Chapter six hundred and seventy-three small test kiln becomes porcelain
The factories here are all equipped with electric kilns, large and small, and there is even an electric furnace. This is the equipment Chen Wenzhe is preparing to make the Jingyun Bell.
However, it seems that this electric furnace needs to be moved, because it is obviously inappropriate to place it here.
The production tasks of the porcelain factory are getting heavier and heavier, and this electric furnace has taken up space in vain.
When we walked into the kiln factory, we had just started working in the afternoon, but some electric kilns were already in operation.
Some of the porcelain made in the morning has now been put into the kiln.
Of course, the works made yesterday afternoon were already out of the kiln this morning.
However, these are commodities. Generally, after leaving the kiln, they are dried for a while and then packaged and shipped away.
These works are all Grade 4 commemorative models, with an ex-factory price of only two hundred yuan. Naturally, Chen Wenzhe would not care.
He came to the kiln factory mainly to see the layout of the exhibition hall.
Some of the porcelain he made will be displayed here, mainly for senior technicians in the factory, so that they can understand some of the craftsmanship inside.
Now what remains inside is only a batch of white porcelain and ink color.
After these works were fired, Chen Wenzhe never had time to come over to see the results. Today he was free, so he couldn't wait.
The exhibition hall is all partitioned by glass, so you can see what's going on inside from the outside.
With just one glance, Chen Wenzhe saw a standing statue of Guanyin facing the door.
This is the first standing statue of Guanyin he made, using the most classic ivory white.
As he got closer, Chen Wenzhe looked at it a little and felt very satisfied.
The exhibition hall is well done, and these booths seem to have been purchased from Xue Jianming, they look so familiar.
For example, the small turntable on which the work is placed can be rotated and turned, allowing people to see a work thoroughly from all directions.
Ivory white is a treasure of white porcelain. The porcelain is tough, translucent and thick, delicate and moist. The porcelain is white with yellow in it, just like ivory. Chen Wenzhe's work is very qualified.
This is definitely a masterpiece among the ivory works. After all, Chen Wenzhe’s carvings are displayed here!
In addition, the white glaze he prepared is also very classic, so after it is fired like this, the effect will naturally be very good.
I don’t know what the guys who arranged the booth were thinking. Wouldn’t they feel a little strange when they put such a Guanyin at the door?
Using the finishing touch technique, this Guanyin is always watching the door. No matter who comes in, they will see a smiling, kind and smiling Guanyin Bodhisattva.
If you have some ghosts in your heart, you won't be upset when you see her old man's smile, right?
Look at another standing statue on a lotus platform. This standing statue of Bodhisattva is taller and more majestic.
However, this one uses the child face technique, so the face of Guanyin Bodhisattva is slightly rosy.
This made her look much kinder and more agile.
At this time, she didn't look like a god, but more like a kind elder.
“I didn’t expect it to actually happen!”
Seeing that only the exposed parts of the face and hands showed a faint red color, Chen Wenzhe looked delighted.
You know, even experienced craftsmen who make white porcelain may not be able to make baby red porcelain.
Because Dehua Haerhong was a kind of kiln-made porcelain in ancient times.
If this was during the Ming Dynasty, whoever fired the Boyer red and white porcelain would definitely be the best white porcelain in the kiln.
This was the limitation of ancient kiln workers. They generally did not have much knowledge. They only knew about firing and did not know why kiln changes occurred.
But now, many changes in porcelain have reasons, and the reasons have been found out.
This makes modern porcelain firing technology much more controllable. That is to say, any color porcelain you want can be fired by means and experience, and you no longer need to rely on illusory luck to get lucky!
In fact, children's red porcelain is a kiln change caused by a special atmosphere created when the objects are fired at high temperatures due to different locations or temperatures in the kiln.
In ancient times, there was no way to control the kiln temperature, nor to detect temperature changes in various parts of the kiln. Naturally, it was impossible to create conditions suitable for firing children's red and white porcelain.
But things are different now. As long as you place it in the right position and control the temperature appropriately, it can be fired.
Needless to say, these white porcelain must have been fired by Chen Xingchen himself, so he could produce works that satisfied Chen Wenzhe.
Looking at the baby in front of him, Chen Wenzhe couldn't be more satisfied.
The child's red glaze is moist and bright, and the object is white with red in it. Under the light, it looks as pink and translucent as a baby's skin to the naked eye.
As long as it is successfully fired, it will definitely be a top-notch work, because even now, there are only a few people who have fired Boy's Red, and even fewer have been handed down.
This time, Chen Wenzhe was just trying his best. He only tried a little bit on Guanyin's face and hands, and this kind of control ability was even more terrifying.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe’s master-level kiln firing techniques are really useful.
Just like this baby red, if you don't have the top kiln firing technology, you will never be able to fire it.
In fact, this is a matter of experience. With Chen Wenzhe's experience, as long as he points out a few key points, Chen Xingchen can perfectly bake the baby's red through temperature control.
Of course, this doesn't mean that making baby red is easy.
Let's just say Chen Xingchen, the firing was successful this time, but if he fires it again next time, he may not be successful.
Because the utensils are placed in different places, if you want to get the baby red, you must adjust the temperature or adjust the position of the porcelain in the kiln.
Chen Xingchen will definitely not be able to grasp the key points in a short period of time.
In other words, Chen Wenzhe must give guidance every time when making Haierhong.
After watching Boy's Red and then Lard White, I felt like something was missing.
It’s not that lard white is not good enough, it’s that it’s not as good as baby red and makes people feel more comfortable!
In fact, in ancient times, especially in the Ming Dynasty, even lard white was a treasure among white porcelain.
This grade of white porcelain has a thick and delicate enamel, bright oily luster, and is as moist as grease. The body white is hard and white and moist like grease. The body glaze is tightly combined and muddy into one body.
However, this kind of white has a slight yellow color, but it is lighter than ivory white, like solidified lard, so it has this name.
The same goes for Onion Genbai. As long as it has a name and a surname, and it can still be passed down to this day, it is not simple.
Therefore, onion root white is also a treasure of white porcelain. Its porcelain color is pure white and clean, just like onion root, so it is named onion root white.
The colors are all correct, which shows that Chen Wenzhe has completely mastered the mixing of white glaze.
In order to truly launch this batch of works, they must have the characteristics of Dehua white porcelain.
In this way, others will know at a glance that these white porcelains are not ordinary goods, but Dehua white porcelain treasures.
So what are the characteristics of Dehua white porcelain? In fact, the color is slightly different.