Jin Yutong

Chapter 94

As soon as the phone was connected, Bai Lao's slightly excited voice came: "Xiao Ran, is this the only porcelain cup you've seen, and are there any others?"

Although Chen Ran was a little surprised that Bai Lao didn't tell the origin of the teacup, but asked first, he immediately replied: "Bai Lao, I just saw this one."

"Oh." Hearing Chen Ran's answer, Bai Lao responded with a little disappointment, and his excited tone returned to normal.

Chen Ran couldn't help but asked again: "Old Bai, what is the origin of this porcelain cup?"

"Haha..." Bai Lao laughed loudly when he heard Chen Ran's question: "Xiao Ran, generally speaking, porcelain collectors have three biggest wishes, do you know which three wishes are these three? "

Chen Ran was taken aback, Bai Lao's question really caught him, he had never heard of such a thing, in fact, it is not his fault, firstly, he has only entered the industry not long after all, although he 'touched' some The doorway of antiques, but he doesn't know much about collectors, and the other one is that he himself is not a ceramic collector.

Chen Ran couldn't answer, and Bai Lao didn't intend to ask Chen Ran to answer. After asking, he immediately said: "Let's talk about the first wish first, and this first wish is to have a genuine Yuan blue and white product. "

Chen Ran nodded, the name of Yuan blue and white, needless to say, every porcelain collector would be crazy about it.Speaking of the three biggest wishes of porcelain collectors, Bai Lao also had a lot of fun talking. After talking about Yuan blue and white flowers, he laughed happily and continued: "The first wish is Yuan blue and white flowers. The second wish is naturally to be able to I have a genuine enamel product from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty!"

Enamel-colored porcelain was born in the Kangxi period. It is an extremely valuable imperial article, representing the highest artistic level of porcelain fired by official kilns in the Qing Dynasty. In terms of market price, the average single piece price is the most expensive among all porcelains.

The cost of enamel color itself is extremely high, the artistic level is also the highest, and the quantity is small. It is only for the secret play of emperors and concubines. There are a total of 400 pieces of enamel-colored porcelain from the Kangxi, Yong, and Qian Dynasties, of which more than 300 pieces left the Forbidden City after the antiquities moved south in 1933, and were transported to Taiwan in 1949. The remaining 40 pieces are now collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing, scattered in museums and private collections around the world. The enamel-colored porcelain in his hand should have been exiled from the palace in the late Qing Dynasty or looted from the Old Summer Palace by the British and French allied forces, but it is rare to see among the people.

The biggest wish of many porcelain collectors in their life is to own an authentic enamel product from the third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty.

After Bailao finished his second wish, it was time to talk about his third wish. Chen Ran knew that the third wish should be the topic. The teacup in his hand was neither Yuan blue and white nor enamel colored porcelain, so it was obviously the same as The third biggest wish of the porcelain collector is related.

"The third wish is to be able to collect a set of Kangxi five-color Twelve Flower God Cups..."

When Bai Lao was talking, he was cheerful, but there was a hint of regret in his cheerful tone. When he said this, Chen Ran immediately guessed the origin of this teacup.

It is indeed one of the colorful twelve flower god cups.

In fact, as soon as Bai Lao mentioned the name of the Twelve Flower God Cups, information about the December Flower God Cups immediately appeared in Chen Ran's mind. He didn't recognize them at first, but it was because the December Flower God Cups were too rare Well, there is basically nothing spread among the people, and few people will talk about the December Flower God Cup. Chen Ran only knows that there is such a thing as the December Flower God Cup, but he has never seen it, so he has no experience. recognize.

December Huashen cup is a famous product in the official kiln porcelain of the Qing Dynasty. It was fired in the Kangxi, Qianjia and Jia Dynasties. It has two forms: blue and white and blue and white, and the Kangxi Dynasty is the most famous.

A set of 12 cups with flower patterns in December, according to the 12 months of the year, the flowers representing each month are depicted on the cups, and then accompanied by poems to praise.They are: January Narcissus, February Magnolia, March Peach Blossom, April Peony, May Pomegranate, June Lotus, July Orchid, August Osmanthus, September Chrysanthemum, October Hibiscus, November Rose, December plum blossoms.

This vessel is very precious in pairs and is a typical vessel in the Kangxi official kiln.

The December Huashen Cup was produced in a very large volume in the 61st year of Kangxi, and it was only produced in the next 40 years. There are at least 10 sets of 400 sets per year.However, sets of twelve cups were still very common in the Tongzhi period, but in the Guangxu period, it was difficult to find sets.

Due to its exquisite shape and delicate painting, the December Huashen Cup has always been loved by collectors.Since there are very few handed down products, complete sets have basically never appeared.

In addition to some large museums such as the Beijing Palace Museum, Taipei Palace Museum, Nanjing Palace Museum, Jingdezhen Ceramic Museum and other large museums, it is not common in auctions at home and abroad. Even the December Flower God Cup collected in the above museums is not a complete set. .

Over the years, I have only occasionally seen one or two auctions at the auction, and the price is astonishing around 40, but the complete set has never appeared. It is rumored that if someone can collect a set, it will be worth at least tens of millions. Above, if this price is missing, then don’t even think about competing. It’s definitely just a low price, and it may be even higher. However, although there are such rumors, there has never been a set of products for many years. .

Generally speaking, if you can collect one pair, it is considered good. If you collect four, it will be difficult to see.

"For so many years, I have been collecting December flower cups, but up to now, I have only collected three. One is the Narcissus in January, the other is the Peach Blossom in March, and the other is the lotus in June. , Xiaoran, yours is the June lotus, which is also the most common one. According to the rarity of each cup, the price of each cup is also different, like the January narcissus, at the current price The market price can be auctioned at least 60 yuan. The rarest one is the August osmanthus. I haven't heard of anyone collecting this kind so far. If anyone has it, put it up for auction, and it will definitely fetch a sky-high price. .Your lotus cup is the most common one, and it is estimated to be worth about 25 to 30. Xiaoran, if you received this cup, I suggest you keep it for yourself. You don’t lack this cup. Money, in the future, just collect slowly. With your luck, you might actually be able to collect a set. At that time, it will definitely cause a sensation in the entire ceramic world. Collection, fun, lies in this, haha... "

"Xiao Ran, this cup is really worth 30 million..."

After such a long time, Guo Hai had already found the place, but he saw that Chen Ran was still answering the phone, so he didn't bother Chen Ran, and directly parked the car at the entrance of the hotel. He also listened to what Bai Lao said on the phone. It was very clear, and he didn't understand the rest, but he understood the sentence Bai Lao gave Chen Ran the price of this cup. After Chen Ran hung up the phone, he couldn't help but confirm it again .

"Almost!" Chen Ran nodded enthusiastically. Although this cup is the most common lotus cup among the December flower cups, he was not disappointed. Instead, he decided to collect a set of December flowers on a whim. As Bai Lao said, this lotus cup is worth about 30 to [-] yuan, and he is not short of this money. Why not keep it for yourself and slowly collect a set of December flower cups? Think about it The process of collecting is quite interesting, as Bai Lao said, perhaps this is the joy of collecting.

The ivory longevity lock was his first collection, and now the lotus cup is his second collection, Chen Ran said to himself silently.

Guo Hai's lips twitched, and he looked at the ordinary cup in disbelief. To him, the past two days seemed like a dream, and it shocked him too much. Qian was not as shocked. It has to be said that at this moment, he has been completely conquered by the charm of antiques.

At this time, in Guo Hai's heart, he couldn't help but jump out of the idea of ​​learning to make antiques from Chen Ran again. In fact, he had such an impulse last night, but when he told Lao Guo about his decision However, Lao Guo persuaded him, don't see Xiao Ran making money, you just blindly bump into it. How much money does it have? If anyone who engages in antiques can make a fortune, let alone you have this urge, even I will do it.

It was only after Lao Guo said this that he dispelled his thoughts, but he calmed down after a long time, and when he was stimulated by today's incident, he became impulsive again.

"This is the place, why don't you get out of the car? I've been hungry for half an hour!" Putting the teacup away, Chen Ran felt his stomach growling. , was dragged out by Guo Hai before breakfast, and he was busy for most of the morning, and he was already hungry.

"Damn it, why don't you say it, buddy, this is waiting for you." Chen Ran's words pulled Guo Hai's impulse back. He was much hungrier than Chen Ran, and cursed with a smile, He opened the car door and got out, and Chen Ran followed suit.

The off-road vehicle was parked at the entrance of the hotel. After getting out of the car, Chen Ran could smell the smell of roasted lamb. Looking at the restaurant in front of him, it was obvious that it was a restaurant run by people from Xinjiang. The area of ​​the restaurant was not small. It's a two-story building, and the signboard at the door is made of black wood, with three words written - pilaf.

Following Guo Hai into the hotel, he found that the business in the restaurant was good. The entire lobby on the first floor was full of people. Seeing that the first floor was full, Guo Hai took Chen Ran directly to the second floor. The building was also full. Fortunately, there happened to be a guest in a private room who had just finished eating and was about to leave.

After the waiter cleaned up the tables in the box, the two of them entered the box. The box was a big box with two tables inside. The two of them chose the one next to the window and sat down.

Following them was a little girl dressed in Xinjiang, who was the waiter of the restaurant. Guo Hai directly ordered two signature dishes of the restaurant. I got a piece of Harbin beer.

Those who have been to Xinjiang will never forget three things, one is the girls in Xinjiang, the other is the roasted whole lamb, and the third is the hand-picked rice, which is Xinjiang Kazakh, Mongolian, Uyghur, Kirgiz, Tajik and other ethnic peoples favorite food.

It is said that the practice of pilaf is to chop the mutton into small pieces and deep-fry them in clear oil, then fry the onions and carrots in the pan, add some salt and water as appropriate, wait for 10 minutes, and then wash the soaked Put the rice into the pot without stirring, and after [-] minutes, the pilaf will be cooked.The cooked pilaf is shiny and delicious.

The Uighur people regard the pilaf as a first-class delicacy.

You have to use your hands to eat with your hands. This is a technical job. Guo Hai didn't learn it after a long time, but Chen Ran learned it well. It made Guo Hai angry and hated. My buddies all came to eat once. Well, it's not as good as your first time here, I'm still exhausted with this thing.

The roasted whole lamb is also very authentic. It is an authentic roasted whole lamb. None of the ones outside are authentic.The real roast whole lamb is made of that kind of lamb.After the internal organs are taken out and cleaned, all kinds of seasonings are wrapped and hidden in the belly of the sheep, and a layer of mud is pasted on the outside to form a fully enclosed state. After that, it is placed in the cellar and baked with natural anthracite.After roasting, peel off the mud and knock on the lamb, all the meat falls off, leaving only a skeleton of the lamb. The fallen lamb is delicious and tender, which makes people have endless aftertaste.

After a while, the two of them were full from eating, and they simply sat in the box and talked, drinking beer while talking, but, not long after, the door of the box was suddenly pushed open up.