When Yu Yao heard this, his heart tightened, "Who?"

"You asked so quickly, you attach great importance to this Yue kiln!" Cai Zhihuang smiled slightly, "My grandfather." ”

Yu Yao was flashed for a moment, "What an old man, I was in a hurry, and I didn't have time to talk to him." ”

Actually, Yu Yao originally wanted to ventilate with Cai Pengxi after watching it, and Zhong Yu also had to ventilate;

He said, it's not like a kiln. He also said that after you read it, you will talk to him. ”

Yu Yao laughed, "Jiang is still old and spicy." ”

Cai Zhihuang raised another finger, "There is another person, a little interested." Or rather, I don't know if it's much of interest. ”

Yu Yao lit a cigarette, "This person is on Hong Kong Island?"

"Yes, it's Xia Zhu's cousin. ”

"Xia Zhu's cousin?" Yu Yao frowned slightly, "What for?"

"It's an antiques dealer with a studio, but it seems that business is usually very sluggish. is an old girl, surnamed Ouyang. ”

Director Ouyang.

Ouyang Song. Yu Yao silently recited the name in his heart, "How do you know, Miss Xia told you? You didn't say that I was also interested, did you?"

"I still have a number of what to say and what not to say, I just said that you came for a ruby that you want to auction. Cai Zhihuang looked at Yu Yao, "I just heard Xia Zhu mention it, and said that her cousin knows porcelain very well." ”

"Maybe we'll meet tomorrow. Yu Yao said lightly.

The next morning, Yu Yao came to the exhibition hall of the W Hotel to participate in the preview of the Jiaerde Spring Auction, but did not meet Ouyang Song.

Not only did he not meet Ouyang Song, but the celadon table was not exhibited. According to the organizers, some of the exhibits will only be displayed for one day and will only be displayed on the second day.

Galde's spring auction this time is indeed a little abnormal.

However, at the preview, Yu Yao still met a few acquaintances.

The first person I met was Fu Mancang, the president of Guardian Asia, an old British man with a smile and a lot of affinity on the surface, but always gave people a feeling of incomprehension. He greeted Yu Yao warmly, and said that he must invite him and Cai Zhihuang to dinner in the evening.

Yu Yao suddenly thought that there might be something in the counterfeiting group that could be mixed into the spring auction to test the waters, but it was difficult to find out just by looking at the catalogue, and if there was, I was afraid that it would be the same as the celadon table, and it would only appear the next day.

I didn't see Xie Zhihao at the preview, but I saw Cheng Xiaonian, the adopted son of the lame master and the owner of Yanjing Jiuding Hall.

Cheng Xiaonian and Yu Yao have only had a one-sided relationship, but after meeting, they shouted "Mr. Yu" like an old friend and shook hands intimately, and Yu Yao responded politely. But Cheng Xiaonian said a few more words, such as "My father is now living in Yanjing, and he often mentions you."

Yu Yao had no choice but to say a few polite words, such as "The lame master is a senior, and he has benefited a lot from several exchanges".

There is another person, the most unexpected by Yu Yao - Qi Changhe, a collector from Shaozhou, Zhejiang Province, who once got the "Soul Extermination" in the Eight Swords of King Yue, and asked Yu Yao to appreciate it.

"Mr. Yu, I really didn't expect to meet an old acquaintance in a foreign country!" Qi Changhe didn't use the word appropriately, but he could see surprise, "I knew you were coming, I should have gathered!"

"I also made it temporary, and at the same time I didn't expect you to come. ”

The two chatted for a few words, separated first, and looked at each other. Qi Changhe seemed to want to be with Yu Yao at first, but Yu Yao had Shen Ge and Cai Zhihuang by his side, and there was also a middle-aged man who seemed to be a friend by his side, so he finally said that he would take a look at each other first.

Since you are here, even if the celadon table is not exhibited, you have to look at the lots on display.

The most conspicuous center of the day is also a piece of porcelain.

Hongwu glaze red entwined peony bowl.

This bowl is really big, with a diameter of half a meter, if it is not for the shape of a typical bowl, it can be called a cylinder.

Glaze red, like blue and white, are underglaze colors, blue and white were originally "glaze green", but they were given a very poetic name. The name of the glaze red is very straightforward, but in fact the difficulty of firing is greater than that of blue and white; the pigment used to burn blue and white is cobalt, but the glaze red is made of copper as a coloring agent; although the process is the same, but the success rate is much lower.

Hongwu glaze red, Yong (Le) Xuan (De) blue and white, Chenghua Doucai, Hongzhi chanterelle yellow, Wanli colorful ······ The porcelain of the Ming Dynasty is very numerous, but the Hongwu glaze is red, which is more special.

Hongwu is the name of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's five elements belong to fire, and the green wood is red and white, and the black water loess, so Zhu Yuanzhang advocates red among the five colors. However, a single red glaze is visually a bit monotonous and solemn, and it is okay purely as a sacrificial vessel, and it is a bit inappropriate to do anything else. The red pattern under the glaze is more agile, which is suitable for daily use in the court, and at the same time, it is forbidden to be used by the people in the early Ming Dynasty.

In fact, it is too difficult to burn a truly vivid red color, and even an official kiln is very difficult.

The glaze red first appeared in the Yuan Dynasty, but it was very rough, there was a great breakthrough in the Hongwu period, and the Yongxuan period was further developed, but after Xuande, it was difficult to see the fine glaze red. It was not until the Kang Yongqian period of the third generation of the Qing Dynasty that it was carried forward again.

Yu Yao looked at this Hongwu glaze red peony bowl, the style is heavy, the red hair is also very positive, plus the huge shape, full of ornamentation, quite a kind of momentum in the world.

"This should be the work of Hongwu's late period. Yu Yao said softly.

Indeed, the glaze red in the early Hongwu period is generally not bright enough, and some will even be fired into "glaze black". However, under Zhu Yuanzhang's insistent requirements, he continued to fire and finally broke through the technical bottleneck.

"The starting price is 80 million. Cai Zhihuang smiled slightly. This is naturally in the catalogue, and when Zhihuang said this at this time, it was a bit worth the money.

Yu Yao nodded, "Good thing." ”

Shen Ge blinked, "It seems that there is a small piece of glaze at the mouth of the bowl." ”

"Not only is there deglazing at the mouth of the bowl, but there are also one or two parts of the ornamentation, and there is also a bit of color accumulation. "Sometimes, flaws are also a kind of beauty. ”

"yes. Cai Zhihuang said, "Perfectionist, you can't play with the ancients." Take Gu Yu as an example, which piece doesn't have a small bump!"

"You're still on the line, I'm just stating a fact, not a fault-finding attitude. Shen Ge squeezed Yu Yao's palm, and then said softly, "The old man you know seems to be watching you from time to time. ”

What Shen Ge said was Qi Changhe, after the two separated, Yu Yaojing came to Hongwu Glaze Red here, Qi Changhe and the middle-aged people who were traveling together seemed to be turning around at will, but they were always not far away.

Yu Yao turned his head, as if looking at it casually, but he met Qi Changhe's eyes.

Qi Changhe smiled slightly, whispered a few words to the middle-aged man beside him, and then stepped forward alone to meet Yu Yao's gaze.

"Mr. Yu is also interested in this big bowl?"