Jianbao life

Chapter 242 Dehua Guanyin Statue

Hearing this, Chu Chen chuckled and said, "I also owed my master's blessing, otherwise I wouldn't be able to complete the appraisal so quickly."

What Chu Chen said was not all modesty. It was a coincidence that among the few stories Mr. Liu told yesterday, he mentioned the characteristics of the production of bronze inscriptions, so he could tell this bronze mirror at a glance. .

Li Beibei next to him heard what Chu Chen said, and immediately remembered the story Mr. Liu told yesterday, and murmured secretly: "Chu Chen, the bastard, I don't know if he stepped on shit, but he has such shit luck!"

Professor Qin asked with great interest: "Oh? Xiao Chu, I would like to ask, who is your master?"

"My master's name is Liu Zhihe. I wonder if Professor Qin recognizes him?"

"Liu Zhihe?"

After hearing the words, Professor Qin thought for a while, and then asked excitedly, "Xiao Chu, are you talking about Mr. Liu?"

Chu Chen smiled and nodded: "Yes! I didn't expect you to know my master!"

Professor Qin said happily: "Why don't you know each other? When I was a student, I also listened to Mr. Liu's lectures. I really didn't expect you to be Mr. Liu's disciple. No wonder your level is so high. You are worthy of your reputation." Disciple!"

Chu Chen waved his hands quickly when he heard the words, and said modestly: "Professor Qin, you are flattering me. My level is far worse than that of my master."

"Xiao Chu, you are too modest, Xiao Song, pour some cups of tea for the guests!"

After the previous test and the fact that Chu Chen is the disciple of Mr. Liu, Professor Qin's attitude towards Chu Chen immediately changed, and he was very enthusiastic.

Taking advantage of the time when Xiao Song was pouring tea, Professor Qin and Chu Chen exchanged the characteristics of cultural relics from the Warring States period for a while. For this kind of things that are mostly memorized by rote, of course Chu Chen opened his mouth.And this made Professor Qin appreciate Chu Chen even more, and his eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Chu Chen.

After a while, everyone talked about the ancient tomb, and Chu Chen asked, "Professor Qin, I wonder if the ancient tomb has been found?"

Professor Qin sighed, and said, "It's difficult! You have to check slowly to confirm."

"How could it be? Don't you already know the approximate range? It's enough to find the robbery hole, right?" Chu Chen asked strangely.

Professor Qin said helplessly: "Xiao Chu, you don't understand the situation here, you will understand what's going on when you go and have a look."

At this time, a staff member came in and said to Professor Qin: "Professor Qin, there is a customer from the collection department who brought a statue of Dehua Guanyin to us and he also brought a piece of paper issued by Teacher Zhao. authentication documents."

Hearing this, Professor Qin said: "Since there is an appraisal document issued by Mr. Zhao, it should be no problem, right? Just accept it."

The staff member said: "The key is that Mr. Sun thinks that the Guanyin statue is a bit inaccurate, and the curator stipulated some time ago that the acquisition of cultural relics must be signed by at least two experts. Today, Mr. Jin and Mr. Sun went out to collect It’s a cultural relic, even if Mr. Sun wants to keep that thing, he doesn’t have the right to do so!”

"Then where is Mr. Zhao Yiping now? You know, I'm not good at appraising porcelain."

"It will take a while for him to arrive, but the man is in a hurry to leave. Professor Qin, please go and give him a roof."

"This Zhao Yiping is really outrageous. He has been away on business for two days, and he doesn't know how to come back to work sooner! That's fine, I'll go and have a look!"

When Professor Qin said this, his eyes lit up when he saw Chu Chen beside him, and said, "Xiao Chu, I don't know if you are good at appraising porcelain?"

Hearing this, Chu Chen immediately understood what he meant, and said with a chuckle, "I'm mainly focusing on porcelain and jade, but I'm an outsider, so it's inconvenient to appraise it, right?"

When Professor Qin heard what Chu Chen said, he was speechless for a while. You mainly focus on porcelain and jade wares, but you are also so good at appraising bronze wares. It is good to have a good master!
"It's okay. Our museum sometimes hires experts from outside. With your identity and strength, Xiao Chu, even if our curator finds out, we won't blame you. Let's go, let's go there together."

Speaking of this, Professor Qin pulled Chu Chen and walked out. Chu Chen couldn't resist his kindness, so he had no choice but to agree. ...

"Mr. Sun, let me tell you what's going on, don't waste my time, okay? Don't I have your appraisal document from Mr. Zhao Yiping and Mr. Zhao? Why don't you approve it! This is Zhang Shoushan's work, and some people want it. It wasn't Teacher Zhao who persuaded me to sell things to the museum, so I wouldn't come here!"

As soon as Chu Chen and the others arrived at the entrance of the recruitment department, they heard a middle-aged man's voice coming from the room, and his tone was not so friendly.

"Sir, I'm sorry to keep you waiting. Our museum now has a rule that two experts must confirm before we can buy things. Just wait for a while, our experts should come over soon. With his confirmation, you can trade."

When Chu Chen and the others walked in, they happened to see a middle-aged man wearing glasses who was persuading him. This person should be that Teacher Sun. When he saw Professor Qin coming in, his eyes lit up and he said, "Our Qin The professor is here, as long as he confirms."

The middle-aged man said blankly: "Oh, then hurry up and confirm, I have something to do later!"

A group of people came to Mr. Sun's side. Mr. Sun first introduced Professor Qin to the middle-aged man, then pulled him aside and whispered a few words.

Professor Qin nodded, then walked to the table and carefully observed the Guanyin.

During this period, Chu Chen also observed the Dehua Guanyin statue.

Dehua kiln is a famous porcelain kiln in ancient my country, which is named after its location in Dehua, southeast province.There are abundant porcelain clay resources, sufficient water sources, and convenient transportation, making it an ideal place for firing porcelain.According to historical data, a large part of the white porcelain produced by Dehua Kiln in the Song and Yuan Dynasties was sold overseas in large quantities by land and sea.

In the Ming Dynasty, Dehua kiln white-glazed porcelain made further development. Master craftsmen represented by He Chaozong produced milky white porcelain that is as warm and creamy as fat, crystal clear as jade, and is also known as maiden white, ivory white, and lard white.

After it entered Europe, Westerners called it velvet white, ivory white, and China white. It has become an important variety of export porcelain in my country in the past dynasties, and enjoys the reputation of oriental art.

There are many kinds of Dehua kilns, including jue cups, plum blossom cups, incense burners, bottles, pots, bowls, washware, and porcelain sculptures, among which porcelain sculptures are the most famous. The Guanyin statue in front of you is a porcelain sculpture.

This statue is a rare green-robed Avalokitesvara porcelain sculpture in Dehua Kiln. At first glance, the statue is not bad, but if you look closely, the Avalokitesvara has a rigid image, a stiff body, and detailed depictions of facial features and hands and feet. It is quite rough, and it cannot be compared with the delicate craftsmanship and vivid charm of the Dehua kiln statues in the Ming Dynasty.

In particular, the facial features are far from those of the Guanyin statue in Dehua Kiln, and the folds and patterns of the clothes are not smooth at all. If this Guanyin is like Zhang Shoushan's work, Chu Chen would not believe it.

You must know that Zhang Shoushan was a famous porcelain sculptor in Dehua in the middle of Ming Dynasty, and he was good at figure porcelain sculpture.His works were sold to Europe in the [-]th century, and are highly regarded for their exquisite craftsmanship.

Zhang Shoushan's works are similar in style to He Chaozong's works, and the production techniques also have a lot in common, but they also have their own characteristics.

The creations of the two art masters should learn from each other, so there is a situation of "I am in you, and you are in me" in the works.It can be said that Zhang Shoushan participated in the construction of "He School of Art" and is also one of the founders of "He School of Art".

How could such a character produce such a poor work?

At this time, Professor Qin had already looked at the Guanyin statue carefully, but judging from the expression on his face, he should also have some doubts about the Guanyin statue.

After giving up the seat to Chu Chen, Professor Qin asked the middle-aged man, "Mr. Cao, do you know how you got this Guanyin statue?"

Mr. Cao frowned and said, "This statue of Guanyin belongs to my family, but it should have nothing to do with you, right? Do you still want to confiscate my statue of Guanyin?"

Professor Qin laughed and said: "Mr. Cao, you misunderstood. As long as it is not obtained illegally, how could our museum confiscate it? Otherwise, what else will the museum collect in the future? Do you think so?"

"Since that's the case, don't waste my time. Do you want to accept this thing? Let me know!" Mr. Cao waved his hand and said.

Professor Qin said with a smile: "Mr. Cao, please wait a moment, let's discuss it."

"Then hurry up, 5 minutes at the most! Otherwise, I will leave." After speaking, Mr. Cao also checked the time.

"Ok."

After Professor Qin nodded to him, he came to Teacher Sun and asked in a low voice, "Mr. Sun, what do you think of this thing?"

Teacher Sun frowned and said, "Professor Qin, you also know that I'm not very proficient in porcelain. When I look closely at this item, I always feel that it is a bit dull, and the details are not enough. It really doesn't look like Zhang Shoushan's work."

"Yes!"

Professor Qin also agreed with Mr. Sun's words, saying: "Zhang Shoushan's handed down works are very few, and only nine have been found so far. There are three in our country and six in Europe, and they are all made of white porcelain. They have never been found again. There are green glazes, not to mention Zhang Shoushan’s works have not found green glazes, and other Dehua porcelain sculptures have not found green glazes, right?”

"It's not that there are no green-glazed porcelain sculptures, but they are very rare." Chu Chen interjected.

"Hey, Xiao Chu, have you identified it yet?" Professor Qin asked happily when he saw Chu Chen approaching.

"haha, yes!"

At this time, Teacher Sun asked, "Professor Qin, who is this gentleman?"

(End of this chapter)