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For wood carving, the average person must think it is very simple. Isn't it just to use tools to plan, poke, sharpen, and drill on the wood, and finally form a pattern of flowers, birds, insects and fish, as long as you practice casually, it will definitely not be difficult. In fact, this is just taken for granted, and the so-called easier said than done, that's the truth.

In fact, the art of wood carving is to carve a three-dimensional form on the wood with a knife and a knife, which not only requires superb calligraphy and painting skills, but also requires exquisite carving skills, which is more difficult than calligraphy and painting.

A piece of wood carving takes a long time to carve the finished product, because it is carved on a whole piece of wood, if it is broken at a moment, it will be difficult to repair, and the work will be scrapped as a whole, and all previous efforts will be lost.

The so-called slow work out of fine work, if the wood carving area is a little larger, the content is a little more complex, then the difficulty of creation and the creation time will increase a lot, coupled with the limitation of the size of the wood, the process level and production cost of creating a large wood carving work are very high.

In addition, most of the ancient wood carving masters are ancestral crafts, and they need to start practicing from a young age and accumulate decades of experience to create fine works. And because it is not easy to carve, if you are not rich enough, please do not move the wood carving master to carve things.

To some extent, a fine wood carving was also a symbol of status and wealth in ancient times.

This piece of wood carving in front of me is like this, it is not small in size, and it is carved from the roots of a tree. It is known that due to the toughness and hardness of the roots, it is destined to be less difficult to carve compared to other branches. If you want to carve the roots of the tree exquisitely and beautifully, then it takes more effort and energy.

It is very obvious that this wood carving belongs to the category of fine products. The carving technique is very skillful, especially the treatment of the characters' clothing and facial expressions. That's just nuance.

He Zhizhang's eyes were hazy and shaky after he was drunk; The king of Ruyang was drunk and asleep, but he still held the wine vat; Su Jin was chatting with others with a wine glass in his hand, and there was a Buddhist scripture in front of him; Li Bai seems to have drunk enough, and is carrying a brush to write poems and chapters that will last for centuries......

Eight people have eight different forms, and each person seems to be independent of each other, but they all interact and form a whole. A scene where friends get together, everyone drinks happily, and talks and laughs. The human form can be carved. But the grasp of the demeanor is a very test of skill.

Anyway, Wang Guan looked at everyone carefully, and immediately felt that everyone's demeanor, no matter from which angle, was so realistic, and it was very harmonious to watch each other.

"Absolute master-class craftsmanship." After watching carefully, Wang Guan was amazed, but at the same time a little hesitant: "However." This doesn't seem to be a Teochew wood carving. ”

It is no wonder that Wang Guan speculated like this, after all, the wood carving is exquisite, but it may have been baptized for a long time, and the surface is full of vicissitudes and clumsy atmosphere. Judging by the pigment that remains on the wood carved figures. At the beginning, this thing was supposed to be a painted wood carving, but after a long time, the color was mottled and peeled. The result is naturally watered down and full of quaint flavors.

The painting is different from the decorative technique of Chaozhou gold lacquer wood carving, so Wang Guan will feel a little strange.

"When did I say this is a Teochew wood carving?" Meanwhile. Fang Mingsheng shook his head and smiled: "Even if you are in Chaozhou, the wood carving may not be the Chaozhou wood carving." ”

"Yes, I had a preconceived notion of it." Wang Guan smiled and generously admitted his mistake.

"It's okay, when the things arrived, I also had this misunderstanding. After all, in Chaozhou wood carving, there is also a technique of multicolored gold, which is the same as this wood carving, which belongs to painted wood carving......"

It should also be mentioned here that although it is customary to call Chaozhou wood carving gold lacquer wood carving, in fact, there are many manifestations of Chaozhou wood carving. There are gold lacquer wood carvings that are fully gilded, there are colorful gold carvings, there are also lacquer carvings that are all red (or black), and there are plain carvings that maintain the texture of logs, but among them, gold lacquer wood carvings are the most famous.

"It's just that later, I took it to ask Zeng Lao for advice, but his old man said that this was not Chaozhou wood carving."

While speaking, Fang Mingsheng smiled and said, "Then again, can't you see what kind of wood carving this is?" ”

"I knew it was a root carving, but as for what genre it is, it's hard to say." Wang Guan said frankly: "After all, there are too many schools of wood carving in China, except for the traditional schools, almost every place has its own craft tradition, unless the style is very obvious, otherwise it is really difficult to judge." ”

"That's right." Fang Mingsheng thought so: "So Zeng Lao also said, don't pursue any genre, just know that this is a painted wood carving, and the craftsmanship is very exquisite." ”

Although there are many varieties of wood carving in China, painted wood carving is definitely one of the best. Regardless of the genre, as long as the carved object is painted with colored materials, then it can be called painted wood carving.

Different from other wood carving techniques, the biggest feature of painted wood carving is that it is a painted character. Painting and creating on the carvings of people and objects delicately depicts the appearance, inner world and details of people and objects. This process has some similarities with enamel clay figurines and Tang Sancai.

Of course, or for Chinese art forms, there are no barriers at all. As long as there is this technology, then it will quickly spread horizontally and quickly become a popular fashion, and then all walks of life will actively absorb nutrients and use them for their own use, so it has caused a situation where Chinese art forms are blooming.

The reason why it is often said that the contact class is bypassed is based on this reason.

"What else did Elder Zeng say?"

At this time, Wang Guan asked with interest: "For example, the origin of wood carving, or the era or something?" ”

"Can't you see that?" Fang Mingsheng was surprised: "It's really strange. ”

"What's so strange?" Wang Guan pouted and said: "I don't specialize in wood carving, I know that this is painted wood carving, and I can see that the material is the roots of the old tree of longan...... Wait, is it the longan wood carving in Fujian Province? ”

"It's very likely."

At the same time, Wang Guan groaned: "After all, the longan wood carving prefers to take the heavenly immortal Buddha as the theme, and the root carving is a must, and it is adjacent to Guangdong Province, and it is normal for something to come over." ”

"Isn't this just saying it, pretending to be confused." Fang Mingsheng immediately smiled and said, "That's right, it's a longan wood carving." ”

"It's mainly because I saw this scar that I woke up." Wang Guan explained casually, and then looked carefully, vaguely, as if something was wrong.

"This is a wood carving from the Qing Dynasty."

At this time, Fang Mingsheng introduced the origin of things: "Zeng Lao said that this is the work of the Longan wood carving Kepai, the character portrayal pays attention to the charm, the clothing lines are soft and elegant, the facial expressions are very rich, lifelike, it can be called a unique one, it is a very rare boutique." ”

"It's a boutique, yes."

Wang nodded in acknowledgement, and then smiled: "Such a treasure, Boss Fang is really willing to give it to me?" ”

"What is there to be reluctant to." Fang Mingsheng waved his hand and said, "You helped me palm my eyes and let me pick a big leak, this thank you gift is nothing." ”

"Then I'll ...... But it's disrespectful, thank you Boss Fang. Wang Guan was no longer polite, and "smiled" the gift.

Seeing this situation, Fang Mingsheng was also very happy. After all, if he gives out a gift, he feels shameless if others don't accept it. Besides, Wang Guan's guidance can be regarded as a small favor, and if he doesn't return the favor, he will feel uncomfortable.

"By the way, Zeng Lao also said that this should be an antique painting......"

"Antique painting?" Wang Guan frowned, and he was also a little puzzled.

"Well, it's antique painting, the Qing Dynasty imitates the Tang Dynasty." Fang Mingsheng said with a smile: "Although the wood carving color material looks very mottled and simple, it is actually artificially old. ”

"How?" Wang Guan was a little curious, and then said thoughtfully: "Could it be that this is a fake made in the Qing Dynasty?" ”

"Clever, just guess it." Fang Mingsheng nodded and said: "Generally speaking, after the wood carving is completed, it has to go through more than 20 processes such as grinding, pasting gray cloth, brushing foundation, painting, outlining, and coloring. Among them, the proportion of glue and the pigment selected are very particular, so the color material remains very long-lasting, and it may not fade even after a hundred years of wind and rain. ”

"It's normal." Wang Guan agrees very much, and it is not that there are no cases of cutting corners, but for the master, he will only strive for perfection, and will never engage in these crooked ways to affect his reputation.

"This wood carving technique has the style of the Tang Dynasty, and the colors are mottled and peeling, just like the antiquities of the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago. However, Zeng Lao carefully studied and found that the material of this wood carving was very hard and did not show any signs of decay, which was very inconsistent with the vicissitudes of life on the surface mottled and faded. ”

While speaking, Fang Mingsheng said with a smile: "So after Zeng Lao's careful observation, it was finally determined that this was something in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, but it was only after people used a variety of skills and techniques such as burning, brushing, smoking, and dyeing to make it old, and it became like this." You may have guessed it right, this thing may have been a fake back then, but now, it is a precious wood carving treasure. ”

"No wonder."

At the right time, Wang Guan suddenly realized: "I said that there is something wrong with me, after all, it is a painting of the Qing Dynasty, it is impossible to be so badly damaged, it turns out to be a masterpiece of the ancients." ”

Don't doubt that although the ancient masters were very important about credibility, some masters did not do dirty things for the sake of profit. It's like Mr. Zhu Da, who has superb craftsmanship but doesn't go on the right path, he just wants to make black money, what can you do?

"Of course, it's all just speculation."

Fang Mingsheng continued to repeat Zeng Lao's words: "After all, the antique style was very popular in the Qing Dynasty, and the three emperors of the Qing Dynasty all liked retro, so it naturally affected the social atmosphere of the people. Some people sell antiques as real antiques, and some people just cater to social mores, not necessarily deceiving people......"

"Yes." Wang Guan nodded, he had such a dark guess in his heart, but he liked to associate in the direction of light, which is human nature. (To be continued......)