The decorative technique of enamel-colored porcelain, namely enamel-colored porcelain, also known as porcelain body painting enamel, is a kind of finely painted porcelain specially made for the imperial use of the Qing Dynasty.
As long as the things are right, this kind of thing must be made by the royal family.
Some of the treasures of this level are also used to reward meritorious officials.
Therefore, as long as it is made by the Qing Dynasty, this thing will never be cheap.
Up to now, all the enamel-colored porcelain made by the Qing Dynasty that can be found has been sold for a sky-high price.
The reason why it can be sold at a sky-high price is that on the one hand it is an imperial item of the Qing Dynasty, and on the other hand it is made, which is truly exquisite and beautiful!
According to the documents and archives of the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office, under the instruction of Emperor Kangxi, the enamel craftsmen of the Manufacturing Office successfully transplanted the technique of painting enamel on a copper body to a porcelain body, creating a new style.
Variety of porcelain.
Enamel flourished during the Yongzheng and Qianlong years, and was a craft treasure monopolized by the palace.
The required white porcelain body was specially made by the Jingzhen Royal Kiln Factory, and after being shipped to Beijing, it was painted and fired at the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office.
The required patterns were drafted by the Ruyi Pavilion of the manufacturing office, approved by the emperor, and then painted on the porcelain by the court painter.
Enamel-colored porcelain was created and fired in the late Kangxi period, and became popular during the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns.
In the late Qing Dynasty, there was still a small amount of firing, but the firing place was no longer in the Qing Palace but moved to Jingzhen.
In the early days of enamel painting, the ground color was first painted on the unglazed parts of the carcass, and then the flowers were painted.
The enamel-colored porcelain of the Kangxi Dynasty mostly used blue, yellow, purple-red, turquoise green and other colors as the ground, and used various enamel materials to depict various flower patterns. Its colors, paintings, and styles were all the same as the copper-framed enamels of the time.
Most of Kangxi's enamel porcelains were painted with regular sketches of passion flowers and twining peonies, with flowers but no birds, which looked monotonous.
While Yongzheng mostly used flower patterns, as well as landscapes and figures.
What was particularly outstanding at that time was the corresponding poem on the picture.
The calligraphy of these poems in the Yongzheng period is excellent, and there are rouge or red seals in red and white at the beginning of the poem and after the sentences.
The printed text often matches the picture and the content of the poem.
For picturesque bamboo, use the seals "Binran" and "Junzi";
Those who paint landscapes use the "mountain is high" and "water is long" chapters;
Those who paint plum blossoms use "Xian Chun Zhang, etc."
Enamel porcelain can be said to have inherited various advantages from the development of Chinese ceramics in history. It is almost the most exquisite in drawing, molding, painting, materials, glazing, color, and firing techniques.
During the Qianlong period, many excellent ceramic works appeared, but the production procedures and materials used for enamel were unmatched by many other varieties.
The painters are not ordinary kiln workers, but top professional painters in the palace.
Therefore, these utensils can represent the highest artistic level and highest craftsmanship level at that time.
The characteristics of this small bowl were so strong that Chen Wenzhe could not mistake it. It was made by the Qing Palace in the Kangxi Dynasty.
Seeing this, Chen Wenzhe felt relieved.
It was at this time that Chen Wenzhe received a message.
"In 2013, a carmine red enamel lotus bowl made by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was sold at a Hong Kong auction for HK$74 million!"
Then, Professor Tao sent him several messages in succession.
There are two photos among them, which are also carmine red enamel lotus bowls. These are the treasures that were auctioned for 74 million yuan.
Chen Wenzhe looked at the photo carefully and found that it was a little different from his.
However, the difference is very small, it can even be said that there is not much difference.
The reason why Chen Wenzhe can see the difference is because he has a master-level painting technique, so he can see subtle differences through the lotus flowers on the small bowl.
It would be nice if it wasn't the same thing. If it was the same thing, he wouldn't have to wait for news from the police.
"You have to be careful, this is the information I got from my friend's auction house!"
Professor Tao's instructions soon followed.
After checking the information, it turned out to be the transaction details from Xiangjiang.
The small enamel-colored porcelain bowl that Professor Tao mentioned was first auctioned in 1983 for HK$528,000.
Next, it was released to the market again in 1999 and was sold for HK$12 million.
That small bowl is very rare and well preserved.
Therefore, more than ten years later, at Sotheby's Hong Kong 2013 spring auction, this carmine red ground enamel lotus bowl made by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty was purchased by a famous antique dealer in Hong Kong for HK$74 million, setting a new record for Kangxi porcelain of the Qing Dynasty.
At that time, the buyer said in an exclusive interview that when this bowl first entered the market in 1983, he was already very interested, but 500,000 was a big burden for him, so he missed it.
In 1999, after this item was put back on the market for the second time, it was given up after being offered 8 million, and the bowl passed by again.
Fourteen years later, that is, in 2013, when he learned that Sotheby's had found the bowl, he was very excited and finally acquired the bowl for HK$74 million.
When converted into RMB, the Hong Kong dollar will depreciate by almost one-fifth, but that is the price in one or three years.
Now, not to mention other things, just inflation can make it reach a price of 74 million yuan.
Unfortunately, the antique market has been a bit slow recently, and the prices of many antiques have been decreasing.
However, the price of truly top-notch rare treasures will definitely not depreciate, but will only get higher and higher.
Therefore, if this thing has no hidden dangers and can be purchased for 10 million yuan, there really will be no problem at all.
At this moment, another message was sent. Chen Wenzhe saw that it was from the police.
It seems that what the middle-aged man said is true, there is nothing wrong with this thing.
As long as it's not stolen goods, you won't lose money if you buy this thing.
"It should be no problem. Shall we sign the contract first?"
Putting away his phone and looking at the middle-aged man, Chen Wenzhe smiled.
He was worried at first, but he didn't expect that what he was worried about didn't happen, and what he shouldn't have been worried about turned into a surprise.
Sometimes the Jianghu forces are indeed well-informed, and the government is so late in realizing it that it has just begun to take action. Even Sun Dianying's subordinates were found.
Naturally, a middle-aged man would not refuse. Isn't it normal to sign a contract for a 10 million deal?
In this way, Chen Wenzhe successfully obtained the middle-aged man's ID card information.
After getting this information, Chen Wenzhe easily sent the information to the police officers who had just helped.
This is helping each other. If someone helped him just now, he will immediately reciprocate the favor.
Also, now Chen Wenzhe really doesn't care about Sun Dianying's treasure. At most, he just wants to see it out of curiosity.
If you get that kind of thing and you don’t feel safe holding it, how can you spend the money you earn from a regular business with peace of mind?
As the money in his hands increased, Chen Wenzhe no longer took money seriously.
For example, he has not thought about selling the Kangxi enamel porcelain small bowl this time.
And if you want to sell, you must go to auction, but if it is auction, there must be a clear way of origin.