Chapter 34 Yellow Ground Enamel Floral Pattern Bowl (Middle)
There are various colors of Kangxi enamel, and they are all beautiful, including purple ground enamel, red ground enamel, green ground enamel, yellow ground enamel, blue ground enamel, etc.
But among them, yellow is the most luxurious, not to mention that yellow has represented the emperor since ancient times, and only the imperial family can use things of this color, but the bright color is very attractive to people's eyes.
Of course, in addition to the yellow enamel color, other types of enamel color in the Kangxi period are also not simple, Kangxi enamel color and copper tire enamel color, all have the characteristics of strong and gorgeous color.
Kangxi enamel porcelain is in its infancy, and has not yet formed its own style, and the ornamentation mainly imitates copper enamel.
The ornamentation is mostly flowers, there are peonies, lotus, chrysanthemums, moons, peonies, morning glories and hydrangeas, caryophyllus, etc., and there are auspicious sentences such as "ten thousand", "longevity", "long" and "spring" in the enamel painted flowers.
Kangxi enamel color ware bottom section has a book and engraved paragraph, with blue or carmine material book "Kangxi Imperial System" four-character square box paragraph; The yellow enamel material book "Kangxi Imperial System" four-character square frame is the bottom of the purple sand pot and the cover bowl; There is also a red material book "Kangxi Imperial System" double circle model on the Yongle white tire painting enamel utensils.
Now only see a four-character engraved utensil, that is, in the astringent tire foot engraved "Kangxi Emperor" Kai paragraph, is Kangxi fired purple ground enamel color bottle.
Of course, this yellow ground enamel flower pattern bowl is also a book, and other characteristics are exactly the same as the firing characteristics of Kangxi enamel color, whether it is a small bowl, a book, or a small bowl of flowers, should be from the hands of top art masters, such a boutique, ordinary people really can't imitate it.
In particular, the painting skills of flowers, in one go, this is not a modern person who has not been systematically studied can paint, even if the system has been learned, it also requires a lot of painting experience, in order to make such a beautiful enamel color bowl.
Seeing this, Han Peacock already had a bottom in his heart, and the thing should be real, and he was also relieved at this time, after all, if it was identified as a fake, Meng Guangtao would definitely be unhappy.
And Han Peacock didn't want to take advantage of Meng Guangtao, so he just had to tell the truth, so that both parties were happy.
Seeing Han Peacock raise his head, before Meng Guangtao could speak, Chen Xiaozhu shouted: "This money is really not easy to earn, you have been watching a small bowl for more than half an hour, if I don't have this patience, although this small bowl is beautiful, I don't need to look at it for half an hour!" ”
Han Peacock smiled, put the small bowl down carefully, he looked at Meng Guangtao and said, "Old Meng, you can tell me the origin of this small bowl first!" ”
Although the general appraiser does not believe in the story of the antique shop, but when appraising the cultural relics, they will still ask about the origin, although some people will make up stories in order to raise the value of antiques, but these stories are also likely to explain the inheritance of antiques.
Meng Guangtao was just about to speak, when he heard someone behind him: "This is this dead old man who changed it from a colleague of ours more than ten years ago, and it was exchanged for a house in our family. ”
An old lady with a rich wife walked out of the room behind Meng Guangtao, thinking that she should be Meng Guangtao's wife.
Meng Guangtao said a little embarrassed: "Xiao Han, this is your aunt, since I sold a house in my family and bought this small bowl, she has been talking about me." ”
Han Peacock naturally didn't want to get involved in his family's family affairs, he said: "I bought this more than ten years ago, how could a house at that time cost hundreds of thousands, right?" ”
"It was ninety-seven years, more than 90 square meters of the house sold for 100,000 yuan, I bought this small bowl with 100,000 yuan, that is a colleague of mine, I didn't know much about antiques at that time, but I know my colleague very well, so I didn't hesitate to buy it."
At this time, Meng Guangtao glanced at his wife, and then said: "My colleague's ancestor had a boxer, that is, Yihequan, when his ancestor once entered Beijing, it is said that he went to the palace, this small bowl was obtained by his ancestor at that time, and has been treasured, if it wasn't for his mother's serious illness that year, he would not have been able to sell this heirloom, I am because I know the legend of his family, so I will sell the house and buy this small bowl." ”
"How do you know that the people of Lu Dao are not lying to you?" The old lady raised her eyebrows and scolded Meng Guangtao.
Meng Guangtao didn't think it was Xu either, but said a little proudly: "I just said, I know my colleague, he has never been in contact with antiques, and their family has not done antique business, so they have no way to fake, and the legend of his family, I have known Lu Dao a long time ago, but I don't know that his ancestors once stole such a treasure from the palace, so I have reason to believe that this is a real palace article." ”
Although I don't know if these are true, Han Peacock believes it, after all, this small bowl is an authentic open-door product, and such a big thing is definitely a royal thing.
Whether it's really like Meng Guangtao said, this small bowl is a good thing.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Han Peacock said: "Uncle Meng, congratulations, this is a genuine Kangxi enamel colored yellow ground flower pattern bowl." ”
"Genuine?" Although the old lady of the Meng family also thought that this small bowl might be the real thing, it was still a little surprising that Han Peacock said it so easily.
Meng Guangtao was also a little unable to react, Han Peacock looked at it for a while, and decided that this was genuine?
"This little bowl is not real or not, do you think it is beautiful? This is the master's handwriting, anyone who sees it will think it is beautiful, this is a prerequisite, if the thing is ugly, that is to say, it has no artistic value, then even if the thing is real, it is certainly not valuable.
All the craftsmanship of this small bowl is in line with the characteristics of Kangxi enamel, this small bowl is the pinnacle of materials and craftsmanship, such a thing, modern people may be able to fire it, but even if it is fired by modern people, it must have taken countless efforts to imitate it.
Not to mention how much it costs during the period, but the firing process is a priceless treasure, and there is no need to imitate such a small bowl by the master master with this means.
That is to say, even if this is a high imitation, it is also very valuable, so it is almost impossible for someone to imitate such a boutique, so this is a real Kangxi enamel color yellow ground flower pattern bowl, and it is a boutique in Kangxi's later years. ”
"I'll just say, such a beautiful little bowl is definitely genuine." Meng Guangtao jumped up happily.
Seeing Meng Guangtao's reaction so big, Chen Qing and his wife, Chen Xiaozhu and the old lady of the Meng family all looked at him.
They don't know why Meng Guangtao is so happy for Lu, even if this is a small bowl used by Emperor Kangxi?
Among these people, only Han Peacock knew why Meng Guangtao would be so happy for him, because both of them understood the true value of such an enamel flower bowl.
"Seeing that Uncle Meng is so happy, is this small flower bowl very expensive?" Chen Xiaozhu reacted the fastest, she said with a smile.
Han Peacock said: "It's very expensive. ”
Seeing so many people staring at him, Meng Guangtao reacted, and when he heard the conversation between Chen Xiaozhu and Han Peacock, he suddenly realized that he was embarrassed, which was too gaffe.
He said embarrassedly: "Yes, it's expensive, I'm so happy." ”
Han Peacock didn't say how much this small bowl was worth, and Meng Guangtao didn't want to say it, although his small bowl was not identified many times, it was three or five times, but every time it would cause some trouble.
But the more this is the case, the more he thinks these are genuine, so he has been collecting them, and if he hadn't been forced by his two sons this time, he wouldn't have brought them out.
Mrs. Meng said: "This time is lucky, fortunately this is true, now I am relieved, if this small bowl can be exchanged for a house, plus our original house, so that the eldest and the second will not have to fight, one house at a time, we will have peace of mind in the future." ”
Meng Guangtao said with a smile: "I can definitely get it, I have been pouring antiques since I retired, although I didn't make a fortune, but I still learned some knowledge that should be understood, as long as this small bowl is real, it will definitely be able to change to a house." ”
"Oops! The wind is blowing. When Meng Guangtao and his wife were happy, a cool breeze hit, and Chen Xiaozhu suddenly screamed in surprise.
Meng Guangtao put away the smile on his face and said: "I watched TV just now, saying that there is a typhoon coming, and there is a heavy rain tonight, Xiao Han, you take this money, and after the small bowl is shot, Lao Meng, I will please you." ”
Han Peacock took the money with a smile and said, "Then I'll take it, and I'll also be touched by Uncle Meng's joy." ”
"Take it, you deserve it." Meng Guangtao said with a happy face.
Looking at the elated Meng Guangtao, Han Peacock was a little worried, and he reminded: "Uncle Meng, it is said that things are really good, but you have to be careful, don't turn good things into bad things, even if you don't lose anything, you will be troubled." ”
After listening to Han Peacock's words, whether it was Meng Guangtao or Chen Qing, they were all stunned.
Chen Xiaozhu directly pulled Han Peacock's sleeve and asked him not to say it again, and Han Peacock really couldn't say it anymore, people were happy, isn't this touching people's mold?
However, after all, Meng Guangtao has been traveling from south to north for many years, and Han Peacock only mentioned it slightly, and he came to his senses: "Xiao Han, thank you so much, I'm a little carried away." ”
"Okay, I won't say much, things are good things, but it's a bit troublesome to deal with, this kind of thing, you must go through formal channels, otherwise there is likely to be a problem." Han Peacock saw Meng Guangtao's reaction, so he said a few more words.
"I know this, I have also looked for an auction house before, but I can't believe it, and the most Lu has stayed in my hands, since you Xiao Han has done an appraisal for me, I am full of confidence in my heart, I must find a well-known large auction company at home and abroad, otherwise I will not make a move."