Chapter 311 Ru Kiln Porcelain Vase

Gu Mobai half-knelt on the ground, his brows slightly furrowed, his eyes searching carefully at the bottom of the shelf filled with miscellaneous items.

The dim light in the warehouse forced him to squint and grope his hands through the layers of dust.

An inconspicuous copper incense burner was revealed in the cabinet at the bottom.

The overall shape of the incense burner is simple and ancient, with three legs and two ears. The lines of the burner body are simple and smooth, without too many complicated carvings and decorations. At first glance, it looks like an old object that can be seen everywhere.

The surface of the furnace is mottled with rust and has a dark color. Most people would not take this copper furnace seriously at all.

Gu Mobai's eyes lit up instantly.

As an expert, he recognized at a glance that this was a copper incense burner from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty.

He gently opened the bottom of the incense burner and rubbed it a few times. Sure enough, he saw six neat seal script inscriptions: "Made in the Xuande Period of the Ming Dynasty". The strokes of the font were evenly thick and the lines were strong and powerful.

He looked at the price tag on the copper stove; it was only 500 yuan.

The two of them covered their heads and kept searching. Lin Panpan rummaged through the piles of old things, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Suddenly, an inconspicuous object attracted her attention.

She reached out, pushed aside the debris, and picked it up.

This is a bronze tripod. At first glance, it is unremarkable, covered with thick copper rust and mottled gray-green, like a shabby toy that has been discarded casually.

But when Lin Panpan gently wiped the body of the tripod and looked at it carefully, she discovered its uniqueness.

The tripod is about 25 cm tall and 18 cm in diameter. It has two upright ears with simple string patterns and plain lines.

The belly is deep and slightly bulging, and is covered with mysterious coiled dragon patterns. These dragons are entwined and coiled together, appearing lifelike.

The three animal hooves below are thick and sturdy, decorated with animal face patterns, with eyes wide open and teeth bared, adding a bit of majesty.

But she was still not sure, and hurriedly called out softly: "Gu Mobai, come over and help me take a look, is this bronze artifact real?

Gu Mobai walked over quickly upon hearing the voice, took the bronze ware, and examined it repeatedly with a focused expression, from the lines and curvature of the shape of the ware, to the carved details of the patterns, to the distribution and layers of rust, without missing a single part.

After a moment, he nodded gently, his tone firm: "It's true."

Then gently put it into the basket next to it.

Gu Mobai shuttled back and forth in the warehouse, his steps hurried, his eyes never missing a single shelf.

More than half an hour passed and he stopped in front of a slightly old shelf.

It was filled with all kinds of miscellaneous items. Among a pile of seemingly ordinary objects, his attention was attracted by an inconspicuous piece of porcelain.

At first glance, this piece of porcelain looks gray, like an old item that has been discarded casually, and it sits there inconspicuously.

Its surface is covered with a thick layer of dust, making it difficult to see its original appearance.

The shape of the vessel is relatively simple, it is an ordinary round-bellied bottle with not much decoration on the lines and no fancy patterns on the bottle body. It is ordinary and easily overlooked, so many people have never paid attention to it.

Gu Mobai picked it up gently, blew away the dust, and looked at it carefully. His heartbeat suddenly quickened and his hands trembled slightly.

It turns out that this is a Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln celadon glaze string pattern bottle.

The bottle is about 20 cm high and 5 cm in diameter. The lines of the bottle are simple and smooth. The bottle is decorated with three string patterns from top to bottom. The seemingly simple lines add a touch of simplicity and elegance to the object.

Its glaze is as warm as jade and presents a unique sky blue color.

The glaze is covered with fine cracks, which are as natural as ice cracks and as layered as fish scales. These cracks have fine textures and vary in depth.

On the bottom of the bottle, there are traces of tiny sesame-shaped nails, which is one of the typical characteristics of Ru kiln porcelain.

Gu Mobai gently placed it in a basket beside him and continued searching.

Lin Panpan was squatting in front of another shelf, her eyes shining and her hands constantly rummaging through a pile of old things.

After a while, she pulled out a string of coins from the corner. The coins were strung together with a tattered hemp rope, and each coin was rusty.

These coins vary in size and seem to cover a wide range of time periods, from the Wuzhu coins of the Han Dynasty, to the Kaiyuan Tongbao coins of the Tang Dynasty, to the Yuanfeng Tongbao coins of the Song Dynasty, and even a few coins from the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Their edges were badly worn and some of the writing was blurred, but Lin Panpan treated them as treasures.

Three hours later, Lin Feng and Lin Weihua came back from exchanging chips. As soon as they entered the warehouse, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.

The basket in front of him was already filled to the brim, with all sorts of broken items almost overflowing.

The two were still searching tirelessly, their eyes full of concentration and excitement.

Lin Feng's face was full of fatigue. He raised his hand to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead and said with a gasp, "Are you two crazy? Are you going to move everything back here? What's the point of moving these things back?"

The guys watching over the warehouse couldn't help laughing. One of them laughed so hard that he fell backwards. He pointed at the things in the basket and said:

"You two are really good at picking, these are all our treasures.

After I pick it up and take it back, I might sell it for a lot of money.”

As he spoke, he deliberately emphasized the word "baby", his eyes full of mockery.

Another guy also agreed, nodding his head:

"That's right! You picked it yourselves!

Look at this bottle, it's pretty good, but it's covered with cracks, hahaha."

Old Jia looked at the Ru kiln porcelain vase, coughed lightly, and said awkwardly, "How about we just throw this bottle away?"

Gu Mobai shook his head and responded calmly: "It's okay, we're just having a little fight, you just need to pack it up, pack all these things for us!"

Although the guys looked disdainful, they were doing business after all, so they started helping to pack the goods skillfully.

They took thick coarse cloth and hemp rope and carefully wrapped each item. Their movements were skilled but a bit perfunctory.

Soon, all the porcelain, coins and other items were packed and piled aside.

A waiter asked with a smile:

"Do you need us to send you back?

After all, you're a big client. These things are worth 90,000 yuan in total. You're making a huge profit!"

Seeing this, Ye Zhiyi stepped forward and said loudly, "I can give them a 10% discount. Just give them a 10% discount!"

These guys dealt with Ye Zhiyi a lot on a daily basis, so they naturally gave her some face and immediately started to recalculate the price with quick hands and feet.

The goods originally worth 90,000 yuan instantly became 81,000 yuan after a 10% discount.

Soon, the guys finished packing the items. Ye Zhiyi looked at the packages with a polite smile on his face:

“You can temporarily store your things in our clubhouse. I have a special safe here, and it is guarded by someone. It is absolutely safe.

If you're willing, it would be safer to put it here."

Lin Panpan nodded slightly, a hint of gratitude in her eyes: "Then thank you for your help."

Ye Zhiyi waved her hands quickly, but her eyes remained on Gu Mobai. She said softly, "It's not a bother, not at all."

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