Chapter 315 Qianlong’s sky-high cat food bowl (Part 2)

"Master, then what do you think of my porcelain? Is it ancient porcelain? When I bought it, the boss said that the thing was imitation of antique porcelain. According to his meaning, the porcelain is newly imitated and belongs to modern handicrafts."

He Qing asked Mr. Zheng seriously.

Mr. Zheng nodded quickly, expressed his approval, and replied solemnly: "Xiao He, since you received the things, it will definitely not be bad. Although this daffodil basin is a genuine product of Ru kiln in the Song Dynasty, I can be sure that the things are antique porcelain, but they have a certain age, but the specific age needs to be verified."

Mr. Deng, who was standing aside, also agreed: "Old Zheng and I have the same idea. The things are ancient porcelain, and they should be old imitations, because you can tell from the patina that the patina is thick and natural, and it is very open."

"Oh, is that?" He Qing said happily, "That's good. I received it at the price of a new imitation, so I should have made a profit."

"How much did you spend when you collected it?" Mr. Zheng asked casually.

He Qing answered truthfully: "Twenty thousand."

"It's only 20,000?" Mr. Zheng said in surprise, "Then you'll make a lot of money. Such an exquisite antique porcelain is worth a lot, at least worth hundreds of thousands. If it's antique porcelain from an official kiln, it's even more valuable."

Lin Haitao was surprised and said, "Grandpa, is it possible that Brother Qing's porcelain from an official kiln? Usually, antique porcelain is rarely made in official kilns, right?"

Mr. Zheng shook his head gently and said, "There are few that are specially produced, but there are indeed some. For example, the batch of Ru kiln porcelain specially made by Emperor Qianlong that I mentioned just now was still fired in the palace. Can you say that it is not from the official kiln?"

"It's for the imperial use, of course!" Lin Haitao replied.

When Mr. Zheng mentioned the batch of Ru kiln porcelain fired by Emperor Qianlong again, He Qing's expression changed slightly and he was thinking.

Then he asked: "Master, the batch of Ru kiln antique porcelain secretly fired by Emperor Qianlong is really precious? What type of Ru kiln porcelain is made? Is it a plate, a plate, or other types of porcelain?"

Old Zheng pointed to the daffodil basin placed on the table and said, "That's it!"

"It's all like this?" Lin Haitao said in surprise, "Why is it such a coincidence?!"

Zheng Lao said in a singular manner: "It's such a coincidence. If I hadn't seen Xiao He collect a sky-green glaze daffodil pot, I would have never thought of it for a while. As far as I know, the batch of antique porcelain used in the palace was all of the same type. As for why Emperor Qianlong liked to make daffodil pots, there was a saying that Emperor Qianlong liked to raise cats. He used the daffodil pots hidden in the palace to feed cats as cat food pots. But the cat he raised was too naughty and smashed the basin. Later, Qianlong issued an edict, ordering craftsmen to fire a batch of Ru kiln sky-green glaze daffodil pots in the porcelain kiln in the palace. In this way, he not only had enough cat food pots, but also could play with it. It was a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, right?"

"So that's it!" After hearing this, He Qing nodded as if he suddenly realized.

Seeing that he heard so seriously, Mr. Zheng smiled and said, "This is just a legend. The story of antiques has gone to the sea. Sometimes it sounds interesting. Just smile, don't take it seriously. However, although it is not certain whether Emperor Qianlong really used Ru kiln porcelain as a cat food pot, there was indeed a batch of imitation Ru kiln porcelain in the Qing Dynasty palace, either Yongzheng or Qianlong. These two periods are closest."

"Later, Qianlong issued an order to imitate some of the 'Ru Kiln Cat Food Basin' for him. He said the official kiln and the Ru kiln at a time, and he couldn't tell the difference between the cat food basin. The allusion of the cat food basin began to spread from the Qianlong's order. If you really have a cat food basin from Ru kiln, let alone selling cats, haha, you have sold cows!"

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He said a lot in one breath, and He Qing and the others pricked up their ears and listened seriously.

After hearing this, Old Zheng shook his head and sighed, and said with a wry smile: "I am ashamed, it turns out that there is still something about Shi Keji. I have ignored this history."

Mr. Deng smiled and comforted: "Live until you are old and learn until you are old. How can a person know everything? If it is a master of everything, it doesn't mean anything. If you don't know, learn. If you still have to learn, then it's still interesting, right? His Qianlong did regard the Ru kiln daffodil basin as a 'cat food pot', but it's not like the story circulating in the antique industry. He said that Qianlong raised cats and cats broke the authentic Ru kiln porcelain. If that's true, how did the one collected in the Forbidden City come from? But I guess the two or three Ru kiln daffodil basin collected in the Forbidden City may be the 'cat food pot' made by Emperor Qianlong."

"Well, you are right, you have been taught." Old Zheng nodded humbly.

At this moment, He Qing, who had been standing quietly beside him and listening, became more and more excited when he heard it, because from Mr. Deng's words, he could be sure that the Ru kiln daffodil basin he had received by accident was a piece that flowed out of the palace, and that piece was a "Ru kiln cat food basin" made by Emperor Qianlong.

"Master, Mr. Deng, if you say that this piece of my body is not an authentic Ru kiln porcelain, is it possible that it is one of the cat food bowls made by Emperor Qianlong?" He Qing couldn't help asking later.

Although he knew very well that the porcelain he received was an imperial porcelain from the Qianlong period, he was the only one who knew the origin and the whole story of the things and things were unknown, so he had to gain the confidence of others.

Mr. Deng nodded and said, "It is possible that everything may be available. At least the things are antiques, and it is very likely to be antique porcelain from the official kiln. Such a beautiful piece of imitation Ru kiln porcelain is very valuable for collection. At the price you earned 20,000 yuan, if you sell it now, you will undoubtedly be sold at a sky-high price!"

Mr. Zheng nodded and said, "The thing is really good, I like it very much! I said from the beginning that the batch of imperial Ru kiln porcelains imitated in the Qing Dynasty now seem almost the same as the genuine Ru kiln porcelains, and they are also unique treasures! No matter what, Xiao He, congratulations, you have found another big leak!"

"Haha, I'm lucky recently and I've come across a few good things." He Qing said with a smile.

At this point, he was completely relieved. Anyway, he was not in a hurry to sell the goods now. For example, a piece of porcelain with such an extraordinary origin, he had to collect it well and enjoy it first, so there was no need to immediately verify the specific age and origin of the goods from Mr. Zheng and others.

After reading it, He Qing put away the "cat food bowl", and then Mr. Zheng said, "Xiao He, we have been in the capital for a long time this time. If you have done a lot of things at hand, then we are going to go back to Jiangzhou."

He Qing said, "Master, I may not be able to go back in the past two days. I still have a very important thing to do."

"Oh, what's the matter?" Mr. Zheng asked curiously.

He Qing immediately told Mr. Zheng about helping Fang Dechao find his son Acheng. When he heard about this, Mr. Zheng and Mr. Deng looked at each other, their faces changed drastically and were extremely shocked.
Chapter completed!