In the past dynasties, the dragon represents the royal family and nobility. The emperor is known as the True Dragon Emperor, and the prince is also known as the Dragon Son. Therefore, no matter what dynasty it is in, the dragon pattern cannot be used by anyone who wants to use it. Once it is discovered that someone other than the royal family is using it, it will most likely end in the confiscation of the family and the extermination of the clan.
And dragons are also divided into levels. The five-clawed dragon represents the emperor, and if the princes, princes, harems, concubines, etc. use the dragon pattern, they all have one claw, and most of them have two claws.
The first rare treasure Li Mo picked up, the dark dragon on Ming Hongwu's amphora only had three claws. He had read a record in a book, and it seemed that there was a five-clawed dragon-patterned jar on display in the Bay Island Museum, which had been broken into many pieces and put back together again. There is only one authentic porcelain with a three-clawed dragon pattern recorded in China.
The five-clawed dragon pattern is too rare.
The diameter of the tank used to raise arowana in front of me is 60 centimeters, the waist diameter is about 90 centimeters, the bottom diameter is about 50 centimeters, and the height is about 60 centimeters. There are two green-glazed five-clawed giant dragons on the white-glazed vat. If you look closely, you can see that the dragon's two eyes are bulging, making it look extremely ferocious.
The curved hooks of the dragon's claws are full of killing power, and the dragon's scales are even visible, covering the dragon's body like thick armor.
Arrogant, mighty and invincible.
It is said in history that what kind of emperor there is, the dragon pattern will show what kind of temperament. These two dragon patterns wrap around the body of the cylinder, and the dragon head is arrogant, full of domineering and charming charm.
Seeing a dragon is like seeing an emperor, which means that the emperor himself is a powerful and powerful person who dominates the world.
Looking at the color of the celadon glaze on the body of the dragon, it is thick and transparent, but the color of the celadon glaze is darker and darker in the heavy strokes. This is a typical imported Suma Liqing material, and the celadon glaze technology is not at its peak.
Li Mo couldn't help but look with strange eyes. The five-clawed dragon-patterned cylinder had a blue halo, and then the space in front of him turned into a blue ocean, full of dreamlike and wonderful colors.
This is genuine porcelain from the Ming Dynasty. Judging from the color, it is most likely from the early Ming Dynasty. I don’t know if it is from the Hongwu period, so I don’t know which emperor used it.
This shape of the vessel is many times larger than the five-clawed dragon jar in the Bay Island Museum. And until now, the porcelain is still so well protected, with no trace of scratches or repairs.
At this moment, there was nothing else in Li Mo's eyes. His only thought was to take this Ming Dynasty five-clawed dragon-patterned vat back, regardless of the cost.
"welcome."
The owner of the antique shop is an old man in his sixties. He is tall, a head taller than Li Mo. His white hair is meticulously combed and he wears a well-tailored custom-made suit. The first impression he gives is that he is very stylish.
Qu Yang went up to chat with the other party for a few words. The old man smiled at Li Mo and nodded. He learned from his assistant that the most important thing for the young man in front of him was money, so if there were better treasures in the store, it would be fine. take it out.
Li Mo began to scan the ancient shelves one by one. The first row was full of modern high-imitation handicrafts, and the second row was also handicrafts. But when he got to the third row, he saw that seven of the porcelains on the ancient shelves had light transmission. The blue halo indicates that they are genuine porcelain from the late Ming Dynasty.
But Li Mo also saw that there were obvious traces of corrosion on the surface of the porcelain from the Ming Dynasty. After a little thought, he understood that their origin must be porcelain fished from the sea. It's a pity. If it had been scientifically maintained as soon as it was salvaged, the traces of corrosion wouldn't have appeared.
As for the rest, it is no longer noticeable.
Li Mo walked to the third row of ancient bookshelves, pointed at one of the porcelain pieces and said, "Qu Yang, ask the shop owner to take this down."
Qu Yang quickly stepped forward to communicate, and soon the old man moved a chair, stood up, took a bowl, and placed it on the counter with a smile.
Li Mo picked it up and looked at it carefully for a while. It was a porcelain 'blue and white bowl' from the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Upon closer inspection, the corrosion marks were particularly dazzling, and it was heartbreaking to think about it.
"how much is this?"
Qu Yang communicated with the antique shop owner again, and then heard him say: "The shop owner said that if you only buy one, the discount will not be big."
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The owner of this store is a bit interesting and wants to buy more for himself. But he was too lazy to think about it, so he pointed casually, and the shop owner quickly took eleven pieces of porcelain from the shelf and arranged them in a row on the counter.
"Ask him how much it costs in total?"
After a few conversations, Qu Yang said with an unhappy face: "The store owner said each porcelain is 300 euros, but if you buy a larger quantity, he can give you a 50% discount."
It's really not expensive, it's too cheap.
However, Li Mo has mastered the rules of bargaining, and basically cuts him in the middle with a sharp chop.
"No matter how big or small, the average price is fifty euros each."
"No, no, no..." The store owner shook his head. Such bargaining was simply inhumane, and he didn't want to buy at all.
Qu Yang's eyes flashed, and then he argued with him for a few words, and finally snorted and said: "Boss, this old man said he would rather not sell than sell at a low price."
Li Mo was not in a hurry. He looked again calmly, and finally his eyes fell on the five-clawed dragon vat at the door. He pointed at it and asked, "How much does that cost?"
"The store owner said he won't sell it."
Li Mo sneered a little in his heart, took out a black gold card from his bag, and gently placed it on the counter: "If you don't sell it, it's because the price is not enough."
If you have money, you have confidence. The old man looked at the black gold card, then looked at Li Mo's face with no discernible intention, and after thinking for a while, he muttered a lot.
"If you really want to buy that fish tank, then you must buy these eleven porcelain pieces together, and the total price will not be discounted."
After Qu Yang finished translating, he almost exploded with anger. The old man kicked his nose in his face and played such a dirty trick.
“How much does a fish tank cost?”
"Ten thousand euros."
Li Mo understood this sentence, and he hesitated and said: "The fish tank is three thousand euros, and the porcelain on the counter is one hundred and fifty euros each. If that's okay, I'll pay now."
After hearing Qu Yang's translation, the old man waved his hand again and quoted a price.
"The fish tank costs nine thousand euros, and the items on the counter cost an average of two hundred and forty euros."
Li Mo also shook his head: "The fish tank is four thousand euros, and I will add a little more for these porcelain plates, bottles, etc., each is one hundred and eighty euros."
The two started a tug-of-war, with one gradually lowering the price and the other gradually increasing it. Finally, they reached an agreement that the fish tank cost 5,800 euros and the small porcelain on the counter cost an average of 210 euros.
After paying the tens of millions of pieces of the handicraft trading contract, Li Mo's heart finally calmed down.
It took almost half an hour for Li Mo to carry the celadon-glazed five-claw dragon-patterned vat out of the antique store. Soon eight bodyguards appeared.
Li Mo looked through the circle and saw that the standard official kiln format of small seal script was "made in the Yongle year of the Ming Dynasty".
This is actually a large five-claw dragon vat from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. It is intact and the only one in the world.
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