"No, I see, this is a seal! You see that the size of this shape is basically undoubted! This seal is carved with ivory, jade, stone, and I have never seen a seal fired with Ru porcelain, it is really strange, strange!" said someone clapping his hands again.

For Xiao Zhang's fired Ru porcelain, every time the blank is drawn, everyone can always make strange comments......

Of course, Xiao Zhang didn't know that the audience was commenting on his works every time, Xiao Zhang just quietly continued to refine his porcelain clay tires.

This dragon-headed dragon-tailed turtle body is still very difficult to control......

Especially where this dragon head connects to the turtle body...... There's always a particular feeling of embarrassment......

Of course, this beast type belongs to the mythical creatures of ancient legends, and mostly exists in some carvings handed down from ancient times...... There are no actual animals per se......

Xiao Zhang had no reference, so he could only draw the blank according to the shape of the turtle dragon in his mind......

In fact, Xiao Zhang has also thought about the appearance of this turtle and dragon paperweight for a long time......

After all, the actual value of this thing is difficult to control......

Similar to the four treasures of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, paperweight can be called the "little five" in the ancient literati room.

In the study room, the ancient literati often put small bronze and jade objects on the desk to admire, and at the same time used to press paper or books, thus appearing paperweights.

Due to the variety of materials of the paperweight, jade, porcelain, bamboo, wood, iron, and copper are the majority, and it is usually carved with patterns of orchid, chrysanthemum, plum, and bamboo with verses, as well as three-dimensional images of animals and people.

The production materials of the Ming and Qing dynasties are more common jade, stone, copper, ebony, rosewood, etc., among which the stone paperweight is the most. In terms of shape, it is mainly in the shape of a long strip, which generally appears in a pair form, and is engraved with poetic aphorisms or couplet paintings.

The paperweight with rare material, excellent carving, ingenious design and age has a high collection value, but in the collection market, it is common to use paperweights made of rosewood, mahogany, wenge and other materials, and the price is below 1,000 yuan, which has not attracted more attention from collectors.

In large-scale auctions, the overall transaction price of paperweights is not high, and most of the single collections are sold for less than 100,000 yuan, and sometimes there are low-priced items sold for thousands of yuan, which is difficult to compare with inkstones, brushes, and seals.

The collection value of paperweights must not be as good as inkstones and seals?

Some collectors believe that to measure the value of a type of collection, one should look at its humanistic value, that is, how the historical and cultural connotation it contains, the second should look at its craft value, whether the carving is delicate, whether the design is unique, and the third should look at the value of the material.

The age of the use of paperweights by the Chinese people can be traced back to the Qin and Han dynasties, which is not inferior to inkstones and seals.

After a long history, the paperweight carving craft is divided into dozens of categories such as carving, carving, relief, round carving, light plate, etc., which are different and colorful according to the customs and dynasties of various places, and the styles are very different, with its craft value and humanistic value, it is fully qualified to enter the collection of high-end antiques.

In terms of material value, paperweights are more dominant than inkstones.

The stone used in the inkstone must be a special material suitable for grinding, the function of the paperweight is only to hold down the paper, the material selection is very extensive, and the seal is no different, the white jade and Tianhuang paperweight of the Qingming and Qing dynasties are the most sought after at auction, and some Guangzhou collectors prefer granite and copper paperweights.

Xiao Zhang fired Ru porcelain paperweights, which were not of particularly high value, and many of them were even traded for less than 1,000 yuan......

It can almost be said that paperweights are a small category of art......

Even if there are some transactions with high prices, it is because of the high-end material......

For example, some Hetian jade ...... Some of the materials of the small-leaved red sandalwood......

These additional intricate carvings make it highly valuable......

In the modern trading market, you can even see paperweights for more than a dozen yuan......

This lowers the value of this type of work!

This is also the reason why Xiao Zhang is more entangled!

But Xiao Zhang's self-confidence is that the first thing he fires is Ru porcelain! It is Ru porcelain that dominates the direction, and then the paperweight.

Second, the value of his Ru porcelain is very high, according to the on-site market price, even if he fires the simplest Ru porcelain bowl and Ru porcelain plate, Xiao Zhang is sure that he can sell it for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars......

After all, the current Xiao Zhang glaze is unique and shocking, and the shape is flawless......

So Xiao Zhang is enough to use this aspect to recover the shortcomings of the paperweight!

And Xiao Zhang believes a little.

There is no craft in the world that is not good enough......

It's just that there is no proper appearance of the representative one......

Xiao Zhang's Ru porcelain turtle dragon paperweight is to break this kind of paperweight worthless thinking!

Who said paperweights can't be on the table!

After all, according to Xiao Zhang's idea, if this paperweight wants to become valuable, there are only two possibilities to achieve, the first is the kind of pair of scales, the kind of painting on the scales......

This kind of calligraphy and painting paperweight is generally written by calligraphers and painters, and its procedure is the same as that of engraved copper cartridges, first select the favorite paperweight, or wood, or bamboo, or tooth, or copper.

According to common sense, the famous calligraphers and painters must choose a high-quality and unique shape of the smooth board paperweight, on which an even layer of white powder is evenly coated to line the base, and then the calligrapher and painter will gallop across the design and creation.

The calligraphy and painting works on the paperweight are actually the miniaturization of the calligrapher's and painter's own works, and its chapter, brushwork, and charm should be consistent with the large-scale works.

In fact, there are some calligraphers and painters who are not very good at making pocket sketches. In the past, there were no photocopiers and photographic techniques that could be enlarged and reduced as they wished, so calligraphers and painters who could generally make calligraphy and painting on a small paperweight and get their charm must be profound.

After the completion of the calligrapher and painter, the master engraver will carefully engrave it according to the characteristics of the calligraphy and painting, and carefully engrave it one by one.

The sculptor must be well versed in the pen and ink of the calligrapher and painter, the personality, with the knife in the hand to recreate the characteristics of the calligrapher's and painter's works, and vividly reflect its characteristics, so the small paperweight embodies the common efforts of the famous calligrapher and painter and the engraver, and it can also be said to be their joint work.

This kind of joint is not arbitrary, because the chapter, brushwork, and charm of calligraphy and painting must match the style and charm of carving, so each successful top product is extremely rare.

Such a paperweight must be extremely collectible, because it embodies the hard work and artistic value of too many people!

And the second is the one that Xiao Zhang wants to operate in his hands!

Whether it is a blank refinement, firing porcelain or jade carving, this paperweight in the form of a beast button must be the carver himself to completely sway his efforts on it!

Whether it is jade carving or porcelain clay tire refinement, this is the case.

The role of the engraver is the greatest.

Xiao Zhang looked at the turtle dragon paperweight in his hand that had been basically formed at this time, and he was thinking about how to cut the next knife!