From the comparison and analysis of the body color, glaze color, craftsmanship, shape and other aspects of the handed down Ge Kiln, the characteristics are still very obvious.
First of all, the body color characteristics of Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times are very obvious.
Although the kiln site and firing age of the Ge Kiln porcelain are all unresolved, it has always been one of the most controversial topics in the archaeological community.
But there has long been a consensus on what the porcelain body of the handed down Ge Kiln porcelain looks like.
The body quality of Ge Kiln porcelain passed down from generation to generation can be divided into two types: porcelain body and sand body.
There are two main types of fetal colors. The first one has the typical characteristics of "purple mouth and iron feet". The fetal colors are mostly purple black, iron black, dark gray and light gray.
The other type does not have the "purple mouth" feature, and its exposed tire area is sauce brown, and the tire color is mostly earthy yellow.
Then there are the glaze color characteristics of Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times. The glaze colors of Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times are mainly gray cyan, light gray cyan, fried beige, light fried beige, etc.
Among them, the gray-green and light gray-green openings are mostly dark black.
The fried beige and light fried beige slices often have the characteristics of "golden iron wire" and "civilian and military slices", and the glaze layer of fried beige is thicker.
Generally speaking, the glaze of Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times is mostly devitrified and opalescent, and the glaze surface has a buttery luster, which is a matte glaze.
Then there are the craftsmanship characteristics of Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times. The craftsmanship of Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times is very exquisite. The foot craftsmanship is divided into two types: foot-wrapped feet and exposed feet.
Most of the foot-binding studs are black, and the traces of the studs are very small.
The bottom of the device with exposed beaded feet is often used to place cakes and burn it, so that the feet can be repaired very neatly and without any sloppy work.
There are other modeling features of the Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times. This one is quite special because the shapes of the Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times are mostly small objects.
Among them, various bowls, plates, basins, jars, through-ear bottles, fish-ear stoves, five-legged washbasins, slag bucket-style statues, etc. are common utensil shapes.
These shapes are quite ancient and meaningful.
Finally, there are the firing characteristics, among which the unique feature of "gathering foam and beads" is even more remarkable.
The glaze layer of Ge Kiln porcelain handed down from ancient times is very thick, and the thickest part can even be the same as the thickness of the body. The glaze contains bubbles, like beads looming, so it is known as "foam gathering beads."
To sum up, the most important characteristics are actually three types of "purple mouth and iron feet", "golden iron wire" and "foam and beads".
The first two characteristics are related to materials and firing processes.
The last one of "gathering foam and accumulating beads" is simpler and is related to the thickness of the glaze layer.
Chen Wenzhe has studied this very thoroughly earlier. It is caused by the fact that the glaze layer is too thick, blocking the moisture inside the body, preventing it from evaporating out and remaining under the glaze layer.
This is not difficult for him to do.
Therefore, the first thing to make was the Ge Kiln bile bottle, followed by the Ge Kiln fish ear stove.
There's nothing much to say about the bile bottle. It's easy to make. In the end, it still depends on the trial burning effect.
As long as there are no problems with expansion or contraction, the firing is considered successful.
As for the body, glaze, glaze color, opening and so on, Chen Wenzhe is not worried about the failure of firing.
The reason why he fired the bile bottles was to conduct experiments.
What he really wants is definitely something like a fish-ear stove.
Although the difficult shape is troublesome to make, it will be even more beautiful after it is made!
For example, this kind of fish-ear stove has a simple and generous shape, a full body, and the glaze has the typical "golden wire" characteristics.
Then there is the classic Ge Kiln Kwai Kou Plate, which is simple and elegant in shape, with fine flakes on the glaze surface and graceful and smooth lines. This is also one of the representative masterpieces of Ge Kiln porcelain.
Finally, Chen Wenzhe made a sunflower-style wash with celadon glaze from Ge Kiln.
The celadon-glazed sunflower wash from Ge Kiln has a novel and unique shape. The exquisite glaze surface is covered with open flakes and has the characteristics of "golden iron wire". There are six nail burn marks on the outer sole.
This utensil is very simple to make, but if you want to make it well, every step must be very precise.
This simple type of pen washer, as long as it is made carefully, it will definitely be a rare and top product from Ge Kiln.
After finishing it, although it has not been fired yet, it looks pretty good.
"Is this imitation brother kilnware? It's not considered imitation antique porcelain!"
Chen Wenzhe smiled as he looked at the Ge Kiln porcelain he made using his free will.
He slowly began to let himself go again, and only in this way could he truly find his own path.
Imitation can only be imitation. At his current level, it is difficult to continue to improve and progress by relying on imitation.
Therefore, when he makes porcelain now, he usually makes it with his own hands, discarding defects and only focusing on the advantages. The porcelain produced in this way will be very beautiful.
And beautiful things are generally successful works.
Of course, compared with antique porcelain, the selling price will definitely not be too high, but now Chen Wenzhe is not short of money!
Antiques are just a hobby, and ultimately you need to improve your skills.
Just like the imitation Ge kilns he makes now, most of them are no longer imitations, but an alternative type of porcelain.
Imitations of Ge Kiln porcelain have been available since the Song Dynasty, with the largest number of imitations from the Ming and Qing Dynasties and modern times.
The names of imitation Ge Kiln porcelain are called "Imitation Ge Kiln" and "Ge Glaze".
Not only are official kilns firing, private kilns also have a certain number of firings, but the effect of imitation is far less than that of official kilns.
Among the Qing Dynasty imitation Ge Kiln porcelains, the works from the heyday of the Qing Dynasty are the most outstanding.
Modern imitations of Ge Kiln porcelain generally have poor imitation effects. The opening is stiff, the glaze color is not natural, and the proportions are not coordinated, which is far from the charm of the original.
When studying imitations, the so-called handed down Ge Kiln is naturally indispensable.
And as long as you study this, you will definitely know that these so-called handed down Ge kilns are from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Especially in the Ming Dynasty, because this place can prove a historical mystery of Ge Kiln.
Among the five famous kilns, Ru kiln, Jun kiln and Ding kiln are all named after the location of the kiln site.
The official kiln has an official background, and the kiln site of the Ge kiln has always been a major unsolved mystery in the Chinese ceramics industry. This has been mentioned before.
If you study the handed down Ge Kiln, you will find that the Ming and Qing Dynasties were a special era for Ge Kiln wares.
For example, the earliest document describing the Longquan Ge Kiln that we have seen today was written in the 18th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty.
That is, before 1539 AD, a man named Lu Shenzhuan wrote a book called "Chunfengtang Essays".
The book says: Ge kiln, light white with broken lines, numbered hundreds of pieces of rubbish.
The two brothers, both from Chuzhou, were in charge of the Liutian kiln in Longquan.
The pottery and greenware produced by Ersuo are as pure as jade and are highly prized in the world, that is, official kilns and the like;
The color of the pottery produced is light, hence the name Ge Kiln.
From this it is proved that the two brothers of the Zhang family must be the ones who created Ge Kiln and Di Kiln.
But here, it was also confirmed that the kiln where they originally fired porcelain must belong to the Longquan kiln.
Not to mention anything else, as long as Chen Wenzhe grasps this point, his conclusion can be recognized by enough experts.