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Text Chapter 8 The old is not as good as the new

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    After seeing the excitement, a few people continued to visit the antique market. Even Wang Chao, who had always been lively and cheerful, and spent money lavishly, was not as confused as the husband he saw before.  In his own words, he himself did not believe that he was destined to miss out.  After working in the auction company for so long, he has seen too much. Almost every collector who sends it to the auction feels that what he has in his hands is a priceless treasure.  After being identified as a fake by the company's appraiser, many people still insist on saying that the auction company has no discernment and does not know the goods, and many people walk away in anger.

    "But Zhou Xia, you are different. You are from a major and have been with Manager Liu for so long. If you are lucky, there is a high chance that you will make mistakes." Wang Chao did not forget to speak to cheer Zhou Xia up.

    Zhou Xia nodded along with his words, "Luck is indeed very important. Maybe you can catch a big mistake and successfully pay back the debt."

    Wang Chao shook his head, as if he hated iron, "Why are you anxious? I owe it to Manager Liu, so she will be more impressed. Besides, this is not your fault at all, so why do you have to take all the responsibility on yourself?"  ¡­¡±

    Zhou Xia smiled and did not dwell on this topic, and did not miss the things on the stall.

    Wang Yanli and others were picking and choosing in front of them. Chen Xiaojun seemed to have taken a fancy to an ancient jade and asked Zhou Xia to go over and help appraise it.

    When Zhou Xia passed by, the middle-aged antique vendor was saying, "You guys have really good eyesight. This is the Qing Dynasty Jade Guanyin that was just collected and opened wide."

    Zhou Xia only glanced at the Jade Guanyin in Chen Xiaojun's hand, but did not touch it, and then asked him, "Are you going to buy it for collection or wear it with you?"

    Chen Xiaojun said, "Of course you wear it with you. Don't you think men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha?"

    Zhou Xia said, "That's true, but this clear-colored jade Guanyin is not suitable for wearing everywhere. You should know where this clear color comes from!"

    "Of course I know" Chen Xiaojun replied immediately, and then he was stunned.

    If the jade is unearthed, it will usually have a clear color, such as the jade Guanyin in his hand.  This color refers to the phenomenon that jade has been in contact with water, soil and other substances for a long time in the environment, and the naturally produced water or minerals corrode the jade body, causing the color of part or the whole of the jade to change.

    There are many kinds of jade colors, and the colors are also diverse, so it is not easy to identify.

    If the jades are unearthed, they are usually used for burials. Many jades are corroded by the rotting corpses, forming a clear color on the surface and inside.

    "Jade articles like this are okay for collection, but it is better to wear them with you. Just thinking about such jade articles being buried with corpses for hundreds of years will not make you feel very comfortable.

    Ancient jade that has been passed down from generation to generation is not bad, but the quantity is relatively rare. Generally speaking, ancient jade is mainly unearthed.

    After Chen Xiaojun came to his senses, he quickly handed the jade to Zhou Xia, "That's right. If you want to wear it, forget it. Let's see if it has any collection value."

    Zhou Xia felt even more uncomfortable when he took it over. He was originally not optimistic about the Jade Guanyin, but now that he started playing with it, he felt that there were many problems.

    Jade has always shown a gentle image to people, but when he got this Jade Guanyin, he didn't feel good. It was very rough and felt quite dry to the touch.  He carefully examined the material and found that it was not Hetian jade, but Qinghai jade.  Qinghai jade is often used in the market to pass off as Hetian jade, but the price is lower than Hetian jade. People who are greedy for cheap can easily be fooled.

    "Qinghai material." Zhou Xia said three words to Chen Xiaojun, and smiled secretly in his heart. Fortunately, it was not Russian white jade, otherwise, the identification would have been easier.

    Knowing that this is Qinghai jade makes identification easier. The large-scale mining and circulation of Qinghai jade began in the 1990s. Before that, most of the jade articles were Hetian jade.

    Chen Xiaojun immediately understood. This meant that what the antique vendor said about the Qing Dynasty Jade Guanyin with its wide open door was completely nonsense.  No matter what you believe, you can't believe what they say. The stories they make up are very smooth and sound, but if the things are wrong, it's not all in vain.

    "Then this Qinse is also fake!" Chen Xiaojun asked Zhou Xia.

    Zhou Xia nodded, "There are many ways to imitate antiques, so I won't mention them one by one. If you wear them with you, it's not as scary as you think, but it's almost the same. Anyway, it's all about using various chemical methods to imitate the jade."

    As far as Chen Xiaojun knows, there are many ways to fake antique jade, including soaking it with hydrofluoric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, etc., coating it with sodium hydroxide and then burning it, and making it look old with alkaline.  The chemical substances used in this all remain in the jade. If it is worn close to the body, not only will it not be able to achieve the effect of "people nourish jade, jade nourishes people", but it will also?It is easy to cause a series of diseases.

    "In addition to the material itself, you can see that the carving and knife skills are also relatively rough. There is not much structure, and you can barely tell that it is the shape of Guanyin. There is no charm at all. Even if it is a jade from the Qing Dynasty, it is not  It has no collection value, so there is no need to waste time and energy on such jade." Zhou Xia continued.

    Chen Xiaojun nodded, indicating that he was taught.

    There are many techniques for identifying ancient jade. The characteristics of jade from each era are different. Only by basing the appraisal on the characteristics of each era and combining with the specific situation can an accurate appraisal be achieved.  There are not many so-called ancient jades circulating on the market that are truly valuable for collection, and most of them are fake.

    Zhou Xia also gave Chen Xiaojun a suggestion, "If you like jade and want to wear it personally, you might as well buy new jade."

    Chen Xiaojun said with a slight embarrassment, "I also know that new jade is good, but isn't the price ridiculously expensive?"

    Wang Yanli, Wang Chao and the others also had clear expressions on their faces. Whoever collects antiques? If he didn¡¯t know that Hetian Jade was fired to the sky, he would have no shame in saying that he had ever been in this industry.

    With the exhaustion of Hetian jade mining and the sharp increase in the number of collectors, coupled with the hype of various speculators, a good piece of Hetian jade seed material is calculated by the gram. Ten thousand yuan per gram is not too expensive, which is more expensive than the genuine Warring States Period.  The price of ancient jade from the Han Dynasty is much higher.

    The old is not as good as the new, and crazy stones are really happening in the Hetian jade industry.

    Zhou Xia smiled and said, "Really good-quality Hetian jade is definitely expensive, especially the kind of seed material that can reach the collection level without carving. The price will not drop even if it wants to fall. But the average-quality Hetian jade, after carving and processing  It also has artistic value, and the price of such jade is not too expensive. Now it has a return to rationality. If you really like jade, you can consider buying a piece to wear with you, hoping that its value will increase.  ¡±

    Chen Xiaojun nodded and said yes, but Zhou Xia also reminded him that there are so many fakes on the market now, even ancient jades of low value, let alone the popular Hetian jade. It is not easy to buy real Hetian jade now.  .

    Chen Xiaojun said that he would ask Zhou Xia to help him make references when the time came. Zhou Xia did not refuse him and said that he would go with him to broaden his horizons.

    After all this trouble, Chen Xiaojun didn¡¯t succeed in buying the ancient jade, but he did help a few of them popularize their knowledge. This is why they like to go shopping with Zhou Xia.  Zhou Xia is a man of justice and never hides his personal secrets. He doesn't hide his experience from them, and he doesn't feel like he has anything to hide.

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