Gou Chengan was speechless. Even if this thing was fake, it was an imitation with extremely high craftsmanship. There was no way it was worth a bottle of wine in his convenience store.
But the problem is Hebei Xing Kiln. This thing actually dates back to dynasties. It has slowly withdrawn from the stage of history since the Song Dynasty. In modern times, it can basically be said that the firing method has been lost.
You said you want to imitate it now, can you imitate it?
It’s really hard to say. Even if it can be imitated, you won’t be able to tell it’s a replica by looking at the appearance. However, due to the strict requirements of the craftsmanship, the cost of making a replica is extremely high.
If you sell it as a handicraft, you will definitely not be able to recover the cost, but if you want to sell it as an antique, you might as well make it a little older, right?
Gou Chengan is an antique collector. Although he has some knowledge of appraisal, he dare not say 100% that this thing is a fake at this time.
Picked up the phone and called out: "Lao Lu, I have something at home that I'm a little unsure about. Can you help me? Come over tomorrow? That's okay. I'll ask Ma Wang to make two side dishes at noon tomorrow. After reading, let's Have a nice drink or two!”
After hanging up the phone, he said to Gou Shaoqun: "I really can't understand this thing. I'll ask Uncle Lu to come over tomorrow and have a look."
Gou Shaoqun knew that the Uncle Lu mentioned by his father was a porcelain expert at the Tang West Market Museum.
Although the Tang West Market Museum is not as famous as the Shaanxi History Museum, Uncle Lu's research on Tang porcelain is definitely among the top in the country.
The two families have been friends for generations, and Uncle Lu introduced my father to collect antiques.
"Okay, leave your things here. If you have any news, let me know and I'll go back first."
"You brat, you won't stay even one night when you come back?"
"Oh, don't I have to go back to catch up on the order?"
"Gungun, I don't know what you think about all day long. When I die, I will donate all my family property!"
"Well, I think it's okay. I'll give you a reference when the time comes to see where it's appropriate to donate it!" Gou Shaoqun said, seeing that his father was really losing his temper, and hurriedly ran out.
After the people left, Gou Chengan sighed a little lonely, and then he saw the white porcelain bowl and suddenly became energetic again.
This thing is so weird. Is it really a fake? Gou Chengan feels very itchy in his heart.
Finally, I couldn't bear it any longer, so I took out my phone and took a few photos and sent them to Professor Lu.
As a result, just a few minutes after the photo was sent, the phone started ringing.
"Old dog, is this what you're talking about?"
"Lao Lu, how many times have I told you that you can't call me Cheng'an?"
"Okay, Cheng'an, if you look at the photo you just took, it's Xing Kiln white porcelain from the Tang Dynasty! Is this what you want me to see?"
Gou Chengan just sent the photo and said nothing, but Professor Lu could still tell the origin of the thing at a glance.
"That's right!" Gou Chengan nodded: "Looking at the shape and texture, they are all right, but the problem is that this thing looks like brand new."
"Brand new?" In the photo of the phone just now, many details cannot be seen.
When Professor Lu heard that it was brand new, his first reaction was: "It's impossible. The craftsmanship of this Xing kiln has been lost. Could it be that someone successfully copied the craftsmanship at that time?"
"Wait for me, I'll take a taxi!" He said and hung up the phone.
Then soon the two old men's huge eyes were placed in front of the white porcelain bowl.
This is not an adjective, because each of them has a magnifying glass on their eyes. Looking from the opposite side, they are not two huge eyes.
"Lao Lu, look at the shape of this weapon!"
"From the Tang Dynasty!"
"And there are these lines!"
"From the Tang Dynasty!"
“This glaze shines!”
"Like the nearest one!"
Professor Lu took off the magnifying glass: "Strange, really strange! The person who gave the gift really said it was exchanged for a bottle of wine?"
"Yes, that boy is my son's childhood friend. He often came to play at home when he was a child."
"Then there are only two possibilities. The first is that this thing is fake!"
"What's another one?"
"This thing is real!"
Gou Chengan rolled his eyes at him: "The last time I heard such nonsense was the last time!"
Then both of them laughed, and Professor Lu said: "If this thing is true, then it must have been in a very strict closed environment for more than a thousand years. If it is false, then it means that someone has reproduced it now. The lost Xing kiln white porcelain technology.”
"Which one do you prefer?"
"real!"
"Really?" Gou Chengan never expected that Professor Lu would think that something he thought was fake at first glance was true.
"Yes, look!" Professor Lu picked up the white porcelain bowl again: "Although it seems that it has not experienced the baptism of time, don't forget that craftsmen of each era have different rhythms when firing porcelain. "
"I have seen too many real and fake Tang Dynasty porcelains, and this one gave me the feeling that it was real."
"If it's true, what's the market price?"
Speaking of this, Professor Lu said with a smile: "In the November 2017 Sotheby's Hong Kong auction, a Tang Dynasty Xing kiln white glaze bowl was sold. If I remember correctly, the transaction price was HK$180,000. The two objects are similar in size. So the price of this piece can probably be based on that.”
In fact, the white porcelain bowl in his hand is more exquisite, but because he cannot be sure of its authenticity, he will not estimate the price too high.
"180,000 Hong Kong dollars..." Gou Chengan thought for a while and said, "Then I plan to accept this bowl!"
To be honest, he really likes this white porcelain bowl. Just like Professor Lu said, this kind of thing does have its own unique charm.
Moreover, I like collecting this thing, which is hard to buy for a thousand dollars. Plus, the price is really nothing to him.
"Haha, if you don't want it, I would like to ask your boy if he is willing to give it to me, but I am not as rich as a big dog like you!"
"You old thing!"
Of course Tang Ping, who returned to the Tang Dynasty, didn't know that the bowl he brought there would have so many twists and turns, and that it could actually be sold.
When he came out of the small warehouse, he shouted: "Lao Du, Lao Cui, come here and carry a good thing!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Jing looking at him curiously.
Tang Ping was stunned for a moment, and then realized that after he returned, time in the Tang Dynasty was relatively suspended.
It's just that he didn't expect this just now, thinking that Li Jing had already left 12 hours after he returned.
"What good things can Brother Tang do? Do you need Li's help?"
Tang Ping shrugged. He couldn't hide this thing anyway. He nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble General Li!"
So Lao Cui, Lao Du and Li Jing all followed Tang Ping into the small warehouse.
Li Jing was okay, but Lao Cui and Lao Du paused as soon as they entered, and they looked at each other in horror.
They sometimes come in here to help move things, but if I remember correctly, there weren't so many things here yesterday!
