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Chapter 78: This clay pot collected by the British Museum is exactly the same as the adobe Ye Xuan made a few days ago?
Chapter 78: Isn’t this clay pot collected by the British Museum exactly the same as the adobe Ye Xuan just made a few days ago? !

Netizens who are used to seeing various glazes applied on ceramic surfaces, have never seen someone who puts as much thought into the clay patterns as Ye Xuan does? !
Even the professional who claimed to be a ceramics major received several likes in the live broadcast room, obviously amazed by Ye Xuan's endless imagination.

Under the camera, Ye Xuan quickly made bowls and plates with different patterns.

Thinking that in the future, pickling sauerkraut would also require utensils, Ye Xuan started making pots again.

The mud mound made of multi-colored mud was quickly placed on the rotating platform by Ye Xuan.

As the rotating table slowly rotated, Ye Xuan used his left hand to ensure that the mud pier was in the middle position, and his right hand was slightly wet with water, and he started the step of drawing the blank.

The shape of the billet follows the principle of bottom to top, inside to outside.

Everyone saw that Ye Xuan's thumb made a hole in the middle of the mud mound, and then the hole got bigger and bigger.

Gradually, the entire body took on the appearance of a can base.

"The next step is to raise the mud slab."

Ye Xuan controlled the speed of the rotating platform while talking.

At this moment, Ye Xuan's left hand was placed inside the clay, and his right hand was holding the surface of the clay. With the force exerted by both hands, the height of the clay continued to increase.

When the clay is lifted to a satisfactory height, the clay gradually expands outwards and then shrinks inward to form the mouth of the bottle.

Everyone saw Ye Xuan using a sponge to absorb the excess mud and water in the jar, and then using a scraper to scrape off the floating mud on the surface and the excess mud on the mouth of the bottle.

At this moment, a tire can is basically formed.

Later, in addition to the tire pots, netizens also witnessed the manufacturing process of tire bottles and pots.

Various patterns such as running water patterns, wavy patterns, and zebra patterns have firmly attracted the attention of countless netizens.

"The next step is to wait for the clay to dry in the shade for two days, and then make trimming and other detailed adjustments."

When Ye Xuan placed the finished twisted ceramics in a cool place to dry, the discussion in the live broadcast room did not stop at all.

"Newcomer report, just now I thought the host was cutting a chocolate layer cake, but it turned out to be mud?! My little head is full of doubts..."

"???? Such a delicious biscuit is actually mud?!"

"After watching it for a while, I've lost my knowledge! Cut it open, drop it high, slap it flat..."

“Do you in the ceramic world want to take the Ph.D. exam?!”

“We don’t know, but has the ceramic world already been involved to this extent?!”

Just as the enthusiasm of netizens continued, the netizen who had previously claimed to be a ceramics major was also immersed in the live broadcast and could not extricate himself.

Shandong Art College, male dormitory.

"The next step is to bake it, which is the most critical thing. Can Ye Xuan really succeed?"

The speaker is the ceramics major who spoke frequently in Ye Xuan's live broadcast room before.

His name is Yang Jie, and he is currently a first-year graduate student majoring in ceramics.

Seeing with his own eyes the rich patterns formed by clay materials of different colors under Ye Xuan's hands, Yang Jie, like all netizens, was deeply intoxicated by the exquisiteness of the patterns.

But when he thought that after these ceramics were dried in the shade, they would be sent to the earthen kiln for baking. Yang Jie suddenly recovered from his previous fascination and subconsciously sweated for Ye Xuan.

The expansion coefficients of different clay materials are different. These ceramics with beautiful patterns may only have a dead end.

Although he was quite confident in his professional knowledge, Yang Jie was inevitably a little confused when he saw the confident look on Ye Xuan's face.

Ye Xuan has just gone through a series of steps such as mixing the clay, kneading the clay, and rolling out the dough. You can tell at a glance that he is an expert.

How could you not even master this most basic knowledge?
An incredible idea suddenly appeared in his mind, and Yang Jie's hand movements suddenly stopped.Could it be that Ye Xuan has mastered the key to the perfect fusion of different mud materials?
But as soon as the idea came up, Yang Jie immediately shook his head and denied his idea.

Ceramics, an ancient art form, has been developed for thousands of years.

How many predecessors and forefathers have never figured out the secret of the fusion of various mud materials. How could it be possible for Ye Xuan, a young man in his early twenties, to figure it out?
Putting this idea behind him, Yang Jie was mentally prepared to give out a few more fan cards to comfort Ye Xuan who failed to bake.

While waiting for the ceramics to dry, two days flew by.

Just when Yang Jie had just finished his discussion with his instructor and was about to return to his dormitory and open the live broadcast room to observe Ye Xuan's repair process, he suddenly stopped as he was about to leave the classroom.

Ye Xuan's ceramic making process came to mind, and Yang Jie couldn't help but ask.

"Teacher, if you mix different clay ingredients together, it shouldn't be possible to bake it, right?"

Yang Jie's mentor Xing Wu, who is [-] this year, is not only a specially hired professor from the school, but also the director of the Ceramic Art Department.

In addition, he is also the deputy director of the Institute of Contemporary Ceramic Art and a member of the World Ceramics Association. He has conducted in-depth research on ceramics for decades.

Upon hearing his student's question, Dean Wu showed a gentle smile, touched his long beard, and joked with a smile.

"This should be the basic content for your freshman year, right?"

Why are you still asking basic questions when you are in graduate school?
After hearing Dean Wu's ridicule to him, Yang Jie felt a little bit stunned. He couldn't help but touched his head and showed an embarrassed smile.

"Yes, how is this possible..."

Just when Yang Jie was about to leave, Director Wu in front of him seemed to have thought of something, with a bit of nostalgia in his eyes and a leisurely tone.

"However, it is not without exception."

exception?

The sudden turn of events caused Yang Jie to stop preparing to leave.

"Unfortunately, this technology has been lost in China. If you want to see ceramics made from mixed materials now, I'm afraid you have to go to the British Museum abroad. I saw it with my own eyes once..."

As if he was afraid that his verbal expression would not be clear, Director Wu had already opened the laptop in his hand and searched for the photos he had taken in the British Museum.

Not long after, a voice full of surprise sounded.

"found it!"

"This is the special case I wanted to tell you just now. Twisted porcelain is a unique type of ceramic created by people in the Tang Dynasty..."

"The production method is to use two or more ceramic mud materials of different colors to fuse together and then draw them into shape..."

"The technical requirements at that time could already take into account how to combine several different mud properties and keep the expansion gas number of each mud material consistent to ensure that there will be no deformation and cracking during the drying and refining process..."

"Unfortunately, with the Jingkang Incident, this manufacturing method was also forced to discontinue..."

“Almost all of the only dozen or so collections now remain in the British Museum abroad…”

Just when Director Wu was still lamenting the loss of the tire strangulation technique, he looked back and saw Yang Jie froze in place as if he had seen a ghost.

"Yang Jie, what's wrong?"

When Director Wu called out his name, Yang Jie came out of his trance.

At this moment, he couldn't bear to blink, and the emotions in his heart were completely tumbling like a river.

Isn't this clay pot collected by the British Museum exactly the same as the adobe Ye Xuan made a few days ago? !

(End of this chapter)