Chapter 921 Ming Dynasty Shipwreck
Mike. The reason why this guy Hatcher appeared on the salvage ship of the South China Sea Maritime Archaeology Company was entirely because he was too famous, so he secretly hid on the salvage ship of the South China Sea Maritime Archaeology Company, but in this way, it was cheaper for Han Peacock.
After Han Peacock intercepted the shipwreck discovered by the South China Sea Maritime Archaeology Company, he again learned from Mike. Hatcher's mouth picked up news of another shipwreck.
After the discovery of the wreck, a small cabin of only a few square meters on the ship was salvaged, and only this time, more than 6,000 cultural relics were salvaged, of which more than 4,000 were complete.
It was with such a harvest that Han Peacock didn't want to leave Yangcheng lightly, because Han Peacock was born from Mike. Hatcher knew that there were more than 2,000 shipwrecks in the South China Sea.
How much are more than 2000 shipwrecks worth?
It can be said that under the blue water, many ancient shipwrecks submerged in the mud and sand, and the endless wealth they contained, caused people to go crazy, including Han Peacock.
But it's not just Han Peacock, as long as they are a little powerful and ambitious, they all want to go over and participate, just like Chen Jiayi and them, you must know that their salvage company was established much earlier than Han Peacock's company.
"Hello do it yourself! Now that the Shenlong is in the open sea, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and we can't control you. Liu Wu sighed and said.
Han Peacock smiled and said, "Don't worry! I am measured, no matter how I am, I am also a good person, I will never do anything that violates my conscience, even if it is for Xiao Hanhuang, I have to accumulate some virtue. ”
Liu Fu and Han Ronghua did not speak. Han Peacock just wanted to comfort them when he heard someone knock on the door.
"Come in." Han Peacock said.
Huang Shan walked in with a big box, Han Peacock looked at it, and immediately said happily: "Shipped back?" ”
Huang Shan also smiled: "It's shipped back, it is a full moon gift for Xiao Han Huang, this is porcelain, I really don't know what Brother Lu Ming thinks, and he can still use this as a full moon ceremony." ”
"Full moon ceremony? Open it up and let me see. Han Peacock happily greeted Huangshan, something that could be used as a full moon gift really made him look forward to it.
Han Peacock helped Huang Shan carefully put the box on the ground. And Huangshan quickly removed the outer packaging. First of all, he took out a cup and the tray behind it, and looked at the circle of children on it, Han Peacock laughed.
After laughing enough, Han Peacock said: "Doucai baby play pattern with a tea cup!" It's a symbol of fertility, well. Huangshan, you take me and thank them. I love their gift. ”
Liu Fu and Han Ronghua also came up curiously: "It seems to be a tea cup with a bucket of color baby play." This kind of tea cup has been unearthed a lot in China, right? Also, the most precious thing should be Xuande Doucai Doucai Baby Drama Pattern with Tea Cup, right? ”
Han Peacock looked at Liu Fu with a smile and said, "It's not that a family doesn't enter the door, we are really a family." Look at the children above, are they particularly beautiful? ”
Huang Shan said: "We are anxious to let people send these things back, mainly to let the boss identify it, to see if it is the Xuande period of the Doucai, if it is proved that these things are the Xuande period, then the boat found this time may be the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, so that the things on this boat are of great value." ”
Han Peacock looked carefully at the tea cup in his hand, this Doucai baby play pattern with a tea cup, the height of the cup is 3.2cm, the diameter is 9cm, the bottom is 8.5cm, the height of the cup is 4.8cm, the bottom diameter is 8.5cm, the cup holder is in the shape of a plate, and the plate in the plate is set to fix the bottom of the bowl.
The center of the plate is painted with a five-color treasure phase flower, the inner wall of the support is painted with a circle of sea water patterns, the outer wall of the support is painted with a circle of red walls, a circle of mountains is painted, nine children play outside the wall, the bottom of the support is dug inside, the outside is painted with a five-color lotus pattern, and the inside is a blue and white double circle of six-character regular script "Ming Xuande Year System".
The tea cup is bowl-shaped, the inside is bright and clear glaze, the outer wall is painted with seven children playing in the wild, the distance is the mountains, the near place is the flowers, the circle foot, the bottom of the blue and white double circle six-character regular script "Ming Xuande year".
The lantern and the tray slowly turn, like playing a cartoon, the mountains and neighborhoods, trees and grasses, and the various postures of children playing, constitute a picture of ancient folk customs, it seems to be able to bring you into the painting, let you personally experience the innocence of children in that era.
Han Peacock looked at it carefully and said: "Whether it is from the shape, glaze or process, it should be the porcelain of the Xuande period, there is no doubt that Doucai began in Xuande, and it has been decided."
There are three colors in the Tang Dynasty, there are red colors in the Song Dynasty, it is said that there are red and green colors in the Yuan Dynasty, but it has not yet been decided, Xuande Doucai, its blue is Su Qing, the five colors are called ancient colors, and the blue and white colors are filled in and glazed with five colors.
At present, the earliest glaze color is Jiajing. Wanli, what is it, still to be discovered by archaeology, the ancient invention and inheritance, are hereditary single transmission, there are few archives for reference, so that the chromium invented by Germany in 1927, China's more than 2,000 years ago Terracotta Warriors pit on the sword has it, which has a physical basis.
The success of Xuande Xuande Doucai lies in the good application of color changes, "Long Things" tastes the Xuanyao: hidden lines such as orange peel, red and blue flowers are bright and dazzling, and the pile is lovely.
Nowadays the American Rudolph. In Art and Vision, Iron's Mother says: Colors with shorter light waves (mainly blue} can give the observer the illusion of remoteness, while colors with longer light waves (mainly red) can cause the illusion of proximity.
Doucai design is in line with this principle, blue and white for the underglaze color, red, black color is used as a mixture, showing the plane, yellow, green, purple with glue as a mixture, appear concave, forming a low, medium, high, three levels of three-dimensional sense, this is the ancients in the application of materials innovation, giving people a refreshing feeling.
Xuande Doucai was once lost, "Long Things" is suspected to be apocryphal, but in recent years, there have been discoveries, in recent years, Jingdezhen Zhushan Ming Guan kiln site excavation, see Xuande official section of the Doucai remnants, and the northwest Sakya monastery found Xuande Doucai Mandarin Duck Lying Lotus pattern bowl.
The rarity of Xuande Doucai can also be seen from here, so that there is no record in "Saying Tao" and "Chinese Ceramics" edited by Feng Xianming, which shows that this thing is really a rare treasure. ”
Liu Wu said disdainfully: "This is what you fished up from the sea." It has already been written that the Ming Xuande year system, can't these be proven? ”
Han Peacock shook his head and said, "It may also be a Qing imitation, so no matter how carefully it is identified, it can't be overstated." ”
"Boss, look at this." As he spoke, Huang Shan took out another teacup from the box.
Han Peacock took the cup, smiled at a glance, he laughed, and said: "This is really to please a good mouth, this is the Doucai Baby Drama Cup, and it also means more children and more blessings." Cup deep. The straight mouth is slightly open, the abdomen is gradually retracted, and the feet are circled.
The inside of the cup is painted with a blue and white line, and the exterior is painted with a picture of a baby: colorful clouds floating in the sky. A child flies a kite with a string in both hands. Another child watched. In the form of a dance, the remaining three children hold flowers for the play, and the open space is supplemented by sunflower trees, plantains, cinnamon stones, flowers and other ornaments.
Except for blue and white. Also filled with red, green, ochre three colors, foot double column in the blue and white regular script Ming Xuande year six-character paragraph, this is another piece of treasure, from this piece, once again prove that the color was founded in the Ming Xuande years.
Look, this is a kind of underglaze blue and white hook line, and then glaze painting to fill the method, from the process point of view, this should be the process of the last years of Xuande, the process has almost reached the level of the Chenghua period, this can be seen by looking at the green material, this is obviously a domestic green material.
Doucai technology to Chenghua years tend to mature, fired Doucai porcelain is also the most exquisite, because the use of domestic equal green material, with the color of stable dìng, light and elegant color characteristics, plus the gorgeous glaze color, so that it forms the main and secondary, each other complement the artistic style.
"Essentials of the Museum" cloud: If the Xuan kiln is colorful, deep stacking, the kiln is light and dark, quite picturesque. Xuande and Chenghua official kiln products are common in small utensils such as goblets, wine glasses, plates, bowls, cans, etc., with exquisite shapes, fine carcass, pure color materials, and elegant paintings.
This piece of Doucai baby play cup is one of the representative works, this cup shape is light and elegant, the carcass is white and delicate, the painted baby play ornament is a rare theme in the Xuande vessel, more and more precious.
There is an imitation of this artifact during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, so this one is also a national treasure, with these two heavy weapons, the museum of the magic capital, it is also regarded as a treasure of the town hall. ”
Seeing that Han Peacock laughed and cracked his mouth, Liu Wu said: "What is the construction of the museum?" ”
Han Peacock smiled and said, "Only the interior decoration is left, so I'm in a hurry to find something to fill inside?" However, there is no need to risk it for the sake of these things, right? ”
"That's why you forcibly salvaged the shipwreck? Although this ship is considered to be our country's, there is no need to hurt people's lives for the sake of some things outside the body. Han Ronghua didn't know how polite he was.
Liu Wu also said thoughtfully: "You don't want to expose a lot of things in your hands in the country, so you want to fill the museum with the things in the shipwreck, right?" It is possible for a ship to fish up hundreds of thousands of pieces of porcelain, and it seems that your goal has been achieved. ”
"The boss sees thousands of miles and makes his wishes come true, just this shipwreck of the Ming Dynasty can fill the museum of the magic capital." Saying that, Huang Shan took out a wine jug from the box again, and it was a blue and white wine jug.
Han Peacock was amused: "Xuande, Chenghua official kiln products common goblets, wine glasses, plates, bowls, cans, now bowls, cups are available, now there is a wine jug, this thing is really rare, this is the Ming Dynasty court porcelain, it seems that this time we did not rob the mistake, if we do not rob, we will definitely regret it for a lifetime." ”
Holding this Ming Xuande blue and white three-fruit pattern holding pot, Han Peacock laughed, he couldn't help laughing, although he knew that the treasures sent for the first time were all from the sunken ship, but he couldn't hold up the many things in the sunken ship!
This time he only salvaged a small cabin, and there is this kind of harvest, so after all the porcelain in the wreck is salvaged, I don't know what surprises will await him!
Look at this Xuande blue and white three-fruit pattern holding pot, the more Han peacock looks at the more beautiful, it is 27.5cm high, the diameter is 6.2cm, the foot diameter is 10cm, the body of the pot is a jade pot spring bottle type, skimming, thin neck, hanging abdomen, circle feet.
One side has a curved long handle, there is a small system on the handle, the other side is attached to the long stream, the flow and the neck are connected with a cloud plate, the flow, the handle, the mouth are similar in height, the lid is buckled to the spout, the cover is arched, and the bead button is decorated on it, which can be connected with a small tie on the handle with a rope to prevent the lid from slipping off.
The whole body is decorated with blue and white flowers, the neck is painted with banana leaf patterns, the lower part is decorated with a tangled lotus flower for a week, the abdomen has a diamond-shaped opening light on both sides, one side is painted with a broken branch peach, one side is painted with loquat fruit, and the entwined branch flowers are painted between the opening light.
The lid and near the bottom are painted lotus petal pattern, the flow and foot wall are decorated with honeysuckle pattern, the handle is decorated with floral patterns, the bottom is white glaze, but there is no paragraph, although there is no style, but the shape of this pot is dignified and simple, the enamel is thick and luster, the blue and white color is deep and subtle, and the blue and white concave at the color weight show a little black defect mark, which contrasts with the strong cyan to form a unique artistic effect.
During the Xuande period, the imported "Su Ni Boqing" material was used, and the blue and white color after firing was thick and gorgeous, and it penetrated deep into the fetal bone, which was a significant feature of Xuande blue and white, so Han Peacock did not doubt whether this was Xuande blue and white at all.
Of course, in addition to the green material that can prove that this is the Xuande period, of course, there are other porcelain that can be salvaged quickly, which can also indirectly prove that this is the Xuande period, and there is also a blue and white porcelain that can prove that this is the Xuande period, that is, such a blue and white three-fruit pattern holding pot, there is also one in the Palace Museum, and that one has not been paid.
Then, Huangshan took out a lot of blue and white porcelain, which is in addition to ordinary cups, bowls, dishes other than fine porcelain, which has blue and white entwined branches lotus pattern bottle, blue and white seawater white dragon pattern flat pot, blue and white seawater banana leaf pattern, blue and white seawater dragon pattern bowl, blue and white tangled branch flower pattern plum bottle, blue and white blue body Sanskrit halberd Falun lid jar, but these porcelain have not been paid.
Huang Shan said: "Boss, there are not many porcelains that have been settled, and there are many that have not been settled, so"
Han Peacock waved his hand to stop Huang Shan from continuing: "You did the right thing, these porcelains brought back are very representative, and now I have also seen it, this is definitely the porcelain of the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty."
And I found that the wreck salvaged this time may be an official ship, which can also be indirectly proved from the small cabin salvaged, after all, the official ship is stronger than the civilian ship, so the porcelain will be preserved more completely, so notify Lu Ming on the Shenlong, let him pay attention to the style of the shipwreck, and see if it is an official ship of the Ming Dynasty. ”
"I know, if it is an official ship of the Ming Dynasty, then it will be even more able to prove that these are all real Xuande porcelain." Huang Shan said happily.
Han Peacock smiled and said: "This time, those boys have sent it, sue them, and when they come back, according to the value of this batch of porcelain, I will reward it immediately, if this batch of porcelain has this level, it is worth more than one billion for sure."
If hundreds of thousands of complete pieces of porcelain can be produced, even if the price is reduced because of too many quantities, the value of this batch of porcelain can still reach billions, or even tens of billions. ”
Seeing that Han Peacock was so happy, Liu Wu said: "The peak of blue and white is in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, so you are so sure that this is the Xuande period?" (To be continued......)