Wang Ke said in a casual tone: "It is a very ordinary imitation of the Ming Jiajing multi-colored cloud and crane pattern plate. The imitation method is ordinary."
As he spoke, he glanced at Xue Chen vaguely, as if he was mocking that such an ordinary imitation could still be misunderstood.
Hearing that it was an ordinary imitation, everyone did not continue to ask any more questions. Instead, they talked about the Jiajing Emperor through the Yunhe pattern plate, talked about the Jiajing Emperor, and told some interesting historical allusions.
Xue Chen naturally heard some hidden meanings in Wang Ke's tone just now, but he didn't take it to heart at all, and he didn't bother to explain to him. There was no need. He knew it after watching a program recorded by this person last night.
This person's level in antiques is considered to be a beginner. Of course, it is only in appraising antiques. As for the knowledge of appraisal, he is still far away. He would rather listen to the old gentlemen in front of him and increase his knowledge than to go too far.
Explain what.
Hearing several well-educated old gentlemen talk about Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, a lot of relevant information about this emperor suddenly appeared in Xue Chen's mind.
History and antiques are inseparable and closely connected. If you want to become a true appraisal master, you must also be a scholar with an amazing amount of historical knowledge! Xue Chen firmly believes in this.
Let’s just say that the Yunhe pattern plate I saw this morning has no money on the base and no handwriting to prove that it is from the Jiajing Emperor period. Why can we assume that it is an imitation of something from the Jiajing period? This has to be based on history.
First of all, based on the imitation glaze and vessel shape, it can be concluded that it is an imitation of the Ming Dynasty style. After all, the characteristics of the porcelain fired during each dynasty, and even during the reign of each emperor, are very different.
And since it is from the Ming Dynasty, when you look at the porcelain with cloud and crane patterns, 90% of it is from the Jiajing Emperor period, and it was an official kiln.
Why? Because among the many emperors of the Ming Dynasty, only Emperor Jiajing was the most obsessed with practicing Taoism and alchemy. He was devoted to cultivating mysticism and wanted to live forever. Therefore, most of the porcelain he ordered to be fired had something to do with it, such as cranes, eight trigrams, elk, etc...
Several old gentlemen were leaders in their respective fields, and they were all very knowledgeable. They talked about Emperor Jiajing, telling many anecdotes and allusions, and sharing their own opinions, laughing happily.
Xue Chen listened happily and felt that it was interesting and enriched his knowledge. From time to time, he picked up the teapot and refilled tea for several people.
Perhaps seeing that Xue Chen was very diligent and did not mind the nagging of these old men, and listened with gusto, the expert from the Palace Museum Cultural Relics Research Institute, an old man named Zeng Guangrong, smiled and said: "Xiao Xue, you are
From Yunzhou Province?”
"Yes, I am from Haicheng City, Yunzhou Province, Teacher Zeng." Xue Chen replied politely.
"Well, Zhuge mentioned you to me two or three times, saying that you have good attainments in appraisals and that you also have a rich private collection. Is that true?" Zeng Guangrong asked again.
Naturally, everyone else looked at Xue Chen.
"I dare not talk about my achievements in appraisal. I can only say that I have some experiences. Well, I also have some collections. They are all obtained from various places. I'm afraid they won't catch the eyes of all the old gentlemen." Xue Chen replied.
"Haha, Xiao Xue, you are too polite. I heard from Zhuge that not only do you have a genuine Xuande furnace, but you also have three hundred-pipe daggers made by Cao Pi when he was the prince, as recorded in "Dian Lun"
Is this true?" Zeng Guangrong asked with great interest, his eyes burning.
When Prince Wei's Hundred Pi dagger was mentioned, the eyes of several old gentlemen could not help but change slightly, because they all knew that this was an extremely rare treasure, and it would not be an exaggeration to say it was a national treasure.
"That's right." Xue Chen said calmly. He didn't hide anything, and there was no need.
After hearing Xue Chen's definite answer, several old gentlemen nodded and started talking among themselves.
"Zhuge has also seen it, so it must be right. The Qinggang dagger, among all the precious daggers from various dynasties, can be ranked in the top ten."
"I didn't expect that the records in the classics were true. The dagger is clear and strong, and the reason is as solid as ice..."
"Now that Qing Gang has been found, the other two daggers..."
This was the first time Wang Ke met Xue Chen, and the first time he heard this name. Suddenly, when he heard Xue Chen personally speaking about these two collections, he lowered his head slightly and frowned, and murmured repeatedly: "
Xuande furnace? Qinggang dagger?" A sour feeling filled his heart involuntarily.
"It's so rare, Xiao Xue. With these two collections alone, you can be ranked number one in the Chinese collection world. But you should be more than just these two. What other good things are there? Let me tell you."
We have gained more knowledge." Zeng Guangrong said with a smile.
Xue Chen laughed out loud: "Mr. Zeng, are you looking at my joke? As an expert from the National Palace Museum Institute of Cultural Relics, what kind of rare treasures have you not seen? How could something like mine catch your eye?"
.”
"It's different, it's different." Zeng Guangrong waved his hand, "Those are all owned by the country. It's like you suddenly see a beautiful house with a good layout and beautiful scenery. You will look at it a few more times and walk in.
Let’s go, but no matter how beautiful the house is, it can’t compare with the Forbidden City, but now that the Forbidden City is there, who will take a second look?”
After listening to Zeng Guangrong's metaphor, everyone couldn't help laughing, and felt that there was some truth in it. It is difficult for people to think of the cultural relics placed in the museum as their own, but they are private collections.
, if you see something you like, you may find a way to get it.
After Zeng Guangrong asked again, Xue Chen thought about some of his collections, including the three-color shadow celadon jade pillow from the Southern Song Dynasty, the wine prince from the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the blue and white general jar from the Daoguang period. You can see the wine.
There are ivory cups used by maids to play the pipa, carmine bottles from Jun kilns, etc.
As for the group of people present in the tea room, when they heard Xue Chen talking about the items in his collection, they all looked a bit surprised and very interested. Whether they were experts from the Institute of Cultural Relics or
This is true for university professors or TV station directors.
Wang Ke frowned more and more when he heard Xue Chen talking about the treasures that he had only read about in books and occasionally seen in museums.
"Shadow Celadon Jade Pillow?"
"The Bronze Wine Lord of the Western Zhou Dynasty?"
"An ivory cup with a maid playing the lute at the bottom?"
Wang Ke thought to himself that he had seen a lot of good things. As a well-known host on the Beijing TV station, he also had many friends in the antique circle in the capital. There were many big collectors. But when he heard what Xue Chen said
Looking at a few collections, I was still shocked. These things are really too rare, one in a million.
He also likes to collect. He has nearly a hundred pieces, and they are all very good. Although most of them are small items worth 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, only 30,000 to 50,000 yuan are still valuable, and there are hundreds of thousands, but there is nothing he can do about it.
From an ordinary family background, it is not easy to amass such a large collection, and I am quite proud of it.
But when he heard what Xue Chen said about these collections, the value of a random item was higher than the value of all his collections put together, and his heart suddenly became unbalanced.
Zhuge Yi also wanted to visit Xue Chen's home, but he never had the chance. He only knew that Xue Chen had a rich collection, and now that he heard the artifacts mentioned by Xue Chen himself, there was a hint of surprise on his face.
"Hey, I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. Xiao Xue is so young, but he already has such a rich collection. It's really amazing!" The speaker was Tang Zhengxian, the deputy director of Beijing TV Station, looking straight at Xue Chen
, picked a thumbs up.
"The porcelain pillow of Ying Celadon? The porcelain pillow of Ying Celadon is very rare in the market, and the jade pillow is even rarer. The jade pillow gauze cabinet is cool in the middle of the night. This sentence alone has established that the Ying Celadon porcelain pillow is Ying Celadon.
As a representative item of celadon, I have never seen a porcelain pillow made of celadon with my own eyes, I have only seen some pictures." Lu Liang, a professor at the School of Liberal Arts of Renmin University, said.
"Hey, Xiao Xue, what is the shape of the ivory cup from the Tang Dynasty that you mentioned? You said that after pouring water into it, you can see a maid playing the pipa at the bottom of the cup? I like this kind of unique wine vessel in ancient times.
I've been there and seen it, it's a simple little fish, far less sophisticated than the maid's pipa you mentioned, do you have any pictures on your phone..." Yao Zhentang, director of the Beijing Antiques Association, asked rather eagerly.
Xue Chen also replied one by one, and the tea room was very lively for a while.
Wang Ke sat aside and saw that Xue Chen had become a topic of conversation. He was praised and favored by a group of people. He felt more and more unhappy and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Xue, are you sure these collections you are talking about are all
Is it genuine?”
"Huh?" Xue Chen looked at Wang Ke, who was sitting diagonally across from him.
"Xiao Wang, Brother Zhuge has already said that Xue Chen's appraisal level is very high. How can there be any problems with such a valuable collection?" Tang Zheng said first.
"Haha." Wang Ke put down the tea cup in his hand and smiled playfully, "I don't know what Mr. Xue's appraisal level is, but when he appraised the cloud and crane pattern plate today, he made a mistake
Well, I didn’t notice it was a fake.”
What? A plate from Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty can be mistaken. How is this possible? Everyone is confused. They know Wang Ke's level well, that is, he is a beginner, not a seasoned one, but this person can tell that it is a fake. Xue Chenhui
I can't tell, it's impossible. I looked at Xue Chen for a while.
Seeing Wang Ke mentioning what happened in the morning, Xue Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and felt a little unhappy. He thought to himself, not only did he not know how to behave, but he also caused the whole family to fall out, and now he even mentioned this in front of him.
Instead, he said that he had misjudged the situation, which really left him speechless.
Before Xue Chen opened his mouth to say anything, Zhuge Yi smiled and waved his hands: "Impossible, others don't know, but I know Xiao Xue's eyesight very well. The firing process of Jiajing Wucai is completely different from modern times. It is still relatively easy to distinguish. Xiao Xue
There is no reason for Xue to be wrong. Even if he said it wrong, he should have said it on purpose." (To be continued)