"Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain?" When He Qing heard the stall owner's answer, He Qing couldn't help being slightly surprised. He had never heard of the so-called "Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain" before, nor had he checked any relevant information.
Information, despite this, he vaguely thought of it, only thinking that the boss didn't seem to be telling the truth.
Because he had just carefully inspected the strange-shaped porcelain, and he knew the ins and outs of the strange-looking porcelain. It was an ancient porcelain made by ethnic minorities in the north. The kiln site did not seem to be very famous, but according to the owner of the stall,
The tone, as if that kind of porcelain is famous, is so obviously inconsistent.
"Brother, don't tell me you haven't heard of Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain?" Seeing that He Qing didn't speak, the boss just looked at himself with a smile, and then said, "Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain is very famous! It's
It was produced in Yuezhou in the Tang Dynasty, which is now the Shaoxing area. The place has good water, good soil, and beautiful bells and spirits, so it can produce such exquisite porcelain! In the Tang Dynasty, secret color porcelain was a tribute item and was not allowed to be used by the common people.
You can imagine how valuable it is, just like the Ru kiln, the first of the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, which is the real royal porcelain. It is not available to ordinary people and they did not dare to use it at that time!"
"Oh, really?!" Hearing what the boss said with excitement, He Qing couldn't help but laugh. He finally understood. After saying so much, it turned out that the other party was deceiving him.
He was very sure that the thing was not the "Yue kiln secret color porcelain" that the stall owner said. The two had no relationship at all. One was a kind of porcelain from the north, while the other was produced in the south of the Yangtze River. The difference was really huge.
Big.
"Yes!" The boss nodded solemnly, "You have good taste, why don't you take it? As long as you sincerely want it, I will give you a discount."
He Qing said: "Don't worry, I'll take another look."
The boss's words were completely wrong, and He Qing didn't show any displeasure on the surface. The main reason was that he took a fancy to the more distinctive piece of porcelain at a glance. Otherwise, he would have walked away long ago.
I won't stay here and continue to listen to the other party's lies.
However, he could also understand the situation. This was the case in antique stores. It was common for sellers to praise the quality of their goods, make up stories, tell lies, and tell lies.
However, this can only deceive laymen who know nothing about it or newbies who have just entered the industry. For veterans and people with good eyesight, it will be in vain.
He Qing could see that the boss obviously regarded him as an amateur, so he deliberately made the thing very mysterious and had a great origin, so as to make people want to buy it.
"Boss, just tell me how much this piece of porcelain costs." After a while, He Qing said straight to the point.
"Well, it seems that you want this thing sincerely." The boss quickly replied, "Such a good piece of porcelain. It is absolutely impossible to get it without hundreds of thousands. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask about it.
Let’s see how the price of Yue kiln’s secret color porcelain is going now! But since you are so sincere, of course I won’t charge you so much money. Just give me 80,000 yuan and treat it as a friend.
Haha, I don’t have a lot of time, otherwise I would send this secret-color porcelain to a larger auction house, and I can get a generous auction price after a few seconds.”
"Eighty thousand?" He Qing smiled meaningfully and said, "Boss, you really know how to joke."
"What? Did I say that right?" The boss's expression was condensed. He seemed to have realized something that made him uneasy.
"You're right." He Qing said seriously, "The Yue kiln's secret color porcelain is indeed very valuable, but it's definitely not the price you said. Wanting to buy the Tang Dynasty's secret color porcelain for hundreds of thousands?! This is not heaven.
Is this a big joke?! Boss, please don’t tell me so much. How does this piece of porcelain look like secret color porcelain?! Does secret color porcelain look like this?! It looks like a skin! It’s the northern nomad.
The kind of water bag that the Chinese people hang around their waists is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and its shape is a bit like a horn."
"Water bag?! Isn't it?" The boss began to smile bitterly. At the same time, he looked at He Qing up and down with a calm expression, as if he had a new understanding.
"Isn't this kid a young boy?!" he thought to himself.
"Why not?" He Qing pointed at the piece of porcelain and said confidently, "Boss, look carefully, that thing looks like it was sewn. I guess it evolved from a leather bag, but now it is just made of ceramic.
s material."
"Boss, please give me a real price. How much does this thing cost?"
After a pause, He Qing asked while the iron was hot.
"Forget it, I don't want you to give me 80,000 yuan. I'll give you half of it. I'll take 40,000 yuan for you. But this is the lowest price!" The boss frowned and said, looking very hurt.
"Forty thousand?" He Qing shook his head without hesitation and said, "This is not Yue kiln, let alone secret color porcelain, it is just a water bag. This type of porcelain is rare and very unpopular. Forty thousand is really
It's too expensive. I can only give you eight thousand. If you are willing to sell it, we can make a deal right away. Otherwise, it doesn't matter. There will be a chance to cooperate next time."
"Eight thousand?!" The boss gasped, feeling very dissatisfied, but he had no choice but to say, "Brother, your price is too harsh. I'll give you eight thousand at the original price."
Ten thousand, you suddenly shouted eight thousand, which is ten times less!"
But He Qing said firmly: "There's no way, you get what you pay for, just give me whatever price you want. Boss, is that okay? Please think about it before telling me, I'm not in a hurry."
As he spoke, he stood up calmly and looked like he was about to walk away.
"Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you!" The boss nodded with an aggrieved look and said, "I admire you. I have never seen a young man who is as good at bargaining as you. Today is an eye-opener!"
"Thank you." He Qing cupped his fists and smiled.
The price had been negotiated, and He Qing immediately took out 8,000 yuan from his bag and paid the money and delivered the goods to the boss.
After getting the things, He Qing said goodbye and left the antique stall market.
After walking out of the market, He Qing did not go back to "Yi Gu Xuan" immediately. Instead, he quickly rushed to "Jian Bao Zhai" with the strange porcelain, because he wanted to ask Uncle Long and the others for an appraisal so that he could identify it.
After all, he was not sure about the origin of that thing, and he didn't know how valuable the porcelain collection was.
Jianbaozhai is not far from the antique stall market, and He Qing came to the store not long after.
At this time, Uncle Long and Lin Haitao were both inside. Seeing He Qing walking in in a hurry, Lin Haitao, who caught a glimpse of him, hurriedly said hello: "Brother Qing, you are here?! Hey, what are you holding in your hand?"
What?! Three-color ceramics?!"
"Yes, it's three-color porcelain." He Qing nodded and said, "I just bought something from the market. I don't know what happened to it yet. I want to ask Uncle Long to take a look at it first."
As he spoke, he walked forward, carefully placed the piece of porcelain on the table, and showed it to Lin Haitao and Uncle Long.
"This porcelain has a very unique shape!" Lin Haitao exclaimed after taking a closer look.
"Uncle Long, what type of porcelain is this?" He Qing asked, looking at Uncle Long standing aside.
"The shape of this pot is flat, straight, with a plump lower part. The sides of the pot follow the shape, like traces of stitched leather. There is an upright short stream at one end of the mouth, a concave middle, and the other end is raised and flush with the spout.
It's shaped like a hump, with round holes on both sides, so you can tie it with a rope to carry it." Uncle Long murmured to himself while trying to figure out the piece of porcelain.
After hearing this, He Qing and Lin Haitao glanced at each other subconsciously, both of them a little confused.
After carefully identifying it for a long time, Uncle Long suddenly raised his head and said to He Qing: "Xiao He, this is not a common type of porcelain we see. This type of porcelain is very rare, at least the genuine article is rare."
"Oh." He Qing nodded, seeming to understand, and then asked: "Uncle Long, isn't this porcelain secret color porcelain?"
He asked this casually because he wanted to know more about the so-called "Yue Kiln Secret Color Porcelain". He just heard the boss talk about the secret color porcelain in such a colorful way that he couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"Secret color porcelain?!" Uncle Long said in surprise, "How could this be secret color porcelain?! The secret color porcelain produced by Yue kiln is so rare that it cannot be collected by major museums, let alone private collections.
Almost rarer than Ru Kiln!"
"So that's it!" He Qing suddenly realized, and he finally understood it. He knew that the so-called "secret color porcelain" might just be a legend, and few people had seen the real thing.
However, he didn't know whether the stall owner said that on purpose, or he was mistaken. From the beginning, he thought that the porcelain was secret color porcelain and was just an imitation from later generations.
"Then what kind of porcelain is this?" He Qing asked.
Just listen to Uncle Long's answer in a clear and precise manner: "If I read it correctly, this is a kind of porcelain used by ethnic minorities, called a 'skin bag pot'. The skin bag pot is a very distinctive variety among Khitan handicrafts, and is often
It is used as an important basis for the dating of the tombs of the Liao Dynasty. The leather bladder teapot is called this because it is shaped like a water bladder sewn from leather. Later, the Khitan people were inspired by the Han people and began to make ceramic products, so the ceramic skin bladder teapot was born.
, and became a unique ceramic utensil of the Khitan people.
"The ceramic skin-skin pots made by the Khitan people in different periods reflect the history of their development and evolution, and show obvious chronological characteristics with the changes in their territory. The early skin-skin teapots had a shorter body and a fat lower part. Because they were shaped like a stirrup, they
Also known as the 'horse stirrup pot'; after the middle period, the body of the pot increases and the stitching marks gradually disappear. Xiaohe, the leather bladder pot you picked up belongs to the middle to late period. The stitching marks are not very obvious, but the workmanship is more refined. This
The shape of the pot is elegant, the glaze is pure, the coating is beautiful, and the decoration is lifelike. It is a fine product and has high collection value! How much did you spend to buy it?"
He Qing said excitedly: "It didn't cost much. The boss said this was some kind of secret-color porcelain from the Yue Kiln. He asked for 80,000 yuan at first, but in the end he got it for 8,000 yuan!"
"Only eight thousand yuan?! Then you made a lot of money!" Uncle Long said with a smile, "I guess the boss made a mistake. He didn't recognize the origin of this thing. After all, this thing is rare in the market.
It’s normal for some people to get it wrong! Congratulations, Xiaohe, this is a top-notch three-color leather bladder pot and a treasure!”