It was getting late, so Chen Wenzhe packed two blue and white glazed red plum bottles and walked out of the house.
I drove to the school and parked directly in front of the Ceramic Art Center building.
Today, Monday, Professor Tao is indeed in the studio.
Seeing Chen Wenzhe, Tao Yiyun pulled him directly to his office.
After closing the door, the smile on Tao Yiyun's face could no longer be concealed.
"You're such a good boy. You've made me proud this time. You're a great contributor!"
It was very rare that Professor Tao also made a joke.
"It's just good luck, otherwise I wouldn't have discovered anything."
"You are too modest. Modern high-tech equipment cannot be used in such a secret place. It is definitely not luck to find it!"
Seeing that Chen Wenzhe wanted to deny it, Tao Yiyun waved his hand and said: "I'm afraid you don't know that just because of your discovery, they scraped the ground over there again. Unexpectedly, they found many more treasures. Although
It’s not as valuable as the batch you found, but it’s still worth a lot.”
"What else?" Chen Wenzhe was really surprised this time. He didn't expect that he would also leak treasures sometimes?
"Don't think too much. Even if you find more things, those old guys can't give you more. It's best to let others take some credit, and they must also think of you. Without your discovery,
, can they find the right direction?"
"However, you also need to pay attention. Many people have complicated thoughts in this kind of operation. No one knows whether those treasures were hidden before or now."
Chen Wenzhe nodded to express his understanding.
He had thought about this a long time ago, but he knew that many treasures must have been hidden back then, not now.
Because those who are in the water now do not have the time or the ability to hide so many treasures.
However, there were problems with the treasures that Sun Dianying hid back then. For example, the Mu family and the Yang family are all descendants of the people who hid the treasures back then.
For some unknown reason, none of them knew the exact location of the treasures. Otherwise, they would not know whose hands these treasures fell into.
"Teacher, this is the gift I brought back for you!"
After talking about the treasure for a while, Chen Wenzhe took the box he brought to his desk.
"What is it? It can't be ruby and sapphire, right? Are you bringing me all the treasures you were allocated?" Professor Tao joked with a smile.
"Take a look, I'll definitely give you a surprise." Chen Wenzhe also said with a smile.
Tao Yiyun naturally knew that there could be no gems in it.
Tao Yiyun opened the gift box with a smile. When he saw what was inside, Tao Yiyun's eyes widened.
"Blue and white with red underglaze?" Professor Tao looked at the big red peony in the box without blinking.
He carefully held out a plum vase and turned it carefully. The blue flowers and ruby red peonies were in full bloom!
"What a unique idea!" Professor Tao soon discovered the problem.
"There is no way, there is no real formula for blue and white and underglaze red, so we can only use tricks to bake it like this."
"This is also very impressive. Not everyone can control the temperature in the kiln. By the way, what is your success rate in successfully firing such a pair?"
Success rate? Chen Wenzhe was stunned. He really hadn't calculated it.
A total of twelve firings, three times successful, a quarter?
"Twenty-five percent?"
"You are already very good. It seems that your talent in making porcelain is even better than I thought!"
Tao Yiyun couldn't put it down and stroked the plum vase, especially the red peony flower. He touched it again and again. He seemed a little obsessed with it?
"When I was young, I also studied blue and white underglaze red. Unfortunately, there was no gas kiln at that time, so we could only use firewood kilns. It was too difficult to make blue and white underglaze red. Later I heard that the country organized experts to work on the problem.
, was also fired, but the yield was too low and the waste was too serious, so it was not promoted on a large scale."
After finishing speaking, Tao Yiyun looked at Chen Wenzhe with a somewhat complicated expression.
"Teacher, what's wrong?" Chen Wenzhe looked a little embarrassed.
Tao Yiyun smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid you didn't realize that the two blue and white pieces you fired with red underglaze are absolute treasures."
"Treasure?" Chen Wenzhe was a little confused.
Tao Yiyun shook his head and said: "The rare porcelain variety of underglaze red has attracted people's attention very early, and with its outstanding and majestic style, it has become a real nobleman in porcelain collections.
The biggest feature of this kind of porcelain is that it is difficult to fire and the yield is extremely low. This is extremely low. Do you know how low it is? Copper emits red in the high-temperature reduction flame, which is called glaze red. This kind of glaze that can glow red
Red porcelain is very rare in quantity."
Seeing that Chen Wenzhe still didn't understand, Tao Yiyun continued: "There are two colors of underglaze red: deep and light. The deep one has a solid feeling, and the light one is pink to purple. But, what kind of red is true red?
?Is it a rich dark red, or a light pink, or even purple? It’s naturally ruby red, which is also called blood red.”
Having said this, Tao Yiyun's eyes once again fell on the big red peony in his hand.
Many porcelains are claimed to be underglaze red, but those that can actually produce such a rich, rich red can be described as unique, let alone rare.
But in the hands of Chen Wenzhe, it is definitely not unique, because he brought two pieces at once.
"Give this thing to me?" At this point, Tao Yiyun actually became a little worried about gain and loss.
This level of blue and white with underglaze red would be a treasure in any era.
Is this a modern craft? What does it have to do with it?
As long as it is kept for a period of time, it will no longer be a modern handicraft, but will become an antique, and it will definitely be a treasure among antiques.
Without waiting for Chen Wenzhe's answer, Tao Yiyun asked again: "You just said, what is the success rate?"
"Only 25 percent can be achieved. However, each time the kiln is opened, only one piece can be fired, and mass production is not possible."
"It's not worth it if it can be produced in large quantities. This is just right."
Having said this, Tao Yiyun laughed very happily. This is a unique skill!
As long as he has a skill, he, as a student, will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
"Give it to me? Aren't you the one who got it? Chen Qingshan, is this your alias? Qingshan layman? Or Qingshan is still here?"
"They are all there, the green mountains are still there, and the sunsets are red for a few times! It just reflects the history of blue and white underglaze red."
"If Qingshan is still here, then you will leave your name in history." Tao Yiyun said with a smile.
"We're still far from it. When we don't use tricks and don't have to make slanting peonies, then we can truly say that the green hills are still there!"
"Okay, I'm waiting for your grand peony!" Tao Yiyun smiled with a proud look on his face.