Chapter 9 Enamel Porcelain Bowls
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"Let's go, go in and have a look!" Bai Fangfang took the lead and rushed in.
Gu Ming was not as impulsive as Bai Fangfang, and felt that it didn't seem good to follow Professor Zhang secretly, but there was some faint expectation in her heart.
Professor Zhang is so mysterious and mysterious, which arouses her curiosity.
People who are involved with antiques are like this, as long as they hear that there are good things, their hearts itch so much, even if they can't own them, it's good to see the real thing with their own eyes, or to touch it.
In the end, it was the desire in her heart that overcame reason, Gu Ming took a deep breath, and followed Bai Fangfang into the nameless house.
Wumingzhai looked very inconspicuous from the outside, but after walking in, he found that there was a hole inside, and there were tables and chairs with ancient styles placed inside.
There were still a few utensils on the Duobao grid next to the table and chairs, and Gu Ming guessed that the ones on them should be imitations, otherwise they would not be placed there without such unprotective measures.
The entire store is filled with a quaint atmosphere, which makes people feel a sense of tranquility that is difficult to experience in the hustle and bustle of the city, and the restless heart is instantly soothed.
"Why are you two here?" Professor Zhang looked at Bai Fangfang with a flattering smile on his face in front of him in surprise, and Gu Ming who came in behind.
"Professor Zhang, we happened to be wandering around the neighborhood as well, so I didn't expect to meet you here." Bai Fangfang opened her eyes and said nonsense.
Professor Zhang moved his lips, glanced to the side, and finally sighed, not bothering to care whether what Bai Fangfang said was true or false, he reached out and beckoned Gu Ming and Bai Fangfang to his side, lowered his voice and said, "You two be quiet, don't talk nonsense, just watch carefully." ”
"Hmm." Bai Fangfang's eyes lit up, knowing that she had guessed correctly this time, Professor Zhang was so serious, there must be something good here.
Gu Ming obediently stood beside Professor Zhang and secretly looked at the other people in the store.
As soon as she entered, she noticed that Professor Zhang was sitting on the left-hand side of the room, while two other people were sitting on the right-hand side, and a small man was standing by the counter.
The two people sitting on the right-hand side were talking in a whisper, and one of them, a man in a light-colored plaid shirt, seemed to sense Gu Ming's inquiring gaze, and looked up at Gu Ming.
Gu Ming didn't have time to retract her gaze and was caught by others, and a pair of very sharp eyes on her face shocked her heart for no reason, and she subconsciously wanted to look away.
But before she could look away, the other party lowered his head and continued to talk in a low voice with the people around her.
"Gu Ming, what are you doing?" Bai Fangfang gently bumped Gu Ming with her elbow.
"Nothing." Gu Ming pretended to reply calmly.
"Really?" Bai Fangfang squeezed her eyes at Gu Ming, lowered her voice and said, "You look good!" I think it's quite to your liking. ”
Gu Ming glanced at Bai Fangfang and ignored it.
At this time, a middle-aged man cautiously walked in from the back hall holding a black wooden box, followed by a very rough-looking man.
The moment the middle-aged man appeared, all the people in the room focused their attention on the man, to be precise, on the box that the man was holding.
"Professor Zhang, what's in that box?" Gu Ming felt that something was not quite right in the atmosphere, and couldn't help but ask quietly.
Professor Zhang stared at the box in the middle-aged man's hand tightly, and was reluctant to look away in the blink of an eye, and said softly: "It is said to be an enamel porcelain bowl in the Kangxi period." ”
"Enamel porcelain bowls?" Gu Ming and Bai Fangfang exhaled at the same time.
Enamel porcelain is the most famous variety of Chinese painted porcelain, which is the product of the development of Chinese porcelain-making technology to the peak period of Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty.
It began in the late Kangxi period and was at its peak from the Yongzheng period to the Qianlong period. However, the enamel color level of the Yongzheng period is the highest, and the craftsmanship is the most beautiful. During the Qianlong period, it slowly turned to pastel, so enamel color ended in the late Qianlong period.
Enamel porcelain and pastel are not easy to distinguish, popularly known as the difference between oil painting and watercolor painting, but both are very precious and there are not many extant ones.
In particular, the production of enamel color is made by the fine plain white porcelain fired in Jingdezhen and sent to the palace, and then baked by the enamel glaze painted in the palace. The painting skills are very high, the processing level is strictly controlled, and if there is a defect, it will be broken immediately. And because the enamel ware is exclusively for the palace to enjoy the royal family, it must not be lost to the outside, so the number is very small, and it is also called the "official kiln" in the official kiln.
Enamel porcelain can be said to uphold the various advantages of the development of Chinese ceramics in history, from the embryo, molding, painting, materials, glazing, color, firing technology, almost the most exquisite, so these utensils represent the highest artistic level at that time, is the most precious palace utensils at that time, a few products are also used to reward heroes.
Each piece of enamel porcelain is unique, it requires white porcelain by the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Factory specially made, transported to Beijing, painted and burned in the Qing Palace. The required schema was drafted by the Ruyi Pavilion of the Fabrication Office, approved by the emperor, and painted on the porcelain by the court painter, and there would be absolutely no repetition.
Because it is so precious, every time there is an enamel porcelain at auction, it will cause a sensation, and the transaction price is more than 10 million.
Gu Ming had never seen enamel porcelain before, and at most she looked at pictures in books or on the Internet. She could never have imagined that there would be such a precious thing in such an inconspicuous shop.
Of course, the premise is that this enamelled porcelain bowl is genuine.
In fact, not only Gu Ming, even Professor Zhang has not seen a few enamel colored porcelain before today, but there are them in the Palace Museum in Beijing, but this kind of precious porcelain can only be viewed from a distance and cannot be blasphemed.
The middle-aged man who attracted a lot of attention gently placed the box in his hand on a sturdy wooden table, and he didn't pay too much attention to Gu Ming and Bai Fangfang, who suddenly appeared in the store, but said to the rough man behind him: "Go and close the door." ”
The rough man nodded, quickly walked to the door, closed the door, and stood there.
"To be here today, I believe you also have your own sources, this thing is not owned by a small shop, but a customer is consigned here, if anyone is interested, you can bid." After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he stroked the wooden box on the table and quietly looked at the people present.
"Boss Tao rest assured, as long as the thing is good, he will definitely give a suitable price." The small man who had been standing by the counter spoke eagerly.
Boss Tao nodded at the little man and turned his gaze to the others.
The two men sitting on the right-hand side before also expressed the same meaning as the small man, and Professor Zhang directly stated that he had come to see the long.
Gu Ming and Bai Fangfang were directly ignored by the middle-aged man.
"In that case, please come forward." The middle-aged man opened the box under the gaze of everyone and took out the contents inside.
A blue bowl about the width of a palm, appeared in front of everyone.
This bowl is open, curved belly, and circled feet. The shape of the instrument is regular and thick. The white glaze is applied in the vessel, and the symmetrical peony pattern is painted with red and yellow colors on the blue ground on the outer wall, and the flowers are set in delicate colors and painted finely.
The yellow lace is slightly dyed pink, and the safflower is lined with pale white, with a strong three-dimensional sense and lifelike. Each flower heart red color book has a word, which is "ten thousand", "longevity", "long" and "spring", which means auspicious.
Branches and leaves grow between the flowers, which are expressed in the natural color of green. The whole shows the characteristics of large flowers and small leaves, and has obvious early enamel color characteristics.
For a while, everyone stared at the porcelain bowl in front of them in a daze, and no one stepped forward to take a closer look.