Jianbao life

Chapter 814 Picking up sesame seeds but losing watermelon
"It's really hard to say!"

Hearing what Liu Sizhe said, Zhu Dafu shook his head and said: "You should all know how rare Li Mo is. It is said that Song Taizu ordered to 'serialize several ships of Ting Yu ink and import it into the inner library'. Later, the ruler of the Song Dynasty Start to monopolize Li Tinggui's ink and become exclusive to the royal family, and only use this ink to write imperial edicts."

"At that time, Huizhou had to pay 1000 catties of this ink to the imperial court every year, which made it extremely difficult to see this ink on the market. There was a saying in the society that 'gold is easy to get, Li Mo is hard to find'. It is said that the black market In the transaction, a piece of Li ink has been sold for [-] yuan, which is much more expensive than gold. Therefore, it is also called 'the best product in the world' or 'the best ink in the world'."

"It's a pity that Li Tinggui's descendants later entered the political world, and many of them became officials, and no one inherited the ancestral business. There are no detailed records of Li Tinggui's specific methods and techniques for making ink. Only "Quan Tang Poems" retains a poem The poem "Li Tinggui's Art of Tibetan Ink" about Li Tinggui's method of storing ink is said to be Li Tinggui's own dictation."

"The ones that have been handed down to the present, except for the piece of Li Mo that was handed down from the Forbidden City on Baodao, which is said to have been preserved by Emperor Qianlong himself, because he was reluctant to use it because of his love, can no longer be found in other places. In addition, now this Compared with that piece of Li ink, the piece of ancient ink is so new and so much better..."

Hearing this, everyone also understood what Zhu Dafu meant. Although antiques cannot be completely judged as heroes based on old and new, if you count by time, the real thing has been preserved for thousands of years. After such a long time, this piece of ancient ink is still alive It's amazing how well it's been preserved.

Of course, it is unrealistic to say that there must be no exceptions, but how much is this possibility?

Zhao Xueyi said: "I think that ancient ink is too new to be used as conclusive evidence. We should use scientific dialectics to prove whether it is true or not."

Uncle Wu asked: "Then how do you think it should be proved that it is true?"

"Hehe, as you all know, I don't have a deep research on the identification of ancient ink, and I can't say why it is specific, but based on the color and quality of this ancient ink, I think there is a great possibility It's the real thing."

Zhao Xueyi smiled slightly and said: "It is said that the ink made by Li Tinggui is 'rich in texture and smooth in texture, with a luster like lacquer. Zhong Mo copied one and a half of the "Hua Yan Jing" before grinding down an inch. There is also a student who grinds and writes [-] yuan a day, and a piece of Li ink has been used for ten years."

"There is also a short story in "Tun Zhai Xian Lan", which says that a nobleman accidentally dropped a piece of Li ink into the water. At that time, he thought that the ink must have been soaked in water, so he ignored it. As a result, after a month, he He dropped a piece of gold jewelry into the water again, and ordered someone to pick it up. Unexpectedly, the piece of Li Mo was still there, and the color and color did not change, and the appearance was as new, so the nobleman quickly took the piece of Li Mo. Treasure it."

Having said that, Zhao Xueyi felt thirsty, so he went to pour a glass of water to drink, and then said: "Although the ancients liked to exaggerate in some aspects, based on the performance of this ancient ink, I think that what was recorded in the ancient books before is not true at all. It’s not an exaggeration, if you don’t believe me, you can measure its weight, listen to its voice, and see what kind of ancient ink can you find besides Li Mo that can perform like this?”

After hearing what Zhao Xueyi said, everyone started to work one by one, weighed the ancient ink, and tapped it lightly a few times.

At this time, Zhao Xueyi added another sentence: "Oh, and if you put this piece of ancient ink in front of your nose, you should still be able to smell a faint fragrance. If it wasn't for Li Mo, I really can't think of it. Kind of ink, after such a long time, can still have such a taste!"

Zhu Dafu shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. Some good inks are still fragrant after hundreds of years."

Zhao Xueyi said with a smile: "Then I'm going to ask, in the past few hundred years, is there any ancient ink made by a famous artist with such quality?"

Zhu Dafu thought hard for a while, and found that in his impression, there really is no such ink maker who can make such ancient ink.

Seeing this, Uncle Wu smiled and said: "Everyone should hope that this is the real Li Mo, but there are too few clues for us now. Even if the inscriptions and inscriptions on it can be clearer, it will be much better than now."

Everyone nodded. This is called a clever woman who can't cook without rice. Even if they have the ability to identify, but there is no relevant clues, there is nothing they can do.

At this time, Chu Chen picked up the ancient ink, observed it carefully, and then recognized the last character, and said, "Take a look, does this look like Gui characters?"

Everyone heard the words and hurriedly came forward, and after a closer look, they found that it really looked like the word "Gui".

Seeing this, Liu Sizhe frowned and said, "Isn't that right, should it be 'Gui'?"

Zhu Dafu said with a smile: "Xiao Liu, it's a good thing that Mr. Liu is not here, otherwise he will definitely give you a scolding after hearing you say that! You can go to the dictionary, 'gui' and 'gui' are actually fake characters, Both 'Lee Jung-gyu' and 'Lee Jung-gyu' are acceptable."

Liu Sizhe touched his nose, smiled awkwardly, and then became excited again, asking: "That means, this piece of ancient ink should be the famous Li Mo?"

Uncle Wu waved his hand and said: "Xiao Liu, you should also know that everyone thinks that the Li Mo collected by the Forbidden City in Baodao is one of the existing ones in the world, and now another one pops up, so you have to be more cautious. !"

The more precious something is, the higher its social influence will be. If this piece of Li Mo is indeed genuine, it will definitely be quite a sensation in the antique world. By then, if everyone finds that the appraisal is wrong , that would be a shame to the whole world, and everyone present would become the laughing stock of the antique world.

Therefore, although everyone thinks that this piece of ancient ink may be the real Li ink, they dare not be sure without [-]% confirmation that it is genuine.

"Then what should we do, such a precious ancient ink, we don't necessarily have to try it out to verify its authenticity?" Liu Sizhe said with a frown.

"How is this possible!" Uncle Wu and the three shook their heads again and again, expressing that they couldn't do it.Things like ink should be used a little less. If it is an imitation, it will be okay, but if it is the real thing, everyone will be quite heartbroken.

At this time, Chu Chen said, "Actually, I have a gentler way."

"What way?" Everyone asked in unison.

"We are now so advanced in technology, wouldn't it be enough to take a little bit off this piece of ancient ink and test it?" Chu Chen replied.

After hearing what Chu Chen said, everyone nodded in unison. Under the current situation, this method is indeed more appropriate.

However, Liu Sizhe still felt very uneasy: "However, what if this is a high-quality imitation with very similar formula?"

"If Li ink was so easy to imitate, it would not be so precious. According to related reports, Li ink can be used for other purposes besides grinding ink, such as a substitute for lacquer and dyeing. "

Chu Chen said with a smile: "In addition, some people also discovered that Li Tinggui's ink can be used as medicine to treat diseases, and it is a special medicine for treating postpartum hemorrhage. This may be related to the many astringent and blood-activating and stasis-removing medicines in the ink. I don't believe it. Someone can imitate Li Mo so much, you have to know that ancient times are not like today, there are so many testing equipment."

After hearing what Chu Chen said, Liu Sizhe couldn't help but nodded: "That's true, but if there are too many inspection items, then wouldn't more ancient ink be used, wouldn't this be a bit too wasteful?"

"Then do you think there is any other good way?" Chu Chen spread his hands and asked.

"Why are you trying to find a way?"

As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, everyone saw Fatty Dong walking in with others.

"Hey, fat man, why are you here?" Liu Sizhe asked.

Fatty Dong curled his lips and said: "You don't even look at it. How long have you been here? We waited and waited, but we couldn't see you and Brother Chen coming over. I thought there was something unexpected here, so we went together Come and see!"

"Cut! That's nice to say, don't you want to come and watch the fun!" Liu Sizhe sneered.

"There is a saying that it is better to be alone than to be happy together. Since there is excitement to watch, of course we have to come and have a look!" Fatty Dong said with a smile.

"Then what age do you think this piece of ancient ink is from?" Liu Sizhe smiled and pointed at that piece of ancient ink.

"Hey, lacquer clothes... that's not right! It's the pattern that comes with it... How does this look like the pattern on the horn of a rhinoceros, could it be..." Fatty Dong became more surprised and excited as he looked at it. The fat face trembled with excitement.

Everyone didn't expect Fatty Dong to guess it right away. Chu Chen said with a smile: "Fatty, not bad, you guessed it right away."

"Of course, I'm a member of the school's calligraphy club. How could Gu Mo not study it?"

Fatty Dong smiled complacently, and then quickly reacted, and asked excitedly: "Brother Chen, do you mean that this piece of ancient ink is really the famous Li Mo?"

Chu Chen waved his hand and said, "We're not sure about this yet, we're going to take some off and have it appraised before we talk about it."

Fatty Dong disagreed: "Then what a waste! Is there no other way? Can you ask other experts to take a look..."
Speaking of this, he was afraid that everyone would misunderstand, so he quickly added another sentence: "Seniors, I don't believe in your eyesight when I say this, but I just feel that it is too wasteful for such good ink to be destroyed."

Uncle Wu and the others smiled and shook their heads, saying that it was okay, and they all understood Fatty Dong's thoughts.

"Yup!"

Zhu Dafu patted his forehead: "Almost forgot, we can ask Mr. Liu to appraise it! And Mr. Liu has seen the piece of Li Mo from the Forbidden City on Baodao back then..."

(End of this chapter)