Chapter 10 Xuande blue and white jars
The four treasures of the head of Ruyi, plus the three treasures of the handle, and the Dharma wheel of the handle and the tail, are the eight auspicious things, which are the eight treasures of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet, and the eight kinds of objects that symbolize the power of Buddhism. The porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties is mostly decorated with eight auspicious objects, and it is rare to be reflected in the jade Ruyi.
This piece is unexpectedly rare and huge, finely crafted, the royal temperament is fully revealed, looking at its pulp, carving and other characteristics, it should be a masterpiece of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The most rare thing is that this Ruyi is in good condition, there is no bump at all, and it is the best of the best, which has to make people praise from the bottom of their hearts.
Zhao Qirui saw that everyone present had no doubt about this, and sighed: "What a jade Ruyi!" ”
Then he arched his hand to everyone and said, "Please give me this treasure, thank you in advance." ”
Having said that, of course everyone will give Zhao Qirui this face, and besides, there are only Zhu Dafu and Zhao Qirui who have the ability to buy this Ruyi, and Zhu Dafu has already got a set of furniture before, and now he will definitely not fight anymore.
After Zhao Qirui thanked him, he turned to Uncle Li and said, "Old Li, I really like this Ruyi, please make a real price." ”
Seeing this, Uncle Li was happy in his heart, pondered for a while and said, "Since this gentleman really likes it, then I am not hypocritical, I will give you two million." ”
Two million, if it is at auction, of course, this kind of jade Ruyi may be more than these, but the normal transaction is still a little expensive, but "the price is asking for the sky, sitting on the ground and paying back", although the price opened by Uncle Li is not a sky-high asking price, but the price still has to be returned.
Zhao Qirui thought for a while and said: "Old Li, this jade Ruyi may be more on the auction, but it won't come and go too much, in this way, I will offer a real price, 1.6 million, do you think it's okay?" ”
Uncle Li pondered for a long time, 1.6 million is okay, but no one will have too much money, so he raised the price and said: "1.6 million is a bit low, how about 1.8 million?" ”
Zhao Qirui frowned, thought for a while and said, "That's it, take a discount, 1.7 million, okay?" ”
Uncle Li thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay, just do as you say." ”
Next, the Doucai lotus pond mandarin duck pattern lying foot bowl was unexpectedly taken away by Uncle Wu at a price of 65,000 yuan, and everyone was happy for a while.
At this time, Zhao Xueyi said to Uncle Li: "Old Li, you have collected it for so many years, is there any haode treasure that will open our eyes?" ”
Uncle Li smiled unconsciously: "I'm really embarrassed, you guys, there are a few fine pieces, I have given them to my friends." Speaking of this, he paused and said: "But if you want to say that there is an object with a glance (high artistic value), I have another one, but I have invited a few masters to take the palm, but there is some controversy, do you still want to see it?" ”
As soon as Uncle Li said this, everyone's curiosity was hung up, and they all said that they wanted to open their eyes.
After about five minutes, Uncle Li walked in with a blue and white jar, just arrived at the door, everyone was deeply attracted by the blue and white jar in his arms, when he put the blue and white jar on the table, everyone saw the whole picture of the blue and white jar, all gasped, and turned their heads to look at Uncle Li.
Uncle Li seemed to have known everyone's reaction in advance, and said with a smile: "This jar, 22.4 cm high and 28 cm in diameter, is a blue and white twig pattern jar from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. ”
As soon as the words fell, before everyone could react, Qian Changxing couldn't wait to ask: "Old Li, can you start with it." ”
After he saw Li Lao nodding, he put on his gloves, picked up the blue and white jar and looked at it carefully, Zuihou used a magnifying glass to take a closer look, and said excitedly after putting it down: "This blue and white jar is obviously a glance that opens the door to the generation, Li Lao, is there a problem with the master you invited before?" ”
Although this sentence affirmed the value of this blue and white jar, how uncomfortable it sounded, Uncle Li frowned when he heard it, and Zhao Qirui simply pulled him aside.
After that, Uncle Wu and the others came forward to appreciate it one by one, and Zhao Xueyi felt that there was no problem after reading it, but after Uncle Wu and Zhu Dafu read it, there was a little doubt in their eyes.
zuihou, Chu Chen put on his gloves and began to carefully observe the blue and white jar.
Gloves are also a kind of standing tool in the antique shop, we know that many antiques are very precious and squeamish, there are bacteria and moisture on people's hands, which is not conducive to the preservation of antiques, and wearing gloves plays a protective role.
Moreover, on top of the gloves worn by Chu Chen, there are also fine latex * rubber particles, which can play an anti-slip role and avoid breaking the antique.
As soon as the blue and white jar was started, Chu Chen couldn't help but admire in his heart.
Blue and white porcelain, also known as white ground blue and white porcelain, often referred to as blue and white, is one of the mainstream varieties of Chinese porcelain, belonging to underglaze colored porcelain.
Blue and white porcelain is made of cobalt ore containing cobalt oxide as raw material, depicting ornamentation on the ceramic body, and then covering with a layer of transparent glaze, which is fired at one time by a high-temperature reduction flame. The cobalt material is blue after firing, and has the characteristics of strong tinting strength, bright color, high firing rate and stable color.
The original blue and white porcelain has seen the beginning of the Tang and Song dynasties, and the mature blue and white porcelain appeared in the Hutian kiln in Jingdezhen in the Yuan Dynasty, and the blue and white porcelain became the mainstream of porcelain in the Ming Dynasty. It reached its peak during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
Among them, the blue and white porcelain fired during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty is famous for its simple and elegant shape, crystal bright blue, and colorful ornamentation, and its firing jishu has reached the peak of Chinese blue and white porcelain.
The Ming Dynasty's "Guangzhi Interpretation" contains "this dynasty to Xuan (Xuande) into (Chenghua) two kilns is better, Xuan kiln to blue and white wins, into the kiln to colorful. ”
"Jingdezhen Pottery Record" commented that Xuanyao porcelain has "all materials are fine, blue and white are the most expensive", and its artistic achievements are called "the unprecedented wonder of the opening generation." ”
Xu Zhiheng's "Drinking Liuzhai Saying Porcelain" records that "the beauty of Xuan kiln is the crown ......of the Ming generation, not only Xuanhong, Xuanhuang Biao Bingye has also, that is, blue and white, colorful utensils and invented a lot, salty for the ancestors of future generations." ”
These evaluations are all telling the pinnacle of achievements in Xuande imperial kiln porcelain art.
This piece of blue and white jar, the inner wall is not decorated, the neck is decorated with folded branch flowers, the shoulders and near the bottom are decorated with lotus petal patterns, and the theme pattern of the abdomen is peony, camellia, lotus, chrysanthemum and other entwined flowers, the lines are smooth and free, and the form is beautiful and pleasant.
The flower pattern painted on the belly of the jar is also called "longevity vine", because of its continuous structure, it means "endless". The composition is sparse and natural, the blank space is appropriate, and the disadvantages of the common dense and cramped twig decoration are avoided, and the brushstrokes are delicate, although the workmanship is good, it does not fall into the weakness, and the heroic spirit of Xuanqing is unique in the shade of the smear.
The tire glaze is warm and moist, the treasure light is contained, there is really a sense of hundreds of years and the style is still the same, and the blue and white of the beautiful cangyan complement each other, which is the character of the good porcelain. The center of the foot is glazed with white glaze, and the blue and white double circle book "Xuande Year System of the Ming Dynasty" is written in regular script with six characters and two lines, which is simple and clumsy, and full of ancient meaning.
From this blue and white jar, it can be reflected that the high evaluation of the former sages is not a lie, and it can also be judged that 80% of the probability of this jar should be a Ming Xuande blue and white twined branch pattern jar that opened the door to the generation, and it is also a fine product.
But combined with what Uncle Li said just now, as well as the puzzled eyes of Uncle Wu and Zhu Dafu, Chu Chen guessed that there should be an inside story, so he decisively sacrificed the artifact of the ability.
And after using the ability, Chu Chen was very surprised in his heart, this blue and white jar was actually a high-defense, and it was also a high-level imitation of the Republic of China, which had to make him have a trace of conjecture. Then, he took out a magnifying glass and looked at it carefully inside and out, and suddenly had a number in his heart.
Chu Chen carefully placed the blue and white jar on the table, and then shook his head gently towards Uncle Wu.
"Hah!"
Qian Changxing on the side laughed strangely, and then said with a disdainful face: "Young people, don't be arrogant, it's obviously a blue and white jar with a wide open door, and you will actually say that it's not true, Wu Ziping, I think you should take him back to study for another ten or eight years, so as not to come out and offer ugliness." ”
When Chu Chen heard this, he was a little annoyed in his heart, and said: "It's really true, it's not true, I'm not like someone, I'm obviously old and dizzy, and I still talk nonsense with my eyes open." ”
Qian Changxing was not angry, haha smiled, and said with disdain: "Okay, since you can't tell the truth, then you can point out the untrue place for everyone to see." ”
Chu Chen looked around, gave Uncle Wu a comforting look, and then said to Uncle Qian, "Old Qian, don't you mind if I talk about it?" ”
Uncle Qian shook his head and said, "I definitely don't mind, to be honest, the problem of this blue and white jar has been bothering me for more than 20 years, and I wish you would reveal the mystery earlier." ”
Chu Chen nodded, and then organized his words and said: "This blue and white jar, I think everyone has seen it carefully, the shape is beautiful, the decoration is very regular, the lines are smooth, the lines are clear, there is a sense of completion in one go, and the pulp is heavy, from these points, it is a genuine product in the Xuande period." ”
"We know that the blue and white of Xuande is delicate and delicate, white and hard, but you can see, with a magnifying glass, you can see that the tire of this blue and white jar is white with a hint of yellow."
At this time, Qian Changxing interjected: "Such a little bit of yellowishness, it's just a bone in your egg, what can it prove?" What a joke! ”
Chu Chen glanced at him and said, "What are you anxious about, have I finished speaking?" ”
Qian Changxing sneered: "Okay, you go on, see what you think." ”
Chu Chen shook his head, and then said: "Let's talk about this green material, everyone knows that there are two kinds of blue and white materials: imported and domestic, and from the perspective of the heirlooms in the palace, they are mainly depicted by imported materials. This imported green material comes from Persia and is called Su Ma Liqing. ”
"The porcelain fired with this green material is black and blue, deep and colorful, with the artistic effect of natural fainting, the color of the material melts in the glaze, as if deep into the fetal bone, especially the dark color appears silver-black crystal spots, in a certain light there is tin light color, and it is a triangular crystal, touch the glaze uneven with your hand."