pappabearbooks Chapter 1961: Being tricked by a friend
Chapter 1961: Being tricked by a friend
Facing Ke Yu's questioning, the boss was still arguing.
"This is normal. After all, not all glazes will have this phenomenon!"
His words seemed very pale and weak, and naturally Ke Yu wouldn't believe them.
But facing such a tough-talking guy, if you can't provide evidence to convince him, he will just continue to quibble.
I definitely didn’t buy anything myself.
However, Ke Yu was still very interested in this kind of excitement.
In particular, Lin Ran could be seen doing appraisals.
Lin Ran felt very speechless after hearing the boss's words.
I really don't cry without seeing the coffin.
Lin Ran had asked him to step down several times, but the other party not only did not appreciate it, but became aggressive.
In fact, the boss's guess was not wrong. The antique business is a business that relies on experience.
Without some experience and having not seen too many antiques, it is impossible to make an appraisal quickly.
Unless you can learn the secret skills of treasure appraisal, this also highlights the role of this kind of book.
It's a pity that Lin Ran has both skills.
In his previous life, he was a well-known archaeological expert in the country and a special researcher at the National Museum. He was in contact with antiques all day long.
In this case, Lin Ran directly posed the problem.
"Boss, actually what you said is not quite complete."
"What do you mean?" The boss looked at Lin Ran coldly. He really had a fight with this young man today.
"Actually, not all porcelain from the Ming Dynasty will have glaze shrinkage. It basically appeared in the early Ming Dynasty. Do you know why this phenomenon occurs?"
"do not know."
"It was because the temperature control of the furnace was unstable. After the mid-Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty began to study gunpowder. At this time, their mastery of fire can be said to be the best in the world."
"Of course, it is not used to make weapons like foreigners. Officials of the Ming Dynasty introduced this technology into the firing of official kilns, so official kiln porcelain after the mid-Ming Dynasty will not have such defects."
After Lin Ran said this, they all began to recall the porcelain they had seen.
The boss immediately denied it: "It's impossible. The porcelain from Huzhou kiln also has a lot of glaze shrinkage."
It can be seen that he is somewhat knowledgeable and can give examples.
Lin Ran smiled and said: "That's natural, but have you ever thought about it? Huzhou kiln is just a private kiln. As an official kiln, how could it be possible to accept such defective porcelain."
In fact, Lin Ran also felt a little regretful about this period of history.
Obviously in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, China's ability to control gunpowder had reached a high level and it had begun to develop its own military power. However, later, because the gunpowder was not properly stored, a big explosion occurred.
Since then, the imperial court has begun to take action, reducing research funding in related areas and not allowing research to be conducted in the capital.
Since then, related research has been directly separated from the military category and turned into toys.
For example, the craftsmanship of firing porcelain has been increasing day by day. Since then, the fire control level of the official kiln has reached a peak level, and all defects on the porcelain have disappeared.
Of course it's not [-]% flawless.
As a court, they enjoy the best resources, and defective products will be eliminated directly and will never be retained.
Usually, a piece of Ming Dynasty porcelain will have few flaws after the middle period.
However, there is shrinkage glaze on it, which means that the actual age of this porcelain should be before the mid-Ming Dynasty.
There can't be just one flaw, but there should be many.
But this is the only one.
This also means from the side that the glaze is newly applied, and only the defective part is original.
"Boss, am I right?"
Lin Ran looked directly at the boss and asked.
I gave him several opportunities, but I didn't take them.
Now Lin Ran didn't give him any room to refute.
The boss was at a loss for words. How could he not know this history in this line of work?
However, he really couldn't believe that a kid in his early 20s before him could actually make such a judgment!
Seeing that the boss was silent, Ke Yu asked: "But it is not necessarily a product from an official kiln. It is normal for products from private kilns to have defects, right?"
Lin Ran noticed a naughty smile on the corner of Ke Yu's mouth.
He couldn't help but roll his eyes.
My eldest lady, I am helping you fight for your rights, but you actually speak for others without knowing which side you are on.
Baldhead, on the other hand, had no idea of playing. Listening to the conversation between the two of them was like listening to a book from heaven.
Lin Ran said: "It's impossible."
There are actually big differences between the plum vases made in official kilns and private kilns in the Ming Dynasty.
First of all, it is assumed that this bottle is refurbished, so there is no way to judge it by glaze color and material.
It can only be judged from the pattern.
The paintings in official kilns are mostly simple and elegant, with single colors, but they look noble and elegant.
In particular, different pictures and texts will be drawn on different parts for differentiation.
The paintings on folk kiln porcelain are mostly rich in color, bright and lively, and have simple lines.
It’s not a fantasy to make, it’s all done in one go.
In fact, the reason for this situation is also very simple, because it is inconvenient to paint.
In order to increase production, private kilns will never do such thankless things.
Therefore, just looking at the pictures, text and style, the probability that the plum vase in front of you is an official kiln plum vase is over 80%.you say
"Hey." Lin Ran saw that the boss was not talking and sighed: "Actually, boss, you have been cheated."
"how do I say this?"
The boss looked at Lin Ran, now completely convinced.
The other person is a real expert, not just pretending.
If I don't know how to praise myself and talk nonsense, I'm afraid I will be thrown even worse.
Lin Ran picked up the bottle and said, "Actually, the level of the craftsman who helped you restore it is very high. I think if he doesn't restore cultural relics and just relies on making fakes, he can achieve the level of fakes."
After hearing this, the boss didn't know how to proceed and could only remain silent.
Because his friend is indeed a master of hypocrisy, but does this have anything to do with him cheating on him?
Lin Ran smiled and said, "It's impossible that he didn't notice the glaze shrinkage when he was helping you repair it, but he didn't remind you, right?"
The boss understood instantly.
Indeed, the plum bottles were all handed over to him. Without research, it would have been impossible to restore them to this level.
And he is also an expert in this field. He can imitate it with just a little effort!
This is a very simple fraud.
It’s okay to just remind yourself!
But his friend didn't mention it at all and handed the repaired cultural relic directly to him. That's why he was discovered in public today!
Lin Ran smiled and said to the boss: "I don't know where you got it from, but your vision is very good. Plum vases from official kilns in the Ming Dynasty are really rare."
Lin Ran sighed.