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Chapter 632 Northern Song Dynasty Official Kiln

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    Zhang Jingqiang stood up and sat on the sofa next to Meng Zitao, and said with a smile: "Master Meng"

    Meng Zitao immediately interrupted Zhang Jingqiang: "Okay, if you have anything to say, just say it. Don't sugarcoat it, or I'll eat the candy and hit you with the bullets."

    Zhang Jingqiang said with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal. How about asking you for a calligraphy?"

    Meng Zitao smiled and said: "It's a small matter to ask for a word, but you have to make it clear who the person asking for the word is, right?"

    Zhang Jingqiang said: "It's an elder I know named Zhu Wenqing, a master of Chinese studies."

    Meng Zitao shook his head and said that he had never heard of this person, and the person who could be called a master of Chinese studies was definitely not an unknown person, but he had indeed never heard of it, which made him feel a little strange.

    But then again, Zhang Jingqiang is not the kind of person who just follows what others say. To be called a master of Chinese studies by him must be recognized by him.

    Zhang Jingqiang introduced: "All the teachers are famous. He is from the lineage of Wang Gen, a disciple of Wang Shouren. According to a senior Chinese scholar, he has received the true inheritance of Wang Gen. Although he is indeed not famous in the Chinese circle, as long as he is with him,  No one who has come into contact with him does not admire his knowledge, and they all recognize him as a master of Chinese studies. However, Zhu Lao does not admit this. He feels that he is still in the exploration stage and does not deserve the title of master of Chinese studies."

    Meng Zitao knew that Wang Gen was an outstanding disciple of Wang Shouren, and his academic achievements were unquestionable. If Zhu Wenqing could indeed obtain Wang Gen's true biography, he would definitely be worthy of the title of master of Chinese studies.

    Immediately afterwards, Meng Zitao became curious again: "How did he want to find me?"

    Zhang Jingqiang shook his head: "I don't know about this. He didn't say the reason, and I didn't have the nerve to ask."

    Meng Zitao didn¡¯t dwell too much on this issue and asked, ¡°Then what content does he want? Should he decide it himself, or should I write it as he pleases?¡±

    Zhang Jingqiang said with some embarrassment: "He wants you to write a Tao Te Ching in gold inscriptions."

    "Tao Te Ching? Or bronze inscriptions?" Meng Zitao was surprised and speechless. It was a Tao Te Ching with more than 5,000 words, and it was written in bronze inscriptions. If he only required to be able to perform at an ordinary level, it would not be enough for him.  It's not very difficult, but since the other party is a master of Chinese studies, why can't he only have an ordinary level?  It's impossible for him to do it.

    Zhang Jingqiang said with some embarrassment: "I also know that this is a bit difficult, but Mr. Zhu said that he is not in a hurry to ask for it, and he doesn't ask for it for nothing. He can give money or exchange it for something. Of course.  , it¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t want to.¡±

    "Well" Meng Zitao thought for a while and felt that Zhu Wenqing's request was a bit strange and a challenge to himself, but he finally agreed: "Okay then, I'll challenge myself, but I'll definitely finish it in a while.  No, please let the elders wait for a while."

    Zhang Jingqiang smiled and said, "No problem."

    Meng Zitao said: "Then did he say which version he would choose?"

    Roughly speaking, the Tao Te Ching is five thousand words, but the specific editions are very different. Some editions have a lot of function words such as "Zhi Hu Zhe Ye", such as the Mawangdui Silk Edition, Wang Bi Edition, etc., the total number of words can reach five  There are about 1,400 to 5,000 words, but some versions have fewer function words and are close to 5,000 words, such as Heshang Gong's books. The closest one is a Dunhuang manuscript with a total of 4,999 words.

    Zhang Jingqiang: "He said he wanted the Guodian Chu Tomb version."

    Meng Zitao asked in surprise: "Guodian Chu Tomb Slips?"

    I have to say that this is another strange request. The Guodian Chu Tomb is an ancient tomb from the Warring States Period discovered in 1993. A total of 804 bamboo slips were unearthed, which were ink marks on bamboo.  There are 730 bamboo slips with a total of more than 13,000 Chu characters. The Chu slips contain a variety of ancient books, three of which are works of the Taoist school, and the rest are mostly works of the Confucian school. Most of the recorded documents are discovered for the first time.

    Among them, the content and length of the "Tao Te Ching" are very different from the current popular version.  The most confusing thing is that its total word count is only over 1,700, and its arrangement is very different from the current version.

    Currently, due to the lack of more archaeological discoveries as supporting evidence, it is difficult to say whether the Guodian Chu Tomb Slips are closer to the original appearance, or whether this manuscript was just "non-mainstream" at the time.  But this book is indeed the earliest version discovered so far.

    "Do you think it's weird? In fact, I'm also confused. I can't figure out why he has such a request. If you find it difficult, don't write it." Zhang Jingqiang shrugged.

    Meng Zitao smiled: "That's not enough?The question, could it be"

    Mr. Li immediately thought of a situation he didn't want to see, and he made a mistake.  So, he quickly handed over to the two of them: "To be honest, my eyesight is limited, and the things are all taken at some big auctions in China, so I hope you can give me accurate information on these two things.  Are there any problems?"

    Meng Zitao just smiled and answered.  joke!  He has already said that the items were taken at auctions, so if he says that the items are fakes, he is not offending others for nothing.

    ??Besides, what about the big auctions? Not to mention porcelain, the current calligraphy and painting market is like this.

    There is an old saying in the calligraphy and painting industry: "Real paintings have real prices, fake paintings have fake prices; good paintings have good prices, bad paintings have different prices; special and good paintings have special prices." These three points often reflect the value rules of calligraphy and painting works. Don't listen to it.  Just buy it when it's cheap.

    But the fact is that in the market, because the selling price of fake paintings is lower than that of real paintings, they have price advantages, are easy to sell, and have high profits, so sellers who have real paintings are not willing to put real paintings up for auction.  Therefore, some calligraphy and painting dealers are willing to sell fake paintings to make a profit but are reluctant to sell real paintings.

    Over time, fake paintings are traded frequently in the market, and the auction market is also the same. Some people even joked that in the market today, "fools buy, fools sell, and fools are waiting." This shows the bad atmosphere in the calligraphy and painting auction market.

    So, it¡¯s not surprising at all to find imitation paintings at auction.

    Although Mr. Li didn't get a clear answer and understood what Meng Zitao and Zhang Jingqiang meant, he definitely didn't want to think that there was something wrong with his things, and just thought they were wrong.

    But in this case, he was embarrassed, because he had originally calculated that if he sold all four items, he could solve his current financial pressure. Now he has only sold two items, and the value of the jade plaque is not high.  , including birthday ornaments, only one-third of the porcelain and gold needs can be solved.

    In this case, he had no choice but to bring out a few more antiques for Meng Zitao and the others to see.

    So, Mr. Li asked Meng Zitao and the others to wait a moment while he walked upstairs with the porcelain and paintings.

    Taking advantage of this moment, Meng Zitao chatted a few words with everyone and looked around at the same time. Then, something placed on a small coffee table in front of him caught his attention.  He said hello and walked over.

    This is a three-legged lotus incense burner. The bottom three legs are turned outward, and the lower part is in the shape of a round tripod. There are six breast nails on the tripod lid, and the upper edge of the tripod lid has eight openings with lotus flowers.  The whole body is light cyan glaze with a slight greenish tint and a strong glass texture. The glaze has large cracks and patterns like eel blood.

    Seeing this, Meng Zitao was suddenly shocked. Could it be rare porcelain from the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty?

    Since the Bianjing ruins of the Song Dynasty have sunk into the ground, no official kiln ruins of the Northern Song Dynasty have been excavated to date. There is a lack of archaeological excavation data and sufficient documentary support for the official kiln ruins of the Northern Song Dynasty.

    Therefore, to this day, there are still different opinions about the location of the official kiln ruins of the Northern Song Dynasty. There are generally three theories: one is that the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty is Ru kiln; the second is that it denies the existence of the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty; the third is that it is the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty.  It existed successively with the Xiunei Siguan Kiln in the Southern Song Dynasty.  There are more people supporting the third statement.

    The utensils of the official kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty mainly include bowls, bottles, washbasins, etc.  The carcass is thick and black, and the glaze is light cyan, moist and elegant. It is especially famous for the large cracks on the glaze. It is different from the porcelain of Guan kiln, Ru kiln and Longquan kiln of the Southern Song Dynasty. It also has "purple mouth and iron feet"  Characteristics.

    In addition, when talking about the official porcelain of the Northern Song Dynasty, we have to mention a complimentary word to describe the pattern of its opening, "the pattern is like an eel's blood cracking ice skin."

    This sentence is an accurate refinement and summary of the artistic characteristics of the Northern Song Dynasty official porcelain. It comes from a beautiful poem written by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty praising the Northern Song Dynasty official porcelain. He said that the glaze of the Northern Song Dynasty official porcelain was not only patterned like eel blood, but also followed the lines of eel blood.  The cracking also creates the artistic effect of cracked "ice skin" like an ice pick vibrating the ice and borneol flakes glittering and translucent.

    ¡°The opening of this incense burner has this feature, coupled with its glaze color, Meng Zitao is 90% sure that it is an official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty.

    You must know that very few official kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty have been handed down, and they are very rare and valuable. So far, Meng Zitao¡¯s memory includes four porcelain pieces in the Shanghai Museum, one porcelain piece in a museum in Baodao, and the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty by the cultural relics and archeology department of our country.  Except for several remnants of utensils and porcelain fragments that have been unearthed from the kiln site, there is currently no complete utensil in the world.

    If this incense burner is really a genuine product from the official kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty, Meng Zitao's body could not help but tremble slightly with excitement just thinking about it

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