There are two kinds of baking craftsmen, one is called Changhuo and the other is called Xiuhuo.

Chang Huo is to walk the streets and alleys to serve the poor, the common people are poor, and the porcelain bowl is reluctant to buy a new one, so they will find someone to make up for it.

The old people who came from the old society all know that the baking craftsman will carry a pick on his shoulders and shout "curium pots, curium bowls, curium vats", which are several things commonly used by the common people.

This kind of ever-living craftsman is called a furnace craftsman, and he is a ninth-rate.

This is what Chang Xian saw when he was a child.

Now it is different from the past, daily porcelain is not worth much, and it will be replaced with a new one if it is broken, so the perennial life of baked porcelain is almost extinct.

As for Xiuhuo, it was developed specifically for the repair of antique porcelain.

Ancient porcelain is passed down from generation to generation, and it is inevitable that there will be incomplete times, and sometimes only a pile of broken porcelain pieces can be found.

At this time, it is necessary to have a special craftsman to repair it, and it is not only necessary to repair it, but also to ensure the integrity of the art, and the requirements for the baked porcelain craftsman are higher, not only the craftsmanship, but also the artistry.

There is also a particularly famous story in the antique circle about Xiuhuo.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a Japanese nobleman named Taira Shigemori who donated gold to the Asoka Temple in Ningbo.

As a return gift, Asoka Temple gave back a porcelain bowl from Longquan kiln, which was loved by Ping Chongsheng.

Later, during the Muromachi period, this porcelain bowl was acquired by the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa.

Unfortunately, because of repeated wars, this porcelain bowl has several cracks.

Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent an envoy to bring this bowl to Daming, hoping that Emperor Chenghua would give another one.

However, after the changes of the times, the Longquan kiln can no longer burn porcelain bowls with the same glaze.

What to do?

Emperor Chenghua asked the imperial baked porcelain craftsman to repair this bowl and bring it back to Japan.

This porcelain bowl has a few bean nails baked on it, and it looks a bit like a locust, so the Japanese named this porcelain bowl "Celadon Grasshopper Trip", which has become one of the most famous tea sets in Japan.

It is conceivable that the craft of baking porcelain has reached the point where it shines with the porcelain itself.

After talking for a while, Chang Xian asked: "Speaking of which, this is a good way, but this baked porcelain craftsman who can do a show of work, I'm afraid it's not easy to find, right?" ”

Mu Duanming frowned and said: "Yes, it's because of this, so I didn't think about it just now, this craft is too narrow and too bitter, and now there is no use of this method for porcelain restoration, almost all of them are glued." If you can really bake it well, it can barely be regarded as a full condition. ”

The other people looked at each other, and there was nothing to be done for the time being.

The principle of baked porcelain is very simple, that is, drill a few holes in the porcelain, and then fix it with nails of different lengths.

However, drilling holes in porcelain can be different from metal.

Drilling holes for gold and silverware is a test of strength, and if you make a mistake, you can return to the furnace and remelt.

Among them, the drilling process is the most test of skill.

Drilling a hole in porcelain only has one chance, and it will break with the wrong force, so it requires extremely fine control.

The porcelain is thin and brittle, and to drill a hole in it, it is necessary to ensure that it does not break or crack, which requires a very delicate technique.

The hole opening tool used by the baking master is an iron pen, which is inlaid with a diamond in the tip of the pen and gently ground on the part to be opened to grind out a hole.

There is a saying in China, "If it's not a diamond, don't do porcelain work", it is to fight here.

Bitter, tiring and fine, the market is gone, and the survival state of this craft can be imagined.

"Brother Mu, when it comes to the restoration of cultural relics, you may be able to find the ...... of Nanshi"

Chang Xian pondered for a while, and came up with a solution.

Mu Duanming's eyes lit up: "You can ask about this, he should be familiar with the circle of cultural relics restoration." ”

"Xiao Chang, why don't you give me this cricket jar, I'll go to a baked porcelain maker who knows how to show off and give you a price of all the grades."

Over there, Yu Bo said arrogantly: "Eight million, how about it?" ”

Looking at his expression, he was confident in the repair of this cricket jar.

Hearing him quote such a price, several others were also surprised, not only because the price was high, but also because there were not many people who could take out eight million at will this year.

Chang Xian was stunned for a moment, he knew that if it was Xuande's genuine cricket jar, it would definitely be valuable, but he didn't expect it to be so valuable.

Seeing that Chang Xian was stunned, Mu Duanming said slowly: "Xiao Chang, if you are willing to make a move, Boss Yu's price is very sincere." ”

"Last year, Sotheby's Hong Kong auctioned a 17.8cm diameter Xuande blue and white folded branch flower bowl, which was sold for 6.67 million RMB, and the real hand was less than 6 million."

"Your cricket jar is 14cm in diameter, but this one has a lid, and there is an additional bonus from the Cricket Emperor. His price is the price of the full quality of Xuande blue and white cricket jars. ”

"I'm sorry, Boss Yu, thank you, but I still want to keep this thing for myself."

Chang Xian came back to his senses, and after making a decision, he looked light: "Just like my senior brother said just now, if this is another Xuande porcelain, then I will give it to you, but this is the cricket jar of the Cricket Emperor, there is a story in it, I still want to stay, I don't want to use it for money." ”

Yu Bo was stunned for a moment, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, it could be seen that Chang Xian was not a rich man, he could resist the temptation of eight million, and it was not that a strong-willed person really couldn't do it.

Regarding Chang Xian's decision, Uncle De and the others also showed a trace of astonishment.

Only Zheng Mang didn't think there was anything wrong, originally, her friend of Miss Zheng should have been like this.

Yu Bo was a bold person, and laughed: "It's okay, it's okay, if you don't change money, then let's exchange things, next time I go to the capital to see my brother's collection, if there is something that catches my eye, let's change it." ”

Chang Xian smiled: "That relationship is good, I will definitely come over to open my eyes when the time comes." ”

Zheng Mang was puzzled and said: "Brother Yu, Brother Mu also said just now, this is obviously only three or four million objects, isn't your price a bit outrageous?" ”

Yu Bohaha laughed: "Girl, don't look at your Brother Yu's five big and three thick, but it's not going to be big." ”

"In the past few years, the official kilns of the Ming and Qing dynasties have been rolling. This year's Christie's Hong Kong, a Yongle Dynasty's "Blue and White Dragon and Phoenix Chengxiang Ridge Mouth Wash" was sold at a high price of 26.38 million Hong Kong dollars. is the same peak of blue and white, and it is also a small object, how much worse can Xuande be than Yongle? ”

He took a big sip of tea, chewed the tea and said, "The price that Lao Muzi said is right, but he said it now." I'm not wrong about what I offered, I'm going to say now that I'm optimistic about the true value of this jar. ”

"Just like Xiao Chang said, other porcelain is easy to find, the cricket emperor's cricket jar is really rare, don't say that I can find someone to repair it, but it can't be repaired, and it will definitely be more than 10 million in two years!"

Mu Duanming said leisurely: "Boss Yu's words are in place, in the final analysis, there are a number of objects, and money is a thing, hehe, it's printed every day!" ”