A treasure-appraisal maniac

The Yongle sweet white glaze dark flower plum vase, a unique treasure, has become a rare treasure because of the complete inscribed verses on the inner wall.

The two experts, Lu Fei and Xu Maochen, were very excited and sighed at the same time. If Liu Jianhua had discovered this secret earlier, there is a high chance that they would never see this valuable treasure.

The two brothers worked together to carefully pack this valuable treasure and continue to admire other items.

Although the Ming Dynasty porcelain section is all good quality products, due to the appearance of sweet white glazed plum vases, the rest looks a bit lackluster.

The two brothers looked at it casually and did not take action again.

However, the two brothers saw a good thing among the few Yuan Dynasty porcelains.

Privy porcelain bow bowl.

Speaking of Yuan Dynasty porcelain, people will naturally think of Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain. In fact, the egg white glazed porcelain created and fired in the Yuan Dynasty was also a high-end porcelain ordered by the imperial court and was very famous at that time.

Egg white glaze was developed on the basis of the green and white glaze of Jingdezhen in the Song Dynasty. Its color is white and slightly green, devitrified, and resembles the color of duck egg shell, so it is called "oval white glaze".

Egg white glaze was deeply loved by the Yuan Dynasty court, and it was often ordered to be fired in the Jingdezhen kiln for official use.

The most common products handed down from generation to generation are egg-white glazed porcelains fired by the Privy Council, the highest military institution in the Yuan Dynasty. The porcelain fired by the Privy Council has the words "hub" and "fu" printed on the patterns of plates and bowls, so egg-white glaze is also known as It is called "Privy" glaze.

The "Privy" porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty was well-made and of high quality. Most of it was decorated with prints. The common decorative themes were clouds, dragons and intertwining flowers. Because the "Privy" glaze was an opacified glaze, the decoration was not very clear.

Compared with the egg-white glazed porcelain used by civilians, "Privy" porcelain is particularly delicate, with neatly trimmed feet, unglazed soles, a nail-like protrusion in the center of the sole, and a moderately thick body. It is the official instrument of the Yuan Dynasty that is known to this day. of exquisite products.

For a long time, because there are very few "Privy" porcelains handed down from generation to generation, "Privy" porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty is only known to the cultural and museum circles.

In 1982, a batch of Yuan Dynasty "Privy" porcelain remnants were unearthed in She County, Anhui Province, including folded bowls and plates, which provided very precious physical information for people to further understand the Yuan Dynasty "Privy" porcelain.

This major discovery caused a huge sensation in the Chinese collecting community and ceramic enthusiasts around the world.

From 1982 to the end of the last century, there was a "prime government" trend in China.

Collectors from all over the world flock to China in search of Privy Council porcelain.

But people regretfully found that the number of Privy Porcelain in the world is too rare.

Even if they are found, 99% of them will be leftovers.

Complete artifacts are even rarer than a century-old mallet.

In the field of collecting, sometimes it is a shame.

The rarer it is, the more desirable it is.

What should I do if I can’t get it?

Then throw money at it!

You have a complete device, right?

To sell or not?

If it's for sale, I'll pay a high price.

Do you think it’s one million?

If you don’t achieve two million, you won’t achieve four million.

In this way, within a few years, Privy Porcelain was sold to astronomical figures.

In 2005, a Privy porcelain flat plate appeared at Phillips Auction House and sold for a high price equivalent to 11 million Chinese dollars.

As of now, the value of that small cap has reached around 18 million.

The folded-waist bowl in front of me is eight centimeters high, nearly twenty centimeters in diameter, and seven centimeters in full diameter.

Open mouth, oblique abdomen, bent waist, circled feet.

This device uses printing technology to form a circular pattern on the inner abdominal wall, with the words "hub" and "fu" printed on the corresponding parts of the pattern.

Under the pattern is a conjoined petal pattern. The folded waist and the inner bottom form an oblique circle. The inner part is printed with a cloud and dragon pattern. The dragon pattern has a small head, antlers, no hair, a thin neck, a slender and powerful body, and three claws.

The dragon's body is covered with flame patterns, and it soars with its head held high and its body bent.

In the auspicious clouds, the momentum is magnificent.

The shape of this cloud dragon pattern is basically the same as that of Yuan blue and white.

A string pattern is exposed on the abdomen of the outer wall of the organ, dividing the abdomen into upper and lower layers.

Drawing spiral patterns are seen on the abdominal wall. .??.

The body is coated with egg white glaze, the glaze color is duck egg blue, the glaze layer is devitrified, and the glaze surface is shiny.

The foot of the circle is thick and unglazed. The end of the foot is flat-cut and the outside is sharpened. The inner wall is slightly inclined outwards, and the bottom center has spiral patterns and milk nails.

The bend-waist bowl is a common type in the Yuan Dynasty. The "Privy" porcelain bend-waist bowl is the most exquisite. This vessel can be said to be a typical vessel. The mouth of the vessel reaches the bend, the carcass is moderately thick, and the lower part of the bend is slightly Thick and solemn in shape.

The patterns on the abdominal wall are clearer than those on the bottom, and the pattern composition and layout are exquisite, with exquisite patterns and extraordinary grace.

The fetus is white, firm and well-made, fully reflecting the official quality of "Privy" porcelain and its artistic charm.

This bent-waist bowl is a relatively large artifact among the known Privy porcelains.

The whole body is flawless, the patterns are exquisite, and the glaze is moist. It is a well-deserved masterpiece.

In terms of commercial value, although this bent-waist bowl is not as valuable as the three previous Kangxi porcelains, it is even less valuable than the sweet white glazed plum vase.

But because this thing is so rare, its collection value is no less valuable than other treasures.

With this folding bowl, it can fill the gap in Lu Fei's porcelain collection in the Privy Council.

Pack in place, no doubt about it.

In addition to this Privy porcelain, there are several Yuan blue and white plates here.

Although these are fine products, they are far inferior to the Yuan Qinghua in Lu Fei's hands.

Lu Fei was too lazy to get started and went directly to Song Ci District.

At the treasure fighting conference, Lu Fei saw two incredible pieces of Song porcelain in the photos, and he couldn't wait for them.

When Lu Fei came to Song Ci District, he immediately saw

Here comes the big thing.

Jun kiln rose purple halberd statue.

The shape of the statue imitates the style of ancient bronzes, with a trumpet-shaped mouth, a flat drum-shaped belly, and rounded feet.

The four sides of the neck, abdomen and feet are plastic-shaped with square edges, commonly known as "chuji".

From the beginning of the Shang Dynasty to the early Northern Song Dynasty, they were all made of copper and were used as royal artifacts for serving wine to heaven and earth.

Since Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, came up with the idea, Ru Kiln and Guan Kiln both fired porcelain statues in large quantities to replace the bronze statues.

However, the statues fired in Ru Kiln and Guan Kiln have many shapes and are extremely irregular.

By the time of Guanjun, the moon white, sky blue, and rose purple halberd statues were all made to the same standards and had the same shape and craftsmanship, with a hole left at the bottom of the statue.

This halberd statue is 23 centimeters high, 20 centimeters wide at the top, 12 centimeters in belly diameter, and nearly 15 centimeters in diameter at the base.

There are dense bubbles in the glaze, and there are brown eyes on the glaze surface.

The glaze layer melted and flowed down during the high-temperature firing at the edges of the vessel, causing the glaze layer to become thinner and reveal a yellowish-brown color to the fetal bones.

There are faint glaze flowing lines from top to bottom on the outer eaves of the bell mouth of the halberd. There are a few brown eyes on the right side. It feels warm and slightly sticky to the touch.

At the bottom of the halberd statue, there is an irregular green-yellow glaze color that cannot be matched by the kiln. There is a penetrating hole about half a centimeter in diameter at the bottom of the statue.

The entire body inside and outside is covered with rose glaze, and the inside of the foot is unglazed.

The shape is grand, the lines are smooth, the spirit and shape are both present, and it has a strong visual impact.

The Jun kiln porcelain handed down from the Song Dynasty is most commonly seen in various flowerpots and flowerpot holders, and the halberd statue is very rare.

The ultimate rose purple color was not found at all.

The small Jun kiln bowl that Lu Fei put in Old Man Ge's coffin was from the same family as this halberd statue, no matter the color, glaze, or condition of the kiln.

But compared to the size of the two, the difference is huge.

As for value, there is no comparison.