Chapter 493 But there is a suspicion, it is a fake
"What is wrong with people in the Song Dynasty?" Zhou Zhi was very happy when he heard: "I like to give nicknames to painters. Fan Kuan's original name was Fan Zhongzheng. Because of his carefree temperament, he was named He was nicknamed "Fan Kuan", but later he actually However, not many people even know the name."
"So this seal should have been stamped by Liu Songnian's disciples or admirers after getting his paintings. It can be judged that the time is not far after the painting was created, and it was also in the south. Song."
"So I just used Atractylodes honey mud to repair it, and it was really good. For such a small painting, even the smallest flaws will be greatly exaggerated. I really need to work hard on it. Thank you, fourth aunt. ."
"Why are you thanking me? , to be able to repair the masterpieces of previous generations, this is a blessing that many people cannot ask for. If you think you can see it, read the previous "Poetry of Chobi Yi", "Sitting on the Dragon", "Shu Mountain" and "Enter the Mountain" Bring it back and we will fill in the seal part.”
"But those paintings are mostly the seals of later generations? There is also "The Bamboo Entering the Mountain", which is directly a work by Kun Can in the early Qing Dynasty."
"This silly boy." The fourth cousin couldn't help but laugh: "You are Ruyao The ink pad box is in front of your eyes, and the rest of the things around it are completely invisible?”
Zhou Zhi looked at the desk and discovered that there were several ink ingots and three ink pads placed on both sides of the Ru kiln ink pad box just now. box.
Mo Zhouzhi didn’t study it, but the ink pad boxes were all made of porcelain. Zhou Zhi recognized them at a glance. The first one was Wanli blue and white from the Ming Dynasty, and the pattern was a pattern of Gaoshi playing chess. The second one was Kangxi cowpea red glaze, with red glaze. The green kiln changes are intertwined with each other and have natural beauty; the third one is the Qianlong blue and white dragon pattern, which is a standard official kiln utensil and is quite satisfactory.
“They are all porcelain boxes, I like them.” Zhou Zhi picked them up one by one and admired them: “I was talking about going out to buy some blue and white period vessels this time, and these two blue and white pieces are just right.”
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"The small Wanli blue and white official kiln wares have fine and dense carcasses and white mud, but overall they are inferior to the previous Yongxuan blue and white in terms of craftsmanship and texture."
"In the early days of blue and white, Huiqing was mostly used. In the late period, Zhejiang materials were mostly used. The glaze of this ink pad box is fine and thick, with a strong luster. The bright green glaze is applied on the glaze, and the glass texture is excellent. The blue and white hair color is rich and bright, with purple in the blue, which is the standard feature of early Wanli blue and white porcelain."
The fourth cousin smiled and pushed the Qianlong blue and white porcelain over. : "Talk about it."
"Qianlong Blue and White Official Kiln Ware First There must be a base. The early base is a six-character square seal script. The blue and white are made of high-quality Zhejiang materials. The shape of the vessel is regular and the glaze is as white as paper." After Zhou Zhi finished speaking, he placed the ink pad box together with the previous Wanli blue and white. "Almost. I can't see the bluish or red color cast, but if I look closely, I can see that there is an extra layer of orange peel lines. This In fact, it is shrinkage glaze, but it creates the special beauty of some ancient porcelain in my country.”
“The blue and white of Zhejiang material has a bright color, but it also has a smudge-like effect of Yuan blue and white, which shows that the performance of Zhejiang material was not stable at that time. , it is also suspected of imitating the effect of Su material.”
"The early Qianlong blue and white imitated Yongzheng and Kangxi, but the texture was not as hard and dense as the Kangxi blue and white, nor as uniform and delicate as the Yongzheng blue and white. All the skills were done on the surface, except for the pattern drawing skills, which can be traced back to Yongxuan. Of course, because of the use of Due to the material, the hair color is not as good.”
"Generally speaking, the characteristics of Qianlong blue and white are thick, fine workmanship, and inferior materials. In the early stage of blue and white, the brushwork is elegant, with smudges and purple colors; in the middle period, the color is stable and without purple. When the work is completed, double hooks similar to calligraphy are added. Such an outlining and coloring technique; in the later period, the shape of the vessel became more rigid, and the painting became rough, with blue and white It's dark in the middle. It's easy to distinguish."
"There is another characteristic that everyone knows," Zhou Zhi turned over the ink pad box: "The bottom of the Qianlong official kiln must have a broken pen. The rigid requirements of the interior style later became one of the identifying characteristics. ”
"This is a rare opportunity to go to the capital. There are a lot of good things there," the fourth cousin nodded: "Just remember one thing, if there is any doubt about the authenticity of the ninety-nine, it should be treated as a fake."
"My own eyesight is the best. No matter how much others boast about external things, they won’t be tempted.”
"It's better to miss than to make a mistake. With your current eyesight, you won't be able to suffer a loss in porcelain." "Yes." Zhou Zhi accepted the teachings of his fourth cousin: "But I am just getting started with calligraphy and painting..."
"Your starting point for getting started is really too high." The fourth cousin smiled and said: "Open all the boxes, and today I will tell you about the secrets in ink pads." , Kangxi, Qianlong's four ink pad boxes were opened one by one.
“The legend of the ink mud box began in the Tang Dynasty. It is recorded in "Ge Zhi Jing Yuan". In the Tang Dynasty, Chen Mao was a minister. For each letter, he pounded vermilion alum and poured musk wine into the box to suppress the rhinoceros and nourish it through The clouds are fragrant, and the printed book is full of fragrance. This is almost the earliest record of cinnabar ink pads.”
"But they are only a minority. Until the Song Dynasty, ink was mostly used for seals, and in the Yuan Dynasty, green was mostly used. It was not until the end of the Yuan Dynasty that it was widely used." After the water dries, Zhu The sand would fall off, and in the Southern Song Dynasty, dehydrated honey began to be used to increase the viscosity of the ink pad. Castor oil that has been exposed to the sun for more than six years, is fully dehydrated and has stable macromolecules is the best."
"But the oil is easy to spread on the paper, and the cinnabar will also spread with it, so people began to think of ways. , by adding fiber to the ink pad, the effect of not slipping is achieved. ”
“I tried many fibers from cotton and willow flower stools, and finally found that the best ones are moxa velvet and lotus root silk.”
"Moxa rong and moxa leaves are very fine fibers obtained by boiling, filtering, drying and beating. One pound of moxa leaves can only earn three or four qian."
"And lotus root silk is the filament pulled out by breaking the lotus root stalk. Thousands of pounds of lotus root stems You can get two or five coins of lotus root silk, which is only enough to make ten boxes of ink pads. "
"Therefore, the Qing Dynasty's "Hua Shi Suo Yan" records: "If you want to combine printing colors, make oil first, then make moxa, and then make it." Sand, the three are prepared and the color is completed."
"As for what you just said, they happen to be all porcelain boxes, that is also a layman's talk. Gao Lian of the Ming Dynasty made it clear in "Yan Xianqing Appreciation Note": porcelain is the best printing pool, while jade is not the best. He can win. Therefore, those in Guan Ge Kiln are more expensive now. Even so."
Zhou Zhi was satisfied: "That means they can't even touch the Ru kiln printing pool...but ten thousand kilograms of lotus root stems and ten boxes of ink pads...the cost is too scary."
"The reason why porcelain is the best is because pottery and jade will 'eat oil', the rhinoceros teeth of food vessels will be stained, and the enamelware will be corroded by cinnabar, and the gold and silverware will become even more vulgar." The fourth cousin continued. : "But you One would think that 10,000 kilograms of lotus root stems and ten boxes of ink pads would be the best, but the wild boar has never eaten fine chaff.”
“That’s what my fourth cousin said...” Zhou Zhi just started to think about it. The national power of the head: "I'm afraid no one will eat such fine chaff in a hundred years, right?"
"That's right..." The fourth cousin opened the ink pad boxes one by one: "This is honey-made Zhu Qi from the Song Dynasty. This is from the Ming Dynasty Oil-mixed cinnabar from the early years of Yongle, this is Kangxi Changzhou Longquan lotus root silk printing clay, this is Qianlong Jingyutang Eight Treasures printing clay."
(End of this chapter)