gifted collector

Chapter 55

Zhou Yafang nodded, she really didn't want to admit it, but she had to admit that the one in front of her was indeed Song Yaozhou's engraved flower dish.

Yaoyao Kiln, located in Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, has been a place to produce a large amount of porcelain since the Tang Dynasty. At that time, it mainly produced white porcelain, celadon and three-color wares. The white porcelain it produced could be engraved with the word "official" as a mark. At this time, it was not well-known, and it could even be said to have a feeling of "being lost to everyone".However, after the Song Dynasty, it became more and more famous, and the scratched, printed and engraved celadon produced here were famous far and wide. At this time, not only the porcelain produced by itself sold well, but Other places also import related engraving tools and so on from here.

At this time, the porcelain produced by Yaozhou Kiln was grayish white or yellowish white in terms of body color, and the glaze layer was as thick as jade, but with a moist feeling, and the green was yellowish green, which was very characteristic.At the same time, its engraving lines are as smooth as water, but it also gives people a lively feeling. This is because the blade is sharp when engraving, and at the same time it forms a rigid style.

The patterns on the porcelain are very "traditional", and they pay attention to the symmetrical layout. In terms of plants, they are mainly pines, bamboos, plums and chrysanthemums, etc., and in terms of animals, they are fish, dragons and phoenixes.

The blue-glazed engraved flower dish that Fang Ming missed is one of the masterpieces.

The blue-glazed flower dish is in the shape of an open hexagonal rim, with radians on the sloping wall and a circular dish foot. In the center of the dish is a blooming chrysanthemum, surrounded by lush branches and leaves. Where there is a circle of branches and leaves.

There are patterns on the outer belly of the dish, and the whole body is covered with green glaze, which looks as green as jade, and in some places, there is a deep glaze color like plums.

As for the printing, the primary and secondary are distinct, and the lines are quite smooth. Although it still maintains some of the styling characteristics of the Five Dynasties, it already has the unique engraved effect of Yaozhoujiao at this time.

"Have you seen it? The entire engraved flower dish looks like mountains and emerald green, especially in summer, it seems to bring a cool feeling to people. This is the biggest feature of Yaozhou kiln wares. It is precisely because of this that people at that time thought that it could be compared with Yue kiln celadon, which is indeed very reasonable. It is a pity that there were no successors for Yaozhou kiln wares. Huang, while the decorations are getting simpler and simpler, and the quality is no longer comparable to that of the Song Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yafang sighed. As an antique collector, the last thing she could bear to see was the decay of this kind of porcelain, but what can be done about it?Everything has its decay process, which is caused by many factors, and it is definitely not what she wants.

"Sister Avon, how much is this thing worth?"

Although it is said that the value of an antique can be judged according to the depth of the color of Pixiu, so far Fang Ming has handled relatively few antiques, and there are not enough reference materials. It was deeper than the Kangxi money in the store, so he had no way of judging how much it was worth, so he could only turn to professionals like Zhou Yafang for help.

Zhou Yafang gave Fang Ming a hard look, and said, "Don't keep thinking about how much it's worth, okay?"

Zhou Yafang was lamenting the disappearance of a generation of famous kilns, and her mood was relatively low. Fang Ming just talked about money, without any "interest" at all!

"Ha! Sister Avon, the value of an antique can only be judged by the money."

Zhou Yafang was angry and funny, and said: "Although collecting antiques is to make a fortune, it is more important to appreciate its craftsmanship and the beauty it reflects. How can anyone like you hang up the value of it all day long?" On the lips?"

Fang Ming's face turned bitter, and he said, "Sister Avon, why do you have the same argument? Simply put, I haven't even solved my food and clothing, how can I reach the state of appreciating beauty?"

"Humph!"

After Zhou Yafang snorted, she also laughed. Thinking about it, Fang Ming's requirements were too high. He was just a newcomer, and he hadn't been "fresh". It was the time when he cared the most about the value of antiques. Didn't I come here like this back then?

But after Fang Ming said that he hadn’t solved the problem of food and clothing, Zhou Yafang quit and said, “You haven’t solved the problem of food and clothing? Tell me yourself, how much money have you made during this time? If it’s not a thousand, it’s millions, right? "

Touching his nose, Fang Ming nodded with a smile, and said, "Sister Yafang, it's all thanks to you, how about it? To thank you, do you want me to promise you my body?"

"Bah! If you make a promise with your body, wouldn't that be an advantage to you?! My old lady doesn't do such things."

Zhou Yafang blushed a little, changed the subject and said:
"Yaozhou's kiln wares were not very good in the past, but they have changed in recent years. I remember that in 93, there was a blue-gray glazed engraved bowl from Yaozhou kiln with a diameter of 19 cm. The auction price was nearly 90000. Hong Kong dollars, and its domestic price is not low now. Around 96, there was a Yaozhou carved lotus bowl with a diameter of 20 cm. The auction price was nearly 70000 yuan. There was also a 15 cm diameter engraved lotus pond opera duck pattern. The lamp tray also sold for more than 40000 yuan."

"Oh, it seems that the value of my carved chrysanthemum bowl from Yaozhou kiln is not too high."

Seeing the disappointed look on Fang Ming's face, Zhou Yafang really wanted to shoot him to death, but still feel dissatisfied when he missed something like this?Think it's too cheap?
Isn't this looking for a draw?

"Hey, that's not what I meant."

Seeing Zhou Yafang's expression of wanting to eat people, Fang Ming knew that what he said just now touched the "Ni Lin" again, and quickly said: "I just feel... I feel that the engraved flowers in front of me are different from the ones I missed before. The disc value is a bit low."

This is not wrong at all, it is indeed true, but Zhou Yafang felt another evil fire burning, and it was getting stronger and stronger!

Fang Ming was taken aback, and quickly said, "This... this... Anyway, I didn't mean to pretend."

Seeing Fang Ming like this, Zhou Yafang became amused, shook her head, and said, "I really don't know what to say about you. Although you are telling the truth, you don't think it's too arrogant. Is it gone?"

"Okay, I admit it."

Nodding his head, Fang Ming laughed again, and said, "Sister Yafang, you haven't told me how much it's worth!"

Zhou Yafang was a little numb by Fang Ming's spirit of breaking the casserole and asking the truth, saying: "What I said just now was all about the 90s, and it has been nearly 20 years now. Considering inflation , There are fewer and fewer antiques on the market, etc. Now this thing is worth 40 to 50 yuan no matter what."

"Hey, that's not bad."

Fang Ming knew that its value was definitely less than that of a finger, and the price of those auctions mentioned by Zhou Yafang in the same period did not exceed 10, so he was mentally prepared that the price would not be too high. 20 is the sky-high, and now I hear that there are 4 to 50, and I feel happy immediately.No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat. Besides, it's not a mosquito.

"Are you going to sell this disc too?"

Seeing Fang Ming like this, Zhou Yafang immediately knew what he wanted to do - he would definitely sell it.

Sure enough, Fang Ming immediately nodded and said, "Yes, sell it, it's useless to keep it."

"whatever."

Zhou Yafang didn't even bother to tell Fang Ming, and since the amber wax was sold last time, there is no need to keep this 4 to 50 item now, and it is a good choice to sell it for money.As for covering it and waiting for the value to rise before selling it?For someone like Fang Ming who picks up leaks every day, it doesn't seem to be necessary.

"By the way, Sister Avon, let's sell this antique in a shop. How about disposing of it in threes and twos after it's sold?"

Zhou Yafang nodded and said, "Okay."

Since it's a business, follow the rules. The so-called three-for-two is "stretching", that is, the middleman's way of collecting commissions. Fang Ming puts the antiques in Zhou Yafang's shop for sale, and Zhou Yafang becomes the middleman. After the antique was sold, Fang Ming paid Zhou Yafang 3% of the selling price, and the person who bought the antique gave Zhou Yafang 2%.

Fang Ming was making tea. Zhou Yafang looked at him, and suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart. Not long ago, Fang Ming had just entered the antique business. He thought it would take a few years to become a member of this business. I didn't expect to grow so fast, and it took less than a month to pick up one after another. Although the previous appraisal was not so complete, the result was correct. Even if I talked, I became more and more "collector", "Cheng San Jars such as "Po Er" and "Qiao Huo" are also on the lips, and they are becoming more and more flavorful.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Fang Ming put the tea in front of Zhou Yafang, but found that she was lost in thought.

"what."

After regaining consciousness, Zhou Yafang said with a smile, "Just now I remembered that you have only entered the industry for a few days, and you already have the air of a veteran. This is quite unreasonable."

After being silent for a while, Fang Ming suddenly smiled and said, "Sister Yafang, it's all thanks to you. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have entered this business."

Although I said that I relied on the ability of Pixiu to pick up the leaks, theoretically, maybe even without Zhou Yafang, I would have entered this industry one day, but without Zhou Yafang, I would not have entered this industry so quickly, especially It was Zhou Yafang who stretched out her hand to help her when she was in the most difficult time, and this alone was enough for me to remember in my heart.

"Work hard, Fang Ming, you should have a bright future in this line of business. Of course, I'm not talking about money, but about the future."

Anyone who picks up leaks can encounter or do it, but like Fang Ming's time and time again, it doesn't make sense to just use luck to describe it. Zhou Yafang thinks it may be that Fang Ming has a natural intuition in this regard. When seeing antiques, there is a feeling that there is no way to describe them in words. Such people are often geniuses or ghosts in the field of antique collection, so Fang Ming's knowledge of antiques is still very weak, but this can be changed through hard work. of.

"Sister Avon, don't worry, I will work hard."

Fang Ming shook his right hand vigorously. He was indeed confident that with the ability of Pixiu, he would be absolutely invincible in antiques!
(End of this chapter)