Chapter 345 New and old

Just talking about Jia Sidao himself, with his current eyesight in the porcelain industry, it would not be easy to detect leaks. At the beginning, the reason why Jia Sidao was able to "pick out" a set of five pieces of Qing Palace from Mrs. Hong was purely due to luck.

Otherwise, not to mention the five pieces of Qing Palace, even ordinary porcelain from other folk kilns, Jia Sidao would have a chance to get it at a cheap price!

A San just said that nowadays, we cannot simply use "opening" to identify the authenticity of the porcelain; Jia Sidao began to sigh at the plum vase. Even if Zhao Yun had high expectations for this porcelain, he felt very happy for a moment.

"Xiao Zhao, let me tell you this." A San considered the wording before saying, "For the 'opening' process of porcelain, now in Jiangxi, that is, in the porcelain capital Jingdezhen, there are many skilled imitators who can make very accurate 'opening' patterns' on high-end imitation porcelain. If we still use some old experiences in the book when identifying ancient porcelain, we must have a 'opening'. For example, this piece of porcelain, when I saw it on the first day of the lunar month, I would also think that these 'opening's patterns seemed relatively natural. This may also have something to do with the lighting in the living room."

Speaking of this, A San pointed. As soon as everyone entered the door, Zhao Yun turned on the energy-saving lamp.

"In addition, maybe when you opened this porcelain, you might also find that in addition to the natural factors, you also brought a little black substance on these 'opening', which looked a bit like oily, so in an objective sense, the whole porcelain will look more outdated, and what you think may be open, right?" As San said, asking Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun naturally nodded. When he saw this plum vase, he really had the idea that Ah San said, and he couldn't help but ask, "Is this wrong?"

"That's right, this porcelain looks old, isn't it right?" Xiaoqian next to her also asked curiously, "Antiques are just old things."

"Haha, what Xiaoqian said is naturally right. But that's just from a general perspective." As San said, he also glanced at the coffee table in the living room, pointed to another plum vase on the coffee table, and said, "Just talk about this thing. I knew at first glance that the thing was wrong. It was completely the 'fake' thing the market said. However, Xiao Zhao, you should have your own opinions and purpose if you can take this plum vase and place it with these collections?"

A San is not afraid that at this time, the straightforward and simple words will make Zhao Yun unable to come to Taiwan. After all, from Zhao Yun’s conversation, you can slightly guess Zhao Yun’s eyesight in the porcelain line. Although he does not have a lot of market practical experience like A San, he still has a relatively thorough understanding of some knowledge points in books and materials.

"Indeed!" Zhao Yun heard this, indeed, he did not express a sad expression because A San said straight to the point that the thing was wrong. He seemed to know that such a plum vase was a fake. "When I received this thing, I was still at the Shanghai Chenghuang Temple. I knew the thing was fake, but because the appearance and other things were pretty good, it was quite consistent with what I remembered. In addition, the price was cheap, so I took it away. I never wanted to leave it. Usually, when I checked and played with it, even if it was a fake, it would be a different taste. Haha,"

The plum vase placed on the coffee table is still very special in terms of style.

Jia Sidao followed A San's instructions and looked up. The shape of the entire plum vase was very beautiful. At the height, it was about twenty centimeters, and it belonged to the blue and white plum vase. The dragon on the bottle was twitching, very delicate and imposing. Of course, it looked too ordinary in terms of glaze color. The light was bright, but it was as luster as modern porcelain. However, Jia Sidao was disappointed a lot.

"I have seen this style of plum vase real," said A San. "The overall shape is very similar to the fake you collected. Even the patterns on the surface of the porcelain, your plum vase can almost reach the level of being fake and real."

"Oh? Will this fake be the same as the real one?" Xiaoqian asked curiously.

"That's natural." A San said, "If high-imitation porcelain is not made realistic enough, then it is called "high-imitation". Sometimes, not only in the overall shape, glaze color, patterns, or even in the real porcelain, but also in the imitation porcelain, there will be damage in some place. It is hard to guard against. Although the plum vase in front of you is a "fake at a glance", the necessary details are still not missing. If you don't believe it, you can check whether its bottom part is based on the six-character regular script signature "made in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty."

Xiaoqian seemed a little unbelieving and didn't feel anything. Asan didn't even see the bottom of his feet. How could he guess what was written there? So, in front of everyone, he tilted the plum vase on the coffee table. As a result, it was really as A San said, with a sense of cleverness!

Xiaoqian had to accept this.

"Haha, Xiaoqian, you were fooled by A San." Jia Sidao smiled and said, "For different forms of porcelain, just say it is the plum vase in front of you. The one placed on this coffee table can tell at a glance that it is the plum vase from the Qing Dynasty, and the one in front of A San can be seen that it belongs to the Yuan Dynasty. If you have a certain study of the plum vase, then you can not only judge their dynasty when you see the style of the plum vase, but also specifically judge their age. For example, whether it was from the Kangxi period or the Jiaqing period. In this way, it is not surprising for a person who knows how to look at a plum vase, just standing by and watching it, you can tell what kind of pattern there is in the bottom part of its foot."

"Xiao Jia, just break my desk hard." A San said, "Xiao Qian has a boyfriend. Moreover, the relationship between the couple is good. No matter how much you help her, you will have no chance."

"Ask for a fight!" Xiaoqian was on the side, making Ah San look like a white man.

"But, I really didn't guess this time," said Ah San. "Two years ago, there was such a plum vase at the autumn art auction at Christie's in Hong Kong. At that time, many experts estimated the price of this plum vase between five and six million. However, in fact, it was beyond everyone's expectations. I still remember that it ended up with a price of more than 20 million. Therefore, my impression of this bottle was very deep."

"I have also seen reports and have seen such a picture of plum vases. So when I met this imitation plum vase in Shanghai, I liked it and collected it." Zhao Yun said, "You can also see that many of the porcelain collections here are in the form of plum vases. I don't care much about the true or false ones. As long as I look at what I like and the price is more appropriate, I will consider taking action."

"This idea is correct. The pleasure of collecting does not require the collection of priceless collections. The most important thing is to learn to live in the process of collecting, either learn knowledge, or appreciate the historical heritage and customs in the porcelain." A San said, "However, if you encounter a high-value porcelain and have the opportunity to find a bargain, you should take action when you should."

"Haha, that's it, that's it." Zhao Yun nodded and responded.

"Asan, you haven't said just now, why is the porcelain in front of you obviously an old thing, but you say it's wrong?" Xiaoqian looked at Zhao Yun and Asan, chatting nonsense, but grasping the problem just now, and then raised it again.

"Uh, you haven't understood this yet?" A San was surprised and pointed to the plum vase on the coffee table and said, "Your ability to understand is really too weak, right? Didn't I say that this plum vase is made of old and the same as the real one. In other words, the genuine plum vase worth more than 20 million is the same as the plum vase on the coffee table. Therefore, this porcelain looks old or not, and it has no direct relationship with whether it is an old thing. Some new porcelain can be sold when it is old, while some old porcelains can be kept until now, and they can be the same as new."

"I can add this point." Jia Sidao said, "If you consider it just from the new one but not the old one when identifying porcelain, it is inevitable that it will be biased. Moreover, even if some special patterns on the porcelain can see whether there are old traces, it is difficult to determine the authenticity of the things. Just say it is the "opening piece" on this plum vase. In fact, any unearthed ancient porcelain, if there are "opening pieces", is mainly colorless or light-colored."

"That means, this plum vase that cost 10,000 yuan is a fake?" Xiaoqian looked at Zhao Yun with some regret.

"This is for sure." A San nodded and undoubtedly sentenced the plum vase to death. "From the perspective of being old, this counterfeiter obviously doesn't know what kind of scene the 'opening' on the porcelain should present. If the method is more clever, there will be no major flaws. Then, even I, it is not easy to determine with certainty that the authenticity of this thing."

To put it bluntly, A San has certain advantages among the people in front of him. If he is compared with Uncle Zhou Fugui or Mr. Wei, he is not as good as him.

"Xiao Zhao, just think it was paid for the tuition." A San patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder and said, "Although the amount of money spent on the collection of porcelain has nothing to do with the things you purchased. But if it is in the antique market, no one would be a fool after all, and it would be too exaggerated to buy the Yuan blue and white peach and bamboo pattern plum vase. It would be enough to have a conclusion in the future. In addition, I am not saying that the price of things is low and there is no good thing. Instead, such opportunities are very rare."

"Yes." Zhao Yun nodded with some depression.

"Haha, don't be depressed. Who hasn't been fighting in the collection?" A San sighed a little and said, "Just talk about myself. At this moment, I have been in the antique market for many years, but I still have no decent collections. I can't say that they are all fakes."

"Even if there are some fakes, it's much better than mine, right?" Zhao Yun said with a wry smile.

"This is not certain." A San said, "If you have the chance, you can also go to the antique street. Anyway, you are close to each other. Don't say whether you can collect any good things. It's okay to open your eyes, gain a better understanding, practice your hands, etc. Remember to listen more and watch more, and don't blindly eat it. The street vendors are all thieves. If you are not careful, you will pay the tuition fee."

"Well. However, I'm not very familiar with the market here. I did walk around the antique street a while ago. I also saw more and bought less." Zhao Yun said.

"If you are interested, I can introduce a few antique vendors to you." A San said, "I am quite familiar with that area. I'm right, Xiaoma, who Xiaojia knows, is introduced by me. How about it, Xiaoma is pretty good, right?"

The last sentence was naturally asked about Jia Sidao.

"Little Ma?" Jia Sidao said with a smile on his lips, "I'm quite enthusiastic. Moreover, I often tell me to leave some good things for me. If I hadn't been fiddling with jade for most of the time, I would have said that my collection of antiques at home would be as good as you. "

"Hahaha." A San smiled a little unrestrainedly. "But Xiao Ma is really such a person. He is enthusiastic and makes people feel that he is an antique vendor. As long as you like a certain type of person and someone among his friends has it, he can send you a message or something."

The harmonious atmosphere that the two of them showed, and the "Xiao Ma" they had never met before, made Zhao Yun's face appear. Of course, not only Zhao Yun, but also Xiaoqian and others envied such a relationship. They said, hoping that Ah San would find an opportunity to take them to meet a few antique vendors. They could not say that they could gradually communicate in the future and pick up some vacancy.

A San naturally nodded and agreed.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhao Yun took the Yuan blue and white peach and bamboo pattern plum vase into his hand again, and looked carefully. As Asan said, the "opening" on it was naturally natural, but it had a great possibility of getting old. He couldn't help but sighed softly, and then asked: "Asan, in addition to the "opening" problem, does this thing have other characteristics of getting old?"

Anyone who likes to collect, even if he encounters a fake, will learn from it. Until he completely figures out the authenticity of the thing and keeps the characteristics of the old in mind. Only in this way can he learn from his mistakes!

"Okay. Today, I'll talk to you." Asan also felt that Zhao Yun's attitude towards collection was very good. He immediately put his cuffs on his face and walked to Zhao Yun's side, looked at the plum bottle carefully, and gently stroked the surface of the porcelain with his hands.

The door here is all about experience.

Even many experts can tell the authenticity of porcelain just by standing by the side without having to do anything.

"First of all, look at the glaze color of this porcelain." A San pointed to the plum vase and said, "The colorant on it will definitely not be imported Sumaliqing. Everyone knows that after the auction of the Yuan blue and white jars in Guigu Mountain in 2006, the price of the Yuan blue and white porcelain of the type of Yuan blue and white porcelain is rising day by day. As long as the porcelain on it is related to Yuan blue and white, it can follow the east wind and rise a little. At the same time, everyone must know about the dyeing material of "Sumaliqing", right?"

Among the few people present, one of the few young people who came with Xiaoqian was not very clear and had a little confused on his face, the others nodded.

It’s really because Su Maliqing, the imported color material, is so famous. Anyone who knows a little porcelain will definitely be familiar with it!

"However, the Sumali Qing material is famous. In different dynasties, because the techniques used on porcelain are different, this also caused some differences in color between Yuan blue and white porcelain and Ming and Qing blue and white porcelain. In addition, in different eras, the different shapes of porcelain are relatively easy to distinguish in the eyes of experts." A San said, "As for the plum vase in front of you, the colorant on it looks more like domestic cobalt blue material, without the dizzy feeling of "Sumali Qing". Maybe if I just say this, everyone is still very clear. If there are corresponding broken porcelain pieces, it will be easy to grasp the difference. Look, at this time, the value of broken porcelain pieces is reflected, right?"
Chapter completed!