Chapter 206: Sky-high Strange Prices (II)

The current market price of Longgen orchid is 600,000 yuan per plant, if Qin Xuebing buys it himself, it will definitely be difficult to accept, but Ye Zijing likes it, so it doesn't matter, I just hope Ye Zijing won't toss the orchid to death so soon.

"Boss Huai, what kind of variety is this pot?" Qin Xuebing's gaze moved to another pot, on which white buds had already grown, budding and waiting to be released, with a very peculiar beauty in the simplicity, which made Qin Xuebing like it at a glance.

"It's a white phalaenopsis."

Huaiyong explained: "Phalaenopsis is a well-known cut flower species, and Phalaenopsis is a single-stemmed epiphytic orchid with short stems, large leaves, one to several flower stems, arched, large flowers, and named because the flowers resemble butterflies. Its flowers are beautiful, the color is gorgeous, it is a treasure in the tropical orchid, and has the reputation of the queen in the orchid. ”

After speaking, Huaiyong took out his mobile phone again and found a photo: "This pot of phalaenopsis orchids was moved here last year, and it was taken when it bloomed last year." ”

The pink phalaenopsis is graceful and noble, while the white phalaenopsis is the opposite, elegant and pure, giving people a sense of purity.

The pot of this Phalaenopsis orchid is also very distinctive, using black ceramics with oracle bone inscriptions engraved on it, which looks simple and elegant, and complements the white phalaenopsis, which virtually enhances the beauty of Phalaenopsis to a higher level.

"How much is a pot?" Qin Xuebing likes this pot of flowers very much, and of course, he prefers this pot.

"This is not expensive, there are five plants in each pot, 3,000 yuan." Huaiyong did not deliberately raise the price, in his store, one is one, and two is two. There is no bargaining, and there is a gentleman's style.

"Just these two pots." Qin Xuebing pointed to a pot of white phalaenopsis next to him, and the pot was made of blue and white porcelain. The depiction of landscape figures should be produced by Jingde.

Ye Zijing picked two more pots of spring orchids, one pot of six thousand. One pot is 10,000 yuan, and a total of five pots of orchids were bought before and after, with a total transaction price of 622,000 yuan.

Qin Xuebing carried the white phalaenopsis in the black flower pot into the car, and handed over the rest to the handling company and sent them back to the mansion directly.

"You're not going to fall in love with white phalaenopsis so quickly, are you?" Ye Zijing was a little funny, this person didn't even know which flower family the orchid belonged to.

Qin Xuebing didn't answer, he directly pulled out the orchid and poured out the soil, so angry that Ye Zijing trembled: "What are you doing?" This pot of orchids is not a rare species though. But it's also very expensive, and it's in such good condition. ”

"Wife, you won't still be able to see what this is, will you?" Qin Xuebing was playing with the black flower pot, looking excited, as if he had seen a peerless work of art.

"Isn't it just a black pottery flower pot, what's so unusual?" Ye Zijing is not angry, and it is not easy to buy black pottery. You can pull out the orchids.

Black pottery, black pottery is formed by slowly adding water from the top of the kiln to extinguish the charcoal and produce thick smoke in the last stage of firing the utensils, and the black pottery formed by deliberately blackening the smoke is known as the art of earth and fire. The crystallization of strength and beauty.

Black pottery was born in the late Neolithic Age, more than 4,000 years ago, and is a masterpiece of primitive culture in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. In 1928, Wu Jinding, a famous archaeologist, discovered this prehistoric relic for the first time in the archaeological excavation of Longshan, so it was named "Longshan Culture". Because of the main feature of black pottery, it is also called "black pottery culture".

With the continuous excavation of archaeology, the black pottery culture began to be loved by the world, so countless spade artworks were born in modern times, and the price in the market is not very high. At least, in Ye Zijing's opinion, the value of this spade is far less than that of the five white phalaenopsis.

"Wife, do you still know about black pottery?"

Qin Xuebing was a little amused and asked, "Then do you know the black pottery eggshell high-handled cup and the high-handled hollow eggshell pottery cup?" ”

The black pottery eggshell high-handled cup is 26.5 cm high. The body of the cup can be divided into three parts, the upper part is an open mouth, the middle part is an open-cut hollow handle belly, and the lower part is a raspberry-shaped base, which is connected by a slender tube to form a unified whole, and the shape is delicate and delicate.

The pottery cup is made by wheels, the thickness of the cup wall is uniform, as thin as an eggshell, the thinnest part is only 0.2~0.3 mm, but the texture is extremely delicate and hard. The surface of the carcass is polished for a long time and shines. The handle of the cup is decorated with perforations and slender carvings, and the overall shape is extremely elegant and noble.

High-handled hollow eggshell pottery cup, unglazed and black shiny, thin tire and hard texture, its wall thickness is only 1 mm, the thinnest point is only 0.2 mm, weighs only 22 grams, the essence of its production technology, can be called a unique in the world, is a typical representative of Longshan culture, also known as "standard black pottery", embodies a simple and simple ultimate beauty, has a very high artistry, occupies an important place in the history of arts and crafts, is praised by the world archaeological community as "the most exquisite production of the earth's civilization four thousand years ago".

"You don't want to tell me that this is an antique, and it's a Neolithic antique?" Ye Zijing didn't believe it at all, this was not in the antique market, but in the flower shop, where most of the utensils were taken directly from the porcelain factory, or even wholesale.

"I don't know gold and jade, and my understanding of this sentence has improved."

Qin Xuebing laughed and handed over the flower pot: "Take a good look, this is a rare boutique." ”

The soil selected by the black pottery comes from the alluvial plain of the lower reaches of the Yellow River, which is the large particles of sediment carried by the Yellow River in the process of flowing through it and sinks to the bottom of the river, and flows to its downstream after continuous scouring, so its deep soil is particularly delicate, sand-free, and viscous, and rich in a variety of mineral elements, which can produce a pure black uniform texture in the firing, which is suitable for the production of black pottery.

After the soil is taken out, it is dried, and then filtered with gauze to make a mud blank, and after hand-drawing the blank modeling, it is repeatedly calendered with shells until the surface density of the clay blank increases, and it is as smooth as a mirror. Then with special carving tools using line carving, shallow carving, deep carving, hollowing and other techniques, hand-carved out a gorgeous and mysterious pattern. Then install ears, rings, noses, legs and other accessories for the black pottery works.

The pure black color on the surface of the black pottery is fired by the ancient process of a unique unglazed and colorless carbonization kiln. After leaving the kiln, it is natural, no longer do any treatment, and its appearance is as black as lacquer and bright as a mirror.

In the final stage of firing, water is slowly added from the top of the kiln to extinguish the charcoal, creating a thick smoke that deliberately blackens the smoke □ and forms black pottery.

The surface of the black pottery made in this way is polished, simple and unpretentious, and the ornamentation has only a few string patterns, scratches or perforations, and has the four characteristics of black, thin, light, and button for black pottery.

After Ye Zijing saw it, she was quite speechless, rolled her eyes, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "Shit luck." ”

"Wife, don't be envious, let alone jealous, because what I am is yours." Qin Xuebing laughed, black pottery is extremely rare in the market, and it is almost impossible for even strong players to get it.

Moreover, after four or five thousand years of burial, the black pottery has been superimposed by the strata, and the utensils and soil are glued together, and there is almost nothing unearthed unearthed. If you can get a piece that is intact, you can only say that your luck is amazing.

"I love to hear that."

Ye Zijing suddenly laughed and said very fiercely: "What's yours is mine, and you are also mine." ”

"Doesn't that seem like I'm supposed to say?" Qin Xuebing felt awkward no matter how he heard it.

"Aren't you mine?" Ye Zijing's style changed abruptly, and she looked at Qin Xuebing pitifully.

"Wife, what price do you think this flower pot can be sold for at auction?" Qin Xuebing hurriedly changed the topic, he really didn't know the price of black pottery.

"Black pottery is an antique that has only emerged in the past 20 years, and most of the ununearthed cultural relics, so the current black pottery market is very immature and difficult to price. However, among the black pottery, this flower pot is definitely a fine product and can be called a national treasure. Although Ye Zijing knows more about the antique market, she can't make a reasonable price for this black peach pot.

To be precise, the market can't price it yet. But she believes that this black pottery is definitely a masterpiece.

Identifying the collection value of black pottery products needs to be judged from four aspects.

One look at the styling. Modeling is the first place to identify the value of black pottery collection. The various shapes of black pottery either represent a status or a specific cultural connotation. For example, the bird-shaped pot in the black pottery is a totem representing the clan.

Flower pots belong to the ornamental vessel, although it is not comparable to the totemic utensils such as bird-shaped pots, but it was definitely a noble item in the Neolithic period.

Second, look at the condition. Black pottery products are usually used as funeral goods after the death of nobles, after four or five thousand years of burial, by the superposition of strata, utensils and soil sticking together, unearthed almost incomplete, therefore, the appearance has become the second element of black pottery value identification.

In terms of condition, this pot is almost impeccable, not far behind, if not surpassed, the National Treasure of Spades in the museum's collection.

Third, look at the picture and text. Some of the black pottery is also carved with some pictures and texts of the time, some represent the totems of the clan, and some are some primitive characters. The geometric patterns of black pottery art can be traced back to the painted pottery art of the Yangshao Banpo era, they are from the realism of animal images and gradually turn to abstract symbols, the original images of this geometric pattern, such as the snake evolved into a dragon, the bird evolved into a phoenix and the snake evolved into a fish, showing the totem worship of the primitive ancestors, and gradually transformed into rhythmic lines. These pictures and texts with specific meanings add to its artistic value and cultural connotation.

Qin Xuebing's flower pot is full of oracle bone inscriptions, although Qin Xuebing can't decipher it, but these words already represent a very high archaeological value. If these words record something in history, or are related to historical events, then the value of this black pottery would be unimaginable.

However, for these words, Qin Xuebing could only consult the old professors who studied ancient culture afterwards to decipher the information in them.

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