Chapter 1339 Zigang Yu
A lot of things, even if it is your own, you have to pay attention to skills in management, this is Zhang Tianyuan's experience summed up in the work, and the more private enterprises, the more attention should be paid to employees, in this way, people will sell you dead power.
When the bronze vial was simply held in the hand, I really couldn't see anything peculiar, the messy carvings on the bottle, although it didn't look very bad, but I really couldn't find a reasonable explanation, I don't know what it was carved.
Several old men are experts, and when Zhang Tianyuan put the bronze vial on the table, they had already put on the gloves provided by Zhang Tianyuan, this bronze ware is the most afraid of sweat, once it erodes, it will be a pity.
Before this thing was taken out, to be honest, whether it was Li Shuheng, Dong Xueju, Wang Zhengjun, or Tu Shou, they all felt that they should be able to judge what it was quickly.
Don't look at these old-timers are very modest, but in front of their peers, they still hope to compete for a first place to see who has more ability. So, this person is getting older, and he really has to look more and more like a child.
However, they didn't fight, they just watched calmly, which was different from children, otherwise, Zhang Tianyuan was only afraid that he would have to be a temporary parent.
At first, several old people wanted to solve the secret of the bronze vial alone, but after a few minutes, when everyone took turns to see it, the situation was completely different, and they no longer took turns looking at each other, but gathered together and began to discuss.
While discussing, use a magnifying glass to continue observing.
Zhang Tianyuan watched from the sidelines. It's also very nervous, if even these people can't see what this little copper bottle is. Then he is afraid that he will not be able to find others to help him, so he can only try his luck in the future.
The discussion lasted about ten minutes. The tea was cold, Tu Shou put the small bottle in front of Zhang Tianyuan, and then looked at a few old guys, those people nodded, obviously they already had a common idea, but this is the first thing to be said by Tu Shou.
"Tian Yuan, have you heard of Lu Zigang?" Tu Shou asked.
"Of course I know, a famous jade carving master in the Ming Dynasty. This man is superior in skill. During the reign of Ming Muzong, he was summoned to the palace and carved jade for the royal family. The death year is different, some say that he died of the emperor's guilt, and the other says that Lu Zigang returned to his hometown in Sucheng in his later years to enjoy his life, and his life span reached nearly 100. Zhang Tianyuan replied.
Although the answer was yes, he felt a little puzzled. Lu Zigang is a master of jade carving, does this small copper bottle have anything to do with him?
"You're right, we have no way of knowing what happened to Lu Zigang later. Now it can only be inferred, but after discussion and appraisal by several of us, we all agree. This bronze vial should have something to do with Lu Zigang, and your bottle is not complete. It must have a piece of jade inside, with a carving on the bronze vial. It will form a pattern, and it is estimated that it will not be a simple pattern, and it is likely to be a relatively interesting history. Tu Shou continued.
"Jade, jade, carved jade! By the way, there is such a piece of jade among those things, but the material is not very good, so I didn't go out of my way to look at it after I took it back. Zhang Tianyuan scratched his head and said suddenly.
"Do you have jade with you?" asked Liu Sansheng hurriedly.
"Of course not, what am I doing with that. "Zhang Tianyuan has a bronze vial on him, which is strange enough, how can he bring a piece of jade that is not particularly good, all those things are kept in his own home.
"Hurry up and get it!"
"It's okay, I'll just call my family and ask them to deliver it. "Zhang Tianyuan doesn't want to run around, he's tired enough this day, and he has to run, so he is simply exhausted, besides, he just had dinner at this time, and he doesn't want to do strenuous exercise, so as not to make himself have a sagging stomach.
With a phone call, Zhang Long took out the bag he had put in the underground warehouse and brought it over.
The bag contained not only the jade, but also many precious stones and gold products. Zhang Tianyuan dared to let Zhang Long take it, how much trust he had to make. It's just that he was afraid that when Zhang Long took the bag, he didn't open it from beginning to end to take a look, so he didn't know what was in it at all.
After the bag was brought, Zhang Tianyuan took out the jade, and let Zhang Long take the rest of the things back, it was not safe to take these things with him.
Tu Shou took the jade in Zhang Tianyuan's hand, and then tried to put it into the bronze vial, this one, I didn't expect it to be just right.
"Sure enough, this is the perfect combination of jade carving and bronze casting, only two things in one, is a complete thing. And this should be worn on the waist, or hanging on the neck pendant, the specific use depends on personal preference, but this carving and casting process, really excellent. Tu Shou said happily.
"Lu Zigang's technology, that's not a joke, the Ming Dynasty Su City, the imperial capital and Zhou Yang for the country's three major jade centers, Su Cheng is particularly prominent, Song Yingxing said in "Heavenly Works": 'Although the good work is set in Beijing, the ingenuity is to push Su County. According to historical records, the jade carving masters of Sucheng in the Ming Dynasty have He Si, Wang Xiaoxi and others, Lu Zigang is the most famous, although the craftsmen are 'well-known in the court and the wild', their jade carving skills are called 'Wuzhong stunts', and the jade people who make them are called 'Zigang jade', at that time they were pursued by high-ranking officials and nobles, very precious, and Sucheng also 'Zigang jade' was compared with the ladies and gentlemen of Tang Bohu in the same era. ”
Zhang Tianyuan knew that Tang Bohu's ladies' paintings were very famous, in the Ming Dynasty, and in modern times, this Lu Zigang's Zigang jade can be compared with Tang Bohu's ladies' paintings, and it seems that he really has some ability.
As far as he knows, Lu Zigang is the most famous jade master in the late Ming Dynasty, and it is recorded in many literati notes, "Su Cheng Mansion Chronicles" contains: "Lu Zigang, grinding jade and recording herd, making narcissus hairpins, exquisite and kitty, flower stems as thin as hair." Xu Wei's "Song of Narcissus Hairpin": "There is a slight charm of Chen Miaochang, and there is no fireworks and Duran incense." Kunwu Peak is like the end of the south, and it is sad to nail Luzigang in Sucheng. "To this day, there are still many jade objects engraved with Lu Zigang's style. Lu Zigang was born in the first half of the 16th century, when he was in the Jiajing and Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty, the handicraft industry management of the Ming Dynasty was very strict, with a strict hierarchy, even in the late Ming Dynasty when the "master system" had been deposed. In this case, Lu Zigang, a craftsman who was engaged in humble jade cutting, could be regarded as a guest of honor by the literati, and his superb and ingenious jade cutting skills can be seen.
Lu Zigang's skills are overwhelming and well-known all over the world. After Emperor Ming Muzong Zhu Zai heard about it, he specially ordered him to carve a hundred horses on the jade wrench. He was not stumped, it only took a few days to complete, on the small jade wrench finger carved out of the atmosphere of the mountains and a wide open city gate, and the horse was only carved three, one galloped in the city, one is galloping towards the city gate, one has just emerged from the valley of the horse's head, just so it gives people the feeling that there are countless horses galloping out, he expressed the meaning of a hundred horses in a virtual way, wonderful. Since then, his jade carvings have become the preserve of the royal family.
Zhang Tianyuan also looked at the patterns displayed on this small bottle, in fact, those bronze hollows happened to match the white jade carvings inside, forming a very interesting pattern.
"This is what happened when Zheng He went to the Western Ocean, passing through the Maldives, when the weather suddenly changed, Zheng He's fleet was in big trouble, and these stories were all published on the table. I now feel that Lu Zigang is only afraid that he will neither die nor return to Sioux City to retire, but will live in the palace under the sea. And these things, he probably heard others mention, or was inspired after reading some books, after all, it was unlikely that he would see Zheng He himself in his era. Tu Shou said while flipping the bronze vial.
"In fact, the authenticity of the story does not have to be considered, just this carving, is enough to make this thing one of the treasures, don't look at the white jade it uses is not very good, but once this thing enters the collection market, it is definitely priceless. Li Mingguang saw that Zhang Tianyuan was a little disappointed, so he said.
Zhang Tianyuan was indeed a little disappointed, although this thing was indeed very valuable, but Zhang Tianyuan actually thought that this thing might have a deeper meaning, but now it seems that it is really just a work of art.
"Huh, no, no!" Suddenly, Liu Sansheng shouted.
"What's wrong?"
"You put this white jade in it and try it. Liu Sansheng reminded: "I don't think Lu Zigang will be so boring, to do this carving of a snake, the reason why he did this should have other meanings, it will definitely not be as simple as we imagined." ”
When everyone heard his words, they were all stunned, but seeing that the white jade was a cylinder, it should be able to be loaded in, just now because the carved pattern on it was positive and negative, so when they put it in, they installed it according to the positive and negative, but now that they think about it, why can't they be installed in reverse? Maybe you can see something completely different.
"Wow, Grandpa Liu, you're so amazing, this brain is spinning so fast. Sure enough, after this is put in reverse, the picture displayed on the outside is completely different. It was no longer the disaster that Zheng He encountered when he went to the West, but it became a fleet of ships that left the palace under the sea! This fleet, according to the carvings on it, either went to Africa or Europe, and they left loaded with things, and when they came back, they were loaded with weapons. ”
When the white jade was put in again, everything changed, which was why Zhang Tianyuan was surprised, he really admired Liu Sansheng for being able to turn his brain around. (To be continued......)