God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 1463
Three colors, but the combination is perfect. The three colors of white, black and gold gradually expand from the inside to the outside, from top to bottom, and at the same time, the art of symmetry and asymmetry are skillfully integrated into the three colors. , the pure black and white are dignified and full of the visual beauty of symmetrical art, while the golden color uses the unique agility of asymmetrical art to neutralize the solemnity brought by black and white.

But when it comes to the outer ring, the three seemingly irrelevant elements, the clock, the lion, and the base, are perfectly gathered together with the lifelike realism of rose branches and flowers, and more than 20 pure white porcelain roses It sets off the theme, distracts the visual focus, and at the same time diffuses and weakens the monotony of the entire clock due to the solid color.

This kind of control and utilization of color is almost impeccable in terms of technique.

Although Xu Jingxing has never studied western art, art is interlinked in many aspects, especially for sculptures like him, he often has to take the element of "color" into consideration, although the way of thinking is not the same as that of western art. Same, but still understandable.

In addition, what also amazed him was the porcelain element on this clock.

Whether it is a porcelain dial or a porcelain flower, the workmanship and enamel of these porcelain components are also top-notch.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that Europe had such exquisite porcelain craftsmanship in the [-]th century.

The dial is good to say, the blossoming white porcelain flowers with different shapes are very similar to the traditional Dehua white porcelain in terms of craftsmanship and style, and even slightly better than Dehua white porcelain in terms of realism and delicacy .

The white of Dehua white porcelain is that kind of milky white, the color is closer to jade, and the workmanship is not so realistic in the degree of realism. Most of the knife crafts have Spring and Autumn knife techniques and freehand brushwork. Compared with the art style, it is more like small freehand brushwork. work.

But these porcelain flowers are different, the white is pure white, so white that there is almost no blemish, and the degree of realism of the flowers is extremely high. The flowers are indistinguishable, simply breathtaking.

It is hard to say whether the two styles of porcelain are superior, but each has its own characteristics.

But when applied to this table clock, the original porcelain flowers match well, and there is almost no room for other adjustments.

Anyway, Xu Jingxing felt that the artistic content of this clock was higher than the few antique clocks left over from the Qianlong period that were also made of gilt copper and enamel porcelain.

Really.

Although Xu Jingxing was a relatively traditional craftsman and had great confidence in traditional crafts and culture, he really couldn't appreciate certain artistic styles of the Qianlong period, especially the bright red and green colors that were extremely fragmented and covered the entire area. The things on the screen give me a headache just looking at them.

In his aesthetics, that thing should be as vulgar as it is vulgar, and the craftsmanship can indeed be regarded as the peak of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, but there is really not much artistic content. To put it nicely, it is for showing off skills, and to put it bluntly, it is that generation. There is a problem with people's aesthetics.

A few years ago, in the "National Treasure" produced by CCTV, the large glazed bottle known as the mother of porcelain is a good example of the problem.

To put it bluntly, the technical content of that thing is indeed high. To be able to fuse so many colorful glazes onto such a bottle, and to fire it almost perfectly, the level of craftsmanship has almost reached the pinnacle.

But in terms of beauty, I really can't see it.

In other words, it is really beautiful in terms of craftsmanship, but in terms of the use of colors, it is really bad. It is not without reason that netizens ridiculed it as "farmhouse style". It is very similar to the Northeast Naga in the early years Up to the common red-backed green-flowered quilt sheets and cotton-padded jackets...

The use of color is a very profound skill, and to put it a little higher, it is art.

No matter what color it is, it will look good no matter how well it is used, but it will be ugly no matter how it is used poorly.

At this moment, the use of color in the clock that Xu Jingxing saw should be at the peak level of the French period in the [-]th century.

When he saw it at first glance, he kind of liked it.

After reading it, I had an urge to keep it in my pocket.

It's just that he has no idea what the price of this clock is, because he has never come into contact with similar objects before, and domestic auction houses rarely see old European objects of this grade, so he has no way of appraising it.

But when he saw Yu Mingxiu beside him, his heart moved, and he asked quietly: "Do you know the price of this clock?"

Yu Mingxiu shook his head, and then smiled again: "Even if I know, I can't tell you. If I really want to tell you, wouldn't that be a betrayal of friendship? Sister Xiu will definitely scold me for forgetting friends when I see sex, so I won't get involved , you two talk slowly."

Xu Jingxing grinned: "Sister Mingxiu, let me speak a little bit, just a little bit."

"No, no, I choose to stand with Sister Xiu to face your class enemy together."

"How did I become a class enemy?"

"You are a big landlord, I am a poor peasant, not a class enemy."

"Sister Xiu, you are the real landlord. Seeing how this big manor was built, I am envious."

"I really want it. It's not just a matter of saying something to you. You can choose from home or abroad. It's no problem if it's a hundred, ten, or tens of thousands of times bigger than this."

"That big one is not called a manor, but a farm..."

"Anyway, it doesn't make any difference to me. They are all existences that I can't even touch in my life."

"Wait, didn't we talk about this clock, it's really not as crooked as the crooked building?"

"Hee hee, I did it on purpose."

"..." Xu Jingxing said helplessly: "It's a pity that I was thinking of giving you a big gift after the matter is completed."

Yu Mingxiu's eyes lit up: "What big gift? I'll weigh it first."

"Measure what?"

"Weigh the importance of your gift and the friendship between sister Xiu and me."

"You sister Xiu must be so sad to hear that."

"You don't understand now, sister Xiu, who is so delicate and clear, wouldn't feel sad for someone like me. At most, she would say 'It's not nice to meet people'."

At this moment, Zhou Yuxiu walked in from the outside, and said with a smile, "It's not in vain for us two sisters to say such a thing, you are really a bosom friend."

Yu Mingxiu chuckled and said, "Sister Xiu, I didn't betray you. I resisted the threats and lures of the great artist, so put more sugar in the black tea later."

"You are too poor," Zhou Yuxiu smiled, and said to Xu Jingxing, "This clock is an old object in the middle of the nineteenth century. I won't talk about the movement. You may not understand it if I say it. You know, the workmanship is the copper gilt craftsmanship in Europe, the craftsmanship is almost perfect, the porcelain flower on it is the classic Sèvres porcelain, the craftsmanship is also the pinnacle level of Sèvres porcelain, and the shape is my favorite It is the most beautiful among similar objects I have found, so the price is definitely not low, so this clock has a buy-it price of 1000 million."

This price is really...

Xu Jingxing was a little surprised, but he took it for granted.

Because the auction prices of some early and mid-Qing Dynasty clocks are also at this level, and may even be higher.

In comparison, this clock is not inferior in terms of appearance or artistic content, and is even more beautiful.

To be honest, in his memory, he had auctioned a table clock in the early and mid-morning period at a sky-high price. Luxury is luxury, and the materials and workmanship are indeed extremely luxurious. After all, they are all used by the royal family.But to say how beautiful it is, it’s really hard to say, because those clocks were commissioned by the Qing court to be made by British or French, and the materials, style, and craftsmanship are all Chinese style. How can foreign craftsmen grasp this kind of clock? style?You can only do it according to the Chinese style that Westerners understand.

As a result, the style of painting is really hard to tell.

But this clock is completely different, the style is pure European style, and it is at the peak level. The price of 1000 million is not low or high.

It’s just that this one-buy price is very troublesome. If you can’t bargain for the price of antiques, it’s so boring.

But Zhou Yuxiu, this woman does not seem to be a profiteer he often encounters, but an older young girl whose family is down and needs to sell her collections. If he asks him to bargain, he really can't say that, especially when the other party has explained that it is a fixed price. in the case of.

Well, the most important reason is that this clock is worth the price.

If Zhou Yuxiu didn't seem to be in a hurry to spend money this time so he didn't want to send it up for auction, the clock would have been taken away by someone from the auction house long ago, and the final transaction price would definitely be more than 1000 million.

So, he really wanted to buy it.

Anyway, I was not satisfied with the decoration of the villa I just bought, so I just reinstalled it and put all these objects in it.

In this way, I can also have a European-style villa in the future, and it is good to go there to change my mood when I have nothing to do.

Of course, when doing business, you must not say that others will agree to the price as soon as they make an offer, even if it is a buy-it-yourself price.

So he said with a smile: "Don't worry about this, take your time and talk about the price after reading it."

Zhou Yuxiu nodded: "Look slowly, I really like to spend more money after seeing it, otherwise, I might not be willing to sell it to you. This is what I have bought piece by piece from all over the world over the years. This clock I got it from a collector in Spain 12 years ago, after pestering him for more than a month."

Xu Jingxing gave a thumbs up when he heard this, "Sister Xiu is a real player."

If other sellers said such things, he would not even believe the punctuation marks.

But Zhou Yuxiu was different, she was indeed the kind of person who couldn't tell a lie, or the kind of person who didn't bother to tell a lie.Just like what Yu Mingxiu said, Zhou Yuxiu was like a crystal, clear and untouched by the mundane world, and she felt quite extraordinary.

To communicate with such a person, the only thing to do is to treat each other with sincerity.

If all Wenqing women in the world were like Zhou Yuxiu, then Wenqing would not become a disease.

Of course, living like Zhou Yuxiu requires a huge economic foundation to support her, otherwise, no matter how extraordinary Zhou Yuxiu's mentality is, she will become a member of the mundane world in the day-to-day hustle and bustle.

So money is really good.

While feeling emotional in his heart, he walked around the room with Yu Mingxiu and Zhou Yuxiu, looking through all the items for sale.

(End of this chapter)