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Chapter 264 Beauty Porcelain

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Lao Zheng scratched his head and said, "I think it is a fine porcelain from Xing Kiln in the Tang Dynasty, and I don't know if it's right."

After hearing Lao Zheng's words, the young man said in surprise: "What a fine porcelain from Xing Kiln in the Tang Dynasty?"

"What? The fine porcelain from Xing kiln in the Tang Dynasty is very precious?" Director Li asked with his eyes shining.

Yu Shan glanced at him. Could it be a donkey poop, but it was just a light outside?

This person is the director of the Cultural Relics Bureau, but from this sentence, we can tell that this guy is a fool.

Xing kiln is a famous porcelain kiln in the Tang Dynasty. It was still fired during the Five Dynasties and occupies an important position in the history of Chinese ceramics. It has the reputation of Xing kiln white porcelain "no noble or humble in the world but is well-versed in it."

When Yu Shan knew that it was possible to produce late Tang porcelain here, he checked the information and naturally knew that several famous kilns in the Tang Dynasty were Xing Kiln. Yu Shan also knew that the white porcelain in Xing Kiln was very precious.

Although Xing Ci "no common norms in the world are used", there are differences in thickness and thinness, mostly those with thick and thinness, while those with thinness account for a small number.

In terms of processing technology, every step of fine white porcelain is very particular. After firing, it has a high whiteness and is generally used by royal nobles. The expensive Xing porcelain on the market is all about fine porcelain. Because of this, the young man has such an expression.

At this time, the old Zheng said again: "I think so, whether it is true or not, I have to ask Lao Wang to confirm."

Lao Wang nodded with a smile, took a magnifying glass, and carefully identified it.

Taking advantage of this time, Director Li also picked up a piece of broken porcelain and checked it carefully.

Although these broken porcelains are good, they are not rare treasures. Yu Shan pretended not to see these people's actions.

If these people can identify the age and kilns of these porcelain people, even if they have the pieces of broken porcelain, it would be nothing.

After a while, Lao Wang put down the magnifying glass in his hand. Without telling the authenticity of the artifact, he asked Lao Zheng: "Lao Zheng, why do you think this object is from Xing kiln fine porcelain?"

Lao Zheng thought for a while and said, "You know that I mainly play artifacts and other utensils, and I am really not very good at Xingyao."

Lao Wang said, "What's the matter? We're holding a seminar again. You can say whatever you think. Could you say it wrong? Can I still laugh at you?"

Director Li and the others also nodded and kept complimenting the two.

Lao Zheng smiled and said, "Then I will say a few o'clock. Please correct me if there is something wrong."

Lao Zheng picked up a piece of broken porcelain and said, "The reason I think this is Xing kiln fine porcelain is because the body of this object is solid and delicate, the body color is as white as snow, the glaze is thick and moist, the glaze is evenly applied, the glaze is slightly green, and there is water green at the accumulation of glaze. Moreover, the shape of this figure is round and full, which is a typical Tang Dynasty feature."

Seeing that Lao Zheng stopped talking, Lao Wang said in surprise: "This is over? Lao Zheng, you are not authentic! Are you dealing with me?"

Lao Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "In addition, I remember that there are many similar Tang Dynasty Xing kiln white glaze porcelains in the Forbidden City, and their characteristics are similar in various aspects, so I firmly believe that it should be the authentic Tang Dynasty Xing kiln fine porcelain."

Lao Wang laughed and said, "Lao Zheng, you are so hiding! You just said that you have not studied it, and all you said are on the point."

Lao Zheng said modestly: "These things are available in books, and I am just reading the text according to the script."

Lao Wang smiled and said, "It's pride to be too humble!"

Old Zheng said speechlessly: "No, I was not proficient in porcelain! This is also because it is broken porcelain, and these porcelain pieces are all new. The characteristics are too obvious, otherwise how could I say so sure?"

Director Li said, "Old Zheng, don't belittle yourself. Many of our crafts are rote memorized. If you can tell it accurately, you are already a master."

Lao Wang smiled and said, "You are right. These porcelain people are indeed perfect. They must be excellent works among the fine porcelains of Xing Kiln in the Tang Dynasty..."

"Then Lao Wang, just talk about it and let us have a long experience." Lao Zheng said.

Lao Wang shook his head helplessly and said, "Then even if I throw a brick and jade, you, Lao Zheng, can no longer hide it."

Next, Lao Wang commented on these porcelain people from the aspects of body glaze, to instrument shape, production technology, etc.

"What a pity! There is no signature." Lao Zheng said at the end.

When Lao Wang heard this, he laughed: "Lao Zheng, are you showing off now? You still said that you don't understand porcelain. Since you don't understand, why did you specifically mention the signature? If I really think you don't know what's said here, you'll lose your mind.

Since you don’t want to say it, then I will say that Lao Zheng is right, but he didn’t tell the truth. In fact, it is not that important whether these porcelain men have signed the signatures here. You should know that this is Xing kiln fine porcelain, and it also comes from the Hou family on Qi and Lu. This is a very problematic.

Most people probably don’t know that the successors of the Hou family’s porcelain production lineage were all masters. The Hou family accounted for a large part of the palace porcelain that was tributed at that time, so even if the fine porcelains they produced were not signed, they were difficult to get the fine quality.

You see, the Hou family's porcelain masters are good at making blanks. The sharpening blanks are carefully polished. The smoother and thinner the porcelain walls are, the more precious and rare it is. This is the most effective process in porcelain firing. You must grasp them accurately, otherwise the thinner ones will become residual products without leaving the kiln.

In fact, these porcelain people were fired using porcelain bottles. Among them, the beauty bottles of the Hou family were very famous. Many of them were sent to the palace at that time, so the batch of beauty porcelains fired by the Hou family were definitely among the best."

After saying that, Lao Wang looked at Yu Shan with a meaningful look, which made Yu Shan’s heart move. Lao Wang mentioned the Hou family, so they also agreed that this batch of porcelain belonged to the Hou family?

Before Yu Shan could figure it out, Lao Zheng smiled and said, "Can you see this? Lao Wang, you are really a master. Just now, you kept asking me to say, "Aren't you making me fool of yourself?"

Lao Wang shook his head and said, "I'm afraid you will pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger. I have only heard of the beauty bottles in Xing kiln fine porcelain, but I have never seen them. The characteristics of the beauty bottles you can only prove that you are a master of porcelain identification. I am a miscellaneous person who plays with it, but I have never seen them." Lao Wang shook his head and said.

"You are just too modest. If you didn't know that you had research on Ding Kiln and Xing Kiln in the Tang Dynasty, I would have been fooled by you. No, since we are two of you here, then you should also talk about your own opinions and open my eyes."

Lao Zheng shook his head, looked at Yu Shan, and then said, "You said everything you should say, what else do you want me to say? If you want to say it, it is to pick up your wisdom. Since you insist on letting me say it, I will talk about the bribe. Of course, I have seen a beauty bottle, not a beauty porcelain, so I will follow the beauty bottle.

When the Hou family’s descendants polished the blank, they would polish the Ruyi bottle very thin, especially the beauty’s waist and elbows on the bottle, which were as thin as a cicada’s wings. If they did not have a deep foundation, the Ruyi bottle made in this way seemed to be fine, but it was very easy to break. If they were held in their hands and played with it repeatedly, they would break. Therefore, the Hou family’s Beauty Bottle, or the Ruyi bottle, is a real fine product.”

At this time, Yu Shan had already confirmed that these two old men must have come to confirm some things. Since they talked about the Hou family repeatedly, it would be easier to do things, so Yu Shan simply didn't say anything at this time.

"White porcelain itself is very precious. I didn't expect that these porcelain men were actually the beauty porcelain of Xing Kiln. So, did the Hou family control Xing Kiln back then?" Director Li's joy on his face could no longer be concealed.

"Yes! White porcelain itself is precious, and this is the finest among white porcelain, so it is even more precious. I just don't know how many white porcelains are here." Lao Zheng said a little worriedly at the tumbling and messy ground.

Yu Shan also looked at the broken porcelain. He really didn't expect that these porcelain people would be so precious.

White porcelain, Yu Shan of course knew that white porcelain is a traditional Chinese porcelain of the Han ethnic group. Because it is loved by people, white porcelain appears noble and has a wide range of uses. It was first created before the Eastern Han Dynasty, the famous transitional gray-white porcelain Xing kiln in the Tang Dynasty, to the white porcelain Ding kiln and Ru kiln in the early Northern Song Dynasty.

The white porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty contained blue in white, and the white porcelain regressed, and the original image of the white porcelain was restored in the Ming Dynasty.

The peak porcelain of white porcelain is Ru kiln of the Northern Song Dynasty. Ru kiln is white and shiny. Its imperial imperial porcelain is 100 times white and pure, which is very precious.

People once praised the preciousness of its lost craftsmanship; even if it has a wealth of thousands of yuan, it is better to have a Ru kiln.

Regarding its whiteness, foreign countries believe that it is the only representative of "Chinese white" and that modern white porcelain does not exceed it. The pictures and information on the Internet cannot show its whiteness.

Although these white porcelains of the Tang Dynasty are not as precious as Ru kiln white porcelains, they are also rare treasures.

"Old Zheng, why do you think these must be produced by Xing Kiln? Can't they be from Ding Kiln?" Director Li asked.

Lao Zheng explained: "Not to mention that the Hou family itself controls Xing kiln, just talk about the Xing kiln white porcelain of the Tang Dynasty, which actually has similar characteristics to Ding kiln white porcelain. The shapes of the vessels include bowls, plates, trays, pots, basins, three-legged furnaces and toys.

Compared with works from the Five Dynasties, the edges of the utensils have thick lips, plump shoulders, flat bottoms, round cake-like bottoms, and some have jade bi bottoms. Now, Ru, Guan, Ge, Jun, and Ding are the most famous. In fact, in the Tang Dynasty, most of the Ding kiln white porcelain were similar to those of Xing kiln white porcelain at that time, and there was no distinction between high and inferiority.

You see, the body bone of this piece of broken porcelain has a thin section, a white body color, and another type of body bone is thicker and has a thicker section, but it is better to sinter. Glaze is generally dipped in glaze method, and no glaze is applied from the belly to the bottom of the outer wall of the instrument.

The texture of the glaze varies according to the objects. The glaze applied to the objects with thicker body is relatively thick, the glaze surface is thick, the glaze color is generally white and green, the glaze water condenses mostly blue and green, and the glaze surface has a wide area.
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