The age and artistic value of this incense burner have been determined, but is this a real Xuande furnace?

Ye Tian did not immediately check the bottom of the incense burner, nor did he open the perspective, but resisted the impulse to seriously appreciate and study this masterpiece of ancient Chinese art little by little.

Appreciating its charm, identifying its authenticity, and finally discovering the answer to confirm whether your judgment is correct is the most enjoyable treasure hunting process.

This is a three-legged straight-mouthed copper elephant ear incense burner, the whole body is purple red, the overall shape is simple and elegant, simple and generous, and it is dexterous and delicate in the thickness, revealing an elegant beauty!

The design of the bronze elephant ears is very perfect, the elephant's head is thick eyebrows and apricots, the long nose is straight and straight, and the elephant's expression is natural and delicate, with the beautiful meaning of 'peace and elephant'.

The furnace body is very plain, except for a pair of copper elephant ears there is no other pattern, the treasure is contained, the luster is warm, and it is very in line with the aesthetics of the Chinese scholar and gentleman like jade!

The appearance of the incense burner is wrapped in a layer of pulp, which is very natural, and it must have been a collector's favorite thing before, and it will have such a beautiful pulp effect after long-term play!

There are some traces of incense burning in the furnace, which should have been left many years ago, and the evidence of reading at night with red sleeves does not affect the beauty of the entire incense burner, but shows the literary atmosphere of the incense burner.

Looking at this incense burner, even if he doesn't use special abilities, just based on his life experience and his understanding of traditional culture, Ye Tian can be sure that this is a very good ancient Chinese artwork!

Such exquisite craftsmanship and magnificent design can only come from the prosperous dynasty!

Only the craftsmen and designers of that time had this kind of mind to produce such outstanding works of art.

The closest ancient Chinese prosperity to the present is nothing more than the early Ming Dynasty and the three dynasties of Kang, Yongqian and Qianqian in the Qing Dynasty.

Judging from the aesthetic point of view, this incense burner is obviously more in line with the aesthetic taste of the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, and is not as vulgar as the three dynasties of Kang Yongqian in the Qing Dynasty!

What is a work of art? First of all, it must be able to make people feel beauty, resonate with it, and appreciate this beauty, then it can be called a work of art!

This feeling of beauty often comes not from the visual, but from the spiritual level and cultural heritage.

The incense burner in front of him made Ye Tian experience the feeling of beauty, the kind of beauty that comes from the depths of the soul and makes people feel comfortable and spiritually happy!

This kind of beautiful feeling is something that Western art can't give and doesn't have, and only the traditional Chinese culture with the same origin and root can bring it, and it will make your heart tremble!

What a beautiful work of art! I'm going to buy this incense burner and make it an elegant play in my study!

Ye Tian's determination to take this incense burner became more and more firm!

You can look at the bottom of the paragraph, do a perspective analysis, and unveil the last veil of this incense burner.

After calming down his excitement a little, Ye Tian gently turned the incense burner over, and his eyes turned to the bottom of the incense burner, full of expectations and some apprehensions!

"Li Qujiang system"

The four-character willow leaf seal book carving came into Ye Tian's eyes, which instantly made him a little confused!

What is the situation? It is not made by Xuande officials, but Li Qujiang's private court, which is too surprising!

Li Qujiang, a furnace maker in the Ming Dynasty, has produced many famous furnaces that can be called classics through his hands!

One of China's most famous collectors, Mr. Wang Shixiang, once collected his works and spoke highly of this furnace maker.

Like other fine Xuande furnaces, Li Qujiang's private Xuande furnaces are also rare in the market and are worth a lot of money!

Mr. Wang Shixiang's collection of the "Li Qujiang made" stove once sold for a high price of 4.7 million yuan, and it was the price in 2010, after a few years, the price is definitely higher now!

But compared with the real Xuande three-year official incense burner, Li Qujiang's private Xuande furnace is still waiting, no matter what else, just in terms of material, it is a lot worse!

The real Xuande furnace is designed and supervised by Emperor Xuande himself, and for the first time in Chinese history, it uses wind-ground copper, and then adds gold, silver and other precious metals, and is carefully forged into a top work of art after 12 refinements.

Due to the exhaustion of wind-milled copper, and there is no highest specification presided over by the emperor himself, these later Xuande furnaces such as Li Qujiang's private hall cannot be compared with genuine Xuande furnaces!

Seeing this bottom paragraph, Ye Tian felt a little regretful in his heart.

But this emotion is fleeting, as long as you take the incense burner in front of you, it is already a very huge gain, and you can't hope for more!

Although this is Li Qujiang's private hall, but it is also a Xuande furnace, as long as it is a copper furnace cast in accordance with the Xuande furnace regulations after Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, without exception, it is called Xuande furnace!

There is one final step, do a perspective analysis and thoroughly grasp all the details of this incense burner, and then you can ask Adrian for a quote and take it.

At this moment, Betty suddenly asked curiously and softly:

"My dear, this incense burner is so beautiful! These words are also very beautiful! What is written? Is it the name of the Chinese dynasty and the emperor? A lot of Chinese antique porcelain seems to be written under the name of the emperor."

Before Ye Tian could react, Adrian's face quietly changed, and a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

After receiving this incense burner, he specially asked someone to translate it, and then went to the library to check the materials.

When he found out that Li Qujiang was not the name of an emperor, but just an ordinary name, he immediately lost confidence in this incense burner.

In Adrian's opinion, only Chinese antiques engraved with the emperor's name were valuable.

For example, those antique porcelain, antiques that are not engraved with the emperor's name, are naturally worthless!

Not only Adrian, but many foreigners think so.

The hottest Chinese antiques and porcelain in the European and American markets are most engraved with the emperor's name, so the understanding brought to these foreigners is that valuable Chinese antiques are engraved with the emperor's name!

Even many Chinese who don't understand antiques are disdainful when they see porcelain or incense burners in private halls!

Upon discovering this, the incense burner was immediately abandoned by Adrian, so he put it up for sale.

At this time, hearing Betty ask this, he was naturally a little nervous, and it seemed that he couldn't make any money from Steven.

Ye Tianna knew that he was thinking so much, so he just smiled and answered Betty's question.

"My dear, this is not the emperor's name, it is the name of an ordinary person, and it is written 'made by Li Qujiang', which means that this incense burner was made by a person named Li Qujiang.

The real name of the ancient Chinese emperor is to be avoided, and it will never be engraved on the utensils, and in the dynasty in which he is located, he cannot be called by his name, but only by the name of the year, such as Emperor Xuande!

The styles we see on Chinese antique porcelain are basically the emperor's year name, if you see the emperor's real name appear on that porcelain, don't think about it, it must be a fake!"

"It turned out to be a folk craft, so it must not be of much value!"

Betty came up with the perfect assist, then stopped talking and began to look at the other things in the stall.

Adrian's face became even more ugly, and his expectations for this incense burner were lowered, as long as he could sell it, so as not to occupy space, work hard, and die!

Ye Tian smiled, didn't say anything more, and then began to look through the incense burner.

As far as the eye can see, at a glance!

All the details of this incense burner are extremely clear in his eyes.

The incense burner is cast perfectly, the thickness is uniform, the quality is average, there are no flaws, and there are no cracks, and it is indeed a gold and copper alloy incense burner.

But this is indeed a bit different from the Xuande furnace seen by the Metropolitan Museum, not so fine, not so soft, and the natural treasure light is almost meaningless.

Although it looks like only some subtle differences, this should be the most essential difference between the two, and it is also the reason why the genuine Xuande furnace is unique!

Secretly sighing, Ye Tian withdrew his perspective and prepared to take down this rare famous furnace.

"Adrian, let's talk about the price of this incense burner, as a Chinese, it is so rare to meet something from my hometown in Kentucky!

This is also fate, I like this incense burner, I want to buy it to play, if the price is right, I am ready to buy this incense burner, to relieve my homesickness!"

It's very sensational, and it depends on whether it can impress Adrian.

Adrian didn't respond immediately, but pondered for a moment before tentatively quoting the price.

"Steven, you only need to pay $20,000 to own this Chinese antique! This is a treasure from your country, don't miss it!"

This kid obviously has no bottom in his heart, and there is a hint of unconfidence in his tone.