"Little brother, have you seen enough?”Xu Xingda urged.
Seeing that Li Tianming had been silent, Xu Xingda was a little proud.
He had found the best counterfeit master in the country through his connections and spent three months to make this "Jade Pot Spring Vase".
Not to mention these young people, even Xu Xingda himself could not see anything wrong with his eyesight.
In other words, if someone brought this bottle to Xiangyun House, Xu Xingda would most likely accept it as long as the price was lower.
Tang Zhenggang lowered his head and said,""He doesn't seem to be able to tell anything."
Tang Xiaoyu shook her head in silence.
At this moment, Li Tianming spoke.
"Shopkeeper, how much do you want for this bottle?”
Xu Xingda smiled and extended a hand."Five million, this price is absolutely fair!”
It was normal for a well-preserved ancient porcelain to be worth hundreds of thousands or even millions.
Li Tianming smiled." This bottle has a curved mouth, a long neck, a drooping belly, and round feet. Its shape is impeccable and almost perfect.”
Li Tianming paused for a moment and said,""The bottle is decorated with blue and white flowers and peony embellishments.”
When Xu Xingda heard this, he could not hide the smile on his face. He thought to himself that although this young man spoke clearly and logically, he still rolled his eyes.
" The entire vase is decorated with blue and white flowers. The inside is painted with a pattern of honeysuckles and banana leaves…" Li Tianming continued," Shopkeeper, this is a Hongwu Blue and White Jade Spring Vase.”
Xu Xingda immediately gave him a thumbs up."Little brother, you have good eyesight. This is the best of the best, the best of the best. I'm not bragging, but you can travel all over Binzhou. As long as there's a second one, I'll give it to you for free!”
Tang Zhengyang hurriedly asked,""Is this true?"
"Don't worry." Li Tianming said lightly," What a pity, shopkeeper…"
"What's wrong?"
"The workmanship and glaze color of your bottle are not bad. It will be a treasure no matter where you put it, but it's not old enough.”
Xu Xingda's expression changed, and his voice suddenly became much louder."What do you mean? Speak clearly."
In fact, anyone who knew what Tianming Li meant should have understood.
The so-called " not old enough " meant that it was a fake.
In the antique business, there was a saying that said," Leave a line for others so that we can meet again in the future." They would not be too explicit and would at least leave some face for others.
Just like what Tianming Li had said to the stall owner, it was already very serious in the industry.
"Brother Tianming, are you saying that this is fake?" Dong Hao asked.”
" If you say it's fake, then you're wrong, shopkeeper. This bottle is perfectly shaped, and the embryo is indeed old. There's almost no flaw in its appearance, but…" Li Tianming pointed at the bottle." This glaze is new, and it's not more than three months old.”
"You…Don't talk nonsense!”Xu Xingda could no longer control his emotions. He had worked in Xinglong Street for so many years, but this was the first time he was questioned like this. How could he accept it?
Tang Xiaoyu suddenly thought of something and softly said,""Do you mean that this is a fake method?”
Li Tianming nodded." At first, I only saw that there was something wrong with the bottle, but I wasn't sure what it was. Later, I looked at it carefully and realized it. Look…"
Li Tianming pointed at a flaw on the bottle and said,""This is called shrinking glaze, also known as short glaze. It is a flaw caused by the immature firing process. It is very common on porcelain before the Ming Dynasty, but if this kind of flaw appears on Hongwu blue and white porcelain, it is very strange.”
Tang Xiaoyu nodded. She had once heard from her grandfather that Ming and Qing porcelain were perfect due to the advancement in the art of porcelain firing. There were no flaws on the surface, but there were four or five spots on this jade vase that were too conspicuous.
"This is called creating flaws, and it is also a commonly used method of creating fakes.”
Li Tianming sighed." This craftsman's skills are not bad. Even the flaws are very similar. However, it's really superfluous to have it appear on this bottle.”
"So…Shopkeeper, let alone five million, even five thousand might not be fair.”
Li Tianming's words were simply a merciless blow to Xu Xingda. Every time, it was aimed at Xu Xingda's vital points, making him almost vomit blood.
"Yo, shopkeeper, your method is quite brilliant.”Tang Zhengyang was not angry. He smiled and said," I almost fell for it. If I bring this bottle to Grandpa, he will scold me to death."”
"With Grandfather's temper, scolding you to death is considered a light punishment.”Tang Xiaoyu replied calmly.
Tang Zhengyang could only smile and say to Tianming Li,""It's all thanks to you. Otherwise, I would have died a miserable death.”
Li Tianming smiled and waved his hand before nodding at her.""We're leaving. Goodbye."
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