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It was precisely because many guests at the scene had concerns about this blue and white cloud dragon pattern sunflower side plate during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, and because things on the black market were always true and fake, so when the auctioneer announced the start of bidding, there were few responders, and in the end it was easily auctioned by Chu Chen at a price of 80,000 yuan.

Chu Chen went to swipe the card to pay for the lot back, and when he sat back in his place, Qiao Qingtai said with some concern: "Xiao Chu, I admit that this thing does look like the real thing, but you should also know that the porcelain that failed to be selected in the official kiln in the early Ming Dynasty was rarely dispersed to the people." ”

The reason why Qiao Qingtai said this is because the porcelain capital of the Ming and Qing dynasties was funded by the government and sent personnel to preside over the firing, and the products were mainly provided to the emperor and the royal family to enjoy, or as the royal temple sacrifice vessel and the emperor's reward, the requirements for quality are self-evident.

The porcelain we see today is generally fine and flawless. However, behind these exquisite heirlooms, there are a large number of defective products at the expense.

As mentioned above, the proportion of high-grade imperial porcelain in the official kilns of the Ming Dynasty is often "one out of ten", or even "one out of a hundred".

In addition to the difference in quality, the decoration method and decorative content of the unsuccessful porcelain are exactly the same. According to the regulations of the system at that time, all porcelain with double-horned five-clawed dragon pattern, yellow color glaze and the year name of the emperor was only for the use of the emperor and the royal family, and it was strictly forbidden to disperse among the people.

Under the constraints of this system, the early Ming Dynasty. About the period from Hongwu to Jiajing, the treatment method of the failed porcelain of the porcelain capital imperial ware factory was generally to break and bury it on the spot. It is not allowed to leave the gate of the imperial factory. This also includes some of the surplus "all-American vessels" after completing the task of burning the election of the imperial court, which were broken because they were not allowed to flow into the people.

This. In the course of contemporary archaeological excavations, it has been confirmed.

It can be inferred from this that it is almost impossible for the official kiln porcelain in the early Ming Dynasty to be popular among the people, and due to the strict craftsman registration system implemented in the early Ming Dynasty, the style of the official kiln is unlikely to be imitated in the folk kiln.

Therefore, the official kiln porcelain of this period that has been handed down to this day, except for the blue and white porcelain exported in the early years of Hongwu in history, the red plate in the glaze, the large bowl and Yongle, the blue and white porcelain with the Western Regions style produced by Xuande for Zheng He's trip to the West and the porcelain rewarded by the emperor, most of what is seen in the society now is the selected porcelain that is scattered in the palace.

And the blue and white cloud dragon pattern sunflower edge plate in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty is obviously impossible in these porcelain.

Actually, if Chu Chen bought before. Qiao Qingtai didn't feel worried about the time spent on the appraisal, but in addition to the appraisal time just now was only two or three minutes, he was not allowed to use tools such as a magnifying glass, in this case, Qiao Qingtai couldn't help but worry about whether Chu Chen would be wrong.

Chu Chen opened the box containing the large plate and said with a smile: "It is true that in the early Ming Dynasty, there were very few unsuccessful porcelains scattered to the people, but this does not mean that there are none. Take the orthodox period of the Ming Dynasty, which was the most severe in the management of this, as an example, according to the "History of the Ming Dynasty". The Orthodox Early Imperial Ware Factory once stopped burning, and the orthodox three years were on the list of 'banning the burning of official-style blue-and-white porcelain sold everywhere, and fed to officials' homes, and violators were executed'. ”

It is not difficult to deduce from this. During the period when the official kiln was stopped burning three years ago, there must have been many people who privately made the blue and white of the Xuande kiln of the previous dynasty to sell as a commodity, and some of the blue and white styles of the Xuande official kiln must have been dispersed from the imperial factory. If the climate is not formed. At that time, there was no need to impose such a ban without a purpose. ”

"And, since ancient times. There are many people who risk money for money, therefore. The unsuccessful porcelain of the early Ming Dynasty was also scattered to the people, which was not undiscovered in the past. ”

Qiao Qingtai listened to what Chu Chen said and nodded in approval, but because of the appraisal time, he still felt a little worried.

Chu Chen also understood Qiao Qingtai's thoughts, he looked at the porcelain with a magnifying glass, and said with a smile: "Old Qiao, in fact, I still have some experience with Xuande blue and white porcelain, although the observation time was short before, but I think the probability of genuine products is at least eighty percent, now, I am completely sure that this is a genuine product." ”

"Oh!"

Qiao Qingtai's interest increased greatly when he heard this, and after Chu Chen put the things back, he hurriedly observed them carefully, and after nearly ten minutes, he breathed a sigh of relief, put the things back in the box, and said with a smile: "Xiao Chu, okay, you picked it up, so knowledge is money!" ”

Chu Chen smiled and waved his hand when he heard this, and modestly said that he had won the award.

Don't look at it as a defective product, in fact, the value is not much cheaper than the perfect product, and the value may be higher in the eyes of some people.

This is because this blue and white plate is a perfect embodiment of court art in all other aspects, except for the wrong dragon claw. On the other hand, due to the fact that Xuande inferior porcelain is scattered to the people, there is a way that rare things are expensive, with these two points, the value of this blue and white plate can not be low.

However, for Chu Chen, he only cares about the cultural relics value and artistic value of this thing, and as for the market value, he doesn't care much because he has no intention of transferring it.

Things appeared one by one, and during this period, Chu Chen and Qiao Qingtai also bid for a few of their favorite lots.

When the auction was coming to an end, the staff brought out a small bronze artifact, which looked from afar, and the surface decoration was unusually exquisite, and if it was genuine, it could be considered a national treasure on the basis of this alone.

And when this thing appeared, Qiao Qingtai sat up straight, stared at this artifact tightly, and muttered in his mouth: "Yes, it's it!" It's this bronze forbidden! ”

Seeing that Qiao Qingtai was a little out of shape, Chu Chen hurriedly reminded him, so as not to cause any mistakes.

Qiao Qingtai came back to his senses and smiled a little embarrassedly, but his eyes were still staring at this bronze artifact, as if he was afraid that it would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Regarding Qiao Qingtai's expression, Chu Chen felt that it was quite normal, this was because the bronze ban was too rare.

The so-called "forbidden" is actually a few cases, which are used as a seat for the wine honor during the sacrifice or banquet of guests. It is a unique artifact of the Zhou Dynasty.

According to the Rites. Shiguanli said: Therefore, the name is forbidden. The meaning is to abstain from alcohol. It is used both for drinking and for abstinence. Some are like the modern paper cigarette box with the advertisement "Smoking is bad for health". It can be seen that the name of "ban" is related to the requirements of stabilizing the society of the Zhou Dynasty.

Bronze banned until 2002. A total of six pieces have been discovered, four of which are in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, all of which were stolen and excavated by Dang Yukun, who had the three major treasure thieves of the Republic of China. One of them is now in the United States, and although the other is in a domestic museum, due to historical reasons, this bronze is forbidden to be smashed into dozens of pieces as a restorer.

The other two, one was damaged during the excavation of Dang Yukun and was discarded, and the other was buried by Dang Yukun along with many other cultural relics. So far, there has been no news.

The remaining two bronzes, namely the late Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, are archaeological findings.

Speaking of which, everyone must understand why Qiao Qingtai is so out of shape.

In fact, not only Qiao Qingtai, but many people at the scene showed a look of amazement on their faces when they saw this bronze ban. When the auctioneer prompted interesting guests to come forward and observe, everyone rushed over. If it weren't for the staff to maintain order, there would have been chaos.

Because of the limited time for observation, it was soon Chu Chen and Qiao Qingtai's turn, and the two of them hurried up. After observing this bronze forbidden, it was basically judged that this thing should be a bronze made by the Chu State. Moreover, it is also a work from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, the peak period of bronze culture of the Chu State. And this also makes this bronze ban even more precious.

The Bronze Age in our country has gone through more than 1,500 years, during which there have been two peaks. One was in the Shang Dynasty, represented by the bronzes left by the wife of the Shang king Wuding, the woman, and the craftsmanship was mainly Hefan casting.

The other was during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, represented by the bronzes of the Chu State, when a new casting process system appeared, breaking the situation of casting bronzes by a single method. As a result, China's bronze culture has reached a more brilliant realm.

The bronzes of the Chu State are characterized by their richness and luxury, specifically, the casting of three-dimensional animal figures on the bronze vessels, and the hollow decoration and fine patterns. The process system of Chu bronzes not only maintained the model casting, but also developed methods such as lost wax, casting and setting, sub-casting, inlay, and welding.

It is closely related to the aesthetic taste of the Chu people, and can bring the rich and dense aesthetic style table to the extreme, mainly because of the lost wax casting process.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the bronzes cast by the lost wax process have only been unearthed in Chu so far, which means that from the 7th century BC to the 5th century BC, the lost wax casting technology was only circulated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. And the bronze ban in front of him is a model of lost wax casting technology.

I saw that this bronze forbidden plane is like a small strip table, as tall as a small kang table, surrounded by multi-layer open-carved pan patterns on all sides, and the three layers of pan patterns are sleeved and overlapped inside and out, forming a dense and complex, interspersed visual effect.

Throughout the whole vessel, this object can be described as magnificent and solemn, the decoration is exquisitely clear and the overall order, the grand shape of the vessel and the confusing visual effect combined, make the viewer dizzy, like a dream.

Reluctantly returning to his seat, Qiao Qingtai said to Chu Chen: "Xiao Chu, let's take this bronze ban no matter what, otherwise it will fall into the hands of others, in case something goes wrong, it will be a very huge loss to our country's cultural relics community!" ”

Chu Chen said solemnly: "Old Qiao, don't worry, I will definitely not let this national treasure fall into the hands of others!" ”

Qiao Qingtai nodded with satisfaction, and then discussed the strategy used in the auction with Chu Chen in a low voice. After all, this is a black market auction, which is a mixed bag, and it pays more attention to bidding strategy than regular auctions.

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