Chapter 300: The Jade Carving Center
"This last piece is the secret color porcelain lotus bowl. Under the leadership of Gao Jingxing, while talking, I walked to the exhibition area where the secret color porcelain lotus bowl was stored.
Zhao Tianming saw this secret color porcelain lotus bowl, and his eyes showed a surprised expression.
The whole secret color porcelain lotus bowl has smooth lines, just like a blooming lotus flower, which is natural. The whole body is delicate and dense, pure and uniform, smooth and clean like jade, although it is gray-white, the color is very full, and the porcelain color is dripping, crystal and tactful.
"I've had the pleasure of seeing this before, and it's really beautiful. It is said that when this lotus bowl was excavated, everyone did not know that it was the secret color porcelain, because before that, the secret color porcelain was only a thing that only existed in the literature records, and there was no sample in the world at all. It wasn't until later that porcelain was found in the tower of Tiger Hill Yunyan Temple, and after checking the list of artifacts excavated together, I knew that such porcelain was secret color porcelain. ”
Gu Jiahua talked eloquently, and greatly admired this secret color porcelain, which can be said to be never tired of looking at it.
It's a pity that the things in the museum are well protected, and you can only watch from a distance through the glass cabinet, and you can't touch it, which is a pity.
Under the leadership of Gao Jingxing, several people lingered in other exhibition areas, among them, the most memorable for Zhao Tianming was a blue and white seawater white dragon plate during the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty.
This blue and white porcelain is underglaze colored porcelain, and its blue pattern is painted on the porcelain tire with cobalt material, and then the transparent glaze is applied and fired at a high temperature of more than 1,000 degrees.
In the center of this blue and white porcelain plate, a dark five-toed white dragon is formed, and there are two small dragons on the outer wall to chase and play. The most shocking thing is that if you look at the light, you will find the five-toed white dragon in the center of the porcelain plate, with layers of dense transparent scales on its body, and its fineness is unbelievable!
Zhao Tianming guessed that this should be the effect of firing with transparent glaze, as for how it is fired, it is completely unimaginable, anyway, with the current process, it will definitely not be fired.
The Gusu Museum closes relatively early, closing at five o'clock, but as an insider, it is natural to continue to stay. Zhao Tianming and Gu Jiahua did not continue to visit, they did not want to delay Gao Jingxing too much time, everyone has their own lives.
Besides, there are so many collections in the Gusu Museum, I can't finish looking at them anymore, and for such a long time, a few people have only seen in detail some of the collections that are rarely open to the public, and are representative and more famous, and the others are just a glance.
I have to say that as a museum's collection, it is not comparable to other places.
After saying hello to Zhou Lao, Zhao Tianming and Gu Jiahua left the museum first, solved the problem of eating outside, and Zhao Tianming booked a hotel as a place to stay.
Although he can live in Mr. Zhou's house, Mr. Zhou also said it, but he doesn't want to trouble Mr. Zhou too much, and he is not comfortable.
"What's the arrangement for the evening? Why don't we go and see the jade carvings in Gusu?" After eating, it was still early, and Gu Jiahua sent out an invitation as a landlord.
"I have heard of the fame of Gusu jade carving for a long time, and I want to see it. Zhao Tianming said.
Gusu is one of the birthplaces of ancient jade carving, and today, it is almost the center of jade carving in the country. Its jade carving characteristics are known for its delicate carving and exquisite craftsmanship.
Among them, Lu Zigang is the most famous representative, as long as you are a person who plays jade, you will not know his name.
Lu Zigang is known as "jade expert", "jade expert", "jade god", he created the Zigang brand, is a wonderful flower in the history of Chinese civilization and art, there is no ancient, no one after that, not to mention surpassing, want to get close to can not do, the skills are far from the same.
It's a pity that his tools and skills have become a masterpiece and have not been handed down, and future generations cannot imitate them at all.
As a jade carving center, Gusu also brings another effect, that is, all kinds of good jade from all over the country gather here, waiting for a creation.
As the saying goes, "jade is not cut into a tool", "three points look at the jade material, seven points look at the carving", it is conceivable how much the carving role is for a good jade.
The place where Zhao Tianming and Gu Jiahua are located also belongs to the antique market, and even at night, it is still lively. The streets were full of people, and there were quite a few of them, all of them young people.
Most of them are not antique lovers, many of them are interested in handicrafts, come and see them, buy one or two. For those shop owners, in fact, there is no barrier between the antique world and ordinary people, it is all a transaction, and anyone's business is done.
Gusu jade carving really lives up to its reputation, and on the streets, you can see jade shops everywhere, and even some workshops are not uncommon.
Even, in one of the largest time-honored jade shops, they also saw a genuine piece of Lu Zigang. However, this kind of thing is offered to the god stage, and it will not be sold at all, and it will be put out, just to show the foundation of the store and promote the reputation of the store, which is similar to a signboard.
"What's eye-catching? Don't you buy one or two?" Gu Jiahua and Zhao Tianming walked around the street, Gu Jiahua saw a few good things, all of them were in his pocket, but Zhao Tianming was indifferent, which made Gu Jiahua a little strange.
"I've seen so much jade for a long time, and my eyes have seen flowers. ”
Zhao Tianming smiled, he is actually different from ordinary antique lovers, other people, as long as they are eye-catching, they like it, the price is right, and they don't mind spending some money to buy it, Zhao Tianming's goal is more to pick up leaks, and in general, he rarely makes a move.
"You don't see a rabbit and don't scatter an eagle!"
Gu Jiahua said with a smile, once, as a beginner, he also had this mentality, but after a long time, he also cultivated his own interests and hobbies.
Besides, if they see it, they generally won't depreciate it, and if they don't want it, it's the same if they transfer it out.
Zhao Tianming stopped in front of a stall, on the stall, there were some miscellaneous jade pieces, which looked new and old, maybe even the stall owner couldn't tell what the origin of these things was, even if it was fake, it wouldn't be a person like them, they all bought from outside.
picked a few things casually, and Zhao Tianming didn't bargain, so he bought them and left. Of course, this is also because the stall owner does not have a lion to open his mouth.
In the eyes of the stall owner, it is difficult for this kind of young man to test their love for antiques with money, and they are afraid to scare him away if they are a little higher.
Besides, there is a person who looks very good standing next to him, he may not be able to deceive, he is simply too lazy to waste his tongue, and he is good to talk for a long time, and maybe others can end him in one sentence. With this in mind, it is better to do a few more orders of other people's business.