Suddenly, the fact that this glazed red square bottle was a vessel used by Zhang Zhidong immediately spread throughout the venue like a fire, and the venue was like an ant boiling a pot, and there was a lot of noise.

As long as you have read history, you know that Zhang Zhidong is one of the four major ministers, and his status in the late Qing Dynasty is not trivial.

The three families, who were still full of confidence, suddenly looked at each other, no one expected that this porcelain would have such a background, and they shook their heads secretly, almost having no chance of winning.

There are many factors that can affect the value of porcelain, in addition to the factors of the times, there are three main aspects, namely modeling, decoration and pattern.

Porcelain can be divided into various types according to the shape, that is, porcelain for furnishings, study utensils, dark utensils and said utensils, among which the highest price is furnishings, followed by study utensils, and the lower price is dark and said.

The decoration is the highest price of color clothing, such as the enamel color of the Yongzheng period, followed by the glaze decoration, and the last is the tire decoration.

Pattern is also an important factor in judging the price of porcelain, different patterns, whether they are exquisite or not will affect the price of porcelain, among which the price of human patterns is the highest, followed by animal patterns, plant patterns, landscape patterns, auspicious patterns, etc.

In addition to these three pieces, it also includes the degree of completeness, size, cherishment and regional factors and so on, take a few years ago in London auction to the sky-high price of the Yuan Dynasty blue and white Guiguzi down the mountain jar as an example, from the perspective of the times, it is in one of the peak periods of porcelain development of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, belongs to the highest value of the period, from the modeling point of view, it belongs to the scope of furnishings, decoration belongs to the color decoration, and is imported cobalt material; The motif is the story of a historical figure; All three are of high value. Evaluated from other factors: this jar is 27.5 cm high, 33 cm wide in diameter, moderate in size, rare in rarity, and in good condition. Therefore, the Yuan Qinghua Guiguzi Downhill Jar has a high value.

Of course, such a decent evaluation is not applicable to a certain piece of porcelain, because different porcelain is a combination of different shapes, different decorations and different patterns, and the value formed by various combinations is not as simple as 1+1=2.

Just when the people on and off the stage were talking, the porcelain also came to the hands of the judges, and when the judges finished identifying the artifacts, and finally totaled for a while, one of the judges stood up and announced the answer: "This porcelain is genuine in the Tongzhi period, and the estimated value is about 7 million." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience suddenly exploded like thunder, and many people's eyes were already straightened, just such a porcelain vase could be worth seven million, which directly increased the current highest price of the first game by a full three million, so that many people couldn't come back to their senses at once.

Looking at the audience, only Tong Qizhou, Fang Youming and the old collector Chen Caiyuan were still calm.

Ji Xiaofan couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and said worriedly: "Brother Zhao, this price is too high, worth more than seven million." ”

Zhao Zhuo knew his concerns, just smiled slightly, and didn't say anything, and at this time, Tong Dongyang also turned his head, glanced at Zhao Zhuo, and the corners of his mouth hooked a trace of unpredictable smile, obviously in his opinion, it was impossible for Zhao Zhuo to get such an expensive utensil in just a few days.

The new high price created by Tong Dongyang almost made most of the professional-level contestants behind him out of reach, although there were many porcelains taken out by these people with a price of more than one million, and occasionally there were three hundred or four million high prices, and then the gap between four million and seven million seemed to be irreparable, setting off the red square bottle in the glaze used by Zhang Zhidong, out of reach.

It didn't take long for Tong Qizhou to come to power, as the general manager of Tong's Jade Trading Company, Tong Qizhou's identity and status were obviously not comparable to ordinary collectors, so everyone was full of expectations that he could come up with a more precious porcelain than Zhang Zhidong's glaze red square bottle.

After the wooden box was opened, the audience couldn't help but feel a burst of disappointment, because the porcelain that Tong Qizhou took out turned out to be an inconspicuous-looking blue and white porcelain.

The porcelain has a thin mouth, a bulging belly, and a pure white body, only the bottle is painted with a green dragon swallowing clouds and spitting mist, the shape is extremely simple, and there is nothing special at first glance.

Ji Xiaofan took a cursory look, and suddenly said with suspicion in his eyes: "Isn't this the porcelain from the Kangxi period?" ”

Not only Ji Xiaofan was suspicious, but many contestants were also suspicious, isn't it a joke for Tong Qizhou to use such a thing to participate in the competition of the late Qing Dynasty?

However, everyone immediately doubted their judgment, how could a character like Tong Qizhou make such a mistake?

Zhao Zhuo also squinted slightly, this porcelain has a strong hair color, exquisite and delicate decoration, and a crystal glaze surface, both the shape and the glaze color exude a strong Kangxi taste.

And the more you look at it, the easier it is to be attracted by that simple and generous bearing, and the more you look at it, the more it looks like a living thing, it can be said that it can soar into the clouds and mist, and it can fly up at any time.

Not only the people in the audience, but even the judges were attracted by this shape because they could tell whether this was real Kangxi porcelain, and they were amazed one by one.

Zhao Zhuo carefully distinguished it for a while, and finally suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be an imitation from the Guangxu period." ”

"Imitations from the Guangxu period?" Ji Xiaofan said in surprise.

Zhao Zhuo smiled slightly: "The official kiln in the Guangxu period has a rare revival scene, which has also led to the short-term recovery of the folk kiln, at this time due to the prosperity of the export of antique porcelain, whether it is the official kiln or the folk kiln, the retro wind has risen again, especially the imitation of the three generations of porcelain in the Qing Dynasty, but also the best. Among them, the imitation Kangxi blue and white is the most outstanding, and some can reach the level of chaos, but if you carefully distinguish it, you can also find the subtle differences inside, one of which is the glaze layer. ”

Ji Xiaofan hurriedly focused his gaze on the glaze layer of the blue vase, squinted his eyes for a while, and suddenly said: "It seems that the white glaze layer has some shining blue color." ”

Zhao Zhuo nodded and said: "Yes, the glaze layer of this porcelain looks quite thin, and there are some flashes of blue in the white, it seems that the fetal material and the glaze are not very tightly combined." The real Kangxi blue and white porcelain is not only thick and heavy, but also has a hard glaze, and the glaze is tightly integrated, giving people a clear and hard jade texture. ”

Ji Xiaofan nodded instructively, and Zhao Zhuo continued: "Look carefully at the color of blue and white, the blue and white porcelain pigments of the Kangxi era are close to the fetal bone, the hair color is clear and green, the color scale is distinct, and even in one stroke, it can distinguish different shades of pen rhyme, known as the blue and white color, but the blue and white porcelain in the Guangxu period is not stable enough, and even floats on the glaze, although there are many types of colors, but it cannot reach the charm of the real color in the Kangxi period. ”

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly: "In addition, there is also the style of painting, most of the painting style in the Kangxi period is delicate, with a slender pen and fine outline lines, but the blue and white porcelain in the Guangxu period has a fine and extensive painting style, so if you look carefully at the green dragon, it looks delicate at first glance, but there is actually a kind of rough atmosphere." ”

Ji Xiaofan listened with admiration and said: "Brother Zhao's eyesight is really amazing, just by looking at it, you can distinguish three obvious differences." ”

Zhao Zhuo said with a smile: "But all imitations always have loopholes, as long as you look carefully, you can always distinguish them." ”

Ji Xiaofan pondered: "Since it is an imitation of the Guangxu period, the value is definitely not as good as the real porcelain in the Kangxi period, but I think this porcelain is also quite the color of the official kiln, but the price is probably far less than the red square bottle in the glaze in Zhang Zhidong, right?" ”

Zhao Zhuo shook his head slightly and said: "You see Tong Qizhou's expression is calm, there is nothing unusual at all, if I estimate that it is correct, this person is estimated to have a second move." ”

Ji Xiaofan couldn't help but be surprised: "You mean that there is an amazing style at the bottom?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Qizhou had already turned this porcelain to the bottom, and as soon as the bottom was revealed, it immediately attracted a burst of surprise from everyone, only to see that the bottom was actually the words "Chuxiu Palace System".

What is the place of Chuxiu Palace, it is a place in the palace, and the ordinary official kiln products are generally signed in the Guangxu year, and if they are signed into such a special palace, it must be given to a certain concubine or the queen's mother, and people with extensive knowledge immediately understand that this is a porcelain specially used by the Empress Dowager Cixi.

After Emperor Guangxu ascended the throne, he made great efforts to make the Jingdezhen official kiln appear on the basis of the restoration of the previous dynasty, and produced a large number of exquisite utensils. Especially in the 10th, 20th, and 30th years of Guangxu, a large number of porcelain for celebrations and rewards were made for the 50th, 60th, and 70th birthdays of the Empress Dowager Cixi, respectively.

These porcelains are exquisitely crafted, regardless of the production level of tires, glaze and color, they have reached the highest level since Xianfeng and Tongzhi. In the porcelain of Guangxu official kiln, in addition to the utensils of the Guangxu year, there are also a number of porcelain signed "Daya Zhai", "Chuxiu Palace System", "Changchun Palace System" and "Kunning Palace System", which are exquisitely made and are exclusively used by the Empress Dowager Cixi.

There is no doubt that this Qinglong porcelain vase is obviously one of these porcelains, although the number is not small, but it can be preserved to this day and is intact, which shows that it is precious.

Once I learned that this porcelain was used by the Empress Dowager Cixi, the audience suddenly boiled again, and the 100 admission tickets for the straight road were too worth it, but I didn't expect to see Zhang Zhidong's porcelain first, and now I actually saw the porcelain of the Empress Dowager Cixi, which was simply an eye-opener.

(To be continued)