In the Hongzhi period, the colored porcelain had a white ground and a yellow ground.
The value of yellow ground porcelain is higher, but the value of white ground porcelain is not low if the quantity is rare.
For example, Hongzhi white ground green colored vessels are extremely rare and have been handed down.
It was only during the Qing Dynasty that there were imitations, most of which were made by Emperor Kangxi.
Not only are there plates and bowls, but there are also cutlery such as plum vases.
In addition to green-colored wares on a white ground, there are also green-colored wares on a yellow ground.
The National Palace Museum in Wanwan District has a small bowl with two dragons playing with beads and a tall bowl with yellow ground and green colors.
The front type of this kind of small bowl has the six-character official inscription "Hongzhi Nianzhi of the Ming Dynasty" in block letters, and the latter type of bowl has the four-character seal script inscription "Hongzhi Nianzhi" in the heart.
This type of yellow glaze with green color has recently been excavated from Yongle products at the imperial factory site in Jingzhen City.
There are two types of Hongzhi porcelain with red glaze: white ground with red glaze and blue and white porcelain with red glaze.
In addition, there are also three-color wares on white ground, which are red, yellow and malachite green.
The National Palace Museum in Wanwan area has this kind of three-cloud dragon pattern plate.
White sauce sauce and blue and white porcelain with yellow color were also made in the Hongzhi Dynasty. Like the previous dynasties, the main ones were fruit bowls with broken branches and flowers.
The Hongzhi yellow-glazed gold pot in the Shendu Palace Museum shows that Hongzhi's pottery gold-painting technique is also very exquisite.
To imitate these Hongzhi masterpieces, you must pay attention to the style.
Because except for the already mentioned Wanwan District Palace Museum, the yellow ground and green colored goblets are inscribed with the four-character seal characters "Hongzhi Year System", all of them are "Ming Hongzhi Year System" with two lines and six characters in block letters and double circles. , the double-framed square pattern of Ming Cheng Hua Dynasty cannot be seen.
The styles of folk kiln wares include "Made in the Thousand Sons Year" square style, "Made in the Next Year" square style, variant "Fu" style square style, and silver ingot pattern style, etc.
According to Chen Wenzhe’s experience, if you want to imitate well, you must know some identification points.
Let’s talk about Hongzhi porcelain. You need to know what the porcelain of the Hongzhi period looked like, what defects the imitations had, and where the imitations were not good.
For example, Hongzhi porcelain is the continuation of Chenghua porcelain, with a clean body and a moist glaze.
In addition, Hongzhi official kiln ware and Chenghua ware also have the texture of jade.
The glaze color of Hongzhi is white with gray in it, and some are even bluish in color.
The glaze color of the base and body of the vessel is not as uniform as that of typical Chenghua porcelain, but there are still differences.
The utensils have short bases and there are no utensils with high bases.
The phenomenon of bottom collapse of disks is the most typical among disks in the Ming Dynasty, and the center of the disk must be concave.
In the "Hongzhi Year of the Ming Dynasty", the three dots next to the word "zhi" are mostly lower than the word "tai".
What is said here is just "talking on paper". If you want to improve your appreciation level, you need to get your hands on more authentic products.
Often the real things are in museums, so what should you do if you want to get your hands on them?
It can only be based on inheritance, relationships, etc. Therefore, some appraisal experts are either from aristocratic families with inheritance or from well-connected families.
For example, there is a relationship to enter the museum, and there is also the possibility of entering the museum and working on the archaeological team.
Only by frequent contact can you become an expert in identification.
For antique craftsmen, only by understanding everything and being able to identify can they imitate well.
If you don’t even understand the advantages and disadvantages of a certain type of porcelain, even if you are highly skilled, the imitation is likely to be fake at first glance.
This time, through the Sanqiu Cup, Chen Wenzhe can imitate, and there are a large number of cups that want to imitate.
Everyone, please go and try it soon.】
Of course, if you add other glaze colors, other types of vessels, and treasures from other historical periods, there will be even more to imitate.
Just do it step by step. The cups are simple in shape. Except for the Sanqiu cup, the chicken vat cup, etc., he doesn't want to do it.
Because the glaze is well prepared, it is not difficult to imitate other types of cups.
Now that he wants to make a series of yellow glazes, he naturally chooses some that are difficult and rare.
For example, the Hongzhi yellow glaze gold ware mentioned earlier is one of the representative works.
Among the Hongzhi yellow-glazed porcelain, we must not forget the most unique one, which is the yellow-glazed gold jar.
Yellow-glazed gold pot porcelain is unique to the Hongzhi Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty.
From this we can see that during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty, yellow-glazed porcelain not only had good craftsmanship, but also knew how to innovate.
This is the way to identify Hongzhi yellow glaze porcelain, and this is the experience we have accumulated in our collection.
Of course, with archaeological discoveries, these rules may be broken in the future.
However, these experiences are still applicable now.
The Hongzhi yellow glaze and gold amphorae in the Ming Dynasty are not small in size, with a height of 31.6 cm, a diameter of 18.8 cm, and a bottom diameter of 17 cm.
This kind of jar has a straight mouth and flat shoulders.
It gradually converges below the shoulders and has a flat bottom.
There are symmetrical curved belt-shaped ears between the mouth and shoulders.
The mouth and base are similar in size.
White glaze is applied on the inside of the jar and yellow glaze is applied on the outside.
There are 7 golden string patterns on the upper and lower sides of the jar, 2 blue and white lines on each ear, two cows painted in gold on the opposite sides of the lower belly, and the base is plain without glaze.
This jar uses gentle curves to form a plump and well-proportioned shape.
Although the body is huge, it does not feel clumsy, and its simplicity reveals a handsome beauty.
The yellow glaze applied on the jar has a dull and elegant color, and the golden string pattern is gleaming. The decorative effect is noble and elegant.
It's just that this kind of nobility and elegance is built with money.
It is also because the production cost of this kind of porcelain is high, so there are relatively few high imitations.
There is no way, counterfeiting also requires cost control.
Therefore, it is okay to make some low-level imitations, but if you really want to make high-level imitations, the investment cost will be too high.
If the technology is not up to par, the costs will be even higher.
Even if they make huge profits from counterfeiting, they still need to control this high-investment behavior.
And this is also the reason why Chen Wenzhe can do it but other craftsmen under him don't.
Even if they had the factory to back it up, they wouldn't dare to make this kind of porcelain easily.
Although they all have the desire to become a master, they also need to consider profits because they get commissions.
A person must first be full and well fed before he can pursue his ideals.
Chen Wenzhe has no worries in this regard, so he just wants to be ideal.
The main reason is that I came to the factory, and the inspiration I can get here is really sufficient.
It turns out that when he was in South Vietnam, he did whatever he thought of and did without certain rules.
Now, all he can think of is fine products, because what he sees here are all fine products.
Of course, high-quality products are also divided into top grades, such as the grade given to porcelain just now based on the grade of the royal family.
And what he is doing now cannot be seen in one generation, but in hundreds of years.
For example, during the entire Ming Dynasty, how many fine porcelains were produced?
Hongwu underglaze red, Yongle sweet white, Yongxuan blue and white, Xuande five colors, Chenghua doucai, Hongzhi watering yellow.
These are the six famous porcelains of the Ming Dynasty. If you want to improve your technology and make high imitations, you cannot avoid these six types of porcelain.
Chen Wenzhe knows how to make underglaze red. He can make it no matter what kind of red it is.
He had done it before in South Vietnam, and all that batch of porcelain has now been shipped back to the country.
Then there is the blue and white porcelain, whether it is Yongxuan blue and white or Yuan blue and white, he has some experience and is confident that he can do it well.
Of course, he really didn't do Yongxuan Qinghua on purpose.