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Chapter 26 Smelly hooligan

The two kiln mouths of Xing Kiln and Yue Kiln were considered the most famous in the Tang Dynasty, as the so-called "South Green and North White".Among them, the Yue Kiln in the south is mainly made of celadon, and the Xing Kiln in the north is mainly made of white porcelain.

The white porcelain of Xing kiln is known as silver and snow, white and crystal clear.In the Tang Dynasty, porcelain clay was not so fine, and even if white glaze was applied to porcelain, it was not easy to achieve such whiteness.

This holding pot has a pure white glaze, and the inside is made of cosmetic clay.

The so-called make-up clay is a thin layer of color paste applied between the porcelain clay and the glaze, and is generally made of high-purity materials.The color of the color paste often corresponds to the glaze color, such as white glaze, then use white paste, which will cover up the gray and dark color of the porcelain clay, making the porcelain look whiter after being glazed.

Most of Xing Kiln’s porcelains use make-up clay. In addition to beautifying it, it can also fill the air pores in the body and prevent the porcelain body with insufficient density from absorbing too much glaze water.

Make-up soil was used on porcelain, and it was the Yuan Dynasty at the latest.Porcelain in the Ming and Qing Dynasties mostly used kaolin, which was extremely high-quality and could avoid many problems of previous porcelains.For example, open pieces, on porcelain using kaolin, rarely appear unless the effect is deliberately pursued.

This white-glazed jug has no damage and is a typical jug shape in the mid-Tang Dynasty. It is about 20 centimeters high, with a short spout and a circular handle.

Yu Yao had already put on his gloves, picked up the holding pot, and looked at the bottom of the pot.

After reading it, his eyes narrowed slightly.

The bottom of the pot is a typical bi-shaped bottom, that is, the outer circle will be exposed, but the middle part is still glazed, just like a jade bi.

The part exposed to the fetus has also been finely repaired, and the place where the glaze is applied in the center is engraved with the word "Ying".

Shen Ge had been standing by the table, but Yu Yao was sitting. Shen Ge couldn't see the change in Yu Yao's expression, and said, "This is not an ordinary Xing Kiln, it is something from Dayingku."

The word "Ying" represents Daying Bank.How to put it, in fact, the Xing kiln with the word "Ying" can be regarded as a "prototype of official kiln" in the Tang Dynasty.

The Daying Warehouse was originally the private warehouse of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty; later, it developed into a warehouse for the royal family to store some high-quality tributes.The Xing Kiln porcelain engraved with "Ying" or "Daying" is often a treasure, because it is selected and engraved, and it is specially used for the palace or rewarded by the emperor.

Holding the holding pot, Yu Yao stared at the word "Ying" for a while, shook his head lightly, then raised his head slightly, and said:

"This word is too correct!"

"You... stinky rascal!"

At this time, Shen Ge was standing beside Yu Yao, Yu Yao was sitting, she was standing, Yu Yao's gaze was roughly within the range of her chest.

"Ah?" Yu Yao dropped the pot back and put it back on the table, then stood up and looked at her, "Are you alright?"

Shen Ge's face was ashen, "Hurry up, you don't need to look at it!"

This sentence was said by looking into Yu Yao's eyes, and the voice was loud, Yu Yao was definitely scolding him, but Monk Zhang Er couldn't figure it out, "Are you sick?"

"You are sick! What nonsense were you talking about just now?"

"I said there is something wrong with the word Nai, it's so upright!" Yu Yao suddenly noticed Shen Ge's chest rising and falling due to anger, and then suddenly realized, "I'm going, you misunderstood, you didn't mention your milk... ... Cough cough, I mean the word Nai!"

Shen Ge was also taken aback at this time, "What? Words?"

"Isn't there a word Nai on the word Ying?" Yu Yao steadily picked up the pot again, and turned it over, "Look, the Xing kilns in this Daying warehouse are all engraved with Ying or Daying. Although the engraving is not They are all consistent, but judging from the handed down porcelain, the Nai characters on the Ying characters are almost not so straight, and they are more or less skewed."

"Oh!" Shen Ge's face flushed red.

So embarrassing.

Yu Yao was indeed a little bit involved in research just now, and the effect was really unexpected.

"Then what, take a look again." Yu Yao put down the white-glazed holding pot again.

Shen Ge nodded, sat down in a panic, then stabilized, picked up the white glaze pot on the table with both hands, and examined it carefully.

"This thing is not real." Seeing that Shen Ge had almost seen it, Yu Yao said again.

"Based on this alone, ahem, if the words on it are not correct, it can be concluded that it is not true. It seems a bit far-fetched." Shen Ge replied.

"The problem with the character being too straight is only one aspect." Yu Yao interjected, "There is another problem. Look carefully at the part where the tire is exposed at the bottom. This tire is too white and too thin, but a lot of makeup is still used The things that can be sent to Dayingku will not be so careless. With this kind of tire quality, makeup soil can be used, let alone so much.”

After all, Shen Ge is considered a master, so he can tell, "You mean, this high imitation was too finely made when making the tire, and the next process was carried out according to this basis. It could have been done without makeup soil, but I used it! And I took an average amount based on common Xing kilns, it seems too much for this piece!"

"Yes, the ancients were not so dogmatic when making porcelain. They must be specific and flexible. But the high imitation craftsmen are skilled enough, but they have natural psychological deficiencies. Xing Kiln also has fetal glaze fusion without makeup clay. There are only very few good porcelains; counterfeit craftsmen dare not use them for fear of arousing suspicion!"

After Yu Yao finished speaking, Shen Ge couldn't help blurting out, "Unexpectedly, you are more powerful than I thought!"

This sentence is without thinking, it is sincere.

In fact, this is not a fatal problem, and it can be argued. After all, ancient craftsmen are also human beings, and they will make mistakes.But for antiques, as long as there are doubts, sometimes it is impossible to be completely sure that it is a counterfeit, but on the other hand, if you want to be completely sure that it is genuine, you have to have no doubts at all.

Moreover, a piece of porcelain has two doubts at once, and for experts, it can be regarded as a high imitation.

"Average." Yu Yao waved his hand "modestly", and added: "But the stinky hooligans definitely don't have this level."

This matter, the conscience of heaven and earth, was not intentional, but also the truth. As a result, it was wrong and scolded for no reason.

Shen Ge's face turned red again, "I'll put it in the warehouse first, and then treat you to dinner."

Ten minutes later, the two left the auction house together, and Yu Yao said again, "I've lit the lamp for you, won't you send me away after dinner?"

Shen Ge was thoughtful, and answered irrelevantly, "Can we go eat Western food?"

"Okay, the guest can do as he pleases." Yu Yao was too embarrassed to keep asking.

In fact, it is not impossible to just help out.Shen Ge and Shen Chongyuan also spent [-] yuan to take the jade pot and spring bottle from the Bacun kiln that he picked up.Besides, Shen Ge is a beautiful woman after all, it would be a lie if Yu Yao was not tempted at all.

It's just that Shen Ge doesn't seem to be easy to get close to.Yu Yao has a good face, and he doesn't want to be too aggressive.

(End of this chapter)