Jianbao life

Chapter 283 Shadow Youth (continued)

I didn't expect to meet a small bowl of Yingqing made by Tang Ying today. It was a surprise.

Just when Chu Chen was about to take out a magnifying glass to observe carefully, the old lady asked impatiently: "Young man, do you want to buy this bowl? This bowl is really passed down from my ancestors. If it wasn't for my family After all, I would never think of selling it."

Seeing the anxious look of the old lady, Chu Chen verified the authenticity of the bowl with supernatural powers, and then said, "Yes, I wonder how much you plan to sell this bowl for?"

The old lady hesitated for a while, then said: "This is my dowry when I got married. At the beginning, my parents said it was a treasure passed down from my ancestors. Why don't you give it [-], will it work?"

In the end, the old lady's voice became smaller and smaller. At this time, she felt a little embarrassed, and she also felt that it was not appropriate to charge [-] yuan for such a small bowl, but there was really no way at home. Yes, I can only bite the bullet and say it.

If it was someone else, Chu Chen would not be able to say how much he would have to pay back the price, but facing this helpless old lady in front of him, he couldn't be cruel, and the price of [-] was not enough for the real value of this bowl. , already picked up a big leak, so Chu Chen agreed without hesitation.

"Okay, old lady, let's go to the bank to transfer the money now!"

"Okay! Okay!" Seeing that Chu Chen agreed, the old lady was ecstatic, and kept saying "Buddha blesses" in her heart.

Afterwards, the group went to the bank. Before leaving, Chu Chen also saw the young clerk in the antique shop giving Chu Chen and the others a playful look. He probably thought that Chu Chen was a complete fool. , would spend [-] to buy a modern imitation.

After transferring the account, at the gate of the bank, the old lady Tang said goodbye hurriedly and left. After inquiring just now, Chu Chen also knew that the old lady's surname was Tang. Heard that her ancestral home was in the Northeast, Chu Chen guessed This old lady Tang might really be a descendant of Tang Ying.

After the old lady left, Chu Yulan couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, what is this bowl?"

Chu Chen smiled and said: "This thing is called Yingqing, also called Yingqing Porcelain. Its predecessor is Qingbai Porcelain, which is called "Sebaihuaqing" in the antique industry. It is a kind of porcelain created by JDZ in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is characterized by blue-white and elegant glaze, clear and clean glaze surface, firm and greasy white texture, and warm and moist color like jade, so it has been called "fake jade" in history."

"Li Qingzhao of the Southern Song Dynasty had the sentence "jade pillow screen window" in "Drunken Flower Yin", and the jade pillow refers to the bluish-white porcelain pillow. Some bluish-white porcelain products in the Yuan Dynasty were also printed with the inscriptions "Jade comes out of Kunshan" and "Jade comes out of Kungang" Models. Yingqing was produced in large quantities during the Southern Song Dynasty, and it was "traveled overseas", so it can be said to be a sought-after item in the market."

"Most of the shadow celadon at that time were thinly carved transparent flying phoenix and other patterns. These patterns were carved on the body by highly skilled ceramic artists, and then fired with transparent celadon at high temperature."
"Xiaochen, that small bowl in that box is Yingqing from the Song Dynasty?" Li Guodong asked curiously.

"That's not true." Chu Chen said with a smile: "This bowl is from the Qing Dynasty, but the producer is not simple. He is Tang Ying, the famous pottery supervisor in the Qing Dynasty."

"Xiao Chen, do you mean that the box is made by Tang Ying?" As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, everyone heard someone interrupted.

Everyone looked back, unexpectedly it was Uncle Wu and Chen Dewang who hadn't seen each other for a long time. After Chu Chen hurriedly greeted them, he asked, "Uncle Wu, Mr. Chen, why are you two here?" ?”

Uncle Wu smiled and said, "I came to see Lao Chen for something, Xiao Chen, did you just find something good again?"

Before Chu Chen could answer, Chen Dewang said, "This is not a place to talk, let's talk in my shop first."

"Row!……"

A group of people came to Chen Dewang's antique shop. After entering, Chen Dewang poured tea for everyone, and then went straight to the topic.

Chu Chen took the small bowl of Yingqing out of the box and put it on the table.

"Shadow celadon!" Uncle Wu and Chen Dewang saw the small bowl of Yingqing on the table, and were immediately attracted by it.

After a while, Uncle Wu said with a smile: "Old Chen, you come first!"

"Haha, then I'll be disrespectful!" After Chen Dewang nodded, he carefully took the bowl in his hand and looked it over carefully, not letting go of the glaze, decoration and inscription.

And Chu Chen took the opportunity to tell Uncle Wu how he bought the small Yingqing bowl.

"Something is indeed true!"

Chen Dewang put down the small bowl and magnifying glass in his hand, and praised: "This bowl is round in shape, fine in texture, even in glaze, natural and elegant as a whole, and without any flaws. It is a very rare piece of Tang Ying's meticulous firing. Ying celadon boutique, Xiaochen, your luck is really good!"

After looking at it carefully, Uncle Wu said with emotion: "That man is really blind to gold and jade. Such an exquisite small bowl of shadow green is actually regarded as a modern imitation by him."

Chu Chen smiled and said: "I think that person must not know who the "Tao Man" is, and I guess, he was identified by the characteristics of the shadow celadon of the Song Dynasty, and this bowl is not flawed at all, probably because of this, He thinks this bowl is a modern imitation."

There are several key points when appraising the shadow celadon of the Song Dynasty. The first thing to consider is that the feel and appearance of the enamel of the shadow celadon is like green and white jade. All need to be cautious.

There is also the body color of shadow celadon, which is white and delicate, and washed finely. Some utensils are so fine that they are almost out of the body. It flows, so if the tire is too fine and white, like powder, and the exposed tire and glaze are smooth and flawless, be careful.

And this small bowl looks clean and smooth, and the tire quality is also very fine. The exposed tire and glaze are smooth and flawless. It is probably because of this that the previous person thought this small bowl was an imitation. But these features are normal for the ceramic works of the Yong-Qian period of the Qing Dynasty.

"It should be like this." Uncle Wu and Chen Dewang smiled and shook their heads. If that person knows who "Tao Man" is in the future, he will regret it to death.

"Then how much is this little bowl worth?" Wen Yuting asked curiously.

Uncle Wu thought for a while, and said: "Although there are many things left by Tang Ying, but Yingqing's works have not been seen, and they are such fine works, so the significance is even more extraordinary. I guess this one The price of the bowl should be around 150 million."

"Wow, it's so expensive!" Li Guodong and the others couldn't help being shocked by the price. They didn't expect that just such a bowl could be worth 150 million, which is really unbelievable.

"Of course."

Chen Dewang said: "Don't talk about the exquisiteness of this shadow celadon, let's just say that Tang Ying has a rich and colorful stroke in the history of ceramics in our country. He was over 50 years old when he first became a pottery inspector, and he was very interested in ceramics. He knew nothing about production, so he ate, lived and worked with the kiln workers of the Imperial Kiln Factory for three years, mastered all aspects of ceramic production, and even mastered the changing laws of materials and fire in ceramic production."

"During the 28 years when Tang Ying supervised pottery, he made many innovations. During the Yongzheng period, he not only introduced the old and brought forth the new in the fighting color, but also successfully innovated the glaze of the kiln under his auspices. And in the Qianlong period, his There are countless achievements. In the Palace Museum, a large glazed vase of various colors called "Mother of Porcelain" was specially fired by Tang Ying in order to cater to the "elegance" of Emperor Qianlong. In addition, there are pink blue glaze Jiaotai bottles, etc. A work of innovation.”

Speaking of this, Chen Dewang drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "Do you think the work of Yingqing carefully crafted by such a character is worthless? Let me tell you, Lao Wu's valuation is still conservative. In the auction, I estimate that it can easily fetch 200 million. Xiaochen, you have picked up a big mistake!"

Chu Chen said modestly: "It's all luck. If you were the elders just now, you must be able to see the value of this small bowl at a glance."

Chen Dewang said with a smile: "You don't have to be modest, luck is also a kind of strength. Well, Xiao Chen, I don't know what you are going to do with this bowl?"

"Old Chen, don't think about this bowl." Uncle Wu said first: "Such a rare thing must not be for sale, Xiao Chen, right?"

Chu Chen scratched his head and said, "Old Chen, I'm sorry, but I really don't intend to transfer this shadow bowl."

Chen Dewang asked unwillingly: "Xiao Chen, why don't you think about it?"
Seeing that Chu Chen still refused firmly, he glanced at Xiao Wan reluctantly, and then said, "Okay, but if you have any thoughts of transferring in the future, you must inform me as soon as possible!"

Although he would definitely not transfer it, Chu Chen still nodded in order to reassure Chen Dewang: "Okay, I will definitely inform you when the time comes."

After everyone drank tea for a while, Chen Dewang asked Chu Chen, "Xiao Chu, according to your Uncle Wu, are you going to open your own shop?"

Chu Chen replied: "Yes, I have to ask Mr. Chen for your support then!"

Chen Dewang said with a smile: "It's no problem, as long as it's something I can do, you can come to me anyway, by the way, have you settled on your store yet?"

"Then I would like to thank you in advance." Chu Chen said: "My storefront has been finalized, but the original lease will not expire until the end of October, so we have to wait for a while."
"Xiao Chen, is your store settled yet?" Uncle Wu asked a little strangely.

"Yes, it's at the Jiayi Restaurant now." Chu Chen explained, "My friend called me to inform me of the news last night. If you haven't come yet, I'm in a hurry to tell you."

(End of this chapter)