1626. Alla-Porcelana Asks for a Monthly Ticket

The most conspicuous thing in the cabin is a row of large and small glass cabinets, these are vacuum cabinets, the air has been exhausted, there are some things inside, from gold and silver coins the size of a thumb belly to porcelain plates and bowls, from mediocre to ordinary Iron helmets to ornate jewels studded with diamonds, and even a slender bow!

Seeing these things, Qin Shiou immediately gasped. The pirates robbed everything. They really have everything.

He knew that the pirate Shen Bao would have a lot of things. He knew it from the countless whale oil barrels in the big ship back then, but he didn't expect to have such a bow and arrow taller than a human. Those whale oil barrels were round and not big. Ah, how can you accommodate such a long bow and arrow?

Qin Shiou didn't study gold and silver coins and jewelry. He roughly glanced at it, and turned his eyes away when he thought it was well preserved, and looked at this slender bow and arrow curiously.

But Little Black is an expert, on the contrary, his eyes flashed over the longbow, and then he saw the porcelain covered with a layer of bluish-white whale oil, and suddenly exclaimed, "Xue Te , alla-lana!"

Hearing his words, Billy immediately smiled, and imitated the European gentleman in the Middle Ages, made a bow and said with a smile: "Yes, buddy, your vision is completely correct, this is alla-lana!"

Qin Shiou was looking at the longbow, and after hearing the two singing together, he asked strangely: "What does alla-lana mean? I haven't heard much about it. Is it a special name for some kind of porcelain?"

English characters are different from Chinese characters, and there are very few original characters in modern Chinese, if they are made up of random strokes. That's not a word. However, English is constantly developing with the times, and some new English words are created in each era. For example, the word kongfu appeared after Bruce Lee entered Hollywood. Plus, for every newly discovered substance, a new word is thrown together.

so. Qin Shiou didn't understand some words at all, because it was only used occasionally in this industry and field, not to mention him, even native Europeans and Americans with only ordinary education did not understand the meaning of these words.

Little Blake went to the glass cabinet and looked carefully at the porcelain inside. There were plates, teacups, bowls, vases and a gooseneck teapot. They were of different styles and colors, obviously not a set of porcelain.

While watching these porcelains attentively. Little Black explained to Qin Shiou: "alla-lana, you can understand it as the name of a kind of ceramics, just like Dingtao and Yuanqinghua in your country, but this is a special term in the ceramic industry. It really means imitation rather than ceramics. Made of tin-glazed pottery.

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Qin Shiou leaned over to look at the porcelain. The surface of the porcelain was covered with a layer of whale oil. Although the whale oil was evenly distributed on the surface of the porcelain with only a shallow layer, it had already solidified due to the long time of storage and the low temperature and high pressure. Therefore, it conceals the brilliance of the porcelain inside.

With enough eyesight, he could see the general appearance of these porcelains, judging from the shape. These porcelains are not very similar to Chinese ceramics, with a strong style of Western porcelain. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, Chinese porcelain has been known for its simplicity and humanity, while Western porcelain began to develop in modern times, with exaggerated and gorgeous shapes and colorful colors.

The colors of these porcelains are very gorgeous, such as bright red, dark blue, golden yellow, etc., with some patterns drawn on them. Qin Shiou had a strange expression on his face after observing them for a while. Said: "Is this our Chinese porcelain? I feel that the patterns on it are related to our Chinese culture?"

A circle of dragons is drawn on the largest porcelain plate. This is not a dragon like a large lizard in the West. It's the dragon in traditional Chinese culture, and Qin Shiou also noticed it. This dragon is the five-clawed dragon, which is the representative of the emperor.

On the golden goose-neck teapot, there are figures of people drawn. These people wear their hair in a bun, their clothes have wide sleeves, and their long robes hang down to the floor, which is obviously also the dress of ancient Chinese people.

Hearing his question, Little Blake shook his head and said, "No, buddy, this is not your porcelain. Chinese porcelain is called china, and this is alla-lana, Venetian porcelain. Well, it is difficult for you to understand. If you want to understand Its identity, then I have to explain it from the beginning."

Qin Shiou nodded and said yes, knowledge is the most precious wealth, and it is a good thing to learn more about how to appreciate antiques. Of course, such words are also suitable for chicken soup. He feels that the most precious wealth is the heart of the sea god, and having this will not worry about eating and drinking for a lifetime.

Little Blake pulled his reluctant eyes out of the porcelain inside, and then began to tell: "You know, buddy, the first pottery-making technology in the world was developed in China and Egypt, but you may not know that as early as the Neolithic Age During the era, the pottery technology of these two countries had already spread to Greece in Europe and some islands in the Aegean Sea.”

"So early? How did it spread? Couldn't there be a Columbus-style character at that time?" Qin Shiou interrupted and asked, he couldn't understand the question.

Little Blake rolled his eyes and said, "How do I know? I'm studying appreciation, not historical geography. Don't interrupt, just listen to me."

"About 3000 BC, the Tersari area in central Greece and Crete in the Aegean Sea accepted and developed these pottery techniques and became the pottery centers in Europe at that time."

"The European pottery of that era set the artistic tone for the later porcelain technology, that is, the color is gorgeous. At that time, the pottery of Tesari was single red, and the pottery of Crete was polished. In order to pursue beauty, the pottery had Painted or engraved pattern, you Chinese also call this pattern cloud pattern."

I have to admit that Little Black's eloquence is very good, and Qin Shiou listens very comfortably when he talks about these professional knowledge. However, he only wanted to receive a little training in the basic appreciation knowledge of modern Western porcelain, and he did not want to learn the entire history of Western ceramic art!

"Just be quick, buddy. If I want to study, then I will enroll in a study class. Now I just want to know what is going on with this alla-lana you are talking about? What era is the porcelain? How much is it worth?" Qin Shiou tried hard Allow yourself to be patient.

Little Black curled his lips and said: "I don't know how to cherish. Can you compare the lessons you have learned with me? But now is really not the time to talk nonsense. If you want the simplest quotation, then according to my estimation, these Alla-lana can sell for more than a million dollars!" (To be continued.)