Chapter 1836: Ten Thousand Flower Craftsmanship, the Best of Modern and Ancient Times
The yellow color component in the broken fragments found in the Forbidden City is very close to the yellow color component in the Kangxi yellow ground enamel.
Such a thing must be the rare Yongzheng black ground enamel porcelain.
Needless to say, the small plate, or simply the small plate, that Chen Wenzhe saw must be of the same type as the remnant found in the Forbidden City.
Even the royal enamelware was produced in the same batch at the same kiln in the same period.
Enamel-colored porcelain like this was rarely seen before, and at most it was porcelain that used part of the black ground enamel color.
Elegant and luxurious black ground enamel is rare, and some black ground enamel glazes look like a flower-covered bowl with rich black ground enamel and peony patterns.
Among those bright flowers, peonies are unique.
I recall the song sung in the streets of Chang'an, "The beauty of the country is drunk in the morning, and the fragrance of the sky is dyeing the clothes at night." Even Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty, who was in the palace, couldn't help but praise it, saying that it was "the beauty of the country and the fragrance of the sky."
The unique charm and royal demeanor of peonies have attracted skilled craftsmen from all dynasties to paint them.
Since the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, peony patterns have been flourishing for a long time. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the peony patterns on Jingzhen kiln porcelain were even more colorful.
The combination of porcelain and peony is a match made in heaven.
This is a noble yellow-bottomed peony bowl, and the utensil exudes a royal atmosphere.
After playing with it carefully, I discovered the mystery of this thing.
The pastel rolling track is accompanied by a picture of flowers blooming. The workmanship is complex and cumbersome, and the yin and yang are highlighted in the picture.
Upon closer inspection, I was struck by the difficulty of the craftsmanship and the ingenuity of the craftsmanship.
Combining pastel techniques with enamel, the peony pattern is painted on a yellow background.
The brushwork is heavily rendered and the flat painting is delicate.
The proportion of one flower to one leaf, the strength of one flower and one relaxation, are in harmony with the utensils.
Obviously, this tureen is also a rare black enamel vessel.
Similar to this one, there are also some enamels of the same type, such as Baoyun Pavilion's enamel with black ground and thousands of flowers.
Ten Thousand Flowers is one of the classic patterns on porcelain and was first created during the Yongzheng Dynasty.
It reached its peak during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods, and was also known as "Ten Thousand Flowers Brocade", "Ten Thousand Flowers Pile", "Hundred Flowers Picture", etc.
It means thousands of flowers offering auspiciousness and a prosperous life.
The process is complicated, the colors are rich, and the paintings are colorful. It is the first of the colored porcelains, showing the unparalleled magnificence and nobility of the empire in its heyday.
There are two kinds of Wanhua porcelain, black ground and white ground. Because of the labor and cost of production, the finished products are rare. White ground porcelain is rare, and black ground porcelain is even rarer than a morning star.
The Black Land Ten Thousand Flowers series is the top rare category of Baoyun Pavilion. The scarcity is partly due to the extreme difficulty of firing the Black Land.
During the firing process, bulges, bubbles, etc. can easily occur;
On the other hand, due to the complexity of the patterns, once a mistake is made, the entire area will be changed, so the yield is very low.
There are no fewer than thirty colors visible on one utensil.
Before painting, all the paints must be prepared. Hundreds of color materials need to be adjusted in the early stage. The final painting, washing and dyeing must go through the hands of several people and enter the kiln several times.
It often takes several months to complete a project.
The overall design of the Ten Thousand Flowers pattern is unique and original. Although the picture is dense but not chaotic, the flowers and leaves are distributed in their own priority and are reasonably interspersed. The yin and yang are different for the back and the shades are different;
The writing style is exquisite, graceful and stretched, showing a gentle and graceful appearance;
The enamel color material is bright and magnificent, and the glass texture reveals a unique and rich oily feel.
Each flower on the object needs to be rendered and colored in layers after the outline is outlined.
After that, the enamel material is carefully dotted to outline the veins of flowers and leaves and other details. The layers of enamel color materials are stacked to create a three-dimensional effect.
This kind of enamelware is obviously more difficult to fire than other enamelware, and it is obviously more precious.
Also, Baoyun Pavilion is no ordinary place.
Now, in 2017, Baoyunge was rated as an intangible inheritance base by the Jingzhen Municipal Government and has become the leading brand of Jingzhen Enamel Caili.
They specialize in the enamel-colored porcelain techniques of the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, and their skills are extremely proficient. They have successfully restored the enamel-colored porcelain production techniques of the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the imitation pattern painting techniques of the Tang and Ying Dynasties.
Their works have exquisite shapes, beautiful and fine workmanship, and elegant and luxurious quality. They are the transformation and inheritance of the tradition and innovation of ceramic culture.
The shape of the vessel changes from the conventional one. The proportions of the vessel are soft and full, fully displaying the feminine beauty and elegant aesthetic taste, and showing exquisiteness in every aspect.
The works belonging to Baoyun Pavilion, the enamel color is dignified and vivid, three-dimensional and vivid, and the decorative patterns on the edges and feet are also exquisite and extraordinary, which means that the flowers are blooming and the prosperity is prosperous.
The design is unique and original, with complicated flower patterns and gorgeous petals. The whole picture is orderly and orderly. The flowers and leaves are distributed in their own order, gracefully and stretched, showing a gorgeous and noble temperament.
Baoyun Pavilion follows the concept of small but refined, just like the construction office of the Old Summer Palace during the Qing Dynasty, striving for excellence for the output of art.
Every piece they make is treated like a work of art with a lot of effort.
From design, composition, color matching, painting, and firing, almost all processes are personally supervised by professional masters.
And all this stems from the love for enamel and the mission of passing on enamel.
Baoyunge's works are nothing short of expensive.
Of course, it's expensive because it's scarce.
The products produced by Baoyun Pavilion belong to the top rare category and are extremely difficult to make.
During the firing process, bulges, bubbles, etc. are very easy to appear; in addition, due to the complicated decoration, if there is a mistake, the entire area will be changed, and the yield is very low.
Therefore, the quantity is scarce, which leads to the phenomenon that Baoyun Pavilion is expensive.
Then there is the Ten Thousand Flowers Craft, which is the top craftsmanship even if it is not used on enamel.
In 2017, CCTV Variety Channel launched a cultural exploration program - "National Treasure".
The first episode of the program showed the world Emperor Qianlong's unique "beautiful" aesthetic.
Different from the "fairy aesthetic" of his father and grandfather, Qianlong's somewhat deviant aesthetic has always been known for being complicated, capricious, and gorgeous.
It was even nicknamed "the flower of wealth in the world" by netizens because of its many elements and intense colors.
The unique style always allows us to easily identify which porcelain was made during the Qianlong period from a pile of porcelain.
The world only thinks that he is flaunting his skills, but little does he know that what he is showing off is actually his open-mindedness that should be embraced in the peaceful and prosperous times.
Of course, it is also the style and mentality that a great country should have. It is the culmination of thousands of years of work by Jingzhen craftsmen.
Just as "Tao Ya" said: "By the time of Qianlong's reign, the silk tapestry was extremely exquisite and exquisite, almost beyond the reach of miraculous craftsmanship."
Although it is not as visually vivid and majestic as the Yuan blue and white, it is also not as bright and solemn as the Ming Doucai, which has become the crown of modern and ancient times. With a touch of strong color, it shocks the world and makes it elegant despite the vulgarity.
In 2001, at the Jiade Xiangjiang Autumn Auction, a "three-legged stove with crown and ears facing the crown" sold for a high price of 30,000 yuan.
There are many high-quality Wanhua series porcelains like this in China.
Among them, the classic is the Gourd Vase with Ten Thousand Flowers, which is also collected by major museums in my country.
For example, the National Museum has a collection of "Gourd Vase with Ten Thousand Flowers Uncovered" from the Qianlong reign.