"Mu Lao, what's wrong?" Yi Yang asked.

Bai Wenchao also looked at Mu Lao in surprise, they didn't expect Mu Lao's reaction to be so big when he saw that porcelain, and he was a little excited, that kind of surprise, as if he had seen some big treasure.

Mu Lao said in a trembling voice: "Xiao Yi, how did this thing come from?!" This...... That's no small feat! ”

"It was picked up from a family, which is equivalent to digging out an old house." Yi Yang replied that he didn't tell the truth, after all, that matter can't be told to anyone else, it needs to be kept secret, and before that, Yi Yang also specially told Bai Wenchao, and he couldn't tell a third person other than the two of them.

"Mu Lao, what's wrong? What is the name of this porcelain? Bai Wenchao couldn't wait to ask, he was very curious, he didn't know what the meaning of Mu Lao's words was, a seemingly inconspicuous celadon was just a piece of celadon that could make people feel so touched.

Mu Lao said solemnly: "This thing is really extraordinary! This is not an ordinary celadon, but a piece of Song Dynasty porcelain, and it is produced in a famous kiln, which is very rare. If I'm right, this porcelain is genuine and worth a lot of money! ”

"It's really Song porcelain?!" Bai Wenchao was surprised, "Brother Yi Yang also said just now that this is an official kiln porcelain from the Song Dynasty, but he is a little unsure, it turns out that he and you want to go up together, and he saw it right from the beginning." ”

Mu Lao smiled and said, "Since Xiao Yi also thinks so, then there should be no mistake." ”

"This is the kiln?" Yi Yang suddenly asked, with a serious expression on his face.

"Yes, it's Brother Kiln!" Mu Lao nodded heavily and said, "This is the green glazed sunflower petal plate of the brother kiln." The shape of the vessel is about four centimeters high, the diameter is about twenty centimeters, and the foot diameter is seven or eight centimeters. The disc is in the form of a six-petal sunflower, shallow belly, and a flat bottom. The abdominal wall protrudes inwards with six ridges, and the hoop foot also changes with the undulation of the abdominal wall. ”

As he spoke, he examined it in detail, while constantly making comparisons and detailing the basic situation of the porcelain.

"It turned out to be Brother Kiln!" Bai Wenchao said in surprise, "No wonder I can't recognize it, I haven't seen the real brother kiln with my own eyes!" ”

Mu Lao nodded solemnly and said: "Well, it's normal that I haven't seen the real thing, because the Ge kiln is similar to the Ru kiln, it is rare and rare, and its survival is smaller than that of Yuan Qinghua, and most museums will not collect it, even if it is a high imitation of ancient times." ”

Bai Wenchao asked, "Mu Lao, where did you see that this is a piece of Brother Kiln porcelain?" Compared with the porcelain of the other four famous kilns such as Ru kiln, what are the characteristics of the Ge kiln? ”

"Brother kiln glaze is a matte glaze, like a 'ghee' like luster, the color is rich and colorful, there are beige, pink green, milk white colors, this is a blue and white porcelain, although the glaze is monotonous, at first glance it seems that there is nothing outstanding, not very beautiful, but if you look closely, you will find that the more she looks, the more exquisite she is, the quality is restrained." Mu Lao explained it in one hundred and fifty ten, "In addition to the differences in glaze color, there is also a place in the kiln that is very distinctive, which can be summed up in a phrase as 'gold wire iron wire', 'beads and balls', and 'purple mouth iron feet'." ”

What is 'Golden Wire'? Bai Wenchao wondered.

Yi Yang first replied for Mu Lao: "The so-called 'golden wire' should be talking about the opening pattern on the porcelain, right?" ”

"That's right, I'm talking about the opening film." Mu Lao nodded and said, "That is, the pattern of 'golden wire', because the glaze of the kiln has a net-like opening piece, or overlapping like ice cracks, or into a fine small opening piece, commonly known as 'hundred garbage pieces' or 'turtle pattern'), with the 'gold wire iron wire' as a typical example, that is, the coarser black cracks are intertwined with fine red and yellow cracks. There is such a description in the Ming Dynasty's "Gegu Yao": "The pattern of the kiln is taken from ice cracks and eel blood, and the ink pattern of plum blossom pieces is second. Fine broken lines, under the lines also. ’”

"I see, it sounds pretty vivid." Bai Wenchao suddenly realized, "What does 'gathering beads and balls' refer to?" ”

Mu Lao said: "'Gathering beads and gathering balls', it is said that the bubbles in the glaze, the glaze layer is usually very thick, the thickest part is even equal to the thickness of the tire, the glaze contains bubbles, such as the pearl looming, just like the beauty of 'gathering foam and gathering beads', which is a traditional way to distinguish the real and false brother kilns." Sun Yingzhou, the ancestor of the ceramic industry, said in his article "Identification of Porcelain in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties" that the bubbles of the official and brother glazes are dense like 'accumulating beads', which means that the bubbles in the glaze of the brother kiln are dense like small water droplets, which are all over the surface of the vessel. Such traits are not easy to imitate. ”

"Got it." Bai Wenchao responded.

Listening to Mu Lao's explanation, his mind suddenly opened up, and he could be regarded as a big long-eyed person.

I only heard Mu Lao continue: "The last characteristic of the brother kiln is 'purple mouth and iron feet', which is very important. Xiao Yi, with your eyes, you should be able to see it, right? ”

"yes, I know." Yi Yang nodded and said, "Brother kiln has the style of 'purple mouth iron foot', most of the body of the brother kiln is purple-black or brown-yellow, and the thin glaze of the mouth edge of the vessel is yellow-brown due to the hidden pattern revealing the tire color, and at the same time, the glaze is not hung on the bottom foot and presents iron black, from this, it can be summarized that there is a "purple mouth and iron foot", which is also one of the traditional ways to distinguish between real and fake brother kilns. ”

Mu Lao smiled and said, "Xiao Yi, it turns out that you know everything!" You are really too modest, and you have to find someone else to do the appraisal of what you can look good at. ”

Yi Yang hurriedly shook his head and said: "No, I just happen to know this, besides, even if I know everything, it is only the identification knowledge in the textbook, and it is not necessarily accurate in the identification of physical objects, and it still requires real vision to make accurate judgments." And you are well-informed and experienced, and your eyesight couldn't be better. ”

Mu Lao shook his head and said, "You are too modest. ”

"Mu Lao, is the kiln very expensive?" Bai Wenchao asked casually.

"Of course, after all, it is a product of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty." Mu Lao said, "Brother kiln is rare in the antique market, either in the big museum, or in the hands of a very few private people, it can be said that there is no price, no matter how much money you have, you may not be able to receive a real Brother kiln porcelain." So when I first saw it, I couldn't believe my eyes, thinking that this is a piece of brother kiln porcelain, why was it received by you?! ”

Yi Yang smiled: "It's our luck that we just picked up such a thing." ”

Mu Lao said: "I don't know how much money you spent to collect it, I guess you picked up another big leak." ”

Yi Yang said: "It didn't cost much, if it's really like what you said, then we did pick up a leak." Mu Lao, you reacted so much just now, shouldn't it be just because it's a brother kiln, right? ”

"Yes, not only for this reason, but for a big reason!" Mu Lao Zhengse said, "Brother kiln green glaze sunflower petal mouth plate is a national treasure, it is worthless!" ”