How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 6 Beautiful glaze color, porcelain reborn from ashes!
Zhao Chen did not paint on porcelain.

Official kiln porcelain in the Southern Song Dynasty is distinguished by its glaze color and its shape. It has a solemn and elegant beauty and pursues the concept of minimalism.

There is no frame pattern on the Southern Song official kiln porcelain unearthed now.

However, after all, Zhao Chen is the young master of Xiuneisi's official kiln. He knows that the actual official kiln porcelain is porcelain with painted patterns, but it is very rare.

Those porcelain, only for the emperor's exclusive use, are painted with dragon patterns.

He took out the brush, dipped it in some clean water, and drew slowly on the porcelain blank.

There are already more than 150 people in the live broadcast room. These people don't understand porcelain, and they don't know what Zhao Chen is doing.

Outline the surface of the porcelain body with water?what is this?Performance Art?

Even the people from the Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum didn't know what Zhao Chen was doing.

And this step is a crucial step in making official kiln porcelain.

Then, Zhao Chen took out another plastic bucket that looked like a paint bucket. The lid of the plastic bucket was tightly sealed. Zhao Chen opened the lid, and immediately, a thick dark blue liquid that looked like paint appeared in front of everyone.

"These are the glazes that I prepared myself, and they are also relatively private recipes."

"The next step is the most critical step in making porcelain, which is also the most difficult step, and that is glazing!"

Zhao Chen focused on the porcelain in his hand, and spoke softly.

His voice is clear and gentle, which is very comfortable to listen to.

Glazing is the most important thing in making porcelain. The finished porcelain body lacks rhythm, is rough and jerky. After glazing, the porcelain body can show different smooth and gorgeous colors.

The glaze color of official kiln porcelain in the Southern Song Dynasty is even more important.

There are many methods of glazing, such as directly dipping the porcelain into the glaze, or spraying it on the porcelain body with a watering can, and pouring it from top to bottom.

Zhao Chen chose the method of glaze brushing, which is to use different brushes to paint on the porcelain body.

At this time, Zhao Chen lit the fire of the kiln.

The furnace fire is natural gas, and there is a control program to control the temperature of the kiln.

This is also the benefit of technological change. In the past, when repairing the official kiln of Neisi, we had to keep adding coal, and someone had to continuously pull the bellows to ensure the temperature of the kiln.

Glazing is not so simple, it is the greatest knowledge of Southern Song Dynasty official kiln porcelain.

To put it simply, it is multiple times of low-temperature biscuit firing, multiple times of water replenishment and glazing, until the glaze is completely finished, and then fired in a kiln for about a day, and the finished product can be produced.

Then, the netizens in the live broadcast room saw Zhao Chen alone, smearing dark blue colored glaze on the jade bottle from top to bottom, and then putting the bottle into the kiln for firing.

After a while, continue to repeat this step.

This is true for all five square porcelain blanks.

He is absorbed in his own world.

This is his world.

Thousands of years of kiln fire, endless.

After dozens of processes, the porcelain body is gradually becoming more refined.

They are like a phoenix reborn from the ashes.

People in the live broadcast room came and went, some people left after just one glance, some people thought it was interesting to watch for a while, and some people sent bullet screens with emotion.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, Zhao Chen put all the five square porcelain blanks in the kiln, and finally he was done.

At this moment, there are already more than 300 people in the live broadcast room.And there are 10 people who gave him gifts. Although they are all gifts worth a few dollars, they are also everyone's heart.

Before I knew it, the sky was already full of stars outside.

[This anchor is really good, and the glaze is so beautiful! 】

[I don't know which family I learned from, this skill is amazing! 】

[Is the anchor making official kiln porcelain in the Southern Song Dynasty?You can go to the Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Museum in Nanxing Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou to apply for a job. Maybe you can be an apprentice! 】

[Can it be fired tomorrow night?Click to pay attention first, and come and watch it when it starts broadcasting tomorrow. 】

Zhao Chen looked at the phone screen, and the bullet screens in the live broadcast room obviously increased a lot.

"It's already night."

Zhao Chen moved his body a few times, trying to expel his exhaustion.

There was also a feeling of hunger in his stomach.

Zhao Chen was in a good mood, with a smile on his face.

These five square porcelains are very successful so far, the glaze and shape are perfect.

It is just that it is not known whether the thickness of the porcelain blank is uniform when the blank is made, and whether the glaze color will be complete after firing.

"This is the end of today's live broadcast, thank you for watching."

Zhao Chen said to the netizens in the live broadcast room, and then turned off the live broadcast.

[Anchor, see you tomorrow! 】

[Looking forward to the appearance of porcelain after a wave of kiln opening. 】

A few bullet screens drifted past here and there.

After turning off the live broadcast, Zhao Chen walked out of the yard.

Two little foxes embraced each other by the wall, leaning against the wall and sleeping soundly.

The door of the yard was ajar, leaving a big gap, which was specially reserved by Zhao Chen for the mother fox.

He wondered if the mother fox would come back and take the cubs away.

But now it was 11 o'clock in the evening, and the mother fox never came back.

Zhao Chen sighed.

He came out of the house with a full mattress, folded it, and folded it into a soft cot.

Zhao Chen put the mattress by the wall, then gently picked up the two little foxes and placed them on the mattress.

The younger sister slept soundly, but the older brother woke up suddenly.

The little guy glanced at Zhao Chen, then continued to hug his younger sister, closed his eyes and fell asleep, the corners of his mouth were still raised, as if he was very satisfied with having a new home.

After Zhao Chen washed up, he also returned to his room and fell into a deep sleep.

The moonlight was quiet, and even the chirping of insects in the forest fell silent.

The next day, the weather was fine.

In the early morning, after Zhao Chen woke up and finished washing, he inspected the vegetable garden before the temperature rose, and pulled out some weeds.

Then he went to the kiln to check on the fire.

This small kiln was bought by him as a part-time job in college. It is a kind of electric kiln. The kiln is very good and can keep the temperature in the kiln in a constant range.

After only one day of quenching, the porcelain in the furnace will be able to grow from the fire, from stones and mud to precious porcelain.

Two little foxes have woken up and are playing in the yard.

"I have to give you a name. The elder brother is called Coke, and the younger sister is called Juice."

"Ok, deal."

Zhao Chen smiled and said to himself.

Zhao Chen likes both cola and juice.

He is not used to drinking, but has a soft spot for drinks.After all, in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was no such delicious drink.

"Coke!" Zhao Chen looked at the little fox and called out.

Brother Fox looked at Zhao Chen with a cute face, as if he was wondering, "Are you calling me?"

"Coke, open a small door for you from the back of the yard. You will have to pee in the forest behind."

Zhao Chen tried to communicate with the little fox.

The little fox tilted his head, his big watery eyes were full of curiosity, and he looked extraordinarily cute.

Sister Fox hid behind her brother, carefully sizing up Zhao Chen, with a timid expression, which was very interesting.

Zhao Chen took out the drone, adjusted it briefly, and then chose to start the live broadcast.

Good day, start again.

(End of this chapter)