Mr. Chang did not celebrate his birthday with anything grand. He just set up two tables at home. There were many people who came to celebrate his birthday, but some of them came and went in a hurry. They put down their gifts and left. The one who stayed can be said to be Mr. Chang.
The person closest to me is the person I like the most.
Among this group of people, excluding Chang Lao's relatives, friends and family, there are probably only Luo Tian and another young man. The young man looks quite arrogant, and looks at Luo Tian with disdain. He doesn't know where he comes from.
, Zhou Bozhai, who came with Luo Tian, said: "That is Chang Lao's disciple, his name is Zhou Jun."
The most important part of birthday celebrations is naturally birthday greetings. Visitors have given gifts, and there are really many kinds. There are supplements, brand-name cigarettes, liquor, and clothes. Everyone is looking at Zhou Jun. As Chang Lao
As an introductory disciple, what kind of gift he would give naturally attracted everyone's attention. Zhou Jun looked very confident. He took out an elegantly colored packaging box and handed it to Chang Lao respectfully: "Teacher, this is a gift from my disciple."
Gift, may you be as blessed as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
Chang Lao took it with a smile: "Thank you for your trouble."
Someone nearby shouted: "Let's take it apart and take a look, so we can see for ourselves."
Chang Lao smiled and opened the package, and there was a copper incense stove inside! Zhou Bozhai said softly to Luo Tian: "It's a Xuande stove, what do you think?"
"There is no true or false conclusion about the Xuande furnace, only its age. The most valuable one is naturally the one made during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty. This one... I won't talk about it for now, let Mr. Chang take a look first." Luo Tian sold one.
Guanzi and Zhou Bazhai began to think thoughtfully.
Zhou Jun said proudly: "Teacher, this is a copper incense burner from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty."
The copper incense stove made during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty is called "Xuan stove" for short. Copper incense stoves did not just appear in the Ming Dynasty. The custom of burning incense has a long history in our country. Usually people incense their clothes for etiquette, and more ancient literati.
Elegant scholars like to burn a stick of incense in the study room where they read and write to create the artistic conception of "reading at night with red sleeves adding fragrance". Therefore, as early as before the Han Dynasty, incense burners made of pottery, porcelain, copper, iron and tiles appeared.
By the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, with the rapid development of the bronze casting industry, the original incense burners made of other materials were gradually replaced by copper incense burners.
"Xuande" was an emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In order to satisfy his hobby of admiring incense burners, he ordered the import of a batch of red copper from Siam. He ordered the palace craftsman Lu Zhen and the minister of industry Wu Bangzuo to make reference to the wood kiln in the imperial palace.
The styles of famous porcelain from Ru Kiln, Guan Kiln, Ge Kiln, Jun Kiln and Ding Kiln, as well as historical books such as "Xuanhe Bogu Illustration" and "Archaeological Map", design and supervise the production of incense burners.
In order to ensure the quality of the incense burner, craftsmen selected dozens of precious metals such as gold and silver, and carefully cast them together with red copper for more than ten times. The finished copper incense burner is crystal clear and warm in color, making it truly a treasure among Ming Dynasty handicrafts.
, the successful casting of the Xuande furnace set a precedent for later generations of copper furnaces. In a long period of history, the Xuande furnace became the general name for copper incense burners. In the three years of Xuande, a total of 3,000 incense burners were cast using this batch of red copper.
There is no production. These Xuande incense burners are hidden deep in the Forbidden Palace. Ordinary people only know their names but not their shapes. After hundreds of years of ups and downs, the genuine copper incense burners cast in the third year of Xuande are extremely rare.
If the Xuande furnace given by Zhou Jun was actually made in the third year of Xuande's reign, then this birthday gift would be enough to outweigh his newly discovered Yan Liben painting.
Chang Lao was playing with this Xuande stove, with an indistinguishable expression on his face. Suddenly, he waved to Luo Tian: "Luo Tian, come here."
Zhou Jun's face changed. He had heard the name Luo Tian from the teacher's mouth more than once. The teacher said it was amazing. Now the teacher actually asked him to appreciate his Xuande stove? He was a little depressed. Looking at Luo Tian's
His eyes were full of hostility.
Luo Tian felt Zhou Jun's hostility, but he didn't bother to pay attention to him. He smiled faintly and took the Xuande stove from Chang Lao's hand. After a closer look, this Xuande stove looked really similar! The incense burner was actually an incense burner.
But it was not made in the Xuande year, so he weighed it again and felt confident.
Seeing Luo Tian's expression, Chang Lao asked him: "How is it, Luo Tian, how is this Xuande furnace?"
"Chang Lao, this is a birthday gift from your disciple. Logically speaking, I shouldn't..." Luo Tian hesitated.
Chang Lao waved his hand after hearing this: "Don't say that. In the antique world, there is only truth and falsehood. Just tell me directly and see if it is consistent with my judgment."
Now Luo Tian was convinced. It turned out that Chang Lao also had doubts. He first talked about the weight: "Under the same size, the heavier the furnace, the higher the value. For example, the Xuan furnace from the late Ming Dynasty and the early Qing Dynasty collected by a friend
, the diameter is only 15.8 centimeters, and the weight can reach 7 kilograms. It is a super heavyweight player among copper furnaces of this size. Its value is several times higher than the ordinary one that weighs 3 kilograms. This one is not light in weight!! That means this one
The copper furnace is of high quality.”
Zhou Jun's eyes softened, and he looked at what Luo Tian said next: "This is a high-quality copper incense stove, but it is not a Xuande stove, but a copper incense stove from the late Qing Dynasty."
Zhou Jun's expression changed: "What did you say?!" There was already a sullen look on his face, and Chang Lao glanced at him: "Zhou Jun, please stop talking first and listen to what Luo Tian said."
"Xuande furnaces were cast in the Ming, Qing and Republic of China. In terms of overall shape, the overall style of the Ming Dynasty copper furnaces was elegant and thick. When it developed into the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and the early Qing Dynasty, the copper furnaces were still thick, but not as elegant as the earlier ones.
By the 18th century, the style began to become more delicate, striving for changes in shapes and decorations. Some were elegant, but overall they were not rich enough." Luo Tian pointed to the copper incense burner in his hand: "As you can see, the patterns are more complicated, with coral inlays.
Complete and flawless.”
Zhou Jun's face turned ugly. He had already reacted. Chang Lao coughed softly: "Well, the intricate decorations and coral inlays are the distinctive features of the copper incense burner during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty."
Luo Tian nodded: "Yes, this copper incense burner is not from Xuande of Ming Dynasty, but from Qianlong of Qing Dynasty."
Chang Lao nodded in admiration: "Yes, it's the same as what I was thinking." He turned to look at Zhou Jun: "Zhou Jun, you must be more serious in the future."
Zhou Jun bit his lower lip, and he who was still high-spirited suddenly became listless. It would be nothing if the teacher pointed out his deviation, but it happened to be Luo Tian, who was about the same age as him. There was something subtle in this.
He just wasn't happy with this person named Luo Tian.
"Chang Lao, your student's eyesight is already quite good. Having such an outstanding disciple is the best birthday gift for you." Luo Tian's mouth felt like it was covered with honey today.