THE RARE & RAREST (From 1200 Degree C ) CERAMIC BANGLE Start Price USD 86,206.90 Current Price USD 86,206.90 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 15, 2008 End Time Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Location Kaohsiung, Taiwan See more about 'THE RARE & RAREST (From 1200 Degree C ) CERAMIC BANGLE' Description PRESENTLY, THERE IS NO SECOND, WHICH IS THE ONLY ONE ! 稀世罕有的高溫燒陶環         DIMENSIONS:(External diameter: 80mm) ; (Internal diameter: 62.5mm) Width of the Bangle's face: 8.5mm; Tickness of the Bangle's surface: 15.5mm WEIGHT: 50 g Hello!I am Zhao Bi-Chu the ceramic bangle’s maker, would like to thank the auction Web site eBay for giving me this opportunity to offer my rare collection of pottery ring for auction. Those who engage in the production of ceramic artists all know, to burn a whole coated with the porcelain enamel is a very difficult task, especially a hand-ring is similar to such a small bar of the soil, in the temperature above 1200 degree Celsius, the bar of soil will shrink and deform, at the same time the glaze will start to melt and will adhere any region of the contact. Even if using the oxidized alumina powder, the surface of glaze will be rough, and so will cause undesirable results, it is real a very difficult job. I have spent a few years for firing many times in the ceramic making, in order to get a ceramic ornament, I try to burn the bangle and found it is not easy to make, by the every opportunity of making pottery, I use different methods to try again and again, A few years later, once on a very accidental firing pottery, I got this work. In order to seek similar works, I have in search of encyclopedias, and Internet access to all museum sites, including the National Palace Museum in Beijing of China, and Taiwan's National Palace Museum, but no results to be found. For this reason I very much hope that all the archaeologists and museum scholars can access advice! In accordance with the inference of me that our predecessors should be no such similar works, because the production of ceramic ring should be involved in some aspects of modern technology and materials, as later generations whether can produce similar works or not, In my experience, even if they use the methods and techniques as mine, still will have to spend at least several years, but not sure be able to successfully burn. Even I myself still wonder could once again to successfully make it out! The production of the bangle is to mold the soil for a ring to first-burn in 900 degree C for semi-finished products and then coated with glaze which contains a lot of iron ingredients and to burn at 1200 degree C (please refer to below SGS's test report), most of its glaze showing a smaller iron brown crystal, some of the very few is a micro and darker glaze of light. Please refer to below images... The ring's internal there are five parts, namely: White background brown color embossed "dragon"; White background brown color embossed ancient word "Ji Yang (Auspicious)". White glaze and hollow cursive carving "World Peace"; White glaze and hollow cursive carving "The world is public". Brown color's background white color hollow carving my name's seal "Zhao Bichu". (The above picture of seal on the left side of the arc of a phenomenon is due to take the top right of the camera angle caused. it's arc is as same as bangle's arc.) By above pictures can be seen that the embossment of the dragon's foot and beard and "Ji Yang" word are the finer lines which is very difficult to sculpt out from the argil. As for the picture in several parts as at bottom of the ancient words "Ji Yang" and the inside of images including the cursive's word are appeared on a small amount of brown, Due to the high temperature caused by burning glaze mixture into each other, it is the problem of production of ceramics had to face. Of course, to use the transferable stickers on a flat surface is the exception. Thanks all ! 大家好! 我是此陶環的製造者趙璧初, 在此感謝eBay拍賣網站讓我有這種機會, 將自己所珍藏的罕有陶環提出拍賣. 凡是從事陶瓷製作的藝術家們都知道, 要燒製一件整體塗有釉料的陶器是非常困難的事, 尤其是類似手環這種有小環狀土條的土坏, 因為在攝氏1200度以上的高溫中土坏會縮收並且會軟化變形; 同時, 其所上的釉原料會開始熔融並且會黏住任何接觸到的部位, 即使用了氧化鋁粉, 也會造成釉面粗糙等不好的效果, 難度很高. 本人在許多次燒陶的過程中, 都會順便為此作品使用不同的方法一再嘗試, 數年的時間, 很偶然的在一次燒製陶器的機會中, 獲得到了此項作品. 製造者為了尋求類似的作品, 曾經遍尋百科全書, 並上網進入各國博物館的網站, 包括中國北京故宮博物院以及臺灣的故宮博物院, 結果並無任何發現. 為此本人深盼各國的考古學者以及博物學 者能上網指教! 依照本人的推斷, 前人應無此類似的作品, 因為製作此陶環需涉及現代幾種層面的技術與材料, 至於後人能不能製作出此類似的作品, 依本人的經驗,縱使有了本人使用的方法與技巧, 至少還得花上好 幾年, 而且還不一定能燒製成功. 甚至連本人自己都沒有把握能否再次順利的燒製出來呢! 本陶環的製作, 乃是將黏土塑成環圈狀後以攝氏900度素燒為半成品, 然後塗上含有大量鐵質成份的釉藥, 以攝氏1200度燒成(請參閱SGS測試報告), 其釉色大部分呈現出較細的褐色鐵結晶, 極少部分則呈現較深而微亮的 釉色, 請參照以下圖片... 陶環的內部有五個部位, 分別為: 白底褐色的半浮雕"龍" , 白底褐色的半浮雕古字"吉羊", & 白底釉色的草書凹雕"世界和平" 和 "天下為公", 本人"趙璧初"褐底白色凹雕的印章, (此印章左邊呈現弧形的現象是由於照相由右上方取角的關係, 其弧形係環的弧形所造成.) 由以上圖片可以看出半浮雕上龍的腳及鬍鬚以及古字"吉羊"的浮出的線條, 以一件手工製作的陶器上要雕刻出如此細密而浮出的線條是件非常困難的事, 至於圖片中有幾個部位如古字"吉羊"的下方深褐色的部份,以及各圖的邊緣和 內部少許地方和草書凹雕上的字所呈現些微的褐色, 是由於高溫燒製造成釉色相互融混的結果, 這是製作陶瓷器者所必須面對的事.除非是在平面上以轉印的方法才可避免. 謝謝大家! 測試報告 TEST REPORT Remark: According to CNS9740(2008), the ceramic bangle's test has been adopted by the value of the vitrified ceramic's standard ... that is the test value of the water absorption must be equal or less than 1%, and the test value of glazed surface abrasion test must be equal or less than 0.08g. for reach the vitrifying of porcelain usually subject to the high temperature of 1200 Degree C and higher. furthermore, the Mohs' hardness 8 of ceramic bangle is higher than the topaz's 7, that means the hardness of the ceramic bangle is closer to the diamond than topaz. The test report will be sent to buyer together with ceramic bangle . ABOUT MAKER Mr. Zhao Bichu was born in 1949, has been engaged in interior design, architecture modeling, is now working in a private shipping companies, during the term of office is still ongoing creation, is an amateur sculptor of stone and ceramics. PAYMENT: WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL OR T/T (TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER). (Buyer would please be requested for sending payment within 7 days if auction closed. Thanks!) PAYPAL ACCOUNT: ~ ZHAOBC123@YAHOO.COM.TW ~ HANDLING, SHIPPING COST by Fedex / UPS / EMS (5~7 DAYS): FREE ( We only ship to the confirmed address provided by PayPal. Before you pay, please make sure your address in PayPal matches the address you would like us to ship to.) OUR PACKING FOR THE ITEM STEPS FROM 1 TO 9 On principle, we sent the item by the fastest door to door way. First of all, we will be used Fedex, followed by UPS, if the place of delivery Fedex and UPS can not reach directly, we will adopt EMS. In any case, we will send you the item's deliver notice for your tracing. IF ANY QUERY WOULD PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL US, THANKS! Place a Bid!