Qin Yumo looked at Zhou Yang curiously: "Zhou Yang, you like this bottle too? You should have said so earlier, so we could have studied it together before taking pictures."
Zhou Yang smiled, didn't reply, and walked straight to the blue and white porcelain vase.
He didn't start working right away, but first carefully examined the porcelain vase, his eyes sharp as a hawk's, not missing a single detail.
Xu Yao and Du Zhe also came over, and they could both tell that Zhou Yang's feelings were not simply admiration.
Zhou Yang's fingertips finally landed gently on the bottle, moving down from the rim, slowly tracing the neck, shoulder, and belly, before finally stopping near the base.
This close encounter made him finally see clearly where the previous awkwardness lay; there was indeed something wrong with the bottle!
really!
Zhou Yang lightly touched a very hidden seam at the bottom of the bottle with his fingertip, and a knowing smile appeared on his lips.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this 'Ming Dynasty Blue and White Lotus Pattern Jar' is probably quite interesting."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone before finally settling on Qin Yumo's slightly nervous face.
"This bottle, especially the upper part, has the characteristics of Xuande blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty in terms of painting, clay, and glaze. It is definitely an old piece."
Qin Yumo had just breathed a sigh of relief when Zhou Yang abruptly changed the subject.
“But,” he emphasized, pointing to the junction of the base and the body of the bottle.
“Its base was added later! Look here,” he gestured for everyone to come closer.
"At the junction of the bottle body and the base, there are extremely subtle, almost imperceptible traces of secondary firing and re-polishing to create an aged appearance!"
"This splicing technique is very clever. It uses old materials for repair and then deliberately aging them. If you don't look closely or don't have a lot of experience, you can't tell the difference at all! To put it bluntly, it's a 'pre-made' splicing device!"
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