The imitation chicken cups from Qing Dynasty are more delicate than those from Chenghua. The imitations are very similar, but the flaws can be seen.
Kangxi's imitation of the Chenghua chicken cup, the only difference known to the world is the chicken tail. Kangxi's imitations generally have black tails.
The colors of Chenghua's various glazes are very good, but after being left for many years, the purple glaze will become unstable due to too long time. It can also be said to have undergone chemical changes and become dull.
Therefore, when passed down to later generations, Chenghua's chicken tail turned purple, became a flaw, became a problem, became thicker, astringent, rough to the touch, and pinched the hand.
It was originally a bright purple, but when it spread to later generations, it turned into a poor purple, which made it a bit difficult for later imitators.
Of course, no one can go back to ancient times to see it. It is possible that it was a defect at that time, but it was improved in the Qing Dynasty and the defect disappeared. Later, black glaze was simply used.
Therefore, all colors in Chenghua are good, except purple.
The Kangxi imitation of the chicken cup is very similar in every aspect, from the decoration to the painting method. However, since there is no difference in purple, it can only be replaced by black.
Obviously, this chicken pot cup is still made of poor purple color, otherwise it would not be the real thing.
"Looking so carefully, do you see anything?"
Just when Chen Wenzhe was staring at the chicken tail on the chicken bowl cup, Professor Tao appeared.
"I saw something!" To Professor Tao's surprise, Chen Wenzhe gave an affirmative answer.
Professor Tao naturally believed in his student's vision, so he originally wanted to drag Chen Wenzhe to the steps, but stopped and took a serious look at the chicken bowl cup.
This chicken bowl cup has been discussed several times within the association.
Every time, the father-in-law says the father-in-law is right, and the mother-in-law says the mother-in-law is right.
The debate has not yielded a result so far.
That’s why I put it on display here and took out Lao Liu’s authentic one for comparison.
Unfortunately, they are a collectors association, not an antique association, and not an appraiser association, so no matter how they look at it, they can't see the reason.
He didn't expect that he would see something in his student here.
Although he really wanted to ask if this was the right thing to do, Tao Yiyun still held back when he thought of the rules of the Collectors Association.
"Have you finished reading? If so, come in with me and have a chat!"
After looking at it for a few times, but still not seeing any problems, Tao Yiyun simply gave up.
"It's over, there's nothing good to see."
If you let him touch it, he will definitely not leave. He will just look at it. Once he sees it, he will not be able to pull it out.
Walking out of the exhibition hall, Professor Tao said as he walked: "I heard from Lao Mo that you helped him identify the primary blue and white?"
"Well, that's a high imitation, not even a fine imitation. It's easy to identify."
Chen Wenzhe hadn't recovered from the Kangxi imitation chicken cup yet, so he said casually.
"It seems that you have really studied Yuan blue and white, and you can make blue and white underglaze red yourself, so you should be good at identifying Yuan blue and white and blue and white underglaze red, right?"
"It's okay. If it's a fake, it won't be able to hide it from me!" Chen Wenzhe said confidently.
He can't be unconfident, because he has a golden finger. Even if he is not good, he can just resort to means and it will be clear immediately.
Now he is definitely more confident about appraisal than production.
Professor Tao was very satisfied after hearing the satisfactory answer.
"The things we appraise here are not free of charge. At least one of them has a problem. You can deal with it as you like. If the value is too high, you can buy it at a low price!"
"Is there such a good thing?" Chen Wenzhe smiled.
The Yuan blue and white that he could identify must be high imitations, right? Maybe they are really worth a lot.
The two people were not slow and soon arrived at another small living room.
There are already many people gathered here, presumably all members of the Collectors Association.
There are also many acquaintances inside, such as Mu Kairong, Cui Gengyu, Zhang Changmin and others.
I'm not very familiar with the others, but I know just from the introduction that they are all big guys in the collection industry, especially some of them are also big guys in the financial world.
"Old Tao, I'm not embarrassing you. We have no problem with you bringing your own apprentice, but bringing him here is going too far."
The person who spoke was a fat man, who looked to be in his fifties or sixties. He sat still and didn't move. He just glanced sideways at Chen Wenzhe and expressed his disdain.
"Yes, Lao Tao, we still have to abide by the rules."
Another middle-aged man with a white face and no beard, who looks like a eunuch, with a Tao that is neither yin nor yang.
After taking a look at Chen Wenzhe, she found that his attention had been attracted by the two pieces of porcelain on the table. Tao Yiyun had no choice but to give him a hand.
"Why don't I understand the rules? This time I followed the rules. Wen Zhe, tell them what you think about that chicken bowl cup!"
Chen Wenzhe looked away. He really didn't expect that there would be two pieces of Yuan blue and white flowers here.
One is a pure Yuan blue and white lion rolling ball pattern large vase, and the other is a blue and white glaze red jade spring vase.
Although he only took a glance at it, the decoration, shape and other period characteristics were all very consistent with the characteristics of Yuan blue and white.
Coupled with the identities of the group of people here and the many valuable artifacts outside, Chen Wenzhe naturally believed that the artifacts here were all genuine.
If that's the case, that would be awesome.
If it weren't for this, he wouldn't have lost his mind. He really didn't expect to see two heavy weapons when he came in!
"Since we follow the rules, let's go through the process. Young man, do you see any problems?"
Chen Wenzhe looked at the fat man who was speaking. His name was Qian Qiansheng, and he was also a wealthy boss.
If you don’t have money and can’t collect, how can you still become a big collector?
After listening to Professor Tao's explanation, combined with the gossip he heard from outside, Chen Wenzhe knew that it was not easy to join the Dahai City Collectors Association.
What he encountered now was the first level, but as long as he could join, as long as he could get hands on the collections of these big collectors, put in some effort, gain some limelight, and gain fame, he didn't mind too much.
"The chicken cup that looks a little newer was imitated by the Kangxi Dynasty. Don't mention the chicken tail. It's not that Cha Zi cannot imitate it. We can imitate it now. Why can't we imitate it with the efforts of the whole country in the Qing Dynasty? As for the later use
The black glaze is a flaw that does not need to be imitated. It is also the confidence of a great country and a prosperous king."
"It's impossible for us to agree with your point of view just because of your few words, right?" Zhou Yitian said.
Chen Wenzhe really couldn't prove that what he said was right.
This is the fucked up thing about antique shops. I just don’t believe you. What can you do?
He had no choice but to highlight some of the characteristics of the Kangxi Dynasty.
So many features showed that it was an imitation of the Kangxi Dynasty. If these people still didn't believe it and wanted to carry it to death, there was nothing he could do.