Chapter 292 Counterfeit
“He is an art teacher, this kid is full of groceries.” Gu Zhenduo smiled and said: “I can teach the literature and history of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but I don’t know the style of Yongling stone carvings in the Western Wei Dynasty. ”
“The biggest shortcoming of scholars of my generation—of course also limited by conditions—is that they are too absorbed in the study of words. West, but there is no verification and comparison between the actual situation and the real thing." Gu Youwen is as biased as ever: "Dawen's academic method is very good, and their generation's conditions are also good. They have read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles. That's it. It’s a matter of course.”
Zhou Zhi was a bit slanderous, as if I really traveled thousands of miles, Master Zuzu, you would reimburse me for the travel expenses.
Change the topic quickly: "The main reason is that the red sandstone is too severely weathered. Otherwise, it would be more in line with the actual situation to use red sandstone that is easily available in Sichuan to make the carvings on both sides of the Shinto. From the Jiazhou Giant Buddha—— Jiajiang Thousand Buddha Cliff - Dazu Rock Carvings - Jiachuan Song and Yuan Dynasty Brick and Stone Tomb Sculptures are a series of Sichuan unique sculpture arts. It would be more authentic to find similar styles to restore. ”
"Then it's not about the money." While they were talking, everyone had already arrived in front of the tombstone. Lao Wang took out another key and opened the door of the tomb. He said with a smile: "The more serious ones are not the more serious ones. The bigger ones are more real." , It all depends on your wallet.”
“This gate is also a replica of the seal here. The soil is fifteen meters high, which is three meters higher than Liu Bei's Huiling Tomb."
"A total of hundreds of bronze door nails were unearthed, and each one is a cultural relic."
It is divided into three rooms: front, middle and back. For protection, no electricity has been connected. The front room is slightly better, but the middle and back rooms are dark.
Although the tomb is tall and magnificent, there is no light, but it is also eerie.
Lao Wang gave everyone a few flashlights, and the response was buzzing: "Let's go in and take a look, there are some treasures."
Walking into the tomb, Zhou Zhi turned on the flashlight, and the light shone on On top of the round arch on the top of the tomb, the tomb miraculously looked even more gloomy.
Jiang Shuyi was a little scared, so she came close to him and quietly took Zhou Zhi's left hand.
Chi Xueli was also worried. She took Zhou Zhi's right arm and caused the beam of light in Zhou Zhi's hand to swing wildly.
Fortunately, Lao Wang’s explanation eased the fears of the two girls a little: “The tomb in Yongling is a masonry structure. This structure was later widely used in tombs in Bashu and even the Song Dynasty.”
"The diameter of the tomb is about 80 meters and the height is 15 meters. There are nine levels of sills at the bottom of the tomb, four underground and five above ground. Each level is connected by locks, which can effectively prevent the loss of soil in the tomb. , it has not collapsed for more than a thousand years, it is still a large mound of earth, and it has even been misunderstood as "Fu". "Qintai'."
"In fact, the structure of this fortress seems to be rare when the tomb is built, but it is a very common building structure in Shuzhong architecture." He also took a flashlight, looked at the masonry structures on both sides of the tomb, and said thoughtfully.
"Yes." Zhou Zhide's godfather reminded him, and he immediately thought of it: "For example, our Jiachuan area has many hills and slopes. To build a house in rural areas, you must first build a flat foundation. "Building a foundation" means "building a foundation" in the dialect. It’s called ‘Qi Bao Kan’. Huh? This tomb is a bit strange...”
"What's weird?" Lao Wang started to compare: "I'll call you Jiuzi after Director Wu, let's talk about it."
"This is...the tomb chamber of this tomb..." Zhou Zhi suddenly turned on his flashlight Looking outside: "The ground is almost level with the outside! This is actually a house covered with earth!"
"That's right." Old Wang chuckled and said: "This is the only imperial third mausoleum discovered so far. Its underground palace is located above the horizon, unlike traditional mausoleums where the underground palace is located below the horizon."
“There is another feature.”
“And?”
< br>"Nothing found?"
Zhou Zhi looked around carefully: "Nothing was found." "This is a round tomb." Old Wang looked a little proud: "This is the best discovery so far. It is the earliest circular tomb, changing the square pyramid burial format from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Five Dynasties. ”
“Hey, it’s true!”
These things may be nothing in the eyes of ordinary tourists, but for researchers of literature and history, they are very impressive. Everyone was chatting and laughing about interesting topics, and then walked into the largest tomb chamber - the middle chamber of the mausoleum.
In the middle of the middle room, there is a strange coffin. It is carved from red sandstone and is rectangular, but the strange thing is the shape. Twelve strong men carrying the coffin are carved on the outside of the coffin.
General coffin patterns are shallow relief or deep relief, but the coffin bearers of Wang Jian's tomb are very unique. Twelve people face each other in two, only half of the body, and it is completely realistic.
Because the coffin was too heavy, it could not be carved into the style of twelve people carrying the coffin in the air. The statue was carved from the waist, that is, with the bottom of the coffin as the horizontal plane, cutting off the upper part and carving it.
Therefore, the palms of the warriors can just support the bottom of the coffin. When the coffin is placed in the underground palace, the warriors seem to be pressed half of their bodies into the soil by the weight of the coffin, which just realizes the logic of aesthetics and human mechanics. The unity also makes the image feel natural to the viewer visually.
The twelve strong men are all wearing helmets and armor, and they have different descriptions. Some have full beards, some have mustaches, and some have white faces without beards.
Some images are powerful and powerful, and they are the image of fierce generals; some are gentle and gentle, and they are the image of Confucian generals.
"Elbow, please tell me the identities of these twelve coffin bearers."
"I don't know where to go..." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but shake his head.
Lao Wang was about to speak when he heard Zhou Zhi continue: "Taoism is prevalent in Bashu area. In Taoism, there are twelve gods in Sui Dou, twelve heavenly generals in Da Liu Ren, and twelve generals in Taoism. "Thunder General, Lord of the Twelve Heavens."
"If this is the god who leads Wang Jian to heaven, then it may be the Twelve Heavenly Districts of Zhou Tian. It is named after the twelve grandsons of the Water God Gonggong.”
“But the base of this coffin bed is in the shape of a Xumizuo, with a lotus pattern on the bottom, which is a typical Buddhist cultural feature.”
“If you want to consider the influence of Buddhism, there are twelve Dharma-protecting divine generals, twelve Yaaksha generals, and twelve deities.”
"Who it is, we have to carefully study the religion, customs, and tomb patterns of the Shu capital plain during the pre-Shu period. It will be a big article."
This time it is Lao Wang's turn again. Stupidly, he just said it casually, but he didn't expect Zhou Zhi to actually list so many possibilities: "Well, this is something we I have been still researching, and there is no conclusion yet, but your knowledge accumulation is really good. There are many things we just listed that we have not thought of. I will bother you to write them down later.”
Zhou Zhi felt Jiang Shuyi squeeze his palm twice. This was the little girl expressing her pride and encouragement to him.
Zhou Zhi also pinched twice to express receipt, but said modestly: "I said it casually, which made Director Wang laugh. If I hadn't seen this thing here, it would be really suspicious. It's..."
"What is the suspicion?"
"It is suspected that it is a fake that was forcibly created by future generations who pieced together things here and there!"
(End of this chapter)