Chapter 077 The blue and white pen holder is Cheng Fang
Seeing everyone's expressions, Shen Yu put down his teacup and spoke again: "In addition to the distinct layers, Kangxi blue and white porcelain is said to be the pinnacle of the Qing Dynasty, mainly because the craftsmen's technique for firing blue and white porcelain at that time had a tendency to surpass that of the Ming Dynasty.
"One of the things that even the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty did not possess was that the porcelain painters at that time could adjust the shades of green materials and then paint different levels of tones on the same porcelain.
"Even one stroke can distinguish different shades. Painting porcelain is like painting ink, presenting a completely different color experience to the viewer.
"Therefore, Kangxi blue and white porcelain is also known as 'Blue and White Colorful'.
"This may be related to the fact that during the Kangxi period, the imperial kiln craftsmen, the painters studied painting but not dyeing, and the dyers studied dyeing but not painting. Only by specializing in one skill can one be better than the master.
"This is what the ancient book "Tao Ya" said, blue and white are the same color, and you can see the depth and the shallowness. There are seven colors in a bottle. There are nine colors, so delicate and green.
"I can't see the visual effect that Kangxi blue and white should have in this pen holder.
"And the green material used in this pen holder is neither the bright blue asphalt material nor the pure blue pearl material. I can't understand the specific green material. It may be Guangzhou material or Jiang Jiang material. material, it’s more likely to be something else!”
After Shen Yu finished speaking, the expressions of those present began to change.
Li Hanlin's eyes changed from encouragement to approval.
There was a hint of surprise on Mr. Qian's face.
Lin Xifeng's eyes kept rolling, not knowing what he was thinking.
Zheng Congyuan looked at the pen holder on the Eight Immortals table, and the enthusiasm on his face obviously faded away.
Fatty Li looked at this and that, as if he didn't understand anything.
After everyone had clearly digested his point of view, Shen Yu spoke again, raising his tone even more, "There were no blue and white styles in the early Kangxi period, but later there were styles. Many of them imitated the regular script styles of the Ming Dynasty, such as 'Xuande Year System of the Ming Dynasty', 'Chenghua Style of the Ming Dynasty' Annual system', 'Jiajing annual system of the Ming Dynasty', and Wanli annual system of the Ming Dynasty', among which the Xuande Chenghua system is the most common.
"It wasn't until ten years after Kangxi, when the Kangxi royal kiln was partially built, that there was the inscription of this dynasty, that is, the six-character double-line inscription of the 'Kangxi Annual System of the Qing Dynasty'.
"The porcelain of the first dynasty should be worse in the early period, and better in the middle and later periods. This cylinder is far from reaching the standard of blue and white porcelain in the middle and late Kangxi period. If it can be attributed to the early period, but the taste is not up to par, this It is also a big doubt.
"What I said above are what an appraiser or palm eye master must say in a scene.
"You are all seniors in the antiques industry, so let me tell you something in the industry's jargon. This barrel is too new, there are no traces of use, the cow hair pattern is not visible at all, and the firelight does not completely fade naturally, so I think it is a fake. !"
"Oh, fake? Then when do you think the fake was made? For example, ancient times or modern times?" Mr. Qian asked expressionlessly.
Shen Yu thought for a moment, "If this junior guessed correctly, it must be from the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty."
Mr. Qian and Li Hanlin looked at each other, with a smile on their faces: "Since you said it was made during the Guangxu period, was it the Guangxu official kiln that imitated the Kangxi official kiln, or was it fired by a private kiln?"
Shen Yu had no worries this time and said bluntly: "None of them! It's the so-called 'Kangxi official kiln' created by folk forgers in the Qing Dynasty in order to obtain high profits.
"The porcelain making skills of these people are extraordinary. Although they are not as good as the Kangxi official kilns, they are much better than the Guangxu official kilns. Their skills can be said to be superb and have reached the level of masters!"
To be honest, Shen Yu’s explanations are half-truths and half-falsehoods.
This pen holder is really worse than the real Kangxi kiln, but it is slightly better than the Guangxu official kiln. As for the Guangxu folk kiln, it can't even catch up.
The fake thing is that the light blue light that Shen Yu saw with his special ability just means that this pen holder is from the middle to late Qing Dynasty or the late Qing Dynasty. As for whether it is Xianfeng or Tongzhi, Guangxu or Xuantong, Shen Yu doesn’t know!< /p>
As for why Shen Yu said Guangxu, first of all, Guangxu reigned for thirty-four years, which is a relatively long time. Secondly, during the Guangxu period, both official and private kilns developed well. In Xianfeng, Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Xuantong, it must be I chose Guangxu. It doesn’t matter if I’m wrong. Anyway, it’s a success if I can date him to the middle and late Qing Dynasty.
"Besides the green material just now, what else did you see? I'm afraid I wouldn't be so sure if I were naive?" Mr. Qian continued to ask.
Shen Yu smiled and said: "There are also the whiteness of the porcelain body and the purity of the transparent glaze of this tube, as well as the superb skill of the porcelain painting of 'Wind and Rain, Shepherd Returns'. These three are inferior to those of the Kang Kiln in the middle and late periods, but they are definitely better than those of Guangxu Guan." The kiln is vaguely comparable to the Yongzhi and Qian blue and white flowers, but this tube does not have the characteristics of the Yong and Qian blue and white.
"So the younger generation guessed that it was a forger who imitated the Kangxi official kiln and had a lot of experience. This counterfeiting technique may even have been passed down for several generations. It also has its own kiln mouth and the internal structure is copied from the Kangxi kiln, otherwise it would not be imitated. It’s so hard to distinguish between true and false.”
Snap!
Mr. Qian applauded first, then Li Hanlin and Lin Xifeng applauded one after another. Fatty Li didn't know much about porcelain, and Zheng Congyuan knew a little bit about it. But since the three people who knew about porcelain all applauded, he should also clap a few times.
For a moment, there was thunderous applause in the hall.
"Okay, okay! As expected of Mr. Shen's only grandson. At your age, I can't even have half of your eyesight!" Mr. Qian walked to Shen Yu with his crutches and patted him gently. Shoulder, "Old Shen has someone to succeed him!"
Shen Yu just wanted to be humble, but Mr. Qian waved his hand to indicate to Shen Yu that he didn't need to be humble, "This piece of porcelain should be called 'Cheng Yungong' imitation, also called Cheng imitation, or Yungong imitation!
"You can tell without the help of instruments that this is not a genuine Kangxi kiln, nor that it is an official imitation of a Guangxu kiln. This is really rare!"
"Imitation of Cheng Yun Palace?"
Shen Yu murmured it several times in a low voice, but there was no impression in his mind. Even his grandfather had never mentioned this person before his death.
Mr. Qian explained: "All the porcelains made by Cheng imitation have marks on the inner walls, either with the word Cheng in seal script, a white cloud, a fairy palace, or sometimes a self-inscribed poem, because there was no such thing as a strong seal in ancient times. It only has a flashlight, and there is no internal camera or other equipment, so it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity from the fake.
"Of course, now we can tell it with the help of instruments."
As soon as Mr. Qian finished speaking, the short-haired cheongsam woman smiled and pushed a machine with a screen from outside the hall, which looked like a simple color ultrasound machine.
Mr. Qian took a handle on the machine, pulled out a soft cord with a camera on it, and then slowly inserted it into the pen holder.
At this time, the instrument screen showed four dense lines of small characters on the inner wall of the pen holder.
After the cheongsam woman used her mouse to enlarge the small characters, Shen Yu finally saw them clearly.
This is a seven-character quatrain:
"Thousands of blue rays of light are competing for the first place, they are separated and connected again. I am stepping on the blue clouds and they are one color. I don’t know how many days have passed."
"Cheng Yun Palace" title.
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