The dragon-patterned incense burner made by Chen Wenzhe is an imitation of the "Jianlong Boshan incense burner". The main reason is that this incense burner is relatively famous and its natural style is also very good.
The "Jianlong Boshan Furnace" was made in the Western Han Dynasty. It is 22.5 cm high and is a national second-class cultural relic. It is now stored in the Shaanxi Provincial Museum.
This Boshan furnace has a unique shape. In addition to the furnace cover being hollowed out in the shape of a mountain, the furnace body has two parts connected with each other.
The most special thing is that the base of the stove is a dragon with a twisted body, two claws on the ground, head raised and mouth hanging out.
A man is squatting on the dragon's body, pushing open the faucet with his left hand, and holding up the towering furnace body with his right hand. The shape is stable but not sluggish, as if he has the power to lift a huge stone.
The reason why we make Boshan furnace that always subdues the dragon is actually unnecessary to think about. It is mainly because of the two words subduing the dragon.
This is probably a theme derived from Arhat Subduing the Dragon. However, this is not Arhat Subduing the Dragon, but it is all Subduing the Dragon.
There are people and dragons, and there are opportunities for Chen Wenzhe to perform, so the finishing touch is here to live up to the name.
This incense burner can be regarded as his warm-up work before making porcelain figures.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe made it with special care.
After the carving is completed, a layer of gold glaze is applied. This should make it look more magnificent, right?
Regardless of whether Zheng Yu likes it or not, he just did it anyway. Rich Jin, he should like it, right?
“I just don’t know the effect of the eyes and what they will look like when fired!”
After finishing making this incense burner, Chen Wenzhe stopped.
He originally wanted to start making white porcelain, but after thinking about it, maybe it would be better to make it tomorrow.
The kiln will be fired this afternoon and the results will be visible tomorrow morning.
"Wenzhe, it's time to eat!" Just when Chen Wenzhe was a little confused, Chen Qingchuan called him outside.
Looking at the time, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon. Before he knew it, he had been in the studio for seven hours.
While eating, I naturally listened to my parents nagging me. Needless to say, finding a girlfriend is the first important thing, and the second is not going home for a month.
Fortunately, his eldest brother Chen Qingchuan intervened, otherwise Chen Wenzhe would not be able to eat the meal well.
"Manager Li said that I want you to make some bottles. They don't need to be too big and can have more shapes. Some people like various bottles, such as jade pots and spring bottles. They can be used as wine dividers and can be installed by the way. If there are
A blue and white glaze red jade ewer and spring vase would be even better."
"There are quite a lot of requests!" Chen Wenzhe said while eating.
"You still blame Xiao Li? He makes money for you!" Chen Jianshe said a little dissatisfied.
"I know. I heard that he has done well recently?"
Chen Wenzhe smiled and immediately changed the topic. He knew that Father Chen would definitely be willing to listen to this topic.
Sure enough, as soon as Chen Qingchuan opened his mouth, Chen Jianshe stopped nagging.
"Of course it's good. This month, Xingchen has also tried its best. They not only fired 1,500 sets of beauty pots, but also hundreds of sets of fourth-level tea sets. Many of these were used by Hangzhou's
The big boss bought it.
However, more porcelain was left in the antique city by Manager Li. Each set cost 500 yuan. Every time it was put on the shelves, it would be snatched away. It was so easy to sell. You have never seen that scene. It looked like robbery.
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Chen Wenzhe nodded. Yi Niantang has already built a reputation. As long as people can confirm that it is a pure handicraft and not fake, domestic consumption power will still be very good.
A set of purple clay teapots costs 500 yuan. Generally, those who travel should have this kind of spending power. It’s just a question of whether they want to buy it or not.
If there are no worries and it is confirmed that it is a good thing, then who would not be tempted? You must know that there are many people drinking tea nowadays.
"There are four lines in the factory now, and Chen Xingchen takes care of two of them. Only in this way can we complete the task of 1,500 sets a month. Otherwise, it would be really mysterious."
"The four lines have just been separated. They were originally two lines. Some unqualified works were sold as fourth-level crafts. Naturally, the qualified ones were all fifth-level beauty pots, and they were all sold to Yi Niantang for a price of 6,000."
"Has it been divided into four lines?" Chen Wenzhe was really surprised by this.
"The other two lines can only produce level four crafts. Chen Xingchen and your other senior brother have supported two level five beauty pot production lines. Of course, Qinghu is also good at it."
"After doing so much, we should have trained a few backbones."
Chen Wenzhe is quite satisfied with this growth rate.
"By the way, Xingchen also wants you to make a few standard instruments. Instead of purple clay pots, bottles and jars can be used. If you make them this time, you can't sell them all to Yi Niantang. Their factory also needs a batch of standard instruments.
Set an example."
"I know, I will do it."
Chen Wenzhe saw that the workload was getting heavier and heavier. He immediately stood up and was not ready to listen anymore.
If he completely satisfied Chen Xingchen and Li Jinli's ideas, he wouldn't have to do anything else and just keep making porcelain according to their requirements every day.
When he came back this time, his main job was actually to imitate the Jingyun Bell.
However, the ore he needs is not yet in place, and besides, he wants to prepare some more.
Singing bowls are a kind of preparation, and there are also some ancient copper percussion instruments, such as cymbals, commonly known as cymbals, which are two percussion instruments that are struck against each other.
If you are lucky enough to get some old things, you may be able to learn some manufacturing techniques, the most important of which is the smelting and firing of materials.
The final molding process is less important.
After eating and taking a short rest, Chen Wenzhe went to the underground studio again.
He didn't want to go to Yi Niantang today, nor did he want to go to the factory. He could only make some things while he had some time.
The museum in Hangzhou needed exhibits, so he naturally had to make good preparations.
Don't let the stuff get piled up in the warehouse if people don't like it. That would be boring.
Since we all need bottles, we should make some good bottles. The first one to make must be the Yuhuchun bottle.
Jade Hu Chun Ping, also known as Jade Hu Chun Ping, is popular in a wide range of areas and has been used for a long time. Even if ordinary people don't know the name, most of them have seen it.
The jade pot spring vase is actually very suitable for being made into celadon. Of course, copper-red glaze can also be used.
However, the white porcelain is covered with copper red glaze, which is underglaze red porcelain.
It is not difficult for Chen Wenzhe to make such porcelain, but when it actually enters the market, the price is really not low.
Chen Wenzhe is also very good at making jade pot spring bottles. The most difficult thing is shaping, that is, shaping the bottle neck and belly into an overly streamlined shape.
Unfortunately, the top bottle mouth is a bit small, so it certainly cannot be drawn and molded in one go, it can only be used to connect the tire.
The process is slightly more complicated and the speed of making porcelain is slower.
However, for large-scale production, first do the processes that can draw the embryo, such as adding a section of bottle body to the bottom of the bottle, and then make the bottle neck and bottle mouth.
After doing this, you will finally connect the tire and get the overall shape!
It is not slow to make in this way, and glazing is not troublesome. However, you need to pay attention when firing the porcelain with copper red glaze in the kiln.