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Chapter 767 Making Friends
"Ah?" The old man couldn't help being taken aback, "You also know the technology of the Ming Dynasty so well?"

This old man surnamed Du has a relatively high appraisal level; however, he is still incomparable with Yu Yao.

"This is a high-level modification." Yu Yao pointed out.

"Change to a shovel?"

"Stitching of old pieces."

"Oh! I seem to have heard of it before... But, there is no trace of it!" the old man doubted.

Sui Yi listened intently and did not interrupt the conversation.

The so-called modified shovel, in simple terms, is to splicing several pieces of bronze ware from the same period to form a complete ware; this is a term used by bronze counterfeiters in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The word spade.

However, this bronze goblet does not have the slightest seam mark, and the level is indeed extremely high.

"The unique way is to modify the shovel, using cold welding technology, and then made a leather shell similar to that unearthed for a period of time, so that the traces disappear." Yu Yao introduced, "This goblet, the bell mouth is One piece, the abdomen is one piece, the ring foot is one piece; there is also a halberd, with two edges for mending."

"You mean, what you did back then was cooked pit?" the old man asked.

"Yes. But at that time, the leather shell must be made as shallow as possible. If someone saw it in the Ming Dynasty, it might be relatively easy to identify, but it has been hundreds of years now, and the real leather shell has completely covered up the original skin. Change the shovel technology to make real ones."

"Then how did you find out?" the old man sank into it and asked without thinking.

"Such a clever method of cold welding to change the shovel, plus the hundreds of years of leather shell, I couldn't see it at first." Yu Yao replied, "However, this kind of bronze goblet is at least used by the princes for sacrifices. The overall shape of the object should be dignified and harmonious. However, there are slight differences in the shape of the feet, abdomen, and bell mouth; the most obvious is the halberd. It has not fully cultivated the Qiyun of the early Western Zhou Dynasty."

Now that Yu Yao said it, he simply said, "This is the basis for seeing the problem, and it cannot be used as actual evidence. But on this basis, we can conduct a targeted and careful inspection. As long as the bronze ware that is changed to a shovel, even if it is cold The method of welding, and grinding and trimming can't see any traces, but the density of the splicing part is always different from the density of other parts. The density is different, and the texture of the leather shell will be different. But this is too subtle, In the final analysis, it still depends on eyesight."

The old man was dumbfounded, and after a long while, he suddenly asked, "Xiao Yu, you should be less than 30 years old this year, right?"

"Not really."

"Your eyesight..."

"It's just a coincidence, I have encountered something like this before." Yu Yao interrupted with a wave of his hand, there is no way to elaborate on what happened here.

"Oh." The old man didn't continue to ask, but was thoughtful.

At this moment, the old man's cell phone rang suddenly, and after answering a few words, the old man hung up the phone and said to Yu Yao, "I have something to do first! Xiao Yu, although we met by chance, can I take the liberty Ask for contact information?"

Before Yu Yao could respond, the old man said again, "Actually, I wanted to give my full name at first, but my name is a little bit, ahem, my name is Du Ruhui."

Yu Yao smiled, "Fang's plan is over, it turns out that the old man has the same name as a famous Tang Dynasty official. My name is Yu Yao, so let's leave a phone call for each other."

The two exchanged phone calls, and when they parted, Du Ruhui added, "I regard you as a friend, if you need my help in Shanghai, please don't hesitate."

After Du Ruhui left, Sui Yi said with a smile, "If you weren't here, this old man's level would have amazed me."

"He is a retired veteran cadre, and I eat antiques, so I'm not on the same level. His level, among players, is an out-and-out master." When Yu Yao said this, he suddenly knocked on his forehead, "Oh, I forgot to remind him of one thing."

"What's wrong?" Sui Yi asked in an interface.

"That bronze goblet from the Ming Dynasty imitating the Western Zhou Dynasty is actually not cheap! If he really likes it, the price quoted by the stall owner should be a false price. You can try to find a price."

"He answered the phone, as if there was something urgent. Otherwise, I guess he would discuss it with you." Sui Yi said, "If you want a good person to follow through, just send him a message."

Yu Yao nodded, and edited a few sentences to Du Ruhui.

Afterwards, the two continued to browse the stalls, and after a while, Sui Yi found something of interest.

This is a piece of yellow and white jade, carved with falcons pecking geese, similar to the characteristics of spring water and autumn mountain jade; although this thing is not from the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, it is still an old thing, and the Republic of China is its lower limit.

What Sui Yi likes and is best at is jade articles, and it is also because of a jade ring that he has gotten closer to Yu Yao.Seeing this jade item at the stall, he squatted down and picked it up.Yu Yao also stopped beside him, and swept the other things on the stall.

The stall owner is a guy with black-framed glasses and a cute hairstyle. He looks like a southerner, but his mouth has a Northeast taste, "You are very good at taking this one. I just sent it from my hometown. I I'm still thinking about matching boxes! It's made of river abrasives, it's so fun!"

Sui Yi nodded.The river abrasive comes from the production area of ​​Xiuyu in Liao Province, but its composition is different from that of Xiuyu's serpentine. It is also mainly tremolite, and its texture is similar to that of Hetian jade. If the identification certificate is issued, it is also "Hetian jade".

After Sui Yi was optimistic, he looked at Yu Yao again, and then began to negotiate the price.

The price quoted by the stall owner was not high, the round number was three thousand, but Sui Yi gave two hundred without opening his mouth.When the group heard this, they didn't say much, just reached out and pressed their fingers on the stall.

Although it is said that in the antique shop, there are sky-high asking prices to pay back the money, but there are some things that open the door, and the connoisseurs who normally want to buy them will generally not have to pay too much.

Sui Yi shook his hand and said with a smile, "Aren't you going to make a bargain?"

"No, you are too outrageous. Are you kidding me, brother? I think you should know how to do business! My business is different from others, and the price quoted is true."

"Whether you know it or not, it depends on the price you charge! Maybe you really charged two hundred!"

The young man burst out laughing, "I've convinced you, big brother, so it's a free gift. If I want three thousand, I'll earn three thousand for nothing, right?"

Although the two seemed to be bickering, the atmosphere became more harmonious. In the end, Sui Yi still took the jade piece. It really didn't cost much, it was two thousand and five.

Sui Yi paid the money, happily put away the jade pieces, and was about to tell Yu Yao to leave, when Yu Yao, who had been standing beside him, also knelt down and pointed to an item on the stall near the young man. :
"Brother, I can't reach the one next to the blue and white pen holder in front of your feet, so take it over and let me have a look."

(End of this chapter)