If copper-red glaze and secret-color porcelain are special features, then Gong Kiln can also show its authenticity in subtle details, such as makeup clay.
This stuff is also called makeup clay, protective glaze or pottery coat.
It is to mix finer pottery clay or porcelain clay with water into a slurry and apply it on the ceramic body, so that there is a thin layer of decorative color paste on the surface of the object.
If these techniques are relatively common, there are also unique things here, such as Tenmu glaze.
This is the finished product of "Jian Kiln" created and fired by Hu Jian Jianyang, who is famous for his black glazed porcelain.
Refers to the kiln transformation phenomenon of the black porcelain glaze. Under the light, the yellow, blue, purple and other colors that radiate from the surface of the vessel are fused together, and the brilliance is unpredictable.
Some people say that the neon people put the strange color dots on the bottom glaze, which shocked the eyes of the sky, so it was called Tianmu glaze;
Some people think that it is produced in Hujian, Xijiang and other places.
There are kiln stains, tortoise shells, oil droplets, rabbit hair, wood leaves and other spots.
In fact, if you study carefully, you will find that many famous kilns and ancient kiln mouths in China have many techniques.
For example, when Chen Wenzhe studied secret color porcelain before, he felt that the firing of secret color porcelain was related to many kiln entrance techniques.
Even after the secret color porcelain is lost, its craftsmanship may be inherited by other famous kilns.
It has to be said that there are really many treasures that can be unearthed in the Tang Dynasty.
Just like the last time Chen Wenzhe went to Chang'an, he gained a lot in Chang'an.
He had had the idea before to systematically study the culture of the Tang Dynasty, such as the architecture of the Tang Dynasty, stone carvings and inscriptions, etc.
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Chen Wenzhe must know a lot about ceramics, Tang Sancai and so on.
However, the culture of a country, or a dynasty, will eventually be reflected in all aspects of life.
This was already clear to him when he was studying the peony pattern.
You should know that peony pattern is not only used on porcelain, but also on cotton, linen and silk.
Even furniture and buildings are engraved with peony patterns.
In the Tang Dynasty, the decorations used to make porcelain were widely used in buildings!
In other words, the decorations on buildings were later used on porcelain.
Chen Wenzhe has a strong interest in all antiquities, and ancient buildings are no exception.
Because these ancient buildings carry not only thousands of years of ups and downs, but also their hidden historical truths.
This is the benefit of a vast land, rich resources and long history.
As long as you want to study, you will definitely gain something.
What will you get from studying the ancient buildings that survived the Tang Dynasty?
Thinking of this, Chen Wenzhe was a little lost in thought.
Looking back at an antique is definitely not as good as looking back at an ancient building, as you will see more ancient mirror images.
There should be quite a lot of ancient buildings in our country that are over a thousand years old.
The Lingxiao Pagoda of Zhengding Tianning Temple was printed on postcards published by the Commercial Press in the 1930s. It was built in the Tang Dynasty.
The Tang Dynasty was one of the most important dynasties in Chinese history, with brilliant achievements in politics, economy, culture, diplomacy and other aspects.
What are the characteristics of Tang Dynasty architecture? What kind of utensils did people use at that time?
Through the ancient buildings and cultural relics of the Tang Dynasty that have survived to this day, we can get a glimpse of the life of the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago.
Most of the early buildings in my country were built using wood as raw materials.
Although the wooden structure is beautiful, it is afraid of moisture and fire, and repairs are time-consuming and labor-intensive.
This is also the reason why not many wooden structures have survived to this day.
Chen Wenzhe is still very interested in these. After all, he has been to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
During that more than a month in Chang'an, Chen Wenzhe saw too many grand scenes of the ancient Tang Dynasty.
However, many wooden structures and cultural relics from that time have been damaged.
Very few of them can be passed down to the present. For example, in Beihe, there is only "half" a beautiful bell tower from the Tang Dynasty.
This bell tower was visited by Liang Sicheng many times. It is the bell tower of Kaiyuan Temple in Zhengding, an ancient city.
The bell tower of Kaiyuan Temple in Zhengding is 3 bays wide, 4 rafters deep (3 bays), and 2 stories high. It was built in the late Tang Dynasty and is one of the few existing "half" wooden buildings of the Tang Dynasty in my country.
The reason why it is half a building is that during the reconstruction of later generations, the upper floor was repeatedly remodeled and no longer looked like its original appearance.
However, the lower level miraculously retains the style of when it was first built.
From the column foundations, brackets and moon beams on the ground floor, it is not difficult to feel the charm of the Tang Dynasty.
The bell tower has three rooms in a square shape. The exterior of the upper floor was rebuilt by later generations, but the majestic brackets inside and on the lower floor cannot be denied if it is said to be of Tang style.
The interior of the bell tower, especially the column foundations, brackets, moon beams, etc., has a strong Tang style.
The Yanzhao and Tang Dynasties are not unique here. Kaiyangbao, located in Futujiang Township, Zhangjiakou, is known as the "Northern Loulan".
During the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, Kaiyang Fort entered its heyday.
At that time, people rebuilt Kaiyang Fort according to the design concept of "Nine Palaces and Bagua".
Its main streets intersect in a well-shaped shape, and the temple buildings are positioned according to the meaning of Bagua.
The entire castle has a regular layout and is solemn and majestic. It is known as the "Spiritual Turtle Exploring the Water".
In Kaiyang Fort, the relatively complete Tang Dynasty building is the Jade Emperor Pavilion.
Because of its age, only a few civil buildings from the Tang Dynasty have been preserved to this day, and Yuhuang Pavilion is one of them.
There are three rooms in the Yuhuang Pavilion, which are more than 2 feet high and have a single eaves on the top of the mountain.
The four corners of the eaves are exquisite and delicate, and there are still animals on the crests of the corners.
What is particularly eye-catching is the wooden component that acts as a lever at the eaves corner, and its mouth is carved into an elephant head.
This kind of decoration is rare in ancient buildings.
The Jade Emperor Pavilion was last renovated during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, but it retained the architectural style of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
In addition to the Yuhuang Pavilion, there is also the Kaiyang Gate in Kaiyang Fort. It is the south gate of this ancient castle and the only gate. There is the Yuhuang Pavilion above it.
The gate and pavilion were both built in the Tang Dynasty. Although they were renovated in later generations, they still retain the Tang Dynasty style, so their cultural relics are extremely valuable.
The most precious value of Kaiyang Fort is that it retains the overall style of the thousand-year-old city.
This provides valuable physical information for the study of Tang Dynasty architecture.
Kaiyang Fort's unique architectural artistic charm and vast regional landscape reflect the wisdom and cultural accumulation of the nation.
Its vivid carrier is full of a special sense of time and space, and it is a memory beyond the Great Wall that cannot be copied.
There are not many records about Kaiyang Fort in historical documents, and archaeological excavations have not yet concluded its feasibility.
This ancient castle is silent, desolate, and dilapidated. All the stories about its life experience are only known by time.
And Chen Wenzhe can just see the traces left by the years.
Therefore, he is most concerned about this kind of ancient buildings because they carry too much.
It's a pity that there are not many wooden buildings like this, but there should be some stone buildings.
For example, the Xingguo Temple Stone Pagoda in the courtyard of Jiecun Primary School, Chengwei Township, Boye County, Baoding, is the oldest existing ancient pagoda in Baoding.
This ancient pagoda was built in the fourth year of Jinglong (710) in the Tang Dynasty. The stone pagoda has a history of 1,302 years.
This pagoda was originally a building in Xingguo Temple. Now the temple has been destroyed, and this pagoda is the only one remaining.
The stone pagoda of Xingguo Temple was built at the same time as Chang'an Small Wild Goose Pagoda and has a similar style.