Chapter 658: Tea Tasting and Exchange
For people in the tea ceremony, the purple sand tea set made by the seven elders of Zisha is simply the best utensils for tasting tea.
And Gu Jingzhou is undoubtedly the most famous person among the seven elders, he was born in a purple sand family, and once copied the works of Shi Dabin, Chen Mingyuan, and Shao Daheng, and finally formed a strong and rigorous, smooth and regular, simple and elegant, fine and beautiful artistic style, known as the pot art master, a generation of grandmasters.
Being able to own a purple clay pot from Gu Jingzhou can be said to be the most anticipated thing for many tea ceremony lovers.
Not to mention the five most precious legendary stone pots, the prices of the two stone pots that appeared before in the auction market can be said to be among the top five in the transaction price of Gu Jingzhou's purple clay pots.
Among them, there are not only Gu Jingzhou's purple sand art, but also Jiang Hanting, Wu Hufan's painting and calligraphy, its artistry, very high, value, very precious.
"The purple sand pot made by Master Gu Jingzhou is really extraordinary, this legendary stone scoop pot is his cooperation with several friends, it is a combination of ornamental and practical, extremely rare, the two purple sand pots that appeared at the auction before, I didn't have the opportunity to see each other, and now this purple sand pot has fulfilled my wish, Chen Xiaoyou, thank you."
Rubbing this purple clay pot in his hand, Ding Lao said with a sigh on his face, in his opinion, Chen Yi couldn't help but have a strong eyesight, and he was blessed, and found many precious or never-before-seen treasures.
This purple clay pot, as well as the Zhang Fei beef recipe that appeared some time ago, before it was changed, he didn't believe that Zhang Fei's beef was real at all, but when this Zhang Fei bamboo recipe identified by Zheng Lao and others appeared. He had to believe that this was a fact.
"Ding Lao. I will be able to keep you looking at my collection. This is my honor, and what I want to achieve today is not just to see this purple clay pot. Chen Yi smiled slightly and said softly.
"Haha, by the way, I forgot to hear from Xiao Run, your tea-making skills are also first-class, and the tea soup you brew tastes very wonderful. Today I specially brought the long-cherished Tieguanyin at home, just to taste the tea soup brewed by you and this purple clay pot. Ding Lao laughed, and then took out a small box from his body, which contained a small bag of tea.
While seeing this tea, Chen Yi couldn't help but smile, "Ding Lao, your Tieguanyin strip is very fat, the color is emerald green and moist, from the outside, it should be a boutique in the special grade Tieguanyin." β
Chen Xiaoyou's eyesight for tea. It's exactly the same as an antique, and it was given by a friend of mine. I have treasured it for a few years, a good pot with good tea, Chen Xiaoyou, please. Ding Lao smiled and handed the tea to Chen Yi, pointed to the purple clay pot, and made a gesture of please.
Chen Yi nodded and smiled, picked up the purple clay pot, took out some of the small bag of tea leaves, poured it into the pot, and then waited until the water boiled, and then used the intermediate tea brewing technique to lift the teapot high and pour boiling water into the purple clay pot.
After that, the first brew of water is poured out within three seconds, and some people call this action tea washing, but the real statement should be to steep tea or warm tea.
It's just that not all tea leaves are suitable for soaking tea, such as green tea, its texture is not tight, so there is no need to soak tea at all, otherwise the essence of green tea will be washed away.
The Tieguanyin is different, the texture is tight, and Chen Yiguan this tea, has some cool meaning, should be refrigerated for a long time, this time, the first brew of the tea, must be done, this practice is to wake up the tea, so that the strong Tieguanyin stretches a muscle, in order to make the second brew of the tea soup, the taste becomes rich.
After that, Chen Yi poured boiling water again, his movements were elegant and peaceful, very ornamental, and made Ding Lao on the side nod again and again.
After pouring it, he closed the lid of the pot, waited for a while, and then opened the lid, and in an instant, an extremely strong orchid aroma continued to emanate from the teapot, making Ding Lao's face show a look of surprise.
This aroma is more fragrant than when he makes tea, and this aroma seems to be able to penetrate deep into people's hearts and lungs.
With a strong expectation, Ding Lao watched Chen Yi slowly pour the tea soup in the pot into two cups, and the action of pouring tea looked very skillful, without the slightest pause or hesitation, and directly poured a full cup.
"Elder Ding, please use tea." Chen Yi smiled and sent one of the cups to Ding Lao.
Ding Lao nodded heavily, picked up the teacup, sniffed the aroma lightly, and showed a look of enjoyment on his face, its aroma was very high, and it was poured out for so long, and it did not weaken by half a point at all.
Looking at its color, golden and bright, just like amber, compared to the tea he brewed, it is also much stronger, and finally Ding Lao picked up the teacup, took a sip, and instantly felt a high and refreshing breath in the whole mouth, and felt the rhyme of Tieguanyin more clearly, which was very obvious.
He didn't hesitate, divided into three sips, drank the tea soup, and then felt it carefully for a while, his face showed a look of amazement, and finally exhaled, "Refreshing, I have tasted Tieguanyin for so many years, this is the first time I have tasted such a wonderful taste, the rhyme of Tieguanyin, very clear, it is simply evocative." β
Chen Yi smiled slightly, "With the preciousness of this pot, before I got it, I am afraid that there were many people who used it to make tea and raise the pot with precious tea leaves, and over time, the inner wall of the teapot will form a kind of tea rust, and we can now brew this taste, which is inseparable from the tea rust on the teapot." β
"It's hard to believe that the Tieguanyin brewed in this pot tastes better than the one I brewed myself, and the Guanyin rhyme is more obvious, which makes people have an endless aftertaste." Ding Lao said with emotion, he thought that Ding Run's praise might just be that the tea soup was slightly better than usual, but he didn't expect it to be very good.
Chen Yi smiled, then poured boiling water, and started the third brew, in the case of Tieguanyin, the third brew is the best tasting bubble, which can make Tianjing's Lu Lao and Fu Lao excited, and the same is true of Ding Lao, who has been drinking tea for a long time, his face is full of excitement.
Looking at Chen Yi, Ding Lao sighed and smiled, this young man's outstanding Cheng dΓΉ far exceeded his previous expectations, "Chen Xiaoyou, I heard that a few days ago you found a set of Lang Shining's Eight Horses Picture porcelain plate paintings, and it is also something that Xiao Run often sees, he ignores it every time, but in your hands, it has become a treasure." β
"Ding Lao, I'm just interested in some strange things, especially the owner of the shop, who took out their family heirlooms for sale, at first glance, it was indeed a little strange, I didn't think that there would be such a precious thing as Lang Shining's porcelain plate paintings." Chen Yi said with a smile.
Ding Lao laughed, "You don't have to be modest, Xiao Run has said a lot of things about you during this time, in Jingdezhen in less than half a month, you have such an amazing experience and harvest, Lang Shining's Eight Horses, Kangxi Blue and White Flower God Cup, and the silver coins of the 24th year of the Republic of China, the antique market that does not have many treasures in our eyes has become a cornucopia when it comes to you." β
"It seems that it is really like what a newspaper in Jingdezhen said, Jingdezhen is a place full of treasures, whether you can find the treasures depends on your eyesight, come, Chen Xiaoyou, let's continue to taste tea." As he spoke, Ding Lao put the finished teacup on the side of the pot and looked at Chen Yi with a smile.
After tasting a cup of tea, Ding Lao spoke again: "By the way, Chen Xiaoyou, Xiaorun said that your last porcelain plate was exchanged for a piece of calligraphy written by yourself, and it was also requested by the owner of the porcelain plate, but there is such a thing." β
"It's true, that person has seen one of my calligraphy, so this time I asked for a porcelain plate, and I was surprised at the time." Chen Yi nodded, he couldn't have imagined that Zhao Yujiang would ask him to write a piece of calligraphy.
"This shows that Chen Xiaoyou's calligraphy has reached the level of Cheng dΓΉ that people have bought at the expense of money, I don't know if I can write a few words to show it, let me watch it." Hearing Chen Yi's words, Ding Lao said with a smile, not long after meeting this young man, he became extremely curious, and felt that this young man had a lot of secrets.
With his identity, even some middle-aged people communicate with him, they are not as free as Chen Yi, and they are not at all restrained, which is really amazing.
"It just so happens that Uncle Ding Run asked me to write a calligraphy for him in the past two days, and I have finished it, so let you take a look at this work." Chen Yi smiled and took out a box from the bag on the side, which contained a piece of yellow silk calligraphy.
Since Ding Run has opened his mouth, he naturally will not refuse, since arriving in Jingdezhen, Ding Run and Lin Tianbao can be said to have helped him a lot, and even took him to find some treasures, and in the middle of Ding Run's elegant porcelain, he also obtained more than 2,000 identification points, and appreciated some precious porcelain.
Although there are not as many appraisal points as obtained in the Sanqing Temple, these more than 2,000 points are also a large number, and it is really nothing to agree to his request to make a calligraphy.
Zhao Yujiang had a flaw in his character, so he would refuse to write for him, and if someone with a character like Ding Run or Lin Tianbao exchanged a porcelain plate for calligraphy, he would not refuse.
"Oh, I didn't expect that kid to ask you to make a calligraphy for him, so I'll watch it for him first." Ding Lao said with some surprise, Ding Run didn't say this, and he didn't mention anything about what kind of calligraphy Chen Yi made, as for the reason, it is very simple, because only by words, it is impossible to say clearly and understandably, and it will not make people believe, only when you really see calligraphy, can you experience that wonderful feeling.
This calligraphy, together with Gu Jingzhou's purple clay pot and his own interest in Chen Yi, contributed to the success of this meeting. (To be continued......)