Chapter 67: The Underground Auction (4)

  On the first day of Sanjiang, the barbarian will update three chapters as scheduled. This week will be updated with three chapters in total. If there is a rapid increase in collection and push votes, additional updates will be added.

  "Half a year."

  Qu Wen's attention was fixed on the Yongzheng coral red glaze plate on the display stand, but in reality, he was secretly absorbing the spiritual energy above it. He answered casually, almost scaring Wei Baichuan and several other guests to death.

  "Half a year, little brother you really only studied for half a year?" Wei Baicheng stared at Qu Wen with a hint of doubt, although his expression and tone didn't seem fake. If it was true, then Qu Wen's learning ability was simply against the heavens.

  "Ah, that's right. To be exact, it should be five months and twenty-six days. I've already finished reading it, you guys can take your time." Qu Wen replied, ignoring the astonished expressions of several people, and happily returned to her seat.

  After he sat down, Zhao Haifeng asked again: "How is it? Is it a genuine Guan kiln?"

  Qu Wen nodded and expressed his own views, then raised his hand again to report a lowest price, but it was just a gesture. After absorbing the spiritual energy above, it was no longer worth spending money to buy.

  As it was an official kiln, many guests continued to bid and the price quickly rose to 220,000. Seeing Qu Wen no longer raised his hand, Tao Jingying also stopped bidding, and in the end this Yongzheng coral red glaze plate was bought by another collector for 260,000.

  The next lot to be auctioned off, every single item was bid on by Qu Wen, but they all started at the lowest price, making others think he was intentionally causing trouble or that it was pre-arranged with the organizers.

  "Next, we have Lot 18, a truly rare pair of Ming Xuande yellow glaze straight-mouthed plates!" The auctioneer's voice rose to emphasize the next sentence, pausing for effect before continuing in a loud tone: "I believe all our esteemed guests are aware that during the Ming dynasty, yellow represented the most noble color, and therefore yellow glaze was exclusively used in the palace. It was never seen in civilian use. During the Hongwu period of the Ming dynasty, no yellow-glazed pieces appeared, and they were relatively rare even during the Yongle period. However, by the Xuande period, they suddenly became extremely popular in the palace."

  "This is a pair of Xuande Huang glaze straight-mouthed plates, with a clean and white body. Except for the bottom foot ring, they are all evenly coated with a bright yellow color. The shape is regular and intact, with the mark of the Xuande period on the bottom. It's extremely rare to see a pair of straight-mouthed plates like this. The starting price is 500,000 yuan, each bid is 20,000 yuan, now please let those who are interested come forward to appreciate!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Wen was the first to walk onto the stage, and he went up more than ten times in a row. Whether or not they knew him, at least they remembered his face.

  "Who is this young man, why does he always go on stage to look at the goods, seemingly very interested, but in the end doesn't buy?"

  More and more guests are curious about Qu Wen's identity. There were many people who came today, although it was the first time they met, but the other party's name had been heard a little, mostly fellow antique dealers and senior executives of certain enterprises. There are really not many young people like Qu Wen.

  "I don't know him, but the young man beside him seems to be a disciple of Bao Guoqiang, the owner of Jingcheng Cizhuan, and is said to be a red third-generation with an extremely deep background."

  "Oh, this young man who often goes on stage should not be a medium, and his background shouldn't be simple either."

  "Take a look, you care how many times he loves, it's really a young man with a background, and it's good to have the opportunity to get along."

  Hearing the conversation of the person next to her, Tao Jingying's face was full of discontent.

  "He's just a rich kid, what's so great about him? He dares to play with antiques, he'll drown himself sooner or later." She muttered and turned to Wei Baqing beside her: "Uncle Wei, didn't you say you'd help me deal with him?"

  Wei Boqing felt that he had spoken too much earlier, but after testing Qu Wen's ability to appreciate the poem, he found that his opponent was not so easy to deal with. Moreover, Qu Wen only raised her hand once in each round, looking enthusiastic but having no intention of buying, which left him at a loss for what to do.

  "To be honest, this young man named Qu Wen is not easy to deal with. His understanding of antiques is not at the level of ordinary collectors. Moreover, he claims that after only half a year of studying antique appraisal, he can reach such heights... If it's true, then his master must be an extraordinary person."

  Tao Jingying had studied antique appraisal with Wei Baqing for over a year and knew that this line of work wasn't so easy, ordinary people would take three to five years to just get started, and the better ones would take seven or eight years to make some small progress, but Qu Wen said he only studied for half a year, which was simply defying heaven, or maybe there were gods backing him up.

  "He's just bragging," Tao Jingying cursed disdainfully, but at least she knew Qu Wen's name now.

  Wei Baqing fell silent for a moment: "I don't think so, earlier I tried asking him about his views on the Yongzheng coral red glaze plate, and he was able to analyze it without missing a single point. If he were just an ordinary collector, he wouldn't be able to say so much. If there's an opportunity, I really want to see what kind of master can teach such an apprentice!"

  "Gao Ren, can be compared to the ancient play connoisseur, Xia Junliang master!" Tao Jingying snorted at Gao Ren behind Qu Wen, who in Hong Kong did not know Xia Junliang's name. As long as it was related to appraisal, whether it was jewelry or antiques, all escaped his discerning eye.

  Wei Boqing smiled: "Of course, it's impossible to surpass Master Xia, but I believe this is also a rare piece. This yellow glaze porcelain, I want to take a closer look, and maybe even buy it."

  The two of them chatted, but neither knew that Xia Junliang was actually Gu Quan's second apprentice, only Xia Junliang had been staying in Hong Kong for many years, so he never met his master's new young apprentice - Qu Wen.

  This time, Qu Wen not only rushed onto the stage but also pulled Zhao Haifeng up with him. Including guests interested in this yellow glaze straight-mouthed plate, there were a total of 14 people on the stage. It can be said that most of the guests who came today are interested in this yellow glaze straight-mouthed plate.

  "Qu brother, what do you think of this yellow glaze straight-mouthed plate?" A middle-aged man named Zhao Mengzhi spoke up, he was the boss of a frozen food company that had been preparing to go public in the past two years and had already purchased two items at auction.

  He and Qu Wen went on stage together five times, each time he could get very accurate and objective analysis from Qu Wen, feeling even more powerful than the appraiser he brought, so he stopped asking his own people and directly asked Qu Wen instead.

  "It's Director Zhao, to be honest, I haven't seen many Ming dynasty palace yellow glaze porcelain, let me ask my friend to tell you about it."

  "Your friend?" Zhao Mengzhi looked at Zhao Haifeng, seemingly somewhat distrustful.

  Qu Wen saw, hehe smiled and said: "How can you not believe my friend? He is a high school graduate of the Archaeology Department of Huaqing University. In Liuli Factory's Ci Shi Zhai, he studied antique appraisal with Master Bao Guoqiang for five years. As for his ability to appreciate antiques, he is much better than me. Moreover, he and you are both from the Zhao family."

  "Oh, so you're a disciple of Master Bao. I'd love to hear your insights." Upon hearing Zhao Haifeng's name, Zhao Mengzhi's expression changed and he became enthusiastic. As his business grew bigger, he also started collecting antiques with others in the early years, and over time, he got to know some famous names in the industry. Bao Guoqiang was one of them.

  To be honest, without the Ling Jue in his body, Qu Wen's ability to appreciate songs is indeed not as good as Zhao Haifeng, after all, experience and experience are there. However, with the Ling Jue divine power, Qu Wen only needs to learn theoretical things well, and he can see the truth and say the truth, see the false and say the false, absolutely without any mistakes or omissions, the accuracy rate can be said to have reached 100%.

  He was dragged onto the stage by Qu Wen, and he knew that something was not right. After a courteous greeting, he carefully examined the yellow glaze straight-mouthed plate that everyone had been paying attention to. Zhao Haifeng slowly said: "Actually, I haven't seen many yellow glaze porcelain from the Ming dynasty. During the Hongwu period, there were no yellow glaze objects at all, and during the Yongle period, they were very rare. Only a few examples of straight-mouthed plates have survived to this day. It wasn't until the late Xuande period that other types of yellow glaze porcelain began to appear. The yellow glaze porcelain produced during the Chenghua period was the most successful. There is one piece in the Taipei Palace Museum, which has a light chicken-fat yellow color, a white body, and regular craftsmanship, reaching the highest level of yellow glaze firing technology. This piece has a deeper color than the one in the Taipei Palace Museum, the plate wall is thicker than those produced during the Chenghua period, the foot ring is slightly higher, and the bottom of the plate is slightly concave, which are all the main characteristics of Xuande yellow glaze objects."

  "Let's take a look at the decoration on top, Xuande years' yellow glaze is the most simple and elegant, except for the yellow glaze, there is nothing else on the object. During the Chenghua period, in addition to the plain and unadorned yellow glaze, there are also dark carved dragon pattern vessels. By the Hongzhi period, it was mostly plain yellow glaze vessels with a few having several gold thread lines as decoration. Later ones have different patterns appearing. So this piece also has the characteristics of Xuande period."

  "As for the pieces below, those made during the Xuande period have several varieties. Some are directly stamped with 'Made in the Great Ming Xuande period', while others use blue and white materials to write it, or do not have any marks of identification. However, as long as they are yellow glaze wares from that dynasty, they can be considered as official kiln products."

  Zhao Haifeng spoke a mouthful, and everyone present showed admiration. Zhao Mengzhi gave a thumbs up: "Brother Zhao and Brother Qu are both new generation masters, after this auction is over, you must come to my place for a visit."

  Thanks for the reward from Jian Xing Starry Sky Brother.