Not all porcelains are the same when writing the glaze.

The glaze of the style is sometimes different from the glaze of the porcelain itself.

For example, the cobalt materials used in some of the base models in Xuande are not imported materials with bright blue colors like gems, but domestic materials.

The reason is that the imported materials are dizzy and are not suitable for writing.

Or it is for the sake of cost saving that more common domestic blue materials are used.

During the Zhengde period, the materials used for painting and writing were different.

Because there are a lot of raw materials during this period;

It is worth noting that during the Zhengde period, due to the inconsistent firing atmosphere, the bottom of porcelain mostly showed blue and blue.

Therefore, the hair color of the corresponding bottom pattern is slightly different.

These need to be paid attention to during the imitation process.

And some obvious mistakes must be avoided.

This point is known by looking at some imitations on the market now.

The differences in the post-image model are still very different, and it is not difficult to identify.

The same thing is said, if you want to imitate antiques, you must understand the flaws of current imitations.

To a certain extent, the level of identification also determines the quality of imitation porcelain.

When identifying a piece of porcelain, the focus and basis are all from several aspects.

It is just about the six aspects of shape, pattern, body, glaze, color, and style.

Each of these six aspects contains rich information.

Among them, because the identification of the signature is often an important factor in distinguishing the identity and status of the user and the nature of the kiln, it is particularly important.

Especially the commemorative edition of the official kiln is even more important, so those who imitate it later start from this aspect.

They will imitate the bottom model in depth.

However, the post-imitation is not "original" after all, and it always contains traces of the era and society in which the imitators live.

As long as you are careful, you can fully understand the types and characteristics of the imitation model.

Then, many identification problems will be solved easily.

There are three main types of imitation styles.

The first is the early imitation of the middle and early imitation of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Chenghua imitation of Xuande, which is also the earliest imitation of the official kiln;

In addition, there are models imitating Xuande and Chenghua during the Zhengde and Jiajing periods, models imitating Chenghua in Wanli, and so on.

The second type is the imitation of Xuande and Chenghua in the Third Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty, especially in the early Kangxi period and the early Yongzheng period.

The third situation is that after the Republic of China, imitating the Ming Dynasty's signature.

During the identification of imitation styles, it can be distinguished based on the blue and white hair color, font writing, and the shape and pattern.

There are roughly two situations in which the latter dynasty imitates the previous dynasty’s signature.

The first is the base style, shape, pattern, body, glaze and color all imitate the previous dynasty;

The second type is to imitate the bottom model only without caring about the others, but there are some characteristics that cannot be imitated.

For example, if the blue and white colors of the Ming Dynasty are seen with a magnifying glass, they are mostly deep and sunken.

The imitation styles in the early Qing Dynasty were roughly the same. The imitation styles after the Daoguang were scattered and light and floating.

In addition, in addition to understanding the characteristics of the signatures of different periods, you must also be well versed in the overall style of porcelain, so that it will be more rigorous and accurate in the appraisal process.

The purpose of the later imitation styles is also different. Chenghua imitated Xuande because the Xuande period was the first giant peak in my country's porcelain making history.

The six-character regular script style "made in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty" was the brand declaration of the most advanced porcelain products at that time and the logo of the best quality products.

After Zhengde, most of the craftsmen imitated Xuande and Chenghua year-round models were based on this reason.

The second reason is that the book was not recorded in the early Kangxi period, and most of them imitated the year of the Chenghua official kiln.

The reason is that Emperor Kangxi believed that writing his year name on porcelain would be particularly unlucky if the porcelain was broken.

That is, "there is a reason why porcelain is easy to destroy and unwilling to entrust the generation of the year into the dirt."

Therefore, it can be found that many porcelains during the Kangxi period were signed with Chenghua yearly styles.

The third type is that the folk kilns in the Qing Dynasty imitate the official kilns in the Ming Dynasty.

This may be to express my longing for the previous dynasty. This kind of intent that expresses condolences is called "intention money".

The first entrusted money was seen in Chenghua, and it increased day by day and became extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty.

The earliest content of the entrusted money was Hongwu, and it was found in each dynasty afterwards.

Comparing and analyzing the year patterns of genuine porcelain and the features of the post-imitation porcelain, and paying attention to summarizing the reasons for the formation, development process and characteristics of the imitation patterns in different periods. These are essential work in the appraisal process.

To sum up, the signatures of official kilns in each period of the Ming Dynasty have their own characteristics.

Although there were many imitation styles in later generations, since the use of green materials and kiln I-style styles are different, the overall appearance they formed is also different from the authentic ones.

Proficient in the style and characteristics of the official kilns of different periods will help to interrogate porcelain in stages and identify false and authenticity.

Of course, it also helps us study the techniques in the porcelain production process and explore the skills and levels of kiln workers at different periods.

I believe that in the near future, studying porcelain base will become a real science.

Even if there are thousands of blue and white pieces, don’t go astray when you look at the authentic ones.

It is a blessing to have one thing in a thousand miles, and the base of the green material needs to be carefully examined.

It can be said that as long as you thoroughly study the basic styles of the Ming Dynasty and imitate various official kiln porcelains from the Ming Dynasty, it will not be much difficult.

At least for Chen Wenzhe, the difficulty is very small.

From the Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty to sort out the three dynasties after the blank period, the Chenghua period was next.

Chen Wenzhe made a lot of Chenghua porcelain.

During this period, with Hongzhi and Zhengde, these three dynasties were in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

There were many classic porcelains in this period, but before Chen Wenzhe made Doucai and monochrome glaze porcelain.

What he makes now is blue and white porcelain. As the most widely-received type of porcelain, blue and white porcelain will never be made in any dynasty, and Chenghua is no exception.

The blue and white porcelain of this period is also very distinctive. The porcelains before the middle Chenghua and Hongzhi periods used equal green and elegant colors.

In the late Hongzhi period and Zhengde, the hair was gray and blue.

However, during this period, some objects also had bright colors and had rust spots.

Also, Chenghua is very scattered with blue and white.

The pattern layout is sparse in the early stage and dense in the later stage.

Painting more three fruits, three friends, nine autumns, noble men, infant drama, dragons through flowers, etc.

Flowers and leaves are like palms stretched out;

The leaves have many teeth and the flowers and leaves have no yin and yang;

The aquatic plants of fish and algae float like kelp;

The rocks are like keys without any concave and convex feeling;

The borders are simpler, with bowls, plates, cups and other rims, and the ring foot is decorated with string patterns only;

Most of the dragons are Kuilongs, with long noses that look like elephant trunks;

The patterns of the cross pestle, Arabic and other teachings are common.

The body is delicate and white, and the glaze is very fine and moist and has a jade texture, but it is slightly blue.

The types of Chenghua include jars, plum bottles, washes, cups, plates, cups, bowls, etc.

The furnace is a three-broken foot cylinder or drum furnace.

In addition to the "Tian" character jar, there are also six-character single and double-line models of "Made in Chenghua Year of the Ming Dynasty";

The main pictures are Fang Sheng, Silver Ingot, etc.
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