Chapter 35 Fake? Genuine!
Old Master Liu discovered Shen Qianfei's presence and waved lovingly, "Fei Fei, come here..."
Shen Qianfei walked over and looked at a two-handled three-legged copper stove on the table with curious eyes.
Her mind was not idle, and she asked, "Grandpa Liu, is this an antique?"
Old Master Liu waved his hand, "No, this is a copper incense burner from the Republic of China period..." After a pause, he smiled and said, "Qingqing said that you have a photographic memory. Come on, let Grandpa test you."
Shen Qianfei stood obediently beside the table and said modestly, "Qingqing is exaggerating. I'm not a photographic memory, but my memory is a little better."
Mr. Liu picked up a book, which was the material he had just flipped through. "Then let me ask you a question. In which year did the history of the Ming Dynasty begin?"
"1368 AD." This is child's play, Shen Qianfei answered without hesitation.
"In which year did the King of Yan ascend the throne?"
"1402."
"What was the name of the first copperware made of brass in Chinese history, and who supervised its production?"
Shen Qianfei glanced at the copper furnace, and although she seemed to be thinking about something, she immediately replied, "The first copper ware made of brass in Chinese history is called the Xuande furnace. It is said that Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji, personally supervised it..." While Shen Qianfei answered fluently, she finally remembered why this thing looked so familiar.
She had seen this thing before.
But what she saw was not the real thing.
It was one of two photos in a foreign newspaper.
The old man didn't really want to test her, he was just worried that the child would be restrained, so he did this to bring them closer.
He nodded approvingly, "Not bad, not bad, you said it right away." At the same time, he sighed, "... Almost all of them have been lost. There are real and fake ones. It is very difficult to identify Xuande furnace now."
Then he pointed to the copper incense burner and said, "This is a replica made during the Republic of China period. Although it is a bit old, it can't be considered an antique..."
Shen Qianfei knew what the old man meant, but that was not what she cared about. But what should she say?
Shen Qianfei thought for a moment, pointed at the copper incense burner, and asked, "Grandpa Liu, can I pick it up and have a look?"
"Okay, okay, it's just a little heavy, so don't hurt your feet." The old man joked with a smile.
After getting permission, Shen Qianfei stretched out her hands and picked up the three-legged copper furnace with two handles.
Much heavier than expected.
The old man had already stood up. Seeing Shen Qianfei picking up the copper furnace without much effort, he said, "Fei Fei, you are quite strong."
Shen Qianfei had a clue in her mind. She said casually, "I've read a miscellaneous book. It said that the copper incense burners during the Republic of China period were of varying quality. Most were crudely made. Some were simply painted with a layer of brass powder to deceive people. However, some were of good quality and exquisitely made. They are worth collecting..."
The old man laughed, "Where did you see that? It's pure nonsense. How can brass powder be so easy to apply?" He paused and nodded, "But what you said later is right. Some of the imitations from the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China are worth collecting."
Shen Qianfei placed the copper incense burner on the table and shook her hands, "It's quite heavy."
Shen Qianfei planned to use the knowledge stored in her brain, through conversion, to let Mr. Liu discover that this so-called fake copper incense burner from the Republic of China period was actually a real thing in a fake coat.
That’s right, this is actually the real thing, a genuine Xuande furnace, the old man was mistaken.
After putting the whole thing into context, Shen Qianfei understood.
The traitor who caused such a stir in the previous life should actually be Grandpa Liu.
Suddenly, Shen Qianfei asked curiously, "Grandpa Liu, where did you buy it from?"
"It was during the company's internal cleaning of the warehouse. I was researching the Xuande furnace recently, so I bought it back."
In fact, he shouldn't have said these things to a little girl, but the old man noticed that the child had a very large reserve of knowledge and could understand whatever he said.
And there's nothing to hide.
Shen Qianfei understood.
No matter who the old man sold the Xuande furnace to, it eventually came from his hands, not to mention that Grandpa Liu was actually the deputy director of the provincial capital museum.
He has a professional title and academic qualifications in this field, and is also very experienced.
I also stayed at the Kyoto Museum for more than ten years.
So when this Xuande furnace covered with a fake outer layer was taken abroad and then carefully peeled off the outer disguise by a master with superb craftsmanship, it was discovered that this was a real Xuande furnace.
Then it was reported in the newspapers and widely publicized.
Calculating the time, it should be 1992.
The newspaper did not name any names, so she naturally did not know who caused the Xuande furnace to be lost overseas.
However, from the superb disguise, it can be seen that the owner of this Xuande furnace wants to protect the national treasure from being lost.
Who would have thought that it would end up in the hands of foreigners in this way.
It's really heartbreaking.
And there is a 90% chance that the culprit is the old man sitting on the chair, smiling and not noticing anything unusual.
If she didn't know about this, she wouldn't have thought about it in this way.
Actually, it’s really not his fault.
This copper incense burner is crudely made, the kind of thing that looks ugly and is not worthy of being displayed in a formal occasion.
It can basically be classified as scrap metal.
The old man is very experienced, but the remote north is an immigrant city without a deep cultural heritage, and even the museums don't display much, so even though these staff members are knowledgeable, they have very little practical experience.
Some of these things they have never seen in real life, they only exist in historical records and photos in newspapers.
So, when dealing with scrap metal internally, Grandpa Liu picked out this imitation Xuande furnace and prepared to take it back to study that period of history in detail.
When Shen Qianfei was thinking about how to start, the old man suddenly said in a strange voice, "Fei Fei, stretch out your hand for me to see, why does it seem to be stained with color?"
Shen Qianfei was stunned and quickly stretched out her hands. The light was very bright, so one could clearly see that her hands were stained with a faint dark yellow color.
Although Shen Qianfei didn't know what caused it, she suddenly had an idea and blurted out, "Grandpa Liu, take a look. Maybe this is really painted brass."
At this moment, Old Master Liu also felt it was very strange, but he still didn't take it to heart. However, he took a white handkerchief and wiped it on Shen Qianfei's outstretched hands, and the dark yellow color stained the white handkerchief.
Shen Qianfei's eyes rolled around, and she stretched out her hand and wiped the copper stove hard.
Because it was very rough, I felt a slight stinging pain in the palm of my hand.
But there seemed to be a strange feeling that was faintly transmitted from the palm of my hand to my heart.
Shen Qianfei looked down, and saw another layer of dark yellow.
However, there was nothing else unusual...
Thanks to Jin Lingshan for the reward, and thanks to all the cute ones for their support~~ (End of this chapter)
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