Chapter 424: Smashed Too Early (Two-in-One, bonus chapter for Tuantuan the Alliance Leader)

Once an expert makes a move, one knows if there is substance.

Like Yang Boguan, Ye Peilan is also a member of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal Committee. Although she does not receive a government stipend, it is not because she lacks ability or experience, but because her administrative rank has not reached that level.

Although she is a student of Geng Baochang, she is only fifteen years younger than him. When she first entered the Forbidden City, in addition to display and preservation, she also followed Chen Wanli, Sun Yingzhou, and Feng Xianming to inspect kiln sites all over the country.

Although she did not follow them for long, not as long as Wang Liying, she truly learned quite a lot.

Therefore, when it comes to the foundation and experience of porcelain appraisal, she is no worse than Lv Chenglong. It is merely that she is getting on in years, her eyesight has declined somewhat, and her memory is a bit fuzzy.

But no matter how much it has declined or blurred, she at least knows roughly how much a Ming Dynasty Official Kiln imitation Ru Porcelain should weigh.

The piece in her hand is at least twenty percent lighter than a Ming imitation. If compared to genuine Ru Porcelain, it is at most half the weight.

But how strange?

Suspicious, she put on her reading glasses and looked carefully.

That's not right, is it?

A side view reveals a glass-like luster; this is a typical characteristic of excessive vitrification. The blue is tinged with blue and appears white; one look and it is clear the glaze was adjusted with Cobalt Blue. The glaze color is too stiff, lacking variation, and even more so, lacking flowing color halos; this is caused by excessive porcelainization.

The Ice Crackle is too square, one grid after another. Through the cracks, one can indeed see a bit of Gold Powder Infiltration, but it floats on the surface. Furthermore, the cracks are slightly raised and scrape the hand when touched; blowing a breath on them produces no change.

This is even more certain: typical Artificial Crackle.

The body is also fine: the texture is dense, white as plaster, without any impurities. And it is sticky to the extreme, a typical Jingdezhen Sticky Rice Body. So at first glance: there is nothing wrong anywhere, and it looks exactly like a Ming Dynasty Chenghua Imitation Sky Blue Glaze Brush Washer.

But the problem is, why is it so light?

If it comes to academic Artifact Research, Ye Peilan is certainly not as good as Lv Chenglong, but she at least knows: this phenomenon should be caused by too many bubbles in the porcelain body.

She is even clearer that it has little to do with craftsmanship. Or to be more precise: even if it has a connection, it is not the main cause.

But she is not someone who specializes in research; if asked to analyze the specific reason, she really cannot analyze it.

Afraid of misjudging or having overlooked something, Ye Peilan looked at it again.

But unfortunately, what she saw the first time was what she saw the second time.

After pondering a bit more and still having no clue, she looked at Cai Yi and Dong Jianli again.

The two Researchers shook their heads in unison, meaning: they hadn't figured it out either.

Ye Peilan looked at Yang Boba again.

The latter was startled for a moment, then subconsciously turned back to look at the Hong Kong merchant and the Expert Liu.

Although it was just a glance, with a "thump," the hearts of Chen Weihua and Liu Zhaoting both skipped a beat.

No one said it explicitly, whether it was the two Researchers, Ye Peilan, or even Yang Bocha, but the meaning was very clear: this item seems not quite right?

No... just a moment ago, didn't those two Researchers say it was a Ming imitation, and even a Chenghua Imitation?

Although Chen Weihua thought this, and even doubted: did you all actually see it correctly, he was not stupid enough to say it out loud.

Slowly exhaling, he squeezed out a smile: "Teachers, would you like to take another look?"

The words were spoken very tactfully, but those who should understand, understood: have you actually determined it correctly?

But no one cared, because they had seen this kind of thing too often: an item worth millions suddenly has a problem; who could take that?

Looking again was just the same, so Ye Peilan shook her head and looked at Lv Chenglong: "Junior Brother, would you like to take a look?"

Lv Chenglong did not decline in the slightest: "Alright!"

Why was he unwilling to look before?

The reason is simple: if the item were real, and Dean Yang asked him to sign the appraisal certificate, would he sign it or not?

It wouldn't even need a signature; if a camera were placed in an unseen corner to record his appraisal process and what he said during the appraisal, that would be ironclad proof of a genuine item.

As long as it was taken out, the value of this item would immediately increase by half.

But Teacher Cai and Teacher Dong both think there is a problem with this item, and even Senior Sister Ye is not quite sure, so there is no need to doubt: it is ninety-nine percent likely to be problematic. If it is fake, what does he have to worry about?

With these thoughts, Lv Chenglong picked up the Brush Washer. As soon as it was in his hand, he couldn't help but be startled: no wonder the expressions of the two teachers and Senior Sister Ye were so strange?

If it were a Ming imitation, it couldn't be this light.

Closing his eyes and weighing it again to confirm, Lv Chenglong turned the Brush Washer over.

The body texture is too white, the gray is too faint, revealing a dead-gray quality. Although it is a bit too sticky, it does indeed look like Jingdezhen Macang Clay...

Looking at the glaze again: the glaze color is uniform but slightly dull, as if dyed with a layer of blue ink. Looking at the Glaze Layer again: the base color is quite uniform, but there is no sense of depth. Furthermore, the light spots are coarse and large, faintly revealing a blue-green fluorescence.

It is indeed glazed with Agate, but not much; other things should have been added, such as Pearl Mussel Powder.

Looking at the crackle again: too standardized, too neat. The cracks appear black, with gold showing through in parts; it is indeed Artificial Crackle that has been dyed.

Therefore, even when letting Lv Chenglong look, there were no surprises: whether it is the body, glaze, or crackle, it looks exactly like a Ming Dynasty Chenghua Imitation. The problem is, why is it so light?

He is a professional researcher who studies porcelain, so of course Lv Chenglong knows the reason: the different elemental content in the porcelain clay caused physical changes in the porcelain body under high-temperature conditions.

To put it simply: this Brush Washer should have used a Unit Formula, using only porcelain clay without blending in Porcelain Stone. Secondly, the processes of clay refining and aging were not up to standard, leading to uneven bauxite content in the porcelain body.

Combining these two factors would lead to: after the porcelain body is fired, honeycomb-like bubbles form in sheets inside the porcelain body.

Once there are many bubbles, the density is naturally low, and the porcelain is, of course, light.

After looking at it again and having a rough judgment, Lv Chenglong put the Brush Washer down.

He didn't play coy and said straight out: "This Brush Washer should not have used Jingdezhen porcelain clay. And the craftsmanship of the Ming Dynasty Official Kiln would not be this poor..."

"Tao Ji" (Song): Jingdezhen potters mine stone and make clay at Macang Mountain.

The stone here is Porcelain Stone, and Macang Mountain is Jingdezhen. This shows that at least by the Song Dynasty, China had already mastered the Binary Formula. It is impossible for it to have regressed by the Ming Dynasty.

Furthermore, having studied porcelain for half a lifetime, Lv Chenglong has never seen an Official Kiln porcelain piece with a pure porcelain clay body from after the Song Dynasty.

That is one point; the second is: Macang Clay is not this inferior; even with a Unit Formula, the bubble rate would not be high enough to exceed twenty percent.

Therefore, this is not Jingdezhen Macang Clay.

As for where it is from, Lv Chenglong cannot tell for the moment...

It is no exaggeration; at that moment, Liu Zhaoting's face turned white.

Why was Chen Weihua so persistent in wanting to invite Geng Baochang's disciples?

To put it bluntly, he came specifically for Lu Chenglong. This is because the latter is not only capable of appraisal but is also a famous authority in the field of porcelain research in China. Ye Peilan relies at most on experience and visual inspection, but Lu Chenglong can judge from multiple angles, such as material composition, production process, kiln temperature changes, kiln atmosphere and oxidation reactions, glaze crystallization and imaging, and optical refractive index.

To put it plainly, letting him appraise it is equivalent to visual inspection plus machine testing, with higher accuracy.

But he stated bluntly: if it doesn't use Macang Clay, doesn't that mean this Brush Washer wasn't fired in Jingdezhen, let alone fired at the Ming Dynasty Official Kiln? Then where was it imitated: a Folk Kiln?

It wasn't even imitated by any major kiln: most of the notable Folk Kilns during the Ming Dynasty were in Jingdezhen. Even those not in Jingdezhen, like the Dehua Kiln or Cizhou Kiln, which one of them wouldn't use the Binary Formula?

Therefore, there is no need to look at the craftsmanship anymore; this one sentence alone has sentenced this item to death.

Chen Weihua's face darkened, and he gave a look. Liu Zhaoting's face turned ashen, his lips trembling: "Director Lu, could you please take another look?" "No need to look, just take a sample, and one test will tell!" Lu Chenglong put down the Brush Washer, "If you are reluctant to cause minor damage, you can also run it through optical instruments: the crystal structure of Porcelain Stone + Kaolin is very different from the crystal structure of single kaolinite group minerals."

Liu Zhaoting was stunned, and then he gritted his teeth: this is the Wenbo Building, and right in the courtyard is the Cultural Heritage Research Institute under the Cultural Relics Bureau; what kind of instrument do they not have?

After hesitating for a long while, he looked at Chen Weihua: "Mr. Chen?"

The meaning was to let him decide: to test, or not to test?

Having come this far, where was there still any need for hesitation?

Chen Weihua nodded with a cold face.

Liu Zhaoting sighed and looked at Yang Bocha: "Dean Yang, I have to trouble you again!"

"Fine!"

This old man from Hong Kong was quite generous; besides, it was just a matter of making a phone call for him.

Yang Bocha took out his mobile phone and called Deputy Director Ma. The other party did not refuse and said to let them send the item over.

Letting Liu Zhaoting and the secretary go to deliver the Brush Washer, Chen Weihua felt more and more that something was wrong, so he called the driver over and whispered instructions: "You take some people and go to Peking Union Medical College Hospital..."

After giving instructions for a long while and sending the driver away, Chen Weihua forced a smile and said a few polite words.

Lu Chenglong was noncommittal, slowly sipping his tea.

At this point, he was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he was very curious: looking at the patina and soil stains, the era was basically correct: late Ming or early Qing. And in that era, let alone official kilns, even small folk earth kilns used the Binary Formula.

But small earth kilns did not have the craft and technology of using Agate in the glaze, and Pearl Mussel Powder was even more impossible; even many large Folk Kilns did not know how.

So Lu Chenglong was incredibly curious: where was this Brush Washer imitated from?

The Cultural Relics Research Institute was in the backyard, so they didn't even have to leave the main gate. And the laboratory happened to be working overtime, so they didn't even need to warm up the machines.

So very quickly, in about two cups of tea, or about twenty minutes, the test was finished. The secretary held the box, and Liu Zhaoting held a thin sheet of paper. Chen Weihua took it and glanced at it, but it was useless; it wasn't a table, it was just data, which was like reading a heavenly book to him.

He couldn't understand it, but there were people who could.

Yang Bocha is a top Expert in the field of Jade and jewelry, and reading optical test reports is just a basic skill. Ye Peilan has appraised porcelain for half a lifetime and could also understand it.

The two glanced at it and were both stunned:

Polarizing Microscopy: Glass phase is homogeneous, no interference color.

XRD Spectrum: Quartz main peak: 29=27°, dominant.

Note: Bubble rate 26%, amorphous filler.

What does that mean?

It means it is one hundred percent Unit Formula.

If it were a Binary Formula: Polarizing Microscopy would inevitably show needle-like Mullite birefringence. Scanning Electron Microscopy would definitely show Mullite needle crystals crisscrossing, and the XRD Spectrum would inevitably have Mullite characteristics.

The two looked at each other and sighed again.

This sigh made Chen Weihua's eyelids jump.

Lu Chenglong, however, let out an "Eh": "General Manager Chen, can you let me see it?"

Chen Weihua squeezed out a smile and handed it over.

Lu Chenglong scanned it once, then scanned it again, the expression on his face becoming increasingly strange, while he kept making "tsk tsk tsk" sounds.

Chen Weihua was anxious and could no longer care about being reserved: "Director Lu, is there something strange?"

More than just strange?

"Not only strange, but rare!"

After replying, Lu Chenglong pondered for a moment: "General Manager Chen, let me put it simply: if only Kaolin was used to shape the body without Porcelain Stone to blend it, the crystal structure would inevitably be ultra-long needle-like Mullite crystal clusters, and the glass phase would almost disappear. And before, that was how I judged it..." Lu Chenglong pointed to the table again: "But this is full of glass phase, which explains one problem: this Brush Washer of yours was made entirely of Porcelain Stone refined into clay for the body, and the silicon content is ridiculously high, at least around seventy percent. That is why this extremely bizarre crystal structure was formed..." Chen Weihua was confused: "Director Lu, I didn't understand!"

"Ah?" Lu Chenglong was stunned for a moment, "Then let me put it even more simply: this Brush Washer of yours basically didn't use Kaolin. Although there are Kaolin components in the porcelain body, such as bauxite, iron, and various trace elements, they were just incidental to the Porcelain Stone..."

Chen Weihua pondered for a moment, and his face turned pale.

In China, Kaolin and Porcelain Stone were discovered almost at the same time. Although the types of components are similar and the difference lies only in the specific content, from the Neolithic Age to modern times, China has always used Kaolin to fire porcelain.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that "Stone Powder (Porcelain Stone)" was used to blend the clay.

The reason is simple: although both can be used to fire pottery and porcelain, the difficulty of mining "Stone" is several times that of "Clay," and the difficulty of crushing and aging is even more than ten times higher.

Secondly, the silicon content of Porcelain Stone is too high and the aluminum content is too low, making Stone Porcelain more brittle than Clay Porcelain.

Therefore, since ancient times, China has never used pure Porcelain Stone to fire porcelain.

To put it bluntly: this thing is nine times out of ten not fired in China. Going a step further: Song Ru Porcelain imitated by a foreign country?

In an instant, Chen Weihua was so angry he wanted to vomit blood.

He could understand it, and Liu Zhaoting could understand it even better. He looked suspicious and pointed at the Brush Washer: "Director Lu, looking at the quality and the patina, it is quite old?" Late Ming and early Qing, of course it is quite old.

But what does this have to do with whether it was imitated by a foreign country?

"Teacher Liu, let me put it this way: during the Ming Dynasty, foreign countries could not only imitate Ru Porcelain, but many could: for example, Joseon, Vietnam, and even Ryukyu, or even Myanmar..."

Hearing halfway, Liu Zhaoting's face turned even paler: the countries Lu Chenglong mentioned were all vassal states of the Great Ming. Except for military technology related to national defense, the Great Ming basically shared civilian and livelihood technology with these countries.

But don't be surprised: this is because these countries had been paying tribute for over a hundred years, exchanging countless fine horses, elephants, Ivory, gold, Shanhulu, Gemstones, and even hundreds of virgins every year.

For these countries, this was both a history of a hundred years of tribute and a history of a hundred years of humiliation. Being bled dry by the Great Ming for over a hundred years, it really wasn't too much to exchange for some livelihood technology.

Liu Zhaoting certainly knew this; he was biased and had gone down a dead end: thinking that the foreign imitation Lu Chenglong mentioned referred to modern imitations. But in this case, how much could this thing be worth?

The deeper he pondered, the more panicked Liu Zhaoting felt. Thinking back to when Chen Weihua asked him how sure he was, what did he say?

At least ninety percent.

But now?

Not only did the top domestic porcelain experts perform an appraisal, but it was even tested at the most authoritative research institution in the country; how could the result be fake? For a moment, Liu Zhaoting did not even dare to look Chen Weihua in the eyes.

Chen Weihua's eyes were bloodshot, and a fire was raging in his heart.

He was quite wealthy, but no matter how wealthy he was, he could not just throw millions and millions down the drain.

And compared to that, what he found even harder to accept was the final truth: a foreign imitation?

Clients would not care how much this thing looked like the real deal; they would only laugh at him for being blind, for actually failing to distinguish between domestic porcelain and foreign porcelain.

So, if this were to spread, wouldn't he be laughed to death by his peers? Those big clients, those old friends, who would still dare to do business with him? The more he thought about it, the angrier he became; Chen Weihua wished he could slap Liu Zhaoting twice.

Just as he was so angry he felt like vomiting blood, the phone rang with a "ding-a-ling."

Chen Weihua glanced at it, saw it was the driver calling, and hurriedly answered: "A Jun, what is it?"

"Mr. Chen, that person has run away!"

Which person?

The farmer who sold him the Brush Washer?

Chen Weihua was stunned: "A Jun, what are you saying?"

"Mr. Chen, that person is a fraud!"

As if climbing stairs, the driver panted heavily, "In that hospital room, on that hospital bed, today they changed to another woman: but the exact same illness, the exact same name. The man accompanying her was also named Duan Jingwei, and he was also from Hebei, but he was ten years older than the person who sold us the Brush Washer..." "I asked them, and he told me: someone gave them one hundred thousand yuan to impersonate their identities!"

Chen Weihua's eyes bulged with rage, and a vein on his forehead throbbed: "Mr. Liu (Liu Zhaoting) and Boss Shen (Shen Songcai of Rao Yu Zhai) both pulled strings, how could they have gotten it wrong?"

"Mr. Chen, they only pulled strings and made a phone call. Even if they asked the doctor to inquire, they wouldn't be able to find out anything: this group opened two beds in the same room, right next to each other. If the doctor came for rounds, Duan Jingwei's wife would be lying on her bed, and once the doctor left, their accomplice would be lying there..."

This is a group of swindlers?

This is a set-up?

And, a set-up specifically targeting him...

Suddenly, a flash of light crossed his mind, and Chen Weihua sharply raised his volume: "A Jun, go to the Hilton, go check on Liu Yida."

"Mr. Chen, I am already at the hotel; that Liu Yida checked out this morning..."

After a slight pause, a sigh came over the phone, "I gave the manager a thousand in tips and looked at the surveillance: when they checked out, those three were together... Going back further, last night, they also returned to the hotel together..."

Which three people?

The farmer who sold the Brush Washer, the Pangzi from Taiwan who pretended to be Liu Yida, and that Scavenger of Broken Pieces woman...

Haha, this is a group of swindlers... This is actually a group of swindlers?

Stars danced before his eyes, Chen Weihua's vision went black, and he fell straight backward.

The secretary was quick-witted and hurriedly caught him.

Liu Zhaoting followed closely behind, pinching his philtrum.

A sharp pain under his nose, Chen Weihua opened his eyes, and when he saw Liu Zhaoting's face, a blind rage rushed to his head; he swung and slapped him: "Bastard, eat shit..."

Extremely crisp, extremely loud, catching Liu Zhaoting off guard.

He stood stunned on the spot, his face turning blue, then white, then red.

Is this matter not his fault?

It certainly is: too confident, and the guarantees were made too firmly.

But no matter how much it was his fault, could he be slapped in front of so many people?

You are a Hong Kong businessman, after all, it was only two million...

He gritted his teeth, and just as he was about to say something, Yang Boba gave him a look.

This old Hong Konger had given them over three hundred thousand back and forth; let alone getting slapped, even if he spat in your face, you would have to endure it.

Liu Zhaoting nodded with effort, suppressed his anger, and forced out a smile: "Mr. Chen, calm your anger, the monk may run, but the temple cannot..."

Chen Weihua not only did not calm down, but his face turned purple with anger.

Do you think I am angry about two million?

Two million is certainly not a small amount, but it would not make him lose his composure in public, or even get so angry he fainted.

What Chen Weihua was angry about was: this group of bastards treated him purely like a monkey to be played with.

If this set-up had been very clever, he would not be this angry. But from beginning to end, this was just a run-of-the-mill scam, yet it had played him, an old hand in the business, in circles.

Having spent half a lifetime in the world, he had capsized in a small gutter; if this got out, would he still have any face, would he still be able to survive in this industry?

What he was even angrier about was: this Liu Zhaoting, and this Yang Bocha, were they butchering him like a pig?

Asking for information cost money, pulling strings cost money, hiring experts cost money; they treated him like an ATM.

But what was the final result?

Damn them all...

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, his chest heaving as if it were about to explode. Suddenly, Chen Weihua stood up and grabbed the Brush Washer on the table.

"Fuck your mother..." With a roar of abuse, he smashed the Brush Washer over.

But having just been slapped, Liu Zhaoting was already on guard; he jerked his head to the side and jumped far away.

"Clang... crash..." The Brush Washer smashed against the wall and shattered all over the floor.

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

Including Lv Chenglong, and including the two Researchers.

They did not understand why this Hong Kong businessman had become so angry, and they had no interest in knowing.

In any case, this place was no longer a place to stay, and the favors that needed to be done had been done, and the debts that needed to be repaid had been repaid.

Lv Chenglong stood up to take his leave, and the two Researchers followed closely behind.

Yang Bosuan sighed helplessly and said sorry.

He also had not expected that it would end up like this.

Of course, the money was already in his pocket, and returning it was impossible.

With these thoughts, Lin Sicheng stood up, preparing to see Lv Chenglong out.

The few of them rose, and as they passed by, they subconsciously glanced at the porcelain shards by the wall.

Broken into pieces, varying in size, scattered all over the floor.

They had only glanced at them in passing and were about to step over them when a flash appeared before their eyes, as if pricked by something; Researcher Cai narrowed his eyes. Wait... where did that golden light come from?

Huh, that doesn't seem right...

He couldn't help but pause, turning his head back abruptly, then tilting his neck to the left, then tilting it to the right.

Suddenly, Researcher Cai's pupils contracted slightly: "Director Lv, Teacher Dong, please wait a moment..."

When the two turned around, Researcher Cai had already crouched down and picked up a porcelain shard.

Then, holding it up to the light, he turned it left and right, his expression indescribably strange: "Director Lv, Teacher Dong, look at this?"

At first, the two were confused, but then, they were both stunned: in the side light, a golden glow had flashed beneath the green glaze. And it was a dazzling red, very much like the color of rose gold.

But this was an imitation Sky Blue Glaze, where would such a color come from?

Suspicious, the two took a closer look. They didn't see it at first, but after changing the angle and shifting the light, a burst of golden radiance instantly pierced their eyes.

Both of them widened their eyes in unison: beneath the green glaze, it seemed as if a layer of golden glaze was covered?

Huh, isn't this Double-Color Glaze, Double-Layer Glaze, and Stacking Gold?

How strange?

Because from the Song Dynasty to the Republic of China, whether it was genuine Ru Porcelain or imitation Ru, this technique would certainly not have been used.

But that was not the point: the point was that through the fracture, the color on the reverse side of the surface green glaze was: green with a blue tint, approximating blue-green.

Even without a Magnifying Glass, one could see the worm-like bubble chain pores in the rice-porridge-like porcelain body fracture.

The three were all top-tier appraisers, and even more so, leading porcelain Artifact Research Experts in the country; just by these characteristics, they could determine seven or eight out of ten: how did this Glazing technique look like the Hidden Gold Method of Sakaiida from Japan?

The key was this body material: the more they looked, the more it resembled the Unit Formula body of Arita Ware?

And this green glaze with Stacking Gold glaze clearly showed that the maker hadn't mastered the technique for imitation Ru Porcelain Sky Blue Glaze, or perhaps they had mastered it but hadn't fully researched it, forcing them to take a different path and create a unique Glazing technique.

Seemingly unable to believe it, the three put their heads together, pondered for a good while, and then looked at each other.

The bewildered tree bears bewildered fruit, under the bewildered tree are you and me; for a time, the three looked at each other, actually not knowing what to say.

You think they were bewildered because: this was actually a Japanese imitation, this was actually Arita Ware?

Bullshit.

Even if this were a United States imitation, it wouldn't have surprised them to this extent.

What the three found incredible was: how could it be such a coincidence?

After being stunned for a long while, Lv Chenglong looked strange: "Cai, Dong, do you remember: what did Lin say when he called yesterday?" Only a day had passed, how could they forget so quickly?

Researcher Cai tried hard to recall: "He seemed to say it was a Japanese imitation, Sky Blue Glaze?"

"Right, he also said that although it was Arita Ware, the imitation was extremely like genuine Ru... oh right..." Researcher Dong suddenly remembered, "It was also a Brush Washer..." So what?

How could there be such a coincidence?

The key was: Lin Sicheng had said very clearly that he spent a full eight million...

Think back: having known him for so long, when had this kid ever done a losing business?

No, that's not the right way to put it.

To be more precise: having known him for so long, when had this kid ever misjudged?

The three looked at each other, looked at the porcelain shard faintly glowing with gold in their hands, and then glanced at Chen Weihua, whose expression was ferocious and who looked like he wanted to eat someone. Vaguely, they seemed to have guessed why Lin Sicheng dared to pay eight million to buy a Japanese imitation.

After a long silence, Researcher Cai pointed at the porcelain shard and lowered his voice: "Japanese Imitation Ru Ware Sky Blue Glaze, or Arita Ware?"

Lv Chenglong and Researcher Dong nodded in unison: nonsense, the characteristics are so obvious, can't you tell?

Researcher Cai pointed at the porcelain shard again: "Double-Color Glaze, Double-Layer Glaze, Stacking Gold, this should be Sakaiida's Hidden Gold Method, right?"

What else could it be?

Counting through all the dynasties in China, one had never heard of Stacking Gold glaze beneath a green glaze?

"The main thing is the era..." Researcher Cai grimaced as if he had a toothache, "Is it Arita Ware from the late Ming or early Qing, or Sakaiida?" Lv Chenglong and Researcher Dong sighed in unison: who's to say it isn't?

And there was an even more critical point: the only place that used Unit Formula to fire porcelain during that period, and used only Porcelain Stone, was Japan.

Because Japan only had Porcelain Stone and no Kaolin Clay. During the Meiji period, even if they wanted to use a Binary Formula, they couldn't.

This meant that the possibility of this Brush Washer being a Japanese Meiji imitation increased by another notch.

So, that was what they were sighing about: if it were early Qing, it would be fine, as it would basically have reached the third or fourth generation of Sakaiida.

If it were late Ming, then it would be at least the Second Generation. It was even harder to say if it was the First Generation.

What was the concept of the First Generation?

The Porcelain Saint of Japan's imitation Ru Porcelain Sky Blue Glaze; this thing was definitely a product that pioneered Japanese history, a bona fide Japanese national treasure.

If it were taken to Japan, believe it or not, it would cause an uproar in the Japanese archaeological and historical circles.

And this General Manager Chen: crash, he just did that so casually?

The three sighed in unison and looked again at Chen Weihua, who was sitting on the sofa, his face still livid with anger.

Smashed too early...