After Wanyu explained that he didn't want to sell it for the time being, Sun Zhongyuan turned his mind and asked, "Old Wu, you are a collector of ancient weapons, have you ever heard that there is a person named Dajiuping Saburo in the Japanese Kingdom?"

"Demon Sword Dajiu?" Wu Lao actually replied immediately. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"This, is that his nickname?"

"Yes, this person is a famous sword master in the Wa Kingdom, and at the same time, he is also a collector of ancient swords. The title of demon sword, on the one hand, refers to his sword skills, and on the other hand, it means that he is like a demon in terms of sword collection, and the collection is too rich!" Wu Lao explained.

"No wonder. Sun Zhongyuan couldn't help responding.

This voice made Wu Lao immediately understand, "What's the matter, he also wants to buy Pei Min's sword?

"That's not true, he just heard that I had an ancient sword in my collection and wanted to see it, but I refused. Sun Zhongyuan replied.

Wu Lao groaned slightly, "Little Sun, I heard that you are now at the Star Auction House. This autumn auction is about to start, you have broken the Xiangbao game, and the finale has not landed yet, right?"

"Elder Wu, this is not something I should worry about. ”

"You have to have some achievements in the auction house, how about I help you secure a lot?"

Sun Zhongyuan hurriedly said, "Old Wu, this Pei Min sword, I really don't want to make a move!"

"Look at you, you're narrow-minded, aren't you? You're all Tibetan friends, and you treat my kindness as a deal. ”

When Wu Lao said this, Sun Zhongyuan didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Well, I'll send you a set of pictures, don't you like it? How? Tell me an email address, the pictures are high-definition, and the size is relatively large. Wu Lao continued.

"Okay. Sun Zhongyuan answered.

Ten minutes later, Wu Lao's picture was sent to Sun Zhongyuan's mailbox.

There are a dozen pictures in total, all of which are clear.

It's a water bowl. The dimensions are indicated on the picture, with a diameter of 7.2 cm and a height of 7.8 cm.

But just such a small thing surprised Sun Zhongyuan!

The water bowl is basically not needed by ordinary people now, because it is something in the ancient study. Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, is the four treasures of the study, and some people call the water bowl "the fifth treasure".

What is the water bowl used for? It also has other names, such as water injection and inkstone, and these two names are much more intuitive. The water bowl is used to add water to the inkstone. When grinding ink, you have to add water, adjust the intensity of the ink, maybe you have to add a lot after grinding for a while, so there is a water bowl on the bookcase, holding water, and you can use it at any time.

The water bowl has been there in the Qin Dynasty, with a long history, and there are various shapes and materials.

The water bowl in the picture is porcelain.

The point is that it is enamel!

Many people don't understand the enamel color very well, including some collectors, just know that the enamel color of the three dynasties of the Qing Dynasty is ridiculously expensive, and it is easy to come out with a piece, and it will be hundreds of millions at every turn. But I don't know why it's expensive, and I don't know what the real difference between this thing is and other colored porcelain.

Let's start with "enamel", which is a foreign French transliteration. In ancient China, there were also enamels, such as cloisonné. Even now, there are people who use enamel jars, that is, enamellware.

However, all of the above things are made of copper and metal.

And the enamel color is a porcelain fetus! Therefore, enamel can refer to glassware, to enamelware, to cloisonné. But enamel color, single finger porcelain!

Enamel is different from other bucket colors, multicolored colors, and pastels. First of all, the color material is different, at the beginning of import, later successfully developed; at the same time, when the color material is prepared, oil is used. Enamel material, bright, oil-blended, delicate.

Of course, this is not the main reason why enamel is valuable, ancient works of art have never been purely expensive in terms of material.

Why is enamel color expensive? Because the real official kiln enamel color only appeared in the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, that is, in the Kang Yongqian period. Moreover, from the day the enamel entered the court, he never left the palace, and the requirements were also very demanding.

Other porcelain, even if it is an official kiln, may not only be used by the court.

Moreover, the porcelain of other official kilns was fired in the Imperial Kiln Factory of the Porcelain Capital, and after being fired, it was shipped to the capital. Whether it is in the Imperial Kiln Factory or on the road, there is a possibility of flowing out.

However, the enamel color is only fired in the capital, and the control is very strict. The Imperial Kiln Factory in the porcelain capital only provides the best fired white porcelain tires.

After the porcelain is transported to the capital, it is painted by the court painter and then fired twice.

In the capital, there are only two firing locations for enamel color, one is in the Forbidden City, and the Ruyi Hall of the office (the early Yangxin Hall was also burned). There is another place, which is in the Summer Palace.

In addition, the boss of the office during the Yongzheng period was Prince Yi, and it is said that Prince Yi's mansion was also ordered to burn, but even if there were, there should be very few, and it is difficult to hide it privately. Even if it is hidden, it will not flow out.

Needless to say, the emperor attaches great importance to it, can it be bad?

The enamel color was only fired in the three dynasties of Kang Yongqian, and it stopped when it arrived at Qianlong's son Jiaqing.

In fact, in the Jiaqing Dynasty, not only the enamel color stopped, but also many official kiln varieties were stopped. To put it simply, the national strength has exhausted, and there are many troubles, and Emperor Jiaqing can't afford to play it.

The enamel color was produced from the Kangxi period to the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and did not go out of the court, so except for the emperor's relatives and a few important ministers, no one has seen what the enamel color looks like!

In the entire Qing Dynasty, there were only genuine products, no fakes!

It was not until the Republic of China period, when the Forbidden City was opened and an exhibition was held, that the people came into contact with enamel for the first time.

The antique shop in China has never stopped imitation. Such a rarity, just because of an exhibition, not long after, there was a high imitation.

However, the technology of the Republic of China is incomparable with the present, and imitation depends on memory and craftsmanship. Therefore, the imitations of the Republic of China on the market are still relatively easy to identify for masters, although they are also very delicate and exquisite.

With the fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, only a small amount of genuine court enamel color flowed out.

In recent years, the price of enamel has soared, and the price has repeatedly reached sky-high prices. Moreover, some of the fine enamel colors of the Republic of China are now also rising with the tide.

Sun Zhongyuan looked at this group of pictures carefully, and couldn't see anything in terms of technique and style. Originally, such a thing must be used to be completely sure.

Wu Lao sent a picture, which just gave Sun Zhongyuan a preliminary understanding.

The picture on this enamel water bowl is a fish algae pattern, golden red fish, green algae, and dark mountain stones.

The bottom paragraph is the square side of the four characters: Qianlong imperial system.

This bottom paragraph made Sun Zhongyuan a little surprised again.

Kang Yongqian three dynasties, enamel color in different periods, has different characteristics, including the bottom paragraph. This bottom paragraph is too rare!