Everyone wants good things, but if you can’t get the real thing, it’s normal to imitate it.
Isn’t this what Chen Wenzhe is doing now?
People in the Ming Dynasty did what the ancients did, and they did pretty well.
Chen Wenzhe has already said before that there is only one Wu Haojiu, the master of imitating thin tire cups.
However, when encountering such a heavy weapon, most experts are suspicious of it.
Therefore, the situation of this folk eggshell thin cup that appeared in the treasure appraisal program is not optimistic.
Experts believe that after comparison, the Tianzi thin-tied cup in the hands of the treasure appraiser is much larger than the thin-tied eggshell cup made during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why cups are made bigger is actually mainly because the ancient craftsmanship of making such cups has been lost.
Moreover, if the cup is larger, it will be more convenient to write on the bottom of the cup and leave dark lines on the cup wall.
In addition, because real thin eggshell cups are all handmade, the thickness of the cup wall gradually becomes thinner from the bottom to the mouth of the cup.
Nowadays, the thickness of the imitation thin eggshell cup is the same at the top and bottom.
Therefore, judging from these circumstances, the Tianzi thin tire cup in the hands of the treasure appraiser is a fake.
This identification result will not surprise anyone, because eggshell cups are really difficult to make.
Let’s not talk about the porcelain that was imitated later. I’m just talking about the eggshell pottery cups from four thousand years ago. Can ordinary people imitate them?
The magic of those unearthed eggshell black pottery cups lies not in its use, but in its production process.
If you are lucky enough to get close to that piece of pottery, you will clearly see the traces of the fast wheel from the bottom of the pottery, which just shows the traces of its wheel making.
The raw materials of black pottery eggshell cups are all fine black pottery clay without any impurities.
It uses precipitated fine mud powder to make a blank. After several procedures such as rapid wheeling, manual work, and segmented production, it uses superb kiln technology and fire control to finally create this small cup with thin walls, complex structure, and polished surface.
, "eggshell pottery" with bright black, delicate and beautiful shape.
Just imagine, such a thin-walled pottery body is easily broken when it rotates rapidly during production.
Therefore, this type of small utensils have very strict requirements on the precision of the production equipment and the stability during rotation.
Since no kiln site has been discovered so far, no one knows what these power equipment looked like or how they worked more than 4,000 years ago.
At present, we can only stop at imagination.
The simple material of eggshell pottery was the ultimate that could be achieved in that ancient period.
The drawing and shaping of the utensils, their fineness and hardness after shaping, the temperature of the kiln and the control of the firing time...
All these factors determine the final fate of pottery.
"Eggshell pottery" is the representative work of our ancestors in the ancient pottery industry.
It can be described as the "Da Shao" among the songs, and is known as "the most exquisite representative of the four thousand years of earth civilization".
Unfortunately, either because the craftsmanship is too high, the technology is too difficult, or because of the rise of bronzes, or because of other reasons that history cannot clearly explain, "eggshell pottery" made its debut during the Longshan Culture and dominated the scene for 1,000 years.
During the Yueshi Culture period, it suddenly disappeared.
This top-notch craftsmanship is difficult to imitate, and it may fail if you are not careful.
However, during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, a number of imitations were indeed successfully made.
Of course, because it is not the cause of pottery, and with the advancement of technology, the success rate of firing is pretty good, otherwise it would not be possible to have three pieces handed down from generation to generation.
It is rare, difficult to imitate, slightly larger in shape, and different from the Ming Dynasty. Do you think this thin cup with exquisite craftsmanship is a fake?
Therefore, many people do not recognize such identification results.
Among the audience at the time, there were some professionals who directly mocked the expert and said it was fake.
I think what he said is completely wrong, because the cup is not secretly engraved at all, it is painted on silver with a layer of white glaze on top.
The professional directly stated that he had four of them, as well as two sweet white glaze dark engraved ones.
It turns out that Chen Wenzhe didn’t understand, he just watched the fun.
When he thought about this matter at this time, he naturally also thought of the key to the problem.
Also, the cups that the professional was talking about were the cups in his collection, and the other two were actually Ming Cheng Hua Doucai chicken jar cups with dark engraved dragon patterns.
If you want to say that such a great collector is talking nonsense, then you are really not awake and talking in your sleep!
The real can not be fake, the fake can not be real.
Many people think it is genuine because they believe that the Ming Chenghua porcelain body and transparent white glaze cannot be made now.
Who can create the fine orange lines and grease caused by hundreds of years of oxidation?
Chen Wenzhe agreed with this point of view before, but it is different now because he can do it.
Also, many people think, how can modern imitations be compared with the real thing?
If it is an imitation made in the 1980s, there will be a big problem with the hidden dragon pattern.
Generally, modern new imitations have dull carvings, unvivid dragon patterns, and can feel rough when touched by hand.
As for the genuine article, the engraving work cannot be clearly seen even under natural light. Only by looking outwards at the inner wall can one see clearly the painted patterns and the hidden engravings of the sky characters.
Moreover, its painting style is smooth and not dull.
Authentic products are carved on the porcelain body first and then glazed.
However, modern imitations are painted on the glaze and then processed, which is qualitatively different.
For example, if a thin tire machine gradually becomes thinner from the inside to the outside without manual drawing, there will be problems with the machine.
However, who can restrict the ancients from doing so?
Is it important how you do it? The final result is the most important thing!
Also, eggshell cups have been around for four to five thousand years.
By the Ming Dynasty, various tools were more complete, and many technologies were more mature, because as Chen Wenzhe knew, ancient craftsmen had unique tire-making methods.
Therefore, it is outrageous to be denied by an expert with just one sentence!
It turns out that Chen Wenzhe was just watching the fun, and whatever they said, he felt they were right.
But it was different now. Although he could imitate such a thin cup, thinking about it now, that cup should be the real thing.
After all, just because the device is a bit big, it would be ridiculous to say it is a fake.
Tianzi thin tire cup, the focus is on the secret carving, thin tire.
Just because it is much larger than the thin eggshell cup made during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, do you think it is fake?
Do you think the reason for making the cups bigger is because the ancient craftsmanship of making such cups has been lost?
In fact, if you think about it, you will realize that this reason is nonsense. It would be easier to make the thin eggshell pottery cup larger?
Yes, if the cup is bigger, it will be more convenient to write on the bottom of the cup and leave dark lines on the cup wall.
However, we all know that if anything is large, some flaws will be magnified at the same time, and many details will be revealed.
Even at this time, Chen Wenzhe would not imitate large-scale porcelain when imitating some classic porcelain with top craftsmanship. Why?
This is because even if you try to burn large-scale equipment, let alone imitation, the success rate is extremely low.