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Chapter 862 Peacock Blue Glazed Plate

Chu Chen introduced his guess to those present.

When everyone suddenly realized, they also felt very strange that Chu Chen would know the method of deception in such detail.If it weren't for knowing that Chu Chen was a well-known expert, and from the looks of his clothes, he shouldn't be the one who was short of money, otherwise, they would all think that Chu Chen might be a counterfeiter of ancient porcelain.

If Chu Chen knew what they were thinking, he would smile wryly. Who told him to have a well-informed teacher?Moreover, the teacher kept asking him to memorize these methods of imitating ancient porcelain. Fortunately, he has a photographic memory, otherwise these materials alone would make his head big.

At this time, Brother Zhang thought of a question, so he asked, "Mr. Chu, is the black liquid around the crack just now an asphalt solution?"

Chu Chen said, "Yes, that jar should have been made of asphalt."

Asphalt solution is a commonly used method for antique porcelain. It first dissolves asphalt in gasoline, and then applies the asphalt solution on the surface of the utensils. .In this way, the old appearance of handed down products can be imitated.

However, the "old appearance" generally processed with asphalt solution has a single color, lacks a sense of layering, and sometimes has traces of brushing.And as long as you use a cotton swab to dip 120# solvent gasoline to smear the stain, if the stain is dissolved immediately, it means that the asphalt solution is old.

Chu Chen estimated that there would be asphalt solution around the cracks in the jar, and the counterfeiter might have poured the solution into the bottle for rinsing.As a result of a crack in the foot, the bituminous solution seeped out and polluted part of the foot.Since it is not obvious, counterfeiters may be lazy to remove it.

By this time, Brother Zhang and the others had no doubts about the authenticity of Xiao Guo's piece of porcelain.Considering that Chu Chen was delayed for so long, the group thanked Chu Chen for his explanation, and then prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, Brother Zhang's mobile phone rang suddenly. He picked up the phone, put down the phone without saying a few words, and quickly said to Chu Chen: "Mr. Chu, Xiao Guo's master wants to invite you to his Go sit in the store, do you have time? If you don’t have time, he said that he will take Xiao Guo to your store to make amends some other day!”

Anyway, I have nothing to do, so it's okay to go there, but Chu Chen has to know who the other party is beforehand. After all, not everyone in the whole antique street has a very good relationship with him.

So, Chu Chen asked, "Who is Xiao Guo's master?"

Brother Zhang replied: "Xiao Guo's master is the treasurer Peng of Yaxiangzhai."

Yaxiangzhai mainly deals in spices, and antique shops such as aromatherapy burners. This shop has been open for a long time. Chu Chen is also familiar with this shopkeeper Peng, and he is also a member of the Beijing Antique Association. , Chu Chen also had to give him face.

"Okay, then I'll go over right away..."

Seeing that Chu Chen agreed, Brother Zhang said a few more words into the phone, and then he was about to leave. After all, the shopkeeper Peng's meaning was very clear. He wanted Xiao Guo to apologize to Chu Chen. If they went together, they would be a joke suspected.

However, before leaving, Brother Zhang asked with a smile: "Mr. Chu, you also open a shop here?"

Chu Chen smiled and pointed to the door of his own store, and said, "I opened this Ciyizhai!"

"Ah! So this store is opened by you!"

Brother Zhang and the others were all a little surprised. You know, this Ciyizhai is very popular in the antique street now. Apart from the fact that there are some high-quality imitation porcelains with clearly marked prices, the rest are genuine products, and the endless high-end emerald jewelry also makes this place It has become a place frequented by many dignitaries.

Moreover, Brother Zhang and the others also heard that the owner of Ciyizhai has a very strong background. No matter how good the business is, no one would dare to come here to make trouble. This has also become a hot topic in the antique market.

Although Brother Zhang and the others have also heard that the owner of Ciyizhai is named Chu, they did not expect it to be Chu Chen.After all, Chu Chen is really too young, and Chu Chen looks very humble, not at all like the kind of boss with a strong background.

Therefore, they were so surprised when they learned that Chu Chen was the owner of this antique shop.

"Can I still lie to you about this?" Chu Chen laughed.

"Where! Where..." Everyone said that it was just a surprise.

Then Brother Zhang said: "Mr. Chu, we won't waste your time..."

After bidding farewell to Brother Zhang and others who were very polite, Chu Chen went straight to the Yaxiangzhai just mentioned. As soon as he walked to the door, he smelled a faint fragrance. From the analysis of the smell, it should be a combination spices.

Walking into the store, Chu Chen found that an old man in his 50s was admonishing Xiao Guo with a stern face, while Xiao Guo stood beside him with his head bowed silently.

Seeing this situation, Chu Chen smiled to himself. Although the old man's expression did have the meaning of hating iron for nothing, he could still tell that the scene in front of him should have been intentionally made by the old man. As for the purpose, it was not. It speaks for itself.

As soon as the old man saw Chu Chen coming in, he quickly scolded Xiao Guo loudly: "I haven't apologized to Shopkeeper Chu yet!"

"Shopkeeper Chu, I'm sorry, I was wrong just now, I shouldn't be so rude, and I shouldn't be so unreasonable..."

Xiao Guo lowered his eyebrows and apologized sincerely to Chu Chen, but how did Chu Chen think, how did he feel that Xiao Guo seemed to be a child who had done something wrong and was reviewing the teacher, this feeling made him feel Very funny.

Chu Chen smiled and waved his hands: "It's okay, I also punched at the beginning, and there were a lot of them. I can understand your mood."

Seeing that Chu Chen's attitude should really not care about this matter, shopkeeper Peng also heaved a sigh of relief. As a member of the Beijing Antique Association, he knows how deep Chu Chen's background is. If his apprentice really moves Chu Chen If you are angry, then it is likely that there will be no good fruit to eat in the future.

"My apprentice is so smart that he is very smart, but his psychological endurance is too weak, and he needs to practice more in the future!" Seeing Xiao Guo standing stupidly and saying nothing, shopkeeper Peng sighed inwardly. , and shouted loudly: "Thank you, shopkeeper Chu!"

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Chu!"

"Go and get the brocade box on the table in the back room."

Shopkeeper Peng waved to Xiao Guo, then asked Chu Chen to sit down, poured him a cup of tea, and said with a wry smile: "Sometimes my apprentice is too clever, and I don't know when he will be able to become a teacher!"

Chu Chen smiled and said, "Master Peng, you don't have to worry too much. It's like when you first entered this industry, your personality was more introverted than your apprentice. After several years of training, you can at least pass it!"

Shopkeeper Peng shook his head: "How can he compare with you, Shopkeeper Chu? Me, as long as he has half of yours, I can burn incense..."

The two chatted for a while, and saw Xiao Guo coming out of the back room holding a brocade box, and put the box on the table.

Shopkeeper Peng opened the lid of the box, and then pushed the box in front of Chu Chen: "Shopkeeper Chu, see if you like this thing!"

Chu Chen saw that there was a peacock blue glaze plate inside. The glaze surface was smooth and thin, and the glaze color was bright and bright, which was pleasing to the eye. To transfer to him.

So, Chu Chen raised his head, frowned slightly and asked, "Shopkeeper Peng, what do you mean?"

Shopkeeper Peng chuckled and said, "Treasurer Chu, take a look first, don't worry! I'm not giving it to you, and to be honest, I'm also reluctant to give it to you!"

"Okay, then I'll take a look first!" Chu Chen nodded and took out the plate.

Peacock blue glaze, also known as "French blue", is a low-temperature colored glaze that uses copper as a colorant and presents a bright blue tone after firing.Generally, blue glaze is fired at high temperature, and the glaze surface is not easy to fall off.Peacock blue glaze is a low temperature glaze.The raw body is glazed, or the second glaze is fired on a white glaze vessel.Because some utensils are greenish in color, some people named them "Malachite Green" or "Facui".

Peacock blue glaze is a traditional glaze in West Asia. It has a long history and was introduced to China very early. Three pieces of peacock blue glazed pottery vases were unearthed from the tomb of King Liu Hua of Fujian during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.The official kilns of Ming and Qing Dynasties all fired peacock blue glaze wares, and the color tone and glaze quality of each dynasty were different.

The peacock blue glaze plate in Chu Chen's hand is a treasure. This vessel is open, with a solitary belly, ring feet, green glaze inside, and dragon and phoenix patterns darkly carved in the center of the plate. Carved with a week of wavy lines, the lines are smooth, beautiful and natural.

The outer edge and near the feet are decorated with two darkly carved string patterns, and the theme decoration is painted with nine cloud dragon patterns in different shapes, churning on the seawater of the river cliff, and the peacock blue glaze is applied on the outside, making the glaze smooth.The bottom is exposed, and the outer edge is darkly engraved with the six-character regular script "Daming Xuande Year System".

Peacock blue-glazed blue and white products have been produced in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, but the color of the cobalt material is obviously darker. This is not only related to the immature firing technology and the direct application of peacock blue glaze to the carcass, but also to the production of plain tires. When the cobalt material is burned naked, it is related to the oxidation and blackening of the blue and white flowers.

As for the peacock blue glaze plate in Chu Chen's hand, the cobalt material has a correct hair color, and there is no trace of blackening from naked burning.Careful observation of the rim of the plate reveals that the surface of the joint between the secondary peacock blue low-temperature glaze and the primary high-temperature glaze is exposed.

From this, Chu Chen speculates that this may be due to the secondary process of firing the high-temperature plain tires with glaze on the inside and no glaze on the outside at that time, and then using cobalt to paint the outside and firing with peacock blue glaze. The ideal hair color of underglaze blue and white is guaranteed.

However, in any case, the performance of this peacock blue glaze should undoubtedly be a feature of the genuine Xuande official kiln of the Ming Dynasty. In addition, from the characteristics of the plate such as the fetal quality, Chu Chen can prove that it is indeed a genuine product.

Because the peacock blue glaze ware is a low-temperature glaze, the glaze is thin, and it is very difficult to fire. Therefore, the peacock blue glaze ware is rare and rare, and because the glaze is thin, it is easy to peel off after a long time, so it is relatively difficult to preserve. difficulty.

But the peacock blue glazed dish in Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty in front of me has been glazed for hundreds of years, and the glaze is still intact.

(End of this chapter)