Chapter 737: A dilemma
The reason why Kobayashi Kyosuke is in such a dilemma is also very simple.
He is a well-known potter in Japan, and the reason why he became famous and achieved today's status is because of his research and restoration skills in the Yaochang Tianmu bowl.
At that time, he traveled alone to China, which had just opened up, and brought back more than a dozen fragments of Yaobian Tianmu bowls from China, and restored several of them, making him famous in the Japanese porcelain industry.
Later, it was through the experience of researching and restoring those bowls that he published several papers in succession, which established his position in the early Japanese pottery industry in a famous Japanese archaeological magazine.
Later, he set up a porcelain making society by himself, specializing in firing porcelain with his own unique characteristics, of which more than 90% of the porcelain is porcelain with the characteristics of the Yaobian Tianmu bowl.
Although he can't 100% copy such porcelain, in terms of imitation, he thinks he is second, but no one dares to say first in front of him.
However, after so many years of research, he has not been able to really reproduce the porcelain that is exactly the same as the real Yaochang Tianmu Bowl, which has to be said to be a pity.
Therefore, since the beginning of 2,000 years, he has continuously sent people to China to find this kind of Yao Chang Tianmu bowl, and also spent a lot of money to find this bell bowl in China through various overt and covert means.
Of course, this money is not entirely his own, and there are many rich Japanese people who are obsessed with this rabbit bowl as much as he does.
But after so many years, hundreds of millions of yen have been spent, but in the end, the results of their search are still zero.
The result is not very pleasant to say.
And now the bowl that he couldn't find after spending so much energy and money was actually found by a hooligan, and if he was to recognize it, it would have brought a lot of impact to his reputation.
A porcelain making thing that no one can find. But in the end, he was found by a gangster in the Tokyo area of Japan, if this spreads, those who often come to him for tea and talk about Taoism in the future, and discuss the Yao Chang Tianmu Bowl with him, will they come to him in the future?
You must know that his pottery club has been able to develop to this day, and it is inseparable from the support of those people.
After that, they didn't come to him. Instead, he came to find a hooligan like Du Chang, so how could his pottery club be opened?
In the future, people will say otherwise, I am afraid that in addition to the Japanese pottery masters, there will be a suffix added to the back, that is, the ability is not as good as a hooligan, so how can he mix in the pottery world?
And if he wants to deny this bowl in front of the two brothers of the Mitsui family, it seems unlikely.
Not to mention these two brothers, they are not the kind of fools who don't know anything about antique collecting. Let's just say that Yoshihiko Noda, who has been standing behind him, is also a famous Chinese antique appraiser in Japan.
Although he may not be as specialized in the project of Yaochang Tianmu Bowl, he is not a wine bag and a rice bag, and if he lies in front of him, the final result is destined to be a tragedy.
What's more, there is a crucial reason why he cannot deny that this bowl is a fake.
You must know that since he became famous by repairing this Yao Transformation Tianmu Bowl, he has never given up the study of replicating this Yao Transformation Tianmu technique.
Thirty years have passed. During these thirty years, he spent countless amounts of money. manpower, to study and replicate the firing technology of this Dawn Vision.
Over the years, I don't know how many porcelain has been burned, and the amount of money spent is innumerable.
If he were to say that this bowl was a fake, if it was to be debunked. Then his fate will be even more unbearable.
People will point at his nose and scold him, what kind of bullshit Yao Chang Tianmu research expert.
Since you say that this bowl is a fake, but people have been able to make a fake that is fake, but what about you?
It took you thirty years, hundreds of millions of yen. I burned porcelain from an unknown number of furnaces, but it didn't reach the level of fakes fired by others.
So if the person who fired the bowl is a counterfeiter, then what are you?
You're not even as good as a counterfeiter, so you're a piece of waste......
Thinking of such an evaluation, this Kobayashi Kyosuke couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his back.
So at this time, although he still didn't want to admit in his heart, the bowl in his hand was the real product of the Yaobian Tianmu Bowl, but the balance in his heart had begun to tilt gradually.
After all, he is more afraid of being called a waste who is not even as good as a counterfeiter than a gangster.
If that kind of evaluation really comes out, then his future will be completely ruined.
You must know that his pottery club is quite famous in Japan, and every year, countless pottery lovers wave checks and are willing to sign up for his pottery club, in order to be able to get the guidance of him, a pottery master.
Moreover, some of the porcelain produced by his pottery club will also be sought after by many Japanese ceramic lovers.
If he doesn't handle it properly here today and smashes his family's brand, then his future financial resources will be cut off, which he can't accept no matter what.
In contrast, if you admit that this bowl is genuine, then at best you will offend some lovers who spend money to support themselves and go to China to find this Yao Chang Tianmu bowl.
It took me so many years to find it, and I can't say that I haven't worked hard, I can only say that I'm just a little better than my luck in this hooligan.
It is better to say that the past is better than being called a waste who is not even a counterfeiter.
So although at this time, Kobayashi Kyosuke still had a lot of doubts about the bowl in front of him, but he had already made a decision.
At this time, he took a deep breath, then put down the bowl in his hand, turned his head to look at Watanabe and asked.
"Watanabe-kun, can I take the liberty of asking, how did you find this bowl in your hand?"
This time, Kobayashi's attitude was much more respectful, but because the impression he left on Watanabe before was too bad, Watanabe Junichi didn't plan to save him half of his face.
"You're also in the antique circle, so how can you ask questions about trade secrets. You don't have to worry about how my bowl came about, what you have to care about is whether this bowl is real or fake. After such a long time, you should have almost identified it, and the two Mitsui gentlemen are a little impatient to wait, so you should announce the results quickly. ”
Watanabe was not polite at all, and even honorifics were useless, in his eyes, this Kobayashi was already a dead man.
Nima's, don't think that if you lower your posture at this time, Lao Tzu will let you go, you wait for me, and when this deal is over, you don't have to open that bullshit pottery club, you must know that Watanabe has never been a broad-minded guy.
Watanabe's unkindness made Kobayashi very angry, his face was blue and purple for a while, but he also knew that now was not the time to have an attack, not to mention that there were two brothers from the Mitsui family waiting next to him.
He turned his head again, the black aura on his face was completely gone, and all the smiles on his face were towards the two Mitsui brothers.
"Two Mr. Mitsui, after my appraisal, this bowl is indeed an authentic Song Dynasty Yao Transformation Tianmu Bowl."
After saying this, not only did he breathe a sigh of relief, but even the two Mitsui brothers who had been watching this bowl with their eyes until then also breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, compared with Xiaolin, they hope that this bowl is genuine, because as long as this bowl is a real thing, then when they buy it back and dedicate it to the helmsman of their family, they can give Mitsui more valuable and add points and enhance his status in the family.
As for the fact that the genuine product may cost a high price, for Mitsui Takawa, it is not a matter at all, he is not bad for money.
The two of them didn't talk nonsense with Kobayashi Kyosuke, they came to the front of the bowl with an arrow step, and then each put on their gloves and began to pick up the bowl and keep observing.
The bowl of the Iwasaki family, they have seen it many times, and at this time, compared with the one in front of them, the two bowls can be said to have their own merits, but the form is the same.
That's right, if you take something like this back, the old man of their family will be happy.
And Jin Muchen, who had been hiding in the office and paying attention to the situation here, was also relieved at this time, and when Kobayashi Gongsuke identified this bowl just now, he had been hanging his heart.
After all, only he knew that this bowl was a fake, and it was also from the handiwork of Lu Zhengguo, who should be regarded as a disciple of Kobayashi Kyosuke, and he was really afraid that Kobayashi Kyosuke would recognize the traces of Lu Zhengguo.
But when he saw the constipated expression on Kyosuke Kobayashi's face when he was appraising the bowl, he quickly guessed what Kyosuke Kobayashi was hesitating.
When this Kobayashi Kyosuke pinched his nose and recognized this bowl as genuine, Jin Muchen smiled in his heart.
It seems that this guy finally chose to ignore all the doubts for his own selfish interests, but this is okay, with his identification testimony, then Mitsui's choice will be even simpler, they will not miss such a 'national treasure'!
Sure enough, the two Mitsui brothers didn't take long to look at the bowl, and the expressions on their faces stretched out, even after coming in, Mitsui Takazu, who had always had a serious expression, had a rare smile on his face at this time.
The two brothers looked at it lovingly for a while, and then handed the bowl to Yoshihiko Noda, who was standing beside them.
In fact, this Noda Yoshihiko had seen this bowl before, but at this time, he still pretended to take it and looked at it, and when he looked at it, he let out two exclamations from time to time...... (To be continued.) )