Chairman Mao’s special porcelain bowl
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Chairman Mao’s special porcelain bowl
"The modern ceramics we often mention now generally refer to the ceramics produced since the founding of New China 60 years ago. Some modern porcelains have a certain historical accumulation, especially those that can reflect the porcelain-making technology and level of New China, and also have high collection and investment value. " Mr. He Zhenggu, Secretary-General of the Ceramic Professional Committee of Jiangsu Collectors Association, was a guest in the live video studio of "Yangtze Jianbao" yesterday. He said in the lecture on modern porcelain appreciation and collection that in recent years, many investors in Nanjing have begun to target modern porcelain that was not paid attention to before but has great appreciation potential.
Early modern porcelain was made by famous artists.
He Zhenggu said that modern ceramics can be divided into three categories.
First of all, in the 1950s and 1960s, the ceramic industry in China was still in a state of great waste. Due to the attention and call of the state, and in order to meet the needs of domestic and foreign markets, large-scale production enterprises such as Jingdezhen, the Millennium porcelain capital, appeared one after another, and a large number of old ceramists gathered in this era. These factories and enterprises occupied strong technical talents, such as Cai Jingbiao, He Shuigen and other famous sculptors in the late Republic of China, which made the ceramic works of this period reach the founding of New China.
The stock of "Red Official Kiln Porcelain" in the Cultural Revolution was small.
Secondly, in modern ceramics, the ceramics during the Cultural Revolution are divided into one category, that is, the ceramics during the Cultural Revolution, which is now the new favorite of collectors. This historical period is very special. Most of the porcelains produced are porcelain statues and badges. In addition, there are a large number of daily necessities, such as porcelain plates, bowls, cups, pots, vases, pen holders, etc. The patterns are mostly quotations from Mao Zedong, poems, patterns of workers, peasants and soldiers, and heroic figures. Among them, the special porcelain for Chairman Mao, which was developed and produced in the late Cultural Revolution, is more valuable for collection. It is also known as "Red Official Kiln Porcelain" because of its extremely high level of craftsmanship and rare survival. This batch of porcelain is highly respected in the domestic and foreign markets.
He Zhenggu pointed to the "Lotus-to-Flower Bowl" in his hand and said that the technological feature of the Cultural Revolution porcelain is that the patterns are neat, and every two flowers are very symmetrical together, without any deviation, which has high requirements for painters, which is beyond the reach of the general artistic level. In addition, the porcelain tire is translucent, which is equivalent to the quality of jade. This kind of porcelain is a kind of ornamental device called "Chairman Porcelain", which is the representative of the highest level of ceramics since the founding of New China. In addition, the image of ancient girls, big collar, high bun and flower arrangement on her head also showed the obvious characteristics of porcelain during the Cultural Revolution.
Famous artists combine oil painting style into porcelain.
The third kind of modern porcelain is called contemporary artists’ porcelain. He Zhenggu said that contemporary masters pay more attention to the quality and artistic level of tires, glazes, patterns and shapes of their works, and at the same time pay more attention to the development of individuality. For example, Li Jusheng, a professor at Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute and a master of arts and crafts in China, made repeated experiments on high-temperature colored glaze for many years when developing his personal works, and used his own understanding of China’s history and culture to organically combine ancient poetry, ancient painting style and oil painting style.
The collection value of modern porcelain has reached hundreds of thousands.
"The collection value of modern porcelain has reached tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands." He Zhenggu said that in the 1950s and 1960s, the ceramic works of state-owned factories generally did not leave personal names, and only the authors or their families could be identified according to the painting style of porcelain. Therefore, porcelain-like works have a certain historical value since they were fifty or sixty years ago, and their economic value is related to their specifications, shapes, authors, artistic attainments and other factors. At present, the market of the works of old ceramists in the late Republic of China and the early liberation period is excellent, especially the works of Wang Xiliang, Zhang Songmao and other old ceramists, with the market price ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands.
There are four ways to identify "porcelain"
Regarding the identification method, He Zhenggu said, first of all, the three categories of modern porcelain are different in many ways. At the beginning, the porcelain works in state-owned factories did not leave personal names. Only by finding the author or identifying his family according to the style of porcelain painting, its economic value was related to its size, shape, author, artistic attainments and other factors.
In addition, the value of "Mao porcelain" is the highest among the cultural revolution porcelain. For example, in 1997, a small bowl of Chairman Mao’s special porcelain was photographed to 1.7 million in China, setting the highest market for single-piece "Mao porcelain". He Zhenggu especially reminded that if Tibetan friends want to collect "Mao porcelain" now, they should identify it from four aspects: shape, glaze, ornamentation and embryo quality, and master the characteristics and specifications of various objects. The genuine glaze in this period is white and transparent, and the division of labor is fine. Moreover, this batch of porcelain is all made of Linchuan kaolin in Fuzhou, all made by hand, fired at high temperature, with thin embryo, translucent and striking.
The identification of the third kind of contemporary artists’ ceramics requires Tibetans to do their homework first, understand the market conditions, consult the auction price, ask the masters more, and also understand the master’s popularity and reputation in society.
"The collection of modern ceramics is expensive in’ slow fire and slow work’, which requires both peace of mind and perseverance. If you persist for many years, you will get something, and the return on investment is only a matter of time. " Mr. He Zhenggu said. Wang Fang Yao Yuxin Kong Xiaoping/Wen
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Editor: Sun Jie