Antique Dealer

Chapter 292
Some people may want to say, didn’t Tang Mingshan say before that the general jar was invented during the Jiawan period of the Ming Dynasty, so how could there be a general jar in the Yuan Dynasty?
In fact, what Tang Mingshan said was indeed problematic, but on the occasion just now, Fang Hao didn't waste his time correcting it.

As for the creation and burning of the general jar, it is necessary to talk about its shape.

General Jar is a kind of porcelain jar with a round body and a tall shape. The upper abdomen is round, the middle abdomen is restrained, the lower abdomen is gradually retracted outward, and the bottom is flat and unglazed.

Because of its elliptical bulging lid and towering orbs, it resembles helmets and hats worn by ancient generals, especially the wide-brimmed hats that prevailed in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties; A general with a tasseled helmet on his head, so it is called a general jar.

According to relevant research, the rudiment of the general jar actually appeared in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, and Tang Mingshan’s statement cannot be said to be all wrong. After the experts’ research on the real objects, it has been confirmed that the truly mature general jar was indeed created in the Jiajing and Wanli periods of the Ming Dynasty. It was burnt and has continued since then.

Of course, the shape of this general tank actually looks closer to the shape of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so Fang Hao didn't think much about it at first.

But now after removing the lacquer surface, Fang Hao discovered that the original author also raised and trimmed the lacquer surface to cover up the original shape.

It's no wonder that the author will cover up both the mouth and the bottom of the tank. If you don't do this, the flaws will be more obvious.

Now that the paint has been removed, the original appearance of the general tank is revealed, which is indeed more in line with the characteristics of the Yuan Dynasty vessel. He put on gloves to remove the liquid used to dissolve the paint, and then carefully looked at it.

I can see that it is glazed inside and outside the body, the glaze color is white with blue, and the accumulated glaze shows the color of duck egg white. From the top to the bottom of the body, there are back patterns, curly grass patterns, entwined flower patterns, phoenix piercing peony patterns, and pearl cloud dragon patterns. And the lotus petal pattern, although the composition is complicated, but the layers are clear, complex but not chaotic, and it is pleasing to the eye.Including typical decorations of Yuan Dynasty porcelain, such as tangled peony, wandering dragon, lotus petals, phoenix and so on.

In particular, the dragon on the tank has a slender body, protruding eyes and nose, and piercing eyes, while the posture of the phoenix flying among the peony flowers can be described as a combination of rigidity and softness, which complement each other.

On the whole, this is a typical piece of porcelain made in the Porcelain Capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Fang Hao judged it to be a classic piece of blue and white in the late Yuan Dynasty.

When it comes to the value of Yuan blue and white, you may have the impression that Yuan blue and white are very expensive, and some special boutique works have auction prices exceeding [-] million yuan.

Why did the system only give Fang Hao more than 2000 million experience for this fine general tank?
In addition to the lack of a cover, the most important reason is that the green materials used are different.

In fact, the materials used in Yuan blue and white are more complicated. There are imported high-grade green materials, general domestic green materials, and "soil green" used in small folk kilns. The difference in materials directly leads to the difference in the color of the pattern. It varies widely.

Among them, the graceful and majestic utensils are not only full of dense patterns, but also painted with top-grade imported green materials. The workmanship is exquisite, the patterns are bright blue and pure, and their value is naturally the highest.However, some medium and small pieces of Yuan blue and white unearthed in domestic cellars are made of domestic green materials, which contain high manganese, and the blue is slightly purplish red, so the value will be correspondingly lower.

The lowest grade of Yuan blue and white, there are small dishes, small seasoning jars, etc., the shape is rough, the production is sloppy, the glaze color is gray and yellow, the blue and white are faint, the color is black and gray, and it is just an ordinary civilian product.

Because of the difference in the green material and the traces of repairs on the rim, the value identified by the system is not high.

Of course, even if there are some imperfections, it can't hide the light of Yuan blue and white, which is destined to be a treasure that only a few people can collect.

After admiring the general jar, Fang Hao began to think again, would the other party know that the blue and white of Yuan Dynasty was hidden under the lacquer?
After pondering for a long time, Fang Hao felt that this possibility should be very small. Leaving aside the fact that the other party does not have clairvoyant eyes, not to mention other things, even if he knew it was Yuan Qinghua, he would not be willing to use it to plot against others.

Of course, if the picture is very large, it is indeed possible to use a long line to catch big fish, but it must also be considered, how does the other party know that there is a blue and white Yuan Dynasty hidden under the lacquer?He has observed this artifact carefully, and it has not been touched at all.

Besides, even if the other party really wanted to plot against him, all he could do now was to block him with soldiers, flood the earth, and he had signed an agreement with Zhu Bin and the others. There was no problem in the formalities, so there was nothing to worry about.

Putting this matter aside for now, Fang Hao put away the general tank and started to upgrade the system.

Yes, after the system rewarded more than 2000 million experience, he can already upgrade, even more than a lot.

Fortunately, after this upgrade, the quota and experience points will no longer be cleared, so Fang Hao directly chooses to upgrade.

After a moment of trance, the upgrade was completed, and Fang Hao hurriedly checked the changes after the upgrade.

First of all, the quota provided per day reaches 30, so that there is a quota of more than [-] million a year, but the experience value required for upgrading has also increased to [-] million.

Fang Hao didn't feel much about it anymore, anyway, he just followed the steps.

In addition to the improvements in these two aspects, the system has added a long-term task to let him collect missing data. Every time the data integrity is improved, Fang Hao can get a quota of 500 million.

In addition, the system has an additional function. As long as the item with missing data is within one kilometer of Fang Hao, Fang Hao can receive a reminder, which will undoubtedly make Fang Hao much more convenient.

Another thing is the change in the mall. Fang Hao found that there is another item in the mall, the good luck card.

Lucky cards can still play a role at critical times, especially the Fuxing Gaozhao card, which is made up of ten lucky cards, saved his life when facing Du Youhao and the others in Xijing.

Fang Hao discovered that this good luck card is not cheap, one is 100 million, and he can only buy two at most every day. If he wants to synthesize a lucky star card, he will have to spend at least five days and spend 1000 million to get it .

Life-saving things must be prepared, let alone 1000 million, even if it costs 5000 million, he has to spend it.

In addition, there are many kinds of antiques that can be exchanged in the mall. For example, Fangu's ink pills can be exchanged now. The exchange price is 40, which is more expensive than the missing ones.

Out of curiosity, he exchanged for one, and immediately got the ink pill, and found that the appearance was different, but the aroma was basically the same, stronger than the one that was picked up.

Fang Hao guessed that this difference should be due to the leaked ink pills. Even if they are stored for a long time, they cannot be stored in a sealed environment. The degree of oxidation is deeper and the smell is also lost. This is a normal phenomenon.

It is different when exchanging in the system mall. Although, the system will also consider the time factor when exchanging each antique, such as patina, etc., but the preservation environment is obviously much better than natural placement, and the price will naturally vary. improved.

Out of curiosity, Fang Hao wanted to try how good the ink pills made by Pan Gu were.

Just do what he says, he writes calligraphy at home, and likes to go to the living room, next to the window. The scenery here is quite beautifully arranged, and he feels that people have to relax when writing here.

He took out the best pen, ink, paper and inkstone, spread the rice paper on the felt of the desk, and started to grind the ink.

The ancients once said that ink is divided into five colors, and that its shades can change in many ways.Good ink can be well integrated with high-grade water when grinding. The main reason is that the size of the smoke particles is properly combined. Under the premise of fine quality, the required ink is produced by the difference in particle size and the change in the strength of grinding. Effect.As for the gloss, it mainly depends on the composition of the glue.

When Fang Hao was grinding the ink, he could clearly feel that the texture of the ink pills was extremely delicate, and there was a special fragrance around the tip of his nose, which lingered for a long time.

Let him fully understand what is meant by the phrase "fragrance penetrates the flesh and bones, grinds the inkstone until it is exhausted, and the fragrance never fades".

After grinding, Fang Hao began to calm down, picked up the high-quality Langhao pen, brewed it for a while, and then began to write.

Today I used Pan Gu's ink pills, and what he wrote was exactly Su Dongpo's poem of praise to Pan Gu in "Sun Zuzhi Sends Ink": "... Mo Cheng dared not use it, and entered Penglai Palace..."

In one go, an ancient poem fell on the paper. Fang Hao signed the payment and collected the brush, took out his own seal and seal, and admired the calligraphy he had just written. The rhyme has been slightly improved.

Fang Hao nodded slightly, quite satisfied, especially the ink used this time is not ordinary, and the scroll has a faint ink fragrance, which complements the calligraphy, and even improves the quality of the calligraphy to a certain extent.

Think about it, when appreciating calligraphy, you can also taste the refreshing fragrance. How can you not feel happy, and it will naturally improve your evaluation of calligraphy.

At this time, Fang Hao's cell phone rang, and seeing that it was Shang Xiaoxuan's voice call, he quickly picked it up.

Shang Xiaoxuan told Fang Hao that Yu Qian wanted to come and visit, and asked Fang Hao if it was convenient.

If Yu Qian wanted to come and visit, she must be asking for something. Another thing, Fang Hao wanted to know Yu Qian's brother-in-law Lu Kaiming, so he agreed.

Come here now, we must prepare dinner, Fang Hao asked Shang Xiaoxuan, what are Yu Qian's taboos.

Shang Xiaoxuan told Fang Hao that they would bring dishes, and Fang Hao only needed to make some rice.

After hanging up the call, Fang Hao immediately went to the kitchen to wash and cook rice. He also thought that the packed vegetables might not be tasty or healthy, but there were still some ingredients in the refrigerator, so he planned to cook vegetables again.

Opening the refrigerator, Fang Hao saw that there was still dried tofu in the refrigerator, and suddenly he wanted to eat the marinated tofu that his mother often made for him when he was at home. Although his mother makes it for him every now and then, he never tires of it.

Thinking that it would take some time for Shang Xiaoxuan and Yu Qian to come over, Fang Hao temporarily changed his mind and planned to cook two vegetarian dishes.

When he finished these two dishes, within 2 minutes, Shang Xiaoxuan and Yu Qian arrived, so Fang Hao went to pick them up.

Yu Qian shook hands with Fang Hao: "Teacher Fang, please forgive me for taking the liberty to visit today."

Seeing that Yu Qian came with a gift, Fang Hao said that you are welcome, and added a few words of politeness, and then he led the two into the villa.

Yu Qian looked at the surrounding environment and praised: "This place is really good, the environment is beautiful, and the location is good, but unfortunately I don't have money, otherwise I would like to buy such a villa to live in."

Shang Xiaoxuan said with a smile: "Sister Yu, you are too modest. With the strength of you and your brother-in-law, can't you still afford it?"

Shang Xiaoxuan often eats with Yu Qian at noon, and she also knows about Yu Qian's family situation. She knows that Yu Qian's husband is the vice president of a well-known technology company. No matter the annual salary or the company's stocks, she is not a minority .

"It's not as easy as you said." Yu Qian smiled and shook her head: "To be honest, we can still spend the money to buy this villa, but we can't buy it and just drink it. Northwest wind."

While talking, Fang Hao brought the two of them into the room: "Sister Yu, sit down first, I'll prepare the dishes."

Yu Qian quickly said, "Oh, how about I help."

"Sister Yu, you just wait to eat."

After Shang Xiaoxuan finished speaking, she carried the vegetables and followed Fang Hao to the kitchen.

After entering the kitchen, Fang Hao took out the dishes: "She came here today, what's the matter?"

Shang Xiaoxuan opened the package of vegetables: "What else can I do with you?"

"Do you need me to identify the antiques, or do you want the antiques?"

"She wants to find an antique and thinks you are more reliable."

"What kind of antique do you want me to help find?"

"It seems to be a special kind of Buddha statue. You can ask her later."

Fang Hao nodded, and together with Shang Xiaoxuan, he poured all the dishes in the packing box into bowls and plates, and then served them to the table one by one.

"Sister Yu, it's time to eat." Shang Xiaoxuan called out.

At this moment, Yu Qian was concentrating on admiring the calligraphy works on the desk in the living room that Fang Hao hadn't put away just now.

In fact, art is interlinked, especially Yu Qian has some understanding of calligraphy because of her grandfather, so she can naturally tell whether this calligraphy work is good or bad.

It can be clearly seen that this work was written just now, which shocked Yu Qian even more. Could it be that this work was just completed by Fang Hao?

Shang Xiaoxuan's voice brought Yu Qian back to her senses. When she came to the restaurant, she couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Fang, is the picture on the desk your work?"

Fang Hao nodded slightly: "I wrote it before, you read it just now, I wonder if there are any shortcomings?"

Yu Qian quickly waved her hand: "Teacher Fang, you really flattered me, I am not qualified to comment! And to be honest, I think your work is already perfect."

Fang Hao smiled: "How can there be any perfect work in this world?"

Yu Qian's expression was very serious: "Really, this is my feeling. I believe that even if my grandfather sees your work, he will give it a very high evaluation."

Fang Hao's heart moved: "Who is your grandfather?"

"My grandfather's name is Qin Dongsheng."

"It turns out that Mr. Qin is your grandfather. You must visit him if you have the chance."

Fang Hao was somewhat surprised. Qin Dongsheng is a well-known calligrapher and painter in China. He is good at calligraphy and calligraphy. In painting, he learned from the Five Dynasties and is good at freehand landscape painting. His paintings are full of momentum and have their own style.

In the auction market, Qin Dongsheng's landscape works have sold for tens of millions of dollars.

Yu Qian said with a smile: "I believe that as long as he hears about it, he will be very happy."

"I'll contact you when it's convenient." Fang Hao also wanted to meet an artist like Qin Dongsheng, among other things, if he could give some advice on calligraphy, he would be "a worthwhile trip".

"Okay."

After that, Fang Hao greeted Yu Qian for dinner.

During the period, everyone chatted about the jewelry market. Yu Qian accidentally discovered that Fang Hao was also very proficient in jewelry, which surprised her. Could it be that Fang Hao is an all-around genius?

After dinner, Shang Xiaoxuan took the initiative to clean up the dishes and let Fang Hao and Yu Qian talk about business.

Fang Hao made tea for Yu Qian: "Sister Yu, I heard from Xiaoxuan earlier that you want to invite a Buddha statue, it seems a bit special?"

Yu Qian thanked her, and then said: "Yes, Chacha Buddha, do you know?"

Fang Hao said he knew.

Tchacha, the word is said to be derived from the dialect of north-central ancient India, which means "replication", and refers to a molded small Buddha statue or pagoda that is molded out of a mold by pressing soft mud and other materials into it with a concave mold.

The production process of Tscha Buddha statues has been basically perfected by the Qianlong period. The limitation of volume and the increase of depiction content cannot affect the accuracy and rich content of Tscha Buddha statues. Such statues of gods and spirits with complex shapes and many holding utensils can be accurately drawn one by one on a tsatsa of a few centimeters in size, and can embody graceful dynamics and a full volume structure.

Yu Qian explained why she wanted to look for it: "My mother believes in Buddhism. Since she went to a museum last month, she has never forgotten about Tscha Tsa Buddha. She wanted me to buy one for her. I went back to my mother's house yesterday. , she yelled at me again, so I’m here to ask you to help me today.”

Fang Hao said: "It's not difficult, but you also know that I am in the antique business, so I can only help you find old Tscha Buddha statues, and the price is also more expensive."

Yu Qian nodded and said, "That's no problem. As for the price, as long as it doesn't exceed 30, it's fine."

"Okay, which Buddha do you want to invite?"

"It doesn't matter if it's Amitabha or any other Bodhisattva."

"Okay, I'll give you an answer in a week, are you not in a hurry?"

There are all kinds of Tchacha Buddhas in the system mall, but Fang Hao can't say that if Yu Qian asks for it today, I will help her find it tomorrow. People are aware of the problem.

"No rush, ten days and half a month is fine."

After discussing the business, Yu Qian sat for a while, then got up to say goodbye and left.

Fang Hao called Shang Xiaoxuan to send Yu Qian away together, and the two returned to the villa. Fang Hao mentioned to Shang Xiaoxuan about Zhu Bin and the others.

After learning about this, Shang Xiaoxuan was also very angry. She gritted her teeth and couldn't help cursing. At the same time, she thought of Grandma Li again, and her eyes began to moisten again.

Fang Hao hugged Shang Xiaoxuan into his arms, comforted her softly, and then told a few jokes, which finally made Shang Xiaoxuan laugh through tears.

(End of this chapter)