Porcelain is one of the representatives of Chinese culture, and its history can even be traced back to the Eastern Han Dynasty.
At that time, people used clay to burn pottery, and then used these different shapes of pottery as containers for water, food and other items, and pottery was the predecessor of porcelain.
After a period of evolution, by the time of the Tang Dynasty, people had mastered the technique of being able to skillfully fire porcelain.
Porcelain is not only exquisitely crafted, but its patterns and styles can often show the unique culture and customs of a dynasty, so it is not only ornamental, but also of great research value.
Therefore, during the Western Han Dynasty, porcelain became a "regular visitor" on the Silk Road, and it continued to spread from China to foreign countries.
By now, porcelain has become a priceless "antique", and many people have made it their life's work to study and collect them.
01 The fate between Ma Weidu and porcelain
Among these people, Ma Weidu is undoubtedly a very famous one, he has a pair of fire eyes to excavate antiques, his family has countless collections, and he has published many books on antique appreciation, which has been recognized countless times.
But it is precisely because he is so good that everything he says will be carefully considered.
So, when he said: "You don't need gloves to identify porcelain, and those who wear gloves are either laymen or liars", there is no doubt that countless people have questioned.
Why did Ma Weidu say this? Can he be held accountable for what he says?
I believe that before understanding these problems, solve the problem of "Who is Ma Wei?" "That's the most important thing.
Before being known as the "Top Ten Figures in Chinese Collecting Circles", Ma Weidu was once just an ordinary poor young man, but although he was difficult, he was not ordinary.
Because he seized the opportunity to break into the antiques industry.
It was the 1980s, and the antique industry was not recognized by society, because some antiques had some "particularities", so many vendors would sell real antiques at low prices.
Ma Weidu seized this opportunity, and through some of his knowledge of antiques, he continued to explore various antique markets, find those genuine products and buy them at home.
Day after day, by the time the value of antiques gradually increased, and by the time they had reached a price that people could not hope for, Ma Weidu's home already had countless collections.
Years of collecting experience have enabled Ma Weidu to practice the golden eye of fire, he is not only a rich man in the collection industry, but also a master of appreciation.
His books on porcelain appreciation have been unanimously recognized by the industry, and his column on the appreciation of cultural relics has greatly increased his fame.
There is no doubt that Ma Wei is a master of appraisal in the world of collecting.
02 You don't need gloves to identify porcelain
However, such a master was also questioned, that is, after Ma Weidu said that "there is no need to wear gloves to identify porcelain, and those who wear gloves are either laymen or liars".
The background in which he said this sentence also stemmed from a treasure hunting program.
After counterfeit cultural relics increasingly appear on the market, some cultural relics enthusiasts do not know whether they are buying real cultural relics or not, and will seek the guidance of experts.
Therefore, this treasure hunting program came into being, through the professional eyes of experts, to point out the mysteries to these cultural relics enthusiasts, and to remind the audience in front of the TV set of cultural relics identification should pay attention to.
When the experts in the program are appreciating, they often wear a pair of snow-white gloves to touch the precious calligraphy and painting works.
But when they identify porcelain, they don't seem to pay attention to these things, and directly touch them with their hands.
Some people are curious whether this is a careless mistake by the experts or whether they intended it. Therefore, on this issue, Ma Weidu published his opinion on the Internet, which is what he said: "You do not need to wear gloves to identify porcelain." ”
At first glance, this sentence was immediately questioned by many people, and countless netizens asked Ma Weidu to give an explanation.
So, is what Ma Wei said true?
In fact, "you don't need to wear gloves to identify porcelain" is right.
First of all, because porcelain in the process of production, often need to go through high temperature firing, which will make the surface of porcelain very strong, in addition to deliberately scratching it or soaking it in a very corrosive liquid, otherwise the porcelain surface will not be easily damaged, and even if there is sweat on the hands of the human body, it is only composed of water and salt, which will not cause damage to the porcelain at all.
Secondly, the surface of the porcelain is very smooth, so when touching it.
If you also wear smooth gloves, it will be easy to accidentally drop the porcelain, and the surface of the porcelain needs to be carefully touched by hand to feel its grain, and then distinguish whether it is true or false, if you wear gloves, how to appreciate it?
03 Real experts
From this point of view, what Ma Weidu said is actually very correct, and the real master will not wear gloves when identifying porcelain.
On the contrary, those liars who do not understand anything, in order to pretend to be a master, will pretend to put on a pair of gloves, pick up the porcelain and pretend to look at it, in fact, can they really see something? Presumably, the truth is known only to them.
Ma Weidu is a true expert, he has many years of experience in appreciation.
In the field of identifying cultural relics, he also has his own unique insights, and these experiences and insights have become his foundation, and he has the confidence, so he dares to openly make such remarks, and dares to openly accept so many doubts.
Moreover, these doubts did not affect Ma Weidu in the slightest, and he knew that some of them were just grandstanding in his name.
So for those who really had doubts, he patiently gave his own explanation, successfully getting these people to understand the meaning of his words and retract their doubts.
And those deliberate doubts that "the drunkard's intention is not to drink" have long disappeared in this process.