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

Xu Ze stretched out his hand to caress the soft curve and curvature of the chair circle above the chair, inspecting the smooth texture of the huanghuali, with a serious look on his face, this is the first time he has touched an object so actively.

Yun Zhou also stepped forward to carefully observe this rare huanghuali chair.

This chair is about 110 cm high, well-proportioned, graceful and smooth in shape.The color is vermilion, noble and elegant, solemn in silence; the texture is clear and changeable, full of oiliness, with light fluorescence.

The curve of the chair circle is soft and free, graceful and smooth, commonly known as the "crescent handrail", which is a typical utensil craft in the Ming Dynasty.

The handrails of this kind of chair ring are exquisitely crafted, and are usually connected by five joints "wedge, nail and tenon", so that a circle is connected in sections without falling apart.It not only plays a solid role, but also has a decorative and beautifying effect, and there is no trace of connection from the outside.

The back panel in the middle of it is slightly curved to form an "S"-shaped streamline, and the unicorn pattern is carved in the hollow. The carving is exquisite.The joints of the wood and the joints of the legs and feet are clad with copper, and the hairpins are inlaid with silver wires, which are reinforced with rivets. On the copper sheets, the hairpins are engraved with cloud patterns or flowers, and the details are exquisitely decorated. ①

This kind of chair with a round back is usually set in a prominent position in the hall, with the potential to surpass four seats, and is a symbol of identity and status.

It's a pity that the braided rope on its seat surface has been completely unraveled, with several holes broken, and a small part of the pedal below is also broken.

But even so, its value is more than 3000 million, and the price after restoration is definitely higher, and [-] to [-] million can't stop it.

After all, it has been 500 years since the huanghuali top chair in the Ming Dynasty has been handed down for a long time. In addition, it is not easy to preserve itself, resulting in extremely rare handed down works, most of which are hidden in public museums, and very few private collectors.

This also makes the huanghuali top chair in the Ming Dynasty a rare treasure in the hearts of collectors. Once it appears, it will cause a sensation and its value is immeasurable!

When the two of them stepped forward to observe the top chair, He Jin's anxious voice rang in Hong Hai's ear: "Boss, how is this chair? I don't think there are many bad things—"

Hong Hai was startled and almost broke out in a cold sweat.

Just now he was so surprised that he almost forgot about it, he quickly looked away and looked around: "Hey, let me tell you, this chair is still a bit worn out, it's not good, do you have any other furniture here? "

Seeing the other party shaking his head with a wry smile, Hong Hai sighed, "Then I'll search for it in the warehouse with you, maybe we can find it."

As he spoke, he grabbed his shoulders and walked in the opposite direction involuntarily. Before leaving, he gave Yunzhou and the others a wink, telling them to distinguish each other, and don't wink.

When the two came back, more than half an hour had passed, and Xu Ze and the others had already secured the top chair, and were casually looking at the other damaged chairs.

Hong Hai was stained with ashes, and so was the fake fur. Fortunately, the fur was black and couldn't be seen.

Yun Zhou made a veiled gesture to him, Hong Hai understood, his heart was pounding, and he was really the huanghuali in the Ming Dynasty, so this trip was so worth it!

"Guys, we looked around and couldn't find any other furniture, so that's it, we'll go back right away."

Hong Hai patted He Jin on the shoulder. After what was said to be an exchange, but actually a cliché, the two of them have become acquainted with each other a lot.

"Old He, to tell you the truth, I have seen all the things on the table. They are really good. The chrysanthemum pear worship box and the rosewood incense box are all small and not worth much. This chair is as good as The square stool was broken just now, so I took it back to make car beads.

I won't go around in circles with you anymore, just kick these things, 50, how about it? "

"Boss Hong, this...is a bit too little."

He Jin was actually quite satisfied with the price in his heart, but on his face he put on a look of loss, and said with a bitter face: "Last time, I sold just one huanghuali Xiaoxiang with a broken leg for 20 yuan. These seven or eight items, a total of only 50—"

"Brother, let me tell you this, as for furniture, it is also divided into grades, the highest value is hall furniture, followed by study furniture, and finally bedroom furniture.

Think about it, you must use the best ones for entertaining distinguished guests, right? Taishi chairs and official hat chairs are all placed in the living room, so the price is naturally expensive.

But your two chairs, one is a square stool and the other is a 'Mazza', which are obviously used for the bedroom, and they are broken or broken, so the price is naturally low. "

Seeing his hesitation, Hong Hai coughed lowly: "Well, brother, I think it's not easy for you, add another 5 yuan, 55 yuan, if you think it's okay, if you don't, then—"

"Okay, just 55." He Jin gritted his teeth, "Boss, you are a real person, this time I will treat you as a friend, and I will come to you next time I have something good."

"That's a good relationship." Hong Hai grinned, "Cash or transfer?"

"Directly transfer the money to my bank card." He sold the red sandalwood pen holder in cash today, and there is no shortage of cash for the time being.

"No problem." The money was quickly transferred, and Hong Hai restrained his inner excitement, "Guys, move your things and leave!"

Xu Ze hangs the folded chair ring on his shoulder, and the 'Maza' part just falls under his arm. The design is very ingenious, and it is easy to hold and easy to carry when going out.

Yun Zhou and Xue Yifan took away the small things, and another guy followed behind carrying a shabby yellow pear square stool.

He Jin watched them go away, seeing the extra RMB 50 in the bank account, he couldn't see his teeth smiling.

This business is doing well, and he just bought an apartment and rented it out. Hehe, he will have two properties soon, and he can still collect rent.

Putting these things into the trunk of Wuling X-ray, the huanghuali chair was afraid of touching it, so it was placed in the back seat of the van, leaning against the edge of the seat, supported by Xu Ze.

After the car drove out, Hong Hai finally couldn't hold back anymore. He took off the dusty fur and threw it aside, and said excitedly, "Damn, our harvest this time is simply too big! The huanghuali top spot in the Ming Dynasty, I I never dreamed that we could find such a thing.”

He unscrewed the mineral water bottle and took a few sips, then cleared his throat, "Just now I told him a few words, this huanghuali chair was collected by He Jin in another village. The old man of that family claimed that he was Zhang XX No. 20 generation of direct descendants, many things passed down were brought to foreign countries and Hong Kong Island by collateral, and this chair is the only one left in the family.

Now the old man's family is in such a state of desperation that it's almost impossible to get rid of it, so He Jin doesn't believe it at all, but I think it might be true. "

Seeing Yunzhou and the others thoughtful, Hong Hai smiled and said, "Just listen to the story, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, as long as the top spot is true.

Since there is no problem, the old rules, the highest price wins. "

He just stretched out four fingers, before Xu Ze spoke, "800 million."

"Hiss—" Hong Hai took a deep breath, "As expected of the young master, but rich, how about you?"

Yunzhou and Xue Yifan shook their heads.

With such a high price, only Xu Ze could easily offer it without blinking an eye.

"OK, then this 'top position' belongs to the young master, don't forget to give us three shares."

Hong Hai chuckled, and didn't think it was a pity. He could get more than 200 million yuan just for the top spot.

In this way, the red lacquerware box bought for 40 yuan, the huanghuali chopping board bought for 30 yuan, the huanghuali square stool with a broken leg, and the trivial items in the trunk are worth a penny. No spend, and a net profit of more than 100 million. This trip is really worth it.

"The five or six small items on the table, let's divide them among the three, one can be worth tens of thousands."

The three discussed in low voices, and finally Yun Zhou got the huanghuali worship box from the mid-Qing Dynasty. Xue Yifan liked the two red sandalwood ornaments more. It has been rewarding.

When the Wuling X-ray came near the school, the sky also darkened.

"Baby, I'm going to take this cart of things to my warehouse first. Do you take your things directly or put them in my place first?"

Xue Yifan: "Brother Hai, I don't have many things, I just put them in the suitcase and take them away tomorrow."

He only has a black lacquered official suitcase inlaid with a hundred treasures and two red sandalwood ornaments, which are small and easy to carry.

"I'm going back home, and I'll go back to school tomorrow to pack my things."

After Xu Ze got out of the car, he changed into the Land Rover he parked nearby, and put the huanghuali chair into the car, ready to take the things back, "Yun Zhou, I'll see you off."

The boy thanked him, "Brother Hai, then I'll take it away as well, and save myself a trip when I can."

"Okay." Hong Hai knew that they didn't want to bother him, "I'll share a point for you."

Yun Zhou got his own things.

Qing Kangxi's sky-blue glazed hundred-tray jar, Southern Song Jianyao's silver rabbit hair bundle mouth cup, Xu Wei's "Peony Bamboo and Stone Picture", a clear jade dragon paperweight, a red sandalwood pen holder and a huanghuali worship box.

Although there are only six items, all of them are high-quality goods.

He estimated it according to the market price, and couldn't help being surprised that the total value of these antiques exceeded 2000 million!

Among them, the most expensive one is Xu Wei's "Peony Bamboo and Stone Picture", which cost 460 million yuan, and the others totaled more than 30 yuan.

However, because Xu Ze shared the money, these things only cost more than 200 million yuan, which is equivalent to buying more than 2000 million items at one tenth of the price. It can be said that he has gained the most this time.

Not only that, Xiaoyulong also absorbed a lot of aura through contact with various objects, and Yunzhou himself has enriched his knowledge through non-stop appraisal of porcelain, jade, etc. It can be said that this trip has also gained money, experience and Experience, really worthwhile trip!

"Young master, would you like to sit at my house?"

"No, I won't disturb Auntie." Xu Ze looked at the time, it was already past seven o'clock in the evening, and it was time for dinner, so it was not suitable for him to go up at this time.

"It's okay, my mother is not at home, she went on a trip with her friends."

"Oh." Xu Ze was taken aback for a moment, and then thought, isn't that—only him and Yun Zhou?

Thinking of the scene when he came to get the jade pot spring bottle last time, the ears of the stern young man turned red, "No, the old man is still waiting for me at home."

"Okay, then be careful on the road."

Seeing that the other party was sitting back in the car again, Yun Zhou didn't force it.

After watching the Land Rover drive away, the boy carried the 'flower pot' in his hand, and went back with a painting box and a backpack on his back. He smiled brightly, and his clear eyes seemed to be shining like stars.

Turning on the light in the living room, Yun Zhou put the flowerpot on the balcony, then took out the trophies in the backpack one by one, placed them on the shelf of Duobao Pavilion, and admired them for a while.

Now his collection has begun to take shape, including two complete wares assembled from broken porcelain pieces, nine pieces of porcelain and Ru kiln fragments photographed at the Jiahe Autumn Auction site last month, plus several pieces received this time There are nearly [-] collections of exquisite products, as well as a pair of bird food jars placed in the Treasure Pavilion.

Yun Zhou's eyes were bent, revealing two small dimples on his cheeks.At this moment, he is one step closer to becoming a collector, which makes him full of longing for the future.

It's only been half a year for a teenager to be exposed to antiques, and he can have such a harvest, and most of these collections are found by leaks, and all of them are genuine, which is really rare in the antique industry.

Many people who have been in the industry for three to five years may not have such a rich collection. People who lack eyesight like Tian Fengguo are full of fakes, and they are not the same as Yunzhou.

The young man rubbed his growling stomach, went to the kitchen and ordered a bowl of noodles with a golden poached egg on it, which made him very appetizing.

After eating, Yunzhou found a flower pot of similar size on the balcony, and replaced the pot of Phalaenopsis from the sky blue glazed pot, cleaned up the soil left in the porcelain, and this official kiln boutique fully revealed in front of him.

The shape is simple and elegant, the carcass inside is white and delicate, and the sky blue glaze exudes a lustrous luster, which is as fresh and elegant as the blue sky after the rain.

Yunzhou personally believes that many perfectly fired single-color glazes are no worse than those multicolored and pastel porcelains. He likes this kind of clear and beautiful color, which has a natural beauty of carving.

The next day, he went back to school and packed his clothes and daily necessities into the suitcase, rolled up the quilt and sheets and put them in the closet, said goodbye to several people in the dormitory, and started his winter vacation life that lasted for more than a month.

As for Xu Wei's "Peony, Bamboo and Stone Picture", Yun Zhou planned to bring some supplements as a New Year's gift to Mr. Du when the Chinese New Year was approaching. He must be very happy.

On Saturday evening, Master Feng's figure appeared in front of Yun Zhou, "Xiao Zhou, about the firing process of Ru porcelain, after communicating with several other old guys day and night, I finally got a little idea.

Remember the materials: natural agate stone ground into powder, kaolin clay near Qingliang Temple in Ruzhou, the most delicate kind of porcelain clay, potassium feldspar, super-grade natural lacquer..."

"Okay, Master Feng."

Yun Zhou wrote down the materials one by one, and began to search for suitable materials on the Internet. There are no less than [-] kinds of materials for light modulation adhesives, and most of them are not for sale. Local people have to find them in person.

"Take a video, please. I'll see how it looks... That's right, that's it. The 2000 yuan has been transferred to you."

"Porcelain clay doesn't seem to be fine enough, please look for it again, thank you, the price will be doubled."

"It's not this, it's the wrong color—"

Yunzhou communicated with the locals by phone and video, and after confirming that it was almost the same as what Master Feng said, he sent someone to mail it over, striving to make every material as perfect as possible.

This kind of communication is extremely cumbersome. Some people are not happy when they find it, ask for more money, or think that he is a liar and don't bother to talk to him. In short, the whole process is very labor-intensive.

In addition to being busy collecting materials, Yunzhou also began to learn the two most difficult steps in porcelain restoration: complementing and coloring.

Complementary matching refers to supplementing the incomplete parts of porcelain.

Generally, the supplement of porcelain needs to be molded with soft pottery and fired into a mold with the same shape as the porcelain. The mold is placed on the edge of the porcelain, the incomplete part is filled, and the excess part is finally scraped off.

After supplementary matching is to lay the foundation, and after laying the foundation is to make color.Fill in the color in the cracks to match the glaze color.

Yunzhou started with a relatively simple monochromatic glaze. What he held in his hand was the Tang Xing kiln diamond-shaped wash that had been laid before. The cracks on it have been repaired, and now he only needs to fill in the color.

After adjusting the color, Master Feng took a look: "Try the color first."

Holding an airbrush in his hand, Yun Zhou filled the pot with glaze.This tool is suitable for use on small-sized porcelain or small damaged parts. The place where the color is sprayed should be small and accurate, otherwise there will be deviations due to the distance, strength and concentration of the color spray.

"Well, the color is okay, the amount should be adjusted to the minimum, and you should apply it back and forth when you apply it, don't just spray it on one place."

"Okay." Yun Zhou nodded, pressed down the button with his index finger, and began to spray repeatedly on the filled gaps.

"The color is a bit light, spray another layer."

"Ah."

"Okay, okay! It's a little darker this time, it's okay, it's not visible to the naked eye, but—"

Master Feng instructed Yunzhou to turn on the purple flashlight and shine along the gap. Under the strong light, you can see the slight difference between the sprayed glaze and the original glaze color, as well as small cracks about two to three millimeters as thin as a hair.

"Ah, there are actually cracks." The young man looked down at the tiny cracks on the porcelain with a frustrated expression.

He could be forgiven for saying that the airbrush was not used well, but seeing the cracks under the UV light made him uncomfortable, after all, the sticky debris has been stuck for a long time.

Master Feng patted him on the shoulder with a cold hand, and comforted him: "It's not bad, just from the appearance, it has achieved the so-called 'stainless repair' of those people, and you can't find the flaws unless you look carefully.

The first time I restored china, it was horrible.The cracks were not glued well, the glue was stained with one hand, and the color was extremely uneven, so the master scolded him severely. "

"Master Feng, why are there still cracks? Is it not glued?"

"It's not the problem of adhesion, it's that the cracks were not filled when the putty was applied. After laying the foundation, you must be even and careful when rubbing it with water abrasive paper, otherwise there may be small parts that cannot be taken care of."

"I see." Yun Zhou thought that the process of scraping putty was really boring, and his hands were sore at the end.Perhaps because of this, the last part was not carefully polished, resulting in a little crack.

"Master Feng, what should we do now? Well, why don't we try again from the beginning?" The young man asked with some uncertainty.

"I don't need it this time. I have already completed all the steps, and if I disassemble and wash it again, it will damage the glaze."

Master Feng turned off the purple light flashlight, took the whole diamond-shaped washing machine in his hand and observed it.

I saw that the glazed carcass was solid and thin, and the glazed surface was as white as snow, fine and smooth, without any cracks or flaws at the joints, and almost no traces of repair, as if the cracks just now did not exist.

He stroked the glaze color on it, and commented: "Actually, it can be repaired, and most people can't see it. If you don't believe it, you can show it to others."

"Okay." Yun Zhou agreed with doubts.

However, when he put the rhombic shape back into the Duobao Pavilion, he looked at the intact glaze and felt a sense of accomplishment and pride in his heart.

Regardless of the restoration, this is the first time he has completely restored a piece of porcelain, and he is still very happy.

In the following week, Yunzhou also made up the base and glaze color on the 'Mid-Qing Dynasty Blue Glaze Appreciation Bottle' brought back from the auction.

This time the teenager repaired it very meticulously. The nail-sized gap was repeatedly filled and rubbed, and the purple light was continuously irradiated in the middle to ensure that every part was filled before proceeding to the next step.

The same is true for the glaze color. It has been adjusted more than ten times under natural light to achieve the exactness. The glaze color after spraying is even and soft, and it blends with the original glaze color, and there is no difference at all.

"It was repaired well this time."

Master Feng held the appreciation bottle in his hand, even under the illumination of the purple light, he had to look closely to see the difference.

"Thank you, Master Feng." Yun Zhou smiled and rolled his eyes. If Master Feng hadn't helped mix the glaze color, he would not have been able to repair it so smoothly.

"You're welcome, this is all the result of your hard work."

Few young people can sit for an afternoon just to smooth out the depression the size of a fingernail.With such perseverance and determination, what can't be done?His restoration techniques have been followed by others.

Ten days before the Chinese New Year, Yunzhou made an appointment with Mr. Du, and came to the Treasure Pavilion carrying a painting box, a backpack, and supplements.

Winter has really come. The boy is wearing a long black down jacket, which makes his stature even more slender. His skin becomes fairer due to lack of sunlight, and his face looks smaller under the cover of the fur collar. He looks like a high school student.

Little Yulong coiled lazily on his white wrist, yawned a little, closed his eyes after a while, and flicked his tail.

"Grandpa Du, Uncle Wu, I'm here."

The air conditioner was turned on in the store, Yun Zhou took off his down jacket after entering the door, and went up to the second floor with his things.

"Xiaozhou is here, and you still have so many things." Mr. Du took the tonic and put it aside with a smile. He saw the painting box on the table, "Is this another good thing?"

"Well, it's also a holiday gift for you."

"Hey, then I have to take a good look."

When Mr. Du opened the box, he didn't pay much attention to it. He thought it was a landscape or watercolor painting by some modern painter. After all, famous paintings on the market are rare and worth thousands of dollars.

However, when he unfolded the scroll, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "Tianchi Mountain Man? This is Xu Wei's "Peony, Bamboo and Stone Picture"?!"

After taking a few deep breaths, he took a closer look with the magnifying glass at hand.

Shopkeeper Wu heard that it was the masterpiece of Xu Wei, the 'Three Talents of the Ming Dynasty', so he stopped making tea, and immediately trotted over, and took a closer look with Mr. Du.

After looking at it for more than half an hour, old man Du raised his head. The shock in his eyes had not dissipated, and he said in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Zhou, where did you get this painting? I can be sure that it is Xu Wei's " Peonies, Bamboos and Stones" is genuine! Worth tens of millions!"