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　　 "Young man, tell me the pot you like on this shelf, and I will give it to you directly." The old man said with a smile.

　　 "Grandpa, can I get started and see?"

　　 The old man nodded, and Yang Jing took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put it on.

　　 The old man shook his head and said, "What kind of gloves are you wearing? They are all gadgets made by myself. They are not so precious. We don't pay attention to them here."

　　 Yang Jing did not say a word, but still did not take off his gloves.

　　 Picking up a pot, Yang Jing was immediately attracted by the pot.

　　 Judging from the appearance and the decorations on the pot, it seems to be a "fish-like dragon pot", but the moiré on the pot looks different from ordinary fish-like dragon pots.

The body of the ordinary fish-shaped dragon pot is wavy, but the decoration on the body of the pot in front of you is moire; and the ichthyosaur on the body of the ordinary fish-shaped dragon pot is spitting beads, and this pot The ichthyosaur on the pot was spraying water.

　　 But the same as the ordinary fish-shaped dragon pot, the dragon head on the lid is flexible, beautiful and flexible, and the handle is the dragon tail.

　　 seems to have seen Yang Jing’s doubts, the old man smiled and asked: "Young man, can you see the origin of this pot?"

Yang Jing shook his head and said, "Master, this pot really makes me a little confused. Judging from the shape and decoration, it should be a fish-shaped dragon pot, but the moiré on the pot body and the jade dragon spray It's not the same as a normal fish-shaped dragon pot."

　　 "Yeah, can you still know the fish-shaped dragon pot? You can also see the difference between my pot and the ordinary fish-shaped dragon pot, not bad, not bad!"

After a pause, the old man walked over and said: "This pot was made by me in the early 1950s, and there are several pots that are the same as this one." Then, the old man pointed to a few on the shelf. The pot, Yang Jing looked at it, and sure enough, these pots were almost the same as the one in his hand.

"These pots are really not fish-shaped dragon pots. I made some changes on the basis of fish-shaped dragon pots. Before liberation, especially during the Anti-Japanese War, I made a lot of fish-shaped dragon pots. But also, before the liberation, the lives of our pot-making artists were far worse than they are now. Thanks to the party leading the People’s Liberation Army to liberate all of China, it is precisely because of liberation that we old artists who rely on pot-making to make ends meet. In order to survive better. So I think that we old artists who make pots even "the carp jumped over the dragon gate" after liberation, so I took some changes on the basis of the previous fish-shaped dragon pot, and finally made it. Out of these shaped pots, I named these pots "Yunlong Pots"."

"These pots are still based on the shape of the fish-shaped dragon pot, but the cover is turned into a cover, the dragon tail is changed to a flying handle, and the original rotating cloud water pattern is changed to a cloud pattern, which is a bit small. Break through."

　　 The old man was very proud when he said this, and he could see that he was still very satisfied with this change.

　　 But when the name "Yunlong Pot" fell in Yang Jing's ears, Yang Jing was really shocked!

He has not heard of the name "Yunlong Kettle" once or twice, but he has never seen the Yunlong Kettle, so when he first saw the Kettle this time, he didn’t even think of it for a while. The famous Yunlong Kettle.

　　 Therefore, Yang Jing immediately pressed the lid of the pot with his hand and turned the pot over. As expected, there was a seal on the bottom of the pot: Zhu Kexin made. Turn the pot straight and open the lid. There is a stamp on the inside of the lid: Zhu Kexin.

　　 Sure enough, this pot is the work of a generation of Zisha master Zhu Kexin. And the old man in front of him who looked no different from the ordinary rural old man, turned out to be the legendary Master Zhu Kexin Zhu! No wonder it was a bit familiar when I first saw this old man.

　　 Now Yang Jing was really excited. He gently put down the pot in his hand, and he asked excitedly: "Grandpa, are you a generation of Zisha master Zhu Kexin Zhu?"

　　 "Hehe, boy, I dare not be an old man by the name of a master, but Kexin is my stage name for the old man."

"Oh, hello" Yang Jing cried out strangely. He really didn't expect to be able to see the long-dead master Zhu Kexin here. This kind of surprise came so quickly and suddenly that it made him feel bad. Some can't help it.

　　 "Hehe, boy, is my old man so famous?" Master Zhu was also amused by Yang Jing's performance.

　　 "Nonsense! Of course my buddies will be excited to see you!" Yang Jing muttered silently in his heart.

In China’s Zisha art world, in addition to the ancient masters and masters, after liberation, the Jiangsu Provincial Government once appointed Ren Ganting, Pei Shimin, Wu Yungen, Wang Yinchun, Zhu Kexin, Gu Jingzhou, and Jiang Rong as seven famous Zisha artists after liberation. "Technical counseling" is known as the "Seven Old Artists" in Zisha Art Circle, which is also the "Seven Old Zisha" nicknamed by Zisha lovers in later generations.

And this master Zhu in front of him is one of the seven elders of Zisha. His status in the Zisha art world may not be as good as that of masters like Shi Dabin, Chen Mingyuan, and Gu Jingzhou, but he is definitely the top master among the masters. One of a small group of people, the absolute Taishan Beidou in the purple sand art world!

　　 It's a pity that Master Zhu passed away in 1998. Yang Jing didn't have the fate to meet this master. But he really didn't expect that he would meet the legendary Zisha master in the early morning of the summer of 982 when he came here casually.

"Master, you are the master!" Yang Jing said unquestionably, "Master, you don't know your reputation abroad, I don't know very well in other countries, but in the UK, your name is countless people who like purple sand culture. What the overseas Chinese admire, even many British people who like our Chinese Zisha culture admire you very much."

　　 "Yeah, my old man still has such a big reputation abroad?" The old man said cheerfully, and he could see that he was still very happy at this time.

"Of course, Master Zhu, do you know why I made a special trip here this time when I returned to China? In fact, there is another reason besides what I said before. I have a classmate in the UK who is also an overseas Chinese. He has a plum blossom weekly plate in his family. The pot, according to my classmate, this was brought back by his father from Hong Kong Island more than 20 years ago. You made the pot by yourself. I really like the pot, so I came here this time to watch I see if I can meet you, but the Lord’s face, the first person I met here was you and your wife. This is really lucky for me!"

"Plum Blossom Weekly Pot? Or from Hong Kong Island?" Mr. Zhu muttered, and he hesitated, then he suddenly realized: "Well, I did make a few plum blossom weekly pots after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Among them, two of them were given to friends on Hong Kong Island by the country. I didn’t expect that they would be acquired by your classmate’s father later."

　　 The so-called plum blossom Zhoupan pot is this kind of pot looking down from the top, resembling plum blossoms, and the lid resembles the stamens. The lid ring and the pot shoulder are all blooming flowers. The tong pot is made cautiously and with meticulous craftsmanship. From the lid to the body, the corners of each turning line are clear and clear, the muscles are neat and symmetrical, and they are connected with each other.

The connection is symmetrical with the straightness of the kettle body, but also has a wonderful change.

　　 Like the fish-shaped dragon pot, the plum blossom Zhoupan pot is also a kind of pot that many Yixing masters like to make. It is not surprising that Master Zhu made such pots in his prime.

　　 The old man obviously did not expect that the pot he made decades ago would be collected by overseas Chinese, which made him very happy.

　　 These years are not like decades later. At this time, these purple clay pot masters are real masters. They don't have so many messy ideas and practices. They just focus on the purple clay craftsmanship, and they are very indifferent to fame and profit. But in any case, it is always a joyful thing to be liked by others.

　　 "Xiao Yang, take a look, which pot of my old man do you like."

　　 "Master Zhu, I like these very much, or can I buy them all with the money?"

　　 "Ah? You want all of it?" The old man obviously didn't expect Yang Jing to give such an answer, and he was not lighted by this sentence.

"Yes, Master Zhu, I really like these works of yours, and I guess that my friends also like them very much. Good things are to be shared. The pots you make are so good, if I regard them as If you give a gift to my friends, they will definitely be very happy. Father, how much do you have for these pots? You may ask for a price. As long as you want, I will not be a problem to buy them all."

　　 Just as Yang Jing said, some of these pots placed on wooden shelves were made by the old man a long time ago, but more were made in the past few years. These pots are definitely the finest among the finest works. After 30 years of storage, any handful of them is something that can make people break their heads. Especially the pots made by Master Zhu in his later years~www.readwn.com~, no matter the workmanship or the charm contained in it, they are definitely masterpieces.

The old man said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Xiao Yang, you like these pots. My old man is very happy, but I can’t sell all of these pots to you. Many of these pots are made by others, and I can’t sell them to you. You."

　　 "Hey, old man, it doesn't matter, you see how much you can sell to me, I will buy them all, you just ask the price."

The old man hesitated for a while, and finally sighed and said, "Well, I will sell you the pots I left. Xiao Yang, it's not the old man, I am greedy for money. It is really not a good day now, I The old man has worked hard for a month to make a pot, this"

"Master, I understand what you said. Bodhisattvas and Buddhas still need incense to worship. It is only natural for us to live a living person to exchange our labor for expenses. Master, don't say anything, you make a price Well, no matter what price you charge, I can accept it."

Master Zhu hesitated again, and then said: "Xiao Yang, now we are in the purple clay pot. Our country is led by Lao Gu who lives in the north of my house, but a pot of Lao Gu can now sell for two hundred. The pot made by my old man is not as good as Gu. I admit that, so my pot will be cheaper. How about one hundred and fifty?"

　　 One hundred and fifty handfuls! Master Zhu Kexin's purple clay pots are only one hundred and fifty!

　　 Yang Jing was frightened at this price