When the embryo was made, it needed to be dried for a period of time before it could be baked.
Otherwise, some parts of the embryo would contain more water. When it entered the cave to be baked, it would easily be heated unevenly, causing cracks to appear on the surface and causing the firing to fail.
This time, Gu Yiran made a pair of colorful horses. On the wet surface, one could see the grain of wood. It was beautiful.
"Good boy, Yiran, when did you learn this skill?”Xu Shuai looked at Gu Yiran in surprise.
How did this kid become so awesome after not seeing him for a few years?
Even Li Zhan, a famous old craftsman in Luoyang, felt inferior to the Tang tri-colored glazed pottery.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you want something, come and help.”Gu Yiran glanced at him and pursed his lips.
At this moment, he was setting up a shed.
This was for the embryo to dry.
The ceramic embryo was dried, but it must not be exposed to the sun. The best way was to place it in a well-vented place and let it dry naturally.
If it was exposed to the sun, it was also very likely that cracks would appear on the surface.
"Coming, coming!" Xu Shuai felt very happy. He felt that he had managed to cling onto a powerful person. He felt that with Gu Yiran's cell phone and his own customer source, it would not be a dream for him to make a stable annual income of a million!
If Gu Yiran knew what he was thinking, she would definitely scold him for being useless.
If he only earned one million yuan a year, why did he spend so much effort to come all the way here to burn Tang Sancai?
If you want to do something, then do something big!
It would take a few days to dry them in the shade. During this time, Gu Yiran made a few more embryos.
There were camels, people, and all kinds of equipment. After handing them over to Li Zhan to take care of temporarily, he went to Luoyang with Xu Shuai.
Luoyang, the capital of God, was a title personally given by Wu Zetian. It brought a long and rich historical atmosphere to this city.
The antiques industry here was not much weaker than Pan Jiayuan.
Moreover, the Tang Sancai produced here was a hot commodity in the antique industry.
Over time, there were many people who faked it.
The circle that Xu Shuai brought Gu Yiran to was Tang Sancai's fake circle.
At the dining table, after a few glasses of wine, the group of people began to chat from the bottom of their hearts.
It was also at this time that Gu Yiran understood this circle.
The middle-aged man sitting in the main seat was called Uncle Pan. He was the core of the entire counterfeit circle. Basically, everyone's Tang Sancai goods came from him.
A small fry like Xu Shuai only took the goods from him. As for who he sold it to and how much he sold it for, it depended on his own ability.
Gu Yiran also took the opportunity to chat with Uncle Pan while they were toasting.
"Uncle Pan, how much can you sell your best goods for?”Gu Yiran asked casually to understand the market.
"I'm not bragging."
When they talked about this topic, Uncle Pan was obviously interested. He said loudly,"Some time ago, a pair of camels were sold at an auction for three million yuan. They were fakes from my shop!”
"Isn't three million a little too little?”Gu Yiran asked," Isn't it common for Tang Sancai to be auctioned off for tens of millions? Uncle Pan, don't you want to try?”
Uncle Pan smiled and said," Brother, I see that you're new to the industry, so I'll explain it to you. If an item can be auctioned for tens of millions of dollars, not only will it be tested by experts, but it will also be tested by professional scientific equipment.”
"No matter how fake it is, scientific instruments can detect the age of your production. There's nothing we can do about it.”
Uncle Pan pursed his lips." Being able to fool the eyes is already the limit of our line of work. It's impossible to fool scientific instruments.”
"Uncle Pan, everything depends on the person's effort!" Gu Yiran toasted him.
Uncle Pan looked at the young man in front of him and pursed his lips. All the young men who had just entered the industry were like this. They thought they were so powerful.
In fact, a fake was a fake. Did he really think that he could deceive everyone?
After the banquet, Gu Yiran accompanied Xu Shuai around Luoyang for a few more days.
By the time they returned to Li Zhan's place, the few embryos had already been dried and could be baked.
The firing of the Tri-colored Glazed Tile of the Tang Dynasty was divided into two stages.
The first time was a vegetarian meal.
The vegetarian fire had to be fired between 1000 and 1100 degrees in the cave. After cooling down, it could be fired for the second time after being glazed.
The purpose of plain firing was to increase the strength of the embryo and make it less prone to damage. It could also increase the rate of authenticity when the glaze was applied.
During this process, Gu Yiran left it to Li Zhan to handle while she watched from the side.
It took a long time for the biscuit to be baked. During this period of time, Gu Yiran had been dealing with the glaze.
Glaze was generally made of a glaze paste that was grinded with a certain proportion of raw materials, such as plagiocentric, quarts, chalk, and kaolin.
After the baking was done, he just needed to apply the glaze on the surface of the embryo.
The glaze of the Tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty had a characteristic, which was to apply it with a little or other methods.
Due to the irregular shape, the glaze would move during the firing process and mix with other glazes to form a colorful color.
This was also the charm of Tang Sancai. The colors could not be controlled, and the man-made and nature's uncanny workmanship blended into one to a certain extent.
After several days of firing, the Tri-colored glazed glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty was finally ready to be produced.
Gu Yiran, Li Zhan, and Xu Shuai stood nervously in front of the cave.
Gu Yiran was still alright. He had already perfectly replicated the craftsmanship in his mind. As long as there were no accidents, the item should not be wrong.
Li Zhan wanted to see the ancient craftsmanship reappear in front of him.
Finally, Xu Shuai was hoping that he could produce a high-quality product this time so that he could go out and earn a sum of money!
The three of them had different thoughts. Finally, they took out a pair of colored horses from Li Zhan's trembling hands.
The glaze flowed, and many colors mixed together. One could even see the texture of the wood grain at the bottom.
"A perfect masterpiece!"
Li Zhan was extremely excited. He had been pursuing this kind of artwork for his entire life. Now that he had finally realized it, he would be satisfied even if he had to die immediately.
"There's only one last step left."
Gu Yiran smiled. When he completed the last step, no matter if you were a human eye or a scientific instrument, you would definitely not be able to tell that it was a fake!
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