Let’s talk about rabbit hair, which is what we often call rabbit hair.
Huang Tingjian's "Rabbit Brown Gold Silk Treasure Bowl, Songfeng Crab Eye New Soup" describes the rabbit hairs in the bowl.
Rabbit hair is the most typical and most produced product for building kilns, so people are often accustomed to using "rabbit hair lamps" as building lamps.
There are several kinds of rabbit hairs, including gold rabbit hairs, silver rabbit hairs and blue rabbit hairs.
This is named after its glaze texture, which is as soft and long as rabbit hair.
The third type is oil droplets. Oil droplets are second only to Yaobian's treasures and are extremely difficult to bake.
The so-called "oil droplets" refer to countless small spots with golden or silver-gray metallic luster scattered on the black base glaze, so they are also divided into "gold oil droplets" and "silver oil droplets".
Most of these spots are round, with the largest diameter being three to four millimeters;
The smallest one is only one millimeter, even as thin as a needle tip, and shaped like boiling oil droplets scattered.
There is also the partridge spot mentioned before, which is a relatively valuable product among kiln building products.
"Partridge spot" means that the glaze presents a shape similar to the breast of a partridge bird, with scattered round white spots.
It is formed by a duckweed mechanism, and the glaze spots are made up of many small spots.
Small spots are like duckweeds floating on the glaze, randomly encountering each other and forming many large spots of different shapes.
The crystalline material in the spots is not connected as a whole and is scattered, so there are grooves visible to the naked eye.
The fifth type is Yao Bian Zhan. Many people have heard of Yao Bian Zhan, but not many people really know what it looks like.
"Yaobian" refers to the gathering of many irregular dots, which are flares, on the black base glaze.
The obsidian spots are widely distributed on the inner wall of the lamp and change with the movement in the viewing direction.
It appears blue when viewed vertically, and shines golden when viewed diagonally, as if you are in the vast universe, surrounded by countless bright stars.
The chance of firing the stained Jianzhan is mostly accidental, with a probability of one in ten million, so Chen Wenzhe does not have much confidence in being able to bake the Tianmu Yao transformed Jianzhan.
Currently, there are only three remaining obsidian spot lamps, which are collected in the Neon Jingjiado Library, the Fujita Museum of Art, and Ryukoin, and are considered national treasures by Neon.
I have to say that it is a pity that all the good things made in our country have gone to the little devils.
This is why our country did not pay much attention to it in ancient times. After all, it is a kind of porcelain that is often fired. Who would have thought that it would be lost in the future?
However, here we also have to admire the little devil's wisdom, because he has a long-term vision.
Let’s talk about collections, such as a top collection that Chen Wenzhe knows - Anzhai Eiichi.
There are many neon collectors who have come into our sight, such as Goro Sakamoto, who is known for his reputation as a thousand liang, and Linyu Shanren.
In recent years, the highlights of top auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's have been their exclusive sales.
But when it comes to collectors of top-notch antiques, Eiichi Azaka must be mentioned.
Among the two pieces of neon national treasure porcelain in his collection, one is the oil-dropping Tianmu lamp from the Song Dynasty. It is also the only oil-dropping lamp among the four neon national treasures, and its value is inestimable.
Another oil-drop lamp with the same origin was purchased by Linyushan people after the exhibition in 1975.
This is the one that sold for a high price of 78 million, which shows this man's unique vision in the field of lamps built in the Song Dynasty.
When it comes to the Jianzhan collection, the one that has attracted the most attention is this Jian Kiln "Oil Drop Tianmu" tea lamp from the Southern Song Dynasty that sold for a high price of 78 million.
Such a high transaction price set a world auction record for a black-glazed jianzhan in one fell swoop, causing a global sensation.
This famous kiln-building masterpiece was collected by the people of Neihong Linyu Mountain.
Yelin Yushan is a neon collector with unique vision and high aesthetic taste.
Most of the ancient porcelains in its collection are rare treasures, and their sources are orderly. All kinds of porcelains can be regarded as fine works from famous kilns.
It is reported that Linyushanren started focusing on collecting Song porcelain after meeting the owner of a newly opened antique shop in Ginza in 1996.
His collection of Song Dynasty jianzhan has attracted a lot of money at auction, with 78 million worth of the jianzhan, which is enough to prove his good vision.
The famous black-glazed partridge-spotted lamp from the Northern Song Dynasty in its Jianzhan collection was sold for RMB 26.67 million in 2018.
This lamp was originally stored in the Neon Manye Art Museum. It was released by Christie's in Hong Kong in 2002 and was purchased by Linyu Shanren for HK$12.3941 million.
The price in the second auction has already doubled several times.
It can be seen that the market conditions of Jianzhan continue to rise and the situation is very good.
Of course, there are now many collectors of jianzhan in China, and the Chinese Zhanwang mentioned earlier is one of them.
In addition to him, Chen Wenzhe also knows a few things, but he is not an insider and has rarely heard of these elders.
Of course, in addition to collectors, there are also many modern masters of lamp making in China.
Nowadays, there are many national-level and provincial-level craftsmen in the industry of making jianzhan.
For example, Li Da, Sun Jianxing, Lu Jinxi, Zhuo Liqi, etc. are all famous masters.
This is a blessing and deserves our joy.
However, sometimes we really cannot underestimate the Japanese.
Chen Wenzhe's mind was refocused on Jian Zhan, and the last of the six varieties of Jian Zhan was variegated glaze.
The variegated glaze is caused by the "kiln change" of the black glaze of the kiln. The texture of the glaze of this variegated glaze is varied.
In addition to the above five categories of glaze textures, there are also some variegated glazes.
Such as persimmon red, red red, gray and white glaze, sesame flower, crystal ice pattern, turtle crack, sauce glaze, etc.
The sauce glaze includes sauce green glaze, sauce black glaze, and sauce yellow glaze.
It can be said that it is not unreasonable for Jianzhan to stand out among the crowd of utensils and become the new favorite in the investment and collection circles.
In the past ten years, the craze for Jianzhan collection has been heating up again, more or less driven by the attention it has received through international and domestic public auctions.
The tea set that was cherished in the Song Dynasty thousands of years ago has finally regained its former glory, exuding the unique high luster of black glazed porcelain.
The revival of Jianzhan has brought treasures from thousands of years ago back to the public eye, adding a brighter color to the appreciation and collection of cultural and art lovers.
From the analysis of the price trend of new lamps auctioned in recent years, not only the old lamps have collection value, but the collection value and artistic value of new lamps are also increasing year by year.
Take Master Lu Jinxi’s Jianzhan works as an example. At the 2016 Poly Auction, his "Xinjian Kiln Yaobao Tianmu Jianzhan" was sold for 1.127 million yuan, setting a new record for the highest domestic auction price for a similar work.
price record.
As for Master Lu Jinxi’s classic nine-caliber sunglasses, the price on the market has increased from 20,000 yuan in 2016 to 40,000 yuan now, and the value of the work has more than doubled.
As time goes by, the value of the work will only continue to increase, becoming more valuable as time goes by.
Although Chen Wenzhe doesn't pay attention to money now, who would still dislike that he has too much money?
Therefore, this kind of porcelain that can be sold directly for money must be what he is pursuing.
What's more, the firing of jianzhan really requires very high skills.