"Huh?" only Zhihuang was obviously surprised, "I really don't accept you, this lot really has a bit of a story!"

"Do you know where it came from?"

"The origins of the auction houses are strictly confidential, how can it be so easy to inquire?" only Zhihuang smiled, "However, if you want to know, it is not too difficult for me. ”

"Good. Yu Yao bowed slightly, "Then what is the story you are talking about?"

"In the porcelain category of this auction, there are two things that have caused controversy······" Only when Zhihuang said this, he stopped, and Yu Yao hurriedly asked, "What's the matter, it's inconvenient to speak?"

"No, I haven't left the hotel room yet. It's another phone message, it's fine. ”

"Damn, that's a pretty girl's number, right?"

"Haha. Don't talk about this, I'll tell you the story. Cai Zhihuang simply straightened out his thoughts, "In this spring auction, there are two celadon pieces that have caused controversy, and they were both characterized as Yue kiln at the beginning. ”

"Oh, that must be one of them. ”

"Well, let's talk about it together, let's talk about the other thing first. The other is a carved plum vase, which is a typical pink and blue glaze, not the azure glaze of the table, and the upper part is a flowing cloud pattern. ”

Yu Yao said, "This seems to be a common ornament in Longquan kilns. ”

"Awesome!" only held the Huang interface, "In the end, this controversial plum bottle was characterized as the plum bottle of the Longquan kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. ”

However, in the early Northern Song Dynasty, the Longquan kiln was almost a copy of the Yue kiln in terms of technology, and it was only in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty that there was some innovation and some distinctive characteristics. Yu Yao added, "So it's not surprising that there was a qualitative mistake at the beginning." ”

Yue kiln and Longquan kiln are the two classic representatives of celadon in the southern folk kiln. As Yu Yao said, from the Northern Song Dynasty to the early Northern Song Dynasty, the Longquan kiln had no characteristics, and it can even be said that the Yue kiln ware produced by the Longquan kiln. It was only in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty that there were obvious innovations and changes.

The real rise of Longquan kiln was in the Southern Song Dynasty. This is also related to the famous Ge kiln.

The Southern Song Dynasty Ge kiln is an official kiln. As mentioned before, there are two brothers, Zhang Shengyi and Zhang Sheng, the elder brother is called Ge Yao, and the younger brother is Longquan Kiln.

Of course, the kiln mouth presided over by the elder brother is just an opportunity, and the Longquan kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty has been greatly improved and broken through on the basis of innovation and accumulation in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty. Plum green has a high iron content, a high degree of vitrification, and high requirements for firing temperature, but less calcium, so the glaze is not completely melted, and the scattering under the light will be softer and more moist.

Only Zhihuang laughed, "Your eyesight is qualified to say this, but I heard that there was a fierce debate in the expert group at that time, and it was finally decided easily." ”

"Let's talk about the situation of the table. Isn't there more than a bit of controversy?"

"How to say it, most experts agree with Yue Yao, but it will be later to break the dynasty, and it will not be possible to talk about the five generations. "The main point of controversy is here. ”

"This······ If it is said that from the late Five Dynasties to the early Northern Song Dynasty, it is impossible to make a specific judgment. Don't you want to be set in the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty?"

However, most experts still believe that the end of the Five Dynasties to the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty is more suitable. ”

"I don't think that's a problem. Yu Yao lit a cigarette in his hand, "However, no one has raised objections to the Yue kiln? After all, this kind of azure glaze does not seem to have been found in the Yue kiln, although there is information that the Yue kiln had a special color green glaze in the Northern Song Dynasty, but after all, there is no real thing. ”

"Yes, yes, only. "There is only one expert who not only insists that it is the end of the five dynasties, but also resolutely disagrees that this is a thing of Yue Yao!"

"Which kiln does he think it is?"

"Yaozhou kiln. "I heard that this expert was a bit of a war-torn state at that time. ”

"Interesting. Yu Yao couldn't help but have some praise for this expert in his heart.

However, it is normal to judge that this azure glazed table is a Yaozhou kiln, and it is opposed by most experts.

Because Yaozhou kiln is the mouth of the northern kiln, there is a difference in glaze color between the celadon in the north and the celadon in the south. This may be related to the fact that in ancient times, northerners preferred deep colors.

Most of the celadon from Yaozhou kiln is similar to olive green, which is one of them.

Second, there are many ornaments on the Yaozhou kiln, and they are basically carved out of the knife, the so-called "knife and knife see mud".

And this table is azure glaze, and there is no ornamentation.

If you want to say like, it is still a high degree of proximity to Ru kiln, but it is still the same sentence, Ru kiln is too late, and it is a product of the late Northern Song Dynasty.

The reason why Yu Yao admires this expert is because there are still many places that need to be studied in Yaozhou kiln.

Yaozhou kiln has been firing from the Five Dynasties to the Song Dynasty to the Jin and Yuan dynasties, but the level of craftsmanship is showing a declining trend. At the same time, the Yaozhou kiln was discovered very late, in the eighties of the last century. So it's very poorly studied. At the end of the five dynasties, the Yaozhou kiln has no azure glaze can not be determined, at least, this possibility cannot be erased.

In addition, even if it is mainly olive green, it is not surprising that the color changes during the firing process due to various reasons, and a color similar to azure glaze appears.

The most important thing is that Yu Yao feels that this table is more like the style of the northern kiln - although it is just a feeling.

So in Yu Yao's heart, he had such a bold speculation: this table is very likely to be something from a firewood kiln!

However, firewood kilns have been confusing since ancient times, and assumptions are only assumptions after all. If you want to verify it further, at the very least, Yu Yao can see the real thing.

"This expert has always insisted that it was the Yaozhou kiln at the end of the fifth dynasty?"

"I heard that he used the Yaozhou kiln as the base point of his debate, but the final proposition was: do not clearly indicate that it is a Yue kiln, only write the celadon table at the end of the fifth dynasty. ”

Yu Yao smiled faintly, "This proposition will definitely not pass, dignified Jiade, he can't judge the celadon kiln, won't it make people laugh out of their big teeth when they say it?"

"Who's to say it isn't, and in the end it's decided according to the opinion of most experts. ”

"By the way, who the hell is this expert?"

"This kind of thing, people tell me, it's all evasive, I don't say who it is. Only then did Zhihuang cough, "However, it's still the same sentence, if you want to know, I'll do my best to inquire for you!"

"Good work. Thank. Yu Yao said, "When I go back to Hong Kong Island, I invite you." ”

"Are you sure you want to come?"

"Well, it was just decided. ”

"I see. Cai Zhihuang sighed, "It seems that in addition to the two things of the shipper and the expert, I have to inquire about a third thing." ”

"That's not necessary, I can't make a move. Yu Yao thought for a moment, "The preview ends a few days before the auction?"

"This Hong Kong Island Spring Auction is a bit special, the preview is only three days, and it is three days before the official auction!