Chapter 1,262 The artistic conception is God-given and the destiny is God-given.
If Chen Wenzhe wanted to imitate the Yongzheng official kiln, he must understand the emperor and study him thoroughly.
Only by putting yourself in Yongzheng's shoes can you truly appreciate the artistic conception of an emperor, and truly grasp the essence of Yongzheng's official kilns.
It is really convenient to study Yongzheng. After all, he was an emperor, and both official and unofficial history have detailed records about him.
Yongzheng can be regarded as a legend, and it was from him that the undisputed struggle was carried forward.
Also, few people know that Yongzheng was personally raised by Kangxi since he was a child, and he had a deep affection!
Therefore, he did not get the throne for no reason, by suddenly picking up the throne.
While being raised by Kangxi himself, he received a good education, and his poetry, scriptures, and artistic qualities were all recognized by Kangxi.
Although Yongzheng only ascended the throne and became emperor at the age of 45, he accumulated profound cultural heritage and artistic accomplishment in the previous decades of study.
He read poetry and books, meditated in the Old Summer Palace, realized the Buddhist and Taoist state of mind, and gradually formed a restrained and profound ideological cultivation.
Therefore, in the manufacture of palace utensils, he pursued exquisiteness and elegance and paid attention to palace temperament.
After Yongzheng succeeded to the throne, in order to consolidate the imperial power and show the power of the new monarch, he fully strengthened his authority both in politics and in domestic affairs.
He attached great importance to the inheritance and innovation of culture and art, as well as the innovation and sophistication of the design and manufacturing styles of royal utensils.
In terms of artistic creation, Yongzheng also pursued elegance and simplicity, reflecting his superb and unique artistic taste.
These are all reflected in the artworks and calligraphy and painting creations produced by the inner court of the Yongzheng Dynasty.
Looking at the various existing artworks from the Yongzheng Dynasty, whether they are porcelain, lacquerware, agate, glass, enamelware, inkstones, paintings, or calligraphy, although the materials are very different, the styles are the same.
They are all famous for their simple and smooth shapes, elegant and fresh patterns, and exquisite and delicate workmanship.
Porcelain production was profoundly influenced by contemporary calligraphers and painters such as Zou Yigui and Yun Nantian.
The style of porcelain has changed from the strong and tough style of the Kangxi period to soft and elegant;
The subject matter is not like the Emperor Kangxi, who likes war themes and landscape themes, but less about landscapes and figures, and is more attracted to flowers, birds, and cordyceps.
These productions can reflect the elegance of the artwork, which is restrained but not ostentatious, and the colors are moist and just right.
In addition, Emperor Yongzheng lived in the palace for a long time and only cared about the production of porcelain in his spare time.
But even so, he always personally inquired, and when officials presented new ceramic styles, he personally reviewed them.
Due to Yongzheng's personal preferences, the style of porcelain during the Yongzheng period was gradually determined. Pastel, enamel and ink porcelain all have high artistic value.
The more I get to know Yongzheng, the more I realize that it is no accident that he was able to produce countless exquisite porcelains.
Even Chen Wenzhe had to admire this Manchu emperor!
And even now, we dare not say that we have surpassed him in our supreme achievements in porcelain art.
Although we can go to heaven and earth and go to the sea to catch turtles, we can no longer leave immortal artistic creations to future generations!
The most expensive luxury goods in the world must have been created by these emperors.
The emperor's thinking is beyond what we can imagine today.
Only by giving full play to your imagination to make up for what happened inside the palace walls can you write novels about life in the palace and shock the world.
"The Romantic History of Emperor Sui Yang" is an extreme romance epic. If the ban is lifted and everyone watches it, they will learn a lot of luxurious knowledge.
The authority of the emperor is most vividly reflected on porcelain.
Why do you say that? Because during that period, they wanted to leave their own image behind, leave behind the Old Summer Palace, leave behind the spring, summer, autumn and winter. Where should they leave it?
Leave it on paper and silk? Don’t worry, just leave it on porcelain that will last forever, and carry your favorite queen and concubines with you forever.
The ultimate pursuit of the royal family allows us to easily and happily accept the re-education of art, learn our country's culture, and promote our country's culture, but we still have to accept them.
These works of art have unique artistic charm and extremely profound literati thoughts.
Under the light of his art, he can better represent the realm of Chinese civilization and art.
As long as all art can reach this state, whether it is technique or artistic conception, it is created by nature.
Some people would say that it is impossible to leave too many of the Yongzheng official kilns back then.
Therefore, there are many folk things now that are not recognized.
In fact, this kind of situation is not only found in Yongzheng official kilns, but also in Ru kiln porcelain of Song Dynasty and blue and white porcelain of Yuan Dynasty.
In the collection market, dragons and snakes are mixed, each representing their own interests.
Therefore, even if some genuine products appear, they may not be recognized.
However, truly good things are not bad if you don’t recognize them.
Now we still have to wonder about such elementary issues as "true" and "false".
In fact, leave the basic questions to those “pseudo-experts”!
They may never understand it and see the shining light of our ancient artworks.
And some collectors who really love ancient art may be uneducated, but they hold these top-notch works of art every day, study and compare them, and comparison can tell the difference!
Having seen so much, how can you say he doesn’t understand anything?
At that time, Puyi couldn't tell what was so good about his porcelain, but he could recognize which ones were his and which ones were not. Any porcelain that was not recognized by him was all fake!
Of course, among private collectors, few can reach the level of Puyi, and even more so.
However, it is impossible to say that there are no national treasures among the people.
Let’s go back to the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, and go back to the Yongzheng porcelain, the top Yongzheng official kiln, each piece is really ingenious, and each one leads the way!
Nobility and elegance, art and practicality, many of them are vividly displayed before your eyes!
Seeing these exquisite cultural relics, sometimes we really sigh and lament the breadth and depth of our country's culture.
For thousands of years, the only thing that has not changed in our country is the backbone of culture!
Only in this way can the people of our country continue to influence the world and are still exerting their influence to this day.
In fact, you can know a lot about whether a piece of porcelain is good or not by looking at how the powerful people at the time liked it.
Just like Yongzheng Enamel, whether he is good or not can be known by looking at the attitude of Yongzheng's ministers.
Therefore, when making Yongzheng enamel, Chen Wenzhe specially selected a batch of famous porcelain.
This batch of porcelain became famous because of the greed of a celebrity in the Yongzheng period.
This celebrity is Yongzheng’s brother-in-law, first-class Duke, and invincible general Nian Gengyao!
Even if he wanted a few pieces of enamel-colored porcelain, he still needed to be greedy to get some from Yongzheng.