"Emperor, there is an alchemist who says he can practice gold!"
"Such a talent can't let other countries snatch him away, so hurry up and arrest him!"
This is a scene from 300 years ago.
300 years ago, there were many wizards and alchemists in Europe. They use all sorts of jars and jars and ancient chemical methods to create magical things — like the 'poison apple' made by the Bad Queen, and of course, all sorts of magical items in Harry Potter, such as snot candy.
Of course, these wizards— these ancient chemists——, bragged about, they could make gold.
There's a guy named Friedrich. An alchemist of Bettger, living in the Kingdom of Prussia. He went around bragging that he could make gold. When the Prussian emperor heard about it, he immediately ordered that he be arrested and given gold to the emperor.
Bragging was in trouble, and Betger panicked!
He fled his hometown in Prussia overnight and ran to the Duchy of Saxony to ask for the protection of the Elector of Saxony. Soldiers of the Saxony Kingdom captured him and sent him to Augustus II, Elector of Saxony. The Elector was certainly very pleased with this gift. He instructed his men to imprison Betger in a castle called Wittenberg, and gave orders to his men to keep him under strict supervision and never allow him to escape.
The Elector of Saxony said to Bertello, "Whatever materials you need, my soldiers will provide you with them, and you will be able to refine the gold within a year!" Otherwise, you'll stay here forever! ”
He escaped from the tiger's mouth but entered the wolf's den. Bertello regretted it so much that he had bragged about it, and now he had lost even his freedom.
Day after day, Bertello never refined gold. More than two months have passed, but I am familiar with the guards.
One day the king called the caretaker soldier and asked what the results of Bertello's research were. The soldier reported truthfully, there was no progress, and Bertello was mentally exhausted. So the king gave the soldiers such an account.
Upon returning, the soldier asked Bertello:
"Hi, Bertello, can you really refine gold?" ”
Bertello had to tell the truth: "I was just talking!" Don't all of our peers blow it that way! How can you mix the alchemist's line without blowing! ”
"Bertello, since you can't refine gold, how are you going to make a deal with the king?" ”
"I don't know what to do. It can only depend on luck, and when the king is in a good mood, he will be gracious! ”
- "Bertello, you know what? The king especially liked the white and delicate porcelain from China, and the people in the palace called it white gold! ”
"Ah, Chinese porcelain, who doesn't like it!" The people in the palace called it white gold! ”
Betlo suddenly realized. Chinese porcelain, in the 17th-18th centuries, was once the most sought after precious item of European aristocrats and royal families, more valuable than gold! "If I develop 'white gold', I will succeed, and that is the 'gold' the king wants! ”
Bertello became excited, and he re-asked the soldiers guarding him to prepare various materials and equipment for him, and began the development of "white gold".
On 15 January 1708, Bertello made Europe's first ceramics in Wittenberg, Saxony, and the Elector of Saxony was ecstatic. In order to keep the secret, the king moved the porcelain processing factory to the unnoticed town of Maison. However, the king knew that this secret would be revealed sooner or later, so in 1710 he applied for patent protection for Meissen's handmade porcelain factory!
The story of German porcelain is over, and the above content is fictional, but some of it may be true. Anyway, Meissen porcelain, but it's true. Let's enjoy it together!
The logo of Meissen porcelain is a crossed "double sword"
This blue double sword logo like scissors is the German royal porcelain brand created by the Germans in the 18th century after deciphering the porcelain firing technology - Maisen porcelain.
Ruins of a porcelain factory and warehouse in Meissen
Now let's enjoy the Mason porcelain on display in the Maison Porcelain Museum. The most admirable thing is that every piece of porcelain in Maison is well preserved in the mold.
After dynastic changes and wars, I don't know if only the Germans were able to do this. At the Meissen Porcelain Museum, not far from the Old Town, it showcases the history and splendor of Meissen porcelain over the past 300 years. Maison porcelain is the exclusive porcelain of the royal family in Europe, and the exquisite porcelain of the royal family is also displayed in the royal palace in Vienna, Austria.
In 2017, I visited Germany again with a few friends and family. Second time I went to the Meissen Porcelain Museum. Now the museum has a audio guide and Chinese service. The documentary tells the history of Maison porcelain, after which, the artists show the whole process of the production of Maison porcelain through live demonstrations, from pulling embryos, making small parts, drawing underglaze colors, glaze colors... The artists demonstrated on-site superb memorization and the process of hand-painting, as well as how Mason porcelain was subjected to strict quality management.
It was a very interesting porcelain tour. And very informative. As a Chinese, this is also a bit of a shame.
I wonder if Jingdezhen also has such a porcelain tour? But if you think about it, Chinese porcelain has been around for so many years, and it seems that there has been no super luxury brand like Maisen porcelain, which is really a pity.
Let's admire the royal porcelain of Germany. Enjoy the picture!
Each piece of maison's porcelain is well preserved in the molds it makes
Meissen Porcelain Museum exhibits
It is also sold in the museum and is very expensive
Chinese style at the Meissen Porcelain Museum
A small plate with a horse motif
While visiting the exhibition hall of the Maison Porcelain Factory, we found a small magnetic disc with an exquisite horse motif on it. My husband bought it for me as a horse as a gift.
Horse-patterned porcelain
Sell porcelain
Live demonstration of the porcelain making process
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