Because of the firing, the finished product of cowpea red is divided into high and low, and the superior one is called "Da Hong Pao"; Slightly second, the glaze contains different shades of spots and green moss, also known as "beauty drunk" or "beauty Ji"; The lower grade is dark brown in color, called "donkey liver" and "horse lung". This small bowl is serious and has reached the level of "beauty drunk"!

"Ahem!" Wu Chen saw that Xu Shaodong was still bothering his brains, so he simply turned his head and pretended to cough, and when he saw that he finally glanced at himself, he hurriedly squeezed his eyebrows and glanced at the two old men.

Although Xu Shaodong didn't know what the situation of Lu Dao was, he also knew that there was something strange in Lu Dao, so he looked at Liu Lao and said with a welcoming smile, "Old man, don't be so bluffing, anyway, I don't have enough Taoism, I can't see it." ”

"This red glaze is really complicated!" Kong Si came to such a sentence without heart and lungs, but he is not a person with developed limbs and a simple mind, but with a rough appearance, it is easy for people to ignore that he is also a graduate of the Department of Archaeology of Peking University! has been a "Jianghu hawker" for so many years, and he has learned from Tian Lao.

Rao is so, this red glaze also makes him a little confused, there are many varieties, and there are variants.

The two old men smiled at each other.

Seeing that the three of them were all looking at him with a look of curiosity, Tian Lao groaned for a while, and his fingers lightly tapped on the table, "It's not good!" ”

As soon as these words came out, several little guys were stunned, daring to love you two old people This is to tease everyone. Xu Shaodong was even more puzzled.

"From all aspects, this should be a product of the Kangxi Dynasty, but I have never seen this kind of form...... It can only be said that at present, it seems that it is true! Tian Lao pondered and said, it stands to reason that one leak, everywhere, ordinary utensils, through his and Liu Lao's hands, can almost determine the authenticity.

But this small bowl is so strange, in addition to the shape of the inconsistency, there is really no mistake in the other, but the shape of the instrument is the basis of identification. If it is another object, if it does not match the shape, it can be directly entered into the cold palace.

"Hey, you two always tease us!" Xu Shaodong shouted, this is not his own level. It is no exaggeration to say that the artifacts that Tian Lao and Liu Lao can't see, I'm afraid that no second person can see them in the Celestial Empire.

Interesting! Liu Lao glanced at Wu Chen very meaningfully, this kid can get these unusual objects, either national treasures or incurable diseases!

Liu Lao stretched out his hand and beckoned to Xu Shaodong, signaling him to be calm and calm, then he turned around and said to Wu Chen: "Xiao Wu, why don't you borrow this small bowl from me to play for a while?" ”

Wu Chen knew that Liu Lao wanted to study it for him, so naturally he had no objection and nodded in response. A few people gossiped again, all of which were related to red glaze, there was more knowledge in it, and the two elders blew water into each other, and Wu Chen and Kong Si were dumbfounded, especially Wu Chen, who was even more embarrassed, others didn't know how good they were, and they thought they were so good, he himself was a good man, and when it came to the truth itself, he and Xu Shaodong were still far behind.

Not to mention anything else, it's this red glaze, although he had the experience of "self-taught" before, but now listening to a few of them talk, he has a bit of the consciousness of a frog at the bottom of the well, no wonder Kong Sidu "really didn't figure it out." It's so complicated!

The appearance of red glaze fills the single tone of porcelain, a bit like the transition from black and white films to color films, and can be divided into two categories: copper red glaze and iron red glaze according to the different raw materials added.

The main varieties of copper red glaze are bright red, Lang kiln red, cowpea red, ruby red, glaze red, etc.; The main varieties of iron red glaze are alum red, coral red and so on. As for the often said red in the glaze, although it is also added copper, it is not the same series as the red glaze with the glaze color.

If judged purely from the naked eye, the color of the red glaze burned by adding copper generally presents a standard "bright red"; The iron red glaze looks red and orange, with some golden meanings.

The appearance of red glaze can be traced back to the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, but the real pure and stable red glaze is the bright red of the early Ming Dynasty; When he arrived in Jiajing, he burned alum red with iron as a coloring agent.

Bright red is a high-temperature color glaze, and alum red is a low-temperature color glaze. There are many types of red glaze, except for fresh infrared, which has changed from a shade to a variety of different varieties. The deep ones have ruby red, vermilion, chicken blood red, accumulated red, smeared red, etc. The red with yellow is also called apricot shirt, the yellowish one is also called coral glaze, and there are orange red and jujube red. The light one is generally called pink, the gray one is called cowpea red, and the gray and dark one is called suckling mouse skin; Carmine is also a type of pink. The most flamboyant of the pink is called beauty drunk.

Among so many varieties, often confused with cowpea red is the kiln red, this red glaze is also created by the Kangxi Dynasty, in 1705 AD, the Qing Kangxi Emperor who liked fine porcelain very much, was very dissatisfied with the lack of sacrificial red in the palace collection, and ordered the imperial kiln to imitate the Xuande sacrificial red.

This task fell to the governor of Jiangxi Lang Tingji, who personally went to Jingdezhen to supervise the kiln, and watched the kiln workers prepare glazes and light the kiln every day.

Under the home of Lang Tingji, the glaze has carried out countless experiments in blending, adding various metal elements, and even adding gold and precious stones.

Because Lang Tingji supervised the entire Jingdezhen porcelain industry at that time, the new red glazed porcelain fired was called Hao Yao Hong. This kind of kiln red glaze is a successful variety of imitation Xuande sacrifice red firing, it is more vivid than the sacrifice red, the luster is strong, because the firing of this red glaze is very difficult, it requires strict craftsmanship, the cost is very huge, so Jingdezhen spreads the proverb of "if you want to be poor, burn the red".

People are most afraid of chatting in the right way, the two old men are not talkative, this time they were provoked by a few juniors, but they are old friends, confidants, time flies quickly, and it is lunch time in a blink of an eye. Liu Lao was very interested, and he had already ordered them to go down and let them prepare lunch.

As soon as Liu Lao mentioned eating, he saw that several of them were frowning, so he smiled and told them not to worry, Xiao Song was not here today, and everyone was banned!

Speaking of which, the food here is still good, but he has suffered a crime, and the food of others is not bad at all! There is no one to supervise today, so I just take the opportunity to feast on it.

The meal was in a small room, except for Wu Chen and the other guests, there was only Liu Lao alone, and the other guards and nannies had other places to eat, and even Boss Tie did not arrive.

A meal, eating was quite lively, Liu Lao was also very interested, picking a pot of Dongpo meat to eat, Wu Chen was a little sad to see, how hungry and thirsty this must be! Anyway, our countryside is not so miserable.