Longquan kiln green glaze chrysanthemum petal pattern plate

Seeing the other old scholars worrying about the authenticity, Liu Xuechi directly laughed and scolded, "A bunch of fools, we aren't there, but Xiao Ye is!"

"That's right, I forgot this little guy is there. Let him take out a porcelain piece to authenticate it, and we'll know if it's real!"

"Exactly, exactly, this little guy is quite skilled at authenticating porcelain!"

So, Liu Xuechi asked Nan Ye:

"Xiao Ye, with your knowledge, do you think this shipwreck is an ancient shipwreck or a fake production den?"

"Can you identify which dynasty the porcelain inside belongs to?"

Nan Ye was already prepared for this:

"Teacher Liu, I took out a relatively complete piece of porcelain from it."

"I didn't dare to move the incomplete items or those integrated with the coral reef."

"There aren't many professional repair and maintenance facilities on the island. We'll wait until professional equipment arrives before salvaging them."

"Now, let me show you this piece of porcelain."

Nan Ye had the cameraman zoom in, giving a full view of the porcelain piece.

This porcelain piece is a patterned round plate.

The plate has a chrysanthemum petal rim, with a raised ridge between every two petals extending to the center of the plate. The flat center resembles a blooming sunflower, with layers of petals, creating a beautiful and soft shape.

【Wow, it's so beautiful. Although I don't understand porcelain, it looks real.】

【This luster, this texture, it's too beautiful, it's likely real!】

【If this is fake, then the counterfeiting technology must be incredibly advanced!】

Although Liu Xuechi and the others were looking through the camera, they also felt it was highly likely to be real.

So, they all asked Nan Ye to authenticate it. They trusted his expertise in porcelain.

Nan Ye examined it carefully for a while and then touched it for a bit before speaking unhurriedly:

"The porcelain piece in my hand is also called salvaged porcelain."

"The method of authenticating salvaged porcelain is actually similar to that of other ancient porcelain, which is to see if a piece of porcelain conforms to the era's style in terms of shape, decoration, and craftsmanship."

"Of course, there is also a lot of fake salvaged porcelain on the market. They can even produce a batch of fakes in just half a year."

"People in this line of work still need to be careful."

"Now let's talk about the methods for authenticating salvaged porcelain:"

"Firstly, salvaged porcelain is uniformly covered with a misty white natural weathering layer on both the inside and outside, and it penetrates into the body and glaze, appearing like a salt crystal film emerging from within."

"Secondly, the glaze surface is dull and lacks luster or is semi-matte. A very small number of 'new' pieces may have a weak luster, but it appears soft, without dazzling brilliance."

"If an item looks very new, it's mostly fake."

"Furthermore, the surface layer of salvaged porcelain is slightly rough, lacks smoothness, and may even feel rough to the touch..."

After listening to the whole explanation, Netizens would think Nan Ye spoke a lot and was very knowledgeable, with one point following another.

However, in the eyes of Liu Xuechi and the others, what this guy said was all nonsense.

"This Xiao Ye is good in every way, but he always likes to talk some nonsense!"

"Liu Lao (Old Liu), you can't say that. We old guys know what we need to know, but the people in the live stream basically don't know."

"Presumably, he is explaining it to these people!"

Despite the complaints, none of them showed any dissatisfaction.

There was nothing they could do; this little guy was so excellent that he was deeply liked by them.

After finishing the nonsense, Nan Ye finally circled back:

"Every time we authenticate an artifact, it's a dialogue with history."

"Of course, we must start with history!"

"Most ancient dynasties knew how to conduct trade with foreign countries."

"The Silk Road in the Western Han Dynasty, the multi-national envoys to Tang during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the establishment of the Maritime Trade Office by the Song Dynasty to develop overseas trade, and the Ming Dynasty's Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas..."

"Among these, trade with various countries using the ocean was also called the Maritime Silk Road."

"Although it's called the Silk Road, most of the goods transported were actually ceramics and spices."

"It sprouted in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, developed in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, formed in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and flourished in the Tang and Song Dynasties."

"And among them, it centered on the South China Sea, so it is also called the South China Sea Silk Road."

"And the location I am in is on a small island in the South China Sea."

"Calculating this way, this shipwreck fits the route of the Maritime Silk Road."

This deduction was not meaningless; it directly clarified the reason for the shipwreck appearing here.

This allows for a reverse timeline of this porcelain.

"Looking solely at this porcelain plate, it is a typical Longquan Kiln masterpiece."

"Longquan Kiln started firing in the Song Dynasty and continued until the Qing Dynasty."

"Therefore, this porcelain plate can directly skip the era before the Tang and Song Dynasties, and is a product of the Tang and Song, or later."

"The southern song dynasty was the peak of Longquan Kiln firing, using the technique of thin body and thick glaze, applying glaze multiple times to fire the best glaze colors of Longquan Kiln: celadon, emerald green, plum green..."

"This porcelain plate in my hand has these characteristics."

"The glaze color is fresh green, and the glaze layer is thick and moist, like holding water."

"Under the light, it appears soft, delicate, and seems to have multiple colors."

"Whether from the glaze color or other aspects, it fully meets the requirements of Song Dynasty Longquan Kiln."

"And the Silk Road flourished in the Song Dynasty, the number of trading ships increased, so isn't it normal for one or two ships to have an accident?"

"Therefore, these two points match."

"In summary, I conclude that this plate is a southern song dynasty... Longquan Kiln celadon chrysanthemum petal plate!"

Although the audience in the live stream was prepared, their hearts still skipped a beat when they heard that the porcelain was authentic:

【If this plate is really Song Dynasty porcelain, then that means this ancient shipwreck should be a ship from the southern song dynasty, amazing...】

【If it's really a Song Dynasty ship, then every item inside is a treasure, and Xiao Ge said there are thousands of items inside, oh my god!!!!】

【Calculating at 10 million per item, a thousand items is... 10 billion, hiss...】

【I never expected that Xiao Ge, in order to save the dolphin mother, would smash out a treasure trove.】

【He's truly one of a kind, Xiao Ge is born with a protagonist's halo!】

【Actually, I want to know, how much will Nan Ye be rewarded for discovering such a ship full of treasures?】

【That's really hard to say. The subsequent work will definitely involve relevant personnel salvaging, protecting, and repairing this area. Nan Ye just discovered it."

"However, it will definitely be more than the bronze turtle.】

【Actually, the amount of the bonus is not important to Nan Ye. What's important is that he is the first discoverer of this shipwreck, that's the biggest significance, okay...】

【...】

Since Nan Ye determined it was real, it was basically real.

Liu Xuechi and the others were beaming with joy!

A southern song dynasty ancient shipwreck!

Up to a thousand artifacts!

And it's only tens of meters deep, easy to salvage!

All of this made them have to make a trip to Qiongzhou!

...

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