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Since the development of purple clay pots, practicality and ornamentation have been indispensable.

A well-behaved purple clay pot can not only maintain the tea color of the tea soup, but also brew it with tea for a long time, and directly soak the water into the pot without putting tea leaves, and the water can also taste the fragrance of tea. In addition, the purple clay pot has been used for a long time, and a layer of pulp will be formed when often touched, a layer of pulp similar to the luster of pearl and jade, which is naturally very ornamental.

Think about it carefully, while sipping the refreshing fragrant tea, while watching the purple clay pot similar to the pearl round and jade, what a fascinating thing it should be. This is life, and it is also fun. But to put it bluntly, the purple clay pot has not been something that ordinary people can afford to use since ancient times. The other name of rich land actually says it all.

In ancient times, purple sand mud was not easy to refine, and the output was naturally very scarce. As for modern times, even if the output is large, but the high-quality pots made of good clay are not something that ordinary people can afford, so they are still the playthings of the rich.

Can the quality and appearance of the rich man's playthings be poor? It should be said that if the quality is not good, will the rich man sell it? So the shape is not the key, the key is whether the quality is good.

So when he saw this peach cup, Wang Guan's first reaction was to frown, and then he heard that this was Xiang Shengsi's work, and after looking at it carefully, he continued to frown.

After looking at it twice, Wang Guan couldn't help but say: "Master Pei, Xiang Shengsi's peach cup, it shouldn't be like this, there is not even an inscription, and the craftsmanship is poor." The real thing is in the Nanjing Museum, although I haven't seen it, but I have also seen the imitation, and the appearance is much stronger than this cup. In addition, I also know that Xiang Shengsi Peach Cup has some origins with Master Pei Shimin, so you can't not know its details. ”

This was a matter of the Republic of China. A collector stumbled upon a cup of Peach Cups, but the bottom of the cup was slightly damaged. At that time, Pei Shimin was a well-known expert in the restoration of antiquities, and collectors naturally asked him to help repair them.

After Pei Shimin studied it, he simply put a tray at the bottom of the cup. The cup and the tray set off each other, and they are all together, and they are praised as the two beauties of Tao Shi by Pan Zhiliang, a golden stone family. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the collector donated the peach cup to the state, and it has been treasured in the Nanjing Museum, which belongs to the treasure of the town.

In the 60s, the Nanjing Museum invited a purple clay pot master to imitate this peach cup. A master is a master after all. Not only has it successfully imitated the peach cup, but it is not a blind imitation of the pursuit of resemblance, but a perfect reconstruction, with its own charm.

After the successful imitation of the peach cup, one was collected by the Ziguang Pavilion in Zhongnanhai, and the other appeared in the spring auction last year, which immediately caused a sensation and was included in the bag by a big collector in Beijing. When Wang Guan said that he had seen imitations, he was referring to this work.

As the grandson of Master Pei Shimin. Pei Hongquan naturally knew about this, and even went to the Nanjing Museum to see the genuine peach cup. Compared with the real thing, the color is ochre, the mud is warm and delicate, and the peach cup in front of me is simply slag.

So I heard Wang Guan's suspicions. Pei Hongquan was also a little embarrassed: "It's just a suspicion, but I think it should be an imitation, after all, Xiang Shengsi was very famous at that time, and it is not uncommon for potters to imitate his works." ”

"Yes."

Wang Guan was thoughtful. Then he smiled: "I don't know what Master Pei said back then?" ”

The Master Pei in Wang Guan's mouth naturally refers to Pei Shimin, and Pei Hongquan can also hear it. After thinking about it. His expression was a little strange and said, "The ancestor said that this thing may be genuine, maybe it ...... Maybe ......"

"Maybe what?" Wang Guan asked curiously.

"Maybe there's something mysterious."

While speaking, Pei Hongquan shook his head and smiled: "But I have been playing seriously for a while, but I have not found anything." ”

When Wang Guan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "Can you get started and watch it?" ”

"Yes." Pei Hongquan said with a smile: "To be honest, almost everyone who listens to me say this is your reaction now." But it's a pity that no one has seen any clues from beginning to end. ”

"Then I'll take a look......" Wang Guan smiled and immediately picked up the peach cup carefully. As soon as he got started, he found that the fetal quality of the peach cup was really rough.

But it is precisely this roughness that Wang Guan vaguely understands why Pei Hongquan keeps this peach cup. After all, even if this peach cup is not Xiang Shengsi's work, it is estimated that it is also something from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

It is important to know that different periods of mud have different clay textures, and different clay colors and textures are different. During the Ming Dynasty, the mud used in the purple clay pot contained granular coarse sand, which gave people the feeling of being rough, which was the reason why the clay refining and pottery washing technology at that time was relatively backward.

In the Qing Dynasty, the mud refining process was generally improved, and purple sand fine mud appeared. Especially after the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the purple sand utensils made have firm fetal bones, warm color and luster, and better appearance and feel. As for the modern age, not to mention, with the help of modern machinery, the clay is more detailed, and the condition is more and more perfect.

Therefore, from the rough feel of the peach cup, you can know that the age of the cup should be relatively old, and it is also an antiquity, and it will not be discarded easily.

Of course, Wang Guan was more interested in the mystery in Pei Hongquan's mouth. He didn't believe in Pei Hongquan, but felt that as a master of Pei Shimin's generation, there might be something mysterious in saying things.

However, after repeated research, Wang Guan had to admit that no matter how you look at it, this is a crudely made thing. Except for the styling, which is relatively chic and worth mentioning, the others are simply useless.

However, as a noble person, Wang Guan also knows that you can't just look at the surface of things, but also pay attention to whether it has connotation. For example, he once heard of an incident that a certain purple clay pot master specially made a high-quality purple clay pot to give to his benefactor in order to repay his kindness. However, I was worried that the situation was turbulent, and the baby was coveted, so I simply made the pot very ugly.

After the benefactor received the gift, he naturally understood the intention of the master of the purple clay pot and accepted it happily. But his family thought that the pot was weird and not beautiful at all, so they didn't pay attention to it at all. A few days after receiving the gift, it was negligently broken, but it made the benefactor feel painful.

It turned out that the pot, although ugly on the outside, was of very good quality on the inside. The tea soup brewed today, even if it was overnight, still did not deteriorate until the next morning, and the taste was still the same.

Such a purple clay pot can be called a must, very precious.

Wang Guan is now skeptical, whether this peach cup is similar. Of course, the mouth of the cup is open, and you don't expect to keep it warm overnight or something, but will the brewed tea taste better?

At the same time, as if he saw Wang Guan's thoughts, Pei Hongquan shook his head and smiled: "There is nothing special about the cup, and it will not become fragrant and refreshing when used to make tea, it is just an ordinary cup." If there's anything special about it, maybe it's a little ......."

"What is it?" Wang Guan was very curious.

Pei Hongquan hesitated, and then said frankly: "The ancestor speculates that the carcass of this peach cup may have been added with azure mud. ”

"Really?"

Wang Guan was shocked, isn't the azure mud known as very delicate, how can it be so rough?

"I don't know, it's just a guess." Pei Hongquan said uncertainly: "If you look closely, this peach cup does have a bit of a dark green texture, but it is more of a black one." The ancestor suspected that this was due to the impurity of the clay refining and the lack of control of the heat, so the peach cup was burned. ”

The king looked at the thing, and thought it was true. also understood why things were not good, Pei Hongquan also left it in the collection room, obviously he was somewhat convinced of his grandfather's judgment. Even if the thing is not very good, but in the case of the loss of azure mud, collecting something that may be made of azure mud is also a kind of remembrance.

At the same time, Wang Guan smiled and said: "The mystery in Master Pei Shimin's mouth should be this." ”

"Almost." Pei Hongquan smiled and said: "Don't mention this cup, you have also finished reading the things in the room now, have you thought about which thing to choose?" ”

"It was a really difficult decision." Wang Guan sighed, his eyes swept over the dazzling purple clay pots, and his face was hesitant. Aside from some things that Pei Hongquan was reluctant to get his hands on, everything else has its own subtleties, and it is really difficult to choose.

"I'll take a look, and then I'll take a look at ......" Wang Guan muttered to himself, naturally it was not good to let Pei Hongquan wait longer. With a horizontal heart, he simply used his special ability to scan it directly.

In an instant, a faint white treasure light came into view. Wang Guan didn't think it was strange, after all, most of the purple clay pots in the room were newly made. Even some twenty or thirty-year-old pots are not antiques. If it weren't for the good quality of these things, they would be quite valuable, and it is estimated that there would not even be Baoguang.

In addition, even if it is made by the same person, the quality is a little different. The distinction is so subtle that it may not even be distinguishable from the author himself.

But Wang Guan can distinguish the subtle differences, and through the strength and weakness of Baoguang, it is immediately clear at a glance. Whether the thing is good or not, whether it belongs to the appearance of gold and jade, or whether it is a work of excellent quality both inside and outside, is all under control.

At first glance, Wang Guan ruled out many things very smoothly. And he also knew that Pei Hongquan would naturally not give away a few famous pots made by Pei Shimin himself, so he wisely skipped them. After some comparison, he finally found that the lion ball pot imitated by Pei Hongquan was actually the best choice.

The Pei family has the reputation of the lion ball king, Pei Hongquan's family has a steady stream of learning, and naturally inherits the technology in this area, so the quality of the lion ball pot produced must be guaranteed.

Thinking of this, Wang Guan also made a decision, but the moment his eyes turned back, a touch of golden light flashed, and almost the entire room overflowed with treasure light suddenly burst out, making him dumbfounded and stunned for a moment.

Fortunately, Wang Guan has also experienced a lot of such things, and he barely kept his composure. After a closer look, I found that the treasure light bloomed from the peach cup next to it, and the bright brilliance was as radiant as the sun...... (To be continued......)