My system is not decent

Chapter 1043 It's an accident, but also inevitable
Looking at the azure three-legged wash in front of him, Chen Wenzhe seemed to see Yan He back then.

Not to mention anything else, but the enamel of the porcelain he made is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The enamel is like jade, which must be related to the glaze of agate.

Through backtracking, Chen Wenzhe was able to ascertain that the glaze surface and glaze color of Ru Kiln are so delicate because agate powder was added to the glaze.

However, the glaze of agate does not seem to have anything to do with the glaze color and the change of the glaze color?
Putting agate into the glaze can make the glaze crystal clear like jade, but it can't show azure color?

Also, modern studies have shown, especially the latest assay reports, that although agate powder does not repel the main minerals in the glaze, it does not help to change or enhance the color.

Of course, this information is a big blow to the artists who are determined to reproduce the Ru kiln, but it is an affirmation of the precious value of the surviving Ru kiln.

Because even the only possible clue to decipher the secret recipe of Ru Kiln is broken, this cultural heritage is even rarer!
Seeing this, Chen Wenzhe already smiled with cramp at the corner of his mouth, there must be something wrong with it.

The role of agate in the glaze is definitely controversial.

Of course, the more difficult it is to make Ru kiln porcelain, the happier he is, and the more fulfilling it will be for him to imitate it!
"There are too many pits here!"

Chen Wenzhe found that there are too many things to learn.

As long as modern people don't understand it, and feel that it is a pit, it is worth learning for him.

Feeling that the harvest will definitely not be less, he simply found a comfortable place, half-lying, squinting his eyes, and completely sank into the backtracking.

"Huozhao?" He was watching the firing process of Ru kiln porcelain just now, so what he saw must be a kiln!
When observing the kiln, a special term must be mentioned: Huozhao!
He has heard of this word before. The "Tao Ji" written by Jiang Qi in the Southern Song Dynasty is the earliest document that records the technology of porcelain making in the Song Dynasty.

About kilns, raw materials for porcelain making and "fire photos", etc., are all recorded in "Tao Ji".

Looking carefully, Chen Wenzhe immediately became happy, full of dry goods!
This time, he did not make the embryo first, but first looked at the kiln and kiln firing technology of the Song Dynasty.

Fire photos, also known as "test pieces", are used to measure the temperature in the kiln.

The Huozhao of the Song kiln is made of bowl blanks, which are generally V-shaped.

The tip of the lower part is inserted into the sand-filled sagger, which is placed in the kiln chamber and can be seen from the fire viewing hole.

There is a round hole on the upper end of the fire lamp. When the kiln workers measure the temperature in the kiln, they use a long hook to extend into the fire viewing hole and hook the fire lamp out of the sagger.

Every time a kiln is fired, it is necessary to inspect the fire several times, and each time it is inspected, a fire photo is hooked out.

Half of the glaze is applied on the fire, which can only be used once.

When firing porcelain, the fire socket is placed at the front of the kiln bed close to the kiln door, so that during the firing process, the kiln worker can use a long hook to go deep into the fire hole, pass through the small hole in the middle of the fire, and check the test piece for judgment. Kiln temperature and glaze color.

While watching, Chen Wenzhe compared the knowledge he had accumulated.

Now he has a very good understanding of the firing of Ru porcelain, and he has accumulated a lot.

You must know that imitating Ru porcelain is not so simple, so many ancient people have researched in this area.

One of the major categories is embryo making, and pottery carts have to be mentioned for embryo making.

A pottery cart is a ceramic product forming machine, also known as a potter's wheel, a potter's wheel, and a runner.

In the Dawenkou Culture of the Neolithic Age in my country, pottery shaped by pottery carts has been unearthed.

The pottery cart is composed of a wooden plate and a machine, and is equipped with a bamboo stick and a frame.

The entire pottery cart has basically fallen to the ground, only the wooden plate is about 20cm above the ground, and the mechanism is not visible.

The frame is square and consists of wooden sticks, which are set around the wooden plate, and the frame is higher than the wooden plate by a certain distance.

The casting craftsman sits on one side of the frame, facing the wooden plate, and puts his legs on the wooden sticks on both sides of the frame.

A good space is formed between the billet-drawing craftsman and the pottery cart and its movement. The arm movement area is wide and flexible. Whether it is using a bamboo stick to rotate the cart or drawing the blank, the arm and finger strength can be maximized. .

And the two knees can withstand the two elbows, which can stabilize the arms and prevent the irregularity of the body due to the shaking of the arms.

Compared with the drawn pottery cart, the sharp pottery cart is located above the ground, and the wooden plate is smaller, and the mechanism is visible.

This is convenient for craftsmen to sit or stand to paint and apply glaze.

The mechanism should be composed of a straight wooden shaft, a shaft top cap, a swing hoop and a wooden pole.

The pottery carts of the Song Dynasty should not be much different from those of later generations, especially the Yuan and Ming Dynasties.

Chen Wenzhe has never seen a pottery cart from the Song Dynasty, but he knows a pottery cart from the Ming Dynasty and knows how to use it.

By the Ming Dynasty, Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu. Tao Yu" specially introduced the production process of ancient porcelain, and introduced the tools and equipment for making porcelain.

There is a description of "After testing the soil to find the mud, the pottery cart is still made. The skilled person pinches the mud depending on the size of the device, and it does not increase much. Two people help the mud to rotate, and it is done with one pinch."

The article "Tiangong Kaiwu. Tao Yu" records in detail the method of using pottery carts in ancient times.

Of course, this is not because Chen Wenzhe wants to learn how to use ancient pottery carts, but because Yan He, the author of the three-legged washing machine he saw, actually has a lot of research on pottery carts.

These are actually not important. The important thing is that after he made this exquisite Ru kiln three-legged wash, he actually summed up his experience and wrote a book "Compilation of Porcelain Making Atlas".

Chen Wenzhe was sure that he had never heard of this book.

Needless to say, even if this book was published in the Song Dynasty, it must have been lost.

Yan He's skill has reached its peak in the production of Ru Guan Kiln's high-quality porcelain.

It doesn't seem so strange for a master craftsman like him to write a book and talk about it.

Besides, the social atmosphere and cultural exchanges in the Song Dynasty were relatively enlightened.

Yan He comes from a porcelain-making family, has enough accumulation, and successfully made the Ru kiln leap from a private kiln to an official kiln, so he is naturally qualified to write books and talk about it.

Seeing this, Chen Wenzhe is naturally more interested in this "Compilation of Atlas of Porcelain Making".

It is very important to fire a piece of fine Ru porcelain, but the works of a master Ru porcelain seem to be more important.

Fortunately, now that Chen Wenzhe's cheating methods have been upgraded, many historical fragments related to this Ru Kiln three-legged wash, even without the participation of this porcelain, he can still see the whole picture.

Therefore, as long as Chen Wenzhe thinks about it, he can see this "Compilation of Atlas of Porcelain Making", and it is a complete version.

Unexpectedly, the beginning of this book records how Ru kilns changed from private kilns to official kilns.

This can also be said to be the glorious beginning of Yan He's family, so he naturally wants to record it!

It was also at this time that Chen Wenzhe confirmed that many of the legends were exaggerated and could not be fully believed.

For example, the previous legend of the sacrificial kiln is false, because it is not too difficult for Yan He to burn the azure color, and he will not be embarrassing!
It can be said that Ru kiln changed from a private kiln to an official kiln, which is accidental and inevitable!

(End of this chapter)