Chapter 637 National Porcelain
"Zhou Zhi, right?" Director Liao said: "I heard from Xiao Liu that thanks to you for discovering the problem with the crested pot, you avoided the reputation of our provincial cultural relics store. Risk, thank you.”
“This is what I should do.” Zhou Zhi quickly said modestly: “Besides, the scientific identification results haven’t been released yet, no. I dare to say that it will be as I guessed. "
"So it is to avoid risks, not to save reputation!" Director Liao listened to the bachelor: "But I can't be too many bosses, No. 1 Factory. The price for this set of porcelain is two hundred and fifty yuan.”
“On average, it’s fifty yuan a piece...”
The old engineer thought Zhou Zhi was too expensive. After all, two hundred and fifty yuan was already a month's salary for a middle-level leader: "I heard from Zichun that your elders in the family like handicrafts. If you want a large quantity, the price can be negotiated."
“Liu Gong and I were working on a project back then. At the end of the day, the battle was successful, and the unit rewarded us with two pieces of 567 porcelain. If you don't mind it, I will give it to you as a meeting gift. "
People nowadays are still very principled, and they only get a share of collective things. Not to mention that I can't afford less, but I give away my own things generously.
And judging from Liao Ting’s eager attitude, Jingde Porcelain Factory seems to have encountered some problems.
“Fifty-one pieces are not expensive.” Zhou Zhi said, “Uncle Liao, what is 567 porcelain?”
"Oh, 567 porcelain means porcelain produced by state-owned factories in our country in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s." Director Liao explained: "At the beginning of the founding of New China, there were hundreds of wastes waiting to be renovated, and many years of war. The national power was so weakened that the newly established republic did not have special tableware at the state banquet for entertaining foreign guests. "< br>
“In response to this situation, Director Guo, then Vice Prime Minister of the Government Affairs Council and Director of the Culture and Education Committee, proposed: 'China is a country of porcelain. After the founding of New China, the years of New China should be clearly represented, and the years of New China should be clearly displayed. The good experiences in history were summed up to create the national porcelain and national gift porcelain of New China. '"
"This suggestion was adopted and supported by the Prime Minister. So the design and production of 'Jianguo Porcelain' began under this special background."
"In 1952, Qingguo Porcelain The Ministry of Industry took the lead in convening a symposium on ceramics, and experts from various fields discussed the specific plans and requirements for developing "Jianguo Porcelain". Dean Xu, the president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, wrote a special letter to Gao Zhuang, Mo Zongjiang and Wang Xun, attaching great importance to the design and production of the 'Jianguo Porcelain'."
"Subsequently, the Central Academy of Fine Arts The college drew up a list to the Ministry of Light Industry of the central government and established the 'Jianguo Porcelain Design Committee'"
"The list includes Zheng Zhenduo, Jiang Feng, Zhang Ding, Shen Congwen, Liang Sicheng, Lin Huiyin, Zhu Danian, Gao Zhuang, and a number of other outstanding artists and craftsmen. The committee put forward a leading position for the design positioning of 'Jianguo Porcelain' The sexual opinions should not only reflect the traditional ceramic art style of our country, but also conform to today's practicality, express the requirements of the new look of New China, and break the official porcelain use of all dynasties. "One person's old rules."
"But there are still many porcelain masters in the country, and almost all the skilled craftsmen work in major porcelain factories. Because of this project, a large number of skilled craftsmen have been created. In addition to creating unprecedented creations, In addition to the artistic treasures and brilliant achievements, it also laid an indestructible foundation for the porcelain firing technology of New China."
"The staff at that time such as Wang Bu, Zhu Danian, and Wang. Xiliang, Zhang Songmao, Dai Ronghua, Liu Yucen, Li Jin, Zhou Guozhen, etc. have all become masters now."
"But our request is to use traditional ancient techniques and restore them. Burning modern porcelain, exerting subjective initiative, and striving to surpass the ancients'! "
"This is not just a matter of words, we have really done it." The old engineer was full of pride when he spoke. Hao: "For example, pastel porcelain only had overglaze color in the past. We made a breakthrough in the process of researching 7501 porcelain, turning the overglaze color into under-glaze color, which solved the problem of overglaze color peeling that has plagued the past generations." As far as whiteness is concerned, the whiteness of the best porcelain in the past can only reach 80%. "Director Liao said: "With our efforts, the whiteness of the porcelain body can reach more than 90%. .”
“And that batch of porcelain can be said to be a real living fossil of porcelain. It was created by the most famous ceramic craftsmen, arts and crafts artists, cultural celebrities, and traditional Chinese painting masters in the country. In terms of quality, it has surpassed the ancient official kilns. , and the quality is hard to say because of the ancient firing method."
"Yes." Mr. Wang said: "I remember that the porcelain in the past was influenced by the craftsman's painting skills, and there were very few snow scene porcelains. , with the participation of traditional Chinese painting masters, this Things will be easier to handle.”
“This is why the official kilns of the Qing Dynasty introduced pottery supervisors,” Zhou Zhi said with a smile: “With the participation of cultural figures, the aesthetic quality of the porcelain industry was immediately improved. .”
"This batch of porcelain, which was assigned by the state as a key research task and was eventually fired by the top ten porcelain factories in Jingde, is internally called the five-character head." Director Liao said: "Later, there were naturally the six-character head and the seven-character head. Prefix.”
"The seven-character head was the last batch of gift porcelain, but the quality was much lower than that of the five-character and six-character porcelain. Then as the cost increased and the older generation of craftsmen disappeared, the materials were no longer produced, and the exquisite porcelain has been It has become out of print." The old engineer said, "But Miaozi is already in the top ten. The porcelain factory was planted, and now when the whole country talks about porcelain, we are the first to do so in Jingde.”
This is also the case when Zhou Zhi thinks about it. Jianguo porcelain is the national porcelain, and it has gathered several national-level masters and experts. The literati put all their efforts into creating it, and it can be called a treasure of the times.
Its role in China's porcelain industry is of course incomparable. It can even be said to have the highest firing specifications in history, and it has united the most top masters in the field to create the most dedicated, highest-achieving, and most breakthroughs. device.
These breakthroughs and achievements, even if they are lowered by two or three levels, are the models of exquisite fine porcelain in every household today.
"Uncle Liao, forget about the six-character prefix and the seven-character prefix. The mark of the times is too strong. For the five-character prefix, I can charge this price to all major porcelain factories, or how much inventory there is in Jingde. Receive.”
"The same is true for 7501 porcelain. If there is a complete set of plum blossom porcelain and peach blossom porcelain like Jurentang, I would like it."
Director Liao said with a smile: "Mr. Wang knows that 7501 has four sets of plum blossom porcelain and peach blossom porcelain." The peach blossoms were all sent to Jurentang and Fengzeyuan at that time. , now only our provincial Dishuidong Porcelain Research Institute has one set each.”
“I can call the institute to ask, but I don’t think they will be available.”< br>
“Oh.” Zhou Zhi couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed.
“But we made a lot of uncompleted sets at that time, but they are all in the factory warehouse.” The old engineer said quickly, and then pointed to the porcelain on the table: “They are all like this. Quality! These are available! ”
"But it's no longer the same thing..."
(End of this chapter)