"Okay, don't be too ambitious. Just make it simple based on the shape of the utensil. I will make you a tea cup, and you can imitate the craftsmanship!"
Chen Wenzhe finally figured it out. Whether it was pastels or tying techniques, Zhang Gu was good at it.
But he couldn't make some basic utensils well.
The only things he can make well are simple bottles, then plates, bowls, and of course flower goblets.
Afraid of being too ambitious, Chen Wenzhe made a small bowl with a thin tire.
There is no dazzling glaze color, but dazzling vessel shape,
Especially the thin tire method,
Zhanggu is really not doing well.
After the glaze is applied and the light is turned on, the body of this small bowl is as thin as a cicada's wing, with dense and complex patterns that are deep and shallow, and the transparency is like sparkling water, giving it a relief feeling.
"The Greatest Way to Simplicity?" Zhang Gu was stunned when he saw that a small bowl could be made to such an extent.
Chen Wenzhe shook his head and said nothing!
What can he say? He is just restoring the pastel flower-cutting technique of Qingguan kiln based on the work of his predecessors.
It's just because of the smooth carving and the skillful knife and clay carving techniques that the current effect is achieved.
In fact, the most amazing thing here is that there is no need for a preliminary draft, the pattern is directly carved, and the sealing is seamless.
Of course, the type of device is also very important.
Drawing, sharpening, and engraving are all done to the extreme. This is the current situation.
It is as thin as a cicada's wing, translucent and translucent. When touched, it looks like a relief sculpture, with a full three-dimensional effect.
"What type of utensils are you good at?" Chen Wenzhe asked.
"A vase, to be precise, a flower arranging device!" Zhang Gu immediately replied.
"Then you'd better make flower cups!" Chen Wenzhe really didn't expect that after going round and round, the most uncomfortable thing about his buttocks was actually the flower cups he just started making.
"I had no choice. After graduating from college, I joined a vase factory. It was called Porcelain Factory. It actually specialized in making vases. It made all kinds of vases, including glass, porcelain, pottery, stone carvings, and woodware.
"
Chen Wenzhe was speechless. Is there such a factory?
Looking at the flower gu made by Zhang Gu, Chen Wenzhe could only nod. Although he could not make many types of utensils, Zhang Gu was really talented in making porcelain. At least the flower gu he made was very good.
Not to mention anything else, let’s talk about flower gobs,
It’s just a fine flower vase from the third generation of the Qing Dynasty.
Not everyone can do it to his level.
so,
At least his skills in making porcelain from the third and third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty are very good!
With such a result, either he worked hard enough or his talent was sufficient.
"Have you never made a high imitation before?" Chen Wenzhe suddenly asked.
If this guy had been doing high imitation before, he should be able to make some names in the industry!
Zhang Gu hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly: "I've done it before, but it wasn't very good."
"Why?" Chen Wenzhe asked curiously.
Zhang Gu looked at the glaze in his hand and became even more helpless: "Boss, these glazes are beyond the reach of ordinary people."
Chen Wenzhe suddenly realized that this was the case.
Without good enough raw materials, no matter how good your imitation skills are, you will not be able to imitate qualified antique porcelain.
This is just like Wu Er and Wu San before. It turns out that they want some qualified Qianlong blue and white flowers, but it is simply impossible.
Even if you spend a lot of money, you can only get a small batch.
It is very rare for someone like Chen Wenzhe to use Qianlong blue and white at will and prepare blue and white glazes with the characteristics of each dynasty.
Making antique porcelain must conform to the characteristics of the times.
Everyone knows the characteristics of some porcelains, and when imitating them, they all want to be as similar as possible to ancient porcelains.
However, without the right materials, no matter how much you know and how skilled you are, it is all in vain!
Needless to say, Zhang Gu is a typical example of talent that is not appreciated.
While watching Zhang Gu making a pastel-colored flower goblet, Chen Wenzhe inspected the previously fired Ru kiln porcelain.
The first ones to be imitated were relatively simple in shape.
But among these simple shapes, they show good temperament.
Simple and elegant, it has been mastered by Chen Wenzhe.
The solemn, simple and elegant shape of Ru kiln porcelain and the unique body glaze of Ru kiln porcelain are the basic skills.
The most important thing is the glaze color. This batch of Ru kiln porcelain fired by Chen Wenzhe has shown intoxicating characteristics.
Such as sky blue, sky blue, pink cyan, shrimp blue, moon white, scallion green, etc., all of them are done well.
Of course, it's just not bad. If he wants to achieve the legendary blue sky after rain, Chen Wenzhe always feels that there is still something missing.
However, now this kind of glaze color has become extremely elegant, it looks like jade but not jade, it seems to have the feeling of butter, and the glaze surface is moist and soft.
Now the batch of Ru porcelain he has imitated has been considered a success. After all, the shape is simple and elegant, the color is unique, and it can change with the light.
Looking at its texture, the soil is fine and moist, the body is fragrant and gray, and the glaze is thin and sounds like a chime, bright but not dazzling.
The surface of the vessel has a cicada-wing pattern with tiny openings, and has the characteristics of "pear skin, crab claws, and sesame flowers".
The most important thing is that he has been able to achieve: "Resembling jade, not jade, but better than jade."
When it comes to Ru Jade, Chen Wenzhe has already reached the pinnacle of attainments, and now he has demonstrated it most vividly on this batch of imitation Ru porcelain.
“Still need to adjust some glaze formulas!”
Many people in the past dynasties have imitated Ru porcelain, but many skilled craftsmen have not been able to imitate the color of Ru kiln.
Nowadays, Chen Wenzhe's imitation is very sophisticated, but compared with several exquisite pieces of Ru kiln hidden in the Forbidden City, the glaze color is still inferior.
Of course, if you don't compare them together, you won't be able to tell anything.
But who gave Chen Wenzhe a strong memory?
Compared with the authentic Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln wares he remembered, the color he made was still inferior. At least the sky blue color after rain was not as pure as other people's.
While Chen Wenzhe was looking at his works, Zhang Gu, who was not willing to be lonely, was also looking at these works, especially the flower goblets that were the same shape as the ones in his hands. He looked at them with a look of amazement.
"Boss, your imitation is better than the Ru kiln imitated during the Yongzheng period!"
"Haha, this is a bit over-praised. Compared with Yongzheng's first batch of works, there is still a slight gap!"
While watching, Chen Wenzhe shook his head. This was not self-effacing, but self-aware.
Although he learned the pure Northern Song Dynasty Ru kiln firing techniques, after all, modern mineral materials are different from those in ancient times, and he could not completely replicate ancient mineral materials.
The first batch of porcelain is still in the exploratory stage. It can be imitated without obvious flaws, which is already considered very impressive.
He made a high-quality imitation, and now it seems that apart from being a little more angry, there seems to be no problem in other aspects.
The main problem now is color.
Azure glaze, sky blue glaze, the glaze color seems to be the same color, but when it is actually fired, it is found that the two colors are very different.
The problem is here, azure and sky blue are compatible, it seems that the sky is blue after the rain!
Blue is better than blue, which is a true reflection of the color of blue after the rain, but Chen Wenzhe seems to have missed the point.
It’s blue, it’s also cyan, it’s the color of the sky after the rain, so what kind of color is this?