Chapter 268: White Glazed Monk's Hat Pot
Yu Lifei heard Wu Wengu say that many of Yan Liqiang's collections are fakes. He didn't believe it at first, but after he came in, with his eyes, he also felt that there were indeed many objects that he "couldn't see".
In order to verify his judgment, Yu Lifei quietly transported Gu Yugong. Soon, he found that the antique atmosphere here was indeed very weak. It seems that Wu Wengu is right, Yan Liqiang's collection is indeed more fake and less true. Especially those antiques that are separated by glass covers and are illuminated, I am afraid that out of ten pieces, there must be seven or eight pieces, no, eight or nine pieces are not real.
Even if it's true, it's not the right age. Tang Dynasty, or Ming Dynasty imitation. The model of the Ming Dynasty may be imitated in the Qing Dynasty. Qing Dynasty may be imitated by the Republic of China.
"Brother Qiang, there should be very few people who come to your basement, right?" Yu Lifei turned around, had a bottom in his heart, and asked with a smile. If there are too many people in this basement, I'm afraid Yan Liqiang won't have the face to put these things out in a grand manner.
"Yes, there are no more than five of you who can get here, including the two of you." Yan Liqiang said proudly. These treasures of his are not just for anyone to see.
"I mean, I see." Yu Lifei smiled. He believes that even if he comes to Yan Liqiang, he is probably not an insider, otherwise he deliberately did not break it. Yan Liqiang displayed so many fakes in a grand manner, if it really spread out, I am afraid that people will laugh out of their big teeth.
"Lifei, I know your eyesight is bullish, if you know that there is a fake, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Yan Liqiang knows his own affairs in his family, and Wu Wengu has told him many times. But there are some things, even if they are imitations, and he doesn't want to give them up.
Of course, if Wu Wengu can help him pick them out one by one, then it's another matter. But Wu Wengu basically didn't look down on his antiques. Last time, it wasn't Yu Lifei's antiques, and I'm afraid Wu Wengu wouldn't have appraised Yan Liqiang's antiques.
"Forget it. My eyesight, I'll pick out your big opening, isn't that cutting off your heart? Yu Lifei said jokingly.
"That's right, Lifei, it's not that I don't believe you. These things, although Wu Lao often laughs at me, there are more truths and more falsehoods, but I think they should be more true and less false. Even if some of them are imitations, I will take them for thirty or fifty years. Or three or five generations, it's not an antique, it's an antique. Yan Liqiang said stubbornly.
"Brother Qiang, why is there still some porcelain here?" Yu Lifei suddenly pointed to a pile of bottles and cans in the corner and asked puzzledly. Yan Liqiang didn't even want to give up the fake, how could he let so many things be placed here at will.
"Oh, those things, I bought them last time. Isn't there nowhere to put it, and I'm about to make a few rows of shelves on the wall. Yan Liqiang said with a smile. He was going to do it a long time ago. Some time ago, for the company's affairs, he was so busy that he couldn't even take care of his wife, where could he take care of these antiques?
In fact, he also bought these antiques from others. The price is not too expensive. Naturally, he didn't pay much attention to it. There were so many antiques here that he didn't even look closely. As for distinguishing the real from the fake, it is even more difficult to say. He also thought that one day, he could invite an expert to give him a good appraisal.
"Brother Qiang. Then you'll have to hurry. This is all your baby, if you knock or touch, you won't feel distressed to death. Yu Lifei said with a smile. He just got out of this pile of porcelain. A monk's hat pot was found, which was white glazed. When he carried the ancient jade gong, this monk's hat pot was the most attractive to him.
"That's right, I'll sort it out when I'm done for a while." Yan Liqiang said.
Kang Weihao was in Yan Liqiang's underground collection room, looking carefully. Some of the objects were still in my hands, but after looking at them for a while, I put them down. Although there are many antiques here in Kangweihao, none of them can make him look good. Although he doesn't have Wu Wengu's eyesight, he can be regarded as a collector.
He identified the genuine product, maybe a little bit hot, but for the fake, he basically looked at it accurately. He believes that many of the antiques here should appear on the stalls of the antique bazaar, not in Yan Liqiang's underground display room.
"Lao Kang, do you have any eyes?" Yan Liqiang asked confidently.
"Mr. Yan, you are all treasures here, I don't think my blue vase is worthy of entering your display room." Kang Weihao said with a smile.
"Lao Kang, you also know that I don't have many fine products here, and as soon as your Kangxi blue and white withered flowers and birds vase comes, it will be the treasure of my town hall." Yan Liqiang couldn't hear what Kang Weihao meant, people didn't look down on their own things.
"That's it, I'll come back tomorrow, you have a lot of dazzling here, I'm dazzled." Kang Weihao said with a smile.
"Okay." Yan Liqiang said helplessly, he decided that no matter what happened tomorrow, he would also find a few decent antiques to make Kang Weihao tempted.
"Mr. Kang, what do you think of this white-glazed monk's hat pot?" Yu Lifei carefully took out the pot and said with a smile.
The "monk's hat" is the hat worn on the head of a monk. The "hat" entry in the Great Dictionary of Buddhism records the following: turbans, Zen scarves, bodhisattva scarves, and cloth items worn on the heads of monks in winter.
The monk's hat pot is one of the porcelain pots created in the Yuan Dynasty, and it is named because the mouth of the pot resembles a monk's hat. The shape is that the mouth edge is upturned, the front is low and the back is high, the duckbill is flowing, and the lid is lying in the mouth. Neck, belly, lap foot, crank, with a strong minority style. If someone feels that they don't have a look, they can recall the hat worn by Tang Seng in the TV series Journey to the West.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the shape of the vessel was stocky, the neck of the pot was thicker, the flow of the pot was slightly shorter, the flow of the Ming vessel was slightly longer, the neck of the Qing vessel was slightly higher, and the abdomen was slightly thinner. The earliest is the Qingbai porcelain of Jingdezhen in Yuanjingdezhen, and the Ming and Qing dynasties continued to be fired, with blue and white, red glaze, white glaze and so on.
"This white-glazed monk's hat pot is really good." After Kang Weihao put the pot on the countertop, he put on white gloves and carefully picked up the monk's hat pot.
"Mr. Kang, I think this pot looks like Shi Dabin's, what do you think?" Yu Lifei asked.
The monk's hat pot is mainly divided into three kinds according to the type of transmission, one of which is the style of Li Maolin in the Ming Dynasty, the second is the style of Shi Dabin, and the third is the first monk's hat pot that appeared in the purple sand ware - "high" monk's hat pot.
After comparison, the above three models are all called monk's hat pots, but the shape of the same name is very different. The reason for this difference is that from the use of ancient pottery and bronze ware, from lacquerware to porcelain after the Han Dynasty, to the rise and progress of purple sand, this influence has become more complex with the development of society.
The characteristics of Shi Dabin's monk's hat pot are quite obvious, the body of the pot is six-petaled, the duck's beak flows, the lotus petal decoration rises to the crown of the pot, and there is a small wrench on the ear-shaped handle.
"Me too. Mr. Yu, I didn't expect you to also have research on monk's hat pots. Kang Weihao admires Lifei's knowledge very much. He likes to look at things first, and after holding the pot in his hand, he looks at the following paragraph.
But after Kang Weihao saw the money, he said "huh" in his mouth. The following paragraph reads: "Lang Ge Pavilion". He searched for the dry intestines, but he couldn't remember what this Lang Ge Pavilion was.
"This pot looks chubby, it's not very good-looking, and it's not ornamental, it's still white." Yan Liqiang said. When he bought this pile of pots, the one he looked down on the most was this pot. If it weren't for the price of a kick, he probably wouldn't have asked for this monk's hat pot.
"Brother Qiang, let me tell you. Don't underestimate this pot, you don't know if all the things you have here add up to the value of this pot. Yu Lifei said firmly.
"Really?" Yan Liqiang's eyes lit up, and he was now convinced of Li Fei's eyesight. Yan Liqiang looked at this pot now, and immediately felt different again. How could he secretly invest in such a precious monk's hat pot in the corner.
"Of course. Brother Qiang, look at the paragraph under the pot: Lang Ge. Do you know what Lang Gekaku is? It is the private residence of Yongzheng before he ascended the throne, and it is the home of Prince Yong who did not become the emperor, do you say it is important? Yu Lifei said.
"So it's more valuable than the pot made in the Yongzheng year of the Qing Dynasty?" Yan Liqiang asked in surprise.
"That's of course, it's a piece of history. Moreover, this history is not long, and as for the existing amount, it is certainly not much. As far as I know, in the Palace Museum, there is such a monk's hat pot. But it was from the Yongzheng period, and the value is not as good as yours. Yu Lifei said with a smile.
"Oh my mother, this pot is so valuable." Yan Liqiang looked at this pot now, and his whole body exuded a dazzling light. Although the light in the basement was very bright, in his eyes, it paled in comparison with this white-glazed monk's hat pot.
"Mr. Yan, how about my Kangxi blue and white withered branches flower and bird vase with you in exchange for this white glazed monk hat pot?" Kang Weihao smiled and said that although this pot is decades later than Kangxi's, its historical value is higher than that blue and white vase. The most important thing is that there is neither a monk's hat pot nor such a fine monk's hat pot in his collection.
"Mr. Kang, this ......" Yan Liqiang was very embarrassed, although he liked Kang Weihao's blue and white withered flowers and birds vase, but his own pot was even more precious. On top of that, he bought the pot himself, and it didn't cost much. At least, compared to the antiques in his room, it was like picking up for nothing.
"Mr. Yan, I'm joking with you. Even if you're willing to change, I'm not willing to. Kang Weihao said with a smile, resolving Yan Liqiang's embarrassment.
"Haha, Lao Kang, I think it's better for you to make a price." Yan Liqiang still didn't give up.
"Brother Qiang, forget it, if I come across a good blue and white vase in the future, I'll leave one for you when the time comes." Yu Lifei said with a smile. He knew that as long as Yan Liqiang agreed to the exchange, Kang Weihao would definitely agree. Now Yan Liqiang is reluctant to exchange, and he can't blame Kang Weihao.
"It's decided, but not one, as long as it's good, I'll want it." Yan Liqiang said, but after he finished speaking, he remembered that he had said something big. Although his net worth is higher than Yu Lifei, he really can't die of Lifei with money. At the critical moment, it was Yu Lifei who saved him. (To be continued......)