Mu Yunlan's eyebrows frowned slightly, she carefully observed Wei Xiu's expression, it was very calm, and she didn't look like that kind of arrogant person, nor did she look like an expert who relied on "non-stop speech", this was a very ordinary calm, as if she was talking about a very ordinary thing.

Shen Wanguo glanced at the enamel on the table with a somewhat serious expression, no matter what, he couldn't see that this enamel would be more valuable than a piece of Yuan blue and white and a thousand-year-old Buddhist shrine.

"Since Mr. Wei doesn't want to exchange, I won't be reluctant anymore. Mu Yunlan opened her mouth and said, Wei Xiu is not a nobody after all, his ability in antique appreciation is obvious to everyone, but no matter how powerful the character is, there are times when he is eye-catching.

If it weren't for Wei Xiu's eyes, then it could only mean that this was a seemingly clumsy but very clever excuse for Wei Xiu's refusal.

Wei Xiu smiled, knowing what Mu Yunlan had misunderstood, but he didn't plan to explain, anyway, after the opening of his private museum, everything would naturally come to light.

However, Wei Xiu didn't want to explain, but Shen Wanguo saw a hint of clues, and said meaningfully: "I heard that Mr. Wei once exchanged a nearly national treasure-level cultural relic 'Wuzhou Kiln Full of Stars and Patterns' in Rongcheng for a volume of "Farmer Planting Crops", which is said to have been controversial and ridiculed during the exchange, and I never thought that in the blink of an eye, Mr. Wei would open the "Sending the Son of the Heavenly King" from the "Farmer Planting Crops", which can be described as shocking to everyone. ”

Shen Wanguo, who said this paragraph inexplicably, paused and said again: "I heard that at that exchange meeting, Mr. Wei even said amazingly, 'Most of the antiques in his hands are for leakage', so it can be seen that Mr. Wei's eyesight must be extraordinary." ”

"I have also watched a few episodes of Mr. Wei's archaeological program, and I greatly admire Mr. Wei's knowledge and insight. Since Mr. Wei is so sure that the value of this enamel is greater than that of Ms. Mu, I think there must be a reason for Mr. Wei, and I, Shen Wanguo, am also a lover of antiques, if this is a reason that is not clear, I am afraid that I will not be able to sleep well tonight, Mr. Wei might as well explain one or two to me?"

Shen Wanguo said very politely, and calling Wei Xiu is no longer an elder to call a virtuous nephew, but the honorific title of "Mr. Wei", the respect in this tone is clearly not allowed to Wei Xiu to shirk!

When Shen Wanguo just opened his mouth to mention his glorious history, Wei Xiu had already guessed a few points: it's okay to raise him, it's either a traitor or a thief, and there is really something to ask for below.

Although Wei Xiu had already affirmed that the enamel in his hand was a thing of the Yuan Dynasty through the explorer, he still showed a trace of hesitation at this time.

"This ......" Wei Xiu hesitated slightly: "It's not a secret, this enamel is indeed a little strange, so I plan to go back and consult some experts and scientific instruments for final testing and identification." ”

Wei Xiu deliberately left himself a little room for maneuver, and his overly positive attitude was a little bad after all.

Mu Yunlan was originally a little strange why Shen Wanguo said that, but when she heard Wei Xiu's words at this time, she was suddenly shocked and her eyes widened slightly, could it be that there was really something strange about this enamel?

"As soon as the virtuous nephew said this, I was even more itchy, and I wanted to see it even more, what do you think about the virtuous nephew, you might as well tell me directly, there are no outsiders here, I have old friends with Mr. Sun, Ms. Mu and my family are world friends, and everyone is friends!" Shen Wanguo became more and more curious, and even did not hesitate to start a relationship.

When Wei Xiu heard this, he knew that it would probably not be easy to leave the gate of the Shen family if he didn't explain one or two things today, so he thought about it and said, "Since the Shen seniors have said so, then I will be ugly." ”

Wei Xiu placed the enamel in the middle of the table for everyone to see. After a little hesitation, he sorted out the wording and said: "The origin and background of the enamel color are both people in the industry, so I won't go into details." ”

"The reason why I think this enamel is extremely valuable is because it is not a thing of the Ming Dynasty, but of the Yuan Dynasty!"

Shen Wanguo and Mu Yunlan showed surprised looks.

"That's not the point, the point is that this yuan enamel is not cloisonné enamel but chisel enamel!!" Wei Xiu said again in surprise.

Without waiting for the two to ask, Wei Xiu said with a strange tone in his eyes: "It's actually not right to say that it is chisel enamel, this enamel should use two techniques: filigree and chisel." ”

Speaking of this, Wei Xiu's eyes showed a hint of emotion.

"Because of the long history of enamelware, it has also derived a variety of forging techniques, such as chisel enamel, cloisonné enamel, painted enamel, transparent enamel, hammer enamel, open ground enamel, etc., among which the chisel enamel process is the longest, which originated in Egypt in the second millennium BC and has a history of more than 4,000 years. ”

Later, the Mongolian army expeditioned to Europe, plundered a large number of chisel enamel craftsmen to make chisel enamel for the Mongolian nobles, so this technology was brought into China, but the strange thing is that it obviously plundered many many chisel enamel craftsmen, and even plundered a large number of chisel enamel products, but the history has not found a piece of Yuan Dynasty enamel enamel, and even the Ming Dynasty has rarely been unearthed, I have to say that history is sometimes really incomprehensible. Just like the Tang Dynasty, the commodity trade was very developed, but there were very few antiques such as bamboo, wood and ivory carvings unearthed......" Wei Xiu shook his head with emotion.

At this time, Shen Wanguo and Mu Yunlan had already thought of something, and they looked at each other, and they both saw a look of surprise in each other's eyes.

"So if this enamel is chisel enamel, no, even if it is used in the chisel enamel production process, I am afraid that this will be the only Yuan Dynasty chisel enamel found so far, and its archaeological research value and artistic appreciation value are immeasurable. ”

Shen Wanguo listened to Wei Xiu's words, and leaned over slightly in shock to carefully observe this enamel, but no matter how he looked at it, he didn't find any traces of chisel tires, and couldn't help frowning: "This is obviously cloisonné enamel, how can it be chisel enamel?"

Mu Yunlan, who heard this, stretched out her head and watched carefully.

Wei Xiu heard this: "That's why I said that this should be a combination of chisel enamel and cloisonné enamel, if the signs of chisel are so obvious, can the experts of the auction house see it?"

When Shen Wanguo heard this, he felt that it seemed to be the same reason, and said curiously: "Then how do you decide that this is chisel enamel?"

Wei Xiu said with a smile: "The cloisonné enamel production process is divided into seven steps, namely casting, coiling, welding wire, dispensing (filling glaze), firing, polishing, and gold plating. The production process of chisel enamel and cloisonné enamel is almost identical, the difference is only in the process of metal tire processing, that is, the starting method of the pattern pattern, that is, there is a difference in the two steps of coiling wire and welding wire. ”

"Cloisonné enamel is made of thin, thin metal wires or pieces of metal that are welded or glued to metal tires, while chisel enamel is made directly on metal tires with an engraving technique. This chisel enamel is also slightly similar to hammer enamel, which is a uneven pattern hammered directly on the metal tire. ”

"You see, if you look at the mouth of this enamel bottle alone, there is no doubt that it should be a cloisonné enamel, but if you look closely at the root of this twig...... Found not, this is clearly the first chisel tire after the filigree, but this yuan enamel production process is really superb, if it is not for the flaws here, it is difficult to find that the chisel tire technique is also used. ”

After Wei Xiu pointed out the flaws in this enamel, Shen Wanguo and Mu Yunlan looked at each other, and they both saw the look of shock in each other's eyes, how meticulous observation did it take to notice this inconspicuous detail?

Mu Yunlan's eyes flashed and she said: "In history, it is not uncommon for the enamel color to be used at the same time for the two techniques of chiseling and filigree, and now what Mr. Wei said can only prove that this enamel color contains the chisel technique, so how can Mr. Wei prove that this is a thing of the Yuan Dynasty?"