gifted collector

Chapter 1037 Seabed Porcelain

"Well, it seems to be true, but... there are so many of these things, what should we do?"

Zhao Zhuzi was originally happy to be able to buy so many good things, but now he was a little dumbfounded when he heard Fang Ming say that too many things might not be good.

"This situation is very normal. There are many stories in the circle of antique collection. For example, some people, after receiving two identical antiques, in order to make more money, put one of them It was smashed."

"Ah? Lu Yao, is there such a thing?"

Zhao Zhuzi widened his eyes again.

"Ah!"

Fang Ming smiled and said: "Yes, of course there is such a thing, and it is not surprising at all. For example, two identical things are worth 100 million each, but because there are two, the price is not high." Come on, if one of them is smashed, there will only be one left in the world, and it can be worth 300 million at this time, so why keep one?"

"But...even if this is the case, then there is no need to smash it? Just take out one piece, and say that there is only one piece in this world, isn't that all right?"

Shaking his head, Fang Ming said: "If that's the case, it's not allowed. Although the collection of antiques is often a private matter, others don't know how many pieces there are, but in fact, for those in the real circle People, many collections have their origins and are inherited. Don't say how many pieces are clear, even if they have been in any hands, they are all clear. If you only collect one piece Get up, take out another one and sell it, saying that there is only one in this world, no one will believe it."

"This... this matter is really very complicated."

Zhao Zhuzi found that although he said that he was with people like Fang Ming who dealt with antiques all day long, his understanding of this industry was still too little.

"So, if it is going to be smashed, it must be smashed in a public place with witnesses. Moreover, it is best to keep the smashed ones and take them out together. This is convincing and people believe it. The price will be higher.”

Fang Ming spread his hands, although he said he was a little helpless, but this situation is indeed something that many people in the collection industry are doing: "Of course, you have to do it with a little skill, you can't directly Just smash it down abruptly, at least you have to have a little skill."

"Ah? Isn't it? You have to be skilled in smashing things? Boss, come and listen to me, and I will learn."

"Snapped!"

Fang Ming patted Zhao Zhuzi on the head, and said: "The easiest way is to invite a few friends from the circle to have a meal or drink tea together, and then admire the antiques, and then continue, just don't Be careful and drop the thing on the ground, so the matter will be over?"

"Well... Although this method is very simple, it is very effective. I... I... I can only say that this is too cunning."

Zhao Zhuzi was speechless for a long time, and then he uttered such a sentence.

"So, there is everything in the collection circle. What I'm talking about is just very simple."

"This... Boss, then... Are we going to smash most of these dozen boxes? This is too bad."

Fang Ming was taken aback by Zhao Zhuzi's words, and immediately widened his eyes and said, "How is this possible?"

"Hey hey hey!"

Zhao Zhuzi smiled and said, "Didn't it mean that this would be more valuable?"

"I'm short of money now?"

Fang Ming glared at Zhao Zhuzi fiercely, and said, "These things are really good things. I don't necessarily need to sell them to make money. On the contrary, can't I use them for dinner? To eat with antiques, that's the real thing. It's a windy thing."

When Lu Yao heard Fang Ming say this, she also laughed, shook her head, and said, "Come on, Fang Ming, you just think about it, this should be the legendary sea porcelain?"

"Well, yes, that's right, it is indeed seabed porcelain. I guess this batch of things are these old men from foreign countries. They don't know where they found a sunken ship. There are such things in it, and they don't know it. , so I packed it and sold it as ordinary porcelain, which happened to happen to us, so it was cheaper for us.”

In foreign countries, things found on the bottom of the sea belong to the person who discovered them. Therefore, there are many treasure hunters in foreign countries. Ships, especially sunken ships, used to salvage the route they used to travel. Many people made a fortune because of this, but many people went bankrupt—after all, salvage also costs money. If the things or the found things are worthless, they will go bankrupt.

From Fang Ming's point of view, that Jimmy actually met such a person, so there are so many submarine porcelains.

"Fang Ming, submarine porcelain is different from ordinary porcelain, what are its characteristics?"

When reading the materials before, Lu Yao also had a certain understanding of sea-sea porcelain. Otherwise, when she saw what Jimmy took out just now, she wouldn't immediately recognize that it might be sea-sea porcelain.However, after all, she didn't have much confidence, so now she wanted to hear what Fang Ming had to say.

"Undersea porcelain does have different characteristics from ordinary porcelain. This is mainly because the environment in which seabed porcelain is preserved is very special. As we know from the name, the so-called seabed porcelain is porcelain found in the sea."

"Porcelain from the sea has different characteristics because of the different preservation environments. For example, there is no so-called rust, and because it has been soaked in seawater for hundreds of years or even longer, this has caused Porcelain has special characteristics."

"Generally speaking, in order to identify whether a piece of porcelain is submarine porcelain, in addition to the traditional identification methods, several other characteristics must be paid attention to. First, the traces left by marine parasites. We know that the The environment is very different from the environment in the soil or in the hands of people. There are countless creatures in the sea, and they are not at all familiar with things like porcelain, so they will parasitize on it , For example, shells, corals, etc., will leave marks on the surface of porcelain during years of growth."

"The second is the corrosion of the glaze. This is a very important feature of submarine porcelain. Because many submarine porcelains have been soaked in seawater for hundreds of years or even longer, under the scour of seawater undercurrents, etc. Under this condition, the glaze surface of the porcelain will be corroded, and many small pits that are invisible to the naked eye will be formed on the surface of the porcelain—of course, there are also large ones, but most of them are relatively small, which causes seabed porcelain. The surface doesn't have the smooth feel of normal porcelain."

"Third, the black spots on the glaze, because the seabed porcelain is soaked in seawater, under the action of a long time, it will form a natural paddle that is integrated with the glaze, and the glaze light is relatively dim. If you use 20-30 times If you use a magnifying glass to observe, you will find that the surface of the porcelain is actually a sunken small black spot. The reason why such a small black spot is formed is because of the chemical action of the ingredients in the seawater. Such a small black spot has a The characteristic is that it is very uniform, and it is completely different from what the workers corroded."

"Fourth, ice cracks, this is a very important feature of seabed porcelain. The appearance of ice cracks in seabed porcelain is caused by the temperature change of seawater, which causes the expansion coefficient of the glaze surface and the clay of the porcelain to be different, but the contraction is not the same. Of course, in the process of forming such cracks, if there are colored things around, these colors will also seep into the porcelain, forming a special color."

"There is another feature, that is, the surface of the seabed porcelain is likely to form some condensation, such as lime, some of which can be scraped off, and some are impossible to scrape off."

While talking, Fang Ming asked Zhao Zhuzi to unpack some boxes, then took out several pieces of porcelain and put them on the table, and then continued to say: "Look, there are not many traces of parasites on the surface of these porcelains. It may be that the seal is quite good when it is underwater. At the same time, due to the loyalty and filial piety of the sea water

The scouring is not too severe, so it can maintain a relatively smooth surface, and the glaze color has not been significantly damaged, so it is a very rare boutique among submarine porcelains. "

In fact, due to the special environment, the seabed porcelain is not in good condition, so the value is not high. However, Fang Ming found that the seabed porcelain bought from Jimmy is different. The quality is very good, so, The value is very high.

Needless to say, Fang Ming discovered that these seabed porcelains themselves were blue and white porcelains from the Yuan Dynasty. Although they were not the most exquisite ones, they were already very good. Coupled with the condition of quality, it would not be a problem to sell them at a high price. .

So, in general, this time it was a leak and a big one!
Unintentionally got so much seabed porcelain, the 40 that I paid was really a drop in the bucket compared to what I got.

"Well, it seems that the harvest this time is very big. However, Fang Ming, what should we do with so many things? We will stay abroad for a while."

Lu Yao frowned slightly. This was a problem. Nineteen big boxes were all transported by a big truck. How could it be possible to carry them?
"This is not a problem, let Deng Li solve it, and contact her later, she will have a solution."

Now that these things are in hand, Fang Ming will not stay abroad, he must take them back. As for how to get these things back to China, it is Deng Li who has always lived alone. Fang Ming It won't be a headache.

(End of this chapter)