In the reception room, Wang Guosheng told Zhang Yang about Tang Cai's case:

The thing was indeed copied from the original by an old craftsman from Mengjin.

Before the suspect came to Zhang Yang to appraise the treasure, the items had already been imitated.

However, the old craftsman was half buried, and his legal awareness was very weak. He didn't even keep the information of the person who hired him to make counterfeit goods, and only had an account for making money.

If someone didn't happen to want to transport this thing out of the country, I don't know when it would be discovered.

Wang Jianye has synchronized this information with the police, and the official reply said that there is great hope of solving the case.

As for the plum vase from Cizhou Kiln, Master Wang showed Zhang Yang a document - a thermoluminescence test report issued by the Oxford Appraisal Center.

Prove that the thing is indeed a recent or modern imitation.

"This thing has made many people stare!" Master Wang said with a smile.

According to him, two of the three porcelain appraisal experts at Linhai Auction House thought the item was correct.

In addition to Wang Guosheng who raised questions, the two sides tied 2 to 2, so they could only do it in one step and send it abroad for testing.

After the results came out, someone from the auction house sent a message to Wang Jianye overnight, apologizing and refunding the money.

"Have you found out who sent the fakes for auction?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.

"It's a private collector from out of town. He spent money to buy the things from abroad." Master Wang explained.

"It turns out that the products were returned from overseas and exported to domestic sales." Zhang Yang sighed casually.

After he said this, Wang Jianye's expression suddenly changed slightly.

Because that gilt Buddha statue was also returned from overseas.

Curator Wang was afraid that his uncle would be reminded by these words, so he quickly thought of a way to interrupt.

"Hey, uncle, didn't you say you have something you want to show Zhang Yang?" Wang Jianye prompted a little abruptly.

"Yeah, I almost forgot."

"Come on, Zhang Yang, take a look at this blue and white porcelain vase first."

Master Wang took out a small vase thirty centimeters high from the box and handed it to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang didn't know what this meant, but he was a professional treasure appraiser. After taking it over, he subconsciously looked at the bottom first.

There are four big blue characters written at the bottom: "Kangxi Year System".

The "Item Information" shows that this was a new work last year.

"How is it?" Master Wang asked.

"This is supposed to be a modern replica."

"anything else?"

"What else? What else?" Zhang Yang looked confused.

Master Wang said nothing, smiled, and handed Zhang Yang a small plastic card with this sentence written on it:

[Identification results: The painting process is rough, and the blue and white colors are floating; the mold-making process is rough and loose, and the signs of polishing and aging are obvious; the traces of style tracing are obvious; it has been identified as a contemporary imitation]

Zhang Yang understood what Master Wang meant after seeing it halfway.

It’s still the same thing I talked to him about before:

Zhang Yang's appraisal is sometimes like "a tree without roots and water without a source." Although there is no error in authenticity, it always lacks some basis.

Now it's easier for him to say something about identifying jade, because there are only so many key points.

But when it comes to porcelain, calligraphy and painting, his lack of knowledge reserves is easily exposed.

"Teacher Wang, I want to learn this too, but not so fast." Zhang Yang said with a wry smile.

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. You have the right to think of me as an old man who is too busy to give you a heads up."

"Take the thing back and put it on the table as a decoration."

"The main thing I want to give you as a thank you gift today is this."

Master Wang smiled and pushed over a red box.

"This is?"

Zhang Yang opened the box with half doubt and half expectation.

On the yellow brocade, there is a small bowl. The inside of the bowl is white glaze and the outer wall is red glaze.

Just by looking at the color, you can tell that even if something is not real, it must be a high imitation.

Zhang Yang took out the bowl and looked at it carefully.

The "item information" shows that although the bottom of the bowl says "Made in the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty" on this thing, the real date is actually Daoguang.

And it is Daoguang's official kiln.

"How about this?" Master Wang waited for Zhang Yang to look at it for a while before asking.

"It is Daoguang's imitation of Qianlong's official kiln."

"Not bad." Master Wang nodded, pointed at the glaze on the outer wall of the bowl and asked, "What kind of red is this?"

Which kind of red?

Zhang Yang just learned the knowledge about red glaze by himself not long ago. He remembered that red glaze is divided into Langyao red, cowpea red, coral red, carmine red, Ji red and so on.

The bowl in front of me has no white rim at the mouth, and the glaze is very smooth with no flakes. It looks like the cheapest Jihong glaze.

Thinking about it again, this thing was given to him by Master Wang for free, so it was basically the same thing.

"This should be the Jihong Bowl."

"good!"

As soon as Zhang Yang finished speaking, Master Wang immediately clapped his hands and applauded.

"Although it is not difficult to distinguish the Jihong glaze, you are a monk halfway, and if you can tell it so quickly, this thing is given to you, and it is considered a gift to the right person." Wang Guosheng smiled and stroked his long beard.

"I'm so sorry. Teacher Wang, I can actually watch Yuan Qinghua." Zhang Yang said jokingly.

"Hahaha, you boy, I don't have Yuan Qinghua here to give you."

"But Zhang Yang, are you interested in working part-time as a museum researcher with us?"

part time?

Master Wang's words made Zhang Yang a little confused.

If giving him the Jihong bowl worth tens of thousands of yuan was a way of thanking him for helping him spot the plum vase in Cizhou Kiln, then what should he be grateful for for being a part-time researcher?

Could it be the "compensation" that Wang Jianye mentioned before?

Zhang Yang subconsciously looked at Curator Wang next to him, and was surprised to find that Wang Jianye also had a confused look on his face.

He obviously just found out about this.

"Young man, you are so young, how can you look forward and backward?" Wang Guosheng raised his eyebrows: "You helped me see such a big problem in Cizhou kiln. How can I, the old man, feel at ease if I don't thank you?"

"Isn't this researcher position just perfect for your live broadcast personality? Don't worry, you won't have to worry about the museum. We have hired many professional appraisers."

"What about this bowl?" Zhang Yang pushed the box back a little.

"I want to ask you for a favor." Master Wang suddenly sighed: "As you know, we are a private museum, and we cannot maintain such a large stall just by relying on the income from ticket sales."

"So sometimes, I do things like pick up and resell."

"At this time of year, we send people to various antique markets, and sometimes we also go to flea markets in the countryside."

"But this year, my health has obviously deteriorated a lot. I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on, so I want to find you..."

"Where are the other people in the museum?" Zhang Yang asked.

"They are all researchers in public museums, and they are only part-time here. If they find any leaks, they will be handed over to the public museum." Wang Jianye explained helpfully.

"And we have many special channels, so the chance of finding the real thing will be higher." Wang Guosheng added.

Special channels sound very attractive.

"That's fine, but I have a request. If there's a big leak, I can secretly buy it myself. Is that okay?"

"No need to secretly buy it, just give it to us to sell it for you." Wang Guosheng replied with a smile.

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