The process of removing the top core in its entirety is called unmasking.

The so-called painting core is a special term for painting and calligraphy mounting, which refers to the calligraphy and painting works to be framed that have been created. Because traditional calligraphy and painting are generally created on rice paper or silk, these two materials are thinner, in order to facilitate the preservation and hanging and appreciation of calligraphy and painting mounting, the painting core was originally the name of the calligraphy and painting framer to treat the framed works.

Decavenging is not a very high-tech job, but you have to be patient, and ordinary people can't do it.

In fact, it is also a procedure for the restoration of ancient paintings, and the tools needed are not complicated, Zhao Tianming casually asked Wang Zhiwei to prepare tweezers and so on.

"If you ask me to do it, I'll do it? First of all, I'm not a professional, and this kind of work is best to find a framer. Zhao Tianming said.

Even in modern society, framing is still a very popular profession, and most people have a high salary, after all, that kind of technical work is part of the ancient culture, and now fewer and fewer people are learning.

However, with the fermentation of the national collection and the expansion of the cultural relics market, the framing workers have become fragrant and sweet.

Mounting can also be divided into original mounting and remounting, original mounting is to frame the newly painted painting according to the framing procedure.

Re-mounting is to frame those hand-me-down paintings and unearthed paintings and calligraphy that are not well framed, or due to poor management and collection preservation, the empty shell falls off, is damp and mildewed, rots and breaks, and is bitten by insects and rats. The framed calligraphy and painting are firm and beautiful, and are easy to collect and arrange.

Moreover, the re-framed ancient calligraphy and painting will also prolong its vitality. The ancients said: "Historic sites are reframed, such as illness and medical treatment...... If you are good at medicine, you will be killed. ”

People rely on clothes, Buddha relies on gold, and painting also needs packaging, and the process of packaging is framing. Unmasking is not a necessary procedure for framing work, but it must be mastered by those who frame professionally.

Naturally, new paintings do not need to be uncovered, and some ancient paintings that need to be reframed are very important. If you're not careful, or aren't professional enough, you can ruin a good painting.

Millions, tens of millions of good paintings, or because the unveiling of the painting is not professional enough, the value of the framing is greatly reduced.

Therefore, if a good old painting needs to be reframed, a contract must be signed in advance, and if the painting itself is damaged, it must be compensated.

Because of this, the income of the framer is relatively high.

Zhao Tianming: They want to understand the true face of the painting in the painting, and the first step is to uncover the topmost painting. If you don't pay attention, you will destroy the painting that has been revealed.

"My brother's strength, I can trust it, reveal it!" Wang Zhiwei is an anxious person and doesn't want to wait.

Of course, he has never seen Zhao Tianming unveil the painting, and it is not clear what the specific strength is. The understanding of Zhao Tianming is limited to the vision of treasure appreciation, and there is only knowledge.

Therefore, he couldn't help but add:

"Slow down, be careful!"

If it is an old and damaged ancient painting, Zhao Tianming may not dare to start casually, after all, the old paintings are relatively fragile and cannot withstand the toss.

However, the painting on the top layer is a modern work, and the core of the painting is good and strong, so he doesn't think it's too difficult.

Zhao Tianming used a small sprayer to gently spray water on the screen to moisten the picture as much as possible. Only in this way, it will be easier to uncover the core of the painting after a while, and it will be easy to separate.

"It's quite professional!" Li Sisi said.

Although I don't understand very much, why I want to get the picture wet, but seeing Zhao Tianming do this, I look very professional. Especially Zhao Tianming's serious work appearance, cautious, but bold in action, not the kind of person who doesn't know how to pretend to understand.

Then, she asked, "Won't it fade?"

Some dyes, when they get wet, will even spread beyond the surroundings, and won't a painting be destroyed?

Zhao Tianming explained: "The fuel for this kind of painting is not, and the core paper is a bit special, not the traditional rice paper, so my work will be relatively smooth." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Tianming picked up the tweezers, gently lifted them from the corner of the painting core, and then carefully lifted them little by little. In this process, you can't be in a hurry, you must be patient.

As Zhao Tianming unveiled the top painting core, the picture scroll hidden inside gradually appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Li Sisi didn't feel bored, but with Zhao Tianming's movements, his heart was raised, and he looked a little nervous. Anyway, the painting core on the upper layer is also worth millions, and it would be a pity if it was broken.

She thinks that the process is also terrifying!

No wonder, Zhao Tianming told her that the salary of a framer is high, and the risk is also high.

In fact, Zhao Tianming's current unveiling technique is the simplest and easiest. Replacing it with those tattered ancient paintings, it is too complicated, there are many procedures, and every step is to be precise.

Ancient paintings can not be directly brushed on the calligraphy and painting because of the fragility of the picture, the sprayer should be used to spray the picture first, so that the scales will not move, and then use the tip of the bristle to brush the picture flat, brush through until it is thorough, and then brush on a layer of pad paper or old newspaper, not big enough to brush one more, cover until it is dense.

Then, flip the painting body with both hands together with the pad paper, the back side up, lift off the pad paper, and then boldly use the brush dipped in water to brush the back again, one is to brush flat, the other is wet water, in case of dry climate, you can cover a piece of cotton cloth or newspaper soaked in water, and wait for 30 minutes before uncovering.

To prepare the paste, first put the paste pieces into the basin, stir them by hand, and then use a bamboo brush to add water while mechanically mashing them until the paste thickens, and then start to uncover the painting.

Brush it with a brown brush, the purpose is to absorb too much water, and then sit quietly and slowly uncover, generally to uncover the last layer to expose the painting body, not greedy for fast, can peel one layer, do not force two layers, so that it is easy to damage the painting body and increase cracks. After peeling it off, use tweezers to remove the remaining paper scraps, straighten the pieces, and then you can brush the supporting paper.

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In short, the unveiling of ancient paintings, especially dilapidated ancient paintings, is not a small task, and it is quite troublesome.

When you encounter those pictures that are smudged and need to be washed, there are even more things that need to be paid attention to.

In particular, most of the ancient paintings are ink paintings, and the ink is easy to blur when it encounters water. This kind of old painting is extremely difficult to deal with, so it needs to be handled with more professional techniques.

Judging from the exposed picture, it is an ancient ink painting, and it is not clear whose work or the quality of the painting is for the time being.

But everyone thought to themselves, since it was hidden inside, it was probably not an ordinary painting, at least it would be worth more than the painting on it, right?

"Be careful, be careful!" Wang Zhiwei said to himself, after all, this is also an unexpected gain, and he will have the capital to brag in the future.