Live Appreciation, Congratulations to Brother

Chapter 453 The porcelain that best represents Chang’an
"No, no, no, I don't communicate with people in the museum."

Baoyou seemed to suddenly understand what the so-called good thing meant, and looked at Zhang Yang with a wary look.

He even took half a step back.

Although he has not been baptized in Zhang Yang's live broadcast room, he has so many years of collecting experience and knows that there is only one situation where ordinary collectors will talk to museums.

That is - the museum is interested in the collector's things.

So it's natural for him to be so vigilant.

Who wants the treasure in their hands to be turned into a certificate + 500 yuan?

"Brother, don't be nervous. The reason why I asked people from the museum to contact you is because the preciousness of your thing may be far beyond your imagination."

"At least it's not something you can get away with with a certificate."

"Really?" Zhang Yang's frankness made Baoyou relax a little, "You are a reporter, don't lie to me."

"How could I lie to you? Let's put it this way, does Banpo Museum know? There is no such hosta in such a famous place."

"Currently, only Shaanxi Expo has the same type of artifacts, and the quantity is not as large as what you have here..." Zhang Yang explained very patiently.

Ordinary cultural relics are not worthy of his attention.

Mainly because this type of hosta has great archaeological value.

Its economic value is negligible in comparison.

Coupled with the current tightening of policies, Baoyou cannot sell such ancient cultural relics. If you continue to hold them in your hands, your pearls will be covered in dust.

You know, in the archaeological community, whether there was a systematic jade culture during the Yangshao Culture period is still a controversial topic.

The main reason for the controversy is that too few jades were unearthed.

These jade hairpins from Baoyou can just fill the gap, and are of great reference significance for demonstrating the existence of jade culture in Yangshao culture.

"Of course, we won't force you to donate it or sell it to a museum. In fact, you can borrow it."

"You can rest assured that we won't forcefully buy or sell them just because they are ancient cultural relics. And to be honest, even if such things are shipped out of the country, their market value will not be high."

According to the item information currently displayed, there is no big problem with the source of these treasure friends.

The five pieces, without exception, were dug out by local villagers many years ago and later passed into the hands of Baoyou.

Although I bought it, the latest one is seven or eight years old now. Its case value is very low and there are no major problems.

If the source was stolen goods from tomb robbers, then Zhang Yang would not call experts, but the police.

After Zhang Yang’s earnest explanation, Baoyou finally agreed to talk to the museum staff later.

As for whether the people in the museum can persuade him, he will not do anything public.

He was just doing a favor.

This time we are cooperating with the government and will be on TV. Don’t even think about taking this kind of ancient cultural relic back to Linhai. The local cultural protection department is keeping an eye on it.

……

"Friends from the audience, it can be seen that our private collectors in Chang'an are still very good."

"Let's quickly contact the next treasure friend."

After reading the transition speech, Zhang Yang quickly looked for targets in each team.

Soon, another big brother came to the door.

In his hand he held a boat-shaped, gilt-bronze Buddha with backlight.

"Comrade reporter, this is a Buddha statue from the Northern Wei and Jin Dynasties."

The eldest brother was very cooperative and showed the Buddha statue in front of the camera.

The sun shines down, and the golden light is shining, which is a bit dazzling.

But this golden Buddha statue really has nothing to do with the Northern Wei Dynasty, right?
It has been passed down for more than 1,500 years and must be preserved in a vacuum so that even the paste is so complete.

"Where did this Buddha statue of Brother come from?"

"I collected it from another county."

"Oh? Did you buy it? How much did it cost?"

"It's quite expensive. It cost 50,000 yuan. After all, it's gold-plated."

"Has the invoice been issued?" Zhang Yang asked, thinking about the other party.

"I don't have this one. It was transferred to me by a collector. What's the use of the invoice?" Baoyou asked doubtfully.

"It's really useless if you buy it from someone, but it's very useful if you buy it from a merchant. You have the opportunity to get a refund from the other party."

"Because this one of yours is a 100% new-made Buddha statue. It is definitely not worth yuan. Five hundred yuan is the most." Zhang Yang was too lazy to elaborate and concluded directly.

Such a new Buddha statue is not only said to be from the Northern Wei Dynasty, but also bought with money...

There are too many elements, all wrong, and Baoyou is like a complete novice.

"Ah?" Baoyou heard Zhang Yang's words and hugged the Buddha statue to his chest nervously, as if he was afraid of being snatched away.

Obviously to prevent publicity.

"As a reporter, aren't you doing an interview? Why did you directly identify it for me?"

"Brother, you said your things are from the Northern Wei Dynasty. You are so wrong." Zhang Yang spread his hands helplessly, "I can't control myself."

"Wrong? What's wrong?" Baoyou asked.

"That's too much wrong."

Zhang Yang directly clasped his fingers and started counting the wrong points.

The most obvious ones are the small Buddhas on the backlight of the Buddha statue.

The small Buddha statues are basically the images from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Buddhism had just emerged, and many common modern Buddha statues did not exist at that time.

Many fakers forget this.

Secondly, there are two Buddhas embossed on the base of the pedestal.

In places like this, the carvings usually depict "donors", that is, believers.

It is impossible for a Buddha to appear and make offerings to a Buddha, that would be too strange.

The funniest thing is that there are many inexplicable depressions on the back and bottom of the Buddha statue.

Baoyou said it was smashed, but the question is that the Buddha statue is solid, how could it be smashed out?

"Depressions like this are caused by the silicone mold. In ancient times, this kind of situation would not have occurred if the lost wax method was used for casting, so it looks like a modern process at first glance."

"You don't have to worry about making up for it."

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, many collectors queuing up next to him spontaneously applauded.

There was enthusiastic applause for a while, and with the director and cameraman, those who didn't know thought that the leader had come to inspect.

Everyone was talking about it:

"This reporter is very capable."

"Indeed, but if you ask me, this Buddha statue is too obviously fake."

"I learned it anyway."

“The reporters invited are so professional, I can’t even imagine the organizers of the event.”

"Are all the brothers just shills? Master Zhang is appraising a Buddha statue, and you want to brag about it like this? It's a bit funny."

One comment from the crowd struck a chord.

Everyone turned their heads to the speaker.

The speaker was a young man. After receiving everyone's attention, he blinked nervously.

Zhang Yang just smiled at this and quickly left the scene with the director and cameraman.

I definitely can’t admit it at this time.

Otherwise, collectors who don’t want to queue up will come directly and surround him on three levels inside and three outside.

On the way to escape the scene, the cameraman was a little anxious and bumped into a girl while walking.

Fortunately, Zhang Yang had quick eyes and quick hands and caught the porcelain that the other party dropped, otherwise he would have had great fun.

"Thank you so much." The girl took the things from Zhang Yang's hand and thanked her repeatedly. "It's okay, the director is filming, don't leave in a hurry yet."

"Look at this girl."

Old antiques can speak.

The girl's collection stopped him immediately.

"Are you reporters?" Baoyou asked, looking at the camera.

"Yes, would you like to be interviewed? I'll just ask you a few questions, and then I'll help you take a look at this thing."

"Okay." The girl was very happy. She didn't forget to smooth her hair while standing in front of the camera to maintain her image.

"Let me ask a question first, do you know what this thing is?" Zhang Yang said with a smile.

"Tang Sancai." The girl replied immediately.

"What kind of Tang Sancai is it?"

"Are there many kinds of Tang Sancai?"

"There are not many types, but this thing of yours has a special name, called Seven Stars with the Moon Disk." Zhang Yang explained very professionally.

"Look, these seven small cups surround a large teacup in the middle."

"Isn't it like the stars holding the moon?"

"Some of these utensils are made of nine small cups, called the Nine Stars and the Moon Plate. Anyway, they are a relatively well-known type of porcelain plate among Tang Sancai."

"Then is this thing of mine real?" the girl asked curiously, "You just said you could identify it."

"Tell me first, where did this thing come from?" Zhang Yang asked with a wink.

"This is passed down from our ancestors."

"Then did your ancestors say where things came from?" Zhang Yang asked relentlessly.

"It seems that I picked it up on the mountain."

"You can't find this kind of thing on the mountain." Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Tang Sancai are buried as burial objects. This thing should be dug out of the ground by your elders."

This kind of seven-star moon disk was a best-seller among Tang Dynasty Ming vessels and is found in many tombs.

The value is lower than the ordinary Tang Sancai horses, and the shape is not good-looking, so few people imitate this thing on the market.

This is why Zhang Yang immediately decided to interview the owner of the treasure after catching it.

Another reason is that the cups on the porcelain plate are fixed and very strong. They should have been integrated during firing.

This is also in line with the characteristics of the genuine seven stars accompanying the moon disk.

It can only be said that it is worthy of the heritage of the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties. The Tang Sancai produced by an ignorant girl who obviously knew nothing turned out to be genuine.

Who can tell me that this thing is really produced underground in my hometown? It is really incomparable to other places.

"Did you dig it? Then I don't know, but I can go back and ask my grandpa."

"Very good. By the way, do you have any gold-touching talismans passed down in your family?"

"Hahaha, my grandfather is not Hu Bayi." The girl understood what Zhang Yang was talking about and responded with a smile.

"Friend Bao, this is the first time I have encountered authentic Tang Sancai offline. Can I borrow your stuff for experimentation?"

Zhang Yang suddenly made an unkind request.

This is the director's request. The program team hopes that he will talk a little about the identification method of typical pottery such as Tang Sancai, which can be regarded as popular science.

"Okay, this thing can't be traded now anyway."

"Okay, thank you Baoyou for your generosity. Let's show the audience now how to distinguish the old Tang Sancai from the new handicrafts."

"Director, get on the water."

Zhang Yang waved to the director, who handed him a bottle of mineral water.

"How to quickly identify the age of Tangcai is to pour a little water on the exposed glaze."

"One cap is enough."

"Then, let's look at the speed of absorption. It's very fast..."

The fetus of old Tang Sancai will be very dry. As soon as water is splashed on it, it will be sucked into the fetus.

In contrast, the new Tang Dynasty tricolor paintings are not so obvious. The water flows down slowly and takes a longer time.

After showing the identification method, Zhang Yang returned the things to the girl.

The director reminded him in his ear: "Can this pass through to the second round? Tang Sancai is qualified."

Zhang Yang smiled and shook his head in refusal.

If this authentic piece is included in the show, its only purpose is to demonstrate the method of identifying Tang Sancai.

The value is almost nothing.

Now that the recording has been completed, there is no need to waste a single spot.

After sending the girl away, after listening to Zhang Yang's explanation, the director couldn't help but complain: "Among the short ones, you have to choose one, right?"

"What's wrong, are you still worried that you can't get eight places?"

"Let's do this. I'll take a little action and find you one first to give you a sample."

Zhang Yang thought about the antiques that he thought could advance to the second round.

Clearing his throat, he stood in the middle of the crowd and shouted:

"Those who have brought Yaozhou kiln porcelain for appraisal, please raise your hands!"

In terms of antiques that have high national popularity and are suitable for the show, they are nothing more than bronzes and ceramics.

And if you want to choose a representative porcelain in Chang'an, it must be the Yaozhou Kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The Yaozhou kiln was obviously a private kiln, but because it was beautiful enough, it became a tribute to the royal family.

There is a sentence how to say:

You can doubt the integrity of the emperors of the Song Dynasty, but you cannot doubt their aesthetics.

Yaozhou kiln can be promoted from a folk kiln to a tribute product, which naturally makes it far superior to other porcelains of the Song Dynasty.

Of course, such famous porcelain will not be spared by craftsmen who make it look old, so there are many fake Yaozhou kiln products on the market.

Of course, there are many treasure friends who come to identify fakes.

After Zhang Yang said this, many people around him raised their right hands.

There are so many people, it’s hard to see them.

Zhang Yang can only add one more condition:
"It's a bowl or a plate, please let go!"

After all, Yaozhou kiln is a private kiln, and mass-firing daily-use porcelain is the profitable business. Therefore, the most common Yaozhou kiln porcelain is bowls and porcelain plates.

Also because they are sold in quantities, the value of these two types of porcelain is not that high.

After Zhang Yang added this condition, nine-tenths of the number of people raising their hands dropped instantly.

There are only three treasure friends left nearby.

That's easy, just look at them one by one.

Five minutes later, Zhang Yang locked onto the only authentic Yaozhou kiln.

A small celadon-glazed wine bottle.

"You can take a look at the carvings on the authentic Yaozhou kiln."

"Let's see what it means to be the leader in engraving on northern porcelain."

Zhang Yang showed the details of the porcelain in front of the camera, pointed at the decorations on it and introduced:

"These were all carved on it by the original craftsmen with knife after knife. The force is even and there are no flaws. After firing, the glaze is also very complete."

"Look more carefully. The flowers in each hexagon above have different shapes, but the overall style is very unified."

"Some people have done experiments before with broken porcelain pieces from Yaozhou Kiln. If you apply black ink on them and then rub them on rice paper, you can get a perfect flower picture..."

“It’s rare to see such a masterpiece that has been passed down from generation to generation now. Congratulations to this collector for being directly promoted to our second round!”

(End of this chapter)