The successfully fired heterochromatic glaze porcelain can appear lavender under sunlight, a clear and quiet azure under fluorescent light, and can turn purple-red under incandescent light.
Therefore, this kind of glaze is used to decorate various daily dining, tea, wine sets, sculptures, vases and other display vessels, all of which have a unique brilliance.
They will change into more than 10 colors including purple, blue, rose, orange and so on when illuminated by different light sources.
After this kind of porcelain is produced, it will produce interesting, magical and unpredictable artistic effects, making the already colorful porcelain even more enchanting and charming.
Ancient craftsmen were unable to do this, because they had no way of grasping the porcelain-making materials of various rare earth elements, and they did not know the principles. Naturally, they could not create all kinds of fantastic and gorgeous colors.
Glazed porcelain.
Of course, what Chen Wenzhe needs is not this kind of porcelain. What he needs is color-changing glazed porcelain with the subtle beauty of ancient porcelain.
It doesn’t need to be so gorgeous, it doesn’t need to be so enchanting, it just needs to change from green to blue.
To achieve this effect, you definitely need some special ores.
The purple gold soil of the Song Dynasty was definitely needed, but relying solely on this material would definitely not be able to perfectly replicate the ancient porcelain he wanted.
Having said this, it should be clear that the porcelain Chen Wenzhe wants is Ru kiln porcelain.
Ru kiln porcelain is unique in its exquisite craftsmanship, beautiful shape, moist glaze, elegant and pure charm. It is an epoch-making important symbol in the history of the development of celadon in my country.
The beauty of Ru porcelain is the representative of Chinese classical beauty and implicit beauty.
Elegance and simplicity are a kind of gentle aesthetic touch in the Song Dynasty, which is still very popular today.
A cup of azure, a cup of clear dreams, beautiful things can be preserved in time, this is how your kiln should be.
Therefore, the two old men from Jingzhen in front of him are Chen Wenzhe's little hope.
White as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, and as loud as a chime, this is the foundation of high-end porcelain.
The sky turns green after the rain is Chen Wenzhe’s pursuit.
There was a proverb in the Ming and Qing Dynasties: A thousand pieces of gold in a family is not worth as much as a piece of your porcelain.
It is no exaggeration to say that Ru porcelain is the pinnacle of ancient Chinese ceramic art.
Chen Wenzhe has always wanted to imitate Ru kiln porcelain, but unfortunately, it involves too many difficulties.
Among them, there are open slices, sesame firing in nail firing, agate glaze in gem glaze, and the most difficult one, which is the azure color after rain.
Legend has it that Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty once had a dream. He dreamed that after a heavy rain, the clouds in the sky broke through in the distance, and a mysterious azure color appeared, which was particularly fascinating.
After waking up, he immediately wrote, "After the rain, the sky is clear and the clouds are clearing, the virginity is broken, this color is the future."
Then he ordered the craftsmen to make porcelain of this color.
For a time, many craftsmen were stumped. In the end, the craftsmen from Ruzhou were more skilled and produced a sky-blue color that satisfied Song Huizong.
Ru kiln, known as the leader of celadon, was born immediately, and the azure glaze became a typical feature of Ru kiln porcelain.
This time, if these two people from Jingzhen had not changed the topic to the five famous kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty, Chen Wenzhe would not have thought of imitating the Ru kiln.
Of course, he did not expect to exchange key technologies for imitating Ru kilns with the two old men.
However, since he was already here, he didn't mind giving it a try.
Because he believes that the blue color after the rain is a kind of color-changing glaze.
Cyan, the transformation of blue, the transition in the middle, is that touch of cyan after the rain.
Azure, as the name implies, must have a touch of cyan in it, but it is definitely more than just cyan, it may also have a touch of blue.
After all, Ru kiln is classified as celadon, so it is correct to say it is cyan porcelain.
Of course, this statement is definitely not accurate, but it is difficult to grasp why it is inaccurate.
The glaze color of celadon is not pure cyan, but sky blue.
So what kind of cyan is azure? Or is it just blue?
This has troubled craftsmen for thousands of years. This time Chen Wenzhe may be able to achieve this superb color through color-changing glaze.
Not to mention, Jingzhen really has a long history and profound heritage in the mining of modern glazes and porcelain stones, especially the processing of kaolin.
After Chen Wenzhe vomited a large amount of dry food, the two old men did not hide it, but directly told Chen Wenzhe a large amount of color-changing glaze materials.
It turns out that although they didn't pay attention to the color-changing glaze, but you mentioned it, they still know something about it.
At least, they also know the changes in some familiar mineral materials.
These are knowledge accumulated through experience and inheritance, and most people really don’t know it yet.
Even Chen Wenzhe may not know many of the current porcelain-making materials better than them. Even if he has the Sui Marquis Pearl to help him cheat, he is still a little behind.
After all, people's inheritance is orderly, but Chen Wenzhe is a hammer in one thing and a stick in the other, and his learning is not systematic!
Silently jotting down the key points, Chen Wenzhe felt that he was not far away from firing authentic Ru kiln porcelain.
With the experience gained from this exchange, he might be able to perfectly replicate that azure color by just doing a few more experiments.
As long as it can be copied, it doesn't really matter whether it's old or not.
Could it be that if he doesn’t make it old, the high-imitation Ru kiln porcelain will be worthless?
It is natural that a kind of porcelain can become famous and be passed down through the ages.
You must know that in the Song Dynasty, Ru kiln porcelain was a treasure, and it was the porcelain favored by the Song Dynasty royal family. You must know that at that time, they were not antiques.
The value of antiques is not only due to time, but also, and more importantly, the blessing of the artistic value of the porcelain itself.
For a work of high artistic value, the longer it circulates, the higher its value will be.
And a piece of folk kiln porcelain, even from the Northern Song Dynasty, has very low value!
Therefore, whether something is good or bad and its value depends on the quality of the porcelain itself!
"It seems that Boss Chen is also very interested in the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty?"
Mr. Zhou looked at Chen Wenzhe and said with a half-smile.
"In the antique shop, who wouldn't be interested in porcelain from the five famous kilns?" Chen Wenzhe said with a smile.
"That's true, but treasures are rare. It's not easy to collect one!" Mr. Li also said.
"Yes, I just want one. Even if I can't collect it, it's still good to take a look!"
This is Chen Wenzhe's sincere words. He really wants to see the real Ru kiln and see how paper is burned on this kind of porcelain.
Wu San was sitting not far away. He felt drowsy at first, but when he heard Chen Wenzhe talking about collecting a piece of porcelain from the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty, he immediately became energetic.
However, Wu San did not say anything, but the two old men continued to speak.
"Everyone wants to collect porcelain from the five famous kilns, right? But it's not easy." Old Zhou said with a smile.