How to identify Kangxi glazed porcelain

In a history of Chinese ceramics, the porcelain of the Kangxi reign was a famous dynasty. Not only its blue water diversion method can be divided up to seven or eight levels, becoming the first color separation of the dynasties, representing the highest level of blue and white porcelain; in the firing of colored glaze porcelain, as many as its variety, burning caused The height is also less than that of the calendar. How to distinguish the difference between Kangxi and other dynasty glazed porcelains, here are some simple methods for identification.

To understand Kangxi glazed porcelain, we must first understand Kangxi porcelain. The porcelain, the fetus and the production of the Kangxi Dynasty had some distinctive features. First of all, its fetal quality is very different from that of the Ming Dynasty. Except for a very small amount of slurry porcelain, the general Kangxi porcelain is hard and fine, the carcass is heavy, there are few impurities, and the iron content is very small. Therefore, the fetal color It is very white, especially in Guan Yao. However, because it is handmade, it is impossible to be as fine as powder. Therefore, the fine granularity and black iron deposits and shrinkage points are still visible at the bottom. This is also an important feature in the identification of Kangxi Porcelain; Kangxi Porcelain's enamel is very dense, the combination of glazes is particularly good, and the glaze is extremely smooth. In the Kangxi reign, the glaze of the inner and outer walls of the artifacts should be the same; in terms of production, all aspects of the Kangxi porcelain can be seen with obvious swirl marks; at the same time, we must also pay attention to the specific practice of this period. For example, the foot of an early product has a sharp, inward and outward taper, and most of the foot has a defect; most of the double bottom of the device is the outer ring and the bottom foot is higher than the inner ring; where there are two-tiered objects, the corners are It's extremely straightforward, and so on.

By the time of the Kangxi reign, a lot of new varieties of glazes appeared, and they developed in various directions. In a glaze, several shades can be separated, so the variety is very rich. The main products are white glaze, commemorative red glaze, cowpea red glaze, Langyao red glaze, indigo glaze, sprinkle blue glaze, sky blue glaze, eggplant blue glaze, and yellow glaze, green glaze, sauce glaze, black glaze, bean green glaze, Eggplant skin purple glaze and so on. Now choose the best ones and tell them.

Red bean glaze This is one of the most valuable species in the red enamel, because of its glaze color, such as kidney beans. It is very difficult to burn in high-temperature copper red glaze, so there are few large pieces of equipment. The inside of the device is generally white glazed, and the outer wall is blown by a craftsman. The bamboo tube is covered with a spun yarn, and the glaze is evenly blown onto the outer wall of the device several times and fired at a high temperature. Due to the different layers of blown glaze and the effect of firing flame, the glaze will be subject to water-stained and greenish spots. This embellishes the beauty of artifacts and has become a feature of forensics. The imitation of cowpea red is extremely difficult, and the timing is not pure. The imitations in the late Qing Dynasty and early ** were all unsightly and elegant. They were often dark, water stained, and rare green moss spots.

Lang Yao Hong in Kangxi red glaze, in addition to elegant cowpea infrared, the number of deep-glare Lang Kiln is the most valuable. Such porcelain enamel hypertrophy, bright colors and bold, large pieces of equipment, more common bottle device. Its characteristics are bright glazed surface, both inside and outside the device are open; mouth along the stream of glaze drooping, with round white lines, clean and tidy, commonly known as "light grass side", the foot is very particular about turning to ensure that the flow of glaze is not enough, so there “Splitting, sloping, and fluent”; the bottom is transparent beige or apple green, commonly known as “rice soup bottom” or “apple green bottom”, with occasional red glaze, but no white background; Redware, no money, where there is money, that is, non-lang kiln. After the imitation can not do all the features are in place, careful observation, you can see flaws.

Blush is also known as red and bright red. Most of these glazes are official kiln rituals. Its glaze color, unlike the bright and translucent lang kiln red, does not resemble the soft and elegant hustle of red bean, but it is devitrified and deep in color, and the glaze is like orange peel. The bottom is white, and there are large sums of money. On the blue-and-white books, there are two lines of double-circle cover books: "The Year of the Qing Emperor Kangxi" or "The Year of the Ming Dynasty". Modern replicas are more difficult to imitate orange peel patterns, which is a distinguishing factor. Contemporary high imitation fonts and glaze colors can be similar to each other, but the blue-and-white color is not ancient, and the red glaze color is floating. Another old mark is carefully identified and can be identified.

Sprinkle blue is a type of imitation Xuande, which is sprayed with blue glaze with cobalt as a coloring agent on the green body, like a sprinkled water spot (hence also called “caviar blue”), and then covered with a transparent glaze. , firing at high temperature. With the exception of a few official kiln models, many families have no money. Most of them are supplemented with gold decoration, especially with blue light, but gold paintings are often peeled off and faded due to the long time, which makes words and patterns blurred. Because it is easy to burn, there are more imitations in later generations, but it can be identified by its shape, pattern ornamentation and production characteristics. Some of them have supplemented the phenomenon of golden color. If you look closely, you can find that there is something that cannot be matched.

Sky blue glaze is a bright blue sky color, pale color, while the pipa is slightly deep, Qianlong in the glaze at the Department of slightly yellowish green. Most of them are official kiln utensils, and at the end there are three lines and six characters for the “Great Qing Emperor Kangxi Period”, and there are no large devices. After the imitation goods in the tire, glaze and the real product there is a big gap; indigo glaze is also devitrified glaze, glazed, such as orange peel, color, uniform and stable. Multiple official kiln products. The bowls and bottles were coated with transparent glaze on the inner walls and blue glaze on the outer walls. The only type of discs were blue glazes inside and outside; Kangxi yellow glazes belonged to the official kiln. They were imitation of Xuande and Hongzhi, but they had many shapes. Differences, as long as we can grasp the characteristics of the times, it is not difficult to identify. In addition, Kangxi Huang glaze is deeper than Hongzhi.

Glaze Colors and Doll Colors In addition to the red, green, and yellow colors used in the Ming Dynasty, the Glaze Colors of the Kangxi Dynasty have been able to maturely use glaze blue color. The color of Kangxi is no longer supported by glaze underglaze, but it is expressed purely in color on the glaze. The colors have reached as many as seven kinds of red, green, yellow, blue, purple, black and gold. Kangxi pastel is a hairy period, there are not many varieties, usually there are two kinds of sight: First, white pastel device; First, green, yellow, purple plus rouge red color. The three colors of Kangxi Su are more common in yellow, green, and purple colors, and in addition, the blue color of glaze is added. The Kangxi Dou Cai is more common with the official kiln gadgets, and most of them have official kiln knowledge. Civilian kiln less, generally no money. The Kangxi doubling blue-and-white lines are thick, bright and colorful, and there are small black spots on the surface of some colors. Dou Cai and dark flowers are unique to Kangxi. As the age is long, there are generally clear rays of light appearing on the green, yellow, and blue colors of the glaze. This is an important feature for judging whether Kangxi porcelain is. After imitating the glaze on the device in addition to the weight often appear lighter, there is no light. The fake dawn not only floats on the surface, but it is often unnatural. It appears to be stagnant and lacks a sense of spirit.