gifted collector

Chapter 95 Jun Porcelain Inheritance
There was silence in the box, and everyone's eyes were focused on the bowl in the center of the tea table that was not much bigger than the palm of your hand. It took nearly two hours for everyone in the room to finally get started and appreciate this bowl. Fang Ming picked up the missing bowl.

"What do you think?"

It was Zheng Bai who broke the silence. He had a serious expression on his face at this time, and he couldn't see a smile at all.

"I think it's Song Junci, and it's the best of the best. It's been so many years. Except for seeing such a good thing in a museum, it's really never been seen before."

It was Wu Ze who spoke. In the past few years, in order to recover the lost antiques, he has devoted a lot of energy to the study of antiques. Although he is not a top expert, he is not comparable to ordinary people. His vision is actually very vicious.

"Well, I also agree with this view, this is indeed a rare masterpiece of Song Jun porcelain."

Ji Gang took off his glasses, frowned tightly and then stretched out. As the top appraisal expert in China, he has seen so many antiques that he can't even remember. Of course, Jun Ci has seen many. At least, he has used all the bowls displayed in the museum at this time, and the bowl in front of him is not bad at all compared with the ones he has seen, on the contrary, to some extent, it is even better. And, it doesn't look like anything special, but it's actually pretty amazing.

You must know that all the things that can be placed in the museum are good things, so the bowl that Fang Ming missed is amazing—it can already be said to be a national treasure.

Jun porcelain is also divided into different periods, not all Jun porcelain is valuable.

After the appearance of porcelain, after a long period of development, it slowly matured. In the Eastern Han and Tang Dynasties, the two major porcelain systems of "South Qing and North White" gradually formed, and at this time the representatives were the two kilns of "South Vietnam and North Xing". However, the porcelain at this time has a characteristic, that is, it is either green or white, and the glaze color is single. However, after the Jun porcelain in the Song Dynasty, this characteristic has been changed. The unique glaze color formed after the special kiln transformation technology , This is also the most fundamental reason why Jun porcelain has left a unique position in the history of porcelain.

After Jun porcelain reached its artistic peak in Song Dynasty, it ushered in a huge disaster.

After the Jingkang Incident occurred in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou crossed the river and fled to the south. He established the Southern Song Dynasty in Hangzhou. The spread of the war with China and the war also caused great damage. The artisans who made Jun porcelain either fled or were killed, and the art and recipes were lost, and the amazing Jun porcelain was naturally lost.

After the escaped craftsmen settled down in various places, they slowly spread the technology, and gradually formed a porcelain system centered on Jun kiln kilns over time, mainly in Yuzhou, in Henan, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Even in Hebei, Shanxi and other places, the Jun porcelain produced there has not reached the previous level, basically it can only be called "fake Jun".

In the Yuan Dynasty, although Jun porcelain also appeared, the craftsmanship was relatively rough, the carcass was relatively thick, and the most important aspect of the glaze color was uneven, the color was relatively dark, and there were more brown eyes—that is, There are small holes like orange peels on the glaze, so it cannot be compared with the Jun porcelain of the Song Dynasty in terms of glaze color and shape.

"So if you want to talk about Jun porcelain, you must refer to Song Jun. Jun porcelain from other dynasties is not enough."

Wu Ze looked at the fiery red bowl and continued: "Because the artistic level of Jun porcelain is very high, people have been imitating it since the Song Dynasty. Antique merchants at that time demanded high prices for Jun porcelain, prompting them to copy Jun porcelain, but the difficulty was too great. But there is one person we who collect antiques must remember, that is Lu Zhentai, who is determined to restore Jun porcelain, for He did not hesitate to sell his property, because the original formula of Jun porcelain had been lost. After years of research, he used cobalt oxide as a coloring agent, and finally fired malachite green and blue imitation Jun porcelain, and then fired it on azure ware. However, these can only be called imitation Jun porcelain. Later, he finally developed a small kiln with a bellows, and used the method of "covering the fire to restore" to refine it. Jun porcelain with kiln transformation has finally recovered the technology of Jun porcelain, but it is a pity that even if the technology has been restored, the Jun porcelain that is finally fired is still incomparable with that of the Song Dynasty."

"Why is that? Hasn't the technology been restored?"

Fang Ming didn't understand this very much. In fact, he had seen this passage before when he was reading related materials, but he didn't quite understand it.

"Ha! You also have something you don't understand. It's really rare."

Hearing Fang Ming's question, Zheng Bai laughed out loud.

Fang Ming spread his hands helplessly, and said, "What's so strange about this, don't forget that I've only been in the industry for a few months, it's normal that I don't understand."

Everyone had weird smiles on their faces, and finally Sikong Zhe shook his head and said, "Is there anyone who has just entered the industry who can pick up leaks like you?"

From this point of view, it is indeed difficult for Sikong Zhe and others to regard Fang Ming as a newcomer.

"Ha! We won't discuss this question. No one has answered my question yet."

"Let me talk about this."

After adding tea to everyone, Ji Gang put his hands on his knees, with a pensive expression on his face, and then slowly said: "Although the firing technology has recovered, the formula of glaze color and the level of craftsmen are not as good. The method is compared with that in the Song Dynasty. In fact, the most important thing is that the Jun porcelain in the Song Dynasty was an official cellar, which was supported by the government. All of them were immediately smashed and buried in the ground, so every piece of Song Jun porcelain handed down from generation to generation is the product of careful selection, and it is no wonder that it is not perfect. It is precisely because of this that the Song Dynasty Jun porcelain we see now, Unless there is an accident in the process of handing down, otherwise it is perfect!"

"So that's the case. Doesn't that mean that my piece of Jun porcelain may have entered the palace, and maybe it could have been played by some emperor?"

Fang Ming's eyes sparkled, and he couldn't help getting excited when he thought that the small bowl he had picked up in front of him might have the "bad spirit" left by the legendary Ninth Five-Year Supreme.

"This is very possible. Because the Jun porcelain in the Song Dynasty belongs to the ornamental porcelain, which is another kind of porcelain that is opposite to the daily-use porcelain. That is to say, it is not used in daily life, but only for viewing and playing. Yes, it is already a work of art rather than a utensil. In addition, as I have just said, Jun porcelain is an official cellar, and all the remaining Jun porcelain will be sent to the palace. Therefore, your bowl is very likely to be used by the emperor. 'Blessed'."

Ji Gang immediately affirmed Fang Ming's idea. In fact, this is also an important feature of Junci.

"The things that have been blessed by the emperor's father should be more expensive anyway."

Seeing Fang Ming's "obscene" appearance of rubbing his hands, Zhou Yafang couldn't help but slapped him hard on the back of the head, and said, "What are you thinking? Want to sell it again? Let me tell you, This bowl cannot be sold!"

A family with thousands of dollars in wealth is not as good as a piece of Jun porcelain. Of course, such a good thing can only be left to pass on to future generations, how can it be sold?

Touching the back of his head that was so painful from being patted, Fang Ming said with a bitter face, "Okay, I will pass this thing on to my baby after he is born."

Hearing this, everyone laughed. After laughing for a while, Wu Ze said seriously: "Fang Ming, Avon is right. Such things are indeed not suitable for transfer, especially if they cannot be transferred to When going abroad, every piece of Jun porcelain is a rare art treasure. We must protect it well. Once you pass it on to others, maybe they will change hands again for money. After a few times, they may go abroad. This point It's something we can't accept anyway."

Fang Ming naturally understood Wu Ze's meaning, looked at Wu Ze, nodded heavily, and said, "Old Wu, don't worry, if this thing is in my hands, it will be in my hands for the rest of my life, and it will not flow to other people. somewhere."

Fang Ming knew that Wu Ze would not be like this if it was just an ordinary antique, but Jun porcelain is different. As I said before, each piece is a fine work of art, and since it is rarely handed down from generation to generation, it is even more important to protect it , must not let it flow out of the country.

As for donating to the country?He doesn't have any thoughts on this at the moment, but it is absolutely no problem to promise Wu Ze to keep it well.

Shaking his head, Zheng Bai said, "I said Wu Ze, don't get involved in everything, okay, it's too heavy."

"Hahaha! Yes, it's my fault. I have an occupational disease. Please forgive me."

Wu Ze laughed out loud, and never said anything about it again.

And when Fang Ming and others were discussing, no one noticed that Liu Hanyan's eyes never left the bowl.

"This is porcelain? Why is it different from the ones I usually see? Even the most high-end restaurants have never seen such porcelain."

"Is this collection? Antique collection is all about being in contact with these beautiful porcelains?"

One thought after another appeared in Liu Hanyan's mind. She didn't participate in the discussion with Fang Ming and others, but she silently watched the Jun porcelain bowl not far from her, and slowly flashed through her eyes in the sunglasses. A light that no one understood except herself.

Because she has a grandfather who likes to collect antiques, and the economic conditions are very good, Liu Hanyan grew up among antiques since she was a child. From the time she was sensible, her grandfather would show her and play with antiques, but, She never thought that antiques were good-looking, and she never felt that antiques were attractive, but why did she feel that they are so beautiful and have great attraction or even magical power today?
(End of this chapter)