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Chapter 229: Digging for Treasures in Antique Street
Although the year 2000 was not yet an era when all the people engaged in collecting, Youdao said that "gold in troubled times, collecting in prosperous times", the country has been stable for decades, and with the increase in the number of wealthy people in the private sector, there are also more and more arty wealthy businessmen and powerful people.
, and the flow of people in the antique city is also gradually increasing.
For example, right now, the central street of Quancheng Antique City, which is nearly ten meters wide, is crowded with bustling people, selling goods with various accents from north to south, and the voices of bargaining are endless.
Walking on the street, feeling the atmosphere of the prosperous market around him, Liu Dong felt a sense of familiarity after a long absence. Thinking about it carefully, it has been almost a month since he obtained the superpower. He has not been here again in a month.
Street stalls have been set up here.
In one month, many new faces have been added to the Antique City.
"Boss, how do you sell this jade pot and spring vase?" Liu Dong stopped in front of an antique stall that mainly sold porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and jade miscellaneous items after looking at five or six stalls.
The stall owner was a slightly thin middle-aged man in his thirties. He had just finished a business and was obviously in a good mood. When he saw Liu Dong asking about the price, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "This brother has good eyesight!
This Kangxi blue and white jade ewer and spring bottle. But when I went to the countryside to dig out the old house yesterday, I spent 20,000 yuan to get it after a lot of hard work and a lot of talk. Since you like it, brother, I don’t want to buy it either.
If I ask for more from you, you can give me 5,000 yuan as a hard-earned fee. For 25,000 yuan, you can take this Kangxi official kiln blue and white jade pot and spring vase away!"
After listening to this, Liu Dong smiled. He had seen this many times in the Quancheng Antique Market in the past three years.
And this is also a necessary quality for any antique dealer. If you don't know how to blow, how can you buy this thing at a high price?
Liu Dong still remembered a story that Mr. Li told him some time ago. The content of the story was as follows. It was said that the owner of a famous antique shop was looking for a waiter. Applicants gathered for a while. After many layers of selection,
In the end only two people won.
Because there was only one spot, the owner of the antique shop asked a question.
He casually took a piece of porcelain from the shelf next to him and acted as a customer. Then he asked the two final winners to sell the porcelain to him.
As a result, the first person, who had a very solid knowledge of antiques, explained all aspects of this piece of porcelain, including its advantages and disadvantages, very clearly, without even being much different from the boss. Although the second person was not as knowledgeable as the first person in appreciation,
However, he added a definition of "Qianlong Official Kiln" in front of this piece of porcelain. Then the second one was admitted.
When the two asked about the reason, the antique shop owner's answer was simple. He wanted a waiter to sell things, not an appraiser.
It can be seen from this that being able to speak and being able to speak is important to the antique business.
"Boss, do you think this is Kangxi's blue and white official kiln ware?" Liu Dong asked, holding the jade pot and spring vase in his hand.
"Of course! I, Zhao Si, have been working in this antique street for more than ten years. I have a pair of fiery eyes. Anything interesting cannot escape my eyes, so this must be a Kangxi official kiln!" The person who calls himself Zhao Si
Said with confidence.
Although the half-smiling look on this young man's face made Zhao Si feel excited, he thought that Liu Dong, at such a young age, was certainly not good at appraising antiques, so there was no intention of compromise in his words.
At this time, Liu Dong smiled, and in the slightly searching eyes of the middle-aged man who called himself Zhao Si, he said: "Kangxi blue and white porcelain is famous for its fine glaze, bright blue and white flowers, simple and diverse shapes, and beautiful patterns.
It is mainly divided into three periods: early, middle and late. The early period is from the first year of Kangxi to the 19th year of Kangxi; the middle period is from the 20th year of Kangxi to the 40th year of Kangxi; the late period is from the 40th year of Kangxi to the end of the Kangxi Dynasty, among which blue and white porcelain in the middle period of Kangxi period
The utensils stand out the most.”
"In the early Kangxi period, the blue and white carcass was thick, and the glaze was plump and bluish-white, with glaze shrinkage and small brown eyes. The mouth of the utensils was often painted with a layer of sauce glaze, and the soles and feet were not treated very delicately. There was sticky sand and was not smooth. The bottom of the utensils
Radial knife marks are common in the feet, and the soles of many large plates and cutters have the shape of steps, commonly known as "two-story platforms."
"In the middle period of Kangxi, the blue and white carcass is white and hard, with few impurities. The carcass is moderately thin and thick, and attention is paid to repairing the carcass. There are two types of glazes: pink white and pulp white. The pink white glaze has high hardness, and the pulp white glaze is slightly loose. Occasionally,
There is also a bright white glaze for small slices. The exposed part of the bottom foot is smooth and delicate, mostly in the shape of a loach's back, and rarely has flaming stone red. The quality of the porcelain has been significantly improved. The glaze is closely combined, and the glaze color of the inner and outer walls of the vessel and the bottom foot is basically the same.
At that time, porcelain bodies made of finely washed slurry also appeared, commonly known as "slurry bodies" and the carcass was relatively light."
"The late Kangxi blue and white glaze has a blue and white glaze, with mostly bright celadon glaze. The carcass is lighter than that of the middle period, and the soles are generally flat and neatly cut."
After saying this, Liu Dong paused, smiled and said to the stall owner: "If it's not detailed enough, can I tell the boss about the green material of Kangxi blue and white?"
"Goodbye, no need, brother, I, Zhao Si, am blind and blind to Mount Tai. If you really want this jade pot and spring vase, then you can negotiate a price!" Zhao Si said with a bitter smile.
Now, no matter how stupid he is, he knows that this seemingly young guy in front of him is actually an old bug who really knows his stuff! Therefore, the words he used to deal with laymen before no longer need to be used to make people laugh.
After listening to his words, Huo Shan smiled, looked at the bottle in his hand, and said: "Although this bottle is not an official kiln, it is made well. It should be a blue and white blue and white from a private kiln during the Republic of China. It costs one thousand yuan!"
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"One thousand?" Zhao Si smiled bitterly, "Brother, you are bargaining too hard. When I collect this bottle, it will be more than one thousand. How about you increase it a little more?"
In fact, he didn't lose a thousand yuan, but he just didn't make much. However, profiteers, profiteers, and no profiteers, if there are greater benefits, who wouldn't want to take it!
"Increase?" After hearing this, Liu Dong pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth, "Okay, I'll give you another two hundred. If you want more, I'll leave!"
Of course, his expression was all fake. Liu Dong knew how difficult these antique stall owners were. As long as he showed the slightest flaw, others would notice and they would try to buy this blue and white porcelain vase at a low price.
But it’s not easy.
"Two hundred is too little! Look at this, how about we all give in to one thousand and fifty?" Zhao Si said.
"No, one thousand and fifty is too expensive!" Liu Dong immediately shook his head and said.
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After some further bargaining, Liu Dong finally bought the blue and white jade pot and spring vase for 1,400 yuan.
But just when Liu Dong had cleared all his money and goods and was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by others.
"Little brother, wait a minute, I wonder if you are willing to sell this blue and white porcelain vase. I am willing to pay two thousand to buy it!" Hearing this sentence, the people around him turned their heads, even the blue and white porcelain vase that had originally been sold.
Zhao Si, who sold it to Liu Dong, was no exception.
The speaker is a middle-aged man in his fifties. His hair is combed back. His eyes are small and move from time to time. Coupled with his thin cheeks and a few sparse rat whiskers on his lower jaw, he looks like a
Smooth feeling.
"Who do I think it is? It turns out to be the famous Boss Zhang of Zhenbao Pavilion?" Liu Dong said slightly surprised.
Liu Dong was no stranger to this person, and almost everyone who had stayed in the antique city for a year did not know him.
The biggest reason why this person is so famous, apart from the fact that he has some skills in antique appreciation, is that his Treasure Pavilion has the same rules of ‘treasure fighting’.
As long as anyone comes to the door with a genuine antique, and after his own appraisal is correct, he can randomly pick out three antiques in his antique store. If he really finds it, and after checking it, it means that it is correct.
If the person who came to the door-to-door treasure fight wins, he can take away all three antiques. On the contrary, if he cannot find it, he will naturally lose. After losing, the antique that participated in the treasure fight will naturally fall into the hands of the Treasure Pavilion.
However, since Zhenbao Pavilion established this rule, there have been more than ten treasure fights, and Zhenbao Pavilion has basically won. Of course, the reason why no one suspects him of cheating is that Zhenbao Pavilion has lost before, and this was the only time he lost.
He lost to Mr. Li from Chenxiang Pavilion.
"Little brother actually knows me?" Zhang Weihan couldn't help but asked in surprise.
"Haha, who in this antique city doesn't know Boss Zhang's name!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
"Really? Since little brother knows me, I wonder if your blue and white jade spring vase can be transferred to me. Zhang is willing to pay a high price for it!"
"Since Boss Zhang likes it, I'm willing to sell it to you!" Liu Dong thought for a moment and then said.
Hearing this, Zhang Weihan beamed with joy, and said to himself: "I didn't expect that this guy is also a layman, and he actually doesn't know the treasures!"
"Haha, thank you little brother!"
"Boss Zhang, you're welcome!"
At this time, for fear of Liu Dong returning, Zhang Weihan couldn't wait to take out his wallet from his pocket, counted two thousand yuan and handed it to Liu Dong.
"Boss Zhang, you seem to have made a mistake. When did I say that I sold you this Guangxu official kiln blue and white jade pot and spring vase for two thousand yuan? I am not that stupid!" Although Liu Dong's face showed that
He was surprised, but the smile in his eyes revealed his true thoughts.
Zhang Weihan was furious after being teased by Liu Dong, but he also understood that his hope of buying this Guangxu official kiln from Liu Dong at a low price was dashed.
"Then how much do you plan to sell it for?" Zhang Weihan asked with a forced smile on his face.
"Two hundred thousand! I won't sell it for a penny less!" Liu Dong shook his right index finger and said with determination. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!