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Text Chapter 456 A Blessing in Disguise (2)

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    When Uncle Lu saw Chu Chen and Uncle Wu looking at the two cups he had just taken out, he felt very strange. Finally he couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with you?" After careful examination  After observing, Uncle Wu and Chu Chen were sure that the pair of cups was indeed a pair of genuine Yongzheng blue and white Sanskrit cups. They were both very excited to have such a good thing when asking for a cup of water, but they were both old people.  , very good at controlling one's emotions.  Therefore, in Uncle Lu¡¯s eyes, there was only a hint of joy on their faces.  Uncle Wu did not respond directly, but asked: "Uncle, I wonder where you got these cups?" Uncle Lu said with some displeasure: "Where did you get them? These cups of mine are terrible.  They're all inherited from my ancestors! If you hadn't come here, I wouldn't have taken them out." At this point, he seemed to understand something and said firmly: "Oh, you want to buy it?  But I will not sell the things passed down by my ancestors!¡± In his decades of antique career, Uncle Wu has encountered this situation many times. Often the owner refuses to sell at first, but as long as the conditions are sufficient, the things will be sold.  In the end, it can be obtained.  Judging from the decoration of the home, Uncle Lu's family should be in a good situation, so Uncle Wu first tentatively offered the price and said: "Uncle, if you put this cup at home, it can only be used for drinking tea. If you exchange it for money,  If so, it will be more useful, don¡¯t you think? In this way, we won¡¯t let you suffer. We spent five thousand yuan to buy this pair of cups. What do you think?¡± Although Uncle Lu knows that antiques are quite valuable,  But a pair of cups could actually sell for five thousand yuan, which was beyond his expectation. He seemed a little moved for a while, but after all, this was something passed down from his ancestors. In the end, he shook his head and refused to agree.  .  For Uncle Wu.  As long as Uncle Lu hesitates, it proves that there is a plan. If he doesn't agree now, it's just because the money hasn't been received yet, so he started to persuade him with "emotion and reason".  At the same time, Chu Chen took another blue and white cup and looked at it. This cup was about the same diameter as the pair of blue and white cups just now.  The mouth is curled during the cup, and the belly is curved.  Encircled feet.  The carcass is light and thin, the white glaze is shiny, and the outer wall of the cup is decorated with blue and white flowers.  This cup is decorated with the theme of chrysanthemums, embellished with plants and butterflies, and the composition of the picture is sparse and rich in layers.  The chrysanthemum petals have many layers, the flower shape is full, and the chrysanthemum leaves have delicate outlines, painted green and brown, with ribs pointing toward the back.  Although the butterfly pattern with fine brushwork and color is small, the details are not ambiguous.  Even the butterfly's slender and curved tentacles are vividly displayed.  Flowers and grass are swaying in the wind, and butterflies are dancing gracefully. This delicate and beautiful picture full of natural interest gives people a beautiful enjoyment.  On the other side, there is a poem in blue and white regular script: "Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, leisurely seeing Nanshan Mountain."  The poem is taken from two lines from Tao Yuanming's "Drinking Qi Wu".  There is a seal with the word "Shang" in blue and white seal script at the end. In addition, there is a blue and white "Kangxi Year System of the Qing Dynasty" written in six characters and two lines in double-circle regular script on the outer bottom. The writing is standard.  It should be the original payment of this dynasty.  Chu Chen calmly put the cup back. At this time, Uncle Wu had already raised the price to 8,000, and Uncle Lu had begun to waver, lowering his head and pondering.  Chu Chen and Uncle Wu looked at each other, and both sides saw what they wanted to express in each other's eyes.  Nodding slightly, Chu Chen said: "Uncle, how about this? I bought these three cups, a total of fifteen thousand, what do you think?" Uncle Lu was already wavering, Chu Chen  The price offered was undoubtedly the last straw.  It directly overwhelmed his inner defense line.  In an era when the minimum wage was only three to five hundred yuan a month, fifteen thousand yuan was no longer a small amount, but this money could be exchanged for only three small cups. Uncle Lu didn't even think about it.  After thinking about it, I agreed immediately.  "Okay! But you won't lie to me, right?" Upon hearing this, Chu Chen took out the money directly, put it on the table, and gestured: "How could we lie to you about this? We can sign a contract now." Lu  When the uncle saw the stack of money that Chu Chen took out, his eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly went to get paper and pen After the money was clear, Uncle Wu asked: "Uncle, do you have anything else at home?"  An old item passed down from ancestors? If it is good, we will still accept it, and the price will satisfy you. "Uncle Lu was happily putting the money into the envelope when he heard it.  As he said this, he frowned and thought about it. After a while, he probably thought of something and said quickly: "Wait a minute, I'll get it"  After a while, Uncle Lu took another pair of cups and walked out of the room.  As he put the cup on the table, he said: "These cups are rare things. When filling with water, they can only be shallow. If there is too much water, it will leak." Chu Chen and Uncle Wu listened.  After the old man introduced it, they immediately understood what it was. Then they took a closer look and found that it was exactly what they thought. What Uncle Lu brought was a pair of justice cups.  The Gongdao cup is actually the same as the backflow pot. It is a special wine cup that uses the principle of physical siphon absorption in ancient times. It was first seen in the products of the Liao tile kiln and was also seen in the blue and white flowers of the Yuan Dynasty.  Generally, there is a human-shaped (mostly old longevity star) or dragon-shaped decoration in the middle of the fair cup. It is actually composed of two cylinders. There is a dark hole at the connection between the outer cylinder and the cup. When the water in the cup exceeds a certain  position, water will flow out of the small hole until the water in the cup is gone.  Therefore, in banquets, the sommelier can only pour an equal amount of wine to the drinker, so it is called "Justice Cup", "Jieying Cup", "Pingxin Cup" or "Jiulong Cup".  The Justice Cup has the meaning of "full of losses, modesty of benefits", which reminds people that they must pay attention to justice in dealing with things and not be greedy.  The diameter of these two cups is slightly larger than the previous cup, and their shapes are basically the same, with a rounded mouth, a round belly and a rounded foot.  The fetal bones are firm and fine, the glaze surface shows orange peel patterns, the color is bright green, thick and natural, the blue and white hair color is rich, and the rust spots are natural.  However, the decorations on the outer walls of the two cups and the figures standing in the middle are different.  "One of the justice cups has a plain inner wall, while the outer wall is painted with rose patterns. The lines are smooth and free, and the shape is beautiful. A deformed lotus petal pattern is painted near the foot.  The six-character regular script "Xuande Year of the Ming Dynasty" is written in a double circle on the edge of the mouth. It is simple, vigorous and full of ancient charm.  The composition is sparse and natural, with appropriate white space, which avoids the common disadvantages of dense and cramped branches. The brushwork is delicate and meticulous but does not feel kitsch. The boldness of Xuande blue and white is uniquely displayed in the contrast of shades and light.  In addition, there is a civil official figure standing in the middle of the cup. He wears a civil official hat, holds a guard in his right hand, his left hand hangs naturally, looking forward, with a solemn and solemn expression. The exquisite firing craftsmanship and the lifelike expression of the figure are impressive.  Breathtaking.  The remaining Gongdao cup also has a plain surface without any lines on the inside. The outer pattern is decorated with blue and white flowers, the rim is decorated with string patterns, and the outer wall is decorated with intertwined crocodiles and lotus flowers. The painting is exquisite and delicate, and the lines are smooth and free.  The shape is beautiful and pleasant, with a circle of deformed lotus petals painted near the feet.  The same writing is written under the double string line along the mouth. The six-character regular script of "Xuande Year System of the Ming Dynasty" was written by Emperor Xuande's royal pen as a model.  The craftsman who made this justice cup should be someone else. His decorative painting is quite skillful in fine arts. He uses a soft pen to outline with smooth lines. He mostly uses the boneless painting method, that is, he does not need to outline and fill in colors, but is painted in one stroke. The used  The brushes are all small, so the repeated brush strokes can be distinguished everywhere on the blue and white decoration.  Standing in the cup of this cup is an old man. His face is open in a natural manner, his smile is always open and slightly raised, and his beard is painted in detail. The figure can be said to be vivid in form, not inferior to the former.  Neither Chu Chen nor Uncle Wu thought that these two cups were actually blue and white porcelain fair cups from the Xuande period, and the workmanship was so exquisite. Moreover, among the blue and white porcelain from the Xuande period, neither of them even had a similar type of fair cup.  Having seen it before, this surprised the two of them, and at the same time, they were undoubtedly extremely excited and excited.  "Uncle, I wonder how you plan to sell these cups?" Chu Chen asked.  Uncle Lu said with a smile: "This pair of cups is a rare item, but it can't be priced like just now." Chu Chen chuckled and said: "Uncle, the principle it uses is the siphon principle taught in junior high school. When the liquid level exceeds  When the cup reaches a certain height, it will flow out from the small hole at the bottom of the cup, so it is not too rare to say that this thing is rare. "Uncle Lu was slightly stunned and thought, is this really made according to the curriculum taught in junior high school?  But he immediately realized that there was no junior high school student in ancient times. He was almost taken into a ditch by this kid, so he said: "Young man, what you said is wrong. How could the ancient technology be so developed now? How could it be possible?"  Do you know the principle of siphon absorption that you are talking about?" Chu Chen spread his hands and said, "It's not impossible, right? If the ancients didn't know it, they wouldn't have been able to make these two cups, right?" Uncle Lu thought.  After thinking about it, he felt that this was indeed the truth. If the ancients really didn't know the principle, these two cups would not exist. However, he always felt that something was wrong. It took him a while to realize it, and said speechlessly: "I mean, young man,  We are now talking about how much this cup costs, what is its principle and what does it have to do with us?" Chu Chen chuckled and said, "Uncle,The purpose of this article is to discuss whether this thing is a particularly rare item. Now please give me a price first!  "Uncle Lu pondered for a while and said: "It doesn't matter if you think it's not rare. I think my pair of cups are very rare. At least I've never seen this kind of cup anywhere else. And look at this pair of cups.  The pattern is much more beautiful than the three cups just now. If you want it, the price is 50,000 yuan!  "
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