Chapter 331 I seem to have seen it somewhere
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the bus stopped near the square, and on the way, Captain Jiang explained the situation to the representatives.
Everyone was already indignant about what happened to President Xie's family, and when they learned that they were going to look for clues today, they became very excited.
After taking a group photo in the square, the group headed towards the Forbidden City.
This was Lin Siqiao’s third visit to the Forbidden City, and she had already memorized the relevant routes.
Knowing that everyone was anxious and wanted to go to the Treasure House as soon as possible, Lin Siqiao was also anxious.
But the Ningshou Palace area where the Treasure House is located is in the northeast corner of the Forbidden City, and they have no way to fly over these palaces.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Siqiao decided to take the middle route. She first took everyone to visit the three main halls of Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe.
Behind the three main halls is the Palace of Heavenly Purity. From the corridor on the right side of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, you can directly reach the Treasure House.
When they arrived, there were already quite a few people standing outside the Treasure House.
A middle-aged man in a white shirt, black pants and thick-framed glasses stepped forward, shook hands with the representatives and introduced himself.
"Hello, I'm Yang Huaiqing, the person in charge of the Treasure House."
"These two are masters from our museum. They are experts in archaeology. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them."
Captain Jiang smiled and said, "Thank you for your help, Director Yang."
Director Yang waved his hand and said, "It's not a bother, it's all for serving the people. I've also heard about President Xie's situation, it's such a pity."
Then he sighed and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Captain Jiang, please check if everyone is here. If they are, we can go in."
Captain Jiang took a look and saw that the captains of the 12 teams were all present, so he nodded.
Director Yang led the way and explained the situation to everyone.
The Treasure House currently has three exhibition rooms, and this batch of antiques was delivered three days ago.
Due to time constraints and the size of the existing exhibition hall, Director Yang had no choice but to have someone clean up a room near the Treasure House.
"That's it."
Director Yang opened the door with his key and turned on all the lights in the house.
The display case has been ordered, but it will take a week for it to arrive, so these antiques are temporarily placed on the desk.
Upon seeing this, Captain Jiang reminded everyone to be careful when watching later and be sure not to bump into these things.
The members of the delegation nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Before coming, they had wondered in their minds what kind of antique could have caused the Xie family to be wiped out overnight.
Now that I see what's placed on the table, I finally understand.
Someone immediately said, "These antiques must be of great origin. They look even more exquisite than what we saw in the National Museum before."
When he said this, quite a few people agreed with him.
The two masters in the museum have never been to the country, so they don’t know what the museum everyone is talking about looks like.
But what the man just said is very right, these antiques are indeed of great origin, and each one is a top-notch piece.
Especially one of the blue and white porcelain ear vase.
Blue and white porcelain is actually not rare among porcelains. It appeared as early as the Tang Dynasty.
The craft began to mature during the Yuan Dynasty, and by the Kangxi period, the development of blue and white porcelain reached its peak.
Most of the porcelain commonly seen on the market also belong to this period. However, after several days of research, several masters in the museum discovered that.
This blue and white porcelain ear vase, whether it is the painting craftsmanship or the firing technique, does not look like a product of the Qing Dynasty, and they were excited about this for several days.
After consulting relevant ancient books and comparing samples from the same period in detail, they finally determined that this piece of porcelain should have come from the Yuan Dynasty.
Lin Siqiao had also heard similar words from the old man.
Lin Siqiao still remembers that when the old man mentioned this piece of porcelain, the expression on his face was exactly the same as that of the two masters.
For this reason, Lin Siqiao asked in confusion.
Is there anything wrong with the Yuan Dynasty?
The old man said that it was not that it was wrong, but there has always been a consensus in the antique world that "there is no blue and white porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty."
The "nothing" here does not mean the lack of this skill.
But there has never been a real sample on the market, and we only know that this technology existed in the Yuan Dynasty through ancient books handed down.
So now you hear the two masters say that this may be the only piece of Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain in the world.
Everyone in the delegation gasped.
I thought that the jade bottles with twined branches, the gilded pagoda, the jade dragon ring, and the dragon-patterned glazed bricks that I had seen before were already shocking enough, but who knew that there was another one-of-a-kind thing in the world.
For a moment, the representatives surrounding the front row subconsciously took a few steps back.
It was also because of this that the representatives behind were able to come forward and observe the porcelain up close.
"Hey, why do I feel that this bottle looks so familiar? I seem to have seen it somewhere."
A woman in her forties stared at the bottle from left to right and suddenly said this.
Lin Siqiao's little radar immediately stood up.
The man next to her grabbed the woman and spoke loudly.
"Blue and white porcelain bottles all look the same, what do you, a woman, know about that?"
"Didn't you hear what these two masters said just now? This might be the only one in the world."
"If you don't understand, just shut up and stop talking nonsense."
The woman's name is Zhang Qiaoying, and the man who pulled her is Ding Dakang. Ding Dakang is the second in command of the Commerce and Trade Bureau of Yangcheng City, Guangdong Province, and Zhang Qiaoying works in the trade center below.
Zhang Qiaoying had been married for so many years, but this was the first time that her husband had humiliated her in public. She felt both aggrieved and angry.
"Old Ding, what do you mean? What did I say? Why are you being so aggressive when you were just talking to me?"
"Master said it's possible, but he didn't say it's certain. Besides, what's wrong with being a woman? Stop looking down on me."
Seeing that the couple had started arguing, the two masters quickly spoke.
"I'm so sorry, we didn't express ourselves very rigorously just now."
"This ear vase is the first blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty found on the market. No one can say whether there will be more in the future."
Under normal circumstances, ear bottles like these come in pairs, so it is possible that this female comrade has really seen them.
Thinking of this, an older master asked directly.
"Comrade, you said this bottle looks familiar. How do you mean it looks familiar? Is it the same size or the same shape?"
"Think about it again. Where did you see this bottle? Was it in your local museum? Or a flea market? Or in someone's home?"
Zhang Qiaoying was stunned.
When she saw the bottle for the first time, she felt that it was very familiar. She was sure that she had seen this thing before.
Because the shape of this bottle is so special, there are two things like buffalo horns under the bottle mouth, and there is a green dragon flying in the clouds on the bottle body.
Such a strange combination will leave some impression on anyone who has seen it.
Zhang Qiaoying felt very sympathetic about what happened to President Xie's family, so when she found that the bottle looked familiar, she did not think too much about it, but spoke out immediately.
After hearing the master's guiding question, Zhang Qiaoying broke out in a cold sweat on her back.
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