Chapter 1303 It must not be simple
“The most common feature of Ru kiln porcelain is its light azure glaze, which is as warm as jade, and crab claw patterns, caviar patterns, ice cracks, and cicada wings are formed on the glaze surface. The exquisite patterns and other exquisite openings are the first among the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, so it is said that "Ru kiln is the leader" and it is famous all over the world."
"In the Xuande Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, The official kilns in Jingdezhen began to imitate Ru porcelain, with cut pieces on them, which were later fired."
"In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Yongzheng had exquisite taste and admired the simple and elegant beauty of Ru kiln. Tang Ying, the pottery supervisor, was ordered to imitate it, and the quality was far superior to that of the Xuande Dynasty."
"After Emperor Qianlong came to the throne, he also loved Ru kiln and continued to order Tang Ying to supervise the firing."
"Flower goblets are a porcelain display shape that Qianlong loved very much. This pair of vessels is imitated from the Southern Song Dynasty official kiln celadon flower goblets." , it was created in the Yongzheng Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty, and continued in the Qianlong Dynasty. The glaze-making process truly reached the level of "coinciding with the antique and indistinguishable from the real thing". It was not until the Jiaqing Dynasty that it was no longer made due to the weakening of national power, and there is no record of this in the Qing palace archives."
" The two flower cups are handsome and straight in shape, with a faint glaze color. It is elegant and is actually the best imitation of Ru wares produced by the Qianlong official kiln. However, there is one thing that puzzles an expert like me.”
“This pair of flower goblets are clean and traceless. , does not have common Ru kiln and imitation Ru kiln porcelain It has special openings!”
“That’s right,” the old man said: “Since the Ming Dynasty, Ru kiln has regarded those with crab claw patterns as authentic, especially when there are multiple old and new openings. It is also a sign of the age of porcelain.”
"This pair of flower vases are typical Qianlong Dynasty utensils with open doors in terms of shape, glaze color, base, and feet. The only problem is that they don't have openings, the glaze color is clear, and the condition is too new." The old man sighed: "So the shop I asked several experts here, and they all said that it was in the late Qing Dynasty or even "The trust money of the Republic of China."
"What do you think, uncle?" Zhou Zhi shook his head imperceptibly. It seems that after so many years, although things have been sold well in Shanghai, his appraisal ability has shrunk a bit. , need to strengthen professional training.
“I think if you don’t take into account the characteristics of Ru Kiln, this is a typical Qianlong utensil. But just now the young man also said that in the Qing Dynasty, the halberd and flower goblet ended in Jiaqing,” the old man said: "I couldn't screw them, so I decided to place it in Jiaqing, because it would be too much to say that such exquisite porcelain comes from old folk kilns of the Republic of China."
Zhou Zhi looked at the pair of flower gobs with regret: "The Ru kiln of the Song Dynasty was the leader, and the Ming Dynasty imitated it to look for it. They thought the crab claw pattern on the Ru kiln was authentic. These are all recorded in books."
"But what many people don't know is that there were actually two types of Ru kilns in the Song Dynasty, one with open pieces, and the other, which is extremely rare, is the Ru kiln without patterns."
"Really?" The old man's first reaction was to tear off the price tag on the flower goblet and hold it in his hand: "Mr. Can you tell me which ancient book contains the record?"
"Cao Zhao of the Ming Dynasty" The author "Ge Gu Yao Lun" has recorded: "Ru kilns with crab claw patterns are really good, and those without patterns are especially good." He believes that Ru kilns can be subdivided into two levels: those with openings and those without openings, and those without openings. The Ru kiln ratio It's better if it has a film." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "The ancient book bookstore next door may have this notebook. If you look for it, you should be able to find it."
The old man immediately picked up the phone and dialed a number. Zhou Zhi and Jiang Shuyi could roughly tell that he was calling an old friend in the bookstore, asking him to look for this book. So Zhou Zhi hurriedly said: "Uncle, please ask him if he has Tang Ying's "Taocheng Chronicle Stele". This book is harder to find than the previous one, but it records that Tang Ying supervised the construction of the Yong and Qian dynasties. Records of imitation Ru glaze mention two types: "Imitation copper bone fish roe pattern Ru glaze" and "Imitation copper bone Ru glaze". "
When the old man finished the call, Zhou Zhi pointed to the soy sauce-colored decorative glaze on the upper edge and bottom of the flower goblet and said: "These two are the imitation copper mentioned in Tang Ying's notes. Bone, therefore these two flower cups should be called 'imitation copper bone without pattern Ru glaze'"
"So these two pieces of porcelain are originally Qianlong official kiln wares?"
Zhou Zhi said: "It is recorded in the "Qing Palace Archives" that in the second and third years of Qianlong, Liu Shanjiu, the treasurer of the inner treasury, and Samu, the leader of the seventh rank Ha, the boss, Bai Shixiu, specially reported to Qianlong that the eunuch Mao Tuan should hand over a piece of Ruglazed Flying Ridge Flower Goblet. Qianlong solemnly passed the order to Tang Ying, the porcelain-burning department, and they were all fired in the same way. When the firing was completed, the original porcelain was returned and handed over to the porcelain warehouse. There should be paintings on the large porcelain. Take it with you, and bring all the small porcelain utensils with you.'"
"Although the imitation mentioned is not proved. Whether the Ru-glazed halberd flower goblet has patterns or not, this type of vessel was made for display in the Qing Dynasty and has two titles: 'Ru-glazed flying ridge' or 'Ru-glazed halberd'."
“There are very few halberd and flower goblets imitating Ru glaze from the Yongzheng Dynasty. Searching museum collections, only the Nanjing Museum can be found. There is one example in the collection, and that one has an opening. "
"There are very few halberd flower goblets imitating Ru glaze in the Qianlong Dynasty. There are many pieces in the National Palace Museum in the capital, and a pair in the Liao Provincial Museum. , there is one piece each in the Hong Kong Island Temporary Building and the Swiss Meiyintang.”
"Of all the Qianlong halberd gulets, only the Meiyintang one has no opening. Because it came from the Old Summer Palace, the inheritance is very clear and orderly. It was always considered to be an orphan. Now..." Zhou Zhi Gently trace the edge of the vase on the table with your finger: "Here is a more perfect Qianlong imitation copper bone without grain Ru glaze. Halberd and flower goblet, and they are a pair."
The old man finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this: "That's it, why did you sigh just now?"
"The rules in the industry? "Zhou Zhi said: "After giving the appraisal opinion, no matter whether it is true or false, you can no longer buy it. "
The old man said no more, took out a piece of paper from the counter, took out a pen and an inkstone, poured a little ink into the inkstone, dipped the pen in the ink and handed it to Zhou Zhi, solemnly saying: "Please give me your ink treasure, sir." "
Zhou Zhi was not modest either. He took over the pen and wrote in beautiful regular script: "Cao Mingzhong's "Gegu Yao Lun" Yun Ru Kiln Out of the North. The ones burned in the Song Dynasty are light green and have crab claw patterns, and those without patterns are particularly good. However, the imitations made after the Yuan Dynasty are rare and have no patterns. Only one or two were restored during the Qianlong Dynasty, and I found them in cultural relics shops. I saw a pair of halberds and flower cups imitated by Qianlong's bronze bones without patterns, both of which came out of the Meiyintang. Fortunately, I saw them in the spring of Jiaxu.
The old man couldn't help but nod secretly when he saw Zhou Zhi's beautiful calligraphy. When he saw Zhou Zhi take out the chicken-blood stone seal and leave a seal, he became more and more sure that Zhou Zhi had a good background.
Changhua chicken blood stone, as one of the three top printing materials, has been mined out in just ten years. Bahrain chicken blood stone has not been discovered yet, so Changhua chicken blood stone is already worth a lot of money, even far away. The current price of Super Hetian Jade.
Being able to go shopping with a stamp worth tens of thousands of dollars worth of Bahraini chicken blood must be extraordinary.
(End of this chapter)