That night, Xiaozhu had already returned from Hu Sansou and brought me a box.

When I opened the box, I was shocked.

This is a pair of cloisonné gourds locks!

The lock originated in China. Among the cultural relics unearthed from the Yangshao culture, the earliest wooden lock in the world was discovered.

In the historical documents of the Zhou Dynasty, there are very clear records of locks and keys, proving that locks were already popular among the people in that era. During the Han Dynasty, metal locks, namely bronze locks, began to appear. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, the types, materials, and techniques of locks were varied and reached their peak.

But no matter what kind of lock it is, it is nothing more than forging of gold, silver, copper, iron, wood and other materials.

However, there is a kind of lock, which is known as the "king of locks" - a cloisonné gourd lock invented in the Ming Dynasty.

This lock is made of cloisonné.

Cloisonne is also known as copper-body cloisonné enamel. The carcass raw material is high-purity red copper, while the filigree is slender copper wire with a width of two to five millimeters, and the external glaze is bright enamel color.

Due to the extremely complex craftsmanship, bright and dazzling colors, and exquisite carvings, bottles, plates, bowls, stoves, round boxes, incense and other items made of this material are all sought after by antiques and are outrageously expensive.

And gourd locks made of cloisonné material are rare in the world.

More importantly.

The pair of cloisonné gourds provided by Hu Sanmio is a natural pair, with green and transparent colors, perfect carving, and a burst of treasure. The word "开" is carved on it and the pattern of copper coin is decorated under it, meaning that good fortune and longevity are formed.

The word "安" has a cloisonné gourd pair. It only appeared in history when emperors and generals celebrated their birthdays in the Ming and Qing dynasties and was given as a valuable gift.

That is to say.

If things are true, they are definitely the treasure in the homes of emperors, generals and ministers.

Xiaozhu said to me: "Master said that it took him nearly twenty years to create this cloisonné gourd lock from the Ming Dynasty Shenzong period. There are only three people who can see that it is an imitation."

I asked, "Which three?"

Xiaozhu replied: "One is the old man in the heart of the master, the other is the master, and the other..."

I asked, "Who is the other one?"

Xiaozhu's cheeks flushed: "I."

I laughed immediately.

Xiaozhu looked very embarrassed and quickly stopped and explained: "Brother, don't laugh at me! Actually, I don't know anything, just because my master told me how to identify it as a fake."

I replied, "Don't talk about it for now, see if I can become the fourth person."

After the talk is finished.

I took the lock of this cloisonné gourd and watched Mosuo repeatedly, but the more I looked, the more shocked I felt.

Because it is almost flawless in shape, material, pattern, coloring, patina, and even the senses of the hands and eyes.

I even used the tongue for the first time.

There is actually a subtle difference in tongue feel between antiques and imitations.

This difference is hard to explain or explain.

Just as people often say that genuine products include treasure light and imitation light, this kind of light is completely judged by experience. If people ask people to specifically explain the difference, I am afraid no one can tell.

But unfortunately, even though I used my tongue, I still couldn't feel any difference.

Hu Sanmi is worthy of being a miscellaneous person!

I said: "Ancient formulas, ancient materials, ancient methods, from the actual situation, this is a real cloisonné gourd lock."

"If you want to identify the real imitation, it may be that your master made some special tiny marks in the lock."

"I'm convinced this time, and I really can't become the fourth person."

When Xiaozhu heard this, her beautiful eyes widened and she was dumbfounded.

I asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiaozhu said, "Brother, you have become the fourth person!"

"The master said that I wanted to identify this cloisonné gourd lock for imitating the Shenzong period. I had to smash it. There were a few engravings from my master, 'Jinling Hu Sanser'."

I couldn't help but feel silent.

The ancient and modern characters.

If these words are not added, everyone in the world will think that this is a real lock during the reign of Emperor Shenzong.

But if the words from modern people are added, this is an absolute imitation.

Because it is definitely not antiques made by modern people.

Even if the things are exactly the same!

But when the antiques are identified, if there are no clues of imitations on the outside, who will smash the rare treasures in the world?

I shook my head: "I'm not the fourth person at all."

"The reason why I could tell that your master had marked the lock just now is that I knew it was indeed a imitation, and that I knew the style of your master's love to leave words in the mechanism. If I didn't know, I wouldn't think about this at all."

"Even if you think about this, you don't have the courage to smash the ancient lock and distinguish the current word."

With this thing, I can definitely let Miscellaneous King of Hell come to see me!

Xiaozhu collected the things.

the next day.

I, Fatty Xiao and Xiao Zhu, got on the bus to the Magic City.

After arriving at the Magic City, I found a hotel in Antique Street, Sanmiao.

Xiaozhu never understood me about making a fake product to catch miscellaneous items. He pouted and asked us to explain, otherwise she would always feel like a silly girl.

Fatty Xiao said: "Su Zi intends to bet with the miscellaneous King of Hell's father and daughter!"

He was right.

I do want to bet.

As mentioned earlier, gambling is a way to provoke the antique world.

The gambler in the world, holding a fake in his hand, went to the antique shop to challenge the eye of the examiner in the gambling shop.

There is a saying in the antique industry that "It is better to stop the new than to stop the old."

It means that being able to see that the authentic product is not considered a skill, and being able to identify the imitation product is considered a skill.

This is the foundation of antique shops.

The gambler in the world put the imitations on the counter of the antique shop, and asked the shop examiner to tell the story of the imitations.

If you can't tell it, it proves that the judges in the shop are not good at seeing.

If the judge's eye skills are not good for a shop, it is proved that the judge's probability of being beaten is very high. There must be a lot of fakes in the shop, and people will think that the shop is unreliable.

The antique industry pays the most attention to credibility.

This is like being smashed by someone else’s signature.

If the antique shop takes the bucket and loses the bucket, the other party will put forward the conditions. Whether it is the antiques, money or business in the store, the antique shop must agree. If the antique shop wins the bucket, the person who comes to the door will also accept the punishment conditions proposed by the shop.

I just want to use this kind of gambling method to turn the Tongyue antiques opened by Yan Xiaoyue into a huge upside down.

In the end, he fought out the miscellaneous King of Hell who had never left the mountain and asked him to do his business according to my conditions.

Some people may say, what if they don’t fight?

Almost unlikely!

This thing is like a martial arts school. Others have already come to the door to kick the house and dare not respond to the challenge. It proves that the martial arts school is not only poor in strength, but also very cowardly. How can the martial arts school disciples trust their masters in the future, and how can the martial arts school recruit students?

This matter is in the antique business.

The loss of the fight is caused by others to lose his signature. He is not strong enough, but his courage is commendable.

Not fighting means smashing your own signboard, and you are embarrassed to throw it to my grandma's house.

After listening to our explanation, Xiaozhu suddenly realized and said, "This plan is so good!"

That night, we had a good rest.

The next morning.

The three of them went straight to Tongyue Antiques.
Chapter completed!