pappabearbooks Chapter 1987: Song font?
Chapter 1987: Song font?
"Wu Feng, this is not a small amount of money. I'll let my men take a good look at it. Are you okay with it?" Ma Zhen said with a smile.
He was smiling but not smiling, and his tone left no room for negotiation.
Wu Feng naturally understood what Ma Zhen meant and managed to squeeze out a smile.
"Of course, Boss Ma."
Seeing Wu Feng nodding, Lin Ran was no longer polite.
He directly turned the bronze statue over and over for inspection.
However, Wu Feng didn't think Lin Ran could see anything. He just looked at it casually and pretended to criticize it.
Wu Feng watched Lin Ran inspecting them and said proudly: "Boss Ma, the gadgets in my hands are all carefully selected by me. They are of high quality and fair prices."
Ma Zhen didn't say much, but glanced at the bronze statue, with a hint of vigilance in his eyes.
He didn't take Wu Feng's boasting to heart.
They are all industry insiders, and everyone knows that in this industry, there is a mixed bag of good and bad, and there are many scammers.
Finding truly valuable antiques requires considerable discernment and discernment.
Seeing that Ma Zhen didn't express his position, Wu Feng stopped boasting and asked, "Little brother, do you see anything unusual?"
Lin Ran was focusing on the appraisal and ignored him.
When inspecting bronzes, you should wear gloves.
Human palms contain sweat that is invisible to the naked eye, and when mixed with the surface of bronze, it becomes corrosive.
Especially the bronzes from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which are more than 2000 years old.
Even though it looks intact, it is actually very fragile.
But Lin Ran didn't wear gloves, he just wanted to see Wu Feng's reaction.
The other party was unmoved. Through this, Lin Ran judged that the other party was actually quite unprofessional.
Wu Feng also felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain what was going on.
He could only watch Lin Ran turn over the bronze statue to inspect it, and could only remind him: "Little brother, please take it easy, this thing is very valuable."
In other words, Ma Zhen's family has great achievements. If others want to see it, Wu Feng really doesn't dare to show it.
If a thing with a base price of one thousand is damaged, the loss will be huge.
Lin Ran is actually more professional than Wu Feng. When turning the bronze statue, he knows where to focus.
Bronze, especially bronze statues, is not something you can touch just anywhere.
If the place it touches is fragile and exceeds the pressure-bearing range, it will easily break.
In addition, you must be careful not to hit objects such as tables to avoid leaving collision marks on them.
After inspecting it, Lin Ran focused on the jewelry on the bronze statue.
When I reached out and touched it, I found that the jewelry could be taken off.
"you!"
"I can't catch it." Lin Ran explained, and then pushed the jewelry back, making a crunching sound.
The jewelry in front of you is actually a movable switch. If you press it down, it will be embedded in it, and if you press it again, it will pop out.
When he heard the sound of the machine, Wu Feng stopped talking.
Anyway, the bronze statue was sold to Ma Zhen in the end, regardless of whether he destroyed it or not.
This is why Wu Feng didn't mention using gloves to inspect bronzes at all, not because he didn't understand.
Lin Ran took off the jewelry, took out the magnifying glass from his pocket, put the jewelry under the magnifying glass and observed it carefully.
It is indeed a jade from the Warring States Period.
This jade is old and of good quality. Although there are some textures on it, if it is polished well, it should be able to shine again.
The jewelry was not particularly rare, Lin Ran felt a little regretful.
He put the jewelry back in place and looked at the bronze statue again.
The statue in front of you is indeed exquisitely made, and it is definitely not an exaggeration to describe it as a rare treasure.
Bronze statues are significantly more valuable than jewelry.
When Lin Ran was holding the bronze statue just now, he actually noticed something.
It's just that the bronze statue is much lighter than he imagined.
But just because of this, Lin Ran felt that the probability of it being genuine was even greater.
After all, after 2000 years, the inside of the bronze may have been corroded, rusted or even hollowed out, and the weight will definitely be much lighter than it looks.
This proved that the bronze statue was an old object, but he was not sure about its age.
At least in his impression, there was no such armor during the Warring States Period.
Armor during the Warring States Period was mainly divided into two types: copper and iron, with iron armor gradually replacing copper armor as the mainstream.
However, since the iron smelting technology was not advanced during the Warring States Period, all efforts should be made in materials.
During the Warring States Period, the structure of armor was relatively complex, including helmet, armor, back armor, shoulder armor, waist armor, leg armor and other parts, which could provide comprehensive protection.
The bronze statue of the military commander in front of him uses full-coverage armor, a system that was only available after the Qin Dynasty.
He did not jump to conclusions because he had visited some ancient tombs before and the technology inside exceeded his imagination.
Judging purely from appearance may cause problems.
Lin Ran planned to take another look.
In fact, he felt that there must be something wrong with the bronze statue, but he couldn't find it for the moment.
In the antiques circle, there is a saying that if there is something wrong at first glance, there must be something wrong.
People's intuition is very accurate. Even if they don't know how to identify treasures, many people can still use this method to find out.
It was okay to pick up leaks, but what he wanted to do today was appraisal, so he had to see clearly where the problem was.
He held the bronze statue in his hand again and lifted it up.
I have to say that the craftsmanship of the statue in front of me is quite exquisite. Even the modern industrial level may not be able to create such an exquisite bronze statue. If it is really an antique from the Warring States Period, its artistic value and collection value are really too high. .
No wonder Ma Zhen called him here today, probably because he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to handle it alone.
At the base of the statue, some writing is seen.
"Signed?"
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was no custom of signing.
It looks like it should be some kind of mark.
However, the fonts on it have been worn away and cannot be read at all.
However, Lin Ran still recognized it through the characters that had not been completely rubbed out. They turned out to be Song-style characters.
No wonder it looks so familiar. It turns out to be Song-style characters that are often seen in this era.
Lin Ran showed the font to Ma Zhen. Ma Zhen was used to seeing traditional Chinese characters and didn't react at first.
After Lin Ran reminded him, his expression changed.
Wu Feng suddenly felt that something was wrong.
Ma Zhen called him over and asked: "Wu Feng, what's going on? How come the Ming Dynasty Song font appears on the bronze statues of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period?"
Wu Feng hesitated for a moment, unable to speak, and then said: "It should have been engraved by the collector at the back."
"Then why was it crossed out again?" Ma Zhen's tone gradually became stern.
In fact, it can be seen from Wu Feng's previous attitude that what he just said was completely improvised.