Jianbao life

Chapter 452 Being a Guest (Liang Pot)

In addition to the piece of ancient jade, Chu Chen also found a red sandalwood statue of Tieguai Li, which was not made of red sandalwood, but made of old rosewood.

Then as more and more collections have been seen, the frequency of fakes is also increasing, but Du Hou's eyesight should still be very good. Among the more than 100 collections that Chu Chen has seen, only nine of them appeared. There is less than [-]% chance of a fake, and it is still in a field that I am not good at, and my eyesight is already very good.

It's just that after looking at these more than 100 collections, except for the snuff bottle at the beginning, Chu Chen didn't see what he liked, which made him feel somewhat depressed.

Next, Chu Chen looked at a few more collections, and finally saw something he was quite satisfied with, a fire-burned jade Ruyi from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

Burning jade is actually a method of fake jade.

Gaogu jade wares have been buried in the ground for a long time, and they have been subjected to the effects of ground pressure, heat, gas, and humidity. They generally have calcification or oxidation, and a layer of thin or thick, white or yellow skin appears on the surface, which is called It is "chicken bone white" or "fish belly white".Huoshaoyu is to roast jade with fire, so that the jade is heated and turned into this chicken bone white.

Some friends may ask, since it is a fake jade, why does Chu Chen still like this jade Ruyi?In fact, the reason is very simple. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty loved jade and was fascinated by ancient jade wares, so he ordered people to imitate ancient jade wares, and this jade Ruyi is one of them.

This Ruyi jade handle is carefully carved from a whole piece of huge fire-burned jade. Its color is "chicken bone white" color of ancient jade, and its head is in the shape of Ganoderma lucidum. On it is carved a bat with spread wings and a jade chime in its mouth , a hanging silk sash, under which a pair of catfish are carved symmetrically, with flat heads and flat mouths, round eyes and long beards, and a hanging silk sash with a jade chime in its mouth.

A small "*"-shaped pattern is carved between the two fishes, a longevity peach is carved in shallow relief in the middle of the front of the Ruyi handle, a bat is carved on the end of the handle, and several auspicious cloud patterns are carved on the back.The combination of bats, chimes and catfish means "more auspiciousness", "prosperity and prosperity", and "good luck for all generations".

This piece of jade Ruyi is soft and winding, exquisitely carved, polished and polished, implying auspiciousness. It is a rare antique jade treasure in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

However, it is precisely because it is artificially made antique jade, its original jade quality has been destroyed, so although this jade Ruyi is exquisite in workmanship, but because it has lost the natural characteristics of jade, the value in the market is not too high now. His pair of Sanskrit cups fit just right.

Although Du Hou said before that as long as it is not porcelain, other collections are negotiable, but apart from the ones he particularly likes, Chu Chen really can't choose something that is more valuable than his pair of cups in exchange, and even if If he chooses one with a much higher value, he will also make up the difference.

There are still eight or nine hundred collections left, although nearly half of them are porcelain, but among the four or five hundred collections, it should not be difficult to find a few more that you like and the price is right, so Chu Chen took Yu Ruyi first. Put it back, as a backup, and then read on.

Moving step by step to the other end of the shelf, Chu Chen came to a row of antique cabinets dedicated to purple clay wares.

Zisha is also one of the large categories of ceramics. It is a ceramic product between pottery and porcelain. It belongs to a kind of ceramic that has not been completely sintered. Small, the fracture is shell-like or stone-like, but does not have the translucency of porcelain body.

However, it is precisely because of the characteristics of purple sand and its unique pore structure that people prefer purple sand teapots to make tea, and it is regarded as the first tea set.

Chu Chen, like Uncle Wu, likes to collect ceramics, and he has also learned the tea ceremony, which makes him very fond of purple sand tea sets. Therefore, when he saw nearly 30 purple sand teapots on the cabinet in front of him, his interest immediately rose .

However, after seeing more than a dozen purple clay teapots in succession, Chu Chen felt a little disappointed. The teapots were really purple clay teapots, but they were all ordinary goods. Far from what he expected.

Chu Chen turned his head in disappointment, and saw a few pretty-looking purple clay teapots beside him, so he hurriedly stepped forward to look at them with some excitement.

When it comes to Tiliang pots, one has to talk about Su Dongpo, who designed the Tiliang pots.

According to legend, Su Dongpo, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, was unsuccessful in his later years and abandoned his official position to come to Shushan in Yixing. Because he still drank tea, he felt that Yixing's purple sand pots were small, so he thought of making a big purple sand pot by himself. This seems to be easy to do, but it is difficult. After several months, I still can't do anything.

Su Dongpo's school boy often carried a lantern to light the way for his husband at night. One day when he saw the lantern, he had a whim, why not make a purple clay pot just like the lantern.Due to the tea drinking habits at that time, the handle was installed on the side of the pot body. Once the fire was heated, the handle would be burnt black and hot, which was very impractical.

So, he came up with the idea of ​​"lifting the beam", and from the perspective of a literati, he designed the handle on the upper part of the pot, and used the shape of a dead tree as the handle. It is said that he also wrote "Songfeng Bamboo Stove, Lifting The pot calls each other", "Green smoke cabbage fried rice, di pot Tianshui chrysanthemum tea" and other famous poems.

Because this kind of teapot is unique, some artists imitated it later, and called this style of teapot "Dongpo Tiliang pot".

Of course, legends are legends after all. Since the Zisha teapots of the Song Dynasty generally do not leave names on them, so far, no complete Zisha teapot of the Song Dynasty has been found, and no physical evidence of the Tiliang Zisha teapot related to Su Dongpo has been found.

Moreover, it is said that according to historical records, Su Dongpo should use Choshi to make tea, just like the kettle we use to boil water now. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that Yang Pengnian reformed, processed, and shaped it. , made into Zisha Tiliang Shicho, which has become the prototype of the Dongpo Tiliang Hu that people see now.

Yang Pengnian was a master of purple clay teapots from Jiaqing to Daoguang in the late Qing Dynasty. In addition, these pots with beams look bright and smooth. At least they should be purple clay teapots made in the period of the Republic of China. From Yang Pengnian to the period of the Republic of China, they are relatively famous. There are only a few celebrities in the purple clay pot, and it is precisely because of this that Chu Chen looks a little excited.

Sure enough, the first purple clay teapot that Chu Chen picked up was a purple clay teapot made by Yu Guoliang, a famous purple sand artist in the Republic of China. , to shape the style of this beam-lifting pot quite elegantly.

It's just a pity that the handle of this beam-lifting pot was injured, and the lid was repaired, which greatly affected the value of this pot, making the pot that was originally worth more than [-] yuan now only worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Chu Chen put the girder pot back to its original position with some regrets, but when he turned his head, he happened to see another girder pot at the farthest end of this row of shelves, with a pure purple color and extremely bright patina. , and the simple and graceful shape, which immediately attracted him.

Unable to restrain himself, he walked up to the beam-lifting pot, picked it up carefully, and Chu Chen began to look at it carefully.

The body of this pot is smooth and round, decorated with two corresponding round cakes. The body of the pot has soft lines, and the long neck is decorated with cloud shoulder lines, which are straight and fine.The spout is in the shape of five sides, and the lid is in the shape of a jar and bowl, with a small air hole in the middle, and a small seal of "tycoon" on the side.

Seeing the word "tycoon", Chu Chen became excited, because this represented Shao Daheng, a famous pot maker in Yi Xing from Daoguang to Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty.

Shao Daheng enjoyed a great reputation when he was young, and he was later called the master craftsman after Chen Mingyuan.His pots are known for their simplicity, especially in their simple and simple shapes, which are simple and solemn, with extraordinary momentum, such as pots with balls and antique pots, which can highlight the simple and elegant atmosphere of Zisha art.

Gu Jingzhou, a famous pot maker, once praised Shao Daheng's works: "After decades of imitation, I feel that his (Shao Daheng)'s various handed down vessels can be regarded as a masterpiece of sand art, and a generation of delicate and complicated style. From his selection The succinctness of the clay, the profound aesthetics of the shape, the perfection of the creation form, and the superb craftsmanship have won praises and high reputations for a while, and there is a feeling of "the past has not seen the ancients, and the future has not seen."

From this we can see the splendor of Shao Daheng's works, and this can also be reflected in the market. Shao Daheng's works have been regarded as treasures by tea lovers and collectors in the Qing Dynasty. Thousands of pieces of gold are hard to come by.”Up to now, it has made Zisha collectors salivate, and it is rare to appreciate his works.

As a person who has started to love purple sand, Chu Chen was able to see a piece of Shao Daheng's work, and he had a chance to get it in his pocket. No wonder he was so excited, so he hurriedly continued to look at it.

There are semicircular buttons on the front and back sides of the girder teapot, which look plump and smooth. There are two holes in the middle, and a copper handle is used as a soft girder for easy carrying.The inside of the pot is smooth and free of mud traces, and the skill is relatively difficult.In addition, there is a seal engraved four-character inscription on the bottom of the pot, which is also a common technique used by Shao Daheng to make pots.

This pot is round and smooth, and feels quite comfortable to the touch. The color of the clay is purplish red. Because it has been used for many years and has been carefully maintained, it looks as smooth as ancient jade, with a shiny matt finish. It can be described as simple, solemn, and extraordinary.

Based on the appearance of this pot, Chu Chen can be sure that it must be a genuine product. However, the identification of antiques cannot be sloppy. He still slowly and carefully searched for possible flaws. Of course, if he is greedy for convenience, You can also use abilities, but in that case, you will lose a chance to learn, which is against his idea.

After some comparison and searching, he finally used the ability, and the result was consistent with what he identified. This beam lifting pot was definitely a treasure carefully crafted by Shao Daheng.

(End of this chapter)