EBE Chapter 21 Jade Carving Styles
Chapter 21 Jade Carving Styles
The Chinese love jade. Since ancient times, there have been sayings such as "A gentleman never leaves his jade without a reason" and "A gentleman without virtue does not wear jade."
Yu Sheng's grandfather, Old Man Yu, has been studying antiques for many years, and his favorite and best research area is ancient jade.
Yu Sheng picked up the jade rabbit ornament, and her eyes glowed with a fiery light.
"This is a typical white jade ornament made with round carving techniques from the Han Dynasty. It has smooth and upright lines and is made of excellent quality Hetian white jade..."
Yutang gradually let go of the worry in his heart.
Yu Sheng said so many things, all praising this ancient jade. I thought she really found the problem, but it turned out that she was just trying to attract attention by trying to win popularity.
Using such a shameless trick here would only embarrass her more.
Qin Yulian curled her lips, not disguising her contempt.
Even Xu's father, who had no problem with Yu Sheng, frowned.
Elder Liu and Elder Xu listened with great interest, because they both heard that Yu Sheng was about to use his ultimate move.
Sure enough, the next second Yu Sheng changed the subject and said bluntly: "It's a pity that this ancient jade is not a real Han jade. The carving has traces of modern machinery, and the patina is also artificial. It does not really inherit the heavy sense of history of ancient jade. So the jade is real, but the thing is fake. This is a carefully imitated modern handicraft."
The living room fell into deathly silence.
Yutang's expression suddenly changed, and he dug his nails into his palms with a look of disbelief.
She ran around several times before finally convincing the seller to transfer this thing, how could it be fake!
She didn't believe it. It must be that Yu Sheng was lying!
Qin Yulian raised her eyebrows. She didn't think this thing was fake, so she opened her mouth to question it, but crisp applause broke the silence.
"Great! I didn't expect that the young girl has such good eyesight at such a young age." Elder Liu clapped his hands and laughed. "Little girl, since you can tell that it is a counterfeit, can you tell me how it was counterfeited?"
Yu Sheng smiled slightly: "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the fade method.
The matte method is a rare counterfeiting technique in the antique industry. It uses bran to rub the surface of jade to make ordinary jade have the patina of ancient jade.
Because bran contains oil, jade articles polished with it will have a more natural and moist luster on the surface.
This method was quite common before the Republic of China, and it was very time-consuming. But nowadays, counterfeiters don’t have that much patience, and they don’t spend enough time on it, which is why I noticed something was wrong.”
Mr. Yu has a son and a daughter, but neither of them has any interest in antiques. So he can only pass on his passion and all his knowledge and skills to Yu Sheng without reservation.
It can be said that Yu Sheng has been in contact with antiques since he was still able to walk, following Master Yu.
It is not surprising that she could tell how this ancient jade was counterfeited.
But the Xu family and Old Liu didn't know about Yu Sheng's experience, and they were shocked for a moment.
Xu Haochen felt that Yu Sheng was particularly bright and charming when she was talking. It was impossible to take your eyes off her and his heart beat faster for some reason.
Only Old Master Xu had guessed it and asked, "Did you learn this skill from your grandfather?"
Yu Sheng put the jade rabbit back into the gift box. The confident glow on her face instantly disappeared, and she returned to her shy and timid look.
"Yeah, that's what my grandfather taught me."
Elder Liu: "Yu Sheng's grandfather is..."
"You should have heard of his name." Old Master Xu said with emotion, "His name is Yu Man Lou."
"It turned out to be him."
Old Liu suddenly realized.
The antique business is all connected.
Although he had only come to Yuncheng in recent years, he had heard of the name of Yuncheng appraisal master Yu Manlou.
When he learned that Yu Sheng was Yu Man Lou's descendant, he looked at Yu Sheng with even more loving eyes. Nowadays, very few young people are willing to learn these things.
"Good boy, you said it very well. Your grandfather has successors."
When Old Liu said this, his eyes were full of envy. Why couldn't he find a disciple who could inherit his mantle?
Mr. Liu's words also confirmed the truthfulness of what Yu Sheng said.
The jade is fake.
It is a counterfeiting method, a more sophisticated fake.
Yutang sat on the sofa, feeling a burning pain on her face. The embarrassing emotions entangled and bound her like weeds.
Is there anything more embarrassing than being caught giving someone a fake item?
Yu Sheng did it on purpose!
She could obviously stop her, but she insisted on waiting until she gave the gift before speaking. She had such a cruel heart!
Yu Tang was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl out, but he still had to hold up his self-esteem and stood up with a guilty look on his face, "I'm sorry, Grandpa Xu, I didn't know this was fake, I disappoint you."
"Grandpa, Xiaotang meant well, please don't blame her." Xu Haochen quickly came to the rescue.
"Yes, this matter cannot be blamed on Xiaotang. Xiaotang was also filial and wanted to prepare a gift for his father, so he was deceived. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame this child for being too kind and sensible."
Qin Yulian also stood up, half-hugged Yutang in her arms, and comforted her softly, with innuendos in her words.
Yu Sheng suddenly spoke up to help Yu Tang: "Actually... I also prepared a gift for Grandpa Xu."
Mr. Xu and Mr. Liu's eyes lit up.
After knowing Yu Sheng's abilities, they became even more curious about Yu Sheng's gift.
Yutang suddenly raised his head and stared at Yusheng.
When did she prepare the gift?!
Yu Sheng lowered her head, smiled embarrassedly, and took out a piece of off-white silk cloth from the invisible pocket of her white skirt.
Seeing this, Yutang almost bit her teeth to pieces.
Yu Sheng had a slim and slender figure. She wore a loose and casual white dress, and there was no sign that there was a gift in her pocket.
Coincidentally, the gift prepared by Yu Sheng was also a white jade ornament.
A juicy jade peach.
The length and width of the jade peach does not exceed five centimeters. It has a delicate and small shape, full fruit, and delicate branches and leaves.
There are two small white jade bats lying on the peach, symbolizing good fortune and longevity.
"I wish Grandpa Xu good health and a long life."
As Mr. Xu gets older, he pays special attention to the meaning of auspicious signs.
When he saw the little birthday peach, he immediately burst into laughter, "Hahaha, good, good, you are thoughtful!"
Mr. Liu is indeed a master of appraisal, and his focus is different from others. "This jade carving is limited by the material, and it also tests the jade carver's craftsmanship and vision. It looks like the style of Yang style jade carving."
Yu Sheng was about to answer, but Yu Tang took the lead, "Grandpa Liu, I also think it looks like the style of Yang style jade carving."
After saying that, she glared at Yu Sheng obliquely.
She would never let Yu Sheng steal her limelight.
The Yu family runs a jewelry company. Yutang has been learning jewelry design since he was a child and has also dabbled in jade carving.
She continued: "Jade carving has a long history and is mainly divided into four major schools due to different regional styles. The northern school is majestic and graceful, the southern school is exquisite and ingenious, the Shanghai school is vivid and rigorous, and the Yang school is exquisite and graceful.
This white jade longevity peach ornament fits the style of the Yang School, and the craftsmanship is very sophisticated. It should be a masterpiece by a master of the Yang School.”
Yutang spoke with certainty, and Xu Haochen and Qin Yulian nodded repeatedly after hearing it.
Yu Tang's tense nerves relaxed a little, and he couldn't help but glance at Yu Sheng with pride.
"It turns out that my skills are so superb. I feel a little embarrassed when my sister praises me so much."