Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 521 Dayi Kiln

"Xing Kiln is one of the seven famous kilns in the porcelain industry in the early Tang Dynasty. It is also the earliest kiln for firing white porcelain in northern China. It gradually developed and flourished, forming two systems of southern green and northern white, which compete with each other for beauty. After the Tang Dynasty The rise of white porcelain and the development of colored porcelain laid the foundation."

"The wars in the middle Tang Dynasty and the subsequent Five Dynasties caused the production of Xing kiln porcelain to decline rapidly, and finally went into decline."

"However, because of the war, its craftsmanship was brought to various regions with the dispersal of kiln workers, and finally formed many kiln mouths."

"In the Northern Song Dynasty, Xing Kiln still paid tribute to white porcelain. Judging from the quality of the Song Dynasty porcelain that has been mastered, the texture and color of the products are often yellow, but the workmanship is still fine, with the rigorous style of Xing Kiln."

Speaking of this, Mr. Zhang gently buckled the plate: "From the sound, it can be heard that the disk is thin and firm, with lotus patterns engraved on the bottom of the disk. The glaze color is a slightly pink tooth white, and the bottom is exposed. , the fetal soil is reddish brown burnt from yellow mud, covered with two layers of white clay decorative soil outside, the fetal soil is washed clean, less impurities, very fine, and relatively high whiteness, after a layer of transparent glaze, reflected The color is already very white, which is similar to Lu Yu's description of Xing Kiln as "like silver" and "like snow".

"But there are still many porcelains fired in white porcelain kilns. How can they not be imitations?"

"Following imitations must be in accordance with the rules." Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "The kiln mouth of the white porcelain after the Xing kiln is famous for Ding kiln white in Song Dynasty, egg white in Yuan Dynasty, Yongle sweet white in Ming Dynasty, and Dehua ivory white."

"Among them, the body of Dingyao white porcelain is pure white, firm in texture, moist in glaze like jade, and slightly yellowish in white. On the basis of using saggers, we created the over-firing technique, which increased the output of porcelain products. Over-fired, there are awn mouth and drooping glaze phenomenon."

"Including engraved patterns, Ding kiln engraved patterns have engraved decorations, with rough and powerful lines; scratched decorations, with slender and smooth lines. The expression is more mature than that of the current dish."

"Yuan Dynasty egg white glazed porcelain is the collective name for the white glazed porcelain created and fired by JDZ kiln. The base usually has the inscription of the Privy Council, so the egg white glaze is also called the Privy Council porcelain. The carcass of the egg white glazed porcelain is generally thicker, and the glaze is devitrified. The shape is white and slightly green, just like the color of duck eggshell, so it is called 'egg white'. It obviously does not match the style of this small plate."

"The pure white glaze of Mingdehua Kiln has a particularly pure glaze color. From the appearance, the color is smooth and bright, and the milky white is like curd; under the light, the glaze appears pink or milky white, so it is called lard white or ivory white. It is similar to the glaze color of this small dish, but the Dehua kiln has a white body, which is quite different from the body quality of Tang and Song porcelains."

"The sweet white glaze of the Yongle kiln has a body thinner than this small bowl, and many of them are so thin that they are half-bodied, and can be illuminated to see the shadow."

"Similarly, the sweet white glaze is also white, which is the biggest difference from this small bowl."

"So generally speaking, this white porcelain bowl is still the characteristic of the Xing kiln, but the glaze color and picking flowers also have some characteristics of the Yue kiln."

"There is a more important point." Mr. Zhang pointed to the green-brown glazed text on the inner circle of the bottom of the bowl: "The font here is first picked out with a bamboo stick and then written with glaze. This is also the case of Yue kiln porcelain before the Yuan Dynasty common method."

"So judging from the style of the kiln mouth, this white porcelain plate first has the characteristics of the late Xing kiln style, and then also has some characteristics of the Five Dynasties Yue kiln porcelain."

"The north and the south are both inclusive. Although the kilns in central Shu do not have a definitive Tang Dynasty white porcelain kiln mouth, many kiln mouths from the Five Dynasties before Shu to after the Song Dynasty do have such characteristics."

"Then is there a last possibility?" Lao Chai said, "I'm not questioning the vision of Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhou, just asking for advice. to something like this?"

Elder Sun and Zhou Zhi looked at each other and laughed together.

Old Sun smiled and said, "Even if this thing falls into the eyes of the old man, at most he will regard it as a small white porcelain bowl with folded edges of lotus leaves in the Xing kiln of the late Tang Dynasty. The so-called no official kiln before the Song Dynasty, the price has not risen at all , It’s not worth spending so much effort to imitate such a thing.”

"What's more, this small dish has the patina of ancient porcelain. You can tell it is something that opens the door. If you don't believe me, use a magnifying glass to check the bubbles on the glaze. The size and density are natural. The smoothness of the glaze surface is reduced due to slight corrosion, which will bring 'precious light' to the porcelain."

"Recognizing the true and false 'Baoguang' of porcelain is the eyesight and instinct that can only be cultivated after years of playing."

"Combine all these elements together, and there is no conflict or contradiction. In the eyes of Elbow and I, this kind of thing can be defined in three words and is called 'opening the door'."

When Mr. Sun and Zhou Zhi were appreciating the plate, Xu Gong was inspecting it with a small high-power magnifying glass.

Old Sun said with a smile: "This is a rare opportunity, Xiao Xu, show the magnifying glass to a few of you. I'm ashamed to say that this object needs to be reminded. I will underestimate its value here."

After finishing speaking, he asked Zhou Zhi, "Elbow, is this coming out?"

"I guess you guys will collect this for the museum. It's my gift to Manager Fei." Zhou Zhi said with a smile, "But the price has to be right."

"You boy!" Elder Sun said with a smile, "The tip is not here, so I'll take care of it."

I checked the small plate again: "As you said, this small plate is indeed worthless for reference. If you compare the price with the price of the Xing Kiln Lek Fen Pile Flower Pattern Japanese Corner Square Plate in the Tang Dynasty, Tang Ying, um , the number of [-], the old man will raise it for you, add [-], count it as a bet, this is the unidentified Dayi white porcelain, what do you think of the elbow?"

This thing was originally used by Zhou Zhi as a favor for Manager Fei. Although it will easily cost millions if it is kept for another 30 to 30 years, but having said that, with the [-] yuan it earned, it can be exchanged for a Ming and Qing official kiln. Porcelain, no matter which piece is stored for [-] or [-] years, it will easily cost millions.

What's more, this thing is almost the same now, so I didn't get entangled, just smiled and said: "The value of this thing in the Shuchuan Provincial Museum is probably far greater than the value in the hands of private collectors, so Sun Lao said As much as it is, I have no problem."

"Okay! Elder is a cheerful boy." Sun Lao said with a smile: "When the tip comes back, let him treat you to dinner!"

"Oh right, where did Manager Fei go? Why is there no one there?"

"Don't talk about him, he's not doing his job every day, let's continue to look at what you brought."

Lao Chai made eye contact with the other fans a few times: "Uh, Mr. Zhang, Teacher Xiao Zhou, we have a heartfelt request..."

"What?" Elder Zhang asked.

"That's it..." Lao Chai thought about his choice of words: "Look, Mr. Zhang, we won't talk about this white porcelain plate, and the rest of these... haven't they been put into storage yet? We thought about it." , can you give it to us all?"

"Huh?" Mr. Zhang was laughing and laughing, and subconsciously pulled the white porcelain lotus leaf towards him: "Are you here to rob Gongmei?"

(End of this chapter)