Chapter 59: Six Major Reasons

  Lin Liang didn't say anything either, just smiled and looked on from the side.

  There are not many extant official kiln ceramics, but there have been records in many documents. Liu Yi Yang sat upright, and the records of all the official kiln ceramics he had seen appeared in his mind.

  Recalling the content of the book, Liu Yiyang said in a low voice: "Guànzi Kuan refers to the porcelain fired by the imperial kiln designated by the palace during the Tang and Song dynasties. This type of porcelain generally has an official character written on the back, but the meaning of this official character is not the imperial kiln, but rather the official of the selection office. Many porcelains with official characters were given to high-ranking officials and were mainly used as funeral objects, while some were used for other purposes."

  Zhao Jianmin and Lin Liang exchanged a glance, nodding slightly in unison.

  "I'd like to ask a question, since you know about the Zhen Guan Shu, do you know which jurisdiction it belongs to?" Zhao Jianmin asked with a smile.

  Liu Yi Yang's eyes showed a hint of surprise, but he nodded and said: "The Zhen Guan Shi was under the jurisdiction of the Jiang Zu Jian during the Tang and Song dynasties. The Jiang Zu Jian was in charge of architecture, jewelry, silk embroidery, kilns, imperial burial supplies, and various miscellaneous items within the palace. The Jiang Zu Jian had three departments: the Left, Right, and Central Schools, as well as the Zhen Guan Shi. It had officials such as the Supervisor and Deputy Supervisor, who were of the third rank!"

  Liu Yi Yang finished speaking and paused for a moment. Zhao Jian Ming looked at Lin Liang again, the smile in his eyes grew thicker, with a hint of appreciation.

  Lin Liang nodded in satisfaction, the things that Liu Yi Yang casually mentioned were not simple, this required a lot of accumulation to understand the knowledge, it can be said that Liu Yi Yang absolutely put in hard work, read a lot of materials and accumulated rich knowledge, only then could he immediately say these things after being asked, and introduce them in such detail, these things, even Lin Liang didn't know that much.

  Lin Liang had no idea that Liu Yi Yang now has a perverted brain, as long as he had seen something before, once connected, he could recall everything, just like a computer search engine. With this ability, he can answer any question about things he has seen with absolute fluency, just like reciting a book.

  "I heard them say that you are certain this porcelain is an official kiln product of the Five Dynasties Ding Kiln, can you tell me your reason?"

  Zhao Jianmin picked up the white porcelain bowl from the table, smiled and asked again, his tone was very calm.

  He held the bowl for a while before putting it down, and when he lowered his head, a hint of approval flashed in his eyes. Liu Yi Yang didn't know that Zhao Jian Min, this boss, was not only a collector enthusiast but also a high-level appraiser, even higher than Lin Liang's level.

  It was he who personally invited Master Ye, such an appraisal expert, to Xuan Ya Zhai.

  "Xiao Liu, don't worry about it, to be honest, even if I were the one, I wouldn't dare make a decision on this porcelain piece. We must ask Teacher Ye to take a look, and I also want to know how you can be so certain that it's a genuine Guanyao porcelain!" Lin Liang added, his words sounding more like encouragement.

  Liu Yi Yang got up and went aside to pour himself a glass of water. After drinking one cup, he poured another one before walking back naturally.

  Before that, he was busy going to the hospital to help Shao Hua swipe his card to pay, and then rushed back. In the meantime, he didn't even drink a sip of water. Today, after saying so much, he's really thirsty. Next, he still needs to explain this porcelain piece and give reasons why it's genuine, so he really needs to drink some water.

  "Look how silly I am, I forgot to pour water for Little Liu. Don't drink that purified water, Little Liu, I have good tea leaves here, try some!"

  Lin Liang hastily stood up, took out a cup and started brewing tea, pouring some for himself and Liu Yi Yang. As for Zhao Jianmin, he had his own drinking habits, Lin Liang understood this so didn't bother to be polite with him.

  Organizing his thoughts, Liu Yi Yang said in a low voice: "I have six major reasons to confirm that this bowl is truly an official kiln porcelain!"

  He picked up the white glaze bowl again, and Liu Yi Yang pointed to the edge and inside of the bowl, saying slowly: "Firstly, it's the edge of this bowl. The edge is not a regular circle, but it looks very comfortable, it's a natural slightly oval shape, which is a common feature of several major kilns in the Tang and Song dynasties!"

  "After finishing the outside, Liu Yi Yang said again: 'The second is its glaze color. The white glaze has a hint of pale yellow, giving people a warm feeling. This warm color can only be seen on authentic Tang and Song dynasty ceramics from a few major kilns. By the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties, single-color glazes had other characteristics and were no longer warm.'"

  Liu Yi Yang's words made Zhao Jian Min and Lin Liang nod in agreement.

  Each period of porcelain has its own characteristics and style. During the Tang and Song dynasties, due to technical reasons, many places were not well done, so kiln workers thought of other ways to make up for it, and this warm color expression was one of them, and also a major feature of that era.

  "The third is the brush mark on the bottom of the bowl!" Liu Yi Yang said, pointing to a part of the bottom of the bowl. "The brush mark is an important basis for identifying Dingyao white porcelain, and this brush mark is naturally neat and tidy, without any artificiality, and has obvious commonalities with some of the Dingyao white porcelains that have been discovered so far!"

  Liu Yi Yang's voice was not loud, but it was very firm. He had previously conserved Song Dynasty Ding Kiln white porcelain, although it was a damaged piece, it was the real thing from Ding Kiln and he had practical experience in this area, so he had the right to speak.

  "The fourth is the hanging glaze on top, which is also an important standard for identifying fixed kiln porcelain. The hanging glaze on this bowl is like tears dripping down, very natural and beautiful!"

  "Number five!" Liu Yi Yang flipped over the bowl, pointing to the bottom ring of the evening, and continued: "The fifth is the jumping knife mark on the bowl foot embryo. The jumping knife mark was a manifestation of technical inadequacy at that time, mainly because the level of technology for making ceramic embryo scraping water was not high enough, and the requirements for manufacturing embryo rotation were too high. When this technique could not be controlled, technicians could only pay attention to it as much as possible, but still, during the embryo rotation process, a series of radiating stripes appeared, which were considered defects at that time. However, from today's perspective, this is also a kind of defective beauty and an important proof of the ceramic itself!"

  Liu Yi Yang finished speaking, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, saying so much in one breath, really needing the tea to soothe his throat.

  "Well said, the defects of ancient times have now become ironclad evidence, because technology is too good, making it difficult for counterfeiters to fake such defects!"

  Zhao Jianmin nodded in praise, the sharp light in his eyes growing even brighter. Lin Liang beside him was increasingly astonished. Liu Yiyang's words were familiar to him, but he couldn't express them as well as Liu Yiyang did. In fact, there were some things that he didn't even know how to say.

  This shows what? This shows that Liu Yi Yang has an ability in antique appraisal that is no less than, and even surpasses his.

  Before that, he had tested Liu Yi Yang and was quite impressed with him, but never thought that the other party would be more formidable than himself. This made Lin Liang feel not only surprised in his heart, but also a kind of very defeated feeling.

  He spent his whole life doing business related to antiques, but he couldn't compare with a young man who had just started half a year ago and was willing to pay a higher price halfway. Anyone would probably be hit hard if they were in his shoes.

  "Finally, it's this official script style!"

  Liu Yi Yang didn't notice Lin Liang's loss and smiled lightly, pointing to the bottom of the bowl where the character "guan" was engraved: "The writing style of 'guan' in different periods of Tang and Song dynasties is also different. This 'guan' has a very long vertical stroke at the bottom, straight and sharp, which is the most typical feature of the Five Dynasties period. It's different from the short and straight strokes used after the Song dynasty. Through various characteristics, I can conclude that this is a genuine official kiln porcelain from the Five Dynasties period!"

  Having said that, Liu Yi Yang sat up straight and looked at Zhao Jian Min.

  There are actually some other factors that Liu Yi Yang did not mention, such as the characteristics of the fetus and the shape of the bowl, these are all common sense things, I believe both will be very clear.

  What Liu Yi Yang said has already confirmed that this is a genuine article.

  "Lin Liang, he really only came into contact with these things half a year ago, and was just doing maintenance work in the store, without anyone systematically teaching him?"

  Zhao Jianmin turned his head, first asking Lin Liang a question, and after finishing, he turned his head again to look at Liu Yi Yang. The admiration in his eyes was not hidden at all, but rather extremely admired.

  Lin Liang let out a bitter laugh and shook his head, saying: "Xiao Liu himself said so, I also thought so before, but looking at his performance today, I have some doubts. I suspect that he might be some old man disguising himself as him and coming to our side on purpose to play tricks on us!"

  "Hahaha!"

  Zhao Jianmin burst out laughing at Lin Liang's words, his laughter was very exaggerated, but in his heart he was very approving, Liu Yiyang's performance was almost the same as that of an expert.

  It's hard to believe that someone who has been in contact with antiques for only half a year can be like this.

  But he had to believe it, because Liu Yi Yang was his employee and he knew everything beforehand. His previous inquiries also had a testing meaning, and Liu Yi Yang's answer made him very surprised, or it could be said that it completely exceeded his expectations.

  He didn't expect Liu Yi Yang to be so good, with these characteristics, even if he himself would completely believe that this is a Five Dynasties Ding Kiln official script white glaze bowl.

  "Perhaps in this world, there really is genius!"

  "This is what Zhao Jianmin thought in his heart at this time, and after a sigh, he put away his thoughts and said softly: "Yiyang, you are very good, gave me a big surprise and surprise, really didn't think that our Xuan Ya Zhai can also have an excellent talent like you!"

  "Boss, you're overpraising me, it's all thanks to Uncle Lin and the others' help that I've been able to make such progress!"

  Liu Yi Yang immediately shook his head, Lin Liang was slightly stunned, and then smiled, neither arrogant nor impatient. At the same time as he received praise, he also thought of him, even if it was just a warmth in Lin Liang's heart at this moment, he felt very moved.

  Zhao Jianmin nodded again, with even more appreciation in his eyes, and asked once more: "I heard that you spent 100,000 yuan to help the store collect this?"

  "Yes, the customer wanted to sell goods to the store. Lin Shu and the expert were not around, and others couldn't make decisions. The customer was in urgent need of money to save someone, so I temporarily lent him money to help him, and also kept this treasure in the store!"

  Liu Yi Yang's most concerned issue was finally asked out, which made him sit up straight and quietly explained.

  "Lin Liang and the expert are not here, but you don't have the right to receive goods. What you did violates company regulations. Although you did it correctly this time, it also left hidden dangers for the company. If this kind of thing is allowed to happen, it will be very unfavorable for the management of the store!"

  Zhao Jianmin took a sip of water from his purple sand pot, smiling and saying that he was violating the rules, but he didn't look angry at all.