"Amitabha!"

Yitong didn't understand what Fang Ming meant, but he really didn't know how to say this matter. A few years ago, I accidentally saw this Buddha statue of Shakyamuni, when I accidentally saw this Buddha statue, I found that it was exquisitely made, thick and atmospheric, and more importantly, he found that this Buddha statue should be an antique.

The bigger the Buddha statue, the more difficult it is to make, not to mention the three-meter-high Buddha, plus a piece with a history of hundreds or even thousands of years, it is even more rare.

The original Shakyamuni Buddha of the Daxiong Treasure Hall of Tonghua Temple has not been able to satisfy Yitong, so when he found this Shakyamuni Buddha, he immediately tried to buy it and transport it back to Tonghua Temple. At the beginning, in fact, Yitong was still a little skeptical, after all, the origin of such a big Buddha is a little unclear, at least one point is that he can't identify what age this Buddha statue was made, so at the beginning he was still hesitating whether to put this Buddha statue in the Daxiong Hall of Tonghua Temple.

However, at this time, there was an incident, that is, one day there was a sudden heavy rain, and then a thunderbolt fell, striking the Daxiong Treasure Hall, which is also strange to say, and the original Shakyamuni Buddha in the hall was broken.

In such a situation, Yitong has no choice but to put the Shakyamuni Buddha that he brought back. It is also strange to say that when the new Shakyamuni Buddha is replaced, the incense of Tonghua Temple is at least more prosperous than before: one: Ben: Read: Novel 3w.ybdu Yicheng.

The most important cause of the monks, in Yitong's view, first he accidentally got this Shakyamuni Buddha, and then the original Shakyamuni Buddha was damaged by lightning, and then there is when the new Shakyamuni Buddha is replaced, the incense is more prosperous than before, if there is only one of these things, it can be said to be a coincidence, but there are three pieces at once, and they are connected before and after, one ring after another, so he feels that the appearance of this Shakyamuni Buddha is the Buddha's instructions.

As time passed, Yitong basically put this matter behind me. If it weren't for the celebration now, and someone was preparing to deal with Tonghua Temple, Yitong wouldn't have remembered it.

I carefully calculated what I had done and everything in the temple over and over again, and finally remembered this Buddha statue. While his heart was beating wildly, Yitong once again identified the Shakyamuni Buddha he had found after a lapse of several years, but the more he identified, the more uncertain he became.

There are many people in Ningdong City who can identify antiques, but now the most famous is Fang Ming, just at this time Fang Ming called to say that he wanted to find himself, and he didn't wait for Fang Ming after waiting left and right, so he simply went out and waited in front of the temple.

Generally speaking, the Buddha statues in Buddhist temples do not have to be antiques, but if they are fake, it becomes a problem.

Raising his head to look at the great Shakyamuni Buddha in front of him, Fang Ming said, "Master Yitong, when do you think this is the Great Buddha?" Sui and Tang's? ”

The Sui and Tang dynasties were the most prosperous time for the development of Buddha statues, which was related to the entire social background, the country's economy and culture were strong at this time, and the rulers believed that Buddhism was important to stabilizing social order and maintaining rule, so they basically vigorously developed Buddhism.

For example, in the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen Yang Jian unified the country after destroying Chen, ending the ****** of more than 300 years of division between the north and the south, and re-establishing a unified country, and the culture of the north and the south was thus integrated.

In terms of the development of Buddhism, after Emperor Wen unified the country, he ordered the construction of Buddha statues, shaped various Buddha statues, and organized people to translate Buddhist scriptures, etc., which promoted the rapid development of Buddhism. For another example, Emperor Wen of Sui once issued an edict saying that secular people, regardless of whether they are high or poor, as long as they are interested in Buddha, can freely become monks, and stipulate the number of monks and build Buddha statues according to the proportion of population, and also decree the restoration and carving of Buddha statues. According to statistics, during the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui for more than 20 years, hundreds of thousands of Buddha statues such as copper, tooth bones, and stones were restored and built.

In the Tang Dynasty, because of the strong national strength and political and social stability, it was able to absorb the essence of various ethnic cultures to form its own style, and there was a situation of cultural prosperity and a hundred flowers blooming.

Taoism, Buddhism, and other religions spread at the same time, but of all the religions, Buddhism was the most valued by the rulers.

For example, the most famous Tang Dynasty in history, Taizong, ordered the establishment of Buddhist temples throughout the country, personally wrote the "Holy Order", personally promoted Buddhism, and later Wu Zetian did the same, she encouraged monks to teach Buddhist scriptures, promote Buddhism, and support the construction of Buddhist temples and stupas in various places.

Under the background of such an era, there were many Buddha statues in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and a large number of fine products were also left.

It can be said that the reason for the appearance of a large number of fine Buddha statues at this time is an act of the state.

According to the record of the "New Tang Dynasty Book of Hundred Gongzhi", the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to sculpture, and the imperial court set up a Ministry of Industry for this purpose, which was specially used to manage craftsmen in various places, and also set up a special official office to take charge of stone, pottery, clay, etc., so as to carry out unified management of the country's sculpture, bronze casting, etc., so in the workshops managed by the state during this period, the sculpture art has developed and progressed rapidly. In the case of the rapid development of the level of sculpture

, Buddhist statues benefit the most, and the level of craftsmanship is also the highest.

"Amitabha, it's me, I think this should be a Buddha statue from the Sui and Tang dynasties."

Yitong didn't feel strange about the period when Fang Ming judged the Buddha statue in front of him after just a few glances, because if Fang Ming didn't have this ability, it would be impossible for him to make such a reputation in the antique collecting world in Ningdong City.

"Although the Sui Dynasty existed for a relatively short time, its Buddha statue has its own characteristics, generally speaking, the head is large and the body is small, the upper body is relatively long and the lower body is relatively short, the statue of the whole Buddha statue appears to be relatively full, the head is characterized by the plump face, if it is a Bodhisattva, the particles of Yingluo are relatively coarse and droop more than the knee, the whole Buddha statue is relatively dull, and lacks a sense of agility."

"In the early Tang Dynasty, the face contours of the Buddha and the Bodhisattva were more moderate, the body was more plump, the Buddha's hair bun was towering and mostly spiral, the water pattern style of the hair bun was more distinct, straight and natural, the Buddha's clothing was mainly alternately used with a coat with a shoulder and a shoulder, there were small buckles on the skirt, separated from the left and right but not directly drooping, and the folds of the lower part of the Buddha statue were more and denser. The pattern on the garment is usually a round rope-like stripe of a long flower. In particular, it should be noted that at this time, Buddha statues usually use the straight and flat knife method to express the texture of the clothes, and later they use the new round knife method with a downward concave to express it, because this can increase the three-dimensional effect of the Buddha statue. ”

Yitong is a high-ranking monk, maybe he doesn't know much about other aspects, but he knows the characteristics of each period of Buddhist statues well, and he will come as soon as he opens his mouth.

Fang Ming nodded lightly, and continued: "The Buddha statues in the Tang Dynasty had three characteristics, that is, distinct personality, secularization and individuality. This is related to the highly developed economic life at this time, the original Buddha statue may be high, but at this time of Buddhism, in a sense, is actually into the WTO, this is because in order to attract more believers, Buddhism Buddha statue also to the secular life 'learn scriptures', only in this way can it be more easily accepted by people, the characteristics of the Buddha statue of the Tang Dynasty are formed on this basis. ”

"I think this Buddha statue in front of me should be the work of the Tang Dynasty."

Raising his head and not lowering his head, Fang Ming continued to look at the big Buddha in front of him while continuing: "The Buddha statues of this period are serious and kind, and their faces are relatively plump, especially the outlines of their facial features are softer than before, just like a real person. As for the hair bun of the Buddha statue, there are a large number of snail buns, high meat buns, and so on. You see, this Buddha statue in front of you has such characteristics. ”

"Also, at this time, many of the bases of the Buddha statues were girdle-style pedestals, with the bottom edge

There are many hexagonal and octagonal shapes, and there are also various forms such as round and even flower-shaped shapes.

Zhou Yafang walked under the Big Buddha and took a closer look, and said, "Yes, that's right, it's indeed a girdle-style pedestal, and the bottom edge is octagonal." ”

"In fact, for the Buddha statues of this period, there is one of the most important characteristics of identification, that is, the carving technique at this time."

"Just now the master has said, the early Tang Dynasty Buddha statue has developed a new round knife method concave, this method is to make the Buddha statue carved out to become more three-dimensional, to the Tang Dynasty, this knife method has been further developed, mainly in the small parts with raised circular lines to express the pattern of clothes, this way carved out of the line of the level is richer, there is also a more three-dimensional sense."

"Smack!"

As he spoke, Fang Ming suddenly raised his hand and patted it on his head, saying, "This...... I forgot one thing just now, the Shakyamuni Buddha in front of me may also be in the late Tang Dynasty, because the characteristics of the Buddha statue in the late Tang Dynasty are actually similar to the characteristics of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Amitabha."

As soon as he heard what Fang Ming said, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and slowly relaxed. After the treasure appraisal conference, especially the confrontation with Wang Si, the young Fang Ming has become an authority in the appraisal, and he is optimistic about the Buddha statue in front of him, so it proves that it is true.

"It seems that I'm really worried, it's clear that there is nothing going on, but I've been worrying, it's really a sin."

"Huh? Master Yitong, I didn't say that this Buddha statue is real. ”