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Chapter 1,530 A colorful stroke

Mr. Geng Baochang said that the surface of colorful purple is dry and dull, which may be just a visual perception.

Because even if you can't see the real thing, you can see from the pictures that the purple is reflective to varying degrees.

Since ordinary porcelain enthusiasts have limited access to Chenghua ware collection materials, there should be many examples of different purples that have not been listed.

However, we can still draw such a conclusion from the above arguments.

The so-called purple color difference in Chenghua Dou color is not an independent color material in Chenghua Dou color material, but one of the red colors - germanium red material.

It is a special color effect caused by the sudden change in color due to the proportion of ingredients in the pigment, the size of the pigment particles, and the difference in furnace temperature control when firing the color glaze at low temperature. It is very likely that the temperature will be higher, resulting in a sudden color change.

It is not universal, and this color only exists in Chenghua Doucai porcelain.

At that time, Mr. Sun believed that this pair of Chenghua doucai Sanqiu cups handed down from generation to generation was unique.

It is precisely the appearance of the Sanqiu Cup in the Wanwan Palace Museum that provides us with strong evidence to uncover the mystery of the different colors of the Chenghua Dou.

Of course, no matter what, as long as this special color is imitated, many fine porcelains from the Ming and Qing dynasties can be imitated.

In fact, these don't matter to Chen Wenzhe, because he can see the historical truth.

Therefore, he knows what to do to get a beautiful purple instead of a poor purple.

As for the beautiful purple that was just made, it doesn’t look like a poor purple, so it doesn’t matter, because Chen Wenzhe is not making an old copy, but copying it.

At this time, if Chen Wenzhe wants to imitate, he only needs to pay attention to other characteristics of the Sanqiu Cup.

The main thing is the styling features, actually just look at the styling.

However, the shape can be summed up in just four words - solemn and rounded.

What is solemnity? This is a word that describes "people". When used on porcelain, we understand that its shape is simple, simple and uncomplicated.

The word "mellow" seems to describe beautiful women. When used on porcelain, we understand it as smooth lines, plump and not sloppy.

Combining these two points, we can understand the modeling characteristics of Chenghua porcelain. Even if it is cut, it still retains its aesthetic style. This is the result of the change of Ming Dynasty porcelain from bold to elegant since Xuande.

As for why this change occurred, Chen Wenzhe guessed that it was related to the social life of a dynasty.

Just like the Southern Song Dynasty when "the warm wind made tourists drunk", dreamlike Yue kiln celadon will definitely appear.

If you first look at the shape of the imitation Chenghua utensils, there are some typical utensils among them.

The shape of the vessel is the result of historical evolution and conforms to the evolution of the times.

Chenghua porcelain inherits Xuande porcelain upwards, and is similar to Hongzhi and Zhengde porcelain downwards.

The main types of vessels are: plum vase, bile vase, jade pot spring vase, large jar, flat jar, and lid jar.

Most jars have lids, but most are missing.

Others include incense burners, boxes, bowls, cups, goblets, lamp holders, plates, saucers and figures.

The more typical ones include enamel pots, colorful pots, goblets, and high stake baby cups.

What makes these special? Isn’t it because of the special patterns and paintings?

The main painting technique for porcelain this time is double-hook coloring.

It's just that the color filled in is relatively bland, which has something to do with the pigment.

The blue and white material is mainly produced from "Ping Ping Qing" in Leping, Xijiang, also called Pitang Qing.

This kind of green material is characterized by its clear and soft color, gray-blue hair color, and bluish tint.

The advantage is that it is easier to control and the firing rate is higher;

The disadvantage is that it is not easy to control hair color through thickening, and the water-splitting technique is destined not to be carried forward in this era.

The main characteristic of the patterns is the development towards realism. The patterns painted are close to landscape paintings and traditional Chinese paintings, but the expression form is not as complicated as traditional Chinese paintings.

For example, "Mustard Seed Garden Painting Manual" says that the rocks are divided into three sides, and the trees have yin and yang facing away.

Chenghua porcelain paintings do not have yin and yang in the back, and the three-dimensional effect is not strong.

But every disadvantage must have an advantage, and the picture looks very soft, peaceful and natural.

There were many main patterns in this period, and the patterns commonly used in official kilns were still relatively typical.

Legendary mythical beasts - flower-piercing dragon (phoenix), cloud dragon, pterosaur, vanilla dragon, unicorn.

Botanicals - lotus (peony, okra), three autumn pictures, lotus, algae, longevity lotus, Sanskrit, eight treasures, etc.

Animals - fish, butterflies, parrots, lions, seahorses, chickens, mandarin ducks and other birds.

Characters - Yingxi, Gao Shi, celebrity stories.

If these relatively complex technologies can be mastered, then only some of the most basic features are left, such as the characteristics of the tire glaze.

The glaze of blue and white porcelain is very white, occasionally slightly bluish, but the overall whiteness is higher than that of Xuande porcelain.

This is also related to the quality of the porcelain body, because firing a white glaze requires a very white porcelain body and a high degree of porcelain.

The Chenghua Dynasty pursued a very thin texture, and there were many small utensils such as goblets, wine glasses, and bowls.

You can see the patterns on the outer wall of these small utensils on the inner wall, as if they were reborn;

On the contrary, the glaze is very thick, plump and shiny.

In addition, if there is a little crystal spot or glaze shrinkage, it is considered a defective product, and the defective product must be destroyed.

Therefore, Chenghua official kiln wares are not defective, and any defects must be fakes.

The Chenghua Dynasty was the starting point for the development of colored porcelain.

During this period, in addition to the traditional blue and white, underglaze red, three colors, and five colors, a masterpiece appeared, which was "fighting colors".

Doucai - the perfect combination of overglaze multicolored and underglaze blue and white.

Two different styles complement each other through a thin layer of glaze, making them elegant and refined.

I'm afraid only the royal family can own and use it. It is said that the chicken bowl cup was worth more than a thousand gold in the Ming Dynasty.

In terms of the use of color, the grape cups and small jars of the Chenghua Dynasty have a "bright purple" color, which cannot be described in words.

In terms of colored porcelain, there are different varieties in different combinations.

These glaze combinations have been mentioned before.

In addition, there are also single-color glazes, including red, yellow, blue, sauce, etc.

There is also a kind of enamel (also called enamel), which refers to a method.

Roughly speaking, on the surface of the porcelain, use mud to circle the outline of the pattern, and fill the outline with colored materials.

All in all, Chenghua porcelain is also an important part of the history of colored porcelain.

This is certainly related to the emergence of a variety of color materials, but the hard work of the kiln workers is the most important.

To sum up, if you want to make a good piece of Chenghua porcelain, you only need to do four things based on the characteristics of Chenghua porcelain mentioned above.

The first is the glaze, which should be pure and delicate. Most small vessels are light and thin, and appear tooth-white or flesh-red when viewed through light. The glaze should be thick, plump and shiny.

The second is the decoration, the picture is fine, round and graceful, elegant and graceful;

In addition, Baoxianghua, Tuanhua and other patterns appeared, which were not seen before.

The third is the foot of the vessel. The foot of the Chenghua vessel is generally thinner and deeper, with a large number of "lake-meter bottom" phenomena.


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