pappabearbooks Chapter 1451: Winning
Chapter 1451: Winning
The inside of this mandarin duck pot is extremely clean, without any trace of patina.
It has indeed been carefully taken care of.
"He may not be lying to you. This thing is indeed his family heirloom." Lin Ran smiled slightly.
Hongda didn't realize what was going on for a moment, but when he understood, his mouth was so open that he could even swallow an egg inside.
"what do you mean..."
"Yes, this is the real thing." Lin Ran replied.
"Impossible. Are they fools? Did they sell the real thing?"
In fact, Hong Da also guessed that if they could imitate such a real mandarin duck teapot, they must have the real thing in their hands. They could achieve the realism by imitating the gourd and the gourd.
However, unless it is a bad-minded counterfeiting gang, they will put the genuine and fake products together, and if they are very unlucky, they will take out the genuine products and sell them.
If this is the case, the counterfeiting gang will still lose a lot of money.
He felt that Lin Ran was too whimsical, so he asked, "How are you sure this is the real thing?"
Lin Ran showed the text inside to Hongda and said, "If it were the same engraving as yesterday, the text wouldn't protrude."
After some identification by Lin Ran.
Hongda looked disdainful at first, but later on, he became extremely shocked.
They actually bought the authentic Yuanyang Pot!
Although it is not considered to be the best of the royal family, it is still considered a rare antique in the market.
"And I think it's more than that." Lin Ran played with the Yuanyang Pot.
Many antique dealers know that Yuanyang kettles are actually plated with silver both inside and outside, so their quality is slightly larger than ordinary iron kettles.
However, there really is no Yuanyang teapot as heavy as the one in my hand.
Therefore, Lin Ran guessed that there was something else going on in the Yuanyang Pot.
In the antique circle, there is a kind of antique called picture-in-picture.
It means that another painting is pasted on the surface of one painting.
Through identification, only the surface of the painting can be seen.
In fact, the truly valuable painting was overshadowed by this painting.
In ancient times, "pot" was also one of the containers. The hidden cultural relics hidden in the pot were called——
Treasure in a pot.
Especially when it's so bright inside.
Lin Ran found it strange at the time that whether it was gold, silver or inert metal, as long as the Yuanyang pot was often used to hold water and wine, some dirt would be left behind, and after a long period of precipitation inside, it would eventually turn into pulp.
The silver-plated wine flask in his hand showed no signs of this at all.
Unless they were specially bought for collection, in the Qing Dynasty, there were a lot of such things, and it was impossible for nobles to spend time on such things.
Lin Ran guessed that there must be antiques hidden in it.
It's just that most of the antiques that can be hidden in the pot are small in size and should be some small trinkets, such as jade pendants, rings, etc.
When he was in the museum before, Lin Ran appraised a treasure in a pot.
What they got at that time was a purple clay pot excavated by the archaeological team. It was a purple clay pot from the Qianlong period. Everyone regarded it as a treasure.
But bad luck. During the transportation process, the clay pot somehow fell out and fell on the ground.
Then there was a bang, and the purple clay pot completely shattered.
Others comforted the porter that the purple clay teapot was of average quality and not worth much.
In fact, Lin Ran picked up the purple clay pot and checked it. The maker was actually a famous purple clay pot maker at that time. The purple clay pots he made often sold for high prices.
He was about to point this out, not because he had no sympathy for the porters, but because he wanted to be realistic.
Since it is a valuable cultural relic, of course you should tell him the mistake he made instead of telling him that it is worthless.
When he was about to speak, he saw a jade tablet among the fragments on the ground.
The jade tablet was wrapped in tin foil, and at first I thought it was a substance used to fill the interior during transportation.
But when I picked it up and looked at it, I found that it was mutton-fat jade.
This jade tablet is a personal collection of the master of purple clay teapot making.
After his death, his descendants have been looking for this jade tablet, but to no avail.
It turns out that he hid the jade plaque in his work and gave it to the destined person.
In the end, instead of being punished, the porter was rewarded with 1000 yuan. Lin Ran was also deeply remembered by the museum people because of his outspokenness.
Back to reality, for some reason, Lin Ran had this story in his mind when he saw the Yuanyang Pot.
Lin Ran had already inspected the inside of the Yuanyang Pot before. It was pitch black. Even with the sunlight, he couldn't actually see the complete inside.
Now I can finally check it out quietly.
I borrowed a flashlight from the Tianxia Pavilion clerk and shined some light inside, but I couldn't see any clues inside after doing it for a long time.
Maybe the pot needs to be dismantled.
You must know that this is not a purple clay teapot. It will be difficult to break it open, and it will also destroy its own value.
After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Ran decided to give up for the time being.
"Okay, in short, this mandarin duck pot is authentic, there is no need to doubt it." Lin Ran said, "I will store it in Tianxia Pavilion, let's continue to look for fakes."
Hongda felt that they had wasted too much time and was going to go back to the antique street to look for fakes.
But after looking for a long time, I didn't see any familiar goods.
Instead, Guan Yun reminded from behind: "Mr. Lin, someone is following us."
"Following?" Hong Dal was stunned for a moment, "How brave!"
He suddenly turned back to look at the crowd, but people were coming and going. When he turned around, someone caught his eye and immediately moved the four lines away.
Most of them looked ordinary, probably just tourists.
Hong Da naturally didn't believe it. He had already said hello to Wu Dalang. Wu Dalang could be regarded as the little leader of thieves on this street. He had already said hello to him, but there were still people who dared to stare at them.
Guan Yuncai didn't bother to explain to this guy, but he clearly felt that someone was watching him.
But the moment you turned around, that person had already slipped away from the alley.
"Anyway, be careful." Lin Ran replied.
In the capital, I can still understand that I do have a lot of enemies, including people in shopping malls and love rivals.
But in Nanling, the only Lei family that he had any problems with was already dead.
It's impossible for the people at the treasure hunt party to know that he's here.
It was probably the small vendor just now who felt that he had lost money by selling.
Lin Ran and the others continued to browse the stalls, and this time they had some success. He actually bought three fakes.
Moreover, these three fakes all have the same mark.
The technicians of the counterfeiting gang have a certain bottom line, and they know how to leave marks on the fakes they produce, which also gives them a basis for judgment.