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Chapter 173: White Jade Dragon and Phoenix Cup

Weng Zhong has indeed had a person in history. He was originally a strong man during the reign of Qin Shihuang, named Ruan Weng Zhong.

According to legend, he was 1 zhang and 3 feet tall, and his courage was different from ordinary people. Qin Shihuang ordered Weng Zhong to guard Lintao, which shocked the Huns.

After Weng Zhong's death, Qin Shihuang cast a bronze statue for him and placed it outside the Sima Gate of Xianyang Palace. The Huns came to Xianyang and saw the bronze statue from afar. They thought it was real, and they didn't even dare to get close to him.

It is precisely because of this that people in the Han Dynasty thought that Weng Zhong had divine power to protect the tomb of the palace gate, and naturally he could wear it with him to drive away evil spirits, so he had the jade Weng Zhong who decorated the pen.

Yuwengzhong was very popular in the Han Dynasty. He often carved into an old man with a standing shape, long beard and big robe, and a flat crown with holes and a rope for easy wearing. It is known as the "Three Treasures of Evil-repelling" of the Han Dynasty together with Sinan Pedestal and Gangmao.

As for the Han Badao, it is a carving technique created by the Han Dynasty. In the production of jade, it has changed the usual delicate and complicated style and shows a majestic and broad, natural and bold style. There are three most representative Han Badao jade wares, namely: Jade cicada, Jade Pig and Jade Weng Zhong.

"The thing is right, you have good eyesight, the second brother." He Chong praised, and at the same time returned Yu Wengzhong to the other party.

"That's a must. I've been studying with my old man for four years." Zhu Chen laughed and said, "Boss, where can we eat it at noon? Don't worry, I won't kill it too hard. Just come and have some ginseng and abalone wings."

"What's the hurry?" He Chong didn't let his dream come true, "I haven't shown you my stuff yet."

"What? You're shopping?" Zhu Chen was a little surprised, "I understand, you've actually bought it long ago, right?"

"That's not." He Chong shook his head and said, "It was found just now. I thought I was going to lose, but unfortunately we are lucky."

"I can't do it. There are no real things on those stalls. I looked at them very carefully." Zhu Chen was a little unbelievable, "What is it? Take it to me and take a look."

He Chong didn't hide it, and took out the jade seal and jade belt hook from the bag.

"These two?" Zhu Chen was a little disdainful, "I've seen it a long time ago, I don't think it's true."

"Is it because the color of the mask is very similar to the sugar?" He Chong had guessed that he would look at the fake, "Second, your eyesight is still almost the same. Although the color of the two is very similar to the sugar, it is true, and there are always subtle differences."

"I don't believe it." Zhu Chen said, "Although other places meet the characteristics of authentic products, antiques have always been a word. One flaw is enough to prove that they are fake."

"You are right, but this kind of masking color is not a fake place." He Chong explained, "I'll ask you a question. There is a high relief white jade cup from the Han Dynasty in the Baodao Museum, you know?"

"Of course I know, that jade cup is so famous. Its whole body of mutton fat white jade is absolutely national treasure level. The jade cup has copper rust and iron brown color..." Zhu Chen really loved this and knew very well about some well-known jadeware, but he was stunned after only half of his words.

"Did you think of something?" He Chong smiled, "That's right, the jade cup also has the same iron brown tint as these two. It is also deeply integrated with the texture, which looks like a sugar material. Do you still doubt the authenticity of these two pieces?"

Zhu Chen was stunned for a while, but then he quickly took out his phone and opened the browser. He quickly found the picture of the jade cup. Then he sighed and his shoulders drooped down at the same time.

"Boss, I'm convinced." Zhu Chen said depressedly, "What are you going to have for lunch? I'll treat you."

"Hahaha, you're so laughing." He Chong hugged his shoulder, "I'll invite you at noon. We are not enemies, so there's no need to make it so clear! Let's go to the store and go for a walk."

The high-relief white jade cup that He Chong mentioned is indeed very famous. Whether it is material or carving, it can be called a national treasure. The jade cup has two colors, green copper rust and black-brown iron-brown. The cup is like a beast's horn, and the cross-section is a rounded rectangle. The front of the instrument is decorated with a dragon pattern. Starting from the upper left, the body extends downward to the bottom of the instrument, and then the tail is greatly twisted to the back of the instrument.

Then climb upwards, dedicate about two-thirds of the cup body, and then slowly descends along the curve outside the cup, rolling into a circle at the lower right of the cup and then ending. The body and tail adopt different expression methods. The tail is a high relief, and the body is a bas-relief. The back of the instrument is a phoenix bird with a s-shaped body. Its body continues through the proportion of the long tail until the bottom of the cup is connected to the dragon's tail. The phoenix crown on the top is also very tall and gorgeous, making people look at it without a half

The inconsistency between the points is even more shocking.

"You two things are also borrowed from me to study." Zhu Chen was quite hit. "I didn't expect that I could make such a mistake. It's really inappropriate. I have to make up for it and study again."

"No problem, you can study it for as long as you want." He Chong smiled, "But your level is already very good, much better than those so-called veteran players."

"Don't comfort me." Zhu Chen said depressedly, "I misread both of these good authentic products, it's so amazing."

Zhu Chen became more and more unhappy when he thought about it. He felt crazy when he walked on the road, and he was so angry that he stomped his feet.

"But you are really smart, I'm completely convinced." Zhu Chen said again, "By the way, didn't you say you had bought something else? What is it?"

"Rhino Horn Cup, from the Ming Dynasty." He Chong opened the bag and said, "It was considered a small leak."

"Rhino horn?" Zhu Chen was shocked, "Is it true or false? This thing is sold on the market, and it is foreign currency."

"Of course it's true." He Chong smiled, "Or what would I do if I bought him."

Zhu Chen took out the rhinoceros horn cup from his bag and looked at it, but put it back.

"I don't understand, I only know how to look at jade." Zhu Chen said, "but I look so angry."

Although he is only a special collection, the various antiques and artifacts have similarities, such as what he said is old-fashioned.

The so-called old-fashion is just a general statement and cannot be described in exact words, but people who collect it all year round can feel it. It is more mysterious and somewhat similar to the charm.

The two of them came to the store area and walked around one by one. Now they no longer competed with their eyesight. When they looked at things, they focused on communicating and did not have much intention of buying them.

Zhu Chen didn't feel anything about He Chong's eyesight at first, but now he admired him from the bottom of his heart, so he was basically asking, while He Chong answered with all his own words. Instead, the two of them felt like they were coming to study on the spot.

After visiting for most of the time, they both came to a large antique shop, which was basically porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and jade. Zhu Chen was not interested in these things, and it seemed that he was also indifferent. He Chong looked at a few things casually, but they all found them imitations. But just when he wanted to open a folding fan before leaving, the real thing suddenly appeared.
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