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You Minqiang continued: "However, I don't have that much money on hand at the moment. I have a few pieces of jade here. Please help me take a look."
Meng Zitao asked: "Are you planning to transfer your jade, or what should I say?"
You Minqiang said: "It's best to mortgage it. I can collect the money in a week at the latest, and then I can transfer it directly to you. If you think it's not possible, I can sell these jade articles to you."
Meng Zitao was noncommittal: "Let me take a look at the jade first."
"OK."
You Minqiang opened the box he brought and saw several small pieces of jade inside, the most conspicuous of which was a pair of jade cicadas.
Because, from the back of the cicada, this is a typical "Han Ba ??Dao" technique. The knife technique is concise and the lines are strong. Although there are only a few swords, a cicada is carved vividly and vividly.
Speaking of which, everyone generally believes that the word "eight" in the Han Badao does not actually mean that this jade cicada was made with only eight swords. This is just like the "three" in "over and over again, and again and again". , just like the "three" in "Three people walking together must have my teacher", it is not a specific reference, but just a symbol, and the description is repeated many times.
This is understood by some jade players and experts. They believe that such jade cicada craftsmanship is "simple and ancient" and "extensive". This is because jade used for funerals is often urgent, so it must be achieved in the simplest form. Effective results, so this is the meaning of the word "eight".
However, Meng Zitao doesn¡¯t think so. For example, the traditional number ¡°three¡± is already a vague and repetitive symbol, and ¡°nine¡± is a very large number. So is ¡°eight¡± because the jade is ¡°simple¡±? This is obviously wrong, right?
So what is the reason? Meng Zitao felt that he had found a possible answer from a story he had seen before.
Most people who study calligraphy know the story of the invention of official script. During the time of Qin Shihuang, a county magistrate, Cheng Miao, committed a crime and was imprisoned for ten years. Cheng Miao was extremely talented and never stopped creating in his loneliness. He simplified Xiaozhuan characters for easier writing, which became what was later called official script.
Because Qin Shihuang was busy with military and government affairs, the writing speed of Xiaozhuan could not keep up. The emergence of official script writing could be compared to today's computer input at that time, and it quickly became popular. As a result, Cheng Miao was pardoned and made a censor.
As we all know, the appearance of official script is very close to the Chinese characters used today. Later, a writing method closer to today's characters appeared in official scripts, called "eight-point characters".
What¡¯s the explanation for ¡°eight¡± here? It means "back", especially when the left and right strokes of some characters are separated from each other.
Let¡¯s look at how Xu Shen¡¯s ¡°Shuowen Jiezi¡± of the Han Dynasty explains ¡°eight¡±. He said: "Eight, separation. It looks like separation and opposition."
Having written this, I think everyone should understand the meaning of "eight" in "Han Badao". It would be wrong to understand it as "simple and simple". It does not mean a number, nor does it even have anything to do with any quantity.
??Specifically, "Han Badao" should refer to the kind of burial jade in the Han Dynasty that only applied craftsmanship to the back of the cicada. More strictly speaking, the jade cicada with two sides of its back and abdomen is also the "Han Eight Swordsman", because whether it is one side or two sides, the "eight points of back method" is applied to the carving of the eyes and the wings on the abdomen and back of the jade cicada. , it means the eternal death of the dead and the living.
It is a pity that the Eight Swords of the Han Dynasty has been lost. This is a pity, but precisely because it was lost, it is very helpful for the dating of the Eight Swords of the Han Dynasty. It is precisely because of this that Meng Zitao noticed the pair of jade cicadas at a glance.
Meng Zitao took the pair of jade cicadas in his hands, and immediately felt something was wrong. He turned the jade cicadas over and took a closer look, and found that the back of the jade cicadas was lined with neat drum nail patterns, not the eight Han knives that existed on the jade cicadas of the Han Dynasty.
Meng Zitao observed carefully that on the back of the jade cicada, circular arcs can be seen on the eyes and mouth, and the outermost edge is slightly tapered.
Therefore, based on comprehensive judgment, it can be seen that this pair of jade cicadas should have originally been jade with drum nail patterns. It may have been accidentally broken and the owner was unwilling to throw it away, so it was reshaped into what we see today.
As mentioned above, this type of modified jade is actually not uncommon, and this pair of jade cicadas is indeed the craft of the Han Dynasty in terms of craftsmanship and other aspects. However, since Yuchan is restructured and does not have double-sided work, its value is lower.
In addition, the surface of this pair of jade cicadas still has a green color. Although the green color can increase the beauty of the jade, it will be affected if it is exposed to too much green color.
In the world of ancient jade, there has been a saying in the early years that "the nature is crippled, the earth is crippled, and the man is crippled". The so-called "cramped by nature" mainly refers to the innate shortcomings of jade and the flaws that already existed during the original processing. The remaining value cannot be discounted;?sp; "You, you should learn more about worldliness in the future, otherwise, you will count the money for others after being sold."
Speaking of this, Hu Yuanliang suddenly had an idea and said: "Boss, do you think he came here to inquire about the price on purpose?"
Meng Zitao smiled and said, "I didn't give an estimate just now. I just said that those things are worth that much to me."
Hu Yuanliang immediately understood what Meng Zitao meant and laughed.
"Okay, I'll leave first. If anything happens, just call me." Meng Zitao picked up his things and prepared to leave.
"OK."
Meng Zitao walked to the parking lot to pick up the car. Before he walked far, he saw an older customer in front of the Lao Niu stall, and the two were arguing about something.
At this time, Lao Niu raised his head and saw Meng Zitao, and quickly called him over.
Meng Zitao walked to the stall and said, "Old Niu, what's going on?"
"Shopkeeper Meng, come and help me with my review."
Lao Niu's words were a little angry: "This old man bought a jade pendant from me yesterday and came over today to return it. Let's not mention that we don't have returns in this business. He actually told me that this jade pendant is not good. Use a strong light flashlight. It looks like there are too many impurities and the quality is extremely poor. It¡¯s not good jade. What¡¯s this?¡±
Using a strong light flashlight is a useful tool for appreciating jewelry and modern jade. Nowadays, almost everyone who collects old jade has a strong-light flashlight and uses it to shine on old jade to see whether there are cracks, gaps, dirt (impurities), and even the number of flocculent jade flowers. In short, with a strong flashlight, the inner texture of the jade can be clearly seen.
"Isn't it?" The old man picked up a strong flashlight and looked at the jade pendant: "Look, this jade has so many flocs, is the quality still very good? Isn't this lying with your eyes open?"
Lao Niu said: "I have said it countless times, I am an old jade. How can we use a modern tool, a bright flashlight, as a criterion to judge the quality of old jade? Think about it, where did the bright flashlight come from in ancient times? ? Under the strong light, the perfect ancient jade texture is simply rare. If this jade pendant has such quality, I only sell it for two thousand yuan, do you think I am crazy? "
Meng Zitao nodded. Lao Niu's statement is completely correct. Ancient jade workers relied on visual inspection with natural light, or at most under the sun, to determine the quality of a piece of jade. But we modern people have to use modern tools such as microscopes or bright flashlights to detect and evaluate old jade. This is like looking at beautiful women through a microscope, and it is as ridiculous as there will be no more beautiful women in the world.
A strong light flashlight is an important tool for photographing jade. It can observe the microscopic state of the jade, but it is not the standard for judging the quality of old jade. Being too harsh will miss many collection opportunities.
¡° Moreover, if this is used as a criterion for evaluating the quality of jade, then under the illumination of a strong flashlight, there are very few impurities, flocculent jade flowers, etc. in modern Russian and green materials. Under such standards, the vast majority of old Khotan jade would be lower than ordinary modern Russian and green materials. Isn't this funny?
Therefore, a strong light flashlight is a tool for appreciation, but if you only rely on it to identify the quality of old jade, you will fall into a misunderstanding of old jade appreciation.
The old man said displeasedly: "This thing belongs to you. Of course you said so. Let me tell you, this jade pendant must be returned, otherwise I will sue you."
"Sue me?" Lao Niu got angry and sneered: "You can sue me if you can!"
"You two calm down first."
Meng Zitao tried to persuade him, and then said to the old man: "Uncle, can you show me the jade pendant?"
"Here." The old man didn't embarrass Meng Zitao and directly handed the jade pendant to Meng Zitao.
Meng Zitao said: "Uncle, I'm sorry, according to the rules of our industry, we can't directly accept what you have in hand."
"There are still such rules?" The old man was a little confused.
¡°You don¡¯t even know the rules, but you¡¯re here to buy something. Who are you?¡± Lao Niu drank some wine at noon and talked a lot, so he started to mutter after hearing this. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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