Chapter 3: The Inner House Plum Vase

"What the hell is it?" It was the first time for Qin Xuebing to encounter porcelain with such a strange shape, so he simply picked it up and looked at it for a while, there was no thief light like newly baked porcelain, the pulp was natural, the color was soft, and there were no traces of old on the surface, but it looked like an old object.

However, Qin Xuebing's judgment was limited to this, and he couldn't even say the name of the object, he could only roughly feel that this should be a vessel for wine.

"Since this porcelain can induce vitality, it should be related to vitality." Qin Xuebing's mind moved, and his vitality followed his fingers into the porcelain, and he found that there was also a breath of qi in the internal lines of the porcelain, but this qi was not vitality, it was very unique, full of the breath of time.

"Perhaps, it could be called old-fashioned." Qin Xuebing privately named this qi, and almost at the same time, the old qi and the vitality blended together, followed the fingers back into the meridians, and then entered the brain, where they were absorbed by the jade pen.

However, the jade pen did not only enter and not exit like absorbing vitality, and soon released the old qi, so that the old qi returned to the porcelain along the meridians, and then the jade pen began to move again, like a dragon and snake, and wrote down a few numbers: 912 years.

"912 years, does it mean that this porcelain has been produced since 912 years?" The more Qin Xuebing thought about it, the more he felt that it was possible, the jade pen was analyzed according to the old qi, that is to say, these old qi were produced in 912 years.

But after thinking about it carefully, Qin Xuebing felt strange again, the objects in 912 have old gas, the things that are ten or eight years old are also old, and the things that are three or five years old are also old, why don't these objects have induction, only this strange porcelain can.

Qin Xuebing put down the black porcelain, picked up another piece of porcelain that was "fake" at a glance, and let the Yuan Qi enter it, and found that there was indeed old qi inside, but the old qi was very thin, almost equal to nothing. In this way, Qin Xuebing had a conclusion in his heart, which should be related to the intensity of the old qi, and only the old qi that is strong enough can produce induction.

"Then take this black-glazed porcelain vase."

This is the first time Qin Xuebing is ready to make a move, in 912, it happened to be the Northern Song Dynasty, that is to say, this is a porcelain of the Northern Song Dynasty, if you can buy it, Qin Xuebing can be regarded as a leak, so he asked: "Boss, how much is this black clay pot?" ”

"Little brother, is that black glazed porcelain?" The stall owner couldn't laugh or cry, although the shape of this porcelain is strange and difficult to understand, but it can't be so black clay jar three words to insult its identity of black glazed porcelain.

"It's similar to a crockpot, it's just right to take it back and fill it with wine for the old man, boss, you can make a price." Qin Xuebing recognized the black crockpot anyway, otherwise it would be difficult to bargain.

"If the little brother really wants it, give this number." The stall owner held out two fingers.

"Two hundred? Boss, you're also dark, and this broken crockpot costs me 200 yuan? ”

"Little brother, it's two thousand, two hundred, you sell me to find a few."

"Just this broken crockpot, a hundred is about the same." Qin Xuebing had already observed the position of the black glazed porcelain vase, which belonged to the outermost part, that is, in the hearts of the stall owners, it belonged to the most worthless category.

This is not difficult to understand, Panjiayuan is mixed, and it is inevitable that there will be thieves, so the stall owner will keep valuable items around to avoid being stolen, and the more worthless they are, the more outside, even if they are stolen, there is not much loss.

Therefore, it is impossible for Qin Xuebing to buy at a high price. What's more, the antique is not the older the more valuable it is, this black glazed porcelain vase has a strange shape, the workmanship is not fine, it is not exquisite, who knows how much it can be worth.

"Little brother, you really dare to pay back the money on the spot." The stall owner couldn't cry or laugh, he understood it, he met a rookie today, this kind of person is the most difficult to fool, because buying things is all based on feeling, as long as you feel expensive, no matter how you fool it will not help.

On the contrary, it is better for those half-people to fool, because this kind of people are between understanding and not understanding, as long as they can have a reasonable explanation, it is easy to shake their judgment and sell at a high price.

"That's not what you're asking for." Qin Xuebing was dissatisfied, even if he was stripped naked, he would not be able to take out two thousand yuan.

"Little brother, this is authentic black glazed porcelain, two thousand yuan is not expensive at all, but if you really want it, I can make it cheaper, one thousand." The stall owner said again.

Qin Xuebing shook his head, and gave the stall owner two fingers: "Two hundred, this broken crockpot is worth this price at most, if I don't want to buy a wine bottle for the old man, I can't give up a hundred yuan." ”

"It seems that the little brother is also a filial child, then I will lower it again, five hundred, it can't be lower, and if it is lower, I will lose money."

"Okay, count me at a loss." Qin Xuebing took out five hundred yuan with a painful face, cleared the money and goods, and walked to the nearest Sifang Pavilion with the bottle.

Qin Xuebing wanted to keep the collection, after all, this was the first time he bought an old object, but the collection also depends on the conditions, after spending five hundred yuan, there is only one hundred yuan left on his body, if he doesn't sell it, it will be a problem to eat this month.

The owner of the Sifang Pavilion is surnamed Qian, his name is Zhengtai, and ceramics, jade, and miscellaneous items are all in his business scope, but what makes Qian Zhengtai most famous is not because of the Sifang Pavilion, but because of his great achievements in collecting ancient coins.

As we all know, there are 50 kinds of ancient Chinese coins that are the most precious, and called "50 treasures", every collector of ancient coins is proud to be able to collect 50 treasures, but each of the 50 treasures is extremely rare, ordinary collectors can have one of them, they can immediately become celebrities in the circle, if they can collect seven or eight kinds, the media will take the initiative to find the door.

Qian Zhengtai began collecting ancient coins in the 80s, and it is rumored that he has collected 31 of the 50 treasures, which can be said to be the top collector among the "money fans".

Walking into the Sifang Pavilion, the vitality in the body immediately has an induction, but only a few of them produce an induction, not all items, that is to say, not all of the Quartet are antiques, most of them are modern handicrafts.

But this is not surprising, there are not so many antiques in the world, shops and stalls talk about much, if you want to Taobao, you have to rely on your eyesight and luck.

"Hello sir, please take a look first." The little beauty of the shopping guide greeted her very warmly, and she had a corresponding commission for every piece sold.

"I'm not here to buy something, I'm going to sell this black glazed porcelain vase, can you accept it here?"

"Please wait a minute, I'll call the boss." The shopping guide walks to the second floor, and only the boss or store manager has the right to buy.

Soon, the shopping guide came down again: "I'm sorry, our boss is talking about a business, can you wait a while?" ”

"It's okay, just take a look at the collection in your store." Qin Xuebing looked at the black-glazed porcelain vase very casually, in fact, he wanted to see if the Sifang Pavilion sold black-glazed porcelain, and at what price.

The development of black glazed porcelain was very early, beginning in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, began to prevail in the Tang Dynasty, and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty, but the workmanship was not fine, until the development of the official kiln in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the black glazed porcelain with fine workmanship appeared.

At present, the black glazed porcelain is relatively large in existence, and it is not difficult to see, there are two pieces on the porcelain counter of the Sifang Pavilion, but the shape is not as strange as Qin Xuebing's black glazed porcelain vase.

One of them is a gourd shape, the whole body is jet black, the glaze is pure, the workmanship is very fine, and there is a small piece of paper next to it, which reads: Yongzheng official kiln black glazed gourd bottle.

However, the price is not indicated, which is also normal, antiques are rarely clearly priced, the same antique, in the eyes of people who like it may be worth tens of millions, in the eyes of people who don't like it, it is broken copper and iron, worthless.

Qin Xuebing didn't bother to inquire about the price, this gourd bottle is an official kiln, and his own black reel is a private kiln at a glance, and its price difference is huge, and there is no reference surname.

The other is a double-eared round-bottomed incense burner, the glaze color and workmanship are equivalent to Qin Xuebing's black wheel, and the note next to it reads: Song black glazed double-eared round-bottomed incense burner.

It is also the Song Dynasty, the workmanship is not much different, and it should be a good reference, so Qin Xuebing opened his mouth and asked: "Beauty, what is the price of this incense burner?" ”

The shopping guide has been in the Sifang Pavilion for more than two years, and all kinds of people have seen it, and he can see Qin Xuebing's mind at a glance, and for this situation, he usually quotes the lowest price according to the boss's instructions, and even lower than the normal transaction price: "Song Dynasty black glazed porcelain is already very rare, with high collection significance, if you want, I can calculate it cheaper, 80,000 on the line." ”

"Eighty thousand, is the price of black glazed porcelain in the Song Dynasty so cheap?" Qin Xuebing muttered in his heart, although he only spent five hundred yuan to buy, it was only worth eighty thousand, and he still felt that it was too low.

Moreover, 80,000 yuan is only the first price, and the counteroffer will not exceed 60,000, and this is only the selling price, and the price of buying antiques in antique shops is even lower, that is to say, the purchase price of the incense burner will not actually exceed 50,000.

The price of the black wheel will not exceed 50,000: "500, 50,000, 100 times the price difference, but why is it not a taste in my heart?" ”

It's no wonder that he often goes in and out of Panjiayuan, and he has heard a lot of stories about getting rich overnight because of leakage, and he has heard a lot, only picking up a leak of 50,000 yuan, which is really difficult to excite Qin Xuebing.

Moreover, Qin Xuebing's greatest wish is to buy a big house, so that the grandfather and grandson do not have to squeeze into a low-rent house of less than 30 square meters.

However, how high are the housing prices in Beijing? The location is better, 50,000 yuan is not enough to buy a bathroom and a half.

"Is it really only worth 80,000 yuan?" Qin Xuebing was a little suspicious, wondering if this girl was cheating him.

It is not impossible, as long as the shopping guide clearly sees the purpose of his inquiry, it is absolutely possible to deliberately lower the price, and thus the price of the black glazed porcelain bottle.

"Try it to find out if she's cheating on me."

Qin Xuebing immediately had an idea, picked up the black glazed porcelain vase and walked out, and said in his mouth: "It turns out that the black glazed porcelain of the Song Dynasty is worth this money, so I might as well keep it myself." ”

The shopping guide was dumbfounded, it was the first time he had met this kind of seller, and he hurriedly said: "Sir, the black glazed porcelain of the Song Dynasty is indeed only worth this price, after all, the workmanship is very rough." ”

"It's because it's cheap that I want to keep it for myself, and if I put it for two years, maybe the price will rise." Qin Xuebing didn't look back, if the other party really deceived him, he would definitely chase him out, if he didn't cheat him, it would be the same if he changed to an antique shop.

"Yes, you are the master."

The shopping guide smiled bitterly and quickly pulled Qin Xuebing back: "To tell the truth, the normal transaction price of this incense burner is about 180,000, but the price of the furnishing device is higher than that of the utility, and your bottle belongs to the utility, and the transaction price is generally around 150,000." But that's the market price, and the purchase price of our store must be lower, up to 120,000, if you don't sell it, then I can't help it. ”

Qin Xuebing stared at the shopping guide's expression carefully, and saw no trace of lying, before he laughed: "What, can you call the shots?" ”

"Meet me, my name is Qian Beibei, and the boss of the Sifang Pavilion is my grandfather, do you think I can call the shots?" Qian Beibei snorted, she didn't go upstairs to call her grandfather just now, she just made a show and wanted to pick up a leak with her own hands, but she didn't expect this guy to be too shrewd, and her wish was disappointed.

"My name is Qin Xuebing, aren't you worried that this bottle is fake?"

"I have my own judgment on whether it is true or false, 120,000, you can say whether to sell it or not."

"Sell, why don't you sell."

After making sure that the other party's price was fine, Qin Xuebing naturally couldn't keep the bottle: "By the way, what is this bottle?" Is the shape so weird? ”

"You don't know?" Qian Beibei suddenly felt like crying, it turned out that the other party was a layman, and she was deceived by a layman, this is going to be passed out, shame.

"I only know that this is black glazed porcelain from the Northern Song Dynasty." Qin Xuebing said.

"It should be said that it is from the Jin Dynasty, a black glazed porcelain rust pattern plum bottle from the Cizhou kiln." Qian Beibei depressedly explained to Qin Xuebing that because the Jin Dynasty belonged to the ethnic minorities, the plum bottle produced was different from the style of the Central Plains, and it was closer to round, like a black reel, so it was also called a reel bottle, also known as a dew bottle.

As for the lotus flower that rusts like iron, it is also called rust markings, so the full name of this porcelain is called Jincizhou kiln black glaze rust pattern plum bottle.

After speaking, Qian Beibei took out a formatted contract, filled in a few numbers, and handed it to Qin Xuebing: "Sign the contract, I will transfer the money to your account." ”

The money and goods were cleared, and Qin Xuebing breathed a sigh of relief, with the 120,000 yuan, he could rent a bigger house, so that the old man could have a better living environment, and he didn't have to worry about the tuition and living expenses for the next two years.

Just thinking about it, the vitality in his body was once again induced, Qin Xuebing looked back and saw that an old lady walked in with a cardboard box and asked, "Do you accept antiques here?" ”

Qian Beibei hurriedly went out and helped the old lady: "Grandma, what is your surname?" ”

"Surnamed Liu, do you accept antiques?" The old lady asked again.

"Accept, Grandma Liu, you take out the things first, I'll take a look."

"Okay, I'll take it out."

Grandma Liu put the cardboard box and took out a white plum vase, which should be made of blue and white glaze, and the bottle body is made of dark carving to highlight the texture, which is very exquisite.

"Ming Yongle Neifu plum bottle." Qin Xuebing was shocked incomparably, he had never heard of the black glazed rust pattern plum bottle of the Jincizhou kiln, but he was no stranger to this plum bottle, and even those who knew a little about the history of porcelain would not be unfamiliar.

The word Neifu in the Ming Dynasty specifically refers to the court, and only the Ming Yongle period of the plum bottle will be this style, but this kind of plum bottle is very rare, so far only found five, two of which are in the Oriental Ceramic Art Museum, one in the Taipei National Palace, one in the Yanjing Cultural Relics Research Institute, only one is in the people, and the bottle mouth is still incomplete.

But what Qin Xuebing never expected was that he found another one, and it was complete.

Qin Xuebing was envious, jealous and hateful, the old man was going to sell to the Sifang Pavilion, not to be sold to him, according to the rules of the antique world, he couldn't rob it, otherwise he wouldn't want to mix in the circle in the future.

But then again, even if the old man sells it to him, he can't afford it, and the price of an heirloom like this is definitely over 10 million.

Qian Beibei's idea is diametrically opposite, there are only five plum bottles in the Ming Yongle Inner Mansion, and another one suddenly appeared, if there is no weirdness in this, it can only mean that the Sifang Pavilion has hit a big luck. If it weren't for the old lady's kindness, she would have doubted whether she had run into a liar.

Qian Beibei looked at it carefully for a while, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, the plum bottle was simple in shape, the carcass was also a more common permanent musical instrument, and the "Neifu" font on the shoulder of the bottle was full, the blue and white hair color was pure, and the pigment went deep into the fetal bone, so there should be a certain year.

And the whole vessel is full of blue and white glaze, the enamel is thick, and it is as smooth as jade. The flint red at the junction of the foot tire glaze is obvious, the circle foot is short and shallow, the sand bottom is fine, and there is a very light flint red in the locality, which is completely consistent with the description of the Ming Yongle Neifu plum vase, and it can almost be concluded that this is a genuine product.

"Is it really lucky?" Qian Beibei looked at it a few more times in disbelief, and after repeated observations, she finally saw a trace of strangeness, that is, the mouth of the plum bottle, the material made her feel very familiar, very similar to the imitation of the Republic of China in the store.

However, Qian Beibei didn't dare to make a conclusion, she knew that her eyesight was limited, and if she made a mistake in judgment, she would miss a heirloom weapon, so she stood up: "Grandma Liu, I'm a little uncertain, you wait a minute, I'll ask my grandfather, the boss here, to come down and take a look." Then he ran upstairs with a grunt.

"I can't see it, but I'm not optimistic, she won't think it's an imitation, right?" Qin Xuebing was secretly excited in his heart, if Sifang Pavilion missed this Neifu plum bottle, would he have the opportunity to buy it at a low price?

After thinking for a while, Qin Xuebing opened his mouth and asked, "Grandma Liu, this plum vase is very exquisite, is it an ancestral heirloom?" ”

"It was left by my father-in-law, if it weren't for ......" Grandma Liu poured bitter water as if she had found someone to talk to.

When Grandma Liu and her family were young, they responded to the basic national policy of having a large number of people and great strength, and gave birth to three sons and one daughter in one go.

In addition to the youngest daughter who will come to see the old couple every month, the three sons are not even willing to pay alimony, and now the old couple are so poor that they can't open the pot, so I remembered that my father-in-law left a plum bottle that is said to be an antique, ready to take it out and sell it for some money.

This kind of rhetoric can be heard at least a hundred times a day in Pan Jiayuan, but Qin Xuebing can see that Grandma Liu is telling the truth, because even if he doesn't use a jade pen, he can see from Grandma Liu's face that the old man has many sons and daughters, and his old age is miserable.

"Grandma Liu, this plum vase is very beautiful, it should be worth a lot of money, have you ever seen it?" Qin Xuebing asked casually again.

"Young man, you work here?" Grandma Liu was a little vigilant, she did find someone to see it, but the evaluation was not good.

"I'm just like you, and I sold a plum bottle just now."

Qin Xuebing took the contract in his hand to Grandma Liu, and after the old man read it, he sighed and whispered: "Young man, I won't tell you, I went to a few stores just now, and they all said that they couldn't see it and were willing to buy it for a few thousand yuan, but a few thousand yuan can't solve the problem at all, so I'll keep it and take a look." ”

As he was talking, Qian Beibei came down from the second floor, followed by an old man and a middle-aged man, the old man was playing with an ancient coin in his hand, presumably it was Qian Zhengtai, the owner of the Sifang Pavilion, as for the middle-aged man, it should be Qian Zhengtai's business object. At this time, both of them have smiles on their faces, and it should be a win-win deal.

"You shouldn't be able to hide Qian Zhengtai's eyes, right?" Qin Xuebing sighed secretly, Qian Zhengtai is not Qian Beibei, he has been immersed in silver antiques for decades, and he will definitely be able to see the authenticity of the plum bottle in the inner mansion, and this leak will not fall on his head.

"The counterfeiter is an idiot, and we don't accept this thing." Qian Zhengtai shook his head and sighed after reading it, the counterfeiting methods of the plum bottle are first-class, if it weren't for some flaws in the mouth of the bottle, everyone would think that this is a genuine product.

But the biggest flaw in the plum bottle is not actually the bottle mouth, but the problem of the bottle itself, Ming Yongle Neifu plum bottle is too classic and rare, anyone who sees a new one will be cautious, dare not shoot easily. But if it is replaced by other more common plum bottles, perhaps buyers will not have so many concerns, then with the counterfeiting process of this plum bottle, it is enough to make many people eye-catching.

"What's going on? Even connoisseurs like Qian Zhengtai think it's fake? Could it be that the induction of the vitality is wrong? Qin Xuebing muttered to himself, and did not rule out this possibility, the Yuan Qi only produced an induction, and it was not identified by the jade pen, which could only mean that this was an old item.

In the antique industry, there are antique items, and the mere induction of vitality does not mean that this is the Ming Yongle Neifu plum bottle that opened the door.

"It should be identified with a jade pen."

Qin Xuebing thinks it is very necessary, if it is fake, it should be a waste of some vitality, but if it is true, it will make a lot of money, tens of millions: "Grandma Liu, can I take a look?" ”

In the antique market, without the consent of both parties to the transaction, the third party is not qualified to intervene, so Qin Xuebing did not ask until Qian Zhengtai refused to buy.

This also won Qian Zhengtai's favor, so he reminded: "Young man, you have to see it clearly." ”

"Thank you, Boss Qian, for reminding me."

Qin Xuebing picked up the plum bottle, and the vitality seeped in, and he immediately knew why Qian Zhengtai would conclude that it was an imitation, so he said: "Grandma Liu, I like this plum bottle very much, you can sell it to me." ”

"How much can you pay, young man?" Grandma Liu asked, if Qin Xuebing only gave a few thousand yuan, then she would definitely not sell it.

"One hundred thousand."

"Qin Xuebing, you're crazy." Although Qian Beibei was depressed and couldn't pick up the leak in Qin Xuebing, he couldn't help but remind him that after all, the two sides had reached a win-win deal, and there was still benevolence and righteousness.

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