Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 618 Purple Ding
"So..." By the time we got back to the old man's small courtyard, the case was over: "That Gao Huo Wang is not a criminal?"

The case involved two state-level units, the Forbidden City and the National Museum, which made Yu Province have to pay attention to it. However, after unfolding, it was found that the case was actually very simple, and it was solved in minutes.

The source of these Northern Wei pottery figurines is Luoyang, Henan.

Several criminals in Hebei Province first bought four pottery figurines at a price of [-] yuan each from a villager named Gao Huowang in Shishan Village, Nannan, Mengjin.

Then the terracotta figurines were brought to the capital for sale, and the experts paid for their tuition.

The figurines are so realistic that the Forbidden City and the National Museum have been devastated, and even the old man of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee can't tell the authenticity.

Although it was finally exposed under the means of modern technology, it also sounded the alarm for several units identified.

And the reason why the case can be solved so quickly is because this Gao Huowang left a "crime record" in a fraud case last year.

Because last year, a few criminals also bought imitation Tang Sancai horses from him, took them to the Xi'an Wenwan Market to deceive foreigners, and were stopped as genuine ones when they went out of the customs.

"This is a real master." Zhou Zhi said, "The Forbidden City can be recruited and repaired."

"I asked his opinion, and he said that if he leaves that place, he won't be able to make anything, so he doesn't want to go." Wang Shixiang sighed: "But he promised to help reproduce a few tricolor horses in the museum."

"Thank you very much today," Wang Shixiang said sincerely, "If you hadn't happened to write down the criminal's license plate, this matter would have been really troublesome."

"It's good that the country hasn't suffered any losses." Zhou Zhi said, "The counterfeit products are really... really testing the level of those who are determined. In fact, Master Ma and I also had an object that was not authentic this time, so we came here to ask the old man for advice. .”

"This old Kang blue and white?" Wang Shixiang asked: "This jade rabbit is the monogram of Jingde Baoyuetang, the best kiln in the early Kangxi folk kiln of Baoyuetang. After Qianlong, many such old Kang porcelains were collected palace."

"Baoyuetang's Jade Rabbit Monogram Porcelain is also better in the Palace Museum, but when it is generally on display, the public can't see the original payment."

"Being able to be included in the palace shows the royal family's recognition of craftsmanship, so this old Kang blue and white pen holder is at the same level as official kiln wares."

"It's a good acquisition." Wang Shixiang said with a smile, "Is this the wrong one?"

"Uh, compared to you, the old man, it's not true." Zhou Zhi said embarrassingly: "We can only tell that it is Lao Kang porcelain, but unlike you, the old man, you even know the kiln mouth of the monogram."

"But we're not talking about this one." Ma Ye opened the newspaper that wrapped the plum vase, "Actually, I want to ask about this one. Didn't this cause the issue of the civil and military warriors? We didn't even have time..."

"After the incident of the civil and military warriors, it's even worse. We can't see any flaws, but... huh?"

"Eh?" Zhou Zhi and Wang Shixiang also exclaimed.

In the eyes of Ma Ye and Zhou Zhi, the color of this piece of porcelain has changed again, and it is different from what it was in the morning.

Under the already bright sunlight, the upper part of the plum vase is lighter in color, turning into a "eggplant bud" color of purple, slow and green, while the part with a darker glaze at the bottom presents a darker glaze than the upper part. "rotten grapes" color, the bottom has turned purple-black.

But Wang Shixiang's exclamation did not mean the same as the two of them: "Zi Ding?"

"It's different from what we saw under the light last night and in the morning." Zhou Zhi and Master Ma were quite surprised: "The color of this porcelain changes greatly under different lights."

"Then there's no problem, it's the real thing." Wang Shixiang just looked at it briefly and came to a conclusion.

"Why?" Zhou Zhi of course hoped that what he bought was genuine, but felt that the old man was too hasty.

"Because this craft has been lost for hundreds of years. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the state organized forces to restore the ancient porcelain firing technology. Ding kiln rotten grape purple is one of the few that has not been restored, and it is not even roughly decent. The reason is this. On the characteristic of 'discoloration'."

"The real Ziding porcelain looks like a caramel color in a place with low light, but in a place with bright light, you will find that the light color part is reddish and purple, and the dark part is deep purple or even purple. Blackened."

"The reason why the change is so obvious is that there is a special kiln change in the firing process of the Ziding ware, which is professionally known as 'anti-lead', which is to leave dense silvery oil droplets on the surface of the glaze."

"The formation mechanism of this kind of star point has not been studied clearly until now. After firing, the upper part of the utensils is generally sparsely distributed, and the lower part is densely distributed. Occasionally, the formation of bubbles bursts, and the phenomenon of 'mud running' is formed after the glaze shrinks."

"These star points are easy to reflect light, combined with the uneven thickness of the glaze color and the scattering at different angles caused by the curvature of the vessel, it makes the vessel appear a magical optical phenomenon. The ancients described it as 'the rotten amethyst is clear, bright and lovely'."

"Is it so miraculous?" Combined with the old man's words, Zhou Zhi had a deeper understanding of the plum vase in front of him: "Is this different from the Ziding I've seen in pictures?"

"This kind of color change cannot be photographed with a camera, and the staff of the Forbidden City have tried it a long time ago." Wang Shixiang said with a smile: "Even during the exhibition, because the museum wants to protect cultural relics, the light is set relatively dim. Ordinary visitors can’t see it.”

It's no wonder that the Ziding Zhou Zhi knew before were all the same "sauce color" as the one I saw last night, so the roots are here.

The old man turned the bottle: "Now everyone preliminarily believes that Ziding is actually the result of occasional kiln changes in some porcelains during the firing of sauce-glazed porcelain in Dingzhou kiln."

"This craftsmanship can't be restored until now, so it's actually quite easy to identify. This piece is real, no problem, how much did you get it for?"

"Four thousand five."

"That's a good buy." Mr. Wang said, "There are only two similar utensils known so far, and they are all light utensils. This one is carved, and it is obviously a plum vase. The value of the transitional product from a practical device to an ornamental device is much higher than those two pieces."

"Actually, we still have a question." Zhou Zhi was a little worried, "That is why we haven't seen a large utensil with engraved patterns in Ziding? This is the main reason why we are not sure."

There is an unwritten rule in the Wenwan Antique Shop, that is, if there is a sudden appearance of a shape that has never been seen before, [-]% of it will not escape, and it will be a fake.

For example, it is as if famille rose cannot appear on Jun kiln, Su Qing cannot appear on Kangxi porcelain, and Jianzhan cannot be white. Once it appears, it must be fabricated by later generations.

In detail, it is the "official sample" of the manufacturing office. After the Ming Dynasty, the porcelain sent to the palace has very strict regulations from the design and color to the shape and payment.

For example, things like the blue-and-white appreciative vase with the window open in the West Chamber, it is impossible to be fired by the official kiln, otherwise the censors would have to impeach the pottery supervisor to resign.

(End of this chapter)