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Text Chapter 831: Blind spots in knowledge

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    Seeing that Chu Chen asked a few questions, but couldn't say anything good about this thing, Lin Dacheng also realized that his thing was probably wrong. He asked weakly: "Xiao Chen, this screen of mine  Is there something wrong with it? Is it made of wenge wood? " "This screen is indeed made of wenge wood" When Lin Dacheng's face showed a look of surprise, Chu Chen said.  Turning around, he said: "But this kind of chicken wing wood has nothing to do with the chicken wing wood used in furniture in the Ming Dynasty. It is African chicken wing wood with a relatively poor texture." "African chicken wing wood?" Lin Dacheng showed a trace of doubt on his face.  Don't know anything about this wood.  Chu Chen nodded and explained: "There are old and new chicken wings on the market now. The texture of old chicken wings is dense, with alternating purple and brown lines, especially the longitudinal and slightly oblique sections, which are slender and floating, giving people a  The feeling of bright and shining feathers. " "The new wenge wood is rough, purple and black, the texture is often turbid, stiff and has no tendency to rotate, and the wood fibers are sometimes prone to cracking and stubble.  The superior material is called 'old chicken wing wood', and the inferior material is called 'new chicken wing wood'. " "Old chicken wing wood generally refers to Burmese chicken wing wood in the market, while new chicken wing wood generally refers to the African country where this screen was made.  Wenge wood, the heartwood is dark brown, slightly yellow, often with black stripes, the texture is very rough, the density is also the lightest, does not sink in water, the material is brittle, the hardness is slightly worse, not oily, and the price is very cheap" Listen to Chu  Lin Dacheng looked at Chen Chen's explanation and looked at the screen he bought. It looked like what Chu Chen said.  This made him uncomfortable and embarrassed, but he didn't give up and immediately asked: "Xiao Chen, what about this screen? Is it possible that it was made in the Ming Dynasty?" Chu Chen shook his head: "This is definitely impossible.  Ah, let¡¯s not explain the difference between the old chicken wing wood in ancient times and what we have now. Let¡¯s just say that in ancient times, transportation was so underdeveloped. Do you think there might be someone transporting a bunch of wood with poor quality and cheap price all the way?  Do you want to make a screen? The shipping fee is not enough!" "This" Seeing Lin Dacheng, he was still a little reluctant to give up.  Chu Chen added another sentence: "Besides, the poem "Quiet Night Poem" on the screen can prove that this thing was not made in the Ming Dynasty." Hearing this, except for Lin Dacheng, everyone else looked very nervous.  I don't understand.  "There is bright moonlight in front of the bed. I suspect it is frost on the ground. Look up at the bright moon and lower your head to think about your hometown. This should be correct, right?" Lin Guangxin recited the "Quiet Night Poems" on the screen in a low voice, and was very confused by Chu Chen's statement.  mind.  Seeing everyone looking at him with confusion, Chu Chen explained: "Actually, the reason is very simple. The version we are familiar with now is not the original text of this poem. This poem was published in "Ten Thousand Tang Quatrains" written by Hong Mai in the Song Dynasty.  The original text in "Looking at the moonlight in front of the bed, I suspect it is frost on the ground."  ' was changed to 'raise your head and look at the bright moon'. In Shen Deqian's "Tang Poems" in the Qing Dynasty, the first sentence "looking at the moonlight in front of the bed" was changed to "the bright moonlight in front of the bed".  When he arrived at Hengtang, he retired and compiled "Three Hundred Tang Poems".  Combine these two sentence changes together.  As a result, it became the version that everyone knows now.  " Hearing this, everyone suddenly realized. Chu Chen smiled and said: "Because of this, when I first saw this screen, I knew it was a fake" Under normal circumstances. Except for weird people like Chu Chen  The antique industry all requires years of practical experience and theoretical knowledge, and it takes just a few decades to figure it out. However, if antique enthusiasts understand some blind spots, they can also notice some relatively eye-catching things.  If Lin Dacheng could read ancient Chinese poems like this, he wouldn't have to spend a thousand dollars on it. But there are so many fakes on the market today.  Some of them are low-quality imitations, the level of the counterfeiters is not high, and the workmanship is rough, and they often reveal common sense flaws. This kind of knowledge blind spot is useful. There are many changes like "Silent Night Poetry", for example,  There is a song "Shi'er" by Lu You, which is also well-known. It begins with the sentence "It turns out that everything is empty when you die." In fact, the original version said "It turns out that everything is empty after you die."  " They are all written as "Yuanlai" and "Yuanzhi", with the original and original meaning of the character Yuan. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang hated the Yuan Dynasty and couldn't even read the character Yuan, so he ordered "Yuanlai" to be changed to "original", which became what it is today.  Common usage. After understanding this knowledge blind spot, if someone shows you an antique from the Southern Song Dynasty and the word "original" appears in it, there is no need to do any other identification. It must be fake.; In addition, there is a familiar idiom, "talking on paper", which refers to Zhao Kuo's boasting, and 400,000 Zhao troops were killed in Changping.  But if you think about it carefully, Zhao Kuo was from the Warring States Period. When was paper invented?  The prototype of paper just appeared in the Western Han Dynasty. It was not until Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty that paper in the true sense appeared.  In fact, the idiom "talking on paper" first appeared in the late Qing Dynasty, and was associated with Zhao Kuo, which was around the time of the Republic of China.  If you see an ancient book written before the late Qing Dynasty that mentions Zhao Kuo's armchair story, just throw it away. It is undoubtedly fake.  There are many examples like this. Once mastered, it will undoubtedly be very helpful for antique identification. However, one person's energy is limited, and a lot of knowledge must be accumulated over a long period of time.  Therefore, if an antique lover wants to make a difference in this industry, he must be determined and recharge himself regularly.  Seeing Lin Dacheng's face full of shame, Chu Chen advised: "Cousin, I think it's okay for you to be interested in antiques, but you must study more. Like you now, you don't even understand basic knowledge.  , He will definitely suffer a loss.¡± After hearing this, Mrs. Lin said: ¡°In the past, letting him read a fish farming book of only twenty or thirty pages was like killing him, I think it¡¯s better to forget it!  " Lin Dacheng was not happy when he heard this: "What are you talking about? Can these two things be compared? I tell you, I have entered this profession!" "You will leave it here first.  If you come back with fake things every now and then, don¡¯t blame me for being rude" Seeing the tit-for-tat confrontation between the couple, Chu Chen and Wu Ke wanted to give some advice, but were stopped by Lin Guangxin, who whispered  Said: "My parents are like this. They don't talk to each other for three days, and they feel uncomfortable. Moreover, my dad usually doesn't have any hobbies. It's good to let him have something to do." Wu Ke said:  "Guangxin, you have to know that this antique business costs money. It would be fine if you can keep it in storage, but" Lin Guangxin said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I understand what you mean.  Let¡¯s take a look first before talking about it, and my mother is in charge of the money at home. My father didn¡¯t buy things randomly in the past, and my father had plenty of money. Now that things are like this, my mother will definitely manage my father¡¯s money bag.  " Hearing what Lin Guangxin said, Chu Chen and Wu Ke were relieved. You must know that in the antique industry, there are many people who have gone bankrupt due to greed. They do not want Lin Dacheng to cause his family to suffer huge losses because of such things.  Economic losses.   The next day, with Wu Ke's instructions to "pay attention to safety", Chu Chen and Hu Yong first went to the bank to withdraw 500,000 RMB, because Chu Chen was a big customer of the bank, and they had already contacted him in advance.  Yes, it didn¡¯t take any time to withdraw money.  Afterwards, Chu Chen called Ma Xiaoqiang and asked him where to meet.  The place Ma Xiaoqiang mentioned on the phone is not far from where Chu Chen is. Hu Yong only drove there for five minutes.  Ma Xiaoqiang is still the same, but he looks a little more arrogant than when we last met. I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s because after Chu Chen bought those things from Ma Laocai last time, Ma Xiaoqiang became rich again.  It's a good saying, men become bad when they have money. This is fine for a self-disciplined man, but for Ma Xiaoqiang, it's quite annoying.  Ma Xiaoqiang got into the car and greeted Chu Chen with a smile. Then, he first instructed Hu Yong how to drive, then looked around in the car and said with envy: "It's good to have money!"  Chu Chen said with a smile: "Mr. Ma, you should have a lot of good things. How many of them can you sell? How many cars like this can you buy?" Ma Xiaoqiang waved his hand and said: "How many good things are there?  , But those things are kept by my dad. How can he be willing to sell them and buy a car with his narrow mind?" Seeing Ma Xiaoqiang's angry look when he spoke, it seemed that he had a lot of opinions on Ma Laocai in this regard.  Chu Chen smiled slightly and said: "Anyway, your dad's things will belong to you sooner or later, so it's just a matter of urgency. Then you can call me, or go directly to the capital to find me at my antique shop. As long as the items are good and the price is  Let's discuss it." Ma Xiaoqiang quickly said with a smile on his face: "Master Chu, I'll trouble you then!" "What's the trouble? We all have what we need!" Chu Chen laughed, and then  Asked: "Mr. Ma, we have reached this point today. Can you tell us what kind of path your friend is on? Let's talk about it first. If the thing gets into my hands, if there is any big trouble,  "Don't blame me for being rude!" "Master Chu, my friend must have some bad ways." Ma Xiaoqiang thought.Thinking about it, he felt that Chu Chen would know about this sooner or later, so he said: "It's just digging the ground, killing people and setting fires. I probably haven't done anything before. Mr. Chu, you should also understand what we do in this industry."  , something created is not too rare, right?¡± (To be continued) ps: Thanks to ¡°Luoyingwu¡± for voting for the month.
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