Chapter 655: Blue and White Inner Sanskrit Sea Pomegranate Pattern Lying Foot Bowl
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At this moment, from the words of Director Wang, Wang Guan finally understood what the so-called big deal was about. While feeling a little worried, I was also lamenting Meng Jian's generosity.
Instead of selling one or two things, but peddling a museum, a complete museum, such a thing is probably rare in the world. Although some private museums abroad often transfer them to others due to the poor management of their owners. That kind of thing is more common, but it's very different from what it is now.
Because the museum that Meng Jian wants to sell is not in China itself, but in another country. What's more, someone buys the museum, and they don't have to go over to take it over, but pack the whole museum and ship it to you.
"To be honest, when I first heard this, I thought it was a big hoax."
At this time, Director Wang sighed: "If he hadn't presented a lot of evidence, I guess I wouldn't even have the patience to listen." But even so, I'm still a little worried......"
"You are suffering from gains and losses, so you naturally feel uneasy."
Cheng Lao smiled: "But don't treat that museum as a bag, haven't you heard what the young people said, people cast a wide net, and the one with the highest price will get it." Everyone has an opportunity, not necessarily the Forbidden City. ”
"That's right." Mr. Han thought so deeply and said with a smile: "Director Wang, people are looking for me, and they have nothing to do with the two of them. The words of the two obviously also included Cheng Lao, reminding him not to tell the owner of the Liangyi Museum to steal business with himself.
In this regard, Cheng Lao just smiled lightly, but did not express his position. Seeing this situation, Mr. Han was also very helpless: "I knew this earlier." I shouldn't have asked you to come over and help identify things. ”
"It can only be said that it is providence."
Cheng Lao chuckled: "If it weren't for us, how could you be sure that what he said was true or false, it is estimated that even the blue and white Sanskrit sea pomegranate pattern lying foot bowl he brought over would not be able to tell whether it was genuine or fake." ”
"What bowl?"
Not to mention Mr. Han's wry smile, what interests Wang Guan the most is the bowl.
"No, it's on the table, you can take a look, it's a good thing." Curator Wang said with a smile, this is also the biggest characteristic of connoisseurs, but whenever there is something good, they always like to communicate with others.
Timely. Wang Guan took a look, and saw a relatively large brocade box on the table, presumably what kind of bowl was inside. But he was also a little strange, since it was Meng Jian's thing, why didn't he take it away?
Seeing Wang Guan's confusion, Director Wang explained: "Speaking of which, that person just now was also atmospheric, in order to show his sincerity, he simply left the things for Brother Han to watch for a few days." ”
"Such a precious thing is said to be kept. It is indeed full of sincerity. Cheng Lao nodded and said, "It can also be seen from here that it is unlikely that he is lying." After all, even if it's 'bait', you won't use anything so valuable. Others don't know, anyway, I'm reluctant. ”
"Yes." Curator Wang nodded again and again. I couldn't agree more.
Seeing this situation, Wang Guan became even more curious, and after getting Mr. Han's permission, he immediately opened the lid of the brocade box on the table. Then I looked down and saw a bowl in the box.
However, this bowl is not ordinary. Not ordinarily big, but very big. Anyway, according to Wang Guan's visual inspection, the diameter of this bowl is at least 20 centimeters, and it is better to say that it is a bowl than a bowl for soup.
At the same time, Curator Wang smiled and said, "Wang Guan, if you don't look at the bottom of the thing, can you tell what age it is?" ”
"It's hard to say, let's take a look at ...... first" Wang Guan smiled, carefully took out the big bowl, and gently rested it on the table to study it carefully. At this time, he finally understood what the long list of names in Cheng Lao's mouth just now meant.
Blue and white inner Sanskrit sea pomegranate pattern lying foot bowl......
First of all, it is certain that this large bowl is decorated with blue and white patterns inside and out, with Sanskrit characters on the inside of the bowl and sea pomegranate patterns on the outside of the bowl. In general, these blue and white ornaments are relatively light in color and have more white space, giving people a sense of simplicity.
"It's rare to see such a big weapon."
Wang Guan looked at it for a moment, and did not rush to see the bottom of the knowledge, but slowly pondered.
Identifying porcelain is also a discipline, and the porcelain of each dynasty and period has its own characteristics. Even in the case of the reign of an emperor, it was sometimes divided into several stages, each with different characteristics.
Therefore, the identification of porcelain may be relatively easy to get started, but if you want to reach a height, you must also study carefully and study carefully. In this regard, Wang Guan has never slackened, and with the careful guidance of Qian Lao and other masters, the progress must be very fast.
Although he didn't look at the bottom foot, judging from the blue and white hair color and the shape of the fetus, Wang Guan was thoughtful, and his face was a little more surprised: "This seems to be something from the Ming Dynasty......"
"Haha." Curator Wang smiled, and then asked quietly, "Are you sure?" You must know that there is a saying in the line called Chenghua Wuda, and you can know the significant characteristics of porcelain in the Chenghua period. ”
"Director Wang is deliberately confusing the public, the so-called Chenghua has no big weapon, that's just a set of words, a general statement, and it can't represent all at all." Wang Guan said with a smile: "I remember that there are also a lot of Chenghua artifacts in the Palace Museum, especially the blue and white unicorn pattern plate, the diameter is more than 30 centimeters, which is not big enough." ”
"Hehe, don't go too far, we're talking about this bowl now, not the big plate in the Forbidden City." Curator Wang continued to ask: "You said that this is Chenghua blue and white porcelain, what evidence do you have?" ”
"There must be evidence." Wang Guan smiled slightly: "The porcelain of each period has the characteristics of that period, that is, the cultural background of the era. If you want to talk about Chenghua porcelain, you have to say that Chenghua is the emperor. ”
"Actually, I can't figure out who Emperor Chenghua recruited and provoked whom, so that the current film and television dramas always smear him and describe him as a mediocre emperor." Wang Guan shrugged his shoulders and said: "However, in real history, Emperor Chenghua doesn't seem to have done anything heinous except for favoring Concubine Wan. ”
"On the contrary, in my opinion, Chenghua is a relatively poor emperor. You must know that before he ascended the throne, he was not in a good situation. His father was Ming Yingzong, who was captured by the Mongols during the Tumubao Rebellion, and then Ming Yingzong's younger brother Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne. ”
Speaking of this, Wang Guan also sighed a little: "At that time, Emperor Chenghua was still the crown prince, but after Emperor Jingtai ascended the throne, he was bent on abolishing this prince and then helping his son to ascend the throne." In order for him to achieve this goal, Emperor Jingtai actually bribed the minister, and finally let him succeed. ”
"The position of the crown prince of Emperor Chenghua was not guaranteed, and he was imprisoned in the deep palace until the change of Ming Yingzong seized the door and was reset, and Emperor Chenghua became the prince again, and finally successfully ascended the throne as the emperor. This process is simple to say, but the danger can be imagined, which naturally affects the character of Emperor Chenghua. ”
Wang Guan talked eloquently: "As for the evaluation of the history books, Emperor Chenghua was good at magic during his reign and indulged in women, causing eunuchs to cheat the country. In fact, it was purely a smear by the literati at that time, and these people didn't want to think that after the Tumubao Incident, the emperor's prestige had fallen to a low point, and even his power was once hollowed out by the ministers. ”
"Whether ancient or modern, it is better to believe that officials are reliable than to believe that sows can climb trees. In order to consolidate the royal power and contend with the growing civil bureaucracy, who else could Emperor Chenghua count on except relying on the eunuchs in the palace? ”
Between speaking, Wang Guan also smiled: "I accidentally pulled away, anyway, the emperor's character not only determined the government at that time, but also determined the style of utensils used in the court." ”
"Judging from the experience of Emperor Chenghua, he should be a relatively withdrawn person, which is a character developed due to his solitary life. He doesn't trust anyone easily, but when he is trusted, he gets his unreserved support. ”
"Wan Guifei is like this, when Emperor Chenghua was under house arrest, he only had Wan Guifei's company and comfort, so Emperor Chenghua relied on her so much that he had no son for more than ten years of reign."
"In the past ten years, there have been pregnant concubines in the palace, and they have always had inexplicable miscarriages, and it is impossible for the emperor not to notice it, but even if he knows that it was Wan Guifei's hands and feet, he has never meant to blame, which shows his character weakness."
Wang Guan shook his head and said: "But all people who are withdrawn and weak generally don't like things that are strong and bold, so most of the porcelain in the Chenghua period is dignified and beautiful, exquisite, delicate, delicate and delicate, round and delicate objects. One of the masterpieces is the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, which was extremely precious at the time, and now it is a rare treasure. ”
"There's nothing wrong with what you're saying."
At this moment, Director Wang also shook his head and said: "However, at the moment, this bowl is not a delicate and small cup, but a large vessel, which does not meet the characteristics of Chenghua porcelain you said." ”
"There's no hurry, I'm just going to say." Wang Guan said with a smile: "During the Chenghua period, there were many small pieces of blue and white utensils, so even if there were occasionally a small number of large objects, they would inevitably have the style of small objects. ”
"Take this large bowl as an example, it is very plain and elegant, and the tire quality is delicate and white, and the characteristics are very obvious. Because this kind of white is no longer like the white in the Yongxuan period of blue or light cyan, but a kind of white with a slight yellow and warm tone. ”
Wang Guan said slowly: "In particular, the carcass enamel is fine and soft, the bubbles are fine, thick and moisturized, like fat like jade, and the feel is extremely delicate and smooth, which is the unique style of blue and white porcelain in the Chenghua period." ”
"Of course, it's mainly the blue and white hair color. Different from the imported material Su Ma Liqing used in the Yongxuan period, most porcelain in the Chenghua period mainly used domestic green materials and Qingqing, because the blue and white materials were extremely fine, so there were few impurities. The blue and white flowers are darker and more elegant, giving people a lively and dynamic feeling. ”
While speaking, Wang Guan pointed to the lying bowl and smiled: "That's it, the blue and white material is lightly depicted on the porcelain, producing a light and soft sense of warmth......" (To be continued. )