God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 438 Gourd Pot

This time Tang Xianhai used Duanni to make a gourd beard.

Duanni, also called Tuanni, is a kind of symbiotic ore soil of Benshan green clay and purple clay. It is the fat in the interlayer of purple clay. It is produced in Huanglong Mountain. The original ore is green gray. After calcination at a high temperature of 1180 degrees, Will show a beige color.

Of course, the color of the finished product will vary with the amount of iron in the mud. When it is less than [-]%, it is ordinary beige, and when it is higher than [-]%, the color will gradually become darker.

In addition, during calcination, the stronger the oxidation effect of the mud, the color will gradually change from beige to red-yellow, dark yellow or even yellow-brown.However, this change can be controlled. After all, the electric furnace is used now, and most of the changes in the mud are within the controllable range.

These materials were searched by Xu Jingxing from the Internet temporarily. In the age of Internet information, these basic information can be found on the Internet. In addition, he has a good memory, and he will not forget it after reading it once. Therefore, the information has been firmly established. It is imprinted in his brain and can be called up whenever he needs it.

The gourd pot is one of Mansheng's eighteen styles, which is one of the eighteen styles of purple clay pots created by Chen Mansheng. It is a very typical pot shape, but the production difficulty of this pot is relatively high. The higher the degree, the more difficult it is to make, because the gourd has a waist, and the width of the waist is quite large. When you do the body tube, you may feel that you have no way to start, as if the thin waist will collapse at any time.

Xu Jingxing searched on the Internet, and found that most of the gourd pots have no waist, or the curves on the waist change very little, only a few of them can be made into a real waist, and the degree of simulation can be similar to that of a real gourd. less.

Of course, if the waist is too thin, the practicability of the purple clay pot will be reduced, which is why few people make calabash pots that are extremely imitative.

But it is perfect for showing off skills.

Therefore, Tang Xianhai, who seemed to be a very difficult problem, was very relaxed in Tang Xianhai's hands. There was a burst of "slapping" when he was doing the body tube, and his straight body soon became a gourd shape. Real gourds are almost identical, with a very natural transition.

He watched Tang Xianhai make such a difficult gourd pot like acrobatics, his eyes were straightened.

This old Tang is indeed a veteran craftsman for decades. Artistic creativity may not be his strong point, but his experience and skill are really impeccable. Otherwise, he would not be selected as a provincial master of arts and crafts. Although the national-level arts and crafts masters are not as good as the national-level ones, not everyone can be selected.

It is no wonder that Old Tang is so confident, it is indeed a bit difficult for him, even if he memorizes the technique and all the procedures that Old Tang just showed, he is not sure that he can recover 100%, because what he saw is only You can see the content, but there are still some things you can't see, such as the technique of fingers inside the barrel, as well as strength, rhythm and other things that can only be felt by personal experience.

After Old Tang put the lid, spout and handle on, he gave a thumbs up sincerely, because Old Tang's craftsmanship is really impeccable. The pot is so beautifully made, with the round curves and The handsome appearance revealed from the inside out is really likable.

Gourd is a symbol of "Fu Lu" in traditional culture. It also has the meaning of recruiting auspiciousness and even has the effect of warding off evil spirits. Therefore, objects with this theme are very popular. Even planting, making and selling gourds themselves have become A very large industrial chain has been established, and the annual GDP generated by this industrial chain is still amazing.

Therefore, gourd-shaped purple sand pots are more popular in the market, especially the more exquisitely made gourd pots, and there is generally no shortage of buyers.

In addition, the gourd pot made by Tang Xianhai is not only beautiful, but also has a high degree of simulation, and is also very practical, because he placed the connection between the spout and the body of the gourd on the lower body of the gourd, so that there will be no difficulty in water discharge, etc. Defects, in addition, a filter element is specially made for fear of matching, so there is no need to worry that the tea will be deposited in the stomach of the gourd and cannot be poured out.

And because the starting point of the spout is low, the water outlet point is high, and the upward protruding is relatively long, so it looks more graceful, curved like a section of gourd vine growing upward.

This is still a semi-finished product, the color is grey-green, a little ugly, after being calcined, it will evolve into a very pleasant beige or light yellow, and after a period of playing, the color will be similar to that of a real gourd.

Looking at the beautiful and plump gourd pot in front of him, Xu Jingxing had already imagined the finished product in his mind.

Thinking about it, my saliva almost flowed out.

It can't be blamed on his ignorant appearance, but that he has no knowledge at all, and his understanding of purple clay teapots is not ordinary. When he suddenly found such a good thing, he can hold back the drooling and he has concentration. Someone who knows the goods came over, and may have already robbed them.

The shape of this pot is not unusual, nor is there much creativity, but it is beautiful, a very natural kind of beauty, as natural as a real gourd, coupled with Old Tang's magical production skills, it is even more beautiful. The jug added a bit of brilliance - too bad he didn't record it.

But Tang Xianhai soon fell into distress, looked left and right at the gourd pot, and held a metal carving knife with a embarrassed expression on his face.

"What's wrong?" he asked tentatively.

Tang Xianhai sighed, "I want to carve a gourd vine on the body of the pot, but suddenly I don't know where to start. I feel that no matter how I carve it, it will destroy the charm of this pot."

He looked at it carefully for a moment, and agreed, "Indeed, this pot itself is very complete, if it is not done well, it will really destroy his own demeanor, just like a peerless beauty whose clear water produces hibiscus, if she insists on applying rouge, It’s as awkward as it gets.”

"What do you mean, that's it?" Tang Xianhai hesitated and asked for his opinion. Obviously, Old Tang still had some confidence in his artistic creation ability.

He thought for a while, "It's not impossible to carve it, it will add a lot of color if it's done well."

"Oh? How?" Tang Xianhai was a little excited. "I feel very good today. This gourd pot is the result of super performance. It must be made more perfect." Speaking of this, he suddenly stuffed the carving knife into his hands, "Xiao Xu, you do it."

He was a little helpless, "Do you want to be so exaggerated?"

"Yes, definitely," Tang Xianhai said a little excitedly.

"You're doing it like this, which makes me a little nervous." He gestured twice on the body of the gourd pot with a carving knife, and after figuring it out for a moment, he said, "It's not impossible for me to carve, but I definitely can't carve gourds again. I have to change the subject matter." .”

(End of this chapter)