Water stains?

It is completely impossible for the cane-headed puppet to encounter water, even if it is wiped and maintained, it will be very careful, how can there be such a deep water stain trace?

"Could it be ......" Lu Zi'an lifted the puppet's body in disbelief: "Could it be that this is a water puppet?"

There have been many types of puppets in Chinese history, but with the changes of the times, some forms of puppet theatre have disappeared from the Chinese art stage, in fact, including the skill of water puppetry.

[What is a water puppet? Does it mean that the puppet is filled with water?]

[I've always heard people say that my brain is in water, and today I finally saw a real case hahahaha......]

[I heard that it is more suitable to not use an umbrella on a rainy day and get water into the brain!]

Lu Zi'an shook his head: "That's not how to explain it, the water puppet was originally called a water puppet, but it is actually a water puppet show." In the Tang Dynasty, Du Bao wrote "The Great Cause": Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty met his ministers in Qushui in March to observe the water decoration. The water ornament is the original form of the water puppet, which was later renamed the water puppet and is now lost. ”

In order to confirm his idea, he carefully dismantled the entire puppet.

The mechanism is very delicately made, and there is no mortise and tenon joint, because the mortise and tenon structure cannot enter the water, and even if it is coated with thick lacquer, the wood inside will be exposed after a long period of wear, so the joints of this puppet are fixed with very fine fishing lines.

For example, the elbow is a small circle polished around the edge of the wooden limb on both sides, which is tightened and fixed with a fishing line, and only the fishing line is worn when the mechanism is operated, and the design is very exquisite.

It's just a pity that later generations don't know the specific operation method of this water puppet, so they directly added a joystick to perform.

That's it.

Because the water puppets are performed in the water, each mechanism is relatively delicate, and in order not to sink underwater, balsa wood is used, and it is easy to float in the water, so the movements cannot be as precise and meticulous as stick puppets and marionettes, but this defect is not obvious because of the cover of water.

However, when the artist directly operates, there is no transition of water, and when the water puppet is operated in the way of the cane puppet, he will find that many actions cannot achieve the effect he wants, and he will subconsciously think that he is not strong enough.

And the most troublesome thing is that water puppets are different from stick puppets, and it is simply not feasible to repair water puppets with the repair method of stick puppets.

Lu Zi'an now finally understands why the master takes it very seriously, but he hasn't used it to repair it......

Seeing that the puppet was made of balsa wood, he smiled happily, "It's convenient for me." ”

He just happened to have balsa wood!

I was about to go to fetch wood when someone suddenly asked for a connection.

Lu Zi'an looked at it a little strangely: "Those who can move have to die...... What a mess of names. "But I seem to have an impression again, as if I've seen it somewhere......

Outright rejection.

Who knew that this person was quite persevering, and immediately applied again.

Again refused.

The other party really stopped applying, but he was still looking for wood, the door was pushed open directly, and Shen Mange poked into a little head: "Brother Zi'an, take it, that anchor is me!"

“…… Is it you? The one who can move has to die?" Lu Zi'an was more angry than surprised: "Aren't you going to learn embroidery tomorrow?

"Just sleep, sleep, you can even take a break!" Shen Mange looked at him with a smile, not afraid at all.

Lu Zi'an glared at her and clicked on the application.

Then Shen Mange went back to the room, and after connecting, Lu Zi'an saw that the number of people in his live broadcast room skyrocketed.

He roughly estimated, well, he should be able to change the handle again......

Is it better to change the carving knife or the chisel this time?

He took two pieces of wood, and compared the other arm of the puppet with his knife, cutting the piece into three.

It naturally takes no effort to carve into an arm, especially with the knife provided by the system, the blade is excellent, and it does not need to be polished, and it is always very sharp.

After making the joints like water puppets, he compared them and made sure that there was no problem, so he polished them smooth.

It's a pity that he doesn't have any fishing line at hand now, so he looked for it and found some white embroidery thread left over from Zhang Fengniang and them last time on the table next to him.

After trying the flexibility, it's not bad, Lu Zi'an muttered, "Let's try it first......"

Picking up the puppet body one by one, Lu Zi'an checked the original fishing line and felt that it might be better to change it.

"Looks like I'm going to have to buy fishing line tomorrow. Lu Zi'an blew on the sawdust and said to himself.

Putting the entire puppet back together, he readjusted all the loose mechanisms.

When the skull is attached, pull the lever and the puppet begins to slowly move its arms and head according to his movements.

[I don't feel like it's as delicate as the master did.] 】

[The action is so stiff, like a zombie ......]

Lu Zi'an smiled and nodded: "Yes, because of the restrictions of the performance environment, the water puppet cannot achieve the delicacy of the cane-headed puppet, but the water puppet is more artistic conception than the cane-headed puppet when performing, the water is flowing, and the overall picture will be more vivid." ”

Talking about this, while debugging the puppet, he muttered: "Du Bao of the Sui Dynasty said in "The Great Cause of the Great Cause" that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty tasted water decoration, "There are seventy-two potentials, all of which are carved wood." Or by boat, or by mountain, or by Pingzhou, or by Panshi, or by palace. The wooden people are about two feet long, dressed in Qiluo, dressed in gold, and made miscellaneous birds, beasts, fish and birds, all of which can move like life, and walk with the winding water. "All the pictures are made of puppets, the scenery is realistic, and there is a real flow of water, you can imagine how moving the scene is. ”

[How come I've never heard of this ......]

[It feels interesting, where can I see this, master?]

[+1 I want to see it too.] 】

Lu Zi'an sighed and shook his head: "This skill has been lost now, I can only see if I can restore this puppet, let's get here today, and tomorrow I will buy some fishing lines and then repair it completely." ”

It's best to ask Zhang Fengniang again if they can make a head cover, so that the puppets that carry the exquisite ingenuity of their predecessors deserve better treatment.

After he exited the live broadcast room, his mobile phone suddenly prompted that he had received a transfer message from Shen Mange, and after a casual glance, it turned out to be a full 100,000 yuan.

What does that mean?

He took his mobile phone and asked Shen Mange directly, who knew that she had a calm face: "It's just that I used your money, rounding up is almost that, I don't keep broadcasting, just after the platform settled the bill for me, I'll pay you back." ”

"Why do you want to pay me back? I won't say it all......

"Zi'an. Shen Mange looked at him steadily: "My upbringing is destined to be different from others, I know very well what I want, so don't treat me as a child, you can love me and spoil me, but don't treat me as a junior, I will be an adult next week." ”