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    "Only six thousand pounds!" The stall owner said: "Sir, pen dealers like this are rare, and they come from the official kiln during the Qianlong period. If you buy it back at this price, you will definitely not suffer a loss!" Six thousand pounds,  If converted into RMB, it would be 90,000 yuan. The price was not too outrageous, but it was still higher than the actual market value. This made Chu Chen couldn't help but murmur in his heart. Sure enough, there are not many people who can get close to it using the old-town tricks, but they are not profiteers!  "It's too expensive!" Chu Chen shook his head and said, "Four thousand pounds, how about it?" "Seller of cakes!" The stall owner said with an exaggerated expression: "Four thousand pounds, I'll take whatever you have, the minimum is five thousand.  Five!" "Four thousand and five, if it doesn't work, forget it!" Chu Chen said with a smile.  "Five thousand!" Chu Chen shook his head and said, "I can only pay four thousand and five thousand at most." Seeing Chu Chen's determined look, and the fact that the price was higher than his own, the stall owner thought for a while and decided to  He agreed with a wry smile.  After the transaction was completed, Wu Ke pointed to several copper incense burners on the side and asked: "Achen, these incense burners look quite ancient, but how can they be so new?" "Miss, your intuition is very accurate.  Ancient incense burners from your country, but these have been cleaned with potions," the stall owner replied.  "No, who would buy a washed incense burner?" Wu Ke said incredulously.  Chu Chen spread his hands and said: "There is no way, foreigners like to do this kind of thing" Domestic collectors generally pay attention to natural beauty, like naturally occurring patina and patina, and their requirements for the protection of cultural relics also remain the same.  , repair the old as before.  But foreigners are different. They like to restore cultural relics to their original state.  Potions will be used to remove the patina, oxide layer, patina and other things on the surface of the Xuan furnace. Even bronzes from the Greek period will still be cleaned regularly with potions.  therefore.  For example, when domestic copperware arrives abroad, it will be carefully cleaned by them.     that's all.  Many bronze wares that were previously exported to foreign countries were washed clean and looked like new when they returned.  As a result, domestic collectors are entangled, because many of them judge the authenticity of things based on the oxide layer and patina, which makes some collectors dare not easily draw conclusions about this kind of reflowed copper.  In addition, unless it is a particularly precious bronze, collectors generally like their collections to be antique, for various reasons.  The value of these cleaned copper vessels has been greatly reduced.  "So that's it!" After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Wu Ke understood what was going on.  The stall owner smiled and said: "It seems that sir is also in the industry. My friend asked me to sell these copper stoves on my behalf. Although they have been cleaned, you should be able to tell from the shape that these are high-quality products.  Don¡¯t choose a few to go back to, the prices are easy to negotiate!¡± Chu Chen originally planned to leave.  But what the stall owner said made him interested. Others were afraid that these things were imitations, but he was not afraid.  Not to mention his eyesight, he also had superpowers, which was a big killer, so he started to pick and choose among those copper furnaces.  Chu Chen first picked up a plain copper stove.  The mouth of this stove is rounded and its ears are high.  The outline is rich and the ear holes are semi-circular.  The belly is wide but not fat.  The bottom is smooth and has the regular script "Xuande Year System of the Ming Dynasty" written on it. The structure is rigorous and the font is regular.  The whole thing looks smooth, straight, elegant, and eye-catching.  This furnace looks like the Xuande furnace of the Ming Dynasty, and the casting is very delicate, and it also has natural and even wear, especially on the soles of the feet. Judging from these characteristics, this copper furnace is very much like a real Xuande furnace.  But it is a pity that this copper furnace has been cleaned completely. It is like new. The oxide layer and patina on the surface are gone, so there is no key basis for judgment.  But other than that, if you identify it carefully, no matter the shape, workmanship or copper quality, it is the same as the authentic Xuande furnace.  Judging from Chu Chen¡¯s experience, there is a 90% chance that this Xuande stove is an authentic product that has been around since then, and the results given by the power source are undoubtedly authentic.  Chu Chen was pleasantly surprised when he got an authentic Xuande stove. He quickly looked at other copper stoves, but the more he looked at them, the more surprised he became. In the end, his eyes almost popped out.  He never expected that the six copper stoves on the stall were all genuine Xuande stoves dating from the beginning, and one of them was even more precious.  This is a gilt copper alms bowl stove. The whole body of the stove is gilt copper. The mouth of the stove is rounded, the mouth is rounded, the outer string is like a gold wire, and the inner edge is like a winding corridor.  On the shoulder of the stove, four auspicious beasts in Han Dynasty style are embossed, and the decoration is exquisite and vigorous.  The other four poems are embossed with the four characters "Longevity and Tianqi" in the middle, which is a masterpiece.  There is a seal script inscription with the word "Xuande" on the bottom of this furnace. The shape is square and the writing is powerful.?The gold wire and iron wire are embossed like inlays, and the knife is played accurately, which should be the official mark of the time.  In addition, the gold water for gilding is very thick and is yellow with white flashes. This is also in line with the characteristics of the authentic Xuande furnace. Moreover, in the previous Xuande bowl furnaces, we have never seen such a full-body gilt furnace. If it weren't for various  The characteristics and abilities all gave the conclusion that it was genuine, and it was really hard for him to trust his own judgment.  It can be said that in terms of copper quality, shape, craftsmanship, etc., this furnace can be regarded as the Xuande bowl furnace, and even the best among Xuande furnaces, and it can be said to be an important weapon of the country.  The excitement in Chu Chen's heart now is simply beyond words. If it hadn't been for the fact that he hadn't gotten the thing yet, he might have jumped up with excitement.  "Boss, the copper furnaces you have here are all made like that. It would be nice to buy them back as handicrafts!" "What kind of handicrafts!" The stall owner said with a look of displeasure: "I'm here to open the door.  Good stuff, okay? " Just now the stall owner said that these incense burners were sold on his behalf, and the other things on the stall were stationery supplies. Chu Chen guessed that the stall owner was not familiar with Xuande incense burners.  The stall owner also said that these incense burners were first-class products, so he knew that the stall owner probably didn't like these incense burners either.  The reason is very simple. If the stall owner really believed that these items were genuine, how could he put them on the stall casually and have already sold them at the auction?  Chu Chen said with a half-smile: "Boss, if these incense burners are all Xuande burners that have been opened since then, I don't think you would set up a stall here? Okay, okay, let's not play tricks, these three  I'll pay 500 pounds for the small one, 600 pounds for the other two, and 800 pounds for the other one. How about a total of 3,500 pounds?" "Nonono!"  He waved his hands and said: "Sir, your price is too low. These six copper furnaces are at least 10,000 pounds!" Hearing what the stall owner said, Chu Chen couldn't help but feel happy, but of course he couldn't agree so easily.  , shook his head and said: "It's not like I don't have much money to spend. If the amount is doubled, I can still consider it!" "You didn't lie to me?" the stall owner asked back.  Chu Chen was stunned when he heard this, is it really true?  "Okay, as long as you can get one that is as exquisitely crafted as these six copper stoves, as long as there are six, I will buy them at the price you said. If it is more, it will be eight hundred pounds each!" "Now, this is you.  That's right!" As he said that, the stall owner took out a cloth bag from the back, put it in front of Chu Chen, and said slyly: "Look, the workmanship of these copper furnaces is equally meticulous." Chu Chen opened the cloth bag.  At first glance, it is indeed true that there are copper stoves inside, but they are all very small, and they are all small hand stoves and sleeve stoves.  Hand stove is a small stove used to warm hands in winter, mostly made of copper. There is a charcoal fire in the stove, so it is also called a "fire cage". It is a heating appliance commonly used in the Chinese palace in the old days. It is said that it originated in the Sui Dynasty.  A hand stove that can be inserted into a sleeve is also called a sleeve stove. The sleeve stove can also be used to smoke clothes.  Due to the exquisite and elegant craftsmanship of the hand stove, this ancient hand-warming device in winter can be both practical and enjoyable.  Chen Mei, a famous court painter of the Qing Dynasty, among the 12 "Yueman Qingyou Pictures", two pictures depict hand stoves. Among them, "Exploring Plum Blossoms on a Cold Night" contains a concubine walking around with a gold-plated copper hand stove in her arms.  Move forward step by step.  There is also an imperial poem on the scroll: "The family members are looking for plum blossoms outside the threshold, and they are wandering together leaning on chanting and holding candles. It is cold and they cannot go into the deep courtyard. The female companion can bring the stove." There are eight hand stoves and sleeve stoves in the bag.  Each one looks like the copper stoves just now, with exquisite workmanship, but they have been washed clean by the potion, and they look golden and like new.  Chu Chen carefully looked at them one by one and found that five of these copper stoves were used by the palace from the late Ming Dynasty to the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. They were quite exquisitely made, and the other three hand stoves were all exquisite products made by Hu Wenming. This is even more remarkable.  He was overjoyed.  You must know that Hu Wenming was a famous gilt copper craftsman in the late Ming Dynasty. His Yi tripod was made according to the ancient style with extremely fine attributes. It was very different from the orthodox Xuande furnace's style of advocating lines and not focusing on patterns. People at the time called his products "Hu  Furnace" and Hu Wenming vowed not to teach outsiders, so the bronze wares he made are very valuable.  Hu Wenming is deeply loved by collectors because he likes to carve patterns such as landscapes, magical objects, and auspicious animals on the stove surface.  "These three hand stoves also adhere to Hu Wenming's consistent style. Not only the stove surface, but also the stove body is carefully carved, and the gilding is complete. They are in excellent condition. They are all rare treasures.  After seeing these copper furnaces, Chu Chen was excited, but with a look of displeasure on his face, he said: "Boss, you are a bit unkind, why are you using these things to fool me! Look at this one, it's as big as a slap in the face  , can it be compared with these copper furnaces when it is so small?¡±nbsp; What Chu Chen is holding is a hand stove with a double dragon pattern. This stove is made of brass. The copper is fine and fine. The furnace body is square, regular and thick, but only seven or eight centimeters in length. The lid is carved with a double dragon pattern using openwork techniques.  , the two dragons flew up and down, fierce and vigorous.  The bottom of the furnace is engraved with the inscription "Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty".  This hand stove has a simple and decent shape, but it does not lose the royal grandeur. The workmanship is also quite exquisite. For a hand stove like this, even if you buy it for 5,000 pounds, you can laugh.  (To be continued)
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