Chapter 363: A Sexy Operation that Goes Hand in Hand with Bag Washing

The other collections in the Hermitage are actually not too special.

Although Tsarist Russia took away nothing from the Old Summer Palace, but for some reason, very few were displayed in the Winter Palace. Most of the current collections are related to Tibetan Buddhism.

For viewers who are used to seeing Gabala, there is nothing new about it.

Zhang Yang thanked Mr. Cheng on behalf of the audience in the live broadcast room and immediately returned to the previous collection appraisal + acquisition process.

The next treasure friend took out a red plate with chrysanthemum petals.

The outermost circle of the plate is made into the shape of petals, and there are three layers of petal patterns inside each petal, which is very delicate.

In the center of the plate is a picture of two dragons holding longevity.

Two circling golden dragons hold the word "longevity".

"Teacher, how about this thing of mine?"

"It looks like the gold-plated craftsmanship in lacquerware. Come closer and I'll take a look at the details."

Jinjin is a subdivided craft in lacquerware. After carving patterns on the surface of the lacquerware, gold foil is filled into the gaps and finally ground into powder to fix it.

The effect is better than paint gold and gold powder.

As you can see from this piece, although there are some signs of aging, the overall decoration and pattern are very complete.

It is difficult to replace the old lacquered gold parts without the paint peeling off.

If you turn on the light at an angle, the two dragons still shine brightly.

This was originally a popular technique in the Ming Dynasty. Later, after it was introduced to neon, it was learned and passed down by neon craftsmen. In 1999, it was even recognized as an "important intangible cultural property" of neon, which is equivalent to China's "Intangible Cultural Heritage".

Simply put: stolen.

"Is there a signature at the bottom?"

"Yes, this is from Jiajing."

Baoyou turned the plate over, and at the bottom were six small characters: "Made in the Jiajing Year of the Ming Dynasty."

There seems to be nothing wrong with the inscription. The inscription during the Jiajing period was of this style, with a vertical six-character regular script inscription in the center.

But there is something wrong with the color of the bottom of the plate.

The color is wrong.

Ming Dynasty lacquerware, when the front is basically all red, the base is usually black lacquer.

Black in lacquerware is equivalent to the white space in paintings. The ancients paid attention to the harmony of yin and yang, so the distribution of red and black in lacquerware is generally more particular.

"Friend Bao, have you had this plate repaired? It feels like the paint on the bottom is not original."

"No, it's original." Baoyou refused, "I've been collecting this thing for more than ten years, and it's always been like this."

[Don’t be so harsh, the anchor has seen through it]

[Master Zhang asked you, don’t you understand what you mean?]

[This bottom looks new at first glance, and everyone is not stupid]

[I definitely can’t admit it, otherwise how will I find a successor in the future]

"I really haven't cultivated it." Baoyou was a little anxious.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll just ask."

In this case, Zhang Yang usually assumes that Baoyou has been deceived, so he explains it tactfully:

"This Ming Dynasty gold lacquer plate, the front is probably old, it is a traditional Ming Dynasty craftsmanship, and the gold on it is all covered with gold foil."

"But the red background on the back and the logo are all made by Neon's craftsmanship and may have been sold overseas. Neon's used gold powder, so the difference is quite obvious."

"In terms of age, it should be the late Ming Dynasty and Wanli Dynasty. Later, I deliberately added the Jiajing style, hoping to sell it at a high price. In fact, there were many such lacquer plates in the Ming Dynasty. Both emperors of the Jiajing and Wanli Dynasties liked this kind of dragon-patterned plate, but there was a style underneath. It’s still relatively rare.”

"This is impossible. I bought it in China in the early 2000s, and it has never been exported abroad." Baoyou insisted that his things are old everywhere.

"The difference between the front and the back is very clear when viewed under a high-power microscope, and the purity of the two types of gold is also different." Zhang Yang smiled and shook his head gently. Bao Youdong said that this made no sense.

Things that have been repainted or repaired cannot escape the detection of modern instruments.

"If it is genuine, it would be worth at least one million, so I would also recommend you, treasure friend, to send it for inspection." Zhang Yang suggested sincerely.

[Indeed, it’s not too much to sell it for one million and spend thousands to test it]

[Just adding money will increase the value so much? 】

[This kind of dragon-patterned plate can only be used by the emperor, right?]

[If you don’t have enough money, you should be able to sell it for hundreds of thousands. It’s superfluous.]

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow." Baoyou replied confidently.

But then the conversation changed and he asked Zhang Yang again:

"There is a lacquer plate similar to this one in my hometown, but there is no money on the bottom. Is that valuable?"

Baoyou's statement was more direct than "I have a friend." If Zhang Yang hadn't been a professional appraiser, he would have laughed out loud.

However, he still answered the other party's question, just to educate the barrages about it.

"If it's the right year and similar condition, it could probably be worth two hundred thousand."

"If the quality is too bad, it might be worth 100,000 yuan."

"Okay, thank you, teacher." Baoyou's voice trembled slightly, but it was not a big problem and he left the live broadcast room politely.

"Can this be compared with bag washing?" Zhang Yang looked at the barrage and responded to one of the comments that flooded the screen, "This operation of adding base is considered a slight damage, while washing bag washing is a complete reset. Not even close."

…

As if to confirm Zhang Yang's words, the next treasure friend took out a silver-white Yuan Datou, which was shiny and shiny, as if it had been washed and patinated.

"Friend Bao, where is the paste on this?" Zhang Yang asked.

"It didn't exist in the first place." Baoyou explained, "The patina is because it was circulated in the market, but this one has been collected since it was made, so there are no traces of circulation."

"Because it's the wrong version of the coin."

"Wrong version of the coin? What's wrong?"

The side currently shown in the camera is the back of Yuan Datou, with the Jiahe pattern and the currency value text "One Yuan". Apart from being relatively new, there is nothing special about it.

But Baoyou turned the silver dollar over and it became obvious all of a sudden.

The front is empty, Yuan Datou's head is missing.

Is this reasonable?

A big question mark appeared on Zhang Yang's forehead. Is there such a wrong version of the coin?

"Have you weighed this? How many grams?"

"I should have measured it, but I forgot about it too early. However, I have an electronic scale at home. How about I weigh it live?"

"Okay, you can weigh me. I feel something is wrong."

Baoyou did not directly answer 26 grams, which made Zhang Yang feel that he was a rational collector who was at least realistic, so he was willing to wait and see.

Facts have proved that Zhang Yang's feeling was right. Looking at the small electronic scale that Baoyou took out, you can tell that he is very professional.

The results of the weighing came out soon.

"24.32 grams..."

After Baoyou finished reading the numbers on the display screen, he was silent for two seconds.

The gap from 26.8 grams is a bit big.

However, he quickly reconciled with himself and analyzed to himself: "Without a profile picture, it should be lighter, right?"

"But Yuan Datou is a machine-made coin. It is cast by a machine. Even if there is no head, the weight will not change."

"This is the washed patina." Zhang Yang concluded directly.

"But it's quite outrageous. While washing the patella, the head on the front was actually rubbed off."

"It's too perverted." Baoyou murmured to himself, "Why are you wearing off your avatar? Are there any benefits?"

"This question is very simple. How much did you spend to buy this Yuan Datou?"

"Five thousand."

"That's right, you can earn more than 4,000 yuan just by polishing off a profile picture. What a deal."