Chapter 1,125: Cracking the secret of color and losing unique skills
The right time, right place, right people, and a little bit of luck can accomplish such a miracle as the secret-colored glaze lamp!
When it comes to the reappearance of the secret glaze Liuxia lamp, even Master Deng Xiping can only say "this is just an opportunity".
It is conceivable that without the investment of manpower and material resources and patient and in-depth thinking, this "opportunity" will not come randomly.
The success of the Secret Glaze Liuxia Zhan is inseparable from more than twenty years of arduous exploration.
And only if you are willing to explore and dare to explore can you achieve results.
Interest, hobbies, and hard work can yield fruitful results.
Only those who understand can truly appreciate how difficult the creation process of the secret glaze Liuxia lamp is.
Because there is no previous experience to draw from, we can only start from scratch.
If you want to complete an innovation, you can only keep looking for information, conduct experiments again and again, and explore the bright future in the darkness.
Compared with his predecessors, Chen Wenzhe stepped directly on other people's heads, so he could confidently master the firing technology of this kind of porcelain quickly.
He didn't have to choose clay materials, trial-fire many times, fumble with embryos, or study glaze formulas, because his predecessors had all laid them out for him.
Therefore, innovation is the most difficult. In the process of innovation, everything must start from scratch.
For example, from the selection of clay materials, to the production of embryonic bodies, to the research of glazes, and finally to the firing process.
Every link will go through countless experiments, countless failures, and ultimately discard countless scrap products and countless defective products with unsatisfactory results before we can obtain a high-quality product.
And this still has results. Often in the process of innovation, you have put in countless efforts and sweat, but you will get nothing.
This process of moving forward in the dark, groping for the road, and not knowing the end point often makes people despair.
After more than twenty years of persistence and exhaustive thinking, I finally produced the ideal work in my mind.
Clouds cover the wall, and the world changes. This is a characteristic of the secret glaze Liuxia lamp.
The emergence of the secret glaze Liuxia lamp is not only of great significance in the academic aspects of craft restoration and innovation, but also embodies a transcendent philosophical concept and achieves a high degree of unity between craft aesthetics and Buddhist philosophy.
When the light source shines on it, the "Secret Glaze Flowing Cloud Lamp" is covered with clouds, and the empty bowl suddenly becomes full, as if it is filled with the clear mountain spring, or more like it is filled with the indifference and tranquility of Buddhism, like a dream!
When you see it, you will have a feeling: it is empty and full, it is dark and bright, and it has the flavor of "there is nothing but nothing".
It can be said that "a wonderful string is played cleverly, and the universe appears in the palm of your hand"!
The color is like cinnabar, and the light is overflowing with color. This is the appearance of the secret glaze Liuxia lamp.
The glaze surface of the secret glaze Liuxia lamp is extremely bright, clear and clear, and the color is like the sunset crossing over it, making it radiant and colorful.
Observed from different angles under different lights, the meanings are completely different.
The light and shadow flow, the scenery changes with each step, and the changes are endless. Its supreme beauty can only be understood but cannot be described in words.
Observing the glaze from different angles, you can see the constantly moving parabolic surface.
At this time, it is as if it is filled with clear water, it is both empty and full, and it is difficult to tell whether it is a real illusion or not.
When illuminated, a light spot will appear on the lamp, just like a weightless glass ball. When people move around, the light of the sphere changes accordingly, and mist surrounds the inner wall, making the lamp's brilliance linger.
This must be a result of good fortune, Tiancheng porcelain.
Therefore, it is difficult for even the creator to produce such porcelain in large quantities.
Ceramics is the art of clay and fire. The two complement each other and coexist seamlessly.
The firing of high-temperature color glazes, apart from human factors, is the result of natural and indulgent combustion on a larger level.
Slightly different factors such as temperature and atmosphere will result in completely different effects of the finished product. The difficulty of color glaze works lies in inviting more nature to complete the creation.
In other words, the kiln transformation process is full of surprises and is largely beyond human control.
It only has 0.1% of unexpected surprises, but risks 99.9% of being invalid.
Such works, whether they are modern works of art or not, are unique and difficult to recover, and are the darlings of the collection community.
Therefore, such high-temperature color glaze is one of the four unique skills of JDZ, and it is the most precious and rare variety in history.
It is precisely because of the uncontrollable nature of the kiln transformation process that the color, texture, glaze and texture of each secret glaze Liuxia lamp are different.
Therefore, each piece is an unique piece that cannot be copied and has irreplaceable investment value in other art categories.
Therefore, at major auctions, there have been many precedents for colored glazed porcelain being auctioned for sky-high prices, ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions.
Because as long as porcelain of this quality can be produced, it must be a masterpiece made by a master. Needless to say, the craftsmanship is advanced, or simply unique.
It’s not surprising that the price for something like this is high.
Because of this craftsmanship, others cannot copy it.
Things are rare and valuable, not to mention such works of kiln-colored glaze, which are as beautiful as a dream.
The exquisite kiln changes color, as if the rainbow in the world has melted and dripped on the porcelain vase.
The blurred lines are like the water of a waterfall, reflecting brilliant brilliance in the sunlight.
This kiln-made porcelain, which can be called a national treasure, is really hard to put down.
There is no doubt about the artistic height of such high-temperature colored glaze, so even if it is a modern work of art, it is difficult to find.
Such a rare porcelain is the same as Chinese Red. Its value lies in its craftsmanship rather than its historical accumulation. Of course, it also contains a rich cultural heritage.
When making such porcelain, it really doesn't matter whether it's high imitation or antique, he is really relying on his craftsmanship to make a living.
While Chen Wenzhe was learning Master Deng's craftsmanship, he was also trial-making and trial-firing.
The first work must be the secret glaze Liuxia lamp. Of course, before that, it is best to bake a Liuxia lamp first.
This is not simple. After all, it is a high-temperature copper-red glaze porcelain that has been lost for six hundred years, and it is an authentic kiln-changed glazed porcelain.
In order to save time, Chen Wenzhe naturally would not rely entirely on his own exploration, so he decisively learned from the experience of his predecessors.
In the process, Chen Wenzhe had another unexpected gain.
He really didn't expect that when Master Deng was studying high-temperature copper-red glaze, he would actually overcome the problem of firing Langhong.
Among them, Master Deng also has a relatively famous work, which can also be regarded as his masterpiece, which is a Lang Kiln red sweat-blooded horse.
It is the dream of all porcelain craftsmen to crack the mystery of color and the lost skills. Jingzhen traditionally has four famous porcelains, namely blue and white, exquisite, pastel and color glaze.
Among them, color glaze is the only one that does not apply color. It only uses colorless or white glaze to undergo physical and chemical changes at high temperatures to present natural colors.
This color is called "kiln change", and kiln change porcelain is extremely rare because of its rarity.
However, due to various reasons, color glaze has been discontinued many times in history, resulting in color glaze technology being rarely known.
Even experienced masters often only master the firing of one color.