"Brother Xiao Ran, come here and take a look. There is a very beautiful Doucai Chicken Cup here."
"It looks very similar to the Ming Chenghua chicken cup you bought from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the company's website. Maybe it's real."
Xu Lin pointed to a colorful chicken cup on the museum shelf and said excitedly.
Following her words, everyone looked over.
Xiao Ran looked over there, then put down a piece of porcelain in his hand, and walked over.
When he came closer, he looked at the colorful chicken cup placed on the museum shelf.
Then he reached out to pick it up and looked at the markings on the bottom.
The base of this doucai chicken cup is indeed engraved with the Ming Dynasty Chenghua Year System. The font is casual and clumsy, and it seems that there is nothing wrong with it.
Then, Xiao Ran took a closer look at the shape, glaze color, carcass, etc. of the chicken cup.
Finally, stretch out two fingers, gently pinch the wall of the chicken cup from the inside and outside, and move it slowly from bottom to top to feel the thickness of the wall.
Looking at his series of actions, everyone was very curious.
Ono Ichiro, who was standing a little later, looked helpless and a little depressed.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran had completed the appraisal, and then said with a smile:
"This is a doucai chicken cup, yes, but it is not the famous Ming Chenghua douca chicken cup, but a fake."
"To be more precise, this is a piece of porcelain that has been spliced together. The forgery is very sophisticated and it is difficult for ordinary people to spot it!"
"The bottom is indeed the bottom of Chenghua porcelain, and there is no problem with the identification, but this bottom should come from a small Chenghua blue and white bowl, which is slightly larger than the bottom of Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup."
"The cup body on top is actually a fake made later, and then it was spliced together with the bottom of this small Chenghua blue and white bowl, and then glaze was applied to cover up the joints!"
"In order to match the bottom of this small blue and white bowl and avoid exposing flaws, the cup body above can only be enlarged in proportion, which is slightly larger than the real Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup."
"There is one more flaw. The thickness of the cup body has not changed. It is obviously a modern machine drawing."
"The real Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup is made by artificial drawing. The bottom of the embryo is thick and the top is thin. From the bottom of the cup to the top of the cup, there is a process from thick to thin."
"It's hard to find this. Even if you are an experienced hand, you won't be able to figure it out. Let's look at the glaze color on the surface..."
Next, he pointed out several doubts about the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup.
When he finished explaining, Xu Lin suddenly pouted in disappointment.
"It turned out to be a fake. I thought I found a top-notch treasure worth 300 million yuan. My joy was in vain!"
Xiao Ran looked at the girl, then smiled and said:
"Although this Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup is a fake, it is not completely worthless for collection."
"The value is reflected in the base of this Chenghua blue and white bowl. This base is worth collecting."
"And this colorful chicken cup is quite beautifully made. It would be nice to buy it and display it at home to enjoy."
"General collectors can't tell the difference between authenticity and authenticity. If they only look at the base, some so-called experts will think this is the real Ming Dynasty Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup."
"In other words, this colorful chicken cup is very confusing. In the hands of ordinary people, it is definitely a powerful tool for carrying X!"
"Hahaha"
Both beauties laughed and couldn't stop laughing.
When the laughter subsided, Wang Jue suddenly asked expectantly:
"Brother Xiao Ran, if I want to buy this fake Mingcheng Hua Doucai Chicken Cup, do you think it's okay? What's the right price?"
"I heard that I was working as a Japanese translator for you, and my dad was wondering if you could help me pick out one or two pieces of porcelain, calligraphy and painting, etc., and take them home for my own collection."
"I think this fake Chenghua Colorful Chicken Cup is very suitable. It can make him look good in front of his friends and it doesn't cost much. It's a hundred times better than being deceived and buying a bunch of junk."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran and Xu Lin both laughed.
Then, Xiao Ran looked at the colorful chicken cup, and then whispered the answer.
"If you want to buy this fake Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, as long as the price is less than 50,000 yuan, you are getting a small discount."
"The small leak I am talking about refers to this Chenghua blue and white small bowl base. This base alone can sell for more than 80,000 yuan in China."
"If you want to buy it, just give Ichiro Ono 10,000 yuan. If he doesn't agree, add it a little bit more, but don't exceed 20,000 yuan. Be careful if you buy it and it will explode!"
"If it doesn't work, forget it. Don't be reluctant to fight. With the current difficult situation of Ono's antique shop, he will definitely regret it and then come to you again and sell you this chicken cup."
Hearing this, the two beauties giggled and beamed with joy.
Especially Wang Jue, he couldn't wait any longer and wanted to talk to Ono Ichiro about the price.
She had never experienced such a new thing like buying antiques by herself before.
She had only seen similar plots on TV and novels before, and never thought that one day she would be able to make a mistake.
More importantly, Xiao Ran made this matter so interesting, how could she not be excited?
But at this moment, Xiao Ran reminded him a few more words in a low voice.
"Wang Jue, if you successfully buy this chicken cup, you'd better collect it at home and play with it after bringing it back to China. There's no problem with that."
"If you want to take action, you must tell the truth about this chicken cup. It cannot be sold as the real Chenghua Doucai chicken cup."
"The reason is very simple. You decided to buy this chicken cup after listening to my appraisal when you were with me."
"Even if you tell the truth, just this Mingchenghua blue and white small bowl base can make you a small profit. There are many people who want this base."
Hearing this, Wang Jue nodded quickly and said:
"Don't worry, Brother Xiao Ran, we will only keep this Doucai Chicken Cup for ourselves and will not sell it."
"My dad has so much junk in his hands. How can he be willing to sell such a good thing to make money!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"Okay, wait a moment before you go to Ono Ichiro to ask about the price. Don't be too eager."
After saying that, he looked at the other piece of porcelain next to him.
The porcelain placed next to it is a carmine red enamel jade pot spring vase with clouds and dragon patterns. It is about 30 centimeters high. It has a beautiful shape and is elegant.
In particular, the five-clawed dragon on the bottle seems to be soaring in the clouds and mist, so powerful and domineering.
The moment he saw this carmine red enamel jade vase with cloud and dragon patterns, Xiao Ran's eyes immediately flashed with surprise.
Even though he had already set his sights on this piece of porcelain as soon as he entered the antique store.
Seeing it again at this time, I was still very excited.
Fortunately, he had been wearing sunglasses and a mask, so he didn't show any flaws.
After standing in front of the museum shelf and observing it for a moment, he reached out and picked up the porcelain and admired it carefully.
When he saw the base and markings of the porcelain, he couldn't help but pause.
On the base of this jade pot spring vase with cloud and dragon patterns, there is a four-character regular script inscription made in the Zhengde year.
At this moment, Wang Jue suddenly walked up to Ono Ichiro and asked in Japanese the price of the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup.
Her interruption immediately attracted Ono Ichiro's attention.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, looked at the enamel cloud and dragon pattern jade pot and spring vase in his hand a few more times, and then put this treasure back on the museum shelf.
He then continued to admire the other porcelain displayed on the museum shelves.
On the other side, Wang Jue used the knowledge he just mentioned to bargain with Ono Ichiro.
Ono Ichiro also knew that the Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup was a fake, so he didn't insist on it.
When Wang Jue increased the price to 300,000 yen, which was about 15,000 yuan, he nodded and agreed.
Afterwards, Wang Jue immediately made a deal with him, lest he might change his mind.
By the time Wang Jue completed the transfer and successfully obtained the fake Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, Xiao Ran had already quickly looked at all the Chinese porcelain displayed in the store.
Then, he turned to look at Ono Ichiro and asked:
"Boss Ono, I wonder if there are other more beautiful and exquisite Chinese porcelain in the store, such as the inventory stored in the vault, the treasure of the store, etc.?"
"If there are other Chinese porcelains, can you bring them out for me to appreciate, or I can go to the warehouse to appreciate them?"
Ono Ichiro paused, thought for a moment, and then shook his head.
"Mr. Sean, most of the Chinese antique porcelain in my store is outside, and there are not many items in the vault."
"Due to the suspension of flights between the two countries and the complete cutoff of Chinese tourists, I don't dare to accept any more Chinese porcelain. I don't know when the Chinese porcelain in the store will be sold out!"
"I see, the current environment is very bad."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
But he knew very well that Ono Ichiro was lying.
In the vault of this antique store, there are also many Chinese antique porcelains of good quality.
Obviously, this guy is afraid of being picked up, so he is unwilling to take out the so-called fine products stored in the vault.
But little did he know that the most precious pieces of Chinese porcelain in his store were placed on the museum shelves in the store, not hidden in the vault.
Because he knew this, Xiao Ran didn't care about Ono Ichiro's lies.
At the same time, he also decided to take away these valuable pieces of Chinese porcelain.
Next, he glanced at the Chinese porcelain displayed in the store, and then said with a smile:
"Boss Ono, after the visit just now, I have taken a fancy to a few pieces of Chinese porcelain and am going to pick them out and package them for purchase."
"When I pick out these porcelains, you just need to give me the total price. If we reach an agreement, we can trade on the spot and get both money and goods!"
Hearing this, Ono Ichiro's heart suddenly thumped.
"It's broken! I was bargaining with that woman just now, trading that fake Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, but I forgot to keep an eye on this guy Sean."
"Which Chinese porcelain did this guy look at later, and which piece of porcelain did he pay special attention to? I don't know anything now!"
"Damn it, this cunning bastard didn't do it on purpose, did he? Is this a honey trap?"
Carmine red enamel jade pot spring vase with colorful clouds and dragon pattern
