Chapter 34 Reading Treasure
"What you just mentioned is the primary criterion for judging Xuande porcelain. The authenticity of some porcelain can be judged from the blue and white color.
There is no problem with the blue and white color of this porcelain, but it depends on its style, that is, the handwriting.
Xuande porcelain, according to research, the powder version of the imperial porcelain mark should have been made by Shen Du, a Hanlin scholar at that time.
Shen Du is good at calligraphy styles such as seal script, official script, regular script, and running script. He is hidden in the secret house and is called "Taige style".
His writing is meticulous, strict in method, ingenious in dotting, clear in turning, clear in lifting and pressing, and the brushstrokes are convenient, neat and solid; the weight and thickness of the lines vary, and his closing, finishing, stroking, turning and hooking points are all outstanding. It's legal and not artificial, and the words are very natural.
As for these words, if you look at each stroke individually, each stroke is written by Shen Du, but overall there are problems, especially the turning point is very blurry, which is a sign of patchwork.
Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, once said that Shen Du was the Wang Xizhi of the Ming Dynasty, which shows that his calligraphy has the style of the Jin and Tang Dynasties.
This font lacks charm.
When looking at the calligraphy of famous artists, we should not only look at their stroke structure, but most importantly, their charm, which is why many people imitate them in a way that looks similar in form but not in spirit."
Hou Yun nodded silently: "The boss is the boss, and I learned another trick today."
"Xuande Porcelain Society, Yongxuan Blue and White Porcelain, Chenghua Porcelain...the theory is the same, but the specific content is different."
"Oh heaven! Oh the earth! Is this identifying porcelain or calligraphy? Uncle, if you don't tell me, I may not know it even if I study all my life."
"You'd better hurry up and learn, especially in calligraphy and painting. You are Ai Wenfeng's daughter."
"Hey!" Ai Weiwei held her chin in her hands, "If I had known that such a day would come, I would have studied hard when I was a child. How could I remember so many things?"
“Identifying antiques is difficult to say, but easy to say.
Different people have different ways of identifying antiques.
The key is to find your own way.
There are no identical leaves in the world, and there must be a difference between fake and real leaves.
Counterfeiters, if they want to make something look like the real thing, they need to know how the thing is made. Which areas are prone to being faked and which areas need to be paid attention to."
"Yes. Sister Yun said that you not only have special skills in identifying treasures, but also in counterfeiting. Even if you have never seen a real antique, you can imitate it very much if you see pictures or text descriptions. I am very surprised. ,why is that?"
"read!
Because I am not appreciating treasures, but reading treasures.
I like to "read" and read like a book.
When I know its experience and its story, I will naturally know whether it is true or false.
A true antique has its own story.
A fake antique has two stories. One is the story of the real antique, and the other is his own story.
Even if it is a fake antique, it is still a work of art, and the story behind it may be more exciting than the real antique."
Ai Weiwei said nothing and looked at me stupidly, her eyes full of admiration.
"Okay, the store will open tomorrow. You and Sister Yun put these goods on the shelves together and get familiar with what's in the store."
"Weiwei, let's divide the work. You take the object and read out its name and price, and I enter it into the computer," Hou Yun said.
Ai Weiwei nodded: "Qianlong cloisonné enamel embroidered pier, three hundred thousand;
A pair of Yongzheng brother's glazed blue and white lotus tea bowls and cups, 200,000 yuan;
A large sacrificial red-glazed bile vase from the mid-Qing Dynasty, 600,000 yuan...
Uncle, these things are fake. If you mark the price so high, who will buy them?
Moreover, if we really sell the fake ones and pay ten for one, how much money will we have to pay?"
"I don't want them to buy it."
"Don't you want them to buy it?" Ai Weiwei's voice rose, surprised.
I continued to explain: "The price tag is so high. Even if ordinary people like an item, if they see the price and they can't afford it, they won't ask again."
If you are an expert, when you see this price, you will wonder if you are wrong.
At this time, two situations will occur. He will look at it for a while and then leave, or he will say to place an order. When he places the order, Sister Yun will tell him that this item has been ordered.
Then he will dispel his doubts.
And if you are deliberately looking for trouble, you will get to the bottom of it. If you don't buy this, you will buy that.
And we are just waiting for the one who deliberately seeks trouble."
Hou Yun added: "This is called fishing."
Ai Weiwei suddenly realized, "I understand, Jiang Taigong fishes for those who wish to take the bait."
Hou Yun answered: "But, boss, since we have opened a store, there are more fakes in the store than genuine ones, so that's not okay."
I smiled lightly: "Don't worry about this, Sihai Pavilion will take the initiative to deliver it to us soon."
"What?" Ai Weiwei was even more surprised, "It's true or false. It's impossible."
Hou Yun said with a smile: "I buy so many fakes just to catch the big fish on the opposite side. The boss is the boss, and every time he makes a move, it is a clever move."
"What do you mean, I don't understand." Ai Weiwei's brows tightened.
"You don't need to understand, just watch the show."
Hou Yun nodded: "The net has been cast, just waiting for the fish to take the bait. I guess there should be a good show tomorrow."
"Weiwei, you don't have to sort it out. Sister Yun and I will do it. Make sure you get familiar with the manuscript I prepared for you. You are the biggest bait."
We were busy until late at night before returning to the hotel.
At 1:20 in the middle of the night, I lay on the bed after taking a shower and fell asleep quickly.
I must keep my spirits up.
The battle finally started.
The weather is very good today, the sun is shining brightly.
Yawenxuan officially opens.
I inspected various parts of the store.
Sister Yun is greeting customers in the store, and Wang Xiufu and his wife are also helping.
They said they wanted to see with their own eyes how I clean up the Sihai Pavilion.
I said, don't worry, I won't let them down.
Ever since I bought the store, Sihai Pavilion has been causing me trouble.
During this time, I sold a lot of exclusive information to Fuji Teahouse. Of course, I also got a lot of valuable information from Mr. Yan.
I deliberately revealed my news to Sihai Pavilion through Fuji Tea House, in order to spread the net bit by bit.
Sihai Pavilion tried to attack me many times, but I didn't respond.
I don't bother to compete with these things that are not on the table. At the same time, I want to anger them and prepare for this war.
Mr. Yan Sanye said that Sihai Pavilion knew that I was opening today and planned to show me some colors.
I know they can't sit still.
And I have already set up a big net, just waiting for this big fish to jump in.
Every place is busy in an orderly manner.
I walked to the gate and saw a huge crowd of people from all walks of life.
Ai Weiwei used her connections to invite many media.
Exaggerated by the media, the news that the only daughter of antique tycoon Ai Wenfeng was about to open a store in the weirdest store on Antique Street caused a sensation in the entire antique world.
Some old friends of Ai Wenfeng sent flower baskets to congratulate him, but the relationship was complicated.
Some people sincerely hope that Ai Weiwei will be well and that the Ai family will regain its former glory; some people come to see a joke, and some people are deliberately looking for trouble.
Chapter completed!