Nowadays, there are many incense burners claiming to be Xuande burners in Haicheng market and they can be seen everywhere, but what is certain is that none of them are real Xuande burners. It can be said that there may not be one in the whole Haicheng!
After all, there are only 3,000 Xuande furnaces in history, and some of them have disappeared in history. They may be buried in the tombs of officials and generals of the current dynasty. Most of the remaining ones have been put into places like the National Palace Museum. Folks all over the country
Not many of them are real.
Ninety-nine percent of private Xuande furnaces are modern imitations, and the remaining handful are imitations from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Because Xuande furnaces are so precious, imitations have already been produced among the public during the Xuande period.
You can't say that it's not a Xuande furnace, because it was made during the Xuande period, but it is not a Xuande furnace supervised by Emperor Xuande. The value difference between the two is very huge. The high-quality Xuande furnaces that were imitated during the Ming and Qing Dynasties are now on the market.
The value is around 5 million, and the Xuande furnace that was actually built under the supervision of Emperor Xuande is of immeasurable value.
And the one in front of him is exactly one of those three thousand! This Xuande furnace, if restored, would exceed all his assets!
When he was in the fish house, he only saw that it was a Xuande stove, but he thought it was an imitation from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. But when he held it in his hand, he realized that it was not an imitation, but an authentic Xuande stove. At that moment, he
My heart almost jumped out of my stomach.
Looking at the Xuande stove, Xue Chen rubbed his hands, took a deep breath, held it carefully in his hand, and frowned after looking at it for a few times.
Since the Xuande furnace is so precious, but the owner of the fish restaurant did not sell it for even 100,000 yuan, one can imagine how serious the damage was.
Let's put it this way, it can hardly be called an incense burner. If this Xuande burner is thrown on the street, no one may take a look. Even if someone bends down to pick it up and take a look, they will definitely throw it aside. It is basically
It’s almost impossible to tell that it’s an incense burner anymore, it’s just an unknown and weird piece of scrap metal!
However, in his opinion, there were other reasons for him to obtain it. The fish restaurant owner may have seen that it was a Xuande furnace, but he certainly did not expect that it was an authentic Xuande furnace built under the supervision of Emperor Xuande! Between the two
The difference is still huge.
Also, not many people know that the owner of the fish restaurant owns a Xuande furnace. Otherwise, even if the Xuande furnace is broken into eight pieces, there will definitely be someone willing to buy it. Therefore, if you can come across this Xuande furnace
And it was his luck to buy it.
The furnace body is covered with red and green rust eroded by the lake water. It is mottled and about one centimeter thick. The possibility of repairing it is completely zero. If you remove this layer of rust, you will see that the furnace body is also stained.
It has long been corroded and is riddled with holes.
"It should be ok……"
Seeing the damaged state of this Xuande furnace, Xue Chen felt a little unsure. He wondered if Huichun could give it a 'facelift'. The filigree enamel copper plate had also been eroded by the lake, but it was the same as before it was repaired.
Comparing it, it can be said that it is in perfect condition.
He moved the Xuande Furnace in front of him, took a deep breath, bent down slightly, and looked directly at the Xuande Furnace. At the same time, his rejuvenation ability was activated, and a mysterious aura emanated from his eyes, like two invisible wisps.
Like green smoke, it floats into the Xuande furnace.
Almost in an instant, all the mysterious breath was swallowed up by Xuande Lu. One minute, two minutes... five minutes passed, and Xue Chen closed his sour eyes.
After opening his eyes, Xue Chen picked up the Xuande furnace in front of him to see if there were any changes. After carefully observing it, he found that one of the three legs of the Xuande furnace had some changes, and a small piece of patina disappeared.
, revealing a piece of normal furnace body the size of a thumbnail.
Seeing that he had used up all his rejuvenation power in one day to repair a piece of furnace body the size of his thumbnail, Xue Chen took a breath and calculated at this rate, it might take a month to repair the entire Xuande furnace.
It will take about a month, maybe even longer!
It only took him three days to repair the cloisonné enamel copper plate from the Kangxi period, and the condition was already back to normal. One can imagine the extent of the damage to the Xuande furnace.
However, he had already anticipated that if the damage had not been so serious, how could this Xuande furnace have fallen into his hands? It had already been put into the safe of some super rich man.
Let alone one month, even if it takes three months or even half a year, he will not give up! After all, this is Xuande Furnace!
From the restored piece of the furnace body that was the size of a fingernail, he saw the fine patterns, which were very exquisite. He could see the whole thing at a glance. From this part, he knew that this Xuande furnace must be very beautiful.
After playing with it for a while, he put the Xuande furnace in the safe and washed off the rust on his hands.
In the next few days, one thing Xue Chen must do every day is to use Hui Chun to repair the Xuande furnace. He takes a small piece every day and becomes a larger piece in a few days. He is very much looking forward to the Xuande furnace being completely repaired.
The day it regains its glory.
During this time, the treasure appreciation party jointly initiated by Yan Ruxing and Cai Yuanming was also on the agenda. Invitations and notices were sent to 27 antique shops of all sizes in Haicheng City. The date for the treasure appreciation event was set on the last day of the month.
There is still more than half a month left.
"Why so late?"
Xue Chen looked at the gilded invitation in his hand and asked unexpectedly.
Wang Dong took a sip of tea and said: "I heard that Yan Ruxing is doing a big job this time. In addition to various antique shops, he has invited all the famous people in the Haicheng antique circle. He wants to show off his big face.
Ah, there are more people invited, so naturally it will be held a little later, so that everyone can have time to arrange their schedule in advance."
Xue Chen nodded, knowing in his heart that Yan Ruxing and Cai Yuanming were so active in organizing this treasure appreciation party. Their purpose was obvious. It must be for their own benefit, and they wanted to use the treasure appreciation party to visit their respective antique shops to increase their reputation.
"Lao Xue, the antique shops participating in the treasure appreciation party are required to bring out three antiques for each other to appreciate. What should our shop bring to participate? If we don't show our faces, we can't be laughed at." Wang Dong said, touching his chin.
"Yeah." Xue Chen nodded, but if he really wanted to take something from the antique store to participate in the treasure appreciation party, he really wouldn't be able to get anything out. After all, Zhuo Zhuo had only opened the store for a year, and he hadn't accumulated a few good things.
Some of them are only worth two to three hundred thousand.
If you don't want to lose face at the treasure hunt party, you have to come up with millions of good things.
"If you ask me, just take out your Qianlong pastels. Not only will you not be embarrassed, but you will also be able to make a splash. If anyone asks where you got it from, let's just say it was collected from the countryside. How about that?
?" Wang Dong leaned forward and asked hopefully.
Compared with Xue Chen, Wang Dong is a more face-loving person.
Xue Chen thought for a moment and felt that what Wang Dong said made some sense. We don't seek much limelight, but at least we can't be underestimated.
"Then it's what you said." Xue Chen nodded. Since he had already taken out the Qianlong pastel piece, he simply used the cloisonné plate and the peony petal carved from the same batch for the other two pieces.
The jade hairpin is ready.
In this way, two of the three antiques are worth more than one million, one is worth about eight million, and the total value is already over ten million. They will definitely not be underestimated, which is enough to demonstrate the strength of the outstanding antique store.
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Seeing that Xue Chen agreed, Wang Dong smiled happily and couldn't help but sigh: "Old Xue, your luck is so incredible. Ten million is enough. I can't even think about it. If it were me who fished it out from the lotus pond,
A treasure worth tens of millions may have been admitted to the hospital because of laughter."
Xue Chen took a sip of tea, smiled and said nothing, thinking to himself how he would react if he knew that the Xuande furnace was an authentic Xuande furnace.
Coincidentally, Wang Dongshun asked about the Xuande furnace: "Old Xue, where did you throw that Xuande furnace?"
"Throw it away?" Xue Chen glanced at Wang Dong.
"Why, do you really plan to collect that piece of scrap metal?" Wang Dong stared in surprise.
"I spent 100,000 yuan to buy it, so naturally I want to collect it, but before I collect it, I will repair it." Xue Chen said simply.
Wang Dong shook his head: "The Xuande furnace has rusted into that bird shape. Even if we invite cultural relics protection experts from the Forbidden City, I think it will be in vain. What a pity. By the way, when was that Xuande furnace?
, I really didn’t notice it, I just thought it was an old thing.”
"It's from Xuande." Xue Chen said lightly.
"Ah? Xuande's? That's such a pity. I saw the news a while ago, and a Xuande furnace from the Xuande period was auctioned for 7 million. Oh, it's a pity, it's a pity, a treasure was ruined like this.
." Wang Dong had a look of pain on his face.
When Wang Dong saw Wang Dong, his first thought was of imitations made during the Xuande period, rather than the authentic Xuande incense burner. This shows that the authentic Xuande incense burner is so precious that it has almost been 'forgotten' because it is so rare.
He also did not correct Wang Dong's mistake. After the Xuande Furnace was completely repaired, it would not be too late to consider whether to tell him or not.
In order to expand the influence of this treasure appreciation event, Yan Ruxing and Cai Yuanming put a lot of effort into making hundreds of invitations, inviting prominent figures in the Haicheng antique circle.
As a new big collector in Haicheng City, Qi Hu naturally received the invitation. After learning about the treasure appreciation party, he immediately called Xue Chen and talked about the treasure appreciation party.
"Xue Chen, as far as I know, each antique shop takes out three pieces of antiques for people to watch. I don't know what treasures you Zhuo Zhuo plan to bring out."
Xue Chen's eyes flickered slightly and he said: "I should be able to pick out three items from the things salvaged from the lotus pond."
Qi Hu on the other side of the phone paused for a moment, smiled heartily and said: "Okay, I'm just waiting to broaden my horizons." (To be continued)