Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1318 Diagnosis

The reason why the effect of burning lead on fire is so amazing is that it can have immediate and rapid results.

The painting that was just dusty and dirty just now was burned 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, as soon as these places were restored, the painting immediately became It just went up a notch.

"Dragonfly Picture of Ru Ye" became "Dragonfly Picture of Ru Ye Ruixiang". Especially after the wings and eyes of the dragonfly were restored, even the tiny veins on the wings became extremely clear. Every dragonfly was restored, All of them caused a burst of admiration in the restoration room.

Chen Shaochong didn't know when he had taken 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, how about we try this one again?”

After pointing at Wang Pang's "Spring Mountain Picture" and witnessing the miraculous skill of burning lead on fire, he now fully trusts Zhou Zhi.

"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, which are relatively large. We have divided several areas for burning, but we must be careful not to The boundary of the division was burned.”

"Then there are waterfalls and mountain streams," Zhou Zhi pointed on the painting with a piece of bamboo used for picking paper: "This is the part that divides the picture in the shape of a long line. It is the place where the eyes focus most, and there must be no mistakes. "

"Of course, these are not the most challenging things," Zhou Zhi took a deep breath and said with a smile, "but that this 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 looks 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 cause pollution to the painting. After burning, it directly turns into carbon dioxide and water vapor. What is not burned will also evaporate. This property is more perfect than any kind of repair agent.

The first time Zhou Zhi tried this technique, he was also very nervous. Later, he did it more and understood the working principle, so he became less 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 support. Especially for the large-area lead flooding problem such as "Spring Mountain Picture", you must pay attention to the overall unity when burning back, and you cannot do it here. The reed flowers 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, from far to near, using lead to burn The lead creates some layering of shades, which even adds to the original image.

Therefore, this plan needs to be discussed in detail, and the topic has entered a "high-level level". Others have almost no role to interrupt, and they can only listen to Zhou Zhi and Duan Qihong discussing practical matters.

In the end, the two people 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 out. The middle section was burned out, creating a hazy effect of clouds, mist, mist, and rain in the mountains. The rocks around the stream were also burned out. Burning money is 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 cultivation level in the repair room, can pick up his topic, 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 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 encircled and encircled again and again, just like the morning on the riverside gradually transitions from midnight to dawn, the black fog on the picture gradually fades and dissipates, the reed flowers on the riverside, the waves of the river , becoming brighter and more 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 valley was quietly dispersed, leaving only a few faint spots dotted on it, making it The picture is full of emptiness.

The crane's feathers 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 in harmony 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.

There was no need for Chen Shaochong's favor to see the paintings next. 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 thin bamboo stick like a sweater needle, he made virtual strokes on the ancient paintings to explain. Duan Qihong and several students took notebooks to record carefully. Zhou Zhi also took this opportunity to look at the precious collections of the Suzhou Museum. full.

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 Picture", some of the remaining works of great 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", and "Fisherman Looking at the Rain" .

Although it is just an album page, 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 has a collection of "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 "Made by Mi Shiyin in the Year of Tianqi". Tianqi blue and white custom-fired porcelain.

Mi Shiyin was Mi Wanzhong's nickname. The two pieces of blue and white he ordered for himself were those who made soft films and went to make hard films to reduce the dimensionality.

Tianqi has no official kiln, 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 something that cannot be missed.

(End of this chapter)