Play treasure master

Chapter 136 I would rather make three pots than deserve a lid
The person who came was a man in his 50s, wearing a light blue Chinese-style stand-up collar, a Mediterranean hairstyle, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.When he raised his hand, the huge emerald ring on his finger was extremely eye-catching.

The man spoke in a soft voice, slightly shrill, "Mr. Shen, I wanted to call you in the morning, but suddenly something happened in Shanghai, so I might have to go back tomorrow."

As he said that, he looked at Yu Yao, "This is Xiao Shen's boyfriend, right?"

Shen Ge's face flushed slightly.

Yu Yao stretched out his hand, "It's a pleasure to meet you. Yu Yao, a primary school student in the antique shop, got rich with Mr. Shen, and also appreciates a generation of famous Mansheng pots."

Shen Zhongyuan introduced, "This is Lu Ziqian, Mr. Lu."

Then he pointed at Yu Yao, "Yu Yao is too modest, he can now be called the youngest among the sharp-eyed antique dealers in Jiangzhou!"

Lu Ziqian rolled his eyes, "That's great, Boss Xiao Yu specializes in purple clay pots?"

Without waiting for Yu Yao to speak, Shen Zhongyuan raised his hand, "Sit down and talk."

"Okay, okay." Lu Ziqian showed a complex look on his face, and when he sat down, he put a leather bag in his hand on his knee.

"Drink tea!" Seeing that Shen Ge had already poured a cup of tea for Lu Ziqian, Shen Zhong raised his hand as a signal.

Lu Ziqian freed up one hand, picked up the teacup, first smelled it, and then took a sip, "Huangshan Maofeng, the fragrance is like orchid. Mr. Shen, the Junshan Yinzhen that I invited me to drink last time was yellow tea. It's green tea, if I'm not in a hurry to go back, I'm afraid there will be oolong, Pu'er, all kinds of teas to try!"

How could Zhong Yuan not be able to understand the meaning of his words: How many times do you have to talk about a Mansheng pot before deciding whether to buy it or not?

"Then let's go to the study to enjoy the pot first, and then come down to drink tea?" Shen Zhongyuan said and got up.

Yu Yao had no money to identify the inscription just now, which gave him great confidence.If Yu Yao says it's okay, then we can negotiate the price, even if it's genuine, you can't listen to his 800 million buyout price.

The four of them went to the study on the second floor together.

Lu Ziqian could see that Yu Yao had invited Zhang Shen from afar.Of course, he is also a little strange.Shen Zhongyuan is also a long-established figure in the antique circle. Although his specialty is in porcelain, he is definitely not an amateur in purple clay pots. He actually invited a young man in his 20s to come!

Just now he wanted to ask Yu Yao if he specialized in purple clay teapots, if he specialized in purple clay teapots, or even the apprentice of some famous teapot maker, then it would be understandable.But Shen Zhongyuan interrupted him on purpose, so he was too embarrassed to ask.

A beautiful red sandalwood willow box was taken out of Lu Ziqian's purse and placed on the desk.

Red sandalwood is a kind of wood with red sandalwood in its name, but it is not a precious wood. In fact, it is not like red sandalwood at all. Instead, it is a bit like sea yellow avocado pattern material, which is often used by profiteers as sea yellow.In short, red sandalwood willow is beautiful and inexpensive, and it can also bluff people.

Lu Ziqian opened the wooden box, took out the purple clay pot from inside, and placed it on the desk, "Old Shen, please!"

It's normal for him not to invite Yu Yao.Shen Shenyuan is the real buyer, and Yu Yao has to invite him.

Shen Zhongyuan nodded, and said with a smile: "Only Xiao Yu hasn't seen it, so come here first!"

Yu Yao didn't want to be polite, he just came to help Zhang Yan.He stepped forward and gently picked up the lid of the pot, looked at the imprint of "Peng Nian" inside, then buckled it aside, and picked up the body of the pot.

It takes a long time to look at the body of the pot.

This pot is from the Qing Dynasty, and there is nothing wrong with it.

And judging from the craftsmanship, it should be the work of Yang Pengnian.

The inscription on the body of the pot should also be done by Chen Mansheng himself.

The Big Dipper is high, the South Dipper is down, the Milky Way flows, and the rails hang.Man Shengming.

Chen Mansheng, a generation of famous gold and stone seal carving masters, engraved inscriptions on pots and used knives as substitutes for writing. Calligraphy skills and gold and stone charm coexist, which is natural, which is difficult to imitate.And if you want to imitate, the inside of the notch also needs to be old, which is extremely difficult.Yu Yao observed it carefully, and there was absolutely no trace of old work.

There is no problem with the imprint "Amando room" on the bottom of the pot.

However, after looking at the body of the pot, Yu Yao picked up the lid again.

The more you look at it, the more wrong it becomes, especially after comparing the body of the pot carefully.

It turned out that the lid of this pot was made later!

Although the imprint of "Peng Nian" inside is vivid, and the lid of the pot is very meticulously made of old and pasted, Yu Yao still saw the clues after all.

It is a very troublesome thing to put a lid on the back of the purple clay teapot.There is a saying in the purple clay pot business, which is called: It is better to make three pots than one lid.

Looking at it now, the matchmaking is done, and the method is extremely clever.

But this is not a new pot, it has to be made old for patina.

It’s okay to say that the inside of the lid is old, but it’s really difficult to make the patina on the outside of the lid consistent with the body of the pot.

Yu Yao could tell that it was because of the patina on the outside of the lid.

The patina on the lid of this pot is a little thicker than the body of the pot, which is overdone.

If there is only this point, it can still be explained, because it is not impossible that there is a difference between the lid and the body of the pot.

But there is another point, the patina on the lid is not only thicker than the body of the pot, but also every part is as uniform as the body of the pot.

The lid of the pot is different from the body of the pot.The patina of the pot body is often relatively uniform; but the pot lid has a relatively flat lid and a lid button that is often manipulated.For a 200-year old pot, the patina on the lid button and the patina on the surface of the lid cannot be equally uniform.

Of course, it’s still the same sentence, it’s easy to say it, but you must have extremely high eyesight if you want to see it clearly.

A Mansheng teapot, lost or damaged the lid for some unknown reason, leaving only the body of the teapot, but it was fitted with a lid by someone later, and it was carefully aged!

A real pot with a fake lid.

This fake cover must be done by a master, and it must have taken a lot of effort.However, if you can get away with it, you can still make a lot of money!
The price of an ordinary purple clay teapot without a lid is often only one-tenth of a complete teapot!

However, after all, the Mansheng pot is not an ordinary product, and after so many years, even a pot without a lid is still valuable.However, even if the price is less than one-tenth of the price, it is difficult for anyone to ask for half the price!
Yu Yao gently put the Mansheng Pot away, expressionless, "Old Shen, I've finished reading it!"

Lu Ziqian smiled, "Boss Xiaoyu is careful, good things are easy to get addicted to!"

Shen Zhongyuan thought for a while, "When Xiao Yu watched it just now, I also admired it again, so I don't need to read it again! My study is still a bit cramped, let's talk in the living room downstairs!" Actually , The heavy study room is very large.

"Okay! It's up to you." Lu Ziqian stepped forward to collect his things and put them in his leather bag.Shen Shenyuan glanced at Shen Ge.

"Mr. Lu, please." Shen Ge stepped forward and led Lu Ziqian out of the study first.

(End of this chapter)