pappabearbooks Chapter 1139: Appraisal of Artifacts
Chapter 1139: Appraisal of Artifacts
The researcher was stunned.
Lin Ran laughed again and said, "Actually, if you look carefully, although the porcelain is imitation, it is not intended to be fake, because the traces of age are not obvious. It is obviously intended to be sold as antique handicrafts, rather than pretending to be antiques."
The investigator couldn't help but pick it up and look at it: "What you said is really interesting. This porcelain bottle is indeed very new, it doesn't look like it has a long history."
Lin Ran nodded and took out the porcelain bottom.
"Actually, the biggest flaw is the words at the bottom. Look here."
When everyone gathered together, they saw six characters written in vermilion at the bottom: "The sixth year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty".
The researcher was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong? There are no wrong words?"
At this level, I can still be a researcher.
Lin Ran couldn't help but laugh and explained: "If you think about it carefully, how should you write the authentic product?"
After his reminder, an investigator next to him clapped his hands.
With an expression of sudden realization, he said: "Yes, the engravings we have seen before were all from the Qing Dynasty. If we have never seen one before, it directly says the Qing Dynasty."
"That's right." Lin Ran nodded. The investigators knew better than him. "This writing method does not conform to the standard. The correct one should be 'Guangxu Year of the Qing Dynasty'."
The investigator nodded: "Yes, the Qing Dynasty came from Daqing, and the imperial court always called itself 'Qing Dynasty' to the outside world. It is naturally impossible for the official kiln to make such an outrageous mistake and write Qing Dynasty as Qing Dynasty."
Although he didn't know what happened, the warehouse manager felt that the situation had been reversed after hearing this.
He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and his face looked much better.
The people brought by this boss are really capable, and they can dispel other people's doubts in just a few words.
However, I felt that Lin Ran liked to show off too much and made such a big detour for them.
If it were another impatient investigator, he might have given up long ago.
The warehouse manager looked happy and quickly agreed: "You're right, this should be an ordinary handicraft!"
His eyes lit up and he noticed that Lin Ran had mastered the form.
This man is really special. Fortunately, he is on his side.
The boss just introduced him as the treasure appraiser invited by the Ke family, but he was still a little bit skeptical.
Only now do I realize that this "treasure appraiser" is really reliable.
In fact, Lin Ran was still a little disappointed.
He had some words left unsaid.
Because the font on it has obvious traces of modification.
Obviously the fraudster is a person with professional ethics, and he deliberately left traces of fraud.
During the Yongzheng period, seal script inscriptions were particularly promoted.
The official kiln used the six-character and three-line seal script that was popular in later generations.
The official kiln inscription was actually inscribed by a special person, and the fonts on the official kiln porcelain were roughly the same.
There are three common inscriptions: "Yongzheng Year System of the Qing Dynasty", "Yongzheng Year System" and "Yongzheng Imperial System".
In the early stage, it was three rows and double circles, and in the later period, it was two rows and double circles.
Moreover, I have never heard of directly marking the year.
Therefore, Lin Ran concluded that it was neither an official kiln model nor a private kiln model. The most likely imitation model was rejected because of the font.
The only explanation is modern crafts.
Originally, he wanted to discuss it with the researcher, but he didn't even understand the basics.
Then if he continues talking, he is just playing the piano to a cow.
Lin Ran also concluded in his heart that this person came in through connections. .
The researcher was still unwilling to accept it and picked up the bottle again to appreciate it.
But even if he watched it repeatedly, he couldn't see any flaws at all.
He looked like he wanted to stop talking, but instead made his face turn red.
But there was no evidence that could not be found to refute Lin Ran.
The investigator put the bottle away and said, "Even though you said so, we still have to take it back for identification, okay?"
It's not his company anyway, so of course Lin Ran doesn't care.
The investigator pointed to other items in the wooden box and asked, "According to you, are the rest also works of art?"
Lin Ran glanced at the wooden box and said nothing.
He was not familiar with Luo Yu at all, so there was no need to take risks and take responsibility for him.
The reason why he proposed that this cultural relic was fake was simply because he was confident.
As for the others, there are no clues for a while.
He also felt very strange. Since it was a handicraft, why should it be packed in a hidden compartment of a wooden box? Wasn't it because he was afraid that others would not suspect it?
He also felt that the contents of the wooden box might contain real objects.
Just after appraising a handicraft, the warehouse manager felt like he saw a life-saving straw.
Full of trust in Lin Ran, he said: "Mr. Lin, these are all handicrafts, not cultural relics."
With investigators on hand, he must find a way to clear himself of responsibility.
They can take things away, but they must not cause any adverse effects.
Since everyone is here now, it is better to take this opportunity to clear all suspicions.
The warehouse manager said: "Mr. Lin, how about you help me identify them all? I can pay you the identification fee."
The investigators did not object.
Since Lin Ran was so professional and the other party didn't express any objection, they thought it was okay.
Lin Ran was actually willing to do this.
Although I think Luo Yu is strange, it would be a good thing for me to sell him a favor if I have the opportunity.
Thinking of this, Lin Ran said to the warehouse owner: "Can you help me take out all the things?"
The implication is that he is about to start the appraisal.
Unexpectedly, the investigator took the initiative to help, found a soft cushion, carefully took out the contents and placed them on the cushion.
After counting, there were 23 items in total.
Including the one just now, there are 24 items in total.
Lin Ran looked around the office. It had been a few minutes since Luo Yu called Fan Wenjian into the office.
Don't know what they are talking about.
Lin Ran looked at the cultural relics on the mat and felt a little overwhelmed.
You said it's okay, why would you hide the crafts in the hidden compartment?
As long as there is a valuable cultural relic here, they will have to carry it around without eating it.
All of this sounds so outrageous that I don’t understand why they would do this.
Before the appraisal began, the warehouse manager walked up to Lin Ran and whispered: "Mr. Lin, do you want..."
His original intention was to tell Lin Ran to take this matter seriously, but in the eyes of others, it was like he was telling him to hide the facts for himself.
He immediately felt something was wrong, so he swallowed the next words: "Mr. Lin, it's up to you."
Judging from his expression, it seemed that he was still a little worried about Lin Ran and felt that he was not very reliable.
Lin Ran glanced at the researcher, who raised his eyebrows: "Expert Lin, let's start the identification."
He is an unreliable guy who clearly wants to find fault with others.
Lin Ran naturally couldn't give him this opportunity.
At this moment, Fan Wenjian and Luo Yu walked out of the office. Seeing Lin Ran appraising cultural relics, Fan Wenjian hesitated and was about to speak.
Luo Yu said first, "It turns out that Mr. Lin is helping us with the appraisal, so that will be a big help."