Longwei inkstone is called Sheyan because it is produced in Shezhou, in fact, there are many varieties of Shewei, and Longwei inkstone is only one of them. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

If the story mentioned above ends here, the dragon tail inkstone in the story is just a good inkstone, and the key is that it still has a certain mystery later, otherwise the shopkeeper and Meng Zitao will not find it funny.

It is said that more than 100 years later, the descendants of the Ye family made a special trip to Shezhou City in order to make the dragon tail inkstone spread to the world, and dedicated the dragon tail inkstone to the county order. After the county order was used, the case was applauded, and Li Shaowei, a master of inkstone, was interviewed, and he was re-carved and carved on the inkstone, and then went to Beijing to dedicate it to Li Jing.

Li Jing liked it very much, and set up an inkstone official in Shezhou, and ordered Li Shaowei to take charge of the inkstone, and specially opened stones to make inkstones for the use of the imperial court.

Later, Li Jing passed the dragon tail inkstone that was ordered by Shezhou County to Li Yu, who was proficient in Hanmo. Li Yu picked up this inkstone, and was about to add water to study the ink test pen, when he suddenly saw a few drops of water spit out of the dragon's mouth, which happened to flow into the inkstone pool, he felt strange, and immediately poured out the water in the inkstone pool, but a few drops of water actually rolled out of the dragon's mouth.

This made Li Yu amazed, and said with emotion: "It is really a treasure inkstone, the crown of the world!"

After listening to this story, everyone must understand why Meng Zitao and the others think it is funny.

First of all, they all felt that this story should be just a legend, and the inkstone in the story should not exist. Moreover, even if there is really the inkstone in the story, compared with the middle-aged man's inkstone, it is 108,000 miles worse in terms of carving alone, not to mention others.

I heard the middle-aged man say a little unconvinced: "Why can't it be a dragon's tail inkstone?" You see this inkstone, the material is as fine as jade, if you use it to grind ink, the ink is like oil, and it is difficult to dry up the stored water, which is obviously similar to the dragon's tail inkstone. ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Lao Luo, what about your inkstone, it is indeed not bad in terms of material, but the carving is too bad, the legendary dragon tail inkstone is carved by Li Shaowei, can it only be at this level?

The middle-aged man frowned, and his tone was a little bad: "What you said, when did I go crazy?"

The shopkeeper said solemnly: "I won't say anything else, since you became obsessed with Longwei Yan, how much money have you spent so far?

When the middle-aged man heard this, he immediately became annoyed and angry, and said loudly: "Didn't I borrow 50,000 yuan from you?

As he spoke, he took the inkstone, turned around and walked out of the door.

Tu Leopard shook his head: "Lao Luo is really a little ignorant, so you don't care about him." ”

The shopkeeper sighed: "In the end, it is a friend who grew up together, and he must always persuade him." ”

Tubao couldn't control this kind of thing, so he changed the topic: "Don't talk about him, let me introduce you to you, Meng Shao, this is my friend Han Siyan......"

Through the introduction of the earth leopard, the two politely shook hands and exchanged a few words.

After a while, the earth leopard talked about business, and said with a smile: "Old Han, please go and take out the things." ”

Han Siyan nodded and said, "Okay, you can sit down for a while." ”

Seeing Han Siyan walk into the back room, Meng Zitao asked, "Earth Leopard, what is going on, can you explain it clearly?"

Tu Leopard smiled: "Actually, the friendship between me and my old Han is similar to ours now." ”

Meng Zitao understood: "You also saved him?"

Tubao said: "Yes, that time he went to the countryside to receive goods, others saw the difference in wealth, almost cut him down, it was also a coincidence, the place where he went happened to be the village where my grandfather lived, I went there that day, and happened to meet him, so I saved him." ”

Meng Zitao nodded, and then said: "Tubao, in fact, you don't have to be so polite, if you really want to thank you, just say whatever you want, as the old saying goes, courtesy is light and affectionate!"

Tubao said solemnly: "How can this be casual, if it weren't for you yesterday, my life would definitely be gone, and I would have died, but what should I do with my family? To be honest, I also have the name of self-knowledge, and I know that I am not very good, but I still know that I am grateful for my kindness." ”

Seeing that Tubao insisted, Meng Zitao didn't say more, otherwise it would be too hypocritical, and besides, he would keep this matter in his heart.

After a while, Han Siyan walked back with two boxes, he didn't say much, and opened them after putting the boxes on the table.

Tubao said: "I learned from Shu Shao that you like literary play, you see if you like the pen licking and this pair of porcelain pens." ”

Pen licking, also known as pen inkstone, is used to check the intensity of ink or straighten out the pen, often made into a sheet leaf shape. It is used to suck ink before the next stroke, so as to avoid the phenomenon of uneven ink color between strokes.

The word "pen" first appeared in the Ming Dynasty, and the atmosphere of the late Ming Dynasty was becoming more and more prosperous. In particular, in Tu Long's "Aftermath of the Examination", a total of 45 kinds of utensils are listed, and the pen is ranked eighth, which shows the status of the pen in the minds of the literati at that time.

In the late Ming Dynasty, pen licking was already a permanent item in the study. In the Qing Dynasty, with the rise of ink cartridges, the practicability of pen licking declined, and more of it appeared on the desk of the literati's study as a scholar's elegant object for appreciation, and the shape and material also changed greatly. In various periods of the Qing Dynasty, the pen licking pattern is also extremely ingenious, and the production pays great attention to details, so as to be elegant, auspicious, and fundamentally caters to the aesthetic taste of people to watch and enjoy.

Just like the pen licking in front of me, the whole instrument is lotus leaf shaped, and the leaf is rolled inward, soothing and free, and there is a flowing rhythm. The lotus leaf has a double fish figure in the heart, the fish has a long mouth, a fat body, and a forked and curly tail, and the posture is vivid. Details such as fish eyes, gills, pelvic fins, and tail are presented one by one, vividly.

In addition, the pelvic fins of the Pisces are connected and the tails are knotted, which means "more than rich". There is a lotus handle on the back, and there is a "Yongzheng Year System" paragraph.

This pen licking is not only exquisitely made, but the most striking thing about it is the use of furnace glaze.

Due to personal preference, although the Yongzheng Dynasty was short-lived, its porcelain-making achievements can be called the peak, especially the firing of color glaze, antiquity and innovation at the same time, the skills have reached the realm of supernatural transformation, and many heirlooms have become unprecedented and peerless.

The furnace glaze is created and fired at this time, and it is a low-temperature glaze that is fired twice into the kiln. It belongs to the two-color glaze technique, which has been applied to the body of the blue glaze, and the turquoise green glaze is blown on it, which has achieved the effect of fine spots after firing. The furnace glaze is named because it is baked in the furnace at a low temperature.

The glaze is mixed with powder, so it is thick and opaque, and its crystalline body shows red, blue, purple and other colors, and melts into one. Among them, the red is purple, like the ear color of freshly ripe sorghum, which is called "sorghum red".

The Qing Dynasty's "Notes on the South Kiln" contains: "There is a kind of furnace, which is burned in the furnace, and the red spots in the color flow are better, and the green spots are secondary." Sorghum red is a typical feature of the glaze of the Yongzheng Dynasty, and then gradually transformed into blue, green, moon white and other colors, and sorghum red is difficult to see.

The glaze of this pen licking is the "sorghum red" furnace glaze, the glaze is not transparent and moisturizing, the glaze is deep, and the flowing green glaze is mixed with red spots, like mountains and clouds, mottled and detached, and it is transformed into a different kind of magnificence in the flames, which can make the appreciators fascinated. And the glaze flows largely, which reflects the characteristics of Yongzheng Chao furnace glaze.

It can be said that this pen licking alone is already very precious, worth about three or four million, and the remaining pair of porcelain pens is also a treasure of the official kiln.

I saw that the pen body was slender and dexterous. The body of the pen has traces of nail burning, which is neatly arranged and clearly recognizable. The whole body is painted with cloud dragon bats, the cloud pattern is underglaze blue and white, and the dragon bat pattern is painted with glaze color carmine, which is rich and gorgeous, and complements each other.

Each pen draws two dragons, all with five claws, flying between the clouds, vigorous and mighty. The bats are five, and the form is agile and lifelike. Both strokes have the "Qianlong Year of the Qing Dynasty" glaze red color six-character seal book, the font is neat, neatly arranged, and well-preserved, rare, and the value is at least million.

Meng Zitao carefully admired these three things, raised his head and said, "Things are too precious......

Before Meng Zitao finished speaking, the earth leopard preemptively said: "No matter what, it's not as valuable as my life!"

In fact, Tu Leopard was also quite surprised that Han Siyan actually took out such a valuable thing. He originally thought that Han Siyan should only take out something worth about a million, but he didn't expect it to be such a treasure. To be honest, when he first saw these two things, his heart still hurt a little.

However, Tubao is also a person who can afford to let go, otherwise he would not insist on giving Meng Zitao a thank you gift when Meng Zitao did not want him to repay. So he quickly got rid of distracting thoughts, and his heart was no longer entangled.

Meng Zitao said a few more words, and of course the earth leopard insisted on sending it, and finally Meng Zitao had to agree. However, Meng Zitao had already decided that he would definitely have to express himself when he had the opportunity, otherwise he would be really embarrassed to take such a valuable thing.

Due to the tight time recently, Meng Zitao was still in a hurry to go back to Ling City to deal with things, and made an appointment with Tubao to wait for some time to sit together, and Tubao agreed with a smile.

After sending Meng Zitao away, the earth leopard pointed at Han Siyan and said, "I said Old Han, you are engaged in a surprise attack, how can you take out such a thing." ”

Han Siyan smiled: "It's not what you said, try to pick up the good things and take them." What, regret it?"

"Sorry fart, I think you're uneasy and kind!" said the leopard. (To be continued.) )