Chapter 516 Shortcut
“So this is the blue and white enlarged celestial sphere vase imitated by the Republic of China. However, due to the lack of experience of the craftsmen, the shape and pattern of the vessel and pattern were used on the banana leaf dragon celestial sphere vase from the same period. The blue and white Used factory materials, hand-painted, stylish It’s quite exquisite.”
“The bottom pattern is the one used by Qianlong when he imitated the Yongle blue and white, but the full-body red was used when the Ming and Qing blue and white were imitated in the Republic of China, but the Qianlong official kiln was forgotten. The porcelain tire base does not have the typical characteristic of red body. "
After Zhou Zhi finished speaking, he spun the bottle again: "Actually, if the artist who made this bottle is more knowledgeable and carefully reproduces the painting of the Yongle blue and white cloud and dragon pattern celestial sphere bottle one to one, at least the painter will be passable. The bottle still has some value.”
"But now it seems that the craftsmanship of this craftsman is indeed that of a master. I have never seen the real Yongle Heavenly Ball Vase in my life, and I have never even seen the Qianlong imitation Yongle Heavenly Ball Vase. I have to rely on the Tongguang Celestial Ball Vase." Come to make up.”
"Considering the knowledge of the craftsmen at that time, in good conscience, it is quite good for others to be able to imitate this level..."
He was talking happily there, but the middle-aged man next to him could not hear it. His face turned red and white.
After listening to this for a while, the other two people became more confident in Zhou Zhi's appreciation ability: "Little brother, can you tell us..."
Zhou Zhi was dumbfounded: "Me neither Teacher from Gongmei, I am also here to deliver goods..."
"Wait a minute!" Own the Sky Ball Bottle. The middle-aged man shouted loudly, startling a few people, and then coughed: "Ahem, this little brother... Ah, Teacher Zhou, Teacher Zhou, I am also a lover of ancient porcelain, and this... I especially like to study Qinghua, um... I would like to ask Teacher Zhou to introduce the method, where is the best place to start for beginners..."
"Ah?" Zhou Zhi was dumbfounded: "Of course, the more you see, the more you get started..."
"Of course we know these..." The middle-aged man said: "I want to ask, in addition to the more you see, the more you get started..." , are there any shortcuts, such as the blue and white tire color you just mentioned..."
"Is that so?" Zhou Zhi thought for a while: "It's really true. There is a shortcut."
"I wonder, Teacher Zhou..." The middle-aged man looked salivating: "I wonder if Teacher Zhou can... teach us?"
"Yes. It’s not called teaching, let’s share experiences.” Zhou Zhi opened the picture album just now: “I remember there is a picture in this book...”
"Here is the Ming Yongle blue and white banana, bamboo and stone picture jade pot spring bottle. It is the highest achievement of the Yongle classics in the Ming Dynasty. This gentleman should know this bottle, right?"
Nonsense, if you don't know this artifact, Zhou Zhi won't even know it. Think he will be a lover of blue and white.
Sure enough, the middle-aged man nodded: "Of course I know this."
"This handed down vessel is very perfect. The shape of the whole vessel is neat and handsome, the texture of the body is delicate, and the glaze is smooth and shiny. " Zhou Zhi began to explain with the high-definition picture of the bottle: "The outer wall of the bottle is decorated with blue and white, which has a stable color and a bright tone. Elegant and beautiful. "
"The neck is decorated with three-dimensional decorations, including banana leaves, curly grass, and Ruyi cloud heads; the abdomen is decorated with blue and white banana, bamboo and stone patterns, surrounded by railings, and banana and orchid bamboos grow on the strange and steep cave stones. The space is quiet and peaceful, full of vitality, giving people a quiet and interesting environment like an ink painting. ”
"The area near the foot is a variant of the lotus petal pattern that was common in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the flower pattern surrounds the foot wall."
"The porcelain craftsman is skilled in writing, the composition is sparse and clear, the decorative layout is rich in layers, and the painting is delicate. It is blue and white porcelain. A representative work with extremely high artistic achievements since its birth.”
“Because of this, it became a display porcelain in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. This unavoidable item has been favored by emperors of all dynasties, and has also attracted imitations from official kilns of all dynasties."
"The imitation of this bottle by the Qing palace first appeared in the Yongzheng period, but only for the sake of it. It was imitated in ancient times, so it was not signed. "
"Qianlong followed and wrote the seal script of the reign of this dynasty."
"Both the official kilns of the Later Jia and Dao dynasties were firing, and they were also the reign names of this dynasty, and they gradually changed from seal script to regular script." "Because the shape of the vessel is not large, the difficulty of firing and imitation is not particularly high. The firing was considered a success, so from Yongle in the Ming Dynasty to the Min Guo Hongxian and blue and white banana, bamboo and stone jade pots and spring vases have basically become the highest achievement of blue and white porcelain among the official kiln utensils of all generations."
"The shapes of the vessels are the same, and the patterns are similar. This has very strong characteristics of the times. By studying these bottles, you can quickly grasp the general characteristics of blue and white porcelain in each period."
"I think this is the way to study blue and white porcelain."
"Of course, Qing Flower porcelain is one of the most popular types of porcelain among Chinese people. There are many kinds of utensils, and the firing era ranges from the Yuan and Ming dynasties to the present day. It is a university subject, and it is not enough to just look at a few jade pots and spring vases. Extremely poor.”
"Old Xu, Old Xu!" The middle-aged man felt itchy after hearing this, and poked Xugong, who was listening intently on the other side: "Do you have any pictures of these utensils that Teacher Xiao Zhou mentioned?"
"Huh? They should be there, I just don't know where they are. "I know this," Zhou Zhi said with a smile, "I'll write a list for you."
"That's the best feeling!" I'm happy, I guess that bottle from the Republic of China didn't cost a lot of money to buy.
The pens, inks, paper and inkstones are all ready-made here. Zhou Zhi took a piece of rice paper and copied down the book list with a small regular script brush.
"Thank you, Teacher Xiao Zhou." The middle-aged man took the order and held his hands in front of Zhou Zhi, looking arrogant and respectful.
"It's our turn now..." The other two men became eager.
Mr. Zhang coughed lightly: "You are a little unreasonable. The day after tomorrow, the Gongmei Association will hold a public auction and appraisal meeting in the Cultural Park. At that time, they will naturally help everyone appraise the antiques in their hands for free. Why did you come here early?”
“Don’t you still have to wait in a long line... "A man muttered: "Anyway, there is no one here now. We have bought several things at Gongmei. Can we help with this?"
"Yes, yes," another man said. He also echoed: "Besides, this little brother is not a man of fine craftsmanship. He is just borrowing a place..."
Zhou Zhi somewhat understood that the appreciation ability of these two people was probably worse than that of the middle-aged men just now, and they were the kind of people who are "addicted to food".
“Let’s not make an example next time!” Mr. Zhang finally agreed: “Lao Wang, Lao Li, I’m not talking about you guys. If you are not capable enough, you should just stop wandering around and pick up leaks. Everything you pick up comes out. The briquettes in the furnace are full of pits and are very hot!”
The bald man named Lao Wang said: "This time I really saw it right before I struck..."
"When did you not say that?!"
"Look at things and see. Let Teacher Xiao Zhou look at things..."
The two of them opened their kits and found that the items were all ceramics that Zhou Zhi was familiar with. It should be said that the probability of finding simple antiques in these years is still quite high. What the man named Lao Wang took out was a longquan kiln dark green glaze entangled flower. The plate is one of the more exquisite and characteristic folk kiln artifacts of the Ming Dynasty, and is a fine work of the line of export porcelain from the Longquan Kiln of the Yuan Dynasty.
Lao Li's utensils are very beautifully made, thoughtful and very interesting. It is a small vase for blue worship.
(End of this chapter)