fakes.
Not a single authentic item!
You know, the fakes he judged were the ones with obvious abnormalities.
The fakery is quite flawed.
Chen Jianye was almost disappointed with Pu Nongdong's collection.
'Maybe there are no real products here, they are all fake, and I'll take advantage of every one of them.'
Chen Jianye thought to himself and adjusted his mindset.
Even if there isn't any authentic item, I'll just use it as an opportunity to practice my antique collecting experience.
Chen Jianye continued to use the flashlight in his hand to identify each cabinet one by one.
Sometimes when he comes across a particularly fake antique, he can make a judgment in a few seconds and then move on to the next one.
Sometimes when he saw a real antique, he would pause for a long time, or even take it down and play with it in his hands.
Chen Jianye discovered that antiques, especially porcelain, really require one to hold them in one's hands and explore them for a while.
The real thing is the real thing, the moist and smooth feel is completely different.
Made by top craftsmen and used exclusively by the most powerful and wealthy, porcelain represented the most advanced craftsmanship at the time.
How could the workmanship be bad?
But once you get the fake product, you immediately feel it is different.
If you don't touch the real thing and just look at the fakes, you will think they are pretty good.
But the feeling of touching the real thing and then the fake one is completely different.
Chen Jianye also encountered several antiques that were a mixture of real and fake.
Similar to the broken antiques in Yang Haoming's collection, they are pieced together using special techniques.
It is seven parts true and three parts false.
Chen Jianye found it very interesting and watched it for a while longer.
Being exposed to more counterfeit antiques will be of great help to his antique identification skills.
Pu Nongdong was not in a hurry at all and allowed Chen Jianye to take a closer look and play with the antique.
Even happy to see this scene.
Because this means that Chen Jianye is indeed very interested in antiques, and there is a high chance that he will buy them.
Of course, there are some people who don't buy anything after looking around at antiques.
Yang Haoming is that kind of person.
But Pu Nongdong didn't care.
Maybe the other party won’t buy this time, but may come back again in the future.
They are all potential customers.
Just like Yang Haoming, he didn’t buy it himself, but this time he brought others here.
Punongdong was also very happy.
Half an hour later, Chen Jianye had looked through half of the collections in the cabinet.
This is still him speeding up.
If you come across an obviously fake product, the kind that is fake at first glance, just pass it by and move on to the next one.
Chen Jianye would only pay more attention to something that was half true or half false, or the real thing.
He didn't do it too deliberately, so as to avoid being noticed by Pu Nongdong next to him.
"Uncle Pu, I'm slow at looking at antiques, is that okay?"
Chen Jianye asked.
At the same time, give your eyes and mind a rest.
Chen Jianye felt a little uncomfortable because of the high concentration of his brain and eyes.
Like the treasure appraisal programs in later generations, each master appraises treasures for free, and may only appraise 20 to 30 antiques in an afternoon.
Chen Jianye identified more than 30 pieces in half an hour.
It would be abnormal not to be tired.
"No problem, take your time to look around, all the stuff here is genuine, I'm not afraid of others seeing it."
Pu Nongdong said with confidence.
"Let's go outside and have a cigarette and take a break."
Chen Jianye took out a peony from his pocket and gave cigarettes to Pu Nongdong, Yang Haoming and Qiu Jibin.
After walking out the door, Chen Jianye lit one for himself.
In his mind, he recalled the various antiques he had just seen.
Among more than thirty antiques, he actually found a genuine piece.
It's a jade ring.
As the old saying goes, a prince has three treasures: a ring, a walnut and a bird in a cage.
Before the previous dynasty entered the Pass, the barbarians made wrenches out of deer antlers or wild boar bones and wore them on their fingers to make it easier to draw bows and shoot arrows.
After entering the Pass, the powerful and wealthy quickly became addicted to pleasure.
The materials used for the wrenches have changed to jade, gold, ivory, rhino horn, porcelain and other materials, mainly used to show off wealth.
The spanner represents the status of a Beile.
Must be the best.
Top-quality spanners must be made of top-quality raw materials, such as jadeite and nephrite, and are made by top-quality craftsmen.
The reason why antiques are valuable is that they were also top-notch valuable items at that time.
It is an object enjoyed by princes and nobles.
The second-rate wrench is made of mutton-fat jade.
Inferior quality wrenches are made of gold or agate.
Jade is more valuable, while gold is tacky and cannot reflect one’s status, so it cannot be sold at a high price.
The wrench that Chen Jianye liked was made of Hetian jade.
Although it is not top-grade jadeite and Hetian jade, it is also top-grade quality material.
Chen Jianye wants to take it down.
In later times, it would be easy to sell it for around 10 million.
But he can't say it now; it's not the right time yet.
After finishing their cigarettes, the four of them went into the house again.
Chen Jianye looked at the items on the other half of the closet.
Still the same as before, there are a lot of fakes.
Chen Jianye watched patiently.
Almost another half hour passed.
Chen Jianye finished looking at the last antique on the cupboard and turned off the flashlight.
He found another genuine item.
It is a blue and white porcelain bowl with a pattern of two dragons competing for a pearl.
According to the specifications of objects used by princes and nobles of the previous dynasty, Beile could not use utensils with dragon patterns.
The ancients attached great importance to standards, and there were officials from the Ministry of Rites who were specifically responsible for such issues.
The most obvious one is the court dress.
The clothes and hats that officials wore when attending court were different from those of the eighth rank to the first rank.
You can tell at a glance what level of official the other party is and there should be no confusion.
It was an act of usurpation for princes and nobles to use items with dragon patterns, which was a very serious fault.
But if it is a reward from the emperor, that is naturally a different matter.
Chen Jianye judged that this blue and white porcelain bowl with a double dragon playing with a pearl was most likely a reward from the emperor and left in the Pu family.
A blue and white porcelain bowl with a pattern of two dragons competing for a pearl would easily be sold at a sky-high price of 50 or 60 million yuan in later generations.
Because this is an item used by the emperor, it is made of top-quality materials and is produced in a workshop, so it is more valuable than the jade wrench just now.
"How about it, little brother Jianye, are there any antiques you like?"
Pu Nongdong asked with a smile.
He accompanied Chen Jianye to look at antiques for a full hour, waiting for this moment.
"Uncle Pu, you have so many interesting things here. I've taken a fancy to more than ten antiques."
"Unfortunately, the money I brought is only enough for me to buy three or five things to take back. Alas."
Chen Jianye looked regretful.
"Pick a few first, and come back for the rest next time."
"I have a lot of fun here, I guarantee you will be satisfied."
The smile on Pu Nongdong's face was extremely cordial.
Wow, he has taken a fancy to more than a dozen antiques. If he accepts Chen Jianye’s order, he will become rich.
"Uncle Pu, how much is this thing?"
Chen Jianye turned on the flashlight and the light fell on a blue and white porcelain vase on the top floor.
"If someone asks me, I'll tell them this."
Pu Nongdong made the number nine.
He has a common problem among people in Beijing: when doing business, he doesn't say how much money he wants, but uses gestures.
Because talking about how much money makes people seem more materialistic and full of the smell of money.
Not elegant at all.
Chen Jianye did not respond, he knew Pu Nongdong had more to say.