Chapter 1,261 The beauty of the world is in your hands
Yongzheng's official kiln porcelain is good and Yongzheng's official kiln porcelain is expensive, but it is not the least of what we take seriously.
Less, for sure!
However, this is just compared to the general categories of porcelain, there are very few Yongzheng official kilns.
However, how many official kilns were actually fired during the Yongzheng period?
This number should be extremely huge, and we cannot let some so-called experts in the market fool us.
How many official kilns were produced during the Yongzheng Dynasty and how many were left behind is a vague mathematics.
If we go by the number of collections, it may be just the tip of the iceberg.
Including private collections, the number must be in the hundreds of thousands.
How much it will cost? According to historians’ statistics, we can only say more.
Because the production volume at that time was very large, of course, compared to private kilns, it was still very small.
If we use historical records to measure the number of official kilns, it is still scientific and more convincing than the arbitrary judgment of some of us.
Not to mention anything else, this is a record of porcelain used in the harem, which is enough to surprise you, because this is clearly recorded.
For example, the Queen's standard is: "Two hundred and twenty yellow porcelain plates, eighty for various colored porcelain plates; forty yellow porcelain plates, fifty for various colored porcelain plates; one hundred yellow porcelain bowls, fifty for various colored porcelain bowls, and three hundred for yellow porcelain cups
, seventy porcelain cups of various colors, a hundred porcelain cups of various colors, and four buckets of porcelain slag."
There are 1,014 items of ordinary daily necessities alone.
There are probably standards for the number of furnishing utensils.
In addition to the difference in quantity, there are also differences in color glaze.
The strict hierarchy created a rich and colorful variety of official kiln porcelain.
The large number also gives private collectors the opportunity to inherit exquisite Yongzheng official kiln porcelain.
So, how much porcelain was sold to private official kilns in the "Three Qing Dynasties"? It must be more than a million.
Now we are paying attention to big data. If we want to get accurate data, let us do this practical thing well, which is the census of folk movable cultural relics. It is a great virtue for the people and the country.
Let's make this history clear, and save yourself from listening to those "outrageous people" all day long who easily draw conclusions that go against your will on the history of our country's porcelain.
From the use of porcelain in the harem, we can get a glimpse of the excellence of official kiln porcelain and the flexible application of Chinese culture on porcelain.
So, since there are so many Yongzheng official kilns that are so good and represent the pinnacle level of Chinese historical porcelain, are they no longer valuable?
After all, things are more expensive when they are rare. Since the quantity is large, is the current price a result of speculation?
The hype is definitely there, but the value is also definitely very high.
In the thousands of years of civilization history of our country, what are the artworks that can represent Chinese culture?
Is it porcelain, bronze, silk, calligraphy and painting or something else?
Chinese calligraphy and painting are very representative, but it is a literati art. If too much emphasis is placed on its artistic conception, it will become a spring and snow.
Yongzheng's official kiln belongs to the scope of Yangchun Baixue.
There is an emperor who is too picky and his artistic creation does not take off. I am really sorry for this emperor.
The ability of literati to paint calligraphy and paintings on fans also expresses their appreciation of art.
Porcelain can better represent the spirit of Chinese culture, which may offend collectors who are devoted to calligraphy and painting.
There is no suspicion here of denying other arts, it just adds some admiration for porcelain.
Porcelain not only includes the art of life, but also higher cultural arts and craftsmanship.
Porcelain production reached the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong eras, and all the technologies that could be used in the world were given to porcelain.
I don’t know how much money was spent to make three generations of their grandfather and grandson so outstanding.
Only with diamonds can I dare to take on this porcelain job.
Therefore, with enough financial resources, it is inevitable to create some amazing works of art.
"Who" can surpass them now? Who dares to compete with them in terms of investment?
With financial resources, where can we find a group of top talents to make such top-notch works of art?
It's not easy to think about the emperor. In his busy schedule, he also has to study art, health care, and spend time with his concubines.
The official kiln that was finally made after a lot of money and effort was finally allowed to be collected by us. How could they feel embarrassed if they were still alive?
After collecting some treasures and studying them for a long time, sometimes I really understand them better than some experts.
I guard these treasures every day and think about them all day long. What don't I understand?
Even a woman with a heart as deep as a needle in the sea has figured it out, what porcelain can't figure it out?
For example, all mankind knows that the porcelain of the third and third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty is very interesting. Why is it so interesting? Doesn’t it have charm?
A small wine glass brings vivid beauty, and the beauty of the world is in your hand!
I can't understand their luxury, and without the environment of this royal palace, I really don't know what wonderful reverie will happen if I drink health wine from such a wine glass.
The health-preserving wine of the Yuan Dynasty, the health-preserving wine of the Ming Dynasty, and the health-preserving wine of the Qing Dynasty. We still dare not imagine, and we cannot imagine, what kind of beauty can be served in this kind of wine glass.
So today we are going to Shanghe in Qilu, drinking ancient wine from the Yuan Dynasty, bathing in hot springs, and experiencing the difference of using priceless wine glasses and drinking priceless ancient wine!
Precisely this is also part of culture. Humans are more advanced than animals, but they think too much and there is no limit to how much they can enjoy!
This is the cultural charm of our country. Apart from the royal orientation of our country, which race can have such artistic luxury, spiritual luxury, and material luxury!
Today we have the chance to collect or see some official kiln porcelain from the Yongzheng period, and we are all proud of the light they emit.
These are the crystallization of human art, and every bit of it tells the story of Chinese art and the artistic charm it brings to our descendants.
They represent the highest peak of my country's porcelain production.
They were able to become the pinnacle of porcelain making because they had an emperor who loved art.
Their artistic pursuit sublimated Chinese porcelain art and turned it into a treasure of human art.
How do we start talking about the beauty and artistry of Yongzheng's official kiln porcelain?
From politics and economics, of course, we also need to look at the growth history of the emperor.
The official history of Emperor Yongzheng has different evaluations from the unofficial history.
Official history says that he was diligent in political affairs, clarified official administration, and stabilized his rule.
Folks say that he has a cruel temperament, is moody, has a stubborn temper, and is a hypocritical and unsympathetic tyrant.
In fact, he was a good and dedicated emperor!
He was extremely diligent during his political career. Although his reign was short, he played a leading role in the political, economic and cultural aspects of the Qing Dynasty.
Neon history researchers once commented on Emperor Yongzheng: "Kangxi was broad and broad, while Qianlong was sparse. Without Yongzheng's order, the Manchu Qing Dynasty might have declined early."
This shows the importance of Yongzheng in history.
Although the evaluation of Yongzheng has been mixed in history, from the artistic accomplishment of Yongzheng himself and the research on the artworks during the Yongzheng period, we can find that Yongzheng's aesthetic taste had a huge impact on the style of artworks during the Yongzheng period.