Chapter 13 Bewildering
The system sound suddenly appeared, almost scaring Zhou Xia. Does the system still have this function?
For him, such a function is quite useful, especially when he has always wanted to figure out how to calculate the standard for collecting a hundred precious cultural relics.
If the system has prompts now, it will undoubtedly be much easier to deal with.
At this moment, Zhou Xia even thought that if he went to the Donghai Museum, he would probably receive more prompts!
Unfortunately, the museum's collection can only be viewed from a distance, and cannot even touch it. There is no chance to get started, let alone collect it.
If you want to complete the collection of these hundred precious cultural relics and successfully unlock the next skill, it seems that there is still a long way to go.
Another problem is that even if the system has identified precious cultural relics, it is not easy for Zhou Xia to take them down. The precious cultural relics recognized by the system are generally high-quality products, so the price will naturally not be low. What is the affordable Zhou Xia can afford now, which is short of money.
Take this pair of carmine horseshoe cups for example. The color of this pastel is indeed quite attractive. The carmine glaze on the outer wall is bright and gorgeous, delicate, and the white glaze on the inner wall is bright and white, fully showing the bright style of carmine glaze and is extremely precious.
Zhou Xia, who is the most knowledgeable among the few people, quickly explained to the antique shop's clerk, "Please don't mind her words. This is just an adjective, saying it seems to be true. This is actually the best word of praise for it, right? After all, this pair of rouge red horseshoe cups is so beautiful that I can't even think of other words to describe it. Can we get started with it?"
"If you sincerely want it, you can watch it. However, this is too precious for porcelain. I will first say the ugly words. This pair of Kangxi's rouge red horseshoe cups is worth 800,000 yuan. If anything goes wrong, you will have to compensate according to the price." The guy was not old, only about thirty years old, with a normal appearance and a calm expression. It is understandable that he said this. Especially for precious porcelains like this, it is best to quote them first so that everyone can prepare mentally to avoid accidents, such as throwing the porcelain to the ground, and everyone argues with each other.
"Well, we know." Zhou Xia nodded quickly and said yes. As long as he can watch it, it is good. Those who are recognized as precious cultural relics by the system must have their extraordinary features. This is a good opportunity to learn knowledge and gain experience, so how can you miss it?
Of course, Wang Yanli and the others would not have any objection. They were shocked when they heard the shopkeepers paying 800,000 yuan. The group mortgaged all their belongings, but it was not worth 800,000 yuan. Zhou Xia just picked up the 20,000 yuan, which may seem like a lot elsewhere, but when they got here, it was a drop in the bucket and was not worth mentioning at all.
But this does not prevent them from slapping their faces and pretending to be fat. Anyway, it doesn’t cost money. Just pay a little attention, concentrate and not break the porcelain.
Zhou Xia was thinking in his heart that judging from the price of 800,000 yuan for this antique shop, they were probably not optimistic about this pair of rouge red horseshoe cups. Otherwise, if it was a genuine Kangxi rouge red glaze, the value in the industry would be at least more than 2 million.
But it is also possible that they have misunderstood the situation. Of course, Zhou Xia hopes that this is the case. In this way, he will have the possibility of finding a bargain.
No matter what, I have to look carefully first. Even if there is a possibility of finding a bargain, he can't afford so much money now.
Zhou Xia was the first to get started. He carefully picked up one of the horseshoe cups from the counter and then began to appreciate them carefully.
After getting started, Zhou Xia discovered that there was something precious about it. People in the world like to like women's skin to fine porcelain. This fine porcelain does have its charming features. The artistic beauty is really indescribable. In Wang Yanli's words, it is the same as the real one.
Rouge red glaze is a precious variety in the color glaze of Ming and Qing dynasties. It was fired in the late Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It used gold as the color agent and the glaze was rouge red, so it was called "rouge red glaze", also known as "golden red".
The horseshoe cup that Zhou Xia held in his hand was in line with the carmine glaze during the Kangxi period in the theories he saw.
The horseshoe cup is exquisite and exquisite, with an open mouth, oblique wall, deep belly, and ring feet.
Apply rouge red glaze on the outside, white glaze on the inside, and painted lotus seeds, grapes, melons, melon seeds and other fruits.
The base is covered with white glaze, and the regular script style "made in the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty" is written in the double circle of blue and white.
Zhou Xia couldn't help but appreciate its unique beauty for a while before starting to identify it.
He has a theoretical level, but his practical experience is far inferior to that of an old expert. Although he has seen many fine porcelains before, this carmine glaze is the first time he has used it. He judged that it is similar to the style of Kangxi's carmine glaze, and it is also purely from paper talk.
If he really wanted to make a careful judgment, Zhou Xia couldn't say much.
Zhou Xia did not force or was in a hurry. He just came with a learning attitude. He first appreciated one, and then picked up another one for identification.
While admiring, he also secretly compared the two rouge red glaze horseshoe cups in his heart.
It's true that he found some flaws.
At this time, he was as careful as he found that the styles of the horseshoe cups were not exactly the same. Although they seemed to be similar from the surface, whether they were in the shape or the color, if you analyze it carefully, you still found that there were some differences.
The first one he picked up the one was more beautiful, beautiful, and extremely luxurious.
The one behind is slightly insufficient, with similar shapes, but has some differences in spirit. Although the artistic value is also not low, there is a gap after all. The latter is like an amethyst rose, while the former is better than an amethyst rose.
If this pair of Kangxi's Rouge Red Horseshoe Cups were really a pair, there would never be such a gap in style and charm.
This can only explain one problem. This pair of horseshoe cups is not a pair. If you have just entered the industry, you may not be able to deeply feel the difference, but for Zhou Xia, who has a lot of knowledge and talent, it is still OK to carefully distinguish the charm and spirit.
This means that one of the horseshoe cups may have been imitated by later generations. At least, they will not come from the same batch of kilns, and they will not come from the same person.
In this way, the value of this pair of carmine horseshoe cups is greatly reduced. Any collection that appears in pairs will always have a value of one plus one. On the other hand, this is the same principle. It should be a pair, but only one of them is the real product, so the value of this will naturally not be too high.
Zhou Xia thought to himself that the level of the antique shop owner is not low, and he is probably aware of the problem. Therefore, the price is reasonable.
But how did the system determine that this is a precious cultural relic?
Zhou Xia tried hard to use his brain, and then he woke up. The system had just reminded him that yes, and found a precious cultural relic, not a pair. This shows that the system has fully realized the value of this.
But Zhou Xia was a little confused. If this should have been a pair of horseshoe cups, and only one of them was genuine, how could it become a precious cultural relic? What is the point of this? Unfortunately, he did not study Kangxi's rouge red. He had no information in his hand and could not tell the reason, and he had no way to know the confusing truth.
But no matter what, as long as the system determines it, otherwise, even if Zhou Xia himself identified it as a precious cultural relic and the system does not recognize it, he still cannot complete the task and unlock the next skill.
However, the antique shop has a price of 800,000 yuan. Even if it can be cut and reduced by 100,000 yuan, it is still an out of reach for Zhou Xia.
Now Zhou Xia only regrets that he has too little capital and is thinking about where to make money. He wants to play with collecting it. If he does not have extraordinary vision and strong capital, it will be really not easy to achieve something.
Chapter completed!