Chapter 0315 Folk Treasure Appraisal (IV)

Previously introduced the Tang three-color. This is a kind of pottery prevalent in the Tang Dynasty, to yellow, white, green as the basic glaze color, and later people customarily referred to this kind of pottery as “Tang three colors”.

Tang Dynasty is the heyday of Chinese feudal society, economic prosperity, culture and art of the group of flowers competing, Tang Three-color is a colorful pottery crafts produced during this period, it is known for its vivid and realistic modeling, color and color and rich in the flavor of life.

Now placed in front of Professor Tian Fan of the Tang Three-color, is a three-color double-humped camel figurine, height of nearly one meter, hanging on the animal face decoration of the pouch, silk and kettle are also placed in position, it cited the neck and open mouth, hind limbs upright, slightly curved forelegs, as if just from the lying straight up, hissing up to the sky, ready to embark on the journey of the West, the modeling of the extremely powerful and magnificent.

Carefully look at the head hissing camel, Zhuang Rui in a trance, as if to see that the city of Chang’an in the bustle of the East and West City, the post next to the wine alley in the clever smile of the Hu Ji spread out beside you. It seems to be in the atmosphere of the great Tang Dynasty, feeling the legend of the exotic and oriental.

Fatty Jin and Sun Lao and others, was also shocked by this Tang three-color camel, this three-color works not only figurines colorful, bright glaze, and the shape of the exquisite and accurate, more importantly, in the three-color camel that bright glaze, there are a lot of tiny open flakes, like a small cracks in general.

This open flake is mainly due to the tire and glaze shrinkage ratio is not quite the same and caused by the contraction of the tire is relatively small, the glaze shrinkage is relatively large, so in the process of its firing, cooling then the glaze will produce contraction, so in the glaze surface, will form this crack.

After the Tang Sancai unearthed more, this kind of open flake has also become a very significant feature of the identification of the Tang Sancai glaze, of course, later generations of highly skilled counterfeiters, but also certainly in this regard to do the trick.

“Mr. Sun, what do you think of this object?”

Tian Fan knew that among these people present, Sun Lao was playing with miscellaneous pieces and was not unfamiliar with Tang Sancai, as for Fatty Jin and the others, I’m afraid that they don’t know much, so after the crowd took a rough look around, he spoke up and asked Sun Lao.

Sun Lao took a twenty times magnifying glass. Against the open piece carefully looked at a moment, shook his head and said: “This object I can not see, from the open piece, is a sesame slice, does not look like after imitation brushing potassium permanganate solution formed, but this object is too perfect, I can not get.”

Sun Lao said sesame flakes, refers to the Tang Three-color pottery by groundwater and soil acid and alkali substances in the erosion, the natural formation of cracks, this crack is relatively fine, like sesame seeds, about a foot away from its distance, it can be clearly observed.

Counterfeiters often use hydrofluoric acid and potassium permanganate and other chemicals, the glaze of the artifacts for corrosion and staining, and then placed for a period of time, the glaze of the “open slice” will become obvious, but the traces of cracking, but it seems very wide, not as fine as the natural open slice.

This three color camel, whether from the glaze shape, or open flake. All are undoubtedly authentic, but it is just too perfect, more outstanding than a three-colored camel in the collection of the Palace Museum, so no matter whether it is Professor Tian Fan, or Master Sun, they do not dare to jump to conclusions.

“Mr. Tian, I once listened to a class you taught about the characteristics of Tang Three-colored vessels and the knowledge of identification, and then after seeing this work, I bought it, and also looked for some people to see it, and they all said that it was authentic, and today I take this opportunity to also ask you to help identify it.”

This Tang SanCai camel’s owner is a bit more than forty years old middle-aged man, slightly fat, long a country face, even in front of the experts, the performance is not humble, looks like it should be a bit of status.

“Mr. Liu is a member of our Jinan Collection Association, but also the chairman of the day x food limited company, very keen on collection, once in our collection of the world column group has done guest of.”

That male host of Shandong TV station, saw the needle to Zhuang Rui and others to introduce the treasure holder’s origin, but also indirectly, the other party has the financial strength to collect this kind of relatively precious antiques.

“Mr. Liu, since you are in the business, I’ll take the liberty of asking, this Tang Three-color camel, how did you receive the hand?”

Antique identification of this work, not only to start from the artifact itself. It is also necessary to go after its heritage origin, like some precious cultural relics, are unearthed from the major tombs, even if it is stolen and excavated antiques, but also the objects and number of stolen objects will be passed on.

This Liu boss does not seem to be shy about talking about the origin of this object, said with a big smile, “Oh, this three-color camel, I saw at a friend’s private party, when I looked like, I bought it.”

“Party?” Zhuang Rui muttered in a small voice, should be some collectors organization exchange activities, right?

“It’s the black market.”

General Manager Qian, who was sitting beside Zhuang Rui, covered the microphone with his hand and whispered.

Zhuang Rui heard froze for a moment, because all of a sudden, he thought of that three-colored horse seen in the grassland black market, also imitation of almost seamless, was the wrongdoer Japanese to buy at a high price, this three-colored camel modeling glaze is so perfect, is not it is also a fake?

This idea in Zhuang Rui mind after rising, like in the heart of a layer of shadows like lingering, can not help, can only then use the aura to check out some of the work, taking advantage of a few people are talking to the work. Zhuang Rui walked to the table of this three-colored camel and looked down.

“Mr. Liu, you found this object, how much did you spend at that time?”

Fatty Jin, who was sitting next to Prof. Tian, asked after him, this was something that had to be asked during the appraisal process, especially for such a perfect three-colored work, the person who offered it would never set the price too low.

“Four hundred thousand yuan RMB, I feel it is worth every penny.”

Seeing that several experts were unsure of the authenticity of his collection, Chairman Liu’s heart also rose with a sense of grandeur.

According to say with the price he purchased this Tang three-color, and the three-color antiques auctioned in the domestic formal auction house. It is also not much difference.

Some friends see here is going to say, the Tang Three-color is a national treasure, how will be so cheap ah? In fact, these friends are into a misunderstanding, the Tang Three-color was recognized, the earliest in foreign countries, in the eighties, the price peaked in December 1989, launched by Sotheby’s London, Tang Three-color ceramic horse, with 49.55 million Hong Kong dollars to set the record for the highest price of Chinese works of art at auction, maintained for 12 years, the trend of the moment.

However, due to the fake things impact market impact is very strong, resulting in many people fooled, the confidence of the Tang Three-color became insufficient up, followed by the Tang Three-color in the international market price fell rapidly.

In recent years, the international market auction of Tang three color works, the price is mostly in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the domestic is even lower, even if some of the fine works, the price is also in the hundreds of thousands to millions of yuan floating up and down.

It can be seen that if this Tang three-colored camel is true, Liu boss of this business, or earned.

“Elder Brother Jin, Elder Brother Sun, I think this object should be real, it’s probably stolen from which Tang tomb, what’s your opinion?”

Professor Tian after thinking for a while, said his own opinion, some years ago tomb raiding became a trend, it is hard to guarantee that there will be some fine products lost out, and the treasure holder in front of him also explains the provenance of the thing, it is from the black market auction, all the indications show that this three-colored camel is the possibility of authenticity is very high.

“Fake, this Tang three-colored camel is a modern imitation!”

Fatty Jin and the others have not yet answered, has been silent Zhuang Rui, suddenly raised his head from the table, said decisively.

“Oh? What makes you think that?” Prof. Tian saw Zhuang Rui speak with such certainty. Knowing that he should have seen a bit of clues.

“Mr. Zhuang, if you say it’s fake, you should always have a basis for it, right? Hundreds of thousands of dollars I don’t care, if it’s really fake, just take it as buying a lesson, but where is it fake, please point it out to me.”

Although Chairman Liu didn’t burn to that woman, but he also said, “Since you say it’s fake, well, come up with the evidence”!

Zhuang Rui heard frowned, the reason why he said it is fake, because in this three-color camel inside, there is not the slightest aura present, Zhuang Rui has now seen thousands of antiques, more or less aura present.

So Zhuang Rui can be sure, this three-color camel, must be a fake, but fake in what place, to his understanding of the Tang three-color, really can’t make up any reason to.

“This well, naturally there is a basis.”

Zhuang Rui surrounded the three-colored camel and turned up again, using the aura to check up from head to tail, wanting to find a little different out, suddenly, his eyes stared straight up, in a split second, his face revealed an unbelievable look, but due to the fact that Zhuang Rui’s head has always been lowered down, it was not seen.

“Damn it, such a thing can even be produced?!”

The reason why Zhuang Rui was so shocked was because when he saw the front hoof of this three-colored camel that was bent and raised, he suddenly discovered that inside the inner wall of that front hoof, there was actually a Xu character as well, which was exactly the same as the one that he had seen on the grassland black market.

Zhuang Rui now on this fake people, is admired by the five body, the whole out of a three-color horse not to say, this again appeared a three-color camel, to know, the fake that is also a grade high and low, to be divided into three, six, nine, and so on out of the.

To this three color camel, I’m afraid that the process and soil used, are in accordance with the Tang Dynasty three color firing procedures, even if you go to do carbon fourteen may not be able to detect, such a perfect imitation of the process, its cost should be in the more than 100,000 yuan, the creator of the three color camel, definitely a bit of counterfeiting in the line of the master class characters.