The Yuan Dynasty was a magical era. Don’t think that this was a political power established by ethnic minorities and that they would only destroy it.
Of course, the Yuan Dynasty had great destructive power on production, technology, and production in the Central Plains region.
But one of its brilliant points cannot be erased, and that is the respect for craftsmen.
On the contrary, in the Ming Dynasty, the craftsman household system was hesitant and the persecution of craftsmen became more serious.
Perhaps because of respect for craftsmen and willingness to provide benefits to craftsmen, some new varieties of porcelain are from the Yuan Dynasty.
Compared with the celadon and white porcelain that were mainly fired in Jingzhen during the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, Jingzhen during the Yuan Dynasty was more unique in terms of the types of porcelain, the choice of glaze, the decoration of the porcelain, the design of the patterns, and the quality of the porcelain.
There have been great breakthroughs in the firing temperature.
Therefore, although the Yuan Dynasty ruled for less than a hundred years as a feudal dynasty in ancient my country, it left a profound mark on the entire ceramic culture of our country.
His most outstanding contribution and epochal significance is the creation of cobalt as a colorant.
Only in this way can the two extremely famous porcelain-making techniques of underglaze blue and white and underglaze blue glaze be created.
At the same time, these two major enamel technologies also established the position of Jingzhen, the porcelain capital, in the history of the development of ceramics in my country.
Since the porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty is so famous, what other valuable Yuan Dynasty porcelains are there in the current market in my country?
Among the Yuan Dynasty porcelains that exist in the current market in my country, the most famous and representative Yuan Dynasty porcelain is none other than blue-glazed porcelain.
The most famous among them is the "Yuan Dynasty blue-glazed white dragon plum vase" which was first stored in the Yangshi Museum.
Only three pieces of this Yuan Dynasty porcelain exist in the world, and the other two are collected in the Palace Museum and the Guimet Museum in Paris.
Compared with the National Palace Museum and the Seguime Museum in Paris, the Yuan Dynasty porcelain now in the Yangtze Museum is not only the largest in size, but also the most beautiful in shape, and the glaze is purer and warmer.
This blue-glazed white dragon plum vase from the Yuan Dynasty collected by Yangshi is more exquisite and beautiful than the other two pieces of porcelain in its decorative design.
At the same time, it is vivid and majestic. It is the best among Chinese porcelain plum bottles.
Mr. Xu Zhantang of Xiangjiang once proposed to purchase this bottle for 300 million yuan.
But there was no transaction, and from its price, we can see how precious this porcelain is.
The blue-glazed white dragon plate is another valuable piece of porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty.
To date, a total of four blue-glazed white dragon-pattern plates from the Yuan Dynasty that have been recorded in Eucalyptus have been published.
Except for one piece collected by the National Palace Museum, the other three pieces are collected in the Idemitsu Museum of Art in Neon, the Osaka Museum of Oriental Ceramics, and the David Foundation in London.
Valuing things when they are rare is a collection principle that has been established since ancient times in my country's antique art collection market.
The porcelain of the Yuan Dynasty is more suitable for this collection principle.
According to historical records, the number of blue-glazed porcelain circulated and unearthed in the Yuan Dynasty is very small.
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Judging from official data, there are currently only a dozen or so left in the world.
In terms of decoration, it is mainly decorated with gold on the blue ground and white clay with dragon, flying phoenix and seahorse patterns.
Among them, blue-glazed wares mainly decorated with white dragon patterns are only found on plum vases and porcelain plates.
The reason why Chen Wenzhe mentioned this must be because he also harvested blue-glazed porcelain this time.
This is a Jun kiln sky blue glaze folded rim dish, height 3, diameter 1, foot diameter 5.
The plate has a folded rim, a shallow arc belly, and a circle foot.
The inside and outside are covered with sky blue glaze, and the glaze layer at the mouth edge is thin, reflecting the yellowish color of the carcass.
There is no glaze on the inside of the ring foot, and there are three burnt nail marks on the outer bottom.
Except for this blue glazed porcelain
Others include purple glaze, black glaze, and white glaze porcelain.
The most eye-catching are the two incense burners, one of which is a Jun kiln moon white glazed double-eared three-legged burner. It has a height of 25, a diameter of 11, and a foot distance of 1
The stove has a square lip, a short neck, a long round belly, a round (hun sound ring) bottom, and a concave umbilicus at the bottom. It is supported by three breast-shaped feet with the feet turned outward.
The ears are symmetrically placed on the shoulders, and the glaze is blue-gray and decorated with purple-red spots.
The glaze dripping phenomenon and the "earth-leaking mud" pattern are both more obvious, and there are more bubbles bursting in the glaze layer.
The convex edges and thin parts of the glaze are light brown.
The glaze layer on the inner wall has more flakes and the glass texture is stronger.
The other one is a Jun kiln moon white glazed double-eared three-legged furnace with lotus and lotus patterns, with a full height of 2 and a caliber of 14.5.
The furnace has a flat mouth, a deep belly, concave ring feet, and three legs at the bottom.
Punching ears are placed symmetrically on the mouth rim.
The inside and outside are covered with moon white glaze, and there are hanging glaze marks on the outer bottom.
The ring foot is unglazed, the body is iron brown, and the texture is fine and firm.
The outer wall and ear surface are decorated with folded branches and floral patterns.
Then there is the Jun kiln moon white glaze with purple and red spots, height 9, diameter 28, foot diameter 1
Wash the opening edge, curved wall, and circle foot.
The inside and outside are covered with moon-white glaze, the outer wall is not glazed to the bottom, the inner bottom is dotted with purple-red patches, and the inner base of the circle is plain without glaze.
Chen Wenzhe could tell that a lot of the porcelain in his cellar came from Jun Kiln.
After flipping through it, Chen Wenzhe unexpectedly found another blue-glazed plate.
This is a Jun kiln sky-blue glaze purple-red mottled chrysanthemum petal dish, with a height of 4, a diameter of 2 and a foot diameter of 9.
The plate is chrysanthemum-shaped, with an open mouth, a shallow arc belly, and a circle foot.
The inside and outside are covered with sky blue glaze, and the inside of the plate is dotted with four rose-purple patches.
The glaze colors of Jun kiln porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty are mainly sky blue and moon white, with less rose purple red spots.
This plate has a beautiful shape, bright glaze color, sky blue and rose purple complement each other. It is gorgeous and elegant. It is worthy of being a masterpiece of Jun porcelain in the Yuan Dynasty.
However, apart from these few pieces, the Jun kiln porcelain seems to be gone.
However, porcelain from Cizhou kiln appeared next, and the black-glazed porcelain at the entrance of this kiln was very famous.
The first thing Chen Wenzhe saw was a four-series vase from Cizhou kiln with white ground and black flowers, clouds and phoenix patterns. It was 3.6 in height and caliber 6.
The bottle has rounded lips, curled mouth, short neck, sloping shoulders, oval belly, and round feet.
Series 4 is placed on the shoulder, and the inside of the bottle and the lower half of the outer wall are glazed with black glaze.
The upper half of the outer wall is decorated with black flowers on a white ground. The theme pattern is two groups of clouds and phoenixes, separated by mountain-shaped patterns.
The Cizhou Kiln of the Yuan Dynasty mainly fired white-glazed black flower ware, and the products were characterized by being large, round, and heavy.
Large basins, large jars and pillows are the main products, while cloud dragons, cloud phoenixes, cloud geese and fish and algae are common decorations.
Unfortunately, this type of porcelain may not be well received by the masters in the temple, so this one appeared.
Next were some porcelains of poor quality, and at the end of the page, Chen Wenzhe discovered the blue and white porcelain from Yuxi kiln.
This Yuxi kiln blue and white jade pot and spring vase is a rare and good item.
Blue and white porcelain is not uncommon, and jade pots and spring vases are not uncommon in the Yuan Dynasty, but they are usually blue and white from Jingzhen.
And this one is a blue and white jade pot and spring vase from Yuxi kiln. This is the first time Chen Wenzhe has seen it.