Chapter 1320 Diagnosis
The reason why the effect of burning lead on fire is very magical is that it can have immediate and rapid effects.
The painting that was just dusty and dirty was burnt by the flame of alcohol, and the original appearance of the painting was restored in a few minutes. Since these places are the theme and finishing touch of the painting, these places As soon as it was restored, the picture immediately improved to a higher level.
"Dragonfly on Ru Ye" became "Dragonfly on Ru Ye and Ruixiang". Especially after the wings and eyes of the dragonfly were restored, even the tiny veins on the wings became extremely clear. The recovery of a dragonfly caused a burst of admiration in the restoration room.
Chen Shaochong didn't know when he took out a camera and filmed this rare restoration skill.
After repairing the lead-stained defects on "Dragonfly Picture of Ruye Ruixiang", warm applause broke out in the repair room, and the "Classmate Xiao Zhou" in Duan Qihong's mouth also changed to "Teacher Xiao Zhou": "Teacher Xiao Zhou, classmate We haven’t seen enough yet, how about we try this one again?”
After pointing at Wang Pang’s “Spring Mountain Picture” and witnessing the miraculous skill of burning lead, he now has a deep appreciation for Zhou Zhi. Completely trusted.
"This picture is a bit difficult. You are not familiar with the technique now, so let me do it." Zhou Zhi said: "The main areas are Luhua and Jiangbin. The area is relatively large. We have divided several areas for burning. , but be careful not to burn the boundaries of the partition."
"There are also waterfalls and mountain streams," Zhou Zhi held a stick. The bamboo piece used for picking off the paper gave guidance on the painting: "This is the part that divides the picture in the shape of a long line. It is the part where the eyes are most focused. There must be no mistakes."
"Of course, the most testing part is It’s none of these,” Zhou Zhi took a deep breath and smiled: “It’s that the painting is too precious and puts too much psychological pressure on the restorer.”
After speaking, he shrugged: "There is no way around this. I can only make up for it by being well-informed."
Duan Qihong secretly cursed in his heart. Looking at you like this, you don't look too nervous.
Zhou Zhi is indeed not too nervous, because this method seems mysterious. In fact, as long as you pay attention to blocking the burning, at most it will be insufficient burning of lead, and it will not cause any other effects.
This is the advantage of burning lead on fire. Alcohol does not pollute the scroll. After burning, it directly turns into carbon dioxide and water vapor. What is not burned will also evaporate. This property is better than any other repair agent. All must be perfect.
Zhou Zhi was very nervous when he first tried this technique. Later, he did it more and understood the working principle, so he was not so nervous.
Compared with the commonly used red and white medicines for calligraphy and painting restoration, namely potassium permanganate solution and hydrogen peroxide, alcohol is actually safer than them as long as the heat is controlled well.
However, the skills required are also quite high, and burning lead in separate areas also requires some experience. Especially for the large-area lead flooding problem in "Spring Mountain Picture", you must pay attention to the overall situation when burning back The reed flowers here are white and the reed flowers there are light gray.
This is especially true for streams and waterfalls. Sometimes if you want to retain the "ancient meaning" of the picture, you need to deliberately retain some traces of lead, such as around the rocks in the stream, or from top to bottom and from far to Recently, the use of flooded lead has created some layering of shades, which can even add points to the original picture.
Therefore, this plan needs to be discussed in detail. The topic has entered a "high-level level", and others have almost no role to interrupt. They can only listen to Zhou Zhi and Duan Qihong discussing practical matters.
In the end, the two finalized the plan. All the lead in the reed flowers and river waves that affected the look and feel of the picture were burned. The lead in the upper and lower parts of the waterfall was burned. The middle section was burned out, creating a hazy cloud and mist in the mountains. To achieve the best effect, the rocks surrounding the stream are retained to strengthen the outline and create an ancient feel.
Such detailed exchanges cannot be deceived by mere superficiality. After some discussion, the people in the restoration room's perception of Zhou Zhi rose to a new level.
Although Zhou Zhi is very young, only Lao Duan, who has the highest level of cultivation in the restoration room, can pick up on his topics, which shows that his level is not lower than Lao Duan.
Looking at Lao Duan's head-scratching look of joy, everyone knows that his gains are actually greater than those of anyone in the restoration room.
After discussing the plan, we started to put it into practice. This time Zhou Zhi used a towel to encircle a much larger area in the center of the painting, and the area for one-time burning of lead was also much larger.
This picture is encircling the area again and again, just like the morning on the river gradually transitions from midnight to dawn, the black fog on the picture gradually fades and dissipates, and the river The reed flowers and river waves on the side become brighter and eye-catching little by little. Between the green mountains and white water, the sky is dawning.
The dark mountain streams seemed to be illuminated by sunlight, and the gurgling streams revealed their true colors. The thick gray fog that had previously enveloped the valleys was quietly dispersed, leaving only a few faint traces. Dotted here and there, the picture is full of emptiness.
The feathers of the crane became clean and bright, and the white hair of the old ape on the vine even had a psychic luster.
After the picture became brighter, the movements of the scribe holding the scroll in the study were finally harmonious and consistent with the whole, and the discomfort that made the viewer want to rush in and light a lamp for him disappeared.
"It's really exquisite..." Duan Qihong stared at the brand-new Spring Mountain Picture, not knowing whether he was admiring Wang Pang's painting skills or admiring his thoughtful restoration techniques.
The work is not over here. After lighting the fire to burn the lead, a certain amount of floating ash will be produced on the center of the painting, which requires a final cleaning.
However, this work was completed quickly, and there was no need for Zhou Zhi to do it himself. Duan Qihong's students naturally took over.
The next thing to do is to look at the paintings without Chen Shaochong's favor. Duan Qihong took Zhou Zhi directly to the warehouse and brought out the museum's precious collections one by one. Zhou Zhi made a diagnosis and gave a restoration plan. .
Zhou Zhi did not hide anything. Nowadays, the masters in the country who can restore first-class cultural relics, calligraphy and paintings are very old. He hopes that the more people who can do this, the better.
Holding a bamboo stick like a fine knitting needle, he made virtual strokes to explain the ancient paintings. Duan Qihong and several students took notebooks to record carefully. Zhou Zhi also took this opportunity to explain the ancient paintings to the Suzhou Museum. I took a good look at the precious collections.
But if you want to explain while reading, the speed will be helplessly slowed down. You can only see the best products in the collection, and you can only pick and choose.
Except for Wang Pang who painted "Spring Mountain", some of the works of the remaining masters are collected by Zhou Zhi.
For example, Chen Chun, a freehand painter as famous as Xu Wei, Zhou Zhi collected "Six Albums of Baiyang Ivy Landscape, Flowers and Birds", among which Chen Chun's three paintings are "Wandering Wild Geese and Hollyhocks", "Many Sons", "The Fisherman Looking at the Rain".
Although it is just an album, it is already remarkable, making Zhou Zhi the only "private person" who has a collection of Chen Chun's paintings.
The "Peony Lake Stone Scroll" in the Suzhou Museum is even more remarkable. It is a large painting, 181 centimeters in length and 95 centimeters in width. It cannot be missed.
Another example is Lan Ying. The Suzhou Museum has his "Mountain Scroll Imitation of Da Chi". In this regard, Zhou Zhi is even better than the museum. He also has "Snow and Landscapes of Mountains and Rivers" and "Mangroves in Autumn Mountains" which cousin An Xin still despises. picture".
There is also Mi Wanzhong. The Suzhou Museum collects "Scroll of Red Apricots and Two Swallows". Zhou Zhi does not have his calligraphy and paintings, but there are two other even rarer things - the bottom is "Apocalypse" Tianqi blue and white custom-fired porcelain made with "year-old stone".
Mi Shiyin is the nickname of Mi Wanzhong. The two pieces of blue and white he ordered for himself are those who make soft films and go to make hard films to reduce dimensionality.
There is no official kiln in Tianqi, and the Miwanzhong custom-made porcelain collected by Zhou Zhi has become the most rare exquisite product in Tianqi blue and white.
Seeing his paintings here now is also not to be missed.
(End of this chapter)