The Yuan blue and white vessel now on display is so large, and the flowers on it are so colorful. Looking at it from a distance, Han Peacock really can't tell whether it is genuine or not.
Yuan blue and white porcelain is not for official use in the imperial court, but for export. Therefore, Yuan blue and white porcelain rarely contains the emperor's year number, and very few inscriptions about wishes, notes, or engraved inscriptions.
According to its owner, this Yuan blue and white piece was purchased from the Middle East. As for whether it is true or not, it depends on what the experts present say.
Yuan blue and white porcelain is generally high-end porcelain made of imported materials, mainly sold in the Middle East, West Asia, and East African Islamic regions, while ordinary porcelain made of domestic materials is mainly sold in Southeast Asia.
Han Peacock hesitated for a moment, then followed some old people from the antique shop and walked up.
Han Kongque's actions once again aroused everyone's attention, and some people directly ridiculed him, saying that he was overestimating his capabilities, but Han Kongque walked up quickly without paying any attention.
There are very few Yuan blue and white pieces handed down from generation to generation, and it is also very rare for a private person to collect them. Most people who play with porcelain don't have many opportunities to play with them themselves. Now that he has encountered such an opportunity, Han Peacock naturally does not want to give up.
Because very few people have seen the real thing, how to identify Yuan blue and white is a very difficult problem, especially today when high-imitation technology is very mature and the market is so confusing that fakes look like real ones.
, experts will easily "mistake".
So although this piece of Yuan Qinghua looks right, not many people dare to buy it, not even the wealthy Jiang Lin. After all, this thing is very expensive.
After observing the basic characteristics of Yuan blue and white, including glaze, shape, and decoration, the Korean peacock found nothing wrong.
If we further observe the degree of aging, if it is unearthed from a "raw pit", it should have strong soil spots and an earthy smell. This is easier to distinguish, but it is also easier to fake.
If it is a "ripe pit" hand-me-down, it will have obvious natural aging such as weathering, oxidation, wear marks, and dyeing, rather than alkali attack or artificial polishing.
It should be easy to judge by comparing things from hundreds of years ago with new modern products. The analysis of the oxidation phenomenon of this piece of Yuan blue and white gives people a very correct feeling, and there is no trace of alkali bite at all.
As the Yuan blue and white vase continued to rotate, Han Peacock looked at the bottom of the vase and found that the texture was yellow-white, which was determined by the porcelain clay mines hundreds of years ago.
Due to the limitations of the process equipment and production level at that time, the fired clay was relatively loose, containing coarse particles, which was not so delicate, dense, and smooth. However, today's porcelain clay is white, fine, dense, and very smooth.
Smooth, this feature cannot be imitated even if you want to.
"The glaze, shape, decoration, weathering, oxidation, texture, and blue and white are all correct. This should be a genuine blue and white." Zhang Yun, the former director of the Magic City Culture Bureau, couldn't help but say it first.
The development process of Yuan blue and white flowers is divided into three stages, namely the initial period, which is the continuation of the budding period of Tang and Song blue and white flowers.
The mature period, that is, from the Yuan Dynasty to the Da Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, during this period, the production of blue and white flowers has transitioned to normal levels, and finally developed to its peak period, which is also when a large number of foreign trade requires the export of Yuan blue and white flowers.
The cobalt ore brought by the Iranians in the Middle East at that time required large-scale blue and white vessels to be fired according to the living habits of foreigners during the Zhizheng era, so it was also called "Zhizheng type" blue and white.
"The color of this blue and white is also very good." This is Yu Qian, a professor in the History Department of Shanghai University of Technology. She also has in-depth research on porcelain.
Qin Dake said: "The color of this piece of Yuan blue and white is very authentic, but in recent years, high imitation of genuine blue and white has reached its peak. The degree of orchid in the imitation is really difficult to distinguish, so when it comes to the
When comparing blue and white, you should compare from other aspects and should not be confused by the color.
Although generally high imitations have similar colors, their degree of aging is far less than that of natural aging or newly unearthed authentic products. From this point of view, this blue and white piece of Yuan blue and white should not be a modern imitation."
Han Kongque listened to their discussion, but he was thinking about something else. This Yuan blue and white piece was so conspicuous, and it would definitely not have gotten here without some scientific appraisal.
This shows that there must be nothing wrong with this piece of Yuan blue and white in some details. Otherwise, just like the Nine Dragons Sword, these experts and professors would have quickly rejected it.
Now that this situation occurs, there is only one possibility. No abnormality was found in this piece of Yuan blue and white using modern technology, so it was put here for so many experts to jointly identify it.
Among these people, there are three scholars from Modu University, including Yu Qian majoring in history, and two professors majoring in archeology, plus Qian Mingyun from the Municipal Museum, Li Chenghe from the Ancient Porcelain Studio, Qianqian from the Qianqian Pavilion,
The people in the collection association all admired this piece of Yuan blue and white.
Han Peacock also relied on the movements of these old experts and professors to clearly see this Yuan blue and white elephant ear vase. This vase has a plate mouth, a long neck, a thin belly, platform feet, and an elephant head ring on each side of the neck.
The shape is tall and majestic, the texture is delicate, the glaze color is transparent, the blue and white colors are beautiful and rich, and there are three patterns painted from mouth to feet, namely twining chrysanthemums, twining lotus, twining peonies and miscellaneous treasure lotus petals. The layers are clear and complex.
Not messy.
Although the blue and white flowers are simple, they cannot match the size of this elephant ear vase, which is 137 centimeters long. Such a large elephant ear vase can be said to be the only one seen in the world.
Although there is no mark on it to indicate its identity, it is of such a large size that if it is genuine, it can be said to be a national treasure.
The owner of this Yuan blue and white elephant ear vase is a fat man with a very loyal appearance. He is not very old, in his thirties at most. No matter who he talks to, he always smiles before saying anything.
"Boss, can you get started?" Han Peacock saw that all the experts had completed their appraisals, and Han Peacock came forward.
"Xiao Han, didn't you see clearly just now?" Qiangui said a little confused.
After all, this piece of Yuan blue and white is too big. If it can't be moved, it's better not to move. A blue and white porcelain vase over one meter high is still very heavy. If one is accidentally damaged, the loss will be huge.
"Why are you pretending to be a big clove of garlic? If you don't know, you will think that you are also an expert! All the experts have read it, so don't waste our time." Zhou Chengyun followed Zhou Meiren, not far away from them, and naturally asked Han
The performance of the peacock can be seen clearly.
Zhou Meiren frowned and scolded directly: "If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute. If you talk too much, you will leave immediately."
"Brother Han is really an expert. Boss, if you want to sell it at a good price, you must meet the requirements of all the experts on stage!" Fat Liu said at this time.
Jiang Lin looked at Han Peacock, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd, but through several things, he also had expectations for Han Peacock. After all, this Yuanqinghua was an important item that he had to buy, just in case something happened.
If there is a problem, it will be a big trouble.
So Jiang Lin also supported: "Brother Han, we are not in a hurry, you can take your time and watch."
"Little brother, do you have any great ideas? Why don't you tell us and let's study together?" Yu Qian thought that the female professor in her sixties, although she was a woman, had a very straightforward personality and was a typical straightforward person who said whatever she wanted.
"I don't have any high opinion. You have already examined all the characteristics of this blue and white porcelain in detail. I just want to see how heavy this elephant ear vase is." Han Peacock said a little embarrassed.
Han Kongque only had theoretical knowledge about Yuan Qinghua. The experts and professors had analyzed it thoroughly just now, and they were all right, without finding any flaws at all.
Regarding this point, Han Peacock had to admire the knowledge and vision of these old experts.
"Look at the weight? Hey, if you don't tell us, we really ignored this point." Yu Qian said thoughtfully.
At this time, Qin Dake's eyes lit up and he said: "Yes, it is very important to look at the weight. Generally, large objects have thick bodies, but the weight is moderate. If they are overweight or ultra-thin, it is worth considering. This is important for
It is very important to identify this Yuan blue and white piece."
At this time, Gao Dashan also reacted: "The Yuan porcelain tire is thick, large, powerful, well-proportioned, round and smooth. If it is a fake, the tire mud is usually stirred mechanically, and the density is higher than the real thing, and the fetal bones appear hard.
For porcelain of the same specification and size, most fakes are heavier than the genuine ones.”
"What if people don't use mechanical mixing? If it's a completely hand-made fake, wouldn't you be able to identify it?" Zhou Chengyun said.
Gao Dashan laughed directly and said: "This is really possible, but! This Yuan blue and white elephant ear bottle is not light in weight and uses more tires. If it is a fake, it will increase the use of machinery.
possibility.
In addition, if it is a modern fake, I believe that no matter how powerful the counterfeiter is, it is impossible to imitate such a fine product in one go. Such a perfect masterpiece, even those porcelain masters in Jingde Town in the Yuan Dynasty could not
There is no guarantee that it will be formed in one go.
Therefore, it is generally necessary to prepare a large amount of clay, which is somewhat difficult for modern people to do. You must know that firing such a large piece of porcelain requires a lot of clay. Therefore, if it is a fake, it is almost 100% made by mechanics.
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"Little brother, you are the only one young here, so you can get started and try the weight of this porcelain. But do you know how much this kind of porcelain would weigh if it were Yuan porcelain?" Liu Fengxue, an old professor in the Department of Archeology of Modu University, directly asked Han
Peacock said.
Han Kongque said with a smile: "I can't say how accurate the feel is, but if it is a small piece of porcelain, I am really not sure. If it is a large piece of porcelain, because the weight of the real and fake porcelain bottles is very different, I can still
It’s felt.”
Han Kongque can be said to be extremely powerful. Coupled with his extraordinary memory and the computing power of Bimei's computer, he can easily calculate the weight of such a large bottle.
Although the density of porcelain is not the same, Han Peacock does not need a standard answer, as long as the difference is not too big.
Sure enough, Han Kongque felt that the weight of this Yuan blue and white elephant ear vase was different after just a slight try.