Chapter 620 Orphan
Therefore, in Zhou Zhi’s understanding, although there are engravings in Dingzhou Kiln, they are all white glaze. Since there are no large engravings in Ziding, this plum vase I dare not tell the truth.
"Then why do you want to buy it?" Mr. Wang asked.
“Because I can afford to pay for 4,500 yuan.” Zhou Zhi said sincerely: “I would rather kill the wrong thing than let go of such an object.”
“The same goes for you. The idea of rescue acquisition in our library." Mr. Wang smiled and said to the two researchers Wang and Chen, who looked unhappy, "Look, even if the final result is not correct, it cannot be said that our idea is wrong."
"Just work hard to improve the identification level. Next time you encounter a similar situation, you still have to take decisive action."
"Yes." The two researchers relaxed.
Zhou Zhi also quickly found a topic to comfort the two of them: "The main reason is that the price negotiated at that time was indeed not high, so I thought about getting it first. If it doesn't work, it would be good to make an ordinary handicraft. As for the big purple engraved flower I have never done any research on this topic before, and I have never seen the real thing. When I started, I didn’t really know whether it was true or false.”
“In fact, there is still controversy in the academic circles about Ziding. Mr. Wang said: "Because there are so few Ziding extant, most museums and scholars currently attribute the sesame glaze ware from Ding kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty to the scope of Ziding, and the two are collectively called"
< br>“In fact, the accurate definition of Ziding should be a very small number of treasures that have undergone purple kiln transformation among the sesame glaze ware of Ding kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty, so that they can be matched with historical records.”
"Cao Zhao of the Ming Dynasty once recorded in "Ge Gu Yao Lun": 'Purple color is purple, ink color is as black as lacquer, soil is all white, and its price is higher than white color.' The description of purple is not very clear, but "Purple color" is also a basic feature. "
"The "Ages of the Past" by Xiang Yuanbian, a famous collector and connoisseur in the late Ming Dynasty. In the "Atlas of Famous Porcelain", a more detailed drawing of Ziding was made, and it was noted that "Ziding of the Song Dynasty is an antique cicada ding, and Ziding should be made of Ding kiln purple...and the purple crystal is as clear as a ripe rose peach, bright and lovely, Ding The color of the kiln is mostly white, while the color of purple ink is always rare. Such purple-dyed utensils are the only ones seen.'"
“Unfortunately, this atlas has been lost for a long time, but during my visit, I once found in a European library a Chinese-English version of “Atlas of Famous Porcelain in the Past Dynasties” that was translated and published by the British more than a hundred years ago. . ”
“The book introduces five unique pieces of Ziding, which are important for the antiques of Song Ziding. The Cicada Wending Cauldron is described in the paragraph above. There is also the Song Dynasty Ziding Kiln with a hundred-fold silkworm washing water, which is described as "the purple color is as bright as eggplant flowers and mulberry trees." The yarrow vase from Ding kiln in Song Dynasty is described as: "The color is as purple as an eggplant bud, crystal clear and translucent." The small yarrow bottle from Ding kiln in Song Dynasty is described as: "the color is purple and green and moist". "
"The most important thing is that these five utensils are all hand-painted with pictures, and the colors are indeed like this plum vase, such as 'eggplant flowers, mulberry' and 'bright and joyful'. ”
"The five artifacts in the book, the Cicada Wedding Cauldron, the Baizhe Silkworm Washing Water Sculpture, the Pan Qiu Shu, and the Yarrow Vase, are all flower vessels. Therefore, the popular saying that "Ziding has no flower vessels" is just because Ziding is too rare. It’s just a rumor.”
“There are two remaining pieces of Ziding in the Palace Museum, and they are mine. Collected several decades ago. One is a large plate, with only half of the plate bottom attached to the edge; the other is a long-neck bottle, with only one neck left, but it has the usual Ding kiln white glaze on it. Engraved patterns. "
The old man is really a good guy, and he talks about it casually, which is a lot of valuable content.
"Old man." Zhou Zhi asked: "Is that book there? Or, can you recall which library in Europe that book is in?"
"I brought that book back. , at the Institute of Ceramics in the museum.”
"Then I'll go ask Director Zhou for another day." Zhou Zhi felt so happy in his heart: "Take a photo of this whole scene." The plum vase has several characteristics: kiln modification, large piece, and flower vessel.
There are many Ding kiln sesame and soy sauce porcelains, but it is unique that satisfies these three characteristics at the same time.
In other words, the plum vase that Zhou Zhi found was a truly "unique item" among the famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, and its value instantly exceeded all the Song Dynasty porcelain in his collection. Even if there are only a dozen pieces of Ru kiln porcelain in the world, the Ru kiln ink box that Zhou Zhi collected himself, and the dozens of pieces of Guan kiln porcelain that exist in the world, and the Guan kiln string pattern long-neck bottle that Zhou Zhi collected in his own collection, in front of this plum vase, They all became little brothers.
Old Chen was smarter than Old Wang, and immediately asked: "I wonder if I have any intention of taking advantage of this Ziding plum vase?"
"No." Mr. Wang suddenly winked at Zhou Zhi: "I I gave you the appraisal opinion, and then you reported to me and asked for the acquisition. I will give you approval again. If there is something wrong with this thing, wouldn’t it be possible to wash it away if you jumped into the Yellow River?”
“There is still a need for an avoidance system. Let the children keep this thing, and let’s not worry about it. ”
This is indeed the truth, but everyone can hear the protective heart.
Zhou Zhi was very moved and decided to return the favor: "Old man, I am going to sell the Miantang House from Director Li. The yard is quite large and the conditions are better than here. I have discussed it with Mr. Ma. , decorate the back room of the third courtyard to a certain security level and use it as a warehouse for everyone.”
"After seeing your yard, I feel that we can make a roof over the third courtyard over there and transform it into a Dalian room connected to the central hall. This will make it more than 100 square meters. When the time comes, the warehouse will be managed by Mr. Ma. , these objects in your yard can also be smoother. It was preserved in the past so that things can be protected in a better environment and the courtyard can be spread out.”
This matter has not been discussed with Mr. Ma before Zhou Zhi came here to see Man Xiaoyuan. This is an idea that only comes from stacking furniture for a house.
Any huanghuali armchair here will be worth hundreds of millions in future generations, but now it is just piled up like scraps. It makes me feel sad to see it carefully.
Master Ma was very flexible and felt good after hearing what Zhou Zhi said. He immediately answered: "I have one more thing to do today. I just want you to come over and have a look and give me some advice. This idea has come true. It won’t work.”
“If it works, I will notify Lao Yu to transfer the ownership and start work.”
Regarding Zhou Zhi's financial strength, Mr. Wang is not as surprised as Mr. Ma and others were when Zhou Zhi was first born. After all, Mr. Wang himself is a man who makes a lot of money. Although he has gone through many hardships, because of his cleverness, he has managed to keep some of his things. .
The old man said: "The things in the courtyard were all returned by the original cultural museum. At that time, they took away more than 20,000 antiques, more than 1,000 pieces of calligraphy and painting, and more than 8,000 books from me."
"Most of these things have been returned. I dealt with a lot of the small ones and put the big ones in the courtyard."
"The most pity is the incense burner collected by Tsuen You. There were There were more than forty, all with red sandalwood and rosewood bases. When they came back, one-third of the stove was missing, and not a single base was left..."
The old man's wife is named Yuan Quanyou, and the two of them one They have been together for a lifetime and have a deep love. The wife indulges the old man. No matter what the world is like or what the financial ability is, the old man is not allowed to do his job properly, and she has become a literary giant in China.
"By the way, where's the master's wife?" Zhou Zhi followed Ma Ye and shouted.
“She is still working at the art academy. Don’t worry about her. Let’s go and have a look at the Mian Tang Residence.” "?" Zhou Zhi asked tentatively.
“Jiuzi helped us so much today, catching the criminals and recovering the money. I made the decision for this pair of figurines and gave them to the children on behalf of Xiao Wang and Xiao Chen!”
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