"This time, more than 300 pieces of stolen porcelain were recovered from abroad. Because the quantity of some porcelain was too large, they were released to be digested by the market. The rest were hidden in museums, and they needed to be protected and maintained at a high cost."
"This is a batch of dishes from the late Jiaqing period, with various hair colors, a set of ten pieces, ten sets in total, with a base price of four million per set!"
At 400,000 yuan a piece, the price is not low. Even the fine products sent to the Old Summer Palace are only from the late Jiaqing period, and the price is not high.
Of course, if it weren't for this, could things that have entered the hands of the state still be traded on the market?
Zhenbaotang is a state-owned enterprise, so it is certain that it will undertake some tasks, but not only do they not sell the really good stuff, they are also big buyers of recycled items.
For ten sets of things, the lowest price is more than 6 million, which means one piece costs at least 600,000.
If they were sold individually, Chen Wenzhe could still afford them, but if they were put together as a set, he could only look at them.
Ten sets were sold quickly, and the auction ended.
Chen Wenzhe seemed to have had a dream. After staying here for a while, it was over?
"In such a short period of time, the transaction volume is several hundred million!" Li Qingtian was even more emotional.
Chen Wenzhe came to his senses? Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing here?
At first he thought he had some money, but only when he got here did he realize clearly, what did his little money mean?
He is in a trance, don't be arrogant when you are proud, he forgot this sentence.
After he straightened his mind and stabilized himself, Chen Wenzhe's expression returned to normal.
If all his collections were sold, they would be worth a lot!
However, some things are sold and can never be found again.
Not to mention other things, more than 400,000 Jiaqing official kiln pieces were put into private use. How many pieces have been seen on the market now?
"Do you have any blue and white flowers from the Jiaqing official kiln? Buy them individually, I don't want a complete set!"
I came to the first floor in confusion and saw the young lady with hidden contempt again.
"Buy it alone?" The young lady did not show contempt this time, but there was a trace of pity hidden in her smile.
Are you shocked? A deposit of one million is just a pass to get started.
"What we sell individually are all high-quality products. You'd better go up to the second floor, where there are some high-quality blue and white flowers on display!"
Returning to the second floor, I met the guide lady again.
After telling her what she meant, the young lady led them to an exhibition hall again without saying a word.
The space here is relatively large, mainly because it is similar to an exhibition hall, with some porcelains sparsely placed on some antique shelves.
"Can you do it?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Just pick it up and take a look!"
"Which one you like, we have experts coming over and you can identify it together."
Chen Wenzhe was speechless. Did he not let himself do it?
"Just look at the bottom."
"I can help you!"
The young lady's attitude is very good, but if the customer wants to do anything, there is no way.
As if her tone was a bit harsh, the young lady explained again: "After the appraisal is completed, if you buy it, you can do whatever you want later. We have nothing to do. If it weren't for this rule, we don't know how many things would happen.
There have been many accidents, and we have learned our lesson, and now we generally won’t let customers take action.”
Chen Wenzhe said he understands that things here are so expensive and disputes may arise if you are not careful.
For example, the Guangxu blue and white pen holder he saw was very small, only about ten centimeters high and no more than five centimeters in diameter. It was worth four hundred thousand for such a size!
There are also Ming Dynasty Jiajing blue and white Yunlong beast earring bottles and blue and white Chilong double-eared figure plate mouth bottles, both of which are worth more than one million.
What he was looking for was blue and white porcelain from the Qing Dynasty. Although these blue and white porcelains looked very beautiful, with smooth and delicate glazes, clear patterns, and realistic patterns, they did not meet his requirements.
Although it didn't meet his requirements, Chen Wenzhe still looked at it very seriously.
His specialized level of distressing cannot be done on many things. For example, the aging marks on porcelain before the Ming Dynasty are much higher than those made by him.
For example, the glaze is moist and slightly devitrified, the blue and white rust spots are concave and the fetal bones are sunken, the natural blue and white gathers silk threads and bead points, the brown patches on the tread are exposed on the soles, and the glaze-sprinkled edges on the soles are linear flaming stones (kiln
red), exposed black sesame spots on the soles, and when viewed under a microscope at 800 times, there are also sporadic foggy brown aging small bubbles.
These characteristics are the result of the natural aging of porcelain over a long period of time.
To truly achieve historical sedimentation, these characteristics must appear.
Therefore, the older the porcelain is, the more difficult it is to make it look old.
There are seven characteristics involved, which cannot be learned within the Sui Hou Pearl. You can only upgrade those basic skills. Perhaps if you reach the master level, you will naturally get the seven master-level distressing skills.
Now I just want to take a look and gain some insights.
Soon, Chen Wenzhe saw a suitable target.
It was a Qing Dynasty Daoguang blue and white chi-ear vase with cloud and dragon patterns, priced at three million.
It's a pity that the blue and white hair color is not very exquisite, at least compared with the ones I saw before, it is quite different.
According to Chen Wenzhe's idea, he doesn't need to think about the porcelain of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties. The high-quality porcelain of these three dynasties has not dropped ten million yuan.
Therefore, even in this treasure hall, they are not just taken out casually for people to see.
Since there is no chance for those from the third and third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, then look for a work from the Qian and Jiaqing periods, that is, an early work from the Jiaqing period.
"What do you think of this Qing Jiaqing blue and white cloud-dragon pattern chi-ear vase?"
Chen Wenzhe took a look and found that it was worth five million, and he couldn't afford it, unless he was trying to sell it.
However, this bottle is indeed very suitable. Not to mention anything else, it is just a blue and white bottle, which is so beautiful.
The blue and white on this piece of porcelain is extremely qualified. It has strong coloring power, bright color, and looks beautiful.
I looked at the system tasks and found the treasure hunt task: Find a piece of blue and white porcelain from the official kiln of the Qing Dynasty, and successfully inherited it for once!
Now that I have found it, I haven't completed the task yet. Do I have to buy it? Or should I directly complete the inheritance?
"Can you touch it? If you don't touch such expensive porcelain, you always feel like you're at a disadvantage? Don't worry, just touch it lightly with one finger. You watch, I'll be careful."
The young lady looked at Chen Wenzhe with confusion, wondering why he would make such a strange request.
"My hand feels good. I just want to try the blue and white glaze to feel the touch of the real thing."
"This one won't work. The blue and white cloud-dragon-patterned chile-eared bottle we found is actually a pair, but the other one was broken. Now less than half of it is left. Only the mouth of the bottle is relatively well preserved."
"It's okay, I can just take a look at the leftovers. I wonder if you can sell the leftovers?"
"Sell, lowest price is 100,000!"
After saying that, the young lady pulled up a hidden box on the archaeological shelf. Just below the blue and white cloud-dragon-patterned jar, there was a half-cut bottle about ten centimeters long.