God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 520
Chengni inkstone is different from other inkstones. Its production principle is similar to that of ceramic purple sandware. It is made of fine mud left after grinding, scouring and screening of selected sand, plus special plastic sculpture, and then calcined at high temperature. , the quality of the top-grade clear clay inkstone is as hard as a stone, and the ink is fast and good. The most important thing is that it can be molded into any shape you want, and it does not cause so much damage to the environment.

After all, other types of inkstones are collected from ready-made stones for carving. The damage to the environment caused by quarrying is very serious, especially some ores are buried deep underground, requiring long and deep mines to be dug. Not only is the damage to the environment serious, but even the mining process is full of unpredictable risks.

Of course, things are much better now, mining is under local control, mining technology is better than before, and the ability to prevent and control risks has also been strengthened.

But when it comes to the plasticity of the inkstone itself, we have to count the clear mud inkstone. The fine clay added with special colloid is especially easy to carve. It is much easier to carve than hard stones. Any shape is acceptable, so that the carving techniques of Chengni inkstone have formed their own unique schools.

Xu Jingxing was a sculptor himself, so he naturally understood the reason behind it, so he liked the Chengni inkstone in front of him very much.

Of course, the most important reason is that this inkstone is really beautiful.

The color of this inkstone is yellow, with a faint luster. It is beautiful with a hint of calmness. At a glance, it looks like it is carved from boxwood, but it is heavy and solid when you start it. It feels delicate when you touch it suddenly. It feels a little prickly to the touch, and the roughness is moderate.

In addition to the beautiful color, the shape is also quite amazing.

The size of this square Chengni inkstone is not big, just the size of an ordinary plate. The overall shape is also round, to be precise, it is in the shape of a lotus leaf. It is just like the real thing, even the veins on the lotus leaf are very realistically outlined, and even the end of those veins is connected with half of the remaining leaf stems, where the leaf stems are broken not only have the kind of through holes, but even There is also a drop of water, as vivid as if it had just been broken from the water.

The finishing touch is a small frog and a small dragonfly on the lotus leaf.

The little frog is kicking its legs to hunt, while the little dragonfly that is the target of hunting is flustered and about to fly. This picture is between movement and stillness. The frog is about to jump up but has not left the lotus leaf, and its two hind legs are still on the leaf Stepping on it, the little dragonfly is also about to take off into the air, but the two slender legs also do not leave the lotus leaf.

The interception of this kind of picture seems easy, but it is not so easy to portray the gesture that seems to be moving but not moving. This requires not only superb carving techniques, but also the observation and understanding of life, such as How frogs prey and how dragonflies take off are all particular. If you mess around, you will make a fool of yourself in the eyes of those who care.

Obviously, the maker of this inkstone has a very strong experience in rural life, and he has observed these details that are not usually noticeable very carefully, such as the bending range and length ratio of the dragonfly's legs, etc. are very realistic. , rather than making random guesswork.

In this way, the artistic content of this inkstone is very heavy.

A Chengni inkstone with great artistic content can fetch a lot of money in the market, because the price of stationery is at the highest point in history, and there is no shortage of buyers.

However, this is not the main reason why Xu Jingxing's eyes shine. The most important reason is the inscription and postscript left on the front of the inkstone.

What year is Geng Wu Twelfth Moon? For the time being, this "Xiao Lan" is very particular, because this name sounds a bit feminine now, but it was a big hit more than ten years ago. Every household gathers in front of the TV to watch "Ji Xiaolan with Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth". I believe everyone likes that witty and ever-changing cigarette bag very much.

That's right, this should be the postscript left by Ji Xiaolan.

Ji Xiaolan, whose real name is Ji Yun, courtesy name Xiaolan, name Shi Yun, Taoist name Guanyi Daoren, a native of Xianxian County, Zhili, a Jinshi in the 19th year of Qianlong, an official to the Minister of Rites, and a scholar of Xiebian University, was one of the four great talents at that time. He is also the chief editor of "Siku Quanshu", with extremely profound knowledge, and has left a strong mark in history and unofficial history.

Of course, there are only a few of the most amazing features of the clothes. One is that Ji Xiaolan is very good at antithetical couplets; the other is that Ji Xiaolan likes smoking pouches very much; Ji Xiaolan has a strong desire for women, and in her later years she wants to have a few daughters every day; five is that Ji Xiaolan likes to collect inkstones very much.

The above characteristics are hard to say, maybe they are true, maybe they are exaggerated, or even made up, but it is a fact that Ji Xiaolan likes to collect inkstones. Up to now, the descendants of the Ji family still have some inkstones hidden in their hands. What about the inkstone collected by Ji Xiaolan?

Of course, this does not mean that Ji Xiaolan's handwriting is so good. In fact, Ji Xiaolan's handwriting is average. Although it is on the average level, it is not up to the level of famous writers.However, the inkstones he collected are all very good.Therefore, the inkstone collected by Ji Xiaolan is much more valuable than the writing written by Ji Xiaolan. The data of previous auctions also prove this point. Even the rubbings of Ji Xiaolan's cigarette bag are worth more than Ji Xiaolan's own writing.

This is not his nonsense, but it is supported by data.

Just this year, a vertical scroll rubbing of Ji Xiaolan's pipe inscribed by Wu Hufan sold for a high price of 260 million, and a piece of Ziyun inkstone in Ji Xiaolan's collection was sold for a sky-high price of 580 million, but what about Ji Xiaolan's writing?The most expensive couplet is only 140 million, and the rest of the characters do not exceed 50, not even as good as Mei Lanfang's.

You know, Ji Xiaolan's reputation is no less famous than Mei Lanfang's, but the price of the words is so much lower, which is enough to illustrate this point.

But the inkstones collected by Ji Xiaolan are different, they are really good things, no one will doubt Ji Xiaolan's aesthetics of inkstones.

Thinking of this, he seemed to see bundles of red banknotes flying towards him.

With the appearance of this lotus leaf inkstone, it shouldn't be difficult to sell it for 100 million, right?
The lotus leaf inkstone is 100 million, the Bolang hammer pot is 100 million, plus the items left at home, it should be able to make up 400 million, and if you work hard, you will have the opportunity to buy real estate in the capital.

Thinking of this, he immediately became very motivated, wishing he could jump up and go to work now.

(End of this chapter)