gifted collector

Chapter 737

Wu Yong lifted the cloth carefully, revealing a Buddha statue inside.

When Fang Ming saw it, he immediately frowned.

The collection of Buddha statues is one of the collections, but generally speaking, there are not too many people who play it. It can be said that it is a "small crowd" in the collection of antiques. This is mainly because first, although the Buddha statues say life It can be seen everywhere, but there are not many people who have really come into close contact with it; secondly, apart from the carving function, there is another important factor in the identification of Buddha statues, which is religion, which is very important. That is to say, to appraise and collect Buddha statues, one must have a considerable understanding of religion, otherwise it is very likely that there is no way to start.

Therefore, in fact, the collection and identification of Buddha statues is often extremely complicated, and it is not easy to handle.

Now Wu Yong's headache is a Buddha statue, which is really not that easy to identify.

Regarding Buddha statues, Fang Ming has studied them for a period of time and has a certain understanding, but he is not able to identify the one in front of him, and he has no idea.

This is mainly because the current appraisal is not just to judge whether the Buddha statue is real or how much it is worth - if it is just this, then there is no problem at all with Pixiu in hand.

But in front of an expert like Wu Yong, this is impossible. It is not so easy to tell the reason.

"Fang Ming, are you sure?"

Ke Liu noticed the expression on Fang Ming's face, and asked in a low voice with a little worry.

Shaking his head lightly, Fang Ming also said with a low voice: "It's really hard to say, the identification of Buddha statues is not that easy, especially in front of Mr. Wu... This job is even more difficult. Hee, you know me, it’s okay to pick up leaks, but it’s a bit embarrassing to say one, two, three, four, five, I’m from Yeluzi!”

Ke Liu nodded secretly, she understood Fang Ming's meaning.To put it bluntly, this wild way is just pragmatism. I don't care whether there is any evidence to prove that an antique is real or fake. As long as I think it is real, I will make a move!
Even sometimes there is no reason, just a feeling.

Fang Ming's difference is that his wild tricks are so precise that he never made a single shot.

However, even so, if Fang Ming meets Wu Yong, the separation will appear immediately. It is not as good as Wu Yong, and Wu Yong is here to use his method.

It was for this reason that Fang Ming said that the Buddha statue was not easy to identify.

"What should I do?"

Ke Liu showed a worried look on his face. Whether he can get Wu Yong's approval depends on the appraisal this time. If he messes up, it will be difficult to handle.For people like Wu Yong, the most important thing is to have strength, only such talents can be truly appreciated, and Sun Rong alone will definitely not make it through.

"Hey, what else can I do? Bite the bullet, and besides, maybe I really understand."

As soon as Fang Ming finished speaking, Wu Yong turned his head, glared at Fang Ming, and said, "What are you talking about! Let's see if this Buddha statue is a good thing."

"Hey! This... I just told Ke Liu that this Buddha statue is not that easy to identify!"

Fang Ming walked forward as he spoke, carefully sizing up the Buddha statue in front of him.

Sakyamuni founded Buddhism around the 6th century BC. Later, out of admiration for him, his disciples worshiped his statue, which gradually became a religion of idol worship. Throughout the development of Buddhism, religion and art were slowly combined to form a special art form, that is, the art of Buddha statues, which is mainly manifested in two major aspects, one is painting, the other is It is sculpture.

In the early years of AD, after Buddhism was introduced to China, Buddhist statues with Chinese characteristics were produced. In terms of time span, Buddhist statues lasted more than 2000 years from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. Buddhist statues of various ages All have different characteristics, which brings great difficulties to identification.

The Buddha statues in the collection generally do not include those large-scale Buddhist grotto statues, but only refer to those enshrined on the family's Buddhist niches or small single-piece Buddha statues. The treasures in such Buddha statues are vivid and have a very Strong artistic charm, so it has become one of the things people collect. In essence, Buddha statues are a special collection that combines religion, art and history.

To appraise a Buddha statue, one is the material, and the other is the age, that is, the period.

In terms of materials, the available materials for Buddha statues include stone, bamboo, jade, teeth, wood, horns, gold, silver, copper, iron and even ceramics.Among them, wood and metal are the most used.

There are many wooden Buddha statues because of some special woods, which can be used to carve Buddha statues because of their extremely high hardness, such as nanmu, rosewood, camphor wood, boxwood and the like.However, although this kind of wood is hard and precious, it is wood after all. If it is not well preserved, it will be easily destroyed by fire or the like. Therefore, there are very few wooden Buddha statues that have survived, mainly the works of Ming and Qing Dynasties. , at most it will be in the Song Dynasty, and there will be basically no more in the future.

As for metals, it is rare to actually use gold and silver, mainly because gold and silver are more expensive.Generally speaking, the golden statue actually refers to the bronze statue, that is to say, copper is called gold.This kind of Buddha statues are easy to preserve and have a metallic luster, so most of the remaining Buddha statues are made of this material, and some are made of stone.

If it is divided by age or period, it can be divided into Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang, Song, Liao, Jin, Yuan, and Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Buddha statues in different periods have different characteristics. For example, the Buddha statues in the Eastern Han Dynasty are generally relatively simple. The spread and development of Buddhism was rapid, and the development of Buddha statues also ushered in the first climax period.The shape of the Buddha statues at this time is no longer the foreign style of "high nose, thin lips and curly hair" before, but has changed into a delicate and handsome image that conforms to the Chinese aesthetics.In terms of clothing, it has also evolved from the original style of baring the right shoulder and the shoulder-length coat to the belt-style coat often worn by scholar-bureaucrats at that time. The image and clothing of Chinese people are gradually becoming Chinese.

The Sui and Tang dynasties were the peak of the development of Buddhism, and the peak of the art of Buddha statues also belonged to the second climax period, which was also brought about by the extremely high-speed economic development at that time.

At this time, the Buddha statues are obviously more nationalized and personified, which is commonly referred to as secularization, which means that they are closer to people's daily life. The sculptures are very delicate and accurate, but the art also shows romantic and exaggerated characteristics, which is very artistic and expressive.

All this changed in the Song Dynasty. The main reason was that the rise of Cheng-Zhu Confucianism had a huge impact on the Buddha statues at this time, because at this time the status of Buddhism in society continued to decline, while the secular ones Culture began to prosper, and in order to seek development, Buddhism was further secularized, and so were Buddha statues. Compared with the Tang Dynasty, there was a lack of artistic and romantic features. At this time, more Luoliu and Guanyin statues appeared. In terms of characteristics, it is more pursuing the "realism and truth-seeking" of secular people. Gorgeousness is a key feature, but this also makes the Buddha statues at this time relatively small in general, lacking charm, and the power of expression is somewhat lack of.

In the Yuan Dynasty, as Mongolia entered the Central Plains of China, Tibetan Buddhism was also passed on, so the Buddhist statues of Tantric Buddhism also began to appear. In the Ming Dynasty, it was generally similar to the characteristics of the Tang and Song Dynasties. In the Qing Dynasty The main ones are the bronze statues of lamas, which are relatively exquisite, but in terms of artistic expression and appeal, they are different from those in Tang Dynasty.

Looking at the Buddha statue in front of him, all these things related to the identification of the Buddha statue appeared in Fang Ming's mind like lightning.

In fact, identification is such a process. When you see something, you call out all the relevant "things" in your mind, and then compare them to see if there is any suitable one. .

"Fang Ming, do you feel anything?"

Wu Yong looked at Fang Ming. In fact, he was full of expectations at this moment. He had been appraising the Buddha statue in front of him for a while, but he was not sure.In fact, at the beginning, he didn't pay much attention to this Buddha statue, because the characteristics of the times were obvious, but when he came to the conclusion of the appraisal, he "re-examined" it again according to his habit, but found The difference is that the more I look at it, the more I feel that something is wrong-the conclusion of my previous appraisal seems to be very problematic.

With such a thought in mind, Wu Yong carefully identified it, but he didn't expect that the more he researched, the more he felt something was wrong, and the more uncertain he became.

In order to identify this Buddha statue, Wu Yong also asked several experts in this field to study together, but there was still no conclusion.

This matter tormented him so much that he even thought about it when he went to Sun Rong's house to drink tea with her old man. During this time, he really didn't think about eating and drinking.

(End of this chapter)