Chapter 1,602 The Ten Most Expensive National Treasures
After finishing the last Yongzheng garlic bottle, this time the production is basically finished.
However, if you want to continue doing it, it is still very exciting.
In fact, if you think about it, there are so many kinds of porcelain that can be made.
Not to mention other things, let’s just talk about the top ten precious porcelains. There is no fixed number for this.
After all, there are many precious porcelains in China, so the previous ranking, for example, is not authoritative.
It is now recognized that the more authoritative statement is to look at the transaction price.
Therefore, there is another ranking, which is another ranking of the top ten most precious porcelain.
Our country has many precious historical relics, among which the artistic achievements of porcelain are particularly outstanding.
The generally recognized number one is Xiao He chasing Han Xin's plum vase under the moon in the Yuan Dynasty.
Chen Wenzhe had let it go before, so he knew very well that the Yuan blue and white Xiao He chasing Han Xin under the moon plum vase was a Yuan Dynasty porcelain and a rare national treasure among the blue and white porcelain of the late Yuan Dynasty.
Its transaction price is 710 million yuan, and there are only three pieces in the world, making it the most top-notch porcelain.
The second is the Qing Qianlong pastel hollowed-out Ji Qing Yue revolving bottle. This bottle has a uniform shape, a carp pattern is printed on the bottle body, and the word "lucky" is written on the bottle mouth. It is a symbol of good luck and wealth, and it is also the pinnacle of the porcelain of the three generations of the Qing Dynasty.
Its bidding price is as high as 254.1 million yuan, which shows that it is extremely precious.
The third is the Ming Chenghua Blue and White Doucai Chicken Cup. I won’t go into details about this. At the 2014 auction, it was won with a bid of HK$250 million, setting a record for Chinese porcelain auctioned in Hong Kong.
The fourth place is the familiar Yuan blue and white Guiguzi Xiashan Jar. In 2005, it was auctioned for 14 million pounds and about 230 million yuan, setting a record for the highest auction of Chinese art at that time.
The fifth is the celadon-glazed sunflower wash from Ru Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. This Ru Kiln porcelain in the Northern Song Dynasty is the pinnacle of Chinese porcelain and has high ornamental value.
This porcelain has a history of thousands of years and is extremely precious. It was sold at Sotheby's in Hong Kong for HK$208 million.
These are the top five. As for the bottom five, they are absolutely unexpected, because they are all works from the Qianlong period.
There was nothing we could do about it, because Emperor Qianlong was very happy with his achievements, so during his reign, he did a lot of things. The artistry may not be the highest, but the value is definitely very high.
For example, the sixth-ranked Qianlong famille rose longevity gourd vase of the Qing Dynasty was hidden deep in the palace at that time.
It is now a national treasure. It looks like a gourd and has the beautiful meaning of "the emperor lives forever".
According to reports, this is my country's first Qianlong pastel porcelain worth over 200 million.
The seventh place is the enamel bowl with spring swallows in the apricot forest made by the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. This bowl is a disguised work among the enamelware made by the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty.
The bowl was printed with blooming apricot blossoms, willows and tobacco seeds, as well as poems written by Qianlong himself, and was sold at auction for 123 million yuan.
The eighth is the Qing Dynasty Qianlong enamel Gu Yuexuan golden pheasant amphora. This vase is commonly known as Gu Yuexuan porcelain and is a representative work of the Qianlong period.
This bottle has a small and beautiful appearance, with "dual ears" on both sides, a uniform layout and bright colors. It was sold at auction for HK$115 million.
The ninth is the Qing Qianlong blue and white seawater red dragon pattern Eight Auspicious Ruyi Ear gourd vase. The bottle body is printed with red dragons, which is majestic.
The bottom is also engraved with the words "Qianlong Year of the Qing Dynasty" and was sold for 83.44 million yuan at the Shendu auction.
The last piece is a turquoise-green Ruyi double-eared statue with blue-glazed pastel consecration, flowers and birds, and dark carvings. This statue is a very precious official kiln treasure during the Qianlong period, with more than a dozen pieces in existence.
At the auction, it was sold at a sky-high price, rising from the initial price of 800 US dollars to US dollars, creating a miracle for Chinese art in the Western market.
Six of the ten porcelains with the highest auction value are from the Qianlong period. From this, it can be seen that Qianlong porcelain is still in line with modern people's aesthetic concepts.
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There's nothing you can do about it, even if many people say it's vulgar, it's just a dazzling work with many layers of craftsmanship.
But why is it beautiful? The eyeball economy should never be underestimated.
Therefore, inside Chen Wenzhe's factory, there is a studio that specializes in imitating Qianlong official kilns.
In addition, there are also professional imitation studios for Tang Sancai, Xuande blue and white, Ming Dynasty red glaze, Langyao red, etc.
Other professional red glaze studios, yellow glaze studios, green glazes, black glazes, white glazes, blue glazes, etc. all have professional studios to produce them.
Not to mention anything else, just spreading out these studios will already occupy a large area.
So now Yi Niantang Ceramics Factory has really become a behemoth.
Kaolin and other raw materials for making porcelain are not produced here. Otherwise, this place might become a top porcelain making center in the country.
However, now that transportation is developed, there are no longer restrictions on raw materials.
In this way, Yi Niantang Ceramics Factory will develop in full swing.
"Is this an imitation of Ru kiln?"
After turning around, Chen Wenzhe came to another studio where there were fewer people.
However, as soon as he took a look, he discovered that everyone here was a master.
There is no way, Ru kiln porcelain cannot be imitated by anyone who wants to.
"We still have to thank the boss. If the boss hadn't dismantled the kiln in South Vietnam, we wouldn't be able to replicate it."
After Chen Wenzhe walked around for a while, he almost understood it.
The imitations made by these guys are mediocre, not even high imitations.
And this is because of the raw materials and suitable furnaces he provided.
Among the five famous kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty, Chen Wenzhe made the most of the Ru kiln, and he imitated the entire set and studied it thoroughly.
In his opinion, the people under him are at most the level of Ru Kiln porcelain apprentices.
You must know that the production of Ru kiln porcelain has strict requirements.
After all, it is something for the royal family, and any flaw will cause a piece of porcelain to be scrapped.
The royal family has money, but you can't waste it.
Because too much is wasted, you may lose your head.
Therefore, the entire production process of Ru kiln is very rigorous.
There are fourteen steps from soil acquisition, clay smelting, plating box, mold repair, material washing, blank making, printing blank, rolling blank, painting blank, glaze glazing, kiln filling, kiln opening, colored ware, and furnace firing. Each step
They are all very rigorous.
Generally, after the body is formed, the glaze color is applied to the porcelain again and again, and the firing of the remaining Ru kiln porcelain has entered the fast lane.
As long as the materials are suitable, the subsequent process only requires skills and does not require any difficulty.
Of course, this is for Chen Wenzhe. For ordinary craftsmen, it is still very difficult.
For example, biscuit firing and glazing. Bisque firing refers to the process of firing an unglazed body at a certain temperature to give it a certain mechanical strength.
The firing process of Ru kiln is two firings. The first time is to burn the carcass, apply glaze and then enter the kiln for glaze firing.
In the glaze accumulation layer of the Ru kiln ruins, a large number of unburned tire fragments were found, indicating that the Ru kiln used the glaze dipping method for glazing.