Recycled Porcelain [Ancient Wears Today]

The man sat in the large boss chair, looking down at the documents in his hand.The air in the office was quiet, and the bodyguard was dripping with cold sweat.

"Don't sweat on my desk," the man said without raising his head, "otherwise you will know the consequences."

The bodyguard hurriedly stood a little further away.

At this time, the man said leisurely: "He will go back one day, I'm not in a hurry." The documents in his hand were the candid photos of Xu Jiuzhao and the high-definition pictures of "Spring River Plumbing".

At the Shanghai exchange venue, the few people who had doubts about the smoker in front of the Yingceladon Lotus Dragon Beast three-legged smoker booth were still discussing, while behind them Xu Jiuzhao faced three puzzled faces and replied calmly: "I am The knowledge of ancient porcelain comes from Chang Jiu, the old dean of the orphanage."

"Your former dean still understands this?" Zou Hengxin was surprised.

Jiang Weiguo felt that the name was quite familiar: "Changjiu..." He thought about it, and then a person slowly appeared in his mind: "Oh! I know! It turned out to be him!" Jiang Weiguo rarely showed a surprised expression, He said, "It turns out that you are his disciple!"

Xu Jiuzhao was surprised at this moment: "Do you know Dean Chang?" Those books were all left by Chang Jiu to Yuanshen. Strictly speaking, Chang Jiu is indeed Yuanshen's teacher, and he can't say that too much.

Jiang Weiguo looked at Xu Jiuzhao with an "unexpected" expression on his face, and said with a sigh: "I know he is also a coincidence. Chang Jiu was originally a scholar of the Institute of Archaeology, and was later sent down. After the turmoil ended, he did not return to his original post." , has been missing, and turned out to be the director of the orphanage."

"He is a rare person." Jiang Weiguo said, "He has been conducting archaeological research all these years?"

"Dean Chang passed away a few years ago, but he has been conducting archaeological research on ceramics during his lifetime. After his death, he left me a lot of related books, and he often gave me some knowledge about identifying porcelain when he was alive." Xu Jiuzhao said .

Jiang Weiguo nodded: "So that's the case. It seems that you were able to become the first person to discover Feng Kiln, not just because of luck."

Zou Hengxin patted Xu Jiuzhao on the shoulder and said, "Since you know how to identify porcelain, tell me about this porcelain. What do you think?"

Jiang Weiguo also seemed to be listening attentively, Jiang Xin looked at him with burning eyes, Xu Jiuzhao touched his nose embarrassedly: "I heard from the person just now that this piece of porcelain is confusing, so I still need to go and have a look. "

Jiang Xin took the initiative and said, "Then let's go ahead and have a look."

After finishing speaking, he went straight through the crowd and squeezed to the front. After a while, the front gave way to a passage, and Jiang Weiguo, Zou Hengxin and Xu Jiuzhao walked to the front together.

The few people standing at the front, with their bodies half on their sides, greeted Jiang Weiguo: "Hello, Mr. Jiang."

Jiang Weiguo nodded coldly as a greeting, and these people didn't think they were being treated coldly. Jiang Weiguo's status was there, so they couldn't feel any resentment.

"Mr. Jiang, you have a lot of experience in running Boguxuan. You always come to see if this three-legged smoker is real or not." One of the people in the dispute said to Jiang Weiguo.

"Okay, wait for me to get started." Jiang Weiguo walked to the front of the booth.

The owner of the incense burner is also an old collector in the circle, but his reputation is not outstanding. It is quite surprising to see Jiang Weiguo, a celebrity in the antique world, now.After exchanging pleasantries and expressing admiration, the master asked Jiang Weiguo to help.

Jiang Weiguo approached the smoker with white gloves on, Jiang Xin took out his small magnifying glass and handed it to Jiang Weiguo, and took a closer look himself.

Jiang Weiguo bent down and looked at it for a few minutes, then he stepped aside and handed the magnifying glass to Xu Jiuzhao very naturally: "Look at it too."

The booth owner's attention was on Jiang Weiguo at this time, and he realized that Xu Jiuzhao was acting cautiously, so he didn't drive him away.

"How does Boguxuan feel about Lao Xiu's three-legged smoker?"

Jiang Weiguo is proficient in jade and miscellaneous items. He has also heard about it. Sure enough, Jiang Weiguo did not express any obvious tendencies. He neither confirmed the truth nor said it was false.

Jiang Weiguo is not ambiguous. Ancient porcelain appraisal is not his strong point. In the antique industry, many people drill their eyes because they got into the horns of the moment and shot at types they didn't understand. They fell into a state of obscurity Among them, there are also those who have been cheated and lost their homes and property.

Xu Jiuzhao used Jiang Xin's small magnifying glass to observe the glazed surface of the smoker, and paid special attention to what they said just now that the film was not opened.

Noticing a very inconspicuous detail, the corners of Xu Jiuzhao's lips curved, he put away the magnifying glass, carefully picked up the smoker and looked at the bottom that they said was yellow and gray.Xu Jiuzhao touched the unenameled carcass at the bottom with his fingers, and he had a clue in his heart.

He put the smoker away, and when he looked up, he saw the small holes on the cover of the smoker again. He stretched out his hand and opened the cover.To his surprise, this smoker is not the paper-thin type of Yingceladon, with a thickness of 5 to 6 mm.

This surprised him.

As far as he knows, the royal tribute of Ying Qingci is not of this thickness.The thinnest shadow celadon is only one millimeter, and 5 or 6 millimeters can be said to be thick.Although the thickness of the sidewall does not affect the light transmission, the royal tribute will still choose the thin one to send.

Xu Jiuzhao moved his eyes to the cover, it was not a simple cover, it looked like a plug, shaped like a lotus pod.

Xu Jiuzhao pinched the edge of the cover with his fingers, looking thoughtfully at the small holes on it.

"Young man, do you see anything?" The owner of the smoker said to Xu Jiuzhao.

Xu Jiuzhao put the lid back and closed it, straightened up and said, "It's a very good three-legged smoker."

The owner of the incense burner had heard this a lot, but he just smiled and said nothing else, obviously he didn't think that such a young person as Xu Jiuzhao could say anything.

Xu Jiuzhao returned to Jiang Xin's side, and nodded at him lightly. Jiang Xin's eyes flashed, and he led several people back slowly a few steps naturally.

"How do you look?" Jiang Xin asked quietly.

"It's genuine." Xu Jiuzhao said with certainty.

"Oh?" Jiang Weiguo also said in a low voice: "They just explained all the reasons why this porcelain is genuine and fake. Do you have a different opinion on what they said they considered fake?"

Xu Jiuzhao said confidently: "I think I know what's going on with what they said about the yellowish gray bottom. It's not from the carcass, nor is it the trace left by the gasket, but from the sagger. It is caused by the reaction between the additives and the surface of the carcass during the combustion process."

If it weren't for the various analysis of ancient ceramic technology learned during this period, Xu Jiuzhao would not have been able to make this judgment in just a few minutes.

"React with the additives in the sagger?" Jiang Weiguo did not think of this answer.

"Even now when imitating an antique firewood kiln, some ash is put into the sagger to prevent the gasket from sticking to the porcelain. Unlike the mineral ash that is deliberately selected now that will not react with the porcelain, the plant ash and Mineral ash is mixed. So sometimes this happens.” Xu Jiuzhao explained in detail.

These small details are difficult for modern people to know, and it is not that the kiln masters who fired too much wood kiln porcelain would not have thought of this at all.

Suddenly, Jiang Weiguo nodded secretly. He didn't pay special attention to this point just now, but judged from other aspects that the porcelain was genuine.

Jiang Xin said: "The bottom of the carcass is yellow and gray. I know what's going on, so what if there is no film?"

Xu Jiuzhao and Jiang Weiguo looked at each other, and it was obvious that Jiang Weiguo had also noticed something.

"Mr. Jiang must have discovered this. I'll start by throwing bricks at you, and I'll ask Mr. Jiang to check for omissions." Xu Jiuzhao respectfully said to Mr. Jiang.

Jiang Weiguo showed a rare smile: "Okay."

Xu Jiuzhao said with a straight face: "Under the light, there is a reflection point on the surface of the smoker, which is a spot of light, right?"

Jiang Xin thought about the light spot for a while, and didn't think there was anything wrong.

"Generally reflected light is a complete spot. But the spot on this smoker is not a complete one, but consists of many small spots." Xu Jiuzhao talked eloquently, his eyes were shining, and the corners of his mouth were curled up, obviously I am also very excited about this discovery, "This means that the surface of the smoker is not flat!"

Jiang Weiguo looked at Xu Jiuzhao appreciatively, nodded and said: "That's right, this is caused by the asynchronous wrinkling of the glaze surface and the carcass during the firing process. Because it is a very small asynchrony, it is on the surface of the carcass. Wrinkle-like fine lines are formed on the surface of the porcelain. These fine lines are slightly invisible, and the shrinkage makes the surface of the porcelain not appear cracked.

Zou Hengxin said with emotion: "Jiu Zhao, you are really careful, and you can even notice such a small detail."

Jiang Weiguo nodded in agreement: "That's right, one of the most important qualities is to be careful in the appraisal of antiques. You have lived up to the long-term teachings, and you are ready to become a teacher."

Seeing the big from the small, you can judge Xu Jiuzhao's level of appraisal of ancient porcelain just from this shadow celadon. Jiang Weiguo thought about it, isn't Boguxuan just lacking a reliable ancient porcelain appraisal consultant?

This idea just flashed in his mind, and was temporarily ignored by Jiang Weiguo. He turned to his grandson and said, "There is still room for profit at the price of 1500 million. Is Boguxuan's liquidity enough? If not, my side I can support some."

Why is Jiang Xin willing to let his grandfather touch his pension, and immediately said in a relaxed tone: "Don't worry, under my two years of management, Boguxuan has come back to life, and it is not a problem to take out 1500 million at once. But..." Jiang Xin said hesitantly: "Grandpa, although the shadow celadon from the Yuan and Song Dynasties is rare, it will only cost a few million. Is the asking price of 1500 million too high?"

What Jiang Xin meant was to ask Jiang Weiguo if he could pay back the price.

But Jiang Weiguo said: "There are not many shadow celadon porcelains from official kilns in the Yuan and Song Dynasties. Besides, if it is genuine, some people will buy it for the five-clawed dragon. The owner of this three-legged smoker will indeed ask for a price."

Only then did Jiang Xin nod, and went forward to negotiate with the booth owner.Originally, people were still arguing over the authenticity of this three-legged smoker, but now that someone wants to buy it, the balance is slowly tilting towards the conclusion that it is genuine.

It wasn't just Boguxuan's antique dealers who participated in the exchange meeting, and it wasn't just a wealthy family of them. Seeing someone walking in front, they rushed to the booth in a hurry.

"You three-legged smoker, 1550 million, I want it!" A fat middle-aged man pressed his hands on the edge of the booth, leaning forward as if he was afraid that the owner of the booth would not see him.

The booth owner paused for a moment, but did not turn his head to look at him, but continued talking to Jiang Xin.

The onlookers sneered, "Where did you come from, don't you know the rules? If you haven't finished the business here, you'll come up and make a fuss."

This is the default rule in the antique world. When the buyer and the seller are in the middle of a transaction, the latecomer cannot come to compete. Only when the former two fail to reach an agreement can they negotiate a deal with the seller.

However, it also depends on the character of the seller. Some merchants just want to make money, and they will not make trouble with the money.

The man immediately blushed and argued with a thick neck: "What do you mean by that? This is not in the antique market, but an exchange meeting. Even in the antique market, you should pay attention to the one with the highest price, right? Otherwise, why would there be?" "block one'."

The owner of the smoker gave a slight pause, and Jiang Xin and the owner of the smoker looked at him at the same time.