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

Shopkeeper Wu glanced at him with a smile, "Yes, that's right. How did you see it?"

Yun Zhou: "I remember you and Grandpa Du said that the most important thing about porcelain is to 'look at the body, the glaze, the shape of the vessel, the decoration, and the workmanship'.

Judging from the shape of the vessel, the willow leaf vase was created by Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. kind. "

He thought of the records in the book: "The glaze color like cowpea red is very difficult to fire. It was basically made by the official kiln in the late Kangxi period. , willow-leaf vases, washing and printing boxes, etc., no large-scale ones.①

Looking at the bottom foot again, dig a deep circle for the small bottom, and write the blue and white six-character regular script "Kangxi Year of the Qing Dynasty" blue and white, which is an official kiln style, obviously. "

This topic is relatively simple, because cowpea red was only fired in the late Kangxi and Yongzheng periods.

It is named for its light and pleasant color tone, uneven pink color, like red cowpea, and light and beautiful shape.And because of its bright red color, which looks like a child's face, and like peach blossoms in March, it is also called "baby face", "peach blossom slice" and "beauty drunk". ②

Among the many red-glazed products, cowpea red porcelain is a short-lived treasure, and those who have an understanding of porcelain can easily judge that this is a fine product of the Kangxi official kiln in the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, Yunzhou felt that the reason why this cowpea red willow leaf bottle was placed in a more conspicuous position should be to attract customers.

Shopkeeper Wu patted him on the shoulder lightly, "That's right, have you found the remaining pieces of folk kiln porcelain?"

Yun Zhou pointed to the two blue and white pen holders beside him, "It should be these two pen holders."

"I touched it with my hands, and I felt that the tire was tight and firm, with a feeling of pressure. The exposed part of the tire was like a glutinous rice cake, with few impurities. This is what people often call "glutinous rice tires", which is a characteristic of the tire quality in the Kangxi period.

The blue and white hair color on the pen holder is gorgeous and bright, which is a typical effect of pearl materials. The color is like the tight skin and bright glaze that Grandpa Du said, and the sustenance of "Chenghua Nianzhi" is written on the bottom foot, which is also the style of the Kangxi period. .Therefore, I think these two pen holders are the folk kiln works of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. "

Shopkeeper Wu gave him a surprised look. If the cowpea red willow leaf bottle is not difficult, then the two blue and white pen holders are really eye-catching.

There are more than a dozen pen holders and many other blue and white porcelains on the treasure shelf in Zhenbao Pavilion, and this boy actually found them!He also spoke clearly and logically!

He was quite emotional: "It seems that Xiaozhou's study during this period has been very effective, Mr. Du, you should also rest assured."

Mr. Du sipped his tea and gave a 'hmm', feeling satisfied.Hmph, I don't even look at whose apprentice it is.

But the face is still serious: "You haven't started for long, you still need to watch and learn more."

"Yes." Yun Zhou replied obediently.

Old man Du couldn't help but be more satisfied, as expected of someone he fancy, his attitude alone is more than a little bit better than other young people.

He just said, in terms of vision, no one can compare to himself.

That old Xu brags about his grandson all day long. Didn't his grandson smash his beloved jade pot and spring bottle a while ago, tsk tsk, it's really worrying.

It's better to be your own apprentice.

**

After gaining a certain understanding of porcelain, Yun Zhou came to the antique market again.

I haven't been here for a while, and there are many new faces in the antique market.

He glanced at the stall selling blue and white lidded jars before, and the honest middle-aged man was still there.

This is the case in the antique world. If you buy it and leave it, the other party is not afraid of being troubled by someone. After all, the stall owner does not guarantee that the item must be genuine.

Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Yun Zhou had to admit that his eyesight was not enough. If someone was like Mr. Du, no matter how shrewd his tricks were, he would not be able to fool him.

The young man slowly looked away, and began to look for the booth where the broken porcelain pieces were placed.

City S is not the location of famous kilns, unlike Jingdezhen, the capital of porcelain, which dominated the Ming Dynasty and became the center of porcelain production throughout the country in the Qing Dynasty, so there are not many stalls selling broken porcelain pieces in the antique market.

Unlike porcelain, which is littered with imitations, most of the pieces are genuine.

The reason is very simple. In today's market, the price of complete porcelain is much higher than that of broken pieces. Since the complete porcelain has been imitated, it can be sold directly. There is no need to break it and sell it again. The loss outweighs the gain .

There has always been a saying in the collection circle: "Porcelain is hairy and worthless", which refers to the impact of blemishes on porcelain on its value.

The traditional collection concept of Huaguo pays great attention to the integrity and beauty of utensils. If there is any damage, the ornamental value and transaction price will be greatly reduced.

Of course, if it is a rare or orphan product of a famous kiln, it is another matter.

Yun Zhou came to a stall selling broken porcelain pieces.

Most of these tiles were dug out from construction sites or demolished courtyards in other places, with soil still on them, and they were scattered into two piles.

In ancient times, the finished product rate of porcelain was very low, especially for official kilns.

The finished product rate in the Ming Dynasty was only 10%-20%, the finished product rate in the Qing Dynasty was higher, and the finished product rate in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty was about 30%.

As for the porcelain that was not selected, they were all smashed and buried on the spot, that is to say, more than 70% of the porcelain was in the broken pieces.

For example, in the southwest corner of the Forbidden City, archaeologists unearthed a burial pit of broken porcelain, which contained more than 2 pieces of broken porcelain, which was a concentrated burial place for palace porcelain.Because the porcelain in the palace cannot be flawed, once it is damaged, it needs to be buried in a centralized manner, and it must not be scattered outside the palace.

It is said that at the Jingdezhen imperial kiln site, a relatively large number of broken porcelain pieces were also found, as well as many semi-finished products of overglaze color, and some overglaze color pigments, raw materials for preparing overglaze color, etc. were unearthed, while other famous kilns It must be the same.

Yun Zhou took a quick look, and found that one side of the two piles of broken porcelain pieces was relatively scattered, basically small pieces and belonging to the bottle body, while on the other side, a few pieces with "bottom money" could be clearly seen, such as "Made in Xuande, Ming Dynasty" ', 'Great Qing Yongzheng Annual System', but they are all incomplete.

The vendor wiped the sweat from his forehead, and before he could ask, he pointed to two piles of broken porcelain and said, "This pile of broken porcelain has 21 pieces, and this pile has 31 pieces. A complete piece of china."

Even so, everyone knows that this possibility is extremely small.

These porcelain pieces are all mixed together, but they are simply classified according to color. They contain broken porcelain pieces of different types, different ages, and different decorations. It takes strong eyesight and insight to distinguish them.

It's like having a dozen or so jigsaw pieces jumbled together so that you can't put together a complete jigsaw puzzle.

Most importantly, many of these fragments are incomplete, and it is likely that only half or a third of the pieces can be assembled after searching for them.

Yun Zhou glanced at the pile of porcelain pieces that cost 30 yuan a piece. What he was looking for was only one type: blue and white porcelain from the Yongle/Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, and he tended to prefer small vessels such as porcelain bowls, pressed cups or stem cups. type objects.

This is the direction he decided after thinking over and over last night.

First of all, after Zheng He went to the West during the Yongle period, he brought back a kind of cobalt material called "Su Ma Li Qing (also known as Su Ni Bo Qing)" from the Islamic area. Sapphire-like vivid luster, easy to smudge and appear black spots, also known as 'rust spots'.

This is a major feature of the blue-and-white porcelain of the Yongxuan period, which is relatively easy to identify; after the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, the cobalt material 'Su Ma Li Qing' was almost used, and other green materials were replaced.

Secondly, because objects such as hand-pressing cups are small, it is easier to find the corresponding broken porcelain pieces through the rim of the bowl and cup.

If it is a large plum vase or a large celestial ball vase, there are many pieces and it is difficult to put them together. With his current ability, it is estimated that he will not be able to find them even if his eyes are blurred.

Yun Zhou slowly rummaged through a pile of porcelain pieces, consciously looking for pieces of blue and white porcelain.After finding it, pick out the blue and white ones with obvious rust spots, and then distinguish the porcelain pieces with rims, base styles or similar patterns, and ignore the others.

After searching like this for about 10 minutes, he finally found only four pieces of ceramic tiles that fit the characteristics in this booth: two pieces belonged to the incomplete bottom, and two pieces were near the mouth.

However, judging from the shape and decoration of the fragments, two of the four pieces belong to the same piece of porcelain, and the other two pieces should belong to two different pieces of porcelain. It is impossible to piece them together.

Yun Zhou had expected this result, but he was not disappointed.

He picked out the four pieces of porcelain individually and asked the stall owner to wrap them up. After paying the money, he went to the next stall.

The three booths with broken porcelain pieces have been checked. At present, Yunzhou's bag contains eleven pieces of blue and white porcelain pieces from the Yongxuan period of Ming Dynasty, but most of them are not from the same piece of porcelain, and they cannot be assembled into a complete piece of porcelain.

Now only the booth where the middle-aged man was left has not been seen.

The boy stood there and hesitated for a while, then walked over.

The middle-aged man was surprised when he saw him. He remembered this young man very clearly. He just bought a blue and white pot imitating a folk kiln in the Qing Dynasty at his booth two days ago. Didn't he know that he was Are you stuck?

On second thought, there is such a possibility.

After all, most young people of this age are impulsive, conceited, and save face, and they don't like others to refute what they believe in.

Maybe this young man really believes in his own eyesight, and he hasn't been identified by others, or maybe the eyesight of the elders in the family is not very good.

The middle-aged man is quite confident in his method of counterfeiting. At least the lid of the blue and white jar is real, or is it from an official kiln. Is it much better than those fake imitations on the market?

Satisfied in his heart, he glanced at the clear-eyed young man. Since he sent it to his door, he will not be polite.

The middle-aged man deliberately kept his attitude of not being overly enthusiastic, "So I'm a regular customer, what do you want to see this time?"

Seeing the young man's eyes resting on piles of broken porcelain pieces, he said in a calm tone, "Porcelain pieces cost 30 yuan a piece, pick whatever you want, no bargaining."

Yun Zhou let out a "hmm", bent down and used his white fingertips to flip through the scattered pieces of porcelain one by one, and began to look for the Yongxuan blue and white porcelain he wanted.

There are more shards of porcelain in this stall than anywhere else, so maybe there is something to be gained.

The stall owner looked at the glare of the sun even though it was covered by an umbrella, and felt depressed. He opened a bottle of ice water and drank half of it. money."

While talking, he played with his mobile phone and fanned himself on the rocking chair.

These pieces of broken porcelain are small money, and he only makes money from them when there is no big business coming. It costs 30 yuan a piece, and 3000 pieces only cost [-] yuan, and the shipping fee from other places has to be removed, which is far less profitable than the complete porcelain.

The stall owner thought so, he was too lazy to greet each other on a hot day.

Because of this, he just missed a 'big leak'.

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Picking up has started.

[Note ①② Extracted from Baidu Encyclopedia and personal library. 】