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Chapter 385 Tianlong Jade Pendant?acting!
I saw Mr. Lei carefully looking at the jade cabbage and explaining: "From the appearance, both the quality and the carving work are top-notch."
Then he stood up again, pointed at the jade cabbage and said, "This jade carving of cabbage is made of jade. Its white body and green leaves are very familiar to Chinese farmers."
"It is the dowry of Emperor Guangxu's concubine Jin Fei, which means many children and grandchildren. It has been kept in the Yonghe Palace in the Forbidden City."
Mr. Lei explained in an orderly manner, and Lin Ran nodded along.
In fact, Lin Ran couldn't determine the origin of the jade cabbage in front of him.
But he knew that jade carvings made of jade and cabbage were popular in the middle and late Qing Dynasty and were also popular auspicious themes among the people.
"However, this jade cabbage is obviously a handicraft of later generations, because he ignored the soul of the work." Mr. Lei threw the cabbage back on the table and said with his back to everyone, "The real jade cabbage, in addition to the lifelike depiction of the cabbage, the vegetables Insects are also carved on the leaves, one is a katydid and the other is a locust, which symbolizes many children and grandchildren."
In the late Qing Dynasty, there were no pesticides, so people were familiar with insects on vegetable leaves.
Craftsmen who have never seen the real thing often ignore this point when making imitation jade cabbage.
The anniversary man looked very annoyed, turned around and left with the jade cabbage.
There was a burst of applause around.
"As expected of Mr. Lei, he can see things accurately."
"My eyesight is so good that I can tell the authenticity of an item in just a few minutes! I admire you!"
Standing among the crowd, Lin Ran felt that something was wrong while listening to the compliments from the people around him.
As the boss of Shengshi Craftsmanship, he came back from the Internet era and keenly smelled a hint of trust.
But there seems to be no problem with Mr. Lei's appraisal just now. He explained the reasons for the appraisal very clearly and very quickly. He is indeed an expert!
However, Lin Ran stood far away and couldn't see clearly the appearance of Jade Cabbage.
There should be no problem with the identification results. Could it be that I am too worried?
As the applause ended, another young man came forward with his cultural relics and handed them to Mr. Lei.
The identification work of the second cultural relic was launched.
I saw the young man taking out a wooden box from his arms, which looked extremely high-end.
He respectfully placed the wooden box on the table in front of Mr. Lei and opened the lid.
"Mr. Lei, this is me. Su Yucheng took out a high-end wooden box and said softly: "Mr. Lei, look at this Tianlong Jade Pendant. Is it genuine? "
Tianlong jade pendant?
Lin Ran took a deep breath when he heard this!
However, there are several versions of Tianlong Jade Pendant.
One is the Tianlong Jade Pendant of the Tang Dynasty, which was worn by the emperor.
The other type is the decoration placed in the homes of the scholar-bureaucrats of Chu during the Warring States Period.
Lin Ran stood on tiptoes, wanting to get closer and have a closer look.
But because there were too many people separated from each other and the distance was relatively far, it was impossible to see clearly.
Just listen to Mr. Lei saying slowly: "This Tianlong Jade Pendant is fifteen centimeters long, six centimeters wide and half a centimeter thick. It has a flaky appearance. The dragon sculpture is both vivid and majestic. It looks like it is looking into the distance, lifelike."
He turned the Tianlong jade pendant over and said, "The dragon's body is carved with curling cloud patterns, which makes the Tianlong even more fairy-like."
"But the only thing that's the same is that the dragon's tail is somewhat damaged."
"If you guessed correctly, this dragon-shaped jade pendant should have been one of the statues made of multiple jade articles, but it was stripped out. Judging from the holes in the dragon-shaped jade pendant, it should be in the middle."
The young man asked anxiously: "Mr. Lei, I am stupid, please tell me whether this dragon-shaped jade pendant is real or fake?"
Mr. Lei said with a smile: "Don't worry yet. Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the Chu Kingdom was the last jade, and its production is particularly ingenious. This jade pendant is exactly the artistic style of the Chu Kingdom's jade craftsmanship."
The young man seemed overjoyed and wanted to pay Mr. Lei as a reward on the spot.
But he declined.
"I am helping you with the appraisal for free. Once the appraisal is over, you can leave." Mr. Lei refused his thank you gift.
The young man was still a little reluctant to give up and asked: "Mr. Lei, can you tell me how much this dragon-shaped jade pendant can be sold for?"
After thinking for a moment, Mr. Lei replied: "It's worth at least 2000 yuan."
There was nothing wrong with the previous appraisal results. Lin Ran felt that Mr. Lei was very professional.
And the character shown is also very noble. If it is said that the appraisal is free, the appraisal will be free.
But Lin Ran disagreed with the final price.
In fact, the prices of dragon-shaped jade pendants vary greatly, and they can be divided into ceremonial jade and decorative jade.
Based on the description just now, it is speculated that it is a relatively low-priced gift jade.
In addition to its archaeological value, it reflects the cultural environment at that time, and its collection value has dropped to the extreme due to the lack of overall jade ornaments.
It can't be sold for more than 1000 yuan.
At this moment, a passerby next to Lin Ran complained: "Why is it this guy again? He must be so lucky! He can pick up genuine products almost every day."
"Yes, I envy him so much."
"Of course. People sell things on Sanhe Street every day. How can they not be professional?"
"Where is he setting up his stall?"
"Right at the entrance to Third Street."
He does not mean that.
Lin Ran suddenly felt like he had an enlightenment.
He is also good at identifying cultural relics, but most of the time he can only identify whether they are genuine or fake.
Only based on the cultural relics we have learned about before can we accurately tell its background.
In this era, many cultural relics are still lost among the people and in foreign countries, and have not yet been officially included in the cultural relics book.
If the old man has such vision, he must have an extraordinary reserve of knowledge.
Or else, the two people who appraised the cultural relics just now were just trustworthy, in order to make him look more professional.
No, Lin Ran shook his head. The identification of the first Jade Cabbage should be genuine. He is a capable person.
But the second buyer was so fake that he even asked the price.
As an industry insider, how can I not know the selling price?
When traveling around the world, I don’t even understand the principle of not showing off my wealth.
Sure enough, before the free appraisal was over, someone followed the young man and left.
Then they talked under the tree in the distance, and after a while, a customer happily left with the red box.
The appraisal in front of the teahouse continues.
"Too bad it's a fake."
I originally wanted to make friends with Mr. Lei because I thought he was a good person.
But now Lin Ran has understood his methods. Even if he has the level of identification, this person has evil intentions and is not worth making friends with.
However, he didn't intend to expose it in public. After all, this was the opponent's home court, and there were endless ways to make money.
The remaining five cultural relics are all fake.
When the last person left dejectedly with the cultural relics, Mr. Lei put away the stall and said, "If you want to appraise it, come back tomorrow."
The crowd was about to disperse when they saw the teahouse owner running out and handing him a cup of tea.
He raised his hands and said, "Mr. Lei is indeed Tang Lanxuan's junior brother. He has great appraisal skills. I admire him!"