Chapter 34: Two hundred yuan Xuande furnace

Zhang Jun looked still, and walked forward to observe carefully. Under perspective, he found that the iron incense burner was hollow, and a copper incense burner was wrapped inside, and the gap between the two was filled with paraffin.
"It's very difficult just to make this thing, and the manufacturer will inevitably take a lot of trouble." Zhang Jun thought to himself, "Then the things inside are worth a lot of money even if they are not Xuande furnaces?"
Thinking of this, he pointed to the iron incense burner and asked: "Boss, how much is this one catty?"
When the boss heard that he almost vomited blood, he shouted, "I said, big brother, you are buying cabbage, this is the real thing!"
Zhang Jun curled his lips and said: "Okay, the boss, I know the true and false of you. I lack an incense burner in my house, so you can give me a price. Let me explain first, I can turn around and leave if you give it higher, and buy another one. Use the same as a stone incense burner."
When Zhang Jun was like this, the boss cried out unlucky, but the iron incense burner had been in his hands for more than half a year. He had collected one hundred yuan from the countryside at the beginning, and he has not been able to make a deal.
After thinking about it, the boss said: "Brother, do you think five hundred yuan is not enough?"
Zhang Jun turned his head and left. The boss behind was anxious and shouted: "Brother, stay, four hundred!"
Zhang Jun didn't turn his head back and said, "Two hundred yuan, not for sale."
As soon as the boss gritted his teeth, he said he made a hundred yuan anyway, so he sold it to him. Thinking of this, he sighed helplessly and said, "Well, two hundred is two hundred. If there is no market for one day, it will be cheaper for you."
Zhang Jun grinned and handed over two hundred quick cash. Then he picked up the iron incense burner and left. He ran up to Professor Guo and said, "Professor Guo, I bought a baby."
Professor Guo was looking at something, he turned his head and looked happy, and asked with a smile, "How much did you buy?"
Zhang Jun answered honestly: "Two hundred."
Professor Guo nodded: "Yes, now that the price of steel is rising, you will be able to protect your capital in a few years."
The people around laughed, and Zhang Jun also laughed with "hehe".
Professor Guo was obviously joking just now. At this time, he said with a serious face: "Xiao Zhang, it is normal to punch eyes in this street, but you have to learn to eat a bit and grow your wisdom, so that you can hone your eyesight."
Zhang Jun nodded hurriedly and said, "Professor Guo, let me ask a question, how much is Xuande furnace worth?"
Guo Lan also came over at this time. Hearing his question, he shook his head and sighed, and deliberately said: "Vulgar, true vulgar, why would an archaeologist feel so embarrassed by your question."
Professor Guo glared at his daughter and said to Zhang Jun: "The real Xuande furnaces are rare and exquisitely crafted. Emperor Xuande only made 3,000 pieces. Today, there are only a few pieces from the Palace Museum and two pieces from the British Museum. People are regarded as genuine, and the whereabouts of others are unknown."
"Xuande furnaces had imitations in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and there were a lot of them. But even if they were imitations, many of them could be worth more than seven to eight million. Later there were even more imitations, from the Republic of China, to modern ones, and a wide variety. You Go out and have a look. Almost every antique shop has so many Xuande furnaces, but they are all imitations."
"As for the true Xuande furnace, it is a priceless treasure and the country's important weapon. No one will sell it." Professor Guo said, "And even if someone brings out a real Xuande three-year incense burner, no one in the world can tell. Its authenticity."
Zhang Jun became anxious as soon as he heard it, and said, "What? So there is no way to judge whether the Xuande furnace is true or not?" He was still thinking about making a fortune from what he had in his arms, who knew it would be so.
Professor Guo looked at Zhang Jun with a faint smile, and said, "Why, look at your appearance, can't you have a real Xuande furnace in your hand?"
The latter gave a dry laugh, and naturally would not speak out in this kind of public sincerity.
Professor Guo went into the details and said: "The Emperor Xuande of the Ming Dynasty used to make incense burners and instructed the royal craftsmen to refer to the famous porcelain kilns, Ru kilns, official kilns, Ge kilns, Jun kilns, and Ding kilns in the imperial palace. Designed and supervised a batch of incense burners."
"In order to ensure the quality of the incense burner, the craftsman has selected dozens of precious metals such as gold and silver, and has been carefully cast and refined together with red copper for more than ten times. The finished copper incense burner has a crystal clear and warm color, which is a treasure among the crafts. For a long period of history, Xuande furnace became the general name of copper incense burner."
"However, only three thousand incense burners were cast in Xuande three years, and they were never produced again. They were all hidden in the forbidden palace, and ordinary people only knew their names but did not see them. Now after hundreds of years of ups and downs The copper incense burners cast in Xuande three years ago are extremely rare."
"In order to make huge profits, from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China, the activities of antique merchants imitating Xuande furnaces have never stopped. Even after the production of Xuande furnaces ceased, some officials who were responsible for casting copper incense furnaces convened the original furnace craftsmen to follow Xuande furnaces. The drawings and process procedures of these carefully cast imitations are comparable to the real ones, and even experts cannot distinguish them. So far, none of the many Xuande furnaces collected in major museums in China can be recognized by many connoisseurs. It is a real Xuande furnace. Identifying the true and false Xuande furnace has become one of the outstanding cases in the domestic archaeological circle."
After hearing this, Zhang Jun smiled bitterly: "In this way, even if the real Xuande is three years, it may not sell at a high price."
Professor Guo said: "That might be the case. There are new products with exquisite workmanship, and occasionally they can sell at sky-high prices. Some time ago, Hong Kong had a Xuande furnace sold at a high price of 28 million."
Zhang Jun nodded and stopped talking. If it were only 28 million, he wouldn't be in a hurry to take the object in his arms. After all, it might be a true Xuande three-year bronze incense burner.
When Professor Guo finally bought a bronze mirror, Zhang Jun stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Professor Guo, let's go home, I have something to tell you."
Seeing his mysteriousness, Professor Guo was curious, but he resisted without asking, nodded and said: "Okay, go back."
When they arrived in the car, Guo Lan asked first, she asked suspiciously: "Zhang Jun, we just arrived, what are you doing when you leave in such a hurry?"
Zhang Jun looked serious and said, "I can't tell, I'll know when I go home." His expression made Professor Guo dare not ask, but the doubt in his stomach grew thicker.
After finally returning home, Guo Lan quickly said: "Zhang Jun, can you talk now? Did you find it?"
Professor Guo also looked expectant, staring at Zhang Jun and said, "Xiao Zhang, looking at you, 80% of you have found something good, right?"
Zhang Jun smiled "hehe" and said, "In fact, it is not a good thing, because even if this thing is real, it may not sell for a good price."
Professor Guo was taken aback: "You mean Xuande furnace?" He is a wise man. He remembered Zhang Jun's question about Xuande furnace before, and he immediately guessed it.
Zhang Jun nodded, put down the iron incense burner in his arms, and said solemnly: "That's it."
"puff!"
Guo Lan almost squirted out the tea he had just taken in, then pointed at Zhang Jun and laughed "haha", and said, "Zhang Jun, I didn't expect that you are so humorous and laughed at me."
Seeing this almost ugly iron incense burner, normal people would think Zhang Jun was joking. Professor Guo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and laughed, and said, "You boy, even my old man, you are playing."
Zhang Jun laughed "hehe" without arguing, and said, "Professor Guo, do you have tools for cutting steel at home?"
The father and daughter thought Zhang Jun was joking just now, but when they saw the request again, their curiosity came up again. Professor Guo led Zhang Jun into his studio, pointed to a cutting machine and said, "This machine is used for cutting ceramics. It is fine for cutting steel. Zhang Jun, what do you want to do?"
Zhang Jun walked over and tried the machine, and soon became familiar with the operation method, then fixed the iron incense burner on it, turned on the power and started cutting.
Seeing this scene, Guo Lan's father and daughter opened their eyes wide, vaguely thinking of something in their hearts, and gradually a trace of expectation appeared on their faces. When Zhang Jun was about to cut off a piece of iron sheet, the two of them were so nervous that they didn't dare to get out of the air.
"Ding!"
A hollow furnace ear fell on the ground, and the paraffin filled in its hollow part was melted by the heat generated by cutting.
"Wax?" Professor Guo's eyebrows trembled, his complexion changed, and he blurted out, "There must be an incense burner inside. This is the master's treasure treasure method, Xiao Zhang, you may really have found the treasure! "
Zhang Jun smiled and continued to cut. Under his perspective, the cutting was very precise and did not damage the copper incense burner inside. About half an hour later, a copper incense burner wrapped in paraffin appeared in front of several people.
Professor Guo quickly took the incense burner, scraped most of the paraffin wax on the old surface with a tool, and then found a bucket of gasoline and put the copper incense burner into it to melt the paraffin wax. Then they were cleaned with several solvents one by one, and finally wiped with soft cotton and filament.
Soon, a copper incense burner with a simple and elegant appearance, yellow and red, and gentle patina appeared in front of everyone. It has a very exquisite pattern cast on the outside, without a trace of rust, and it is shiny.
Seeing this copper incense burner, Professor Guo was fascinated, and muttered: "Such exquisite things, even if they were not made by the Emperor Xuande three years, must have been copied by those foundry officials during the Ming Dynasty. They are perfect! "
Guo Lan stared at the incense burner and couldn't help but said, "I didn't expect the incense burner to be so beautiful."
Professor Guo looked at Zhang Jun at this time and said, "Xiao Zhang, you are willing to show us such a valuable thing, thank you."
Zhang Jun smiled "hehe": "Professor Guo is too polite, I don't know whether it is true or not, and I have to ask your old man to have a look."
Professor Guo said: "To be honest, I have never seen what the real Xuande three-year copper incense burner looks like, so I can't judge. Well, if you can trust me, I will invite several people with advanced knowledge in bronze appraisal. Experts from here come, we will evaluate and appraise together."
When speaking, he looked nervous, for fear that Zhang Jun would not agree. For an old archaeologist, being able to see and study the things handed down is the happiest moment in their lives.
Zhang Jun didn't hesitate, nodded and said: "Of course you can. Put the stuff here first, and let me know when the results are available."
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