The most important thing, and what made Chu Chen feel the most, was that this plum bottle didn't have any knowledge!

You must know that this plum vase is not only in terms of vessel type, painting workmanship, but also fetal bones, Chu Chen can be sure that it should be an official kiln porcelain of the Ming Dynasty. And a blue and white plum vase fired by the official kiln of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also the porcelain of Su Ma Li Qing material, there will be no knowledge, this situation is very rare in the Ming Dynasty.

Only the period in Chu Chen's memory could have such a situation, and this period was the "blank period" that basically everyone in the ceramic world knew a little about.

After Xuande, the Ming Dynasty experienced a series of political changes, during which the society was in turmoil, external and internal strife successively, and the economy was depressed. The so-called blank period is the orthodox, Jingtai and Tianshun dynasties, which lasted nearly 30 years.

In this case, the porcelain industry has been greatly affected, and the official kiln porcelain has basically stopped firing. So far, among the handed down and unearthed vessels, the age can be clearly determined, and Chu Chen has not seen the heirloom porcelain with the chronology, although so, it cannot be said that there is absolutely none.

Because of this, there is no official kiln porcelain with the year in the heirloom so far, and the porcelain seen is produced by the private kiln, so the academic community has the "blank period" and "black three generations" said.

And it is precisely because the porcelain of these three dynasties found now is produced by private kilns, which leads many experts to believe that there was no official kiln firing at that time.

However, Chu Chen had also consulted relevant information before, and learned from these documents that during this period, both official kilns and private kilns, although there were records of banning and reducing burning, they were still firing.

It's just that the porcelain of the kiln factory at that time was turbulent and did not write the year. The characteristics of craftsmanship and the style of the times are not very distinct and even ambiguous compared with those of the previous and later generations. It has created layers of fog for the current dynasties and connoisseurship, and the orthodox porcelain in it is particularly confusing.

The blue and white dragon and phoenix pattern plum vase in front of you. It has the characteristics of a very distinct blank period, and if Chu Chen is not wrong, judging from the characteristics of his craftsmanship, it is very similar to porcelain in the orthodox period.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen's spirit was lifted, and he hurriedly took out a magnifying glass from his pocket and took a closer look.

The carcass of this bottle is relatively thick, the fetal quality is fine white and moisturized, and the glaze is white and flashing blue, bright and transparent. The degree of vitrification is higher, the white glaze is applied to the bottom of the foot, and the sauce glaze is applied to the mouth, and the blue and white hair color is strong and bright, and there are rust spots, but compared with the hair color of Su Ma Liqing in the Xuande or Chenghua period, it still looks inferior.

In addition, the shape of this vessel looks like the style of the Xuande period, but the bottom foot is not carefully repaired, and you can see flint red spots and some slag sticking to the bottom. This should also be due to the social unrest at that time, which led to a decrease in the level of craftsmen.

The painting method of this bottle adopts the early Ming Dynasty dot painting technique, and the brushwork is coarse, especially the center of the pen. It has very distinct characteristics of the times. The picture is concise, the layout is sparse, and the space is large. And judging from the dragon and phoenix patterns on the plum bottle. Although the painting technique is not as good as that of the Xuande period, it is rougher than that of the Jingtai Dynasty. Undoubtedly, it is much more meticulous and exquisite.

After the end, Chu Chen carefully observed some other characteristics. I think this blue and white plum vase should be a blank period of official kiln porcelain, and it is also a very rare piece of fine art fired in the orthodox period. It's just that he hadn't seen official kiln porcelain from the Orthodox period before, so he couldn't be 100% sure about it, so he used another ability.

"Xiaochen, is this bottle real or fake?" Mi Jiaying saw Chu Chen put the plum bottle back in its place, so she couldn't wait to ask.

"The real thing, indeed!" Chu Chen nodded affirmatively.

"Really?" Tao Jiahui was pleasantly surprised at first, and then asked with some confusion: "Then what age is it?" I've heard others say that most of the blue and white porcelain like this should be aged, right? Could it be that this is Yuan Qinghua? ”

"Do you think if this is Yuan Qinghua, your friend will give it to you?" Mi Jiaying sneered.

"That's too!" Tao Jiahui said with a smile.

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Generally speaking, in addition to the blue and white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty, it is true that most of the blue and white porcelain is knowledgeable, but in the three periods from the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty to Tianshun, because of social turmoil, the firing of the official kiln has been greatly affected, and many porcelains in the past thirty years have no knowledge. ”

"Xiaochen, do you mean that this bottle was produced at that time?" Tao Jiahui said suddenly.

"Yes, I think it was fired during the Orthodox period at that time."

Chu Chen nodded, and then asked, "Sister Jiaying, do you have any plans to sell this plum bottle?" ”

"If we can sell it, of course we will!" Tao Jiahui smiled bitterly: "Look at the way our house looks now, what reason is there not to sell?" ”

"You're really, such a disappointing thing!"

Mi Jiaying complained, and then said to Chu Chen: "Xiaochen, things can be sold to you, but there is one thing, you can't buy them at too high a price, otherwise we won't accept it!" ”

"Yes, yes, yes!" Tao Jiahui also nodded again and again: "Xiaochen, if you really recognize me as a brother-in-law, then give a reasonable price." ”

Seeing the two of them say this, Chu Chen thought for a while, and then said, "Then it's three million!" ”

"How much?"

"Three million?"

Hearing the price given by Chu Chen, Tao Jiahui's family all showed shocked expressions, they didn't expect that this bottle could be worth so much money, and the most important thing is that this bottle is still worth the debt, which makes them feel incredible when they think about it.

After half a ring, Mi Jiaying came back to his senses and said, "Xiaochen, don't lie to me, although I don't know antiques, I can still ask for a price." ”

Chu Chen smiled bitterly: "Sister Jiaying, how could I lie to you?" ”

"It won't be that expensive, will it?" Mi Jiaying said with a frown.

Chu Chen explained: "Have you forgotten what I said before? Because of the special social environment at that time, there were very few utensils fired in the official kiln at that time, let alone the fine ones, and this plum vase was a fine blue and white porcelain fired at that time. Therefore, although this plum vase is not better than Xuande or Chenghua blue and white porcelain in terms of craftsmanship, it is rare and expensive, and three million is definitely not expensive. ”

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, the family accepted it to some extent, but Mi Jiaying thought of something again and said, "Xiaochen, you are opening the market price now, right?" ”

Chu Chen smiled, which was regarded as a tacit acquiescence.

Mi Jiaying shook his head and said: "This is your mistake, don't think I don't understand it at all, the market price of antiques is only a reference value, how can ordinary trading come at this price?" ”

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Sister Jiaying, listen to me, if something like this is auctioned, it will definitely be worth more, speaking of which, I still make money." And according to the current antique market, in a few years, maybe this plum bottle can be worth five or six million, and I'm afraid that you will regret it then! ”

"You kid, how can you compare the money of the future with the present? In any case, three million is definitely not a no! Mi Jiaying said angrily.

"After all, it's a special period, and if the master knows that I still put down your price, then he will have to beat me, you don't want my ass to bloom, right?"

Chu Chen said pitifully, that appearance attracted everyone to be very happy.

"Xiaochen, let me ask a question, is the value of antiques as high as this bottle now?" Tao Jiahui asked.

Chu Chen replied: "The price of antiques in the past two years is indeed much higher than in previous years, but if you want to say that it must be high, it is not necessarily, the key is to judge by the quality of the thing." ”

Tao Jiahui nodded and said: "Okay, I still have two antiques at home, please help me estimate the value, as for the price of this bottle, let's talk about it later, do you think it's okay?" ”

Mi Jiaying had a different opinion when she heard this: "Jiahui, those two things were left to you by your father, so don't sell them!" ”

"Why don't you sell it? And when I see them, I think of the past, let's sell them! With that, he walked to the inner room.

After listening to the conversation between the couple, Chu Chen and Wu Ke were a little confused, but after all, this matter was someone else's family matter, although they were a little curious, they didn't ask.

But then, Mi Jiaying told the reason for the incident.

It turned out that Tao Jiahui's father was an alcoholic, and he had a bad temper, and when he got drunk, he beat and scolded the mother and son, and Tao Jiahui lived in such a shadow for ten years.

Once, Tao Jiahui's father was drunk again, but this time he didn't know what he was crazy about, and he actually beat Tao Jiahui to the point that his arm was broken, and then Tao Jiahui's mother couldn't stand it anymore, and when Tao Jiahui got a little better, he decided to divorce, although Tao Jiahui's father refused, but under the threat of calling the police, he could only agree.

Sometimes, people are like this, they don't know how to cherish until they lose, and it's the same for Tao Jiahui's father, until they get divorced, they find out that the mother and son are good, but at this time it's too late to regret it, even if he really wants to get rid of his bad habits, Tao Jiahui's mother doesn't agree to remarry.

He had made countless vows before, but he still went his own way, just like the wolf came to say too much, and the wolf really came after the worst, and people wouldn't believe the same truth, and he had no choice but to find someone else to form a new family.

The year before last, Tao Jiahui's father was terminally ill, and before he died, he left two antiques for Tao Jiahui, originally he didn't want it, but when he saw his father's pleading eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse, so he had to accept it.

But because of the shadow when he was a child, Tao Jiahui only glanced at these two things, and they were always shelved by him, if it weren't for this plum bottle, he wouldn't have remembered it.

Originally, Chu Chen and Wu Ke were still wondering, since the financial problem had been solved, why Tao Jiahui would still think of selling the relics left by his father, and after listening to Mi Jiaying's story, they understood that this was the case. (To be continued......)