Chapter 0866: Making Old
“These two pieces of artifacts, one is a white ground black flower cloud and phoenix pattern four series vase, the other is a spring palace figure complimentary ware, both of them were excavated in the ancient kiln site of magnetism in the Song Dynasty, here there are also a few pieces of broken porcelain of the official kiln of magnetism that was excavated in the past, everyone can come up and compare.”
Li vigorously introduced the two pieces of porcelain after a brief introduction, then gave the time to the crowd on the stage, this layout can make those few Japanese into the jar, depends on Zhuang Rui’s porcelain in the end imitation how?
In order to put the news out and do not appear to do, Li Dali is also painstakingly, specifically the whole out of a long time has been a tomb raider to dig up an abandoned kiln site, will be unearthed the news of the official porcelain spread out.
Subsequently, Li vigorously and through some of their own overseas relations, the news of the excavation of porcelain of the official kilns in Magnetic State, passed to the ears of these Japanese, the middle can be described as a series of twists and turns, in addition to him and Zhuang Rui, anyone who can not see that the auction is a carefully laid out the bureau.
Just when Li Dali’s words just fell, sitting in the front row of the six or seven people, the first time rushed to the front of the exhibition table, the two pieces of “official porcelain” surrounded.
“Yamagi-kun, your family is doing ceramics, and I heard that your society has invested a huge amount of money in researching this kind of porcelain, according to your opinion, are these two pieces of porcelain true or false?”
A Japanese man wearing a navy blue suit, about fifty years old, spoke out and asked a young man beside him who looked to be in his thirties.
“Mr. Yoho, I have to do a little appraisal first, my father has the deepest research on Magnetic State Porcelain, unfortunately, my father has passed away last month, otherwise, his old man himself will definitely be able to determine if this is a Magnetic State Official Kiln.”
That young man was wearing a black suit, even the shirt and tie inside were black, if the people next to him could understand the conversation between the two, they must be able to know that this youth called Yamaki, someone in his family had just passed away.
Influenced by China’s Confucianism, Japan’s funeral habits and China have many similarities, in terms of etiquette and procedures even more cumbersome than the domestic, Japan does not wear filial piety said, instead of black attire around.
“Hey, I say, how are two Japanese ah?”
“Yes! Mr. Li, which play are you singing?”
“Old Li, this is a taboo thing you’re doing, it’s not polite!”
The people who surrounded the back, once they heard the two Japanese mouth bird language, the scene immediately exploded, clamoring up, the spearhead is pointed at Li vigorously.
Although there are many unscrupulous antique merchants in the country, privately have sold antiques to the Japanese behavior, but openly they do not dare to do so, it is very easy to provoke public anger things.
Due to the history between China and Japan, the Chinese people are the most not to see the Japanese, so hear the two Japanese in the dialog, the field of these entrepreneurs, a time to become a cynic, has begun to mouth bad words.
Last time in Tibet, the Japanese just came to see, was a few people in the line of questioning for a long time, so Li Dali this time in order to help Zhuang Rui, is also out of face bare shoulders.
“Ahem, everyone be quiet for a moment, be quiet for a moment, listen to me say a few words.”
Li vigorously look at the scene is a little out of control, quickly to the side made a wink, more than a dozen strong young man, immediately surrounded the past, the Japanese and domestic collectors to distinguish, the two pieces of porcelain was also temporarily put back.
“Mr. Li, what is there to say? We closed the door how can, you invited the Japanese to come, is not to our hearts add blockage?”
“That’s right, our country’s treasures have already been lost quite a bit, can’t we still engage in cultural invasion now?”
“That’s right, today do not give a reasonable explanation, brother a few will you that porcelain to break to listen to the sound.”
Although the people were separated, but the domestic collectors are still angry, yelling in question Li vigorously motives.
There are even more emotional people, began to provoke the crowd to smash and grab, this buddy is absolutely the only chaos in the world.
Waiting for the curses in the field after a little smaller, Li vigorously hastened to say: “Gentlemen, gentlemen, first listen to my words, art, is not divided into national boundaries.”
“Bullshit, then why don’t you buy Japanese antiques to China?”
“Khan, little Japan has fart antiques ah?”
Li Dali didn’t finish a sentence, he was interrupted off the stage, he didn’t expect this situation to occur, wiping his sweat one by one with a paper towel, looking far away from Zhuang Rui for help.
This matter Zhuang Rui must take the lead, at that moment he got up and stood on the chair, shouting, “Everyone stop arguing first, let’s listen to what this Boss Li says first.”
“Alright! Listen to Mr. Zhuang and see what he says.”
“Teacher Zhuang has spoken, let’s all be quiet for now!”
“If you don’t give a statement, you will never participate in your auction again.”
Zhuang Rui was considered to have made a name for himself in the domestic collection circle in the past few years, and this ascent to the top made many people quiet down and sit back in their chairs.
Those few Japanese, there are two or three is fluent in Chinese, at this time also sat back, to the side of a few people with Japanese whispering words, should be in the translation of what just happened to them.
See the following quiet, Li vigorously wiped the sweat, picked up the microphone and said: “Friends, bosses, I first introduce you to these Japanese friends! This one is the president of the Japanese Ceramic Research Society, Mr. Yoho Kazuo, and this is the chairman of Japan’s largest ceramic production company Yamagi. As we all know, the country has not unearthed the official kiln in kind, we can only rely on these pieces of broken porcelain comparison, to determine whether the two objects for the official kiln porcelain, to be honest, not only do not have a clear idea of the heart, that is, I’m old Lee, the heart is not implemented. In Japan, the study of magnetic state porcelain, has been carried out for hundreds of years, I invited these friends to mean, is to let them help identify these objects. I still just said, art is not divided into national boundaries, everyone’s thinking, do not be so narrow-minded!”
Li Dali’s words made the stage quiet, but then a voice rang out, “Boss Li, so they participate in the auction of these two pieces of porcelain?”
“This …… depends on the meaning of a few Japanese friends, after all, my little brother is open for business, can’t push people out, right?”
Li Dali revealed a look of a treacherous businessman, which left the crowd speechless.
Most of these people here are business owners, businessmen seeking profit which is an inexcusable thing, can’t let others make money because you are patriotic, right?
“Gentlemen, if you have no objections, continue to inspect these two objects!”
Li Dali saw that no one was yelling under the stage anymore, then he breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the mineral water on the table and drank half of the bottle in one gulp.
“I’ve kind of offended quite a few big bosses in the country.”
Li Dali looked at Zhuang Rui, his heart was full of bitterness, what he did this time, I’m afraid that it will soon be spread in the circle, even if it turns into a regular auction house in the future, I’m afraid that this popularity will be lost a lot.
“Mr. Zhuang, you go up and take a look! You’re the only expert who plays with ceramics in this room.”
“Yes! Mr. Zhuang, as long as you say this is real, we will definitely keep it in the country.”
“That’s right, as long as it’s real, I won’t let them go out even if I sell them.”
For a while, these collectors in the field, put their hopes on Zhuang Rui, this is to make Zhuang Rui feel very difficult, it was originally a set on the small Japan, did not expect a net in so many people.
“Good, I’ll take a look first and then say, but my humble self is not deep in the study of Song porcelain, not necessarily able to see any doorway.”
Zhuang Rui arched his hand towards the four directions with a fist, walked to the side of the exhibition table, and pretended to survey it.
“Shit, Old Li has capable people on his hands!”
Zhuang Rui on the eye, was surprised, these two pieces of porcelain and more than a month ago, compared to, has completely changed the appearance of the glaze than in their own hands, to be a little dimmer, but it seems more heavy and simple.
Although the shape has not changed, but the artifacts themselves, with an unspeakable sense of historical vicissitudes, and also more than one layer of the top looks extremely natural mortar, and there are traces of wiping, in the eyes of connoisseurs, that is to clean up the soil caused by.
Can say, Li vigorously hand to do old this person, absolutely counted on the new porcelain to do old connoisseur, it seems that the last time those Tang SanCai to do old, is also from the hand of this person.
New porcelain do old is a handicraft work, not counting shoe polish that kind of primitive method, usually seen on the market, a total of four methods.
The first is grinding, the use of tools in the ceramic surface repeated friction, so that it loses its luster, as if it is old, commonly used tools are animal skins and gourd fruit shells, but this method due to repeated friction traces, even if the surface is very smooth, but will also leave friction traces in the tire glaze.
The second is the soil dip method, in order to form the ancient porcelain buried in the tomb for many years and the formation of soil embroidery, made use of the ceramics in the soil dipping method, so that it produces a similar effect with the unearthed artifacts.
Third, the erosion of chemicals, the new imitation of ceramics into the acidic or alkaline with corrosive chemicals species erosion, will also get the old to be over, but this will destroy the porcelain itself pulp.
Fourth, smoke, this method is generally the new imitation of ceramics hanging in the kitchen above, let it smoke and fire, to be a certain period of time, will also get satisfactory results.
In addition to these four methods, there is an uncommon old techniques, that is, the re-firing, the new imitation of ceramics wrapped in a kind of loess species of nodules powdered clay, into the kiln re-firing.
This technique is more cumbersome, for the fire and the requirements of the ingredients are extremely high. But do out of the old porcelain, is with a kind of similar natural formation of the paste, even if the experienced appraisal experts, is not through the naked eye to identify the authenticity.