Since Tang Sancai is a low-temperature lead-glazed pottery created and fired in the Tang Dynasty, a large amount of flux lead is added to the glaze, which lowers the melting point of the glaze.
Generally, under conditions of about 700 degrees, the glaze can reach a molten state.
At this time, the glaze on the surface of the carcass gradually flows and spreads around, allowing various colors to infiltrate and blend with each other, forming a natural and mottled color effect, thus becoming a special ceramic work with unique style and charm.
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Firing the kiln here is very important.
In this process, it is not just a simple firing, but also has the function of blending the glaze colors. Therefore, the most important thing when firing Tang Sancai is to control the heat.
If it turns out that Chen Wenzhe, who has never seen the authentic Tang Sancai,
There is really no way to control the firing temperature of this kind of low-temperature painted pottery.
But it’s different now. You don’t have to see it with your own eyes, let alone touch it with your own hands.
Now as long as he wants, he can learn the complete production process of Tang Sancai inside the Sui Marquis Pearl, and even the kiln-firing technology.
With the kiln-firing skills above Master Chen Wenzhe, even if he does not reach the master level, he only needs to watch it once to grasp the key technical processes, allowing him to fire the most exciting one-kiln Tang Sancai.
In fact, if you think about it, you will know that the firing of Tang Sancai is more difficult than that of Ru kiln, rouge red copper glaze, enamel and other porcelains?
After all, it’s just about the placement and the control of the temperature inside the kiln.
Just by looking at the internal inheritance of the Sui Marquis Pearl, Chen Wenzhe knew exactly what to do to achieve the best results.
Therefore, when firing Tang Sancai, especially when firing the first furnace,
Chen Wenzhe also needs to constantly check the color of the fire in the kiln.
The fire has come out of the pores, which is the best state for firing Tang Sancai.
Although it cannot be seen, at this moment, the changing and flowing glaze color under the burning fire is taking shape in Chen Wenzhe's heart.
After that, just add some firewood from time to time to keep the kiln warm.
Everything that needs to be done has been done, and it has been done to the best of its ability. Chen Wenzhe's attention is once again focused on the firing of Ru kiln.
In the process of firing Tang Sancai, the firing of Ru kiln porcelain has also reached the final stage.
After being fired in the kiln again and again, a large number of fine porcelains from Ru Kiln have been put into the kiln for the last time.
Up to now, the most precious Ru kiln three-color porcelain can be seen to be beautiful. Chen Wenzhe has successfully fired it.
The three most expensive colors of Ru kiln are: sky blue is the most expensive, pink green is the most noble, and sky blue is extremely precious.
The last kiln is full of three-color Ru kiln porcelain of various types.
There are all kinds of flower pouches, flower arrangements, flower goblets, pen washes and so on.
It can be said that the last kiln of Ru kiln porcelain is the masterpiece of Chen Wenzhe's craftsmanship.
this time,
As long as it is a classic Ru kiln type, he can make it.
For example, handed down plates, bowls, bottles, washbasins, lamp holders, narcissus basins, etc., there will definitely be several imitations.
There are at least three pieces, among which the bottles are more varied, including paper mallet bottles, jade pot spring bottles, bile bottles and so on.
Some have obvious external features, such as decorations such as piles of flowers and printing, and a blue and white year number on the bottom. Most of them are carved with knives and pens, and are exquisite products with printing, molding and other techniques. Chen Wenzhe also imitated them.
This batch of Ru kiln porcelain must have been copied for display, not for the market, because they are all things with names.
For example: azure flower and grass pattern gooseneck bottle, pink and green lotus lamp holder, azure lotus petal deep belly bowl, azure peony dragon pattern bowl, lotus pattern bowl, radial pattern lotus leaf base, radiant pattern convergent mouth flower bowl
(Authentic collection from Nanhe), Dark Flower Pisces Plate (authentic collection from England).
In addition, because there are characters on some high-imitation artifacts handed down from ancient times, the number of pieces produced is relatively small, and only one piece is often produced.
For example: the word "Fenghua" is often seen in statues, bottles, and dishes. You can just make one of these.
"Cai Bing" and "Ning" are found on small plates and washers. Because the shape is simple, it doesn't matter if you make two more.
Although the text is not a decoration, it still enhances the appreciation of the artifacts.
Such artifacts are definitely unique if they are handed down from generation to generation, and there is no point in imitating them too much.
However, because these utensils are small and simple in shape, they are not difficult to make, so some of them are particularly easy to make, so Chen Wenzhe made two more.
If you can’t sell it to pay back the money, you can’t use it as a gift?
Not to mention other things, some museums really need this kind of thing for display.
It should be emphasized here that many important artifacts on display in museums are actually fakes and are not genuine at all.
Therefore, in major museums, among the internal professionals, there are professional restoration and professional maintenance. Another important department is professional imitation.
Some top museums professionally imitate classics collected in the museum and sell them as souvenirs directly in the museum, and they are also sold at high prices.
Really good things, as long as they are high imitations, can be sold at high prices.
Nowadays, any one of Chen Wenzhe's imitations can be sold for two to three hundred thousand yuan.
If it was a fine imitation made by him, it would definitely be common to sell it for 1.8 million yuan.
If he goes out of his way to make it old, only five or six pieces of antique porcelain like this can be exchanged for the three-legged brush wash Wu San sent.
It is because of this value that Chen Wenzhe spared no effort to carefully imitate a large number of classic porcelain.
Still talking about Ru kiln porcelain, this time Chen Wenzhe based on the characteristics of the Ruguan kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty, it can be said that he has made all the imaginable types of porcelain.
For example, some Ru kiln porcelain can be divided into three categories: bound foot, flat bottom, three-legged, concave foot, sunflower mouth, narrow rim and wide rim due to the shape of the vessel.
There are several types of plates: bound feet, concave feet, flat bottom, straight mouth and lotus mouth.
There are also three-legged washbasins, string-patterned statues (boxes), sets of boxes, statues, square pots, round pots, etc.
There are also a small number of porcelain sculpture crafts such as lotus holders, lotus leaf holders, hollow ware, birds, and dragons.
In ancient times, porcelain was also decorated with flowers, birds, insects, and fish to satisfy the leisure interests of the royal family and nobles. Chen Wenzhe made some of these.
And these are still relatively common types of utensils, after all, they are the types of utensils handed down from ancient times.
Among the Ru porcelain fired this time, there are some that are quite special.
Especially some of the large devices, although they are single-color glaze, they look really beautiful.
The Ruguan kiln porcelain at this time was definitely not simple brush washers, plates, and wine bottles, but large plum vases and bile vases.
In fact, Chen Wenzhe's favorite thing is the plum vase. He has discovered that as long as it is a high-quality plum vase, it seems that it is not easy to copy.
Blue-and-white plum vases from the Yuan Dynasty are difficult to copy, and blue-glazed plum vases from the Ru Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty are also difficult to make.
It's not that Chen Wenzhe can't do it well, but making these famous plum vases is not all about craftsmanship, but also about materials.
For example, the blue and white plum vase from the Yuan Dynasty, no matter how good your craftsmanship is, without the soil of the masonry, everything will be like a flower in the mirror and the moon in the water.