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Chapter 689 Nine-Story Boshan Furnace
After explaining the characteristics of this wax Buddha statue, Chu Chen finally said: "So, I think this Buddha statue should have been carved during the Yongle period."

"Clap clap..."

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, all three raised their hands in unison, Zhu Dafu said with a smile: "Xiao Chen, I don't even know how your brain grows, but luckily I only meet one person like you." , if there are more, I will have to retire!"

Chu Chen smiled and waved his hands quickly when he heard the words, and said modestly: "Uncle Fu, you are growing old and strong now, so it's not time to retire! Besides, I still have a lot to learn from you!"

Meng Yi said with a smile: "Xiao Chu, don't be modest, I think many experts are not as good as you!"

Chu Chen scratched his head, smiled wryly and said, "You guys are trying to kill me!"

Everyone laughed, and after Meng Yi had seen the Buddha statue first, he laughed and said, "It's really okay to be a fool, to treat the real as a fake, and the fake as real, it's not a loss." Dasha' the title!"

"Xiao Meng, why did Dasha get this nickname this year?" Zhu Dafu asked curiously.

"Thinking about it, I find it very funny now..." Meng Yi smiled and briefly told everyone about Nian Dasha's stupidity.

Everyone heard that this was the case, and they all couldn't laugh or cry. It was really amazing to be able to say such things at that time.

"By the way, Xiao Chen, why did you think of accepting this wooden statue?" After laughing, Zhu Dafu turned his attention to the statue that Chu Chen bought just now.

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said, "At first, I thought this wooden statue was a bit extraordinary."

"How do you say that?" Meng Yi felt a little strange about Chu Chen's statement, because the material used for this statue has nothing to do with the word "extraordinary".

Chu Chen explained: "First of all, this wooden statue was treated with lacquer and gold at that time. In addition, you can take a look at its carving."

"Carver?"

When everyone heard this, they hurriedly stepped forward to observe carefully. The more they looked, the more surprised they became, and finally, puzzled expressions appeared on their faces.

"It's really strange, such a good carver, why didn't he choose a better piece of wood?" Qiao Qingtai murmured.

"Yes, and who is the craftsman represented by the wooden statue?" Meng Yixian also frowned and asked.

Turning to Zhu Dafu behind the statue, he suddenly said loudly: "Come and see, there is a poem engraved here!"

Meng Yixian's Qiao Qingtai rushed over and saw that the back of the statue was indeed engraved with words, but because of the age and some dirt on the handwriting, except for a few handwriting, others could not be seen clearly.

At this time, Chu Chen took a basin of clear water, found another cloth, dipped it in the water, and wiped it lightly. After a while, the handwriting appeared.

"Please talk about the copper stove, Cuiwei is like Nanshan. The upper branches are like pines and cypresses, and the lower ones are based on copper plates. The carvings are different, and they are connected with each other."

At the end of the reading, Qiao Qingtai said in surprise: "Isn't this a passage from "Sitting Four and Don't Make Noise" introducing Boshan Furnace in the Han Dynasty! Could it be that this craftsman is Lu Ban?"

The reason why he said this is also because behind this verse, there is a sentence "Who can do this, Gongshu and Luban." It is generally believed that Gongshu and Luban are one person, so he asked this question.

Zhu Dafu directly denied: "It's not like you haven't seen the image of Lu Ban, how could this be Lu Ban?"

Meng Qiao Qingtai thought about it, and felt that the person it represented should not be Lu Ban, so he asked again: "Then is this person a public loser?"

"Gongshu and Luban are the same person!" Meng Yi said first.

Qiao Qingtai spread his hands and said, "Some people say that Gongshu and Lu Ban are not the same person. Besides, if they are really a person, why does the poem separate Gongshu and Lu Ban?"

Zhu Dafu laughed and said, "We don't need to discuss this kind of issue. Don't you think this person's clothing should be in the style of the Han Dynasty? Even if Gongshu and Lu Ban were not alone, they wouldn't be able to wear this kind of clothing, right? Besides, If this statue really represents one of these two men, why is the following verse not engraved?"

Meng Yixian murmured: "That's true, then who is this person? What kind of skilled craftsman was there in the Han Dynasty..."

Just when Meng Yi said this first, Zhu Dafu turned his head and asked Chu Chen, "Xiao Chen, is there anything special about this statue?"

"Aren't the two points I mentioned special?" Chu Chen asked with a smile.

Zhu Dafu also smiled and said: "You boy, if you don't see rabbits and don't scatter eagles, I don't believe that there is nothing special about this statue, so you will buy it."

Chu Chen shook his head and said, "To be honest, I really bought this thing for the purpose of research at the beginning, but well, I really discovered a strange place later."

"What strange place?" The three asked in unison.

Chu Chen said: "The weight of the statue is wrong!"

"Is the weight wrong?"

Hearing what Chu Chen said, Meng Yi quickly stepped forward to hug the wooden statue, and then said, "The weight is about the same, I don't think it's wrong!"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "But don't forget that this wooden statue has been around for a long time. The old material and the carving process should be made in the early Ming Dynasty. After such a long time, the wooden statue How could it be the same weight?"

Under normal circumstances, if the wood is stored for a long time, the weight will definitely be lighter. Therefore, after hearing what Chu Chen said, everyone immediately realized the problem.

Zhu Dafu's brain reacted quickly, and he quickly asked: "Xiao Chen, what do you mean to say, is there something hidden in this statue?"

Chu Chen nodded: "I think it should be like this. As for whether it is right or not, you will only know after reading it."

Among the four people at the scene, Qiao Qingtai was the most impatient, and said, "I looked around just now, except for those natural cracks, there are no artificial traces, what should I do now, smash it open?"

Zhu Dafu said angrily: "Why do you always come up with such bad ideas? You don't think it's a pity that such a good statue is ruined like this, but I also think it's a pity!"

Qiao Qingtai was also a little embarrassed when he heard the words, he smiled and asked again: "Then what should I do?"

Zhu Dafu said: "Stupid, have you seen the base of the statue?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I almost forgot about it..."

Seeing Qiao Qingtai's sudden realization, Chu Chen chuckled, and carefully put the statue down on the ground.However, the bottom of the statue was full of dirt, and it was impossible to see what was going on underneath, so Chu Chen started cleaning again, but the dirt was gone, but a layer of black paint was exposed.

"There is a play!"

Seeing this situation, everyone showed a pleasant look on the contrary, because they felt that under normal circumstances, there is no need to paint the bottom with black paint.

Sure enough, after Chu Chen scraped off the layer of black paint with a knife, a square gap was immediately revealed.

Seeing that there might indeed be something in the statue, Zhu Dafu and the others were extremely excited and excited, but this statue did not use a mechanism similar to the "belly hall", and the wooden board in the middle was glued on with something like glue Yes, this was a pain for Chu Chen, so he could only use a knife to cut open bit by bit along the gap.

Because he was afraid of hurting the statue, Chu Chen didn't dare to use too much force. After scratching like this for a long time, the wooden board in the middle became a little loose. Then Chu Chen slightly tilted it with the knife, and only heard a "pop", and the wooden board fell off. down.

Everyone quickly looked inside, and the first thing that caught their eyes was some unknown stuffing, which looked like hay.After cleaning up these things, Chu Chen took out a thing wrapped in ancient kraft paper from it. It seemed that the size was not small, and the height alone looked more than 40 centimeters.

Seeing this situation, Qiao Qingtai couldn't wait to say: "Xiao Chu, quickly open it and see what's inside?"

Zhu Dafu said angrily: "Why are you so anxious, how can you be anxious at this time, what if you accidentally mess with the things inside?"

Qiao Qingtai also thought that since it was such a well-hidden thing, it was probably a treasure, and if he broke it because of his words, then he would be ashamed, so he quickly explained embarrassingly:

"Xiaochen, I'm just too impatient, don't take it to heart!"

Chu Chen shook his head with a smile, saying that it was okay, and then he slowly cleaned up the kraft paper, and the contents inside were immediately revealed.

The things are bean-shaped, and the whole body is covered with gold. In the center of a circular copper plate, there is a straight handle for the upper furnace body. Small hole for smoke.There are many exquisite carvings on the cover, with many peaks and peaks, and birds, beasts and figures haunt the forest.It is a Boshan furnace.

Although it is only a Boshan furnace, the whole body of the wrong gold can show its extraordinary features, especially the wrong gold is basically well preserved, which is even more rare.

Just when everyone wanted to step forward to observe carefully, Meng Yi first exclaimed: "I know! The representative of this craftsman should be Ding Huan of the Han Dynasty!"

The Boshan furnace in the Han Dynasty was difficult to make because of its exquisite craftsmanship, and it was not competent for ordinary craftsmen. Therefore, in ancient poems, ancient skillful craftsmen were used to describe contemporary craftsmen, saying: "Who can make this furnace, Gongshu and Luban!"

In fact, the name of one of the famous furnace makers in the Han Dynasty has been handed down, and that is Chang'an Qiaogong Ding Huan.

According to the record of Ding Huan in "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes": "It is always full of lights, seven dragons and five phoenixes, and it is difficult to find the wonder of lotus root. , until the beginning of time, it was changed... It was also made into a nine-story Boshan incense burner, carved into strange birds and monsters, full of supernatural beings, all of which move naturally..."

(End of this chapter)