Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1568 Who is Wei Zixi?

"Teachers, please help me take a look." The first person who came over was a middle-aged man. He was originally in Zhou Zhi's team, but after he came over and looked at Zhou Zhi and Mr. Sun, he cleverly came like this He said a word, and then put the package in his hand calmly on Mr. Sun's side.

Mr. Sun put the package back on Zhou Zhi's table angrily: "Open it yourself. How do you see it like this?"

After speaking, he began to appraise the things his team had brought over.

The middle-aged man had no choice but to open the package: "Little brother, help me take a look."

Even the title has been downgraded.

Of course Zhou Zhi would not be angry with such a person, so he just felt funny in his heart. He picked up the small porcelain bottle on the table and looked at it, while chatting with the collector: "Do you know what this thing is called?"

"It's a small vase, right?" the middle-aged man said, "My wife occasionally uses it to arrange flowers. My wife is an art teacher. There are many such bottles and jars at home. She found them in the market because she thought they looked good."

"Oh, then your wife is very discerning." Zhou Zhi looked at the bottom of the porcelain again: "This is called a gall bottle. Look at the shape of the vessel, does it look like a pig gall hanging hanging with a string?"

The middle-aged man nodded: "But why is the color of this surface uneven? Does it look like flowers?"

"This is called peacock blue glaze." Zhou Zhi played with the small bottle, which was only twelve centimeters tall, and held it in his hand again, feeling its weight: "Although peacock blue glaze developed earlier, it is in the middle After going through dynasties, production was restarted in the Kangxi period, and there were not many imitations in later generations. "

"A big reason is the glaze color." Zhou Zhi spread his hands and said, "This glaze color is made by mixing traditional green glaze with blue material rich in copper ions. In theory, it is a composite color. Different from later chemical materials, this kind of composite color is very unstable during the firing process. This instability manifests itself in two ways. One is the uneven color of the glaze, and the second is the range of color changes. Big, can range from green to blue.”

"This uneven expression has become the characteristic of the genuine peacock blue glaze, and it is difficult to imitate. Therefore, this is an authentic product, from the rim features and the delicate glutinous rice tire at the bottom to the flint on the tire edge. Judging from the red color, this is a fine piece of folk kiln from the Kangxi period. "

"Kangxi? Isn't that a bit early?"

"Yes, this is something from more than 300 years ago." Zhou Zhi placed the vial on the table: "A small gallbladder vase with a peacock blue glaze from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is very beautiful and worth collecting."

"The price..."

"Because this is something from a private kiln, the price cannot be compared with that of an official kiln. However, it is very well preserved and has very outstanding features. It has most of the characteristics of the era, so it is also a very valuable gadget. In addition, the glaze color is special. , so the price is higher than similar porcelain of the same period." Zhou Zhi said: "If I set the price, it would be around one thousand. The market value should be higher. If you meet a special collector, it would not be surprising to double it. ”

"Thank you, teacher, thank you, teacher!" The middle-aged man was so happy that the gadget his wife bought for five yuan in the market was actually worth so much. Zhou Zhi once again raised his level from "little brother" to "little brother". Became a "teacher".

"Collect it carefully!" Zhou Zhi encouraged: "Your wife has a very good taste. If there are similar artifacts, she can use them for appraisal."

"This type of monochromatic porcelain is the most overlooked category. Some should be cherished and worthy of collection, but we still need to distinguish them."

"Okay, okay," the middle-aged man nodded like garlic while wrapping the bottle carefully: "I'll go back and tell my wife!"

The appraisal got off to a good start, and the rest went smoothly. Zhou Zhi hadn't done this for a long time, so he explained it in great detail and patience, unlike Old Sun next to him, who said straight away with a straight face: "New, not old, dating back to the Republic of China..."

He just sent it to others with a few simple words, without explaining the reasons or characteristics. Gradually, everyone felt that although there were fewer people on Zhou Zhi's side, their speech and behavior were more satisfactory, and people who came to queue here were transferred to this side. On the contrary, there are more and more.

"Come and see this." Mr. Sun greeted from the side: "You are better at this."

Zhou Zhi turned around and saw a large unframed painting on the table in front of Mr. Sun: "Ah, Wei Zixi!"

This is a painting praising the frontier soldiers of New China. The upper part of the picture is the continuous waves, and the lower right part of the picture is a row of islands and reefs with heavy colors. Near the reefs are painted in royal blue several plants that have been blown by the sea breeze for a long time and have been forced to modify their growth. The sisal in the direction, and in the distance are several warriors, facing the rising sun, one playing the erhu, one playing the accordion, and one playing the flute.

A soldier is facing the performer, with his back to the viewer, sitting on the rock, stroking his knees with his hands, turning his head to look at the coast that has been dyed red by the rays of light in the upper part of the painting, as if he is admiring the rising sun outside the painting.

And there was a soldier running over under the reef with a smile on his face, half of his body already exposed. Seems to be in a hurry to attend this little concert.

The rays of sunlight shone on the faces of the soldiers, making their smiles brighter and brighter.

"Good!" Zhou Zhi couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a painting!"

The whole painting is full of majestic dynamic vitality and high-spirited optimism. The signature of the painting is very simple and modern, "Painted in May 1973 by Wei Zixi, Nanjing." There is also a seal below, " Zi Xi Painting Seal".

"Where did this painting come from?" Zhou Zhi asked, "This is Mr. Wei's masterpiece!"

"This painting is too much. You are violating a taboo, elbow." Mr. Sun shook his head: "You are too happy, why are you asking about other people's origins?"

"Oh." Zhou Zhi had no choice but to say honestly: "This is Mr. Wei's authentic work, and it is one of his representative themes. The name is "Hai Yun"."

"Of course, Mr. Wei has made many paintings with similar themes. This one is not the top one in "Hai Yun", but it is still very rare."

This is also a common problem among painters, not only in contemporary times, but also since the Ming Dynasty.

The most terrifying thing is Li Keran's "Landscape of the Li River". There are hundreds of paintings of the same theme, and many of them even have the same composition. They are purely copied by themselves and used to pass the endless stream of painters who cannot refuse. of "wholesale goods".

However, Wei Zixi's situation is much better in this regard. Although there are also works with repeated themes and types, basically every painting has changes and emphasis, and the details are completely different. These are related to the painter's personality, output, and attitude. , of course, the biggest reason is that there are definitely not as many people asking for Wei Zixi's paintings as there are people asking for Li Keran, so they can be more relaxed and comfortable in creation.

Zhou Zhi himself was intoxicated by what he saw here, but unexpectedly the treasure holder opposite him said: "Teacher, can you introduce me to who Wei Zixi is?"

(End of this chapter)