Chapter nine hundred and sixty seventh foreign return
In the fifteenth century, the South Vietnamese, as intermediary merchants, seized the opportunity of the Ming government's policy of lifting the ban and produced blue and white porcelain with more artistic effects, which would effectively promote the development of the export industry.
Pick up the celestial sphere vase again. Among the six pieces of porcelain, this celestial sphere vase is the most important because it has famous inscriptions on it.
The chronology of South Vietnam's blue and white porcelain is still not very clear.
Previously, before the discovery of the celestial sphere vase in front of me, the only South Vietnamese blue and white porcelain with an inscription in the 15th century was the celestial sphere vase stored in Topkapi Palace.
In the shoulder pattern band of that piece of porcelain, there is a blue and white Chinese character inscription "The craftsman Nancezhou Pei Shixibi in the eighth year of Yamato", which clearly shows that it was made in the "eighth year of Yamato" during the reign of Renzong of the Li Dynasty.
"Nam Ce Chau" is roughly the area around Hai Duong Province in the Red River Delta in northern Vietnam. It is speculated that there should be blue and white porcelain kilns nearby that produced exquisite products for export at that time.
Now it can be confirmed that there was a lot of porcelain produced in that place back then. Even the famous celestial sphere bottles, there were at least one pair...
I just don’t know how the Heavenly Ball Vase in front of me is still in South Vietnam.
Look at the celestial sphere bottle in front of you, especially its bottom.
Looking at the bottom body, we can find that the South Vietnamese blue and white porcelain is not a complete porcelain body, but a semi-porcelain body.
However, its fetal soil is generally fine and light gray in color.
The use of white cosmetic clay is precisely for this reason.
Of course, these are fine porcelains. If they are blue and white porcelain used in South Vietnam, the quality will not be good.
Due to the lack of porcelain stone minerals, the most common blue and white porcelain in South Vietnam is gray and dull, lacking the translucent texture of porcelain.
Some of the green materials in South Vietnam are imported from the Middle East, and some are native to Nanyun.
The former is rich and bright in color, while the latter is impure in quality and gray in color.
In ordinary blue and white, these two kinds of green materials are sometimes used together. The imported green material is used to draw the main picture, and the earthen material is used for the corners.
This kind of combination is both good and evil, and complements each other.
"How's it going? Are these six pieces of porcelain okay?"
When Chen Wenzhe finished appraising each piece, the store owner said proudly.
Chen Wenzhe nodded, expressing satisfaction.
"Three hundred and sixty thousand yuan, I want it." Chen Wenzhe said happily.
The store owner was also very satisfied and said that all Chinese people are rich now, which is really true.
"Do you need my help to take the guest out?"
Seeing that Chen Wenzhe really wanted this batch of porcelain, the store owner's greed couldn't help but show up again.
Chen Wenzhe was stunned, "This is a bit wrong!"
So he pretended to be confused and asked: "Do you still have this kind of service? If you are asked to carry it, do you have to pay after you see the goods?"
The shop owner shook his head directly and said: "That's definitely not possible. The service fee is extra. If you want this batch of porcelain, you must pay first, and the rest is extra."
Looking at the boss's appearance, Chen Wenzhe became even more worried.
"Boss, is there any hidden danger in this thing? Eh? Is it contaminated clay?"
As if he had just discovered clay, Chen Wenzhe looked shocked.
Then, Chen Wenzhe picked up the celestial sphere bottle and sniffed it fiercely.
The earthy smell could not be concealed, so Chen Wenzhe's expression could only keep changing.
In the end, Chen Wenzhe put down the things in frustration when the store owner looked stunned.
"What's wrong?" the store owner said a little confused.
"Did you just dig this thing out of the ground? I don't know what the regulations are here, but in our country, things like this dug out of the ground are very dangerous." Gu Lie
Chen Wenzhe looked at the store owner with a look on his face that said he understood.
The store owner didn't know what to say. Didn't they already have a business deal just now? Can he still provide some value-added services?
What's going on now? Is this business going bad?
Chen Wenzhe looked like you couldn't deceive me, and said: "You didn't say you would help me take it out of the country just now. I haven't thought about this problem yet. If there is something wrong with this thing of yours, it will be troublesome for me to buy it."
"No trouble, I can help you take him out of the country in an honest manner," the store owner said immediately.
"Your country doesn't have regulations in this regard?" Chen Wenzhe said with a look of disbelief.
The shop owner said coquettishly: "Of course there are some. Didn't I already promise that I can help you take them abroad?"
"Then you help me take him out. We are trading on the high seas. If you don't believe me, you can ask me. I have invested a lot in your country, not less than these hundreds of thousands of yuan."
The store owner believed that Chen Wenzhe was rich, but that was not what he wanted.
"Forget it, forget it, let's do the deal today, I'll sign a sales contract with you."
The shop owner waved his hand and said a little frustrated.
Chen Wenzhe did not relax. If the store owner was causing trouble and reported him immediately after selling something, he would definitely lose both property and property.
"I bought this thing from the ink pad. It has a customs entry record. If you buy it, you can take it out of the customs smoothly!"
Seeing that business was really going bad, the store owner finally told the truth.
Chen Wenzhe was stunned. He really didn't expect this result.
This thing is obviously produced in South Vietnam, but it is imported from abroad.
Without backtracking, how could Chen Wenzhe guess such a thing?
Chen Wenzhe went back a bit and discovered that these porcelains were indeed imported from outside.
Of course, the origin must not be legitimate, because porcelain of this level is considered a treasure no matter which country in Southeast Asia it is in.
Calling it a national treasure is an exaggeration, but it is certain that it will be banned from leaving the country.
Obviously, it was because of this that the boss hid these porcelains.
However, he didn't hide it too tightly, because after all, he bought it from the ink pad, not dug it out locally.
Chen Wenzhe knows that so far, South Vietnamese blue and white porcelain has been unearthed in various parts of Southeast Asia, centered on the Indonesian islands.
For example, there are unearthed records in Neon, Ryukyu, the Middle East, the Near East, East Africa, Egypt and other places.
Judging from trade records and archaeological finds, Vietnam had already produced blue and white in the fourteenth century.
In 1980, a Vietnamese blue and white pottery sherd was unearthed in Japan. The city where the pottery sherd was unearthed was destroyed in 1416.
In addition, trade records between Okinawa (Ryukyu) and Vietnam were recorded in 1363.
Indonesia, in particular, is an important export destination for South Vietnamese blue and white porcelain.
From the 13th to the 15th century, a large kingdom was established on the island of Java, the Majapahit Dynasty. This dynasty was an important export market for South Vietnamese blue and white porcelain.
A large number of South Vietnamese blue and white ceramic tiles were unearthed from majapahito, the capital of the Majapahit dynasty, and the Yisi Temple near present-day Trowulan. These should have been specially ordered by the ruling faction of the dynasty.
There is also a blue and white double-bird plate in the Neon Osaka Collection, which is said to have been unearthed in Java.
Although he knew that the matter was probably true, Chen Wenzhe did not believe these South Vietnamese.
Of course, he would not go to the trouble to verify it, because he was surrounded by many followers.
Naturally, there are followers to do such troublesome things.