Chapter 141: Punishment, I'll give it a try! (Subscribe)

Chapter 141: Punishment, I'll give it a try! (Subscribe)

Wen Bai Studio.

In the lounge, Lao Bai was lying comfortably on the sofa, holding a mobile phone in his hand, and opened Lin Chuan's new book "Last Week's Antiques".

In Lao Bai's opinion, Lin Chuan's novels about con men, killers, hackers, and frauds are indeed very professional, enough to make people believe them.

But, antiques...

Sorry, this is my professional field, I have the right to speak! Besides, the silver leader treasure box has been given away, and a basket of monthly tickets will be given away. Is it okay for me to speak louder?

Lao Bai's right thumb swiped lightly, and he entered the novel page of "Last Week's Antiques" and started reading.

'My name is Lin. '

'I am known as the leader of the antique circle, respected and sought after by thousands of people. '

'But no one knows that I am also the most professional antique counterfeiter in the world. '

'I have counterfeited countless antiques in my life, some of which were collected by famous people, some were highly sought after in the antique circle, and even the Daying Museum has my counterfeits, which are displayed in glass cabinets for people to watch and appreciate the historical charm. ’

‘……’

After reading only the first four paragraphs, Lao Bai frowned slightly.

The style of writing is right!

However, Lao Bai felt that the words and sentences in it were a bit exaggerated, such as ‘the master of the antique circle’, ‘the most professional antique counterfeiter in the world’, ‘counterfeited countless antiques’, etc.

People in the industry can always see problems from all aspects when reading novels of corresponding themes.

It is inevitable to find some minor flaws.

However, Lao Bai is still very interested in this novel. In a sense, antique counterfeiting and cultural relic restoration are essentially the same.

While Lao Bai was finding faults, he also had great expectations for Lin Chuan.

After all, Lin Chuan has always been known for the labels of ‘technical author’, ‘highly professional’ and ‘criminal autobiography’. What if he also writes antique counterfeiting very well?

Lao Bai continued to read with a little doubt and great expectations.

‘……’

‘The old wooden door in the yard was worn smooth by the years. I walked out with Xiaoqing to buy the materials needed to imitate antiques. ’

‘The first antique I wanted to imitate was a porcelain. ’

‘——The five-color fish and algae patterned bamboo hat bowl from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. ’

‘In fact, I didn’t take the son of the president of the Ceramics Association seriously. Antique porcelain is at the top of the contempt chain in the ceramic circle. As long as I can successfully imitate the five-color fish and algae patterned bamboo hat bowl from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, then all the problems of Lin’s ceramics, oh no, Lin’s antiques, will be solved. ’

‘There are many people in the bustling antique market, and the materials are very complete. ’

‘Xiaoqing and I walked around and found a batch of bamboo hat bowls with white bodies from the Qing Dynasty. It happened that I planned to imitate the five-color fish and algae patterned bamboo hat bowls from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty by using the method of repainting the old body. ’

‘Repainting the old body is just the first big step. ’

“If you want to make the bamboo hat bowl look good at first glance, you need to take the second major step - aging.”

‘There are many ways to age. After leaving the antique market, I took Xiaoqing around the county town for several rounds, bought hydrofluoric acid, permanganate, and grabbed a few Chinese medicines. ’

‘These are the keys to aging bamboo hat bowls, especially those Chinese medicines. ”

‘Xiaoqing was very puzzled and didn’t know why I bought these things. I just told her that I could make money.’

‘……’

In the lounge of Wenbai Studio.

Laobai suddenly sat up from the sofa, no longer slumped, just like when playing games, encountering a strong opponent, straightened his back, and operated with full concentration, not daring to slack off.

“Good guy, Lao Lin has some skills. "

Lao Bai opened his mouth slightly and murmured in surprise.

He thought that Lin Chuan would just brush over the fake antiques he wrote about without going into detail, but when he saw the use of hydrofluoric acid and permanganate for aging, he was a little surprised.

Until the appearance of Chinese medicine and some materials of Chinese medicine formula, he was shocked.

He really can do it!

Not many people can master the use of Chinese medicine to make antiques and cultural relics old, and the formula of Chinese medicine is a secret that is not passed on to others. The key ingredients shown by Lin Chuan have shocked Lao Bai!

Lao Bai did not comment too much and continued to read on.

'Back in the yard, I started to imitate it.'

'The colorful fish and algae pattern hat bowl of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty belongs to the glaze color, so when I was painting, I paid special attention. There are certain skills in painting and glazing.'

'To outline the colorful fish, the requirements for brushwork are also very high. Every stroke is placed, Pay special attention to the layout and lines. If you look closely at this bowl, you will find that these four colorful fish have different shapes and different charms. ’

‘This requires high painting skills. ’

‘Fortunately, I am a ceramic artist. I can write steadily, with smooth lines and natural style. The painting style is also the style of porcelain during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. ’

‘Then, the second firing - glaze firing. ’

‘The temperature and time control of glaze firing need to be strictly controlled, and the firing of each kiln will have subtle differences. Pay special attention to the combination of glaze, color and white body. ’

‘Next, it is aging. ’

‘I have already told Xiaoqing to boil the Chinese medicine. The whole yard is filled with the refreshing aroma of medicine. Then, drop a little alcohol + a small drop of potassium permanganate in the Chinese medicine, put the bowl into it and soak it, waiting for completion. ’

‘……’

“Maya!”

After watching the whole process of Lin's imitation and aging of the "Qing Kangxi Five-Colored Fish and Algae Patterned Hat Bowl", Lao Bai could already imagine the four blue, green, black and red fish swimming on the outer wall of the hat bowl, and the colorful flower and bird patterns jumping inside the bowl wall, which were lifelike.

As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, while experts watch the doorway.

As a professional cultural relic restoration worker, Lao Bai has less practical experience, but his theory is relatively solid, and he can fully get the professionalism of imitation porcelain in Lin Chuan's book.

"It's really professional, Lao Lin!"

Lao Bai praised sincerely.

It is no exaggeration to say that as a master's student in cultural relic restoration, he has been impressed by the professional knowledge and highly feasible steps revealed in "Last Week's Antiques".

Lao Bai even has an idea.

He can follow the steps described in it and combine his professional theoretical knowledge to reproduce a Qing Kangxi Five-Colored Fish and Algae Patterned Hat Bowl.

This feeling is like watching some enlightenment videos, itching to practice it urgently.

For example, a video explaining game techniques.

But the plot of "Last Week's Antiques" is so interlocking that Lao Bai couldn't bear to put it down, so he held his phone and immersed himself in the world of antique counterfeiting.

In the novel, Lin later brought a bowl with a bamboo hat to the most famous treasure appraiser in the city for appraisal, and it was identified as authentic.

Later, Lin also imitated various antiques, including calligraphy and paintings, jade, pottery, bronze, and so on.

Until dusk.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone into Wen Bai's studio, and the bottles and jars in it were stretched to have their shadows elongated. The air was filled with a smell of repair fluid, paper, copper, and soil.

Huh——

Lao Bai put down his phone, took a deep breath, and stretched his body to stretch his muscles.

He looked at the bottles and jars in the studio, and his hands were itchy.

Finally.

His eyes fell on the bronze vessel closest to him, which was about 42 cm high and about 15 cm in diameter at the bottom.

This bronze vessel is called ‘Taotie pattern yu [yǒu]’, which is an oval wine vessel with taotie-like patterns, inscriptions, handles on both sides, and a small lid on top to seal it.

This is a fake bronze vessel that Lao Bai found in the antique circle of Shanghai. The appearance, taotie patterns and inscriptions are all very good. Lao Bai spent hundreds of dollars to buy it and put it in the studio, playing with it from time to time and taking a look.

What a coincidence.

Lin Chuan's "Last Week's Antiques" happened to have detailed steps for imitating bronze ware.

Although there is a key technique missing, for Lao Bai, he can make up for it with the theoretical knowledge of cultural relic restoration.

"It is not illegal to imitate cultural relics, Xing, I will try it!"

Lao Bai did what he said and immediately started to imitate it, making the 'Taotie pattern yu' closer to the appearance of the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

Imitation of cultural relics is actually a way to improve cultural relic restoration technology.

So, Lao Bai was very excited.

In the antiques of "Last Week's Antiques", many methods of imitating bronze ware are recorded.

For example, fake rust camouflage method, splicing method, and soil burial method.

The "Taotie Patterned You" in Lao Bai's hand was originally cast by sand casting, with extremely high craftsmanship, but its rust and patina do not match the age.

"According to Lao Lin's method, I should let it age first, then fake copper rust, use special liquid to simulate patina, and then cover it with soil, and use special methods to treat soil infiltration, so that the fake can be made into the real thing."

Start working!

Lao Bai compared the method of imitating bronze ware in "Last Week's Antiques", found sulfur water in the studio, heated it to form hot sulfuric acid, and poured it on the "Taotie Patterned You" bronze ware.

Pouring sulfur water is a common way to make it look old.

Sulfuric acid solution can corrode bronze ware, making its color slowly turn into bronze or even black, making it look older.

This step is very simple.

The most difficult steps are rust and oxidized patina.

Ancient bronzes have been buried underground for a long time. When they come into contact with moist soil, groundwater and other organic and inorganic substances, chemical reactions will occur on the surface and rust will form.

However, since this rust is gradually generated, the layers are complex and the colors are different. Moreover, there are natural cross-sections around the edges of bronzes. If you pick them with a knife or hit them with a hammer, they will fall off in pieces, which feels a bit like "flaking".

Therefore, if you want to make the fake look real, you must work hard on the rust and patina.

Lao Bai followed the "antique counterfeiting textbook" step by step, using glue, rosin, white hyacinth pulp, varnish and other colloids, mixed with real rust on bronzes, mixed various mineral powders and pigments, and applied them to the "Taotie pattern jar" with irregular techniques.

Soon, this step was completed.

The 'Taotie Patterned You' immediately showed a completely different appearance from the original one. Layers of rust appeared on the bronze body, and the oxidation patina on the body was of different colors and irregular, as if it had gone through three thousand years, and it looked vast and simple.

Next, it was buried in the soil.

Lao Bai was very skilled in the soil burial method.

He found a plate of moist soil in the studio and buried the 'Taotie Patterned You' in it. Sometimes he used a heater to dry the soil, sometimes he poured water to humidify it, and occasionally he shook it a few times to make the bronze react with the soil faster.

This step took a whole day and night.

At nightfall the next day, the 'Taotie Patterned You' from the early Western Zhou Dynasty was 'unearthed'.

"Done! Hahaha!"

Lao Bai held the newly unearthed Western Zhou bronze artifact ‘Taotie Patterned You’, his eyes lit up, his face full of excitement and excitement.

Lao Lin, I admit that I spoke too loudly yesterday.

This imitation bronze ‘Taotie Patterned You’ is really too realistic. Whether it is from the appearance, decoration, inscription, rust, patina, soil erosion, etc., it is impeccable!

Lao Bai looked up and down, left and right at this bronze ‘Taotie Patterned You’, and couldn’t find any faults. He already regarded it as a treasure in his eyes!

At this time, Lao Bai suddenly had an idea.

- Find a treasure appraiser to identify the authenticity and see if it can be mistaken for the real thing.

"There are many treasure appraisers who broadcast treasure appraisals online. I will let them identify the authenticity of this ‘Taotie Patterned You’." Lao Bai raised the corner of his mouth, and a hint of expectation appeared on his face!