Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 308: Not a Xuande furnace
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The age and artistic value of this incense burner have been determined, but is this the real Xuande burner?
Ye Tian did not immediately check the bottom of the incense burner, nor did he turn on the perspective. Instead, he resisted the impulse and carefully appreciated and studied this masterpiece of ancient Chinese art bit by bit.
Appreciating its charm, identifying its authenticity, and finally discovering the answer to confirm whether your judgment is correct is the most enjoyable treasure hunting process.
This is a three-legged, straight-mouthed copper elephant ear incense burner. It is purple-red in color. The overall shape is simple and elegant, simple and generous. It is honest yet deft and delicate, revealing a kind of elegant beauty!
The design of the bronze elephant ears is very perfect. The elephant head has thick eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, and a long and straight trunk. The elephant’s expression is natural and delicate, with the beautiful meaning of “peace and peace”.
The furnace body is very plain, with no other patterns except for a pair of copper elephant ears. It has an inherent treasure and a warm luster, which is very in line with the aesthetics of Chinese scholar-officials and a gentleman like jade!
The surface of the incense burner is covered with a layer of patina, which is very natural. It must have been a favorite of a collector in the past. After playing with it for a long time, it has such a beautiful patina effect!
There are some traces of burning incense inside the incense burner, which should have been left many years ago. The evidence of red sleeves adding incense and reading at night does not affect the beauty of the entire incense burner, but rather shows the elegance of the incense burner.
Looking at this incense burner, even without using supernatural powers, Ye Tian could confirm that this was a great piece of ancient Chinese art based on his life experience and his own understanding of traditional culture!
Such exquisite craftsmanship and magnificent design could only come from a prosperous dynasty!
Only the craftsmen and designers of that time had this kind of mind and could produce such outstanding works of art.
The closest prosperous times in ancient China are the early Ming Dynasty and the Kangxi, Yongzong and Qianlong dynasties in the Qing Dynasty.
Judging from an aesthetic point of view, this incense burner is obviously more in line with the aesthetic taste of the Ming Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats, and is not as vulgar as the Kangxi, Yongzong and Qianlong Dynasties in the Qing Dynasty!
What is art? First of all, it must make people feel the beauty, resonate with it, and appreciate this beauty, then it can be called a work of art!
This feeling of beauty often does not come from vision, but from the spiritual level and cultural heritage.
The incense burner in front of him allowed Ye Tian to experience the feeling of beauty, the kind of beauty that comes from the depths of the soul and makes people feel comfortable and happy!
This kind of beautiful feeling cannot be given or possessed by Western art. Only the traditional Chinese culture that shares the same origin with me can bring it and make my heart tremble!
What a beautiful piece of art! I want to buy this incense burner and make it an elegant plaything in my study!
Ye Tian’s determination to win this incense burner has become even stronger!
You can check the bottom price, conduct a perspective analysis, and uncover the last layer of the incense burner.
After calming down his excitement a little, Ye Tian gently turned the incense burner over and looked at the bottom of the incense burner, full of expectations but also a little uneasy!
“Li Qujiang System”
The four-character willow leaf seal script engraved in Ye Tian’s eyes caught his eye, and he was instantly confused!
What’s going on? It was not made by Xuande officials, but was made from Li Qujiang’s private collection. What a surprise!
Li Qujiang, a master furnace maker in the Ming Dynasty, produced many classic furnaces through his hands!
One of the most famous collectors in China, Mr. Wang Shixiang, once collected his works and spoke very highly of this stove maker.
Like other high-quality Xuande stoves, Li Qujiang’s private Xuande stove is also rare in the market and is worth a lot of money! Chased by countless collectors!
The furnace “made by Li Qujiang” collected by Mr. Wang Shixiang once sold for a high price of 4.7 million yuan, and that was the price in 2010. After a few years, the price is definitely higher now!
But compared to the real incense burner made by the government in the third year of Xuande, Li Qujiang’s private Xuande burner is still inferior. Regardless of other things, just in terms of material, it is quite different!
The real Xuande furnace was designed and manufactured under the personal supervision of Emperor Xuande. For the first time in Chinese history, wind-milled copper was used, and precious metals such as gold and silver were added. After twelve refinements, it was carefully forged into a top-notch piece of art. Taste.
Since the wind-milled copper has run out, and there is no highest standard personally presided over by the emperor, later Xuande furnaces such as Li Qujiang’s private hall cannot be compared with the authentic Xuande furnace!
Seeing this bottom line, Ye Tian felt a little regretful.
But this emotion is fleeting. As long as you take down the incense burner in front of you, it is already a huge gain. You can’t expect more!
Although this is Li Qujiang’s private hall, it is also a Xuande furnace. As long as it is a copper furnace cast in accordance with the regulations of Xuande furnace after Xuande in Ming Dynasty, without exception, it is called Xuande furnace!
The last step is to conduct a perspective analysis and thoroughly grasp all the details of this incense burner. Then you can ask Adrian for a price and take action to buy it.
At this moment, Betty suddenly asked softly out of curiosity:
“Dear, this incense burner is so beautiful! These words are also very beautiful! What does it say? Is it the Chinese dynasty and the name of the emperor? Many Chinese antique porcelains seem to have the emperor’s name written underneath”
Before Ye Tian could react, Adrian’s expression quietly changed, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.
After receiving the incense burner, he specially found someone to translate it, and then went to the library to check the information.
When he discovered that Li Qujiang was not the name of an emperor, but just an ordinary name, he immediately lost confidence in the incense burner.
In Adrian’s opinion, only Chinese antiques engraved with the emperor’s name are valuable.
For example, those antique porcelains, antiques that are not engraved with the emperor’s name, naturally have no value!
Not only Adrian, but also many foreigners think so.
Most of the most popular Chinese antiques and porcelain in the European and American markets are engraved with the emperor’s name, so what these foreigners know is that valuable Chinese antiques are all engraved with the emperor’s name!
Even many Chinese people who don’t understand antiques will look down upon privately owned porcelain or incense burners!
After discovering this, the incense burner was immediately abandoned by Adrian, so it was put up for sale here.
Hearing Betty ask this, he was naturally a little nervous. It seemed that he would not be able to make any gains from Steven.
God Ye knew he thought so much, so he just answered Betty’s question with a smile.
“Dear, this is not the name of an emperor, but the name of an ordinary person. It says ‘Made by Li Qujiang’, which means that this incense burner was made by a man named Li Qujiang.
The real names of ancient Chinese emperors are taboo and will never be engraved on utensils. In the dynasty he lived in, he could not be called by his first name. He could only be called by his reign name, such as Emperor Xuande!
The inscriptions we see on Chinese antique porcelain are basically the emperor’s reign. If you see the emperor’s real name appearing on that piece of porcelain, don’t think about it, it must be a fake! “
“It turns out to be a folk handicraft, so it must not be of much value!”
Betty gave the perfect assist, then stopped talking and started looking at other things on the stall.
Adrian’s face became even uglier, and his expectations for this incense burner were also lowered. It would be fine if he could sell it, so as not to take up space, waste energy, and make it heavy!
Ye Tian smiled, said nothing, and then began to look through the incense burner.
Everything you can see is unobstructed!
All the details of this incense burner were clearly presented in his eyes.
The incense burner is perfectly cast, with even thickness and average quality. There are no flaws or cracks. It is indeed a gold-copper alloy incense burner.
But there is indeed a slight difference in material between the Xuande furnace and the Xuande furnace seen in the Metropolitan Museum. It is not so fine, not so soft, and the natural light is not that interesting.
Although it seems that there are only some subtle differences, this should be the most essential difference between the two, and it is also the reason why the authentic Xuande stove is unique!
Sighing secretly, Ye Tian withdrew his perspective and prepared to take action to win this rare and famous furnace.
“Adrian, tell me the price of this incense burner. As a Chinese, it is really rare to encounter something from my hometown in Kentucky!
This can be regarded as fate. I like this incense burner and want to buy it for fun. If the price is right, I am ready to buy this incense burner to relieve my homesickness! “
It’s very provocative, just to see if it can impress Adrian.
Adrian did not respond immediately, but pondered for a while before tentatively quoting the price.
“Steven, you only need to pay $20,000 to own this Chinese antique! This is a treasure from your country, don’t miss it!”
This kid obviously didn’t know what he was thinking, and his tone sounded a bit unconfident.