Chapter 104: Flint Red

"Hey, don't mess me off!" Li Lao said slowly: "In my opinion, blue and white is the most important variety in the history of porcelain, and now the market is more sought after blue and white, mainly Yuan blue and white, Yongxuan blue and white, from this period there is a model, and then it is the official kiln boutique of the Qing Dynasty." ”

Li Lao still said a "nonsense" first, and then changed the conversation and said: "Let's just say that this big bowl, with a powdery white glaze applied to the lips and mouth, is full and round, has a convex edge, and has brown eyes and pinholes, which are the characteristics of late Kangxi porcelain." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Shaodong and the others were all surprised, could it be that Wu Chen could see it even if he couldn't see it? Kong Si secretly stabbed Wu Chen on the side, biting his ear and asking, when did you kid become so powerful!

Wu Chen gave him a shy smile, what Li Lao said about this period is roughly close to his judgment, it seems that Jiang is still old and spicy, if he wants to let him pass these characteristics, to break the generation, it is impossible to do it, and he listened more and more humbly at the moment.

Seeing that Li Lao took a breath, Liu Lao took over the topic and said slowly: "Yes, Kangxi blue and white materials have Zhejiang materials and Yunnan pearl materials, this bowl has rich layers of pictures, and it is expressed with techniques such as rubbing, rubbing, and dyeing, and the lines are clear and three-dimensional." The layout, coloring, and outlining of the painting are all refined to the point of skillful and superb skills, and the layout is full of pictures and does not leave blanks, which is the characteristic of blue and white porcelain painting in the late Kangxi period. On the whole, this large bowl should be a masterpiece of blue and white porcelain in the late Kangxi period. ”

"What you always said is that this is the late Kangxi imitation of Xuande?" Xu Shaodong asked cautiously, in fact, the two old men had already said it very clearly. He asked this way to further confirm that he was the only one who had the courage to do this, and the big bowl was his, so it was reasonable to ask.

"Hehe, Zhilu said that your kid has an opinion. Not to mention anything else, it is this outer blue and white double circle model, which itself is very revealing. Liu Lao said with a smile.

"Look, the linear 'flint red' on the bottom of this bowl!" Li Lao took a few sips of tea and took over the topic.

He said this "flint red", Wu Chen also knows the way, flint red is commonly known as kiln red, fire red, because the carcass material is not washed fine, the formed tire contains higher iron elements in the high temperature firing, the iron elements contained in the exposed tire precipitate, adsorbed at the bottom of the carcass or the bottom foot to form a layer of different shades, different distribution of "kiln red".

This kind of erythema is generally ochre-red or black-red spots, higher than the surface of the carcass, and some ochre-red flakes are also called fire red.

It's just that this seems to be available in a lot of porcelain, how can it be used as a standard for judging dynasties? Wu Chen quickly recalled the knowledge he had learned, and it was blank.

"It's a very important feature." Li Lao continued, it is rare that he is very interested today, "At the bottom of the Yuan blue and white porcelain, in addition to flint red, there is also a paste rice bottom. This kind of paste rice bottom is different from flint red because when firing, the utensils are placed on the kiln bed containing sand grains, because the kiln bed is covered with sand grains, which contain more iron sand grains, and at the same time oxidize at high temperatures, they evenly adhere to the bottom of the ware, so it is formed. Therefore, the paste rice bottom is caused by the production process and external factors, not the carcass itself, and there is a qualitative difference with flint red. ”

"Take it easy, don't get too excited!" Tian Lao refilled him with a cup of tea, and comforted him with a smile, this Lao Li has the most hot temper, and the more he talks, the more excited he becomes.

"Ha Luha, you don't know my temper, don't vomit and be unhappy!" Li Lao took a sip of tea and continued to say loudly: "Ming Dynasty porcelain bottom foot along the exposed fetus, circle foot inner tube glaze junction and so on are more common flint red, because of the high iron content in the fetus, heating and oxidation, this flint red is "grown" from the fetus, highlighting the combination of the tread and the carcass, tight and natural. ”

"In the Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi, Kangxi also had flint red, but it is rare, especially in the middle and late Kangxi period, due to the fine selection of materials, the carcass is white and delicate, and the fetal quality is pure, and the exposed fetus of porcelain has no flint red. It can be seen that the appearance of flint red is related to the iron content of the fetus, and the porcelain fetal material of the three dynasties of the Qing Dynasty is fine, and there is little flint red. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the porcelain tire material was not finely washed, but there would be flint red. ”

"That's not right, isn't this bowl obviously flint red? Why is it from the Kangxi period? Kong Si asked with a puzzled expression, the same question existed in the eyes of several of their young people.

"Hehe, don't worry, that's the point." Li Lao smiled and said: "In order to imitate the porcelain of the Ming Dynasty, Kangxi and Kangxi's later works mostly use "soil pulp" or artificial mud brushing to make similar flint red, which is unnatural. After artificial treatment, the bottom foot is re-entered into the kiln, and only linear imprints are often left after high-temperature firing, which are mostly contour-like.

There is also this relatively successful linear "flint red" in the imitation works, which is more confusing. The bottom of this bowl is not kiln red nor paste, the bottom foot "flint red" is a linear outline, the color is yellow and not prominent, the tread is unnatural, and it is relatively fake.

This blue and white bowl has a pseudo-entrustment of the "Xuande Year System of the Ming Dynasty", and the intention of imitating Ming Dynasty porcelain is obvious. Combined with the various characteristics and painting style just now, it can be determined that it is a fine product in the late Kangxi period, and the condition is intact, not bad. ”

Li Lao has made a conclusion to this big name, and the other old men have no doubts, although Li Lao is an authority on porcelain, but Tian Lao and Liu Lao's attainments in this area are also extremely high, but Tian Lao is the master, and Liu Lao has the most prestige among the crowd, so he naturally becomes the host, so he doesn't talk easily.

Xu Shaodong was relieved when he heard this, he was originally very confident in this big name. Being so engaged by Wu Chen, his mood went up and down, and now he finally has a conclusion, Kangxi imitates Yongxuan's blue and white boutiques, and the price is also expensive, this omission is still not small, but he can't help but sigh in his heart, his Taoism is still shallow.

"Wood, okay!" Kong Si looked at Wu Chen with admiration, picked a thumbs up, and praised without hesitation, this mallet seems to have a natural intuition for this kind of object, and the same is true of the general jar last time.

Wu Chen's face flushed, if he talked about real ability, he was not as good as Kong Si and Xu Shaodong, at least today, as soon as he said it, he would have gained a lot of knowledge!

He smirked a little weakly, and made up his mind that he still wanted to learn from a famous teacher.

"I don't know where the Wu brothers learned from? At a young age, his attainments are not shallow! Make a friend. Bai He stretched out his hand to Wu Chen with a smile.

Wu Chen only felt a wisp of indescribable fragrance coming to his face, just when he first arrived, he didn't look at her carefully, but now when he looked, he found that Bai He was very beautiful, his delicate face was wearing black-framed glasses, he looked very intellectual, his figure was graceful, and he stepped on slender high-heeled feet, like willow branches swaying, swaying.