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Antique craftsmanship can be just imitation craftsmanship.

The imitation of ancient times, especially the imitation of ancient official kilns, is not simply to learn ancient crafts, but to copy ancient crafts in all aspects.

This point is especially difficult on imitation official kilns.

Because throughout the dynasties, the craftsmen of each dynasty have their own characteristics, and the preferences of the emperors are also different.

As far as the craftsman's habit is concerned, it is difficult to determine.

Like the official kiln models of the Hongzhi Dynasty, there are several basic consensuses.

Such as short and horizontal "big", unbalanced "hong", low water and long bottom "rule", and long waist "control".

It can be seen from this that the "big" character in Hongzhi yellow glaze has a short first stroke, so it has the characteristics of "short horizontal and large";

Its writing method of "Hong" is indeed that "bow" is larger than "厶", which can be said to be "unbalanced Hong";

The way of writing "zhi" is completely consistent with the Hongzhi inscription with low water and long bottom.

That is, the "water" part of the three-point water is obviously lower than the "table" part on the right.

As for the "Taiwan" part on the right, the horizontal line below the last part of the character "口" under it grows out of the word "口";

Finally, the wording of the word "system" needs to fully match the characteristics of "long waist system".

That is to say, the horizontal line in the middle of the word "zhi" is obviously longer.

According to Mr. Geng Baochang, the identification of porcelain in the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty "has slender and stretched lines, which are softer and more elegant than those in Chenghua."

As long as you have seen the porcelain of the Hongzhi period, you can really appreciate the slenderness and elegance.

Regarding the painting method of dragon patterns in the Hongzhi period, there is generally a saying of "myopic dragon", which means that the painting method of its longan seems to be wearing a pair of eyes

The decorative patterns conform to the characteristics of Hongzhi's era, so what about its glaze color?

Mr. Geng Baochang said in the same book: "Hongzhi yellow glaze is the best, the yellow is delicate and tender, like chicken oil; the glaze surface is bright, like a pool of clear water. The glaze color and glaze surface at this time are compared with the pale yellow of Chenghua. The glaze appears deep and thick, but compared with the yellow glaze of Zhengde later, it is lighter and moderate."

Repeatedly pondering the yellow glazed surface of Hongzhi porcelain, you can comprehend its "delicate", "deep" and "light and moderate" flavors.

It is because of these characteristics of Hongzhi that its value is determined.

Even now, the market value of yellow glazed porcelain is not low.

Of course, yellow glazed porcelain is also graded to determine its value.

How are the grades divided?In fact, it is divided according to the ancient ranks.

The use of yellow glaze in the royal families of the Ming and Qing dynasties is regulated, and not everyone can use it.

According to historical data, in the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty, the porcelain with yellow glaze inside and outside was used by empress dowagers and empresses;

The imperial concubine uses utensils with yellow glaze on the inner wall and ordinary transparent glaze on the outer wall.

Yellow-glazed green dragon wares for noble concubines, or yellow-ground green dragon wares;

Concubines use blue ground yellow dragon wares; nobles are not allowed to use yellow glaze wares.

Therefore, in the process of making or investing in yellow glazed porcelain, it is very important to recognize the types of yellow glazed porcelain.

Different yellow-glazed porcelain represents different grades. Of course, if it is a collection, the rarity of the collection is also very important.

For example, for some yellow-glazed porcelains, among the yellow-glazed porcelains, the price of green-glazed porcelains is slightly lower, while the value of other yellow-glazed porcelains is not low.

Even if other yellow-glazed porcelains are of low grade, they are rare in the art market due to their limited stock, and the cumbersome craftsmanship makes them more expensive.

In the yellow-glazed porcelain market, the more common types of yellow-glazed porcelain in the Ming Dynasty mainly include: single-color glazed yellow-glazed dishes, yellow-glazed blue-and-white wares, and yellow-glazed green-colored porcelain.

Monochrome yellow-glazed porcelain, the most popular Hongzhi Dynasty;

Among the yellow-glazed blue-and-white ware, the mid-Ming yellow-glazed blue-and-white dish with flower and fruit patterns is the most representative.

In the 1996 Hanhai Autumn Auction, the Ming Hongzhi yellow-glazed blue-and-white vase was sold for 286 million yuan. According to expert estimates, the current market value is at least [-] million yuan;

The artistic value of the yellow-glazed porcelain in the Jiajing period is also high, and it is also worth investing in.

The most famous ones in this period are Jiajing yellow-glazed green-colored dragon pattern wares and yellow-glazed colorful cloud-dragon pattern wares. These wares are full of "royal spirit" and are appreciated by collectors.

For 5000 years, the Chinese nation has been hailed as the descendant of the dragon in the history of Chinese civilization, and the pattern of the dragon has thus become a symbol of the highest power.

Therefore, the utensils with dragon cases are reserved for the royal family and cannot be used by the people.

In addition, the supreme ruler also monopolized the yellow color, perhaps because of the homophony of "yellow", "emperor" and "king", or perhaps because the central Wuji soil in the "five elements" of Taoism is yellow.

The reason why the royal family is in the center is to live in gold and jade, and to wear it in golden or yellow. Yellow, like the dragon pattern, has been respected by the emperors of all dynasties.

Especially during the Ming and Qing dynasties, yellow-glazed wares were exclusive to the royal family, and they were used exclusively for imperial use or sacrifices, and the folks should not offend them.

From the early Ming Dynasty to the late Qing Dynasty, every emperor ordered the imperial kiln factory to produce exquisite yellow glazed porcelain for himself.

But the outstanding one should be the "Daming Hongzhi Year System", neither "Ming Chenghua" nor "Qing Yongzheng" can compete!

Since Hongzhi's yellow-glazed porcelain is the best, it must be made the most.

Among them, the rare and unique one must be the Hongzhi yellow-glazed green dragon high-legged bowl.

Among the porcelain handed down, there are some white-glazed dishes or bowls carved with dragon patterns from the Hongzhi official kiln.

The production method is to engrave the dragon pattern on the carcass first, and leave the dragon pattern when coating the transparent glaze.

After firing at high temperature, due to the oxidation of the exposed tire part, it presents the situation of white glaze flint red dragon pattern.

These utensils are probably semi-finished products of white-glazed green colored ware.

In the white glaze of the Hongzhi period, there are also fine products with thin or half-bodied bodies.

The bottoms of plates and bowls are thinner than Yongle and Xuande vessels, but they are still half-transparent rather than fully transparent.

The Hongzhi yellow-glazed green dragon high-legged bowl is made on top of the white-glazed bowl carved with dragon patterns.

In addition, the National Palace Museum in the Wanwan area has a peacock green surface and a yellow glaze on the inner wall, which has the official kiln style of "Daming Hongzhi Year".

It can be confirmed that the Hongzhi Dynasty also fired malachite green glaze.

But in general, Hongzhi's color glazes are very few.

Less means that the price is expensive, and rare things are more expensive!

Of course, there are also some types that existed long before Hongzhi.

It is also very likely that a small amount of firing was carried out in the Hongzhi Dynasty, but due to the lack of residence permits for official kilns, some color glazes can only be inferred based on the characteristics of their utensils and production.

In fact, in the Hongzhi Dynasty, the manufacture of colored porcelain was not strong. At present, there are mainly two kinds of green colored porcelain and red colored porcelain.

Obviously, the value of green and red colors is lower than that of yellow colors.

White ground green color is the most important type of Hongzhi colored porcelain. Its method is to carve pattern lines on the carcass, and when the transparent glaze is applied, the position of the pattern design is vacated.

After firing at high temperature for the first time, it becomes the type of white glaze exposed body.

Then, green color was applied to the exposed tire position, and then the color was fired at ultra-low temperature, and the pattern design of filling green color was engraved with white glaze.

This kind of porcelain is mostly dragon pattern, and the utensils are mostly plates and bowls.

(End of this chapter)