Suddenly, Zhao Tianming's expression froze, and he said to Ye Qiushuang embarrassedly: "Can I change it?"

Ye Qiushuang immediately became vigilant, put away all the nuclear carvings, and stared at Zhao Tianming.

"You want to change that?" ”

She is very aware of this guy's strength, maybe among her nuclear eagles, there is a treasure, she just didn't find it. The front was for Qi Lao to see, but Qi Lao just picked up a few pieces and looked at them, but he didn't check them completely.

"Ahem! That three-legged golden toad bites money. Zhao Tianming pointed.

It was just a moment before he realized that it was a historical piece, a masterpiece of the Qing Dynasty, and it was much more valuable.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, China's large-scale sculpture art did not develop greatly, but the decorative production of small sculptures and handicrafts was vigorous and creative. Among them, the peach pit, apricot core carving and olive core carving is a quite distinctive variety, and the conception and carving of its works have reached a very high level of craftsmanship and artistic realm, which is called "miniature carving magic skills, artistic wonders".

At this time, there were many famous nuclear carving artists, and there were several master-level figures.

Ye Qiushuang found out that one, but did not exchange it with Zhao Tianming, but observed it carefully, it seems that the carving is very exquisite, but the material seems to be a little worse, it seems that the maintenance is not good enough, and it is not oiled, right?

You know, the maintenance of nuclear carvings is not so casual.

The pit itself has a lot of oiliness, but with the passage of time, the oiliness will dissipate, so it must be oiled to strengthen its oiliness, the oil is less and easy to crack, on the surface of the oil, it will eat into the inside, spread evenly, the whole kernel can absorb the oil.

"Don't be sloppy, tell me, what's going on with this three-legged gold toad biting gold carving?" she didn't believe it, the guy found out in conscience, and exchanged it for a bad value.

Zhao Tianming smiled bitterly: "That thing should be from the Qing Dynasty, you let me take a few looks, I suspect that it is a masterpiece." ”

Ye Qiushuang still handed it over: "Don't fight its idea, do you know?"

There was even an old object, a masterpiece of the Qing Dynasty, which made Ye Qiushuang look forward to it.

These nuclear carvings were all obtained by her from a down-and-out man. That man, at a glance, knew that he was not a serious person. Ye Qiushuang estimated that these nuclear carvings may have been left behind by his father.

However, when that guy didn't know the goods and had no money to spend, he took them out and sold them cheaply. The price is only 100 yuan a piece, and Ye Qiushuang doesn't even have the interest to bargain.

Although her vision is not as strong as Zhao Tianming, over the years, she can still see the advantages and disadvantages. The carvings, as well as the quality of the nucleus itself, are top-notch.

Not to mention 100 yuan, it is 1,000 yuan, or even 10,000 yuan a piece, Ye Qiushuang will not hesitate to take it.

got a few thousand yuan, that guy seemed to have made a lot of money, and when he got the money, he ran away without a trace, which made Ye Qiushuang speechless.

Zhao Tianming took it and observed it carefully, and saw that this nuclear carving was very remarkable, and the carving was completely exquisitely designed, and it was designed according to the texture of the olive core.

He has heard that in order to transform the intertwined texture of the peach pit into an artistic language, rich imagination is particularly important, because in the artist's imagination, those messy lines are a vivid and lively picture, along the trajectory of imagination, the use of skillful skills, the spirit, shape, reason, and interest into the square inch, so it turns decay into magic, and turns peach pit into art.

"Have you seen the works of that famous artist in the Qing Dynasty?" Ye Qiushuang asked impatiently.

Zhao Tianming looked at it again and said to Ye Qiushuang: "Sell this to me!"

Ye Qiushuang glared: "Don't sell it, I'll keep it myself." Tell me, what's going on!"

Zhao Tianming told her that the nuclear carving in her hand should be a work of the late Qing Dynasty, and from the analysis of style and other aspects, it should be a masterpiece with wide eyes.

Insiders should know that the nuclear carving of Weifang, with inlaid silver, antique copper, New Year's paintings, copper seals, and kites, are the most crystalline crafts and treasures of the country. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Dayan, a famous nuclear carving artist in Zhucheng County, Weifang, Shandong Province, engraved pearls, twisted beads, bracelets, Buddha beads, etc. in the Beijing Palace. When the Empress Dowager Cixi, her people made noise for a while, and when they were old, they went home to teach the apprentices of Dujia Village, Weixian County, Shandong Province.

It can be seen that in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, Zhang Dayan's achievements in nuclear carving were extraordinary.

"Wide-eyed works?" Ye Qiushuang hurriedly snatched it back, and looked at it carefully over and over again, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

"However, this treasure is not well preserved, and it has a tendency to be a little flowery. Zhao Tianming said to her.

In any case, the first thing I did when I went back was to take care of the carving.

The way to prevent flowers is to oil the nuclear carving.

When oiling or cleaning the nuclear carving, first drop a few drops of oil on the palm brush, the amount of oil should be small, brush again with a non-dripping oil palm brush after brushing, scatter the oil accumulated in the deep recess, and finally blot it with a soft cotton cloth or paper towel to wipe off the accumulated oil.

If there are flower spots in the new nucleus, you can play with it for a period of time, and then apply oil and smear, the same amount should be appropriate, because there is a shallow layer of slurry on the surface, and the possibility of re-flowering is very small.

After the nuclear carving, it will definitely destroy the condition, but don't worry, because the flower will not cause cracking. Moreover, after a year and a half of playing with the nuclear carving, the overall color will be dark red, and the spots will be faint, and finally disappear into invisibility, so there is no need to be afraid.

The tricks of these nuclear carvings are actually exactly the same as the tricks such as walnuts, and even the maintenance work is almost the same.

To be honest, such a thing is very fragile, and the most important thing is to prevent cracking.

Cracking is a phenomenon that nuclear carvings are prone to, and the principle of cracking lies in the fact that the humidity inside and outside the nucleus is not uniform. The humidity of the air inside the nucleus and the humidity outside the nucleus should be kept in balance, if the internal high and the external humidity are low, and the difference is great, the moisture in the nucleus expands outward, and the surface of the nucleus is dry and shrinks inward, and it will crack. Nuclear carving handicrafts can not be directly dried, soaked in water and blown by the wind for a long time.

Therefore, the storage of the nucleus is very particular, the most appropriate way is: store it in a sealed bag or a matching brocade box, and then place it in a drawer and a large box, so that the air conditioning in winter and the direct sunlight will not harm the nuclear carving, because there are more than two layers of environmental isolation.

Of course, this is storage, and if it's for play, it's a lot easier. If you play it often, you just need to be careful not to bump it, and it's basically nothing. The more you play with an object, the more valuable it will be.

"Don't worry, I understand, I'll take it to a professional to help take care of it later." "It doesn't cost a lot of money anyway.

Ye Qiushuang herself, she does not have a lot of professional knowledge on how to maintain these nuclear carvings, so it is better to leave it to professional people.