The years when I was reborn as a giant in the antique world

After the summer vacation, Lin Yu continued to come to clean and tidy up new broken porcelain pieces on weekends.

This time, her eyebrows and eyes are obviously more confident. Wearing a light blue dress and light makeup, she feels completely reborn.

With the money she earned from part-time jobs and summer internships in the past two months, she successfully replaced herself with a new mobile phone and a new computer, as well as the dress she saw in the cabinet before, and bought it with gritted teeth.

Lin Yu was not bad looking, tall and tall, with an oval face, slender eyebrows, and a pair of big and round almond eyes, like a budding lily.

It's just that she was very unconfident in the past, and her demeanor was timid and petty. She didn't like to deal with others, and she didn't have the heart to dress herself up. She was hidden in the crowd and couldn't be seen at a glance.

But it's different now. She not only has an enviable income, but also received praise and encouragement from Yunzhou and the intern leader because of her outstanding work. Since then, she has confidence in her heart.

When she just got a new phone, her roommates ridiculed her in various ways.

"Yo, I got a new phone."

"This brand is not very good. It consumes electricity very quickly. It can be used for up to two years. It is not as good as XX."

"Go out to work again? Are you tired?"

However, when they saw her change to a new computer not long after, the eyes of several people looked at her with jealousy and sourness.

Lin Yu faintly heard them discussing, "Where did she get so much money?"

"I changed my mobile phone and then my computer, how can I make money by working part-time?!"

"My parents only give me 1600 yuan a month for living expenses, and they won't give me anything more. Now that the price of goods is so high, how can it be enough?"

……

Lin Yu couldn't help smiling.

At this time, looking at the roommates that she used to envy, she suddenly felt that it was nothing more than that.

When they were still asking their parents for money, she was able to bear all kinds of expenses on her own.

The internship company is very satisfied with herself, and she is the only one left among the six interns, and she will be employed directly when she graduates next year.

Lin Yu was very grateful to Yun Zhou, the boss and elementary school boy, who gave him confidence.

If this part-time job hadn't helped her broaden her horizons and bring her confidence, she would not have gotten this job opportunity.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu worked even harder.

She has no special skills and can only repay the other party by working hard.

Yun Zhou follows Lu Shen every Saturday morning to learn the matching of porcelain decoration and color, in the afternoon he tries to paint on the fired plain body, and on Sunday he repairs the newly sent broken pieces of porcelain, and so on.

With the improvement of proficiency, his speed of mixing adhesives and bonding broken porcelain pieces is much faster.

In the past, it took at least one morning to prepare the adhesive, and the ratio needed to be considered back and forth, increasing or decreasing, in order to prepare the corresponding adhesive.

But now, if the glaze color is not complicated, it only takes half an hour to prepare it.

He no longer has to look through the material ratios and precautions recorded before, all the ratios are firmly printed in his mind, and he can find them without recalling, and each step is easy to handle.

The sensitivity to color has reached a level that even Lu Shen admires.

The glaze prepared under natural light can be seen at a glance whether it is thick or light, and the color and ratio of blue and white can be adjusted quickly, and the corresponding glaze color can often be prepared within three or five times.

Of course, these colors are limited to blue and white and monochromatic glazes, but besides the day-to-day experience, this kind of ability also has talent, which many people can't learn even if they want to.

He is talented, hardworking, and knows how to use various methods to achieve his goals. He is almost certain that the young man will become a well-known master of porcelain restoration in Huaguo in the future!

There is a saying that it is more important to find the right method than to work hard.

Whether it is a room full of broken porcelain or inviting himself as a teacher to teach, it is enough to show the boy's alertness and perseverance.

Even if it is a piece of rotten wood, in this case, it can be piled up by quantity, which is more efficient than the sea of ​​questions tactics.

What's more, the boy has nothing to do with the rotten wood, he is a piece of rough jade, as long as it is well carved, it will surely bloom with dazzling brilliance, which can be called a priceless treasure.

Time flies, and half a year has passed.

After Yun Zhou finished practicing on the plain tire, he began to restore the first piece of famille rose porcelain.

When painting pastels, glass white is used as the base, the colors are soft and rich, and the use of "rendering techniques" makes the colors have obvious transitions, so it is also called "soft colors".

The five colors are mainly flat paint, the color is relatively tough, without rendering, and there is no distinction between shades, so it is called "hard color". ①

Judging from the complexity of the color, pastels are more difficult to restore.

What he held in his hand was a "Famille Plum Pattern Bowl" from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, decorated with pastel, painted with two plum blossoms in full bloom, the branches were painted with light gray color materials, thick and strong, and the plum blossoms on the branches were white Bright red, soft and beautiful.

The patchwork of eight pieces of broken porcelain has been completely bonded and grounded, and the part where the edge of the top is missing is also fixed with a mold made of proofing paste, and the gap is made up, leaving only the coloring.

Although this piece of porcelain is pastel, it is relatively easy. The only parts that are painted are a branch on the outer wall and a plum blossom in full bloom.

If it was the last 'Fan Cai Guo Zhi Fu Shou Shuangquan Eight Peach and Five Bat Plate', it would be too difficult. Using the 'Guo Zhi' technique, the inside and outside must be repaired, and the color and extension angle should be completely consistent. It is definitely not possible with the current ability.

This restoration requires the deployment of four kinds of glazes, white, light brown, dark red, and pink. It is not easy to pay attention to the transition when spraying colors.

Under the guidance of Master Feng, Yunzhou firmly memorized the ratio of various glaze colors, and tried it on the plain tire with the prepared glaze color.

At the same time, Lu Shen was invited to explain the brushwork skills and color rendering and matching. After practicing several times, he started to glaze.

But even so, it took him two full days to complete the coloring. He almost made a mistake due to nervousness in the middle, but fortunately he came back quickly, leaving a little flaw.

The restoration of this porcelain is not perfect.

Yunzhou knows that he still needs to practice. One minute on stage and ten years off stage are also applicable to porcelain restoration.

Master Feng came to see it a few times, and was extremely shocked by his apprentice's learning progress.

The restored blue and white porcelain and single-color glazed porcelain are lined up in two full rows in Duobao Pavilion, there are at least forty or fifty pieces, and there are even large vessels such as general jars!

As a master of porcelain restoration, he knows that this kind of large vessel is not easy to restore, and the difficulty is several times that of small vessels.

However, if any piece of broken porcelain is not handled properly, all previous efforts will be wasted and you can only start from scratch.

Master Feng's learning process of porcelain restoration is very long. In the past few years, he could only learn to identify broken porcelain pieces, understand the characteristics of various types of porcelain, and follow the master to clean and organize some residual wares.

If you want to restore porcelain alone, there is no way.

Later, I began to match and glue the simplest small-scale single-color glazed porcelain. I first took some burnt-out porcelain and practiced it. After getting familiar with it, I slowly started to repair the real porcelain. The large-scale porcelain should be placed at the back .

The master craftsman is reluctant to hand over the large-scale porcelain to the apprentices to repair, what if it is damaged, this is a delicate handicraft, and the signboard cannot be smashed.

Seeing this blue and white General Jar with intertwining branches and lotus patterns in Kangxi's Qing Dynasty that had been restored, Master Feng was a little surprised, and was shocked from the bottom of his heart by Yun Zhou's speed of restoring porcelain.

The little apprentice has only studied with him for more than a year, but he is as good as others who have been studying for five or six years!

"Master Feng, can you see what's wrong with the porcelain I restored?" Yun Zhou's eyes were shining brightly, looking forward to the guidance of the number one restoration master in Huaguo.

"Xiao Zhou, all of these?" Master Feng quickly glanced at it, but he couldn't see any problems with the naked eye.

"From here, to here, everything."

Yun Zhou's white fingertips slid across a long row of porcelain, "This row has been supplemented."

Master Feng couldn't help but glanced at him. It's not so easy to make up and color. He needs to check it carefully.

He took out the repaired blue and white general jar and looked at it bit by bit with the flashlight, looking over and over again.

I saw that the glaze was as smooth and clean as jade, the tentacles were smooth and delicate, and the blue and white hair color was gorgeous. No flaws could be seen either on the outer wall or the inside. It was impossible to imagine that this was a piece of restored porcelain.

Even without his own guidance, the teenager managed to repair without trace!

"good very good!"

Master Feng's expression was very gratified, his traceless restoration skills were finally followed by someone.

If it continues like this, within three years, the little apprentice will be able to take charge of himself and become a well-known master of porcelain restoration in Huaguo.

"It's all taught well by the teacher." Yun Zhou smiled lightly, revealing two small dimples on his cheeks.

What he said was indeed good, if not for Master Feng's guidance, he would not even be able to get started.Except for Master Feng, there is no other person in the world who can do such a traceless restoration.

Master Feng has been devoting himself to researching the formula of Ru porcelain for the past year. After getting the records of the kiln workers, he almost tore through the thin booklet, and at the same time, he has some ideas in his heart.

Although the above records are incomplete, some firing methods and usage of materials have never been thought of before, which provides a new idea for the formula of Ru porcelain glaze.

After discussing day and night with several old fellows, he continued to piece together and delete, and the formula he got so far has at least a 90% probability.

Now that Yunzhou's skills have matured, it's time to restore this piece of Ru kiln with azure glaze.

Weekend, studio.

It is now March, the temperature is warming up and the climate is suitable.

I specially found a sunny day, at noon when the daylight was at its best, and under the guidance of Master Feng, the young man was preparing for the last step of Ru porcelain restoration - coloring.

After adjusting the indoor temperature to 20°C and controlling the relative humidity at about 60%, Yunzhou changed into work clothes and shoes, put on a protective mask and entered the clean room.

The Ru kiln celadon glaze wash in my hand has been completely spliced, and the putty has been filled evenly. The gaps are basically invisible, but when I look at the light, I can find the glaze color that has not been completely filled on the surface of the porcelain, and the jade-like sky next to it. The celadon color provides a stark contrast.

"I've already looked at the formula, and there are some problems with the previous thinking. Let's redo it now." Master Feng looked serious, "We must pay special attention to the proportions, and there must be no deviation."

"Yes." Yun Zhou also said in a solemn voice, and fetched an electronic scale with extremely high precision, weighed each portion of the material, and placed them in glass containers, and the part hanging on the wall should also be considered for liquid materials.

After mixing all the ingredients according to the ratio, mix them together to generate the corresponding glaze color.

With the slight shaking of the glaze, the materials that seem to have no intersection reacted under the action of agate stone, and the jasper-like color was gradually highlighted.

The glaze juice is bright and looks like a pile of fat. The glaze seems to have melted grease, and the texture is excellent;

"Master Feng, we have successfully deployed—"

Yun Zhou opened his eyes slightly, and at a glance, he could see the difference between the glaze color prepared this time and the previous one. The texture of "like jade, not jade, but better than jade" and the color like the blue sky after rain are the best of any kind of glaze. The materials are incomparable.

"It did work."

Looking at the green and lustrous color, great joy welled up in his heart. Master Feng's voice changed with excitement, but he tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart, "Let's be steady, we're going to glaze."

"Okay, Master Feng." Yunzhou took off the mask and took a few deep breaths, barely restraining his excitement.

The glaze color is prepared with great difficulty, and it must not be ruined in the last step.

Putting the prepared azure glaze into the pot, the young man held an airbrush in his hand, and tested the color on other Ru kiln fragments, making comparisons non-stop.

When the concentration of the sprayed glaze and the color of Ru porcelain are completely indistinguishable, the pot is filled again, and glaze is sprayed on the surface of this precious Ru kiln celadon glaze.

During the glazing process, Yunzhou's heartbeat was extremely loud, his expression was tense, and he held his breath involuntarily.

However, the movements of his hands are very steady, and the glaze is applied layer by layer along the gap, evenly and smoothly, and the proportions are very well grasped, without exceeding a little range, as if planned with a ruler.

This kind of skill is inseparable from his constant restoration of porcelain and frequent coloring on plain tires during this period of time.

Before he knew it, the boy had grown so much that he could be called a restoration master.

The gaps were completely filled under steady movements, and the glaze color after covering was green and shiny, like the blue sky after rain, and it was integrated with the surrounding glaze color without any trace of repair.

Yun Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, and sprayed the diluted glaze lightly from a far distance, making the color transition more natural.

After doing this, the boy's back was drenched, and he immediately turned his head and took off his mask, breathing heavily.

Master Feng has been silent since just now, for fear of disturbing the other party. Now, looking at the Ru kiln's azure glaze washing that has been restored to its original state, his chest is full and full of emotions. Tears well up in his eyes.

There was the joy of fulfilling a long-cherished wish for many years, and the excitement of finally repairing successfully after experiencing various failures. Various emotions came one after another. The most important thing was that he had a good disciple with high understanding and hard work, which made him very gratified.

"It was repaired very well." Master Feng patted Yun Zhou's shoulder with his cold hands, "It's very powerful, it was a success."

"That's great!" Yun Zhou was overjoyed, his eyes burst into dazzling brilliance, and he picked up the repaired Ru Kiln Azure Glaze Washer and put it in the sun for a closer look.

I saw that under the irradiation of natural light, the whole body of the bowl-sized porcelain was glazed, and the glaze exuded a green and lustrous luster. The glaze was fine and plump, and the color was like jasper.

It seems that hundreds of years have passed, the kiln workers have gone through 72 complicated processes, and after the kiln is opened, this Ru kiln sky blue glaze has just been taken out.

After Yun Zhou had seen it, Master Feng fondled the precious Ru kiln porcelain as well, "The nail marks on the bottom will not be repaired, just keep the original appearance.

Not only is it historically significant, it also illustrates the source. "

Yun Zhou agreed with his eyes bent: "Okay."

Ru official kiln firing adopts the method of firing saggers, one sagger for one.

The bottom is fired with washers and nails. After firing, several oval nail marks the size of sesame seeds will be left. This is also a way to distinguish the authenticity of Ru porcelain.

This piece of Ru porcelain was fired because the nails were not set up properly, resulting in a slightly deeper trace at the bottom, exposing a little fragrant gray tire, perhaps because of this, it was smashed and buried.

However, the Ru kiln is too precious, its quantity and type are recorded in the book, imitators emerge in endlessly, and it is difficult to win people's trust for a new azure glaze washer.

The unfired nail marks are left not only for research, but also as a proof of authenticity. In addition, the pieces of Ru porcelain were bought at the Jiahe Auction, and the source is detailed, which is equivalent to an endorsement, so no one is afraid of suspicion.

This restored piece of Ru porcelain was placed in the center of Duobao Pavilion by Yunzhou.

This is the most valuable piece of porcelain in his current collection. Although it is not as expensive as the Ru porcelain worth 2.3 million at the auction house, the gap between the two is not too big.

Whether it is the scarcity of Ru official kiln or the perfection of restoration, it is enough to explain its value.

And the nail mark below is just a small flaw, harmless, even if it is calculated by half, the value of this porcelain is over [-] million.

Yun Zhou remembered that the purchase of these Ru kiln tiles cost a total of more than 300 million (including commission), and Mr. Xu helped pay for it.

To him, it is equivalent to getting a precious piece of Ru porcelain for nothing, which is not too cost-effective.

"Xiaozhou, you have this collection, so you can call it a great collector." Master Feng sighed, "How many top collectors can't receive a piece of Ru Guan Kiln, your luck is really great. "

Even he has never come across a piece of Ru kiln in his whole life, let alone someone else.

He looked at the dazzling array of porcelain on Duobao Pavilion again, and said in a sour tone, "I take back what I just said.

The porcelain pieces here are all high-quality goods, even if you don't have that piece of Ru porcelain, you can still be called a great collector. "

Tang Xing Kiln Linghua Washer, Ru Kiln Azure Glaze Washer in Northern Song Dynasty, Jun Kiln Narcissus Flower Pot, Southern Song Dynasty Silver Rabbit Hair Beam Cup, Longquan Kiln Celadon Bird Food Jar, Yuan Blue and White Jade Hut Spring Vase, Ming Hongwu Glaze Red Jade Hull Spring vase, Ming Yongle sweet white glazed high-legged bowl, Ming Xuande blue and white...

Why, why are all these high-quality official kilns? !

Master Feng's eyes widened. Last time, he just checked the restored porcelain and didn't look carefully.Looking at it now, what's going on here, where did you get so many high-quality official kilns?

If there are other collectors here, I'm afraid I'm really envious and jealous.

Others who have collected porcelain for a lifetime can't keep up with this young man's two-year collection. Not to mention that each piece is fine, there are also rare porcelains such as Ru kiln, Jun kiln, and Yuan blue and white porcelain!

Even Master Feng, a top collector like Master Feng, has a dazed look on his face. He has collected antiques all his life. There are thousands of pieces in his collection, but there are only more than 100 pieces that are really worth more than one million.

But now, the ones he sees are almost all at the million level, and there are tens of millions, more than [-] million——

He couldn't help being a little suspicious of Guisheng, which was worth half of his life's collection.

Looking down, hoo, a little relieved, there are still a lot of folk kiln porcelain.

But when he saw the blue and white general jar, his eyebrows twitched, no, this is still porcelain worth more than one million! !

Fortunately, the following porcelains are not so exaggerated, ranging from tens of thousands to 10,000+, avoiding the fate of Master Feng who was too shocked to be in a trance.

When he saw the row in the middle, Master Feng looked curiously at the crow's skin field with a hole in it, and took a breath, "This...isn't it the best Tianhuang steatite in Tianhuangshi? "

Yun Zhou nodded, "Yes."

Master Feng: "..."

He floated to the side again, saw the pair of geese as delicate as cream, and said with a trembling voice, "This, this, don't tell me this is carved out of mutton fat white jade seeds!"

Yun Zhou thought of Bei Ji, his eyebrows and eyes curved into a beautiful arc, "You are right."

Master Feng: "...!!!"