"This is the Yongzheng 12 monochrome glazed chrysanthemum petal plate? Or tartrazine! ”

Wu Tianyuan put the flower god cup back into the red sandalwood box, and found that there was another set of porcelain underneath, which was not wrapped and fell directly together, Wu Tianyuan picked one up and communicated.

"Emperor Yongzheng loves our monochrome glazed porcelain the most, mainly because of the quiet enamel and plain style, and even more loves our delicate shape, so Yongzheng porcelain is known for its beautiful shape and fine glaze."

Wu Tianyuan admired the aesthetics of Emperor Yongzheng the most, whether it was Buddhism or antiquity, it was the pinnacle of all dynasties. Monochrome glaze is also called solid glaze or a glaze. Due to the different chemical components contained in the enamel, the porcelain will show different single colors after firing, such as green glaze, red glaze, yellow glaze, black glaze, green glaze, blue glaze and white glaze. Although monochrome glazed porcelain has a single color, it is a classic interpretation of the realm of "beauty to the extreme, it is natural".

Before the Tang Dynasty, Chinese porcelain was dominated by monochrome glaze, but from an artistic point of view, the shape and color of porcelain during this period of time were relatively simple and practical, and there was a distance from the aesthetics of modern people, and the monochrome glazed porcelain with higher collection value was produced in the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, monochrome glaze entered a period of vigorous development.

Especially in the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong three generations, the firing process of monochrome glazed porcelain has reached its heyday. Monochrome glazed porcelain is not floating, not arrogant, not flattering, compared with color glazed porcelain, natural, elegant and clean, is recognized as the ceramic products in the "lady show".

"This is really the best set of twelve lemon yellow Yongzheng chrysanthemum petal pattern plates!

The Yongzheng period was the heyday of porcelain making in the Qing Dynasty, which was known for its rich shapes and diverse varieties. The Yongzheng period was shorter, and compared with the Qianlong and Kangxi periods, the surviving amount of porcelain was also more scarce.

However, Yongzheng yellow glaze has innovated in glaze color and fired a variety of new glaze colors. The yellow glazed porcelain of the Yongzheng Dynasty is most famous for lemon yellow glazed porcelain, and varieties such as light yellow glazed bottles, lemon yellow glazed cups, and chrysanthemum petal plates are quite popular.

"And me, Qianlong Yubi Lanting Order!"

Wu Tianyuan hurriedly picked up the last handscroll that was very tightly wrapped, and opened it turned out to be Qianlong calligraphy, imitating Wang Xizhi's orchid pavilion preface!

The great calligraphers of the past dynasties have copied the first Lanting preface through the ages, and here in Qianlong, he collected eight famous versions, known as the Eight Pillars of the Lanting!

Tang Yu Shinan Orchid Pavilion Preface, Tang Chu Suiliang Orchid Pavilion Preface, Tang Feng Chengsu Orchid Pavilion Preface, Tang Liu Gongquan Book Lanting Poems, Song Dingwu Edition Orchid Pavilion Preface, Yuan Zhao Mengfu Orchid Pavilion Preface, Ming Dong Qichang Linlan Pavilion Poems, Qing Qianlong Yulin Lanting Poems.

"Didn't expect tomb robbers and war criminals to be veteran collectors? These times are the three generations of Kang Yongqian, and they are all the most representative boutiques. ”

Wu Tianyuan is very satisfied, it seems that purely from the point of view, these people are still good! Needless to say, the Kangxi Twelve Blue and White Colorful Flower God Cup, even if there are only eight, it is priceless.

Yongzheng a set of lemon chrysanthemum petal plate can also represent the highest level of monochrome glaze at that time, when Xu Zhantang's Jingguantang in 1982 once auctioned a set of cowpea red eight-piece set, known as eight large sizes, at that time it was sold at a sky-high price of 7.12 million Hong Kong dollars!

"These are museum-level collections, even if it's not very good Qianlong calligraphy, hey, it's one of the eight pillars of the Lanting Pavilion. Barely put it away, and find the other seven in the future, which is also a set! ”

"Come on, push out this rebellious thief who is disrespectful to me! What about people? ”

Wu Tianyuan took the things back to the hotel, flew back to the capital overnight, put them at home, and sent them to the museum together.

"Brother didn't rest well yesterday?"

Wu Tianyuan had just returned to Hong Kong and didn't sleep for a while, when he received a call from Zhai Jianmin and went downstairs to have morning tea together.

"What's the arrangement today? Going to an antique fair? ”

Zhai Jianmin looked at the time and said: "Let's go to the airport to pick up Lao Wang first, and then go to the Convention and Exhibition Center together, the day after tomorrow is the antique exhibition, this time the scale is the largest in the history." Many European collectors came to communicate, and it was very lively at that time. ”

Ng Tianyuan was also excited, he participated in the world's first antique exchange meeting, which has been held for four or five years and is one of the most famous exhibitions in Hong Kong. It was Zhai Jianmin and Zhang Zongxian who called for it together with several big collectors, and now the scale is getting bigger and bigger, and it has become a prosperous era every year.

"This year, not only collectors from Europe and North America, but also many connoisseurs from Japan, especially Master Liu Huasheng from Osaka, who is a master of the tea ceremony and a veteran collector of tea props."

Wu Tianyuan was stunned, Uncle Liu is also coming? I didn't hear Liu Meizi talk about this, and she didn't know if it was probably a temporary decision.

"Let's go, let's go to the convention and exhibition center!"

The two of them picked up Wang Dagang at the airport and went to the convention and exhibition center together, and the day after tomorrow was officially launched.

According to the energy estimation of the opening of the Qing Dynasty, it is still very early to open the Ming Dynasty, and Wu Tianyuan has not absorbed a few pieces in total. The Ming Dynasty was too rare, each piece was a heavy weapon, and there were few opportunities to get started.

Follow Zhai Jianmin this time, you can get started, and take advantage of it, otherwise when will the Ming Dynasty be opened?

"Brother, this international antique exhibition is not only Chinese antiques, but also many foreign treasures."

Wang Dagang explained: "This is my third year here, and in the first two years, I have found a lot of good things, such as European oil paintings, sculptures, gold and silverware, furniture, etc. If you have a good eye, you really have a chance to pick up the slack. ”

"Then you really have to look at the horizon, and then take a good turn."

Wu Tianyuan heard that there were foreign antiques, just right, did you miss it?

"Thirty years ago, there was no collecting market in China; 20 years ago, it was still in the learning stage; It has begun to mature in the last ten years. ”

Speaking of the original intention of establishing the antique exhibition seven or eight years ago, Zhai Jianmin said with a smile: "In fact, it is also a trend, many antique dealers from Europe, the United States and Japan have come to the door to contact Chinese collectors, and more and more overseas antiques are returning to Hong Kong and the mainland." ”

"The number of exhibitors at this year's International Antiques Fair has increased by half compared to last year, reaching 80, with a significant increase in European exhibitors. I opened Wing Po Zhai on Hollywood Road in Hong Kong in 1988, and 20 years ago I only did business with Hong Kong and foreigners, and now mainland customers account for nearly 60%. ”

Zhai Jianmin lamented: "Two or three years ago, I thought there were many buyers and few collectors in Chinese mainland. Some people want to buy it today and make money tomorrow, and they have to sell it after just two years in their hands, just like selling stocks. ”

"Now after I really get in touch with domestic collectors, especially Ma Lao and Ouyang Lao, as well as new wealth and magnates, especially you kid!"

Zhai Jianmin confirmed: "There are many Chinese collectors! You are constantly learning, and the whole is in a stage of maturity. There is an understanding of the collection, there is a knowledge accumulation, and the level and aesthetics are getting higher and higher, and it will definitely be the mainstream of the market in the future. ”

Meeting Wu Tianyuan had a great impact on Zhai Jianmin, who always believed that the level of domestic collectors was not high, the investment mentality was heavy, and there were no real collectors.

This time, I met a group of representative collectors, the predecessors are Ma Dingxiang and Ouyang Old Man, there are business giants such as Hu Jianmin and Ma Yun in the middle, and the junior is Wu Tianyuan in front of him. In his early twenties, his eyesight and luck are invincible, his hands are heavy weapons, he has been in the industry for more than 40 years, and for the first time he feels that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves are going to be shot to death on the beach!