Chapter 272 On Paper

Speaking of paper, Song Xue's interest also came, as a person in calligraphy and painting, she also has a wealth of knowledge about the types of paper, but she wants to hear what Fang Ming, as a collector, thinks.

"Fang Ming, is paper one of the varieties in the collection?"

Fang Ming nodded and said, "Of course it is!" There have been many famous papers in history, such as the paper of Chengxintang that we are said to have, there are very few surviving papers, and there are many other papers, which are also very collectible, basically from every dynasty after the Tang Dynasty has famous paper handed down. ”

People who play collecting have everything hidden, and paper is one of them, and because paper is closely related to people's lives, especially the lives of ancient literati, many famous products have slowly formed in the development of a long history.

"Oh? What are they? ”

Liu Hanyan was also aroused at this time, paper is a commonplace thing, but there are many famous products according to Fang Ming.

These materials had already been "stored" in Fang Ming's mind, so it was not difficult for him at all, and after sorting it out a little, he said: "For rice paper, we have already said it before, but I want to add that rice paper is divided into two types: raw and cooked. The so-called raw rice paper is called raw paper, which is the paper directly used after production, which is characterized by strong water absorption and ink wetting, and is mainly used to paint splash ink paintings, and the performance of dry and wet shades is excellent. ”

Song Xue nodded and said: "It's true, raw rice paper has incomparable excellence in this regard, as for Fang Ming's cooked Xuan, it is a kind of rice paper after soaking raw rice paper with alum water, which is generally called cooked Xuan or Alum Xuan, which is characterized by not easy to ink or smudge when painting, so it is suitable for painting more neat and meticulous paintings or writing regular scripts. ”

"Oh? Just add alum water? ”

"This ......"

Song Xue spread her hands, she only paints calligraphy, and only has a rough understanding of the process of making paper - if she has a say in the characteristics of paper because she uses it a lot, she has the right to speak, but when it comes to the specifics, she doesn't know.

Fang Ming had read the information in this regard, so he immediately shook his head and said: "Of course not, alum water is just one of the most important procedures, in fact, this process is very complicated, generally speaking, there are alum, calendering, dragging, powdering, dark, sprinkling gold, waxing and sizing, etc., however, there is a characteristic of Shuxuan that there will be leakage or easy cracking after a long time of collection. ”

"In fact, there is a form of rice paper that is half-cooked and half-cooked, and such rice paper is made by adding some plant juice, which is naturally bounded between raw and cooked, but some famous paper in later generations is actually made on the basis of cooked rice."

In fact, because rice paper is a famous paper in China, there are many other ways to divide it in the production process because of different materials and characteristics, for example, according to the different proportions of leather can be divided into three categories: cotton, net leather and special net leather; If it is according to the size, it can be divided into two feet, three feet, four feet, five feet until two feet, six feet and so on; It can also be divided according to the thickness, such as single xuan, clamp xuan, second layer, third layer and fourth layer. At the same time, there are special rice paper specially used for rubbing or printing ancient books, which is often relatively thin and requires special processing technology.

"Is that complicated?"

Liu Hanyan naturally knew about rice paper, but she didn't expect it to be so "complicated" and so divided.

Fang Ming smiled and said, "Maybe for you girls, there is a kind of paper that is more familiar, that is, Xue Tao paper, this is the famous paper of the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, because it was created by Xue Tao, so it is also named after her." ”

"Xue Tao is a native of Tang Chang'an, and he has been an official in Sichuan with his father since he was a child, and after his father died, he became a prostitute. She is good at writing poems and lyrics, in this process because she found that the paper that has appeared at that time is too big, and it is inconvenient to write, so she simply personally instructed the craftsman to make paper, changed the large paper into a small paper, and dyed it at the same time, the legend says that she sprinkled the petals of the plant on the paper for dyeing, and the paper produced was colored, so it was also called "pine flower note", and because she was made by the Huanhua Creek and the stream of the stream, so Xue Tao paper was also called "Huanhua note". ”

"These origins are beautiful."

Song Xue smiled and said to Liu Hanyan: "Most of these famous papers that Fang Ming said are related to literati and scholars, and naturally there are beautiful legends. ”

Liu Hanyan glared at Song Xue and said, "Aren't the so-called literati scholars like you?" ”

"But then again, Xue Xue, you have to live a comfortable life."

In Liu Hanyan's memory, Song Xue's daily days are to read books, draw pictures or practice calligraphy, or make tea and chat, which is not a life that ordinary people can enjoy.

Song Xue stopped hearing this, and said: "Liu Hanyan, it's too unfair for you to say this, I have to practice calligraphy and painting for more than ten hours a day, why is it a leisurely thing in your eyes?" Besides, if you want to live such a life, then you can't do it, you are still short of money. ”

"Hahaha!"

Fang Ming laughed out loud and said, "Comrade Song Xue is not wrong at all, so he said, each has its own wonderful, and it is all found by himself." ”

"Okay, forget it, we won't discuss this matter, what other paper is there?"

Liu Hanyan laughed, she knew that Fang Ming and Song Xue were right, and this was the case-why she was not infatuated with the invisible sword and sword shadow when she was fighting in the shopping mall? If this is not the case, why should I have tens of millions of fortunes and still struggle?

Fang Ming nodded and said, "There is also a famous paper called water pattern paper in the Tang Dynasty, which is also very distinctive. ”

"This kind of paper is called flower curtain paper, and when you look at the bright light, you can see the translucent lines or patterns in addition to the curtain pattern, which is used to increase the potential beauty of the paper."

"Huh? And such paper? Translucent lines? Is there really such a paper? How is this done? ”

If it is said that rice paper or even Xue Tao paper has ever heard of it, Liu Hanyan has never heard of this kind of water-patterned paper that Fang Ming said at this time.

Song Xue nodded and said: "There is really such a paper, I have such a collection of paper at home, it is indeed beautiful to look at the light, of course, as for how it is made, don't ask me, you still ask Fang Ming, I see that he seems to know." ”

Of course, Fang Ming knows that this is actually the basic quality of people who play collecting, for a thing, not only pay attention to its characteristics, but also pay attention to its production method, although you don't need to really make it yourself, but you also have to understand all the production processes as much as possible, because this is often the knowledge necessary for identification.

For example, there are usually two methods, one is to weave a texture or pattern with a thread on the paper curtain, so that it protrudes on the curtain surface, and the pulp in this place is the thinnest because of the existence of the line when making paper, so compared to other places when it is in the light, it will be found to be more translucent; Another method is to carve a wooden mold with a texture or pattern in advance, and then press it vigorously on the pulp, which will also form a situation where the grain or pattern is relatively thin. ”

Liu Hanyan thought about it for a while, and found that it was really such a thing - this is actually not complicated, and the reasoning can understand what is going on at once, of course, she also knows that she is an afterthought, if no one points out the key to this, if you want to make it "out of nowhere" with your own ability, it is another matter.

In fact, things are the same in the world, and you may feel worthless after you have pointed it through, but before you have it through, the reason is complicated.

"Xie Gongjian, which is also a kind of processed dyed paper, was created by Xie Jingchu in the early Song Dynasty, so it was named, he was inspired by Xue Tao to make it, that is, the so-called 'ten kinds of barbarian paper', that is, ten colors, specially used to write credit, such as pink, apricot red, bright yellow and so on."

"Korean paper, also known as Korean paper, is a kind of tribute paper from Goryeo, made of cotton, cocoon, etc., characterized by white as silk and tough as silk."

"Jin Su paper, this is because Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin provided Buddhism, invented a special paper for printing scriptures, characterized by thick or light markings on the paper, double called wax yellow paper, the texture is harder, translucent, moth-proof and waterproof, can be preserved for a long time, even after hundreds of years can be maintained as if it is new."

"White deer paper, this is a special kind of paper, according to legend, it is the paper used by Longhu Mountain to write symbols, there are three kinds, namely blue, yellow and white."

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Fang Ming has a strong memory, as long as he has seen it, he can remember it, and Song Xue has been immersed in calligraphy and painting since he was a child, and he knows the characteristics of various kinds of paper well, especially in the process of calligraphy and painting, etc., he has his own unique experience, which has passed more than two hours in the blink of an eye.

In this process, Fang Ming found that he had gained a lot, especially the performance of the characteristics of various papers in the process of calligraphy and painting that Song Xue said, which gave him a deeper understanding of all kinds of paper, and many of them can be used for identification.

"By the way, Fang Ming, you haven't said what the hell is going on with the paper that Xue Xue brought this time."

Liu Hanyan pointed to the piece of paper on the table, what he said just now was fascinating, and he was also fascinated by what he said, and the topic became farther and farther away, until in the end, he found that Song Xue had not identified the paper he had brought with him.

"Heh, this is Chengxintang's paper, which belongs to a kind of Shuxuan, but its production method and reputation are much stronger than Xuan paper."

Fang Ming paused for a moment and continued: "Song Xue just said that she inadvertently bought three knives, this is really a hair!" ”