Jiang Jingren glanced at Lin Yu, saw Lin Yu smiled, and told him to say whatever he wanted. Then he puffed up his chest, with a hint of pride in his expression, and said, "Speaking of this Yancaotang, there is a history. I
Let me explain its name to you first. The name can be read separately. Although Yan is the wild goose of Dayan, it is actually a fake. And this thatched cottage means thatched house, which symbolizes the folk people.
The words Caotang, as the name suggests, are a place set up by a group of private people to specialize in developing counterfeit products!"
As he said this, he turned to look at Lin Yu, as if asking his son-in-law if what he said was right.
Lin Yu smiled and nodded at him, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes. He didn't expect that his father-in-law was quite knowledgeable! It seems that he does a lot of research on weekdays, but it's a pity that this kind of enthusiasm for learning is...
Used in the counterfeit world!
Jiang Jingren received Lin Yu's affirmation and became more confident, and continued, "However, their fakes are not ordinary fakes. They are equivalent to Hermès and LV in the fake world. They are extremely expensive, but the production is very fine, and they can be mistaken for real ones.
Many people are even willing to spend a lot of money to buy a piece of Yancaotang's work as a collection. I have always wanted to buy one, but things from Yancaotang are as rare and precious as the real ones on the market. After so many years, I have never been able to buy one.
have to!"
As he spoke, Jiang Jingren shook his head with great regret and sighed.
"Uncle, do you mean that these two paintings and two brush washes are all made by Yancaotang?!"
Zhou Chen's expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said in surprise, "You said this Yancaotang is so magical, but I have been working in antiques with my father for nearly twenty years, how come I have never heard of this non-governmental organization?!"
"Yeah, we haven't heard of this Yancaotang either..."
"No, I haven't heard of it either!"
Master Chen and Master Qi also looked at each other with surprise on their faces. It’s fine that Zhou Chen has been in the antique industry for twenty years and has never heard of it. They have been in the antique industry for forty or fifty years! Why?
never heard of that?!
"Uh...this..."
Jiang Jingren, who was still confident at first, couldn't help but feel ashamed when he heard this. He scratched his head and said: "Maybe it's because you don't have much research on fakes. For us old men in government departments, although we love these antique calligraphy and paintings,
, but the real ones are too expensive, and we really can’t afford them, so we can only buy some fake ones to satisfy our craving, so when we get together on weekdays, the most discussed thing is which fakes are the best..."
Before meeting Lin Yu, except for some cheap antiques, almost all the other items in Jiang Jingren's home were fakes. Because with his income level, he could not afford famous calligraphy and painting utensils worth millions or tens of millions, so he was very interested in fakes.
This line of research is extremely thorough.
Even now, he doesn't dare to bid casually for an authentic product that he cherishes so much, otherwise all his wealth would have been ruined by him!
"Uncle, I have studied the counterfeiting business quite thoroughly, but I have never heard of the name Yancaotang!"
Zhou Chen frowned and asked in confusion. Although their family has always only accepted genuine products, in order to strictly guard against counterfeit products, they had already searched the entire counterfeit market, but he had never heard of the name of Yancaotang.
Even his father never mentioned it to him!
"Then I...I don't know anymore. In fact, I also heard about this Yancaotang from a friend in the circle. At that time, he showed me an imitation of Tang Sancai. It was indeed top-notch in skill. Anyway, in my eyes
, it’s impossible to tell whether it’s true or not!”
Jiang Jingren said with some confusion, then looked at Lin Yu helplessly, passed the problem to Lin Yu, and said, "How about, let my son-in-law explain it to you!"
Lin Yu grinned and said to Jiang Jingren: "Dad, it's actually very difficult for you to know this!"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Master Chen and Master Qi, and said with a smile: "Both masters and Zhou Chen don't know about this Yancaotang, which is reasonable, because Yancaotang is a non-governmental organization in the late Qing Dynasty, and
It was destroyed during the Republic of China period. Indeed, as my father said, their family specializes in antique counterfeiting. Their skills are superb and they are the unique leader in the counterfeiting industry!"
"No wonder!"
Master Chen, Master Qi and Zhou Chen suddenly realized.
"But even though it was destroyed, why have I never seen their imitations on the market?!"
Zhou Chen asked doubtfully, although Yancaotang has been destroyed, their products will not be destroyed, at least they will still be circulated in the market. However, Zhou Chen has been exposed to the counterfeit market for so many years and has never seen anything from Yancaotang.
work.
Lin Yu smiled faintly and said, "My dad just said that although the imitations of Yancaotang are not genuine, they are also valuable for collection because of their superb skills, and most of the imitations they imitate are extremely valuable collections.
, so even if it is a fake, it may be worth tens of millions or even tens of millions, who would be willing to sell it?!"
After hearing this, Zhou Chen and the two masters couldn't help but look at each other and nodded. If it is true as Lin Yu said, then this fake is indeed of great collection value!
"its not right!"
Master Chen looked at the two paintings and two brush washes on the table and said, "Mr. He, if it is true what you said, these two paintings and two brush washes are fakes, but Lao Qi and I have studied it.
Both the painting and the jade material have a sense of age, and they cannot be made just by making them old!"
"Master Chen, this is one of the reasons why Yancaotang has an extraordinary status in the counterfeit world and is unparalleled!"
Lin Yu looked at Master Chen and smiled lightly, then reached out and touched the white jade carved five dragon pattern brush washer on the table, then pinched the "Confucius Teaching Picture" and said with a smile, "The reason why you feel that you have no sense of age?"
Wrong, because this jade is indeed from the Qing Dynasty, and this painting paper is indeed from the Tang Dynasty!"
"ah?!"
When Master Chen and Master Qi heard this, their expressions suddenly changed and they were surprised.
"The two masters may not know enough about the counterfeiting world, but Brother Zhou, do you know it well enough?!"
Lin Yu turned to Zhou Chen and smiled and said, "It can be said that in all dynasties there have been people who made a living by imitating the famous products of previous generations, and many of these people's skills have been passed down from generation to generation, which is somewhat similar to our current family businesses.
, and in order to maximize profits, these families will start to store some contemporary paper, jade, porcelain clay and other counterfeiting raw materials, seal them up completely, and pass them on to future generations, so that they can use these raw materials to make counterfeits!"
"I know this!"
Zhou Chen nodded vigorously and said hurriedly, "This is also the reason why antique counterfeiting peaked during the Ming and Qing Dynasties!"
Lin Yu smiled and nodded, and continued, "In fact, after experiencing the peak of antique counterfeiting in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there are very few precious papers, jade, etc. that have been passed down. At this time, it was composed of civilians, but it was backed by big chaebols.
The Yancaotang bought all these papers and jade into his own hands, and in the same way, there were these fakes that were so good in appearance that they were even better than the genuine ones!"
While Lin Yu was speaking, he glanced at the fakes on the table. It was obvious that the paintings and brush washes were also made of these materials, so they were so fake.
This is also the reason why Lin Yu saw a green light on them when he first saw them. These things themselves are indeed of great value!
"I see!"
Zhou Chen nodded vigorously when he heard this, his brows knitted into knots, and he thought to himself that the Great Wall Auction House was indeed extraordinary. It was worthy of being the leader of the auction house, and it actually collected so many things from Yancaotang.
"But Mr. He, I still don't understand!"
At this time, Master Qi stood up and said to Lin Yu, "Even if the Yancaotang really has these raw materials, they can't have such superb painting skills!"
He was greatly puzzled in his heart, how could the painting skills of the painting saint Wu Daozi be beyond the reach of today's people!
"Yes, Mr. He, although the carving technique of this white jade five-dragon pattern brush washer came from the masters of the Qing Dynasty, it is not difficult to imitate it. As far as I know, Duan Fengnian, the master craftsman in the world today, can imitate it.
But this "Picture of Confucius Teaching" is extraordinary. How can something from the painting's sage's hand be copied?"