The two kilns of Xingyao and Yue kiln, in the Tang Dynasty, were the most famous, as the so-called "green in the south and white in the north". Among them, the Yue kiln in the south is dominated by celadon, and the Xing kiln in the north is dominated by white porcelain.

The white porcelain of Xingyao is known as silver and snow, white and crystalline. In the Tang Dynasty, the porcelain clay was not so fine, and even if the porcelain was glazed with white glaze, it was not easy to achieve such whiteness.

This holding pot, the glaze is pure white and bright, and the inside is made of makeup soil.

The so-called cosmetic clay is a thin layer of color paste applied between the porcelain clay and the glaze, which is generally made by blending high-purity materials. The color of the color paste often corresponds to the glaze color, such as white glaze, then use white paste, which will cover up the gray and dark color of the porcelain clay, and make the porcelain appear whiter after glazing.

In addition to beautifying, it can also fill the pores of the fetus and avoid the porcelain fetus with insufficient density from absorbing too much glaze water.

Cosmetic clay was used on porcelain, at the latest in the Yuan Dynasty. The porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties mostly used kaolin, which was extremely high-quality, which could avoid many problems of previous porcelain. For example, on porcelain using kaolin, it is rare to appear if the effect is not deliberately pursued.

This white-glazed holding pot is uninjured and undisabled, and is a typical holding pot shape in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, with a height of about 20 centimeters, a short flow (spout), and a rounded arc shape.

Yu Yao had already put on his gloves, picked up the holding pot, and looked at the bottom of the pot.

After seeing it, his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.

The bottom of the pot is a typical bi-shaped bottom, that is, the outer circle will be exposed, but the middle part is still glazed, like a jade.

The exposed part has also been finely repaired, and the center of the glaze is engraved with the word "Ying".

Shen Ge had been standing at the table, but Yu Yao was sitting, Shen Ge couldn't see the change in Yu Yao's expression, and said, "This is not an ordinary Xing kiln, it is something from Dayingku." ”

The word "Ying" represents the big Yingku. How to say it, in fact, the Xing kiln with the word "Ying" can be regarded as a "prototype of an official kiln" in the Tang Dynasty.

The Daying Treasury was originally the private treasury of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, and later, it developed into a treasury for the royal family to hold some fine tributes. Xingyao porcelain engraved with "Ying" or "Daying" is often a treasure, because it is selected and engraved for the use of the imperial palace or the emperor's reward.

Yu Yao held the pot, stared at the word "Ying" for a while, shook his head slightly, turned his head slightly, and said:

"That's too right!"

"You······ Stinky rascal!"

At this time, Shen Ge was standing beside Yu Yao, Yu Yao was sitting, she was standing, and Yu Yao's gaze was roughly within the range of her chest.

"Huh?" Yu Yao dropped the pot back and put it back on the table, then stood up and looked at her at eye level, "Are you okay?"

Shen Ge's face turned pale, "Hurry up, you don't need to look at it!"

This sentence was said by looking at Yu Yao's eyes, and his voice was also loud, Yu Yao was sure that he was scolding him, but the second monk was puzzled, "Are you sick?"

"You're sick! What nonsense did you just talk about?"

"I said that there is something wrong with this word, it's too correct!" Yu Yao suddenly noticed Shen Ge's chest rising and falling due to anger at this time, and then he suddenly realized, "I'll go, you misunderstood, you didn't say anything about your······ Ahem, that's what I mean!"

Shen Ge was also stunned for a moment at this time, "What?

"Isn't there a word on the word Ying?" Yu Yao steadily picked up the pot again and turned it over, "You see, the Xing kiln of this big Ying library is all engraved with Ying or Daying." Although the lettering is not all consistent, according to the porcelain handed down from generation to generation, the words on the Ying character are almost not so positive, and they will be more or less crooked. ”

"Oh!" Shen Ge's face turned red.

It's embarrassing.

Yu Yao did invest a little bit in research just now, and this effect was really unexpected.

"Well, look at it again. Yu Yao put the white-glazed pot down again.

Shen Ge nodded, and after sitting down in a little flustered, he steadied himself, picked up the white-glazed holding pot on the table with both hands, and examined it carefully.

"It's not real. Yu Yao saw that Shen Ge had seen it almost, and said again.

"Just based on this, cough cough, the words on it are not correct, it seems a bit far-fetched. Shen Ge responded.

"The question of the word being too correct is only one aspect. Yu Yao said, "There is another question. You look closely at the part of the bottom that is exposed. This tire is too white and too fine, but it still uses a lot of makeup soil! What can be sent to Dayingku will not be so unsophisticated. This kind of fetal quality can be made without makeup, and it should not be used so much. ”

Shen Ge is also a master after all, and he can understand it at one point, "You mean, this high-quality imitation is too fine when making tires, but the next process is not carried out according to this basis." I could have done without makeup soil, but I used it! And I took an average amount according to the common Xing kiln, which is too much on this piece!"

"Yes, the ancients would not be so dogmatic when making porcelain, they must be specific and flexible. But what about the high-imitation craftsman, his craftsmanship level is enough, but there are natural deficiencies in psychology. Xingyao also has porcelain that does not use makeup and soil, but there are only a few of them, but the counterfeit craftsmen dare not use it, for fear of arousing suspicion!"

After Yu Yao finished speaking, Shen Ge couldn't help blurting out, "Unexpectedly, you are even more powerful than I thought!"

This sentence is unthinking, heartfelt.

In fact, this is not a fatal problem, it can be argued, after all, ancient craftsmen are also human beings, and there will be mistakes. But antiques, as long as there are doubts, sometimes although they are not completely sure that they are imitations, but on the other hand, if they want to be completely sure that they are genuine, they have to have no doubts at all.

Moreover, a piece of porcelain, there are two doubts at once, for connoisseurs, it can be regarded as a high imitation.

"Generally average. Yu Yao waved his hand "modestly", and added: "But the stinky rascal is definitely not at this level." ”

This matter, the conscience of heaven and earth, is neither intentional nor true, and the result is that he was scolded for no reason.

Shen Ge's face turned red again, "I'll enter the warehouse first, and then invite you to dinner." ”

Ten minutes later, the two walked out of the auction house together, and Yu Yao said again, "I lit a lamp for you, you won't send me away for dinner, right?"

Shen Ge was thoughtful and replied, "Shall we go eat Western food?"

"Okay, it's up to you. Yu Yao was embarrassed to keep asking.

Actually, it's not impossible to just do a favor. Shen Ge and Shen Chongyuan also spent 100,000 yuan to collect the jade pot spring bottle from the village kiln that he had picked up. Besides, Shen Ge is a big beauty after all, Yu Yao is not moved at all, it is fake.

It's just that Shen Ge doesn't seem to be easy to really approach. Yu Yao is very good-looking, and he doesn't want to be too much on the pole.