Chapter 16 Chicken Bowl Cup
Meng Zitao said bluntly: "Mr. Kang, I want to resign." ”
Kang Yan frowned slightly, and asked, "Why do you suddenly want to resign?" Could it be that Zhu Junda is embarrassing you again?"
Before Meng Zitao could answer, Xie Mingxu asked a little strangely, "What's the matter?"
Kang Yan said to Meng Zitao: "You can tell Mr. Xie about that." ”
Anyway, he was already incompatible with Zhu Junda, so Meng Zitao generously told him about the previous things.
Xie Mingxu was surprised: "No, Zhu Junda is actually this kind of person? Lao Kang, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Kang Yan said angrily: "You don't want to think about what you're doing during this time, I can't even touch your people, how can I tell you?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed in Xie Mingxu's eyes, and then he said: "Even so, why do you keep this kind of person, no matter how strong his ability is and his moral character is not good, it will only bring losses to the company." ”
Kang Yan glanced at Xie Mingxu angrily and said, "The person was recruited by your boss Xie, even if I want to dismiss him, I have to ask your opinion in person, right?"
Xie Mingxu said: "Then you can also give me a call!"
Kang Yan looked at Xie Mingxu like he was looking at an idiot, even if Zhu Junda was just an ordinary employee, since the person was personally recruited by your big boss, if he didn't say it to you in person in advance, would you have any opinions in your heart?
Besides, Zhu Junda only seems to have some minor problems for the time being, if he is dismissed like this, who knows what your big boss will think?
Seeing Xie Mingxu laugh dryly, Kang Yan retracted his gaze and looked at Meng Zitao again.
Meng Zitao shook his head and said: "During this time, Manager Zhu didn't embarrass me, I just wanted to go out and start my own business." ”
Kang Yan listened to Meng Zitao's words, and his brows furrowed even deeper: "It's good for young people to start a business, but you have to be clear about what your family's situation is now." ”
Meng Zitao smiled and said, "Mr. Kang, don't worry, I have solved the matter of money." ”
Meng Zitao's family situation Kang Yan also knew, so he felt a little strange when he heard this, but it was inconvenient for him to ask more about this kind of thing, so he asked: "Then what are you going to do? Is there anything you need my help with?"
Meng Zitao first expressed his gratitude, and then said: "I am ready to devote myself to the antique industry. ”
When Xie Mingxu heard this, he hurriedly asked, "Do you know antiques?"
Meng Zitao said truthfully: "I have been studying for four years. ”
Xie Mingxu said: "That's not a short time, do you know how to fight color?"
Meng Zitao nodded and said, "You can take a look." ”
Although he only has theoretical knowledge of Doucai, he can also see something when he combines abilities. Of course, the reason why he said this was also because he was curious in his heart, what kind of doucai could make Xie Mingxu lose millions.
"Then let's go!" After speaking, Xie Mingxu stood up and prepared to take Meng Zitao to his office.
Kang Yan glared at Meng Zitao, Xie Mingxu has asked experts to appraise him, can you still come back to life? I am not afraid that Xie Mingxu will be hit and spread his anger on your head!
Because he was worried about this, Kang Yan hurriedly followed.
After a while, Meng Zitao followed Xie Mingxu into his office, which was nearly fifty square meters in size, luxuriously decorated but did not have the feeling of breaking out, which made people feel very comfortable.
Xie Mingxu didn't talk nonsense, he went directly to take out the things, and asked Meng Zitao to identify them.
The thing is packed in a brocade box, and when you open it, you will see a pair of bucket chicken cups.
"Doucai" porcelain, created in the Ming Dynasty Chenghua period, the chicken bowl cup is the representative of Chenghua porcelain, for the new shape of Chenghua, because of its cylinder-shaped cup body and the outer wall painting chicken as the theme and named, for the Ming and Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelain famous.
Chenghua chicken bowl cup, regardless of fetal quality, shaping, painting, kiln firing, are all traceless. In the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty more than 200 years after Chenghua, it can still be seen vaguely, and is respected as the most successful work in Chenghua porcelain, the Qianlong Emperor not only let the porcelain capital of the imperial kiln imitate, but also inscribed poems.
This also shows its preciousness, which can be said to be an eternal treasure that all collectors want to collect.
This pair of bucket color chicken bowl cup is about ** centimeter in diameter on the outer wall of the skimming bowl, first with a blue and white fine line to lightly trace the outline of the ornamentation, glazed into the kiln by a high temperature of about 1300 degrees into the carcass, and then with red, green, yellow and other colors to fill the reserved blue and white decoration in the kiln low temperature roasting.
The outer wall of the cup is painted with a female and a male chicken, leading several chicks to forage leisurely, and the chicks have their own expectations, and the mood is cute and expressive. The two sides are decorated with light yellow daylilies, bright red laurels, and dense branches and leaves, all of which come out of the blue and white longevity stone. This pair of chicken bowl cups, the brush is vivid and delicate, and the double chicken feathers are as thin as hair, and the outline is clearly visible.
In addition, the bottom foot has a "Ming Chenghua year" paragraph.
Seeing that it was actually a Chenghua chicken bowl cup, and it was a pair, Meng Zitao couldn't help but be stunned, and asked casually: "Mr. Xie, take the liberty of asking, I don't know how much money you spent on this pair of chicken bowl cups?"
Xie Mingxu said with some embarrassment: "It cost six million and eight hundred thousand. ”
Meng Zitao was speechless for a while, you know, there are now written records, there are only four genuine Chenghua chicken bowl cups in private collections, which one is not worth tens of millions? For example, in 1999, Xiangjiang Fubi auctioned a Chenghua chicken bowl cup, and the effective price was nearly 30 million.
If you want to say that there are any flaws in this pair of Chenghua chicken bowl cups, the six million is still said in the past, but these two Chenghua chicken bowl cups are in perfect condition, and you know that it is impossible to think about this price.
After all, he was the big boss of the company, and Meng Zitao didn't want to say more, so he took a closer look. It's just that the more he looks at it, the more doubts in his eyes become, because this chicken bowl cup is delicate, the white glaze is warm, the color is elegant, the decoration and shape are all exquisite, and the level is very high, it really doesn't look like it is made by ordinary people.
Seeing the end, Meng Zitao couldn't help but use the ability, and his heart was suddenly surprised.
Meng Zitao raised his head and asked, "Mr. Xie, do you have a magnifying glass here?"
"Yes......" Xie Mingxu nodded again and again, and then went to get a magnifying glass: "This is 60-100 times, I don't know if it's enough?"
"That's it. ”
With a hundredfold magnifying glass, Mencius can combine what is said in the book to add some identification experience.
After a few minutes, seeing that Meng Zitao had finished reading something, Xie Mingxu couldn't wait to ask, "How is it, is it true or false?"
Meng Zitao explained: "The genuine tire of Chenghua Doucai is delicate and pure, the carcass is light and thin, bright and translucent, and it is tooth white or fleshy red, but the imitation is pure white and the carcass is thicker than the real product.
In addition, the blue and white materials used in Chenghua Doucai are 'equal green', the blue and white hair color is elegant, quiet, the color is soft, and the enamel is thick and smooth with jade texture. In the early stage of Chenghua, there were also Su materials, so the color was thicker, close to the late Xuande period, but the number was not much. ”
"And your pair of chicken cups are a little different from the real product in terms of tire glaze, blue and white, etc., so it is certain that it is not genuine, but it is ......"
Hearing the word "but", Xie Mingxu's disappointed eyes suddenly glowed, and he asked, "But what?"
Meng Zitao said with a smile: "But although they are not genuine, if I am not mistaken, they should be imitation Chenghua chicken bowl cups during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty." ”
"Imitated during the Kangxi period?"
Hearing this result, Xie Mingxu and Kang Yan were surprised.
"That's true. ”
Meng Zitao explained: "Why do I say this, because the size of the Chenghua cup imitated by Kangxi is slightly larger than the real product, the bottom foot is wider than the real product, the blue and white square frame inside the bottom is larger, accounting for the bottom foot, the blue and white lines are thicker, the color is darker than Chenghua, and the decoration is slightly dull, especially the mountain stone painting method, which increases the background color concentration in the mountain stone to embellish the layer." ”
"Kangxi Doucai carcass is light and thin, the enamel is also fine and moisturizing, the workmanship is fine, the carcass is firm and fine, the glaze and the carcass are tightly combined, the glaze is white and blue, the glaze is pure, there is a feeling of fine and moist jade, and the glaze has the characteristics of eggshell green. ”
"However, Kangxi color material is not as pure as Chenghua, and some small particles can be seen under high magnification, which happens to be the key point of identification of Kangxi imitation Chenghua, and it is also the characteristic of Kangxi Dou color porcelain...... To sum up, I think that this pair of chicken bowl cups should be imitated during the Kangxi period. ”
Xie Mingxu nodded again and again when he heard this, and there was a hint of hope in his eyes, and he asked with some apprehension: "Then how much can this pair of chicken bowl cups be worth?"
Meng Zitao thought for a while and said: "During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the Chenghua Doucai chicken bowl cup was highly valued, and many celebrity works recorded in many records. ”
"And this pair of chicken cups is not unexpected, it should be one of them. Like this pure imitation kiln chicken bowl cup, it is a unique variety of similar themes in the Qing Dynasty, which is not rare, and the price on the market is also good. Judging by the quality, workmanship, etc., I think the market price should be around three million. Of course, this is my family's words, Mr. Xie, you can find other experienced masters to evaluate. ”
Hearing the price of three million, Xie Mingxu still felt very disappointed, after all, whoever lost three million and eight hundred thousand at once, he would definitely not feel good.
As for whether Meng Zitao will be too low, this may be possible, but Meng Zitao explained in such detail and professionally, even if the valuation is lower, he thinks it is impossible to reach the level of one million.
Xie Mingxu is the big boss in the end, so he quickly adjusted his mentality, laughed at himself and said: "Fortunately, this time there is no blood and no return, which can be regarded as a blessing." ”
At this time, Kang Yan next to him suddenly gave Meng Zitao a look, and then asked, "Xiao Meng, can you be sure that this is indeed an imitation during the Kangxi period?"
He said this not because he didn't believe in Meng Zitao, but for the sake of safety, don't make Xie Mingxubai happy at that time, it will have some impact on Meng Zitao. Because of this, he gave Meng Zitao a look in advance.