Chapter 458

In addition to the ancient jade, Chu Chen also found a red sandalwood statue of Tieguai Li, which is not made of red sandalwood, but of old sour wood.

Then, as more and more collections have been seen, the frequency of counterfeits is also higher and higher. However, Du Hou's eyesight should still be very strong. Among the more than 100 collections Chu Chen has seen, there are only nine counterfeits. The probability of counterfeits is less than one Chengdu, and he is still in the field he is not good at. His eyesight is already very strong.

But after looking at the more than 100 pieces of collection, except for the snuff bottle at the beginning, Chu Chen didn't see what he liked, which made him feel somewhat depressed.

Next, Chu Chen looked at several collections, and finally saw something he was quite satisfied with, a fire jade from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

Burning jade by fire is actually a way to make fake jade.

Gaogu jade has been buried in the ground for a long time. Under the action of earth pressure, geothermal energy, earth gas and earth humidity, it is usually calcified or oxidized. There is a thin or thick, white or yellow shell on the surface, which is called "chicken bone white" or "fish belly white". Fire burning jade is to barbecue jade with fire to make jade become chicken bone white when heated.

A friend may ask, since it is a fake jade, how can Chu Chen still see this jade? In fact, the reason is very simple. Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty loved jade and was even more infatuated with Gaogu jade, so he ordered people to imitate Gaogu jade, and this jade Ruyi is one of them.

The jade Ruyi is made of a large piece of burnt jade. The color of the jade is "chicken bone white". Its head is in the shape of Ganoderma lucidum. It is carved with a bat, wings spread out, mouth holding jade chime and falling silk tapestry. Under it, a pair of catfish are symmetrically carved, with flat head and mouth, round eyes and long beard, mouth holding jade chime and drooping silk tapestry.

A small "*" shaped pattern is carved between the two fish. Shoutao is embossed in the middle of the front of Ruyi handle, a bat is carved at the end of the handle, and several auspicious cloud patterns are carved on the back. The combination of bat, chime and catfish means "auspicious celebration", "great fortune", "happy generation".

This jade Ruyi is a rare antique jade in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty. It has a soft and graceful shape, exquisite carving and polishing, which means auspicious.

However, it is precisely because of the artificial imitation of ancient jade that its original quality has been destroyed. Although this jade Ruyi is exquisite in workmanship, it has lost the natural characteristics of the jade, and now its market value is not too high. The Sanskrit cup is just right for him.

Although Du Hou said before that as long as it wasn't porcelain, other collections could be easily discussed, except for the one he particularly liked, Chu Chen couldn't really choose something that was too valuable for his pair of cups in exchange, and even if he chose something that was much more valuable, he would make up the price difference.

There are still eight or nine hundred pieces left in the collection. Although nearly half of them are porcelain, it should not be difficult to find a few more of the four or five hundred pieces of the collection that you like and the price is suitable. So Chu Chen put Yu Ruyi back as an alternative and went on to see.

Moving step by step to the other end of the shelf, Chu Chen came to a row of Bogu cabinets specially for placing purple sand wares.

Purple sand is also one of the major categories of ceramics. It is a kind of ceramic products between pottery and porcelain. It belongs to a kind of ceramics that is not fully sintered. It is characterized by dense structure, close to porcelain, high strength, small particles, shell or stone fracture, but it does not have the translucency of porcelain body.

However, it is precisely because of the characteristics of Zisha and its unique stomatal structure that people prefer Zisha pot to make tea and regard it as the first tea set.

Like Uncle Wu, Chu Chen likes to collect ceramics. In addition, he has learned the tea ceremony, which makes him love purple clay teapots very much. Therefore, when he sees nearly 30 purple clay teapots on the cupboard, his interest immediately rises.

However, after seeing more than ten purple clay teapots one after another, Chu Chen felt a little disappointed. The teapots were real purple clay teapots, but they were all ordinary goods. The best was the teapots made by the famous purple clay teapot artists in the Republic of China, which was far from his expectation.

Chu Chen turned his head in disappointment and saw that there were some pretty good looking purple clay teapots beside him. He quickly stepped forward to look at them excitedly.

Speaking of the teapot, we have to talk about Su Dongpo, who designed the teapot.

It is said that Su Dongpo, the great scholar of the Song Dynasty, was not successful in his later years. He abandoned his official position and came to Shu mountain in Yixing. Because he still drank tea, he thought that Yixing's purple clay pot was small, so he thought of making a big purple clay pot himself. However, it seemed easy to do, but it was difficult. For several months, he couldn't do anything about it.

Su Dongpo's schoolboy often carried a lantern to light his way at night. One day, when he saw the lantern, he had a whim. Why not make a purple clay pot according to the lantern. Because of the habit of drinking tea at that time, the handle was installed on the side of the pot. As soon as the fire burned, the handle was black and hot, so it was not practical.

Therefore, he had the idea of "lifting beam". From the perspective of literati, he designed the handle on the top of the pot and made it in the shape of a dead tree. It is said that he also wrote famous poems such as "pine wind bamboo stove, teapot calling each other", "green tobacco cabbage fried rice, Dihu Tianshui chrysanthemum tea".Because this kind of teapot has a unique style, some artists later imitated it and called it "Dongpo tiaojiang teapot".

Of course, legend is a legend after all. As there is no name left on the purple clay pot of Song Dynasty, so far, no complete purple clay pot of Song Dynasty has been found, and no physical evidence of tiliang purple clay pot related to Su Dongpo can be found.

It is also said that according to historical records, when Su Dongpo brewed tea, he should have used Yao, just like the kind of kettle we use to boil water. In the Qing Dynasty, Yang Pengnian reformed, processed and shaped it into Zisha Tiao, which became the prototype of Dongpo Tiao.

Yang Pengnian was a master of purple clay teapots from Jiaqing to Daoguang in the late Qing Dynasty. In addition, these teapots looked bright and moist. At least they were made in the Republic of China. From Yang Pengnian to the Republic of China, there were only a few famous purple clay teapots. That's why Chu Chen was a little excited.

Sure enough, the pot Chu Chen picked up was round and glossy. It felt comfortable. The mud color was purplish red. Because it had been used for many years, and after careful maintenance, it looked as glossy as ancient jade, and matte shiny. It could be described as simple and dignified, with extraordinary momentum.

Based on the appearance of the pot, Chu Chen can be sure that it must be genuine, but the identification of antiques can't tolerate any carelessness. He still slowly and carefully looks for possible flaws. Of course, if he is greedy for convenience, he can also use powers, but that way, he will lose a chance to learn, which is against his idea.

After some comparison and search, he finally used the ability, and the result is consistent with his identification. This teapot is sure to be a treasure carefully made by Shao Daheng.