Porcelain using copper oxide as a colorant, especially copper oxide, is the most uncontrollable among all colored metal oxides.
The coloring mechanism is also the most complex and sensitive. Copper is very sensitive to the temperature inside the kiln, changes in atmosphere and the weather outside the kiln.
It can be said that a difference of 1 degree will make a big difference in the color of porcelain.
It may turn black, turn green, or "burn off" and cannot develop color.
Even in modern times, even if the same recipe is used and fired under the same conditions, the color of the utensils will be different just because of the different placement.
Therefore, it is very difficult to fire a fine Langyao red work. It can be said that "it is difficult to find one treasure from a thousand kilns, and it is difficult to find one color."
Chen Wenzhe's so-called fine products, or fine imitations, are considered first-class kiln treasures, or at least small kiln treasures.
Such a batch of Langyao red porcelain, plus the shape of the dishes is not the simplest, the price will naturally be higher.
This can actually be seen from the Qing Dynasty.
Because even in the Qing Dynasty, Langhong ware was very expensive, and at that time, Langyaohong was also a "modern work of art."
You must know that the Langyao red porcelain produced by Chen Wenzhe is no worse than the tributes from the Qing Dynasty, and the craftsmanship is even better.
After all, Chen Wenzhe stood on the head of the top craftsmen in the Qing Dynasty Manufacturing Office, and the quality of the Langyao Red produced was naturally better.
So what are the really good Langyao Reds?
The snow-topped glaze is better, the flowing glaze is better with ox hair silk, but the chicken wing pattern is better, and all three are indispensable.
According to historical records, Langyaohong’s tribute selection was extremely strict.
As a result, it pioneered the Kangxi red-glazed porcelain, and its historical significance and unique artistic charm are both ancient and modern.
Therefore, there is also a saying that "the beauty of Lang Hong is unique"!
There is also a popular saying in the collection market: "If you have a good husband at home, you will have no worries about food and clothing!"
These two proverbs fully illustrate the beautiful quality and rarity of Langyaohong!
No matter what time it is, it is difficult to fire, so no matter what era, a good Langyao red is valuable.
According to data from major domestic and foreign auction houses, porcelain has an average transaction price, surpassing calligraphy, painting, and jade, becoming the "king of value" of traditional Chinese art.
Among porcelains, red-glazed porcelain is recognized to be the most technically difficult to fire.
Therefore, Langhong glaze products, as the finest red-glazed porcelain, have repeatedly achieved high auction prices in major auction houses.
For example, in 2011, Sotheby's auctioned "Red Guanyin Zun from Lang Kiln of Kangxi Period in Qing Dynasty", which was sold for 12.81 million.
Why is it so expensive? Is it because porcelain from Langhong Kiln is so popular?
You must know that this kind of pursuit is not new only now.
Even in the Qing Dynasty, the tea banquet of high-ranking officials and nobles was considered to be the most elegant one with a Langyao red.
Lang Kiln Red from the Qing Dynasty is a treasure.
Even in the Republic of China, Lang Yaohong was a "sacred treasure" in the art and antique collecting world.
It is also highly sought after in neon, European and American collection circles.
It is said that at that time, the Morgan family, a large conglomerate in China, went bankrupt and sold more than 1,800 pieces of privately owned porcelain, except for a piece of Langyao red that they regarded as a treasure.
All of these are the reasons why modern high-quality Langyao red porcelain is so expensive.
Knowing this, Chen Wenzhe naturally knew how Wu San and the others took advantage of him.
However, I'm afraid it won't be easy for them to take advantage in the future.
Not to mention his subordinates, like Gao Qijing and Li Jinli, began to accept his works and would not let others take advantage of them.
Besides, Chen Wenzhe does not plan to make high imitations in the future. Even if he does, he will leave his personal money.
Such porcelain, no matter how well it is made, cannot be made old and used to deceive others, even if it is to deceive foreigners.
With this idea, Chen Wenzhe naturally didn't care much about this kind of thing.
"You have worked very hard recently. When you return to China, I will give each of you a set of good porcelain!"
This time, Chen Wenzhe made too much porcelain. Even if leaders like Li Jinli and Gao Qijing gave each of them a set, it would be nothing.
"A set? How many pieces?" Gao Qijing was not very polite, but directly asked how many pieces there were.
He had known earlier that, not to mention anything else, just a Langyao Hong would cost at least three to five million yuan each.
A slightly better one is worth millions. A set of such porcelain would only require three or four pieces, right?
"When I gather the five famous kilns, I will give you a set of classic porcelain from each kiln entrance, and other pastels, enamels, Langyao red, Chinese red, and malachite green will be decorated for you.
If you want, Tang Sancai will also give you a set." Chen Wenzhe laughed and said.
"Forget it! This thing is an antique, so forget it. Tang Sancai is a modern work of art. He really can't accept it."
Gao Qijing has been following Chen Wenzhe for a while, so he naturally understands porcelain.
After all, following a big boss who knows how to make porcelain, he has learned a lot about porcelain recently.
Therefore, he still understands the porcelain that Chen Wenzhe mentioned very well.
Not to mention Tang Sancai and other porcelain, he knew that every kind of porcelain made by Chen Wenzhe was very good, and every piece could be sold at a high price.
In this way, the reward received this time must be valuable!
"Boss, if our ship turns a corner, I'll give you a surprise too!"
Soon, Gao Qijing regained his composure. After all, he was considered a rich man now.
Chen Wenzhe definitely did not treat them badly, because every time they went on a mission, as long as they gained something, they would receive high rewards.
Not to mention anything else, let’s talk about the first transportation of gold and antiques. The gold share that each of them received at that time will allow them to achieve financial freedom.
As for gold, not to mention Chen Wenzhe, even they were numb to it.
When the sunken ship was first salvaged, it was a shipload of gold.
Then the second time in a small mountain village in northern South Vietnam, I got more gold.
Afterwards, following Chen Wenzhe's instructions, they followed the inland river next to the ceramics factory in South Vietnam to the west and found another treasure house.
While a large number of antiques were unearthed, a lot of gold and silver were also found.
I think back during World War II, a large part of the gold that Neon collected in various countries, especially in Southeast Asia, was hidden in the local jungles.
After that, they went south along South Vietnam, followed the clues, and found several more secret treasure houses.
This time, what they gained the most was gold.
They gained a lot, and Chen Wenzhe was not lenient in his rewards, so each of them got a large share of gold.
If there wasn't too much gold, they wouldn't have thought of using gold to bribe some guys from the Ska Kingdom and exchange them for a batch of sapphires they had hoarded.