Authenticating Closeup, (Northern Song Dynasty 1st Ru Kiln Tribute Ru Wares)

Chinese Ancient fine art at 1st Ru Kiln Imperial Tribute wares are the finest wares they were producing at that time and they gifted these wares to Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty.

All tribute wares are generally small with fire gilded over copper bands, these bands have cuprite and malachite corrosion and this guarantees their great age and is more reliable than a TL test and used by all experts to determine authenticity of an artifact and can't be faked! Tribute wares are glazed all over and they're fired on setters with prongs that hold the piece off the kiln floor. The prongs leave spur marks on the base and these marks are sesame seed size and shape. Tribute wares have a beautiful smooth glaze and they don't have any crushed agate stone in the glaze. Only wares that Chinese Emperor Huizong commissioned and helped developed. the Official Imperial Royal wares have crushed agate in the glaze. The Tribute Wares either have an off white or ash colored biscuit and they are much finer done than the merchant wares. All the Ru wares that are recorded in museums and collections do not have agate in the glaze, they say it can't be seen because it melted. This is a false narrative the pieces that are in museum and collection that they have recorded are generally flawed merchant wares and they never had agate in the glaze only Official Imperial Royal Ru Wares have agate in the glaze this can be seen with a 20x loupe.