Antique jargon can be roughly divided into two categories, one is colloquialisms, and the other is terminology. Common sayings cover a wide range of areas, from seeing the goods to evaluating the goods to doing business, the whole process has jargon. For example, if you encounter genuine goods when looking at goods, they are called "open the door" or "take a look at the goods." When the goods reach a certain age, they are called "arrival" or "enough age." "Ba Ye"; some street stall goods are collectively called "Singapore", which is homophonic to "new, fake and broken". New goods that are fake are called "old", good old ones are "high imitations", and bad ones are "judged". Eye". Before the Republic of China, those that imitated the old ones were called "old imitations" and those that imitate the old ones now are called "new imitations." For example, the Xuande furnace of the Ming Dynasty was so precious that there were imitations during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, and imitations continue to appear in subsequent dynasties until today. There is a kind of person in the antique business who does not open his own store, but only travels to rural areas to collect goods, and then sells them to various stores and collectors. People in the industry call them "guerrillas". The guerrillas pay relatively low prices for goods received, so they are also called "shovelers". "; and "picking up wheat" and "picking up leaks" mean that the buyer is discerning but the seller is ignorant of the purchase of good goods, or it refers to the purchase of good goods that slipped from the eyes of insiders. I didn’t know much about it and was deceived by others. I bought "Gao Lao Ba" and said it was "taking medicine" and "paying tuition." People who knew better bought "Gao Lao Ba" and said it was "taking the wrong eyes" and "eyes." Eat the elixir."
When an old product is broken and then repaired, it is called "hands-on". If the seller swears that the goods are absolutely authentic, but the buyer still has doubts and cannot say directly that it is fake, he can only say: "It doesn't look good." Many people always think that the goods bought from farmers will not be genuine. Some were fake, but little did they know that some of the goods were intentionally thrown by the guerrillas to the peasants to "lay landmines." In addition, "laying eggs" refers specifically to copies, such as copying celebrity calligraphy and paintings sent by others for mounting, or students copying teachers' works, and then selling the copies to others as fake.
In the antique shop, doing business with peers is called "trading business", which is "reverse business". Generally, the profit of the transaction price is very low, and sometimes it is even "loss of money". This is called "trading price" or "trading price". The asking price is "sky-high price". An antique can cost tens of thousands, or even millions, and it is impossible to get it. I don’t know if I don’t understand or if I am deliberately trying to trick people. Bartering for goods is “contact”. Selling a batch of good and bad goods together is called “shooting” or “kicking”. According to industry regulations, a rebate of 10% of the transaction price is required, which is called "one-yuan". For example, when purchasing goods, "1 yuan" means 100 yuan; "10 yuan" means 1,000 yuan, and "1 dime" means 100 yuan. 10 yuan.
Terminology is a special term, which generally does not change much. There are special terms for ceramics, jade, bamboo and wood carvings, calligraphy and painting, etc. The light on the surface is called "thief light" or "fire light", and the cracks on the porcelain are called "rush"; old jadeite is called "old species", and new jadeite is "new species". No matter whether the old jadeite is unearthed or passed down, it has a layer of nature. The old luster is called "baojiang", the newly unearthed thing is called "shengkeng", the handed down thing is called "hot pit", etc. Since the terminology is relatively professional, it is difficult for non-experts to grasp the above. The antique jargon mentioned above is only a part of the collection, and the jargon in each region is different. With the continuous development of the antique industry, more jargon will emerge.
This list is also included. Here are some commonly heard jargon terms for your reference, which may be of some benefit to enthusiasts who are new to the field of collecting.
Open the door - used to evaluate an undisputed authenticity ( "Open the door" is also often used in jade and coin collections), and it is also called "open the door", which is more quaint. "Open the door" is a term in numismatics, also called "open the door", which means "open the door to the point". It means that the shape, craftsmanship, text, rust color and patina (oxide layer) of a certain coin are all natural and comfortable, and have the characteristics that real money should have, which is what the saying goes, "a good thing at a glance", that is, " When you open the door (money), you will see mountains (characteristics of real money)."
Forklift - is to assemble several incomplete pieces of furniture into one piece.
Drop five Door - This is the Su Zuo carpenter's praise for the fineness of making furniture, such as chairs or stools. After they are made, the same ones are placed on the ground and moved in order, the size of their footprints, legs and legs. There is no difference in the distance between them. This kind of situation where the sizes are the same and only the footprints are the same is called "falling five doors".
Post-painting refers to the paint surface that is seriously faded. Old furniture is repainted with gold paint, usually for gold cabinets.
Post-coloring refers to repainting the surface of the cleaned old vessel and then baking it at a low temperature. There are many ways to counterfeit by adding later colors. On cheap Ming and Qing plain porcelain, precious enamel, plain three-color, doucai, pastel, etc. are added to increase the value and achieve the purpose of counterfeiting profits.
A common porcelain counterfeiting technique. From the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty to the early years of the Republic of China, there were forgeries of post-painting porcelain. Some of them carved dark patterns on old wares after deglazing them, and applied glaze and then painted them; some used post-glazing techniques to transform old wares into new varieties; many more used post-glazing on plain wares in the Qing Dynasty to make them more colorful. It has become more expensive varieties such as pastel color, doucai, enamel color, tricolor, ink color, and gold color.
Leech work - refers specifically to the bas-relief on the surface of furniture. The protruding part of the bas-relief is semicircular, resembling a leech crawling on the surface of the wood, hence the name.
Jade craftsmanship - specifically refers to the bas-relief carvings on the surface of furniture, which refer to the patterns and craftsmanship of jade in the Han Dynasty, and are more common on hardwood furniture.
Pitfalls—refers to furniture that is poorly made or has defective materials. Sometimes it also refers to new imitation furniture and items that cannot be taken off for several years after being collected. Patina - a term used in antique appraisal, generally refers to the layer of coating that remains on the surface of antique artifacts over time. Utensils have various patinas due to different external conditions. For example, the surface of old furniture has traces left by long-term use. Due to the penetration of sweat and the constant caressing of the palms, the wooden surface will have a warm luster. The mahogany furniture is coated with glass and the bronze is coated with black lacquer. Because patina is formed over time, it is one of the important conditions for identifying antiques.
Leather shell——especially refers to the original patent leather of old furniture. During the long-term use of furniture, the wood and paint surface are in close contact with the natural environment such as air and moisture, and are slowly weathered. The original paint surface produces a warm and jade-like patina, and the paint surface becomes cracked.
Spicy——refers to the better quality of old furniture.
A term used in antique trading. In the old days, antiques were traded in guilds, and the price during the transaction was shouted out according to the market. It was a transaction between peers. This kind of trading behavior was later called "calling". The price at which transactions are completed among peers is also called the "bidding price."
Luo Jia——An antique business jargon. Compared with experts, it generally refers to ordinary people or citizens who do not engage in antique business. This is a jargon commonly used by antique businessmen. For example, it is said that this blue and white vase came from "Luojia". Luojia refers to others and must not refer to himself.
Landmine——An antique business term. It refers to the fraudulent behavior in which antique dealers set up traps, disguise fake or counterfeit goods in advance, create various illusions to confuse people, and finally make people deceived. For example, a certain antique dealer lurked imitation porcelain bought in the Shanghai market in the countryside of northern Jiangsu, and then lured Shanghainese people to buy it. This behavior was denounced as "laying landmines." It is a derogatory term, referring to an immoral behavior.
Xinjiasheng——a term used for antique appraisal. Refers to all counterfeit goods. "Jiasheng" is originally a general term for utensils. In Chapter 13 of "Mengliang Lu" written by Lu Zimu of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Various Miscellaneous Sales" says, "Jiasheng things, such as tables, stools, beds, teacups..." "Xinjiasheng" means new ones. utensils. When appreciating antiques, we often say: "This porcelain vase is from Xinjia." Sometimes we simply say "from Xinjia."
Dragger——An antique smuggling term. Refers to those professionals who specialize in secretly transporting and smuggling antiques. The work performed by such persons is an illegal act. "Drag worker" does not refer to a certain person, but to a category of people. Most of these drag workers are people in the underworld. They often have extraordinary abilities and use them to make huge profits.
Take medicine——a term used in antiques trading. "Taking medicine" means being deceived. It is very vivid to call being fooled "taking medicine" because medicine is bitter and the feeling of being fooled is just like taking medicine. And medicine can cure diseases. A well-educated collector matures from "taking medicine".
Accounting——Antique trading term. Generally refers to a form of equivalent exchange of goods, mostly done by people in the industry. When someone annotated this phrase, they wrote it as "fighting", which was a misunderstanding. How can doing business be connected with fighting? The "dang" in "dang account" means reciprocity, as in the idiom "evenly matched". Accounting is a transaction in which the accounts are equal.
Moving bricks - a term used in antique trading.
It refers to handling other people's antiques without spending money, which is a business method. Such people often rely on their well-informed information and wide channels to make profits from transactions without spending any capital or investment. Using "bricks" to describe antiques is nothing more than trying to hide them.
Brokerage - a term used by antique dealers. It's just carrying other people's goods to do business. This term is derived from the Shanghainese word "broker". Sometimes it is also shortened to the word "broker", such as "Let me broker a broker", "He wants to broker something like me". Although "brokering" and "moving bricks" both use other people's things to do business, "moving bricks" is a behavior after having a buyer, while "broking" often involves soliciting buyers with goods, which cannot be sold. Can be returned.
The next word is out of the cage - a term used in antique business. Generally speaking, it refers to the behavior of secretly trading privately by taking advantage of other people's business. It's a completely derogatory term, such as "伊下出甲", "特下出狠". There are many disadvantages in the antique business, and "taking out the cage" is one of the important ones. This behavior is often condemned.
Knock on the hammer——a business term used by antique businessmen. "Knocking on the head" refers to the head-on transaction when antique dealers call for help. For example, "This piece of porcelain was knocked down by a hammer". Sometimes the word "knock" is also abbreviated, such as: "The lattice copperware was knocked down by Allah." Using "knock on the hammer" to explain a certain business is nothing more than showing solidity and reliability, and the speaker often shows a proud look.
Stealing a piece of cake - a term used by antique dealers. "Stealing a cold meal" and "leaving the cage" have synonyms, but they are different. It often refers to the actions of the boss's subordinates. It has the connotation of hiding something from the truth and is a derogatory term. "Cheating" is a bad habit in the antique industry, so it will be condemned by people. "Cheating" often refers to what others have done, but never boasts about it. In recent years, other industries have also used this term.
Handicraft——a term for the craftsmanship of antique making. Indicates the craftsman's effort in making handicrafts. The so-called "handsmanship" is probably the abbreviation of "craftsman's craftsmanship". Most of the objects used for "handicraft" are artworks with strong craftsmanship, such as purple sand, bamboo and wood ivory carvings, and metal utensils. It cannot be used for paintings and calligraphy that are pure works of art.
Pasantou (climbing the mountain head)——a term for antique restoration. It was originally used to evaluate repaired old calligraphy and paintings. In the old furniture industry, it specifically refers to repaired old furniture. It mostly refers to the renovation of damaged and incomplete handicrafts, or repairs to hide people's eyes. Some people call this "climbing the top of the mountain", which makes no sense. "Pu San Tou" means to pick up the scattered things. "Scattering" has a derogatory connotation in the antique industry. It is different from "restoration" in that restoration is public, while "scattering" is often hidden in order to deceive people.
Demonic spirit - a term used for antique appraisal. Generally speaking, it refers to the color, luster and luster left behind by imitations and fakes for the purpose of making them look old. This artificial illusion is often very confusing. Therefore, it is called "demon spirit". The cunning tactics of evil spirits often lead to people being deceived.
Condition——a term used for antique identification. It refers to the meaning of quality and appearance, and generally refers to the appearance craftsmanship and internal quality of collections, especially those of a certain age. Such as: perfect condition, average condition, poor condition, etc. Condition is one of the important factors that constitute the value of antiques.
Raw wax - a term used for antique identification. Multi-fingered collectibles that are intact and in pristine condition. The meaning of the word "wax" can be extended to brightness and brilliance, and "wax" means brilliance. This phrase is typical of Shanghainese, with similar words such as "Ke Wa".
Picking up leaks——An antique business term. That is to pick up things that others have missed, and they refer to good things. Picking up leaks is inevitable. This is the behavior of antique dealers or collectors looking for collectibles based on their own vision or well-informed information.
Monster——a term used for antique identification. It refers to fakes that have a certain degree of deception, and also refers to some counterfeit products that have been reshaped. When people use it, they often say: "This thing is a monster." Sometimes it is simply said: "Monster", and sometimes it is even more straightforward, using only the word "Monster".
Leather shell - a term used for antique identification. People in the antique trade in the old days called the coating with a layer of glass texture on furniture, bamboo, wood, ivory carvings, purple sand, core carvings and other ancient objects as "skin shells".
As the name suggests, the patina called "skin shell" is a thicker patina, but some antiques are not called "skin shell", such as porcelain, embroidery, ancient book editions, jewelry, etc.
Supreme——An antique appraisal term, which refers to authentic antiques and has a reliable meaning. When using it, we often say: "Things are absolutely supreme." Or you can also say: "This antique is not supreme." "Supreme" is the antonym of "Daxing". This term comes from the "Supreme Treasure" in dice games, which refers to the largest card color in dice games. This term is not only used in the antiques industry, but also in other industries. It is also common in Shanghai social buzzwords.
Stuffing bags——In the antiques industry, transactions that are not allowed to be opened for inspection are called “stuffing bags”. Sometimes it also refers to the act of trading without seeing something. It is said that this phrase was originally popular among the people in the Shanghai area and originated from the "damebao" used in gambling at the Flower Festival. This term is now also used in other businesses in Shanghai.
I don’t think so—if the seller says that the goods will definitely arrive, and the buyer sees that it is a new imitation, and he has to take the store’s face into consideration, he can only say: “I don’t think so.”
Shoveling land——Don’t open a shop by yourself, just travel to rural areas to collect goods, or be a tomb robber. After getting the items, they sell them to various merchants. People in the industry call them "guerrillas" or "land shovelers."
One shot - selling the good and bad goods together is called "one kick".
Leave it ----- In the past, the package was delivered to your door. The buyer decided to buy his things and asked the delivery person to keep the goods.
Eat the elixir-----I bought a favorite collection cheaply called "eating the elixir".
Block one—raise the bidder’s price and buy it first. The opponent will say that he has been blocked.
Moving bricks - selling other people's things without spending money and earning the price difference.
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Baofengzhai——Some people in the industry have good eyesight but have no money to open a shop, so they use blue cloth bags to go to various antique shops to "buy goods" and then resell them. This phenomenon of selling antiques is called "Baobozhai".
At first glance - this thing is good and has high artistic value.
Put it away——If the buyer no longer wants a certain collection and asks the seller to take it back, just say put it away.
Qiaohuo——a rather exquisite collection. Generally refers to the collection term of porcelain.
Sky-high prices---the asking price is sky-high, and the price is much higher than the market price.
The going price - the price of the transaction has a very low profit, and sometimes it is even a "loss". This is called the "going price".
Stocking——Collections purchased or collected by antique dealers from rural markets or collectors are called stocking.
The pressure bar is the best treasure in the owner’s shop.
Smashing------If you buy eye-catching products from the same industry, they are "out of date" or the price is too high. The shopkeeper can ask the industry association to help mediate and ask the other party to give up the price or return the goods. This is called in the industry "Smash the pulp".
Zhubao——Selling something worth hundreds of thousands to a few thousand at a loss. The buyer is "picking out the missing".
Old imitation---In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, imitation of the old was called "old imitation", and now imitation of the old is "new imitation".
---The dazzling light on the glaze surface of new porcelain is called "thieves' light" or "fire light". For example, after genuine blue and white porcelain is smashed, it is also full of luster, while fakes do not have such brilliance. The light of counterfeits is "thief's light".
Raw pit——The newly unearthed thing is called "raw pit". "Familiar pit" means that a period of time has passed since it was unearthed, and some have been played by others. In addition, "water pit" is compared to "dry pit". "Water pit" means that the artifacts are buried in a low place and have a relatively abundant water source. The unearthed artifacts are often more heavily soiled and have greater erosion on the artifacts. " "Dry pit" is relatively short of water, and the color of the artifacts unearthed is also different from that of "water pit".
Most of the artifacts unearthed from dry pits come from the north.
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After taking it—the investor decided to buy the collection. I took this collection.
Raise the price——Insist on a high price and want to sell it at a good price.
Laying——is the middleman, the introducer. The middleman charges a commission, usually 3% from the seller and 2% from the buyer, commonly known as "make three and break two".
Look for new things——This thing is a bit new for you. It’s not up to date, it’s a modern imitation.
Wrap it——The buyer decides to buy the collection, please ask the seller to wrap it up. I want this thing, please wrap it up.
Wanted——The buyer decided to buy a certain collection.
Chong'er——has collected a lot of things that can make the viewer's eyes brighten. Not even the entire store's collection of antiques can match this statement. In layman's terms, it is a collection of treasures.
Useless——Buyers who don’t want this collection don’t think it’s very interesting, so they generally say it’s useless.
Sneaking—also called “sneaking”—buyers pay a higher price for a collection that is not worth the price, or buy a fake.
Palm Eye---You can't be sure of the age of this thing. Ask a master to "palm eye" you to see whether it is new or old.
Buying goods - Merchants in antique stores take each other's goods and sell them on their behalf, which is called "buying goods". In the past 100 years, people in the industry have not committed any "cheating" or breach of trust, which has formed a traditional rule in the industry.
Ganghuo——Two or more people work together to buy and sell antiques. The selling price has already been agreed upon, and it can be sold by one company at the time of sale, but the actual selling price must be disclosed and the profits distributed equally.
Bangchui——a person who cannot understand the difference between new and old things, good and bad. People who are always deceived are called a stick by those in the industry. The seller sold him new goods and called him "Bang Chui" behind his back.
Killing pigs - is a colloquial term used by people who deal in new imitation porcelain to sell fake goods. They take the new imitations to the place they have made an appointment with and sell them to customers. They say Kill the pig.
Catching——Go to the market to buy antiques and talk about catching goods. I just grabbed a Guangxu official kiln.
Eat----I eat porcelain. It means, I buy porcelain.
Na--Buying a collection is called inclusion. An older term for antiques.
Chasing——find a good collection and pursue it, and chase the price at the auction.
Evening---Some people buying collectibles in antique stores don't call them buying but they call them even. Can you give me this piece of jade?
Let---Some antique dealers don't call it buying but call it letting. Give me this piece of porcelain.
Play——People in the industry call collecting for play. When we first meet someone and ask “what do you play with”, it means what do you collect. For example: I play with porcelain, which means that I collect porcelain.
The Book of Heaven——an important appraisal treatise.
Today’s play——a collection of modern productions.
Play now——Play now.
Ancestor——Fan Li, the founder of the antique business. He proposed that grain and cloth would be very profitable, Chinese medicine pawn shops would be 100% profitable, and antiques, calligraphy and paintings would be 1000% profitable.
Answered——Collectors decide not to purchase a certain collection, and operators decide not to operate a certain collection.
Screen stealing lingo:
Play now, play today - collections made today
Paper, pieces, paper heads - calligraphy and painting
Green head - jade
Old species - old jade
New species - new jade
Stone - jade
< p> Stone Gang - a group of people engaged in jade businessShengwan - newly unearthed cultural relics
Parallel imports - collectibles smuggled from abroad
Climbing the mountain - repairing the damaged antiques
Distressing - turning new items into old items
Packing coffins - after using new paintings to make the old ones look worthless, An old-fashioned method is to remove the original painting center from the old paintings and calligraphy and put on the old frame (the so-called "coffin").
Laying eggs - replicas
High imitations - good old-fashioned work
Judging - bad old-fashioned work
< p> Old imitation - imitation before the Republic of ChinaShoveling land - door-to-door purchase
Foreign village - doing business with foreigners
Our village - —Doing business with domestic people
Brokering—consignment sales
Fighting—bartering
Sky-high prices—high asking prices
Shoot with one shot - sell the good and bad batches together
Start trading - the first business
Take the elixir - buy high-value antiques at low prices
< p> Miss out - good things are sold at very low pricesTake medicine - buy fakes
Cents - Yuan
Jiao - — 10 yuan
Block — 100 yuan
A number, a bucket of water — 10,000 yuan