Shen Yu was observing attentively, so naturally he didn't know the changes in the middle-aged man's eyes.
There is no special designation on the bottom of this jar. There is only a blue and white word "天" with no columns or frames around it. It is just a solitary word.
Shen Yu nodded secretly, it was indeed a Tianzi jar.
Chenghua doucai are all made from official kiln porcelain and cannot be made in private kilns.
Doucai are mostly small utensils, among which chicken jar cups are the most famous. There are numerous praises for chicken jar cups in various ancient books. What is Shenzong's fashionable food? There is a pair of cups in front of the emperor, which is worth one hundred thousand. Chicken jar cups are worth a hundred gold. Chicken jar cups are worth a hundred gold. The jar is the best wine vessel and so on.
Modern times are even more valuable. At the Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong in the late 1990s, a chicken vat cup could fetch a sky-high price of nearly 30 million Hong Kong dollars. Now it is possible to say 200 to 300 million Hong Kong dollars.
But the chicken bowl cup is not the most valuable among Chenghua Doucai porcelain, at least not the only valuable one.
The jar in front of you is as famous as the chicken jar cup or more cherished than the chicken jar cup. Its full name is: "Mingcheng Hua Doucai Tianzi Jar".
There are only a dozen genuine Tianzi jars in the world, and there may only be a few that are in good condition. This condition is really good.
"What do you think of this jar, little brother?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.
"It seems that you know a lot about porcelain. I wonder if you know what the word "天" on the bottom of this Tianzi jar means?" Shen Yu asked back.
The middle-aged man smiled awkwardly and said, "How do I know this? I checked some information, but there are all kinds of things, including the Thousand-Character Classic, the Xuanhuang of Heaven and Earth, and the word "Heaven" in the universe.
"It is also said that the emperor is the emperor, and this heaven is the emperor's heaven.
"It is also said that the emperor is the first person in the world.
"But no one can say for sure. Emperor Chenghua liked Concubine Wan Guifei the most. It is said that this Tianzi jar was used to hold wine when the two of them drank. It is said that these two people used Tianzi jars to store wine and chicken cups to drink. So Speaking of which, maybe the word "天" means that Emperor Chenghua hopes that Concubine Wan Gui will be happy every day."
Shen Yu nodded seriously, "You might say so."
The two looked at each other and then laughed.
Looking at the middle-aged man, Shen Yu thought to himself: "Even if this uncle is a liar, he is still a funny liar."
To be honest, Shen Yu doesn't think this Tianzi jar is a real Chenghua doucai, but judging from the painting and color-filling techniques, it should be an imitation of an official kiln from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty.
In addition, the most important thing is the quality of the white porcelain.
The reason why Chenghua Doucai is so famous is its white porcelain.
Not to mention that the porcelain tiles are extremely thin, it is said that the white glaze color of Chenghua Doucai porcelain is white with a slight yellow tint, which can complement and complement various colors.
The porcelain body of this Tianzi jar is pure white, more like that of the official kilns of the third generation of the Qing Dynasty.
Tianzi jars were imitated in various dynasties in the late Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, among which the level of imitation in the third dynasty of Qing Dynasty was the highest.
It is said that the imitation Tianzi jars made in the Kangxi Dynasty have thick bodies and are relatively heavy to hold.
However, during the Yongzong and Qian dynasties, the quality of the fetus was much thinner and more similar to the Chenghua Tianzi jar, and the weight was almost the same.
Therefore, the jar in your hand was probably imitated during the Yongzheng period.
Of course, this is all speculation. Whether it is the Ming Dynasty Chenghua Doucai Tianzi Jar or the Qing Dynasty Doucai Tianzi Jar, Shen Yu has never seen the real thing. These are rare treasures and some are collected in major museums.
Ordinary collectors, let alone complete pieces, even if they own a broken piece, should treat it as a treasure and not show it to others easily.
In order to verify his guess, he recited a treasure appraisal silently, and two groups of treasure lights slowly emerged three inches above the jar.
"There are actually two groups?"
The upper ball of precious light is dark blue and about the size of a walnut.
The next ball of light made Shen Yu's heart beat violently. It turned out to be as big as a dark blue pebble.
"Judging from the color and size of Baoguang, the base of this jar with the inscription Tianzi must be on the genuine Chenghua Doucai jar with Tianzi.
"The jar above is from the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty. It is probably the Yongzheng official kiln that I guessed.
"Two balls of precious light, this is obviously Lao Di's birth control. Why didn't I see it before?"
The old bottom is connected to the old one, also called the new porcelain to the old one. In the simplest terms, it means that the mark on the bottom of the porcelain is real, but except for the sole, other parts are fake.
Counterfeiters are not hungry. This is because when appraising porcelain, many people start from the mark on the base. If the mark is genuine, then the piece of porcelain is mostly authentic.
Counterfeiters have noticed this and can often deceive many people.
I took out a high-power magnifying glass from my backpack and looked at the bottom of the foot. Sure enough, there was a circle of small seams, that is, there was a magnifying glass. It would be difficult to find it with the naked eye.
The old base joint is one of the oldest and most difficult methods for counterfeiting porcelain. Zhao Ruzhen's "Antique Guide" has introduced it, but it is very general. He only said to apply rust to the outside of the base and then bake the rust. Finally, apply a layer of traditional Chinese medicine Sichuan white wax, and the traces of the connection will not be visible.
Shen Yu felt that it would definitely not be so simple. Two porcelains from different eras could be put together in such a way that it would take a high-power magnifying glass to see them. What kind of unparalleled skill is this?
"However, most people are old people who pick up new babies. This one is better. The old boy picks up old babies. This faker is also a person!" Shen Yu muttered to himself.
But Shen Yu immediately thought of a question, "No, what this old man said is probably true.
"The other party said that this bottle was passed down from his ancestors. You must know that his ancestors bought this bottle during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty!
"To modern people, this bottle is an old bottle connected to an old bottle, but to people at that time, it was an old bottle connected to a new bottle. After all, there was a three-hundred-year difference between Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty.
"This should be it!"
The connection between new porcelain and old porcelain can now be seen, but this high-tech splicing was difficult to distinguish in the era without magnifying glasses, or to be precise, without high-power magnifying glasses or even portable video microscopes.
If it was fake when his ancestor bought it, it would be possible even if it was passed down to seven or eight generations, so Shen Yu concluded that the other party probably didn't lie.
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"I wonder how much you want to sell this jar for?" Shen Yu placed the Doucai Tianzi jar firmly on the mahogany table, then raised his head and asked.
The middle-aged man hesitated and said, "Eight hundred thousand."
Shen Yu nodded and said nothing. It seemed that the other party didn't know the details of the jar, at least he didn't know that it was the bottom of the real Chenghua Doucai Tianzi jar.
Seeing that Shen Yu didn't bargain, the middle-aged man laughed and said: "The price is negotiable. I'll bid, but you can also bargain, little brother."
Shen Yu put away his smile and asked seriously: "Did you know that this jar is made of porcelain?"
"Ah! Ah..."
When the secret of his antiques was revealed, the middle-aged man first smiled bitterly, and then explained in embarrassment: "I really didn't know before, but I found out after going to a famous antique auction company.
"It's just that I found several masters of Zhangyan, and they all said that this jar is official imitation porcelain from the Qing Dynasty, and it is quite valuable."
"Then if it's so valuable, why don't they take it?" Shen Yu poured himself a cup of tea and asked calmly.
"Is this it?" The smile on the middle-aged man's face froze for an instant, and then disappeared.
"I guess you spent a lot of money on appraising this bottle, right?"
After calming down, the middle-aged man smiled awkwardly again: "It cost several thousand yuan."
"That's right. Master Zhangyan is right. This is indeed an old porcelain from the Qing Dynasty, but this kind of splicing device is fake and basically no one will want it, so they can only tell lies to earn your appraisal fee. If the thing is really good, how can we not accept it? Do you think this is true?
"Since you have come to the store, I would like to say something nice. I quite like this jar, but the price of 800,000 yuan is not enough. The most I can offer is 100,000 yuan." Shen Yu looked at the other person with a very calm expression on his face. It looks like you can buy it or not buy it.
The middle-aged man said with a bitter face: "One hundred thousand? The Tianzi jar that has been passed down in my family for several generations is worth one hundred thousand? Isn't that too little? No, this price is not good!"
"Uncle, one hundred thousand dollars is a lot. To be honest, I have taken a big risk with one hundred thousand dollars. If I am not lucky, I may lose it." Shen Yu's eyes were bright and he spoke clearly. Very clear.
"Three hundred thousand, if you give me three hundred thousand, this jar will be yours!"
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