Chapter 147 Porcelain that has been haunted by dreams for twenty years
Boss Murong came quickly, and he seemed to be really anxious, and as soon as he arrived at the private room, he hurriedly asked, "Where is the thing, where is the thing?"
"Brother Murong, don't be in such a hurry, drink saliva first and take a rest. Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.
"Alas, you don't understand, boy, do you know how hard I worked to find a piece of sweet white porcelain?" Boss Murong was so anxious that he was about to cry: "For more than twenty years, since the first time I saw this Yongle sweet white porcelain, I was deeply attracted by it. ”
"Yes, the thing is here, take a closer look, no one is stealing it from you. Seeing that Boss Murong was so anxious, Zhang Tianyuan didn't say anything, pointed to the sweet white porcelain on the ground and said.
When Boss Murong saw something, it was like a father seeing his long-lost daughter, which was called an excitement. He picked up a magnifying glass, then took a LED flashlight, and sat on the ground carefully to admire.
From the time I entered the house to now, I didn't seem to see two big beauties sitting in the house, and sure enough, for these collectors, collectibles are far more attractive than beauties.
At this glance, it took a full hour, the dining table had been cleaned up, tea was poured, and some desserts were put on after the meal, and Boss Murong gently kissed the sweet white porcelain and stood up again.
However, because he sat on the ground for too long and squatted for a while, his legs seemed to be bleeding poorly, and he almost fell.
Zhang Tianyuan hurriedly helped him up and let him sit on the chair, and then asked, "How is Brother Murong?" Is this thing real?"
"Something can't be wrong, it's Yongle sweet white porcelain! Tianyuan, brother has to thank you." It's been so many years, but I didn't expect you to let my brother fulfill this wish, this thing is so beautiful, it's really beautiful. Boss Murong cried with joy.
Zhang Tianyuan wondered, "Brother Murong, have you seen Yongle sweet white porcelain before?"
Boss Murong's eyes suddenly deepened, obviously recalling what happened in the past, and he said slowly: "It was the first time I came into contact with Yongle sweet white porcelain. That was 20 years ago, and at that time, I was just a collector enthusiast who had just entered the industry. To be honest, I don't know much about this kind of thing. ”
"In order to buy some decent porcelain, I went to Jing Dezhen. Luckily. I met a friend there, the son of Mr. Liu, the director of the Ancient Pottery Research Institute, who entrusted his father to take me to the Ancient Pottery Research Institute to see the porcelain tiles of the imperial kiln, and said that if he wanted to collect ceramics, he would first have to broaden his horizons and know what was good and what was not good. I was excited. Because if he wasn't Director Liu's son, I would never have had a chance to enter that kind of place!"
The Ancient Pottery Research Institute is located in an alley near Longzhu Pavilion in the city's Zhushan District. Step into this quaint and ancient southern "quadrangle". It is the world-famous ancient pottery, the Imperial Kiln Factory Research Institute. In this small courtyard, Director Liu is guiding the research and development of technical staff to splice some imperial kiln remnant porcelain pieces of the Yongle and Xuande eras that have just been unearthed from the surface of Longzhu Pavilion, including plates, bowls, bottles, jars, study utensils, etc., whose colors have monochrome glaze, blue and white, but most of them are Yongle sweet white porcelain. ”
"Yongle sweet white glazed porcelain, originated from Yuanshufu porcelain, and its color and quality are not as good as that. Antique insiders all know that China's official kiln porcelain is expensive in the Ming Dynasty Imperial Kiln Factory, and the Ming Dynasty Imperial Kiln porcelain is 'Yongbai (sweet white), Xuanqing (blue and white), Chengcai (Doucai)'. ”
Hearing this, Zhang Tianyuan took over the conversation and said: "I have also heard of this Director Liu, he also went to our school to give lectures before, and I have heard it." This man is a real connoisseur of ancient ceramics, especially the Ming Dynasty Imperial Kiln Factory Imperial Porcelain is very deep, and much of my understanding of the porcelain of this dynasty is from his writings. ”
"Well, what you said is right, when I saw Director Liu at that time, I felt that this person was very easy to get along with, not only knowledgeable, but also modest and elegant, and approachable, which really made people want to make friends. At that time, he took the trouble to introduce us to some of the remnants of the imperial kilns unearthed in the Yong and Xuan formations of Longzhu Pavilion, and also introduced the Yongle sweet white porcelain that I was most interested in. ”
"So what is sweet white porcelain? How does this name sound like it can be eaten, hehe. Ouyang Xiaodan listened and couldn't help but ask.
"You foodie!" Zhang Tianyuan rubbed Ouyang Xiaodan's hair and shook his head.
"Why do you keep rubbing other people's hair, it's original, it's sweet and white, isn't this like a dessert on the table?" Ouyang Xiaodan said unconvinced.
Murong boss Ha Luha said with a smile: "At that time, I also asked Director Liu, and he told me with a smile, 'Actually, for the title of any ancient porcelain, it is a kind of appreciation and induction for future generations, and Yongle white glazed porcelain is naturally no exception. However, it is very appropriate to call Yongle white glazed porcelain 'sweet white'. ”
"Mr. Liu leaned over and picked up a fragment of a sweet white porcelain plate with a dark flower with a dragon pattern, and said, 'If you take a closer look at these porcelain pieces from the imperial kiln, you may naturally appreciate the reason. ’”
I was a little puzzled, so I picked up the fragment and looked at it carefully, careful not to miss something. It is about the edge of a porcelain plate, the size of a palm, although it has been buried underground for hundreds of years, it is still as smooth and pure as a freshly baked thing, such as mutton fat and jade, caressing it with your fingers, the white and delicate glaze is just like fresh sucrose, I really want to take a bite. Looking from the side light, the dark dragon pattern looms and confuses under the cover of sweet white glaze. Holding this imperial vessel, which is said to be the discarded imperial beauty of the Yongle Emperor back then, a kind of praise to the Creator, spontaneously arises. ”
Ouyang Xiaodan said with a smile: "Hehe, it turns out that Boss Murong is also a foodie like me, and I want to take a bite when I see porcelain." ”
"Who made this sweet white porcelain look so beautiful? Boss Murong said with a smile.
"I've heard that sweet white porcelain is valuable, but now it seems that I really underestimate this thing. Zhang Tianyuan couldn't help but say, at this time, he actually had some thoughts of wanting to buy this sweet white porcelain.
Seeing Zhang Tianyuan's eyes, Boss Murong hurriedly blocked in front of him and said, "Brother, you can't win people's love." ”
"No, it won't. How so. Zhang Tianyuan smiled awkwardly.
Boss Murong continued: "At that time, Mr. Liu also told me that the emperor was very strict about the quality of imperial porcelain, and there was a slight flaw in the porcelain. It was broken and buried deeply, and the complete Yongle sweet white ware left behind is extremely rare. ”
"I didn't expect the Emperor Yongle to be a perfectionist, and he wouldn't be a Virgo, hehe. Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.
"I don't care what kind of constellation he is, I just know the way, and since then, Tianbai has left an incomprehensible complex in my heart. I have been looking for a complete piece of sweet white porcelain, but later, it is rare to show love. So it doesn't matter if it's broken, after all, who can see the complete object except the Palace Museum?" Boss Murong finished telling his story with emotion.
"You really didn't have a collection of Yongle sweet white porcelain later?" Ouyang Xiaodan couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, yes. But it was a broken piece. What is glued together is not a complete product. It's a bit emotional, when I first saw that thing, it was still intact, and I wanted to buy it at a high price, but the owner of that thing was a stubborn old gentleman, and he was also an ancient porcelain idiot, although there was not much money at home. But he refused to sell. ”
"Is that thing good?" Wu Tingyu couldn't help but ask.
"It was a small white-glazed porcelain tea bowl, about 16 centimeters in diameter. It is about 11 centimeters high, with an outward skimming and a thin tire wall, which is typical of the Yongle official kiln bowl type. With the consent of the old gentleman, I carefully held up the bowl, under the light, reflecting the bowl wall of the intricate but not chaotic tangled flowers, under the cover of sweet white glaze, looming, extremely beautiful and delicate, through the light, the ribs of people's fingers are clearly visible. In particular, the unique faint flesh red of Yongle sweet white reborn porcelain is like the skin of a beautiful baby, which cannot bear to be played, and it is like an egg that has just been peeled off, which is extremely moist. What's even more amazing is that the inner bottom of this sweet white bowl is also painted with blue and white ornaments, the blue and white ornaments are entangled branches and fruit butterflies, and also means "melons and melons". I stroked the sweet white bowl, and I felt a feeling of 'sweetness' in my heart. ”
"You're really careful about it. Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.
"Alas, you don't know the way, at that time I actually had an evil idea and wanted to snatch this thing away. Boss Murong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Later, a few years later, when I was about to give up, that person called me and asked me to come over. ”
"Something is broken?" Zhang Tianyuan asked.
"Yes, it's a pity that it was broken to the ground, and the old gentleman said that the thing was broken, and he was a sinner, and he was not qualified to have this treasure anymore. Although it is broken, but the fragments are still intact, there is no shortage of cents, as long as I go back and repair it well, although the value is of course greatly reduced, but for an idiot like me, it doesn't matter. ”
"I see, now that thing is still in Boss Murong's collection room?"
"That's right, but there is no complete sweet white porcelain, this has always been my regret, today's porcelain vase, compared to the old gentleman's one, I will not say any extra nonsense, five million a price, I bought it. Boss Murong got up and said.
"So much!" Wu Tingyu looked at Boss Murong with some surprise.
"Not much, not much, it's yours, right? I don't lie to you, if this is put to the auction house, the price may be higher, but that will be more time-consuming, and there will be a lot of fees, if the girl thinks it is not appropriate, I can increase the price." Boss Murong probably thought that this was Zhang Tianyuan's friend, and there was no way to fool him, so he simply treated each other with sincerity and told the truth.
"No, no, no, five million is enough, and that's the answer to my urgent needs. Wu Tingyu hurriedly shook her head and said.
"In that case, you tell me your bank card number, and I will immediately send the money over, five million, not a cent less than yours, but I don't need the other two things, you see that others are willing to buy, just sell them to others." Boss Murong poured all his love into the sweet white porcelain vase at this time, where else can I give the calligraphy and red sandalwood bracelet to that Wang Yu, so he said.
"Well, that's fine. "Wu Tingyu is not a stubborn person, the reason why she wanted to sell together before was because she wanted to make up for 500,000 yuan, and now she has sold 5 million for a piece of sweet white porcelain, where is she not satisfied?
"Tingyu, sell me this red sandalwood bracelet and Wang Yu's calligraphy, how about giving you a total of 100,000?" Zhang Tianyuan asked with a smile.
"Take it if you like, this time you helped me so much, I don't know how to thank you. Wu Tingyu was in a very good mood at this time, so she said.
"Are you really generous, give away 100,000 yuan of things casually?" Zhang Tianyuan smiled: "It's better to accept the money, you need money urgently, if you have anything to sell in the future, just contact me." ”
Zhang Tianyuan also wrote down Wu Tingyu's bank card number, made a direct phone call, and called the money. Nowadays, bank transfers are much easier than before, if not too large, just a direct phone transfer.
Boss Murong's amount of money is relatively large, so it is safer to go to the bank.
"Then you go to the bank, I won't join in the fun, it's just Tingyu, after receiving the money, give me a call as soon as possible, I want to go to the hospital to see my aunt." Zhang Tianyuan said.
Wu Tingyu nodded, and walked out of the private room with Boss Murong, and Zhang Tianyuan also sent it to the door of Baiyifang with him. (To be continued......)