For the rest of the week, Gu Yiran taught Lin Luo how to make the embryo of the Primordial Blue Flower.
After the embryo of Yuan Qinghua was made, it also had to be dried in the shade. During this period of time, nothing could be done to the embryo.
Taking advantage of this time, Gu Yiran finished purchasing the glaze and paint.
There was nothing much to say about the glaze. Yuan blue and white porcelain was a specialty of Jingdezhen. Glaze could be bought anywhere. Fine glaze could also be bought with a little money.
As for the paint, it was more troublesome.
The paint used by Yuan Qinghua's Xiao Heyue in chasing Han Xin's plum vase was an imported material called Sunibo Green. It was a specialty of Persia, and it was particularly troublesome to buy. It was also thanks to Lin Luo, the local tyrant, that he was able to find it.
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"Master, the embryo is dried. We can do something big now!”
Lin Luo woke up early in the morning and checked the dried embryos as a routine. He found that most of them were ready for the next step.
"Is that so?" Gu Yiran walked in to take a look.
There were a total of 13 embryos that were made this time. Ten were made by Gu Yiran, and the remaining three were made by Lin Luo.
Among these embryos, ten of them were intact, and three of them had cracks of varying degrees during the drying process.
Although it could be repaired with mud later on, Gu Yiran, who was determined to make high-quality blue and white porcelain, directly abandoned it. Lin Luo's heart ached when he saw this.
Among the three abandoned embryos, two were made by him.
"That one of yours isn't bad. After burning it, it should be able to reach the quality you mentioned. Of course, in my eyes, it's 'defective.'”Gu Yiran said indifferently.
"It's almost time to glaze." Gu Yiran took out the glaze and the embryo.
Jingdezhen's glaze was a mixture of glaze and glaze ash. The glaze was a kind of porcelain stone with light weathering. The main component was limestone, and the content of lime after roasting was about 90%.
The recipe of the glaze was also very particular.
From the skills he had acquired, he knew that compared to traditional glazes, the glaze used for Yuan blue and white porcelain increased the composition of the glaze fruit and reduced the proportion of glaze dust. This also increased the thickness of the glaze to a certain extent.
There were also many ways to glaze Yuan blue flowers.
It could be divided into dipping glaze, pouring glaze, brushing glaze, and polishing glaze. Small vessels were generally dipped in glaze with one hand, medium and large vessels were dipped in glaze with both hands, and then the mouth was filled with glaze by pouring glaze. Large vessels were completely chosen to use either pouring glaze or brushing glaze.
"Let me do the glaze!" Lin Luo said excitedly.
"Get lost!" Gu Yiran cursed.
If it was just to make the Yuan Porcelain Flower, he could let Lin Luo try it out. However, he wanted to make a fake, so he had to pay attention to the details.
Yuan blue and white flowers had many characteristics due to the different methods of glaze.
The glaze of Yuan Blue Flower was thicker and uneven. There would be traces of flowing glaze on the mouth. The bottle was generally unglazed, but there were some places with glaze.
For example, the Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain, which had been handed down from generation to generation, although it was very particular about the glaze, it still inevitably had these characteristics.
To make a counterfeit, one did not need the best craftsmanship, but one must have the most suitable craftsmanship.
Gu Yiran quickly applied the glaze to the embryo bit by bit according to a special technique.
"Do you need me to find a Chinese art master?”When Lin Luo saw this step, he suddenly remembered that they seemed to be missing something.
The reason why blue and white porcelain was so different from other ancient porcelain was not only because of its exquisite shape and exquisite craftsmanship, but also because of the integration of porcelain and traditional Chinese painting.
The embryo that had not been glazed had yet to be baked. At this time, a master had to be invited to paint on it.
After all the paint had cooled down, he could apply another layer of outer glaze before sending it in for firing.
"Master of Chinese Arts?" Gu Yiran smiled.
Lin Luo's train of thought was right. A craftsman who was good at pottery might not have any talent in painting.
But he was different!
Not only did he know how to make Yuan Blue Flower, but he also had the painting skills of Xu Beihong and Tang Bohu!
He didn't dare to boast about other things, but in this field, he still had absolute authority.
"I can do it alone." Gu Yiran said indifferently.
After the glaze was applied, it needed to be dried for a period of time. During this period of time, nothing else could be done.
By the time everything was done, the sky was already dark.
Having lived here for so long, he had always been eating takeout from Lin Luo. Today, he suddenly wanted to improve his diet.
The two of them went out and went straight to a farmhouse hotel in Sanbao Village.
Every year, there were many people who came to Sanbao Village for tourism. The villagers not only relied on porcelain to eat, but there were also people who opened restaurants to earn money from tourism.
Walking into this place called Qinghua Farm Inn, there were not only tourists but also many locals.
When the two of them walked in, they attracted the attention of many people.
"Is that the sucker who offered two million?”
"Only losers like you like to criticize others when they're rich!”
"Haha, is two million a lot?" Yang Xuan happened to be there. He boasted," My grandfather burns a few pieces of fine blue and white porcelain every year, and they sell for two million yuan.”
"When I learn my grandfather's skills in the future, won't it be easy for me to earn a few million yuan a year?”
"Only that silly kid Lin Luo would give the chicken nest that laid the golden eggs to someone else.”
Gu Yiran frowned as she listened to the discussions around her.
"Looks like you're not doing well in the village?”Gu Yiran looked at him resentfully.
It doesn't matter if you're not doing well, but now you've implicated me and made me suffer from strange gazes.
"Master, do you think my blue and white porcelain can reach the level of 'defective goods' that you mentioned?”
Lin Luo suddenly asked seriously.
"It should be." Gu Yiran thought for a moment and said.
It was impossible for him to improve his craftsmanship, but he would personally paint the blue-and-white porcelain. This aspect would improve a lot.
"That's good." Lin Luo laughed.
"What are you doing?" Gu Yiran asked curiously.
"I'm going to slap your face!" Lin Luo stretched his body and charged aggressively at Yang Xuan, who was bragging.
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