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Chapter 1209 A More Miraculous Thing
In fact, to put it bluntly, the consecration process refers to the division of certain shaped areas by contour lines in the surface decoration of ceramic utensils.

Thematic decorations are depicted in the area, while patterned backgrounds are mostly depicted outside the area.

In the same piece of ceramic ware, one or more consecration forms can be adopted.

Consecration decoration is widely used on various ceramics, including blue and white consecration, pastel consecration, colored glaze consecration, ancient color consecration, underglaze five-color consecration, etc.

Consecration decoration has a long history and has formed a unique development track, with distinctive form characteristics and profound aesthetic meaning.

Consecration appeared in the painted pottery period thousands of years ago. It should be noted here that appearance does not mean maturity!

In the Neolithic Age, the dance pattern pots in the Majiayao Culture first took shape.

Art comes from life, and life is the source of artistic creation.

The consecrated decorations of Neolithic painted pottery reflect the production and labor scenes of the ancestors, as well as their grasp and understanding of art.

From the Neolithic Age to Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing, in the long history of each era, ceramic consecration decoration has experienced a process of continuous development, change and enrichment of self-improvement.

The earliest consecrated porcelains were found in Cizhou Kiln and Jizhou Kiln in Song Dynasty.

These were two famous kilns at that time, with a large scale and a large number of production.

At that time, there were many porcelain production processes, that is, to draw frames on certain parts of the porcelain, and to draw landscapes, figures, flowers, etc. in the frames.

For example, the underglaze painting technique pioneered by Jizhou kiln had a direct impact on Yuan blue and white.

They are decorated with brocade patterns on the outside of the frame, which is called "Jindi Consecration", and in the Ming Dynasty it was called "Jindi Box Heart".

This technique can be seen in the underglaze painting of Jizhou kiln in Song Dynasty, the blue and white decoration of Yuan Dynasty and the Kangxi five-color porcelain decoration in Qing Dynasty.

Through consecration, they combined different painting situations into one body, creating a sense of chapters in the story, and making the paintings full of flow and interest, complementing each other.

In this way, there are too many famous kilns in the Song Dynasty. Almost every famous kiln has one or more superb techniques.

And there must be a reason why there were so many famous kilns in the Song Dynasty.

For example, the five famous kilns, plus Yaozhou kiln, Cizhou kiln, and Jizhou kiln, are definitely famous kilns that have been passed down through the ages.

During the Song Dynasty, the porcelain industry was at its peak, and ceramic consecration and decoration also developed during this period. There is no problem at all.

It was also in the Song Dynasty that more consecration styles appeared, and in the Ming and Qing Dynasties it was even richer and more diverse.

After the 80s, the revival of traditional ceramic decorative art in Jingzhen made the consecration art enter another glorious period.

Now, many modern ceramic creations use ceramic consecration decoration, and there are different styles of consecration than traditional ones.

The consecration technique porcelain we are familiar with must be the gold-painted porcelain, enamel porcelain, or pastel porcelain of the Ming Dynasty.

For example, the revolving bottle that Chen Wenzhe bought from Wu Er before used the consecration technique on it.

However, the earliest porcelain with craftsmanship can only be traced back to the Song Dynasty.

The Song Dynasty was the heyday of Chinese civilization, and this was manifested in many ways in military affairs, culture, and technology.

Modern people say that the Song Dynasty is weak. In fact, those who really understand history will know that the so-called weak Song Dynasty is not weak at all.

Without further ado, let’s go back to Song Dynasty porcelain pillows.

In addition to white glaze and black color, Cizhou kiln also has white glaze and black flower.

Porcelain pillows made with this technique are called white-glazed black-flowered porcelain pillows.

This porcelain pillow is 22.2 cm long, 1 cm wide and 8.5 cm high.

The body of the pillow is waist-round, the front of the pillow is low and the back is high, the edge of the face is high, the middle is slightly concave, and the concave is painted with black colored peony patterns.

Curved trim engraved around perimeter.The whole body is covered with white glaze, and the bottom is exposed.

Drawing on traditional Chinese ink painting techniques, the painters combine ceramic manufacturing techniques to make flower decorations smooth and natural.

This pillow is a product of the Cizhou Kiln, which fully embodies the artist's artistic conception of "sloppy brushwork, chatting about the ease in the chest".

These white-glazed and black-colored, white-glazed and black-flowered porcelain pillows are all fine products.

In addition to these black and white glazed porcelain, Cizhou kiln also produces some pure white glazed porcelain pillows, and uses techniques such as scratching and picking.

Like a white-glazed porcelain pillow with peony pattern and petals, this kind of porcelain pillow is 29.5 cm long, 28.5 cm wide and 17.8 cm high.

The whole is petal-shaped, and the periphery is raised high.

The pillow surface is concave, and the middle of the pillow surface is finely carved with a pattern of large peony flowers, surrounded by peony flowers and leaves.

The grate pattern is used as the substrate, and there is a high platform pillow underneath.

White glaze is applied to the whole body, and the bottom and front of the pillow are exposed.

This pillow has a unique shape and exquisite decoration, which is the top grade among porcelain pillows.

This is a high-quality porcelain pillow with scratching technology, and there is also a white glaze flower-picking pillow.

This kind of porcelain pillow is 14.6 cm high, 24.7 cm wide and 30.2 cm long.

Waist-shaped, low at the front and high at the rear, this white-glazed flower-picked pillow that has been handed down from generation to generation often has incomplete edges.

The middle of the pillow surface is slightly concave, and the peony flowers are carved with white glaze, and the four walls are unglazed and exposed.

To sum up, porcelain pillows have been very popular as early as the Tang and Song dynasties.

At first, it was only used for burial. In the Tang Dynasty, it was mostly a medical pulse pillow, with a light upper body and a small shape.

After the Song Dynasty, mass production began, and the shape became larger.

People have gradually realized that porcelain pillow has the physical properties of cooling and removing heat, so they began to regard it as an ideal summer bedding to drive away fire, improve eyesight and prolong life.

The literati at that time also used it as a gift to each other to relieve the summer heat.

In Li Qingzhao's "Huanxi Sands", there is a sentence "the jade furnace sinks into the water and smokes, and the dream returns to the mountain to hide the flowers".

It can be seen that porcelain pillows are deeply loved by people, and at the same time endowed with rich cultural connotations, they have become an important member of the ceramic family.
When we look at these porcelain pillows thousands of years later, we seem to be able to feel the joy and smile of the potters in the Tang and Song Dynasties.

The ancients turned their yearning and blessings for a better life into beautiful images, which were forever engraved on the jade-like porcelain pillow.

At most, Chen Wenzhe only looked at the pictures of this kind of rare porcelain in the collection, so now, as long as he knew of the existing objects in the world, he copied a few of them.

Even if he is confident, he is afraid of accidents in one firing, so it is normal to make two or three pieces of each variety.

After that, it is fired in the kiln. Of course, it must be glazed before entering the kiln.

Let me talk about a special price comparison, the firing of the Dingyao baby pillow is quite amazing.

Because the glaze color of this kind of porcelain is not dyed, but fired and fired.

Different firing temperatures will produce different color effects.

The green glaze of Ding kiln has high-temperature green glaze and low-temperature green glaze, and the temperature of low-temperature green glaze is generally around 1100 degrees.

Ding kiln's sauce Ding is also called Zi Ding and Hong Ding, both of which are kiln discoloration of Ding Kiln's black glaze.

Its causes are complicated. Under normal circumstances, when the firing temperature is around 1280 degrees, the black glaze is like spot paint, calm and stable, with a thick luster, and the glaze surface is orange peel-like;

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