Selina put the helmet back in the box and said, "Hey! It's true. I guess I can't wear this helmet anymore. I didn't expect that in ancient times, helmets were also divided into different sizes!" Chu Chen laughed He shook his head and said: "The heads of the ancients would only be bigger than yours, not smaller. And don't forget, they still had buns on their heads. How could such a helmet be worn? Besides, during the Warring States Period, although There are female generals, but it is impossible for them to wear helmets of this type, and it is certainly impossible for male generals to wear such small helmets. This article was originally published by "After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Wu Ke et al. People all understand that given the social background and production conditions at that time, since such a head thief was useless, it would definitely not be produced. Mina and Kelly didn't understand it at first. Seeing Wu Ke and others' stunned expressions, they quickly asked. After learning the details, Kelly looked a little anxious. She was also quick-witted and thought of it right away. One possibility, he quickly asked: "Chu, is it possible that this hair ashes were used for the children of the nobles at that time?" Chu Chen shook his head and explained: "Let's not say that this is unrealistic. If it is really valuable, It is used by children, so the workmanship and decoration will definitely be much more refined and complicated than the current helmets, and judging from the format of this helmet, it is just used by ordinary generals. " Hearing this, Kelly tensed up. Frowning, Chu Chen's words did make sense, but she still didn't quite believe that the helmet that her father had always regarded as a treasure could be a fake. However, she also knew that no matter how much she didn't believe it, she couldn't say that it was originally What doesn't exist can still be real. So she then asked: "Then its material is real. What's going on?" Chu Chen said: "If I guessed correctly, this should be modified from a small copper tripod. This The bronze cauldron must have been damaged somewhere. They removed the damaged areas and then used superb craftsmanship to turn the bad parts into good ones. Its value has at least doubled!" "If that's the case, why don't I see any traces of repairs on it?" Kelly asked. Chu Chen replied: "As for why you can't see the traces after repair, it's because of the green rust on the helmet." At this point, he said to Kelly: "Do you think the patina on this helmet is old? It's natural. Doesn't it look like a forgery?" Seeing Kelly nod, Chu Chen explained: "Now that technology is becoming more and more advanced, the level of bronze ware fraud is also getting higher and higher. Coco, you remember the people in the industry before. It¡¯s said that bronze can¡¯t be stained with green rust, right?¡± Wu Ke heard this and said it was indeed the case. Chu Chen continued: "There are red spots and green rust, whether it is a bronze mirror or a bronze vessel, there is a lot of green rust on it. In the past, the easiest way to identify it was to take a pin and prick it up. If it sticks, it¡¯s fake. There¡¯s glue in the patina. If it doesn¡¯t stick, it¡¯s real. But now this method doesn¡¯t work. ¡°Do you know? Nowadays, the red spots and patina are made on bronzes. To make that kind of peacock blue green rust, no glue is needed. The most advanced method of counterfeiting is called "transplanted rust"? "Can this rust be transplanted?" asked. Chu Chen smiled and said: "Can't you figure it out? Actually. It's easy to say. The forger is to use high-tech methods to cut the fragments from the newly unearthed bronze vessels into the required size, and cut them off. No matter what the texture is, stick it on the new copper tire piece by piece, completely sticking it on the inside and outside, and stick it perfectly. " "After finishing the sticking, stick all the rusty old copper coins that have been prepared one by one on the bronze. Then pour water on it and let it rust naturally. After a while, take it off and you will see that it is covered with mottled patina. This patina grows naturally and is transplanted. That's why it's called 'transplantation rust'. " "This is a new technology that has only been developed in recent years. Many people, including some experts, have fallen into this problem. If it weren't for the fact that this helmet was too small, I would never have seen it. It turns out it¡¯s fake.¡± After hearing Chu Chen¡¯s explanation, Kelly asked reluctantly, ¡°Chu, is it just the size that¡¯s the problem?¡± Chu Chen shook his head: ¡°I just explained. Passed by, some of the places above were repaired with unearthed bronze fragments. Although the materials are similar, the textures are different. If you look at this place with a magnifying glass, you should be able to see it" Then, Kelly hurriedly She took the magnifying glass from Chu Chen and took a closer look. She found that it was exactly what Chu Chen said. Although there was naturally grown patina on it, the texture was different from the surrounding ones. This immediately made her feel?Extremely frustrating. Seeing her best friend so sad, Mina didn't know how to persuade Kelly to be more open-minded. The money represented by this helmet was very important to her family, but she didn't want to persuade her. Seeing Kelly so sad, she I felt very uncomfortable. Kelly didn't hesitate for long. When she saw Mina's worried eyes, she smiled at Mina, indicating that she was fine, and then asked: "Chu, does that mean that this helmet has no value?" Chu Chen replied: "That's true. If it can still remain as it is, even if it is a little worn out, it can still be worth some money. But after such a change, it will be valuable to profiteers, but to us buyers, It really doesn¡¯t have much economic value anymore.¡± After saying that, he made an apologetic gesture again. "Hey!" Kelly sighed, and then apologized to Chu Chen: "Chu, I doubted your ability just now, I'm really sorry!" Chu Chen smiled and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, after all. If this helmet is real, it is worth at least 30,000 pounds, so you should be cautious. " Hearing Chu Chen say this, Kelly opened her mouth, but in the end she swallowed the words that came to her lips. Then he asked Chu Chen to help identify the remaining items. There were three boxes inside the box, so Chu Chen took a small box and opened it to see that there was a snuff bottle inside. This tobacco bottle is an oblate crystal bottle made of natural materials. On the front of the bottle is a costumed portrait of Huang Zhong played by Peking Opera master Tan Xinpei. It is vigorous and powerful, with endless artistic conception and exquisite brushwork. The painting of Huang Zhong is majestic and lifelike, very much like a photo. On the back is a poem, followed by the seal seal "Shaoxuan" in white. The calligraphy is in European style, extremely neat and rigorous. Ma Shaoxuan was one of the four great painters of the Beijing School of interior painting during the late Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty. His interior paintings of snuff bottles were both rich in calligraphy and painting, and his brushwork was exquisite. He is famous throughout the country for his fine brush painting technique of "poem on one side and painting on the other", and has made a landmark contribution to the art of inside-painted pots in my country. The Western art circle even calls it the "Picasso" of inner-painted pot art. Among Ma Shaoxuan¡¯s works, the painted pot inside the statue of Huang Zhong is his representative series and is highly sought after in the international collection community. A snuff bottle like this, if it is authentic, should be a very rare treasure for snuff bottle collectors. Chu Chen looked at the snuff bottle in his hand carefully and confirmed that it was authentic. Then he smiled and said: "Kelly, this snuff bottle is indeed an authentic work of Ma Shaoxuan. It is also a relatively popular species among collectors in our country." Kai After hearing what Chu Chen said, Li's nervousness suddenly relaxed. She quickly asked: "Chu, how much is this snuff bottle worth?" Chu Chen calculated it, and then said: "This snuff bottle is worth something." The market value should be around 10,000 pounds now. "Only 10,000 pounds?" Kelly exclaimed. This price was really far different from her previous expectations. Chu Chen nodded: "It is indeed only 10,000 pounds. I can guarantee this with my reputation. If you feel something is wrong, you can also go to the auction house for consultation." "No, no, no! Chu, you misunderstood me. "Yes, but the price you mentioned is not even half of my father's purchase price, so I feel a little surprised." At first, Kelly did suspect that Chu Chen deliberately lowered the price, but when Chu Chen said this, and Chu Chen said so, The total amount of Chen Chen's clothes was more than 10,000 pounds, so she felt that there was no need for Chu Chen to lie in this regard. Chu Chen smiled slightly and said it didn't matter, and then said: "Then I can only say that it is indeed expensive for your father to buy this kind of snuff bottle. If you buy it in our country, it may not cost more than 10,000 pounds. In addition, I would like to ask , Did your father buy all his things in the same place? " "Yes!" Kelly nodded, and then immediately understood what Chu Chen meant, and said with some surprise: "Chu, you mean, Did the other party deliberately lie to my father? " "Based on my experience, it is indeed possible. " In fact, Chu Chen was already a little surprised just now. Why did the seller deliberately tell Kelly's father not to remove the helmet? patina on. There is nothing wrong with this sentence in itself, but as a seller who deliberately reminds you like this, in the antique market where fakes account for the majority, you have to be cautious. ??If this helmet is cleaned, it will immediately show its original shape. This is also the seller's biggest concern. Of course, he must remind him in advance to avoid revealing his flaws later. Judging from the current situation, Kelly's father should have some knowledge of antiques, but he is not proficient in it. The seller said this and was not afraid of Kelly's father noticing. Mina heard the words and said angrily: "It's a profiteer again, Kelly, you should tell your father about this matter, and then you can go to that person to settle the score!" Kelly bitterlyHe smiled and said: "My father had the idea of ??selling the antiques to that person before, but when we arrived at the other party's antique store, we found that it was closed. And the person's phone number is still unreachable, even if we want to find him It's impossible for him" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!