God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 306 Golden Toad
Yangxian is a famous pottery capital in China, and the purple clay ware there is the most famous. Many masters of purple clay ware in history are from Yangxian, and no matter how bad they are, they also learned their crafts in Yangxian.

It can be said that there are [-] points of Zisha in the world, and Yang Xian occupies [-] points.

Of course, this does not mean that all the purple clay wares produced by Yangxian are high-quality products. On the contrary, in the current economic environment, the more the origin, the more fake and shoddy special products.

However, from Xu Jingxing's point of view, Boss Xu's purple sand golden toad tea pet is quite good. The size is slightly smaller than a baby's fist, but the shape is lifelike and very realistic, and it is set off by the durian-colored purple sand mud At first glance, it looks similar to the real thing, especially the eyes of this golden toad, which are specially decorated with black mud, very magical, and it looks like a master's handwriting.

There is nothing special about the shape itself, it is just a regular golden toad shape, squatting on the ground with a copper coin in its mouth, implying wealth and wealth.

Boss Xu said just now that this golden toad was invited from Yangxian. The use of the word "please" is also very interesting, because most people know that they use the word "please" when referring to statues of gods and Buddhas to show respect, but seldom Some people know that the status of this golden toad in traditional culture is similar to that of those statues of gods and Buddhas. You can't just say "buy", but you have to say "please".

why?

Everyone knows the story of Liu Hai playing with the golden toad. This golden toad finally became Liu Hai's mount and ascended to a fairy together. Compared with ordinary people, he is also a fairy.Moreover, in folk beliefs, the golden toad has almost become the incarnation of the God of Wealth, saying that it is the God of Wealth's turn to attract wealth and wealth, except that the God of Wealth is the first-class Jin Chan.

So don't look at Jin Chan's not so handsome, but his popularity is more popular than many gods.

The incense of the Golden Toad accumulates day by day, and people's pursuit and longing for wealth, so when mentioning the Golden Toad, they will be as respectful as possible, so as not to annoy the Golden Toad and ruin the fortune.

And there is also a little trick to the placement of the golden toad. The golden toad with a copper coin in its mouth usually faces the door, which means that the golden toad is transporting wealth home; Lucky outside.

At this moment, the small purple sand golden toad in front of Boss Xu is facing inward.

Of course, this cannot be said to be a superstition, it can be regarded as a kind of expectation and yearning for a better life, similar to obsessive-compulsive disorder or some kind of habit, for example, some people must put the shoes with their heads facing outward when sleeping, and some people must set the alarm clock. It will be fixed or something.

Hearing Boss Xu's words, so many thoughts flashed through Xu Jingxing's mind instantly, but he just praised: "It's very beautiful, is it a famous handwriting?"

"It's not a famous craftsman, but a well-known local craftsman," said Boss Xu politely.

"If you are famous in Yangxian, then you can be regarded as famous in other places, haha," Xu Jingxing laughed, and looked at the other tea pets with great interest.

Tea pets were relatively unpopular items in ancient times, and it has only become popular in recent years along with tea drinking and purple sand crazes.

Xu Jingxing had never seen a tea pet before, but he had only heard of the term and didn't know how this pet played, so he was very interested, and judging by his attainments in sculpture and art, these tea pets from Boss Xu Pets are considered small boutiques, and each piece is lifelike in shape, or lively and cute, or clever and gratifying, or naive.

One of the most outstanding buffaloes is the buffalo lying on the plate. The whole buffalo is made of maroon mud. It lies on the ground with its head slightly sideways, its eyes half-opened and half-closed, its mouth slightly open as if it is chewing cud, and its tail is thrown by its side. , like repelling gadflies.

The shape is simple, but the degree of realism is very high. Even Xu Jingxing, a child who grew up in the countryside, has to admit that this purple sand buffalo is almost the same as a real cow, especially the casual expression with closed eyes and rumination is almost the same as that of a real cow. The cow is exactly the same, even the long, curved eyelashes around the cow's eyes are so realistic.

This is the work of a craftsman with life experience and good observation skills, and ordinary people can't do it so realistically.

Moreover, after being watered, the chestnut skin of the Zisha buffalo will undergo a slight color change, and the color will become a little deeper, just like the cow has been drenched by rain. The color change process is very vivid.

The most interesting thing is that after a while, there will be a trickle of tea from the mouth of the cow, just like the foam that falls out of the buffalo when it chews its cud.

Of course, the fun of tea pets is not limited to this, the greatest fun lies in playing with the plate after pouring the tea, I saw Boss Xu pick up a small brush on the tea tray, dipped in bright red tea, and gently rub it on the tea pet. After cleaning, the tea pet looks even more pleasant, especially the moist appearance, which is as delicate and smooth as a baby's skin.

After cleaning, rub it lightly with a clean towel to remove the remaining tea stains on the surface of the tea pet. The luster of the tea pet's surface is more glossy, and you want to touch it when you look at it.

Cheng Lin stared at the little stars, and said in a low voice, "Let's buy two too, it's so fun."

Boss Xu chuckled, "I have some good tea pets here, which can be used as pets for beginners to practice. If you have patience and take good care of them, their appearance will not be worse than mine. Do you want to have a look?"

Xu Jingxing nodded, "You must have a look, there is great interest in small objects, it's so interesting."

"Haha, come here," said Boss Xu, getting up and leading them to the counter on the side of the room, pointing to the half of the cabinet against the wall, "It's all here, you guys look at it first, see which one you want, I'll send you off."

"No, as much as you want, I can't let you take a loss-making deal," Xu Jingxing waved his hands quickly, and after a few polite words, he set his eyes on the purple sand tea pet on the counter.

Half of a large cabinet displays tea pets, and all of them are purple sand tea pets, with a variety of themes, including animals, characters, zodiac series, boy series, etc., and some insects. Of course, gold is also indispensable. Toad, Pixiu and other mythical beasts.

The workmanship is not bad, it can be seen that they are all handmade, but compared with Mr. Xu's few, it is indeed a grade worse, the shape is a bit dull, and the color of the mud is also a bit dead. When you touch it with your hands, you can feel the mud. The material is the same as glass, and its air permeability is much poorer. It should be that the mud is too finely crushed during the crushing process.

If the clay is too fine, the air permeability and activity of the fired purple sand will be poorer, and the nature of the purple sand will be lost. If the workmanship is poorer, the finished product will naturally appear dull.

In fact, the handwork of these tea pets is still good. It can be seen that they are all made by skilled purple sand workers, but the shape of the tea pets is too old-fashioned and rigid, and they look the same, especially in terms of eyes, movements and expressions. It is completely incomparable with Boss Xu's purple sand buffalo.

(End of this chapter)