Jianbao life

Chapter 427 Firewood Kiln

"Ah! I remember!"

As soon as the store's voice fell, the middle-aged man who explained the whole story to Zhu Dafu just now suddenly realized: "The young man who was with shopkeeper Zhu just now should be Mr. Liu's closed disciple Chu Chen!"

"Oh! I said why is the face so familiar, it turned out to be him!"

"Is it that young over-the-top expert from the expert group last time?"

The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, that's him!"

"No way, then why would he spend money to buy that fake?" The shopkeeper said with a look of surprise.

"What else can happen, there must be something to say in it!"

"Probably not!" The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "I also saw that three-legged wash. Although the glaze color is azure glaze, the color is too dark. The soles of the feet are also a little yellow, and only beginners who don't understand it will think that it is a utensil imitating Ru kiln."

"Then what's going on! That Chu Chen has very good eyesight, so it's not because he really thinks it's a pity that something has been smashed?"

The middle-aged man said with a half-smile: "Do you believe this reason? I still think there should be something special about that three-legged washbasin, but we can't see it. It seems that one day we will go to shopkeeper Zhu to check it out." Just explore the wind."

"Why don't we go now!" Someone next to him said anxiously.

"I want to go to you, and I'm not afraid of being kicked out of the house!..."

Chu Chen walked into the living room of Yuebao Pavilion with a bag of acacia fruit. As soon as he walked in, Wang Xiangong couldn't wait to ask: "I said Xiao Chu, tell me quickly, what is this three-legged washing machine?" What's going on? Is it really a three-legged washing machine from Ru Kiln? It doesn't look like it!"

Chu Chen chuckled and said, "I don't know now either!"

Wang Xiangong blew his beard and stared and said: "I said Xiao Chu, you are a bit out of place, you have reached this point, and you still refuse to tell the truth!"
Chu Chen spread his hands, and said with an innocent face: "Old Wang, you really wronged me. This three-legged washing machine has been remodeled. I really don't know if it is Ru Kiln's three-legged washing machine under the cover. !"

When the two of them heard what Chu Chen said, they immediately showed surprise on their faces. After a while, Zhu Dafu suddenly remembered something, and asked in shock: "Xiao Chen, you mean this three-legged dog?" Was the wash covered up by the "makeover" method?"

"It's not far from ten!" Chu Chen nodded.

"Wait!" Wang Xiangong asked suspiciously, "What do you mean by "makeover"?"

"This is an ancient method of concealing antiques..." Zhu Dafu briefly explained the "change of appearance" to Wang Xiangong.

Wang Xiangong suddenly said: "No wonder Xiao Chu you will go to get the acacia fruit, so that's what happened! By the way, how do you know that this is the method of "changing the appearance"? Have you ever seen utensils covered up in this way before? "

Chu Chen nodded and said: "I have indeed seen utensils that have been covered up in this way. Just now I saw that the luster of this thing is quite similar, so I wanted to buy it. After I got it, I confirmed that this three-legged washing machine It’s really a cover-up technique.”

Wang Xiangong really wanted to ask Chu Chen what happened to him before, but seeing that Chu Chen didn't want to talk about it, he stopped asking. Everyone has their own secrets. If you ask too many questions, you won't be able to tell anything. It's just provocative hate.

"Makeovers" are magical and often difficult to remove, but with the right method, everything becomes very easy.

Chu Chen soaked the three-legged wash in a basin of warm water, and mashed the acacia fruit by himself. When the time was almost up, he poured the mashed acacia fruit into the water and began to wash. After a while, the real three-legged acacia fruit Footwash appeared in front of the three of them.

This three-legged washing machine has a straight mouth, a flat bottom, and three curved feet underneath.The azure glaze is applied inside and outside, the glaze color is pure, and the glaze surface is smooth and normal, smooth and delicate like jade.The bottom of the wash is covered with glaze, and there are 5 small nail marks.

At this time, Wang Xiangong said with a dull expression: "Why does this azure glaze look even better than the azure glaze from Ru Kiln!"

Zhu Dafu also nodded and said: "Yes, it reminds me of a poem by Zhou Shizong, "after the rain, the sky is clear and the clouds are clear, and the future is as colorful as the sky"..."

After reading this poem, the three of them couldn't help but start to look at each other. After a long time, Wang Xiangong said dumbfounded, "Could it be that this is really a firewood kiln?"

At this time, Chu Chen also realized that this three-legged washing machine must be the legendary firewood kiln. He had already used the power on it on the road just now. At that time, he was very shocked by the result of the power, but because Zhu Dafu and Wang Xiangong were still waiting for him, and they would be able to reveal their true colors after a while, so they didn't think much about it.

What he never expected was that this three-legged washing machine would be a firewood kiln porcelain that he had only heard about and never seen the real thing, which shocked him inexplicably.

Chai kiln, an ancient porcelain kiln in my country, was the royal kiln of Zhou Shizong Chai Rong. So far, no real objects and kiln sites have been found in the Chai kiln. Of course, if Chu Chen’s three-legged washing is confirmed to be fired in a Chai kiln, that will change. this history.This is also the fundamental reason why the three of them were so shocked and excited.

Of course, if it was an ordinary utensil, they would not have such a reaction, all because the firewood kiln is so beautiful and rare.

The "Return to Field Collection" by Ouyang Xiu of the Northern Song Dynasty has related introductions about firewood kilns:

"The color of Chai's kiln is like the sky, and the sound is like a chime. It is rare in the world to get its fragments, and use gold ornaments as utensils. Ru kiln is quite similar. At that time, the kiln was set up in Ruzhou, and the people did not dare to build it privately. Today, it is rare."

He also wrote a poem saying: Whoever sees the color of firewood kiln, the sky is clear and the rain is over.Ru kiln porcelain is more similar, and the official bureau is selfless.The pink emerald is emerald with gold, and the light of the pancreas is dark.The purpose is to play the sound of jade, and the flower branches must be inserted.

In just a few sentences, all the peculiarities of the firewood kiln are vividly displayed in front of readers.

Xie Xie Zhaoxi of the Ming Dynasty also recorded in his "Wuzazu": "The firewood kiln is the oldest pottery, and today's people get its fragments, and the price is the same as that of gold and jade. The color of the cover is bright green, and the quality is thin. It can be used to adorn toys; the finished product will never be seen again. …

Others include Xu Yingqiu from the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Qiande from the Ming Dynasty, Liang Tongshu from the Qing Dynasty, and many others, all of whom praised Chai Kiln in their works.

To sum up, there are three reasons why the firewood kiln was praised by many ancients as the crown of all kilns and a rare treasure.

First of all, Chai Kiln is a royal porcelain specially made for Emperor Shizong of Zhou Dynasty. It is used as a ritual vessel for offering sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth. It cannot be used by princes and ministers, and its nobility is reflected in its origin.

Secondly, rarity is the most precious thing, and the firing time of firewood kiln is not long. In addition, it must be refined as imperial porcelain, so the number of firing must be limited. Firewood kiln was rare in the Song Dynasty, and its fragments can be obtained. Gold ornaments are utensils.In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was even more rare, and its fragments were obtained as clothing and hat decorations.

The most important point is that the utensils of the firewood kiln have very wonderful characteristics, such as "moisturizing and delicate, with fine lines, fine and different colors, and it is the crown of all kilns", "green as the sky, bright as a mirror, thin Like paper, sound like a chime", "Chai kiln porcelain pieces are as dazzling as flying arrows", these all point out the wonders of Chai kiln.

Just like the azure-glazed three-legged washbasin in front of the three people, from the words of Wang Xiangong and Zhu Dafu just now, we can see the extraordinary color of the glaze, and the body of the vessel is really as thin as paper. The Ru kiln three-legged wash that the three of them have seen is even more exquisite.

In addition, the jade-like glaze is indeed delicate like suet jade, and it looks like a layer of grease-like luster, which can be said to be a lesson to others.Touching the porcelain lightly with your fingers also makes a "dangdang" sound. These two points just verify the above-mentioned statement that it is as bright as a mirror and sounds like a chime.

Having proved these four points, the three of them are already [-]% sure that this is indeed a utensil made by the famous firewood kiln.

"However, how should we explain the "fine lines" in ancient Chinese?" Wang Xiangong said with a frown.

Zhu Dafu frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I think the "fine lines" mentioned in the article probably are not the same lines as the cracks. Think about it, the cracks described in "Ge Gu Yao Lun" are generally There are detailed descriptions, such as Ge Kiln's description of opening slices is "Ge Kiln takes cracks and blood as the top priority, followed by ink patterns on plum blossom slices.Fine broken lines, also under the lines. ", while official kiln wares are called "crab claw patterns", and Ru kiln porcelain is the same."

"So I think "fine lines" should refer to tiny lines that are difficult to see with the naked eye."

Wang Xiangong thought for a while, and felt that what Zhu Dafu said was reasonable, so he said: "Xiao Chu, since that's the case, you should take a closer look at the glaze first."

Chu Chen quickly waved his hands and said, "The two elders are present, how can it be my turn first?"

Zhu Dafu smiled and said: "Okay, you are the master, how can there be a reason why the guests do it first when the master doesn't do anything?"

Wang Xiangong smiled and nodded when he heard the words, expressing his agreement.

Seeing this, Chu Chen stopped pretending, put on his gloves, took out a magnifying glass, and prepared to pick up the three-legged washbasin to observe carefully.

But what Chu Chen didn't expect was that when the three-legged wash was facing the light, its performance suddenly began to flash with colorful rainbow lights like pearl luster, and the beauty of that immediately shocked the three of them!
After a long time, Zhu Dafu murmured to himself: "I finally know what the book said "the light is dazzling, like a flying arrow" means! This is like a myth!"

While Wang Xiangong was stunned, his eyes were full of obsession, and he couldn't help admiring: "The ancients said that the firewood kiln is the crown of all kilns, and seeing it today is really well deserved!"

At this time, Chu Chen slightly changed the position of the three-legged washbasin, and said with a look of surprise: "Come and see, is there a texture like silk?"

The two elders quickly moved forward to take a look, and suddenly found that with Chu Chen's movements, while the rainbow light flashed, there were indeed silk-like lines flashing.

After a long time, Wang Xiangong first asked in astonishment: "Is this the kind of "fine lines" mentioned in "Ge Gu Yao Lun"?"

(End of this chapter)