Chapter 1,260 The Ming Dynasty looks at Chenghua, the Qing Dynasty looks at Yongzheng
The firing of enamel-colored porcelain was strictly controlled by the imperial court, making enamel-colored porcelain the most precious porcelain variety in the Qing Dynasty.
Christie's Hong Kong held a separate auction for "Kangxi Enamel Thousand-leaf Lotus Bowl" and solemnly presented this extremely rare pinnacle work.
After fierce bidding, it was finally sold for HK$87.2 million.
So what kind of style does this enamel-colored porcelain bowl have?
Around the 61st year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, an imperial carmine-red enamel bowl with a thousand-leaf lotus pattern was produced. It was 11 centimeters in diameter.
Experts from the porcelain department of Christie's said that this rare Qing Dynasty enamel bowl reveals "the artistic creativity that integrates the East and the West"!
The first encounter with this enamel thousand-leaf lotus bowl made him extremely excited and unforgettable.
The colors on the bowl are so vivid and beautiful, it is a feast for the senses that sparks excitement.
This bowl was once collected by Zhang Zongxian, a legendary celebrity in my country's porcelain collection circle and a famous art collector!
The blue material on the bottom of the bowl has a square frame with the words "Made by Kangxi Emperor", which shows that this bowl was made during the Kangxi period.
So why is this Kangxi enamel thousand-leaf lotus bowl so expensive?
The painted enamel porcelain body is the most distinctive among the porcelains owned by the royal family in the Qing Dynasty, and it is also the most exquisite among the overglaze colored porcelains.
Exquisite and elegant porcelain gives full play to its elegance and elegance.
It embodies the charm of the west wind and depicts the nobility and glory of royal status.
The status of Kangxi enamel-colored porcelain is also very high in the history of Chinese porcelain.
Porcelain body painting enamel can be said to be the pinnacle of the combination of technology and art.
The combination of painting and porcelain art is the first time in our country.
The Kangxi Dynasty was the dynasty for the creation and firing of enamel-colored porcelain. It made innovations in enamel pigments and porcelain body painting, which was of far-reaching significance.
According to the working documents of the Production Department of the Qing Palace, enamel colored porcelain has been valued by the emperor since its production and firing, and the production level has been continuously improved.
Therefore, enamel-colored porcelain is a court art developed under the vigorous promotion of the emperor, so it created a new level of porcelain body-color painting.
The patterns on enamel porcelain are more vivid, three-dimensional and picturesque, representing the highest level of craftsmanship and aesthetics at the time.
Most of the enamel-colored porcelain that has been handed down was hidden in the Qing palace and belonged only to the emperor, and rarely spread outside the palace.
It was not until the opening of the Forbidden City in the early years of the Republic of China that the outside world was able to get a glimpse of the true color of enamel, which immediately became the target of appreciation by collectors.
Up to now, major auction houses have recorded 442 historical auctions of enamel paintings, with a total transaction amount of more than 700 million yuan and an average price of more than 1.67 million yuan.
According to market feedback, the most expensive enamel-colored porcelain is white glaze, because the enamel color looks more beautiful on a white background.
Enamel color is an on-glaze decoration technology that transplants enamel painting technology to the porcelain body.
Its official name is "porcelain body painting enamel", and was later known as "Gu Yuexuan" and "Rose Color" abroad.
The reason why enamel colored porcelain has such huge investment value is mainly related to its existence.
Initially, the Qing Palace collected about 400 pieces of enamel-colored porcelain from the Kang, Yong and Qian dynasties.
Among them, the Wanwan Palace Museum currently has more than 300 pieces, and the Shendu Palace Museum has 40 pieces.
Other enamel-colored porcelains scattered in museums and private hands around the world should have been scattered from the palace in the late Qing Dynasty, or taken away from the Old Summer Palace by the British and French forces.
The circulation volume in all markets is only about 60 pieces.
This has also made enamel colored porcelain the "darling" of the collection industry for a long time.
Subsequently, a large number of imitations appeared, some of which were still copied in the late Qing Dynasty.
Therefore, as a new imitator, the most important thing is to clearly understand its origin before doing it.
Of course, the most important thing is technology, especially painting skills!
The flowers have dewy light, are bright and slender, the butterflies have downy hairs, and their necks are erect, absolutely amazing!
This is a picture on top of enamel, and every picture on it is a masterpiece.
Such crafts are all unique skills and unique skills.
There is nothing that can be done about this. If the emperor pays attention to it, he will naturally find a master to make it.
Also, almost all emperors, queens and members of the royal family of the Qing Dynasty were good at calligraphy and painting.
In the early Qing Dynasty, the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened the "Ruyi Pavilion" to cultivate calligraphy and painting talents. The art of calligraphy and painting also became a family heirloom of the royal family.
Over hundreds of years, it has formed a unique style of elegance, elegance and elegance.
The best calligrapher is undoubtedly Yongzheng, whose calligraphy is elegant and wonderful.
Yongzheng's calligraphy followed his father's footsteps and followed the smooth and beautiful path of Dong Qichang.
His calligraphy is elegant and vigorous, magnificent, and has the spirit of an emperor who wants to dominate the powerful.
In terms of personal artistic accomplishment and taste, Yongzheng was very prominent among the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
Yongzheng was good at regular script, running script, cursive script, and Bang script, among which cursive script had the highest achievement.
Yongzheng's works are characterized by the central strokes, steady and smooth strokes, neat structure, delicate bones, and graceful calligraphy, giving people a sense of rhythm and rhythmic beauty.
With these cultural heritage, various types of artworks during the Yongzheng period were perfect.
Although the Yongzheng Dynasty only lasted for thirteen years, the treasures left by Yongzheng are even more thrilling and we can enjoy endlessly.
His enamel, pastel and doucai are all classics of Chinese porcelain.
The problem is that Yongzheng's blue and white porcelain can be made so perfect and transcendent.
This is not only a matter of raw materials, but also a matter of taste.
His unique artistic appreciation is what makes us talk about and admire him today, and perfection always runs through it!
With these innate factors, we still want to advocate that high imitation can "disguise the real thing from the fake"? Obviously not!
At the very least, if you are not a top master, that is, you do not have the level of craftsmanship to reach the level of a master, you will never be able to imitate the Yongzheng enamel color that is "fake and real".
A true work of art, without the support of cultural heritage, is just "a comparison", and even "3D" printing cannot replace these top-notch works of art.
Yongzheng's works of art achieved the point of "increasing one point will make it longer, and subtracting one point will make it shorter".
"To apply something from the East and imitate others" is still something from the East, but it cannot become something from the West.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and there can be countless beauties.
But there was only one Yongzheng, how many had his artistic accomplishments?
You must know that he is an emperor, not a simple artist!
Can an emperor's vision, the environment in which he lives, and the sentiments cultivated by him be achieved by ordinary people?
Even Chen Wenzhe dare not say that through study, he can reach a level of cultivation comparable to that of an emperor!
Therefore, Yongzheng's artworks are still models of porcelain art in the world.
So, do the Yongzheng official kiln enamels that have survived to this day exist among the people? There is no doubt that they do!
We all like the official kilns of the "Three Qing Dynasties", but when it comes to distinguishing their differences in terms of artistry, the Yongzheng official kilns have the highest artistic quality.
Then it is logical to "see Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty and Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty".