Needless to say, the painting requirements for this pair of large vases must be much higher than those of the pair of large fish tanks burned by Liu Yongqing.

In the end, thanks to Ning Weimin, who was willing to pay 5,000 yuan for retouching, the famous painter Zhu Danian was able to solve the problem.

This great painter, who was also a professor in the Department of Art and Design Ceramics, was a colleague of Ye Hemin and a great connoisseur of ceramics.

Therefore, the conception of his drawings is particularly clever.

Not only does it conform to the size of Liu Yongqing's porcelain body, but it also captures the image of spring without the feeling of being piled up.

But the pain lies in the fact that this work is too labor-intensive and time-consuming.

Unlike Bai Xueshi's fish tank painting, which could be completed in a week, even if Zhu Danian brought several top students from the ceramics department together to start it.

It took several months of meticulous painting one after another to complete the painting of this pair of bottles.

Fortunately, the subsequent firing process went smoothly.

Under the watchful eye of Liu Yongqing, who almost never left the kiln entrance day and night, this pair of absolutely unique colored porcelain treasures was finally successfully released.

However, this is not yet done.

After the pair of large reward vases were burned, Liu Yongqing and Wan Danian were both happy and extremely lucky.

But they also felt that the design was not well thought out, resulting in undue flaws.

This is a great pair of bottles, but because the bottle is too big and the beauty is reflected solely by the flower-covered pattern, it seems a bit monotonous.

To put it bluntly, it means that it can only be viewed from a distance, not up close.

So they all agreed and began to wonder if they could add more exquisite details.

After pondering over and over again, their focus finally fell on the stamens of the flower pattern.

The overall opinion is that it would be great if the stamens could be made of gold and three-dimensionally raised.

As a result, I was reminded of the unique filigree inlay technique in Beijing.

This kind of craftsmanship is famous for its fineness and ingenuity, and is also called gold and silver fine craftsmanship.

It has been a royal craft since its inception, specializing in the craft of making high-end customized gold and silver jewelry for the royal family.

Its essence lies not only in the filigree, which breaks the monotony of gold and silver materials, but also in the ingenious method of inlaying jewelry and dotting green to add color.

Taking the gold-silk winged hat unearthed from Dingling Mausoleum as an example, the sophistication of this hat is absolutely incredible to modern people.

It uses 518 gold wires with an average diameter of only 0.2 mm.

Hand-knitted by skilled craftsmen, it is as thin as fine yarn and has even gaps.

There is a dragon playing with beads on the top of the golden crown. The dragon body and claws are all made separately.

Only 8,400 pieces of dragon scales were used, which is a masterpiece of filigree inlay work.

But the only thing that makes people a little worried is whether this technology can be applied to porcelain. It seems that no one has done this before.

So for this matter, Liu Yongqing and Zhu Danian made an appointment with Ning Weimin, and the three of them went to the Beijing Filigree Inlay Factory together.

At first, the person in charge of the factory was scratching his head after hearing this.

But I didn't expect that there are really experts in this factory. One of the old masters is actually a descendant of the "King of Filigree" named Zhang Chongming.

As a master of technology, this old man replied in the affirmative without stumbling.

He said that whether it was gold inlaid with jade or jade inlaid with gold, he had done it all.

He even used gold to repair the defects of ancient porcelain for Zhang Boju. This was not a difficult task.

Not to mention inlays on porcelain, even slippery utensils are no problem.

But the only downside is that it definitely costs a lot of money.

Using gold to make flower stamens for the two large vases is actually equivalent to making more than a hundred gold buttons of different sizes and then inlaying them on the porcelain vases.

The work and materials are not cheap. If I estimate the approximate price, even if the price of gold starts to go down, it will be around 15,600.

Therefore, Liu Yongqing was very embarrassed for this.

He thought that all the responsibility lay with him, which was why Ning Weimin spent such a large sum of money unjustly.

But Ning Weimin didn't think so. Instead, he thought it was the real finishing touch.

It also inadvertently elevated the level of this pair of Dabo Bottles.

If these exquisite golden stamens are really made, then for the Dajuan vase, it will have everything you need, and there will be no shortcomings.

On the other hand, if you don't do it, you will have these regrets.

No matter how much money I spend in the future, I am afraid that I may not be able to find anyone who can do this job again.

So he didn't hesitate and said on the spot that he would pay for the money.

So far, Ning Weimin has spent as much as 40,000 yuan on this pair of vases.

But this is not the end yet.

Because by coincidence, around this time, the two copper-embedded filigree-painted enamel glass pavilion-style palace lanterns that the palace lantern factory promised to repair for him were also completed and finally delivered to him.

These two palace lanterns were originally the treasures of the family's factory. They were the works of Xu Baizhai, a master lantern maker of the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the Qianlong period.

The preciousness lies not only in the fact that it is an antique, but also in its luxurious and exquisite craftsmanship.

It's a pity that the lantern painting was destroyed, and the various gemstones originally inlaid in it were cut out and taken away during special periods.

Thanks to Ning Weimin's keen eye for pearls, he discovered them in the warehouse of the Palace Lantern Factory, and was willing to buy them for a huge price of 50,000 yuan, and asked the Palace Lantern Factory to help repair them, so the pair of treasures were finally saved.

Why did it take almost more than a year to repair it?

That's mainly because you have to buy all kinds of gemstones.

The palace lantern factory also asked people to find connections, and finally managed to get cat's eyes, tourmalines, emeralds, sapphires, rubies, and citrines from jewelry factories and jewelery factories in the capital.

That's not to say, now this thing is truly dazzling. Ning Weimin saw it in his eyes and fell in love with it in his heart. He couldn't put it down.

But just because this thing is so beautiful, the gemstones obtained by the palace lantern factory are of high quality but very cheap.

I heard that in unusual years, these factories collect good things with the money of three melons and two dates.

In Ning Weimin's eyes, many things that would fetch at least hundreds of thousands or millions at auction in the future are only one thousand, eight hundred.

He suddenly had an idea again and decided to play something big.

They were two large ornamental vases with no flowers exposed. They were not yet made of pure gold flower cores and stamens. He would also use the relationship between the palace lantern factory to buy various kinds of jewelry and inlay them on them.

Just like that, the money he spent on these two large bottles was simply lost.

The two bottles required more than a hundred gems of various sizes, and cost him tens of thousands.

The final overall cost was nearly 100,000.

What is that concept?

In other words, the cost of making these two bottles can at least cover four courtyards.

Besides, all the hard work put in by the old craftsmen was wasted.

At this point, it was Zhang Chongming's turn to take over and work slowly and carefully.

Then think about it, what kind of quality are these pairs of vases when they are finally completed?

It was the brainchild of two master craftsmen and a well-known painter.

The silk tapestry is extremely exquisite and exquisite, almost miraculous in its craftsmanship.

Come out with one weapon and be loved by the world!

It cannot be said that it is unprecedented, it is also unprecedented!

Although it may seem like a new gadget, its value, craftsmanship, and artistry can be compared with the authentic pastel porcelain from the Qianlong Dynasty.
Chapter completed!