Treasure Hunting Divine Eyes

  Chapter 51 Twelve Porcelains

   Two paintings of Badashanren's [Bamboo and Stone Mandarin Duck], one of which must be a copy, with Niu Sanpang's eyesight, he couldn't tell the authenticity from the fake. Mr. Qin was also taken aback, he didn't expect the same painting to appear again.

  He put the two paintings side by side, glanced at them one by one, and finally shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's true that Zhang Daqian's level of imitation has reached the pinnacle, enough to confuse the fake with the real."

Li Mo pointed to one of the paintings and said, "The first one I admired was Zhang Daqian's imitation of Bada Shanren's work, and the second one is the authentic work of Bada Shanren [Bamboo and Stone Mandarin Duck]. The magnifying glass can clearly see that the authentic paper of Bada Shanren has a natural aging trace, which is an indelible trace left by the years."

"It's still young people with good eyesight. Originally, I wanted to collect an authentic work by Bada Shanren, but it seems more interesting to compare Zhang Daqian's imitation. My friend, I have collected this imitation. Zhang Daqian imitated Tang Yin and Bada Shanren imitated Shi Tao, and his imitation price in the market basically fluctuates between 5 million and 15 million, so how about I buy it at the highest price in the market?"

   "The authentic works of Bada Shanren are not considered?"

"In the past, I always wanted to collect better ones. After encountering the old Xu's family today, I realized that people should not be too greedy. Lao Xu can be regarded as a small success in collecting, but he is not good enough. I didn't expect that this time he would plant flowers on his children and grandchildren. I had a big somersault, and I was wrong just now, thinking about it, it’s still a little play, where my interest lies.”

"Then you just keep this painting, don't talk about money. Speaking of the Su Shi Tibetan Inkstone that you insisted on giving me, this Zhang Daqian imitation is a bit too polite. Wait a minute, I'll get it After the porcelain is brought out, I will choose another one for you, and it will be a gift for you to call me 'little friend' all the time."

   "Do you still have china?"

  Li Mo smiled and went into the study room to move out twelve pieces one after another and put them on the coffee table. Even with the old man's recuperation, he was shocked, let alone a half-baked man like Niu Sanpang.

  Qin Sirui sat quietly on the side, looking at Li Mo's face from time to time.

   "Young Master Li, tell us about it."

   "Okay, I'll just talk about it. If the old man thinks what I said is not good, please correct me in time."

   "If you say something bad, I guess I won't be able to make a name for it." Mr. Qin put down the porcelain in his hand, the whole table is full of good things.

Li Mo first picked up a pair of vases and said: "This is a famille rose vase from the Republic of China. There are flags and begonia flowers on the surface. It is a fine product fired to commemorate the victory of the 1911 Revolution. This pair of famille rose vases is also a hundred years old. There are not many, but the price is not high, and this pair is about 100,000 yuan. But rare things are more expensive, and they can still be kept as family heirlooms."

   "Little friend, if you want, how about giving me this pair of Republic of China pastel vases?"

   "Old man, there are still better ones in the back."

   "I have collections of porcelains from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, but I really lack those from the Republic of China period. With their supplements, my porcelain collection will be more perfect."

   "This pair of Republic of China pastels is now yours."

   "Haha, I'm really being rude this time." The wrinkles on Mr. Qin's face stretched out with a smile.

  Li Mo picked up the third piece of porcelain and said: "This is a small three-legged vase with pink celadon glaze from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. The market price is about 600,000 yuan."

   "The fourth piece is also from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is called a bean-green glazed gourd bottle. The market price is about 5 million."

   "This is a Qing Jiaqing powder enamel Baizi bowl. The old man also has an identical authentic one at home. The market price is estimated to not exceed 500,000."

  Master Qin nodded and said, "The current transaction price in the market is more than 300,000."

Li Mo picked up the sixth piece of porcelain, which was a flat bottle. He looked at the inscription on the bottom of his eyes and said, "Qing Yongzheng powder green glaze string pattern threaded flat bottle. I remember that there is this style in the auction records. It is about seven million. Now If it goes up for auction, it won't be less than eight million."

  The seventh piece of porcelain, Li Mo was very careful when holding it. Everyone knew that the real thing in front of you was worth at least tens of millions.

"This is also a genuine product from the prosperous period of Qianlong. It is quite special. It is called a hollowed-out vase with banana leaf embossed with pink celadon glaze on the outside. You can see that the exterior of this bottle is all pink celadon glaze color, and the hollow part inside is white. Such exquisite craftsmanship and such an authentic price It’s not too low, if the auction exceeds 40 million, there will be no problem.”

   "This bowl is so beautiful."

  At this time, Qin Sirui picked up a bowl with bright colors. She flipped through it and handed it to Li Mo.

   "This is a large bowl with lotus pond and mandarin duck patterns made in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. When it comes to fighting colors, you may have heard of Ming Chenghua fighting color chicken cups. The international auction price is as high as 280 million."

   There was an exclamation in the hall.

   "Young Master Li, how much is this Wanli bowl worth?"

  Li Mo smiled and said, "It's cheap, about three or four million."

   It is also a fighting color, but the price is very different, and it is really cheap.

  Niu Sanpang immediately showed disappointment. It would be great if this was replaced by a fighting color chicken bowl cup.

  The ninth piece is a lotus plate with blue and white woven flowers in Yongle of Ming Dynasty, and the tenth piece is a blue and white pomegranate plate in Xuande of Ming Dynasty.

  Compared with the Wanli Doucai Bowl, the blue and white dish is much more monotonous in color.

  There are two last pieces left on the coffee table, one is Song Dynasty porcelain, and the other is porcelain with a green halo.

  Li Mo looked at the Song Dynasty porcelain and said, "Old man, you are always in charge."

Qin Lao appraised it for a few minutes and said: "The shape is a basin, the carcass is light gray, and the glaze is sky blue. It is round and thick, with the feeling of baked porcelain jade. The bottom is engraved with the word 'Chonghua Palace Shufangzhai', which is Song Jun kiln Sky Blue Begonia Narcissus Basin exclusively for use in the Inner Palace."

   "Little friend, my eyesight is not bad."

   "I have nothing to say, but two words of admiration."

   "Young Master Li, the official porcelain from the Jun Kiln of the Song Dynasty should be worth a lot of money, right?"

   "This is not too expensive, the market price is more than 10 million."

  Li Mo picked up the last green-glazed dish, which was the only porcelain among the twelve pieces that had not yet been identified.

Judging from the appearance, this is a blue-glazed plate with six sunflower mouths, the ring foot is exposed, and it is brownish black. .

  The diameter of this plate is 13 cm, and the whole body is in the shape of a six-petal sunflower, with a skimming mouth, a shallow arc wall, a bent waist, and a ring foot. The shape is regular, the glaze layer is plump, the glaze surface is even and clean, and the appearance is perfect.

  Open the Kuikou plate and look at the bottom, there are two characters inscribed ‘Private House’.

   This is Yuan Dynasty porcelain.

The Yuan Dynasty has existed for less than a hundred years, and the base models of fired porcelain seldom appear dated. In addition to some inscriptions from the Song Dynasty, some bowls and plates have the inscriptions of "Shufu" and "Taixi", which are specially made for the court. .

  The one in my hand is the genuine Yuanqing glaze six-out Kuikou plate.

   "Old man, look at this."

Mr. Qin picked up the Kuikou plate and studied it for a while, admiring: "In terms of technology, the ancient times were far behind the present, but in terms of craftsmanship, modern people are far behind the ancients. This six-out Kuikou plate made in the Yuan Dynasty is quite exquisite. "

   "Grandpa Qin, is porcelain like this expensive in the market?"

   "No matter what, it's about 30 million, little calf, you should learn more from your grandpa when you have time. In addition to his business skills, Lao Niu is also very good at appraising treasures."

   "I will keep in mind Grandpa Qin's teachings."

   "Li Xiaoyou, are you going to put all these calligraphy, painting and porcelain in the auction?"

   "Well, in my plan, the orphans in the world, the extremely rare calligraphy and painting jade and porcelain worth over 100 million, will be collected by myself, and the rest will be sold out."

   "Young Master Li, I will definitely satisfy you at the autumn auction."

   With these ten pieces of porcelain and six paintings to help out, Niu Sanpang's confidence has greatly increased.

  (end of this chapter)