"Who is Master Zhu Kexin?" Dai Xiaodie looked like a curious baby.
"Master Zhu is a master of making purple clay teapots. There are not many master purple clay teapots circulating in the antique market, but every one of them is exquisite. In 2011, Master's Spring Announce Set was sold for 3.69 million yuan. In 2013, Pine, Bamboo, and Plum were sold for 7.475 million yuan. Last year, in 2014, Dark Green Clay Cloud Dragon Set was sold for 4.6 million yuan.”
Su Mu talked about Master Zhu's purple clay teapot as if it was a family treasure. Finally, his gaze fell on Dai Tianming's face." Uncle Dai, am I right?”
Dai Tianming's eyes revealed a surprised expression.
This was the first time the father-in-law sized Su Mu up seriously. He asked,""You know about purple clay pots?"
"I know a thing or two." "Can I have a look?" Su Mu smiled.”
Dai Tianming handed the purple clay teapot to Su Mu.
The purple clay teapot was in Su Mu's hands. He looked at it carefully and clicked his tongue."The pattern on this purple clay teapot unites the peach blossoms into one. The branches and scabs are arranged reasonably and naturally. The old branches and new branches compete with each other in beauty. The workmanship is extremely exquisite. This is a rare collection among Master Zhu's handed down works and is extremely valuable.”
Zhang Shuwen smiled proudly and asked,""Young Master Su also likes to collect antiques?”
Su Mu smiled and changed the topic. He shook his head regretfully and said,"What a pity!"
"What's a pity?" Zhang Shuwen frowned.
"Unfortunately, this is a defective item." Su Mu replied.
What was that?
Was this a defective item?
Dai Tianming, Dai Xiaodie, and even Wang Decai, who was making tea at the side, were all surprised by Su Mu's words.
"It can't be a defective product." Zhang Shuwen vetoed it and explained,""Young Master Su, don't talk nonsense. This set of purple clay teapot has been appraised by experts. It's definitely not defective.”
"What kind of expert did Young Master Zhang hire? I'm afraid he was cheated.”Su Mu laughed.
Dai Tianming couldn't help but ask," How are you so sure that this is a defective product?”
"Mumu, what is a defective product?”Dai Xiaodie leaned closer to take a closer look.
In her eyes, this purple clay teapot was round and translucent. It was very exquisite and did not have any damage.
"You can't just look at the appearance. I'll teach you how to distinguish the purple clay teapot.”Su Mu spoke to Xiao Die for his father-in-law to hear." At present, the domestic market for purple clay teapots is in chaos. There are all kinds of chemical teapots and motorcycle teapots mixed together. Some modern crafts can even be used to pass off the real as the fake. Uncle Dai should be very clear about this.”
Dai Tianming nodded.
"To identify a purple clay pot, one must first distinguish between real and fake purple clay. The so-called real purple clay is because some pots on the market are not made of real purple clay but are made of ordinary clay paper. The color of the real purple clay teapot was moderate, reserved and reserved. The surface texture of the teapot was vaguely visible. When touched, it felt like grabbing bean paste. It was smooth but not greasy, rough but not dry, and the color was not bright.”
Pausing for a moment, Su Mu picked up a pot of boiling water." There is a simple technique to identify the real purple clay. The color of the clay will become darker when it is heated with boiling water. The purple clay pot will become warm and simple after a short period of time. It will make people unable to put it down.”
As he spoke, he poured some boiling water into the teapot. As expected, the color of the teapot darkened.
Su Mu put down the kettle and continued,""Another technique is to knock on the pot and listen to the sound. A real expert can distinguish the authenticity by gently knocking on the various parts of the pot.”
As he spoke, Su Mu tapped his fingers lightly.
First, he knocked on the base of the teapot, then the teapot body, the teapot lid, and the handle... different sounds were produced.
"Did you hear anything different?" Su Mu asked Dai Xiaodie with a smile.
"I can't tell." The girl shook her head.
"Young Master Zhang, can you tell the difference?" Su Mu looked at Zhang Shuwen.
"Young Master Su, you can judge that my pot is defective just by knocking it a few times. Isn't that a little too arbitrary?”Zhang Shuwen retorted.
Naturally, he did not believe Su Mu's words.
Su Mu was not in a hurry to answer. Instead, he shifted his gaze to Dai Tianming.
The father-in-law's eyes revealed a look of surprise and bewilderment as he said,"The purple clay teapot does have the art of tapping the teapot to listen to the sound.”
"Tell me, where is my pot missing?”Zhang Shuwen couldn't help but ask.
"The spout and handle of this purple clay teapot are missing. They were pieced together using modern technology. If you look carefully, you can still tell.”Su Mu said with a smile.
"Let me see." Dai Tianming immediately took the purple clay teapot and took out a magnifying glass from under the coffee table to observe it carefully.
Dai Xiaodie stood up curiously and stood beside her father, observing him carefully.
Zhang Shuwen stood up and sat down again.
Looking carefully at this Young Master Zhang's expression, he was somewhat skeptical. Su Mu's words seemed to be true, and he could not help but be a little shaken.
"Xiao Die, look at the spout carefully. The color of the handle and the other parts of the pot are different. The exquisiteness of the purple sand is also strange.”Su Mu reminded.
"Ah, yes, yes." Dai Xiaodie saw some clues." The purple sand on the body of this teapot is thicker, the spout and handle are finer, and the color is different.”
"Not bad. If it was a complete purple clay teapot, the degree of exquisiteness should be the same.”Dai Tianming put down his magnifying glass.
He obviously agreed with Su Mu's judgment that this was a defective item.
Zhang Shuwen's expression changed.
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