I Can Extract Abilities From Antiques

"Go back to the courtyard and tell you in detail." Hu Muzhi said.

Back at the courtyard, Hu Muzhi found that the door of the courtyard was open, and it was obvious that Yang Enhui had returned.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Yang Enhui sitting on the Taishi chair in the middle hall watching the color TV.

"Old Sun, you go in and sit for a while, and I'll go and clean the three jars. Hu Muzhi said, and washed the three jars directly under a faucet in the courtyard.

The glaze of porcelain is divided into two types: underglaze and overglaze.

Like blue and white, it belongs to underglaze color, because it is protected by glaze, so simple washing is not a problem.

Like pastel and bucket color, it belongs to overglaze color, and this kind of washing is not suitable, and it is mainly used for wiping.

The three jars in Hu Muzhi's hands are underglaze, so Hu Muzhi chose to wash them.

While Hu Muzhi was cleaning the three jars, Sun Fugui came to the central hall.

As the saying goes, one is born again, and the second is cooked.

Sun Fugui often came to this courtyard, so he was no stranger to Yang Enhui, so he greeted him.

"Miss Yang is here too."

"Hello, Mr. Sun." Yang Enhui nodded towards Sun Fugui and said, "Why did Hu Muzhi go?"

"I just bought a porcelain jar for 1,000 yuan, and it will be being cleaned." Sun Fugui replied.

"Oh?" When Yang Enhui heard the words, she immediately became interested.

She knew that the object that Hu Muzhi could buy at such a high price must be a treasure, so she asked, "What kind of porcelain is it?

"Brother Hu hasn't told me in detail, just said that a thousand kilns can't make one piece of red-glazed porcelain." Sun Fugui said.

"Red in the glaze!!" Yang Enhui said.

"Red under the glaze? What is it?" Sun Fugui shook his head, obviously not listening.

Yang Enhui explained it to Sun Fugui.

"Red underglaze, one of the decorative techniques of underglaze color on porcelain, was created and fired in Jingdezhen in the Yuan Dynasty. 95

"It is painted on the porcelain body with copper red material, and then fired at a high temperature after applying a transparent glaze. Its red color is under the glaze with copper red material, so it is an underglaze color. 35

"The firing of underglaze red porcelain requires an environment, the technical term is called "atmosphere", and porcelain is fired in a certain atmosphere."

"Generally speaking, there are two kinds of atmosphere: one is oxidation and the other is reduction.

'In simple terms, when the furnace door is open and there is sufficient oxygen in it, it is called an oxidizing atmosphere. ""

"The kiln door is closed and the fire is smoldering, which is called restoring the atmosphere". ""

"Underglaze red is fired in a reducing atmosphere with copper as a colorant. Simply put, it is fired with a smouldering fire. If the temperature is slightly higher or lower, it will fail immediately."

"If the temperature is low, the color will turn black, which is very unsightly."

"If the temperature is high, the color will fly away, no, the allowable difference between the high and low temperature is about ten degrees. 35

Hearing this, Sun Fugui couldn't help but said: "No, in ancient times, firewood was used to burn porcelain. In the absence of technological temperature control methods, how can the 10-degree difference be controlled?"

"This requires experienced kiln workers, who can judge the temperature through the flame." Yang Enhui explained: "But because this kind of judgment is too difficult, the glaze red has not been able to be mass-produced."5

"There is very little red underglaze in the handed down, and it is also scattered in tombs. Therefore, there is a saying that "a thousand kilns cannot be made into one".

"So that's how the name came from." Sun Fugui showed a sudden realization.

Yang Enhui continued: "Although this underglaze red was created and burned in the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan people were still white, and the Han people were still red.

"In the Yuan Dynasty, underglaze red did not really develop due to various reasons."

"It wasn't until the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang controlled most of the country, that the red color was not implemented.

"So in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, that is, in the years of Hongwu, Yongle, and Xuande, the glaze red has been greatly developed."

"Especially in the Yongle period, Emperor Yongle's attitude of using porcelain rather than jade led to an increase in the frequency of the court's use of porcelain.""

"Red is not only the supreme color in the Ming Dynasty, but also represents the solemn ritual system.

"Advocating the virtue of fire, respecting red, and the Ming Dynasty's exclusive right to vermilion, gave birth to a large number of underglaze red wares.

"It was only during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, because the raw materials of bright red clay were exhausted, the underglaze red burning process was lost.

“In the early Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the firing process of underglaze red was resumed again.35

“During the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods, the craftsmanship of porcelain making and firing reached its peak, and a large number of fine underglaze red porcelain appeared.55

"In addition to pure underglaze red, there are also varieties that are combined with other underglaze colors such as blue and white, the most typical being blue and white underglaze red.

"Because the firing temperature range of blue and white and underglaze red is extremely difficult to coordinate, compared with pure underglaze red porcelain, blue and white underglaze red has won the "Porcelain" due to its super high firing difficulty and rare existence. Noble" honor.

"I just don't know which dynasty and generation of the porcelain jar Hu Muzhi got.""

Just as Sun Fugui wanted to describe the characteristics of the three jars to Yang Enhui, he saw Hu Muzhi had come over with a jar containing minced garlic.

After cleaning, the reddish-brown glaze of the jar is even more attractive.

"Old Sun, can you see what kind of porcelain this is now?" Hu Muzhi looked at Sun Fugui with a smile.

"Miss Yang has explained it to me in detail, saying that it is red under the glaze." Sun Fugui smiled and said, "I just don't know which dynasty it belongs to."

"Can you show it to me?" Yang Enhui said.

"Miss Yang, please." Hu Muzhi put the red underglaze jar on the table.

Yang Enhui started to look carefully.

After a long while, he opened his mouth and said.

"Whether it is the shape of the vessel, the decoration, or the glaze, it all echoes the characteristics of the red underglaze in the Ming Yongle period. Am I right? Hu Muzhi.""

Hu Muzhi nodded.

"It's actually a treasure from the Ming Dynasty! It was missed." Sun Fugui said with envy.

Then he asked the question he most wanted to know.

".|| How much can you sell?

Yang Enhui said: "Since the mid-1980s to the 1990s, the price of Ming Dynasty underglaze red porcelain has skyrocketed in the international auction market. 35

"In 1986, a Ming Hongwu underglaze red peony and lotus pattern large plate was sold in Xiangjiang for 9.4 million Hong Kong dollars.

"In 1989, a Hongwu underglaze red peony and chrysanthemum bowl was auctioned in Hong Kong at a world record price of HK$20.35 million.

"This price is not only the highest auction price for underglaze red porcelain and Ming porcelain, but also one of the highest price records for Long Kingdom cultural relics and artworks in the international auction market."

These words made Sun Fugui's eyes widen.

This can easily cost hundreds of millions, and it is impossible to even think about it in China.

"The fly in the ointment is that the glaze protection of this jar is not ideal because it has been used all year round, so the value must be greatly reduced." Yang Enhui said regretfully.

Hearing this, Sun Fugui also showed a regretful expression, and then suddenly thought of something and said.

"Brother Hu, aren't there two more porcelain jars?"

"And there are two more? Could it be that you bought three for 1,000 yuan?" Yang Enhui looked at Hu Muzhi in surprise.

"Catch up and (Li Hao) already." Hu Muzhi said modestly: "Those two meetings should be almost dried, I'll go get them. 35

Immediately, Hu Muzhi ran to the courtyard and took the two porcelain jars that had been kept in the shade.

Yang Enhui took a look at it for a while, and gave his own judgment: "These two pieces... seem to be objects from the Hongwu period, and the quality is much better than the one just now."

The truth is just like what Yang Enhui said.

Hu Muzhi's ability to identify Ming Dynasty porcelain at a glance.

The four numbers shown above are: 1397.

Isn't this the thirty years of Hongwu!

"It's really enviable that you missed it." Yang Enhui said with emotion.

"I didn't expect that even if you eat a stew, you can still encounter red under the glaze. 35 Hu Muzhi smiled.

"And three at a time." Sun Fugui said.

"The most important thing is that the two are paired. Yang Enhui also said: "Generally speaking, the value of a pair of antiques is often more than twice the value of a single piece. In order to pursue the "other half", many collectors often It will pay several times or even dozens of times higher than a single piece of antiques,”.