Some technical effects may be said to be very simple, but to actually implement them requires a lot of experience.
Without experience, you will never be able to grasp the firing effect.
From now on, you need to try your luck.
If you are unlucky, you will be considered lucky if you can successfully bake one piece of porcelain in that kiln.
This is the reason why porcelain is so valuable. Firstly, it is beautiful, and secondly, it is difficult and expensive to make.
As for the malachite green celestial sphere bottle with very special glaze color and surface, no matter how experienced and confident Chen Wenzhe was, he would not think that he could successfully fire it in the first try.
So, he made three more in a row. He really didn't believe that among the three, none of them would achieve satisfactory results.
After making the celestial sphere bottle, Chen Wenzhe kept moving his hands, but this time he made a flat pot.
Compared with the celestial sphere bottle, the production of flat pot is a little more difficult.
Yongzheng period peacock green flat kettle,
The overall shape is square and flat, with a rolled mouth, a short narrow neck, and an arc-shaped shoulder. The belly and bottom of the bottle are both square, and the bottom is flat and unglazed.
The inside and outside of the vessel are covered with malachite green glaze, and the glaze is covered with caviar patterns and dark blue spots;
The edges and corners of the flat pot are covered with light-colored thin glaze, and the spout is equipped with a round mahogany cover inlaid with silver filigree. The cover is decorated with patterns such as double bats, fretwork, and wavy patterns.
This kind of green-glazed porcelain from the Yongzheng period has a uniform glaze, a plump glaze, a smooth, smooth, firm and dense texture, and a strong glass texture.
Compared with the glaze color during the Kangxi period, the glaze color is darker and thicker, and the characteristics of the era are more obvious.
For Chen Wenzhe, the more troublesome thing is its cover.
Redwood round cover inlaid with silver wire, the main craft is inlaid with silver wire.
It's just that he had learned how to make black copper and silver, and was no stranger to inlays.
The main reason why he imitated this piece of porcelain was to become familiar with the inlay technique. Anyway, now that he is free, he can make whatever he can think of.
"Every glaze color can be made into many classics if you study it deeply!"
After making a series of malachite green glazed porcelain, Chen Wenzhe felt a little emotional.
When making single-color glazed chrysanthemum petal plates before, Chen Wenzhe only made plates of various colors, and made several types of each color.
Even if there are many, they are only four or five kinds of single colors, and that is because they belong to one of the twelve single-color glazed chrysanthemum petals of Yongzheng.
It's different now, he only makes green glaze.
Now that the malachite green glaze is finished, I feel very comfortable, but among the green glazes, is malachite green the only one?
After making peacock green, should we also make some peacock blue?
Also, how many blue classic porcelain pieces are there?
By the way, the blue classic wine bottle is more beautiful!
It's a pity that it doesn't seem to be porcelain, but if porcelain is made and has that level of vitrification, wouldn't it really be a classic?
At this time, Chen Wenzhe thought a lot. The green glaze was ready, as well as red glaze, blue glaze, yellow glaze, etc.
If we study all of these and create classics from all dynasties, how big a sensation will it cause if we put them on display?
I won’t think about other colors for now. Now that I have the conditions, I’ll make the green glaze the best.
If you want to achieve the ultimate green glaze, you will need the mineral materials previously prepared when making the single-color glaze chrysanthemum plate.
Green glaze is still worth imitating, and many famous porcelain and famous products have been produced in history!
Green glaze generally gives people a green feeling, but when done well, it will be as green as jade!
The colors of green glaze are very rich. In addition to those made by Chen Wenzhe before, there are mainly turquoise green glaze, melon peel green glaze, lake green glaze, apple green glaze, malachite green glaze, Lang kiln green glaze, etc.
It is generally divided into high-temperature green glaze and low-temperature green glaze, while malachite green glaze belongs to low-temperature glaze in the early stage.
In addition to this low-temperature glaze, there are actually many low-temperature green glazes.
For example, turquoise green glaze is a low-temperature green glaze created during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.
The glaze color is yellow with green in it, and has different shades, as beautiful as turquoise. This pleasing glaze color was very popular in the Qing Dynasty.
Then there is the melon skin green glaze, which is a low-temperature green glaze created and fired during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.
Its glaze color is like a ripe watermelon, and it often appears in the form of dark carved patterns.
The raised string pattern on the outer wall is a distinctive feature of the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.
After that, it was produced in all dynasties, among which the works from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty were the most outstanding.
Kangxi melon skin green glaze can be divided into shades. The darker one is rich green without flakes; the lighter one is creamy yellow. In terms of shape, it is most common for study utensils.
There were many porcelains created and fired during the Kangxi era, and there were also many green-glazed porcelains. In addition to melon-skin green glaze, there was also lake green glaze.
Lake green glaze is a new variety of green glaze created during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
The color of lake green glaze is as clear as lake water and as green as water, which is very distinctive.
Porcelain with lake green glaze has a very smooth glaze and a strong glass texture, and is generally used for painted decoration.
These green glazes are all instant classics, but the real nobility in green glazes is not these.
In addition to malachite green glaze porcelain, there are two extremely valuable varieties among green glazes.
One is apple celadon glaze. The name seems very simple, but this is a kiln-turned glaze, not an ordinary green glaze.
Apple celadon glaze has a reddish glaze, and the glaze color is like a fresh apple, hence the name "apple celadon glaze".
It is a kiln transformation phenomenon of cowpea red glaze, not a real apple green glaze.
This kind of glaze has a unique color, with different shades of green, mostly light green with dark green spots on the base. It is one of the most precious green glaze porcelains.
Then there is the Lang kiln green glaze, also known as "Green Brother Glaze", which is a copper-green glaze fired during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty.
The body, feet, shape, etc. are consistent with the red glaze of Lang Kiln, except that both the inner and outer glazes are green.
It is difficult to fire Lang kiln green glaze, and the success rate is very low. Therefore, handed down artifacts are extremely rare, and most of them are exquisite small pieces.
The glaze color of Lang Kiln green glaze is emerald green, bright and stable, the glaze layer is very uniform, has a strong glass texture, and the glaze surface is as attractive as jade.
If you observe it with a high-power magnifying glass, you can see "fly wings" with the naked eye, that is, the area under the glaze close to the carcass is covered with fine lines.
The hanging glaze is natural and has the praise of "Lang Bu Liu".
There is a circle of obvious pink and white glaze around the edge of the utensil, commonly known as "damp edge grass".
In short, the authentic green glaze of Kangxi Lang Kiln has three typical characteristics: "fly wings", "langbuliu" and "damp edge grass".
Most of the existing Lang Kiln green glazes are imitations, and their real value is significantly higher than the Lang Kiln red glaze.
Cowpea red glaze and Lang kiln red glaze are not as valuable as apple green glaze and Lang kiln green glaze.
What Chen Wenzhe likes to make most is this kind of precious porcelain that ordinary people rarely see or even know about.
Now the conditions are just right to imitate these porcelains.
The embryos of the wares are ready-made, and he has also prepared a lot of glazes. As long as you choose the appropriate shape of the wares and use the matching glazes, you can imitate a large number of exquisite porcelains.