Next to Master Wen, Chen Yi carefully watched the repair process. This repair process was very complicated. It was not just a matter of applying repair materials to the gaps in the porcelain tiles.
It took nearly half an hour for Master Wen to complete the repair work of these pieces of porcelain. He washed his hands in the basin next to him and smiled at Chen Yi, "Okay, Xiaoyou Chen, let's go, let's go Making porcelain.”
Then, Chen Yi and Master Wen came to a room nearby. There were many white porcelain bodies in this room, and several people were painting on them. "Generally speaking, porcelain processing is done in factories." Of course, in places like Fanjiajing, there are small workshops everywhere, and some of them are processed directly in the workshops. "
"Many imitations have a clear division of labor. Some are specialized in producing white bodies, some are specialized in underglaze color, and some are specialized in pastel. All porcelain must be fired in a porcelain kiln. Of course, these The products produced by the workshop are all antique porcelain that looks like commercial goods.”
“If you want to truly produce high-quality antique porcelain or porcelain, you must complete the entire porcelain process alone, from making the white body, to painting, to firing, and then to making the overglaze color, which requires a second process. kiln."
"Okay, let's go into the room inside and tell you some secrets of porcelain firing in detail." At this point, Master Wen waved his hand and took Chen Yi to a room inside, which is also where porcelain painting is done. There is only one table in the place, and it seems to be a place made by Master Wen alone.
In this room, Master Wen told Chen Yi a lot about his shop, which also made Chen Yi understand a lot.
In Master Wen's shop, as Ding Run said, fifteen pieces of antique porcelain are produced every month. This is real antique porcelain. It can be said that it is the same as the ancient kiln porcelain that has been handed down, except that these All the porcelains are sold with Pincizhai's initial payment and clearly marked prices.
As for some fine porcelains such as blue and white porcelain, they are produced without restrictions. The porcelain produced is extremely beautiful and well-made, and has been ordered by many people.
After hearing Master Wen's introduction, Chen Yi gained a deeper understanding of this shop and Master Wen's character. With Master Wen's decades of experience in firing porcelain, he wanted to produce some high-quality antique porcelain. , it is very easy, and it would be very profitable to help others make this kind of porcelain, but he did not do it. He just produced fifteen pieces every month, wrote the bottom payment as "Shangpin Porcelain Zhai", and sold them as handicrafts.
This is exactly the same as when they saw Master Wen rejecting a man who came to repair the porcelain, using a real base and a fake porcelain body to imitate real porcelain.
"Mr. Wen, I heard that most of the places that produce high-quality antique porcelain are in Liangshan Village, Luojiawu and other places in Jingdezhen." Chen Yi couldn't help but ask Master Wen.
Master Wen smiled and nodded, "That's true. These areas are home to the highest level of ancient porcelain imitation artists in Jingdezhen. Of course, many of them started their careers in Fanjiajing. It is precisely because of these high-level antique porcelain that the entire porcelain antiques market has grown." , It has become a mixed bag, but if there is a need, there is a market. I can't control others, I can only control myself. "
"By the way, Xiaoyou Chen, speaking of imitation of ancient porcelain, you should have heard of Bao Kiln." At this time, Master Wen seemed to have thought of something and asked Chen Yi.
Chen Yi thought for a moment, then nodded, "I heard Senior Brother Gao say that in addition to some ordinary high-imitation porcelains that cost thousands to tens of thousands of dollars in circulation on the market, there are also top-notch imitation porcelains that are very small in quantity and astonishingly priced. High imitation porcelain, they are all made by top imitation masters.”
"According to statistics from the past few years, there are less than twenty such top masters in Jingdezhen, and many of these people are hired by the kiln, that is, some businessmen from abroad or domestic, choose one of them, and every year Investing millions of yuan to Bao Kiln, all the imitation products produced in a year belong to Bao Kiln Party.”
Master Wen smiled in surprise, "Chen Xiaoyou is indeed extraordinary. Although the products that are imitated every year belong to Bao Kiln, because it is very difficult to make top-notch antique porcelain, and because things are rare and expensive, Such top workshops only produce a few pieces of fine porcelain for more than ten years a year. As for the failed works, they will all be destroyed, and these works will later flow into domestic and foreign auction houses and be passed off as genuine. "
"So, the antique market is a mixed bag of good and bad, and there are all kinds of strange things. If you want to truly authenticate, you must work hard to improve your eyesight and knowledge."
Chen Yi nodded. If he didn't have the appraisal system, it might have taken decades to achieve what he has achieved today without talent.
"Okay, next, you will follow me to make porcelain, to have a more comprehensive understanding of porcelain and their changes.change. "Master Wen smiled, then looked at Chen Yi, and said with some expectation: "I heard others say that your painting skills are very good. It seems that you are also like Lao Yuan of Lingnan School and Lao Fu of Tianjing Academy of Fine Arts. Have learned. "
"Ahem, Mr. Wen, you already know this, but painting on paper is very different from painting on porcelain." Chen Yi coughed and then said, without denying it. After all, he has amazing abilities in painting now. , excessive modesty is hypocrisy.
The Shen Yujun he painted before, if painted on paper, would definitely be more outstanding than the porcelain plate painting. However, he had just painted three paintings on the porcelain plate. If Mr. Wen saw it, he would be even more surprised. on his learning ability.
"Little friend Chen, you have to know that although the materials for painting are different, the painting skills can play a key role. Historically, some famous porcelain masters were born as painters. Just like the light crimson porcelain we just saw, its The author Cheng Men is an excellent painter." Hearing Chen Yi's words, Master Wen smiled slightly. This young man knew when to be humble and when to be confident, and he appreciated it very much.
Chen Yi nodded, "Well, Mr. Wen, I will work hard." It is already very difficult to paint on a flat porcelain plate. You can imagine how difficult it is to paint on a curved porcelain, but the higher the The more difficult the challenge, the more he is not afraid, otherwise he would not have talked to Ding Run's father knowing that he would reject him.
"I wonder what subjects Chen Xiaoyou is good at painting." Master Wen then asked. There is a market for antique porcelain, but the prices of modern high-quality porcelain are also rising. Of course, the key is to look at reputation and quality.
Chen Yi pondered for a moment, and said humbly: "If I'm good at it, I'm good at flowers and birds, figures and landscapes, but flowers and birds take the longest to learn."
With his current intermediate painting skills, learning various themes can be said to be easy. Flowers and birds were the first subject he learned, then figures, and then when he traveled to Qingcheng Mountain, he painted various landscape paintings in Xuanmiao Pavilion. Copying his works brought his landscape paintings to a new level.
"Oh, Chen Xiaoyou's painting skills have reached such an extent. Flowers and birds, figures, and landscapes already cover most of the themes of painting. It's really impressive."
"Since you have been studying flowers and birds the longest, we will make a piece of flower-and-bird porcelain, but first you draw a flower-and-bird painting, and then we will copy it on the porcelain based on this painting. Then I will slowly tell you how it should be done. Painting on porcelain is not just a simple transfer of painting on rice paper, there are many differences.”
Seeing Chen Yi being so immodest, Master Wen showed surprise. Although he had met Chen Yicai twice, he had a clear understanding of this young man through decades of experience in seeing people. Without confidence, he would never I wouldn’t say it like that.
Chen Yi nodded. From his previous porcelain plate paintings, he already knew that the painting methods on porcelain were different from those on rice paper.
He took the rice paper handed over by Master Wen and laid it flat on the table. When he was about to draw, a system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Task release, as a great appraiser, you must be familiar with the porcelain production process, so as to increase your knowledge and improve your level."
"Task requirement: Follow Wen Hongyuan to learn how to make porcelain, and make a piece of slightly valuable porcelain within a month."
"Task reward: Based on the completion of the task, a mysterious clue related to porcelain will be awarded."
Seeing the task content of the system, Chen Yi couldn't help but smile. The price of slightly valuable porcelain ranges from ten thousand to one hundred thousand. He also knows some prices for some modern porcelain.
Comparing the people who create ceramic paintings in Jingdezhen to a pyramid, the part at the bottom of the tower is apprentices and ordinary painting workers. The average price of their works ranges from a few hundred yuan to more than a thousand yuan.
Sitting on the body of the tower are provincial-level senior arts and crafts artists, whose works cost an average of tens of millions to ten thousand yuan, while those on the top of the tower are professor-level and national-level art masters and ceramic masters, whose works amount to dozens of dollars. Ten thousand to over one million yuan.
Master Wen Hongyuanwen beside him is a top-notch existence. What he sells in the shop is fine porcelain produced in the factory. If he painted it himself, the price of the porcelain sold would definitely reach more than one million. , this is the fame and ability of the master level.
This identification system determines the value range of this porcelain, which should be related to his painting ability. His painting ability has reached the intermediate level, but painting on paper is slightly different from porcelain. He must relearn, and it is slightly valuable. , which is the minimum requirement to complete the task.
As forThe last mission reward surprised him a little. It was a clue related to porcelain. What kind of reward it was, he really couldn't understand. Could it be possible to find a piece of porcelain through this clue? r1152