Chapter 709: Lingfang Fairy, White Elephant King, Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
Chen Wenzhe looked at the row of white porcelain in the store. Are these also works under the leadership of Chen Xingchen?
The most critical aspects of Dehua white porcelain are porcelain clay and white glaze. Chen Wenzhe has solved both of these issues.
He had previously purchased special porcelain clay and specially prepared it. To use it, all he had to do was mix it with the clay.
As for the white glaze, he often uses it, and it must be used by Chen Xingchen now.
Therefore, as long as the craftsmanship is not too bad, the effect of the white porcelain produced will be very good.
Sure enough, when he looked over, Chen Wenzhe knew that there was a reason why Chen Xingchen's kiln-firing skills had improved.
The white glaze he prepared was actually just the same type, but if the temperature was not properly controlled when firing the kiln, many differences would occur.
The special white colors of Dehua white porcelain appear due to poor temperature control during the kiln firing.
Obviously, Chen Xingchen didn't know this, so the colors of the porcelain he fired were a little different, including onion root white, lard white, and goose feather white.
As for the boy's red, he did not bake it, because to achieve this effect, special temperature control is needed.
Because Hai'erhong was kiln-made porcelain in ancient times, it was not so easy to fire.
Chen Wenzhe walked slowly, looking at Chen Xingchen's works one by one.
He is quite self-aware, so all he makes are small ones, and he must have used molds.
These porcelains are semi-mold, semi-handmade works.
That is to say, it is roughly formed with a mold first, and then refined by hand at a later stage.
After glazing, it is quite satisfactory. Without the effect of white glaze, these white glazed porcelains would be just average.
However, with the whiteness of Dehua white porcelain, the effect is completely different.
For example, some Guanyin statues look particularly sacred, but they are a bit small.
These white porcelain should reach the level of fourth-level craftsmanship, and this still has the effect of white glaze.
The price of such a small statue is not low, each one costs 500 yuan.
At this time, there were already some obviously older people in the store, choosing.
Perhaps these white porcelain works have just been put on the shelves, so they still look good at this time.
However, in just a short while, most of the works on the shelves disappeared.
The best seller was definitely the Guanyin Bodhisattva. Whether it was a seated or standing statue, everyone on the shelf was taken away.
Next is Maitreya Buddha, who is a household name and very well-known.
Apart from these two, the ones who were recognized were actually the Arhat Who Subdued the Dragon and the Arhat Who Subdued the Tiger, which was a bit beyond Chen Wenzhe's expectation.
In the end, it was a seated statue of Bodhisattva known as the White Elephant King that sold for the highest price!
The people who came in for the sweep this time were obviously tourists brought by a travel agency. These tourists were relatively old. In addition to buying some purple clay pots, they bought more white porcelain.
It seemed that the tour guide was holding a lot of things in his hands, and he didn't know whether he was holding them for others or for himself.
"Aunt Wang, this one costs 98,000!"
"If I want it, I'll invite this Bodhisattva!"
"Do you know what kind of Bodhisattva this is?" the tour guide asked curiously.
"Of course I know. You young people don't know. This person is invited to come to the house to guard the house, to eliminate disasters and solve problems, and to ensure safety!"
"What kind of Bodhisattva is this?" the tour guide asked curiously again.
"You don't know this? Haven't you seen the white elephant where the Bodhisattva is sitting? This must be the White Elephant King Bodhisattva!"
Then, the old lady started to explain eloquently.
Don't tell me, there is indeed something to what she said, but it's a bit far-fetched.
It is recorded in the "Ten Rebirth Sutras": The Buddha once told Shanhaihui Bodhisattva and Venerable Ananda: "If someone vows to be reborn in the Western Paradise and recites the name of Amitabha, twenty-five Bodhisattvas will follow him like a shadow.
The practitioner will have no disease or troubles, and will prevent all evil spirits and evil spirits from disturbing the person, so that the practitioner will always be at peace."
White Elephant King Bodhisattva is one of them, holding a treasure banner.
But the white elephant sitting here is definitely not the White Elephant King Bodhisattva, because he is Samantabhadra Bodhisattva, and this Chen Wenzhe will definitely not be mistaken.
"Aunt Wang, this white elephant has six tusks, right? Is the one sitting on top the White Elephant King Bodhisattva, or is the six-tusked white elephant below the White Elephant King?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? This six-tusked white elephant is also a Bodhisattva, one of its incarnations."
"Everyone, look at the name plate below. If I'm not mistaken, this is Samantabhadra Bodhisattva. He is indeed riding a six-tusked white elephant. There is also a legend that this white elephant is the incarnation of Bodhisattva. However,
I prefer to believe that he is the Tooth Fairy on the list of gods, and was later surrendered by the Bodhisattva and became his mount!"
The last one is a bit of a disgrace. Didn't you notice that he was in high spirits?
Some tourists, who had been very happy to hear this, took a look at the name plate and found out, sure enough, it was clearly marked below that the Bodhisattva riding a white elephant with six tusks was really the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva.
"Is this the Tooth Fairy, the servant of Lord Tongtian?"
"Aren't you the disciple of Master Tongtian?"
"Oh, he's an immortal in Fengshen Yanyi. Is this the image he has?"
"This white elephant is so good. There are three tusks lined up on both sides!"
"This is Dehua white porcelain, the whiteness is the best!"
"Well, using it to shape a white elephant really complements each other!"
"The craftsmanship is not very good. Look, this is just a collection of Yi Niantang!"
"The price is here. If it doesn't exceed 10,000 yuan, it can only be a sixth-level handicraft!"
"What level six?"
"Don't you know? The craftsmen of Yi Niantang are divided into levels. The works made by level 4 craftsmen are level 4 commemorative works, those made by level 5 skills are collector's editions, those made by level 6 skills are collector's editions, and those made by level 7 skills are
It’s in the collection, the eighth level is a collection, but I don’t know what the ninth level is!”
Chen Wenzhe smiled, impeccably flawless!
"Hey, when I come to Yi Niantang now, I can't even see the seventh-level collector's edition."
"I heard that the boss of Yi Niantang has gone into retreat and is holding back his ultimate move. Maybe if he appears again, there will be a level nine work."
"Forget it, even if it shows up, we can't afford it!"
"Haha, this is the truth. Level 7 works cost 50,000 or 60,000, level 8 works definitely cost more than 100,000, and level 9 works can't cost more than a million?"
"I've heard some rumors. I heard that the Grand Academy of Fine Arts is going to add 18 new Arhats. The budget for each statue is one million, for a total price of 18 million."
"Who did you listen to?"
"My son is a teacher at the Grand Academy of Fine Arts. I heard that the boss of Yi Niantang is doing it!"
"I've also heard that the boss of this meditation hall is from the Grand Academy of Fine Arts!"
"Hey, regardless of whether it's true or not, we can go visit the Grand Academy of Fine Arts then, right?"
"Of course it can. Nowadays, universities are open to the public. Let's go visit then and see what kind of Eighteen Arhats can be worth 18 million!"