pappabearbooks Chapter 1956: Bright Plum Vase
Chapter 1956: Bright Plum Vase
But the young lady didn't allow herself to greet her, as if she didn't want to know their existence, and her bald head made it difficult for her to make her own decisions.
They waited in front of the counter for a while, and the door behind the counter opened again.
The boss came out holding an exquisite wooden box.
"What do you think of this thing?"
The boss showed a proud expression.
He carefully opened the box and saw a cloth tray inside.
On the tray, there is an exquisite porcelain bottle.
Seeing the boss take out the treasure from the bottom of the box, Lin Ran stopped pretending and slowly approached the counter.
No one paid attention to him at this time, everyone's attention was focused on the porcelain bottle.
It can be seen from a distance that this porcelain bottle is beautifully shaped.
The exterior is pure white with detailed patterns drawn on it.
The neck of the bottle is slender and the body of the bottle is slightly curved.
The boss took out the gloves and carefully handed them to the bald man.
Bald Head and Ke Yu both involuntarily approached the porcelain bottle, wanting to take a closer look.
In fact, even a completely ignorant person can tell that the porcelain vase in front of them is exquisitely crafted and extremely valuable.
After seeing the porcelain vase, the bald man kept praising: "Not bad! Miss, what do you think?"
Ke Yu did not go directly to the porcelain vase, but asked: "Boss, can you give me a brief introduction?"
She didn't bring Jiang Li here today, and her level of treasure appraisal can only be said to be half-full.
But she was not worried, but glanced at Lin Ran beside her.
I laughed secretly in my heart: He is indeed a nosy guy.
But on the surface, he pretended to be nonchalant.
As long as Lin Ran found a problem, he would definitely give a warning.
The boss smiled and said: "Girl, you must have heard the introducer mention it, right?"
If someone hadn't introduced it, he would never have taken out the bottle.
However, Ke Yu wanted to let Lin Ran know the general background and said, "I can't remember clearly. Please elaborate."
"Okay." The boss smiled and said, "This bottle is called "Bi Mei Ving." It's bigger. This is Ming Mei Ving. "
The plum vase, also known as the sutra vase, is a wine vessel popular in the Song and Yuan dynasties.
Plum bottles usually have a thin mouth and short neck. From the neck of the bottle, it becomes extremely narrow, almost like a plum blossom branch, hence the name.
The most famous one is the Cizhou kiln plum vase with black flowers on a white ground.
On its abdomen is the poem "Qinggu fine wine".
It is not difficult to judge from the literature that it was mainly used by nobles as a drinking vessel.
But because of its fine workmanship, it is often a rare and exquisite ornament.
Therefore, in the later period, the production of plum bottles gradually deviated from the original intention, and began to consider the direction of exquisite production, instead of considering the capacity of wine storage.
Plum vases first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, but each period had unique culture and production techniques. Therefore, plum vases in different periods often show different styles and characteristics.
Among them, the most rare one is the plum vase from the Tang Dynasty. As an early generation, it has extremely high collection value. It can be said that it is priceless and rare in the world.
In the Song Dynasty, people began to produce plum bottles in large quantities.
Plum vases from this period tend to be slender, thin, and slightly smaller in diameter, tending towards collections.
The biggest feature of Song Dynasty plum vases is their short and slender necks, and the identification method is also very simple.
As long as you can see sharp turns, the shoulders of the bottle slope downward, the feet are long enough, and close to a straight line, these distinctive features have become the basis for identification of plum vases in the Song Dynasty.
During this period, porcelain kilns all over the country began to produce plum vases.
Among them, the blue and white plum vase in Jingdezhen is the most famous.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, the development culture of Meiping became more diverse.
At this time, the plum vase was further refined, and the plum vase was shaped like a chicken leg, so it also got the title of chicken leg vase.
In the Yuan Dynasty, the culture of Mei Ping was passed down.
But the Yuan people were not good at craftsmanship and could only inherit the style of the Song Dynasty.
In order to draw a clear line with the Song Dynasty and reflect the rugged character of the grassland people, the craftsmanship of the plum vase became more sophisticated.
During this period, plum vases had wider shoulders and a lidded structure. The lid and the shoulder formed a bell shape.
The part in the middle where the wine is poured is in the shape of a column.
The most ingenious thing about this design is that the bottle cap can be turned over and used as a wine glass. It can be said that it combines functionality and beauty, making it a plum vase with high collection value.
Next came the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
During this period, official kilns began to mass-produce various plum vases, and their shapes became more beautiful.
And gradually returning to the theme, some of the plum bottles produced by official kilns were used to hold wine, and they were only wine vessels used by nobles;
The other part became the decoration of the palace.
The Ming Mei Ving mentioned by the boss actually refers to the Mei Ving of the ancient times.
The amount of pure plum vase silk from this period is extremely rare.
But it is also the batch with the highest collection value.
The biggest feature of the Mingmei vase is that the mouth is round and thick, and there are no obvious line and angle turns.
The shoulders will be lifted upward, forming soft lines that will not look abrupt.
The abdomen will also be more energetic and powerful.
It can be said to be the pinnacle level of design.
As the boss spoke, he also deliberately exposed the shoulders, with the word "内夫" written on them in blue and white regular script. It was obviously a uterine product.
As for the screenless designs of the Qing Dynasty, they were more diverse in shape, but their value was not as high as that of the Mingmei vase.
After listening to the boss's introduction, Lin Ranzhong came up with a lot of relevant knowledge.
I really can't believe that this small shop actually has such a precious collection.
Ke Yu didn't have as much historical knowledge as Lin Ran, so he muttered to himself: "A plum vase from the Ming Dynasty?"
"The plum vase from the Ming Dynasty is very rare in the market and is a rare decoration. We only have one in our store."
The bald man looked more carefree. He stared at the bottle, and his eyes shone with light.
"Really? Is this something from the Ming Dynasty?"
"Exactly." The boss agreed with a smile.
"That's worth a lot of money." Bald Head looked at Ke Yu as if asking if he wanted to buy it.
Lin Ran also moved closer to observe at this time.
He has actually seen many plum vases, the most common of which are blue and white plum vases.
Most of them are fine products, and this type of plum vase usually has very high research value. There are many royal collections in the Palace Museum.
But it hasn’t been excavated yet.
The plum vase in front of me is indeed a bit stunning at first glance.
The size is about twenty centimeters, and the base is also six centimeters, but the diameter is estimated to be only one centimeter.
It is a medium-sized type among plum bottles.
The most special thing about this plum vase is that the diameters of the mouth, chest and foot are quite different, and the undulations of the lines are also obvious.
Coupled with the outer lines, it looks like a woman wearing a cheongsam, graceful and plump.
If you look closely, the pattern on it is also very exquisite. On the body of the bottle is a woman wearing a long skirt, with several butterflies flying next to her, and she is standing on the grass spinning in circles.