Qianlong Doucai wares are characterized by various shapes, gorgeous and complicated decorations, and brilliant colors.
The introduction of gold color into doucai paintings is also a distinctive feature of Qianlong doucai porcelain.
In addition to these remarkable features, in fact, various shapes of Doucai ware handed down from ancient times were available during the Qianlong period, especially large Doucai ware with a height of fifty to seventy centimeters was particularly popular.
In addition to the shape of the vessels, decorations, and techniques, they also reached an unprecedentedly prosperous period.
In addition to the combination of underglaze blue and white and overglaze multicolor, Qianlong Doucai also has varieties that combine underglaze blue and white with overglaze pastels.
Of course, there are also varieties that combine underglaze blue and white with multicolored, pastel, enamel and other decorative techniques on one utensil, but this combination of decoration is unprecedented.
In addition, gold color was widely used in Qianlong's fighting colors, which made Qianlong's fighting colors more magnificent.
If he didn't have to go out to hunt for treasures, Chen Wenzhe would keep firing new porcelain through this continuous extension.
For example, the Qianlong large-scale doucai porcelain, and dozens of porcelains with various techniques integrated into one work, Chen Wenzhe was very interested in making.
Unfortunately, he didn't have much time, so he could only complete some simple works first.
The most important thing among them is of course the custom-made porcelain. Taking a look at the hollow pastel plate next to it, Chen Wenzhe shook his head. Compared to what he was interested in making, the artistic value of this level of porcelain was much lower.
The large plate he made is a pastel hollow fruit plate with folded branches, flowers and fruits, which is based on the salad plate from abroad.
However, this one does not have complicated layers of patterns and decorations, making it look much simpler.
However, this is pastel color, with green flower branches and red flowers and fruits, it still looks very beautiful.
Chen Wenzhe has really mastered the art of making pastels like this. Every piece of work he creates at will is at the level of a master.
This master level is not a self-proclaimed master at the provincial level, but a real national level master.
This kind of thing cannot be exchanged for money even if it is self-proclaimed, but what can be exchanged for money must be the top master craftsmanship.
This is the case with Chen Wenzhe now. If his craftsmanship had not been recognized by others, how could someone have followed him to South Vietnam to customize porcelain?
As for this pastel flower and fruit pattern hollow plate, he didn't deliberately show off his skills, but some of his skills were still amazing.
Even the simplest market can amaze people.
Not to mention the decoration, the texture of the utensils is also very extraordinary.
A large plate is a large opening, the more things are exposed, such as the whiteness and fineness of the texture, the moistness of the glaze, the regular shape, etc.
The shape is good and regular, and the hollows on the wall of the plate are good and regular.
The inner wall of the plate is painted with flowers and brocades all around, which makes it look particularly well-proportioned and even symmetrical.
The geometric pattern in the center of the plate is painted with peach patterns of folded branches within a circle, which makes it look natural.
A circle of scrollwork is drawn along the outer edge of the plate, and there will be no deformation, and there is no chance of errors in brushwork.
When the Kui dragon pattern is painted near the feet, the brushstrokes appear smoother and more natural.
Now Chen Wenzhe is also professional in painting dragon and phoenix patterns.
The combination of these advantages makes the carvings and pastel decorations on the entire plate set off against each other, making it look quite novel and unique.
Finally, some distressing was done to make this piece of porcelain comparable to a real Qing Dynasty pastel floral plate.
As long as it can be compared to the Qianlong Pastel Hollow Plate of the Qing Dynasty, it will be the top treasure.
Using hollow techniques to decorate and beautify utensils was common on porcelain in the Qing Dynasty.
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Especially in the early Qing Dynasty, a large number of hollowing techniques were applied to utensils.
Since the production of hollowed-out wares is difficult, has high technical requirements, low yield, and the hollowed-out parts need to be carefully designed, the successful firing of a large number of hollowed-out porcelains in the Qing Dynasty fully illustrates the superb level of porcelain firing techniques in this period.
This is the Qianlong pastel hollow plate used as a fruit plate. The hollow part presents a brocade decorative effect and at the same time allows water to leak out of the plate. It can be said to be a model of practical utensils.
These are details that someone can think of and want to do better, or even just standard.
However, it may not be possible to think of it.
It was originally made well, but after being left for a little longer, the tire became deformed.
Even if the pottery is successfully put into the kiln, various problems may occur after it is fired, such as deformation, glaze flow, halo, or even direct breakage.
No matter how perfect the porcelain is when it is made, no one can guarantee what it will look like after firing.
Chen Wenzhe can't guarantee what the final product will look like. He just has more experience and knows how to do it, so that he has the greatest chance of successful firing, or even firing it into the best state he wants.
Such experience is generally summed up from the lessons of countless failures.
And he doesn't have to go to such trouble. This is the power of Sui Hou's Pearl to inherit civilization.
What he is trying to digest now is not how to make a piece of porcelain taught by Sui Hou Zhizhu, but immersing himself in the experience of countless skilled craftsmen every day.
He spends a period of time every day immersing himself in the life of a famous craftsman and experiencing the process of making each piece of porcelain. This is experience.
Eventually, he will transform the memory of each piece of porcelain he can see into his experience.
It is with this kind of accumulation that he can accurately grasp how to fire a piece of porcelain into the best state.
It was still the large plate with hollow flower and fruit patterns in front of him. He carved the hollow patterns on it and truly reached a level of skill. He could carve it casually to achieve the desired effect.
This is the advantage of having many skills. Not only does he have many and comprehensive skills, he is also precise.
Now his most powerful skill is carving, followed by porcelain making.
And porcelain making also includes painting.
The combination of all top-notch skills allows him to make any piece of porcelain with ease.
For example, if it were this large hollowed plate, if it were someone else, it would only be a hollowing process that he could carve slowly, but for Chen Wenzhe, it was just a casual work.
It's this kind of random work, and it looks very good now.
Of course, this kind of porcelain cannot compare with the ones he made with great care before.
However, these porcelains for sale are very good no matter how you look at them.
Even if he used a critical eye to identify the authenticity, Chen Wenzhe himself could not find any flaws.
He really didn't believe in this kind of porcelain. Those customers were dissatisfied, because besides him, probably few people could find any flaws.
After working hard for half a month, he was very satisfied with the harvest of such a batch of top-quality porcelain.
In fact, if you think about it, treasure hunting is just a hobby. If you use treasure hunting to make money, it is really not as good as making a batch of porcelain at home.
Even if these porcelains are not used to deceive people, if they are displayed in your own museum, the benefits gained are not small.
Over time, the benefits may not even be lower than finding a large amount of gold.
However, when faced with treasures that are within easy reach, you still need to take action.