Zhao Tianming thought for a while and looked at Lu Yating.

"This purple clay pot, if you don't continue to use it, I think it's better to transfer it, keep it in your hands, if the pot is not raised, it will slowly lose its charm!" Zhao Tianming said.

If an expensive purple clay pot is not carefully maintained, its value will be greatly reduced over time. Raising a pot is an elegant act in the process of tea affairs, although its purpose is to "utensils", but the protagonist is still "people".

As far as he knows, there are a lot of things to do about raising pots, and it is difficult for people who are not really hobby to raise a purple clay pot.

Maintenance is a long process, can not be achieved overnight, resolutely can not use fine sandcloth sandpaper polishing cloth and other wiping of the purple sand pot, this will damage the surface of the pot, make the pot lose its natural luster, leave scratches, thereby destroying the texture of the purple sand.

In addition, for example, some people who keep pots think that the leftover tea juice left in the pot will help the development of the pot, which is a wrong understanding. Although the purple clay pot does have the characteristics of not being rancid overnight, the overnight tea will have the smell of stale soup, which is very damaging to the purple clay pot! It is also unhygienic and not good for the body.

In short, it takes a long time to raise a good pot, and the person who uses the pot needs to have a good habit, but in the final analysis, it is necessary to have a pot made of good mud first, otherwise it will not be raised.

"Can you tell us, how much is it worth?" This is the question that Brother Lu Yating is most concerned about.

Selling, it must be sold, what's the use of keeping it in your hands? It is not necessary to use such a valuable thing as a souvenir.

When it comes to price, you have to analyze several elements with them: perfect image structure, exquisite production skills, and excellent practical functions.

The image structure refers to the spout, wrench, cover, button and foot of the pot, which should be coordinated with the overall proportion of the pot body. Exquisite skills are the criteria for judging the quality of purple clay pot art. Excellent practical function refers to the appropriate volume and weight, when the pot wrench, grip, the surrounding seam of the pot, the spout water flow smoothly, but also to consider the color and pattern of the harmony of the world.

"First of all, let's look at the structure of this purple sand pot, as I said just now, it is a typical purple sand square teapot. Well, its structure is naturally good. The production skills are not bad, but unfortunately there is no inscription and seal. Combined with its age, and your grandfather's meticulous care over the years. ”

Zhao Tianming pondered for a while before he said an approximate price: "I think, about 70,000 yuan! If it is a masterpiece with a title and a seal, it is not as simple as doubling or twice, and the price can even soar to more than 200,000. ”

The people of the Lu family felt very pity, but the tens of thousands of purple clay pots also made them a little frightened.

Fortunately, it was not thrown away. Otherwise, I really regret dying.

"The purple clay pot is also very expensive, and millions of it has also been auctioned. You guys are a little ordinary. It can be worth a lot of money, as long as it is considered to be a little historical, plus well maintained. Zhao Tianming said to them.

"What about these two pieces of pressed paper?" Lu Yating's eldest brother forgot what it was called, so he remembered that it seemed to be used to press paper.

"It's called paperweight, and it's made of mahogany. ”

Similar to the four treasures of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, paperweight can be called the "little five" in the ancient literati room. In the study room, the ancient literati often put small bronze and jade objects on the desk to admire, and at the same time used to press paper or books, thus appearing paperweights.

He introduced that the paperweight is made of a variety of materials, mostly jade, porcelain, bamboo, wood, iron, and copper, and is usually carved with orchid, chrysanthemum, plum, bamboo and verse patterns, as well as three-dimensional images of animals and people.

The production materials of the Ming and Qing dynasties are more common jade, stone, copper, ebony, rosewood, etc., among which the stone paperweight is the most. In terms of shape, it is mainly in the shape of a long strip, which generally appears in a pair form, and is engraved with poetic aphorisms or couplet paintings.

"Rare materials, well-carved, ingenious designs, and old paperweights are highly collectible. ”

However, in the collection market, it is common to use paperweights made of rosewood, mahogany, wenge and other materials, and the price is less than 1,000 yuan, which has not attracted more attention from collectors. In large-scale auctions, the overall transaction price of paperweights is not high, and most of the single collections are sold for less than 100,000 yuan, and sometimes there are low-priced items sold for thousands of yuan, which is difficult to compare with inkstones, brushes, and seals.

"To measure whether a type of collection is valuable, we must look at its humanistic value, that is, how it contains historical and cultural connotations, second, it depends on its technological value, whether the carving is delicate, whether the design is unique, and third, we must look at the value of materials. ”

"In terms of material, this is an old mahogany, which is also one of the precious woods, and the material is good. However, it has not been polished, leaving only two maxims. The value is limited, and it's good to collect it yourself. Zhao Tianming said with a smile.

He didn't tell the other party exactly how much it was worth.

Everyone present can realize that this paperweight is not very valuable.

"Then keep it as a souvenir!" Lu Yating's eldest brother hurriedly said.

Lu Yating rolled her eyes and glared at her eldest brother very depressed.

"Can you tell when it was?" Lu Yating wanted to know most about its history.

Zhao Tianming thought for a while and told her that the paperweights of the Ming Dynasty were mostly ruler-shaped, with animal buttons on them.

"In the Qing Dynasty, the paperweight was innovative while following the style of the Ming Dynasty, especially with the progress of technology, the decorative taste of the paperweight began to appear, which can be described as a collection of ornamental and practical in one. ”

Lu Yating frowned: "It doesn't seem to match." ”

"Of course, you don't necessarily have to meet these requirements to be considered an item of that era, after all, there will always be some non-mainstream existence. ”

Lu Yating sneered and laughed, is it still not mainstream?

Zhao Tianming pointed to the two aphorisms on the paperweight: "You should know who said these two aphorisms, right?"

On the paperweight: Reading is not in the three more and five drums, and the gong is only afraid of one exposure and ten colds!

At this time, the handsome old man in the kitchen stretched out his head and said, "That's what Guo Moruo said." ”

Zhao Tianming raised his thumb: "That's right! Then, you can conclude that this pair of paperweights must be checked if you are interested after Guo Moruo said these two sentences!"

Awesome! Lu Yating and the others said secretly.

They hadn't noticed this before, and the question was a bit silly!

It's no wonder that this pair of paperweights isn't worth much and has little history. Antiques, antiques!

Zhao Tianming picked up the last item, the inkstone. Inkstones are usually more precious than paperweights, especially famous inkstones. In ancient times, scholars didn't have an inkstone, and they didn't want to show off!