I saw Mr. Sun slowly placing the porcelain bowl on the coffee table. If Sun Mengying's appraisal before was described as cautious, then Mr. Sun's expression at this time was as if he was walking on thin ice——
Wearing thick reading glasses, Mr. Sun sat down on the sofa tremblingly. A withered old hand held a magnifying glass and pressed it tightly against the porcelain bowl. Just a few simple patterns on the edge of the bowl, he looked over and over for ten times.
a few minutes.
He tapped the bottom of the bowl gently and discerned the sound. Mr. Sun showed a cautious expression at first. When he looked around the bowl, his face suddenly became solemn. He couldn't help but hurried into the study and found several more large and small ones.
Comes with different magnifying glasses and a tattered notebook that records the numerous mosquitoes.
Color, fetal bones, glaze...
Although Mr. Sun already knew a little bit about some of the terminology of identification from his last explanation, he had not systematically studied the more critical techniques and professional knowledge.
During this process, Jiang Qi's eyes fell on Mr. Sun motionlessly. A slight movement or a change in his eyes was enough to affect his nerves...
After a moment of discovery, Mr. Sun also showed a thoughtful expression. Jiang Qi's heart moved. Before the mystery was revealed, she seemed to have vaguely guessed the answer.
That's right! It seems that based on Mr. Sun's expression, his conclusion is probably consistent with his and Sun Mengying's initial judgment - this thing is a genuine antique. Otherwise, a senior treasure appraiser like Mr. Sun
I won't pay attention to it for such a long time.
Accompanied by the cool breeze of the air conditioner, the temperature of 24 to 5 degrees is the most comfortable temperature for the human body at this time. Mr. Sun, who was attentive, after some nervous appraisals, was stunned that blood oozed from his forehead.
There were large beads of sweat, but I didn't dare to wipe them with my hands for fear of bringing the sweat stains to the porcelain bowl.
Looking at each other with sisters Sun Mengying, Jiang Qi did not dare to make the slightest sound, but she held her breath and watched Mr. Sun's final conclusion.
After about ten minutes, Mr. Sun finally put down the porcelain bowl he had appraised, lightly hammered his back and sat down. He glanced at Jiang Qi with a pair of disbelieving eyes, and then flipped through the notes on the table.
The eyebrows were twisted into the character Sichuan.
Seeing her grandfather refer to the notes for final verification, Sun Mengying knew that the identification work was finally basically completed. As for the authenticity of the manuscript, it seemed that she didn't need to ask more, she had already guessed it by looking at his expression.
"Grandpa, after looking at it for so long, are the two bowls in Jiang Qi's hands antiques? I just looked at it for Jiang Qi, but I didn't dare to draw a conclusion..."
Sun Mengying felt itchy in her heart when she saw that her grandfather had not spoken for a long time, and Jiang Qi was too embarrassed to speak due to politeness. She couldn't help but swallow, and finally cautiously broke the silence in the room.
"Have you seen it too? Hey, Mengying, it doesn't mean that you don't make decisions, even grandpa doesn't make decisions without permission!"
Seeing the extremely expectant expressions on Jiang Qi and his two granddaughters, Mr. Sun immediately felt a trace of surprise on his brows:
"Do you know that this is a national treasure? Even among collectors across the country, there are only a few fragments of blue and white porcelain from the Tang Dynasty! And you actually have two complete porcelain bowls in your hand. For any expert, I'm afraid
I dare not draw any conclusions!”
"Blue and white porcelain from the Tang Dynasty? Grandpa, you are saying that these two bowls are really blue and white porcelain from the Tang Dynasty!"
Hearing Mr. Sun's words, Jiang Qi's eyes lit up and she almost ran away!
You know, originally, I was just curious about the two porcelain bowls that I accidentally brought back from the scammers. Unexpectedly, after Mr. Sun's appraisal, I really won the first prize.
"Nonsense! At my age, why am I still teasing your children?"
Staring at Jiang Qi's suspicion with dissatisfaction, Mr. Sun immediately couldn't wait to explain: "The blue and white porcelain of the Tang Dynasty was in the beginning period of blue and white porcelain. There are no more than ten specimens that can be seen in the world: there are 70 century porcelains.
—More than twenty blue and white porcelain fragments unearthed in Yangzhou in the 1980s; a blue and white striped copy collected by the Fung Ping Shan Museum in Hong Kong; a flower pattern bowl collected by the Boston Museum, USA; a fish and algae pattern jar collected by the Copenhagen Museum, Denmark; Nanjing Museum
A collection of stippling plum blossom-patterned vessel covers...and now you actually have two complete porcelain bowls, do you think anyone dares to jump to conclusions casually?"
After some appraisal just now, by studying the body, glaze and color of the porcelain pieces unearthed in Yangzhou, and analyzing the material and technical conditions of the Gongxian kiln in the Tang Dynasty, it has been preliminarily concluded that the two Tang Qing bowls were produced in Gongxian County, Henan Province.
kiln, and a certain conclusion from an old friend in the manuscript confirmed my judgment.
Originally, when he saw Jiang Qi, a young guy who had just started, come to him for appraisal, Grandpa Sun thought that this guy just got a fake from somewhere to practice with. Unexpectedly, this guy actually had something in his hands. Moreover, it was still that kind of thing.
Some appraisers may never encounter treasures in their lifetime!
"Come on, young man, tell me how this bowl came to be! To tell you the truth, even Grandpa Sun and I feel incredible when we see this rare treasure!"
After briefly explaining the identification process to Jiang Qi and his two granddaughters, Grandpa Sun's expression changed, and he soon showed a strong interest in the origins of Jiang Qi's two bowls.
"Well, these two bowls...yes, they belong to a friend...because I bragged and told him that I studied under a master treasure appraiser, so I accidentally took out the treasures that have been passed down from family for many years and said,
I’m not sure if it’s worth anything, so I want you to appraise it…”
Smiling awkwardly, Jiang Qi naturally refused to tell the truth when Mr. Sun suddenly asked about the origin of these two porcelain bowls.
"Oh? Friend? Well, indeed some unexpected rare treasures are hidden among the people... It's a pity that most people don't have professional knowledge. It would be fine if they were passed down as treasures from generation to generation. What if they were damaged or lost due to amateurs?
, but it’s a huge loss…”
After sighing softly, Mr. Sun suddenly said with emotion.
It’s not that he is unfounded. Indeed, over the years, he has experienced dozens of cases where some treasures have been damaged in the hands of laymen:
Calligraphy and paintings by famous people stuck together in the basement, ancestral blue and white porcelain broken when used as flower pots, ancient slips from the pre-Qin Dynasty chopped firewood to stew meat due to illiteracy... All kinds of horrifying deeds, in the eyes of these experts, it feels like just thinking about it.
Extremely painful.
But now such a young man actually had two rare treasures wrapped in books for him to see. Obviously, the owner of Tang Celadon did not pay much attention to these two rare treasures.
"Young man, let's see. You have also seen that Grandpa Sun has done an appraisal just now. These two porcelain bowls are definitely Tang Celadon! However, Grandpa Sun also hopes that you can go back and give me a message, and help me by the way.
Ask, is your friend willing to sell these two porcelain bowls? If so, someone from us will offer a high price! I guarantee it will not be lower than the price you sell to any antique dealer..."
"What? Grandpa, you mean, we want to buy this bowl?"
Seeing Grandpa Sun's eyes gleaming, Sun Mengqian couldn't help but pout her mouth, and she suddenly showed a hint of confusion.
It is true to say that grandpa is a master of treasure appraisal, but for decades, grandpa has never thought about the treasures he has appraised, and now, he is actually quite tempted by the two porcelain bowls in Jiang Qi's hand, and
And in a situation of extreme poverty, this is obviously difficult to accept.
"Hey, how can grandpa afford it? Silly boy, grandpa is introducing business to your uncle Zhou. You know, although uncle Zhou is in the antique business, he is also a patriot. Even if he gets some rare treasures,
There are huge profits to be made inside, and they will never flow to foreign countries or some unscrupulous businessmen..."