Chapter One Hundred and Forty-Eight Pastel Over Branches, Fushou Shuangquan Bowls (Seeking the Moon)
The "Guo Zhi" in the bowl refers to a peach branch that starts from the outer wall of the bowl and then spreads to the inner wall of the bowl. This is called "Guo Zhi".
Good luck and longevity, the red bat represents the five blessings, and the peach represents longevity.
"Master Zhang has a good eye. This is the treasure left by Yongzheng, the pastel bowl with branches and longevity." Jin Ye pointed his thumb at Zhang Junping and said: "I am not talking nonsense. Look at this pair of pastel bowls." The bowl with the blessings and longevity is particularly rare. The five longevity peaches are all on the outer wall. This is different from the six peaches of Emperor Kangxi, with four peaches on the outside and two peaches on the inside... This longevity peach is red but not evil, it is definitely a The pinnacle of pastel porcelain, the best of the best..."
"Haha, Lord Jin is right. Such a pair of pastel bowls with longevity and longevity are definitely treasures coveted by collectors." Zhang Junping nodded with a smile and asked: "I wonder how much money Lord Jin is willing to part with? "
These are some of the poverty-stricken and ostentatious behavior of the old and young people of the Qing Dynasty. They are obviously poor and live off the sale of their property, but they still have to pay attention to whether they sell or not.
Otherwise, even if he sells it to you, he will not be happy.
Zhang Junping is also willing to follow him. Anyway, he can't belittle others by saying a few nice words, which will make him happy. If there are good things in the future, he will send them to him.
"Since Mr. Zhang really likes it, I won't keep it anymore. If you give me one thousand yuan, I will give these bowls to you." Mr. Jin held out a finger.
"Okay, I'll pay Master Jin at the price he said." Zhang Junping hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed, turned around, took out a dozen dollars from his bag and put it on the coffee table.
A dozen of money is exactly one thousand yuan. This money was withdrawn in the morning. A total of 25,000 was withdrawn twice. Later, I spent 20,000 in exchange for foreign exchange coupons, which was still 5,000.
Jin Ye wants a price of one thousand, which is too high according to the current antique market conditions.
This pair of pastel colored longevity and blessing bowls costs at most 700 to 800 yuan. On the black market, it won't cost more than 500 yuan.
However, Zhang Junping still readily paid according to the amount Jin Ye said. The first purpose was to hook him up with the good stuff behind him, and the second was to prevent him from selling the stuff abroad.
The Yongzheng famille rose bowl of the Qing Dynasty is not an antique cultural relic prohibited from export.
Once it is sold abroad, it will be difficult to buy it back.
Anyway, Zhang Junping did not suffer any loss. This pair of pastel bowls with branches and longevity were auctioned later in 2015, and the final price exceeded 80 million Hong Kong dollars.
"Master Zhang is indeed a cheerful person. It is a pleasure to deal with Master Zhang." Jin Ye bared his big yellow teeth happily and put away the money.
"Jin Ye, as I said before, I don't have any other hobbies. I just like these things left by my ancestors. As long as the goods are good, the price is not an issue.
Just like this pair of bowls, they only cost 800 yuan at most outside. However, Master Jin has spoken, and I absolutely cannot refute Master Jin’s face.
I'm happy to spend an extra two hundred yuan. Who makes me want to be friends with Master Jin?" Zhang Junping smiled and nodded at Master Jin.
What I mean is to tell Mr. Jin that I know the market price. I am willing to pay a high price to buy it because I care about you. Don’t treat me as a fool.
"Hahaha, Mr. Zhang, you are so generous. If there is a good item in the future, I will designate it to be the first one to give it to you.
If there is anything you particularly like, you can also tell me. I am familiar with the Four-Nine Cities and I will definitely bring it to you." Jin Ye promised Zhang Junping with a sneer.
As for the high price, Mr. Jin never mentioned it.
Speaking of which, there is no fixed price for antiques. Whether the price is high or low depends on how the buyer and seller negotiate, and whether the buyer wants it urgently.
Those so-called market prices are all speculated by others.
Follow the public account: Book Friends Base Camp, follow and you will get cash and coins!
Just like this pair of pastel bowls with longevity and longevity, the final transaction price at Sotheby's auction in 2015 exceeded HKD 80 million. In 2020, the same pair of pastel bowls with longevity and longevity were sold for just HK$80 million. The price was 28 million, and the price fell by more than half. How can I explain it?
"Speaking of what I particularly like, there are indeed some. Mr. Jin also saw it. I particularly like ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Some time ago, I just spent 300,000 to get two warehouses of Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient furniture from the Beijing Woodware Factory." Zhang Junping secretly praised Lord Jin, if he hadn't mentioned this, Zhang Junping would have forgotten to mention it. .
"Two warehouses? Honey, how much furniture do you need?"
"Let's put it this way, there are 18 canopy beds made of Hainan Huanghuali and golden nanmu from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and more than 400 other pieces of furniture.
In addition, there are countless broken pieces of furniture.
If Mr. Jin is interested, I will take Mr. Jin to have a look, and I will also help Mr. Zhang check to see if I have lost money on my purchase." Zhang Junping smiled and invited Mr. Jin to go to the warehouse to view the furniture.
"Just about to see something."
Zhang Junping took Jin Ye to the warehouse where ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties was stored. Two old masters, Zhao Jiazhu and Zheng Fugui, were leading a few people to maintain the furniture.
These pieces of furniture have been piled up in the goods yard of the Beijing Woodware Factory for more than ten years. Even the intact pieces are covered with dust. The charm of ancient furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties has been obscured by the dust.
What Zhao Jiazhu and the others have to do is to clean up the dust bit by bit, polish it and apply wax again.
"This is a Hainan huanghuali bed from the Ming Dynasty. The shape is grand and dignified, and the materials used are exquisite and luxurious. The longevity pattern is carved with precision and delicateness. It should at least come from the palace."
"Master Zhang is right. It should come from the palace. Ordinary officials would not be so extravagant in materials. This has nothing to do with money. Ordinary officials cannot get so much precious wood." Jin Ye agreed. Nod.
"This one should look familiar to Mr. Jin. It is an old mahogany six-poster canopy bed from the Qing Dynasty."
Seeing the old mahogany six-poster canopy bed from the Qing Dynasty pointed by Zhang Junping, Mr. Jin's expression changed and his eyes blinked wildly.
"Yes, it is an object from the Qing Dynasty. The furniture materials in the Qing Dynasty were mainly old mahogany, small-leaf rosewood, and golden nanmu.
But I don’t like Hainan Huanghuali which was very popular in the Ming Dynasty.”
"Alas, it's a pity that this old mahogany six-poster canopy bed from the Qing Dynasty is a remnant.
The jewelry, jade, gold and silver threads inlaid on it were all taken away, which I have to say is a pity." Zhang Junping shook his head and sighed: "Now we can only guess from the traces left on the furniture that what was originally inlaid was What kind of jewelry, as well as the jewelry pattern, will be repaired later.
My main task in the near future is to repair these incomplete and damaged furniture."
Mr. Jin hesitated and said, "If Mr. Zhang wants to repair this canopy bed, I can be of some help."
"Oh? What does Mr. Jin mean by this?" Zhang Junping was stunned for a moment and asked curiously.