Chapter 570 Pomegranate Lord

After checking the goods one last time, there was indeed nothing wrong with them, so the three of them put the things away and took them away.

The old man over there was so happy that even the stall owners on both sides cast envious glances at him. He sold four hundred worth of goods at the opening of the market, which was enough for the family's living expenses for two months. At this time, this

The location is indeed enviable.

Of course, Zhou Zhi was even happier. He now understood what Fei Guan said. If his fourth cousin came here, it would be like picking up money.

"Elbow, is there something weird about your bottle? I think the glaze color looks a bit like kiln transformation..."

"The kiln deformation itself is not unusual. The wood-fired kiln keeps the fire unevenly, so it is the favorite thing to produce," Zhou Zhi said: "It mainly depends on the age of firing, the exquisiteness of the utensils, the kiln mouth, glaze color and hair color, etc."

"Why did you buy that porcelain base? Could it be that it was deliberately fake?"

"Is that the mark of the monkey's butt?" Lao Li said: "But how did it get like that? The whole bottom was burned beautifully?"

"Are there not many people wasting away things these days?" Zhou Zhi said: "I guess they took it in as scrap, and then messed around with it themselves, making the bottom of the utensil a mess, and sold it as scrap."

"Then Zhou Zhi, what do you think that little jar is?" Lao Wang said: "I heard that there are similar 'return goods' on the market now. Cultural relics are smuggled from the mainland to Hong Kong Island, and then transferred through the antique shops on Hong Kong Island.

First hand, I got the invoice, passed the customs and stamped it with fire paint. It changed its appearance and became an old object that has been passed down in an orderly manner, which is equivalent to having an 'identity card'. It can be auctioned in a majestic way."

"So this monkey's butt fire paint seal is becoming more and more popular."

"If the guy just now really knew this trick, he wouldn't have tried so hard to get it off, right?" Zhou Zhi couldn't help but shake his head: "It's not done yet, the bottom is scratched and muddy."

"That's right," Lao Li said with a smile: "Nowadays, even my mother and I don't recognize the antiques on the street stalls. They all say they are fakes. But when the customs stamp is stamped with paint, their value will double when they come back. This monkey's butt is very strong.

If it’s valuable, no expert will scratch it off.”

"Everyone, as the saying goes, if something goes wrong, there will always be monsters." Lao Chai said with a smile: "But fifty yuan doesn't matter, as long as you like it, right?"

"Yes, mainly because I saw that the pomegranate statue looked like Lao Kang's cowpea red, so I casually called out a price. Unexpectedly, the old man actually sold it."

"Shi...what kind of respect?" Old Li was dumbfounded: "Not a jar?"

"Didn't you notice that the shape of this jar looks like a pomegranate?" Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "A round belly, a small mouth, a short neck, and a five-petal semicircular small petal mouth on the top..."

"Yes, with the glaze color, it really looks like a big pomegranate!"

"So the elbow was picked up?" Lao Wang asked.

"You have to go back and wash off the stains, check the balance, and see if there are any flaws. You will know after careful study." Zhou Zhi said, "But if it is really the 'Beauty Drunk' in Laokang Cowpea Red, it will cost fifty yuan."

It was definitely picked up and missed.”

"What's the name of this cowpea red?" Lao Chai's research on blue and white is considered entry-level, but he knows almost nothing about anything else.

Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Cowpea red is a copper red glaze variety created during the Kangxi period. When firing, a layer of base glaze is first applied to the blank, then a layer of colored glaze is blown on, and then a layer of top glaze is covered, and then restored in the kiln at high temperature.

Burned with flames."

“Due to multi-layer glazing and high-temperature glaze, the color of the cowpea red glaze will change greatly due to the influence of the firing atmosphere: there may be deep red in the pink, or the dark red envelope gradually fades into light red, or

Partially it is light yellow or light green, or dark green with red."

"These colors also determine the grade of cowpea glaze. The best ones are called 'Dahongpao' or 'Zhenghong', which are all in one package and are bright and bright; the pink with a hint of gray is called 'cowpea red', which has different shades.

The spots and green moss of equal color are called 'Beauty Zui' or 'Beauty Ji'; the lighter colors are called 'Baby Face' or 'Peach Blossom Piece';"

"Copper glaze can produce both warm and cold colors. This is somewhat similar to the kiln change of Jun kiln. The other gray and dark colors are called 'suckling rat skin' and 'elm bark'. The third-class glaze color is gray

If the blackness is uneven, it is called 'donkey's lung' or 'horse's lung'; the lowest grade is called 'black burnt bubble'."

"Due to the extremely high difficulty of firing, during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the high-quality cowpea red wares must be products of the official kiln. In addition to the glaze color, the biggest feature is that the edges of the porcelain have patina-colored spots."

"Although the markings on the bottom of this pomegranate statue are obscured by the scratches of burnt fire paint, the patina stains can still be seen. In addition, the shape of the vessel is correct. Although the glaze color is not the best Dahongpao, it is a large deep red.

The kiln color is partly pink and occasionally has a bit of green moss. With the shape of the pomegranate statue, I feel it is more eye-catching than the top-grade 'Dahongpao' and 'Zhenghong', so I couldn't help but buy it."

"Actually, it doesn't matter if it's broken. It's also good as a small decoration in the study."

"The mentality of the elbow is really worth it." Lao Chai was very satisfied with the pair of plates he received. He had previously regarded the pair of plates as Kangxi official kiln wares. After careful reminder, he remembered that there were also "returns" in Guangxu blue and white.

"Purple" cannot be regarded as complete evidence of Kangxi blue and white.

However, the blue and white in the Guangxu official kilns that can "return to purple" are definitely high imitations among high imitations. This leakage is quite large.

Including the few lines that crossed the line, they were actually invisible and not a big deal at all. If Zhou Zhi hadn't been careful, no one would have noticed it. If Zhou Zhi hadn't been there today, the pair of plates would have been sold to Lao Chai by the old man as a Kangxi official kiln.

, I'm afraid even three or four thousand people won't be able to stop it.

"How did you discover those elbows?" It is true that he is not as thoughtful as some of the others when he goes to the market to bargain, but his experience in inspecting porcelain can surpass these few. Lao Chai is asking for advice humbly.

"Actually, sometimes the eyes can't be accurate." Zhou Zhi said, "But there is one more reliable thing - nails."

"Human fingers are very sensitive. When you scratch the surface of porcelain with your nails, if there are tiny cracks, even if your eyes can't see them in dim light, your fingers can feel them when your nails pass through the line.

A slight difference."

"That's it." Lao Chai nodded: "This is another trick I've learned."

"Actually, crossing the line like that is not a big deal. Take it back to Mr. Sun and ask him to do 'official repair'."

"What is official cultivation?"

"It's funny to say that there are actually three types of ancient ceramic restoration: research restoration, exhibition restoration, and commodity restoration. The earliest one was commercial restoration, which can be traced back to the mid-Qing Dynasty. Porcelain was always broken in the palace, so the eunuchs who were interested

So we smuggled these broken porcelains out of the palace, asked skilled craftsmen to repair them, and then sold them at high prices."

"The materials used at that time included egg white, shellac, tree gum, isinglass, etc. Gradually, this kind of industry developed."

"Later, this developed into the secret method of repairing porcelain, jade, and stone artifacts in the imperial court, called 'official repair'. Now of course, it still needs to be combined with modern technology such as ceramic paint, imitation glaze resin, low-temperature glaze and acetylene spray gun

Waiting for repair materials and tools.”

"In short, Mr. Sun can repair minor flaws on porcelain to such an extent that they are completely invisible."
Chapter completed!