Reborn Treasure Appraiser: I Really Didn’t Want to Be an Expert

Chapter 72 I want it

After engraving the floral decorations, the next step is the highlight: gluing and connecting.

This is a two-step process: first, apply glue on the porcelain bottle, spread it evenly along the cracks, and when it is half dry, stick the tree branches, or gold flakes as thick as match heads, on it.

But only glue half of it, leave all the joints open, and then let it dry naturally. After the bonding is firm, weld the joints and weld the leaf stems, leaves, and leaf buds at the same time.

This is a delicate job, even more delicate than mending porcelain. Because the temperature of the solder is as high as 400 degrees, if even a drop of it falls on the porcelain bottle, it will explode.

Afraid that Li Zhen was unfamiliar with the situation, Wang Qizhi changed into protective clothing and took her off.

Then Wang Qizhi took the gun, Lin Sicheng dotted the welding flux, and Feng Lin fixed the protective plate.

Heating, applying solder, cooling... once it solidifies slightly, Lin Sicheng uses two cuts to remove the excess solder.

Feng Lin pulled out the board, and Li Zhen followed closely behind, applying glue and gluing it firmly.

At first, things were a bit slow, mainly because Feng Lin and Li Zhen were working together for the first time and couldn't keep up with Lin Sicheng and Wang Qizhi's speed. But after welding a dozen or so spots, the two became more and more proficient.

Just like that, like an assembly line, the four people worked in an orderly manner.

When Lin Sicheng finished repairing the first, and longest, crack, Shang Yan's pupils couldn't help but shrink.

At the same time, there were continuous gasps behind him.

In the shimmering light of the glaze, golden willow branches stretch along the bottom of the vase. The branches are slender and long, the newly sprouted leaves are moist, and the buds are about to bloom, tender and juicy.

It is clearly a golden branch on a porcelain bottom, but suddenly, it is like a cluster of willow branches sprouting in March, growing out from the soil at the bottom of the jar, climbing up the plum vase, passing over the belly of the vase, brushing the mouth of the vase, and then slowly drooping down.

Figurative, vivid, natural and full of vitality.

Just as Wang Qizhi had imagined before, if the willow branches were dyed green, who would dare to say that they were not cut from the tree?
No, it doesn’t even need to be dyed, giving people the visual effect of “this willow branch should look like this.”

Subconsciously, several graduate students thought of the two bowls and the waist-drum vase placed in the ceramic laboratory.

The first one was the graduation project of a senior student who was studying for Professor Lin's doctorate three years ago. The second one was restored by Professor Shang himself.

Similarly, both bowls were restored using the "first porcelain mending, then gold repair" technique. Similarly, both bowls have won awards.

The difference is that my senior brother only won an association award, while Professor Shang won the highest provincial intangible cultural heritage art award in the province: the Shaanxi Folk Art Shanhua Award Silver Award.

Just one glance and you can tell who is better.

But now, if you compare it with the plum vase on the table... well, it feels like no matter which bowl it is, it doesn't seem to be as beautiful?
Of course, it may also be that the bowl is too small, or there is a problem with the lighting!
The last waist drum vase was restored by Professor Lin himself.

Coincidentally, both pieces were made from folk kilns during the mid-Qing Dynasty, using the same white-glazed glutinous rice base and the same vase shape. Even the repair technique is the same: first mending the porcelain, then engraving and gilding.

The only difference is that the mouth of the waist drum bottle is very large, so Professor Lin used the "in-bore rivet" technique. As the name suggests, the rivets are placed inside the bottle's bore and cannot be seen from the outside.

Also won the Shaanxi Folk Art Shanhua Award, Gold Award.

If you compare it with the plum vase on the stage, it feels... well~~ like it lacks a little bit of liveliness and naturalness, and a lot less vitality.

It's like Professor Lin's waist drum vase is in winter, and Lin Sicheng's plum vase is in summer...

Of course, it is likely that there are too few damaged parts on the waist drum vase, leaving insufficient space for Professor Lin to compose and develop a sophisticated layout...

A dozen or so graduate students had similar thoughts, but after thinking about it, they couldn’t think any further: I feel a little guilty?

Good is good, bad is bad, they still have this ability to appreciate: So no matter how you look at it, it seems that grandpa's things are not as good as grandson's?

Then, you look at me, I look at you, and we look at each other: What's going on?

It can't be that Professor Lin held back when teaching his students?

Otherwise, how could Senior Brother's bowl, yes, the first one, be repaired to that state? The more I compare, the stronger this sense of déjà vu becomes...

With a soft "dong" sound, the plum vase was stood up, and a group of graduate students came to their senses: Is it repaired?

Wang Qizhi drove Feng Lin and Li Zhen away, then he used an agate knife to roughly grind the surface, pressing the edges and restoring the marks, while Lin Sicheng used deerskin to polish it.

With the rustling sound, the golden willow branches become brighter, more vivid and more natural.

Look carefully, where are the rivets and cracks?
The porcelain body exudes a faint coolness, while the golden branches emit a warm soft light, like water and milk blending together in perfect harmony.

It’s as if this porcelain vase looked like this when it came out of the oven.

A group of graduate students were stunned, and Shang Yan's face showed astonishment.

Li Zhen and Feng Lin were even more mesmerized, unable to take their eyes away. It was as if they couldn't believe that such a work of art was created by their own hands?
Hao Jun's eyes lit up. He picked up his phone and circled around the plum vase, taking pictures as he went.

After the photo was taken, he looked at Lin Sicheng again and asked, "Sell it or not?"

Wang Qizhi nodded heavily: "Sell!"

Shang Yan hesitated, not knowing what to say. But before he could even open his mouth, Wang Qizhi retorted, "Professor Shang, do you disagree?"

Shang Yan thought about it and shook her head: This is not a porcelain laboratory, and Lin Sicheng is not her student, so why should she disagree?

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Wang Qizhi smiled and said: I hate people who use morality to blackmail others and talk about "honor" and "collective" all the time.

Really, if Shang Yan dared to say no, he would scold her until she cried.

The porcelain pieces were bought by Lin Sicheng, right?
The gold flakes, paint, and glue were also bought by Lin Sicheng, right?
Including chisels, picks, and polishing tools, all were brought by Lin Sicheng himself.

I just used his teacher's laboratory for a while... No, how can this be called using a laboratory for a while?

Based on this skill, if Lin Sicheng was not a student of this school, wouldn't the school have to give Lin Sicheng some travel expenses and a big red envelope for Shang Yan to bring so many students to observe the class?
I'm glad I didn't ask the school for money...

Afraid of the night being too long and dreams being multiplied, Wang Qizhi waved his hand and said, "Please contact Secretary Hao as soon as possible!"

"it is good!"

Just waiting for this sentence, Hao Jun edited the photos into MMS and sent them to everyone in his address book one by one:

The Kangxi folk kiln Xinglinchuntang white porcelain matte glaze plum vase has been restored with gilding and engraving. You can see the restoration effect for yourself.

Don’t ask who patched it up, just ask Lao Hao... The early bird catches the worm!
After the group message was sent out, he finally reacted and looked at Lin Sicheng: "How much is it?"

Lin Sicheng thought for a moment and said, "One hundred thousand will do!"

The remaining pieces cost 64,000 yuan, and almost 100 grams of gold was used, which is equivalent to 15,000 yuan. Other raw materials can be ignored.

Feng Lin and Li Zhen are here to help, but their help cannot be in vain.

He wouldn't accept anything even if Professor Wang gave it to him, so there would be more than 10,000 yuan left, enough to treat Professor Wang and Hao Jun to several drinks.

Hao Jun sneered: "One hundred thousand, I can't afford to lose that person... I'll take this bottle if I bet one hundred and fifty thousand!"

Wang Qizhi was a little tempted: "I want one too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone dinged. He glanced at it and laughed out loud.

Secretary Hao, where is this bottle? If it's not a retouched image, I'll give it 200,000...

The person who sent the text message was Lin Changqing!
Yesterday I was just trying to find these four pictures, and it took me most of the day... I was so sad!
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