Jianbao life

Chapter 1066 Baitian Seal
"Well, take some time to find out about this."

Mr. Liu nodded. He is now focusing all his energy on Cai Jianxuan and the gang. He doesn't care about the bald man, so he immediately changed the subject and asked, "Achen, the pair of cases you mentioned earlier Did you bring the jar?"

"Bring it." Chu Chen nodded, and immediately took the pair of case jars out of the box.

Mr. Liu hurriedly took the things in his hands and observed them carefully. After watching for 10 minutes, he sighed and said with emotion: "Cai Jianxuan and his group are really amazing!"

Chu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, these people were able to research such a method of forgery in such a short period of time, and I don't know how they did it."

"You are wrong. Such a technology cannot be developed in a short while, otherwise our antique world would have been messed up."

Mr. Liu said: "According to what Cai Jianxuan's subordinates caught before, they were already researching the method of counterfeiting patina as early as October last year. Now this should be the result of their research. Besides, Jia Yuqiang bought this When is the case? If they can research results in such a short period of time, it will not only be powerful, but also immortal."

Hearing Mr. Liu's words, Chu Chen couldn't help but scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed. He was a bit clever in this matter but was misunderstood by his cleverness. He just thought that this was the method Cai Jianxuan studied to deal with himself and others. Forget that there is simply no time to implement it in terms of time.

Mr. Liu chuckled, and then his expression became serious, with a hint of urgency in his tone: "I used to think that Cai Jianxuan could sit back and relax for the time being without passing the improved formula of encapsulating liquid to Cai Jianxuan, but I didn't expect them to have thought of it a long time ago. It’s time for us to plan for a rainy day!”

After hearing this, Liu Qinshu said quickly: "Dad, don't worry about this matter. Let's follow the steps and investigate as we like, otherwise it will be easy to mess up."

Elder Liu smiled: "I can't help it. As I get older, I always feel that time is running out, and I can't wait."

"Bah bah!" Liu Qinshu scolded, "Dad, what are you talking about!"

Chu Chen also said: "Master, you have been here in the wind and rain all these years, and you are afraid that you may not be able to handle Cai Jianxuan!"

"Okay, okay! Birth, old age, sickness, and death are natural concerns. I'm not in a hurry. What are you in a hurry for?"

Mr. Liu waved his hand, and continued, "It's a pity, Chen, that you didn't buy that small cup. Otherwise, you can test the relevant substances, and maybe you can find some useful clues based on it."

Chu Chen said with some shame: "Master, I'm really sorry, I really didn't think of this at the time."

"It doesn't matter." Mr. Liu waved his hand: "Actually, this possibility is not very big. I also want to find clues as much as possible, and at worst, I will find someone to buy them later. By the way, the other two boxes What's in it?"

"You'll know if you keep looking." After speaking, Chu Chen opened the box and put it in front of Mr. Liu.

"Huh." The first thing Mr. Liu saw was the seal. He took the seal in his hand and let out a light sigh. Zhang, and the Tianhuang that works is still a good Baitian, which is really rare!"

"Bai Tian? Is it real or not?" Liu Qinshu moved over curiously after hearing the words.

Shoushan Tianhuangshi is now a well-known and well-known "treasure". As the saying goes, "Gold is easy to get, but Tianhuang is hard to find."However, its sister variety, Tianbai (or Baitian), the white-colored stone produced in the Tiankeng of Shoushan, is still not well known.

The reason is that the output of Baitian is indeed too small, it is said that it only accounts for one percent of Tianhuang, and ordinary people can rarely see its "respect".But what exactly is Bai Tian?What is its true appearance?However, even in some books that specifically introduce the collection of seal stones, when it comes to Baitian, different people have different opinions and hold their own opinions.

As for the definition of Baitian, some books describe it as "white as fat", "like jade but not jade", and there must be a saying in it that "red tendons are like blood threads".However, some experts wrote books and believed that such a statement "is actually a kind of misleading", Baitian "is not pure white, but has some light yellow or slightly green..."

Elder Liu laughed and said, "What are you talking about, if it wasn't for Baitian, Ah Chen could have bought it? Besides, you should still remember my old Baitian seal, don't you know after comparing it?"

Chu Chen asked curiously after hearing the words: "Master, where is your old Baitian seal?"

Mr. Liu replied with a smile: "Give it away, a friend of mine has always wanted a Baitian seal, but he couldn't find it, so I gave him my own seal."

Chu Chen suddenly understood why the master has so many collections and why there is not even a single white field. It turned out to be the case.

Elder Liu continued to ask: "Achen, you probably haven't seen Baitian before, how did you judge that it is genuine?"

"Actually, I mainly rely on guesswork. I remember that it was said in a book that the top-grade Bai Furong (Bai Shoushan) and the high-quality puddle white jelly can barely be compared with Baitian."

Chu Chen explained with a smile: "But the white hibiscus is only close to the 'white field' in color and moisture, but lacks the complete 'six virtues' of the top-grade white field, such as delicacy and moistness. And the puddle steatite is too psychic. But it lacks the moistness and smoothness of Baitian. As it happens, I have seen Jia Yuqiang’s imitation of Baitian with white hibiscus before. Comparing the two, it is natural to see the difference between the good and the bad. I think this seal is probably the Everyone said Bai Tian."

"Moreover, since Baitian is also a variety of Tianhuang, in addition to color and texture, the most important thing to emphasize is that, like Tianhuang, it must have the typical characteristics of 'skin', 'grid' and 'grain' of Tiankeng stone. "

"If you compare top-grade white hibiscus and high-quality puddle steatite with ordinary white fields, the texture and color of this type of white field may be slightly inferior to them. However, no matter how good the quality of hibiscus stones and puddle steatite are , and will definitely not have the 'skin', 'grid', and 'grain' that only Tiankeng stone has, because they do not have the living conditions to produce these characteristics."

"I see that this seal has all these characteristics, and it is much better than Jia Yuqiang's fake seal of Baitian, so I think it is probably the real thing. Besides, even if it is not Baitian, just relying on Xu Rong's engraved border, It's also worth the price I paid for it, and the ridiculous thing is that Old Freak Ding doesn't know Xu Rong, and thought it was carved by some unknown craftsman."

Xu Rong was a master seal carver in the Qing Dynasty, with the character Shifu and the name Mo Gong.In his early years, he studied under Shao Qian and learned the secret decrees of the Six Books. He worked in seal cutting, studied carefully and innovated deliberately.Seal cutting seals are mostly used in the printing method of the Han Dynasty, with profound skills, sophisticated knife skills, neat calligraphy and painting, and a sense of tranquility on the printed surface.Or the teacher Ming, the layout is pretending to be loose, and the charm is endless.He was good at engraving bamboo and wood seals, and he was able to draw poetry well. He was as famous as Lin Gao and Wu Xiansheng, and he was a famous artist at that time.

Old Freak Ding didn't even know such a famous artist, so it's no wonder that this treasure will be dusted, thus making it easier for Chu Chen.

Of course, many people in the society, including some dealers in the antiquities market, are not proficient in identifying seals. It is not uncommon for some modern celebrities to occasionally sell their seal cutting works at a low price.

Not to mention Lao Liu who is good at picking up leaks, even Liu Qinshu spent tens of yuan from a small stall in the antiquities market to buy a seal cutting work worth 10,000+ by Deng Shiru, a seal carver in the Qing Dynasty.Therefore, Mr. Liu and Liu Qinshu were not surprised by this.

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Mr. Liu affirmed with a smile, "Not bad, not bad, it's very good."

Next, Liu Qinshu admired the seal and exclaimed: "It is really a very rare and high-quality Baitian stone!"

Since it is a white field, its color should be as white as possible.Gao Zhao, a famous stone appreciator in the Qing Dynasty, once described Baitian as "the snow in Liangyuan and the cloud in Yandang" in "Guanshilu".

Chu Chen's printed embryo is mainly white, with only a little golden embellishment. Although it is not as good as the inner core of the top-quality white field, which is like suet white jade, psychic and smooth, it looks like it has a special charm. .Of course, then again, if it was really a top-quality white field, Old Monster Ding wouldn't be so cheap to Chu Chen.

As for Chu Chen's printed embryo, apart from being not so perfect in terms of material, it can be said to be perfect in itself.

Generally speaking, from the perspective of shape, Baitian and all the stones produced in Tiankeng have a common feature: they are all in the shape of random pebbles.And Baitian was very precious in ancient times, so except for some small pieces of ancient seals, they were rarely cut into squares.

At the same time, if it is a finished seal or decoration, most of them will have exquisite thin relief.This is due to the fact that Baitian's characteristics must be determined by "applying art according to aptitude and skillfully covering up flaws".At the same time, only a good white field texture can show the skill in carving and reflect the effect.

And Chu Chen's seal embryo is also a follow-up seal, shaped like a majestic mountain peak.And a plain seal says it all. Except for the three-character border of "Shi Fu Rong", there is no artificial processing on the surface, and it is completely carved by nature. This is the preciousness of this seal.

In fact, if you observe carefully, this seal is not without flaws, but it is cleverly covered up by the three characters "Shi Fu Rong", and it is this ingenuity that increases the value of this seal.

“Nature is really amazing!”

Seeing this, Mr. Liu was very emotional. Then, while playing with the seal, he said: "I think Xu Rong should be reluctant to carve words on such a seal, otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to leave such a seal. Such a treasure You have to keep it well."

Seeing that the master liked this seal very much, Chu Chen said, "Master, I gave this seal to you. How to keep it is up to you."

Mr. Liu laughed when he heard the words, and said happily: "Ah Chen, I appreciate your kindness. I'm already so old. Is it possible that I still have my own name on it? Isn't that a waste of treasure! This way It’s better to keep the embryo for your own use.”

"Can……"

Chu Chen wanted to persuade him again, but Mr. Liu waved his hand, interrupted him, and said with a smile: "Okay, that's the deal, but let me appreciate it for a few days before giving it to you."

Seeing the resoluteness of what the master said, Chu Chen nodded in agreement.

Mr. Liu went on to say: "By the way, I have a gift for you when you move your courtyard house this Sunday. It can be regarded as a wedding gift I gave you and Xiao Ke in advance. Xiao Shu, go to my room and get it. "

Chu Chen scratched his head, and said with a chuckle, "I'm so sorry."

Mr. Liu glared at him: "I'm your master, what's so embarrassing about giving you a wedding gift? If you want to thank you, then you should give birth to a child with Wu Ke soon. Hey, by the way, the time you and Wu Ke are together It's not short, why didn't she respond at all?"

Chu Chen blushed, and said weakly: "I think it's not good for her to get married with her belly upright, so she hasn't taken any measures recently. It may take a while to deal with the child."

Mr. Liu laughed: "Then I will wait to hold my grandson."

Chu Chen was really overwhelmed by this kind of thing, but fortunately Liu Qinshu walked in with two brocade boxes that looked rather festive, which made him heave a sigh of relief.

"Okay, open it yourself to see if you like it."

Chu Chen's embarrassment made Mr. Liu feel very amusing, but he didn't continue to joke, so he asked Liu Qinshu to put the box in front of Chu Chen.

Chu Chen opened the first box and saw that there was a bronze mirror inside.

The bronze mirror is rhombus-shaped, with a round button, and a pair of swan geese with concentric ribbons on each side of the button, symmetrical and echoing, full of interest; a lotus flower is in full bloom on the button, bees and butterflies are flying on both sides, and a lotus flower is blooming under the button, revealing Lotus seeds.The patterns on the edge of the mirror are arranged alternately with the patterns of birds holding branches.

There has been a tradition of using geese for weddings since ancient times.For example, in the wedding etiquette of the Tang Dynasty, "nacai" means that the man sends a gift to the woman's home to propose marriage, and the matchmaker is involved in this matter.Ritual use of geese, geese are migratory birds, they wait for the sun to move, autumn goes to spring, and their behavior is orderly. It implies that all actions of women should be centered on men, and they hope to serve the king with righteousness.

Geese are loyal and stay with their spouses for life.Even if it is a lone goose, it will no longer choose a mate.The swan geese's habit of never leaving and staying with them for life is appreciated by people.

Therefore, among the six ceremonies, except for the dowry gift used when accepting the levy, the other five things all use geese as the ceremony.Because live geese are not easy to come by, families with prominent backgrounds will use bronze mirrors decorated with swan geese, which is a high-grade marriage gift.

Judging from the various characteristics of this bronze mirror, Chu Chen should be a bronze mirror decorated with swan geese from the Tang Dynasty.There is a sentence in the ancient poem "Journey to the Past", "The mirror is still there when you get married, and the magpie shadow and water chestnut flowers are full of brilliance." The concentric mirror of geese was a wedding mirror in the heyday of Tang Dynasty.

This kind of mirror was popular in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty. It was in the most glorious period of the Tang Dynasty for more than a hundred years. It was a microcosm of the social economy, ideology and arts and crafts at that time.This mirror is full of silver light, magnificent and full of vitality, reflecting the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

In addition, the decorations imply wealth and harmony, festive happiness, and eternal life. It is perfect to be used as a wedding gift.It also expressed Liu Lao's best wishes to Chu Chen and Wu Ke, so Chu Chen quickly expressed his gratitude to Liu Lao.

　I am going to adjust the work and rest time today, and there is another chapter to be added during the day tomorrow, I hope everyone can forgive me!

　　
　
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