Lao Zhou and Pu Jie obviously noticed this as well.

Lao Zhou seemed to understand a little, and Pu Jie tried the lid of the pot, and there was an obvious line on the edge of the lid, but it was engraved, and it really couldn't be opened.

But the spout is noticeably hollow. Pu Jie didn't know what to do, and said in his heart that this pot has a complicated pattern, is it just for ornamentation? It seems that it is a folk kiln, and the pure ornamental ware of the folk kiln is relatively rare, and it does not look like a thing in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The pot is green glazed with deep patterns underglaze, the body is a large cluster of entwined flowers, the lid has leaf branches, and the handle itself is branch-like with dark engraved patterns.

Boss Kong smiled silently, and at this time, Lao Zhou got started, turned the body of the pot upside down and looked at the bottom.

The bottom of the pot is exposed, and a small round hole is exposed.

Pu Jie suddenly realized, "This, is this the legendary backflow pot?"

The so-called reversible kettle, combined with the structure of this pot, it is easy to understand, the water is filled from the round hole at the bottom of the pot, and after the water is filled, the water will not flow out of the round hole, but can be poured out from the spout.

This kind of pot is not difficult to buy in the porcelain handicraft market now. However, whether it is ancient or modern, this thing is not practical, and there are more elements of viewing and playing.

Yu Yao nodded and said to Boss Kong, "Boss Kong, is this pot kept for himself or is it going to be made?"

"Mr. Yu is polite, I am not a collector, no matter what I receive, as long as the price is right, I can sell it. ”

At this time, Lao Zhou interfaced, "Boss Kong, can you try it with water?"

"Of course you can!" Boss Kong nodded.

I tried it, and sure enough. This is actually a bit of a wonderful thing, pouring water from the hole in the bottom, and then putting it away, but the water can't flow out, but the spout comes out very smoothly.

The wisdom of the ancients is not to be underestimated.

In ancient times, there was also a kind of pot, which had a little similarity with the backflow pot, called the Mandarin Duck Turning Heart Pot, also called the two-heart pot. In a pot, there are two "hearts", that is, two spaces, and there are usually two holes at the bottom of the pot, when pouring wine or water, press and hold the left hole to pour out the liquid of the "right heart", and press and hold the hole on the right side to pour out the liquid of the "left heart".

Mandarin duck turning heart pot, sometimes also known as Mandarin duck pot, drinking duck to quench thirst, the meaning is self-evident. Two or more people drink in the same jug, half poisonous and half non-toxic, and the person who pours the wine can control who pours the poisonous wine.

After pouring the water and drying the pot, Boss Kong couldn't help but look at Lao Zhou.

Lao Zhou can see that this pot is an old kiln, and at the same time it is a fine product of a private kiln, but it is difficult to determine the kiln mouth specifically, and since Yu Yao asked first, he smiled at Boss Kong and did not speak.

Yu Yao interfaced, "Boss Kong, Lao Zhou's Doucai Cup has not been bought, if I accept this pot, I have to give the lowest price!"

"Mr. Yu really wants it?"

"As you said before, you can ask for it if the price is right. ”

Boss Kong laughed, "Let's say a few words first, this pot is an old kiln in the Song Dynasty, although it is a private kiln, but the price is not low." ”

When Yu Yao heard this, his heart sank, and he said that it seems that this Boss Kong really understands porcelain, and he is afraid that there is nothing to pick up, but he still asked again, "According to Boss Kong, which kiln is it?"

"I'm afraid Mr. Yu has already seen it, right?" Boss Kong stroked the body of the pot, "This is the backflow pot of the Yaozhou kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty." ”

In this Song Dynasty, there are five official kiln systems, and Ruguan Ge Junding. There are mainly eight kiln systems, which are also coincidental, four in the north and four in the south. Among them, the Jun kiln and the Ding kiln are both official Jun and official Ding, as well as Minjun and Minding.

The four folk kilns in the north, in addition to the Jun kiln and the Ding kiln, there are also Cizhou kiln and Yaozhou kiln. The southern ones are Raozhou kiln, Jizhou kiln, Jian kiln, and Longquan kiln. Among them, the Raozhou kiln is actually the kiln mouth of the porcelain capital.

Boss Kong's dynastic and kiln mouth are exactly the same. Yu Yao couldn't help but sigh secretly, even if he had eyesight, he had encountered good things, and it was not so easy to pick up the leaks, and the owner of the goods had to understand it. Since Boss Kong understands it, this leak must not exist.

Yu Yao sighed at the same time, as well as Boss Kong's eyesight.

In the Song Dynasty, celadon was the mainstay, and from the perspective of folk kilns, the fame of the south was greater than that of the north. Especially in Yaozhou kiln, there are not many people who study it, and even fewer can figure it out.

The Yaozhou kiln that can be dated as the Northern Song Dynasty is mainly from the carving process, the lines are thick and deep, because the carving on the porcelain embryo is oblique. If it is earlier, the Yaozhou kiln of the Five Dynasties period is not this kind of profound flower, but embossing, if it is later, to the Southern Song Dynasty (the north is ruled by Jin), the carved lines become thinner.

Since he has said so much, Yu Yao is not short of the last sentence: "Boss Kong, what is the lowest price of this pot?"

This backflow pot of Yaozhou kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty is slightly smaller, and the craftsmanship is not the highest grade, but it is still exquisite on the whole, and the market price should be more than three million.

Boss Kong groaned slightly, "Subis once auctioned a similar one, of course, better than mine, it should have been auctioned for about 600,000 US dollars." This one, if Mr. Yu wants it, I will give the lowest whole price, three million!"

At this time, Lao Zhou and Pu Jie couldn't help but glance at each other, they both had their hearts, at this price, Yu Yao would definitely not make a move.

Yu Yao was also very simple, "I can't take this price." ”

Boss Kong nodded, and was about to put it away, but Yu Yao pointed to the box on the table where the inverted flow pot was originally placed, "Boss Kong, this box is very beautiful, is it sold alone?"

This box was brought over by Boss Kong, and he put the box on the table first, and then took out this Yaozhou kiln backflow pot from the box.

The size of the box is appropriate, but the backflow pot of the Northern Song Dynasty will definitely not be equipped with a box, which is matched by Boss Kong himself.

Boss Kong was stunned when he heard this, this box is an old mahogany, but it is also a thing from the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the style is also very simple, with a cube, a heaven and earth cover, and there is not even a carving on the top and bottom of the box.

However, because this box is a heaven and earth cover, and the opening of the box is to take off the lid directly, so there is a circular depression in the center of each side of the joint to facilitate the opening of the box.

Just below these two circular depressions, that is, on the body of the box, each is inlaid with a "silver plate".

The two "silver pieces" have the same style, the pattern on them is "Double Dragon Holding Shou", the middle is a circular group longevity pattern, and there is a dragon on each side.

The edges of these two "silver pieces" also have a ring of bumps, much like silver coins. However, there is no face value and date outside of this "Double Dragon Longevity" pattern, and the other side is inlaid in mahogany, and it is not known what it is.

Boss Kong is not familiar with this "Double Dragon Holding Longevity" pattern, and vaguely feels like a silver coin, but he has not studied it much; what he knows, from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, that is, the common silver dollars and copper coins issued during the Guangxu and Xuantong periods, as well as the later Yuan Datou, this is obviously not; and since it is inlaid on the mahogany box, it may not be a silver coin.