The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

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The water is clear and the depth is only five or six meters. Zhang Nan dived to the area where the shipwreck was located, and through the diving goggles, he saw that the remaining cover of the second cargo hold of the shipwreck had been taken away.

The loose seabed silt originally deposited in the cabin was sucked by the suction pump to a thick layer, exposing densely stacked cargo.

On one side, the porcelain wares with monochromatic glazed glaze are exposed. Even if the color of the utensils in the sea is not counted, Zhang Nan can still judge that it should be Longquan kiln, blue.

The goods on the other side are Yuan blue and white porcelain, and the most stacked ones are plates and bowls.

It feels a bit weird. The five or six meters of water depth can still adapt to it, so you don't have to think about dealing with the **** water pressure.

This will bring an idea to my mind: "When the sea was shipped, the dishes, especially the large dishes, were not placed horizontally or vertically, but were originally placed diagonally in a shelf or a large cabinet.

Put tea or silk inside, probably this kind of shockproof effect will be the best?"

Probably.

I have learned to dive, but this technique is still a three-legged cat, unable to control his actions as desired.

Fortunately, Vita Bruno realized that the boss wanted to get close to the cargo hold. With a slight pull on the side, Zhang Nan comfortably reached the muddy seabed on the side of the cargo hold.

There are mostly plates, and there are two stacks of large bowls, and the large cans and plum bottles are lying sideways in several rows.

Large and large.

Instead of leaning down to observe in the sea, Zhang Nan felt that he was lying down entirely.

The posture is a bit twitchy, but fortunately, no one under the sea will laugh at him.

I reached out and touched the sides of the most rim of the plate. I originally wanted to look forward to the jars, but I quickly dispelled the idea: If my diving technique is so dry, it will almost always turn myself into A mallet, it would be fun if you hit it on the face.

The sea water is buoyant, but it is estimated that there should be little difference between the sea fishing cleaning and the road archaeological cleaning. Both have to go in from the outside.

Zhang Nan stretched out his hand to indicate, pointed to a layer of plate at the corner, raised another finger, and then came out of water again.

Vita probably understood the boss's meaning, which should be taken out again, but when he saw the boss's actions, he still surfaced.

After he got the boat, he said to Vita, who had taken off his breathing apparatus and was still soaking in the water, "Get another one, and be careful not to break it!

This is the most expensive and rarest type of Clark porcelain. Don't even throw away the fragments. "

Vita didn't speak, and was very happy. This is the first time the boss said that these porcelains are precious.

We must know that when I visited and salvaged the shipwreck of the search "Taixing", the boss took the huge batch of Clark porcelains seriously: the boss was very rich, so to speak, the porcelain below is absolutely extraordinary!

The boss has gained a lot, so these guys can also drink some soup.

The diving captain did not speak, nodded, bit his breather, and dived again.

Back on the yacht, not long after, Vita and another diver surfaced with two large blue and white plates in their big pockets.

He brought one more, and Zhang Nan didn't care too much: if he took one, the other was loose. Lu Chang has such a situation.

Big and heavy!

To Vita said: "Let the guys come, I'll talk about it this afternoon."

Two large plates were moved to the sun deck, rinsed with fresh water, and then found a big problem: the water tank prepared by the yacht can not fit at all, it is too big!

During the waiting period, Zhang Nan had used a tape measure to measure the diameter of the diamond mouth plate that had been discharged before, which was about 46.5 cm in diameter.

The width of the plastic water tank is 55 cm, and the two plates that will be discharged are the same size, even the patterns are the same, the diameter reaches an astonishing 58 cm!

Such a large plate cannot fit in the plastic water tank at all!

"Notify the Great Shark immediately. If the lifeboat over there hasn't come, the horse will bring me two more large water tanks. There should be one meter in diameter over there."

As soon as Mark next to him heard it, he immediately went to the cab to inform.

The two super large plates are the same. I think they were fired by the same group of porcelain workers at the beginning: these are two blue, white and white phoenixes wearing a patterned diamond mouth plate with five layers of decorative patterns.

In the middle is a circle of Islamic-style diamond geometric patterns, a circle of moire on the outside, and four phoenixes on the back.

The fourth layer is a floral pattern with twisted branches, the outermost layer resembles a deformed water ripple road, and the third and fourth circle patterns are crossed by four phoenixes.

Before the pattern layout, the waterfowl lotus pond lingkou plate should be looser, but it still looks very plump and comfortable.

Boss Guan was also here, seeing the ornamentation of the plate, and said: "It's really an official kiln, the phoenix has come out, I don't know which Arab prince belongs to it."

More than 700 years ago, the Mongolian army had amazing attack power and destructive power, killing the corpses of the Eurasian continent. The Four Khanates were also absolute hegemons in the Western Regions and Europe!

But when the regime was established, it was impossible to rule for a long time by "killing" alone. The Mongols had a limited population, and the territory was incredibly large. The Yuan Dynasty government, especially the Four Khanates, still retained a lot of local power in their ruling areas. Become one of the substructures under its rule.

Especially in the Islamic-Silan region, there are many Arab princes who surrender to the Mongols. They like Chinese porcelain, especially the Yuan blue and white flowers.

Outside of the Four Khanates, it is impossible for other forces to have been killing and killing the Mongols for hundreds of years, and they will also have time to do business with each other and sit down and be friends for a few years.

Those people also liked Yuan blue and white porcelain. As a result, the Mongols gave the blue and white porcelain as a gift or reward to the Arab princes.

Afterwards, the Arab princes who liked blue and white porcelain to burst, would use a lot of money in exchange for the Yuan blue and white of China. The porcelain of this shipwreck may be customized by Arabian princes or customized goods of the Four Khanates.

Ruyi, Phoenix... Except for the Mongolian emperor of the Yuan Dynasty, the Great Khan of the Four Khanates, and even those Arab princes should be able to use them.

Similar decorative objects are also found in museums in Iran and Turkey.

After listening to Guan Xingquan's words, Zhang Nan said: "It's an official kiln. Look at the craftsmanship on the surface of this plate, there are almost no brown eyes, and the quality is absolutely top-notch!

The output of Yuan Qinghua should not be large at the beginning, and it was not widely used in China. I even suspect that only a few people in China could use it at the beginning, not only because of the consistent aesthetic tradition of the Han people.

In addition to exporting these most positive Yuan blue and white flowers, those domestically should be fired for the ruling class of the Yuan Dynasty, princes and nobles, or at least the homes of the rich. "

Hearing this, Guan Xingquan said: "These orthodox blue and white blue and white flowers are commodities. You said that the domestic powerful class can consume it, but not many have been dug up.

If your opinion is written in any archaeological magazine, it is estimated that many people will be awkward. "

"Yeah, I'm going to let Chen Jianghua write..." At this point, Zhang Nan paused and smiled again: "I guess he can write without us.

Few people in China know that there are a lot of blue and white flowers hidden in museums in Iran and Turkey. This time when the boat is out of water, he and the agricultural curator will definitely want to get an academic report. "

"You have no objection?"

Zhang Nan tilted her neck, "Why do you object?

This is already on the high seas, and Indonesian monkeys are not chirping. Anyway, there are so few Yuan blue and white flowers in China, and some of the most positive complete objects were basically dug out in the tombs of the early Ming Dynasty, lying in the museum as treasures.

Most of the foreign ones are also in museums, and there are few of them that can be turned out to be hyped.

If you want to stir fry, you just saw that there are at least a few hundred blue and white wares underneath, and there are almost no broken ones.

In my ship, there are so many other discoveries in the world so far.

Fry it casually, and I will get the most profit in the end.

It's because if there are too many under the sea, Chen Jianghua can't report all of them, and it's almost the case that a hundred pieces are returned. "

The world originally had less than 400 pieces at most, and it doesn’t matter if you add another 70 or 80 pieces. However, Guan Xingquan also knew that Zhang Nan was talking about giving at most a piece of the Yongcheng Exhibition Hall and Kuaiji Museum as the so-called treasure of the town hall.

Sell?

Don't think about his Pai Yao's character.

...

Although there are few "positive-type Yuan blue and white" artifacts unearthed in China, through a small amount of whole tools and some fragments, it can be judged that during the Yuan Dynasty, Jingdezhen also produced the most positive-shaped Yuan blue and white objects specifically for China.

Although there are not many Chinese experts who know that there are a large number of "to the positive" Yuan blue and white artifacts in the museums of Iran and Turkey, they are not uncommon.

Through research, some experts from China have found that there are many similarities between the domestically unearthed and handed down the most positive Yuan blue and white and the exported Yuan blue and white, and there are also many differences.

For example, China's domestically positive Yuan blue and white also uses imported cobalt, which is different from the Yuan blue and white small pieces that are exported to Southeast Asia and used exclusively for Ming ware and made of domestic materials.

It uses imported blue and white materials like the Yuan blue and white that is exported to Turkey, Iran and other places, and there are many similarities in the decoration.

This is the same place.

As for the differences, the domestic most positive Yuan blue and white utility utensils are very different in size from those exported to Iran and Turkey's Yuan blue and white similar utensils!

The size of Yuan blue and white porcelain sold in the East and the Near East is generally very large, and there are almost no small pieces!

The diameter of the plate is generally less than 40 cm, and the diameter of the bowl can reach about 30 cm. It is a true ocean bowl.

For similar utensils found in China, the diameter of the plate is generally within 20 cm, and the diameter of the bowl is generally between 15 and 17 cm.

Zhang Nan talked about the difference here. When Guan Xingquan heard it, he seemed to catch a hint of inspiration, but he didn't even break it.

Arabian princes like large-sized utensils, but the size found in Huaxia is similar to today's daily-use utensils. What is the reason here?

Boss Guan is a smart man, and he quickly realized that this is not a "historical problem" at all, but a "folklore problem."

I figured it out, and said to Zhang Nan: "All the copper plates we bought in the Kashgar-Shida Bazaar."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Nan glanced at Guan Xingquan and understood why he already knew why similar artifacts found in China are much smaller in size than those found in the East and Near East.

But I didn't say anything: In the past two years, Boss Guan, who was cold and tough, sometimes made jokes or something. If this means "you are so smart", this guy can be proud of it?

Don't let him get frustrated, Guan Boss still looked coldly and stiffly more pleasing to the eye.

Why is the size of the Yuan blue and white in the Arab world large?

Problems with eating habits.

Plates, bowls, these are all tableware, they are considered as Yuan Qinghua, when they were born, they were still tableware.

To give an interesting example: Chinese people eat at the Eight Immortals table. How many large plates with a diameter of 45 to 60 cm can be placed on their heads?

Then everyone is holding a super old sea bowl with a diameter of 30 cm, holding chopsticks and pulling it into their mouth?

This picture...

The picture is so beautiful, it's awkward to think about it!

But if you change to the Arab world in the Near East and East, this is normal: the banquet of the princes, the several huge blue and white pans of the woolen blankets, there are grilled lamb, huge cakes, and fruits...

The princes and nobles sat around the wool mat, cutting with their hands and knives, fetching food, talking about...

There are different utensils for different habits. They are large in size and suitable for the eating habits of the Islamic world. Smaller ones are not suitable.

...

Finally, the diver who surfaced on the yacht brought something again. It was a pity that it was a large plate that had been broken into five petals. The pattern was still a phoenix pattern, but the ornamentation was slightly different.

Guan Xingquan looked a pity, but if there was nothing he could do: it might have been hundreds of years since the fracture was broken, and it would be impossible for the porcelain of the sunken ship to remain intact.

The sea here is shallow, and the tides may have an impact. Fortunately, there is no strong current passing through. Otherwise, after more than 600 years, a ship of porcelain may be broken into pieces!

Zhang Nan can see this openly, “Except for the slab tombs that were dug in the old house, those brick tombs would collapse over a long period of time. It’s a pity that the porcelain inside is normal if it doesn’t exist.

Some of it is not a problem of collapse. Some brick tombs have a solid structure, and the bricks have not collapsed when the silt in the tomb is filled ~ www.readwn.com~ The porcelain inside will also be squeezed.

It is unreasonable to say that many of the ancient tombs of the Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties that Zhang Nan has encountered were crooked by nature and time!

There are almost no earthquakes in the Jiangnan area. Why is this tomb crooked?

Mountain terrain is related, and perhaps soil density is also related. Anything is possible due to the difference in the rate of internal erosion caused by rainwater infiltration.

The tomb was crooked, and the porcelain inside, which had been well surrounded and protected by soil, would also be shredded under the action of the accumulated stress.

Hai Lao Porcelain, the degree of integrity of this case can already be considered good.

After eating, do not rush into the water after eating. The divers will consciously rest for a period of time before entering the water. This is probably the same as the principle of “no vigorous activity half an hour after a meal”.

Zhang Nan didn't urge, safety first. If the water depth is only five or six meters, the pressure below will be more than half the sea level, which is not good for digestion.

Wait, then.

When Vita and others prepared again, the motor lifeboat sent by the "Great Shark" arrived.

The transportation boat has been driven to the sunken ship to float: no longer carrying a bag to get out of the water in the afternoon, a large hollow rope basket will be used, which saves energy and speeds up.

Wearing a big straw hat, Chen Jianghua said, "Mr. Zhang, where are the things?"

"restaurant."

After Zhang Nan finished speaking, he glanced at the lifeboat. The sailor was moving two huge thick plastic water tanks to the sun deck.

This Chen Jianghua was also impatient enough, almost boarding the main deck at a trot speed. When Zhang Nan arrived at the restaurant, he saw him squatting on the ground, watching the four big plates.

It's a little unexpected: Chen Jianghua didn't hold the intact plate to look at, but was studying with a large piece of plate fragments.

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