Chapter 10 Donating tea sets
Shen You looked at the light cyan glazed, elegant and delicate porcelain behind the glass. After thinking for a long time, she finally made up her mind.
Without modern technology, she would not have been able to buy the seeds that shocked the ancients.
The museum has already come, so we might as well get things done.
She approached the staff at the service desk and explained her purpose. The other person was stunned for a moment, then opened his eyes and asked uncertainly,
"Do you want to donate the collection?"
In the past, those who donated cultural relics to the museum were famous collectors and wealthy people in Jiangcheng.
The girl looked young. She was wearing a floral-grey dyed printed dress, and her hair was pulled up with sandalwood hairpins.
Standing in front of the service desk, my body is so white that I can't help but look at it twice.
But, he doesn’t look like the kind of collector who is a big boss.
You know, not many people can tell the authenticity of the collection. She didn't believe it and even thought the other party was joking.
"Yes." Shen You nodded.
"Excuse me, what is it?"
"The porcelain looks a bit like the Ru kiln azure glaze porcelain plate in the exhibition hall. There are three 'sesame nail' marks on the bottom." Shen You answered slowly.
"Where did your collection come from?" The staff members' voices were full of disbelief.
Shen You's expression remained unchanged: "The inheritance I inherited not long ago."
Hearing this, the staff member was stuck and did not answer the call for a while.
Being able to say "Sesame Nail" means that you at least understand something.
When porcelain is fired, support nails are used at the bottom to separate the porcelain body and the sagger. The support nails used in Ru kiln are very particular, so the nail marks left are as small as sesame seeds.
Is this a real encounter? !
As soon as they arrived at the side of the service desk, the man with thin-rimmed glasses on his nose happened to hear their conversation. He quickly put down what he was doing and looked up at Shen You,
"Hello, I'm from the research team in the library. Do you have time to chat now?"
Shen You nodded, and a few minutes later, she sat in the reception room of the museum.
The man introduced himself on the way here. His name was Xu Jiayan. He graduated from Imperial University as a graduate student and only arrived in Jiangcheng last year.
The old man in front of him who rushed to the reception room in a hurry, Tu Guangsong, is the deputy director of the museum and a professor at Jiangcheng University.
As soon as he heard that someone wanted to donate Ru kiln porcelain, he put down what he was doing and came over. While waiting for the elevator, it felt like his days were spent.
"Little girl, you said it was a collection of antiques left by a relative in an antique shop? Just put it in an old box in the warehouse?"
Shen You nodded.
Tu Guangsong looked at the photo and almost saw a hole in her phone.
There is only one piece of Ru kiln porcelain in the entire museum, but she actually has five pieces, and it still looks like a set!
So well preserved and beautifully styled.
If true, that would be incredible.
Not to mention shocking the Jiangcheng Collection, Linshi Museum, a major collector, has come to lend it out for traveling exhibitions.
"Where is the thing?" Tu Guangsong couldn't hide his excitement. After asking, he added,
"Whether you decide to donate or not in the end, our collection can help you identify it. Don't worry, the whole process will be carried out in front of you."
"It's at my house. I can go back and get it now." Shen You said.
"How about letting Jiayan drive you there?" Tu Guangsong suggested.
He was afraid that it would be difficult to get a girl and he would bump into the girl halfway, which would be a pity.
"Okay." Shen You didn't refuse.
Even if she didn't tell them, the address of the antique shop would be known, and letting the collectors see that her shop was being renovated would also prove that what she said was true.
Shen You followed Xu Jiayan to the parking lot dedicated to the staff and came to a low-key car. After getting in the car, she reported her address.
"Miss Shen, I just heard you say that you also studied cultural relic restoration?" Xu Jiayan glanced sideways at Shen You.
"Yes." Xu Jiayan smiled, "No wonder."
I know how valuable the things I have are, but I choose to donate them to the museum.
Those who learn this really love it.
During the conversation, he also felt that her professional level was good.
When they arrived at the place, Shen You opened the door and said, "I'll just go in and get it. The decoration inside is a bit messy."
"Okay." Xu Jiayan put down his hand that knew the seat belt.
She probably has other collections in her shop, so it's common sense not to let others in.
Shen You went into the house and searched around. He cleared out all the old things a few days ago, but there really wasn't anything suitable to put them in.
Finally, she found a cloth bag and carefully packed the tea set with the clean anti-collision foam pads taken from the express delivery. She kept the incense burner for herself first.
She was a little reluctant to donate them all at once and wanted to keep one for herself.
She didn't dig it out of the soil, nor did she get it through illegal means.
As long as you don't sell it, it's fine. This donation can be regarded as a clear path for the inherited antiques.
When Shen You got into the car holding the bag, Xu Jiayan's heart skipped a beat when he looked at the crude protective measures.
He has never been so careful when driving. The car can be damaged, but nothing can go wrong!
The journey back to the museum was smooth and uneventful.
In addition to Professor Tu, there are two other research professors and the curator are also waiting for Shen You.
These were all the people she wanted to compete for a spot to attend the lecture. Seeing this scene for the first time made her a little nervous.
Even more nervous than Shen You were the professors who were wearing gloves and holding tools to appraise the porcelain.
"It's real Ru kiln porcelain!!!" Tu Guangsong put the cup carefully before he dared to speak.
"Although there are slight differences with the collection in the museum, the firing techniques are the same." Another professor was equally excited, "This is a complete set!"
Even among ancient hand-fired porcelain, there is no perfect finished product from the same batch.
"Ms. Shen, are you sure you want to donate?" The curator confirmed to Shen You again.
"OK."
Shen You took the pen and documents and was stunned when he looked at the bonus of 1 million written in black and white on the paper.
"And there are so many bonuses?"
She knew there was a bonus, but she didn't expect it to be this big.
"Yes, our Jiangcheng Museum now gives bonuses based on the value of donated cultural relics. This is the highest reward stipulated, and it is also the highest reward granted since the museum was founded." Tu Guangsong explained kindly.
People who can donate cultural relics generally don't care about the bonus. Whether they want it or not depends entirely on the individual.
Of course Shen You wanted it, so she signed and wrote the card number on it with a pen, and asked, "When will the money arrive?"
"Tomorrow at the latest before get off work." The curator replied with a smile while looking at the porcelain on the plate.
This little girl will become a national treasure-level porcelain once she sells it, and the reward must be guaranteed.
Otherwise, who would trust Jiangcheng Museum in the future?
"When the cultural relics are put on display, we will write on it that they were donated by you."
After explaining the collection procedures, the curator asked, "Do you have any other requirements?"
Shen You thought for a moment, "Don't disclose information other than the donor's name and place of origin."
"No problem."
This request is nothing.
(End of chapter)