gifted collector

Chapter 42 Amber Beeswax
Just after parking the car in front of Avon Zhai, Fang Ming noticed that Zhou Afang had come out quickly.

"How is it? What did you buy back?"

Fang Ming knew that Zhou Yafang was worried that he would be cheated, so he pointed to the trunk of the car and said, "I bought a bluestone disc, and it's in the trunk of the car."

Zhou Yafang rushed to the back of the car as soon as she heard it, and after opening the trunk, she found that there was indeed a bluestone plate lying there quietly.

"That's all?"

Zhou Yafang was taken aback.

Fang Ming nodded and said, "Yes, it's the bluestone plate."

"Move the things to the store, and I'll take a look."

Fang Ming moved the bluestone plate into the store, and Zhou Yafang walked around it for a long time, then took out the magnifying glass and looked at it over and over for a long time, the more he looked at it, the more gloomy his face became, and finally he sighed and said: "Fang Ming Ming, how much did you spend on this thing?"

Scratching his hair, Fang Ming said:
"5000 yuan, I think it's worth the money."

"5000 yuan? 500 is about the same. Fang Ming, I wonder if you have missed too much, so you think everything is a leak?"

Zhou Yafang got angry for a while, is it worth the money?Is it worth spending 5000 yuan on this junk thing?
Fang Ming thought of the seven bead-like "things" he "saw" before, and that half-moon-shaped "thing". No matter what it was, he felt that he would not lose money.

"Sister Avon, wait a moment.

Fang Ming remembered that there was a toolbox in the store, so he went to look for it immediately, and finally found a hammer and a chisel.

"Fang Ming, what are you doing? Chiseling stones? What's so good about this stone?"

Zhou Yafang looked puzzled, sitting in front of the stone with a hammer in one hand and a chisel in the other, what else could she do besides chiseling stones?
"Oh, you'll know what I'm chiseling in a while."

Picking up the chisel, Fang Ming made a few gestures, then placed it on the left side of the center of the bluestone plate, and then swung the hammer to strike it with a "ding ding".

Although he was swinging the hammer, Fang Ming's movements were very careful, as if what he chiseled was not a stone but a piece of tofu - and he still wanted to carve flowers on it!
The stone chips were chipped off bit by bit, and beads of sweat slowly appeared on Fang Ming's forehead. It was easier to smash a rock, but bit by bit like this, it was more tiring.

10 minutes, 10 minutes on Tuesday... 10 minutes on Wednesday, after all, Fang Zilan was young, and she couldn't sit still after her curiosity passed, so she went to play by herself.

As for Luo Cui and Fang Haozheng, they were still surrounding Fang Ming.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, Fang Ming heard a soft sound, and the chisel in his hand sank as if it had been hollowed out, because he had been prepared for a long time, and the falling hammer suddenly fell lightly as if it had lost all its strength. On the chisel, the chisel did not dislodge even a chip of stone.

"call!"

Fang Ming let out a breath, blowing away all the stone chips on the bluestone plate.

As the stone chips became less and less, one after another small pits gradually appeared on the surface, and a ray of light was faintly seen coming out.

"what is this?"

Zhou Yafang noticed the light, and a shocked expression appeared on her face. Even a fool would understand that such a light cannot exist in stones normally.

Shaking his head, Fang Ming said, "I don't know what it is either. I'll take a look."

Fang Ming stretched out his hand and wanted to pick it, but before he could reach it, Zhou Yafang slapped him aside with a "snap".

"What are you doing? How can you touch it like this? Go get a brush. I remember there was one in the tool box."

"it is good!"

Fang Ming quickly found the brush.

"give me."

Touching his chin, Fang Ming handed the brush to Zhou Yafang helplessly. The bluestone plate was bought by himself, so shouldn't he brush it by himself?But at this time, there must be no place to reason.

Taking the brush, Zhou Yafang brushed it carefully, and as the stone debris was finally cleaned away, half of the beads were exposed, shining seductively under the sun, just like the eyeballs of a baby.

"wipe!"

Even though Fang Ming had been prepared in his heart, he was still stunned when he saw this bead.

When he bought the bluestone plate before, he had actually "seen" what was inside the stone, and knew that there were seven luminous things, but he didn't expect it to be beads. In his imagination, it should be something like jade .

"How about picking it up and taking a look?"

Zhou Yafang was startled, and then realized that she was too dazed, the bead was still stuck in the stone and hadn't been taken out yet.

His palms were already sweating because of the nervous excitement, but he didn't care about it at this time, he wiped the clothes randomly and then reached for the beads.

"Goo!"

I don't know if it's an illusion, but when the hand touches the beads and then exerts light force, the beads fall out as if oil has been added.

Unprepared for this, Zhou Yafang was taken aback, and hurriedly grabbed several handfuls but failed to catch the beads.

With sharp eyes and quick hands, Fang Ming at the side saw that something was wrong, so he quickly reached out and finally caught the bead before it fell to the ground.

"call!"

There was a layer of sweat on Zhou Yafang's forehead. The bead was dug out from the stone. Needless to say, it was not a simple thing. What if it fell on the ground and bumped into something?Fortunately, Fang Ming caught it.

Picking up the beads, Fang Ming narrowed his eyes and looked carefully.

The beads are not big, the size of a thumb, and there are traces of blood-red lines in the pale white that are divided into small pieces like fish scales. Although they are opaque, they give people a heavy and moist feel when holding them.

What is this?
After watching for a long time, Fang Ming couldn't recognize what it was.

"It's a beautiful bead! But what's it from?"

Taking the beads from Fang Ming, after looking at them for a while and sighing, Zhou Yafang said, "This is amber. Yours is opaque, so it is the beeswax in amber, a kind of natural gem. It's a good thing."

Amber is a pine resin fossil more than 4000 million years old. It is called the three organic gemstones together with pearls and corals.In addition, amber is also a very precious medicinal material. Great doctors of all dynasties have attached great importance to its functions. Brighten your mind and calm your mind.

In Buddhism, it is called the Seven Treasures of Buddhism together with gold, silver, coral, clam, glass and agate. It is said that practicing with amber can help people develop concentration and is a treasure used to bless and bless those who practice. Therefore It corresponds to "precepts, samadhi, and wisdom", which means that in order to obtain the true teaching, cultivate one's body and become a Buddha, in addition to long-term practice, one must also stand the test before enlightenment can be achieved.

One of the classification methods of amber is based on its degree of transparency, among which transparent amber is called transparent amber, opaque amber, and one is in between, called flower amber, opaque amber and One is called beeswax.

Thousands of amber and ten thousand years of beeswax, which not only tells the relationship between amber and beeswax, but also tells which one is more valuable.

At this time, it was amber in Zhou Yafang's hands, and it was a rare "old honey", that is, opaque amber beeswax that was very old, and it was reddish-orange in color.

"It turned out to be amber, the kind of thing that drips rosin and becomes fossilized after thousands of years?"

Zhou Yafang played with the beads in her hand and carefully identified them.

Of course, amber is something that many collectors like, but there are also many fakes of this thing, especially now that the level of counterfeiting has increased with the advancement of technology.For example, some counterfeiters and sellers refer to baking color wax as old wax, and the prices are often quite astonishing.

The beads rolled gently back and forth between Zhou Yafang's palm and fingers. Most people would think she was just playing with them, but in fact she was "testing" its feel.Amber is a natural gemstone, and it is organic, so it will not be hot when worn in summer, and it will not feel cold in winter. It is a very mild and neutral gemstone.

If it is fake, as long as you play with it in your hand for a while, the temperature will change.

"Sister Avon, are you trying to verify if it's real?"

Fang Ming saw Zhou Yafangjia's serious and dignified expression, and guessed that she should be appraising it. Although he knew that this bead must be real through his supernatural power, he still wanted to hear how Zhou Yafang appraised amber. Yes——Actually, the ability has performed quite well so far, but he was always worried that the ability would leave him after waking up one day, so Fang Ming decided to learn more and learn as much as possible about the ancient Collect all the knowledge about it, and there is a good opportunity in front of you.

"Well, yes, from the feel, this amber should be real."

Zhou Yafang lifted up the amber beads in her hand and continued to say while looking at the light: "Amber has scales, and the scales of natural amber look different from different angles. This is because natural amber has scales. The things in the formation process are 'random', and this kind of scales will give people a feeling full of aura, but fake amber is not like this at all, because it is artificial, so there may be no The scales, or even the scales, look the same from different angles, and there is no aura."

"All amber has bubbles. The bubbles in natural amber are mostly round, while the bubbles in amber suppressed by technology are often oblong."

……

Looking at Zhou Yafang's explanations like a few treasures, Fang Ming once again felt that the knowledge of antique collection is so broad and profound, basically he has never heard of it.

"It seems that I need to study more in the future."

Fang Ming thought to himself.

"In addition to what I said above, there are other ways, such as judging from the fragrance, and testing the density by soaking in salt water is also a way... In short, there are a lot of fake amber now, so it is best to buy and sell in the collection. Be careful when you do.”

"I really didn't expect that there is so much knowledge about amber alone."

"Well, yes, this is actually the reason why there are so many holes and leaks in antique collections. There are too many things involved. The average person may be familiar with certain aspects, but not in other fields. I'm familiar with it, so I've got my eyes on it."

Zhou Yafang has a deeper understanding of this. She herself comes from a family of collectors and has much more knowledge than ordinary people who collect antiques. Just flipping your fingers once and you'll miss it.

"I will be careful in the future, but since this bead is real, the others are also real."

When Zhou Yafang heard the surprise, she said, "Isn't it just this one? Are there others?"

(End of this chapter)