Making bile bottles cannot be done step by step. Chen Wenzhe needs to increase the difficulty step by step.
There are also more complicated bile bottles that you want to make. In addition to the black glazed hollow bile bottles mentioned earlier, there are many other hollow bile bottles and shadow-carved bile bottles.
Hollow flasks can be made into many shapes.
It can be simple, but it can be more complicated. Chen Wenzhe just tried it out and carved a few simple shapes, and then stopped doing it.
The shadow-carved bile bottle is quite special. It has a unique shape and a small mouth.
The long neck, gradually plump lower part, and plump and flat belly give people a lively and calm feeling.
Generally, the belly of the carved gallbladder is decorated with fish playing with lotus, which means that the lotus will give birth to a child in many years.
The whole piece is engraved with Tang grass patterns in a well-proportioned pattern, which is continuous, rolling and relaxing, giving people an infinite sense of beauty.
It has a small mouth and a big belly, and is easy to get in and out. It can avoid evil and hide treasures, gather popularity, and bring wealth and luck.
Therefore, the bile bottle will last forever, and even if it has been passed down for thousands of years, it will still be loved by people.
In addition to these types of utensils, there are several unique types of utensils in bile bottles.
Chen Wenzhe wants to do it. After all, he has already started. If he doesn’t do it this time, he doesn’t know when he will have an idea next time!
Porcelain such as a bile bottle,
Without entering the antique market, it is difficult to understand it.
However, as long as you get started, you will know that there are really many treasures in this type of porcelain.
For example, the small bile bottle known as Chinese Red is definitely not simple.
After all, I have said before that if you want to be poor, burn red, and this time it is called Chinese Red.
What does the red color of "Chinese Red" mean? What are its characteristics?
First of all, the red saturation is the highest, it is a true red, and it is the red glazed porcelain with the highest red saturation among the Chinese red glazed porcelains.
Secondly, glaze gloss and purity come first.
A layer of transparent glaze is formed on the surface of the glaze water. It is the red glazed porcelain with the highest glaze gloss and purity among the Chinese red glazed porcelains.
The final fired Chinese red porcelain has glaze color and shape that complement each other.
You know, that bright red patch on ceramics has been an eternal problem in the history of ceramics.
For many years, people have dreamed of bringing the most beautiful colors in the world to porcelain.
In the long history of Chinese ceramic art, copper red was invented in the Tang Dynasty;
later,
There is Junhong porcelain from the Song Dynasty.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, red glazed porcelain such as Jihong, Langhong, Carmine Red, Cowpea Red, and Coral Red were used.
Although the color of these red glazed porcelain is not really bright red,
But just because of that “red” quality, the firing process is extremely demanding.
Because that "red" is hard to come by, these ceramics have become treasures pursued by the royal court and collectors at home and abroad in the past dynasties.
Because that "red" is hard to come by, the ceramic industry often complains that "nine out of ten kilns will fail" and "one product from a thousand kilns is rare".
The tragic story of "the pottery girl smelting red porcelain in the fire" is still circulated among the people.
As for the pursuit of "big red", Western countries in modern times have also invested huge sums of money, but there has been no substantial breakthrough in research and development work.
Because underglaze colored porcelain requires a certain degree of whiteness, hardness and transparency, it must be fired at a high temperature of 1300°C.
The glaze that contributes to the bright red color on ceramics completely fades away when the temperature rises to the critical point of 800°C.
This fired underglaze red porcelain is the same. The color temperature of the copper element is 800 degrees, and it will evaporate at high temperatures.
However, the firing temperature for firing porcelain needs to be between 1,200 and 1,300 degrees. This is a contradiction.
And here, the difficulty of firing the Chinese red glaze color is even higher than that of underglaze red.
At this time, what is needed is bright red, not just any red.
Therefore, the emergence of a piece of "Chinese red" caused a "shock to the world".
From then on, ceramics also became bright red, and the underglaze color was bright red.
Although such porcelain has a single-color glaze, although it is a bottle, and although the shape of the vessel is simple, if it is really made, it is not beautiful, right?
Therefore, regardless of whether it is a high-end red porcelain produced in modern times or not, this kind of porcelain has become a national gift porcelain with its irresistible charm.
Red glazed porcelain has long been on Chen Wenzhe’s firing list.
From carmine at the beginning, to ruby red, and now to bright red, the step by step improvement finally allowed him to touch the top glaze color.
He has completed the top three colors of celadon glaze, and the red glaze is about to reach its peak. What's next?
Now is not the time to delve into the red glaze, after all, everything needs to be done step by step.
Now I am putting the finishing touches on the Ru kiln porcelain, and I have time to make some red glaze porcelain. It is okay to explore a little bit.
Chen Wenzhe knew that before the invention of high-temperature red porcelain, for more than a thousand years, whether it was China or foreign countries, whether the color element was copper, iron, or gold, the color of the red porcelain fired was about maroon, brown red, rust red or
Purple red.
These are not the bright red colors that are the same as the Chinese national flag and national emblem that Chinese people love most.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, some of the country's top porcelain masters went through 20 years of hard work and overcame thousands of difficulties. After many firings at temperatures above 1200°C, they finally fired them into brightly colored, noble and gorgeous, festive and auspicious products.
High-temperature bright red porcelain that is exactly the same color as the national emblem.
For this kind of porcelain, every piece of porcelain is drawn, shaped, carved, hollowed out, glazed, gilded, and painted, all carefully crafted by hand.
Finally, the color is bright, the hair color is even, and the light is beautiful. This is the national treasure-the treasure of porcelain-Chinese red!
Chinese braised red wine is very difficult to make and the process is complex, usually requiring four passes into the furnace.
The first is plain firing; the second is glaze firing; the third is red firing; and the fourth is gold firing. In this process, the failure rate is very high, so there is a saying that nine out of ten kilns fail.
First of all, it is difficult to form red porcelain. Copper red must be decomposed at 800 degrees, and Chinese red can be formed into porcelain at a high temperature of 1150 degrees. It is the most difficult of all.
Secondly, it is expensive. First of all, the materials are expensive.
The red glaze is fired from the rare metal tantalum, which is a rare metal more precious than gold. It can be said that Chinese red porcelain is fired from gold.
The cost is high and firing is difficult, but the final product is good.
Porcelain is good, and ceramics are usually classified according to their firing temperature.
Low-temperature pottery is heavy, high-temperature fine white porcelain is light, and jade porcelain is light.
The Chinese red is fired at a high temperature of thousands of degrees, and the jade is like gelatin, which is very precious.
Furthermore, the materials are expensive. The red glaze is made of tantalum, a rare metal that is more expensive than gold. The golden pattern on the red porcelain is made of pure gold with a purity of more than 99%.
, it can be said that Chinese red porcelain is fired with gold.
Chinese red porcelain embodies the taste of noble art treasures and the inherent practical value in terms of materials.
Therefore, this is modern art, and not everyone can see it, let alone buy it and collect it.
This time, Chen Wenzhe thought of this type of vessel in the bile vase. In addition, whether it is Ru kiln or enamel color, it takes three times and five times to enter the kiln, so he fired this four-entry.