Yuan blue and white porcelain opened up a new era of transition from plain porcelain to colored porcelain. It is rich and majestic, has a bold painting style, and has many levels of painting. It is very different from the traditional aesthetic taste of the Chinese nation. It is really a wonder in the history of Chinese ceramics, and it also makes Jingdezhen
It became the center of the porcelain industry in the medieval world."
Jing Jing nodded while listening, and Han Feng continued: "The shape of Yuan blue and white porcelain is unique. From the perspective of production technology, huge shapes with thick bodies appeared at this time, such as large jars, large bottles, large plates, large bowls, etc. Large jars
, including 3 types: tall, dwarf, and octagonal, usually with cover
The height is more than 60 centimeters. The types of bottles include plum vases, jade pot spring vases, garlic vases, animal ear vases, halberd ear vases, and four series of flat vases with period characteristics and tower-type cap vases. Among them, plum vases, jade vases are the most popular ones.
Hu Chun vases are common. Plum vases are attached with a lid, and there is a tubular mouth inside the lid, which is tightly connected to the mouth of the bottle."
At this point, the two of them happened to walk in front of a Yuan blue and white plum vase. Hanfeng looked at the plum vase and said, "Look at this plum vase. It's called Yuan blue and white peony plum vase. Its shape characteristics... well
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Hanfeng suddenly paused when he said this, his face condensed, and he looked at the plum vase inside with a very shocked expression!
Jing Jing saw the strangeness of Han Feng and asked hurriedly: "Xiao Han, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with this plum vase?"
Hanfeng watched it intently for a while, and did not answer Jing Jing's question. Instead, he walked a few steps and arrived at another Yuan blue and white plum vase and began to look at it carefully. After reading it, he looked at the next one.
The more he looked at it, the darker his face became, and his steps became faster and faster. In less than twenty minutes, he had looked at all the Yuan and Ming blue and white!
Ning Jing saw that Han Feng was very serious and did not dare to disturb him with words. She just followed him silently to accompany him.
At this moment, there was a lot of people in front, and a group of people were seen walking this way. Because Hanfeng was too focused, he didn't notice that these people were coming to see him!
As soon as Jingjing saw the person walking in front, her heart suddenly sank. She immediately reached out her little hand and gently pulled Hanfeng's sleeves, and whispered: "Xiaohan, someone is here to find you."
Hanfeng looked up and saw that it was He Zhongguang walking in the front and middle, and his grandson He Chun was walking on his left. On his right was the fat man who said he had brought dozens of blue and white porcelains to the exhibition. There were probably twenty or thirty people behind him.
They are all their friends.
Hanfeng saw He Zhongguang's gloomy face and knew that he was standing up for his grandson. So he walked out and greeted him, smiling and planning to say hello to He Zhongguang first to show politeness.
But He Zhongguang did not give him a chance to speak first. After seeing Han Feng, He Zhongguang said: "Mr. Han, I heard that you helped Chun'er identify the authenticity of the Wen Tong Mo Bamboo Picture."
Hanfeng smiled and nodded, and He Zhongguang said: "Oh? I really should thank you. Even I didn't see it. Mr. Han's ability is impressive!"
Hanfeng heard the thorn in these words. Although he was unhappy, his expression remained unchanged and he said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "Mr. He is too generous. I don't have any extraordinary abilities. I just happened to appreciate the original painting."
He Zhongguang said coldly: "Then, does Mr. Han have any research on porcelain?"
Hanfeng is very humble: "I know a little bit about the surface"
He Zhongguang looked at Han Feng and thought for a while before saying, "How about asking Mr. Han to help me identify a piece of porcelain?"
Han Feng quickly waved his hand and said: "Mr. He, you are trying to discredit me. How can I, with my meager knowledge, dare to practice in front of people like you?"
He Zhongguang did not slow down his tone because of Han Feng's modesty, and became even colder: "Mr. Han, there is no need to be too modest. I would like to ask Mr. Han to appraise it for me this time."
Hanfeng saw that He Zhongguang seemed to be angry, and he understood very well. After all, a descendant of a famous collector was actually slapped in the eye. Not only that, but the most terrible thing was the humiliation in public, which made He Chun feel uncomfortable.
His easily earned reputation was destroyed in an instant. Why not make him, a grandfather, feel embarrassed and angry?
Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Hanfeng smiled and said, "In that case, I'll give it a try. If I'm wrong, please forgive me, Mr. He."
He Zhongguang didn't want to talk to him anymore, so he just said: "Then come with me." After saying that, he suddenly saw Jingjing beside Hanfeng. He hesitated and said to Jingjing: "Xiaojing, go out with Chuner."
Want to relax?"
Unexpectedly, Jingjing said: "No, Shibo, Xiaohan is the guest we invited. Someone has to take good care of him, so I have to do my best as a landlord."
He Zhongguang became even more unhappy. He did not expect that Ning Jing, who had always been well-behaved and smart, would not listen to him either. However, he believed that his status was not good enough to compete with his juniors, so he snorted and turned around to leave.
Hanfeng was surprised by He Zhongguang's performance. In his impression, a collector should be very easy-going, but this He Zhongguang seemed too stingy. How could he work in this industry with such a temper? Not only did he
It's dry, and it's very famous for doing it. There are various reasons that Hanfeng hasn't figured out yet.
Hanfeng followed He Zhongguang to a place where the largest number of people were gathered. The staff who were opening the road in front were opening a passage for them. When the onlookers saw the real owner arriving, they immediately started to commotion.
After Hanfeng followed him in, he discovered that what everyone was watching was a wide cylindrical glass pillar with a large blue and white jar placed on it!
Hanfeng's heart was pounding after looking carefully. This big jar is exactly the most famous representative of Yuan blue and white - Guiguzi going down the mountain!
This large jar is precious because its decoration depicts a true story. The background of the story is that Sun Bin's master Guiguzi agreed to go down the mountain to rescue the famous Qi general Sun Bin who was trapped by the Yan State at the repeated request of the Qi envoy Su Dai.
and Dugu Chen’s story.
Yuan blue and white porcelain is a rare commodity. Among the few surviving Yuan blue and white porcelains, those with characters and stories are even rarer.
There are only 8 Yuan blue and white jars with characters and stories painted on them, such as the "Guiguzi Descends the Mountain" jar. There are only 8 pieces of Yuan blue and white jars that are known to have been handed down from generation to generation. There is another protagonist in the background of this story, Su Dai. He is also a very interesting character.
Su Dai was Su Qin's younger brother and a native of Luoyang. He was not as famous as his brother, but he was also an outstanding political strategist. The story of the idiom "snipe and clam fighting" and the word "borrowing light" are all related to him.
related.
Guiguzi, Sun Bin, and Su Dai are all famous people in history. In addition, the pattern of "Guigu goes down the mountain" on this large jar is a masterpiece among the Yuan blue and white porcelain handed down from generation to generation. The pattern shows Guiguzi sitting on a tiger and a tiger.
The car pulled by the leopard goes up and down the mountain. The story comes from the Yuan Dynasty print "Le Yi Tu Qi Qi"
"The Spring and Autumn Annals of the State", which tells the story of Sun Bin being imprisoned by Yan during the war between Qi and Yan during the Warring States Period, and his master Gui Guzi going down the mountain to rescue his apprentice. The pattern on the jar is lifelike and the painting is exquisite, and it is from the hands of a painter rather than a craftsman.
This makes the porcelain jar extraordinary and comparable to ordinary blue and white porcelain.
Most of the decorative patterns on Yuan blue and white porcelain are peonies, bamboo plums, dragon patterns, lotus patterns, flowers and birds, etc. Therefore, the appearance of stories about historical figures on blue and white porcelain is even more precious.
The former collector of the blue and white Guiguzi Descending Mountain jar from the Yuan Dynasty was a Dutchman. His great-grandfather purchased the jar when he was serving as the commander of the escort force for the Dutch envoys in Beijing. This blue and white jar has been passed down in the family for four generations. In recent years,
, that family used this large jar to hold DVD discs. Christie's company visited his home a few years ago and saw it. At that time, they only thought it was worth about US$2,000. It was not until Christie's experts visited again that they discovered that this piece of porcelain was extremely rare.
After this rare national treasure was auctioned, no one knew who the collector was, but now it suddenly appears in the hands of He Zhongguang. For the Chinese people, it is equivalent to returning to their own hands. This is a matter of great joy.
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Whenever He Zhongguang sees this rare treasure, he is inevitably excited. As long as he is at home, he must take a look at it every day. After seeing it, his mood immediately improves. It can be said that because he got this super national treasure, he becomes even more excited.
full of energy!
Now, he was looking up at his beloved in the glass column, his eyes were shining, his old face was slightly red, and it was obvious that he was getting excited again.
After being excited for a while, I remembered the cold wind around me, and then I tried my best to control my excitement. I turned my head and looked at Han Feng and said proudly: "Mr. Han, how about you help me identify this big can?"
When He Zhongguang was excited, Hanfeng had already begun to look carefully at this famous vessel that was admired. But when he just looked carefully at this big jar, the image in his mind shocked him. The level of surprise was enough to make him unable to
Stay calm!
After He Zhongguang finished speaking, he didn't hear Hanfeng's answer, so he turned to look at Hanfeng. When he saw Hanfeng's face was pale and his lips were trembling slightly, he thought he was being suppressed by this rare national treasure, and he was shocked.
He smiled and said: "Haha, Mr. Han, you have never seen this artifact before, so how about you appreciate it carefully for a while and then tell me how precious it is? Hahaha"
"Hahaha, I guess he can't say anything new, because this artifact is famous all over the world, and its characteristics are already known to everyone. What he can know is what we know. Let me see, what Mr. He wants to do this time
I'm afraid I'll be disappointed if I hear any new words from his mouth, hahaha."
The one who spoke was the fat man next to He Zhongguang. Now he also wanted to invite Han Feng to see his blue and white porcelain, so that he could ridicule him and ask him to save some face.
The followers of He Zhongguang beside him all laughed wildly together, and He Chun even looked at Hanfeng with sinister eyes and a sneer on his lips.
Jing Jing saw Han Feng motionless in shock, so she touched his hand and said, "Xiao Han, what's wrong with you?"
Hanfeng came back to his senses, looked at Ning Jing and smiled reluctantly: "I'm fine, it's just... I just felt shocked suddenly, haha"
Jing Jing frowned slightly: "Shocked? Why? Is it because of its preciousness?"