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Chapter 666 Acquaintances at the preview
When Yu Yao heard this, his heart tightened, "Who?"

"The question is so hasty, you attach great importance to this Yue kiln!" Cai Chihuang smiled slightly, "My grandfather."

Yu Yao was stunned for a moment, "Old man, I was in a hurry and didn't have time to talk to him."

In fact, Yu Yao originally wanted to talk to Cai Pengxi after watching it, and Zhong Yu also had to talk to him; he said again, "What did he say?"

"He said, it's not like Yue Kiln. He also said that after you read it, you will talk to him."

Yu Yao laughed loudly, "Ginger is still old and spicy."

Cai Chihuang raised another finger, "There is another person who is a little interested. Or, I don't know if he is very interested."

Yu Yao lit a cigarette, "Is this person on Hong Kong Island?"

"Yes, it's Xia Zhu's cousin."

"Xia Zhu's cousin?" Yu Yao frowned slightly, "What do you do?"

"It's an antique broker with a studio, but it seems that the business is very slow. It's an old girl, whose surname is Ouyang."

Director Ouyang.

Ouyang Song.Yu Yao recited the name silently in his heart, "How did you know, Miss Xia told you? You didn't say I was interested, did you?"

"I know what to say and what not to say. I just said that you came here for a piece of ruby ​​that I want to auction." Cai Chihuang looked at Yu Yao, "I just listened to Xia Zhu's suggestion. After a while, she also said that her cousin knows porcelain very well."

"Maybe we will meet tomorrow." Yu Yao said lightly.

The next morning, Yu Yao came to the exhibition hall of W Hotel to participate in the preview of Gardner's Spring Auction, but he didn't meet Ouyang Song.

Not only did he not meet Ouyang Song, but the celadon table lamp was also not exhibited.According to the organizer's introduction, some exhibits will only be displayed for one day, and only on the second day.

Galder's spring auction this time was indeed a bit abnormal.

However, at the preview, Yu Yao still ran into a few acquaintances.

The first person I saw was Fu Mancang, the president of Gard Asia. This old British man had a pleasant smile and was full of affinity on the surface, but he always gave people an elusive feeling.He warmly greeted Yu Yao, and said that he and Cai Chihuang must be invited to dinner at night.

Yu Yao suddenly thought that there might be something from the counterfeiting group that could sneak into the Spring Auction to test the waters, but it's hard to find out just by looking at the catalog; and if there is, it might appear the next day, just like the celadon table lamp.

I didn't see Xie Zhihao in the preview, but I saw Cheng Xiaonian, the adopted son of Lord Lame and the owner of Yanjing Jiudingtang.

Cheng Xiaonian and Yu Yao only met once, but after meeting, they called "Mr. Yu" and shook hands intimately like old friends, and Yu Yao responded politely.But Cheng Xiaonian said a few more words, such as "My father lives in Yanjing now, and he often mentions you."

Yu Yao also had no choice but to laugh and say a few polite words, such as "Master Lame is a senior, and I have benefited a lot from several exchanges" and so on.

There is another person who is beyond Yu Yao's expectation—Qi Changhe, a collector from Shaozhou, Zhejiang Province. He once obtained the "Soul Extinguisher" in the Eight Swords of the King of Yue, and asked Yu Yao to appreciate it.

"Mr. Yu? I never expected to meet an old acquaintance in a foreign land!" Qi Changhe didn't use the word properly, but he was surprised, "I knew you were here, so we should get together!"

"I also thought of it temporarily, and I didn't expect you to come too."

The two chatted for a few words, separated first, and looked at things separately.Qi Changhe seemed to want to be with Yu Yao at first, but Yu Yao had Shen Ge and Cai Chihuang by his side, and a middle-aged man who seemed to be a friend by his side, so he finally said to have a look at each other first.

Now that we're here, even if the celadon ware is not on display, we still have to take a look at the items on display.

The most conspicuous center position of the day was also a piece of porcelain.

A large Hongwu underglaze red peony bowl.

This bowl is really big, with a diameter of half a meter. If it is not a typical bowl shape, it can be called a jar.

Underglaze red, like blue and white, is underglaze color. Blue and white was originally "underglaze green", but it was given a very poetic name.The name of underglaze red is very straightforward, but in fact it is more difficult to make than blue and white; the pigment used to burn blue and white is cobalt, while underglaze red uses copper as the coloring agent; although the process is the same, the success rate But much lower.

Hongwu Underglaze Red, Yong (Le) Xuan (De) Blue and White, Chenghua Doucai, Hongzhi Chicken Oil Yellow, Wanli Five Colors... There are many porcelains from the Ming Dynasty; but Hongwu Underglaze Red is quite special .

Hongwu is the year name of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang admired "fire virtue", green wood, red fire, white gold, black water and loess, so Zhu Yuanzhang admired red among the five colors.However, the single red glaze is visually monotonous and solemn, and it is fine purely as a sacrificial vessel, but it is not suitable for other purposes.The red pattern under the red glaze under the glaze is more flexible, and it is suitable for daily use in the palace; at the same time, it was forbidden to be used by the people in the early Ming Dynasty.

In fact, it is very difficult to burn a truly bright red color, even for official kilns.

Underglaze red first appeared in the Yuan Dynasty, but it was very rough. There was a great breakthrough in the Hongwu period, and it was further developed in the Yongxuan period. However, after Xuande, it is difficult to see fine underglaze red.It was not until the Kang, Yong, and Qiang Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty that it was carried forward again.

Yu Yao looked at this large Hongwu glazed red peony bowl with twigs and red branches. The style is thick and the red hair is also very straight. In addition to the huge shape and full decoration, it has an aura of dominating the world.

"This should be Hong Wu's late work." Yu Yao said softly.

Indeed, Hongwu's early Hongwu underglaze reds were generally not bright enough in color, and some even turned into "underglaze black" when fired.However, under Zhu Yuanzhang's insistence, he continued to fire and finally broke through the technical bottleneck.

"The starting price is 8000 million." Cai Chihuang smiled slightly.Naturally, this is in the catalogue, and it is worthwhile for Chi Huang to say this at this time.

Yu Yao nodded, "Good stuff."

Shen Ge blinked, "It seems that a small piece of glaze has come off the mouth of the bowl."

"Not only is there deglazing on the mouth of the bowl, there are also one or two parts of the decoration, and there is also a bit of accumulated color." Yu Yao said, "Sometimes, defects are also a kind of beauty."

"Yes." Cai Chihuang said emotionally, "Perfectionists can't play with ancient things. Take ancient jade as an example, which piece has no small bumps!"

"You're still online. I'm just stating a fact, not in an attitude of finding fault." Shen Ge squeezed Yu Yao's palm, and then said softly, "That old man you know seems to be looking at you from time to time."

What Shen Ge was talking about was Qi Changhe. After the two separated, Yu Yao came to Hongwu Glaze Hong's place alone. Qi Changhe and the middle-aged people who were traveling with him seemed to be walking around randomly, but they were not far away.

Yu Yao turned his head, as if looking casually, but met Qi Changhe's eyes.

Qi Changhe smiled slightly, whispered a few words to the middle-aged man beside him, and then walked forward alone to meet Yu Yao's gaze.

"Mr. Yu is also interested in this big bowl?"

(End of this chapter)