God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 1464 Sevres Porcelain

Xu Jingxing made a simple count. The items that Zhou Yuxiu wanted to sell probably amounted to less than [-] items in total, ranging from large pieces of furniture and even beds, to hair accessories, dressing boxes, small sculptures, oil paintings, candlesticks, tea sets, binoculars, and pocket watches. There are such small items, if they are all bought, it is estimated to cost [-] million, at least.

The best thing is that these items can be regarded as a complete set, and the work is basically complete after moving there, the kind that lacks nothing.

After all, it was Zhou Yuxiu who worked hard for more than 20 years to save up, and what was saved was suitable for home, and anyone who was not suitable would not want it.

Well, a desk is missing, it's at Mingxiu's place.

In fact, not only is there a lack of a desk, it can be seen that some places that should have things have become vacant, and they have obviously been occupied first. If it weren't for the relatively high market prices of these objects, they might have been moved long ago. empty.

After walking around for a while and returning to the living room on the first floor, Zhou Yuxiu started making tea.

A full set of European-style tea sets are used, and the details are very good, but it is not an antique, but a new one.

If Zhou Yuxiu used an antique tea set, Xu Jingxing really wouldn't drink this tea.

For antiques, you can just buy them back and keep them for collection. If you really want to use them, you have to take a good look at what they are. Things like desks and cabinets are acceptable before they are used again. Things like beds are not acceptable to him. No matter how expensive or good the tea set and tableware are, they will only be used for viewing, and they will not really use them for drinking tea and eating.

Obviously, Zhou Yuxiu had the same thoughts as him.

One must know that Zhou Yuxiu has a lot of antique tea sets here, just now upstairs I saw a set of exquisite tea sets made of gilt copper and Sèvres porcelain.

The tea trays and cup holders are made of gilt copper, while the cups and spoons are made of Sevres porcelain.

There is nothing to say about the gilded copper cup holders, the shape can only be regarded as quite satisfactory, but the set of Sevres tea cups is really exquisite.

There are more than 20 pieces in a whole set of cups and pots with large and small gaps, all of which are classic white and gold-colored porcelain, with gold rims or gold patterns painted on the pure white utensils, which is simple But the exotic color scheme makes the tea set look elegant and luxurious, and it looks very gratifying.

In addition, the gold-painted patterns on the tea sets are of a higher level than those old porcelains in China. They are all good things drawn by real painters, and they are real works of art. Even Xu Jingxing has to admire this.

Of course, the Sevres Porcelain Factory is a dedicated porcelain factory for the French royal family. The craftsmen and artists in it are indeed of a relatively high level, and the porcelain produced is naturally exquisite.

In addition, Europe was in a very prosperous state of literature and art at that time, and people's love for porcelain was extremely strong. When these two elements were combined, the inspiration that came out was naturally unparalleled.

This is not because Xu Jingxing underestimated himself, but the fact.

Although the root of porcelain in Europe is in China, in many respects, Europe has gone further than China, especially under the guidance of modern scientific research thinking, the porcelain artisans there are using it for scientific experiments The spirit of continuous improvement of the firing process of porcelain. After obtaining the full set of Jingde porcelain production principles and formulas, the early craftsmen of Sevres did experiments again and again, and recorded each experiment record. Those precious The written materials are now preserved in the State Archives in Dresden, Germany.

Under the guidance of this spirit, the craftsmen in Europe finally produced porcelain that was comparable to the next porcelain to some extent, and the Sevres Porcelain Factory is a typical example.

If nothing else, just talk about this simple gold painting process.

There are also domestic ones, and they have been around for a long time, but this craft has hardly changed from its birth to the period of the Republic of China.

However, the gold-painted porcelain in the Sevres Porcelain Factory has made many improvements in craftsmanship, so that the gold powder painted on the porcelain is not only well-proportioned, fine and bright in color, but also very strong, with almost no risk of falling off, and extremely durable.

There is also the carved porcelain craft with the same principle as Dehua porcelain. Sevres made a bolder change. On the basis of absorbing the creation principles of Dehua porcelain, it boldly integrated European popular art and sculpture culture into it to create Sevres porcelain became the most popular porcelain in Europe at that time.

Another example is bone china.

Bone China was originally an attempt by Europeans before they obtained the firing formula and craftsmanship of Huaxia Porcelain, but this attempt became a surprise. The texture of bone china is lighter and more translucent, making it difficult to fire. It is also simpler and less costly, and can produce excellent quality medium-to-high-end porcelain at a relatively low cost.

Although it can't compare with China's thin porcelain in terms of translucency and lightness, it is better than it can be popularized on a large scale, so that ordinary people can afford this kind of porcelain with excellent appearance.

But Huaxia's thin porcelain is a real high-end gadget, and ordinary people may have never seen it, let alone used it.

Anyway, as a traditional Chinese craftsman, seeing all kinds of brilliant crafts and works in Europe, it is impossible to say that pantothenic acid is not in my heart. After all, many handicrafts in Europe are learned from China, and even It was stolen, but in the end, they did better than Huaxia. Do you think it feels good?

But as a modern person, I have to admit this.

If you fall behind, you will be beaten, not only in the economic and military fields, but also in the fields of art and culture.

Fortunately, the traditional handicrafts in Europe have developed relatively well in the past 89-[-] centuries. Now, just like China, old handicrafts are old handicrafts. Under the impact of modern handicrafts, they can only transform into luxury goods.

The Sevres Porcelain Factory is no exception. It is still eating its way up to now, and even has to often go to Huaxia to hold exhibitions to show more of its presence.

Of course, these things are miscellaneous information that Xu Jingxing browsed online, and basically he would not use them in normal times.

But when chatting with Zhou Yuxiu, these things naturally came to his mind, and he took them whenever he needed them, so the chat between the two of them during the tea drinking process was not to mention very pleasant.

Zhou Yuxiu is a young man, and she is a truly educated young woman. She has a deep understanding of traditional European handicrafts and Western arts and crafts such as fine arts and sculpture. As for sculpture, she can describe the styles of different schools in different periods. Although many of them are repeating the conclusions of other scholars and experts, it is already remarkable that a non-professional can write down so many things.

What's more, Zhou Yuxiu didn't just memorize it by rote, but really memorized it, understood it, and could actually correspond to the objects in her collection.

It's not easy.

Similarly, for Zhou Yuxiu, Xu Jingxing, a young man, is also outstanding. Although he doesn't have a deep understanding of European culture and art, he has a wide range of knowledge. Make a detailed comparison with China's traditional arts and crafts, and the conclusions given are very objective and generous. While acknowledging the advantages of Europe, they will also directly point out the shortcomings. The advantages and disadvantages of China's traditional arts and crafts are also not hidden. Say what.

Moreover, he was able to speak with substance, and the content he said was simple and easy to understand, and even Yu Mingxiu, an "illiterate", listened with gusto.

As for the tea, it is really good.

Although Xu Jingxing doesn't really like this way of adding sugar and milk to the tea, but after taking a couple of sips, the taste is still good. It is completely different from the traditional clear tea. It is suitable for tasting with snacks, more like a meal Seasonal meal or soup, not suitable for daily thirst.

Of course, English black tea is originally a product of afternoon tea culture, and it is used for afternoon meals.

It would be very boring if someone drinks this every day when they have nothing to do.

While drinking tea, they talked about Zhou Yuxiu's manor.

Only then did Xu Jingxing know that this manor was built by Zhou Yuxiu when he was 19 years old. At that time, Zhou Yuxiu was studying in the capital. He bought this homestead with the living expenses given by his father, and then began to renovate it. The first oak tree was planted at that time.

Then, in order to avoid trouble, Zhou Yuxiu simply moved her household registration to this small village and became a member of the village. Afterwards, she gradually bought and exchanged the land around the yard under her own name, and transformed it into its current appearance.

And the whole process was almost entirely done by herself, especially those fruit trees, which were almost planted by her alone.

Anyway, it took more than ten years to form the current scale.

Regarding this, Xu Jingxing couldn't think of any good words other than to say admiration.

A woman can use her entire youth to realize her dreams, what is there to say?There are so many people in the world, and everyone has their own dreams, but how many have been put into action so far?How many people have put it into action and turned it into reality?

From this aspect, Zhou Yuxiu was already on top of the world.

Moreover, the method she used did not rely solely on financial resources to achieve it, but relied more on her own efforts to achieve it without violating laws and regulations and leaving policy hidden dangers.

Well now, as long as Zhou Yuxiu refuses to agree to this manor, no one can force her to transfer or sell it, because she is a member of the village, and the homestead and cultivated land were obtained through legal procedures, so no one can control it.

So much so that Xu Jingxing wanted to get a copy like this, and he also had such a condition.

His household registration is still in the village, the homestead is also in his name, and there are several acres of cultivated land, which can be replaced by the land around his homestead through legal procedures, and then as long as he does not transform the land into a factory For such commercial buildings, whether it is planting fruit trees or anything else, he has the final say.

Even the current arable land can be transferred, and he can have more with his financial resources.

(End of this chapter)