"Young man, tell me if you like the pot on this shelf, and I'll give it to you directly."
The old man said with a smile."
Grandpa, can I get started?"
The old man nodded, and Yang Jing took out a pair of white gloves from his pocket and put them on.The old man shook his head and said, "What kind of gloves are you wearing?"
It's all some gadgets made by ourselves, not so precious, and we don't pay attention to these here. ”Yang Jing didn't squeak, but he still didn't take off his gloves.Picking up a pot, Yang Jing was immediately attracted by this pot.Judging from the appearance and the decoration on the pot, this seems to be a "fish-shaped dragon pot", but the moire on the body of the pot looks different from the general fish-shaped dragon pot.The body of the ordinary fish-turned dragon pot is in the shape of sea water waves, but the decoration on the body of the pot in front of you is a cloud pattern; And the ichthyosaur on the body of the general ichthyosaur pot is spitting beads, and the ichthyosaur on the body of this pot is spraying water.But just like an ordinary fish-shaped dragon pot, the dragon head installed on the lid is flexible and flexible, and the handle is the tail of the dragon.As if he saw Yang Jing's doubts, the old man asked with a smile on the side: "Young man, can you see the origin of this pot?"
”Yang Jing shook his head and said, "Old man, this pot really makes me a little uncertain."
Judging from the shape and decoration, this should be a fish-shaped dragon pot, but the cloud pattern and jade dragon spray on the body of the pot are different from the general fish-shaped dragon pot. ”"Yo, do you still know about the fish dragon pot?
I can also see that my pot is different from the general fish dragon pot, good, good!
”After a pause, the old man came over and said, "I made this pot in the early fifties, and there are several other pots that are the same as this one." ”As he spoke, the old man pointed to a few pots on the shelf, and Yang Jing looked over, and sure enough, these pots were almost the same as the pot in his hand."
These pots are indeed not fish dragon pots, they are made by me on the basis of fish dragon pots and some changes.Before the liberation, especially during the War of Resistance Against Japan, I made a lot of fish dragon pots, but in the same way, before the liberation, the life of us pot-making artists was far worse than now.Thanks to the party leading the People's Liberation Army to liberate the whole of China, it is precisely because of the liberation that we, the old artists who rely on making pots to make a living, can live better.So I think that after the liberation, we old artists who made pots were considered 'carp jumped over the dragon gate', so I made some changes on the basis of the previous fish-shaped dragon pots, and finally made these pots, which I named 'Yunlong pots'. ”"These pots are still changed according to the shape of the fish-turned dragon pot, but the lid is turned into a gland, the dragon tail handle is changed to a flying handle, and the original rotating cloud water pattern becomes a cloud pattern, which can be regarded as a small breakthrough."
The old man was very proud when he said this, and it could be seen that he was still very satisfied with this change.However, when the name "Cloud Dragon Pot" fell on Yang Jing's ears, Yang Jing was really shocked!
He hadn't heard of the name of "Cloud Dragon Pot" once or twice, but he had never seen the Cloud Dragon Pot, so when he saw this pot at first glance this time, he didn't think that this pot turned out to be the famous Cloud Dragon Pot.Therefore, Yang Jing immediately pressed the lid of the pot with his hand and turned the pot over, and sure enough, there was a seal book at the bottom of the pot: Zhu Kexin.Turn the pot up, open the lid, and on the inside of the lid, there is a stamp: Zhu Kexin.Sure enough, this pot is the work of a generation of purple sand master Zhu Kexin.And the old man in front of him, who looks no different from an ordinary rural old man, turned out to be the legendary Master Zhu Kexin Zhu!
No wonder I felt a little familiar when I saw this old man for the first time.At this moment, Yang Jing was really excited, and gently put down the pot in his hand, and then he asked excitedly: "Old man, are you a generation of purple sand master Zhu Kexin Zhu?"
”"Hehe, young man, I don't dare to be an old man in the name of a master, but Kexin is my stage name for an old man.""
Hey, hey" Yang Jingwei screamed, he really didn't expect to be able to see the long-deceased master Zhu Kexin Master Zhu here, this kind of surprise came too quickly and suddenly, so that he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy."
Hehe, young man, is my old man so famous?"
Master Zhu was also amused by Yang Jing's performance."
Nonsense!
Of course buddy will be excited to see you!
”Yang Jing muttered silently in his heart.In the purple sand art world in China, in addition to the ancient masters and grandmasters, after the liberation, the Jiangsu provincial government once appointed Ren Ganting, Pei Shimin, Wu Yungen, Wang Yinchun, Zhu Kexin, Gu Jingzhou, Jiang Rong in 1956 as "technical guidance", known as the "seven old artists" in the purple sand art world, that is, the "seven old sand elders" of the later generations of purple sand lovers.And this Master Zhu in front of him is one of the seven elders of Zisha, and his status in the Zisha art world may not be as good as Shi Dabin, Chen Mingyuan, Gu Jingzhou and other grandmasters, but he is definitely one of the top few people among the masters, and he is definitely the Taishan Beidou in the Zisha art world!
It's a pity that Master Zhu passed away in 1986, and Yang Jing didn't have the fate to meet this master.But he really didn't expect that in the early morning of the summer of 1982, which he shuttled over casually, he would meet this legendary purple sand master."
Master, you are the master!"
Yang Jing said undoubtedly, "Master, you don't know your reputation abroad, I don't know very well about other countries, but in the UK, your name is revered by countless overseas Chinese who like Zisha culture, and even many British people who like our Chinese Zisha culture also respect you very much." ”"Yo, my old man is still so famous abroad?"
The old man said happily, and it could be seen that the old man was still very happy at this time."
Of course, Master Zhu, do you know why I made a special trip here to return to China this time?
In fact, in addition to what I said before, there is another reason.I have a classmate in the UK, who is also an overseas Chinese, and he has a plum blossom Zhou Pan pot at home, according to my classmate, it was brought back from Hong Kong Island by his father more than 20 years ago, and the pot was made by yourself.I really like that pot, so I came here this time to see if I could meet you, and the first people I met when I came here were you and your wife.That's how lucky I am!
”"Plum Blossom Zhou Pan Pot?
Or did you go out from Hong Kong Island?
”Old Man Zhu muttered in his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly said: "Well, I did make a few plum blossom Zhou Pan pots after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and two of them were given by the state to friends on Hong Kong Island, but I didn't expect to be obtained by your classmate's father later." ”The so-called plum blossom Zhou Pan pot is this kind of pot from the top overlook, like plum blossoms, the lid is like a stamen, the cover is covered with rings, and the shoulder of the pot is a blooming flower.Through the pot production prudent, fine art, from the lid to the body of the pot, each turning line angle is clear and clear, the muscles and sacs are neat and symmetrical, and they are connected with each other, and the yin line on the flow and put is fluent and bright, forming a horizontal connection, and the straightness of the body of the pot is both symmetrical and has the wonder of change.Like the fish dragon pot, the plum blossom Zhou Pan pot is also a kind of pot that many purple sand masters in Yixing like to make, and it is not surprising that Master Zhu made such a pot when he was in his prime.The old man obviously didn't expect that the pot he made decades ago would be collected by overseas Chinese, which made him very happy.This year is not like a few decades later, these purple sand pot masters at this time are real masters, there are not so many messy ideas and practices, they are just focused on the purple sand process, and they are very indifferent to fame and fortune.But no matter what, it is always a pleasant thing for one's work to be liked by others."
Xiao Yang, look at which pot you like my old man makes.""
Master Zhu, I like all of these very much, why don't I pay for them all and buy them all?""
Huh?
Do you want it all?
”The old man obviously didn't expect Yang Jing to give such an answer, and he was not lightly shocked by this sentence."
Yes, Master Zhu, I really like these works of yours, and I guess those friends of mine also like them, good things are to be shared, these pots you make are so good, if I give them as gifts to my friends, they will definitely be very happy."
Old man, how much do you have for these pots?
Even if you ask, I'll buy them all if you want. ”As Yang Jing said, some of these pots placed on the wooden shelves were made by the old man a long time ago, but more were made in the past few years.These pots are definitely the best of the best, and after 30 years, any one can be taken out to make people grab their heads.Especially the pots made by Master Zhu in his later years, whether it is the workmanship or the charm contained in them, they are definitely masterpieces.The old man said with a look of embarrassment on his face: "Xiao Yang, you like these pots, my old man is very happy, but I can't sell them all to you, many of these pots are made by others, I can't sell them to you." ”"Hehe, old man, it doesn't matter, you see how much you can sell me, I'll buy them all, you can just make an offer."
The old man hesitated for a moment, and finally sighed and said, "Okay, I'll sell you the pots I left."
Xiao Yang, it's not that the old man is greedy for money, it's really not easy to live now, my old man has to work hard for a month to make a pot, this" "Old man, I understand what you said, the Bodhisattva and the Buddha still need incense to worship, we living people, with their own labor in exchange for expenses, this is also a matter of course.Old man, don't say anything, you can make a price, no matter what price you offer, I can accept it. ”Master Zhu hesitated again, and then said: "Xiao Yang, now in the purple clay pot, our country is headed by Lao Gu who lives in the north of my house, but Lao Gu's pot can be sold for two hundred now, and the pot made by my old man is not as good as Lao Gu, I also admit this, so my pot is cheaper, how about one hundred and fifty-one?"
”One hundred and fifty-one!
Master Zhu Kexin's purple clay pot turned out to be only one hundred and fifty-one!
This price made Yang Jing tremble