Chapter 178: The Most Awesome Flaunting of Wealth
Su Yuan picked up a teacup, with a price tag of as high as 1.5 million yen, worthy of a well-known top brand.
"There is also Noni Tek, which is as white as snow and bright in color, and is loved by people who advocate pure white. However, the white without any decoration is too monotonous, so the designer designed some folds or hollow patterns on the pure white hard porcelain, which looks both a simple beauty and a sense of design. ”
Su Yuan's eyes lit up, there were people who also played carving?
Emi Yanagi said disdainfully beside him: "This kind of thing is also worthy of getting an axe in front of the master?"
Kojiro laughed and said respectfully: "Of course, it can't be compared with the master, but the number of industrial products is the biggest competitiveness, so ......"
Su Yuan nodded, looking at the complete set of tea sets, although the craftsmanship is not worth mentioning, but the advantage is that the quantity is large, 800,000 yen can also meet the needs of mass consumption, no wonder it can occupy the market.
Hirojiro took out another set of tableware, with gorgeous colors and exquisite textures, and explained, "Narumi has been a famous producer of ceramics since ancient times, and the village began firing Narumi ware as early as the beginning of the Edo period. ”
"By the end of the shogunate, many workshops were making ceramics in various parts of Narumi. It wasn't until 1911 that Nagoya officially established the brand. As a family classic, the Dihua series has been selling well since its birth in 1972. ”
In particular, plum blossoms, as a lucky flower are loved by people, and it is also the best conveyance of subtle and elegant oriental artistic conception, with simple blue and white tones and complex and delicate flower-shaped designs colliding perfectly, and 24K gold also outlines the restrained elegance and wanton blooming gorgeousness between the shades. ”
"The top works are worth a lot of money, with a maximum of 3.5 million yen, and they are the favorite brands of the elite and elite. ”
Su Yuan picked up the plate and heard something about Narumi, providing high-quality bone china tableware to many regions and companies. For example, Island Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and even Emirates Airlines have first class.
Four Seasons, Park Hyatt, Hyatt, Ritz-Carlton, Shangri-La and many other top hotels, as well as the seven-star Burj Al-Arab in Dubai.
Don't underestimate a set of tableware, with tens of billions of profits every year, exported to the world, and is one of the two major bone china giants.
"Finally, it is Zewu, the largest porcelain brand in China, the emperor's royal use for eating and drinking tea, which can be called a behemoth. ”
In the end, Kojiro took out a set of tea sets and analyzed: "I have visited them many times, the first floor of the factory is porcelain materials, technology, firing techniques, types of introduction, and some craftsmen are working, basically a small table for one person, slowly hand-painted porcelain, really pure handmade." ”
"The second layer is the experience, you can draw it by hand and send it directly to your home after firing. The third layer is dry goods, and the Zewu ceramics accumulated over a hundred years are displayed there, dozens of classics, which have been leading the aesthetic trend. ”
"Once a set of limited edition auctions actually exceeded 10 million yen, creating a record for the sky-high price of modern crafts, it is the only brand that I think is worth collecting!"
Speaking of this, Kojiro suddenly remembered something, and quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, but now this record has been broken by you, the master, so ......"
Su Yuan waved his hand, and after reading Zewu's most classic is the flower yarn series, he said with a smile: "There is no vanity under the fame, and Zewu really deserves its reputation." It seems that this tea ceremony is also a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, and the masters are like clouds, which is a bit interesting. ”
Hirojiro's face was full of seriousness, and he said solemnly: "As the most well-known tea ceremony exhibition in China, the level is very high, attracting countless collectors and agents every year, and those who are qualified to participate are all big brands. ”
"There are also many senior collectors, who will take out fine products to arrange tea banquets, once recognized by connoisseurs, it is definitely a good thing for fame and fortune. ”
"Cocoon Mountain Longquan Hall will participate every year, and this year, there are master works in the town, and they will definitely be able to make a splash and sweep thousands of troops!"
Su Yuan laughed, and this time he took out two sets of exquisite tea sets, a plum blue and white vase, a three-legged incense burner, and a brother kiln amphora, one in a hundred, the best of the best.
Hongjiro carefully took out a painting scroll from the safe and opened it slowly, Su Yuan was a little surprised: "Song Mayuan's autumn water map!"
Hongjiro looked proud and said softly: "This is the treasure of the town hall of Longquan Hall, it has never been kept secret, this time there is finally a chance to reappear in the sky, only it can be worthy of your work!"
Su Yuan didn't expect to see the true works of Ma Yuan in the Song Dynasty, the calligraphy and painting of the Song and Yuan dynasties can be called national treasures, even in the Forbidden City, it is also a treasure of the town hall, and it is worthy of the Longquan Hall of Cocoon Mountain.
Having studied the tea ceremony, Sen no Rikyu is the master of the tea ceremony of the island country, and his proposal for harmony and respect for silence is regarded as the essence of the tea ceremony.
Most of the famous tea ceremony schools today, such as Omotesenke, Satosenke, and Samurai Koji Senka, have a deep relationship with Sen no Rikyu, and can be divided into matcha and sencha in general, and the word tea ceremony is a matcha ceremony that originated earlier.
The core is naturally tea, and in addition to tea, the snacks and fruits prepared by the host, the rules and etiquette between the host and the guest, the layout of the tea room, the selection of calligraphy and paintings, the pottery of the tea set, and even the gardening of the garden all constitute several major elements of the tea ceremony.
Millennium-old has evolved into a comprehensive cultural and artistic activity, the rules are very cumbersome, through participating in tea parties and learning tea ceremonies can cultivate temperament, cultivate aesthetics, is one of the compulsory courses for children of the upper class.
Harmony refers to the spirit, attitude and rhetoric that should be possessed between the host and the guest. Tranquility requires that the tea room and tea garden should maintain a quiet and elegant environment and atmosphere.
Prepare tea in advance, put charcoal in advance, the tea room should be warm in winter and cool in summer, keep the natural beauty of indoor flower arrangement, observe the time, prepare rain gear, and always keep the guests in mind.
Ordering, boiling, brewing, and serving tea requires specialized skills and training. Tea tasting is divided into rotation and single drink, the rotation is that the guests take turns to taste a bowl of tea, and the single drink is a separate bowl of tea for each guest.
After drinking tea, according to the custom, the guests should appreciate and praise all kinds of tea sets. Finally, the guests bow down to the host and say goodbye, and the host warmly sends them off.
The tea ceremony is the highest level of hospitality in the island country, and the tea room looks simple and even monotonous, but the devil is in the details.
The courtyard garden is only the minimum threshold, then the tea props, then the vase, and finally the hanging paintings. If it's all genuine from the Song Dynasty, then ......
Don't even think about it if you don't have tens of billions!
So it's not so much a tea ceremony, it's actually a large group of local tyrants who show off their wealth nakedly, whether it's a top brand with tens of billions of huge profits every year, or a century-old brand like Cocoon Mountain Longquantang, those who are eligible to participate are the masters of the masters.
Kojiro Cocoyama looked at a few works, his heart was surging, the most correct decision in this life was to cooperate with Su Yuan!
Especially the exquisite porcelain, it can reach the legendary realm of water out of nothing, and play celadon for a lifetime, and today I know what it is:
Sit back and watch the sky!