Wanli multicolored firing is extremely complex and rarely passed down from generation to generation. Craftsmen explored the optimal temperature for the color of many colored materials when firing multicolored porcelain, so they changed the technique of firing color porcelain twice before and changed it to four firings. First of all, after firing the porcelain fetal embryo at a high temperature of more than 1300 degrees, and then coloring it separately in three times, and gradually reducing the firing temperature to burn red, green and yellow, after four times into the kiln, finally firing out the colorful Wanli five colors. Although the firing is complex and the process is cumbersome, it can perfectly present a variety of colors, avoiding the color instability caused by temperature reasons (such as Chenghua Zizi is caused by the high temperature when firing glaze color).
Multicolored double dragon play bead square lid box
The instrument type of the Wanli period not only inherits a variety of styles of the previous dynasty, but also develops the multicolored craftsmanship of Jiajing to the highest peak, and strives to achieve a gorgeous and bright visual effect, showing the luxury of the royal court life of the Wanli Dynasty. At that time, the court demand was very extensive, and there was a purpose in the palace: "Dragons and phoenixes and flowers and grasses are described in each way, and the colorful and exquisite is extremely gorgeous." "Its bright combination of big red and big green is to show the world the extreme luxury of royal life in the court." The predecessor once gave a poem to praise: "Dragons and phoenixes, flowers and grasses are described in each way, and the colorful and exquisite are extremely gorgeous." Wanli Colorful is famous for its colorful old spicy, gorgeous and lush, and has been valued and loved by the Japanese collection community for hundreds of years. In the old accounts of the Yamanaka Chamber of Commerce and Longquan Hall, it is often seen that Wanli five-colored porcelain came and went at a high price, and in the Republic of China period, the price of Wanli five-colored porcelain was significantly higher than that of the same Qing Dynasty official kilns.
This multicolored double dragon play bead square lid box, 24cm long; 14 .8cm wide; 10.1cm high, should be a representative work in the colorful official kiln at that time, Wanli Dynasty good box, a variety of boxes, there are round boxes, square boxes, chrysanthemum boxes, cockroach boxes, diamond boxes and square victory boxes, etc., because of its different types, there are fruit boxes, stationery boxes, pen boxes, color boxes, etc. This box is a kind of square box, rectangular, mother-daughter mouth, tightly bonded up and down; the enamel is as white as jade, and the carcass is finely made. The whole body is decorated with multicolored colors, and the top of the lid box is painted with double dragon play beads, embellished with different shapes of seawater clouds; the shoulders of the box are painted with dragon and phoenix patterns of different shapes. The whole instrument is quaint in color, the picture is neat and neat, the filling is rich, and the ornament layout is dense, which is a typical decoration of "Wanli Five Colors". This kind of instrument design is quite exquisite, but it is not easy to burn, you need to make the mud into a suitable size and then bonded with glaze mud, so the temperature requirements are very high, a little negligence will have cracking deformation, and the yield rate is extremely low. The lid of the box is painted with multicolored double dragon play bead pattern, the left and right sides are painted with phoenix patterns, showing the meaning of dragon and phoenix, the pen is old and spicy, and the contrast of various colors is strong, which has received a good visual effect.
The carcass of this product is thick and thick, and the glaze is fat. The composition is complex but not chaotic, just like the common beauty of wanli five colors. Its color style is heroic, rich in color, rich in color, rich in variation, as in the color of jujube skin, just like the color of jujube skin, which is a typical Wanli feature, green color is thick and green, very thick and substantial, there is no late Qing imitation floating and dull, yellow color is clear and vulgar, as if gold leaf is attached. The penmanship is clumsy and cute, and the colors are properly matched and reflect each other. The dragons and phoenixes seen are flowing and agile, extremely radiant, and have their own rough style of the Wanli period.
Wanli multicolored firing is extremely complex and rarely passed down from generation to generation. Craftsmen explored the optimal temperature for the color of many colored materials when firing multicolored porcelain, so they changed the technique of firing color porcelain twice before and changed it to four firings. First of all, after a high temperature of more than 1300 degrees celsius, it is fired into a porcelain tire or blue and white embryo, and then it is colored separately in three times, and the firing temperature is gradually reduced to produce red, green and yellow colors, and after four times into the kiln, the colorful Wanli five colors are finally fired. Although the firing is complex and the process is cumbersome, it can perfectly present a variety of colors, avoiding the color instability caused by temperature reasons (such as Chenghua Zizi is caused by the high temperature when firing glaze color). The Thirteenth Scroll of the Zoya praises: "The calendar is colorful, and the grass is beginning to bloom, often showing its clumsiness,...... None of them are beyond the reach of ordinary craftsmen. ”