Jianbao life

Chapter 266 Cloisonne

The two terracotta figurines in Chu Chen's hands are typical blue-glazed lady figurines of the Tang Dynasty.

The figures, clothing and sizes of these two figurines are not much different, only the hairstyles are different, one is a double bun, and the other is a lily bun.

In the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, plumpness was the most important thing for ladies. These two blue-glazed maids in the Tang Dynasty have round faces, dignified appearance, plump and colorful, and a relaxed and generous demeanor. They wear cardigans with low cuts and long colorful dresses. On the abdomen, the facial expression is soft and delicate, showing the noble demeanor of a lady under the royal etiquette of the court.

The lines of the clothes of the characters are simple and smooth, the glaze colors flow naturally and blend into each other, the colors are gorgeous, hazy and elegant, both real and illusory, and have a very high level of artistic appreciation.

After reading it, Chu Chen put the two figurines of ladies back on the booth again, and then said with a smile: "Boss, I wonder if you can sell these two figurines?"

The stall owner said with a smile on his face: "Sell, of course!"

"Then, do you know the price?"

The stall owner glanced at the two pottery figurines, and then said: "Brother, we can be regarded as first-time students, and second-time acquaintances, so how about 6000 yuan for two pottery figurines?"

"Six thousand?"

When Chu Chen heard it, he pretended to be extremely surprised, and said loudly: "Boss, you take me for a fool! These two pottery figurines are so new, they are just two handicrafts, and I just think that these two pottery figurines They're so cute, and I want to give them to my sister, but the price you're asking is too unreasonable, right? Forget it, I don't want them either!"

"Wait! Brother, don't go! Let's negotiate the price..."

When the stall owner saw that Chu Chen was going to leave, he was a little anxious. Just now, he just thought that Chu Chen was a novice and easy to fool, so he tried to offer this price. He didn't expect Chu Chen's reaction to be so strong.

Of course, the most important thing is that he bought these two pottery figurines at a country market for 50 yuan before. He originally planned to give them to his daughter as a birthday present, but now they can be sold and exchanged for jewelry. And so on, it is undoubtedly much stronger than this thing.

"It's obviously two handicrafts, and 300 yuan is about the same!" Chu Chen also bargained hard, and he paid back one-twentieth of it all at once.

If you bought it for 50 yuan, 300 yuan is not bad, but of course the stall owner would not let Chu Chen go just like that. He said with a sad face:

"I said brother, if you don't let me eat meat, you have to let me drink some soup, right? Don't let me drink soup for 300 yuan, you can drink all the water! If you really want it, I will offer you a real price, 800 yuan Yuan, take it if you want it!"

Chu Chen pretended to lower his head and ponder for a while, then sighed, and said with a heartbroken face, "Hey, forget it, let's do it like this. If I didn't go home for fear of my sister complaining, I wouldn't be taken advantage of!"

Seeing that Chu Chen agreed, the stall owner immediately had a smile on his face. He quickly took out a brocade box, put the pottery figurines in, and handed them to Chu Chen, saying, "Brother, these two pottery figurines are so exquisitely crafted. Lost."

Chu Chen paid the money, took the brocade box, and muttered, "I hope!"

The stall owner watched Chu Chen leave, and cursed inwardly, "Idiot!", but if he knew the true value of these two pottery figurines, I don't know if he would still call Chu Chen "Idiot"...

With painted pottery in one hand and precious Tang blue-glazed pottery figurines in the other, it would be inconvenient to visit the antique market, so Chu Chen was going to go back home.But as he was walking, he suddenly thought that he hadn't bought gifts for his family this time in Longxi, and there happened to be an antique shop selling Qinzhou carved lacquer in front of him at this time, so he planned to go in and have a look.

Qinzhou lacquer carving has a long history and is an outstanding variety in Chinese lacquer carving.It enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad for its strict material selection, exquisite workmanship, peculiar shape, simple pattern, hard paint, bright paint surface, acid and alkali resistance and high temperature resistance, which can be both ornamental and practical.

When Chu Chen walked into this antique shop, he saw a wide variety of carved lacquer works, ranging from small walking sticks, tea trays, smoking sets, small round tables, small stools, hanging plates, to large vases, coffee tables, reclining chairs, sofas, antique furniture, etc. Bookshelves, furniture, dining table and chairs, etc. are all available.

A shopping guide lady in the store saw Chu Chen coming in, her eyes lit up immediately, she went up to greet her quickly, and said, "Sir, do you want to buy something? Our store has a complete range of carved lacquer works, not only modern handicrafts , if you want antiques, we have them here too."

Chu Chen smiled at her and said, "I'll take a look first, and I'll trouble you later if I need anything!"

"OK!……"

After Chu Chen nodded to the shopping guide, he began to stroll around the store. However, he had just walked a few steps when he saw the boss Zheng who sold him the Changman Cup the day before yesterday.

I saw that Boss Zheng was sitting at a table inside at this time, looking nervously at an old man in his 50s sitting opposite him.The old man was frowning, holding a magnifying glass, and carefully observing a copper cloisonné enamel double ear bottle on the table.

Seeing this, Chu Chen became curious and immediately walked over.

After a while, the old man put down the magnifying glass in his hand, shook his head lightly, and said to Boss Zheng, "I'm not sure about this bottle!"

The old man's words were undoubtedly a blow to Boss Zheng. His face turned extremely pale in an instant, and he said tongue-tiedly, "Mr. He, you...you say this is a fake?"

Generally in the antique shop, sometimes due to the owner's affection, he would speak in a more tactful manner, such as being inaccurate or not sure, which means something is wrong.

"Hey……"

The old man sighed and was about to say something when he saw Chu Chen in front of him and asked strangely, "Young man, what's the matter with you here?"

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "I saw Boss Zheng here, so I came over to take a look. I'm sorry to disturb you two!"

When Boss Zheng heard what Chu Chen said, he turned around and saw that it was Chu Chen, and said in surprise, "Ah! It's Brother Chu, you, hurry up! Come and help me see this thing of mine!"

After speaking, he got up and pulled Chu Chen to sit at the table.

With something in his hand, Chu Chen had no choice but to obey his wishes first, and then said dumbfoundedly: "I said, Boss Zheng, don't be in such a hurry, just listen to what this old gentleman has to say!"

After hearing what Chu Chen said, Boss Zheng remembered that his behavior was very disrespectful to the old man, and apologized to the old man with an embarrassed expression: "Mr. Strange!"

In the antique business, the most taboo thing is Boss Zheng's behavior just now. It would be a lie to say that the old man is not angry, but he and Boss Zheng have known each other for a long time, and he knows that 6 yuan is right. It's not a small amount for him, and it's normal to be anxious.

So he waved his hand and said, "Xiao Zheng, it's okay, I know you're impatient, young man, take a look first!"

Hearing this, Chu Chen looked at Boss Zheng and asked for his opinion.

"Mr. He, why don't you talk about it first?" After Boss Zheng calmed down a little, he realized that it was a very unwise behavior to annoy the old man, so he tried every means to make up for the mistake just now.

The old man shook his head and said, "Let the young man watch it first, let's talk about it later!" After finishing speaking, he fell silent.

The old man did this, not because he was still angry just now, but because he wanted Boss Zheng to remember the lesson this time. He obviously didn't have a deep understanding of copper cloisonné enamel, but he would spend a lot of money to sell such a piece that was not worth it. It's not something too brilliant, eye punching is just an inevitable result.

Boss Zheng saw the old man's appearance, so he could only ask Chu Chen to help him identify it with a sad face.

Chu Chen smiled apologetically at him. If he hadn't come here this time, he wouldn't have gotten into this situation. This made him feel somewhat guilty towards Boss Zheng, so he decided to do his best to help Boss Zheng take care of himself. Identification.

But when he looked at the bottle in front of him, he shook his head secretly. Even Baojue didn't respond, the result is self-evident!
In fact, copper-bodied cloisonné enamel is the familiar cloisonné, commonly known as "enamel", also known as "inlaid enamel". It is a famous handicraft in Beijing and has a history of more than 600 years.

It is a utensil made of soft flat copper wire pinched into various patterns and welded on a copper tire shape, and then filled with enamel color glaze in the pattern and fired.Because it was popular in the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, the production techniques were relatively mature, and the enamel glaze used was mostly blue, so it was named "Cloisonne".

The cloisonne double chi ear vase in front of me has a round mouth, straight neck, sloping shoulders, chi ears, round feet turned outwards, copper body filigree on the neck and abdomen consecrated with enamel-painted flowers and dragon patterns, and the caliber is decorated with back grades and wishful clouds pattern.

The whole thing looks gorgeous and magnificent, but even without supernatural powers, Chu Chen knew it was a fake just based on experience.

Chu Chen looked at the bottle carefully, and finally confirmed that it was undoubtedly a fake.

"How is it?" Boss Zheng asked anxiously when he saw that Chu Chen had finished reading.

Although Chu Chen knew that the reality was cruel to Boss Zheng, he still said truthfully: "I can't see this right!"

Chu Chen's words seemed to have driven Boss Zheng into the abyss, and his whole person became decadent in an instant.

Seeing his appearance, the old man couldn't bear it, but he still said: "Xiao Zheng, it's a common thing in our business to drill holes. Failure is not terrible. The terrible thing is that you don't know where the failure is. You should listen to this guy first." Boy, tell me what's wrong with this thing!"

The old man's words gave Boss Zheng some energy. Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly said:
"Then let's talk about how cloisonne is imitated. We know that the main material of cloisonné is enamel. Since the 60s, cloisonné has been imitated. These imitations are mainly imitations of utensils after the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. "

(End of this chapter)