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

Ye Tian didn't check the base of the incense burner immediately, nor did he turn on the perspective, but resisted the impulse to appreciate and study this masterpiece of ancient Chinese art bit by bit.

Appreciate its charm, identify its authenticity, and finally discover the answer to confirm whether your judgment is correct. This is the most enjoyable treasure hunting process.

This is a copper elephant ear incense burner with three legs and a straight mouth. The whole body is purple-red. The overall shape is simple and elegant, simple and generous.

The copper elephant ears are perfectly designed, with thick eyebrows and apricot eyes, and a straight trunk. The elephant's expression is natural and delicate, which has a beautiful meaning of "there is an elephant in peace".

The body of the furnace is very plain, with no other patterns except for a pair of copper elephant ears. It is rich in treasure and has a warm luster, which is very in line with the aesthetics of Chinese scholar-officials and gentlemen like jade!

The surface of the incense burner is covered with a layer of patina, which is very natural. It must have been a favorite of a certain collector in the past. After a long time of playing, it will have such a beautiful patina effect!

There are some traces of burning incense in the furnace, which should have been left many years ago. The evidence of Hongxiu Tianxiang's reading at night does not affect the beauty of the entire incense burner, but shows the literary spirit of the incense burner.

Looking at this incense burner, Ye Tian can be sure that this is a very good ancient Chinese artwork, even without supernatural powers, just based on his life experience and his own understanding of traditional culture!

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

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

And the closest ancient Chinese prosperity to the present is nothing more than the early Ming Dynasty and the three dynasties of Kang, Yong, and Qian in the Qing Dynasty.

From an aesthetic point of view,

This incense burner is obviously more in line with the aesthetic taste of the scholar-officials in the Ming Dynasty, not as vulgar as the Kang, Yong, and Qian dynasties in the Qing Dynasty!

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

This feeling of beauty often does not come 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, which makes people feel comfortable and happy!

This level of beautiful feelings cannot be given or possessed by Western art. Only the traditional Chinese culture with the same origin and root as myself can bring it, and it will make my heart tremble!

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

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

You can check the fund, carry out perspective analysis, and unveil the last veil of this incense burner.

Calming down his excitement a bit, Ye Tian gently turned the incense burner over and looked at the bottom of the incense burner, full of expectations, but also a little apprehensive!

"Li Qujiang System"

The four-character willow-leaf seal script inscription caught Ye Tian's eyes, instantly making him a little confused!

what's the situation? It is not made by Xuande official, but Li Qujiang's private hall, so surprising!

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

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

Like other high-quality Xuande furnaces, the Xuande furnace of Li Qujiang's private hall is also rare in the market, and it is very valuable! Chased by countless collectors!

Mr. Wang Shixiang’s collection of the “made by Li Qujiang” furnace once sold for a high price of 4.7 million RMB, and the price was still in 2010. After a few years, the price must be even higher now!

However, compared with the real Xuande three-year government-made incense burner, the Xuande incense burner made by Li Qujiang's private hall is still inferior. Regardless of other things, it is much worse in terms of material!

The real Xuande Furnace is designed and supervised by Emperor Xuande himself. It is the first time in Chinese history that wind-milled copper is used, and gold, silver and other precious metals are added.

Due to the exhaustion of wind-milled copper and the absence of the highest specification presided over by the emperor himself, the later Xuande furnaces such as Li Qujiang's private hall can't be compared with the authentic Xuande furnaces!

Seeing this bottom line, Ye Tian felt a little regretful.

But this kind of emotion is fleeting, as long as you take down the incense burner in front of you, it is already a huge harvest, and you can't expect more!

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

There is still the last step, to conduct a perspective analysis, to thoroughly grasp all the details of this incense burner, and then you can ask Adrian for a price and take it down.

At this moment, Betty suddenly asked softly curiously:

"Honey, this incense burner is so beautiful! These words are also very beautiful! What is it written on? Is it the name of the Chinese dynasty and emperor? Many Chinese antique porcelains seem to be written with the name of the emperor"

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

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

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 view, only Chinese antiques engraved with the emperor's name are valuable.

For example, those antique porcelains, antiques without the emperor's name engraved on them, are naturally of little value!

Not only Adrian, but many foreigners think so.

Most of the most popular Chinese antiques and porcelains in the European and American markets are engraved with the emperor's name, so the knowledge brought to these foreigners is that valuable Chinese antiques are all engraved with the emperor's name!

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

After discovering this, Adrian immediately gave up this incense burner, so it was put up for sale here.

Hearing Betty's question at this time, he was naturally a little nervous. It seemed that he couldn't make much money from Steven.

Ye Tian knew that he was thinking so much, so he just answered Betty's question with a smile.

"Honey, this is not the emperor's name, but the name of an ordinary person, and it says 'Made by Li Qujiang' on it, which means that this incense burner was made by a man named Li Qujiang.

In ancient China, the real name of the emperor was taboo, and it would never be engraved on utensils. In his dynasty, he could not be called by his name directly, only the year, such as Emperor Xuande!

The inscriptions we see on antique Chinese porcelain are basically the emperor's year name. If you see the emperor's real name appearing on that piece of porcelain, don't worry, it must be a fake! "

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

Betty had the most perfect assist, then stopped talking and started looking at other things in the booth.

Adrian's face became even uglier, and his expectations for this incense burner were lowered, as long as he could sell it, so as not to take up space, laborious, and deadly!

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

See everything in sight!

All the details of this incense burner were clearly presented in his eyes.

The incense burner is perfectly cast, with uniform thickness and average quality, without any flaws or cracks, and it is indeed a gold-copper alloy incense burner.

But this is indeed a bit different from the Xuande furnace seen in the Metropolitan Museum in terms of material, it is not so fine, not so soft, and the natural precious light is almost meaningless.

Although it seems that there are only some subtle differences, this should be the most essential difference between the two, and it is also the reason why the authentic Xuande stove is unique!

Secretly feeling emotional, Ye Tian withdrew his perspective, ready to take down this rare and famous furnace.

"Adrian, tell me about the price of this incense burner. As a Chinese, it is really rare to come across something from my hometown in Kentucky!

This can be regarded as fate. I like this incense burner and want to buy it for fun. If the price is right, I am going to buy this incense burner to relieve my homesickness! "

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

Adrian did not respond immediately, but pondered for a while 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 had no idea, and there was a little unconfidence in his tone.

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