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Chapter 173
Chapter 173. The Eight Friends of Zhushan
You Zhengxing naturally thought of the joints that others could think of. Although he won three rounds in a row, the losses of both sides were completely disproportionate, and his face turned livid with anger.

After a while, I suppressed my anger a little bit, thinking that no matter what tricks you play, I have these five pieces of Daya Zhai porcelain to guarantee my bottom line, at least I will never lose.

Immediately, he glanced at Ren Ping coldly:
"Do you want to continue the competition?"

"Of course, isn't it only three to three draws now?"

"You mean, the rest of these are genuine products, and they can beat my Daya Zhai porcelain?"

He pointed to the only two things on the table in front of Ren Ping.

Seeing Ren Ping nodding, he couldn't help laughing loudly. This smile was not only a catharsis for being fooled by Ren Ping's design just now, but also an absolute confidence in his own victory.

"Ren Ping, Ren Ping, sometimes I'm so strange, do you know what I, Yong Rong Zhai, do?"

"I know, isn't it just making modern craft porcelain? The imitation is Dayazhai porcelain in the late Qing Dynasty."

"Then do you know how many pieces of Daya Zhai porcelain there are in history?"

You Zhengxing looked playful.

As soon as this remark came out, all the merchants in Tiangong Street, including Qu Zhinong, were stunned. They only knew that this series of porcelains was very precious because there were not many of them in the world, but the exact number has never been known. heard about it.

Ren Ping smiled slightly, and was about to answer, when suddenly, two figures walked over from the side, and said:
"I know that there are a total of 920 pieces of Dayazhai porcelain made in the late Qing Dynasty, all of which were made during the Tongzhi and Guangxu years."

These two were naturally mixed-race beautiful masters and servants, except for Ren Ping, the rest of them didn't recognize each other, but seeing You Zhengxing's sudden shocking expression, it was obvious that they were right.

Ye Shiyun was stunned:
"Nearly [-] pieces, not a lot."

"What I'm talking about was created at that time. After more than 100 years, of course not so many have been handed down,"

The mixed-race beauty smiled, then looked around everyone:
"No one can tell how many Dayazhai porcelains are in existence today, but as far as I know, there are a total of [-] pieces that have appeared on the market, including the double-round narcissus basins of President You. , flower and bird high foot bowl, hibiscus celestial vase."

"how do you know?"

"Why is it so difficult? Summarize the auction records of all auction houses in the past 50 years, plus some known private collectors' collections, don't you know?"

Ye Shiyun was stunned and speechless.

The rest of the people were even more frightened, thinking that the records of all auction houses in the past 50 years, to put it lightly, are not so easy to collect, not to mention that some foreign auction houses are bound to be included.

This woman dared to say such big words at a young age. She was either a liar or had a powerful background behind her.

The one who was most surprised was Ren Ping, because the number [-] was almost the same as what he had learned from the system records, the difference was only a single digit. What is the origin of this person?
"I haven't asked Miss Fang's name yet."

"Wang Pei."

Wang Pei?Nanling has never heard of such a person, and there seems to be no famous Wang family in the industry.

Qu Zhinong and the others were thinking.

Ren Ping remained calm, and cupped his hands at the other party: "Miss Wang, where did you get the number [-], or did you really calculate it yourself?"

"I calculated it. It is 90.00% reliable. In addition, I also know how much silver taels it took to make these Daya Zhai porcelain at that time. Do you know?"

"58 two hundred and ninety-three point seven taels."

Ren Ping blurted out.

The mixed-race beauty named Wang Pei was taken aback when she heard this: "How do you know?"

"This is not difficult, including the total number mentioned earlier, it is recorded in the history books."

Wang Pei nodded: "That's true. I still want to ask you. These five pieces of Dayazhai porcelain from Mr. You are genuine. Do you know the price of each piece?"

"The price of antiques varies from time to time and from person to person. There is no fixed number. I only know their recent transaction prices,"

Ren Ping pointed to the first double-round narcissus basin in front of him with a blue ground and yellow color and magpie pattern: "This double-round narcissus basin was sold in Lanhai nine years ago.

Another finger refers to the second high-footed bowl with purple flower and bird patterns on a pink ground:

"This tall bowl was recently sold among private collectors. The buyer paid [-] million. The time is not too far away. It is the latest market price,"

"There is also this one, a pair of blue-ground green-colored hibiscus celestial vases. It was sold in Hong Kong two years ago. It was rumored that it was a big auction house and the price was 720 million. In fact, it was in a private auction house, and the price was not so High, only 650 million..."

He told the latest transaction prices of the five pieces of Daya Zhai porcelain in one breath, only Qu Zhinong and others were dumbfounded, remembering that they were still questioning how much Ren Ping knew about Yong Rong Zhai, now they are silently slapped in the face.

You Zhengxing was also inexplicably horrified, because some of the secrets of the industry that Ren Ping said even he didn't know.

Wang Pei pondered for a moment, then asked:

"Where did you get all these details?"

"Spring and Autumn Alliance,"

Ren Ping had thought of an excuse in advance: "I have a good relationship with the Nanling Chunqiu League. They have all these sources of information, so I just heard some."

Wang Pei frowned when he heard the words, as if he didn't believe it, but seeing Ren Ping's calm expression, he couldn't think of any other possibility:
"Well, I thought those guys from the Spring and Autumn League only knew how to make money by being second-hand dealers, so they still have some skills."

"You know them too?"

"No, I don't know each other. Well, speaking of it, I've only met a few times, so I'm not familiar."

At this time, Ren Ping was sure that there must be a big force behind Wang Pei, and he was the top one in the Chinese industry, otherwise he would not even look down on the Spring and Autumn Alliance, so he smiled and said nothing.

Wang Pei paused, then said:

"You already know that these five things are unusual, at least they all start at 500 million, and you still think you can win?"

"of course."

"Why? Just rely on the groceries you just bought?"

That piece of bionic porcelain from the Tang kiln is a little different, at least it is worth 50 yuan, and the Zhuge bowl from the Longquan kiln is even rarer, with a market price of more than 200 million yuan, but in her eyes, it is actually a grocery?

Fortunately, Ren Ping was not angry, picked up one of the two remaining gadgets, and pushed it to the table:

"Based on this, Wang Qi's Four Loves Picture Pastel Six Screen Porcelain Fan."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and when they went to check, they saw that most of the porcelains that Ren Ping had exchanged were small objects, only this one was the largest, but it was just a flat porcelain plate in the shape of a semicircular fan.

Many people couldn't see what it was at first, but after listening to Ren Pingyi, they realized that this is a rather special subcategory of porcelain, called porcelain plate painting.

This subcategory, like other porcelain, needs to be glazed and then fired in a kiln, and then various glazes are added. The biggest difference is that the shape is simple, and it does not need to be hand-milled into three-dimensional bottles, statues, bowls, buckets, etc. Device type, usually just a two-dimensional square board.

Applying glaze on this porcelain plate is more similar to the ancient landscape painting, using the fetus as paper, and using porcelain to paint, so it is called porcelain plate painting, which is still a kind of porcelain in essence.

The most special thing about Ren Ping's piece is that it is not a square porcelain plate, or even the rare rhombus or round porcelain plate, but a fan shape, so everyone did not recognize it at first.

Ordinary porcelain plate paintings are inlaid on screens, hall walls, etc. as important decorations, so the area is relatively large. This porcelain plate painting fan is strange, its size is too small and not atmospheric enough.

Moreover, it seems difficult to decorate this kind of special shape in the right place.

When everyone was frowning and couldn't figure it out, Wang Peixian laughed:
"Don't think about it, this is decorated in the study."

"Study? You mean the screen inside? Isn't that big enough?"

"Can't it be built into the desk?"

Wang Pei shook his head.

"That's right! It's the painting on the porcelain plate embedded in the desk!"

As soon as the voice fell, Qu Zhinong clapped the table and shouted.
The rest of the people were stunned for a moment, and then came to their senses. In addition to the regular hall decoration, the porcelain plate paintings can also be embedded on the desks, but it is very rare, especially this kind of abnormal shape.

"However, the Wang Qi mentioned by Mr. Ren just now, could it be..."

"I talked about porcelain painting, and there are a few Wang Qis. Haven't you heard of the Eight Friends of Zhushan?"

Wang Pei said very frankly, although his tone was a little unfriendly, but he gave reassurance to everyone who was still hesitating: It really is the eight friends of Zhushan!

The so-called Eight Friends of Zhushan were a group of like-minded people in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, similar to the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou in the mid-Qing Dynasty.

The difference is that they are not traditional painters, but specialize in porcelain plate paintings.

According to historical records, most of the Eight Friends of Zhushan were from Jiangxi, some were from JDZ, and had profound porcelain making skills.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the national power declined, and the imperial court was unable to support the operation of official kilns. Immediately, porcelain production was suspended and private kilns were allowed to enter the market.

This is actually a great opportunity for the porcelain industry, which has been imprisoned by the imperial court's thinking since the past dynasties, and the eight friends of Zhushan emerged one after another at that time.

They not only refined porcelain, but also were good at painting. They combined the two into one, and at the same time broke through the limitations of traditional porcelain decorations, and introduced Chinese landscape painting styles, and even Western painting techniques.

At that time, most people thought that their porcelain painting skills were not weaker than traditional landscape paintings, and their charm was passed down to the strength of Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics, and they were highly appraised.

The special art of porcelain plate painting did not start from the Eight Friends of Zhushan, nor did it end here, but it really flourished in their hands and became a benchmark in the industry from ancient to modern times.

Up to now, when it comes to porcelain plate paintings, the most precious and most eye-catching works must be the works of Zhushan Bayou.

The Wang Qi mentioned by Ren Ping just now is the leading figure among them, known as the head of the Eight Friends. His posthumous works are now rare, and the market price is at least 500 million or more!
"No wonder you are so confident that you can win Daya Zhai porcelain. It turns out that you have found such a big killer."

After repeatedly checking the details of the porcelain painting fan, the splendor in Wang Pei's eyes became brighter, and he stared straight at Ren Ping, with an expression that he wanted to see him from the inside out.

Ping'er reminded her several times overtly and secretly, telling her not to be so blatant, but she turned a blind eye.

Qu Zhinong and others on the side were still studying hard, and looked at each other blankly after a long time:

"Miss, how can you be sure that this must be Mr. Wang Qi's posthumous work, and there is no stamp of inscription on it."

"Who says no, doesn't it?"

Wang Pei pointed to a round moon-like thing on the top center of the porcelain fan, with a flower pattern and a vague human figure attached to it.

When everyone saw it, they didn't even understand:
"Isn't it just something on the porcelain painting? What does it represent?"

Wang Pei rolled his eyes, expressing that he didn't want to say any more, and then winked at Ren Ping, motioning for you to come.

Ren Ping smiled:
"This is not the content on the porcelain painting, but a mark of Wang Qi's later years,"

"Because the Eight Friends of Zhushan also have a collective title called 'Full Moon Meeting', which means 'good flowers, full moon, and longevity', so Wang Qi took it as his signature."

(End of this chapter)