Chapter 1017: There is a mountain as high as a mountain
I found that Chen Wenzhe listened carefully, and the two old men also spoke more energetically.
It turned out that Chen Wenzhe had never noticed the various signs of aging on the surface of the porcelain.
He just wanted to make signs of aging to a certain extent.
As for how this aging comes about, Chen Wenzhe has only a partial understanding at best.
Let’s talk about winter melon frost, which is a natural weathering phenomenon of ancient porcelain for thousands of years.
Try cleaning the ancient porcelain and placing it in a closed glass cover. After two months, you will feel a layer of frost on the porcelain surface.
Old imitations will also have winter melon frost, which is yellowish, has not been out of the kiln for a long time, and is extremely fire-resistant. It is different from the white winter melon frost of ancient porcelain. This is also an important feature for judging ancient porcelain.
Let’s talk about tofu pudding, which is used by the ancients to describe the shape of glaze and body that split due to aging. It is similar to the flower shape produced by salt-cooked tofu.
In the words of the two old men, these signs of aging cannot be imitated.
Of course, most people will not notice this, because if you want to see this feature, you need to use a magnifying glass of more than 80 times to see clearly.
When talking about tofu pudding, we have to mention the white cloud pattern.
This aging sign refers to the same phenomenon as tofu pudding.
This kind of white cloud pattern is a sign of aging caused by external influences. Most people really don't know it. This is because if it continues to be exposed to wind and sun, it will turn into cracks.
There are no straight lines on the edges of the white moiré pattern, they are all naturally curved and unclear.
It’s still impossible to imitate what Lao Zhou said.
Chen Wenzhe definitely doesn’t believe this. Why can’t I imitate you and study out all these details?
Chen Wenzhe can only sigh with emotion, there is still another mountain higher than the other.
He originally didn't notice these details, so the porcelain he imitated was full of flaws in these details.
Thinking of this, Chen Wenzhe looked at the two old men with a different look.
He was looking at the high imitation porcelain placed next to him, as if they were now full of flaws?
A wry smile appeared on Chen Wenzhe's face. It turned out that he was also an ignorant person.
The antique porcelain that looked so beautiful originally turned into an ugly duckling.
However, the ugly duckling is a real swan. Even if he has not become beautiful yet, he will become beautiful one day.
"Your porcelain is missing a layer of floating wax!"
Lao Zhou finally came to his senses and said so much, it was not just to find fault.
And Chen Wenzhe really couldn't say anything, because what he said was true.
Floating wax also refers to century-old wax, which refers to the waxy substance left behind when organic matter contaminates porcelain for a long time.
It is slippery when dry and astringent when wet and hot.
If it has been unearthed for a long time, it needs to be soaked in water for half an hour before you can feel the astringency.
When the weather is dry, touching it will feel like touching a child's butt, it feels very delicate.
Floating wax is an important basis for judging ancient porcelain.
If the imitation works are not slippery, you can identify the clues.
That's all, we can't say much about this kind of thing, because Chen Wenzhe's imitation is good enough. Even if there is no floating wax, it is just a flaw. You cannot say that these porcelains are modern works of art just because of this.
Therefore, after saying something to Chen Wenzhe, Lao Zhou directly changed the topic.
"Speaking of scam products, I do know a little bit about the characteristics of scam products. I am definitely not as thorough as Boss Chen in studying the characteristics of scam products, but I have seen a lot of scam products."
"Huipenghuo" means that after the ancient porcelain was unearthed in the early years, people played with it for a long time, leaving many traces and information, and then it was buried. After several years, it came out again, so it is called "huipenghuo".
This type of porcelain has many characteristics and contains a lot of information, so it is worthy of vigorous research and exploration.
Unfortunately, there are very few people who even know the term "huihuihuohuo". So how can we explore and sort out the cultural heritage left by our ancestors?
"Haha! I know how to return goods from the kiln!" Lao Li said with a smile.
Returned kiln goods refer to ancient porcelain that shows signs of being returned to the kiln for processing. This type of porcelain must be unique and noble.
Common ones are: kiln repairs.
This type of porcelain usually comes in sets, of which one or two pieces have obvious signs of being returned to the kiln, and the color difference is obvious.
For this kind of porcelain that is not fired well or has defects after leaving the kiln, returning it to the kiln is the best option.
For example, replenishing powder is used to repair defects in porcelain, which is called "repairing powder".
Or it is baked in the kiln again, but because the temperature is not high, it is still called supplementary powder.
If it is a high-temperature repair, it is called "kiln repair" or "kiln repair".
It can be seen that the supplementary powder is not an ordinary rough product.
Bu Sheng powder is common in pre-Ming porcelain, mostly furnishing porcelain. It has not been seen since the Qing Dynasty.
Of course, in addition to these, there is also re-glazing, which refers to the second time to put the glaze into the kiln.
The difference from returning to the kiln is that the purpose is specific, specifically for hanging glaze, not for repairs or complete sets.
Repairing the glaze is very difficult for people who are far away from the kiln, and not just ordinary people can do it.
Porcelain that needs to be reglazed is definitely not ordinary porcelain, so you should not take it lightly when you encounter it.
With the term "repairing the glaze", there is also the term "repairing the inscription" and "repairing the painting".
Glaze replenishing goods are mostly related to famous celebrities and major events in history.
Unfortunately, predecessors were unable to study it, which resulted in some gaps in the history of porcelain.
Especially for some high-grade ancient pottery with glaze repair, players regard it as a treasure and future generations regard it as a piece of grass.
Chen Wenzhe really knows how to make kilns. Since the two old men have moved their skills closer to kilns, Chen Wenzhe will naturally show off his skills a little bit.
When it comes to kilns, his greatest skill is controlling the fire.
If fire control fails, secondary fires will occur.
This phenomenon is also called underfire, that is, the temperature of the kiln fire is insufficient.
Due to insufficient fire, there will be corresponding differences in porcelain, such as color, hardness, porcelain sound, etc.
People often judge subfired porcelain as imitations.
Low-temperature porcelain with other process designs will also be like subfired porcelain.
For example, the Northern Song Dynasty Ge kiln with loess tires will turn gray if the temperature is high, and the charm of the loess tires will be lost.
Complete subfired porcelain is rarely seen. It is half-baked and easily damaged.
If you encounter a broken weapon, you will know that it is a fire once you see the fracture.
By this time, they were no longer talking about the characteristics of antiques, but about real technology, especially kiln-firing technology.
The two old men are not very good at burning kilns, but they are good at returning to the kiln and making repairs.
This already involves restoration, so they simply go in the direction of what they are good at.
The most indispensable thing in Jingzhen is porcelain, and among the antiques, the most numerous items are leftovers.
When encountering a broken weapon, it is natural to repair it.
Since we are talking about returning to the kiln, we must talk about repairing porcelain, and this is also a major item.
Chen Wenzhe is all smiles. The Longquan celadon he restored has entered the Dahai City Museum!
However, when it comes to communication and learning from each other's strengths, no one dares to say anything, so you must know everything.
The two old men had proven this to him before, so he didn't dare to underestimate them.