After leaving the store, Zhao Tianming made it clear to his buddies the true details of the inkstone.

He told Huang Qifei that from the perspective of unearthed artifacts, the appearance of inkstones should not be later than the Han Dynasty, the earliest copper was made, and later changed to pottery, porcelain, jade, stone and other materials.

The inkstones of the Han Dynasty are mostly in the shape of turtles, snakes, bears and sheep, and the material is mainly bronze, and the shape is simple and vigorous. Such as the Eastern Han Dynasty copper Xuanwu inkstone, exquisite workmanship, vivid and natural.

In the subsequent dynasties, there were more popular styles, such as the blue glazed rabbit-shaped inkstone in the Three Kingdoms period, which came from the Yue kiln at that time, its shape was simple and simple, and had the meaning of auspicious reunion; the celadon inkstone drops such as frog turtles in the Jin Dynasty; the inkstone drops in the Northern and Southern Dynasties period, the material was mostly porcelain, and the shape was mainly animal; the inkstone droplets in the Tang Dynasty were small in shape and unique in shape, in addition to porcelain products, there were also copper products.

"Until the Song Dynasty, with the development of porcelain, coupled with the improvement of people's aesthetic level, inkstone, as one of the varieties of scholars, was favored by literati and scholars. The style of inkstone is novel and unique, and the themes are boat-shaped, seated figurine-shaped, child-shaped cow-herding, fish-shaped, etc. For example, the one you get is the tortoiseshell inkstone of the Song Dynasty brother kiln. Zhao Tianming said to him.

Those who know porcelain know that there were five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, namely Guan, Ge, Ru, Ding, and Jun.

An important feature of glazed porcelain is glaze opening, which is a natural cracking phenomenon that occurs on the glaze. Cracking was originally a defect in porcelain firing, but later people mastered the law of cracking and consciously made it produce an open piece, resulting in a unique beauty.

"The most amazing thing is that the cracked part of this inkstone is just the back of the turtle, forming a piece of tortoise shell, which is natural. It can be said that you have made a lot of money, boss. Zhao Tianming said.

"How much will this thing be worth if it is auctioned?" Huang Qifei couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Tianming thought for a while, valuation has always been his weakness, and he has not fully grasped the market of various antiques for the time being.

The works of the Song Dynasty Ge kiln, and they are also high-quality works, he thinks that one hundred thousand should be no problem. If it weren't for the fact that the item was too small, it would be even more expensive.

"Earn so much?" Huang Qifei was taken aback, he had long expected that he had taken advantage, but he didn't expect it to be so terrifying.

"Your piece is also a boutique, and the price is very reasonable. Zhao Tianming nodded.

He told Huang Qifei that the value of Ge kiln porcelain is mainly based on three aspects: glaze color, vessel type, and age.

The first way to do this is to confirm the authenticity of the "identity". It should start from two places: glaze luster and porcelain fetus. The surface of the real Ge kiln porcelain is warm and even, and the ordinary imitation is a strong and dazzling porcelain light on the surface, commonly known as "thief light".

The second is to look at the porcelain fetus, you can turn the porcelain upside down to look at the bottom surface, and observe whether the "flame red" and "jumping knife marks" on the fetal bone are their own.

Generally, the real Ge kiln porcelain, due to the high iron content of the porcelain fetus, will burst out during the firing process, and it will become dark red, commonly known as "flame red".

The "jumping knife marks" are after the completion of the mud tire production, digging out the middle part with a bamboo knife, and the scratched marks are called "jumping knife marks", which are relatively rough, but the digging marks are natural, requiring very skilled and superb technology, and it is difficult to imitate them in modern times.

Zhao Tianming pointed out one by one, so that when this guy gave gifts, he could answer a few questions from others.

"Hey, hey, that's good, that's good!" Huang Qifei was stupid for a while.

Then, when he saw the box in Zhao Tianming's hand, he couldn't help but ask tentatively: "You Gu Mo, won't there be something strange about you?"

If that's the case, didn't the old man cry to death? They picked up two leaks, and he lost a lot of money, right?

Zhao Tianming smiled: "Luckily, there is a piece that is true, they are not serious enough." ”

Huang Qifei almost burst into foul language, it's too easy to make money like this, right?

Otherwise, it will be even more precious, after all, the things used by the ancient emperors will be more precious. Zhao Tianming heard that the most expensive ancient ink at present is the dragon incense imperial ink in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which has created an auction record of more than 8 million.

"Fortunately, this is also a masterpiece. Zhao Tianming said.

"Ink making is also made by famous artists?"

Of course, in ancient times, almost all the treasures of the study room had the saying of famous works. Ancient ink is no exception, and after the Song Dynasty, ink has become more and more ornamental. Zhao Tianming said.

During the Southern Tang Dynasty, Huimo's reputation gradually rose, and it was praised by Shilin. According to historical records, from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, it was mostly smoke ink, and the Song Dynasty invented oil smoke ink.

In the Ming Dynasty, the ink-making industry was more developed, and the ink-making center at that time was in southern Anhui. At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there were many famous ink makers, Cao Sugong and Wang Jinsheng, Wang Jie'an, and Hu Kaiwen were known as the four great ink makers of the late Ming Dynasty, and Hu Kaiwen was known as the four great ink makers of this period.

Generally speaking, the composition of the ink must have glue, due to the erosion of the air, the age is very old, the gum is very easy to dry up, so the ink that is too old will naturally break.

"Ancient ink in the Ming Dynasty is rare, and ancient ink before the Song Dynasty was even rarer than giant pandas. My part should be the work of Hu Kaiwen in the Qing Dynasty. Tens of thousands of yuan, more than 100,000 should still be wanted. Zhao Tianming said with satisfaction.

What really made Hu Kaiwen a generation of medicinal ink masters was that he created the Eight Treasures and Five Gall Medicinal Ink, which he used bear bile, snake bile, herring bile, ox gall, pig bile, etc., and 8 kinds of precious medicinal materials such as buffalo horn, antelope horn, toad crisp, pearl, bezoar, musk, cinnabar, etc., and added wood to make the Eight Treasures and Five Gall Medicinal Ink that cools blood and stops bleeding. It is said that the treatment of impotence has miraculous effects.

This piece in Zhao Tianming's hand should be one of his masterpieces of Eight Treasures and Rare Ink-tongue-shaped ink.

It is 9.9 centimeters long, 3.8 centimeters wide and 0.9 centimeters thick. The ink front yang text depicts the golden double dragon playing with pearls. The back is decorated with gold four treasures and lace, the central yin text depicts the words "Xiangyin Zuo's Tibetan Tobacco", and the ink side Yang script "Huizhou Xiucheng Hu Kaiwen".

You have made tens of thousands of dollars again, Huang Qifei secretly said, as long as you have the ability, this line of money is too cruel.

But in fact, in all walks of life, as long as you have the ability, it is very easy to make money, and outsiders look at insiders and feel that other people's money is easy to make a little.

For example, companies that develop games. In the eyes of others, isn't it the same as grabbing money? What is the cost? Isn't it just made up of some computer coding? But after the service is opened, it is normal to earn millions or tens of millions.

However, I didn't know how many brain cells people wasted in order to develop that game.

Another example is what Huang Qifei sees now, antique shops, antiques seem to be very profitable, but the risk is not ordinarily big. If you get it wrong, you can even break the bank.

"As for this one, it is actually an antiquity, but it has almost no collection value. Zhao Tianming looked at the other piece and said.

Because of the integrity and fragmentation of ink, the value varies greatly. Therefore, many people today reassemble the old ink breakers in order to obtain high prices.