Chapter 10: The Ultimate Nail Burning

That's right, this Bai Lao is really getting more and more alive, and in the end, he still found face for himself in the nineteen and twenty things, didn't he just drop a piece of Ru porcelain, really.

Go around, and finally be a good man, no one praises, but throws the ball to himself, today's matter, he said it correctly and passed, but if he said it wrong, it was really ridiculous and generous.

"Bai Lao is serious, I also have some different opinions on Brother A Chen's words, and I don't dare to make a second ...... in front of your seniors," Xiao Zhang said lightly.

"Haha...... You ......" Ah Chen was about to speak when he was interrupted by Xiao Zhang again.

β€œ...... But since Bai Lao asked me to say, then I will say a few words about my experience as an apprentice in the past few years. ”

"Hey, this kid ......" Ah Chen's face was full of embarrassment, as if Xiao Zhang's buckle for himself had been stepped on by himself.

Xiao Zhang held back a smile and began to speak: "If you say that you understand Ru porcelain, I am definitely not as good as everyone present, after all, I am a tinker apprentice, and I have not followed the teacher for a few years, and I have been learning the knowledge of cleaning and restoration of cultural relics, you are all masters of firing Ru porcelain, if it is not for Uncle Dog to come here today and open the door of Ru porcelain, I am afraid I don't know how many years it will take to see with my own eyes what this kiln mouth is like, this beautiful Ru porcelain kiln scene and this pleasant sound of opening." Xiao Zhang said honestly.

"Of course, in the Palace Museum, I often go to see those ancient inheritance of Ru porcelain, I was shocked by these, the Forbidden City of 17 pieces of Ru porcelain I have carefully observed, and even observed for several days, especially the three-legged bottle plate I chose, the reason why I said to Brother A Chen that there is something more precious in it, is not to refute Brother A Chen's words, you are an old craftsman, if you talk about porcelain, a hundred Xiao Zhang can not compare to you, but I can not ignore the greatness of this three-legged bottle plate. Xiao Zhang's tone began to increase when he said this, and everyone's appetite was also suspended.

In the final analysis, this three-legged bottle bearing plate is a form of expression of modern Ru porcelain, and everyone does not feel anything unusual.

"Three-legged bottle bearing plate, is indeed with three-legged bottle is a complete set, and the bottle, originally a kind of bronze, in the Shang and Zhou Dynasty bronzes, the bottle and the plate are generally matched, in which the bottle can hold the liquid of wine, in the plate with hot water or ice, the wine and other liquids in the bottle are heated or cooled, and the original of this three-legged bottle bearing plate is matched with an azure glazed string pattern bottle, which is treasured in the Capital Palace Museum, a total of two, and the other is treasured in the British David Foundation, which can be called a priceless treasure in the world。 Xiao Zhang slowly introduced.

"Little brother, we all know what you said, so what about it? Ah Chen said with a smile.

Xiao Zhang nodded and picked up the two pieces of Ru porcelain again and said: "Then let me talk about a small reason, maybe it seems harmless to everyone, but for me it was the standard I chose at that time, this azure glazed bowl, very well-made, is indeed a fine product of modern Ru porcelain, to be honest, even I hesitated for a long time in these two pieces of Ru porcelain, but finally chose the three-legged bottle plate because of this." After Xiao Zhang finished speaking, he turned the two pieces of Ru porcelain over.

"Look, there are five tiny nail marks on the bottom of this three-legged bottle bearing plate, and this azure glazed bowl does not have it. ”

"It's normal, the firing technique is different, it doesn't matter if there are nail marks and there are no nail marks, right? Some customers like to have nail marks, and some don't like to have nail marks!" Ah Chen said honestly.

"That's right, it's really harmless, I just said it, you may think it's harmless, but Brother A Chen just said right, it's good to burn without nail marks, but why did there be nail marks later? Because someone likes it, and this person is the emperor of the Song Dynasty, before there was no nail firing this skill, people were directly firing Ru porcelain, but the glaze melted at high temperatures, and the full glaze was fired directly into the kiln, which would make the utensils stick to the kiln and could not be taken off, so the earliest Ru porcelain feet were not glazed, that is, this azure glazed bowl, the feet were not glazed. Xiao Zhang pointed to the foot of the azure glazed bowl in his hand, and it was indeed unglazed at the bottom of the fetus.

Xiao Zhang continued: "In order to meet the emperor's ultimate pursuit, the craftsmen came up with this ultimate firing method, nail firing, many of which are used in the kiln mouth of the porcelain kiln are burned with nail sticks, but the Ru kiln is the most famous, because the Ru kiln nail burning is also known as the sesame nail, and the nail traces left are also the smallest, only the size of sesame seeds, and it is white-gray, so the Ru kiln nail firing can also be regarded as the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients, and it is also the ultimate presentation of the process. After Xiao Zhang finished speaking, he pointed to the five shallow nail marks of the three-legged bottle bearing plate in his hand.

"Of course, there are indeed people who like to have no nail marks, and some people like full glaze, which is what they need, of course, it can't be regarded as a good standard for judging the winner or loser, I also understand, Brother Chen, I will tell you a precious place that even you can't know, even if this three-legged bottle plate is fired by you. Xiao Zhang gave Ah Chen a look that you know.

In fact, at this point, I can already see the winner for the first time.

The nail mark proposed by Xiao Zhang is not considered a criterion, but whether to add this nail in the firing process, but Xiao Zhang brought out the wisdom of ancient craftsmen and the ultimate craftsmanship, which raised the grade.

Bai Chongshan, Uncle Dog and Ah Chen already knew in their hearts that they couldn't refute it, this kid even moved out of the Song Dynasty...... Who can fight?

But what else does this kid have to say?

Xiao Zhang put the azure glazed bowl aside, but only picked up the three-legged bottle bearing plate.

"You know what the full name of the bottle placed on the three-legged bottle bearing plate is, that's right, azure glazed string pattern bottle, but why is it called a string pattern bottle?

"This ...... Because there are string patterns on the bottle?" Ah Chen was coldly asked.

"That's right, there are string patterns on the bottle, the Ru kiln azure glazed string pattern bottle of the Song Dynasty, the height is about 13 cm, the top diameter is about 18 cm, the bottom diameter is about 18 cm, the overall shape adopts the form of a straight mouth, the bottom is a flat bottom, in the outer wall and the part near the edge of the mouth, there are two strings, and it is these two string patterns, which have become the classics that future generations of craftsmen can never surpass. Xiao Zhang said lightly.

"Song Ru kiln exists for a short time, more than 20 years before and after the kiln, left few classic works, to 1953, only began to allow the resumption of production, but after more than 30 years, Ru porcelain is considered to be successful and growing, Ru porcelain imitation success, but this string pattern has not been made by anyone as natural and beautiful as the ancient string pattern bottle. Xiao Zhang looked at the Ru porcelain in his hand and said.