Lao Tang analyzed: "The azure glaze of Ruguan kiln is the main color, but under different lighting and different angles, the color will change differently. Under the bright light, the color of the pen "Fun" www.biquge.info Pavilion will be blue and yellow, just like the golden sunlight on the clear blue sky when the clouds open and the fog disperses after the rain has passed. ”

"And in the dim light, the color is blue to blue, like a clear lake. The reason for this is that the glaze of Ru porcelain agate into the glaze caused by the different angles of the oblique opening and the sparse morning star, bubbles of different sizes to the different reflections of the light produced by the different effects. ”

"Onyx?" Wu Tianyuan said curiously.

"Not bad! In the documents of the Song Dynasty, it is recorded that it is rich in agate powder. From today's scientific point of view, agate is a type of quartz, which is deposited from silicon dioxide. The addition of agate powder to the glaze will not have a significant effect on the glaze color, texture and opening of porcelain. However, Ruyao's hometown of Ruzhou, Henan Province, is rich in agate, and the Northern Song Dynasty has also been to mine it many times, and the surface of Ru kiln flashes with a faint pale pink luster, which is the phenomenon of agate glaze. ”

"But as early as hundreds of years ago, Ruzhou agate has disappeared and has never been discovered, which is the first problem!"

There are also lines, Ru kiln glaze thick, there are a small number of bubbles in the glaze, the ancients called "few like the morning star", hidden and sometimes appear in the light, like the morning star flashing, the section of Ru kiln porcelain, the naked eye can see some sparse bubbles embedded in the glaze layer, below. Observe with a magnifying glass on the glaze surface, and these bubbles in the middle layer are sparse in the shape of stars in the glaze, as large as a star. Ru porcelain in its carcass between the glaze layer, there is a row of large and small bubbles visible to the naked eye, which is another characteristic of agate glaze. ”

"The viscosity of agate is very strong, so that the air in the glaze and in the carcass cannot overflow normally during the firing process, and more of it is enclosed in the lower layer of the glaze; Sesame nail glaze satisfies. Gao Lian's "Zunsheng Eight Notes" said that Ru kiln "has sesame seeds at the bottom and a small needle". At the bottom of the utensils, you can see the nail marks as thin as sesame seeds, the traces are very shallow, the size is like corn, and most of the nail marks in the Ru kiln are as big as sesame grains, which is not found in other porcelain kilns. ”

"The hardest thing is the caviar pattern!" Geng Lao continued: "The caviar pattern refers to the color block that has a flake yellowing on the glazed surface of Ru porcelain, which is different from the glaze of Ru porcelain. The analysis of the caviar pattern is different, and it is generally believed that the glaze is as thin as caviar. Xu Zhiheng wrote in "Drinking Liuzhai and Saying Porcelain": "Ru kiln is in Ruzhou, Henan, and it was created in the Northern Song Dynasty. The soil veins are fine, such as copper, thick and thin, and the juice is shiny. Those who have copper bones without lines, and those who have copper bones and caviar ......"

"There are various descriptions of the opening pieces of Ru porcelain, such as crab claw pattern, ice crack, cicada wing pattern, caviar pattern, etc. And Ru porcelain glaze in the red halo, some like the morning out of the sea, some like the sunset, some like the rain over the sun, some like the rainbow hanging in the air, are some beautiful image metaphors. In the final analysis, the red patches in the glaze are exposed on the cyan glaze, as if the roe is floating on the water, but for the imitation of Ru porcelain, there is another atypical feature of great difficulty. ”

The two of them concluded in unison: "If you want to imitate Song Ruyao, it is basically impossible!" Don't say it's you, even the three generations of emperors of Kang Yongqian, and they haven't completely imitated it! ”

Wu Tianyuan has also been mentally prepared for this, his idol Emperor Yongzheng, who likes Song Dynasty porcelain the most, has not reached the height of that time after exhausting his life, which shows its difficulty.

"Boy, a hundred birds in the forest are better than a bird in hand! Since you have the heart to revive porcelain, I also have confidence in you, let's start with the Ming and Qing dynasties! ”

Wu Tianyuan didn't speak, it's useless to explain now, it's not that Geng Lao doesn't have confidence in himself, but that this thousand-year-old mystery is too difficult. It's useless to talk too much, just come up with some results.

"I have long wanted to renew the traditional skills of my ancestors, Brother Wu, if you have the heart, we will cooperate!"

Lao Tang had already heard Geng Lao talk about Wu Tianyuan's details, and it would be harmless for him to cooperate in public and private, so he quickly agreed.

"I'll inject 100 million first, you prepare the venue and equipment, I have to prepare some things, wait for my news."

Wu Tianyuan and Geng Lao left Jingdezhen, this trip was worthwhile, Tang Tianming had a higher level, and he was a family heirloom, so he was the first batch of suitable collaborators.

The two returned to the capital, and Wu Tianyuan asked Niu Feng to go to the National Geological Museum, where he borrowed a piece of Ruzhou agate ore and some high-quality kaolin, ready to find new raw material treasures.

Wu Tianyuan returned to Zhongyuan City, and then rushed to Ruzhou, which is not far away, which is the birthplace of Ru kiln, and the legendary Ruzhou agate that has been lost for a hundred years is here.

"Right here?"

According to the guidance of the sample, Wu Tianyuan finally found the clue of agate near a big mountain, which was buried more than 100 meters underground, and it was a small vein.

"Lao Hu, contact the local government, and we are ready to develop this piece of land!"

It is good to find the rest of the vein, and the mining license will be issued in less than a week, and Wu Tianyuan and Tianyuan will be there, and it will be welcomed wherever the country goes.

"And then there's the top-quality kaolin, which is also the key to antiquity."

Wu Tianyuan returned to Jingdezhen, which is one of the country's five major kaolin producing areas, producing the best quality raw materials for thousands of years, and only then did the rise of Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital.

Wu Tianyuan did not inform Lao Tang, he ran for a few days, and finally found the best quality kaolin veins, took local materials, and mined them and used them directly.

Rich and easy to do, Tianyuan Mining directly acquired a first-class qualified mining group and began to officially mine kaolin and agate. This is only the first step, and Wu Tianyuan is also preparing to acquire a company with seabed mining technology. The sea is four times larger than the mainland, and there are more mineral deposits than the land in both quantity and variety, and that is the real cornucopia.

"Oh? Are you saying that this was the case when the kiln was entered? ”

"How many layers of glaze did you put on you?"

"Yes, what's the approximate temperature in the kiln?"

For the next ten days, Wu Tianyuan hid in the museum without leaving home, holding porcelain thoughtfully every day, and kept recording something in his notebook. The staff are curious, what's wrong with the curator?

"It's finally almost!"

Wu Tianyuan stood up and let out a long breath and said to himself: "With these first-hand information, there should be new breakthroughs on the old Tang side, these are the secret recipes dictated by the official kiln!" ”

It turned out that he had a whim, and he had been chatting with Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty porcelain, and recorded the first-hand information at that time. Many of them are secret recipes that have been lost for hundreds of years, absolute core secrets.

"The next step is to establish a brand, use the top materials and the most authentic craftsmanship to imitate the lost official kiln, and revitalize the status of China's porcelain hegemon!" (To be continued.) )