Chapter 439: The National Treasure of the Three Dynasties Enamel Porcelain
Chapter 439: ‘National Treasure’ Enamel Porcelain from the Three Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty
... During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Shandong suffered from a severe drought. Pujie, the seventh descendant of the Pu family, and his family "crossed the Guandong" and settled in Shenyang, bringing with them the family heirlooms "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "Miscellaneous Notes from a Chinese Studio" "Original manuscript and the giant painting "Liao Zhai Happy Pictures" which is more than six feet long.
Later, before his death, Pu Jieren passed on the manuscripts of "Liao Zhai Xing Xing Tu" and "Liao Zhai Zhi Yi" to two brothers, Pu Yinghan and Pu Yinghao respectively. Pu Yinghan later sold "Liao Zhai Xing Xing Tu" due to financial constraints.
After that, except for half of the manuscript of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" that was preserved in the Liaoning-Ning Library, the other half of the manuscript of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and the giant painting "Liao Zhai Xing Happy Picture" which was more than 20 meters in length were completely lost.
Unexpectedly, today, this famous national treasure, which has made countless scholars, painters and calligraphy and painting connoisseurs shake their heads and lament that they have never seen it, would actually appear in the hands of the Black Tiger Gang and be presented to Liu Dong as a gift.
Taking a gentle breath, Liu Dong rerolled the scroll that was more than two meters wide. Now he was really glad that he could come here today. If nothing else, just by looking at this authentic painting of Pu Songling's "Liao Zhai Xing Le Tu" 》, even if he didn’t have the more than 100 million at the end, Liu Dong would still do such a deal!
"What? Brother Liu is not satisfied with this painting?" Wang Haitao couldn't help but asked in surprise as Liu Dong just stretched out his arms to look at the painting that was more than two meters long, and then rerolled it without saying a word.
"Haha, Gang Leader Wang misunderstood. I am very satisfied with this painting, but the space here is too small and cannot be stretched out!"
After listening to Liu Dong's words, Wang Haitao nodded and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. This painting is a limited good item in the collection of the Black Tiger Gang nearly ten years after its establishment.
"Old Pei, go and bring more tables!" Wang Haitao ordered. Now Liu Dong is his savior, so of course he must take good care of him.
"Forget it, Gang Leader Wang doesn't have to go to so much trouble. When I win the bet, it won't be too late to take this painting back and look at it!" Liu Dong said with a smile.
Perhaps the confidence in Liu Dong's words gave Wang Haitao confidence and put a smile on his face. "I'll leave the gambling to Brother Liu!"
"Gang leader...?" Pei Zhiming said hesitantly.
"Okay, listen to Brother Liu, no need to bother!" Wang Haitao waved his hand.
After several people sat down again, Liu Dong couldn't wait to lift the red silk on the second tray. With the "Liao Zhai Xing Tu" in front of him as the background, he was even more looking forward to the second gift.
"This... is really great!" When he saw the second gift for the first time, Liu Dong's heart beat suddenly!
I saw a large, gorgeous enamel jar with a lotus pattern, about 40 centimeters high, about 25 centimeters wide at its widest point, with a wide mouth and a round foot. It has a short neck, a bulging belly, and gilt elephant ears. It has a gold ring. In front of Liu Dong's eyes.
Anyone who understands Chinese ceramics will understand the value of enamel-colored porcelain.
According to historical records, this kind of top-notch porcelain in China, which was exclusively used by the emperor, required complicated processes, was labor-intensive, and extremely expensive. Every piece produced had to be approved by the emperor and then kept in history. In addition, except for Kangxi, Except for the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, with the decline of national strength in the late Qing Dynasty, enamel-colored porcelain almost disappeared.
This has also resulted in the scarcity of Qing Dynasty enamel porcelain in the world. Almost every piece of Qing Dynasty enamel porcelain that appears on the market will cause domestic and foreign collectors to rush to buy it, and each piece exceeds tens of millions. !
In addition, this large enamel vase with twining lotus patterns on a yellow background is intricately ornate, with complex patterns and diverse colors. At first glance, it looks very monotonous with the passion flowers and peonies that are mostly painted in regular sketches. There are flowers but no birds.
It is different from the Kangxi enamel porcelain; and it is also very different from the Yongzheng enamel porcelain, which is more landscape-oriented, mainly with figures, painted with enamel on a white background, and simple and elegant in shape.
Liu Dong picked it up and looked at the circle, and sure enough, the four-character regular script inscription "Imperial System of Qianlong" was neatly written on it!
The enamel-colored porcelain of the Qianlong period was the most exquisite among the enamel-colored porcelains of the three dynasties of the Qing Dynasty. Not only did it use materials and spare no effort, but also in order to make the enamel-colored porcelain and meet the requirements of Emperor Qianlong, the "biggest player in ancient and modern times."
The manufacturing office gathered the best porcelain masters in Jingdezhen to bake the porcelain body, and then transported it thousands of miles to the capital via canal, where the court painters in the Ruyi Pavilion, including Wang Yuanqi, Lang Shining and others, painted the sketches!
Finally, the porcelain master was asked to draw these drawings onto the porcelain body, and the second firing was carried out in the 'Qixiang Palace' in the inner courtyard of the palace!
The enamel-colored porcelain produced by concentrating the country's highest manpower, material resources and wisdom reached its peak during the Qianlong period!
Of course, no matter it was Kangxi, Yongzheng, or Qianlong, every piece of enamel-colored porcelain was a priceless treasure. Liu Dong didn't believe that Wang Haitao didn't know that.
But now, he actually made this priceless Qianlong enamel jar as a gift for himself, which shows how much he invested in it. If coupled with the original "Liao Zhai Xing Le Tu" by Pu Songling, it will
The value of these two items is no less than 50 million. Of course, these two items may not have cost much when they came into Wang Haitao's hands, but Liu Dong had to consider them.
There is a saying that people must ask for something if they are polite. If you use such a heavy courtesy, things will definitely be troublesome tonight.
But no matter how troublesome it is, Liu Dong will never push these two things out, because they are priceless national treasures, and if you miss them today, you may never see them again.
"As long as Brother Liu can win today's bet, I will thank you greatly! Brother Liu will definitely be satisfied!" Wang Haitao waited for Liu Dong to put down the porcelain and said quickly to the side.
"Then I have to thank Brother Wang!" Liu Dong, who was extremely satisfied, immediately changed his words without caring about his own face, taking the opportunity to close the relationship between the two parties and make it easier for him to act later!
Gang Leader Wang was changed to Brother Wang. Wang Haitao naturally heard the closeness in Liu Dong's words, and the smile on his face grew even more, "Haha, Brother Liu is so polite. If you want to say thank you, it's only brother who wants to thank you!
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Just when the two of them were getting along, a shirtless young man with a ferocious wolf head tattoo on his exposed right arm quickly opened the door and walked in.
"Brother, they are coming!"
A simple sentence immediately made the atmosphere in the office tense.
After noticing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Liu Dong also realized that it was his turn to appear next.
He was not polite at that moment. After taking one last look at the two antiques on the table, he stood up and said, "Brother Wang, I have no problem here. It depends on your arrangements next time!"
"Okay, let's wait for brother's words!" Wang Haitao slapped his thigh, stood up and said loudly.
"Let's go to the casino!" After greeting everyone, Wang Haitao extended his hand and said: "Brother Liu, please!"
"please!"
After a brief polite exchange, the two went ahead, leading more than a dozen senior members of the Black Tiger Gang out of the office, and then took the special elevator down to the third underground floor. Of course, they would not go to the noisy casino hall, which involved hundreds of millions of funds.
Of course, the Black Tiger Gang also has a dedicated luxury gambling hall.
Not long after Liu Dong sat down on the luxurious seats around the casino, three people of different heights, fatness and weight walked in, led by members of the Black Tiger Gang.
Forget about the two people behind them. Although they had strong bodies and solid muscles, and they looked like they had kung fu on them, Liu Dong didn't take it seriously. However, the old man in his fifties who came in first made him a little interested.
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The old man was wearing a gray double-breasted jacket, but the sleeves were very long, covering all his hands, making him look a bit weird. He was wearing a pair of black trousers, leggings, and a pair of old black cloth shoes.
Her figure is almost the same as the old people in the countryside who had just escaped from feudal ignorance during the Republic of China!
But what's even more rare is that there is a yellow-haired monkey squatting on the old man's right shoulder. Today, when the monkey show profession has basically disappeared because monkeys have become protected animals, it is not easy to see this scene again.
After the old man came in, he looked at the surrounding Black Tiger Gang members who were looking at him eagerly. He sneered and said sarcastically: "Gang Leader Wang is having a big battle today? Why, do you still want to be tough?"
Following the old man's words, the two tall and strong men standing behind him also grinned and laughed.
The unscrupulousness of the three aroused the anger of the surrounding Black Tiger Gang, but they seemed to have suffered a lot, so despite their anger, no one took the initiative to step forward.
"Mr. Zhao, there is a saying that 'leave a thin line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future'! In the past few days, you have taken away 150 million from our Black Tiger Gang. Isn't it time to stop?"
Wang Haitao held back the anger in his heart and said coldly.
"Stop? Of course I am willing to stop, provided Gang Leader Wang agrees to our conditions!"
"Impossible!!" Wang Haitao refused without thinking.
He knew what the so-called condition was, but this casino was the basis for the Black Tiger Gang to occupy the largest gang in Quancheng City for a long time. Even if it was a 20% profit, it was still a huge piece of fat. Wang Haitao was not stupid, how could this be possible?
Share this golden chicken that lays eggs with others.
"Then there's nothing we can do!" the old man surnamed Zhao chuckled.
"Second brother, sixth child, let's go!" After saying hello, the old man surnamed Zhao was ready to go out. He won money at the gambling table outside. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the gangsters did not dare not to pay according to the order for the sake of the casino's sign!
"etc!"
"What? Has Gang Leader Wang changed his mind?" The old man surnamed Zhao turned around and looked at Wang Haitao and said with a "hehe" smile.
"Of course it's impossible! However, today our Black Tiger Gang invited a master to bet with you, so Mr. Zhao doesn't need to go to the hall outside anymore!" Wang Haitao said.
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