Chapter fifty-three
Although Xu Liuxin's opinion would not be adopted by everyone, she also stared at Zhou Xia with expectations at this time. From her eyes that could speak, Zhou Xia could feel that she also hoped that this was the real product. After all, there were not many good things like this.
Xu Yaohui and his family were not easy to speak, but Liu Yuqing didn’t have so many concerns and said to Zhou Xia like a joke, “Zhou Xia is here! I greeted you in advance, and you are not allowed to work or work. What do you think, just say it out directly, and don’t feel too much psychological pressure.”
Zhou Xia smiled and said, "To be honest, I feel that Yali is really big, because I think it's true!"
"Yeah!" The little girl Xu Liuxin immediately cheered loudly when she heard this, but only attracted Xu Zhendong's warning gaze. She quickly silenced, but the excitement on her face could not be concealed.
"Tell me specifically what you think!" Liu Yuqing said hurriedly. At the same time, her beautiful eyes were flowing, reminding Zhou Xia with her eyes. At such a major moment, just saying that I think this is not enough. I have to come up with some strong evidence.
"Then let me tell you my personal thoughts, for your reference only." Zhou Xia is very smart and naturally doesn't say too much.
Xu Yaohui naturally understood what he meant. No matter what his opinion was, he finally decided whether to buy this piece of porcelain or their family. But Xu Yaohui felt like he had grabbed the last straw and was reluctant to let go. He hurriedly said, "Zhou Xia, don't be humble. We are all looking forward to your appraisal opinion."
"Just you just saw the real thing, I won't say much. These aspects are very Xuande style. I will only talk about what Master Xu just raised his doubts, so I hope Master Xu won't be accustomed to it." Zhou Xia carefully pondered the words and turned his attention to Xu Zhendong.
Xu Zhendong immediately smiled kindly and said generously, "Zhou Xia, just express your feelings directly. You don't need to take care of me, the old man. I'm not so scrupulous. I'm not afraid of losing face. Only with debate can you make progress! As for them, if they dare to cause trouble for you, I will be the first to refuse them."
Zhou Xia asked Liu Yuqing to nodded with her eyes and then said slowly, "Master Xu just said that the place where the plum bottle mouth is, I just looked at it carefully. It is quite subtle and feels that there is only a line of separation. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is almost impossible to check. This shows that Master Xu is not old and has a sharp vision. Such experience and strength are not comparable to our juniors."
Xu Zhendong laughed and said, "Then stop posing, just talk about the key points!"
Liu Yuqing, Xu Yaohui, Xu Liuxin and others also chuckled lightly. At the same time, they were even more curious about what Zhou Xia explained about this.
Zhou Xia said, "After I just read it, I thought about it carefully. I hope everyone can help me correct me."
Liu Yuqing smiled and said, "Oh, don't keep it in hiding!"
Zhou Xia didn't care and continued to maintain his state, "I think it should be this plum vase, which originally had a lid on it."
Xu Zhendong reached out and stroked his beard and nodded, "It's possible, but now the lid!"
Zhou Xia said, "I don't know this. I have to ask the owner of the plum vase. Uncle Xu, what is the origin of this plum vase?"
Xu Yaohui immediately said, "It is said that it was returned from overseas. I can't explain clearly what the specific thing is. But I think it is very likely that the person who originally got this plum vase did not know how to collect it, and the lid was accidentally broken and thrown away!"
Xu Zhendong, "When you explain this, why do I feel that its flaws are getting more and more?"
Xu Yaohui defended himself, "It's reasonable. There are quite a few people who don't understand its value. It's reasonable to throw away the lid at will. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the other person's turn to buy it back from them."
Zhou Xiaze smiled and said, "I don't care about anything else, and it's hard to verify. At least, this can explain the color difference problem of the mouth of the plum bottle. If there is a lid on it often, such a subtle color difference will occur, Master Xu, right!"
When Xu Zhendong saw him playing a rogue, he didn't pursue the story, but only looked at the artifact itself. Zhou Xia did a pretty good job in this regard, much better than Xu Yaohui who was randomly speculating.
Moreover, Zhou Xia’s words were indeed reasonable, and Xu Zhendong had to nod and admitted, “If there was a lid, the porcelain covered by the lid would indeed show such extremely subtle differences due to the different degree of air oxidation.”
"So I thought that if I had imitated such a Xuande plum vase, I would never have imitated such subtle color difference. Not to mention the benefits, the technical requirements would be too high. Just making plum vases without lids should not be much simpler and would not be suspicious."
When Xu Yaohui heard this, he immediately answered excitedly, "Yes, this just shows that this plum vase is a genuine Xuande product. At least, it should be an old object that has been around for hundreds of years. A new imitation product is not mentioned in other aspects. The subtle color difference in this article will definitely not appear."
After learning from one's mistakes, Xu Yaohui has learned his lesson now and never mentions the stories that may have happened behind it. Instead, like Zhou Xia, he only focuses on the plum bottle itself.
Xu Zhendong thought about it carefully and this is indeed the reason, and Zhou Xia’s explanation of this plum vase with a lid is reasonable.
Xu Liuxin asked now, "What are the plum vases with lids usually used for?"
Liu Yuqing explained to her, "Generally, plum vases are used to insert plums. Plum vases with lids are said to be used to hold wine. But more often, everyone is reluctant to use them, just for appreciation and playfulness."
Xu Liuxin nodded, "Thank you Sister Yuqing. So what do you think of this Yunlong pattern?"
"I don't have the blessing to see the Xuande blue and white cloud dragon pattern celestial ball bottle mentioned by Master Xu, so I have no way to know what the dragon on it looks like." Zhou Xia first admitted his shortcomings, and then talked about his own understanding. "However, in my personal opinion, I see the majestic momentum of the dragon, the expression and the movement are very magnificent. Moreover, the decoration of the dragon claws and dragon bodies is not inappropriate in itself. It is quite smooth and natural, and it has a very artistic conception, which is very consistent with the characteristics of the Xuande period. If it is now, or any craftsman painter in any period after Xuande, he will not be able to restore and reshape this kind of thing with the characteristics of the era."
"And it feels that this thing itself is a very subjective thing, with thousands of people facing each other. Everyone sees the same thing, more or less different. Now I am just throwing out my own opinion, not daring to say whether it is correct or not, I just hope it can have the effect of throwing bricks and attracting jade." Zhou Xia then made another explanation, and turned his encouraging eyes to Xu Liuxin. Without it, the little girl is most likely to be bewitched.
Sure enough, after receiving the gaze, Xu Liuxin talked about her own opinion, "I also think that this dragon does have a bit of flavor, not like it can be imitated later."
Liu Yuqing also said, "Maybe because I have never seen the Xuande blue and white cloud dragon pattern celestial ball bottle, I also think there is nothing wrong with this dragon."
Xu Yaohui, who always believed that this was the real product, would not be even more important. "I have never seen the sky ball bottle, but I think the dragon is painted very well, which complements the glorious and prosperous Ming Dynasty created by Emperor Xuande."
This time, even Xu Zhendong was a little confused. He couldn't help but turn his eyes to the plum wine again. While looking carefully, he recalled the dragon he had seen, and muttered in a low voice, "At this, your opinions are so consistent? Could it be that my eyes are so blurred and my memory is declining!"
Xu Yaohui hurriedly smiled and said, "How could it be? The old man is still stronger. Didn't he show off his skills just now?"
Zhou Xia also echoed, "I think the problem is not with Master Xu. It may be because none of us have seen the Xuande blue and white cloud dragon pattern celestial ball bottle, and there is nothing to be used for reference and comparison. However, I absolutely believe that the old man has no problem with his vision and memory. If you have seen the authentic products like the Xuande blue and white cloud dragon pattern celestial ball bottle, even if it is more than ten or twenty years later, when you look back, it should be vivid and clear as if you first saw it."
Zhou Xia was more prepared to take the words and said "absolutely believe" Master Xu and the "authentic" of the Tianqiu Bottle, he added accent and kept guiding Xu Liuxin with his eyes, wanting to see if she could understand.
Zhou Xia did a little bit of a problem with doing this. Through the systematic appraisal, he has confirmed that this is indeed the authentic product of Xuande blue and white cloud dragon pattern plum vase. But it is not easy to convince others to accept it, especially Xu Zhendong, who has already determined that there are many problems with the plum vase in his heart. He cannot tell the truth to them, "I have obtained an archaeological appraisal system, and the appraisal results are absolutely accurate. Please believe me, don't miss such a rare and powerful weapon." Then others will only treat him as a lunatic, and still have to find legitimate reasons. Some reasons and words are not convenient for him to talk about, what should I do? I have to borrow the little girl's mouth!
Xu Liuxin was really smart and quickly said, "I agree with Zhou Xia's opinion, and I believe that grandpa's eyesight and memory are absolutely fine. But now, everyone thinks that this Yunlong pattern is fine. I just thought, is there any possibility? In fact, everyone is correct."
When Xu Zhendong heard this, he couldn't help but look up and scolded her, "Xin'er, what are you talking nonsense? If everyone is right, how could the same thing come to different conclusions?"
Xu Liuxin had long been used to Xu Zhendong's pretending to be serious and majestic, but in fact she was a move to protect her. But at this time, she didn't dare to smile and just said seriously, "I mean, grandpa, you are really so sure that the dragon you have seen before, that is, Xuande blue and white cloud dragon pattern celestial ball bottle, is the authentic product?"
When Xu Zhendong heard this, he felt as if he was shocked!
He had never considered Xu Liuxin's bold and almost rebellious question. If that one was a counterfeit, then the standard tool he compared would be wrong, so how could he not feel unparalleled shocked?
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