Chapter 551 Strange Cup
“There are only three ways to collect cultural relics. The first is to buy it from players who circulate it in an orderly manner, the second is to buy it from a cultural relic store designated by the country, and the third is to Buy overseas. ”
“There are many categories that are prohibited from circulation and trading, and are prohibited from being exported overseas. Collection must be legal and compliant.”
"So Master, even if this three-color Huren cup can be auctioned overseas for tens of millions of pounds, and the foreign exchange earned can build several colleges, this road is a dead end and impassable."
“If we don’t go further, let’s just say that last year in Hong Kong, Sotheby’s also auctioned something, which was a Ming Dynasty horse figurine imitating Tang Sancai. It was finally sold for HK$7.48 million.”
Although Zhou Zhi knew that Tang Sancai's market was coming to an end, it didn't stop him from deliberately stimulating a few old men with the price.
"That's it..." Gu Zhenduo couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. In a blink of an eye, he realized that he had fallen into Zhou Zhi's trap and said angrily: "These are the treasures of the country. Of course they cannot be auctioned! What are you thinking?" ! ”
Although he looked stern, his heart revealed a trace of shame and guilt.
"How about we all look at it separately." Zhou Zhi felt a little embarrassed: "It takes me so long to look at this one thing. I don't know when I can finish looking at the tens of thousands of things in the museum. "My speed is too slow compared to everyone else."
"Then Shu Yi will accompany me to see the miscellaneous items." The godmother took Jiang Shuyi's arm and walked towards the row of display windows.
"Who wants to see Tibetan cultural relics, I can explain them to you." Master Tenzin said.
Master Qiao and Fu Xia immediately raised their hands.
Zhou Zhi felt a little embarrassed and said to Director Yuan: "Teacher Yuan, why don't we go see the calligraphy and painting first?"
Teacher Yuan waved his hand with a smile: "It's okay, let me listen to you talk about porcelain. It’s quite fun too. Just do what you want.”
Since you’re so considerate, you’re welcome to browse in the ocean of porcelain.
The collection of ceramics in Shuda is quite good, ranging from the figurines playing the piano and conjoined figures from the Han Dynasty; to the three-color pottery pots and cups of the Tang Dynasty; the celadon pots of the Five Dynasties; the white glaze furnace of the Ding Kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty; the celadon prints of the Yaozhou Kiln of the Jin Dynasty with intertwined chrysanthemum patterns. Bowl; Southern Song Dynasty white glaze black flower two-flower pattern jade pot spring vase; Jizhou kiln black glaze jade pot spring vase with folded branches and plum pattern; Longquan kiln pink celadon glaze phoenix ear plate mouth vase. Zhou Zhi can basically pick up the utensils and tell a lot of Taoism.
Until he reached a small tall cup, Zhou Zhi became mute.
Seeing that Zhou Zhi was finally silent, Director Jiang showed a narrow smile on his face: "Elbow, go on, break this cup?"
"Well..." Zhou Zhi looked at it for a while. This cup, he looked around the window again: "Director Jiang, let me make a suggestion. Since it is a museum, it should focus on popularizing knowledge. Even a simple There are no introduction labels.”
Director Jiang did not accept this and said with a smile: “This used to be an area not open to the public, but now it is being prepared to send the artifacts here to the outside. Of course, you have to wear a label. Everyone here is an expert, so you shouldn’t need to read the label, right?”
Zhou Zhi felt itchy and unbearable: "Director Jiang, please stop teasing me and reveal the answer quickly. I really can't cut this cup off. It's full of weirdness. If I saw it on a street stall, I would probably treat it as a random imitation of a fake." "
"Well, it's okay to know the answer, but you can't give it for free."
"What do you mean?"
"This is a comprehensive question, divided into steps." Director Jiang smiled and said: "Tell me your general inference first, and I will see how many points you can get."
"That's it..." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Then I will tell you my opinion. If I am wrong, feel free to criticize and correct me." "Yes." Director Jiang opened the window: "You take it out and say it."
You can still get started! Zhou Zhi couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He took out the cup and looked through it carefully, feeling somewhat confident.
“Let’s talk about the shape of the vessel first. This is a short-footed cup. In fact, it is more similar to the small bowls of later generations. The clay is made of finely ground porcelain clay. It is a whiter and more delicate gray clay. However, because the iron has not been removed, , so needle-like iron can be seen in the bottom tire. "
"The fetal body is composed of three parts, the bottom foot, the small belly, and the large mouth. It is solid and stable, and the firing temperature is about 1,100 degrees. It has the characteristics of the kiln mouth of the Liao Dynasty in the north, but the shape of the vessel is somewhat different."
"Because most of the utensils are similar in shape. The mouth may be skimmed or open, but this small bowl has a slightly closed mouth. This type of vessel... has the feeling of a large cup from the Qing Dynasty. ”
"But the prototype of the large cup in the Qing Dynasty was a wooden wine bowl popular among the Baishan and Heishui tribes. Although this cup has that feeling, it is obviously much older."
"What is even more strange is that although this piece of porcelain has The distinctive features of the northern kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom are actually a piece of celadon!”
“And this celadon has the characteristics of the Yue kiln celadon of the Five Dynasties”
"However, most of the patterns on Yue kiln celadon are painted with dark flowers, and almost none of them are painted with celadon glaze like this cup, and the patterns are painted with geometric rhombus lattice patterns, which is even more strange."
"Where is the conclusion?" Director Jiang almost died from laughter: "According to the idea of the college entrance examination, even though you know that there is a high probability that it is wrong, you still have to give a conclusion. What if you are right?"
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"The conclusion..." Zhou Zhi said with a bitter face: "I'm just telling you nonsense... During the Northern Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom, a celadon-glazed printed cup was fired at an unknown kiln in the north. Judging from the technology of this celadon glaze, it should be better than before Many known kiln mouths are far from the same. It is probably a high imitation of Song porcelain from the Liao Dynasty - the body of the Ding kiln, the skin of the Yue kiln, plus the original patterns and shapes. ! Well, that's about it."
"Hahahaha..." Director Jiang laughed heartily: "You have the opportunity! Do you want to study for a master's degree in our history department? It’s not difficult!”
“No, no, no, I’m definitely not right. Director Jiang, please stop making fun of me.” Zhou Zhi waved his hands.
“Although I missed it, it’s not too far off.” Director Jiang said with a smile: “Don’t forget, during the Northern Song Dynasty, there was not only the Liao Kingdom in the north, but also a place that admired the civilization of the Central Plains. , known as 'Little China'!"
"Hi, Goryeo!" Zhou Zhi immediately understood: "This is Goryeo celadon!"
After speaking, he slapped his forehead in annoyance: "That's right! This grid painting method, with green glaze and white glaze mixed in, is the original method of color matching of Goryeo celadon!"
Goryeo celadon is also the history of world ceramics. This is a unique work. Of course, it was originally a craft brought over by Chinese craftsmen. In the later stages of development, it was no less advanced than the Longquan kiln in the Han Dynasty, but it also had its own characteristics.
The biggest feature is the glaze color, which is more of a sapphire to jade color. The color is beautiful, bright, elegant and soft.
Especially the emerald-colored celadon, which is neither completely green nor completely green. It is a unique color in the turquoise series that is different from Chinese celadon. It is quite elegant and beautiful.
The second is the decorative pattern, which is very elegant and full of interest. It is very different from the rough and heavy style of the Liao Dynasty at the same latitude. There are many types of patterns, unique tones and color matching methods, and the pattern structure is dense and slender.
However, this second feature has not yet appeared on this cup. It is still the shape of the Northland cup, and it will take hundreds of years to develop before it can be reflected.
So this is not only a Goryeo celadon printed cup, but also a Goryeo celadon printed cup from the primitive period. It also appeared in the hinterland of Sichuan, which is thousands of miles away from Goryeo. It is not surprising. Zhou Zhi was immediately stunned.
(End of this chapter)