How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 5 Firing porcelain, there is no failed official kiln porcelain!
At noon, the weather was a bit stuffy.

After Zhao Chen had lunch, he sat under the pavilion to enjoy the shade.

There are two baby foxes in the yard.

When the fox was young, his appearance was not too high. He looked naive, like a puppy. The older he grew up, the slimmer his body, and the higher his appearance.

The two little guys looked at Zhao Chen not far away.

A little fox was very courageous, squatting beside Zhao Chen, staring at Zhao Chen blatantly.

The other little fox was much less timid. It hid behind the pillar, poked its head out and carefully looked outside.

It looked a bit like a reindeer ship doctor in a nautical cartoon.

The brave fox is the male, that is, the elder brother, and the timid fox is a female fox, the younger sister.

The two little guys have light red faces, their four feet are a little black, and their ears are long and erect.

There are two biggest problems in raising foxes, one is the smell, and the other is the relatively wild nature.

In fact, for Zhao Chen, this is not a difficult task. Many animals in the mountain village are free-range, such as cats, dogs, and even ducks will find their own partners to go out to play, and then go home on time.

Zhao Chen opened a back door for the little fox in the backyard, allowing the fox to run out on his own on weekdays, no problem at all.

Anyway, there are no bears, tigers and other beasts on this mountain, and the little ones are all safe.

"I have to deal with porcelain today, so I don't have much free time."

"When the kiln is fired tomorrow, I will make a pet nest for you."

Zhao Chen said to the two little guys.

In the picture of the live broadcast room, a simple and simple courtyard in the deep mountains, a handsome young man and two little foxes the size of a palm, the pictures are superimposed together, which is quite a bit of a paradise.

There are more and more netizens in the live broadcast room, and gradually there are more than 150 people.

His account recommendation weight is relatively high, so after the broadcast, some people will watch his live broadcast when watching short videos.

Many people choose to stay and enjoy.

Zhao Chen returned to the place where the porcelain was smelted, and the five square porcelain blanks stood quietly on the table.

Their surface is delicate, and because they are only repaired blanks, they look dull.

But that's all, everyone can see the extraordinaryness of these five square porcelain blanks.

Their shapes are very grand, they look integrated, and they have an indescribable beauty.

Then, Zhao Chen carefully carried all the five square porcelains into the house.

This is a relatively large one-story house with many tools for making porcelain.

"The next step is the fifth step in making porcelain, which is water."

"Shui is a comprehensive cleaning of the repaired porcelain body, the purpose is to clean the dust on the surface of the porcelain body, and lay the foundation for the next painting body and glazing."

"The effect is similar to that before putting on the film on the mobile phone, the screen of the mobile phone should be cleaned, and then the dust can be stuck with stickers."

Zhao Chen explained to the netizens while cleaning the dust on the jade bottle.

After drying, the mud base should not be stained with dust, and a little dust will affect the final product.

The requirements of official kiln porcelain are too high, and it is precisely because of such fine requirements that official kiln porcelain has become one of the representatives of Chinese porcelain, and it has amazed the whole world.

The English of Huaxia is China, and the English of porcelain is also china. It can be seen that in the eyes of foreigners, porcelain is synonymous with Huaxia, an ancient oriental country.

[Haha, it's similar to sticking film, the anchor speaks very down-to-earth! 】

[This folk craftsman with real skills is comfortable to look at! 】

[True inheritor of Chinese culture! 】

Many bullet screens are scrolling.

At the same time, Hangzhou Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Museum.

As a landmark building in Hangzhou, the Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Museum is located in Nanxing Street, Shangcheng District, covering a total area of ​​2.6 square meters, with a construction area of ​​7500 square meters and an exhibition area of ​​2000 square meters.

This museum is a national second-class museum, a public institution, and 7 to 8 people visit the museum every year.

In addition to taking on the responsibility of protecting cultural relics, this museum also makes pottery.

The museum will fire a batch of porcelain every two months, open eight kilns at a time, and put 320 excellent glazed blanks in each kiln.

Today is the day to open the kiln.

The staff of the museum and several craftsmen who made porcelain were waiting anxiously outside. In addition to these people, Ding Wu, the vice president of the Hangzhou Porcelain Association, also came to the scene.

"I don't know how many finished products can be produced today."

"It's a blessing to be able to produce ten pieces."

"Perfect official kiln porcelain is inseparable from weather, location, and people, and the probability of firing it is too low."

"This time even Master Sun Maohai came to burn it himself, there must be many finished products."

In the expectant eyes of everyone, the first kiln was opened by the craftsman.

At this moment, the high temperature has already stopped, and the porcelain has cooled down.

As soon as the door was opened, one piece of deep blue porcelain was neatly placed on the shelves in the kiln. The glaze on the surface of these porcelains was bright and shimmering, and it looked like a rare good thing.

Everyone immediately became excited.

Then, the craftsmen took out the porcelain one by one.

The first two people looked at the porcelain carefully.One of these two is Sun Maohai, a master of firing official kiln porcelain in the museum, and the other is Ding Wu, the vice president of Hangzhou Porcelain Association.

Every piece of porcelain will first pass through the hands of these two people, and then be seen by other craftsmen.

There were more than a dozen pieces in succession, and both of them handed them to the back after a glance.

Every piece of official kiln porcelain has more or less flaws.

Some glaze colors are not obvious, some parts of the porcelain body are not glazed, some shapes change during the firing process, and some colors are not right.

If these porcelains are only used for ordinary use, then there is no problem at all, and they are even highly crafted works of art.

However, these porcelains are official kiln porcelains of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Southern Song Dynasty official kiln porcelain must be high-quality goods, because only high-quality goods can appear in the eyes of the world.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the Xiunei official kiln fired good porcelain for the royal family. These official kiln porcelains can only be used by the royal family and not by the people.

Even the defective products that fail to be fired will not be lost to the people, but will be completely destroyed.

There is a pit in Xiuneisi official kiln, called "kiln pit", which is full of smashed and defective products. Later, archaeologists excavated these porcelains and became treasures.

Relevant knowledge is also recorded in history books.

It is precisely because of this that whenever later generations get a finished piece of official kiln porcelain from the Southern Song Dynasty, it must be a priceless treasure.

This tradition is also followed by the Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Porcelain Museum, especially the Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Porcelain Association.

There is no failure of Southern Song official kiln porcelain.

There are only successful Southern Song official kiln porcelains, and a pile of broken official kiln tiles.

The craftsmen looked nervously at Sun Maohai and Ding Wu.

At this time, Ding Wu, the vice president of the Porcelain Association, suddenly exclaimed:
"Yo, this one is pretty good. The body is thin and the glaze is thick. It is round all day long. The color is dark blue. The whole body is covered with glaze color, without any blemish."

"Master Sun, your craftsmanship is amazing, and only one piece came out of this kiln."

Hearing Ding Wu's words, Sun Maohai also looked happy, and quickly looked over.

For a craftsman who has been concentrating on firing official kiln porcelain in the Southern Song Dynasty for many years, it is a great honor to be able to make a perfect piece of official kiln porcelain.

This kind of porcelain is too difficult to fire. There are many rules and requirements. If you are not careful, it will be a waste product.

Sun Maohai took the flower-mouth pot and observed it carefully.

"This Huakou pot is indeed made, and it is a rare and excellent product."

"It has already met the standards of the exhibition. The Hangzhou Porcelain Cultural Festival will be held in a while, and this pot can also make an appearance."

Sun Maohai smiled with satisfaction.

There was applause all around.

"As expected of Master Sun, a good product came out so quickly!"

"Master is amazing!"

"I burned 200 pieces last month, and all of them failed. Hey, the requirements for official kiln porcelain in the Southern Song Dynasty are really high."

"The first kiln is all Master Sun's works, maybe there will be more excellent ones later."

Everyone was talking.

Sun Maohai carefully handed the Huakou pot in his hand to his apprentice, and this excellent product will be well preserved.

Then, they continued to observe the fired works.

From the eyes of ordinary people, these porcelains are very beautiful.

But in the eyes of professional porcelain workers, these porcelains are almost all defective products, and will not flow into the outside world.

At the same time, in the village of Tianmu Mountain, a young man is also concentrating on sketching on porcelain.

(End of this chapter)