Shenhao Starts With Antique Treasure Appraisal

"Little brother, have you seen enough?" Xu Xingda urged.

Seeing that Li Tianming remained silent, Xu Xingda felt a little proud.

This "Jade Hu Spring Ping" was made by him through his connections with the best counterfeiters in the country, and it took him three months to make it.

Not to mention these young people, even Xu Xingda himself couldn't see anything wrong with his eyesight.

In other words, if someone comes to Xiangyunzhai with this bottle, Xu Xingda will probably accept it as long as the price is lower.

Tang Zhenggang also said lowly to Tang Xiaoyu, "He doesn't seem to be able to see anything."

Tang Xiaoyu shook his head and said nothing.

At this time, Li Tianming spoke.

"Shopkeeper, how much do you want to sell this bottle for?"

Xu Xingda smiled and stretched out a hand: "Five million, this price is absolutely fair!"

It is normal for a piece of well-preserved ancient porcelain to cost hundreds of thousands or millions.

Li Tianming smiled: "This bottle has a rounded mouth, a long neck, a hanging belly, and round feet that are tilted outward. The shape of the bottle is impeccable and almost perfect."

Li Tianming paused for a while and then added: "The vase is wrapped with blue and white branches and decorated with peonies. The technique is also very skillful."

When Xu Xingda heard this, he couldn't hide the smile on his face. He thought that although this young man spoke eloquently, he still hit his eyes.

"The whole body is decorated with blue and white patterns, the inner edge is painted with honeysuckle pattern, and the strong ring is banana leaf pattern..." Li Tianming continued, "Shopkeeper, this is a Hongwu blue and white jade pot spring vase."

Xu Xingda immediately gave a thumbs up: "Little brother, you have good eyesight. This is the best of the best, the best of the best. I am not bragging. You can travel all over Binzhou. As long as you have the second one, I will give it to you for free!" "

When Tang Zhengyang heard this, he hurriedly asked: "Is this true?"

"Don't worry." Li Tianming said lightly, "What a pity, the shopkeeper..."

"What's wrong?"

"The workmanship and glaze color of your bottle are good. It will be a treasure wherever you put it, but it is not old enough."

Xu Xingda's expression changed, and his voice suddenly became louder: "What do you mean? Speak clearly."

In fact, anyone who is knowledgeable should understand what Li Tianming means.

The so-called "not old enough" means fake or fake.

In the antique business, there is a saying that "leave a thin line in life so that we can meet each other easily in the future." You should not say anything too explicit, but rather save some face for others.

What Li Tianming said to the vendor is already very serious in the industry.

Dong Hao came closer and asked, "Brother Tianming, are you saying this is fake?"

"To say it's fake would be a bit unfair to the shopkeeper. The shape of this bottle is perfect, and the germplasm is indeed old. There are almost no flaws in the appearance, but..." Li Tianming pointed to the bottle, " This glaze is new, and it can’t be more than three months old.”

"You... don't talk nonsense!" Xu Xingda couldn't control his emotions. After working in Xinglong Street for so many years, this was the first time he was questioned like this. He couldn't bear it.

After listening to Li Tianming's words, Tang Xiaoyu suddenly thought of something and said softly: "What do you mean, this is a counterfeiting method that uses real materials and fake colors?"

Li Tianming nodded: "At first I just saw something incongruous with this bottle, but I wasn't sure what it was. Then I looked carefully and saw it. You see..."

Li Tianming pointed to a flaw on the bottle and said: "This is glaze shrinkage, also called short glaze. It is a flaw caused by immature firing technology. It is very common on porcelain before the early Ming Dynasty, but if this flaw appears On Hongwu blue and white porcelain, it’s very strange.”

Tang Xiaoyu nodded. She once heard her grandfather say that due to the advancement of porcelain firing techniques in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the porcelain of the Ming and Qing Dynasties has become very perfect. There are four or five places that are too conspicuous.

"This is called forgery, and it is also a relatively common method of forgery."

Li Tianming sighed: "This craftsman's skills are good, even the flaws are very similar, but the appearance on this bottle is really superfluous."

"So... Shopkeeper, let alone five million for this bottle of yours, even if it is five thousand, it may not be considered fair."

After Li Tianming's words, he simply launched a merciless critical attack on Xu Xingda. Each time he hit the target directly, making him almost vomit blood.

"Hey, shopkeeper, your method is quite clever." Tang Zhengyang was not angry and still said with a smile, "I almost got hurt by this young master. If I give this bottle of yours to grandpa, he won't be able to give it to me." I'll curse you to death."

"With Grandpa's temper, even scolding you to death is considered a light thing." Tang Xiaoyu said lightly.

After hearing this, Tang Zhengyang could only laugh, and then said to Li Tianming: "Thanks to you, otherwise I would have died miserably."

Li Tianming smiled and waved his hand, then nodded to Tang Xiaoyu: "We're leaving, goodbye."