Jianbao life

Chapter 875 Fahua Porcelain

Hearing Qi Baofu briefly explain the cause and effect of the matter, Fang Jinbo said angrily: "He didn't talk about his level, but he used my money as a bargaining chip for him in a high-sounding manner. It's useless for me to trust him all the time! "

"What's even more ridiculous is that he also told me at the beginning that the first thing to do with antiques is to follow the right person, and secondly, to look more and buy less, to practice your appreciation, to buy from a young age, to do what you can, and to have a good attitude. Looking at it now Come on, he himself is a two-handed knife, and I don't know how he has the face to say such a thing!"

Qi Baofu patted Fang Jinbo's shoulder and said with a smile: "You are just being unkind to others, and this matter has already passed, so don't take it to heart. It's really not worth getting angry for this kind of person. Besides, you If you bought it right, let’s exchange time for the price, I believe that sooner or later the price will reach your purchase price. In addition, what Tian Sheng said is indeed correct, don’t let it fall on your ears.”

Fang Jinbo nodded: "Actually, I have already thought about this matter. Besides, this is a blessing in disguise. Otherwise, I would never have met you and Teacher Chu! I will have to ask you two for more advice in the future!"

Qi Baofu laughed and said, "Compared to Teacher Chu's eyesight, I don't even deserve to carry his shoes. If you want to make a name for yourself in antiques, you'd better hug Teacher Chu's thigh tightly!"

Chu Chen shook his head and laughed and said, "What's the use of hugging my thighs? The key is to look at yourself. But if you have any problems, you can come to me to communicate. Let's learn and make progress together."

"Thank you, Teacher Chu!"

Fang Jinbo expressed his gratitude to Chu Chen excitedly when he heard the words, and then said: "Mr. Chu, I just have a problem. I just saw the silver thread on the copper bottle, which seems to be on the bronze mirror I bought. It can also be vaguely seen on the mirror, is the pattern on my bronze mirror also wrong with silver threads?"

"Huh?" Chu Chen paused, and said, "It is indeed possible, but the specifics can only be judged after seeing the real thing."

Fang Jinbo quickly asked: "Then after you return to Beijing, can I bring the things to you for identification?"

"Okay, but I won't be back in Beijing in a few days, so you can call me then!" Chu Chen smiled and handed Fang Jinbo his business card.

"thanks……"

Seeing Fang Jinbo looking at Chu Chen's business card with a smile on his face, Qi Baofu patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are not mean enough, why didn't you talk to me about such an important matter before?"

"Brother Qi, I really didn't know it was silver before, and I don't know how to remove rust, even if I want to see the whole picture of that bronze mirror, I can't do it..."

"Okay! Okay! I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously..."

While joking, a group of people came to an antique shop. Zhao Xueyi bought the counterfeit product from here. Before that, Uncle Wu called Chu Chen to come over. He didn't know if there was a problem with the return, or something happened.

Walking into the antique shop, a clerk greeted him, but before he could speak, Zhao Xueyi, who was sitting inside, waved to Chu Chen again and again: "Xiao Chen, come quickly and help me look at this thing!"

Chu Chen nodded to the clerk, and then walked straight to Zhao Xueyi.

Just as Chu Chen was about to say hello to Uncle Wu and the others, Zhao Xueyi couldn't wait any longer. He pushed a jar in front of him and said, "Xiao Chen, help me take a look at this thing, we are a little uncertain."

"Is this Fahua Porcelain?" Chu Chen gasped slightly when he saw the unique color of the plum vase.

"Yes!" A thin-looking old man next to him nodded and said, "I got it from a big local family in Jin Province. There must be no problem."

Zhao Xueyi waved his hand and said, "Old Yi, don't keep saying that this thing is okay, if it is really okay, I would have accepted it long ago."

The old man frowned and said: "Since you think it's wrong, then tell me why, you can't just say it without proof?"

Zhao Xueyi said with a chuckle: "Old Yi, don't worry, the appraiser is here. After he passes the appraisal and says it's genuine, then I'll take this jar away immediately, and I'll put it on at noon. I will accompany you at the same table."

"Can it work?" The old man looked at Chu Chen and muttered suspiciously.

Seeing the suspicious expression on the old man's face, Uncle Wu of course wanted to defend himself: "Shopkeeper Yi, I'm not boasting. My son-in-law has better talent and eyesight than me. He's right, and we'll definitely believe it!"

Zhao Xueyi gave the old man a reassuring look: "That's right! Don't worry, Lao Yi. Anyway, I'll leave it here. As long as Xiaochen says something is right, I'll accept it."

The old man looked at Chu Chen and didn't understand why these people believed in the young man in front of him so much. He could understand that he was a well-known expert, but could he be an expert at such a young age?But looking at Chu Chen again, he felt that Chu Chen looked familiar, which surprised him for a while. Could it be that he had seen this person before?
After thinking for a while, the old man didn't remember where he met Chu Chen, so he didn't think about it anymore. Anyway, Zhao Xueyi had already said that, even if the young people said that their things were wrong, they had to give reasons. All right, otherwise he won't let it go.

Seeing Chu Chen picking up the porcelain on the table and looking at it, Fang Jinbo asked curiously: "Brother Qi, is this called Fahua porcelain? I don't think I've seen it before?"

"Let's say it's you, even if I haven't encountered a few pieces of this kind of Fahua porcelain, I can tell you about its origin."

Qi Baofu laughed and began to talk freely: "This fahuacai is also called enamel or enamel. It is a unique style of ceramic product in folk kilns in our country. It was first created in the Yuan Dynasty and flourished in the Ming Dynasty. It is mainly produced in the southern part of Jin Province. In the area, Ming Dynasty products are the most."

"The decoration method of Fahuacai is quite special. It absorbs the powder painting used in murals in Jin Province. First, a special mud bag with a tube is used on the pottery body, like a fountain pen filled with mud, while squeezing mud, while outlining the raised patterns on the tire, then filling in the colors with yellow, green, and purple glazes, and then baking at a low temperature."

"After the late Ming Dynasty, there were many imitations of porcelain, but porcelain bodies were used. Fahuacai porcelain has a solemn and generous shape, rich colors, and a strong three-dimensional sense. These are its characteristics. The types of Fahua ware are pots and bottles Mostly, the portraits of figures are outstanding - the patterns are mainly figures, flowers and birds..."

While Qi Baofu was explaining Fang Jinbo's science, Chu Chen was also full of praise for the large fahuacai pot in his opponent's hands.

I saw that this jar is more than 30 centimeters high, with a rounded mouth, short neck and wide shoulders, a bulging belly and a flat bottom, and the lower part of the belly gradually retracts.

This tank adopts the vertical powder technique in color painting. On the surface of the porcelain body, a special mud bag with a tube is used to hook the outline of the convex line. The yellow, green and purple shaft materials are used to fill in the base and the color of the pattern. It is fired in a kiln.

The shoulders of the pot are painted with a circle of Ruyi head patterns, and the abdomen is themed with Gaoshi pictures. In the painting, Gaoshi and his followers walk in Tsing Yi.

The concave, flat and convex carving techniques of this vessel are all applied, and the lines are well outlined and full of three-dimensional effect.The decoration is clear and delicate, the colors are soft, the collocation is reasonable, and the craftsmanship is superb, which reflects the superb skills of its craftsmen.

Judging from the workmanship of the utensils, Chu Chen also had to praise it as a masterpiece of Fahua colored porcelain, and compared with the pottery-bodied Fahua porcelain made in Jin Province, the Fahua colored porcelain made in Porcelain Capital The former has fewer surviving volumes, especially such high-quality works, the number is much smaller, so it is especially rare.

However, what made Chu Chen feel strange was that such a fine piece of Fahuacai porcelain, why would Uncle Wu and others think there was a problem?

Fahuacai porcelain is relatively rare. During his five years in Uncle Wu, he had never seen Uncle Wu buy this kind of porcelain. It may be because I am not familiar with Fahua porcelain and misunderstood it, but all three think it is wrong, so there is probably something wrong with the porcelain in front of me.

Thinking of this, Chu Chen looked inside and out of the piece of porcelain in his hand, and after looking at it, he really found a few problems.

First of all, this piece of porcelain looks old and lacks flavor. This does not mean that the porcelain looks still angry. If this is the case, let alone Uncle Wu and the others, the owner of this piece of porcelain will not think it is genuine. .

The old atmosphere that Chu Chen felt was a kind of historical charm.

Speaking of it, for a real old porcelain, from its birth to the present, it is a process of "born from death". For example, a newly fired porcelain is a "stillborn", but after thousands of years With the historical tempering, porcelain has become "spiritual".

Experienced people should know that a room of newly fired porcelain will make a slight "cracking" sound in the dead of night.Chu Chen felt that this was the process of "Phoenix Nirvana" of porcelain.

The counterfeiting of cultural relics now is actually to speed up the process of porcelain "from death to life", so as to achieve the purpose of confusing the real with the fake.

But a fake is a fake, no matter what it is, it is not as realistic as the natural one. No matter how realistic the old ones are, if things have not been baptized by the years, they will lose a little bit of historical vicissitudes. I can feel it.

But this kind of feeling can only be felt and cannot be expressed in words. Chu Chen felt that it should be because of this reason that Uncle Wu and the others couldn't tell the specific reason even if they felt that something was wrong.

Fortunately, in addition to seeing that the porcelain lacks such traces of time, Chu Chen also found several technical problems, otherwise it would be difficult for him to explain.

Seeing Chu Chen put the thing down, Zhao Xueyi couldn't wait to ask: "Xiao Chen, is this thing right?"

"This is indeed a very exquisite fahuacai porcelain."

Chu Chen first praised it, not to mention anything else, in terms of workmanship and other aspects, the craftsmanship of this piece of porcelain is indeed very superb.

(End of this chapter)