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Chapter 213

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The development of ceramics was mentioned in the previous article, so before explaining celadon, it is necessary to introduce the development of porcelain:

since ancient times, China has been the hometown of porcelain. At the same time, colorful porcelain is also an important creation of the working people in our country. It is one of the great inventions in ancient China, and the invention of porcelain is even more important in China One of the great contributions of the nation to world civilization.

In English, "China" and "China" are the same word, which fully shows that China's porcelain is so beautiful that it can be regarded as the representative of China.

In fact, China's porcelain evolved from pottery. The original porcelain originated more than 3000 years ago. As early as the middle of the Shang Dynasty in the 16th century BC, early porcelain appeared in China, because it was rough in both the matrix and the firing process of the glaze layer, and the firing temperature was low, showing the primitive and transitional nature. Therefore, it is generally called porcelain“ "Primitive porcelain".

This situation has continued until the Eastern Han Dynasty, when the earliest and true porcelain appeared. It is also from this time that China's porcelain production began to become increasingly popular, and formed China's unique porcelain culture.

By the Song Dynasty, famous porcelain and kilns had spread throughout most of China, which was the most prosperous period of porcelain industry. At that time, Ru kiln, Guan kiln, Ge kiln, Jun kiln and Ding kiln were known as the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty. In addition to the five famous kilns, Chai kiln and Jian kiln were also more famous. The reason why Jingde town in Jiangxi was called the capital of porcelain was that their blue and white porcelain produced in the Yuan Dynasty had been sold It became the representative of China's porcelain, so it got its name.

For example, at the last private auction in Chengdu, the blue and white lotus plate, which was heard by Mr. Chen, is one of the treasures of blue and white porcelain. It can only be a supplement.

The glaze of blue and white porcelain is as transparent as water, and the matrix is thin and light. The white porcelain body is decorated with blue patterns. It is simple, elegant, fresh and full of vitality. Once it appeared, it became popular and became the crown of Jingdezhen's traditional famous porcelain.

In addition, there are sculpture porcelain, thin body porcelain and colorful body porcelain, all of which are very exquisite and have their own characteristics.

Generally speaking, the development history of China's ceramics, especially the song, yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, has experienced a process of recovery, development, prosperity and decline.

As for the whole period of the Republic of China, the development of the ceramic industry has been sluggish, always lagging behind the emerging foreign ceramic industry. In this period, porcelain imitation became a fashion, with blue and white, pastel and multicolored as the main decoration, inheriting the style of the late Qing Dynasty, and adding some new content. In terms of shape, porcelain was more simple and straight than that of the late Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, the center of ceramic industry in this period was still in Jingdezhen, but the products simply copied some foreign designs, which greatly hindered the development of China's ceramic industry.

The only exception is that in the early years of the Republic of China, when Yuan Shikai attempted to become emperor, he wanted to follow the practice of the previous dynasty. In 1916, he sent people to Jingdezhen to burn "Royal Porcelain" mainly made of pastel. As a result, in a very short period of time, a very small number of "Hongxian porcelain" were produced. These porcelains are of excellent quality, exquisite color materials, and beautiful appearance. They are a group of very special products It's not much worse than the treasures of a thousand generations. On the contrary, it tends to surpass them.

With the development and constant change of the times, after a few years of exploration and research, China's porcelain is extremely rich and colorful, up to dozens before and after, celadon is one of them, and is the most common one:

celadon, which is different from white porcelain, is a kind of blue or gray green color porcelain, is also the earliest one in China This kind of porcelain is a kind of green glaze with iron as colorant. It is fired in reducing flame. The glaze color is mostly cool. For example, in ancient China, ethereal porcelain, emerald green and pink green are all celadon, and Longquan celadon is the most famous one in history.

Celadon is mostly thick glaze, thick and dignified in shape, and decorated with engraving or relief. The effect is bright and implicit, and the whole is elegant and lustrous. It is suitable for making daily ceramics and more suitable for making furnishing ceramics. Therefore, celadon is famous for its exquisite quality, bright and smooth lines, dignified and simple modeling, and pure and colorful color.

As early as the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the original celadon appeared in China. After the development of the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, there was a major breakthrough in the Eastern Han Dynasty. After the Three Kingdoms, the two Jin Dynasties and the southern and Northern Dynasties, the celadon in the South began to have their own characteristics. The celadon in the South was generally hard and delicate, light gray, and the glaze color was crystal clear and pure, which was often described as ice like jade; the celadon in the North was thick and glassy The glaze has strong texture, large fluidity, fine and dense opening, and the glaze color is green and yellowing.

What is worth mentioning here is that celadon has enjoyed a lot of good reputation since ancient times. It is praised as the "flower of porcelain" of "green as jade, bright as a mirror, and sound like a chime". It is a treasure of porcelain, rare and precious. In addition, Lu guimeng, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, praised celadon with the famous sentence of "nine autumn wind, dew and Yue Kiln open, winning a thousand peaks of green color".

At this point, we can see what the value of the blue glazed lotus vase Lin Xi picked up is. However, even if Lin Xi knows the connection, he never has a clear positioning for the value of these old objects, and there is no data to refer to, so he is not very clear about its market value. At most, he knows that it is very valuable.In fact, the main reason for this phenomenon is that he has been involved in this industry for a short time. Even if there are relevant professional books for him to learn from, but because the time is still short, he has not yet had time to deal with it. Moreover, the positioning of market value in professional books is not very clear, and even can be said to be ambiguous and right rather than wrong.

After learning a lot about porcelain from Feng Yiqi, Lin Xi secretly digested it in his heart. At the same time, he was very grateful to Feng Yiqi. After his explanation, he stood up and gave a big gift, and said, "thank you for your advice. I'm very excited."

To tell you the truth, this sudden gift surprised Feng Yiqi a little, even a little confused: it's all about where. Why did he suddenly give himself a big gift? Even if he didn't say it, he would tell you when he went back. He just wanted to steal the limelight because he didn't like him.

However, Feng Yiqi, after all, is worldly, and this gift has a clear conscience. He also looks at Chuyuan with pride and provocation. It seems that he is telling him: old boy, you will lose!

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