Jianbao life

Chapter 690 Nine-Story Boshan Furnace
"Ding Huan?"

Zhu Dafu and Qiao Qingtai were slightly taken aback. After thinking about it for a while, they really felt that the person represented by this statue might be Ding Huan, because according to historical records, he was the only skilled craftsman in the Han Dynasty comparable to Luban.

Since the first statue is likely to be Ding Huan, then the Boshan furnace in front of me...

"Hiss! Could this be the legendary nine-story Boshan furnace?" Qiao Qingtai gasped, and then said in shock.

"It's possible, it's possible!" Zhu Dafu and Meng Yixian both nodded excitedly, and although Chu Chen already knew the value of the things, seeing the real things with his own eyes still made him quite excited.

In the Western Han Dynasty, exquisitely carved Tongboshan incense burners were not uncommon, and they were also found in the excavated tombs of princes and dukes.But the most exquisite bean-shaped Boshan furnace is the Zojin Boshan furnace unearthed from the tomb of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty.

In that Boshan furnace, the upper part of the furnace body and the furnace cover are composed of layers of mountains. Although there are no nine layers, there are at least six or seven layers. There are trees dotted between the peaks, mythical beasts, tigers and leopards haunt them, and there are bows and crossbows on their shoulders chasing wild boars. The hunters, especially some nimble monkeys, or sitting on the top of the peak, or riding on the back of the beast, add to the fun of the work.

The whole furnace of this Boshan furnace is decorated with gold, with strong and smooth lines, thick and thin, and the thin ones are close to hair. The craftsmanship is extremely exquisite, and people can't help but marvel when they see it.

But comparing that Boshan furnace with the Boshan furnace in front of you, it seems a bit insignificant.

First of all, the Boshan furnace unearthed from Liu Sheng's tomb is 26 centimeters high, which is rare in bean-shaped Boshan furnaces, but the Boshan furnace in front of us is nearly 45 cm high. It can be said that a Boshan furnace with such a height is quite rare.

In addition, when talking about the decoration on the furnace cover, although the Boshan furnace unearthed from Liu Sheng's tomb is quite exquisite in workmanship, it only has six or seven floors. nine floors.

And the decorations on it are just like the ones described in the book, they are all strange birds, monsters, ghosts and other creatures that none of the four of them have ever seen before.But even so, these things were still vividly portrayed by the author, and in the eyes of the four people, they didn't feel awkward at all, which shows the high level of craftsmen.

Besides, in the Boshan furnace in front of you, the whole body is full of gold wires, just like the flowing water. The gold wires are also thick and thin, and there is no difference between the thin parts and the hair. Think about the technological conditions in ancient times. It is no wonder that Chu Chen and the others were amazed at how it could be done like this.

After carefully appreciating the Boshan furnace in front of him, Zhu Dafu praised loudly: "Good! Good! It's really wonderful! It really deserves to be the legendary nine-story Boshan furnace. I think it can be said to be one of many Boshan furnaces. The pinnacle of work!"

The other three also nodded in agreement. After getting excited, Meng Yi first thought of a question and asked:
"It is recorded in "Xijing Miscellaneous Notes" that the objects on the nine-story Boshan furnace made by Ding Huan 'all move naturally'. Do you think this is an exaggeration or a fact?"

Qiao Qingtai smiled and said, "Of course, it's an exaggeration. It's not like you don't know that for a better Boshan furnace, when incense is burned in the furnace, light smoke will come out, which will cause a kind of hazy mountain scenery and lively beasts." The effect. This is actually just an illusion caused by the refraction of light, which makes our eyes produce, how can there be such an 'automatic' effect?"

"Uh..." Meng Yi wanted to say very much, how would he know if he didn't try, but it was Chu Chen's stuff after all, so it was not convenient for him to speak.

Chu Chen understood what Meng Yixian meant, and he said with a smile, "Whether it works or not, we can try it, but we don't have any spice here!"

Meng Yixian quickly said: "This is really easy to handle, but I just need to trouble everyone to go to my shop again."

Zhu Dafu's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said happily: "Then what are you waiting for, I haven't tasted the Hehexiang made by you for a long time!"

Hearing this, Qiao Qingtai said in surprise: "Xiao Meng, I didn't expect you to be a master of Hexiang!"

"I don't dare to be a master, I just have some experience." Meng Yixian said modestly.

Zhu Dafu laughed and said: "Okay, Xiaomeng, don't be modest, you will know how wonderful Xiaomeng's Hehexiang is after a while."

Hehexiang, as the name suggests, is based on the origin of Hehexiang, adopting different compatibility principles, selecting high-quality fragrant herbs from all over the world, and using different processing techniques to make the medicinal or fragrant properties better, and then cellaring for a certain period of time to make the medicinal properties more effective. Fusion, the fragrance is more mellow.

To put it simply, the joss stick that Chu Chen got was actually a kind of harmony incense.

The history of incense in our country has a long history. From "Book of Songs" and "Li Sao" to Wei Jin Yong and Fu, from Tang Poetry and Song Ci to "Romance of the West Chamber" and "Dream of Red Mansions", literati described the elegance of "fragrance" heartily, and pushed "Nongxiang" to its fullest. The palace of culture.

For example, the great writer Su Dongpo, who has left many legends and stories to future generations and is quite charismatic, is a master of incense tasting and making.

Looking at the entire history of incense and Taoism in our country, which country or nation has so many intellectuals paying attention to incense and Taoism for so long and almost throughout history?It can be said that they have elevated tasting incense to a purely aesthetic activity, just like appreciating calligraphy and painting or playing opera, and they have reached the beautiful state of art from content to form.

Everyone went back to the shop together, Meng Yi closed the door casually first, and then he took out a tray from the back room, on which were placed many things used for tasting incense, such as incense burners, incense molds, incense spoons, incense sticks, There are [-] or [-] types of silver leaves, incense bottles, etc. in total.

After Meng Yi put the things on the table first, Qiao Qingtai exclaimed, "Xiao Meng, these things of yours are quite old, right?"

Meng Yixian smiled slightly and said: "It's true that it's been a few years, but there are not many people playing incense now, it took me a lot of effort to collect these things, and I only collected them all three years ago. "

"Hey! It can't be helped!" Qiao Qingtai shook his head and sighed: "In addition to the common incense sticks in our lives, how many people in modern times understand the culture of incense and Taoism? The things passed down by the ancestors, if they continue like this, I guess It's all lost!"

"Old Qiao, you are worrying a little bit!"

Zhu Dafu retorted: "To play incense, you have to consume it. Spices are so expensive now. How can you let a person who is busy with life all day play incense? Our country was poor in the past, and people's lives were not rich. Of course, there are fewer people who practice incense. Life has improved in the past two years, so there will be more people playing incense!"

"That's right!" Qiao Qingtai said with a smile: "Without financial strength, Xiangdao is really unaffordable."

Zhu Dafu chuckled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about it, let's enjoy Xiao Meng Hexiang!"

Meng Yi smiled slightly, then picked up the things on the tray and started to operate.

Fragrances can’t just be combined. Before combining incense, you must first choose a theme and think clearly about the intention and purpose of making this incense, for example, improving the air, relieving fatigue, maintaining health at home, and so on.Then, match according to the theme.

Combining incense and combining medicines has the same principle. In addition, referring to the law of compatibility and seasoning in Taoist diet, the so-called pharmacology and taste are Yili.

Therefore, an excellent perfumer must be familiar with the way of incense and medicine, be able to ingeniously match the medicinal properties of incense, and integrate his open mind and blessings into the fragrance, so that the fragrance has a positive theme and obtains strong vitality. .

This kind of positive theme and vitality is reflected in the fact that the smeller will feel the pleasant fragrance when burning incense, the body and mind are clear, the mood is cheerful and bright, and the negative concepts in the heart gradually disappear, replaced by a positive, happy and peaceful state of mind.This is the most basic and highest standard for judging a good perfumer and a good perfumer.

There seems to be nothing special about Meng Yixian's method of Hexiang, just one word, stable!But it was this stability that made Chu Chen and the others who were watching calm down.After a while, a refreshing fragrance filled the surroundings...

After completing all the steps, Meng Yixian said with a smile, "Let's use powder incense today."

The common forms of Hehexiang are thread incense, tower incense, coil incense, powder incense, etc., and powder incense is a powdered spice that is directly combined, which can be used for smearing, sprinkling, direct burning, and can also be used to make seal incense.

Everyone smiled and said no problem.

Afterwards, Chu Chen took up the lid of the Boshan furnace he had just obtained, and then Meng Yixian put the ceramic tiles with powdered incense into the furnace and lit it, and a wisp of light smoke curled up in an instant. After a while, an elegant and peaceful fragrance permeated the entire hall.

At the same time, everyone lost their interest in talking, and just inhaled the fragrance lightly, savoring the refreshing fragrance with intoxication on their faces.

After a while, everyone remembered that there were still important things to do. After smiling at each other, Chu Chen put the lid on the Boshan furnace.

At the beginning, the Boshan furnace with the lid on did not show any difference, but the cigarettes were a little scattered because of the small holes in the furnace cover, and that appearance was not as good as the original natural shape.

Seeing this situation, everyone felt a little disappointed. However, just as Qiao Qingtai was about to say something, the scene in front of him suddenly changed drastically. The smoke on the stove cover suddenly poured down for no reason. After a while, the whole The incense burner becomes a sea of ​​clouds and mist.

And what shocked everyone even more was that the weird birds and monsters on the incense burner actually started to move by themselves, just as the book said.Some of them growl, some run, some play, some sleep there, and so on, there are so many dreamlike scenes.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned, completely unaware of what was going on in this scene...

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