14. Chapter 14 Strange task
The three of them sat quietly for a while, and the atmosphere was a bit strange. Huangshi then remembered that he was in the Ming Dynasty. He was now an immortal master, so the two of them naturally couldn't let go. There were advantages and disadvantages in this matter. He stood up, and the two of them saw this to show their respect for him. Huangshi took out a large stack of copy paper from the Light Gate, which were all covered with pictures of cultural relics that he downloaded from the Internet, such as Yuan, Ming blue and white, Clark porcelain, copper coins from Song, Yuan, Ming and earlier dynasties, official gold and silver ingots, as well as Jiaozi, Baochao from various periods of Song, Yuan, Ming, and even some jade, Shoushan stone, Tianhuang stone, jade, etc., and some miscellaneous items such as incense burners, ancient books, etc.
These pictures were collected by Huangshi for a lot of time, carefully selected, and selected them not only large and high-definition, then downloaded them, sorted them into a document, and then printed out three copies with the newly purchased color laser printer. One of them was stored in the small home he lives in now, and the other was placed in the villa. He had to rush back later. The work he arranged in the morning was working on cleaning the entire villa at several hours. At noon, he had to pick up the master of the door and specialty store to change the lock. Things were really complicated.
Seeing Master Huang Xian took out the 1-foot-high thing, Mu Dexian and Zhou Mingrui didn't know what it was. Seeing the snow-white and layered snow-filled cake that looked like enlarged, but it was whiter and thinner without any sesame seeds. Huang Shi stood up and told them not to follow, then took out the top two and placed them in front of the two. These were two high-definition pictures of Yuan blue and white.
The first one was the "Ghost Valley Down the Mountain Yuan Blue and White Can" auctioned at Christie's in London on July 12, 2005. The transaction price was equivalent to RMB 230 million at that time. According to the international price on that day, you can buy two tons of gold, which means that "Ghost Valley Down the Mountain" has been promoted to the most expensive porcelain in the world. The second one was the "Ming Yongle Blue and White Ruyi Lu Yi Hanging Shoulder Blade Blossom Flower Fruit Pattern Plum Vase" auctioned at Sotheby's in Hong Kong on October 5, 2011. It was sold for HK$168.66 million, and also set a world record for porcelain auction in Ming Dynasty.
Mu Dexian and Zhou Mingrui realized that this was paper, but the paper was square, with straight edges without any burrs, and the surface was smooth without any flaws. Both of them sighed that the paper in the fairy world was not ordinary. Although it looked thin but tough, it was more than tense. However, there was a blue and white porcelain on it, but the porcelain that almost filled the entire paper was brightly colored.
The slightest appearance was revealed, and it seemed to be reaching in one's hands, which was simply incredible. The two of them could only sigh in their hearts that the painting technique in the fairy world was so hard to catch up with even the saint of painting again.
Then the two saw a line of small characters written on the bottom of the paper. The characters were neat, the fonts were lubricated, and the pen was evenly used. It was a good character, but what does this mean by "the pot of big flowers and green green valley ghost at the bottom of Yuanshan" and "the bottle of plum blossoms and branches folded shoulders and drooping like flowers and green green happy Yongming"? It was still Zhou Mingrui usually walked through the streets and alleys, and was engaged in private teeth, so he was more flexible. He found that if these characters were pronounced from left to right, it would be smooth. After a while, Mu Xiucai realized that the books he usually came into contact with were from right to left, whether vertical or horizontal, from right to left. He couldn't help but sigh how the writing rules in the fairy world were so strange.
Seeing that they had finished reading, Huangshi took out the above drawings of the porcelain classification one by one. Now the two of them opened their eyes and saw various blue and white porcelains, including bowls, wine pots, teapots, vases, pen holders, etc. The surface of the porcelain was also very exquisite, mostly historical stories, including stories such as Guiguzi going down the mountain, General Meng Tian, Xiao He chased Han Xin, Yuchi Gong riding alone to save the master, and three visits to the thatched cottage. A small number of patterns were flowers, birds, fish and insects.
The three of them carefully read the nearly 50 pictures and took nearly an hour. "Can you two know what this is?" The two looked at each other and replied, "Master, is this the porcelain we use in daily life?" "Yes, no, do you two see if these porcelains are more exquisite than what you use in daily life? Looking at these words, can you recognize them?"
The two nodded again, "Master, although these words are sorted left and right, those words are still common in style, and they are recognized by disciples and Brother Rui."
"Can you know that although our fairy world is full of treasures, some immortals like these exquisite things that are old in the lower world. This time, this immortal master came to this world. In addition to having other important things to do, he also took the opportunity to collect these objects." Seeing that the two of them listened very seriously, Huang Shi continued to talk.
"You have also seen it just now. These porcelains are all fine works of official kilns or some folk kilns before the Zhengde Dynasty. Some of the artifacts and paintings I will show you later have strict time limits. Our fairy world is only interested in these things that were twenty years ago. You must keep this in mind." As he spoke, Huangshi was also unbearable and had to change the sentences and choreography while saying it. He felt so tired that he simply converted them all into vernacular.
"It is difficult for ordinary people to get these official kiln porcelain. I heard that the waste products from the official kilns are smashed into fine pieces and buried. Only the best quality products are sent to the palace and distributed to the royal relatives and officials below. I heard that even the royal palace and the ministers' residences will not be given to anyone."
"But", Huangshi emphasized this point, "Now that these porcelains have been more than 40 years, and many of them may also be scattered among the people. You two can be divided into two groups. If you have free time, you can go to some big families or officials in the city, and Mingrui, you can go to some landlords' houses outside the city and small families to see if there are such things."
Seeing that both of them nodded, Huang said, "The shapes of these blue and white porcelains include magnificent and majestic instruments and beautiful small instruments. However, no matter what shape they are, they are beautiful in shape, simple and dignified, and gorgeous in patterns. They are not comparable to those of the rough porcelain broken bowls you use in daily life, so you can see at a glance that these porcelains can be roughly divided into five categories."
"One is the can: it is divided into large cans, including three types: high-shaped, short-shaped, and octagonal-shaped. The lid can usually be as high as 2 feet high. There are also small cans, including square quadrilateral, double-shaped melon ridge, double-shaped lip-shaped bulging belly, double-shaped lip-shaped bulging shoulders, round-shaped bulging belly, etc. The body height is generally 3 inches; there are also drum-shaped lid cans. Eight-shaped bulging bulging pots are innovative varieties of the Yuan Dynasty."
"The second is bottles: plum bottles, jade pot spring bottles, garlic bottles, beast ear bottles, halberd ear bottles, and four-type flat bottles and tower-type cap bottles with characteristics of the Yuan Dynasty. Among them, plum bottles and jade pot spring bottles are more common. Plum bottles are attached with a cap, and there is a tube-shaped mouth inside the cap, which is firmly wrapped with the mouth of the bottle."
"The third is the pot type: there are three main types that are found in the world, namely the Fengliu pot, the pear-style pot, and the steer pot. They are all exquisitely made."
"The fourth is the type of bowl: roughly two types, one is a high-foot bowl, with an open mouth and a tight mouth, and the other is a large bowl with a diameter of more than 2 feet. The other is a high-foot cup, which is smaller in size and is only about 3 inches tall, and is also known as a target cup. The diameter of a large bowl is generally more than 1 foot."
"Fifth, the plate type: there are large plates, with a diameter of more than 12 and a half feet, and the diameter of the middle plate is generally about 1 foot), and the diameter of the small plates is about half a foot, and the shape of the folded edge is more common."
"In addition, there are cauldrons, water bowls, incense burners, Guanyin, etc., among which the five shapes are the high-foot cups, jade pots, spring bottles, jars, plum bottles and large plates."
Huang Shi said while taking out pictures corresponding to the ones introduced just now, and letting them check them carefully. He can now freely go back and forth between the two worlds, so he naturally does not worry about making money. It is just that there is a speed and slowness of making money, and whether there is a greater profit margin. He originally wanted to find some small projects, such as the live chicken, but he spent so much money all the time in the past few days, and couldn't help but want to find a profitable deal. The first thing is antiques, because of the antiques in prosperous times, gold in troubled times. Although there are many things in modern society, it is really a straight and upright prosperous era compared to all periods in history. In Jackie Chan's words, it is the best era in 5,000 years. Therefore, antiques have the humanistic value accumulated in them by history and are unanimously sought after by the people, from high-ranking officials and the people.
The second is gold trading. Huangshi is now planning to take a few days to get a friend to cash out a ton of silver on the modern gold and silver exchange to make trouble in ancient times, but that also takes time, so he can only put it aside for the time being. Now that he has two younger brothers, he naturally has to play a role. As for whether Zhou Mingrui is willing, he is not worried at all.
"Come on, let's continue to see which objects are what our fairy world likes." Huangshi gave the remaining pictures to the two of them one by one. Those were made of money from each dynasty and dynasty, and now they were printed like big sea bowls; and those Jiaozi and Baochao looked relatively worn on the pictures; while those jades, Shoushan stones, Tianhuang stones, jadeites, incense burners, ancient books, etc. Huangshi only selected some representative pictures for display. Because these things are small in quantity and uncertain in value, he did not mention them too much, so he mentioned them slightly.
Chapter completed!