Chapter 481: Hong Xian Porcelain
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"I don't see anything, just guess."
At this time, Wang Guan shook his head directly and said: "Shi Kefa's desperate book has also been obtained, you can appreciate it slowly, I will go and see what treasures are in the other box." ”
"yes, there's a couple of more boxes in the box." Yu Feibai's attention shifted suddenly.
At this time, Wang Guan also took out several smaller boxes in the box, and then opened one of the boxes casually, only to see that an egg-sized stone was placed inside, which looked very ordinary.
The stone is oval in shape and a little rough to the touch. However, when Wang Guan took the stone out of the box, a green glow appeared.
"Hey, this is ......" Yu Feibai was stunned for a moment, and then said with a little surprise: "It turned out to be the Pearl of the Night." ”
"The Pearl of the Night? It's fluorite. The king thought about it, and covered the stone with his palm, and sure enough, there was no light between his fingers.
"Cut, it's actually the lowest level thing." Yu Feibai suddenly lost interest.
You must know that the night pearl is also divided into grades, the top nature is the natural night pearl, the color is beautiful, translucent, without any light, that is, permanent active light, and the luminous energy is larger. But the most ordinary night pearl is something that is made of fluorite and made into beads, and it must rely on the light of the outside world to shine, and the time of luminescence is not long.
Obviously, the night pearl in Wang Guan's hand is this level, and its value is not very high. Putting the night pearl at the bottom of the box shows that the treasure burying people cherish and care, but now Yu Feibai scoffs, which can be regarded as a generation gap.
After all, during the Republic of China, everyone's understanding of the Night Pearl was not deep enough. Influenced by traditional literature, it is natural to feel that the Night Pearl is a rare treasure. But in recent decades. With the development of science and technology, everyone has a better understanding of the phenomenon of the night pearl, and can even artificially create the night pearl.
Therefore, unless it is a natural top night pearl, ordinary people do not think that there is anything unusual about the night pearl.
"Take the garbage as a treasure."
Yu Feibai looked at it with disdain, then picked up another box and opened it. After one glance, he suddenly hugged the box into his arms. Eagerly: "This thing belongs to me, and no one can rob it." ”
"What?"
Wang Guan and Lu Chongming were very curious, what was it that made Yu Feibai make such a gesture?
"I'll show you. But you can't grab it. ”
Yu Feibai admonished, and then carefully took out a piece of something in the box. The reason why I say a piece is mainly because that thing is really like a tile. It's just thicker than normal tiles.
Seeing this, Wang Guan's heart moved, and he guessed: "This is a tile inkstone?" ”
"That's right. Good stuff. Yu Feibai couldn't put it down.
However, it is said that there were Qin bricks and Han tiles in ancient times, and this tile is definitely not a tile for ordinary people's homes. After all, it has gone through thousands of years of wind and rain. It must be a rare thing to be able to pass it down.
Most of these tiles are the utensils of the palace hall, which are specially made by the emperor and the craftsmen, and the quality is very high. Even if the palace collapsed and the tiles were buried in the soil for hundreds of years, they were still as hard as ever. Later, I don't know who thought of it first, and it was very clever to use this kind of tile to make inkstone. All of a sudden, it was all over the world.
The rich and noble people felt that this kind of tile inkstone was simple and elegant, but the poor scholars felt that the tile inkstone material was readily available. The price is relatively cheap, so it is naturally more comfortable to accept.
However, with the development of the times, there are fewer and fewer bricks and tiles in the ancient palace, and the price of tile inkstone is rising. In particular, some of the more famous palace tiles, such as the East Pavilion tiles of Weiyang Palace in the Han Dynasty, the Tongquetai tiles of Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms, etc., can be called rare and rare. After arriving in the Song Dynasty, it became a treasure that emperors and generals dreamed of.
So as soon as Yu Feibai saw that the box contained a tile inkstone, he didn't look closely at it at all, so he made the first move.
"Do you know when it was?" Wang Guan asked curiously, carefully looking at the things in Yu Feibai's hand. I saw that the tile inkstone was about an inch thick, and an inkstone pond was dug out on the convex back for grinding and storing ink. In addition, the color of the tile inkstone is clumsy, and it does reveal a sense of history.
After two glances, Wang Guan found that there were words on the tile, and immediately asked: "It seems that there is an inkstone, look at what is written?" ”
"Oh......"
Yu Feibai looked at it carefully, and after a while, he sighed in disappointment: "It's actually a homemade tile inkstone made by the Ming Dynasty court." ”
"That's not bad." Wang Guan was puzzled: "You should know that the so-called self-made tile inkstone is actually the origin of the Chengni inkstone, one of the four famous inkstones. It's a palace inkstone again, and the quality is definitely good. ”
"Yes, yes, the problem is that I thought it was Hanwa inkstone, and I was happy in vain." Yu Feibai hung his head and said.
"Hanwa also depends on the quality." Wang Guan said with a smile: "Not all Han tiles can make inkstones, some tile inkstones are purely ornamental, and they can only be enjoyed by watching them." When the ink really drops into the inkstone, it will leak immediately. However, this Ming Dynasty court homemade tile inkstone is obviously practical. Relatively speaking, it is more collectible. ”
"Yes."
Yu Feibai thought about it and knew that he was insatiable. Weiyang Palace Han tile, Tongque tile is scarce, made of tile inkstone is also less, it is said that even the Qing Palace collection is only a few squares, the others are imitations. In this case, there is no need to count on such good fortune for him to meet.
Shaking his head, Yu Feibai put down the tile inkstone and continued to focus on the last two boxes.
At the right time, Wang Guan opened a box again, only to see that there were ring-shaped things placed inside. When he took things out, under the illumination of the light, a delicate luster of crystal clear emanation emanated. However, in this bright and clear luster, there seems to be a cloud of cherry red color.
"A white jade bracelet with blood." Yu Feibai looked at it and said with interest: "This kind of whole body is moist, plus the glass-like luster, it is no longer translucent, but really transparent." ”
Of course, that's just an adjective. Under the reflection of the strong light, the white jade bracelet did produce a clear halo, which showed that this bracelet was a mutton fat jade level thing. In addition, on the outside of the round and delicate bracelet, there is a bright blood entanglement, which looks like a flaw, but it also has a bit of a broken beauty.
After two glances, Wang Guan casually put away the white jade bracelet and gestured, "Let's see what the last box is." ”
"Oh, it seems to be ......"
Yu Feibai lifted the lid of the box with his hand, looked down, and his attitude of indifference had changed, and he became a little cautious. Then carefully take out the contents of the box and study it in front of the light.
Wang Guan took a look and found that it was a small porcelain pastel bowl. The delicate carcass is as white as the bright moon, the colors around the bowl wall are bright and plump, and the painting is fine and expressive, which should be fine porcelain.
Of course, after all, it is separated by one layer, and Wang Guan cannot be sure of the specific origin of the porcelain bowl. But it can also be speculated that it should be something like Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelain.
After a long time, Yu Feibai frowned, handed over the porcelain bowl and said, "Wang Guan, I'm not sure about this thing, take a look." ”
"Huh?"
Wang Guan was a little surprised, after all, Yu Feibai was rarely so modest, which fully showed that the origin of this thing was not simple. Thinking in his heart, he took the porcelain bowl down, and then naturally turned his hand to look at the bottom of the porcelain bowl.
"Jurentang system!"
After a glance, Wang Guan was stunned, and only after half a sound did he exclaim: "Hong Xian porcelain? ”
"Quite possibly, very likely." Yu Feibai emphasized: "Considering that this is something buried during the Republic of China, there is at least ninety percent certainty. ”
"Hong Xian ......" At this time, Lu Chongming pondered for a moment, and suddenly reacted: "That is the era name used by Yuan Shikai after he became emperor." ”
"That's right, it's him." Wang Guan was a little surprised, and slowly explained: "After Xinhai, the Qing Dynasty fell, and the official kiln became a historical term. However, during the reign of Yuan Shikai as emperor, a batch of porcelain was also burned for celebration in accordance with traditional customs. Therefore, he instructed his henchman Guo Baochang to invite the masters of the Qing Dynasty Imperial Kiln Factory to carefully produce a batch of porcelain based on the best porcelain of the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, which is Hongxian porcelain. ”
"However, Yuan Shikai was more unlucky, and he only retired as emperor for eighty-three days." Yu Feibai added: "Therefore, there are not many porcelain fired, and the ones that have been handed down are even rarer, which can be described as very rare, and it is extremely precious, and has become the target of porcelain collectors to find and collect." ”
"Since it is Emperor Hongxian, then the bottom foot should write the Hongxian year, what does it have to do with this Jurentang?" Lu Chongming was a little puzzled.
"Hehe, there must be a reason."
Wang Guan said with a smile: "Yuan Shikai went from being officially proclaimed emperor to falling, it was only eighty-three days. In such a short period of time, it is basically impossible to complete the preparation, design, production, coloring, kiln, coloring, baking, style recognition and other procedures of porcelain. Therefore, before he became emperor, he must plan well in advance, and sent his henchmen to the porcelain capital to burn porcelain early. ”
"And this Juren Hall is actually the Haiyan Hall built by the Empress Dowager Cixi, but later when Yuan Shikai took over the presidential throne, he used Haiyan Hall as a place for his office and guests, and changed its name to Juren Hall." Wang Guan explained: "It is equivalent to a hall name, and there is something like this, which shows that it is Hongxian porcelain." ”
"That's right."
Yu Feibai nodded and said: "However, because the history of Hongxian porcelain is very short, everyone doesn't know much about this aspect of the situation, and they don't know the meaning of the base of the Jurentang system at all, and they often sell this precious porcelain easily." ”
"In fact, the Hong Xian porcelain of Ju Ren Tang is to some extent more precious than the porcelain with the Hong Xian style. It is said that this kind of porcelain is specially made by Yuan Shikai at the expense of work, and is distributed to his cronies, ministers and provincial overseers to show his heart. Yu Feibai said with a smile: "It's hard to determine whether this statement is true or false, but what is certain is that the porcelain made by Jurentang is definitely Hongxian porcelain." ”
"Of course, I'm just talking about this porcelain bowl, not everything." Yu Feibai hurriedly added again...... (To be continued.) )