Chapter 63: The Third Opening
Sister Wang was wary of Boss Huang and Xu Wen, and the matter of this antique shop became more cautious, so Zhao Zhuo asked her to drag this matter first, and then called Wang Zhengming to tell the whole story.
Wang Zhengming received a call from Zhao Zhuo, and thought that he promised to help, but he knew that he would provide such good information as soon as he came, Wang Zhengming spent so many years, and he did not go deep into the insiders of this force, but Zhao Zhuo came into contact with the person who wholesaled fake jade, which also surprised Wang Zhengming.
After Zhao Zhuo made this phone call, his heart was a little more comfortable, and he could be regarded as helping Wang Zhengming, and after saying goodbye to Jing Yao and the others, he returned to the Ji family's mansion.
The next day is the third game of the Dou Porcelain Festival, which is compared to the porcelain of the Six Dynasties.
In fact, in the primitive celadon competition, a lot of porcelain from the Six Dynasties period was also involved, but the porcelain of the Six Dynasties in this competition was a more mature celadon.
Although mature celadon has been fired in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the chaotic war situation during the Three Kingdoms and the Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the economic development of various places is unbalanced, and the level of the kiln mouth is also very different, so there is the existence of primitive celadon and the vigorous development of mature celadon.
In history, the Wu, Eastern Jin Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms, and the Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen of the Southern Dynasties are collectively called the Six Dynasties, because they have all been dynasties with Jiankang as their capital, but in the archaeological concept, the celadon of the Six Dynasties includes the celadon of the Western Jin Dynasty, so the porcelain of the Six Dynasties period includes the porcelain of more than 300 years of history during the Three Kingdoms and the Two Jin Dynasties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
The original celadon is simple in shape, rough in texture, and unstable in glaze, but the overall is simple and natural, while the mature celadon is not only the same simple and natural, but also has a kind of aesthetic conception that washes away the lead flower, and it is far more superior to the original celadon in terms of fetal quality, shape, glaze and ornamentation, so the price in the antique market is second only to the porcelain of the Tang Dynasty.
After the two-day Dou Porcelain Festival was reported by the media, there was a crowded scene outside the convention and exhibition center, all of whom came to the venue early and waited for the audience.
After participating in two competitions, Zhao Zhuo was accustomed to the procedures such as entry and security checks, and after sitting down in the seats, he found that the number of participants in this game was more than the previous one.
It is no wonder that the porcelain of the Six Dynasties has been produced in large quantities through the major kilns, and it is not a few that have been passed down in the world, but the most common in the market is the Ming ware and the crude products in the modern imitation and the genuine products, and the real and false celadon of the Six Dynasties can be described as a mixture of fish and dragons.
However, compared with the previous one, the participants in each competition not only have more funds, but also have more eyesight, and everyone spent three years in order to show their faces at this porcelain festival, so naturally they also did their best to collect the collections that could participate.
As the audience entered, the venue began to become a little noisy, and after the noise gradually quieted down, the judges also took their seats, and President Tong briefly introduced the commercial value of the porcelain of the Six Dynasties, and then announced the start of the third competition.
At the beginning of the race, the first contestant took out a large box, in fact, the general height of about 20 centimeters can already be called a large object, but this box is half a meter high, which can be seen to be a rare heavy weapon.
The larger the utensils, the more difficult it is to preserve, so naturally the price is a grade higher than that of small items, so the wooden box has not yet been opened, and everyone is talking about it.
Soon, the contestant opened the box and took out a large jar, but it was a blue-glazed barn jar.
The barn jar was popular from the late Eastern Wu period of the Three Kingdoms to the Western Jin Dynasty, and is a model vessel specially used for burials, commonly known as the "soul bottle", that is, the habitat or sustenance of the soul of the deceased.
It is mainly to pile up the image of the figure pavilion and the Buddha statue on the jar, the purpose is to "pile up the things, take the meaning of the descendants to reproduce, and the six animals to reproduce." To comfort the soul of the dead, and comfort the hope of the living. ”
This jar has a high neck and a round belly, and the neck is made of five tubes, and the birds are attached to the flock on all sides. There is a heavy eaves attic below, a head squatting beast is a pillar, and there is a city on the side. There are two groups of high-crowned Hu people standing next to them, each with their own dedication, each group of three people serving side by side, and also sticking plastic red birds, evil spirits, Tianlu and so on in the belly of the can.
As soon as this jar came out, even the contestants couldn't help but bow their heads slightly and start commenting.
Ji Yuan kept bowing his head and said: "This jar is made with standard workmanship, the green glaze is smooth and bright, such a large piece, and it is still so well preserved, it is rare in Ming vessels." ”
Cui Shiyan nodded and said: "Yes, look at the stacking of this can, the divine fog is misty, it should be the heavy weapon of the Yue kiln in the Eastern Wu and Western Jin Dynasty in Jiangnan." ”
Zhao Zhuo sighed on the side: "It's a pity that it's just a bright weapon. ”
Everyone also nodded, evaluating the value of porcelain, modeling is a very important part, the furnishing ware is the highest, the study utensils are second, the dark utensils are second, and the lowest utensils are used.
The same is true of the general jar in the Ming and Qing dynasties, although it is a large heavy weapon, some even have more than half a meter high, but because it is a utensil for Buddhist monks, it is used as a Ming vessel, so it is much inferior in price.
After several appraisals by the judges, it was identified as a genuine Yue kiln in the Soochow period, with a price of 250,000 yuan.
The first piece of porcelain was estimated at more than 200,000 yuan, which made the atmosphere in the field extremely warm.
Ancient porcelain craftsmen often held porcelain all their lives, making a living by burning porcelain, and some of them were passed down from generation to generation. In particular, the animal-shaped utensils are all lifelike, and the spirit surnames are flying, ready to come out.
Many of the participating collections are refreshing, which not only has the elegant atmosphere of porcelain in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but also has the simple nature of primitive celadon, and the two are properly integrated together, making people nod their heads.
The more people looked at it, the faster the time passed, and the collection of more than 100 pieces seemed to be exhibited in an instant, as if it had passed through the ancient millennium, and the highest price of celadon in the Six Dynasties had also increased to a height of 3.5 million.
Immediately afterwards, the contestants in the antique circle took out their collections one after another, and Fang Lu also appeared for the first time.
Fang Lu lost to Tong Feiyu last time, and this time he was also full of energy, and took out a blue glazed turtle-shaped inkstone.
The inkstone droplets belong to the kind of stationery utensils, because the ancients poured water into the ink, it is not easy to control the flow of water, and the generation of inkstones is used to store inkstone water for grinding ink.
Because it is a thing used by the literati, it seems to have a literati atmosphere in the modeling, and its material is not only ceramics, but also metal, jade, agate, etc., and the shape is mostly in the shape of turtles, snakes, bears and sheep, which is very meaningful.
The piece is in the shape of a turtle with its head raised and its neck carved with a spiral pattern. The turtle's back is small in front and large in the back, there is a small straight mouth in the circle that can hold water, the turtle's belly is flat, and the ten-petal lotus flower decoration is carved.
From a distance, the turtle is vivid, suddenly interesting, the shape is vivid, the craftsmanship is exquisite, the green glaze of Shi is also moist and moderate, and the fetal quality and two are one, that is, it looks simple and vigorous, and has a delicate and fine beauty.
Although the amount of inkstone unearthed is also a lot, but this is really a masterpiece of Yue kiln, after the judges' comments, unanimously gave a high price of 5.2 million, this price suddenly made Fang Lu raise his eyebrows.
The highest price suddenly increased from more than 3 million to more than 5 million, and the audience was full of surprises.
It didn't take long for Ji Xiaofan to come on the field, and Ji Xiaofan took out a rather rare Eastern Jin Dynasty blue glazed beast-shaped bottle.
The bottle is an ancient wine container, this beast-shaped bottle is about 30cm high, the fetal material is gray, the glaze is green and gray, and the mouth is disc-shaped, like a fish basket. The abdominal wall is piled up with a divine beast, the beast's mouth contains a jewel, the forelimbs are raised, and the hindlimbs are squatting on the ground. The form is complex and simple, and it is harmonious.
Beast-shaped bottles were quite popular in the Six Dynasties period, especially in the families of high-ranking officials and nobles, all good wine people have bottles of wine in their homes, and this kind of depiction of divine beasts is very popular, and the amount of unearthed is also quite large.
However, the shape of this animal-shaped bottle containing jewels is cleverly conceived, and the fetal and glaze are very closely combined, and its artistic shape and enamel are beautiful.
As a result, under the unanimous judgment of the judges, a higher price of 5.5 million yuan was given to this piece of porcelain, which made Fang Lu's face change again, he lost to Tong Feiyu last time, and this time Tong Feiyu did not appear, but he lost to Ji Xiaofan.
Tong Feiyu appeared soon after, bringing a celadon sheep's head.
As soon as Zhao Zhuo saw this porcelain, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Although this porcelain is quite good in shape, it does not have that kind of shocking feeling, it is too rough and delicate.
The performance of its glaze is not bad, especially the glaze of the bean green is not quite good-looking, and the tire glaze is also very tightly combined, and there are fine ice cracks on the glaze.
However, the price of porcelain is not only a part, it is a comprehensive consideration of all elements, and this porcelain is obviously inferior to the blue glazed beast-shaped bottle as a whole, and the final price has just reached five million.
With the arrival of porcelain piece by piece, the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic, and the record of 5.5 million yuan set by Ji Xiaofan was defeated by a black glazed pan pot taken out by an old collector more than half an hour later, and the price reached more than 3 million.
There are also several appraiser-level figures who have taken out porcelain that have been identified as fakes, and some people even do not hesitate to argue with the judges, but fakes are fakes, and it is impossible to become real in front of everyone's eyes.
(To be continued)