Chapter 14 I am a maintenance worker

  In terms of appearance, the three pieces of celadon have a somewhat dull color and the patterns are not as exquisite as those in the store.

  Having read many books about Qinghua class and having personally maintained some physical objects, Liu Yi Yang quickly distinguished that if these three items were all old objects, they would be from the late Qing dynasty to the Republic of China period.

  At that time, the blue and white porcelain already had these characteristics.

  "May I pick it up and take a look?" Liu Yi Yang asked softly, raising his head.

  "Okay!"

  It was Gu Jiyue who responded, but her voice was still as calm as ever, and it was impossible to discern what she was thinking at the moment.

  Several others looked at Liu Yi Yang with curiosity, especially the bespectacled boy who brought him into the small office, hoping that Liu Yi Yang would perform better.

  When he first saw the test paper, he actually praised Liu Yi Yang for a while. He didn't want his judgment to be wrong and misjudge someone.

  Liu Yi Yang first picked up the blue and white porcelain bowl, one hand pinched the bottom of the bowl and the edge of the mouth, grasping it neither tightly nor loosely, while the other hand touched the edge of the bowl.

  Seeing him holding the porcelain, several people nodded silently.

  There are many ways to hold porcelain, but the key is to keep it stable and prevent it from falling.

  Porcelain is a very fragile thing, antique porcelain is also a treasure of great value. When admiring it, if you accidentally drop it on the ground, the loss will be great and it will be heart-wrenching.

  This is not a simple prevention, such examples have occurred many times, and many people have had bloody lessons.

  Liu Yi Yang's grasp is very stable and standard, from this point of view, he has indeed come into contact with this type of thing.

  Liu Yi Yang took a closer look at the bottom of the small bowl and nodded lightly.

  The embryo is not particularly good, but it's an old embryo. The bottom of the bowl has no pattern. From the appearance, this looks like a ordinary wrapped Qing dynasty blue and white porcelain bowl from the late Qing to Republic period. There are many such bowls in existence, and the price is not particularly expensive, ranging from several hundred to several thousand yuan, and this is still an intact piece.

  Liu Yi Yang put down the small bowl and picked up the blue-and-white porcelain plate again.

  The pattern on the plate is plum blossom, and plum blossom pattern is very common in blue and white porcelain. The plate has many daily ceramics, and painting plum blossoms is even more common.

  The plate's embryo was also an old embryo. From its appearance, it seemed to be from the same period as the bowl. After looking at it for a while, Liu Yi Yang put down the plate.

  Finally, there is the garlic head bottle. Garlic head bottles were a common decorative ceramic in homes in the past, including during the Republic of China period. This type of bottle could still be seen in some wealthy households or those with slightly better means, where two would often be displayed.

  It can also be said that as long as it's not a poor household where the pot can't be opened and there's no food on the table, every family basically has a pair of bottles like this.

  This was also a habit in the past, and modern people don't quite understand it. Some even think that those who can display such bottles must be extremely wealthy.

  It's actually the opposite, just like how nowadays almost every household has a sofa. Sofas used to be something that only rich people had, but later many people followed suit and it became one of the most common pieces of furniture.

  Ancient garlic jar, Eight Immortals table is like this.

  The bottle's decoration is general, the blue and white glaze color is not very good, the foot ring has no pattern, the body material appears to be somewhat loose, this is also an ordinary garlic head bottle.

  Very soon he finished reading these three things, hesitated for a moment, and Liu Yi Yang's attention concentrated again.

  Soon, a wisp of red misty aura emerged from the three porcelain pieces and quickly drilled into Liu Yi Yang's brain.

  All three have red mist, although not much, but basically can confirm that these are all old things, the antique association did not intentionally take out fake products for examination.

  All three porcelain pieces have spiritual energy, but the amount of spiritual energy is different.

  Among these three pieces of porcelain, the one with the most spiritual energy is the plate in the middle, which took almost a minute to disappear. The remaining two pieces combined didn't even last a minute.

  This also made Liu Yi Yang's attention stay on the plate for a while longer.

  Plum blossom patterned plate, no bottom mark, looks very ordinary, but after comparison, Liu Yi Yang soon discovered its difference with the other two porcelain pieces.

  First of all, it's the glaze color. All three porcelain pieces are white glazed, and the plate's white glaze is the most obvious and bright, also making it look smoother.

  Secondly, the decorative patterns have similar color rendering, but the painting skills are slightly different. The plum blossom's painting skills are better than those of the small bowl and garlic head vase.

  The final difference is neatness.

  The three pieces of porcelain are all round, the small bowl looks very regular, but when viewed from the side, it has a slight imbalance, and the garlic jar is the same, with the body not being completely regular.

  The plate is different, the largest and roundest plate is also the most regular, looking more comfortable than the other two.

  After absorbing the spiritual energy and feeling the warmth, Liu Yiyang also had a comparison in his heart.

  "These three blue and white porcelain pieces should all be works from the late Qing dynasty to the Republic of China period. Among these three blue and white porcelain pieces, I think the plum blossom embroidered plate is the best one!"

  Lifting his head, Liu Yi Yang said softly, this time he was very confident.

  No matter what, I've been working in the antique shop for half a year, and although I'm still an amateur, I should have some basic knowledge of comparison. If I couldn't find any differences among these porcelain pieces through comparison, then this half year would be wasted.

  "You tell me, why is this one the best?"

  The six people looked at each other, and in the end it was still Gu Jiyue who asked the question. Her voice was no longer as calm as before, seeming to carry a hint of interest.

  Liu Yi Yang did not hesitate and spoke out the results he had compared earlier. These were all minor issues, but after comparison, they indeed showed the difference between the plate and the other two Qing Hua pieces.

  His explanation was quick and he finished in just a few minutes.

  The people in front of me all had a faint smile on their faces, and several of them nodded secretly. After inviting for so long, finally a real expert appeared, usually it's just some people who pretend to understand coming in.

  These people who pretend to understand but actually don't now occupy the majority of the community members, which is also the helplessness of many old community members.

  These people didn't want to accept them at first, but some were related and some actually had a certain use, for example, some people could bring out real antiques for exchange, plus they all understood something, so they were recruited into the antique society.

  But people like Liu Yi Yang who can analyze so well and say everything out loud are very rare.

  "Great, Liu Yi Yang, welcome to join our Antiques Club!"

  A boy sitting next to him exchanged a few words with several others and quickly stood up, smiling at Liu Yi Yang.

  Several others also applauded, Liu Yi Yang's performance had won them over and they were very satisfied.

  "Liu Yi Yang, can you tell us which period each of these three pieces of porcelain belongs to?"

  A few people were applauding when the beautiful woman, Gu Jiyue, who was sitting in the middle, suddenly asked a question in a low voice. The others were stunned for a moment and looked at her with some confusion.

  It's already quite impressive for Liu Yi Yang to have such a performance today, and they are all high-level members in their community.

  The question asked by Gu Jiyue is, strictly speaking, a more professional one. The identification of antiques and artifacts absolutely belongs to the realm of specialized knowledge. Don't be fooled by those experts who can rattle off what something is and from which dynasty it comes - each and every one of them has acquired this ability through diligent study and training.

  It's just their antique society, and there are no more than twenty people who can directly identify the age of antiques, and these twenty people aren't all completely accurate either.

  Liu Yi Yang didn't know all this and thought it was a test for him, he lowered his head to take a glance at the three porcelain pieces, while constantly recalling in his mind.

  Soon, the introduction of Qinghua in the late Qing and Republic of China period from the "Qing Hua" series appeared in his mind without missing a single word.

  "In my judgment, the wrapped branch and green flower bowl should be a work of the early Republic of China period. At that time, the influence of feudalism was still very great, and the people preferred this type of small bowl. The garlic head bottle is also similar, I feel that these two things may have come from the same kiln!"

  Liu Yi Yang said slowly, "These two things coming from the same kiln is not a random guess."

  Two pieces of porcelain have similar patterns and glaze, except for the shape, all other aspects are very similar.

  The second is that the two porcelain wares are of different sizes, but the red misty aura emitted is the same, and now the remaining red light circles on the surface of the two porcelain wares are exactly the same.

  Liu Yi Yang did not raise his head and therefore did not notice the shocked gazes of the people in front.

  "As for this plum blossom patterned plate, I guess it's a Guangxu Minyao ware. The plum blossom pattern on it is one of the most common ones during the Guangxu period, and this kind of dark milky white glaze is also a typical feature of that period!"

  Liu Yi Yang finished speaking and then lifted his head again.

  These are his words based on the introduction in the book and his own judgment, as for whether they are correct or not, he also does not dare to completely guarantee, after all, he has never made an accurate judgment about things before.

  For him, being able to talk about the late Qing and Republican periods is already quite good; after all, his job is just a maintenance worker, not an appraiser in the store.

  "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

  Gu Jiyue first clapped her palms, and the others soon followed suit.

  Several people still had a look of surprise on their faces, these three objects were the collections of the antique club members, many people had seen them several times, and they naturally knew the origin of these three porcelain pieces very well.

  Liu Yi Yang said nothing wrong.

  Especially when he said that the small bowl and garlic jar came from the same kiln, it was even more rare. In the entire antique community, there were absolutely no more than five people who could see that the small bowl and garlic jar belonged to the same kiln.

  All these are enough to prove that Liu Yi Yang is a real master of his craft.

  "Alright, Liu Yiyang, I have a curious question to ask again. When did you start collecting? Was it because there was an elderly person in your family who liked collecting and you were exposed to it from a young age, or was it a later interest of yours?"

  Gu Jiyue smiled and asked a sentence, her attitude had completely changed.

  "When?"

  Liu Yi Yang was slightly stunned. If he had come into contact with antiques, it was half a year ago, but this wasn't even his own interest, purely for work.

  Even now, he still doesn't think about collecting in the past, just for work hard to learn some of these, the price of good collectibles is too high for him, he simply dare not think about it.

  Seeing him somewhat stunned, Gu Jiyue also paused for a moment before saying: "Of course, you have your own difficulties that you don't have to say, we're just curious!"

  "No, it's nothing difficult. I started to come into contact with them half a year ago. The reason why I came into contact with these is my work. Currently, I am working part-time as a conservator in an antique shop!"

  Liu Yi Yang gently shook his head, there was nothing that couldn't be said about these things, he just felt a little sentimental for the time being.

  Maintenance personnel?

  Gu Jiyue was taken aback, and several others also widened their eyes, all looking at Liu Yiyang.