Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

Li Mo wanted to talk to Qin Sirui after breakfast, but she was still sleeping soundly, so he didn't disturb her. I just told my grandfather that I was going out to do some errands, and I might not come back for lunch at noon.

At around 8:50 in the morning, the Rolls Royce parked at the intersection of an old street. The fox pointed to an antique shop not far away and said, "Boss, they just entered it not long ago."

"Jinlin Tower Antique Shop."

Li Mo looked at the signboard at the door. There were two big men in the same clothes standing at the door, looking very imposing. There were three luxury cars parked on the side of the road in front of the antique shop, one of which was an imported Maybach, and the other two were big Gs. It seemed that the woman's strength was not ordinary.

"I'll go in and have a look, you stay and wait for my message."

"Good boss."

In late March, the weather in Kyoto has turned warm. Li Mo was wearing casual clothes, sneakers, and a small bag slung across his shoulders. The two big men at the door just glanced at Li Mo, but didn't stop him from going in.

This antique shop sells a wide variety of items. In addition to porcelain, jade, and jewelry, there are also the Four Treasures of the Study, calligraphy and paintings. There were no other customers in the store, only the middle-aged woman named Sui Yunxin was looking at a painting seriously, and beside her stood a woman in her thirties and an old man in her sixties.

"Hi sir, do you want to buy something? Let me introduce you."

A female shop assistant in her thirties and forties came over and asked with a smile.

"I want to buy an old painting to give to an elder. I'll take a look first, and then consult you if I like it."

"Okay." Probably seeing that Li Mo was too young, the clerk just casually put it off. It is estimated that he is the kind of person who wants to find a treasure and try his luck. She has seen too many people like this. Although this old street is not as big as Liulichang and Panjiayuan, it has been around for a long time and can be regarded as a well-known old street.

Li Mo looked around, the paintings hanging on the wall are very ordinary, probably the real old paintings, the valuable old paintings have been collected, or there are no ancient paintings worth seeing here at all. The purpose of his visit today was to have a closer look at what kind of person Liu Hongqing's first love was, so after finishing the calligraphy and painting, he began to look at the porcelain on the Bogu shelf.

The workmanship is quite exquisite, but they are all modern handicrafts, worth a few hundred yuan at most, and a better one or two thousand yuan. Li Mo saw that he didn't like the porcelain from the beginning to the end, and he was going to go to the counter to look at the gold, silver and jade wares.

When he walked to the counter, his eyes were attracted by a large plate with colorful twigs and patterns on the counter. The colorful plate is about forty-seven centimeters in diameter, and the inside and outside are covered with twigs and patterns, and each flower uses five kinds of glaze colors, which is very full and thick.

This colorful platter sits on the countertop with mints and small packages of nuts. Li Mo took a closer look, and it was not convenient for him to get started directly, so when he looked at it with different pupils, a dark gray halo was immediately transmitted from the colorful plate, and then formed a circle of light to spread out.

It is really an authentic piece of porcelain from the early Qing Dynasty. Judging from the glaze color and craftsmanship, it is definitely fired in an official kiln. How could porcelain with such a wide opening be used as a tray? Could it be that the boss is also a half-hearted person?

After looking carefully again, he knew where the reason was. It turned out that the ring feet of the colorful platter had been tampered with. For some unknown reason, the bottom was re-made with a special craft technique to cover the surface with a layer of fake porcelain, covering the original inscription. On the bottom of the layer covered later, there are four small blue and white characters 'JDZ made'. Because it is covered with one layer, the bottom of the multicolored plate is basically flat.

Probably the method of deception is too delicate, and it is difficult to see that there is a problem with the ring foot with the naked eye.

During the Kangxi period and Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, most of the twigs and twigs were made of blue and white flowers. There were relatively few such colorful twigs and twigs. There will be some treasures in museums, and several have appeared in some high-end auctions. The price of authentic products with colorful branches and patterns has basically exceeded one million.

Generally speaking, fraud is to confuse the real with the fake, and this is the first time I have encountered a situation where the real confuses the fake.

"Hello, this way."

The female clerk saw Li Mo staring at it for a long time before calling her, and came over with a smile and asked, "Sir, is there anything you fancy?"

"Is this big plate for sale? Such a large size is just right on the coffee table at home. I think the pattern is also beautiful. If you sell it, please ask for a price."

"Do you want to buy this?" The female clerk thought she heard it wrong. This was bought by their boss at a street stall a few years ago. At that time, she also thought that the size of the plate was large enough to hold a lot of food. And the surface pattern is beautiful, and it can also be used as a decoration on the counter.

"Aren't you going to sell it? That's fine."

Li Mo did not show a strong desire to buy.

"It can be sold. The boss spent four thousand to buy this colorful lotus plate. If you like it, you can add a few hundred yuan for hard work."

"More than four thousand?" Li Mo's eyes widened suddenly, and his voice raised a little, "It's not that I bought a similarly large plate, but the surface pattern is not so beautiful. I used to spend less than two thousand at most, you The price has more than doubled, which is too expensive.”

Probably because the voice was much higher, it attracted the attention of several people who appraised the paintings over there, they all turned their heads to look at Li Mo, and then continued their appraisal, discussing in low voices.

"Sir, I don't care how much you paid for it in the past, but in our shop, the price is transparent. If you really want to buy this big market, I will apply to the boss to see if it can be transferred at a cost price. For you, it can be regarded as making a friend, and I will come to the store to take care of the business if necessary in the future."

The female clerk was pretty good at talking. If it was at a street stall outside, those bosses would definitely ask him to pay back the price and make a deal if it was suitable. After all, it is a big store, and this businessman has enough confidence. If he doesn't bargain with you, he will either earn more, or he will not do this business.

Li Mo stretched out his hand to touch the surface of the five-color continuous pattern plate, nodded after hesitation and said, "Okay, please ask the boss."

The female clerk's face was calm, but there was a trace of excitement in her eyes. She took out her mobile phone and made a call in front of Li Mo, told the situation on the spot, and deliberately said good things for Li Mo, saying that this gentleman is very special. I like the market and asked if it could be transferred.

The two talked a lot back and forth on the phone, and finally the female clerk said happily: "Then I thank the boss on behalf of this gentleman."

"It's done?"

Li Mo also secretly laughed in his heart, he was tired of playing such little tricks, but he still asked her with great expectations.

"Sir, the boss agrees to the transfer of the cost, but in the future, you need to take care of our small business."

"Your boss is refreshing, thank you."

Li Mo paid the money quickly, and the big plate with colorful twigs and patterns was carefully packaged and handed to him by the female shop assistant.

"I'll take another look at these jade wares and the like, and call you if I like them."

Just finished a business and earned more than 3,000, the female clerk already regarded Li Mo as a person with a lot of money, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Sir, please."

The jade counter was next to Sui Yunxin and the others, Li Mo approached there, two bodyguards naturally stood in front of him, motioning him not to approach.

"I see that there is something wrong with the jade?"

"Let this gentleman come here."

Sui Yunxin's voice was very soft, but there was an unquestionable momentum in her words.

The bodyguard quickly stepped aside, Li Mo nodded towards them and walked to the counter to look carefully. But the so-called jade articles are obviously ordinary goods, but the price is not low. It is said that those who open antique stores will either not open, and they will definitely have a long time to live in style.

Not seeing anything good, Li Mo's eyes naturally fell on the banner painting on the counter.

Sui Yunxin and the old man were still discussing in a low voice.

"Teacher Wang, do you think this painting is real or imitation?"

"If it's just Mr. Xu Beihong's personal painting, I can really give some reference opinions, but there are five works in this banner painting, signed by five people. Judging from one of the works signed by Mr. Xu Beihong, it is really his. Nine points of charm. Ms. Sui, I'm really sorry. I really can't give a better reference for this horizontal painting. Besides, the owner of this painting has a price of 3.8 million. To be honest, it is risky to sell. Still very big."

Probably the old man surnamed Wang has a certain reputation in the appraisal of calligraphy and painting, so Ms. Sui Yunxin is also considering his suggestion.

"Ms. Sui, in fact, we can consider it from another angle. There are five works in this horizontal painting, which are independent of each other. If the chicken picture among them is really Mr. Xu Beihong's original work, he can be intercepted and framed separately to According to Mr. Xu's name and the popularity of the antique market, the price of a painting should be at least tens of millions. Think about it, many people should have come to appraise this horizontal painting, but none of them sold it, so this is already It explains a lot of things.”

The old man surnamed Wang's analysis was very reasonable. Ms. Sui nodded after thinking for a while and said, "Then let's go."

"Master Jiang, we can't see through this painting for the time being, we need to think about it again."

Every antique shop has a shop master. To put it bluntly, this shop will also buy some other people's calligraphy, painting and jade, so it will find a master to sit in charge. Master Jiang should be the master in charge of the store. He was cleaning a piece of porcelain not far away.

"Okay ma'am, if you want to take another look, you can contact our boss at any time." Master Jiang is not very old, at most forty years old. Someone asked: "How can this painting be sold?"

Ms. Sui and the old man, who were about to leave, looked at the young man beside him in surprise. His skin was a little darker, but his eyes were bright, his body was handsome, and his facial features were well-shaped. He was a handsome guy.

"This gentleman wants to buy it?"

Master Jiang looked at Li Mo, a little in disbelief.