Inherit For Three Thousand Years

According to the description of "Ming and Qing Porcelain Appraisal", the porcelain body is a plain body of the Privy Council fired for the Yuan Palace; Shiguan Kiln Privy Green Glaze (also known as egg white glaze); (or malachite green) color, use the technique of stacking flowers and standing powder for decoration, and then add color to the outline, add gold flakes (or paste gold foil or recoat gold powder).

The decorations are the royal traditional cloud dragon pattern, miscellaneous treasures, ruyi, twining flowers, and Buddhist meanings of lotus petals, eight treasures, and Sanskrit.

There are seals on the wall of the utensil, and there are dark patterns of twining chrysanthemums and peonies that were popular at that time; the types of utensils include plates, bowls, jade pots and spring vases, stem cups, and incense burners. The place of manufacture is Jingdezhen.

The overall impression it gives people is that the color is quaint and elegant, and the color and gold flakes are integrated, resplendent and luxurious.

The important point is that its craftsmanship is obviously influenced by the pottery and copper enamel inlays of the "Dashi Kiln" (Iran) in the Western Regions, so it is unique and produces a strong artistic effect.

From this, it can be deduced that this is a new product fired by the Fuliang Porcelain Bureau of Jingdezhen in the Yuan Dynasty after introducing the skills of the Western Regions, or it was made by imported (captured) craftsmen from the Western Regions.

This kind of colored porcelain is rare in China. Although the quantity is not large, it is of great significance and extremely expensive.

An expert from the Shanghai Museum once sighed: "This is an item used by the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty. Its appearance has filled the gap in the history of Chinese ceramics."

The evaluation of senior ceramic experts in the Forbidden City is: "This kind of five-color flower-and-gold five-color porcelain has not only been produced in the Yuan Dynasty, but also has a very high level of craftsmanship, just like the precious enamel color. It can be said that it is the earliest enamel color. It can be It is comparable to the new copper enamel and porcelain enamel varieties at that time. Its appearance has advanced the firing time of multicolored porcelain in the history of Chinese ceramics by half a century."

This small bowl is not only superb in firing technology, but also rare in existence.

Fragments of similar porcelain are in the British Museum, and scattered in private collections, but not in its entirety.

In 1999, the Shanghai Metropolitan Museum bought and collected six Yuan Dynasty five-color flower-and-gold porcelains of the same era and craftsmanship, all of which were priced at more than 10 million yuan.

However, the white jade is slightly flawed, and these six pieces of purchased porcelain are either broken or incomplete, and none of them are complete.

Not counting what is hidden in the Panwu Holy Soul Ring, since Cao Zhao, for more than 700 years, egg white glazed five-color flower-and-gold porcelain has never appeared in the eyes of the world, but now the collection in this secret room is fortunate to be released, but Only this one piece of the whole product is really a treasure that will not come out of the world!

Xiao Yao estimates that the market price of this Yuan Dynasty egg white glaze dark engraved multicolored golden bowl should be around 80 million.

The two inconspicuous small bowls turned out to be rare treasures, and Xiao Yao had higher expectations for the porcelain placed in other Duobao Pavilions.

The next Duobaoge is the Yuan Dynasty Ge Kiln Piercing Bottle.

This ear-piercing vase is less than 20 centimeters high, with a slightly extravagant mouth, a straight neck, a curved belly, a high-supporting ring foot, and a glazed bottom.

Surrounded by two raised string patterns, a pair of piercing ears are placed on both sides, and a round belly is connected underneath, like a gallbladder. , a sense of awe-inspiring dignity.

The whole body is Shige glaze, the enamel is rich and delicate, even and smooth, crystal clear and moist, and the porcelain sound is clear and clear when it is buckled, complementing the outline of the whole vessel, making it softer and smoother. The glaze surface is gray-blue, pure in color, deep and quiet, and the ice cracks on the glaze surface are scattered all over the body of the bottle. The natural lines bring a unique beauty.

The splinters were originally a defect in the firing process, but under the guidance and combing of the craftsman's skillful hands, they have become a major attraction of Ge kiln products. Emperor Qianlong of the later Qing Dynasty wrote a poem praising this: "Ice cracks on the round waist of the iron feet, Xuancheng follows the husband and flowers."

The pattern distribution of this piercing bottle is natural and uniform, and the large and small patterns are well arranged, which is too beautiful to behold.

After the carcass of the Ge kiln wares is formed, it is first bisque-fired, selected, glazed several times, and fired for the second time in the kiln. Therefore, the handed down Ge kiln utensils are regular in shape and well-made. Emperor Qianlong said in a poem: "The color and dark lines show the quality, so Ge ​​Kiln got its name.

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However, in the "Inscription of Inkstone Collection of Exposure Book Pavilion", it is praised: "Congtai Chengmu Ye official tiles are not as ancient and elegant as Ge Kiln. Green is like spring waves that do not stop, and stones are used to make them stand out." It can be seen that the world has a high regard for its category. Pity is precious.

Due to the dignified and simple shape of Ge kiln porcelain and the rich and thick glaze color of the body, it is very precious to be handed down from generation to generation, and it is mostly displayed in the Palace Museum on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and some large museums abroad. In the hands of collectors, there are very few, and even the broken fragments of Ge kiln are also regarded as rare objects, and complete ones are even rarer.

The one in Xiao Yao's hands can be said to be a rare and rare item that is hard to find.

Xiao Yao's estimate for this piece of Ge Kiln Piercing Ear Vase is also about 80 million.

The porcelains placed in the next few Duobao Pavilions are all small pieces, which can be regarded as treasures among Qing Dynasty porcelains, but the price is far lower than the previous few pieces, ranging from 3 million to 10 million.

Xiao Yao's eyes lit up when he saw the last item on the Bogu shelf in the first row.

This is a large piece, about half a meter high, with a mouthwash, a neck tie, and two chisels on both sides as ears, each holding a golden ring. The shape of the bottle is huge, stable and dignified.

From the edge of the mouth to the neck and the foot of the ring, blue and white are painted with Ruyi cloud head patterns, twining flowers and banana leaf patterns as decorations. The abdominal pastel painting "Spring Outing" is the theme decoration.

On the wall of the bottle, the painters depicted four groups of characters traveling in spring in the natural scenery. One group stands on the platform of the courtyard, watching the apricot trees bloom in front of the towering green hills; Today; there is another group of boats on the Spring River. It is really clear water and light boats, and the beautiful scenery is even more intoxicating.

The painters used the method of looking down to frame the view, gathering the distant mountains and the near view to the middle view, so that the various scenes are completely and harmoniously unified in one picture, with clear layers and an open scene. The painting style of mountains, rocks, trees, buildings, and rivers is full of ups and downs, full of changes, and the characters painted are vivid and vivid, with different expressions.

Blue and white pastel is an innovative variety evolved from fighting colors during the Qianlong period. The painting process is complex and firing is extremely difficult, but the fired porcelain is more colorful and expressive, so it is deeply loved by Emperor Qianlong.

This bottle is not only elegant in shape and magnificent, but also outstanding in painting and color, representing the highest level of craftsmanship for imperial ornamental porcelain bottles in the Qianlong period.