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Chapter 146
"It's ok. I said, this is a preview of the autumn auction, not the autumn concert. The starting price of this piece is not high. Apart from being damaged, there is another reason."

"Huh? Why? Is it okay to replace it?"

"It can only be said to be from the ancient times." Yu Yao pointed to this white porcelain bowl with scratches, "This is a Ding kiln from the late Northern Song Dynasty, and the craftsmanship is relatively rough."

Xie Zhihao came to his senses all of a sudden, "How did you see it in the late period? I could tell it was not in the early Northern Song Dynasty. In the early period, it was burning, and it was impossible for the bowl to have 'light'. But in the middle and late period, can you subdivide it?"

Xie Zhihao's awn refers to the rough part where the fetus is exposed.

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, the Ding kiln used front firing, such as a bowl, the bottom of the bowl was flushed down, and the mouth of the bowl was flushed, which was the front firing.

In this way, when the bottom of the bowl "lands", there will be a circle or even the whole bottom will be exposed.

After firing, the place where the bottom of the bowl is exposed is much rougher than before firing, and it feels uncomfortable to the touch, which is called awn.

In addition to grinding hands, there is another problem with such porcelain, which is easy to damage furniture.Furniture is generally made of wood, and the awns at the bottom touch the tabletop or something, and it is easy to cause wear marks.

Therefore, after the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, Ding Kiln created the method of over-firing.Of course, things with small mouths cannot be overfired, such as plum bottles, which are unstable when overfired, and things with wide mouths, such as bowls, pans, and so on.

Xie Zhihao can tell that it is not an early one, because this Ding kiln scratched flower bowl has a ring of light around the mouth, which is over-fired.

In fact, there is a light on the mouth of the bowl, which is also a problem. If you hold it to eat and drink porridge, if it is facing your mouth, it is easy to pull your mouth.Mang, also called "astringent mouth".

However, this problem can be solved by using the inlaid mouth, which was a popular style in the Song Dynasty, such as the golden top incense burner that Yu Yao encountered before.The royal roof is inlaid with gold, and the common people can be inlaid with silver and copper.

It can also be used without a mouthpiece, as long as it is kept away from the mouth.The key is that the overfiring technology is beneficial to the kiln mouth and can increase production.

One thing I have to mention is that the glow of the Ding kiln is also one of the reasons for the creation of the Ru kiln.

Because "mountain" is a shortcoming after all, Song Huizong couldn't bear it in the end.

"Dingzhou white porcelain was unusable, so Ruzhou was ordered to make blue porcelain."

Ru kiln is a special official kiln designated by the imperial court. From material selection to craftsmanship, it is extremely exquisite. In addition, it has a short lifespan, which makes it precious.

Ru kiln solved the problem of "awn" by "burning with nails". The whole vessel is covered with glaze, except for the sesame marks caused by a few nails at the bottom.Sesame marks have also become one of the important features for identifying Ru kilns.

Yu Yao shook his head, "Look at the mouth of the bowl, it's obviously irregular, and it's neither polished nor inlaid, which means it hasn't been seriously handled at all. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, because Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty disliked Ding Kiln and created Ru Kiln, Ding Kiln was established. The over-firing of the kiln has turned to normal firing again, and at this time the over-firing is more sloppy, and the astringency is even more irregular.”

Xie Zhihao nodded thoughtfully, "It makes sense..."

Then he asked again, "The late Northern Song Dynasty can be justified, but I think this craft is not bad!"

"A generation of famous kilns, of course, the craftsmanship is not much worse. When I say rough, it is relative. Look at the scratches on this bowl, which are simple and plain, without any special aesthetic feeling. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the printing technology was already very mature. This The bowl is still scratched, and it’s not exquisite enough, isn’t that rough?”

The dark pattern decoration on the glaze of Ding kiln porcelain is also a more prominent feature.There are generally three technical means: scratching, engraving, and printing.

Scratching is the earliest craft, using grate-shaped tools, and the decoration is relatively simple. To put it bluntly, the artistry is poor, and ordinary craftsmen can do it.It mainly appeared on early Ding kiln and ordinary products.

Engraving is developed on the basis of scratching, with more tools, more detailed craftsmanship, and a stronger three-dimensional effect.

Printing, the most expressive technique of Ding kiln porcelain, was only available in the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was already very mature in the late Northern Song Dynasty.The patterns are well-defined, and there are often fretwork intervals between adjacent patterns; printed patterns are also the most complicated, but they are complex and not chaotic.

What Yu Yao said is the truth, this Ding kiln white glaze scratch bowl is indeed not a high-quality goods.

Xie Zhihao nodded again and again, "Oh, there is really nothing cheap to pick up in this world! The starting price is low, and there is a reason for it being low."

"Of course, can such a bowl compare with the tens of millions of Dingyao bowls?" Yu Yao said, "If it's such a good bowl, the owner might not be willing to take it out for auction."

Xie Zhihao suddenly rubbed his temples, "Brother, why do I feel that my thoughts have changed a little during my relationship with you? Are there some good things that I should keep and collect for myself to appreciate. I have been in the antique business for so long. I didn’t keep a good thing for myself, I just went to make money!”

"You? Didn't you say that you like everything that makes money, and you only appreciate money, so what's left?"

"You don't know, I suddenly remembered that I once sold a 'Red Ding' string-pattern lid jar. I liked it very much at the time. I really wanted to keep it myself, but in the end I made a big deal and sold it. "

"I'll go, have you ever seen 'Red Ding'? I haven't seen it!"

Red Ding, a red-glazed Ding kiln, is dark red in color, and some people call it Ziding.Su Dongpo once wrote: Dingzhou flower porcelain cut red jade.

Ding kiln not only has white porcelain, but also red porcelain and black porcelain.White porcelain and black porcelain are relatively common, while red porcelain is rare and precious.Not only are they precious now, but they were also very precious in the Northern Song Dynasty. Like Ru Kiln and Chenghua Doucai, they are rare items in this dynasty.

There is such a historical record about Hongding.It is said that when Song Renzong arrived at Concubine Zhang Guifei's place, he suddenly found a piece of Dingyao red porcelain, and asked her where did you get such a good thing?Concubine Zhang Guifei said that Wang Gongchen gave it to her.Wang Gongchen was a minister and a famous poet at that time.

Although Song Renzong was very fond of Concubine Zhang Gui, when he heard this, he became annoyed, picked up the axe, and smashed the Ding Kiln red porcelain on the spot!
Of course, the main reason for his anger was that the concubine had contacts with the ministers and received gifts privately.But it also shows the preciousness of Hongding!If you send two catties of local products, maybe Song Renzong will not only not be angry, but even try them together.However, if you want to flatter a noble concubine, how can you use ordinary things?

This Song Renzong is the prince in "The Civet Cat for the Prince", known for his frugality.Of course, "the civet cat for the prince" is far from the official history, so I won't go into details.

"It's not covered, it's a shaved head, and there are also injuries, but it's not obvious, it's really pleasing to look at!" Xie Zhihao sighed.

"Okay, you've sold it all, why are you sighing! Let's go, since we're here, let's take a look!"

Xie Zhihao shook his head, "There is nothing too brilliant in the porcelain. There is also a Jiaqing 'furoshiki' which is good, but the starting price is too high."

(End of this chapter)