Chapter 315

However, there were not too many people who were interested in this jade Ruyi at the scene, only seven of them were with Chu Chen.

After the last person returned to his seat, Chen Dayou said, "this is a Qing Dynasty jade carving of Ruyi, a landscape character. The starting price is 50000 yuan, and the increase should not be less than 1000 yuan each time. The auction starts now!"

As soon as the words fell, someone quoted the price: "80000!"

"85000, I said Lao Lin, can you not raise the price so fiercely? Can you take your time? Every time you come, the final price will be three or four points higher. Can you change this problem in the future?" There was a middle-aged man behind the man, who was complaining at the same time.

"Eighty eight thousand! Hey, Lao Zhou, if you don't like my quotation, don't follow me, so there won't be any trouble! " Lao Lin said with a smile.

"Ninety thousand! Do you think I'm willing to follow you? If I didn't want to take it down as a birthday present for my father-in-law's 70th birthday, do you think I'd like to follow you? "

"Ninety two! Lao Zhou, I bought it as a gift. Don't argue with me. Can I exchange it for something? "

Old Zhou said: "why should I change it! Can't you change it? Lao Lin, I tell you, this is my wife's special explanation. If you break my good deed, be careful I'm in a hurry with you! Ninety five thousand

"Oh, Lao Zhou, no wonder you are so obsessed today, because your wife took care of you! Lao Lin, you need to refuel today! Be sure to get your wife's place back! " Next to a middle-aged man said with a smile.

Seeing that Chu Chen and Liu Sizhe were puzzled, Wang Xiangong explained with a smile: "that man's name was Zhou Zhiming just now. He was very afraid of his wife. He usually took his wife's words as his imperial edict."

"In addition, Lao Lin has a good relationship with Zhou Zhiming, but their wives don't agree with each other. As long as they meet each other, they will sneer and scold. Lao Lin is also a short guard. It's said that Lao Lin's wife suffered a big loss last time. It's estimated that there will be a good play today."

"Lao Zhou, if you don't mention your wonderful wife, I can let you go. Today I tell you, don't think about it if you don't spit out the ten thousand yuan that my wife lost! Ten thousand

"Damn, Lao Lin, are you serious? One hundred and twenty thousand

"125000!..."

Wang Xiangong frowned and said, "these two guys are really angry. If they go on like this, they won't be able to end."

The other people on the scene also began to look dignified. Both of them had the character of never bumping into the south wall and never looking back. It was hard to persuade them. For a moment, they made their friends feel a little difficult. Especially the man just now, he just wanted to make a joke. Unexpectedly, he began to worry.

"I'll pay 160000!"

Just at this time, we suddenly heard that someone else had quoted a price. When they looked back, it was Chu Chen who quoted the price.

Chu Chen bowed and said, "I'm ashamed that I didn't give my master a decent gift when I was a teacher. However, because my master didn't allow me to give valuable things, I couldn't find a suitable gift for the moment. I think this jade Ruyi is just right. I'd like to ask two elder brothers to complete it!"

As a matter of fact, Lao Zhou and Lao Lin, for the sake of their own face, are now in a dilemma. Now that Chu Chen has this reason, of course, they agree. Moreover, because of Liu's factor, their faces have been saved. There is a trace of gratitude in their eyes when they look at Chu Chen.

Other people at the scene, because Chu Chen was able to stand up and resolve the dispute, all gave him a kind smile.

After Chu Chen took back the jade, Liu Sizhe asked in a low voice: "brother Chen, is there any loss in the price you quoted?"

Chu Chen waved his hand with a smile and said, "the price is higher than the market price. However, when I was trading just now, I was given a 5% discount. Not only did I not lose, but also I made a little profit. What's more, I said just now that it was for master, so I don't have to worry about it. "

In terms of value, sapphire is far less valuable than lanzhiyu and Baiyu. If this ideal material is replaced by Baiyu of the same quality, its value will be more than five times higher. However, apart from the price factor, sapphire also has its own characteristics.

The block size of sapphire is generally large, and the texture is fine, warm and oily. At the same time, some of the sapphire has very good toughness due to its dense and interwoven structure, which is an important raw material for making thin fetal vessels.

At the beginning, sapphire was used more than white jade. Until the Han Dynasty, white jade began to be valued. Even now, the price of white jade is several times that of green jade.

However, due to the depletion of Hetian white jade resources and the continuous expansion of market demand, coupled with the cultural prosperity brought by China's rapid economic growth, the plot of "gentlemen love jade" is stimulated, and the number of people collecting Hetian jade is growing. Now the world has gradually paid attention to sapphire, and the price has begun to rise.

"Brother Chen, are you really going to give this jade to my grandfather?" Liu Sizhe asked in surprise.

Chuchen said with a smile, "I said in front of everyone that I would give it to Shifu. How can I go back?"Liu Sizhe muttered: "no wonder my grandfather likes you so much, makes a good impression on these people, and pleases my grandfather. Brother Chen, you are really a good person!"

Chu Chen casually gave him a brain melon seed, and said with a smile: "what kind of human essence is not human essence, does my mind have that kind of heavy?"

Liu Sizhe said with a smiley face: "Hey, you're kidding!..."

While they were joking, they finished shooting two more things on the stage, a jade comb and a writing brush, which were sold for 15000 and 12000 respectively.

However, the next auction aroused everyone's interest, and Chu Chen said softly: "the reflux pot?"

Backflow pot, also known as backflow pot and flip pot, is a unique kind of porcelain. It is famous for its ingenious design.

The lid of the backflow pot is a false lid that can't be opened. When filling wine, the pot should be turned upside down, and the wine should be injected through the small hole in the base. After putting the pot in the right place, there is no leakage at the wine injection hole. The secret is that there are two risers in the pot, one is a small hole through the ampulla and the bottom of the pot. Because the upper hole of the riser on the ampulla is higher than the highest wine level, when the wine pot is placed upright, there will be no wine leakage at the wine injection hole. The other riser is at the spout of the kettle. The same principle ensures that the wine does not overflow when it enters.

At present, it is found that the earliest green glazed back flow pot of Yaozhou Kiln in Song Dynasty caused a great sensation when it was exhibited, and it is known as "the first pot in China".

"You are not mistaken. This pot is the blue glaze backflow pot of Yaozhou Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty." Chen Dayou introduced: "this pot is 16 cm high and looks like a pear shape. The upper part of the pot is made of a double pedicled false lid. It's imaginary and can't be opened. One side of the top and abdomen is provided with a flying phoenix type lifting beam, and the other side of the phoenix head is pasted with a female lion and a child lion. The female lion opens her mouth to make a pot flow, and the child lion sucks under the female lion's belly. The shape is vivid and lifelike. "

"Between the shoulders and abdomen, there are two decorative patterns: breast nail pattern and vertical triangle pattern. The abdomen is engraved with patterns of winding branches and precious appearance, and the bottom is engraved with patterns of lotus for a week. Skilled engraving technology, sharp blade, lively and smooth lines, suitable layout. There is a big hole in the bottom to open the abdomen. It can irrigate water when it is upside down, and it can drip water when it is placed upright. The abdomen is attached with a ring foot, and slightly turned out... "

as like as two peas broke out, "Chen, what's wrong with it? How do I feel the same as the one in the museum?"

Chen Dayou was not angry at the man's interruption. He said with a smile, "Lao Quan, can you not be so anxious? The shape of this thing is really similar to that in the museum, but the height of the one in the museum is 19 cm, which is only 16 cm, and it's only picking flowers, which is only carving flowers. As for the others, you can see for yourself I can't be sure whether it's true or not. "

When Chen Dayou finished speaking, everyone stood up. Those sitting in front of him ran directly to the stage and watched, but immediately shook their heads and stepped down.

Next, everyone took turns to take the stage one by one, but most of them didn't seem to be very optimistic about the pot. But now it's an auction, and maybe it's the reason for the doubt.

Because of the time limit, it was soon Chu Chen's turn. He took the pot into his hands. At first, he had a quick rough look. He saw that the pot was complete in shape and its pulp was pleasing. It was obviously caused by frequent playing. The pot body is iron gray, coated with makeup soil, and contains small black iron particles and pores, which is in line with the characteristics of Yaozhou Kiln at that time.

The glaze is translucent, green and olive. The thin part of the glaze is ginger yellow. The reverse side of the utensil is close to the foot and the bottom of the utensil. In the exposed part of these glazes, there are some small patches caused by brown iron oxide. Outside the body, the lower part of the glaze is thin, revealing some light brown, which is due to the high content of iron in the soil. And these are in line with the process characteristics at that time.

In addition, the decorative technique of this pot is the embossed pattern, which appeared later in the early Song Dynasty. This period has reached the highest level, and is known as the "crown of celadon carving in the Song Dynasty".

Engraving is also known as "slanting knife", that is, first use the cutter to vertically carve the contour line of the pattern, then use the cutter to carve next to it, and then remove the ground between the straight and oblique engraving, so that the pattern is convex, less glaze, and the effect of clear pattern, alternating light and thick, and clear layers is presented after casting, which has a strong three-dimensional sense.

The carving technique of this pot is superb, and the flowers on the pot are vividly depicted and swaying, which is almost the highest level of the Song Dynasty.

Finally, Chu Chen tapped on the pot with his fingers, and his voice was clear, just as the saying goes, "the sound of the pot is as clear as the sound of the pot". So far, even if he didn't use the power, he was sure that it should be a genuine one, and for hundreds of years, the appearance of the pot was so complete that it could be said that it was a rare treasure.