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In the Yuan Dynasty, several pieces of porcelain were combined to form a combined porcelain set, which was still very novel at that time.

For merchants, several pieces of porcelain can be sold at a time.

For consumers, when purchasing porcelain vases and porcelain stoves, they can directly sell the matching bases.

It can be said that it is a win-win situation to attract customers' attention with new ideas and new designs, and to reach a new business.

And this must be the result of introversion. In the fierce market competition, whoever can innovate will be able to survive.

This point, whether it is in ancient times or in modern times, business competition is so fierce.

Looking at the history of ceramics in my country, the Yuan Dynasty was a turning point, because many kilns disappeared at this time.

The most competitive kilns left are Jingzhen Kiln and Longquan Kiln.

One can imagine how fierce the competition among the kilns was at that time.

Whoever can continue to innovate, meet consumer needs, and attract consumers will be able to win a larger market share and gain more room for development.

The survival of the kiln depends entirely on the market. If it does not respond sensitively to changes in market demand, it will become dust of history.

Therefore, seeing such a new form of shape is not only a reflection of the use scene of the utensils at that time, but also reflects the efforts made by Jingzhen and Longquan Kilns to find marketable products at that time.

In the Song Dynasty, because this period was the peak of official kilns, there were more porcelain imitating official kilns.

The most famous one is definitely the Longquan kiln imitating the official kiln, and here comes a problem.

In modern times, how to distinguish whether a piece of official kiln is a real Northern Song official kiln or a copy of Longquan kiln?

In particular, how to identify a piece of celadon, is it a Song official kiln, or a Longquan imitation official kiln?

This is a problem, and a big one at that.

In [-], Wanwan Yuzhen International Auction Company auctioned a "Southern Song Official Kiln Long-necked Vase".

The valuation at that time was NT$800000-1000000, which was very low.

The source of this Southern Song official kiln long-necked bottle is not particularly prominent, and there is only one auction record in a small auction house in [-].

How did the art media at that time promote this auction?

It said: "The glaze color of the long-necked bottle is pink and green, and it is as smooth as jade. The glazed surface is decorated with criss-cross patterns, and it reveals the characteristics of purple mouth and iron feet."

Man-made patterns are called decorations, but natural pieces cannot be called decorations; the so-called purple mouth is not obvious.

For the same celadon porcelain, Ru kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty often fetched sky-high prices at auction, but the official kilns in the Song Dynasty were all haggard. The market price was less than one-tenth of that of Ru kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty.

From an aesthetic point of view, the beauty of the shape and glaze color of official kilns in the Song Dynasty is only comparable to that of Ru kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The biggest difference between the two.Ru kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty is a super famous brand among high ancient porcelains, and it is also very rare, so many people naturally pursue it;

Of course, another reason is also very important.

It is mainly the official kilns of the Song Dynasty, but there are Xiuneisi and Jiaotanxia.

In addition, Geyao and Longquan imitation officials are involved, and it is so chaotic that it is not easy to distinguish.

In addition, there are many more handed down products than Ru kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty, so the market price naturally lags behind Ru kilns in the Northern Song Dynasty by a large margin.

Zhejiang Longquan Kiln in the Song Dynasty imitated the official kiln in the Song Dynasty, which was based on commercial considerations, not deliberate deception;

Today's auction houses refer to such works as official kilns of the Southern Song Dynasty.

The official kiln of the Song Dynasty is characterized by thin body and thick glaze, purple mouth and iron foot, gray body, and glaze surface with different sized patterns.

The glaze color is mainly pink blue and gray blue, that is to say, bluish or grayish tones, which are not difficult to identify.

The Song Guan Kiln with beige glaze is similar to the Ge Kiln, so there is no distinction between Guan Ge.

Most Song official kiln wares are relatively light, which is due to the thin body.

The gray body is made of porcelain stone mixed with a small amount of purple gold soil. It is the standard color of the body of Song official kilns, and it is also the cause of the purple mouth and iron feet.

When senior collectors and antique dealers appraise a piece of high ancient porcelain, the first impression is very important.

If the shape and glaze color of the vessel do not match the certain type of porcelain that I am familiar with, doubts will arise immediately, and it is difficult to change.

The "Southern Song Dynasty official kiln long-necked bottle" does not have a purple mouth, which makes people suspect that it is not a Song official kiln, but a Longquan imitation official kiln!

In terms of market value, if the lot is a Song official kiln, the estimated price of NT$800-000 is a very low price;

In the case of Longquan imitation official kiln wares, the valuation is very reasonable.

So, how to determine whether it is a Song official kiln or a Longquan imitation official kiln?

The first step is to compare the shape and glaze color of the lot with the remnants and fragments unearthed from the kiln site of Xiu Neisi and Jiaotanxia;

The second step is to compare the lot with the handed down collection of Song official kilns.

It is worth noting that there was no such thing as Longquan imitation official kiln wares in ancient times.

It is a deliberate description made by some contemporary auction houses and antique dealers in order to increase the price of a certain type of Longquan celadon similar to Song official kiln wares.

The honest auction industry and antique dealers make a clear distinction between the two.

Song official kiln wares are Song official kiln wares, and Longquan celadon is just Longquan celadon, and the two will not be confused.

If a piece of celadon does not have all the characteristics of Song official kilns, it is safe to regard it as Longquan celadon.

Longquan celadon has a high historical status. Chen Wenzhe has made a lot of celadon before, and he is also very familiar with the technology of Longquan kiln.

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However, he really didn't make Longquan kiln porcelain systematically.

This time, he wants to make a good job of the five famous kilns, and finally study the Longquan kiln.

He has done almost all of the five famous kilns, only Ge Kiln and Ding Kiln, and he has not done it specially.

Especially Ge kiln porcelain, he has never made a single piece.

The reason why he felt familiar was that he used his golden finger to study Ge Kiln carefully.

Now we are making official kilns, and the imitation official kilns have been almost done, so it is time to really start making official kiln porcelain.

The Song Dynasty was divided into the Southern Song Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, and the official kilns were also divided into the North and the South. Chen Wenzhe first made the Southern Song Dynasty official kilns.

According to historical records, after the establishment of the capital in the Southern Song Dynasty, the court summoned the best porcelain craftsmen in the world to build official porcelain kilns in Hangzhou, regardless of the cost, to burn court porcelain.

The production of official kiln porcelain in the Southern Song Dynasty is very sophisticated in terms of material selection, mud making, billet making, and billet sharpening.

Some special techniques have also been added, such as the production of device embryos.

After the embryo making of ordinary porcelain is finished, there are cold embryos, and then there are sharp embryos.

Then start carving, glazing and firing.

Unlike the official kilns of the Southern Song Dynasty, they also had processes such as digging blanks, withering blanks, rough blanks, sticking blanks, and repairing blanks.

This is not over yet, followed by water replenishment, and then drying.

The next step is to make the original glaze, make the gray glaze, apply the glaze, repair the glaze, repair the glaze, and dry the glaze.

This glazing process has added a lot of processes, which can be described as excellence.

You thought this was the end?The firing of official kilns in the Southern Song Dynasty was not easy.

What is an official kiln and why is it an official kiln?It is because of these complicated processes.

Therefore, during the firing process of official kilns in the Southern Song Dynasty, there were several processes of making bowls, sharpening bowls, repairing bowls, drying bowls, and burning bowls.