golden ear

Chapter 317 The [-] Million Pot

Wu Tianyuan returned to the capital. Now that Liu Meizi has found her own way, she can succeed through continuous efforts. The next step is to help prepare materials.For example, spices, a trip to Vietnam, and flower arrangements, domestic bonsai and strange stones just come in handy.

"Liu Huasheng is the highlight. He has finally become a master of the tea ceremony. Just a few sets of antique tea sets are not enough!"

"By the way, didn't you say that Xu Sihai's purple sand pot was going to be sold last time? He must have an old pot that has been kept for many years, talk to him."

Wu Tianyuan had an idea. He wanted to use Liu Huasheng to occupy the Tianyuantang tea and tea set brand in Japan. To do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Can a tea ceremony master win without top-notch tea sets?

"Curator Wu, I have admired your name for a long time, and it is only by fate that we meet today!"

Under the introduction of Ma Tengfei, Wu Tianyuan met Xu Sihai, the No. 1 collection of domestic purple clay teapots, and came to his Zisha Museum in Shanghai.

"I have more than 600 pots here, and more than 300 old pots. I also collect new pots every year. They are all masterpieces of national craftsmen, and they are also considered investments."

Xu Sihai was very enthusiastic, and started to visit the museum with two people. He introduced while walking: "Zisha teapots are divided into three main categories according to their shapes: flower vessels, light vessels and tendon vessels. Representatives of flower vessels include Wang Yinxian and Zhu Kexin. , Jiang Rong, He Daohong, etc.; the tendon sac device is Wang Yinchun; the main representative of the light device is Gu Jingzhou."

Wu Tianyuan smiled and said: "Master Gu's pot is my first pot of gold, but unfortunately I have no fate since then, I have to study it carefully today."

"In fact, the so-called lightware means that there are no fancy patterns, and the art of purple sand is displayed entirely by shapes and lines. Gu Jingzhou uses these geometric figures and lines to display the art of purple sand to perfection. An excellent purple sand teapot must be "clay, shape Quality, workmanship, money, and merit are all excellent."

"When Gu Jingzhou was young, he started with square ware and also made round ware. With his association with calligraphy and painting circles, he gradually focused on the production of plain ware. Finally, he established his personal style with geometric pots and found his own artistic creation. He also cooperated with the famous painter Han Meilin and Professor Zhang Shouzhi of the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts to make pots, injecting modern aesthetic concepts into the development of sand pots, and creating a new artistic conception of the shape of purple sand tea pots."

Xu Sihai said excitedly: "I have dozens of his pots here. His representative works include: Partridge, Monk Hat, Stone Ladle, Handuo, Niugai Lianzi, Tibetan six-pronged pot, pot for spring, pot for Gongzhi father, with seat Lanyan pots, Linghua pots, high-waisted beam pots, high-empty flat pots, back-patterned bamboo teapots, melon pear pots, Junyu pots, cloud-shoulder Ruyi pots, etc. Among them, Niugai lotus seed pots and partridge pots have won national gold medals. Award, mitral hat and well fence pot won the national silver medal, and many excellent works have been collected by collectors and museums at home and abroad."

"Look at this cow-covered lotus seed pot. It has a straight belly and round feet, a wide mouth and a lip, a short curve, and a ring-shaped handle. It has a flat lid and a wide-band arched button that looks like a bull's nose, hence the name. The whole body exudes a solid and vigorous spirit. It goes through in one breath, and the curling of the hands is as vivid as the tail of an ox ready to be raised at any time."

"This monk's hat pot is a hexagonal shape with equal sides and equal surfaces, so the diagonal connection process of the clay pieces requires solid and profound basic pottery skills and profound cultural connotations. The connection of each part is natural and appropriate, harmonious and smooth. The upper rhythm is compact and seamless.”

"This stone ladle pot is one of my favorites. The body and the lid knob are triangular in shape, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, giving it a sense of stability. The shape is neither round nor square, and the front and back are interesting. Although the shape is simple, it can be more in the simplicity See deep."

Wu Tianyuan picked up the stone ladle pot, as if in a lifetime, recalling when he first debuted two years ago, when he knocked down Mrs. Xie with a stone ladle pot, he smiled knowingly.

"Collecting Gu Jingzhou's purple clay teapot has always been the best choice and dream of collectors at home and abroad. Three years ago, Gu Jingzhou's stone ladle teapot, which he cooperated with Tang Yun, sold for the first day price of 315 million yuan, but only one year later. At the same time, Gu Jingzhou and Wu Hufan collaborated on a Shipiaohu pot that fetched 1232 million yuan, setting a world record for a purple clay pot.”

Ma Tengfei said helplessly: "Old Xu played early, and he missed a lot of cheap ones. I only started playing pots in the past few years, and each one is more expensive than the other!"

In the 11 Baoli Autumn Auction, Gu Jingzhou picked up Bi Bi pots, a total of eleven pieces were sold for 17.

In 12, the auction of Gu Jingzhou's wall pot in Han Haichun was sold for 12.

In 10, Jiadechun auctioned Gu Jingzhou's Wu Hufan Calligraphy and Painting Mirror Pot with Bright Stone Ladle for 12 transactions.

In 11, Jiadechun auctioned Gu Jingzhou and Han Meilin's Tiliang Pan pots for 11 transactions.

Looking at the record of over ten million casually, Ma Tengfei joked: "Even I can't afford it!"

The three of them walked to the middle of the display cabinet, and looked at a teapot, Shao Daheng, the treasure of the town hall, the sky-high price pot king with a price of 2000 million!
"Shao Daheng enjoyed a great reputation when he was young. He is a generation of master craftsmen after Chen Mingyuan. His pot making is good at swinging, especially in making simple shapes, such as pots with balls and antique pots. They are simple and solemn, with extraordinary momentum. His The works have been regarded as treasures by tea lovers and collectors in the Qing Dynasty, and there is a saying that "a pot of gold is rare." Currently, "Fish Transforming Dragon Pot" and "Bundle of Bamboo Pot with Dragon Head" are in the collection of Nanjing Museum. "

"Shao Daheng's temperament is withdrawn and lofty, and he can't get a pot of gold unless he is poor. According to folklore, he is a pockmarked man who never follows the trend and clings to power. His rigorous attitude towards life has forged Shao Daheng. It is highly respected, and it is believed that in the 500 years after Qing Jiadao, no one has surpassed it."

Xu Sihai said emotionally: "The authentic works of tycoons are very rare, and Gu Jingzhou highly respects them. He selected seven works of tycoons in the book "Yixing Zisha Treasures". The inscriptions of the two pieces are consistent, indicating that the tycoon will use different inscriptions. The clay body, construction method, rationality, and atmosphere of this pot are in line with the style of the tycoon, which is beyond the capabilities of ordinary potters. It has been published in Taiwan Zisha monographs many times, and belongs to the orderly spread Famous products, extremely precious.”

"Master Gu once wanted to imitate the tycoon's pot, but he couldn't do it all the time. In the end, he had to look at "duo" and sigh. It took me several years to get this pot. It is the love of my life!"

When Wu Tianyuan heard this, he secretly sighed, it seems that this tycoon pot is out of luck!She is the love of her life, so she can only settle for the next best thing and find some Gu Jingzhou's pot to start with.

The three of them sat down to drink tea. Xu Sihai brought several teapots in various shapes, and while brewing various kinds of tea, he introduced: "Currently, the purple sand teapots on the market can be roughly divided into two categories. Any low-quality teapots with collection value, one is the purple sand teapot with collection value."

(End of this chapter)