Chapter 1051: Picking the rhinoceros
“As for the late Qianlong period, it is even less so. Firstly, the sauce glaze base will no longer be used in the later period. Generally, official kilns use turquoise green, and private kilns simply do not paint the base.”< br>
“Then there is the difference in glaze flow phenomenon.”
“The glaze applied in kiln glaze must be very thick. Except for the Yongzheng Dynasty, which had the best control over the glaze flow phenomenon, the Qianlong Dynasty had the best control over the glaze flow phenomenon. The end is inevitable. "
"As I said before, Qianlong's requirements for kiln glaze change were not as high as those of Yongzheng, so as long as the glaze flow did not exceed the bottom foot, he could accept it. For example, this apple statue is very colorful. There are traces of glaze flow at the bottom, causing the glaze layer at the bottom of the statue to form irregular accumulations, but it is still a good thing, so it has been preserved.”
"As for the glaze change in the kilns after the Qianlong period, it is even more exaggerated. There are often adhesion phenomena between the porcelain and the kiln bowl caused by glaze flow. The kiln workers use hammers to knock them apart, and then they are finished with a little polishing. The final result is what is now known as the 'dog-gnawed bottom' of fetal feet. "
"Hahahaha, this is too perfunctory..." Fei Guan said with a smile: "Fortunately, this thing is not, otherwise even Qianlong would not be able to bear it!"
"I'll just do it later! There is that fire paint brush that dogs can chew on "It's a fake artifact from an official kiln." Zhou Zhi said, "Fortunately, this one is not."
After that, he looked at the Yang family and his son, unable to hide their eagerness: "Today's situation is special. We have to take care of Master Yang." To save face, we can’t lower the price as hard as we usually do.”
“Of course, we can’t suffer too much. After all, just asking a few people here to do the appraisal will cost a lot of money. expenses.”
After both Yang Dequan and the Yang family's father and son agreed with this statement, Zhou Zhi continued: "So I suggest that we appraise the items in this house today for free. The price quoted is the internal price when our industry adjusts to each other. As for whether it can be sold, It all depends on what the two teachers Yang want. "
"What is the 'internal price' of this small jar?" Yang Ting? Ask carefully.
"A kiln-glazed apple statue of this size, if we communicate internally, can we get it at Gongmei Liuwan?" Zhou Zhi asked Fei Guan: "Uncle Fei, is it about the same?"
"Maybe It should be lower, around 45,000 to 50,000," Fei Guan said. He said: "The main thing is that it's only about 20 centimeters. It's too small."
"It's still 60,000." Zhou Zhi said to Yang Shangqiu and his son: "If you agree to give it to me evenly, I can take it. Take it and pair it with the Kangxi pomegranate statue at home.”
In more than twenty years, the auction price of such glazed porcelain from the third generation kilns of the Qing Dynasty will generally be more than four million. Divided by the increase of one hundred times, the price given by Fei Guan is truly reasonable. This is already a lack of Jun kiln. Because of my thoughts, coupled with the desire to get along with Master Pomegranate, and for the sake of Master Yang, I gave it up.
"Sell!" Yang Ting exchanged glances with his father and Yang Dequan, and immediately agreed: "They are all friends of Aunt Yang, so let's not shout about it randomly. Let's just follow the internal exchange price. ”
Actually, they were already happy. It’s not like they hadn’t asked someone to look at it before, but they only offered five thousand at most, so they still covered everything in the house.
The key is that I almost agreed at that time, and now I only bring out a small jar worth 60,000 yuan. Thinking about it, I am really surprised and happy.
According to Mr. Xiao Zhou, they only give the lowest price, but if they don’t come, even if they know the lowest price of these things, can they find honest buyers?
Moreover, if a few transactions have been completed now, the news will spread sooner or later. If the remaining processing is not adjusted in time, no one will be able to rest assured. You can also speculate on what will happen next.
Both father and son are not stupid people. Sometimes they take advantage when they are at a disadvantage. This is not something they do not understand.
The matter was agreed upon, and the next step was appraisal and pricing.
This is actually not the same thing as house hunting, but Lin Wanqiu is still very happy. This way of searching for ancient handicrafts is very different from her previous way, and she has a great time. Lin Wanqiu and the others usually search for houses, but the ones they search for are mostly well-known overseas collectors. Those collectors' items basically have their origins, and they also have important exhibitions over the years as reference, so there are not many times when they need to test their eyesight.
But it's different in China. Ouyang Youhe has a lot of things, but the age is different. When the house was searched, there was a roll-packing party, and now they all come back. They have everything in them, and there are a lot of bottles and cans. Some of the jars are real antiques, some are everyday folk kiln utensils, and some are antique fakes that even Ouyang Youhe himself noticed.
In addition, there are various categories of things, including porcelain, calligraphy and painting, pen holders, paper weights, inkstones, water drops, and other kinds of study rooms, as well as kettles, smoke cages, ornamental stones, bird cages, bracelets, finger rings, pipes, and many other miscellaneous items.
The most amazing thing is that there is also a box of women's clothing from the late Qing Dynasty, which is very beautifully woven and embroidered. It also includes shawls, aprons, embroidered shoes and other items.
On top of these ready-made garments, there is also an embroidered box with bright patterns and exquisite patina.
Lin Wanqiu immediately put aside the porcelain being appraised and took out the box: "This is interesting."
"This is indeed good." Zhou Zhi nodded: "A good object."
"This is a lacquer carving craft." Fei Guan finally had the right to speak: "It has a box and a lid, it is quite complete."
“Among the practical folk handicrafts in ancient times, carved lacquer is the best-preserved category.” Zhou Zhi said.
"That's right," Zhang Cheng said with a smile: "They are all used around the kang table. They are cushioned by cloth. They won't break even if they are dropped once or twice. They are not as easy to change as metal and jade, so they are not practical. It is expensive and beautiful, and can be used as a dowry, so it is better passed down from generation to generation. "But after the Qing Dynasty, people preferred to pick red rhinoceros, and there were fewer rhinoceros picks like this."
"Yes, the craftsmanship of the red and rhinoceros carvings are actually similar, but the red carvings are more popular and festive, and the rhinoceros carvings are more simple and childish. As something used by women, the red lacquer carvings are more popular."
The red carvings and the carvings are more popular. Rhinoceros are traditional Chinese lacquer carvings. The method is to first wrap a wooden body with linen and brush it with mortar to create an inner tube. Then, continuously apply lacquer. After drying in the lacquer room, take it out and polish it smooth, and then apply the second layer. .
In this way, layer by layer is repeated until the paint layer accumulates to a certain thickness, and then a carving knife is used to carve various patterns and themes on it, and then it is polished and bright.
Lacquer carving handicrafts are not afraid of water, are corrosion-resistant, friction-resistant, high-temperature resistant, and become brighter and more beautiful the more they are used. They are especially popular among ancient Chinese families. The utensils range from beds and cabinets to as small as thumb boxes and snuff boxes. Pots are everywhere.
The difference between ticking red and ticking rhinoceros is that the paint layer of ticking red brush is all bright red, and the carving themes are complex and wide-ranging, such as drama characters, plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums. The creative themes are very rich.
Tixi uses two kinds of paint, red and black, or even three paints are used in turn. Compared with Tihong, the colors are richer, but the patterns are more simple and simple. Unlike Tihong, which carves landscapes, figures, flowers, birds, insects, and fish, Tixi mainly carves The concise, smooth and generous lines are generally the moiré patterns, palindromes, etc. on antique bronzes. Because the cross-section of the knife edge will reveal layers of paint of different colors, it is very similar to the texture effect of the layers surrounding the cross-section of rhinoceros horn, so it is named "ticking". Rhino".
Huang Cheng of the Ming Dynasty recorded in "Painting and Decoration Records": "The carved rhinoceros has a vermilion surface, a black surface, and a transparent purple surface. There may be vermilion lines between blacks, black bands between reds, or carved tattoos, etc. Cover, or change of three colors. The text is all sword rings, tapestry rings, palindrome cloud hooks and the like."
Then he specially added: "Pure red ones are not good". The evolution of popularity over hundreds of years.
(End of this chapter)