The Book of Appreciation

The next two shops are relatively small, and they are all western antiques. For those that are not particularly precious or exquisite, Wu Di didn't even think about picking up the missing ones, so he didn't make a move.However, the fifth shop caught his eye, it mainly deals in ancient Chinese porcelain, hehe, a big shop, a big shop that sends treasures!

This store is not big, and the layout is a bit strange.In front of the display cabinets displayed against the walls on both sides, several large cuboid wooden boxes were placed on each side, occupying about half of the space in the store.After Wu Di and the others walked in, there was almost no place to receive other guests.

Wu Di stretched out his head to look at the things in several boxes with great interest. Every piece was lined with soft white foam, and the dishes, bottles and jars were clearly separated.This store actually uses this kind of strange display to attract customers' attention, not to mention, it's really unique...

"Sir, the shop just came in with a batch of new goods today, so it's a bit messy. If you feel inconvenient, you might as well come back in the afternoon, but..."

A nondescript white guy in a gray robe came out from the counter and said with a smile.

Wu Di sweated for a moment, it turned out that it was not an ingenious display.Immediately his eyes lit up, new?The new product is good, I just like the new product!I heard that all the female ghosts inside were just unearthed, all pink and tender...

"But what?"

While looking at the big wooden box in front of him, he answered casually.

When the young man saw Wu Di's expression, the smile on his face became wider. The display method he suggested to the boss was really powerful, and it never failed!Anyone who heard him introduce that these are new products, there is no one whose eyes are not bright!Choose, choose slowly, these are carefully prepared by us, enough to confuse the real with the fake...

"However, because the nearest antique salon has a relatively large number of customers, I'm afraid that if you come late and miss something, it will be a pity."

Wu Di smiled, didn't speak, bent down to pick up one from the box in front of him, and looked it over carefully.

This is a very beautiful colored porcelain jar with a round mouth, short neck, full shoulders and a bulging belly.Sky blue glaze base, green lotus leaves, rouge, white, yellow lotus flowers, white feathers and pink beaked cranes, the colors are gorgeous, with distinct layers, and the colorful and green looks are very eye-catching.

"How much is this?"

The young man glanced at the porcelain first, then at Wu Di's expression, and said with a smile:

"This one is very beautiful, and I am very impressed. It is a large pastel pot with the picture of cranes dancing in the lotus pond in the Kangxi Dynasty. It is an absolute boutique, with a price tag of 50 euros."

Wu Di frowned slightly, this one is from the Kangxi Dynasty, but it's not pastels, but three-coloured colors.But even if it is pastel, it should be several times the price he quoted. If they misread it and regarded it as an imitation, the price will be ten times higher. What is going on?

Plain three-color porcelain is one of the varieties of overglaze porcelain. It is mainly yellow, green and purple, but it is often not limited to three colors. The word "two" in the middle is the same, sometimes just a reference.

But even if there are many colors in this kind of porcelain, there should be no red, because in ancient China, there was a saying that "red is meat color, and non-red is plain color".In fact, to be honest, the term "Su Sancai" did not have a strict definition at first, so it has a very general meaning.

During the Kangxi period, the craftsmen of the imperial factory actively used the emerging pastel when making traditional plain three-color, and developed a combination of plain three-color and pastel.This type of utensils even uses carmine (that is, meat color), which makes the "plain three-color" even more inaccurate.

Plain tricolor can be divided into three categories: white ground tricolor, color ground tricolor, ink ground tricolor, tiger skin tricolor and tricolor porcelain sculpture. The three-color pattern, the white-ground three-color pattern covered with white glaze, is the most common, while the ink-ground three-color pattern with black glaze as the base is as rare as the morning star, which is extremely rare.

At present, more than 90.00% of the plain three-color products circulating in the domestic market are imitations in the early Republic of China, and the fine works of the third Qing Dynasty are almost extinct.Among the imitations of the Republic of China, except for a few famous masterpieces, the value is probably around 10 RMB, which is almost a hundred times different from the price of the Qing Dynasty.

The market for pastels is about the same as this one, so the guy's offer confuses him.

"Famille from the Kangxi Dynasty? This price seems a bit...hehe."

He put the things down and said half a sentence.

The young man was smiling, but he was shouting in his heart, your old man told me, is the price too high or too low?

He was really impressed with this piece of porcelain, because not only did the boss find someone to appraise it, but he also saw almost the same thing on the Internet.The boss's conclusion is that the imitation products in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China should be worth about 300 yuan, while the so-called authentic products in the market are quoted as high as more than 50 million euros!This is also where he dared to report [-].

Wu Di's reaction gave him a sense of realization, the price seemed to be low rather than high!

The first one is a high-quality product, so won't there be constant surprises later on?Calm down, be calm!

Next, Wu Di looked more carefully. Now he seldom uses the heavenly book, because he has such confidence that good things will never escape his eyes.However, when he finished looking at the items in the boxes on the left, he was greatly disappointed in the result. Not to mention the high-quality goods, he didn't even see an exquisite imitation!

Unwilling to reconcile, Wu Di verified it again with the heavenly book, then lowered his head to search in several boxes, and found a black jar that was almost completely covered by broken foam in the corner of the third box.Good boy, so you hid here and almost missed it.

This piece is not porcelain, but a clay pot.Small mouth, straight neck, broad shoulders, abdomen.On the upper part of the tank body, there are green smooth lines, and a wider red line is interspersed between every three thin green lines, winding around the bottle body like water patterns, and forming a circle in each of the three symmetrical positions. swirl.Against the earthy yellow background, the whole pattern looks extraordinarily simple and vigorous.

He nodded secretly. This is indeed a Majiayao culture pottery pot with swirling patterns. Although the current market price is not high, its historical value and collection value exceed most collections.

Painted pottery is a kind of pottery, which generally refers to pottery with painted patterns in ancient times.It has been found in Yangshao Culture, Majiayao Culture, Qujialing Culture, Dawenkou Culture and other cultures of the Neolithic Age in China, and Xindian Culture in the Bronze Age.

The Majiayao Culture is located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. It was first discovered in Majiayao in Gansu Province, dating from about 3300 BC to 50 BC. It is a local branch of the late Yangshao Culture.

The painted pottery of the Majiayao Culture is very mature, and the quantity is particularly prosperous. Most of them are in the shape of bottles, jars, basins, urns, etc., and swirl patterns and curved triangle patterns are popular.Because of the diverse patterns, rich themes, exquisite patterns and ingenious ideas, its cultural value and ornamental value are unmatched by other types of ancient pottery of ancient culture, and the value-added potential is huge.

Wu Di put the clay pot away carefully, picked up a high imitation blue and white next to him, and asked:

"How much is this?"

"This one... [-] euros."

The young man did not quote the price indiscriminately. The famille rose just now was not hard enough and the quotation was wrong. He decided to cover up that mistake with a sincere quotation later.

"What about this one?"

Wu Di took out another plum vase from the box.

"Eight thousand euros."

Wu Di was even more confused. These quotations were all correct, but what happened to the plain tricolor dress just now?Could it be that I saw an extra zero?He decided to read everything first, and finally chose a piece to deal with.

After about an hour or so, he even admired the porcelain in the display cabinet at the back, and the result was much worse than he expected. Except for the plain tricolor piece, and even the pottery pot of Majiayao culture, he also The four selected items were all ordinary items.

Immediately, he laughed and shook his head, these things are hard to come by, how can there be any reason to pick up big mistakes every time?On the contrary, he was too greedy because he was used to Tianshu.

Wu Di put together several pieces of fancy porcelain on the counter and asked:

"Come on, how much are these?"

The young man saw that the one he picked really had the pastel color, and his thoughts became more firm. Since the price was low at the beginning, this time he couldn't give up a single point.

"Sir, you have a good eye. You have sold out all the boutiques in the store! These five items cost 54 euros in total. Thank you."

54?Wu Di thought about it, this is not less than a point?

"No, isn't there a discount for buying so many at once? Why are the latter ones so cheap and this one so expensive? You didn't misread the price and quoted an extra zero, did you?"

"Sir, it seems that this antique can't be compared in this way? You see, this one is different from the others. Its coloring and layout are very exquisite, generous, and..."

"Hehe, no matter how exquisite and generous it is, it's just a thing from the Republic of China. I accept 50 RMB, but this 50 euros, hehe..."

The young man was startled, he actually knew it was from the Republic of China?what to do?Now there is a problem whether the price is reduced or not!If it is not lowered, it is very likely that the business will be lost due to the obvious discrepancy between the price and the actual value, but if it is really lowered so much, it may not be as simple as losing the business, and integrity is also lost!

"Sir, this price was set by the appraiser in the store. He told us that the maximum discount can only be [-]% off, otherwise we will lose money. I really hope that this business can be concluded, but..."

Wu Di looked at the young man's expression, and said that at this level, the price he wanted would not be able to be cut even further, and it would be easy to negotiate. Wouldn't it be more suspicious to ask for this thing at that time?

He did some calculations, and the price of Majiayao cultural pottery pots worth 10,000+ euros was only 50 euros, and the sum of these five pieces was less than [-] euros, which is not a small bargain.Besides, after knowing that the painting belonged to Cézanne, he was a bit reluctant to take it as a bet. If the "Flower of Death" was removed, there would still be two pieces short of the three. How could there be time to waste here?

"Okay, wrap it up for me, Doraemon, you handle it here, we'll go first."

The young man had prepared a lot of excuses, but he didn't expect this one to be so forthright, and he was overjoyed. This time he took advantage of it, and this extra reward was enough to buy a nice BMW! (To be continued.)