In a short time, Xiao Ran had picked out eight pieces of Chinese porcelain.
These eight pieces of porcelain are all different, including the carmine red enamel jade pot spring vase with cloud and dragon patterns that I saw before.
Other pieces of porcelain include a blue and white pressed hand cup, a sacrificial red glaze rattle, a small bowl with azure glaze, a plum vase with shadow celadon glaze, and so on.
If we look at it from a chronological perspective, it covers several dynasties from the Southern Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty.
As for the authenticity and value of these porcelains, Xiao Ran naturally knew it in his heart, but others were confused.
Xiao Ran picked out the eight pieces of porcelain one by one, placed them on a teak table, and then looked at Ono Ichiro.
"Boss Ono, please give me an overall quotation for these eight pieces of porcelain!"
"If the price is right, I am willing to accept these porcelains."
Ono Ichiro did not respond immediately, but carefully looked at the eight pieces of porcelain.
As an antique shop owner and someone who has done some research on Chinese porcelain, he thinks he knows a lot about these eight pieces of porcelain.
At this moment, he was muttering and not so confident.
Among the eight pieces of porcelain, he concluded that two were fakes, and several others were of wrong age. Only two pieces of porcelain could be basically concluded.
But he never expected that Xiao Ran would pick out these eight pieces of porcelain.
"Did I make a mistake, or was Sean, a notoriously cunning guy, trying to spread suspicion?"
"Should I make an overall offer? Or reject the deal directly? I don't want to give up on this old face, and I can't be picked up!"
Ono Ichiro muttered a few words to himself, and suddenly felt a little pain in his head!
After struggling for a while, he still gave the overall quotation with some trepidation.
"Mr. Sean, the overall quotation for these eight pieces of porcelain is US$1.2 million."
"If you can accept this offer, you can take away these eight pieces of Chinese porcelain"
When giving this quotation, Ono Ichiro was very nervous and anxious.
He really wanted to refuse this deal, so that Xiao Ran would definitely not miss it.
But you know your own situation!
The reality is that Ono Ichiro has no confidence to refuse this deal.
He knew that if he refused the deal, his antique shop might soon go out of business.
When the bank sends people to close the store for liquidation, no matter how much the porcelain in the store is worth, in the eyes of those guys, these porcelains are just a pile of junk!
Faced with such a dilemma, Ono Ichiro could not muster any courage to reject the deal.
The only thing he can do is to raise the overall price of these eight pieces of porcelain and strive to make more money!
In this way, even if you are picked up in a big leak, you will feel better.
But he was secretly worried that the price was too high and would ruin the business.
This kind of contradictory and worrying thoughts are all reflected in Ono Ichiro's eyes.
Seeing his performance, Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel happy.
After pretending to think for a moment, he smiled and said:
"Boss Ono, the offer of US$1.2 million is a bit high and I can't accept it."
"$800,000, I can only afford so much"
"If you can accept it, let's trade immediately and get both money and goods."
"If you can't accept the price, forget it and I'll go check out other antique stores."
Ono Ichiro paused, then shook his head.
"$800,000 is too low. I can give in to $1.1 million."
"Not to mention anything else, these two pieces of official kiln porcelain from the third and third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty are worth more than 400,000 US dollars."
"The value of the remaining six pieces of porcelain is only higher than the value of these two pieces of porcelain."
As he spoke, he pointed to the two pieces of porcelain on the table.
These two pieces of porcelain from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty are a peacock blue glaze dragon pattern vase from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, and a small red-glazed dark flower bowl from the Lang Kiln of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
The reason why Ono Ichiro pointed out these two pieces of Qing and Third Dynasty porcelain was because he could basically determine the authenticity of these two pieces of porcelain, and he also had a certain understanding of their value.
As for the remaining six pieces of porcelain, there were more or less doubts. He didn't dare to use them as examples for fear of being slapped in the face!
Xiao Ran looked at these two pieces of porcelain, then smiled and said:
"It seems that Boss Ono knows these two pieces of porcelain very well, but the valuation is one thing, and whether it can be sold at this valuation is another thing."
"Given the current situation, tourists from China, the largest buyer of Chinese porcelain, have almost disappeared, and the Japanese antique market is in the middle of winter. I'm afraid these two pieces of porcelain will not sell well!"
"The condition of the other six pieces of porcelain is probably about the same. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been sitting in your antique shop without anyone paying attention."
"For these eight pieces of Chinese porcelain, I can add up to US$100,000, which is US$900,000. If the price cannot be sold, then I can only leave empty-handed."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Ono Ichiro with a smile, waiting for the guy to make a decision.
Ono Ichiro looked at the eight pieces of Chinese porcelain again, trying to figure out something.
Unfortunately, he didn't discover anything new.
In his eyes, the six pieces of porcelain with doubts were not less suspicious.
If he had been asked to bid on his own, he would not have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on these pieces of porcelain.
Even for the two pieces of porcelain from the third and third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, the valuation he gave himself was on the higher side.
More importantly, he really couldn't make up his mind and refused the deal.
What Xiao Ran said was absolutely correct. The Japanese antique market was going through a cold winter.
Countless antique shops and galleries have collapsed during this cold winter.
If he misses this attractive transaction, Ichiro Ono really doesn't know if he will have a chance or if his antique shop can survive.
Thinking of this, he could only bite his back teeth and nod.
"Okay, Mr. Sean, $900,000, deal"
"As long as the transfer is completed, these eight pieces of Chinese porcelain will belong to you."
"Deal, Boss Ono, happy cooperation"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
With that said, he stepped forward and bumped elbows with Ono Ichiro, reaching a deal.
Immediately afterwards, Ono Ichiro asked curiously:
"Mr. Sean, can you tell me why you chose these eight pieces of Chinese porcelain?"
"I have some questions about these Chinese porcelains and I don't quite understand them. I hope you can help me clear them up."
Xiao Ran looked at this guy, paused for a moment, then nodded and said:
"After the transaction is completed, if you really want to know, I can tell you my opinion."
"That's just my personal opinion. I'm not sure whether it's accurate or not. Just listen to it."
"Actually, you don't have to worry about this. Since you have already sold these porcelains, why bother yourself?"
Hearing this, David and the others immediately showed a smile on their faces.
The words were so familiar that they immediately heard the subtext behind them.
There is no doubt that these eight pieces of Chinese porcelain must contain shockingly large leaks.
Like those antique stores in Tokyo, Ono's antique store was also looted.
Looking at Ono Ichiro again, he also heard the hidden meaning of Xiao Ran's words, and his expression suddenly became very ugly.
But the deal has been made and there is no room for going back on it!
After a pause, Ono Ichiro said with a grimace:
"You are right, Mr. Sean, but I still want to know the answer, otherwise, this will become a problem for me."
"Besides, you are the top appraisal expert and collector in the industry. I would like to take this opportunity to learn from you."
have to! If you are willing to die, I will be willing to bury you!
Xiao Ran complained secretly, and then nodded.
"In that case, I will tell you my opinion after the deal is completed!"
"Thank you, please"
Ono Ichiro immediately bowed respectfully.
Then, the two parties started trading.
Xiao Ran transferred the $900,000 payment directly to the antique store's bank account and asked Ono Ichiro to issue an art transaction contract.
After a while, the transaction was successfully completed.
Afterwards, Xiao Ran went straight to the case and began to introduce his own identification conclusion.
The first thing he introduced was the two pieces of Qing and Third Dynasty porcelain.
"Boss Ono, I have the same opinion as you about these two pieces of Qing and third-generation porcelain."
"They are indeed peacock blue glazed dragon-pattern ornamental vases from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, and a small red dark flower bowl from the Kangxi Lang Kiln of the Qing Dynasty. They are undoubtedly authentic and in very good condition."
"We have different valuations for these two pieces of antique porcelain. This is because of the differences between the Chinese antique market and the Japanese antique market."
"In the Chinese antique market, the market value of these two pieces of porcelain is higher, because the Chinese antique market is larger and more prosperous."
Hearing this, Ono Ichiro nodded slightly in agreement.
For the moment, he is still able to accept this result, and his mood does not fluctuate much.
But Xiao Ran's next words completely broke his guard, and his mood fell directly into the abyss.
The next moment, Xiao Ran pointed to the carmine red enamel cloud and dragon pattern jade pot spring vase and began to introduce the appraisal of this porcelain.
"This carmine red enamel jade pot spring vase with cloud and dragon patterns should be Yongzheng enamel, not the Zhengde year written on the bottom."
"To be precise, this is a special piece of porcelain that was entrusted with money. It was fired during the Yongzheng Dynasty and was entrusted with the memory of Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty."
"Carmine red enamel was created and burned during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. If it is paired with a Zhengde-era model, it will easily be considered a fake."
"This is the case with the Jade Huchun Ping. It is estimated that many people thought it was a fabricated fake and did not think about the deposit."
"Such deposits are very rare. So far, I have seen no more than ten enamel-colored porcelains with Ming Dynasty deposits written on them."
Hearing this, Ono Ichiro was completely dumbfounded and froze in place.
He stared at this jade pot and spring vase, and his heart was as sharp as a knife!
As a professional antique dealer who specializes in porcelain, he certainly knows the sustenance of Chinese porcelain.
But he had never thought before that this would be a sustenance porcelain.
He had no doubt about Xiao Ran's words.
He also knew very well what treasure he had missed!
Seeing this guy's painful expression, Xiao Ran just smiled and continued to explain.
"As the saying goes, there is no great thing about enamel. This carmine red enamel jade pot spring vase with colorful clouds and dragon patterns is very grand and extremely rare."
"In the Chinese antique market, based on the current market conditions, the value of this jade pot and spring vase should be more than 50 million yuan, or about 8 million US dollars."
"Ah!, about 8 million US dollars?"
There were exclamations at the scene, and everyone was shocked by this valuation.
As for Ichiro Ono, he was so heartbroken that he almost died!
Yongzheng peacock blue glaze dragon vase
