"Master Wang, I have a piece of jade here. Please show it to me..."
The man who came up at this time was about thirty years old, wearing a pair of glasses, holding a palm-sized box in his hand, and presented it to Wang Ding with a smile.
Wang Ding opened the box and took a look. Inside were several jade figures carved from white jade, no more than the size of a thumb. Some had a drum hanging on their waist, some held a drumstick high in their hands, and some held a drumstick in front of them.
The shapes of the figures kneeling down and worshiping are different, the facial expressions are vividly depicted, and there is an obvious clear color on them. From the appearance, they should be a set of ancient sacrificial jade carvings.
After holding it in his hand and playing with it, he found that the patina was fairly thick, but Wang Ding could still tell from the color of the jade that it was not that long ago, and that the clear color was deliberately aged.
But even though it was an old-fashioned color, the jade was real, and the carving was pretty good. Wang Ding picked up the magnifying glass on the table, pushed it over and looked at it intently for a while before putting down the magnifying glass in his hand and looking up in front of him.
The treasure holder asked, "Sir, can you tell me the origin of this jade set of yours?"
"Ah, let me tell you the truth, I bought it in an antique market..." The man was honest.
"How much did it cost?" Wang Ding asked.
"Haha, the person who sold me the thing said it was an ancient jade from the Han Dynasty. It was still stained with dirt at the time. It cost me a total of 2,800 yuan. Teacher Wang, is this jade fake?"
This man's mentality is relatively good. It seems that he has already prepared the object in his heart as a fake.
Wang Ding smiled and said: "The jade is not fake, but it is not ancient jade from the Han Dynasty. It is modern carving and made old. The jade is white jade from Hotan. The quality is average. But this set of old sacrificial jade,
The carving is pretty good, you can keep it for yourself and play with it, and modern carving techniques are not necessarily as good as
The ancient jade is inferior to that of ancient times, and even exceeds it. If you want to keep this set of jade for hundreds of years, it will also be a set of exquisitely carved ancient jade! Also, when you go to the antique market in the future, look more and sell less.
If the thing is genuine, two zeros must be added to the price you paid for it..."
"Thank you, Master Wang. Thank you very much. I will pay attention to it in the future." The visitor was very satisfied with Wang Ding's answer. After bowing, he took his belongings and walked away.
Then Wang Ding appreciated two more treasures. After Wang Ding finished appreciating it, Kang Qiankun was appreciating a three-legged golden toad ornament. He had appreciated this golden toad king tripod before. So he looked at it with great interest.
The shape of this three-legged golden cicada is very ordinary. It has two legs in front and one leg in the back. It has its eyes wide open and is squatting with its head raised slightly.
However, unlike other golden toads that hold money in their mouths or spit out money, this three-legged golden toad has a bead in its mouth. The toad's mouth is half open, revealing a gap, as if it is about to spit out the bead.
"Jiuhe, come here and see this golden toad with me!"
At this time, Wan Jiuhe was idle on the side. Perhaps Mr. Kang saw it and asked him to appreciate it together. When Wan Jiuhe heard that he was asked to be busy, he came over and took a fancy to the three-legged golden toad.
"Golden toad spitting beads? This kind of shape is relatively rare, it may be a fabrication."
"Really? I also thought it was rare, so I asked you to come and have a look." Mr. Kang said calmly.
"The material of this thing seems to be... stone."
Wan Jiuhe stretched out his hand to touch it and said with a smile: "The color is black and yellow, like stone. It's hard to judge the age, but it doesn't look much older. The only advantage is that the carving is relatively fine.
The small pits on the stone are cleverly modified into the skin of a toad...especially the shape of the toad spitting out beads, which is very natural and lifelike."
"Of course it's a good thing."
At this time, the treasure holder spoke. Even though she was just a girl in her twenties, she was as powerful as a woman.
"Let me tell you two experts, my three-legged golden toad is carefully carved from yellow wax stone. As you know, yellow wax stone is the very expensive kind, also called yellow dragon jade..."
Wan Jiuhe said calmly: "Little sister, there is a difference between yellow wax stone and yellow dragon jade. There may be yellow dragon jade in yellow wax stone, but yellow dragon jade definitely cannot be yellow wax stone. Moreover, the texture of yellow wax stone is smooth and delicate, regardless of the
Whether it is transparent or opaque, the color of the stone is very pure. But the stone of this three-legged golden toad is gray in color, dark yellow, and the texture is even rougher. To put it bluntly, even ordinary pebbles are better than this.
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"It's ugly enough."
The little sister didn't feel embarrassed, but smiled and said: "But don't underestimate these stones. These stones were picked up from the Shangqing River and passed down by my grandfather. Does the Shangqing River know? It has already flowed.
For thousands of years, it has been a place where dragons and tigers meet. There is spiritual energy in the river. The stones soaked and washed by the river water have some spiritual energy. This stone of mine is definitely extraordinary."
The Wanjiuhe conversation has come to this point, and it is inconvenient to say anything more. Only then did Kang Qiankun belatedly pick up the three-legged golden toad and caress it carefully in his palm.
After more than ten seconds, he said, "The stone of this three-legged golden toad is indeed not very good, but it is really old. It is also exquisitely made and has a good meaning. It can attract wealth, control the house, and ward off evil spirits."
, Prosperous wealth. As an old saying goes, if a family has a golden toad, it will bring good fortune... You are right to buy it back. Little sister, I intend to buy your golden toad, how much do you want to pay for it?"
Kang Qiankun's talking expression was very calm, and it was hard to tell how much he liked this object. The little sister glanced at Kang Qiankun, but did not ask for the price immediately.
"Master Kang, it's like this. If you say that my stone is not good, then the price I sell it for will definitely not be much higher. I would like to find another expert to try before making a decision?"
I noticed that Mr. Kang seemed to be interested in buying the three-legged golden toad, but the younger sister mentioned the conditions, which showed that she was also a scheming person.
When Mr. Kang heard the sound, he suddenly smiled and said: "Oh, I was wrong. This thing is not a stone carving. It should be made of red mud and gray pottery. Look underneath, the mud has not even been dried and burned, and it is about to turn into ashes.
. I think this thing should have been placed in the corner when the kiln was fired, and baked at a low temperature. I estimate that when the kiln was opened, this thing had not been completely dried, and it was at most a semi-finished product. After that, the craftsman simply used the knife.
The carving was done like this, and then slowly dried in the sun, so it had this stone-like characteristic. I just made a mistake."
"Oh... Mr. Kang is right. I said why it's so rough. It turns out it's turned into mud. Then it's even more difficult for you, a golden toad," Wan Jiuhe nodded.
When the little sister heard that the two experts said it was a golden toad that had turned into clay, her face suddenly elongated.
Of course she was unhappy. The treasure her grandfather passed down to her was said to be made of clay. Isn't this a slap in the face?
"Little sister, are you still selling it?" Kang Qiankun asked. Anyway, it is not too expensive, and the carving is exquisite, so I can accept it! (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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