Chapter 295: Finding the Source
"Old Mao, I can't say for sure!" Li Yang really couldn't answer Mao Lao's question, and Li Yang encountered such a situation for the first time, knowing that it was true, but he couldn't prove it at all.
This time it is not the same as the red grapefruit bowl last time, the red grapefruit bowl is something that has not appeared in history, and it cannot be proved to be normal, but this thing, all the pieces are very consistent, but there are two hard wounds, or hard injuries that cannot be ignored.
"It's really strange, Mr. Bai, what do you think?"
Mao Lao did not continue to ask Li Yang, and he did not raise any doubts about Li Yang's previous statement, Li Yang couldn't answer his questions, but he couldn't explain those signs, this was a dead knot, and he couldn't say who was right and who was wrong.
"I feel like something from the Wanli Dynasty, but I don't have any confidence in my heart, this thing is too strange, Manager Zhao, what do you think?"
Manager Zhao was also frowning at this time, his opinion was also vague, like it was true, but it wasn't like, if it just didn't have a bottom money, it would be okay, but this thing still seemed so new, it was too abnormal.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Manager Zhao said: "I don't see it well, like you, I don't know what to say!" ”
"Strange thing, how did you get this thing?" Bai Ming circled around the vat twice and asked again.
"This is my grandfather handed down, my grandfather was a comprador when he was young, and after making money, the family moved to Hong Kong, this is a treasure brought from the mainland, and it has been passed to me, and recently there are some urgent things in the family I plan to take it out and sell it!"
The middle-aged strong man said slowly, his ancestor was still a rich family when he first came to Hong Kong, but when his generation was basically ruined, he had to take out the things in the family and sell them, and the others were sold out, leaving this Wanli vat that was not easy to sell.
However, there are not many people who believe in him on the spot, and the most unbelievable antiques are enemies.
"How much are you going to sell?"
Manager Zhao hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, this thing is a little strange but it still has research value, if the price is not high, it doesn't matter if you accept it.
"Five hundred thousand!"
The middle-aged strong man hurriedly replied, and added a sentence after speaking: "At least 500,000, this is our real family heirloom!" ”
"It's too expensive!"
Manager Zhao shook his head in disappointment, it was impossible to buy an indescribable thing for 500,000 yuan. They won't buy 50,000, and 5,000 can still be accepted, the price that this strong man said is too different from his psychological price, and Manager Zhao is no longer interested.
"Didn't any experts say this is an old thing just now, or 400,000 yuan, I'm really in need of money!"
The middle-aged strong man's face changed several times in a row, and finally gritted his teeth and said. He sent this vat to the auction company, but people didn't want it, so he took it to the antique street and wanted to make a move, but he met a few people, argued a few words, and came to Mengdiexuan together, and Li Yang saw everything after that.
Manager Zhao didn't speak, shook his head again, Bai Ming just said that it was an old thing, and it was just a guess, no one dared to say 100% that he could see the counterfeiting technology, but with the development of science and technology, it became more and more powerful.
Besides, this thing still has unexplained flaws, and before he can't explain those doubts, even if this thing is really old, it will not be recognized, and it will only be seen as a new one, and he will naturally not accept something so risky.
"300,000, 300,000, it really can't be lower, this thing is absolutely real, please believe me!"
In the end, the middle-aged strong man almost begged, if he couldn't sell it here, he could only move the vat home, the vat was good, and if it couldn't be exchanged for money, it was just a thing, and it didn't help his family at all.
Manager Zhao still didn't speak, the middle-aged strong man's eyes became gloomy, put away the vat, and wanted to leave.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand, I want it!"
As soon as the middle-aged strong man turned around and took two steps, Li Yang's voice came from behind him, and the people around looked at Li Yang in surprise. This thing is not easy to say at all, if there is a origin, 2.5 million is possible, but if it is not explained clearly, let alone 250,000, even 25,000 can't be sold, and everyone is worried that this is a quality product.
"Little brother, 300,000 yuan, really" I have an urgent matter at home, otherwise I wouldn't sell the things handed down by my ancestors! The middle-aged strong man turned his head and walked back again, his eyes still full of pleading.
But there was still a trace of joy in him, he didn't expect that there were really people interested in this vat, as long as he could sell it, even if it was 200,000 yuan, he would sell it, and he just wanted to win sympathy and make more money.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand, I look like a real thing, and I want to gamble "No matter how high it is, I don't want it!" Li Yang shook his head, no matter what this person's expression was, Li Yang wouldn't look at it at all.
"Okay, two hundred and fifty thousand, you give me money, this thing is yours!"
The middle-aged strong man thought for a while, and then directly agreed, and if he took it back, I am afraid that no one will ask for it, and it is already very good to be able to exchange it for 250,000.
Manager Zhao and Mao Lao both sighed lightly and shook their heads, young people are just easy to be impulsive, and they bought it without being sure, and they will definitely regret it in the future.
However, neither of them persuaded Li Yang, Mao Lao only knew Li Yang, and Manager Zhao was a genius to meet Li Yang. There is no deep friendship, and they will never meddle in other people's affairs when they walk in antiques, which is a bad rule, and when the middle-aged strong man comes to them to settle accounts, no one will talk to them.
"This is a cash cheque for HK$250,000"
Li Yang wrote a check, the middle-aged strong man took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, and finally nodded with a smile, the use of checks in Hong Kong is very common, even ordinary people can recognize the authenticity. Fortunately, the check book that Zhang Ying helped with had the function of opening Hong Kong dollars, and Li Yang's account had a ready-made 150 million Hong Kong dollars, so it was very convenient to write a check. As for the money, Li Yang just used it first, and quickly used the RMB exchange to make up for it.
After getting the money, the middle-aged strong man immediately left Mengdiexuan, and the other three people also went out in a shaky manner, and after they went out, the three of them all looked back at Li Yang, their eyes were very strange, there was contempt, pity, and sarcasm.
"Xiao Li, hey!"
Bai Ming walked over and patted Li Yang on the shoulder, and finally sighed, in Bai Ming's opinion, this thing shouldn't be bought, anyway, he and Mao Lao won't buy it.
"It's okay, I believe this is true, this must be the Wanli blue and white vat, maybe I picked a big leak this time!"
Li Yang patted the vat with a smile, Bai Ming smiled strangely, and shook his head again: "Xiao Li, there is no absolute thing in this world, even if you look at the right thing, it may be fake" How can you be sure that it must be the Wanli blue and white vat? ”
"Thank you, Mr. Bai, but I still believe in it!"
Li Yang could feel that Bai Ming was indeed concerned about him when he said these words, Bai Ming's tone was a little heavy, but he was thinking about him and didn't want him to be deceived.
"You're still young!" Bai Ming sighed loudly and did not continue to speak.
Young people have the benefits of being young, even if they slap their eyes, no one will say anything, young people, they are allowed to make mistakes, at most some people will laugh at them in private.
"Old Mao, Mr. Bai, those Ru kiln porcelain pieces have been brought with me!"
Manager Zhao glanced at Li Yang, and said to Mao Lao and Bai Ming with a smile, and both of them immediately followed Manager Zhao to the counter on the other side.
Yesterday, Bai Ming didn't lie in a word, his museum really wanted those porcelain fragments, and if Shen Hao wanted to sell them, then Bai Ming would really take five hundred yuan to collect the bottom pieces of his tall bowl.
"Of course I'm sure!" Li Yang walked to the vat, gently stroked the vat, and gradually showed a smile on his face, anything will be active under the special ability, the fake is the fake, the real is the real, the real can't be fake, the fake can't be real.
"Something doesn't seem right!"
Li Yang's brows furrowed slightly, and he suddenly thought of a question again.
The six pale yellow circles of light are indeed consistent with the Wanli period, but the time represented during this period is sixty years, and there are also the Apocalypse and Chongzhen after the history of ten thousand years, but they are all within this range, and even at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there is still a little edge.
If this thing is not Wanli Dynasty, or it is not impossible to imitate it in the later period, Chongzhen may also imitate Wanli, it was a troubled time at that time, and it was normal not to add money.
After thinking about it, Li Yang shook his head again, even if it was imitated during the Chongzhen period, it could not be imitated so real. The porcelain of each period has the characteristics of each period, which is also related to the habits of the emperor, after all, it is for the emperor, and it must be fired according to the emperor's favorite.
"Brother Li, what do you say this vat is used for in the palace? Fish farming or water farming? ”
Liu Gang carefully looked at the blue and white vat, and asked while looking at it, since Li Yang said that he was true, Liu Gang believed that it must be true.
Li Yang laughed and said slowly: "This kind of tank does not hold water, nor does it raise fish, it is an ornament used to praise the emperor, and its meaning is to show that the wind and rain in the world are smooth, and the country and the people are safe, all of which are the credit of the emperor's governance!" ”
"Oh, it's something that praises the emperor, I see!"
Liu Dan nodded, Li Yangzheng smiled, and his expression suddenly froze there.
Singing the praises of the emperor?
Liu Gang's words made Li Yang suddenly remember something, and Li Yang suddenly remembered that there was such a description in He Lao's ancient book introduction to Apocalypse porcelain.
After Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne, he ordered the imperial kiln to fire a batch of porcelain.
The time of this batch of porcelain firing should be when Wanli just died, Wanli died in August of the Gengshen year, that is, in 1620 of the solar calendar, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne in September, but did not change the year name, and it was not changed to the first year of the Apocalypse until 1621.
At this time, the porcelain produced in less than half a year has no bottom money. Emperor Wanli is dead, it is very inappropriate to use the Wanli Year model, and Emperor Tianqi has not yet enabled a new era name, let alone use the Apocalypse.
And the firing technique at that time was exactly the same as in the late Wanli period, and at that time, the Imperial Kiln Factory had not yet figured out what the new emperor liked, so naturally it would not make any changes.
It's just that this time is very short, there are very few porcelains, and those that have been handed down are even rarer, so although these porcelains are recorded, because there is no physical reference, and because the time is short, fewer and fewer people gradually know.