Jianbao life

Chapter 16 "The Time Pot"

Shi Dabin has conducted in-depth research on the clay preparation, molding techniques, shape design and inscription of Zisha pottery.Make good use of all kinds of pottery clay or pottery clay mixed with sand pot soil, which has the praise of "coarse sand, ancient strands and smooth".It has established the highly difficult technical system of forming out of thin air with clay pieces and inlays, which is still followed by the purple sand industry.

Not many of his works exist in the world. According to incomplete statistics, there are only a dozen pieces of purple clay teapots, including those found in writings, which are stored in museums or private individuals in various places. Therefore, antique collectors and purple clay teapot lovers all regard "time pots" standard.

Because of the great reputation of "Time Pot", not only after Shi Dabin's death, but also when he was still alive, there were many fakes. There is a saying that "time pots are sold in the market, and often the fakes are not real", so it is said, It is not easy to get a real product of Shi Dabin.

This purple clay teapot is a small teapot, commonly known as "a handful of teapots". Its shape is basically the same as the purple sand teapot made by Song Jun just now.

This pot is chestnut in color, and its surface is mottled with light-colored fine sand, the color is bright yellow, and the grains are looming.These orange fine sands are commonly known as "Osmanthus sand". This pot adopts the traditional sand-adjusting decoration technique, and the selected fine sand is blended into the mud, so that the "Osmanthus sand" on the surface of the pot body is faintly visible, like a lot of waves. petals.

Its processing ratio has reached a very high level of purple sand materials, and the texture and texture formed by the sand adjustment and the coordination of the overall shape also show the superb production skills.

The top is covered in the shape of a hat, with a high cover surface, and an oval button is placed on the cover. The body of the pot is large and spherical, converging from the abdomen downward to the sole of the foot, and upward to the shoulder.

The final inscription is the regular script "Shi Dabinzhi" carved with a bamboo knife, with stems and branches added, the knife and pen are deep and powerful, and there are more bones than flesh.

Looking at the overall shape of this pot, it cannot be said that it is simple and majestic, with a combination of hardness and softness. It can be described in four words, namely "rough but not flattering", "simple and elegant", "coarse and ancient sand", and "simple, elegant and firm". .This pot not only has the inscription of "Da Bin" and stems and branches, but also is extremely fine and neat. It is a rare treasure, extremely rare, and it is really precious.

"Shihu" is more precious because of its rarity, and it also makes it more difficult for people to identify its authenticity.This time Chu Chen was able to observe so closely at such a close distance, it can be said to be a rare opportunity, which enabled him to have a standard in today's antique market full of fakes.

After watching this "time pot" carefully, Chu Chen breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt nostalgic for this pot. It is no wonder that Uncle Fu would be reluctant to part with such a majestic and exquisite purple sand pot. Tsukuru himself must be the same.

Chu Chen put the pot into the brocade box, and said in an envious tone, "This pot is really exquisite. Master Song, you are really lucky."

Because he is about to get this "Time Pot", Song Jun is also very happy at this time, thanking Zhu Dafu, and saying goodbye to Chu Chen.

Zhu Dafu caressed the pot carefully, and said with emotion: "To be honest, I'm really sad, but thinking about how old I am, and there is no suitable successor among the younger generations, sooner or later I have to do it for you." Find a good home for my collection, this time I will follow Master Song's wishes."

Chu Chen quickly said: "Uncle Fu, you are only 72, how can you say you are old, besides, you still have Sister Xin."

Zhu Dafu laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'm just feeling sorry for yesterday's trip, but you sister Xin, don't count on it, although she likes antiques, the most important thing is the economic value inside. To be honest, this is actually the tragedy of our business.”

"Although there are more and more people who like to collect recently, most of them are interested in the economic benefits inside. Let's not talk about it for now. After all, we can't continue to collect without money, but many of them are interested in the collection. How can we pass on the culture of our ancestors if we go on like this?”

These words can't help but make the two of them fall into deep thought. Money is good, but too much money will become bad money, and the more benefits, the more ghosts and snakes will be attracted, and the corresponding artistic and cultural value of antiques is in people's minds. lowered a lot.

Art and culture are often priceless, because they are our spiritual food and also a kind of inheritance. The amount of money always has a value. If money influences art and culture, it will not only destroy the inheritance of our ancestors, To put it seriously, it will also destroy the future of human civilization.

So the relationship between antiques and money is actually somewhat like the relationship between life and money. Your life cannot be separated from money, but your life cannot be controlled by money.Similarly, antiques are inseparable from money, but to discuss antiques entirely with money will lose the value that antiques should embody.

"When people get old, they talk too much. Let's just do what we should do. Like now, it's getting late. Let's sign the transfer agreement quickly!" Zhu Dafu took Out of the four transfer agreements prepared earlier, he said to the two with a smile.

Chu Chen took over his agreement and looked at it briefly. After five years of antique career, he is also very familiar with this thing. The agreement is actually quite simple. Generally, it is in one format. Name, then write down the amount and items, if there is no objection between the two parties, just sign your name and date.

The antique business pays attention to buying and leaving hands. Signing such an agreement means that the buyer has confirmed the authenticity of the item, and there is no reason to settle accounts after the fall.There is another kind, that is, the seller issues an authentication certificate. If the buyer finds that the item is fake after taking it back, he can settle the account with the seller.

But now some appraisal certificates are also ambiguous. Let’s use a simple analogy. For example, if the buyer buys a piece of Hetian jade, the appraisal certificate states that it is jade. I went to the seller and couldn't find anything to say.

So when buying antiques, you must keep your eyes open. As the saying goes, what you buy is not good enough to sell. For newcomers to antiques, don’t think that you can settle accounts after autumn. Also, when you see antiques with appraisal certificates, you have to be more careful. up.

Chu Chen took the pen, then filled in the name of the item and the amount on the agreement, and then signed the name and date to be considered a deal, and today is considered a coincidence, the agreement was signed by a certifier, and it happened that Song Jun was here, so he could let him Acting as a witness, and he happened to be the witness of Song Jun's agreement.

In fact, the certifier on the agreement does have a certain role, but it is not a decisive factor. If there is no condition, it doesn't matter if you don't write it.

After everyone signed the agreement, they walked to the bank. Fortunately, the bank was not far away, and it took only a few minutes to walk there.

On the way, Chu Chen said to Zhu Dafu as he walked: "Uncle Fu, why don't you go and make a check, so that the transaction will not be so troublesome, and you have to make time."

Zhu Dafu said with a smile: "I'm getting old, and I'm not used to using checks, and I'm old and my eyesight is blurry. If I accidentally misread or write it wrong, it will be troublesome. It's more convenient to go to the bank. Besides, we won't always encounter such things like today. For large transactions, usually cash is enough.”

After the bank transfer, Chu Chen withdrew 5 yuan. Although 1 yuan seems to be a lot, the rent and broadband alone cost about 5 yuan, and the computer cost more than [-] yuan. The rest of the money had to be purchased. , as well as the usual purchase of collections, [-] yuan can be easily spent. It is really easy to earn and easy to spend.

However, Chu Chen was still very excited when he saw the 45 in the account. He only lost 42 a few days ago. Today, he not only made up the shortfall, but also added tens of thousands, which made him feel very emotional.

At this time, Song Jun looked at his watch and said, "It's time for dinner, why don't I treat you two to dinner today?"

When Chu Chen heard this, he turned his head and said to them, "How can I ask Master Song to invite you to dinner? Today, I made a small fortune, and besides, I'm still a landlord. I will definitely do my part to treat guests."

Seeing that Song Jun was still being polite, Zhu Dafu smiled and said, "Okay, Master Song, let's rob the little rich man Xiaochen today, and when we go to Yi*xing next time, we will have to trouble the landlord Master Song." gone."

Song Jun had no choice but to agree with this arrangement, so Chu Chen took them to find a relatively high-end private restaurant. Now that he has food in hand, he doesn't panic, and he really looks like a small landlord.

During the period, the three of them had a heated discussion about the purple sand pot and the tea ceremony. Of course, Chu Chen is still a newcomer in these two aspects. It was mainly Zhu Dafu and Song Jun who said that in general, a meal is a meal between the host and the guest. At the same time, Chu Chen learned a lot of knowledge and became more interested in the tea ceremony.

Although a few dishes cost more than 1000 yuan, Chu Chen felt that it was quite rewarding. Not to mention the quality of the dishes is really good. First of all, he and Song Jun got acquainted a lot. At the end of the talk, Song Jun also agreed to give him a set made by a novice the tea set for him.

This can't help but make Chu Chen elated. After all, Song Jun is also a famous pot maker in the local area. If he wants to get his works, not to mention money, it often takes time to wait. This makes Chu Chen happy. Said "How embarrassing!".

After dinner, the three of them bid farewell to each other. Because of family affairs, Song Jun directly booked the train for the afternoon and was ready to go back.It turned out that Chu Chen planned to invite him to play for two days and ask him about the tea ceremony, but now he can only wait for the next opportunity to talk about it.

However, Song Jun was a very busy person, I don't know how long it will take for the two of them to see each other again, Chu Chen felt somewhat regretful.Fortunately, communication is now developed. If there is anything I don't understand about the tea ceremony, I can still communicate with the phone, but it is still not as convenient as a real person.

(End of this chapter)