I picked up the ashtray-shaped pottery and looked closely.

This thing looks okay from a distance, with a quaint verve. When you really hold it in your hand, it only feels like a stall on a rotten street, and there is no artistry at all.

However, this was exactly what Fang Yong was strange about, and the idea of wanting to explore it filled his mind.

Looking at this shape like an ashtray, the four walls, the base is very thick, and the central volume is too small, obviously disproportionate to the ashtray, and there seems to be a blue trail painted on it, just like the scale on the protractor, but it is much less dense than the scale of the protractor, just a few loose bars.

I couldn't understand it, so I opened my mind to probe, and after absorbing the aura inside with ease, Fang Yong carefully observed the red light reflected in the historical film playing in his mind.

It was born in a kiln factory, and there is no story in between, and after it was bought, it was just used on a fleet.

The sea was full of water, shining in the setting sun, the waves jumped like naughty children, and the water was full of golden light. On the golden surface of the water, the schooners floated forward like a few feathers, a flotilla.

At this time, a middle-aged man with sunburn and glowing skin took out this thing. First fill this ceramic with water, and then find the lamp grass core, put the sewing needle into the lamp grass core and put it into the water, the sewing needle relies on the buoyancy of the lamp grass core to float on the water, and soon it stands still, and sure enough, it points to one of the two symbols depicted on the periphery of the ceramic. Looking at his skillful movements, he looked ahead with keen eyes, smiled, took out a small flag and waved it, and then the fleet turned slightly and continued to move forward.

It turned out to be a compass! I've never heard of such a compass! Good baby, be sure to take it!

Holding it in his hand, he shouted to the boss: "Boss, how do you sell this ashtray?" ”

"Two hundred." The boss replied.

Oh, Fang Yong was happy in his heart, it seems that this boss doesn't know what this is?

"Why is an ashtray so expensive, cheaper!" Fang Yong said dissatisfied.

"Little brother, do you know that this is an old thing of the Qing Dynasty, although it doesn't look good, but its historical value is there!" The boss emphasized.

"Don't give me any historical value, what is the value of an ashtray, and what can it be of the Qing Dynasty? There were no cigarettes in the Qing Dynasty, and I guess it was at most from the Republic of China. Fang Yong retorted.

"Thirty? Sell not? Fang Yong asked again.

"Little brother, you're laughing! Even if you go to the mall and buy an ashtray, it will cost you a dozen dollars, not to mention that this is an old thing. The boss said angrily.

"How expensive ashtrays are there in the mall, so how much do you think you get for this?"

"I see that you also sincerely want it, so I'll give you the fifty yuan!" The boss waved his hand.

Fifty? Fang Yong thought about it for a while and bought it! It's an old thing anyway, and it looks like a compass, although I haven't heard of similar antiques, maybe it's still a rarity? It just so happens that there are experts who appreciate treasures for free in this cultural festival, and if you go back and let the experts identify it, it is possible to pick up a big leak?

After paying the money, I wrapped it in the newspaper given by my boss, put it in my backpack, and continued my treasure hunt.

Being in the crowd, it feels like this cultural festival is like a big collection of New Year's goods in our hometown, except that it sells antiques, jewelry, jade and so on.

In the middle, I bought some trinkets and gave them to my grandparents, parents, younger brothers and sisters, and Fairy Ting, whom Fang Yong liked. When you have money, you can buy more things to give to your loved ones. It just so happened that this time I followed Aunt Zhang to sell the jade snuff bottle, and when the time came, I would find an excuse to go home, and I didn't have to feel embarrassed about explaining the source of the money.

Before I knew it, it was noon, and my stomach was rumbling in protest. Ask the staff, come to the dining place, eat a simple meal, and rush to the treasure appreciator.

When I came to the treasure appraisal office, I learned that it was early, and it turned out that the treasure experts did not start to appreciate the treasure until two o'clock in the afternoon. I had nothing to do, and I returned to the raw materials exhibition area and looked at the people who gambled on stones.

Raising his wrist to look at the time, when it was almost two o'clock, Fang Yong came to the treasure appraisal with the small ashtray-shaped porcelain and received the number plate. Ceramics, bronze, calligraphy and paintings, miscellaneous and other kinds of collections have special appraisal experts to identify, after the appraisal is completed, if it is genuine and want to issue an appraisal certificate, but also pay a certain appraisal fee. Thought it was completely free? I'm waiting here.

After all the other treasure holders in front of him appreciated it, Fang Yong presented the small porcelain in his bag that was not amazing in front of the treasure appreciation expert group.

The expert who identified the porcelain first looked at it, looked at it for a while, and did not see anything famous, and then turned his head and whispered something to the expert who identified miscellaneous items. Then, the miscellaneous expert took the small porcelain and looked at it repeatedly, frowning.

It has been observed that this small piece of porcelain has four walls and a very thick base, and the central volume is too small, and the whole is oblate and round, with a bulging belly. The porcelain appraisal expert measured it with a ruler, the upper plane is eight centimeters in diameter, there are concentric circles, the aperture is four centimeters, the hole is three centimeters deep, and the periphery of the hole is painted with blue and white glaze. The abdomen of the small porcelain is nine centimeters in diameter, there is a circle of tooth patterns up and down, the tooth patterns are divided into four equal parts, four long patterns are painted with blue and white glaze, four centimeters high, and the bottom foot is 0.5 centimeters, the whole porcelain is in the shape of a round cake, and it is like an ashtray alive.

Looking at this porcelain, it was difficult for the experts, who had been quite confident in the past, to make a mistake together. It seems that this is indeed an old thing, after the identification of porcelain experts, it is judged to be Ming Dynasty porcelain, but what is it? What is it for?

Several experts can't figure it out, this is definitely not an ashtray, it is said to be a water bowl, the inner hole is too small, it is said to be a paperweight, and there is an inner hole, several experts have considered it again, and it is difficult to draw a conclusion, and there is no result for a while.

Just when the treasure experts didn't know how to reply, at this time, the guests who participated in the opening ceremony this morning came to the venue again, and the members of the cultural relics appraisal expert group quickly stood up to greet them.

The leader was an old man with gray hair and about eighty years old, although he looked a little old, but he walked over with vigor and vigor, and there were several elderly people behind him.

Fang Yong looked at it, and it turned out that the old man headed by him was Mr. Kang Weiqing, director of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee, professor of Capital University, and president of the National Collectors Association. At that time, Fang Yong bought a copy of "Cultural Relics Identification" in the Wuli Temple Cultural Market, which was written by Kang Lao. I feel a little excited, great god! Finally met the legendary god!