How to determine the age of the blue-and-white incense burner in Shuanglong Opera in Qing Dynasty

To judge whether this incense burner belonged to the Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China, we need to know the blue and white materials, fetal quality, painter quality and other factors at that time.

Glaze water: Generally speaking, the more objects there are before the Qing Dynasty, the richer the glaze water is, that is, the more moist the glaze water is, except for some high-grade ones, which only refer to the old shop. Moreover, the blue and white coat is dark in color and firmly attached to the tire, that is, under the glaze water, rather than floating between the glaze and the tire. It is not difficult to find that the glaze has been removed in time, or there are still places where the blue and white paintings are not stained with glaze.

Blue and white materials: In the middle and late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, two dyes were used for blue and white, one of which was completely different from the previous dyes, with high purity and saturation. Of course, this is not the blue color of Yongzheng and Kangxi in our traditional sense, but it is pure and looks blue and gorgeous. In addition, it continues the ancient blue-and-white dye in the traditional sense. But in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Laopu saw more "blue materials"

Fetal quality and painter: the fetal quality of porcelain has a great relationship with the social environment in which the painter was at that time, or it can be said that it is directly related. We often say that Chenghua's porcelain is the most exquisite, which is also because the society and politics were enlightened and the economy was prosperous at that time, and ordinary people did not have to worry about their own food and clothing, and natural daily necessities and works of art would be upgraded. From Kangxi to Guangxu and then to the Republic of China, the fetal quality of porcelain gradually loosened. Is there no good porcelain clay? According to the tire porcelain and exquisite porcelain after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it is not that porcelain clay is gone, but that people are in chaos. Where do they have the heart to do it and describe exquisite porcelain? Even if they have the heart to do it, ordinary people with food and clothing problems naturally have no money to buy better daily necessities. Therefore, the changes of an era can often be seen from a piece of porcelain or a kind of porcelain whether that era is turbulent or stable, and the decorative patterns of figures or dragons and phoenixes are easier to see. Therefore, after repeated comparisons, it is not difficult to find out which of these incense burners appeared later, that is, the porcelain with a serious and good year.

Source: Baidu Yang Bing Seal Engraving Repair