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"Old man, if you tell me something, as long as the kid can do it, he will definitely do his best......"

In the face of this carving master who is as famous as Gu Shibo, but is already a hero in his twilight years, Zhuang Rui is very respectful in his heart, if it is not for the fact that those rings and other jewelry are too ostentatious, his mother may not like it, Zhuang Rui wants to hand over this piece of jade to the old man to carve. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, for the old man's trembling hands, Zhuang Rui didn't know if his aura would help him, but this matter was different from gambling on a stone to bet on a few pieces of the best jade, if it leaked out, then I am afraid that he would not have a good life.

Although Zhuang Rui is now wealthy, he knows that there are too many people in this world who can swallow him even a little bit of a bone, so Zhuang Rui suppressed this idea.

However, Zhuang Rui is already thinking about whether he should learn acupuncture or something, even if he looks like it, if he encounters any more urgent situations in the future, he can also hide the existence of aura.

"Young man, with the craftsmanship of the old brother, you should be able to cut out the material of the four pendants by pinching the head and tail of your jadeite, and there will be a little bit left at the two ends, old man...... I was wondering if you could sell me the rest of the jadeite, and of course, I wouldn't let you lose the price......"

The old man made this request, and he was a little helpless in his heart, this stone Zhai was all supported by his fame, but in recent years, the competition in the Pengcheng jade market has been fierce, and he is unwell, and he rarely goes to take over the business of the old customers, so the popularity of the stone Zhai is much worse than before.

The old man wants to use Zhuang Rui's jadeite scraps to polish such a ring face, as the treasure of the store, it can also relieve the pressure on his granddaughter a little, with his vision, what kind of things can be made of this jadeite, how many materials will be left, basically you can distinguish it by eye.

Zhuang Rui didn't agree directly, but asked the old man: "Old man, what other objects can be made from the materials left behind?"

The old man took the jade on the table in his hand, compared it back and forth, and said, "You can also make two rings the size of small nails, or two pairs of earrings with small dots, and I'm afraid there will be no way to do more." ”

"Earrings?"

Zhuang Rui's heart moved, he knew that his mother had pierced ears, but he had never seen her wear earrings, in addition to the pendant, it was also very good to make a pair of earrings for his mother, with his mother's temperament, wearing such a pair of earrings must be very good.

"Old man, I won't tell you, I didn't plan to sell this piece of jadeite at all, but since you have spoken, old man, let's do it, if you can save the materials of two rings, one I will make a pair of earrings, and the other will be given to you, is this okay?"

After thinking about it for a while, Zhuang Rui said his thoughts, although he respected this old man very much, he would not take his own things to do favors.

"Okay, okay, you can get the rest of the materials back, I'll help you beat the earrings, I'll call Lao Gu, if he can't save this little material, I have to go to Beijing to scold him one day." ”

After the old man heard Zhuang Rui's words, he stood up trembling excitedly, this is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, since he has fulfilled his dream of carving the imperial green jade, and he can also leave a ring to support the façade, the old man is already very content.

"Old man, this is ...... I'll tell myself about it......"

Seeing that the old man looked like he was going to make a call, Zhuang Rui hurriedly stopped it, if the call was made by the old man to Uncle Gu, he would definitely eat the head, and if he didn't show it to his own people if he had a good object, it would inevitably fall for a while.

"Yes, yes, you can tell yourself, as for how to know the old man and me, like this...... You just say that you are classmates with my granddaughter, well, that's it, you young people are closer, haha......"

The old man has lived for such a long time, and after a little thought, he knew what Zhuang Rui meant, and he secretly praised this young man in his heart for knowing etiquette and being reasonable.

"Close?"

Zhuang Rui glanced at the girl next to him, although she looked good and had a sweet smile, but Zhuang Rui didn't have the intention of provoking her, Qin Xuanbing's two phone calls a day, as well as the occasional greeting from Officer Miao, had already given Zhuang Rui a headache.

"I'll call Uncle Gu when I go back, by the way, old man, I also want to ask you, where are the more jade carvers, and I have some other materials, I want to ask someone to carve them." ”

Zhuang Rui thought of his piece of red jade wool, sooner or later, after unraveling it, he still had to ask someone to carve it, there was a lot of jadeite in it, and the bracelet material could be taken out of seventeen or eighteen, so he couldn't trouble Gu Shibo again, right?

"Hehe, the world's jade carvers, the first recommendation Yangzhou, I am Yangzhou carvers, if there is more material, you can go to Yangzhou to invite a few masters to come. The old man mentioned his inheritance, and his face was full of pride.

Zhuang Rui had also heard of Yangzhou carvers, but he didn't have any friends there, and he ran with black eyes, so the ghost would come with him, so he continued: "Old man, can you introduce me to one or two masters when you see it, the price is not a problem, as long as they are willing to come." ”

"Master, hehe, the people who can be called masters now are not a few years younger than me, they will not come out for money, but don't worry, when you solve the material, I will call an apprentice to come over to help you carve, his craftsmanship is not much worse than I was back then, and now he is also the best in Yangzhou carving." ”

The old man gave Zhuang Rui a reassurance, several of his apprentices in the field, now in various jewelry companies, are in charge, as long as Zhuang Rui can afford the price, he opens this mouth, the apprentices must sell the master a little face, and they are all between the ages of thirty or forty, which is the golden age of craftsmanship.

"Is Uncle Gu also a carver in Yangzhou?" Zhuang Rui was a little curious, Nanwu and Beigu, it seems that this teacher is different, and he is always very keen on gossip about the elders of the younger generation.

"No, the old brother is a ...... of the Beigong faction"

Seeing that Zhuang Rui was a little puzzled, the old man continued: "From ancient times to the present, jade carvings have been divided into north and south workers. The northern workers are centered in Beijing, also known as Jingzuo, while the southern workers are centered in Suzhou, also known as Suzuo or Yangzhou workers, and the ancient brother is Beijing. ”

"Is there any difference between the two?" Zhuang Rui really didn't know anything about carving.

"Hehe, the difference is big, the southern craftsmanship is delicate, and the details are realistic and fine, especially in the jade ornaments.

The northern craft is mostly expressed with concise knife techniques, usually leaving a large area on the jade, forming the characteristics of "sparse can run horses, fine and impermeable", a few knives, you can talk about the shape of the characters, flowers, birds and animals, and the outline is incisive.

The second is the difference in styling, let's give you an analogy. ”

The old man stood up and walked to the safe, took out an object from it, and placed it in front of Zhuang Rui.

This is the famous "squirrel eats grapes" in the Qing Dynasty carvers, the north usually uses a large leaf as the base to highlight the shape of the grape on the surface, and you see this piece, the grape is carved out in detail as a whole, and the jade under the grape is hollowed out. ”

The old man flipped the exquisite jade carving over and pointed out the hollow place inside for Zhuang Rui to take a closer look.

"Our southern workers have always "spared no good materials" and can sacrifice unnecessary parts for the sake of a high-quality product, while northern workers have "spared materials" and tried to keep the integrity of jade materials as much as possible. Like this "squirrel eats grapes", it weighs 458 grams, and if it is replaced by a Kyoto carving, it can leave at least 600 grams.

Artistically speaking, Nanfang Gong is more extreme and perfect, but now the material of Hetian jade and jadeite is gradually decreasing, and most collectors or consumers take weighing as one of the standards for measuring jade carving, so Nanfang Gong now also draws on the techniques of many Beijing carving workers.

It's just that in the current jade market, the southern workers account for 80% of the weight, while the northern workers have less than 20%, and there is a tendency to shrink more and more. ”

"Isn't it? The gap is so big, then why is Gu Shibo still so famous?"

Zhuang Rui was taken aback by the old man's words, and this Beijing carver was also a little angry.

The old man smiled and said: "Mainly in the third generation of the Qing Dynasty, those emperors all recognized the carving workers in Yangzhou, so now, the price of Yangzhou workers is higher than that of the northern workers, and there are more jade carving talents in the south than in the north, and there are successors, and the jade carving has formed an industrialization, the development is very good, and the influence is wide, but the practitioners in the north are decreasing day by day, and it is difficult to become a scale."

At my level, there are still many people in Yangzhou, but the current Jingzuo carving, the ancient brother can be described as a tree of optimism, if he is not supporting him, hehe, the Jingzuo carving will not be mentioned. ”

It can be seen that the old man is very proud of his background in Yangzhou, but he also respects the craftsmanship of the old man.

Listening to the old man's explanation, Zhuang Rui understood the inside story of this carving industry, and dared to love the old man who was the only one in Beijing, no wonder he had such a high status in the industry.

In fact, Zhuang Rui still thinks of his master as simple, Gu Tianfeng is not only extremely talented in carving, but also a must in knowing jade and appreciating jade, so he can be prosperous for decades, and his status in the jade industry is similar to that of the master surnamed Aixin Jueluo in the antique world.

Although the purpose of the trip was not achieved, but Zhuang Rui also benefited a lot, after saying goodbye to the old man, driving back home, Zhuang Rui picked up the phone but hesitated, he just arrived home for two days, and the white lion is still sick, do you want to go to Beijing immediately?

"Let's make a phone call first......

This usually doesn't burn incense, but it's a bit unsophisticated to hug Buddha's feet in a hurry, and after thinking about it for a while, Zhuang Rui still dialed the phone of the old man.