My identity as a collector was exposed by the village flower

Chapter 68

Although Chen Guoliang doesn't know much about other cultural relics, and he doesn't know how to identify the authenticity, he has heard of the name of Xuande Furnace.

Just now, when he mentioned one of the copper furnaces, he saw the regular script inscription "Daming Xuande Annual System" at the bottom. Obviously, this is the legendary Xuande furnace.

"What's the point of yelling?" Mr. Zhen began to lecture the students.

However, an expert also saw the regular script of the incense burner "Made in Xuande of the Ming Dynasty", and also exclaimed: "Is this the real Xuande burner?"

Everyone looked at Fang Xing. Here, in terms of Jianbao's ability, I am afraid that there is really no one who is Fang Xing's opponent.

Yuan Shaohua looked at it for a while: "It's hard to say, but it feels very similar. At least, there is no problem with this regular script. For the real Xuande stove, there is no horizontal line on the heart of the word '德' at the bottom. ' is called."

"This flavor feels like it belongs to the Ming Dynasty.

Xuande furnaces in different periods have different emphasis on precision and quality.

The open furnace emphasizes the charm, whether it is the overall or detailed design, it is intriguing.The furnaces in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties have a simple and heavy feeling.During the Yongzheng period, the lines of the furnace were soft, while the craftsmanship of the refined furnace during the Qianlong period reached the highest level of imitation in history. "Yuan Shaohua added.

Fang Xing also laughed and said, "I don't dare to be 100% sure whether it is the real Xuande Furnace or not.

However, it must have been made in the Ming Dynasty.According to my family records, these two stoves were recovered together with the "Yongle Dadian". "

"Yongle Dadian" was collected at the end of the Ming Dynasty, which means that the Xuande furnace must also be a product of the Ming Dynasty.

"Since it's from the Ming Dynasty, it must be true, right?" Xu Qing didn't understand this.

Yuan Shaohua shook his head: "It can't be said that, the Xuande Furnace was imitated in the Ming Dynasty."

He told everyone that in order to make huge profits, from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty to the period of the Republic of China, the activities of antique dealers to imitate Xuande furnaces have never stopped.

Just after the production of Xuande Furnace ceased, some officials in charge of "Casting Affairs" called the original furnace craftsmen to imitate according to the drawings and process procedures of Xuande Furnace.These carefully cast imitations are comparable to the real thing and cannot be discerned by expert authority.

It is because of the continuous imitation in the past three or four hundred years that there are countless Xuande stoves on the market.

As a result, the price of copper censers with Xuande inscriptions is extremely low in the international art market, far inferior to the prices of other ancient Chinese bronzes.

"Only 3000 incense burners were cast in the real Xuande furnace, most of which were displayed in various places in the palace, and a small part was rewarded and distributed to relatives of the emperor, famous officials and various large-scale temples with strong incense."

The ordinary people of these Xuande stoves only know their names but not their shapes.After hundreds of years of ups and downs, the real copper incense burner cast in Xuande for three years is extremely rare.

At least for now, none of the many Xuande furnaces collected in major museums in China can be recognized as a real Xuande furnace by many connoisseurs.

"It is said that the authentic product has a warm and moist coating, with precious energy inside, and remains unchanged for a long time. The quality of the casting is average, and the quality of the fine casting is quite fine. The casting of the fake product is uneven, with good parts and bad parts, or rough casting." Yuan Shaohua chattered. road.

It can be seen that he really has two brushes.

"Then since you already know it's from the Ming Dynasty, it must be very valuable, right?" Xu Qing asked another question that everyone in the live broadcast room cared about.

Hearing this, Yuan Shaohua laughed immediately.

"Actually, we can't use money to measure the true value of a cultural relic. Just like the "Yongle Canon" in this house, if you move it out and sell it, you won't be able to sell it for a particularly high price.

However, no one will question its value.

The same is true for Xuande furnaces. Most of the Xuande furnaces of the Ming Dynasty are not as valuable as those of the Qianlong period, but it is generally recognized in the circle that those of the Ming Dynasty are more precious.

The imitation of the Xuande Furnace during the Qianlong period has a relatively high casting process. On the other hand, coral and gemstones are also inlaid on it. Needless to say, it must be valuable! "Yuan Shaohua explained with a smile.

Everyone understands the truth, but there are still many people who think that whichever is more valuable is more precious.

They don't quite understand the appreciation of craftsmanship.

Fang Xing said: "Most of the Xuande furnaces in the Ming Dynasty were hundreds of thousands, more than a million, and rarely more than 100 million. But the Xuande furnaces imitated by the Qing Dynasty were in the tens of millions.

Of course, what I'm talking about here are imitations.The real Xuande furnace is not clear. "

After all, so far, there is no Xuande stove that is recognized as genuine.

"If it's a real Xuande furnace, it must be of high value. Rare things are more valuable! If the two pieces in front of you are real, they may be the only two Xuande furnaces in the world so far." Yuan Shaohua said.

Later, Fang Xing said that the real Xuande furnace contains gold, so when the Xuande furnace is roasted on the fire, it will become bright and colorful. The dirt is also the same as before.

Yuan Shaohua looked at it for a while, and felt more and more that this was the real Xuande stove.

"The treasure color contains pearl, which is difficult for later imitations to imitate. Xiang Yuanbian, a great connoisseur, collector, and painter during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, said that the magic of Xuan Furnace lies in the pearl in the treasure color and the external appearance. Dan Tan Mu Mu.

In my opinion, this is very likely to be the real Xuande Furnace. ’ he said, with a certain affirmation.

In fact, the most important thing is that these two Xuande stoves are from the "Yongle Dadian", and they are relatively similar in age, which gave Yuan Shaohua a lot of confidence.

Fang Xing: "Fire it and you'll know."

"What if it burns out?" Xu Qing didn't quite agree with this approach.

As soon as this remark came out, many people couldn't help laughing immediately.

Fang Xing also didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Stupid! This incense burner was originally made for burning incense, it is not afraid of fire at all, how could it burn out?
Unless you bake it at a high temperature of thousands of degrees, the copper furnace will melt, and it will definitely be damaged. "

"Oh! That's right!" Xu Qing was a little embarrassed.

Many viewers in the live broadcast room had the same worries as Xu Qing at first, so they didn't make fun of Xu Qing this time.

Afterwards, Fang Xing really went outside with two Xuande stoves and roasted them with fire.

Although everyone knew that the incense burner would not be damaged, the other party felt a little speechless for the behavior of setting it on the fire at will.

It is really that the family has a wealth of possessions, so it is self-willed.

But considering that Fang Xing donated most of the "Yongle Canon" just now, it's not surprising!This is people's daily operation.

Not long after, Baoguang, which was originally a bit dim, became exposed and golden all over after being roasted by a fire.

At this time, everyone guessed that this must be the real Xuande stove, right?

(End of this chapter)