The wife of Xiangjiang boss who disappeared for ten years is back

Chapter 24 Is it real or fake?
The middle-aged manager did not answer directly, but first explained a few words to Fang Zongtang.

"I checked with a master. This bowl looks like copper, but it is actually gold. The person who sold it to me said that their ancestor was a prince, and later entered the Han army flag, because he made meritorious service in protecting the Empress Dowager Cixi when she left the palace. , so reward their family."

Hearing this, Fang Zongtang burst out laughing.

"According to what he said, it's quite casual for the Empress Dowager Cixi to reward things~"

The middle-aged manager looked at Fang Zongtang in confusion: "You think this is a fake?"

Not only the middle-aged manager wanted to know the authenticity, but also everyone in the VIP room wanted to know.

Fang Zongtang glanced at the box again, and said, "I prefer the imitation."

The middle-aged manager's tone was a little anxious: "Is it true?"

She sat down on a stool and spoke slowly.

"Whether it is fake or not depends entirely on what outsiders think. This is something from the late Ming Dynasty. If it were anyone else, they might not know that they met me today. My great-grandfather once told me an allusion, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty , many unofficial histories have recorded that he was born a beggar. In the allusion that my great-grandfather knew, when Zhu Yuanzhang was a beggar, he had a beggar friend named Wang Qi. This friend gave him food when he was about to starve to death. Collected money for him when he left the beggar's den."

The middle-aged manager's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said, "The bottom payment of the golden bowl is written as a gift to friend Wang Qi."

Mrs. Fu couldn't hold back her words: "Is it really an ancient relic from the Ming Dynasty? If Zhu Yuanzhang gave it to Wang Qi, then this golden bowl must be priceless."

After the middle-aged manager got excited, he quickly calmed down and asked Fang Zongtang: "You said it was a fake at first, and then you said it was the late Ming Dynasty. Is this true?"

Fang Zongtang waved to the clerk and knocked on the table: "Plain water, no coffee."

The clerk hurried to pour water for her.

She went on to say: "The thing is from the late Ming Dynasty, but it was not given to Wang Qi by Zhu Yuanzhang, so I can't tell. The unofficial history I heard from my great-grandfather is that Wang Qi was given a golden rice bowl after Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne. Later, Wang Qi saw that after Zhu Yuanzhang came to the throne, the killing was too heavy, so he escaped by death and ran away with the golden bowl."

The clerk came over with boiled water. After Song Yi took it, he tested the temperature on the back of his hand before putting it on the table aside.

Fang Zongtang took a sip, moistened his lips, and continued, "The technology of refining metals in the Ming Dynasty was not as developed as it is now. The color of the extracted gold is yellowish, similar to brass. The copper should have been reprocessed later. of paint.”

The whole room listened quietly, and no one interrupted this time.

Fang Zongtang paused for a moment, then continued: "The dragon pattern in the Ming Dynasty was thick, strong, powerful, and tall. Especially the position of the dragon head and horns were very prominent. The dragons in the Qing Dynasty had a more graceful and slender body, with head and body The proportions are normal, giving people a feeling of strong posture. Take a look for yourself, which dynasty does the dragon pattern on it look more like?"

The middle-aged manager quickly picked up the golden bowl and took a look. Sure enough, it was slender in the shape of a dragon and had a strong posture.

"You mean, the dragon pattern was added later?"

Fang Zongtang smiled and nodded, and reminded again: "The copper craftsmanship first appeared in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already been buried in the earth. Do you think he will make a bowl for Wang Qi and his great-great-grandson?"

Of course it is absolutely impossible!Lao Zhu is buried, can Lao Wang still live well?
There was a moment of silence among the VIPs.

The middle-aged manager stammered and said, "That is to say, this golden bowl was imitated in the late Ming Dynasty, and was processed again in the Qing Dynasty?"

Fang Zongtang smiled: "You're not too stupid." After saying that, he said with regret and disgust.

"It's a pity that a good golden bowl came across two sticks that have no historical basis. The more they are changed, the more fake they become. The latter stick is a bit stupider. After a good period in the late Ming Dynasty, so many good ingredients were added, so much effort was wasted, it is not as good as A bare bowl is worth a lot of money.”

(End of this chapter)