Jianbao life

Chapter 409 Official Kilns
After looking at the miscellaneous objects, the rest are porcelain, but there are not many porcelains, only five pieces.

Moreover, among these five pieces of porcelain, four of them were exported porcelain in the late Qing Dynasty, but Chu Chen would not buy this kind of porcelain that looked like a bunch of flowers on the surface, not to mention that he didn't like the Western-style paintings on it. The large number of exports means that such export porcelain will not have a high collection value.

In the past few months, Chu Chen also saw people in Uncle Wu's shop holding such exported porcelain for appraisal. When they heard that the thing was real but the value was so low, many of them would show disbelief. Without exception, these people are novices who think that the genuine product is valuable.

The remaining piece of porcelain is a sunflower-style brush washer that looks like an imitation of an official kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty.

This vessel is in the shape of an eight-petal sunflower, and the whole body is covered with imitation official glaze, that is, pink blue glaze. The glass texture is strong, the surface of the vessel is covered with large and dense patterns, the mouth of the vessel is slightly purple, and the bottom is brown and red like iron. The price is Eight thousand pounds.

Chu Chen took a rough look, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly. He didn't expect that the level of imitation of this imitation was quite high. The glass texture of the official kiln, the large pattern on the turtle's back, and the "purple mouth and iron feet" were all imitated vividly.

But when he got the brush washer in his hand and observed it carefully, the more he looked at it, the more confused he became, and the more he looked at it, the more shocked he became. In the end, he couldn't believe the judgment in his heart, and he used the brush washer with anticipation and fear. Ability, and the result directly made him dumbfounded.

It never occurred to Chu Chen that this sunflower-style brush washer that he thought to be an imitation would turn out to be a genuine Northern Song official kiln!

There were five famous official kilns in the Song Dynasty: Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, and Ding, but the most precious ones are probably the official kilns.The mystery of the kiln site is the biggest mystery of the official kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. The Bianjing site in the Song Dynasty has sunk into the ground, and the official kiln site in the Northern Song Dynasty has not yet been excavated.

According to historical records, the official kiln porcelain of the Northern Song Dynasty was created by Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty with the power of the country and a large number of masters of porcelain art.It is the first imperial porcelain in the history of Chinese ceramics that is monopolized by the emperor himself and is not used as a commodity. It is not rewarded by the emperor, and ordinary people cannot own a piece of official porcelain of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The official kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty used agate as glaze. The enamel is thick and thick, like jade, but better than jade. The cracks are beautiful, elegant, plain, and far away.

The firing time of the official kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty was only more than ten years. Moreover, most of the kilns in the north were steamed bread kilns, and their space was much smaller than that of the dragon kilns and edge kilns in the south. This also determined that the official kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty could not have a large Yield.

In addition, when the Jin army broke the city, Huizong ordered the jade and stone to be burned and the kiln to be destroyed. Therefore, so far, no complete Northern Song official kiln has been found in the world.

When thinking of these things, Chu Chen couldn't help sighing for the catastrophe encountered by the official kiln.

The official kilns of the Song Dynasty were mainly plain, without gorgeous carvings or colorful paintings. At most, they were decorated with concave-convex straight edges and string patterns, giving people a quiet and reserved aesthetic feeling.

The same is true for the sunflower-style brush wash in front of you. The enamel is thick and the porcelain has no decoration. It mainly uses the beauty of the glaze color and the beauty of the cracks to pursue the highest artistic realm.

Because the official kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty were all provided for the emperor alone, the materials used were extremely luxurious, and high-quality jadeite, agate and other jade powder were added into the glaze at any cost.

Moreover, the firing method of combining pads and branches is used to make the force on the utensils more uniform and make the fetal bones stronger, thus creating conditions for the enamel to become thicker and smoother.

Just like the brush washer in Chu Chen's hand, it looks fat like a heap of fat, and it feels like satin and jade when stroked, and it seems to be oily when he holds it, which made him unable to help being amazed when he saw it.

In addition, there are especially famous turtle back pieces and purple mouth iron feet in the official kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty. Generally speaking, the sunflower-style brush washers in Chu Chen's hands are simple and solemn in shape, the enamel is as fat as jade, and the cracks are flexible and elegant. It is like the back of a turtle, the color is like eel blood, and the glazed borneol is very beautiful, and the mouth of the device is slightly purple, and the bottom is brown and red like iron.

The combination of these characteristics is enough to prove that this sunflower-style brush washer is the work of the Northern Song Dynasty official kiln, and this vessel has been passed down from the Northern Song Dynasty to the present, but there is only a gap smaller than a grain of rice on the edge of the mouth, and the rest is intact. , is really rare.

So far, there are only a few pieces of ceramics that are truly identified as official kilns, and not even a whole one has been found. Of course, it is also possible that someone has kept the official kilns in secret, but in any case, the Northern Song Dynasty Official kiln brush washers can be said to be extremely precious and priceless!

At this time, Chu Chen didn't know how to describe the inexplicable shock and excitement in his heart. You must know that this is an official kiln!It is a treasure that antique collectors all over the world dream of. If they can get a piece of official kiln porcelain, antique collectors will cherish it and keep it carefully.

Or some collectors simply inlay porcelain pieces into gold and silver ornaments to appreciate them. Although emeralds and diamonds are precious, the mining space can be described as infinite. emerald diamond.

Like this official kiln brush washer with a diameter of [-] to [-] kilograms in Chu Chen's hand, if it goes to auction now, even if it fetches tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, he will not be surprised.

Seeing that Chu Chen was staring blankly at the things in his hand, Wu Ke asked a little strangely: "Ah Chen, what's wrong with you, is there something wrong with the things in your hand?"

When Wu Ke said this, Chu Chen suddenly came back to his senses, and secretly thought that he was too vigilant just now. Fortunately, Wu Ke was by his side, otherwise the shop owner might find out the problem. If so, if he wants to get this It's hard to say just washing the brush. If someone else gets it in the end, it must be his biggest regret in this life.

So he gave Wu Ke a look of leaving, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, just thinking about something."

Wu Ke understood the meaning, and quickly said: "Ah Chen, it's getting late, let's go, we still have to invite Mina and the others to dinner today!"

"Okay then, let's go!"

In order to prevent the shop owner from being suspicious when he saw his strangeness just now, Chu Chen first put the brush washer back on the shelf, and after walking a few steps, he pretended to be reluctant and went back to get the brush washer.

Not to mention, this really dispelled the store owner's doubts. The store is not big in the first place, and the boss saw clearly Chu Chen's dazed look just now from the cash register.

Originally, he thought that Chu Chen had discovered something, but now he thought that Chu Chen's previous behavior was just a question of whether to buy such a thing.

"Boss, can these three items be cheaper?" Chu Chen asked in English.

As soon as Chu Chen spoke, both the boss and Wu Ke were greatly surprised. They had never expected that Chu Chen could be so fluent in English, and he had an authentic British accent.

This immediately made the store owner think that Chu Chen had lived in England for many years, so he said, "Maximum [-]% off."

In the second-hand stores or antique stores in England, the prices are clearly marked, and the shopkeepers usually give you a [-]% discount, which is enough to save face.

If it is ten years later, the antique dealers here have already learned a jargon from their counterparts in China: "Antiques cannot be regenerated, so they are priceless."

Therefore, like the domestic antique dealers, they often open their mouths wide open, and the price is extremely high, and you are free to bargain. Sometimes you find a price that you think is extremely low, and they will pretend to be difficult for a while. In the end, I will make a deal with you half-push and half-spot, and after the transaction is successful, I will say a few sweet words to you like in China.

But Chu Chen is new here, he is not very clear about this, so he said habitually:

"Boss, you see that I bought you so much, why don't you offer more discounts!"

The boss was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and thought to himself, I already gave you a [-]% off for saving face, why are you so greedy!Thinking of this, he just wanted to refuse, but suddenly thought of one thing, so he said again:

"I can give you a [-]% discount at most, but there is a prerequisite, you have to buy one of my things, otherwise you can only get a [-]% discount!"

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "Boss, your request is too difficult. What if that thing doesn't suit me?"

By implication, what if what you are selling is a fake?
The boss didn't take it seriously either, and said with a chuckle: "Don't worry, you'll know it after you've seen it. It must be a good thing. Besides, if it's not good, you don't have to. You have nothing to lose."

Chu Chen felt that this was indeed the case, so he nodded in agreement.

The shop owner greeted him, walked into the shop, opened a door, and walked in.

During this period, Wu Ke also explained the rules here to Chu Chen with some amusement.

Hearing that this was the case, Chu Chen touched his nose in embarrassment, and said, "I'm not used to this in China, am I?"

Seeing his appearance, Wu Ke smiled coquettishly, and after a while, she asked a little strangely: "Achen, who did you learn English from, and how did you speak it so well, and with an English accent? "

The two of them have been playing around for the past two days, and Wu Ke usually ordered the dishes when they ate, so she didn't know that Chu Chen's English level was so good.

So Chu Chen calmly explained the reason, and Wu Ke was taken aback for a while.

"Achen, you said that you have practiced your English so well after chatting with the taxi driver all the way?" Wu Ke asked incredulously.

"That is, don't you know that your husband and I are language geniuses?" Chu Chen said triumphantly.

Wu Ke stepped forward and touched Chu Chen's forehead and said, "I don't have a fever, how can I talk nonsense!"

Seeing that Wu Ke just didn't believe it, Chu Chen could only say helplessly: "Okay! I have studied at home for a long time!"
Wu Ke then nodded in relief: "That's right!"
Chu Chen shrugged his shoulders and said to himself, how can I say the truth, I just don't believe it!
(End of this chapter)