Chapter 1152: So brilliant that people have nothing to say
A bottle is called the Qianlong Large Vase with Various Glaze Colors, and it is also called the Porcelain Mother. This already shows that there are many glaze colors on it.
In the sixth layer of decoration, the glaze color used is rose red. This color is bright and shiny, and it is also the most beautiful color in Jun kiln.
And this touch of red just adds the finishing touch to the entire vase.
The seventh layer of decoration adopts Qianlong Doucai, and the underglaze blue and white and overglaze colors are combined to complement each other.
We all know that Ming Cheng Hua Dou Cai is famous. During the Wanli period, there was a saying: "A pair of cups in front of the imperial court is worth one hundred thousand."
So what about the Qianlong Doucai? How do people in the industry call it it? The comprehensive Qianlong Doucai!
The Qianlong Doucai porcelain of the Qing Dynasty can be described as a collection of masterpieces and exquisite craftsmanship.
The quality of the utensils can be said to be the best in the Qing Dynasty.
The exquisite craftsmanship can be called "Qianlong Works".
Not only are the small items perfect, but the large furnishings are beyond people's imagination.
Qianlong Doucai porcelain is different from the style and characteristics of the Yongzheng period, and can be said to be its own school.
The Doucai porcelain produced by it is of high quality, and almost every piece is a fine product.
If you want to understand Qianlong's doucai porcelain, you must have an in-depth understanding of the shape, glaze, color, decoration, and style of doucai porcelain during the Qianlong period.
The Qianlong Doucai porcelain of the Qing Dynasty has a wide variety of shapes, such as embroidered piers, fish tanks, large plates, monk hat pots, Ruyi Zun, pen holders, lamp holders, gourd bottles, pagodas, etc.
Qianlong Doucai porcelain has a fine texture and a glaze color as bluish white as jade. The glaze of early wares is smooth and clean, but the flaw of late wares is that there is a subtle wavy glaze.
The bowls of folk kiln doucai utensils generally have thick bodies.
The way of applying colors in official kilns was completely different from that in the Yongzheng period. Emperor Qianlong himself preferred a magnificent, graceful and luxurious style.
Therefore, when filling the color, add more dazzling colors such as gold color and enamel color.
Pastels will even be added appropriately to make the utensils look more flawless.
The decorations on the doucai porcelain of the Qianlong official kiln in the Qing Dynasty generally have fixed decorations.
These decorations were all painted in accordance with the wishes of the court and Emperor Qianlong himself, so the painting skills are quite exquisite.
Common decorations are mainly traditional decorations and auspicious decorations with beautiful meanings.
The most important thing is that Qianlong was very fond of consecration.
The combination of all these characteristics makes the Qianlong Doucai porcelain of the Qing Dynasty extremely valuable.
Therefore, modern imitations continue to appear on the market.
In fact, it is not helpless to distinguish genuine products from imitations. First of all, in terms of shape, there are many styles of real products, and the shapes are regular.
The corresponding imitations are more casual in shape and slightly worse in shape.
Secondly, in terms of glaze, the porcelain quality of the real ware is excellent, the glaze color is mostly bluish white, and the glaze surface is thick, while the imitations are soft and soft.
Thirdly, in terms of color, the real thing looks magnificent, dazzling and colorful.
In particular, the use of gold color is very common, and the decorative style is quite royal.
The imitation products generally do not have such intensity, and the colors lack layering.
Finally, in terms of decoration, real vessels often have fixed decorations and are often illuminated.
However, the drawing skills of the imitations are quite different, the lines are not soft enough, and they lack the feeling of a three-dimensional pattern.
The most important thing is the identification. The original handwriting is regular and very standardized, while the imitation handwriting is crooked and random.
All of this made Qianlong's Doucai become priceless.
Of course, what Chen Wenzhe values most here is its craftsmanship. After all, Qianlong's craftsmanship is still very exquisite.
There are so many porcelain-making techniques that can be seen through a porcelain mother.
On top of this, Doucai is not considered a top-notch craftsmanship.
So there is no need to be too surprised to see Qianlong Doucai on the seventh floor.
This layer is exactly the Qianlong Doucai, and it is based on the imitation of the Hua Doucai, plus the Qianlong Doucai painted with the characteristics of this dynasty.
The eighth floor is decorated with pink celadon glaze and plastic ball flowers.
The stamped leather ball flowers are large and small, with different appearances, beautiful and three-dimensional. This is the decorative technique adopted from the Longquan kiln of the Song Dynasty.
The ninth layer is exactly the belly of the bottle, and the 12 consecration pictures are also the most gorgeous part of this porcelain mother.
This is also the most important part. The entire layer is made of gilded blue glaze, which makes it calm and noble. When applied with gold, it looks even more magnificent.
The twelve consecration pictures are respectively painted: Three Yang Kai Tai, Ji Qing Yu Yu, Danfeng Chaoyang, Taiping Xiang, Fairy Mountain Qiongge and Bogu Jiuding.
The other six paintings represent good fortune, good luck, warding off evil spirits, longevity and wealth.
The tenth layer is an imitation of official glaze, imitating the official kilns of the Song Dynasty.
The official kiln of the Song Dynasty was also one of the five famous kilns. Its main characteristics were iron bones, black mud, and foam and beads.
The characteristics are the same as those of Ge Kiln. If it can’t be done, it just can’t be done.
Of course, you need to be proficient in making it, otherwise it would be impossible to make it as good as the Qianlong official kiln wares.
The eleventh layer of decoration is: "Qianlong imitation of Yongxuan blue and white intertwining flower patterns".
Needless to say, Yongxuan blue and white must have a pivotal position in the history of domestic ceramics.
The Yongxuan blue and white is painted with imported Su Ma Li green material, which looks like a haloed effect like a Chinese ink painting.
In this layer of decoration, the craftsmen of the imperial kiln factory used heavy brush strokes and dyeing techniques to imitate the Yongxuan blue and white effect, which can be said to be the pinnacle.
The twelfth floor is decorated with deformed cicada patterns on the green land in foreign colors, and a longevity pattern is painted inside.
This decorative technique comes from the bronzes of the Three Dynasties period.
The thirteenth and fifteenth layers of decoration are respectively coral red glaze, gold color fretwork and sauce glaze, gold color curly grass pattern.
The two patterns, fret and curly grass pattern, were often used in official kiln porcelain in the early Ming Dynasty.
The fourteenth layer is imitation Ru glaze, which is an imitation of the most precious Ru kiln in the Song Dynasty.
This is the Ru kiln glaze color that Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty said "After the rain, the sky is clear and the clouds are clear, this color is the future".
There is a year mark on the bottom of the bottle. The bottom foot and ring foot of the porcelain are covered with turquoise green glaze. The center of the bottom of the bottle has three lines and six characters in blue and white seal script, "Made in the Qianlong Year of the Qing Dynasty".
Generally speaking, this large Qianlong porcelain mother vase with various glazes not only reaches the pinnacle of craftsmanship, but also fully demonstrates the extremely high artistic aesthetics of Emperor Qianlong and the craftsmen.
There are more than ten kinds of glaze colors, including ancient and modern famous products, including the five famous kilns at the peak of Song Dynasty porcelain, as well as the colorful blue and white colors.
There are both the ultimate pastel enamel and the lifelike bionic porcelain.
After careful design and layout by art masters, various skills are applied in an orderly and orderly manner.
The fusion of all these skills finally resulted in this supreme art treasure.
It is a legend in the first place, and some legends make the birth of this porcelain mother full of legend.
Legend has it that this treasure actually appeared because of Qianlong's inspiration?
Although I don’t know whether this legend is true or not, it has added some fame to this piece of porcelain.
A piece of famous brand porcelain is naturally of immeasurable value.
Showing off skills? Stacking craftsmanship? Not having much artistic value?
Even if it’s just to show off your skills, they still have a good level to show off!
What's more, the craftsmanship on this piece of porcelain is so superb that it leaves people speechless.