Chapter 135: Paper and Ink

The key to the identification of calligraphy and painting lies in the identification of the age of paper, pigments, ink, and seals, as well as the identification of personal characteristics such as techniques, brushwork, historical characteristics, and artistic style. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

The appraisal of all aspects here is a major hurdle for those who study appraisal.

Although Chu Ning has some experience in the appraisal of calligraphy and painting, she herself has never really independently identified a calligraphy and painting, so it can be said that she has no experience.

It's just that now Xi Yutong has already opened his mouth to ask, it sounds like an exam, Chu Ning can't help but answer.

After thinking about it, Chu Ning said: "My eyesight is limited, and I can't see much. If there is anything wrong, please don't be surprised. ”

Xi Yutong sneered, waved his hand and said, "Why are you so careful?" I'm just asking casually, you can say as much as you see, it's not a big deal." ”

With Xi Yutong's words, Chu Ning was much more relieved.

She bent down and looked at the writing carefully.

From ancient times to the present, there are countless calligraphers in our country, and each of them has very distinctive characteristics. If you are a knowledgeable person, you can determine the approximate identity of the writer based on the handwriting alone.

Of course, the current Chu Ning does not have this eyesight.

Calligraphy may seem simple, but it is actually unfathomable.

People who know how can understand it, but in the eyes of people who don't know it, in addition to the obvious changes in fonts, other artistic conception things are completely mysterious, and I don't know what's going on at all!

Therefore, Chu Ning is not looking at words, but paper, and ink.

The paper used in the painting in front of me is made of very famous rice paper.

Xuan paper is a traditional classical calligraphy and painting paper in China, born in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Because rice paper originated in Xuanchengjing County, Anhui Province, it was named after it.

Xuan paper has always been white and dense, with pure texture, especially strong ink moistening. Therefore, whether it is writing or painting, rice paper can add a lot of color to them.

Calligraphers and painters use the ink wetting of rice paper to control the proportion of ink and water, and when the pen is slowly and moderately, the final work can make the ink rhyme clear and layered.

This is also known as the "five colors of ink".

Xuan paper is not only resistant to aging and easy to preserve, but also has the characteristics of not fading, so it also has the reputation of "the king of paper, millennium paper".

However, although rice paper originated in the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was not until the Ming and Qing dynasties that the manufacturing technology of rice paper reached its peak.

The calligraphy in front of Chu Ning, and the rice paper used, were the best she had ever seen.

She was sure that the paper should have been produced in the Qing Dynasty.

In other words, the people who wrote this character were the Qing Dynasty, and the people who appeared after the Qing Dynasty.

Determining this, Chu Ning began to look at the ink for writing.

From ancient times to the present, there are countless famous ink makers in the past dynasties, but there are few who can really leave an impression in the minds of the public.

When Chu Ning lived with her grandfather, she saw a few excellent inks in her grandfather's study.

There is a hard-to-find Li Mo, and there is also the ink made by the four famous ink makers of the Qing Dynasty.

And the ink used in the words "Heaven rewards diligence" in front of him, Chu Ning happened to have seen it, and he was very impressed, so he quickly recognized it.

This is clearly the purple jade light ink from the hands of Cao Sugong, one of the four famous ink makers of the Qing Dynasty!

Her grandfather had a purple jade light ink, which was regarded as a treasure, and she was usually reluctant to use it at all.

Chu Ning has lived with her grandfather for ten years, and the number of times she has seen her grandfather use that purple jade light ink is only twice.

After her grandfather died, Fang Mo was left to her father, Chu Yingluo, along with other collections.

It was also for this reason that the purple jade light ink left a deep impression on Chu Ning. Even after two lifetimes, Chu Ning did not forget it.

That's why she was able to recognize the writing ink so quickly.

Purple jade light ink is very rare, and not all the ink made by Cao Su Gong can be called purple jade light ink.

According to legend, when Kangxi was on his southern tour, Cao Sugong took his most proud ink to visit, was praised by Kangxi, and gave him the name of "purple jade light".

Cao Sugong's reputation also began to spread at this time.

But this also shows that only the top-level Cao Sugongmo can be worthy of the title of "Purple Jade Light".

The paper is from the Qing Dynasty, and the ink is also from the Qing Dynasty, although the identity of the writer is not yet certain, Chu Ning can already judge a general range.

All that's left is to look at the seal.

People who leave calligraphy and painting works often leave their own personal seals at the end of the curl.

Those who have collected paintings and calligraphy will also like to leave their own stamps on them.

Therefore, if you want to identify a calligraphy or painting, you can also see a lot of things from the seal left on it.

There are not many seals on the calligraphy and painting in front of me, only three.

This is also normal.

After all, this calligraphy and painting is a work of the Qing Dynasty, which is not too long from now, and there are few people who handle it, which is right.

Chu Ning stared at the three seals for a long time.

Two of the seals are very common names, and Chu Ning thought about it for a long time and didn't think of whether there were such two celebrities in modern history, who should have been left by people who had collected this character.

And the other seal made Chu Ning a little shocked.

Because the seal is not the usual square, but round.

Of course, round seals are not too rare, but compared to square ones, they are more special and rare.

In addition, the two traditional characters in the round seal are what shocked Chu Ning the most.

If those two traditional Chinese characters are translated into simplified Chinese, it should be, Qingling.

This made a name pop up in Chu Ning's mind all of a sudden.

Song Qingling!

Who is Song Qingling, just find a random one on the side of the street at the head of the road and ask, even if you don't say it clearly, everyone has definitely heard of this name, as well as some of the deeds of her life.

This is a real modern celebrity.

Song Qingling is the second wife of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, and is also known as the mother of the country because of her own ability.

When the People's Republic of China was founded, Soong Ching-ling was one of the vice chairmen. Later, more than ten days before Song Qingling's death, she was also awarded the title of honorary chairman of our country, which shows how great her contribution to New China is.

Aside from Soong Ching Ling's political achievements, she herself is a very famous modern calligrapher.

Many of the calligraphy and paintings left by Song Qingling were auctioned at high prices.

Chu Ning felt that this painting was probably really Song Qingling's authentic handwriting.

She didn't really make such a hasty decision just because of the two words on the seal.

On the contrary, it was the shape of the seal that made her make this judgment.

Those who are not familiar with it do not know that Song Qingling has a signet ring.

And the seal under the signet ring is round.