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    Xu Liuxin said immediately, "Don't laugh, I'm serious. I think my grandfather's appraisals and sister Yuqing's auctions are actually similar."

    Zhou Xia smiled and said, "Hey, you might as well come and listen."

    Xu Liuxin said, "There are droughts and floods, and the harvest is guaranteed. And I think it is better to be an appraiser, unlike sister Yuqing who is so busy. Let alone buying and selling by yourself, you will get stuck accidentally."

    "Risk and return are directly proportional, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people flocking to it." Zhou Xiaxin said that this poor child was already frightened by her father.

    Xu Liuxin asked, "Yes, so Zhou Xia, you also bought the collection yourself?"

    "You can just play around. I don't have much money, so I'm not afraid."

    Xu Liuxin is not so easy to deceive, "This pair of carmine red horseshoe cups must cost at least hundreds of thousands! Or did you pick them up from a street stall for thousands of dollars?"

    Zhou Xia smiled and said, "I also want to buy it for a few thousand yuan! I bought this pair of carmine red horseshoe cups only after your sister Yuqing appraised them, so I dared to make up my mind to buy them."

    "I'll just tell you! It's not so easy to miss something." Xu Liuxin nodded and said.

    The two chatted incessantly. Xu Yaohui quickly finished admiring the treasure Zhou Xia had sent, and turned around to praise it loudly.  Then he said to Zhou Xia, "Zhou Xia, your words are unfounded. Let me write you an IOU and write down the price."

    Zhou Xia hurriedly said, "That's no need. I can't trust others. Can't I trust Uncle Xu?"

    Xu Yaohui insisted on this and said, "With this IOU, we can all feel at ease. We are very grateful to you for your willingness to lend us your treasure."

    Xu Liuxin also said that this was the way it should be, and there was no need for Xu Yaohui¡¯s instructions, and Zhou Xia¡¯s objections were ineffective, so she ran to get paper and pen to write.  But she was still a little unsure about the valuation, so she trotted over to ask them for their opinion, and said lively, "Let's estimate the market price for now. I believe that after this autumn auction, such a carmine red horseshoe cup will be available."  That¡¯s not the price anymore.¡±

    Xu Yaohui discussed it with Zhou Xia, and the final estimate was about 600,000 yuan.  When Xu Liuxin went to write the IOU, Xu Yaohui asked about another carmine red horseshoe cup that was sold last autumn.

    At the end, Xu Yaohui sighed and said, "Why do they look so familiar! I have seen this pair of horseshoe cups before, but at that time I thought they were just imitations and the price was too expensive, so I didn't buy them. Now when I look at them again,  I didn¡¯t expect it, I really didn¡¯t expect it. Zhou Xia, you have such a good eye, you just picked up such a carmine red horseshoe cup from the Kangxi official kiln for nothing."

    "Uncle Xu, thank you!" Zhou Xia said modestly.

    Xu Yaohui told him the story of the pair of carmine red horseshoe cups.

    Xu Liuxin quickly wrote the IOU and trotted over, her face filled with youth, and handed it to Zhou Xia with both hands, "Here, IOU. If you want to see it, just come to the store at any time. If you want to take it, tell us.  Yes, you don¡¯t need to take an IOU.¡±

    "Xin'er is really neat and straightforward in doing things, and the writing is even more beautiful and dignified. Uncle Xu is really lucky." Zhou Xia took it with both hands and was attracted by her handwriting at first sight. It was obvious that she was absolutely miserable when she was a child.  Have practiced calligraphy.  From a relative's perspective, Zhou Xia's handwriting is a bit terrible.

    "Don't praise her too much, it's embarrassing to be proud!" Xu Yaohui said with a smile. It was obvious that he felt particularly sorry for his precious daughter.

    Seeing Zhou Xia carefully put away the IOU, Xu Yaohui and his daughter felt relieved.

    On the other side, Liu Yuqing and Xu Zhendong have already made a preliminary appraisal of the two pieces of porcelain brought back by Xu Yaohui. As for the final results, they still need to discuss and unify their opinions.

    And Xu Zhendong did not forget to ask Xu Yaohui, "You haven't paid for these two pieces of porcelain yet!"

    Xu Yaohui naturally did not dare to hide anything in front of the old man. While answering truthfully, he also did not forget to flatter the old man, "The price has been negotiated, otherwise, I would not be allowed to take it back. But if we feel that it is not true, we can  The property was returned. It¡¯s a shame that the old man is so proud, otherwise, he really wouldn¡¯t be able to get it back without paying.¡±

    Xu Zhendong glared at him, "Don't talk about the price first, let Zhou Xia show you the hand cup first. Let's come here and discuss this plum vase first."

    Zhou Xia said deliberately, "Master Xu, you didn't give me any hints, and you want to test me again!"

    Liu Yuqing chuckled and said, "It's not like we didn't ask about the price just now. This is also to not affect the appraisal and make the most accurate judgment. Zhou Xia, don't be anxious, just do the appraisal carefully."

    "Then I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders." Zhou Xia said. He naturally knew that before the appraisal, it was best to remain calm.?For a peaceful mind, it is best to be able to enter the best appraisal state without being affected by external objects.  Don't worry about the origin story or price value, and focus on the appraisal of the collection itself.

    Zhou Xia quickly adjusted her mentality and concentrated on doing the appraisal.

    What he is getting now is a hand cup, which is a type of cup.  The shape of the mouth is flat and turned outward, the abdominal wall is nearly vertical, and it is retracted from the lower abdominal wall and has a round foot.  Its shape is dignified and generous, and it is dignified yet dexterous. When held in the hand, the slightly outward rim of the cup just presses the edge of the hand. The size is moderate, the weight is moderate, and it fits the hand stably. Therefore, it is known as the "hand-pressing cup".

    Speaking of this hand cup, it also has a long history.  There is a record in "Tao Ya": "The Jun kiln of the Song Dynasty presses a large cup with a thin belly and half a squat, a slim body, and there are earthworms walking on the mud. The inside is green and the outside is purple, and the beauty is rare." It is said that it is the Jun kiln of the Song Dynasty.  The hand-pressed cup is rare in the world, and many imitations have been made in later generations.

    ? Among them, the most famous Yongle hand-pressed cup in the Ming Dynasty was imitated by the Song Dynasty.

    The cup in Zhou Xia's hand happens to be the Yongle model, made of blue and white porcelain. The pattern painted on it is that of clouds and dragons chasing beads, which is also a relatively common decoration.

    By this time, the sky had dimmed and the lights in the store were turned on, but the brightness was still not enough.  Fortunately, Zhou Xia carried a strong flashlight and a magnifying glass with him, so it would not affect his judgment too much.

    The color of this hand cup is quite shiny. Although it is a bit bright and can even be called gorgeous, it is not the kind of shiny that is common in new imitations. It looks more comfortable and pleasing to the eye, and gives people a quiet feeling.  .

    Of course, Zhou Xia also discovered some characteristics that were inconsistent with Yongle blue and white.

    For example, if you look carefully under a magnifying glass, the blue and white porcelain of this hand cup is not smeared. However, during the Yongle period, the blue and white porcelain fired during the Yongle period was more or less smudged because of the imported sumali green material.

    In addition, what makes Zhou Xia feel a little strange is the dragon pattern on the hand cup.  The momentum of this dragon is not fierce, and it is somewhat different from the Yongle dragon pattern he has seen. In short, it does not have enough momentum.

    From this, Zhou Xia can basically conclude that this is not the real Yongle hand cup.  However, it remains to be verified when the hand-pressed cups were made. In the following Ming and Qing dynasties, imitation of Yongle hand-pressed cups was also common.

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