Chapter Eighty-Nine: Framed

Painting is a culture that has been around since the beginning of Chinese civilization. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are also known as the four good people.

The Chinese nation has studied these cultures for thousands of years, and each one of them can make many people study it all their lives.

Although painting seems to be only a technique of the three tools of 'paper, ink and pen', it is an art that depicts the various forms of life.

However, the preservation of this kind of art still requires some auxiliary tools to preserve, which is also the relationship between material culture and non-material culture.

Paper can be fatally damaged with time and improper storage, and the ink on the picture quality will also be damaged, so the ancients developed a technique for protecting calligraphy and paintings, called mounting.

Mounting can be divided into two words, one is to put the calligraphy and painting into some protective frames, and the other is to protect the calligraphy and painting itself.

The first sketch is called the painting core, and the layer of paper on the mounting is called the 'life paper'.

Mounting can prolong the preservation time of a calligraphy and painting, and can ensure that the calligraphy and painting are damaged and complete, as long as it is not fatal damage, as long as the life paper is uncovered, the painting core will not be damaged, even if it is damaged, it can be repaired, and then paste a life paper, so that you can preserve the cultural relics of calligraphy and painting.

Many people think that calligraphy and painting can't be wet, but in fact, no, it's okay to soak in the special paste water for a short time after the calligraphy and painting ink is dry, and you don't have to worry about the ink smudging at all.

The process of mounting is to wet the original painting, that is, the painting core, with paste water to make it adhesive, and then paste a piece of life paper with a texture similar to the original paper on it, then brush the paste water, and finally wait for it to dry naturally.

Although the process is simple, the most important thing is to be careful and patient.

Because the paper becomes extremely fragile when it gets wet, you should be extra careful when moving and pulling, and when brushing the paste and water, the drawing core and the paper should fit perfectly without a single gap.

Because the composition of the paper is different, the shrinkage after air drying is also different, and if it is not fully fitted, it will damage the core when it is air-dried.

The framed painting will be a little lighter, and there will be some appropriate touch-ups.

Therefore, it is difficult to replace the work of framing by machines, because it requires not only technology, but also care and experience.

"Plum Blossom Roll" is a clip Xuan, which can also be said to come with a layer of life paper, but because it has been framed, it is difficult to predict the extent between the three layers of paper after such a long time, and it is likely that if you are not careful, all three layers will be destroyed.

This is also the reason why Mr. Qigong did not dare to start.

But putting such a national treasure is like the anxiety and embarrassment of a womanizer when he meets a beautiful woman who has been stripped naked, but he can't do it.

But Wang Yao came to be different, this painting was seen by Wang Yao and sent over, and attached a lot of details that he didn't expect, so that Mr. Qigong felt that Wang Yao must have some ideas, and if the two of them cooperated, maybe the success rate would be higher.

But he didn't expect that Wang Yao's hands were so rusty that he almost made a mistake when he was even brushing the paste.

"I'm all theoretical, I haven't framed it yet. Wang Yao returned the brush to Mr. Qigong and said innocently.

Mr. Qigong glanced at Wang Yao, and began to brush the paste with his own hands.

"Then is there anything you can use in your theoretical knowledge?" Xu Feng was anxious on the side.

"I can choose the life paper, I'm familiar with this. Wang Yao touched his nose, walked to another table, and looked for usable rice paper in the pile of rice paper above, "Mr.'s house is all specially supplied by Wang Tonghe." ”

"There are also some that I made myself. "Mr. Qigong carefully brushed the paste water" This paper should be the rice paper of the late Ming Dynasty or the early Qing Dynasty, when it was mostly ribbed and tortoise-grained, you have to pay attention to it. ”

"Don't worry, the door is clear. Wang Yao chuckled.

"Who did you learn the Beijing dialect from, it sounds so weird?" said Mr. Qigong with a smile.

"I just learned it from Mr. Mei, and I think it's very good. Wang Yao smiled: "Mr. Mei's family has a lot of treasures." ”

"Well, there are two paintings of Zhang Daqian, and a few paintings of the ancients. Mr. Qi Gong smiled.

Wang Yao raised his eyebrows slightly, "Mr. and Master Zhang Daqian should be very familiar." ”

"Well, the friendship that was criticized together back then. Mr. Qigong chuckled.

Wang Yao's heart jumped, and he asked in a deep voice, "Mr. has also suffered?"

"I didn't suffer much, I took off my hat early. Mr. Qigong smiled, and his tone was unpleasant.

"As long as it is related to culture, it has been sinned. Xu Feng sighed.

That is not a sin, it can only be a test. Mr. Qi Gong smiled and said, "If you can't withstand that little test, how can you match the sage book?"

"Have you heard of Zhang Boju?" asked Wang Yao.

Mr. Qi Gong's hand shook, "Of course, the few paintings he donated back then were all personally appreciated by me, but it's a pity." ”

Mr. Qigong's voice is a pity that it is a bit intriguing.

"Why did you suddenly mention Mr. Zhang?" asked Mr. Qigong.

"I met a deceased Mr. Zhang. Wang Yao pursed the corners of his mouth, "He is Mr. Zhang's apprentice." ”

"Really?" Mr. Qigong looked up in shock, and the glasses on his face slipped onto the wing of his nose.

"It should be true, he left a lot of Mr. Zhang's legacy. Wang Yao picked two pieces of paper, carefully compared them, chose one, spread them on the glass table, and began to brush the paste with a brush.

"It's amazing. Mr. Qigong lifted his glasses and continued to paint, "Where is he now?"

"I was taken to Hangzhou, and I want to sort out Mr. Zhang's legacy. Wang Yao glanced at Mr. Qigong.

"I still have some things to explain, if you are not in a hurry to go back, come with me. Mr. Qi Gong said in a deep voice.

Wang Yao was overjoyed, Mr. Da mentioned to Wang Yao a long time ago that if Mr. Qigong helped, it would be easier to sort out these materials, because as another orphan of the royal family, Mr. Qigong knew more about Zhang Boju, and in terms of historical attainments, Mr. Qigong could afford the word master.

"That's right, Xiao Yao still has some things to do while staying with you. Xu Feng smiled.

"Hmm, isn't Xiao Yao learning from you?" asked Mr. Qigong suspiciously.

'He's got a bit of an injury and I'm going to give him a bit of a break. Xu Feng said with a smile.

"The body is the capital of the revolution, you young people. Mr. Qigong shook his head helplessly.

Brushing is a technical job, too wet, too dry, and because the "Plum Blossom Roll" is too long, it is necessary to slowly brush the clip and the paper inside, and the technique and strength require experience.

Wang Yao observed Mr. Qigong's expression when he was painting, although he was chatting with them first, but Mr. Qigong's eyes never left the painting, for fear of missing the slightest impact, and in addition to concentration, there was more joy in his eyes.

A joy to look at something dear.

"It feels pretty much the same. Mr. Qi Gong stopped his movements, squatted down and usually painted the scroll.

Wang Yao also squatted down, looking seriously at the painting scroll soaked in paste water, and could see some subtle strangeness, which was the 'living road' left by the previous framer.

It is safest to uncover the painting on the living road.

Because if the previous framing master framed it from right to left, and you uncovered it from left to right, it is easy to tear up, which is a physical confrontation relationship.

"Here. "Wang Yao found a 'way to live' in the lower left corner.

"It's still a young man with good eyes. Mr. Qigong smiled and praised, "You are coming?"

"No, come on. Wang Yao hurriedly shirked it.

Mr. Qi Gong smiled, rubbed his hands, looked extremely focused, and slowly patted the 'living road' with a brush, and the first layer of drawing paper visible to the naked eye began to slowly peel off.

Mr. Qi Gong pinched the upturned paper foot with tweezers, then pinched it with his fingers, pinched it, and slowly uncovered it.

Wang Yao pressed the layer of paper underneath, and watched the "Plum Blossom Roll" in this damaged eye gradually reveal its true face.

It turned out that due to improper maintenance on the first layer, the ink on it was incomplete, and there were some wormholes, and the whole picture only had an outline, but after it was revealed, the layer of painting core below was revealed, which made Wang Yao very excited.

Because the paintings underneath are almost intact, except for those wormholes.

The painting soaked in paste water makes the ink thicker, and the plum blossoms on it are either budding and waiting to be released, or standing proudly in the wind, or hanging old, or full of vitality.

It's like a period of life, jumping on the page.

After the top layer of painting was revealed, Mr. Qi Gong put it next to him and carefully looked at the complete and somewhat flawed "Plum Blossom Roll"

"It's really a good painting. The smile on Mr. Qigong's face was like that of a child.

"It's a pity that the words are gone. Wang Yao nodded, and then said regretfully.

"yes. Mr. Qigong sighed and said, "Come, find the last one." ”

Wang Yao squatted down to find a way to live, this time in a different position in the upper right corner.

When Mr. Qigong unveiled it again, he said, "The last framer may not have noticed that this is a clip Xuan, and the framing is a little hasty." ”

"It may be that Jin Nong framed it himself, Yangzhou Eight Monsters are poor, where to find a good framing master. Wang Yao smiled, "Even Zheng Banqiao's paintings are not easy to sell, let alone Jin Nong's paintings." ”

"Literati are ashamed to sell calligraphy and paintings, and if they are not forced to do so, they will not easily sell paintings for food. Mr. Qi Gong smiled.