It is said that the chrysanthemum petal plate was first fired just to test the color effect.
Because pastels are different from enamels, the color of enamels is known before firing.
Except for red and black, all other colors of pastels are roughly the same before firing.
But the recipes are definitely different. They are a bit like batter with a little bit of seasoning added. You can only know the color after it is fired in the kiln.
Just like the Jun kiln in the Song Dynasty, the kiln workers did not know what it would look like before firing.
That's why there is a saying that "one color enters the kiln, and many colors emerge from the kiln".
Various reasons make this set of Yongzheng twelve-color single-color glaze porcelain extremely extraordinary.
Of course, middle-aged Xiyao also contributed a lot.
Due to Nian Xiyao's proficiency in geometry, the chrysanthemum plate lines and shapes he designed were the most geometrically beautiful and had the charm of Song Dynasty lacquerware, so they were favored by Yongzheng.
Of course, not only Yongzheng likes it now, but many people like it. After all, who can not like good things?
Chen Wenzhe is no exception. He likes it even more because he likes this kind of complete set of things the most. He can also be said to have a bit of a collecting habit.
Most people who like to collect porcelain regard it as a great thing to collect the "Kangxi Colorful Twelve Flower God's Cup".
However, there are still people who have a complete collection of the Kangxi Twelve-Colored Flower Cup, but there is no record of a complete collection of the Yongzheng Twelve-Colored Chrysanthemum Plate, and according to the records, it is known that there are at least six other glaze colors.
Before Chen Wenzhe got the gold finger, he had seen several pieces in the Dahai City Museum and also viewed auction pictures online.
Now that he wanted to imitate, he naturally had to find a way based on the porcelain he had seen and which left a deep impression on him.
The few pieces he had seen with his own eyes were three Yongzheng chrysanthemum plates and two Qianlong chrysanthemum plates. Unfortunately, he did not have the Sui Marquis Pearl at that time and could not cheat.
This regret had just arisen. Unexpectedly, the history of those five pieces of porcelain appeared in his mind!
Chen Wenzhe was immediately stunned. He had long known that Sui Houzhi's Pearl had become different, but he did not expect that it could become so naughty!
Now it seems that he can see the production process of those pieces of porcelain through backtracking without having to take another look?
The Sui Marquis Pearl has become different. At the beginning, you still need to touch it and use independent inheritance to get what you want.
After that, as long as it is something he has seen, he can go back, and then he can communicate with the long river of time and see its past and present lives!
What now? Everything I have seen before can be traced back?
Only after seeing the firing process of those chrysanthemum petal plates, did Chen Wenzhe truly appreciate the excellence of those plates!
The Yongzheng twelve-color chrysanthemum dish is not well-known, and many people have never even heard of it.
However, anyone who is an insider should know.
So why are collectors attracted to chrysanthemum plates? How awesome are the chrysanthemum plates from the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods?
Without talking about anything else, let’s just talk about how many people know about this thing?
Many people know about the Twelve-Flower God Cup, but few people know about the twelve-color chrysanthemum plate that is even better than the Twelve-Flower God Cup.
Also, even one of them, such as the Yongzheng Lemon Yellow Glaze Chrysanthemum Petal Plate, has not appeared on the auction market for decades.
Until April 2017, Xiangjiang Jiade received three Yongzheng chrysanthemum petal plates, with three glaze colors: carmine red, purple gold glaze, and lemon yellow.
Just looking at the picture of three chrysanthemum petals makes people's eyes brighten, because when Chen Wenzhe saw it, his eyes also felt bright.
These three chrysanthemum petals have an extremely bright carmine red glaze, a pure and beautiful purple gold glaze, and a smooth lemon yellow glaze. They are all exquisite products that have never been seen before.
Three chrysanthemum petals are displayed in a row, so beautiful that even the eyes can't find a place to rest. As they look around, they see nothing but beauty.
Carmine red, lemon yellow, and purple gold glaze complement each other and are indescribably beautiful, especially the lemon yellow glaze plate.
Unfortunately, Chen Wenzhe has only seen pictures of these three porcelain plates. It seems that through the pictures, he cannot trace back their history.
This is a pity, but I have no choice but to go back to the three chrysanthemum disks.
Among the three Yongzheng chrysanthemum petal dishes, the lemon yellow one is the most special, because it is a unique lemon yellow glaze chrysanthemum petal dish and the lemon yellow glaze that was second to none in the Yongzheng Dynasty.
The origin of the three chrysanthemum petal dishes is very clear. They were once collected by Marchant, a famous British antique dealer. The previous collector was also a famous monochromatic glaze collector in Europe.
The Yongzheng chrysanthemum petal plate is shaped like a blooming chrysanthemum, with petal-shaped edges. It is extremely difficult to make. It is equipped with twelve different glaze colors, which complement each other and are extremely beautiful.
It is difficult to see twelve colors appearing at the same time, but it is also very difficult to see three colors complementing each other.
When he saw the pictures in these three chapters, Chen Wenzhe paid special attention to the lemon yellow porcelain because he knew how to make carmine red and purple gold glazes, and he looked at it very carefully.
There is a small repair on one of the chrysanthemum petals of this piece. You have to turn on a light and look through the fetal bones to see it.
Because of this, Chen Wenzhe specifically looked for the auction video at that time and checked the details.
Sure enough, before the auction, a video leaked the details of the appraisal. Under the backlight of a flashlight, one of the carcass, which was 0.3 cm in size, showed different shades of color from the carcass next to it. This was a mark of repair.
But the flaws are not concealed, this lemon yellow glaze dish is still gorgeous and moving.
Of course, what Chen Wenzhe sees is not the flaws, but the condition of the carcass through the flaws.
Speaking of which, it needs to be mentioned again that the three chrysanthemum petals auctioned in the past seven years have caused the price of this set of twelve-color porcelain to soar again.
Chen Wenzhe remembers very clearly that after the three pieces of porcelain were exhibited, someone gave them a high estimate.
The carmine glaze plate is estimated at 10,000 yuan, the lemon yellow glaze plate and the purple gold glaze plate are both estimated at 10,000 yuan. Based on the low estimate, the three pieces together are worth 6.5 million yuan.
If one bid is combined, the total price is 6.5 million, the price is definitely not low, so the person who puts forward this estimate will have many fewer bidding opponents.
If we continue to lower the price with the client, starting from 5 to 6 million, we might be able to get it at a fixed price.
Unfortunately, this little idea was still seen through, and the client did not agree.
The purpose of proposing to take all three sets is definitely to scare others away with the highest total price, but the estimated price of 6.5 million is actually the lowest unit price.
The consignor disagrees because they have seen through this and think the auction price will be even higher.
You must know that it used to be possible to sell one set for 15 million, but now there are only three pieces. They offered 6.5 million, but there was no deal.
So what was the final transaction price? It was really beyond everyone’s expectation.
The Yongzheng Twelve Color Chrysanthemum Plate is not as famous as the Qianlong Pastel Twelve Flower Divine Cup, and the main force in collecting this kind of porcelain is not experts, but nouveau riche, and they do not know the true value of these porcelains.