Jianbao life

Chapter 313 Help
The mechanism box is divided by the steps of opening, generally divided into one to six phases, six types of mechanism boxes, one phase mechanism box needs 36 steps to open, two phases requires 72 steps, and so on, six phases is 2304 steps, There are so many steps, not to mention the six phases, even the two phases of the mechanism box, it is difficult to open without formulas.

But even if there is a formula, the five-phase and six-phase mechanism boxes are not so easy to open without a certain amount of perseverance and brains. As for the legendary eight-camera mechanism box, there are more than 9000 steps, and it is scary to think about it.

After identification, the formula written on the paper has a total of 140 four steps, corresponding to a three-phase mechanism box, and with the mechanism box, it is even equipped with a key, which shows how much the owner attaches importance to the contents of the mechanism box.

Although there are formulas and keys for opening the mechanism box, it is useless without the mechanism box. Now Chu Chen can only hope that the mechanism box is in the original owner's house of the inkstone, otherwise these two things are probably useless.

Next, Chu Chen carefully put away the note and key, and then began to restore the inkstone.

For ordinary people, restoring the inkstone to its original state is probably an impossible task, but for Chu Chen, who is an old disciple of Liu, it is not too difficult except for being a little cumbersome.

In order to increase the weight of the inkstone, Chu Chen first poured some pre-prepared lead into the crack, and then after a series of treatments, he was busy until the early morning before finally restoring the inkstone to its original appearance.

Looking at the almost perfect inkstone, Chu Chen nodded with satisfaction. Although there are still some small flaws, as long as a special method is used to put the inkstone in a cool place for a week, those flaws can be eliminated, and Even if it gets wet, it won't be affected at all.

The next day, Chu Chen called Lao Yu who sold him Tianhuang Yinembo, and asked him if he was free today. If he was free, he would go over and help him dismantle the belly hall. He planned to go out with his family today, but when he received a call from Chu Chen, he happily agreed immediately.

Speaking of this matter, Chu Chen was somewhat embarrassed. In fact, he had learned the method of dismantling the belly hall from Mr. Liu, but he forgot about it later. , it is estimated that Old Yu will forget about this matter to Java.

It took Chu Chen half an hour to arrive at Lao Yu's house in Beicheng.

Lao Yu invited Chu Chen into the house, poured tea and brought fruit snacks, and seemed very enthusiastic.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lao Yu took out the Buddha statue carved from rhino horn.

It is relatively easy to open the belly hall, but it is not so easy to remove it. It took Chu Chen more than an hour to carefully take out the contents.

Because the self-destruct device in the belly hall is very dangerous, Chu Chen also deliberately brought a container containing dangerous goods. After returning, he will hand it over to professionals for handling, and then the work can be completed.

Seeing that Chu Chen dismantled the belly hall, Lao Yu heaved a sigh of relief. Although he knew that this thing should be quite stable and there would be no problems at ordinary times, he always felt that this thing was like a ticking time bomb. He was worried, if it wasn't for Chu Chen calling, Lao Yu would also be planning to call Chu Chen in the past few days.

After finishing the business, Chu Chen originally planned to go home, but seeing Lao Yu's faltering appearance, he immediately guessed that he probably had something to ask him to help identify.

Anyway, there was nothing to do after returning home, so Chu Chen smiled and said, "Old Yu, it's rare to come to your house. I wonder if I'm lucky enough to appreciate your collection?"

Hearing what Chu Chen said, Lao Yu also knew that Chu Chen should have seen his thoughts, which made him somewhat embarrassed, but even if Chu Chen said it, it was rare for him to come here, so he quickly welcomed Chu Chen into the room. his study.

Because Lao Yu believed in Buddhism, he collected many large and small Buddha statues, including ceramics, woodcuts, gilt copper, etc., which made Chu Chen feel as if he had entered a small Buddhist hall.

After admiring all kinds of Buddha statues, Lao Yu took out a plum vase and put it on the desk, and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Chu, this is something I mortgaged from someone else, I am not very proficient in porcelain , I wonder if you can show me?"

"Okay!" Chu Chen didn't refuse, and readily agreed.

The plum vase is a bottle with a small mouth, short neck, wide shoulders, thin bottom, and round feet. Xu Zhiheng described the shape, characteristics and origin of the name of the plum vase in detail in the book "Yin Liu Zhai Shuo Porcelain" in modern times: " The plum vase has a thin mouth and short neck, extremely broad shoulders, narrow to the shins, and slightly plump to the feet, and the small diameter is only commensurate with the plum's thin bones, so it is named Mei vase."

Originally plum bottles were containers for wine.Plum vases are beautiful, but wine storage is still its primary practical function.In order to hold a lot of wine without losing the beauty of "My Fair Lady", porcelain makers increase the largest diameter of it, which increases the capacity for holding wine without losing the beautiful image of the bottle.

The upper part of the plum vase is heavy and the lower part is narrow.This has a high center of gravity, which makes it easy to tip over during daily use.In order to maintain the stability of the bottle body, the producers often skillfully thicken the lower part of the bottle body during molding, so that the bottom is thick and not easy to knock over, which ensures its practical function.

Plum vases first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, and were more popular in the Song and Liao dynasties, and many new varieties appeared.Porcelain kilns all over the Song and Yuan Dynasties were fired, and the JDZ blue and white plum vases in the Yuan Dynasty were the most exquisite.

Old so this plum bottle is nearly forty centimeters high. The overall shape is dignified and generous. It is painted with carmine red glaze to paint landscape and figure patterns. "Great Qing Emperor Qianlong Annual System".

Carmine, commonly known as magenta, is light rose in color and bright and transparent. However, it is different from the copper red and alum red used in the imperial porcelain making in the past. It is a pink colored with gold and has a purple hue. It contains gold, so it is often called "golden red".

In fact, this method of melting gold into the glaze for coloring was not invented by JDZ porcelain workers, but was invented by the Dutchman Cassia in 1650. It was applied to porcelain painting in 1680, and it was not used in JDZ until the 21st year of Kangxi. It is called "foreign color", and this is why carmine is called magenta.

After Chu Chen looked at the plum vase carefully, he said, "Old Yu, you are lucky. This is indeed a genuine product from the Qianlong period. Let's look at the shape of the vase first. You can see that the shoulders of this plum vase are very plump, almost It forms a straight line and is straighter below the waist. This is the typical style of the Qianlong period. You can see that the font of this type is neat and grand, the tire is white and fine, the enamel is also very moist, and the painting is also very good. It is a rare boutique .”

Lao Yu was very happy to hear that this plum vase was genuine, but he was still a little puzzled, so he said, "Mr. Chu, there is one thing I can't understand. Is it deep or shallow?"

"Hehe, the phenomenon you mentioned was quite normal during the Qianlong period." Chu Chen explained with a smile: "Although carmine was introduced to the JDZ imperial factory in the middle and early Kangxi years, due to its high technological content and high cost, It was not until the Qianlong period that it was widely used and carried forward in the imperial factory."

"However, during the Qianlong period, in order to make the glaze of the product rich, the glaze was blown many times, resulting in a thicker glaze layer on the surface of the utensils, and the glaze water flowed to different degrees during firing, so the color of the rouge water often appeared uneven in shades. That's why there is such a situation where the hair color varies from dark to light."

"Oh, that's how it is!" Old Yu nodded clearly, and then said with a smile: "Mr. Chu, it's almost time for dinner, shall we have dinner together?"

"Bang bang bang!"

Before Chu Chen could respond, he heard someone knocking on the door: "Old Yu, are you home?"

Lao Yu apologized to Chu Chen, and then hurried out to open the door. Seeing this, Chu Chen also followed out.

"Old Hu, what's the matter?" Old Yu opened the door and saw that it was an old friend of his.

"Old Yu, let me tell you, I made a treasure to open your eyes."
The man walked in and said as if offering treasures, but just halfway there, he saw Chu Chen coming out of the study, and said a little embarrassedly: "Old Yu, you have guests here, really I'm sorry, I don't know if I disturbed you?"

"It's okay, it's okay, I just want to see your baby, but I don't know if you mind?" Chu Chen smiled and waved his hands.

Lao Yu quickly introduced: "Old Hu, this is Mr. Liu's disciple, Mr. Chu Chenchu."

"Are you Liu Zhi and Mr. Liu?" Lao Hu asked in surprise.

After getting Lao Yu's affirmation, he said with great joy: "It's really a coincidence today, I didn't expect to meet Liu Lao's outstanding apprentice."

After speaking, he quickly put the things in his hand on the table, stepped forward to shake hands with Chu Chen enthusiastically, and introduced himself.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, everyone turned their attention to the relatively large brocade box on the table.

Lao Hu opened the box, and carefully took out the contents.

"Unglazed red dragon jar?" Lao Yu asked after seeing the utensils inside the box.

Old Hu smiled and said, "Hey, yes, it's a jar with a red dragon pattern in the glaze. Old Yu, guess what year it's from."

Lao Yu said angrily: "Just took a look, I can't tell which era it is from, it can't be from the Yuan Dynasty, right?"

"Haha!" Old Hu laughed and said, "You really guessed it right, it is from the Yuan Dynasty."

"what?!"

As mentioned earlier, underglaze red is fired in a reducing atmosphere with copper as the coloring agent.If the temperature is a little higher or lower, it will fail immediately. If the temperature is lower, the color will turn black, which is very ugly.If the temperature is high, the color will disappear.Generally, the allowable difference between high and low temperature is only about ten degrees. In ancient times, this temperature difference was very difficult to control, and only experienced kiln workers could see it.

(End of this chapter)