Chapter 1318 Field Experiment
Two pauses in a row. The first one is that although Yao Chong said that Zhou Zhi is a friend, Zhou Zhi is indeed too young. He looks like a college student. Two of his students previously called him classmate. No one corrected him, so Duan Qihong just followed suit.
The second pause is that Zhou Zhi said that this method is an ancient method of painting and calligraphy restoration, which has been lost. Duan Qihong couldn't believe that Zhou Zhi knew it from Zhou Zhi's mouth, so he guessed that it was Not that he had heard of it or seen it anywhere.
Whether you have seen it or heard about it, this is an excellent opportunity to restore ancient methods and solve the problem of calligraphy and painting restoration. Based on the clues provided by Zhou Zhi, you can find an old artist who knows this craft and bring this craft to the world. If things continue, that will definitely be a great boon for the restoration of calligraphy and painting.
“It’s actually not difficult to light a fire to burn lead.” Zhou Zhi said: “Put the paper flat on the table, wet it with water, then wrap a towel with alcohol and light it. The burning flame is actually far away from the paper surface. There is a certain distance, and because the paper is full of moisture, it will not be ignited by alcohol.”
"Protected by the water layer and alcohol liquid, the paper surface cannot come into contact with oxygen, so it will not burn. The alcohol flame actually burns on the surface of the water layer and alcohol liquid, and the evaporation of the water will take away the temperature of the paper surface. Keeping the water layer on the paper in a non-boiling state is similar to how we boil water to remove the paste stains on the paper. It will not damage the picture."
"Only the lead precipitated on the surface of the paper. Quality is truly in the flames of alcohol During the burning, it will be oxidized quickly, turning from lead black to lead white again, returning to the original appearance of the ancient painting. "How... how is it possible?" Duan Qihong's students looked at each other. Zhou Zhi's words are very colorful, and it sounds reasonable, but what is in front of you is a national first-class cultural relic, a rare paper that has been preserved from the disasters all the way from the Ming Dynasty. Using alcohol to ignite the fire is not too imaginative. A bit exaggerated?
Duan Qihong's throat was a little dry and hoarse: "This classmate, you...you know how?"
"I have never done anything to Minghua." Zhou Zhi said.
"That still hasn't been done in practice..." Duan Qihong's student said again.
“However, our Shu University has a painting called "Landscape Scroll" by Wang Meng and Huang Gongwang. I tried this method on it and the effect was very good."
"Huang Gongwang and Wang Meng ..." Duan Qihong was frightened when he heard this: "That's ...Two of the four members of the Yuan Dynasty..."
"Yes, Wang Meng also recorded the painting process in the inscription and postscript of the painting. The painting was made by imitating Huang Gongwang's painting method at home. When he was painting, Huang Gongwang came to his home, so he took out the painting and invited Huang Gongwang to Gongwang drank and reviewed, and Huang Gongwang made some additions to the painting on the spot. He taught Wang Meng some painting skills on the spot. After finishing the painting, Wang Meng handed the painting to Huang Gongwang for safekeeping, and he found a man named Wang Meng from the Hanlin Academy. Zhu’s painting history is filled in with color.”
"The painting is also very old and heavily stained with lead, especially the use of white lead. The garcinia areas were particularly badly stained. The mountains, streams, waterfalls and reed flowers along the river are almost invisible to their original appearance. Finally, the lead was burned by burning it. Restored its original appearance.”
"This painting has been restored and perfected this year. Everyone is welcome to go to Shu University to see the paintings jointly produced by two Yuan Dynasty masters. This is the treasure of our Shu University."
"Don't say more, elbow. ." Yao Chong saw that the people around him were almost anxious, and he carefully suggested: "How about you show us the process?"
"Oh, this is something else. It's not complicated at all. The main thing is to control the final fire extinguishing time, otherwise the painting will be set on fire." After Zhou Zhi finished speaking, he looked at the operating table: "Everything is ready-made, so I will use Bai Xuan to demonstrate it. "
Now everyone in the repair room gathered around. One of the two students just brought a piece of rice paper and spread it on the table, and the other brought something like an alcohol swab.
"Wait a moment." Duan Qihong took a small reagent bottle, picked a little powder from it and spread it on the paper: "This is the lead powder we used for the experiment. Let's try it and see what the effect will be." It's relatively complete now, although it's clean. Bai Xuan and Zhou Zhi went through the entire process of restoring calligraphy and paintings, first scalding them with boiling water, then rinsing them with clean water, and finally rolling the paper with a towel to squeeze out excess water while keeping the paper close to the bottom board. Wash away the floating lead from the trace just now.
The whole set of movements was completed smoothly. It is said that experts can tell when there is something there as soon as they reach out their hand. Duan Qihong could see the traces of work in the meticulous technique at a glance. He used a water brush to pour water, a kettle to drizzle the noodles, and rolled away the paper. The details in small areas such as bubbles are extremely well done and flawless. A novice may not be able to do well if he works nervously for half an hour, but it only takes three to five minutes for a thorough person to complete it.
After doing this, Zhou Zhi picked up the kettle and sprayed the paper surface again, then used two water-absorbent towels to surround the lead mark, then touched the paper surface with his fingers to confirm the humidity, and then put Mix the alcohol to a certain concentration, pour some on the paper, dip a cotton swab in the alcohol and ignite it on the alcohol lamp, then tap lightly on the area surrounded by the towel, and a light blue mass will appear. Infinite flames jumped on the paper.
"Ouch..." The onlookers didn't dare to breathe loudly just now, for fear of affecting Zhou Zhi's operation, but now they were all frightened again, and they couldn't help but exclaimed softly.
Only Chen Shaochong quietly exited the repair room just now and ran to his office to make frantic calls.
The small light blue flame kept jumping on the drawing paper, and suddenly a classmate exclaimed: "It has faded!"
Sure enough, the lead that Duan Qihong had just wiped on the paper was Under the swaying of the flames, the marks gradually became lighter and whiter from the edge, and the entire stain slowly began to become smaller.
The flames also became smaller and smaller during this magical change. Just when everyone was stunned and full of surprise, Zhou Zhi suddenly picked up a wet towel and covered it with the flames. He covered it for a while and then took the towel away: " That’s about it.”
Most of the lead marks on the paper have disappeared, leaving only a slight trace.
"To completely remove the lead color, you may need to burn it once or twice." Zhou Zhi said, "But this is the method."
"Awesome..." Duan Qihong picked up the bottom plate of the paper support and looked at the shallow lead marks on the rice paper: "It's an eye-opener!"
"Teacher Duan," another restorer in the restoration room Asked, the thoughtful memory and magical hands just now The law has completely conquered him: "The "Dragonfly on the Leaves" we have here is even more tinged with lead in several places. How about letting Xiao Zhou give it a try?"
"This...this is also the case. It's quite precious." Duan Qihong was still a little undecided.
Zhou Zhi curled his lips secretly upon hearing this. What is so precious about this painting? I wouldn’t even be willing to buy it if it were left at Gongmei.
(End of this chapter)