pappabearbooks Chapter 1969: Genuine Hongxian Porcelain
Chapter 1969: Genuine Hongxian Porcelain
The main pattern on the bottle is a red-crowned crane, which is full of rich traditional cultural atmosphere.
The painting level of the red-crowned crane is average, but its posture is still drawn, its wings are spread out, and it is about to fly high.
In addition to the main image, there are also some branches and flowers painted on the bottle.
The lines are fairly smooth.
"Longquan kiln?"
Longquan kiln flourished in the Song Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, Longquan kiln was still an official kiln, on the same level as Jingdezhen.
Official kilns were able to fire porcelain according to official patterns and provide them for the imperial court.
But after the Chenghua period, Longquan kiln gradually faded out of people's sight.
After Emperor Chenghua died of illness and Emperor Hongzhi came to the throne, Jingdezhen porcelain became the mainstream in the court, and the status of Longquan kiln declined.
As a result, the utensils produced by Longquan kiln decreased significantly.
The jade pot spring vase in front of me has a very bright blue and white glaze, the glaze is white and smooth, the blue and white colors are moderately deep, and the lines of the pattern are smooth and natural, making it look quite exquisite and delicate.
The shape and proportions of the bottle have a strong Yuan Dynasty style.
Of course, the biggest feature of this jade pot spring vase is its glaze color. The glaze color is very bright, delicate, and very layered.
Lin Ran couldn't help but be fascinated by it.
This glaze color is obviously made by cross-firing at high and low temperatures in the kiln, combined with high-quality glazes.
In Lin Ran's words, it was slightly flawed, but it had little impact.
He felt that if it was really porcelain from Longquan kiln, the 350 yuan would be well worth it.
Although it is not expensive porcelain, it is definitely worth the price.
"350, I said it from the beginning, no bargaining, little brother, let's go."
Lin Ran couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when he heard this.
But he didn't pay much attention.
He knew very well that this jade vase was indeed worth the price, but if he really wanted to take it over, the value of reselling it would not be high.
And it might cause a lot of trouble, so I put down the jade pot.
It seems that this group of tomb robbers must have visited a large tomb from the Ming Dynasty, otherwise how could they have so many Ming Dynasty objects in their hands.
Just as he was turning around to leave, his eyes caught a glimpse of a vase.
The appearance looked familiar, and he took another look to make sure he saw it right.
"Boss, how much is this vase?"
The stall owner raised his head impatiently and looked at the vase pointed by Lin Ran.
"If you want it, you can take the 100 yuan directly."
When Lin Ran heard the price, he thought he had heard it wrong.
The stall owner in front of me didn't look very sharp.
In fact, the stall owner didn't know much about this vase.
Of course, Lin Ran was not very sure, so he knelt down and said, "Can I take a look first?"
"Whatever you want." The stall owner looked at Lin Ran.
Lin Ran was secretly happy. It seemed that the tomb robbers might have made mistakes.
Although he didn't dare to confirm, Lin Ran had a vague feeling that he and the previous stall owners might be in the same group.
But this is just speculation, and it is possible that they do not know each other.
Not all ghost market stall owners are tomb robbers, there are also many businessmen among them.
Go to the countryside to look at and buy old objects, clean them up a little and then sell them on the market.
They usually have their own organization with treasure appraisers who will appraise the items and give a rough price.
There are also stall owners who rely solely on their own treasure appraisal knowledge to make judgments.
Lin Ran's price inquiry just now was actually a test.
You probably know that this stall owner's level of treasure appraisal is very average, and there should be a team behind the scenes.
Lin Ran took out the flashlight and magnifying glass from his pocket, illuminated it with the flashlight, and looked through the magnifying glass.
As can be seen from the entrance of the vase, the bubbles are neatly arranged and of similar sizes.
He raised his index finger and tapped the bottle lightly.
"clang"
The vase made a crisp and sweet sound.
The stall owner frowned and kept staring at him.
"What are you doing?" The stall owner finally couldn't help asking.
He became interested in the young man in front of him. He seemed different from the young people he usually interacted with. He seemed to know how to detect treasures.
In fact, among all the stalls, this vase was the only one that he could not distinguish.
But he was very personal. He said he would not bargain and gave his own estimate.
According to his judgment, this vase has obvious mechanical manufacturing technology and should be a modern industrial product, so he thinks it is not worth much.
Some customers came over to ask about the price before, and most of them shook their heads and left after asking for 100 yuan.
Only Lin Ran seemed interested in the vase.
The stall owner wants to see if this guy is pretending to understand, or if he really has a vision.
After a simple identification, Lin Ran picked it up and found that there were only flower branches on the bottle.
Although it is a small object, the painting skills are much more refined than the previous jade pots from Longquan kiln.
After confirming, Lin Ran took a deep breath and placed the vase on the ground.
He is not like the middle-aged woman he met earlier who does things carelessly.
The most taboo thing about such a fragile item is handing it to someone else directly. During the process of changing hands, there may be a lack of tacit understanding between the two parties, causing the vase to fall to the ground and cause heavy losses.
Seeing his actions, the stall owner was convinced that the kid in front of him really knew what he was doing and wasn't just pretending.
However, the stall owner couldn't see any expression in his eyes, so he didn't know what the result of his appraisal was.
The stall owner became interested and asked, "Little brother, can you tell what kind of porcelain this is?"
Lin Ran showed no expression and just said: "Boss, help me wrap it up."
Obviously he wants to buy it.
The stall owner was not in a hurry to take out the cloth bag, but said to Lin Ran: "Little brother, I told you, there is no bargaining in my stall."
"Well, what's wrong?" Lin Ran looked puzzled, "Didn't you say a hundred?"
"Yes." The stall owner replied, "I can sell you something, but can you tell me what it is?"
Unexpectedly, the stall owner is also a studious person.
Lin Ran smiled slightly, glanced around, and saw that no one else was listening to them, so he whispered: "Boss, this is Hong Xianci."
Hong Xianci?
The stall owner's expression looked strange.
His performance also made Lin Ran confused.
Just now in the stall next door, a vase claimed to be Hong Xian's porcelain was broken and caused a commotion. The stall owner really didn't listen to what was happening outside the window and only focused on reading books by sages.
"How did you judge?" The stall owner didn't directly ask Lin Ran to leave. He really took it seriously.
In the antique circle, Hongxian porcelain is very recent, but its price is higher than that of Ming and Qing Dynasty porcelain.
After all, for antiques, the price is determined not only by age, but also by many factors.
The first is the exquisiteness of production. For a crudely made porcelain, such as the porcelain of the early Eastern Zhou Dynasty, except for museums and special enthusiasts, basically no one will keep it at home for collection. The appearance will look like rough bottles and jars.