Experts explain the identification and collection of ancient ceramics

Ancient ceramics are the mainstream traditional culture in China. They are most closely related to our lives and are very important for the inheritance of historical culture. Therefore, collectors must also have a sense of social responsibility. They must contribute to society through their collection.

Experience Skills The category of ancient ceramics collection can be divided into comprehensive, thematic, theme, craftsmanship, theme and subject matter. The most comprehensive is the most comprehensive; topics can be in accordance with the kiln mouth collection, can also be in accordance with a certain broken belt collection; theme based on ancient ceramic paintings of flowers and birds, landscapes, character types collection; technology according to the tire decoration and glaze decoration collection, The tire decoration is decaled, printed, scratched, and stacked. The glaze decoration can be divided into monochrome porcelain (point color, painted color) and color porcelain (multicolored, bucket color, pastel). This is the color of porcelain; thematic plus subject matter, such as Tao Sian mentioned earlier, specifically for the collection of the Qing Dynasty character cans, the Qing Dynasty is a special topic, the theme is the character cans, this collection has a good - very specialized, so that it is generally very It is difficult to meet the false ones, and it takes a long time to collect and experience. I recommend that beginners learn singleness better.

Everyone has their own experience with regard to skills. My own experience is summed up in five words: "look, smell, ask, cut, and place."

"Look" - what is hope? It is to see. Nowadays, many collectors do not look at it. As long as people push it, they will accept it. He thinks that he does not bother to go to the museum and never read related books. I suggest that collectors should look at the following two aspects: First, visit major museums, go to state-owned museums, private museums, and industrial museums, whether national, provincial, municipal, or county (district); The second is reading books. There are many books on investment in artworks, one is the book on the catalogue, the other is the valuable text (literature) book and thesis, such as the monthly magazine of the National Palace Museum in Taiwan and the monthly archives of cultural relics and archeology. Four books are recommended for beginners (see attached). This is a solution to collectors' worldviews.

I think that watching is the most important thing. If you don't look at it, you don't understand some knowledge at all, and if you don't have knowledge, you can engage in collections. Collection is an elegant cultural activity. There are collectors and I said that he has collected so many years, spent millions, and never visited a museum. As a result, he got a museum to identify, and one box and one box are fake. If you play counterfeit goods, it is a kind of cultural defilement. By looking at it, we can solve the problems of the world outlook.

"Smell" - smell is listening, this is to solve the problem of methodology. Listen to those who have sound (murmur) and listen to true scholars. What should be heard and what should not be heard should also be known.

"Ask" - ask is to ask for advice, engage in ancient ceramics collection is not born with this ability, there are problems to prescribe the right medicine, symptomatic people to ask the teacher, to ask the insider. For example, Zhai Baochang is an expert in the identification of blue and white porcelain, while the Yueyao and Longyao porcelain are not necessarily the top experts, but the experts in Zhejiang are strong in this respect. Top experts also know only a few categories and should seek truth from facts.

"Cut" - cut is to practice. Collection of ancient ceramics can never be discussed on paper. I went to help people identify, the other party first read to me, and the book is exactly the same. He did not know at all that the colour difference was different when the book was printed. Therefore, I think that people who collect ancient ceramics must practice. They must look more at museums, look at some of the big collectors, and go to more standard auction houses. Collectors need to exchange more information and not to hide or hide secretly. This is to solve the collector's ability to practice scientific judgment.

"Earth" - refers to the local. It is necessary to familiarize with and learn from the local (art museums) cultural artifacts. This is a summary of my extensive contacts and investigations with collectors in the society in recent years. Local things are often well-collected, but when they are out of the area, many are fake. In Kunming, for example, local collectors took out Longquan Porcelain, which was a very spurious thing. He was placed there as an authentic product. This is because there is no Longquan kiln over Kunming. They cannot borrow things from the museum. This variety is very easy to collect in Zhejiang, because Yue kilns have all major museums in the province. Of course, you should still be cautious about collecting such things.