Li Yang really couldn't answer Mao Lao's question. This was the first time Li Yang had encountered such a situation. He knew it was true, but he couldn't prove it at all.
This time is different from the small red-glazed bowl last time. The small red-glazed bowl is something that has never appeared in history. It cannot be proven to be normal. However, this thing meets all the conditions, but it has two hard parts.
The injury is still a flaw that cannot be ignored.
"It's really strange, Teacher Bai, what do you think?"
Mr. Mao did not continue to ask Li Yang, nor did he raise any doubts about Li Yang's previous statement. Li Yang could not answer his question, but he could not explain those characteristics. This was a deadlock. It is not possible to say who is right and who is wrong yet.
"I feel like it's something from the Wanli Dynasty, but I'm not sure at all. This thing is so weird. Manager Zhao, what do you think?"
Manager Zhao was also frowning at this time. His view was also vague. It seemed real, but not like it. It would be fine if he just didn't have the deposit, but this thing still looks so new. It's so abnormal.
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Shaking his head with a wry smile, Manager Zhao said: "I don't think so. Like you, I don't know what to say!"
"Strange thing, how did you get this thing?" Bai Ming circled the vat twice and asked again.
"This is passed down from my grandfather. When he was young, my grandfather was a comprador. After making money, he moved his family to Hong Kong. This is a treasure brought from the mainland and has been passed down to me. Recently, there are some in my family.
If it’s an emergency, I’m going to take it out and sell it!”
The middle-aged strong man said slowly that his ancestors were still rich when they first came to Hong Kong, but by his generation, their family fortunes were basically ruined, so they had no choice but to take out their belongings and sell them off, and everything else was sold out.
What remains is this large Wanli vat that is difficult to sell.
However, not many people believed him at the scene. The most unbelievable thing about antiques is the story.
"How much do you plan to sell it for?"
Manager Zhao hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "This thing is a bit strange, but it still has research value. If the price is not high, it doesn't matter if you accept it."
"Half a million!"
The middle-aged man hurriedly replied, and then added: "The minimum is 500,000, this is our real family heirloom!"
“Too expensive!”
Manager Zhao shook his head in disappointment. It is impossible for half a million to buy something that cannot be explained. Even if they don’t buy it for 50,000, they can still accept it for 5,000. The price mentioned by this strong man and his psychological endurance
The price difference is too big, and Manager Zhao has lost interest.
"Hadn't there been experts saying just now that this is an old thing? Otherwise, 400,000 would be fine. I'm really in need of money!"
The middle-aged man's face changed several times in succession, and finally he gritted his teeth and said. He had given this large vat to an auction company, but they didn't want it, so he took it to the antique street to sell it. As a result, he met several people and argued a few times.
In short, we came to Mengdie Xuan together, and Li Yang saw everything that happened after that.
Manager Zhao didn't speak and shook his head again. What Bai Ming said just now was just a guess. No one dares to say 100% sure that they can spot it these days. Counterfeiting technology is becoming more and more powerful with the development of science and technology.
Besides, this thing still has unexplainable flaws. Until those questions are explained, even if this thing is really old, it will not be recognized by others and will only be viewed as new. Naturally, he will not collect it.
Such a risky thing.
"Three hundred thousand, three hundred thousand, it really can't be lower. This thing is definitely real. Please believe me!"
The middle-aged man almost begged in the end. If he couldn't sell it here, he could only move the big vat back home. The big vat was fine, but if he couldn't exchange money for it, it was just a thing and it wouldn't do anything to his family's affairs.
help.
Manager Zhao still didn't speak. The middle-aged man's eyes dimmed, he put away the vat and wanted to leave.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand, I want it!"
As soon as the middle-aged man turned around and took two steps, Li Yang's voice came from behind him, and everyone around him looked at Li Yang in surprise. It's hard to explain this thing. If there is an origin, two hundred and fifty
It is possible that it is one hundred thousand, but if the explanation is not clear, it will not be sold even for twenty-five thousand, let alone two hundred and fifty thousand, and everyone will be worried that it is a fake.
"Brother, three hundred thousand, really. I have a family emergency, otherwise I wouldn't sell the things passed down by my ancestors!" The middle-aged man turned his head and came back, his eyes still full of pleading.
But there was still a trace of joy in him. He didn't expect that someone would actually be interested in this big tank. As long as it could be sold, he would sell it even for 200,000 yuan. He was just trying to gain sympathy and make more money by acting like this.
It's just money.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand, it looks real to me. I want to take a gamble. I won't take it any higher!" Li Yang shook his head. No matter what the man's expression was, Li Yang would not look at it at all.
"Okay, two hundred and fifty thousand, if you give me the money, this thing will be yours!"
The middle-aged man thought for a while and then agreed directly. If he took it back, no one would want it. It was already good to exchange it for 250,000 yuan.
Manager Zhao and Mr. Mao both sighed and shook their heads. Young people are easy to cheat. If you buy something without being sure, you will definitely regret it in the future.
However, neither of them tried to persuade Li Yang. Mr. Mao had just met Li Yang, and Manager Zhao had just met Li Yang today. Without a deep friendship, you would never meddle in other people's affairs in the antique shop. That would be bad.
As a matter of course, if the middle-aged man comes to settle accounts with them, no one will speak for them.
"This is a cash check for HKD 250,000"
Li Yang issued a check. The middle-aged man took it and looked at it carefully, and finally nodded with a smile. Checks are widely used in Hong Kong, and even ordinary people can recognize the authenticity.
Fortunately, the check book that Zhang Ying helped to write has the function of writing Hong Kong dollars, and Li Yang has 150 million Hong Kong dollars in his account, so it is very convenient to write the check. As for the money, Li Yang only uses it first
After a while, I quickly exchanged it with RMB to make up for it.
After getting the money, the middle-aged man immediately left Mengdie Xuan. The other three people also staggered out. After going out, the three of them all looked back at Li Yang. Their eyes were all strange.
Contempt, pity, and irony.
"Xiao Li, hey!"
Bai Ming came over and patted Li Yang on the shoulder, and finally sighed. From Bai Ming's perspective, he shouldn't buy this thing. He and Mao Lao wouldn't buy it anyway.
"It's okay, I believe this is true. This must be the Wanli blue and white vat. Maybe I picked a big one this time!"
Li Yang smiled and patted the big vat. Bai Ming smiled strangely and shook his head again: "Xiao Li, there are no absolutes in this world. Even if you see something right, it may be false. You
How can you be so sure that it must be the Wanli blue and white vat?"
"Thank you, Teacher Bai, but I still believe in it!"
Li Yang could feel that Bai Ming really cared about him when he said these words. Bai Ming's tone was a bit harsh, but he was thinking about him and didn't want him to be deceived.
"You are still young!" Bai Ming sighed loudly and stopped talking.
Young people have the advantage of being young. Even if they get punched in the eye, no one will say anything. Young people are allowed to make mistakes. At most, some people will laugh at them in private.
"Mr. Mao, Teacher Bai, we have brought those Ru kiln porcelain pieces, come with me!"
Manager Zhao glanced at Li Yang, then said something to Mr. Mao and Bai Ming with a smile. They immediately followed Manager Zhao to the counter on the other side. Bai Ming came to Mengdie Xuan just to look at those Ru kiln porcelain pieces.
Come.
Bai Ming did not lie yesterday. His museum really wants those porcelain fragments. If Shen Hao wants to sell them, then Bai Ming will really pay 500 yuan to collect the bottom fragments of his bowl.
"Of course I'm sure!" Li Yang walked to the big tank and gently stroked the big tank. A smile gradually appeared on his face. Under his special ability, anything will be real. What's fake is fake, and what's real is real.
What is true cannot be false, nor what is false can be true.
"Something seems wrong!"
Li Yang frowned slightly, and he suddenly thought of another question.
The six pale yellow haloes do indeed correspond to the Wanli period, but this period represents sixty years. After Wanli, there was the Apocalypse, and Chongzhen was within this range, and even in the early Qing Dynasty, there was still a little bit of it.
If this thing was not from the Wanli Dynasty, or it was imitated in a later period, it is possible that Chongzhen imitated it. It was a troubled time at that time, so it was normal not to add money.
After thinking about it, Li Yang shook his head again. Even if it was imitated during the Chongzhen period, it could not be so authentic. The porcelain of each period has the characteristics of each period. This is also related to the emperor's habits. After all, it is for the emperor.
The ones used should be fired according to the emperor's preference.
"Brother Li, what do you think this big tank is used for in the palace? To raise fish or to hold water?"
Liu Gang looked at the big blue and white vat carefully and asked while looking at it. Since Li Yang said it was true, Liu Gang believed that it must be true.
Li Yang laughed and said slowly: "This kind of tank does not hold water or fish. It is a decoration used to praise the emperor. Its meaning is to show that the good weather in the world, the peace of the country and the people are all due to the emperor's governance!"
"Oh, it's just something to praise the emperor, I understand!"
Liu Gang nodded, and Li Yang was smiling, but his expression suddenly froze.
Praise the emperor?
Liu Gang's words suddenly reminded Li Yang of something. Li Yang suddenly remembered that there was such a description in Mr. He's introduction to Tianqi porcelain.
After Emperor Tianqi came to the throne, he ordered the imperial kiln to fire a batch of porcelain.
This batch of porcelain should have been fired just after Wanli's death. Wanli died in July of the Gengshen year, that is, 1620 in the Gregorian calendar. Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo died due to the "Hongwan Case" only one month after he came to the throne.
Wanli's grandson Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne in September of the same year, but the year name was not changed until 1621, when it was changed to the first year of Tianqi.
At this time, the porcelain produced in less than half a year has no reserve. Emperor Wanli is dead, and even the new emperor is dead. It is inappropriate to use the Wanli year mark. Emperor Tianqi has not yet used a new year name.
, let alone using Apocalypse.
Moreover, the firing techniques at that time were exactly the same as those in the late Wanli period. At that time, the imperial kiln factory had not figured out what the new emperor liked, so naturally it would not make any changes.
It's just that this time was very short, and there were very few porcelains, and those that have been handed down are even rarer. Therefore, although these porcelains are recorded, because there is no physical reference, and because the time is short, fewer and fewer people gradually know about them.
