Lantern vase, named after its shape like a lantern, has a straight mouth, short neck, plump shoulders, tube belly and ring feet.
The lantern vase was created at the official kiln in Jingzhen during the Yongzheng period and became popular during the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods of the Qing Dynasty.
During the Qianlong period, there were many lantern bottles made, but Chen Wenzhe would not make too many, he would just copy one.
After thinking for a while, he decided to make a pastel lantern bottle.
If we really want to compare, the pastel lantern bottles from the Qianlong period are the best.
There was no way, that period was considered to be the period when the Qing Dynasty’s national power was at its peak.
Chen Wenzhe saw several pastel lantern bottles from the Qianlong period inside the Marquis of Sui Dynasty. One of the pastel lantern bottles looked like a round long lantern, with a picture of a baby playing in the courtyard painted in pastel on the outer wall.
The picture in the picture is very delicate, with undulating mountains in the distance, and small bridges, flowing water, pavilions, and ancient pines nearby.
There were thirty other colorfully dressed children, holding lanterns with the character "Fu" in their hands, setting off firecrackers, or beating gongs and drums, playing in the courtyard.
Chen Wenzhe didn't do much pastel porcelain before, not because he didn't like it, but because it was quite troublesome to make pastel porcelain.
Otherwise, why would slightly better pastel porcelain be worth a lot of money?
And like the pastel porcelain piece that Chen Wenzhe saw, it is not easy to make, mainly because it is difficult to paint in a detailed and realistic way.
It turns out that Chen Wenzhe's shortcoming is very obvious, which is drawing.
He is a master in painting, and he is also a master in carving. This requires him to paint various patterns, such as peonies, clouds and dragons, Taotie patterns, etc., all of which can be painted very delicately.
However, painting, or painting on porcelain, is different. The meaning contained in the painting, and even the expressions of various characters, scenery, etc., all need to be paid attention to.
There are also artistic conceptions expressed in the paintings, such as tranquility and far-reaching, peace and happiness, etc.
Then there is the final color development of the painting, the glaze color of the painting, and the color after firing. It is not what you painted before. You can only know it after it is fired.
There are so many different experiences that need to be grasped here.
To truly draw a flawless picture, you definitely need some foundation in calligraphy and painting, and it also requires an accurate grasp of glaze color.
What's more, what Chen Wenzhe wants to paint is a master-level picture, which is even more difficult.
Recently, the Pearl of Sui Hou has become even more powerful. Chen Wenzhe would immerse himself in his dreams every day when he went to bed, practicing his various shortcomings, including calligraphy and painting.
While learning and producing at the same time, Chen Wenzhe feels that he is making rapid progress.
For example, when it comes to glaze colors, pastel colors are not necessarily all pastel colors. Because white space is required, white glaze is sometimes used.
If you don't want to use white glaze, you can also use other glaze colors as the base.
This is why white ground, red ground, blue ground and other porcelains appear, but this time Chen Wenzhe will not use a simple white ground.
Because there was also a very beautiful lantern vase during the Qianlong period. It was a Qianlong style pastel lantern vase with folded branches and flowers.
It is 24.6 cm high, 8.2 cm in diameter, and 8.2 cm in foot diameter.
Curved mouth, short neck, sloping shoulders, cylindrical belly, and round feet.
The inner wall of the bottle is covered with turquoise green glaze, and the brocade ground on the outer wall is decorated with lotus, peony, rose and other patterns in an orderly manner.
The outer sole is glazed with turquoise green and signed with the six-character and three-line inscription "Made in the Qianlong Year of the Qing Dynasty" in blue and white seal script.
The biggest difference between this lantern bottle and the previous one is the turquoise green glaze used inside the bottle.
This bottle is not only painted with pastels, but also has a turquoise green glaze.
This kind of lantern bottle is definitely more troublesome to make than pastel porcelain, but because you don't specialize in one art, you won't be able to perfect the pastel or turquoise green glaze.
Therefore, it is still very good to try your hand with this kind of porcelain mixed with various glaze colors.
If this kind of porcelain can be fired successfully, then Chen Wenzhe can start firing pure high-quality pastel porcelain.
If you study the turquoise green glaze well, you can also bake a piece of porcelain with a full turquoise green glaze.
You must know that turquoise green glaze had an extraordinary status in the Qing Dynasty.
Chen Wenzhe has made a large number of green glaze porcelain before, mainly including melon skin green glaze, lake green glaze, apple green glaze, malachite green glaze, Langyao green glaze, etc.
Although he also made a special piece of porcelain with turquoise green glaze, he did not realize that there was anything special about turquoise green glaze.
In fact, turquoise green glaze has another name, which is "okra green glaze".
Chen Wenzhe used to make "okra green glaze", which was actually turquoise green glaze porcelain.
With in-depth study, especially when it comes to fine porcelain from various eras, Chen Wenzhe knows more and more.
Only then did he realize that the turquoise green glaze was not simple.
Turquoise green glaze is a low-temperature green glaze created during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty.
The glaze color is yellow with green in it, and has different shades, as beautiful as turquoise. This pleasing glaze color was very popular in the Qing Dynasty.
The green porcelain of the Qing Dynasty is unique, among which the wares of the Kangxi, Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties are the most exquisitely made and have exquisite craftsmanship.
It can be said that green glazed porcelain performed very well in the Qing Dynasty.
In addition to the known standard green, there are also typical colors such as oil green, turtle green, lake green, and caviar green.
These green glazed porcelains are dignified and generous in shape, simple and elegant, and were a very valuable porcelain variety in the Qing Dynasty.
The variety of green-glazed porcelain during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty was very rich, and glaze colors such as turquoise green were very popular at that time.
In the Yongzheng period, green-glazed porcelain mainly included malachite green glaze, turquoise green glaze, melon-skin green glaze, and yellow-green glaze.
The malachite green glaze at this time was darker in color than the works from the Kangxi period.
Moreover, the glaze is thicker, with finely broken pieces, and the glass texture is strong. The main shapes are bottles, washbasins, basins, etc.
Turquoise green glaze is named "turquoise green glaze" because it is close in color to turquoise.
The turquoise green glaze has a very shiny glaze and was a relatively valuable porcelain variety during the Yongzheng period.
The shapes are mostly bowls, plates, cups and other daily utensils.
During the Qianlong period, turquoise green glaze and malachite green glaze porcelain were very popular.
At this time, there were a large number of turquoise green glaze products handed down from generation to generation, and their shapes were mostly bowls, plates, washbasins, statues, bottles, pen holders, water bottles, finger levers, etc.
The turquoise green glazed porcelain of this period had a very moist glaze and a thin glaze layer.
But the effect is very good, so as long as it is turquoise green glaze porcelain, it is considered a treasure.
Also, as can be seen from the shape of the vessel, porcelain with turquoise green glaze is generally of small size.
These small artifacts would usually appear in the hands of the emperor for him to play with.
Therefore, this kind of real imperial daily-use porcelain is more precious than other porcelain.
Of course, the things monopolized by the palace are naturally treasures, so there must not be many popular among the people.
It is definitely impossible to collect a porcelain collection with turquoise green glaze, so you can only make some!
We have encountered this kind of thing so often that Chen Wenzhe just does it without even thinking about it!