Chapter 454: Possibly Stolen Goods

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The two of you come and go, and in the blink of an eye, Yuan Yanfeng's offer actually reached 300,000. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 However, Meng Zitao was also not to be outdone, and also followed the offer: "500,000!"

As soon as this remark came out, the audience was silent, but immediately, the discussion was endless, basically most people thought that Meng Zitao was crazy, and he dared to spend 500,000 yuan on an imitation, which was simply a problem with his brain.

In addition, there are also people who have doubts in their hearts, for example, one who is sitting not far from the right of Meng Zitao said to his companion: "I said, this will not be a problem for the goblet, right?"

"What's the problem, you don't think that pair of goblets is genuine, mistaken for an imitation, right?"

Seeing that his friend really meant something, he couldn't help laughing: "You're really stupid, let's not talk about anything else, if it's genuine, how much is Xuande Wucai worth, at least tens of millions, right? Even hundreds of millions are possible." If you were the owner of something, would you agree to be confiscated?"

"That's impossible, and it's genuine, so there's no reason to confiscate it. ā€

"That's it, since it's impossible for a normal person to do this, how can it be genuine?"

"But what's the matter with these two guys, they don't necessarily have money and nowhere to spend it, right?"

"What else can it do, vindictive. I don't know the person in front, but you can't see the young man on the left who is shouting the price? With bodyguards by his side, he knows at a glance that he is the son of a rich family, and I guess he is still a gentleman, and he won't stop when he sees something. ā€

"It's possible to ...... at this point."

At the same time, Yuan Yanfeng saw that Meng Zitao actually offered 500,000 yuan, and he felt that he had reason to believe that Meng Zitao should see something, which made him hate Meng Zitao to the core, and he was also a little panicked.

Because, if Meng Zitao really recognized that this was a genuine product, he would definitely not give up, and it would be impossible to give up until he reached the limit of his psychological tolerance.

However, before this, Yuan Yanfeng or the planner didn't take this into account at all, so he didn't make corresponding preparations, and he only had more than 100,000 liquid funds on his bank card, so he wanted to fight for some money, which must be enough.

For a while, Yuan Yanfeng was in distress, arguing for no, not for not, and at this time, the auctioneer had already begun to report the number.

"500,000, three times, deal!" With a loud hammer from the auctioneer, the pair of colorful goblets that surprised the audience were won by Meng Zitao.

Next, the last two pairs of goblets were also obtained by Meng Zitao, in fact, he could not buy them, but the main thing was that he still wanted to confuse Yuan Yanfeng, whether it had any effect or not, he still had to try it.

At the end of the auction, Yuan Yanfeng got up from his position and looked at Meng Zitao, who had also just stood up, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Because Meng Zitao's current appearance is more outstanding, coupled with Meng Zitao's current fame, although the two sides have only met once, Yuan Yanfeng still recognized him immediately.

When Yuan Yanfeng looked at him, Meng Zitao also noticed it, so he replied with a smiling expression.

Yuan Yanfeng's face immediately pulled down, and at the same time, another question arose in his heart, did Meng Zitao just see that the pair of goblets was genuine, or was it to take revenge on Yang Ruifeng for snatching that set of screens earlier?

Half-loud, Yuan Yanfeng felt that he didn't need to think about it, because he had already reported the situation, and what to do depends on what he thinks above.

Thinking of this, Yuan Yanfeng left his seat and left the auction hall directly.

On the other side, Meng Zitao and the others walked out of the hall with the things they had just photographed, and Zhang Jingqiang couldn't wait to ask: "Zitao, what's going on, now you can always make it clear, but don't tell me that the pair of goblets you competed against before are genuine." ā€

Shu Ze also felt unreasonable: "I remember, this kind of thing has been identified by experts in advance, so it shouldn't be sloppy, right?"

Meng Zitao smiled and said, "Actually, don't you think it's a little strange for these goblets to appear here?"

Zhang Jingqiang asked, "What do you say?"

Shu Ze reacted relatively quickly, and immediately understood what Meng Zitao meant: "It is indeed a little strange, these imitation cultural relics were confiscated because they did not have the relevant documents authorized to imitate the first-class cultural relics, but does the goblet have a prototype? Since there is no prototype, it is not an imitation cultural relic, so it stands to reason that it should not appear here." ā€

"Maybe the case-handling personnel didn't figure it out, but the original owner should know this truth, but he didn't argue, isn't this three hundred taels of silver here?"

Zhang Jingqiang said with some doubts: "I don't think it's too likely, if this thing is genuine, then why did the original owner take such a measure?"

Meng Zitao said: "I have an idea, you see, if I take a picture from here, I can get a supporting document, which proves that this is an imitation, if I take this document and go through the customs security check, there should be no problem, right?"

"Hey, it seems that this is indeed the reason. Zhang Jingqiang believes that this possibility exists, and it is very likely.

"But it's the same question from just now. Shu Ze said: "Didn't the experts who identified it recognize that it was genuine?"

Meng Zitao smiled: "Did you recognize it as the real thing just now?"

"This ...... Indeed, I don't think the tire glaze looks like Xuande porcelain, how do you think it's genuine?" Shu Ze said, and the others nodded yes.

"Let's find a place to talk about this problem, and in addition, it is possible that experts will be bought. ā€

Meng Zitao added: "I know this person, and he is now under investigation." ā€

Meng Zitao's latter sentence made everyone understand, it seems that there are still unknown situations in this, they all know what to ask and what not to ask, so they didn't say much.

Everyone took the car to find a restaurant and asked for a private room, Shu Ze asked the waiter to serve tea first, and the dishes would be served later.

After the waiter left, Meng Zitao took out the three pairs of colorful goblets he had just photographed for everyone to appreciate. At the same time, he also looked at it carefully, so as not to explain something that didn't make sense.

Shu Ze looked at the three pairs of goblets in detail and asked, "Zitao, how do you think this pair of goblets is genuine?" You see, although they are relatively warm on the surface, they are generally thicker and heavier, and compared with a Xuande blue and white goblet in my collection, the weight difference is really obvious. ā€

"Moreover, this pair of goblets is very old, look closely, and there are relatively fine opening pieces, so although it looks really beautiful and old, it is completely inconsistent with the characteristics of Xuande porcelain. ā€

Everyone also has such doubts as Shu Ze, and they all feel that there is a big difference from the Xuande porcelain they have seen in the past.

Meng Zitao said: "I don't know if you have any understanding of what the ancients often said, gemstone glaze?"

"Gemstone glaze, are you talking about agate?" asked Shuze.

Meng Zitao said: "Gemstone glaze is generally just a general talk, as for what kind of gemstone is used, it is not necessarily, but for this goblet, it should be the formula of agate glaze, when you observed just now, I don't know if you found a white opaque point, this is actually agate." ā€

Speaking of this, Meng Zitao picked up a goblet and pointed to a few positions, allowing everyone to observe with a 50x magnifying glass.

Everyone took a closer look and found that it was indeed as Meng Zitao said.

Zhang Jingqiang was still a little puzzled: "Did the Ming Dynasty official kiln color porcelain add agate?"

Meng Zitao explained: "In fact, the history of ancient agate or other gemstones into the glaze is very early, as early as the Western Jin Dynasty, ceramics have a related formula, and then until the Song Dynasty developed to the heyday, after that, the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have used this process. ā€

"However, because porcelain made with this technique is often one of the finest pieces of royal ware. Therefore, it was hidden in the deep palace at that time, and it is rare for the world to see, and after more than 1,000 years of baptism, it is even more rare and precious to pass it on today. Therefore, when you see some porcelain that does not conform to common sense, but is very exquisite, do not immediately think that it is a fake or the product of a private kiln. ā€

When Shu Ze heard this, he looked thoughtful, and he asked, "Then the points I just said are all due to the agate added to the fetal glaze?"

Meng Zitao replied: "Almost, first of all, due to the large proportion of agate, as long as there is agate in the utensils, whether it is in the tire or in the glaze, it must be slightly heavier than the same kind of agate ware in the same period." If the fetus or glaze are all incorporated, such as individual sacrificial vessels in the Yuan Dynasty and some imperial vessels in the Yongxuan period, etc., they are generally obviously extraordinarily heavy. ā€

"This kind of porcelain generally does not need to be seen, and experienced connoisseurs can feel it as long as they use their hands. Of course, this weight is relative, and it is not the same as the dead and heavy feeling of the imitation, which you can compare with the other two pairs. ā€

Everyone weighed it with their hands, and since they were all quite experienced, they could really feel the difference between the three.

Mencius continued: "Secondly, the glaze of this kind of utensils is blue and oily, and it looks relatively moist, and it becomes thick and deep with age. Generally, the white glaze is easier to reveal the gray and green gloss, if the proportion of agate in the tire and glaze is too high, the longer the age, it appears more oily, and other similar utensils put together, there is a feeling of standing out from the crowd. ā€

In addition, among these kinds of utensils, there are a very small number of them, which are fired according to the emperor's preferences, so its process formula must be different from the general official kiln porcelain, and the style is also different from the ordinary official kiln porcelain, which is quite special. Because of these two points, some people feel that it is a fake, and thus miss it. ā€

"Also, as you said, this pair of goblets looks old, and that's because the agate itself is moist and easily contaminated. And because it is difficult to achieve coordination between the formula process and the firing temperature, or because the formula process is unreasonable, the firing is not well mastered, etc., most of them have open pieces. ā€

The diversity of the opening piece is more complicated by the different compositions of how much agate is added, so there are all kinds of shapes of the opening pieces of this type of ware. But in any case, if it is genuine, under a 50x magnifying glass, the glazed opening of the piece, the old dirt will go straight to the bottom of the opening. ā€

Next, Meng Zitao explained in detail the characteristics of this kind of porcelain with agate glaze, and explained in detail the characteristics of Xuande five-color porcelain, except for Shu Ze, everyone else listened to it with relish.

After drinking a cup of tea, Meng Zitao noticed Shu Ze's slightly strange expression and asked, "What's the matter, I look at you like you, as if you have eaten a fly." ā€

Shu Ze waved his hand: "Don't mention it, I feel worse than eating flies now." ā€

Meng Zitao immediately thought of why, and said with a smile: "You can't have missed the official kiln ware with agate glaze, right?"

Shu Ze said very unhappily: "But isn't it, last time I went to Panjiayuan with Lu Baocheng, I came across a Kangxi colorful dragon pattern pen wash, I looked at it at the time and thought it was pretty good, but because of the characteristics you just said, I felt that there was a problem and it didn't look like a genuine product, and it was finally bought by Lu Baocheng." ā€

"Afterwards, this guy actually told me that he wanted it because he liked it, and now it seems that he is very clear, and he actually lied to me without telling me a word, which is too annoying, and I must settle accounts with him when I go back to the capital. ā€

Lu Baocheng behaved like this, and it was not convenient for Meng Zitao to comment now, but Shu Ze's angry appearance made him feel very funny, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to have such an experience." ā€

Shu Ze said angrily: "I lost one such treasure, and you are still gloating, in this case, you are responsible for the Moyu birthday star I want." ā€

That day, when he got the news of Moyu Shouxing, Shu Ze sent someone to inquire, and yesterday he also found the family, however, the other party said that Moyu Shouxing had been sold to a local collector.

Later, Shu Ze asked him to go to the collector, but the other party said that he had already sold the things to someone else, and the other party was an overseas Chinese who only knew how to do business in Nanyang.

There was no way, Shu Ze had to send someone to inquire again, but because there was relatively little information, and the matter had been several years, and the other party was abroad, it was not very convenient to find it, so the matter was delayed.

Meng Zitao asked rhetorically: "Why do you want me to be responsible?"

Shu Ze smiled: "No way, you guy is so lucky, come to an auction and actually meet such a treasure, I believe that the Moyu birthday ornament I want, you will not be able to find it in a long time." ā€

Meng Zitao shook his head: "Come on, do you think this pair of colorful goblets is mine?"

Everyone thinks about it, because this pair of goblets is very likely to be stolen, and how to deal with it is definitely not up to Mencius Tao alone. (To be continued.) )