Nine hundred and twentieth eight chapters fraudulent loan
Some of the types of porcelain selected by Han Peacock have been auctioned in major auction houses over the years, or directly collected by some famous museums. The price of such porcelain is transparent and innocent, so as long as the bank authenticates it, there will be no
There is too much room for lowering prices because the market price is there!
At the moment when Han Peacock was talking to Huangshan, scenes of scams were being staged all over the world. A few days ago, in the capital of a Southeast Asian country, a blond man with blue eyes, followed by several bodyguards in suits and ties, held two black handbags.
box and walked into a local bank.
Soon, they were welcomed into the VIP room by the bank's manager. When they came out again, two black suitcases had been left in the bank.
The next day, several people visited the bank again. At this time, the bank's lobby manager was even more enthusiastic.
"Are you ready?" the blond foreigner asked immediately as he walked into the bank lobby.
"Mr. Isaac, we are ready. I wonder if you have brought your things?" the bank lobby manager said respectfully.
The white man named Isaac said: "It's ready. As long as you have any questions, I can have them sent to you at any time."
"We are ready now. If Mr. Isaac does not have any difficulties, can he send it now? After all, the experts we invited cannot stay in the bank for a long time." The lobby manager said.
Isaac said: "Okay, Butler Hughes, please notify the guard at home and bring the batch of porcelain from the warehouse."
"Okay, my master." An elderly white man replied immediately.
After saying that, the white man took out his phone, said a few words, and followed everyone again. After entering the VIP room, Isaac said: "Mr. Manager, what do you think of the two pieces of porcelain I sent earlier?"
"Dear Mr. Isaac, please forgive us for being cautious. You know, there are too many counterfeit and defrauded antiques nowadays. So we have to be careful. Of course, you are different. A nobleman like you has a lot of background.
, naturally we won’t bring some fakes..."
Before the lobby manager could finish speaking, Isaac interrupted him: "Just tell me the result. I don't have to worry about other people's appraisal of my things."
"Yes, yes, Mr. Isaac. Your items are genuine blue and white porcelain from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, authentic official kiln wares. The appraisal certificate has been issued. If you want to auction it, our bank can handle the specific matters for you.
." Manager Datang said.
Isaac said: "You may have heard that my business has been in trouble recently. I continue to pay large sums of cash, so I want to use this batch of porcelain as a mortgage. I wonder if your bank will accept it? If you want to let me
Needless to say, if you sell porcelain, it is passed down from your ancestors after all, so I cannot sell my ancestors' things just because I am short of money."
The lobby manager naturally knows this Isaac, a playboy with no knowledge and skills who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He is the only one who still doesn’t buy things from his ancestors?
If his grandfather could be sold for money, maybe he would also sell his grandfather's bones.
Although he felt contempt in his heart, the lobby manager did not show it on his face: "Mr. Isaac, although the two pieces of porcelain you brought are very precious, the price is not too high. If you want your family business to make a comeback, you need to
A lot of money.”
Isaac smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. What I brought yesterday was a plate and a bowl. You should know that my ancestors were nobles and were stationed in China often, so this kind of blue and white porcelain,
We have a whole set in our family, do you know what one is about?"
"Please give me some advice, Mr. Isaac," the lobby manager said with a smile on his face.
Isaac said: "There are a pair of vases, ten plates, ten bowls, a wine jug, eight wine glasses, and some other bottles and jars. You won't understand if I say too many. Anyway, they are a complete set.
, there are a total of forty or fifty pieces in this set."
"Ah, so many? It seems to be really precious. But Mr. Isaac, don't be afraid. It doesn't matter if I don't understand. The experts we invited do. So please be assured and leave it to our bank to handle it. You will definitely be the wisest."
Decision." The lobby manager said.
While they were talking, a car stopped in front of the bank, and soon a team of bodyguards escorted some boxes into the bank.
At this time, more people came out of the bank, some of whom were obviously Chinese, and a yellow man next to Isaac showed a trace of disdain on his face.
These people walked into a hall, and when all the boxes were opened, they quickly dispersed and began to identify the porcelain in the boxes.
These porcelains are all of the same blue and white color and are well preserved. They look like new. Every piece of porcelain is exquisite and there is no flaw at all.
Although this batch of porcelain is exported, it is all blue and white porcelain fired by the imperial kiln factory in Jingde Town during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty (1426-1435 AD, Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji of the Ming Dynasty), which plays a very important role in the development history of Chinese ceramics.
status.
It is famous for its simple and elegant shape, crystal clear glaze color, and colorful patterns. Compared with the blue and white porcelain of other dynasties in the Ming Dynasty, its firing technology has reached its highest peak and has become one of the famous porcelain products in my country. , whose achievements were praised as "unprecedented in a generation."
"Jingdezhen Ceramics Record" commented on Xuande porcelain: "All the materials are exquisite, and the blue and white are the most expensive." This is why this bank is so interested in it.
Ming Dynasty Xuande official kiln blue and white is famous for its simple and elegant shape, crystal bright glaze color, and colorful patterns. The number of firings is also unprecedented. According to the "Daming Huidian", in the eighth year of Xuande (
1433), the imperial court issued a one-time task of firing 443,500 pieces of dragon and phoenix porcelain in Jingde Town.
Among them, blue and white account for the majority, which shows the scale and quantity of its firing.
The products not only provided for the daily needs of the palace, but were also sold in large quantities overseas as commodities and as gifts to foreign tribute payers, becoming witnesses of cultural exchanges between the East and the West.
The blue and white carcass of Xuande Dynasty is thicker than that of Yongle Dynasty, and the texture of the carcass is precise and delicate, white and hard. Plum vases, large plates, and large pots are mostly unglazed white fine sand bottoms, which are very smooth when touched by hand. There are flint red spots on the edges of the feet. Small and medium-sized utensils are
Glaze bottom.
The glaze is thick and moist, with a soft luster that is not dazzling. It is mostly white with a bluish tint, and is commonly known as "bright cyan glaze".
The glaze surface is not very smooth, like orange peel, commonly known as "orange peel glaze", and very few have cracks.
If observed under a high-power magnifying glass, the glaze surface is filled with large and small bubbles, and even small bubbles rub into large bubbles.
Almost all types of porcelain produced in the Xuande Dynasty had this kind of glaze, so there is really nothing to fault about these blue and white Xuande official kilns carefully selected by Han Kongque's men.
Except for ordinary cups, plates, and bowls, this batch of porcelain is all vases and pots. The vases include plum vases, jade pots and spring vases, bile vases, ear-piercing vases, square Japanese horn vases, folded square vases, and celestial sphere vases.
, Baoyue bottle, flat belly ribbon gourd bottle, etc.
There are three kinds of teapots: jade teapot, gourd mouth teapot, jade teapot spring teapot, square flow teapot, military teapot, flat teapot, back teapot, pear-shaped teapot, monk's hat teapot, etc. It can be said that Han Peacock also spent a lot of money this time.
Just put together such a set of luxurious porcelain.
Of course, this is mainly porcelain like this. There are too many on that boat. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of porcelains. Even a large museum will be filled to the brim.
Since he wanted to sell it at a good price, Han Peacock naturally made sufficient preparations. The blue and white porcelain of the Ming and Qing dynasties was very popular in the market, and the auction prices over the years were not low.
As early as 2001, a "Ming Yongle Blue and White Candlestick with Broken Branches and Flowers from All Directions" was sold on the auction market for 8.8 million yuan. In 2005, the candlestick appeared for the second time in the spring auction of Hanhai, the capital, and sold for 20.35 million yuan.
Transaction at a high price.
In the same year, at the Christie's auction in London, a "Yuan blue and white ghost valley descending mountain pot" fetched a sky-high price, and the price of its high-quality replicas in the market was even as high as hundreds of thousands of yuan. Subsequently, at Sotheby's spring auction in Hong Kong, a
A "Ming Xuande blue and white Tibetan stem bowl" was sold for 23.06 million yuan.
In 2010, a "Qing Qianlong blue and white vase with entwining lotus patterns" sold for 66.8 million yuan at the fifth anniversary autumn auction in Kuangshi, the capital.
In 2011, at Sotheby's autumn auction in Hong Kong, the transaction price of a "Ming Yongle blue and white Ruyi plum vase with hanging shoulders, folded branches, flowers and fruits" once again exceeded the 100 million yuan mark.
Last year, a "Ming Chenghua blue and white palace bowl with entwined branches and okra patterns" was sold.
In the art collection market, blue and white porcelain has always performed well. The value of some fine products has increased exponentially over time. Among them, fine blue and white porcelain from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties can often be auctioned for millions, tens of millions or even
A high price of hundreds of millions of dollars.
Han Peacock brought out some large vessels this time, such as the blue and white plum vase with entwining branches and flower patterns and the blue and white vase with entwining lotus pattern. The price of each piece of official kiln porcelain is more than ten million, or even hundreds of millions.
Not impossible.
There is also a jar with a blue and white blue body examination and a Sanskrit halberd and Falun lid. Only the Forbidden City has this collection in China. If it is auctioned, there is no problem in fetching hundreds of millions of dollars.
Not to mention these large vessels, even among the small wine bottles, they are all of high quality, such as the blue and white three-fruit pattern teapot. This thing has not been widely circulated outside the country. As far as we know, there is only one in the Forbidden City.
When such a batch of Xuande blue and white official kiln porcelain comes out, no matter who comes across it, it is great luck. Even if you can't get it, just taking a look at it is a blessing.
"Do you understand the rules?" Isaac sat leisurely on a chair drinking coffee. Although he was a little uneasy, he was not too worried. After all, the yellow man next to him had made it clear that these porcelains were all genuine.
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In this way, he really has nothing to worry about, so as time goes by, he becomes more and more relaxed. (To be continued...)