Chapter 315: Qianlong's Sky-high Cat Food Bowl (II)

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"Master, what do you think of my porcelain? Is it ancient porcelain? When I bought it, the boss said that the thing was antique porcelain, and according to his meaning, the porcelain was new imitation and belonged to modern crafts. ”

He Qing Zhengse asked about Zheng Lao.

Zheng Lao nodded hurriedly, expressed his approval, and replied solemnly: "Xiaohe, since the thing was received by you, it will definitely not be bad, although this narcissus basin is the Song Dynasty Ru kiln is genuine, but I can be sure that the thing is antique porcelain, but it has a certain age, but the specific age needs to be verified." ”

Deng Lao, who was standing on the side, also agreed: "I have the same idea as Lao Zheng, the thing is ancient porcelain, it should be an old imitation, because you can know by looking at the pulp, the pulp is thick and natural, and it is very open." ”

"Oh, really?" He Qing said happily, "That's good, I received it at the price of the new imitation, and I should have earned it." ”

"How much did you spend when you received it?" Elder Zheng asked casually.

He Qing replied truthfully: "Twenty thousand." ”

"It's only 20,000?!" Zheng Lao was surprised, "Then you make a lot of money, such a beautiful piece of antique porcelain is worth a lot of money, at least worth hundreds of thousands, if it is antique porcelain from the official kiln, it is even more valuable." ”

Lin Haitao was surprised: "Grandpa, is it possible that this porcelain of Brother Qing came from the official kiln?" Official kilns generally rarely make antique porcelain, right? ”

Zheng Lao shook his head lightly and said: "There are few specialized productions, but there are indeed some, such as the batch of Ru kiln porcelain specially fired by Emperor Qianlong I just mentioned, he still fired it in the palace, can you say that it is not an official kiln?" ”

"Queen's use, of course it is!" Lin Haitao replied.

When he heard Zheng Lao mention the batch of Ru kiln porcelain fired by Emperor Qianlong again, He Qing's expression changed slightly, thoughtful.

Then I only heard him ask: "Master, the batch of Ru kiln antique porcelain secretly fired by Emperor Qianlong is really precious?" What type of Ru kiln porcelain is made, is it a plate, a saucer, or some other kind of porcelain? ”

Zheng Lao pointed to the daffodil basin on the table and said, "That's it!" ”

"It's all like this?!" Lin Haitao was surprised, "How can it be so coincidental?!" ”

Zheng Lao said fifteen-ten: "There is such a coincidence. If it weren't for the fact that Xiao He had received an azure glazed narcissus basin, then I might not have thought of it for a while. As far as I know, the batch of antique porcelain used in the palace is all a kind, as for why Emperor Qianlong likes to make daffodil pots, there is a saying that the Qianlong Emperor likes to raise cats, he took the daffodil basin in the palace to feed the cat, as a cat food basin, but he raised a cat too naughty, the basin was broken, and then Qianlong issued an edict, ordering craftsmen to fire a batch of Ru kiln azure glazed daffodil basins in the porcelain kiln in the court, so that he not only has enough cat food bowls, but also can play, killing two birds with one stone. Isn't it? ”

"I see!" After hearing this, He Qing nodded as if he suddenly realized.

Seeing that he listened so seriously, Zheng Lao smiled and said: "It's just a legend, the story of the antique shop is gone, sometimes it's funny to listen to, just laugh and laugh, don't take it seriously." However, although it is not certain whether Emperor Qianlong really used Ru kiln porcelain as a cat food bowl, there was indeed a batch of imitation Ru kiln porcelain fired in the Qing Dynasty court, either Yongzheng or Qianlong, and these two periods are the closest. ”

"The story doesn't have to be all fake." He Qing said solemnly, "Maybe Emperor Qianlong really used Ruyao porcelain as a cat food bowl, after all, he is the emperor, what is nothing?" It is not a luxury to use Ru kiln to make cat food bowls, and the value of Ru kiln has not been reflected much at that time, at least not as much as it is now. ”

From the image "recorded" on the porcelain, He Qing saw that the thing was from the imperial kiln factory of the Qing Dynasty Palace, and it was also used to feed cats, but at first he was not sure that the thing was related to Qianlong, and now it seems that it should not be wrong.

According to what Zheng Lao said at the beginning, the thing is almost comparable to the official kiln Ru porcelain of the Song Dynasty, and the value of the porcelain is immeasurable, because the Ru kiln porcelain is extremely rare in the world, it is rare, and it is difficult to see it in the auction hall, even if there is an occasional piece, it will only be a sky-high price.

Hearing He Qing's explanation, Deng Lao nodded with a look of relief on his face, and said, "Actually, this story is not completely unfounded, it has a certain origin. There is a widely circulated joke, everyone must have heard of it, about an old lady is very scheming, in order to sell cats, put a precious cat food basin, who came dare not say that they want to buy this pot, they all said to buy the old lady's cat, take this pot. The old lady said, 'I can't put on this pot, I have to sell cats in this pot.' This joke didn't come out of nowhere, it's well documented in history.

"When we looked through the history books, we found that who called this precious pot a cat food bowl? It turned out to be Emperor Qianlong! During the Qianlong period, the Ruyao narcissus basin hidden by the court, Qianlong called it 'cat food basin', and wrote a special imperial poem for this purpose. The imperial inscription poem is written like this: 'The official kiln does not distinguish between the Song and Tang dynasties, and the fire has no light, which is a false rumor of the food vessel, but the scale is recognizable. ’

"The so-called 'official kiln is indistinguishable', in fact, it should be 'Ru kiln indistinguishable', and Emperor Qianlong can't tell the difference between Ru kiln and official kiln. The Ru kiln is a bit blue, and the official kiln is a bit gray, but in the eyes of a layman who is not a professional, these gaps are not big, so Qianlong said: "I can't tell whether this official kiln is from the Song Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty." ’

"'There is no fire', which refers to an old kiln porcelain, which means that the fire is gone. When we appraise it, we often say, 'This porcelain is full of fire', which means that it is new and has just been baked, so it is very hot. 'Baoguang' means that the luster on the porcelain is very pleasant. We always say the word 'pulp', and it comes from this place.

"And what is a 'food vessel'? It's a puppy's rice bowl. It is recorded in the history books that the puppy among the ornamental dogs is called 'Qi'. The Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Zhi has a poem: 'The parrot is hungry and singing, and the delicate sleep is still angry.' When the parrot is hungry, it chirps and chirps; When a puppy is asleep, as soon as you move it, it gets angry. Anyone who has ever had a pet dog has this experience, when it falls asleep and you poke it, it barks and is unhappy. Qianlong said that the puppy only has a 'scale', and it is only after stepping on the scale that he knows the kindness of the owner. 'Ke' means to step on, and it's done overnight.

Qianlong had such an emotional description, but he was mistaken, he thought the puppy of the ornamental dog was a cat. Therefore, in the tenth year of Qianlong, that is, in May 1745, the decree was issued: the cat food bowl was equipped with a rosewood seat, which was shorter, the feet were deeper, and the seat was equipped with drawers. This cat food basin that Qianlong thinks is actually a narcissus basin in Ruyao. Qianlong passed the decree and made a seat with red sandalwood, just put the cat food basin he thought he thought was on the top, and the bottom was made relatively high, and a drawer was inserted. After this seat was completed, it has been collected in the Qing Palace, and is now in the Taiwan and North Palace Museums.

"Later, Qianlong issued an order to give him some imitations of the 'Ru Kiln Cat Food Bowl', he said the official kiln for a while, and said the Ru kiln for a while, and he couldn't tell the difference. The allusion to the cat food bowl began to spread from Qianlong's decree. If you really have a cat food bowl in Ruyao, let alone sell cats, hehe, sell cattle and sell them! ”

“……”

He said a lot in one breath, and He Qing and the others pricked up their ears and listened seriously.

After listening, Zheng Lao shook his head and sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I'm ashamed, it turns out that there is still history here, but I ignored this historical record." ”

Deng Lao smiled and comforted: "Live to learn all the time, how can a person know everything?" If it's a jack of all trades, then it's not interesting, and if you don't know it, you can learn, and if you still have to learn, then it's still interesting, isn't it? Qianlong Ye did regard the Ru kiln narcissus basin as a 'cat food basin', but it was not like the story circulated in the antique shop, saying that Qianlong raised cats, and the cat broke the genuine Ru kiln porcelain, if that is the case, then how did the collection in the Forbidden City come from? However, I estimate that the two or three Ruyao daffodil basins in the collection of the Forbidden City may be the 'cat food bowls' made by Qianlong Ye. ”

"Well, you're right, teachable." Elder Zheng nodded very humbly.

At this moment, He Qing, who had been standing quietly by the side and listening, became more and more excited, because from Deng Lao's words, he could be sure that the Ru kiln narcissus basin he had received by mistake was one that flowed out of the court, and that was a "Ru kiln cat food bowl" that Emperor Qianlong ordered the craftsmen to make.

"Master, Deng Lao, if you say that this piece of mine is not genuine Ru kiln porcelain, is it possible that it is one of the cat food bowls fired by Lord Qianlong?" Later, He Qing couldn't help but ask.

Although he knew that the porcelain he received was the imperial porcelain of the Qianlong period, he was the only one who knew the ins and outs of things, and others did not know anything, so he had to be convinced by others.

Deng Lao nodded and said: "It's possible, everything is possible, at least the thing is an antique, and it is very likely to be the antique porcelain from the official kiln, like such a beautiful imitation Ru kiln porcelain, it is very collectible, at the price of 20,000 yuan you received, if you sell it now, it will undoubtedly be sold at a sky-high price!" ”

Zheng Lao couldn't help nodding and said, "The thing is really good, I like it very much!" As I said at the beginning, the batch of imperial Ru kiln porcelain imitated in the Qing Dynasty now seems to be almost no different from the real Ru kiln porcelain, and it is also a unique treasure! Anyway, Xiaohe, congratulations, you've picked up another big leak! ”

"Hehe, I've been lucky lately, and I've come across a few nice things." He Qing said with a smile.

At this point, he was completely relieved, anyway, he was not in a hurry to sell things now, like a piece of porcelain with such an extraordinary origin, of course he had to collect it well, and he would enjoy it first, so there was no need to immediately verify the specific age and origin of the thing from Zheng Lao.

After reading it, He Qing put away the "cat food bowl", and then Zheng Lao said: "Xiao He, we have been in the capital for a long time this time, if you have done the same thing at hand, then we are ready to go back to Jiangzhou." ”

He Qing said: "Master, I may not be able to go back in the past two days, I still have a very important thing to do." ”

"Oh, what's the matter?" Elder Zheng asked curiously.

He Qing immediately told Zheng Lao about helping Fang Dechao find his son Ah Cheng, and when he heard this, Zheng Lao and Deng Lao looked at each other, their faces changed greatly, and they were extremely shocked.