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"Huh? Not bad!" Han Kongque didn't pay too much attention to it at first, but when he saw the glaze color of this pen holder clearly, Han Kongque became serious.
"How is it? It's pretty good, isn't it? I can tell at a glance that this thing is pretty good." Huangshan chuckled and handed the pen holder to Han Kongque.
"You kid, don't you know that this thing can't be passed on directly?" Although Han Kongque said that he was not related to Huangshan, he still took the pen holder without any hesitation.
"How can I cheat you, boss? Don't worry, I'm careful, I won't let this pen holder fall on the ground." Huang Shan said with a smile. After staying with Han Peacock for a long time, he naturally became familiar with some of the people in the antique street.
The stereotypes are clear.
Although he knew it, Huang Shan had no patience to abide by it. In his eyes, these were old habits that needed to be broken.
But at this time, Han Kongque had no thoughts about Huangshan. He was all focused on this pen holder. When he took it and took a look, Han Kongque said in surprise: "Black gold glaze?"
"Black gold glaze? No wonder it's so black and so bright. It turns out this is black gold glaze!" Wei Changqing came up.
"Is this black gold glaze? No wonder it looks so beautiful." Zhaodongke said thoughtfully.
"Are you sure this is black gold glaze?" Gu Tong asked with a strange face. It was true that Han Kongque appraised this porcelain so quickly that Gu Tong became a little distrustful.
Of course Han Kongque guessed what Gu Tong was thinking, so he said: "I can still tell the difference between black glaze and black gold glaze, or black gold glaze."
"Are you sure this is not black glaze, but black gold glaze?" Gu Tong asked again.
"What is the difference between black glaze and black gold glaze?" Wei Changqing asked at this time.
Han Kongque said with a smile: "The difference is invisible to the naked eye, but you can see it if you have a magnifying glass. The surface of the black gold glaze has many golden dots, while the black glaze only has white dots."
After saying that, Han Kongque blinked at Wei Changqing. Wei Changqing was stunned for a moment, then he became happy, and soon he shouted: "It is indeed Wujin Glaze."
"Even if there is gold inside, you can't see it. Why did the ancients go to such trouble?" In Huangshan's eyes, this is a beautiful black bottle. As for whether it is black glaze or black gold glaze, it doesn't matter much.
the difference.
But there is indeed a big difference between the two. For example, if black glaze is the poor among porcelain, then Wujin glaze is the aristocrat among porcelain. The prices of the two are completely different.
In fact, it is very simple to distinguish black gold glazed porcelain from black glazed porcelain, but it is not easy to distinguish with the naked eye. If you look at the enlarged glaze surface under an electronic magnifying glass, it is easy to distinguish.
The golden glaze is dotted with golden dots, like a satellite photo of a mountainous area, winding and uneven.
The glaze surface of black glaze looks like a piece of black paper under a magnifying glass. It is very flat.
Han Kongque and Wei Changqing could easily see this, so they were the first to determine that it was Wujin glaze.
"But how come there is a black gold glaze pen holder here?" Zhaodong asked doubtfully.
Qian Mingyuan said: "This turns out to be the ancient Silk Road. It's not surprising that anything appears here."
Gu Tong retorted: "The black gold glaze first appeared in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. How could the fine porcelain of this period appear here?"
"Nothing is impossible in this world, otherwise why would this pen holder appear here?" Qian Mingyuan said with a smile.
"Huangshan. Who gave this to those people? Did they say where they found it?" Han Peacock ignored the argument between Gu Tong and Qian Mingyuan, he still wanted to carefully identify the pen holder, so while checking the pen holder, he asked Huangshan Ask about the provenance of this pen holder.
This pen holder does not look like it has been in the wind and sand, otherwise it would not be so well preserved. And if it was not brought here specially, then this pen holder would be more interesting.
The reason why Han Kongque fell in love with this pen holder at first glance was because it might be made of black gold glaze. Later, after thinking about it for a while, he became even more interested.
Although the value of this piece of porcelain is not very high, it is really not something ordinary people can do to bring such a fine piece of porcelain into the desert. If it is found in this desert, it is very possible.
But to be so well preserved in the desert, it must have been placed in some special place. And here, the special place can only be buried underground, but this porcelain does not look like it was just unearthed, so this is more interesting. .
Since it was interesting, Han Kongque didn't mind wasting some time, and it was already necessary to determine the value of this piece of porcelain.
Han Peacock knows that there are two kinds of black gold glaze ground: pure black and black ground color. Pure black is one color, and black ground color is painted on black ground. Most of them are yellow, green and purple. They are the scenery and virtue. The porcelain workers of Zhen used black gold clay with an iron content of 134% to make the glaze and fired it into a pure black glaze that is smooth and translucent and as black as lacquer.
The difference between black gold glaze and ordinary black glaze is that in addition to iron, it also contains elements such as manganese and cobalt. Black gold glaze has a fine texture and a mirror-like glaze surface, making it a rare product among black glazed porcelains.
This pen holder is cylindrical in shape, with a round lip and a straight mouth, a diameter of 125 cm, a height of 135 cm, and is completely black. The collection is well preserved as a whole. The natural flint red color of the glaze joint indicates that it is old porcelain.
"Boss, is this a good thing?" Huang Shan said impatiently after Han Kongque looked at it for a long time.
"This porcelain should be an old thing from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. Its full name is the Qing Kangxi Black Gold Glazed Brush Holder. It is a relatively rare fine porcelain." Han Peacock nodded.
This pen holder is a thing with a large door. The pen holder is covered with black gold glaze. It is as black as lacquer, smooth and translucent, and has a tough glaze. It has the unique clam halo of hundreds of years old instruments and the natural scratches that are common on handed down items. .
From the exposed part of the porcelain, you can see the rotation marks and the protective slurry. The texture of the porcelain is white and fine, which is typical of the porcelain of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
Clam light is generally produced in the late Ming Dynasty (referring to the period after the Apocalypse, when Jia and Wanwu colors were basically gone), Shunzhi Wucai, Laokang Wucai, Doucai, Yongzheng Doucai, pastel (official kilns were more common than private kilns) and Qianlong's You can see it in pastels and so on.
The five colors of the late Qing Dynasty can also be seen in pastels, but the frequency is not as high as in the three generations. It is also very common on some daily pastel porcelain in the Republic of China. Now it appears on this Kangxi black gold glaze pen holder, which is very rare.
"This is the Kangxi black gold glaze large pen holder? No wonder it's so beautiful. This is a good thing, it's rare!" Wei Changqing said with eyes shining.
Those who play jade are generally interested in antiques, so even if Wei Changqing has not accumulated much knowledge about antiques, he still knows some common sense.
It is because he knows some common sense things that he likes this pen holder even more.
"Is this thing rare?" On the contrary, Huangshan at this time was not very enthusiastic about this pen holder. After all, he followed Han Kongque and saw many kinds of porcelain.
Han Kongque said with a smile: "The reason why it is said to be rare mainly means that this kind of porcelain has a relatively rare black variety. This kind of glaze is as black as lacquer and has a shining luster. The porcelain with this kind of glaze looks like
A graceful aristocratic man with a strong aura, so some powerful people particularly like him."
As long as the rich and powerful like things, the price cannot be lowered. Therefore, Wujin glaze is a precious high-temperature color glaze. It was created and fired during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to the limited craftsmanship at that time, it was extremely difficult to bake. It was not until the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty that the glaze was fired.
The pottery supervisor personally participated in the firing.
This kind of glaze emits light like a mirror, which is extremely rich and luxurious. It is the highest level black glaze porcelain in the past dynasties.
"How much is this worth?" Huangshan is most concerned about this.
Han Kongque chuckled and said: "Referring to the current auction records and market prices of this type of porcelain, this porcelain must be worth four to five million. Although the price is not very high, it is rare.
Although pen holders were the most common among the porcelain fired for study during the Kangxi period, there were relatively more other glazed pen holders during the Kangxi period such as blue and white, five-color, and doucai. This kind of black glazed pen holder was relatively rare, so the price was higher than at the same time.
Similar collections in the period are much higher.
Moreover, this thing has great potential for appreciation. A dozen years ago, something like this was only worth one or two hundred thousand, but now, you may not be able to buy it even for four or five hundred thousand."
Han Peacock stroked the pen holder repeatedly, and it was obvious that he loved this thing very much.
"Is this thing really that good?" Huangshan just looked beautiful, but did not think that this thing was worth four to five million.
Wei Changqing said contemptuously: "You should read more when you have nothing to do! Don't you even know this? The black gold glaze was only a flash in the pan during the Kangxi Dynasty, and the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China were the peak period of the outflow of antiquities. Today, we Chinese people want to get such exquisite products
, most of them have to be bought from Europe.”
Han Kongque said with a smile: "This statement is not accurate. Although there were not many black gold glazes during the Kangxi period, they were not that rare. It is just that there are fewer of them now."
"Isn't it possible? Then why can't we see a few of them in China?" Wei Changqing said.
Han Kongque laughed a few times but said nothing. Huangshan said at this time: "You don't know this? Just like our boss, after getting this pen holder, he naturally kept it. How could outsiders see it?"
Han Peacock just smiled and said nothing more.
Wujin glaze is one of the most precious colored glazes in my country. It was developed on the basis of black tinting during the construction of kilns. However, it is completely different from the devitrification phenomenon of the above-mentioned Tianmu glazes. It is as smooth and bright as black paint. glaze.
Black gold glaze was extremely popular in the Kangxi and Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty, and there were comprehensive decorations such as black gold plus red gold and black gold plus gold patterns, consecration paintings and pastels. The black gold glaze produced by the imperial kiln factory in the Qing Dynasty had two types: black ground with white flowers, and black ground with gold.
Black gold glaze is the brightest type of black glaze. (To be continued...)