The years when I was reborn as a giant in the antique world

Seeing the thoughtful look on the young man's face, Mr. Du took a notebook to write down all the points just said. He admired his studious attitude very much, and wrote down the names of several sets of books on the paper.

Now there are many books about antiques on the market, in various categories, and many of them are accompanied by coloring pages.It looks really beautiful, but in fact, some pictures are added to the previous version, which are superficial and have little effect.

Among the sets of books he recommended, in addition to the most complete and basic appreciation books, there is also a book written by Mr. Feng, the top collector in Huaguo.

Mr. Feng has donated more than 3000 pieces of cultural relics to domestic museums, worth billions of dollars. He is the well-deserved 'No.1 Collection' and 'No.1 Donation of Cultural Relics' in Huaguo.

In addition, Mr. Feng is also the most famous porcelain restoration master in Huaguo. The porcelain restored by him looks flawless in appearance, and it is difficult to observe the traces of restoration even with a magnifying glass.

It is a pity that he himself has passed away, and this porcelain restoration technique has been lost.

The handwriting he left behind records his life of collecting antiques in a self-reported way.Among them, the origin, value and identification process of each antique are recorded in detail, which can be called an encyclopedia of cultural relic identification.

However, because of its high price, this set of books did not sell as well as other antique appreciation books on the market.In addition, many people just regard antiques as a hobby and don't spend too much energy on researching them.

Over time, this set of books has become a bibliography that only people in the circle will buy.

Yunzhou took the book list handed over by Mr. Du, and immediately turned on his mobile phone to place the order after writing it down, and paid quickly.

It is indeed a little expensive, and several sets of books cost nearly 3000 yuan, but as long as you can learn knowledge, it is worth it.

Mr. Du nodded in satisfaction. He knew that the snuff bottle that Yunzhou bought last time was only 400 yuan.

Good students should be rewarded.

Mr. Du turned his head to shopkeeper Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, the treasure of Zhenbao Pavilion has not been sold yet, right? Take it out and let Xiao Zhou and I open our eyes."

Shopkeeper Wu made a bitter face when he heard this: "Mr. Du, it's not that I won't show it to you, but you also know that I have to ask the boss first for such a big matter..."

The old man glared at him: "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. Next time, show me something you don't know right away."

Shopkeeper Wu immediately beamed with joy: "Okay, with your words, I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

He took the key himself, opened the warehouse, and took out the treasure of the town store from the safe.

Yunzhou knew early on that there were many authentic antiques in a formal antique shop like Zhenbao Pavilion, but they would not display them easily.

After his observation, most of the display cabinets in the hall are modern works of art, exquisite in style, and some of them are almost authentic. There are also some folk kiln porcelain, valuable ancient books of calligraphy and painting, etc., but there are no rare masterpieces.

The really good things should be hidden in the glass cabinet or safe in the inner hall, and only taken out for viewing when big customers come to the door.

Today, thanks to Mr. Du's blessing, Yunzhou was fortunate to see the rare treasure in the Zhenbao Pavilion - Qing Yongzheng blue and white bottle with light strokes of sea waves and nine dragon patterns.

This is a blue-and-white porcelain long-necked bile bottle, about 40 cm high, with a round belly and a soft and slender neck.

The five-clawed flying dragon painted on it is magnificent, with rich dragon patterns, swimming in the sea, shuttles the waves into the ground, swims through the waves, and jumps on the porcelain, which is very vivid.

The dragon pattern is the most important pattern on Chinese porcelain and handicrafts, symbolizing the emperor and imperial power, and the five-clawed flying dragon can only be used by the emperor.

This blue-and-white vase of cobalt blue has elegant hair color and strong decoration. It imitates the shape of blue-and-white porcelain from the Yongle and Xuande periods, but it is suitable for both shades and has a unique charm. ①

Porcelain of the same style as it was sold for more than 8000 million yuan at the Poly Auction House in the Imperial Capital, setting a new world record for the auction of blue and white imperial kiln porcelain in the Qing Dynasty!

Presumably the value of this piece of porcelain will not be much lower than that of that piece of porcelain.

Yunzhou carefully touched the tens of millions of porcelain with his fingers, feeling the delicateness of the glaze and the exquisite decoration, his eyes were filled with amazement.

It turns out that the real high-quality official kiln porcelain is so exquisite, next time if he sees a counterfeit one, he will be able to easily identify it.

Little Yulong raised his head high before he even touched the porcelain vase, two small bulge-like white dragon horns sticking out, looking at the porcelain with sparkling eyes, his saliva was about to flow down, and he kept using it. The cold scales rubbed against the cloud boat.

When the young man's white fingertips finally touched it, Xiao Yulong happily opened his mouth wide and sucked all the spiritual energy into his stomach. The scales on his body lit up in four rows instantly, shining silvery like stars in the sky. Ye Ye shines brightly.

It hiccupped contentedly, hooked Yunzhou's wrist with the tip of its tail and fell asleep, and soon began to snore.

Mr. Du looked at Yunzhou's amazed expression, and said with a smile, "Antiques need to be seen more and used more. If you see a lot of real ones, you will naturally know the difference between them and fake ones. Everyone says that modern technology is so powerful that it is almost possible to confuse the real ones with the real ones. In fact, it’s just that their eyesight is not enough, or they see less!”

The old man's expression was a bit disdainful: "How can it be true? Except for the really good craftsmen, there are very few others who can do this. Some people obviously have poor eyesight, and they must blame modern technology. It is simply stupid.

So Yun Zhou, you should stay in the Treasure Pavilion and observe carefully to see if you can find a few authentic pieces. Let's start with the porcelain from the Qing Dynasty.

Shopkeeper Wu will not hinder you, right, Xiao Wu? "

Shopkeeper Wu immediately echoed: "Since the old man has said so, I naturally have no objection. But you have to be careful, Xiaozhou, I will make you pay if you break it."

The treasures worth tens of millions have been taken out, do you still care about this?

Besides, he also likes this young man when he looks at him. He is modest and studious, has a correct attitude, and most importantly, he has a good attitude and can calm down. He does not see the impetuousness of young people today. He is a good seed, and there is no harm in being friends with him.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Yun Zhou's eyes lit up instantly, and two shallow dimples appeared on his cheeks: "Thank you Uncle Wu and Grandpa Du." This is a rare learning opportunity, and he must grasp it well.

Shopkeeper Wu reminded in a low voice, "In addition to a few pieces of porcelain made in Qing Dynasty private kilns, there is also one piece of porcelain from official kilns. You can look for it and ask me if you have any questions."

"Okay, Uncle Wu." Yun Zhou agreed.

The Qing Dynasty generally implemented the system of official and private firing. Whether it is official kiln or private kiln, the firing technology of porcelain has been further improved on the basis of Ming Dynasty.Especially Jingdezhen, the capital of porcelain, had tens of thousands of people engaged in porcelain making in folk kilns in the early Qing Dynasty, and it was very prosperous.

Yun Zhou took a good look in the store, and there were hundreds of pieces of porcelain on the ancient racks, most of them were Qing Dynasty porcelains, and only a few of them were genuine, so it was not easy to find them.

But what he lacks now is experience. I believe that after this period of training, his eyesight will be significantly improved.

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After observing in Zhenbao Pavilion for a whole afternoon, Yunzhou rubbed his sore eyes, and returned home with the imitation blue and white jar.

Seeing what was in his hand, Yu Xinlan asked curiously, "Zhou Zhou, what did you take?"

Recently, she had resigned from her job as a confinement wife, and planned to rest for a period of time following her son's advice, but her son often disappeared, and she didn't know where he went.

Yun Zhou didn't intend to hide it from her: "Mom, this is a blue and white pot I found in the antique market. I'm learning about antiques recently, and I'm majoring in university... I also want to report on this aspect."

This is the result of his deliberation. Since he plans to stay in the antique industry in the future, he must make full preparations.

The experience of being cheated today reminded him that his professional knowledge is far from enough now, and he needs to study systematically, and school is obviously the most ideal place.

Four years in college, he will turn himself into a real connoisseur and collector.

Yunzhou checked on the Internet a few days ago, and the Z University in S City happened to have a major in antique appreciation, which was tailor-made for him.

In this way, I can not only go home and reunite with my mother often, but also learn knowledge related to antiques, killing two birds with one stone.

Yu Xinlan was silent for a moment. Her husband used to have a hobby of collecting antiques. In the end, it was because of the treasures he left behind that he finally paid off the debt, which seemed to hint at something.

She is not a rigid person, and her wish all along is to have a happy family, so that her son can grow up safely and do what he wants to do.

Yu Xinlan looked at the boy who was a head taller than her, "Have you decided?"

She wanted her son to major in finance at 211 College in Lin Province, but if Zhou Zhou didn't like it, she wouldn't force her.

"Yes, Mom." Yun Zhou said without hesitation, "I like this."

Not only is it because of Xiao Yulong's relationship, maybe it's a hobby formed under the influence of his father, or maybe he likes it in the first place, in short, he has a great interest in antiques.

"Okay, then mom has no objection. You are already an adult, and you have to be responsible for your own choices."

Yu Xinlan looked at her grown son with a loving face: "I don't ask for anything else, I just want you to be safe and happy."

"Mom, you are so nice."

Yun Zhou's eyes turned red all of a sudden, he lowered his head and hugged his mother, feeling the other's thin back, bursts of sourness and emotion welled up in his heart.How lucky to have such an enlightened mother, she is simply the best mother in the world!

Yu Xinlan stroked the hair on the back of the boy's head, the corners of her lips raised.I said just now that he has grown up, but I didn't expect that he still loves acting like a baby.

After getting his mother's consent, Yunzhou immediately filled in Z University's Antique Appreciation major as his first choice.

Z University is one, and popular majors such as accounting, finance, and computer are [-] to [-] points higher than the first line; and this major is an unpopular major, and the score line must not be very high.

Yun Zhou took a look at the score line of previous years, um, there is absolutely no problem.

After filling out the application form, he took out the jar with blue and white lid from the cardboard box, put the jar body aside, and picked up the lid on it alone.

Even without a magnifying glass, if you look closely, you can see the small cracks hidden under the paint and the slightly darker color on the cracks.

This is to clean the broken pieces of porcelain, put them together one by one, and then stick them together with adhesives, smooth out the marks, and repair and color the cracks, so as to achieve a simple repair process, which is not fine.

Porcelain restoration is a very profound knowledge, and it pays attention to "repairing the old as the old", which means to restore the old things to look like the old things and return them to their original appearance.

There is one more important point - reversible repair, that is, the measures taken in the repair are all reversible, which can make it return to the original state again, which is for future generations to have higher science and technology. ②

It sometimes takes months or even years for a piece of broken porcelain to be restored to its original appearance.

Especially for incomplete porcelain, it is necessary to fill in the missing parts, and the steps are extremely complicated, but true porcelain restoration masters can indeed achieve 'stainless restoration', such as Master Feng.

However, there is only one master Feng in Huaguo, and this skill has been lost since his death.

Some skilled masters may be able to restore the surface of the porcelain to a near-flawless finish, but shining a strong light along the inner wall or gently tapping with your fingers will reveal the difference.

Under the illumination of strong light (or purple light), the repaired porcelain can see the cracks inside the color, and the sound will be discontinuous when knocked by hand.

The cover in Yun Zhou's hand was not repaired well, and the color and cracks were not well covered up.

He sighed secretly in his heart, he was really too impatient, and he didn't even see such obvious traces.

After removing all the filling colors in the broken parts, five deep cracks were revealed on the cover, and the whole part was cut apart, so it can be seen that it was indeed completely broken at that time.

The boy looked at the sleeping little jade dragon on his wrist, and lightly poked the tip of its curled tail with his fingertips.

The little jade dragon's two jade-white horns moved, opened its eyes in a daze, and whimpered at Yunzhou, biting his wrist with its small milk teeth.

Woohoo, it's so annoying, it hasn't had enough sleep yet.

Yun Zhou: "...Sorry for disturbing your sleep, I need your dragon saliva."

He pointed to the corner of his mouth.

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Yun Zhou: Why don't you drool when you sleep?

Yulong:? ? ?Aowu bit his wrist, drooling brightly.

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At present, many restoration techniques are on the verge of extinction, such as curium porcelain.It is the technique of repairing broken porcelain with "curium nails" like staples.

The ancients said, 'If you don't have diamonds, don't do porcelain work', that is to say, this craft, if you are interested, you can learn about it.

【Note①②Extracted from Baidu Encyclopedia and personal library】