Generally speaking, pottery is not very valuable in the antique market, and collecting is also a niche category, because pottery is much easier to make than porcelain.

For example, the firing temperature of pottery can reach a minimum of 800°C or less, and the highest is only about 1100°C. The firing temperature of porcelain is relatively high, most of them are above 1200 °C, and some even reach about 1400 °C. Moreover, the materials and workmanship of most pottery are not as particular as porcelain.

The combination of these factors makes even the pottery unearthed in the Neolithic Age generally not much interested, let alone the pottery of the Qin and Han dynasties.

But of course, everything can not be generalized, there are also fine products in the pottery, such as the famous Tang Sancai, and the far ones are like the painted pottery of Yangshao culture, the black pottery of Longshan culture, etc., which are not lacking in fine products, and the collection value is very high.

The Majiayao culture is a local type of Yangshao culture that developed westward.

After the decline of the painted pottery of Yangshao culture in the Central Plains, the painted pottery of Majiayao culture continued to develop for hundreds of years, pushing the painted pottery culture to an unprecedented height.

Majiayao culture is represented by painted pottery, its vessel type is rich and colorful, the pattern is extremely rich in changes and gorgeous and colorful, it is an unparalleled wonder in the history of the development of Shijie painted pottery, it can be said that it is the most splendid culture created by the ancient ancestors of mankind, and it is the peak of the development of painted pottery art.

Like the painted pottery pot held by Chu Chen in his hand, it is a typical painted pottery style of Majiayao culture.

This pot has thin lips and an open mouth, a short neck, and a sloppy shoulder. A pair of flat ringed ears are attached to both sides of the belly of the drum, with a small flat bottom. The body of the pot is decorated with a deity and a human pattern depicted in black color. The composition of this ornament is peculiar and is a typical decoration of Majiayao culture. The ornamentation is set off by the orange-red pottery clothes, and the contrast of colors is even stronger.

In addition, there are some white substances on the body of the pot, which should be a kind of skin shell naturally formed because the faience is buried in the ground with alkaline and acidic chemicals for more than 1,000 years.

This kind of leather shell, even if it is repeatedly cleaned, will be repeated, only with a sharp tool repeatedly scraped, and then cleaned with hydrochloric acid saliva to achieve a satisfactory removal effect.

Of course. As long as it is a valuable antique, it will always be fake, such as the forgery of this kind of shell, generally will use pesticides in diammonium, urea, fertilizer or vinegar alkali strong substances, and then mixed with water, after many days of soaking, there will be a similar situation of the shell, but there is a pungent smell, and the real product is a smell of the ground, not choking.

Furthermore. Choose a shady and wet area with strong alkaline, bury a fake, and this white powdery skin shell will also appear after many days. However, this method of falsification is used because of the short time. As a result, the erosion is shallow, and it can be removed with a little cleaning.

Although it has been known from Baojue, this faience pot should be genuine. However, Chu Chen still leaned in and smelled it, and the result was a normal earth smell. I also gently scraped it with my fingernails, which is indeed the characteristic of the real thing.

Then Chu Chen took a closer look. It is confirmed that this thing should be a genuine product of Majiayao, and judging by the condition, it can be said to be a relatively rare boutique.

The piece of painted pottery he held casually was actually a fine product, which made Chu Chen's heart very happy, and also let him sweep away some of the gloom in his heart. In this way, the desire to buy in his heart was also raised.

However, after putting down the painted pottery in his hand, Chu Chen took a cursory look at the things on the stall, but he was speechless for a while, most of these things were fakes, and some were simply fabrications.

Let's just say that the other pieces of painted pottery from Majiayao here look smooth and hard, and the appearance is neat and regular, and you can know that they are fakes at a glance.

It is necessary to know that the Majiayao culture is still in the Neolithic Age, the production tools are still very simple, limited by handmade or slow wheel and system, the thickness of the pottery is uneven, the shape of the vessel is irregular, there are crooked mouths, left and right abdomen bulges, concave deformation or overall cambering.

At that time, no matter how exquisite it was, this phenomenon would only be less obvious, and if you look closely, you can still see it, how can it be like the performance in front of you?

Chu Chen shook his head secretly, and pretended to look at the fakes of Majiayao's painted pottery, and then pointed to one of the fakes and asked the stall owner: "Boss, how much is this Majiayao's painted pottery?" ”

The stall owner smiled innocently, gave Chu Chen a thumbs up, and said: "Boss, your eyesight is really good, this is still what I received from an old lady, not only is the workmanship very exquisite, but it is still an old thing thousands of years ago, think about it, how difficult it is to preserve thousands of people so well......

Chu Chen saw that the stall owner was still going to be verbose, and hurriedly said: "Boss, I also know what you said, please give me a happy word!" How much does this stuff cost? ”

The stall owner smiled and said: "I also have a relationship with the boss, I will give you a cheaper, how about 5,000 yuan?" It's only one dollar a year, which is very cost-effective. ”

When Chu Chen heard this, he sneered in his heart, if the thing is real, five thousand to five thousand is not expensive, but your thing can't be fake, and I am not wronged, I will spend five thousand to buy such a fake.

He pretended to frown and thought about it, then shook his head and said, "It's too expensive, so what about this?" As he spoke, he pointed to a smaller clay pot beside him.

"That's, four thousand!"

Next, Chu Chen asked a few more painted pottery, and the stall owners who asked were a little impatient, so he pointed to the genuine item and asked, "What about this?" ”

"Hey, I said brother, do you want to buy it or not?" The stall owner asked with a frown.

Chu Chen said: "Buy it, but the price you offer is so expensive, I can't afford it!" ”

When the stall owner heard him say this, he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, I'm not a fixed price, won't you pay back the price, come on, this is a novice, but you can only make money when you meet such a novice!

Thinking of this, he pretended to be displeased and said, "This two thousand! ”

Chu Chen pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah! This kind of crooked melon and cracked jujube also costs 2,000! Cheaper doesn't work! ”

"And how much can you give?"

Chu Chen thought for a while, and said weakly: "Four hundred, right?" ”

"Four hundred!"

The stall owner shouted, pretending to be a little angry and said: "I said brother, you are too ruthless, I can't get four hundred, just one price, one thousand two, if you want it, don't forget it!" ”

The stall owner has been doing business for a long time, and he knows that as long as he bites and does not let go of this kind of newcomer, he will definitely buy it.

Sure enough, he saw Chu Chen's hesitant expression and thought about it, so he agreed. This made him happy immediately, two hundred yuan to buy the goods, a change of hands to earn a thousand, these two months of living expenses have fallen, sure enough, or the money of the antique business came quickly!

However, he didn't know that Chu Chen's heart was also full of joy at this time, how could he not let him be full of joy when he bought something worth 50,000 yuan with one thousand two?

After completing the transaction, Chu Chen looked at this guy who was almost forty centimeters tall, and was a little worried, although this thing was not heavy, and it was not difficult to hold, but after all, the surface was relatively dirty, and it was really inconvenient to hold it in the cup.

"Boss, is there anything I can pack?"

After completing this business, the stall owner was in a good mood, he glanced at the clay pot, then stood up, took out two black plastic bags from the box under his buttocks, handed them to Chu Chen and said, "Here you go, it should be fine with this set of two layers." ”

After Chu Chen thanked him, he asked with a smile: "Boss, I saw that there seemed to be two terracotta figurines in your box just now, can you give me a look?" ”

The stall owner was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "Brother, your eyes are very good, okay, I'll show you!" As he spoke, he took the two terracotta figurines out of the box and handed them to Chu Chen.

However, Chu Chen didn't answer, but smiled and pointed to the ground, which made the stall owner react immediately, and while putting the terracotta figurines on his stall, he smiled awkwardly: "Haha, I'm really embarrassed, I'm used to it!" ”

Chu Chen waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay!" I was scolded a few times before I remembered this rule. ”

In fact, after the temptation when buying painted pottery just now, Chu Chen also knew that the level of this stall owner should not be very good, and now looking at his performance, Chu Chen guessed that this person should not have been doing this business for too long. Of course, this is a good thing for Chu Chen, otherwise where would he have come from to pick it up?

Chu Chen bent down and took the two terracotta figurines into his hands, and after careful observation, he immediately confirmed his previous guess that these two terracotta figurines were very precious blue-glazed terracotta figurines in Tang Sancai.

Tang Sancai is based on the synthesis of green glaze and yellow glaze pottery since the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the introduction of Persian blue glaze jishu to create and burn, and the blue glaze is the most valuable, that is, people often say "three color precious blue".

The reason why the blue glazed three-color glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty is called the best Tang three-color glazed pottery is very special. It is said that in the Tang Dynasty, the blue glaze was purchased or exchanged for heavy gold or tea, silk, ancient ceramics and other goods from Persia by foreign trade envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty government.

In the Tang Dynasty, where the hierarchy was very strict, people who could enjoy this glaze as a three-color Ming ware were either nobles of fame or high-ranking officials. Those who can enjoy the large blue three-color glazed pottery as a Ming ware were either relatives of the emperor or important ministers during their lifetimes.

It is conceivable how precious it is to use blue glaze as the main color and make fired Tang Dynasty three-color glazed pottery. Whether it is its historical value, artistic value, economic value and rarity, it can be said that it is top-notch.

In the current reality, in the whole Shijie range, whether it is the Tang Dynasty three-color glazed pottery in the museum's collection or the Tang Dynasty three-color glazed pottery in the private collection, the blue glazed three-color ware is indeed rare. Such large-scale blue-glazed Tang Dynasty three-color glazed pottery is even rarer, like looking for a needle in a haystack. (To be continued......)