Sure enough, Li Jingjing said, "That engraving master wants to talk to you, how about it?" ”

Xie Bin was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly nodded, he has grown so big, and he has not seen any master who can carve seals by hand. Therefore, he is very interested in playing seal carving. Seal carving is also a small project of carving, but there is a big difference between the requirements for craftsmanship and the requirements for cultural literacy.

You play bamboo and wood carving, as long as you can carve with both hands, you can carve a ** inseparable from ten, just like those restaurant chefs, give him a carving knife, they can also carve a monkey vividly.

And seal carving is not good, because the seal carving is all seal characters. How many people can know the seal character? If it is carved out again, the difficulty will increase a lot. And a lot of seal carvers, in order to increase the interest of the seal, deliberately increased the difficulty of the seal, the seal carved more abstract, sometimes not even words, but a variety of strange lines and patterns. But it is precisely in this way that the art of seal carving is more sought after by those who are in the industry, and even consider it a challenge to identify a difficult and complex seal.

It is said that the most useful place for the seal is naturally on the calligraphy and painting, and this seal is also an important evidence to identify the authenticity of the calligraphy and painting and the dynasty, if you don't even know the seal characters, how can you identify the authenticity of the calligraphy and painting? And many counterfeiters also do not know the seal characters, and the fakes they make become "fake" in the eyes of connoisseurs, and they themselves often do not know where the mistake is.

From ancient times to the present, the style of the seals of each dynasty has changed, and the seals of each celebrity also have their own characteristics, and even one person has several seals. Therefore, if you want to fully grasp the knowledge of seals, it is no less difficult than systematically learning the knowledge of calligraphy and painting.

Xie Bin himself can recognize some seal characters, which is the credit of his grandfather. But if it is more difficult, Xie Bin will be a little powerless. It is said that the art of seal carving has developed to the present, and the thinking of those seal carving masters has broadened a lot, and even higher than the ancients in the shape and innovation of seal characters. This is not an exaggeration at all, the old artists in ancient times would be subject to a lot of restrictions when creating, it is better to say all kinds of taboos, lack of brushes, etc., but today's artists can unscrupulously follow their own thinking to create.

Xie Bin saw some famous seal carvings on the Internet two days ago, and the words written were called an abstraction, or even a messy few lines mixed together. But in this way, those words are more quaint and difficult, and they do not lack artistic beauty. The abstraction of this thing is no worse than that of modern abstract painting. In other words, those abstract paintings need a variety of colors, line patterns, etc., but these seals only need a few lines to fully reflect the artistic charm, which is the most rare.

In fact, abstract painting is mainly to highlight an artistic conception, emphasizing the meaning and light the form. But in our country, thousands of years ago, artists played like this, from the earliest mural rock paintings to later ink paintings, the most important thing is the artistic conception, as for the image, it is just a trivial matter.

Don't say anything else, let's just say that Xie Bin once imitated the horse stepping on Feiyan. If you only evaluate the image of that bronze, you really can't get it. However, such a simple process, but it is a perfect and vivid combination of two unrelated animals, and its creative delicacy and bold shape are indeed unprecedented treasures.

At that time, the craftsmen did not have the ability to cast the expression of the swallow on their faces, but it was reflected through a very simple turning back of the swallow. Of course, whether you can appreciate it or not depends on the level of appreciation of each person. This is the case with the works of art of the Chinese Dynasty, whether it is calligraphy and painting, bronze or bamboo and wood carving or even porcelain, the requirements for connoisseurs are relatively high, and those works of art leave a very large space for people's reverie. Just like today's abstract paintings, although the styles and genres are different, the main means of expression are the same.

If you don't have a certain artistic foundation, people will always feel that there is something beautiful about this thing when they see those works of art, just like the famous "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map", it looks like there are so many things, and even many places can't be seen clearly, what is there to see? Still touted as a famous painting through the ages?

But in the eyes of connoisseurs, it is a delicate and wonderful landscape painting. Whether it is the composition or the use of space, whether it is the contrast of colors or the depiction of virtual and real, it is a level that ordinary people cannot reach.

If you want to play antiques, you can not write, draw, paint and burn ceramics, but you must be able to appreciate them, to be able to understand their manufacturing process and the level of craftsmanship of that era, at least learn to appreciate it. Otherwise, you will have to wait to pay the tuition. This is not to say that it is false or self-inflammatory, but that is what it is.

And Xie Bin was also very aware of the difficulty of seal carving, so he felt a little excited about the master's invitation. Xie Bin changed into refreshing clothes before he went, and deliberately washed his head, no matter what, this can be regarded as a kind of respect for the master.

Li Jingjing drove her Audi A6 to pick up Xie Bin, looking at the dignified and atmospheric Audi, and then looking at Li Jingjing, who looked light but wise, Xie Bin suddenly felt that she was really compatible with this car. Sitting in the car, I felt very quiet, there was a guzheng song on the car, but Xie Bin didn't know what this song was called, and he didn't know who played it, but it was very in line with Li Jingjing's temperament, as if she should listen to this kind of song.

Just let this big beauty drive and pull herself, Xie Bin blushed a little, thinking that he had to learn his driver's license quickly, otherwise it would be really embarrassing to let the girl drive every time.

The car slowly drove into a small area, the community is slightly old, but the environment is very good, there are really not many quiet places like this community in the city. The floors here are not high, the highest is only six floors, the courtyard of the community is full of lawns and big trees, walking in it seems more secluded, many old people sit under the shade. This community should be the faculty and staff park of a school or the family home of a scientific research unit, because most of these old people look like they are more literate and have a good temperament, which is quite different from the average old man and old lady.

The corridor is also a little old, but it is clean, and walking in it is like going back to the 80s. However, the security doors are very modern, which is also a feature of these communities now, without the security door is not possible, otherwise those thieves can come in and walk around several times a night.

Li Jingjing rang the doorbell, and the door was opened by a little girl, less than ten years old, who looked very cute, and when she saw Li Jingjing, she called softly: "Aunt Jingjing." It seems that the little girl has some understanding of Li Jingjing's cold temperament, so she seems to be very well-behaved.

After seeing Xie Bin, he blinked his big eyes, and his little face shouted enthusiastically: "Hello uncle, you are welcome to come to our house as a guest." As he spoke, he stood at the door and looked at Xie Bin fixedly.

Xie Bin smiled dumbly, this little girl, the elf was eccentric, smiled and nodded, "Hello little girl, what's your name?" ”

"This?" The little girl blinked, obviously thinking about whether to tell Xie Bin her name.

Xie Bin said as he took out a shepherd boy riding a bull ornament from his pocket, held it in his hand and shook it, "There is a gift when you say it." ”

"Qiao'er, don't make trouble, let your uncle come in," Li Jingjing on the side spoke.

The little girl was very dissatisfied with Li Jingjing's seriousness, and pouted with an "oh", "Uncle, please come in." ”

Xie Bin put the small ornament in the little girl's arms, and gently touched the girl's happy little face, and then followed Li Jingjing in.

The decoration in the house is very ordinary, and there is no deliberate decoration of some classical furniture accessories, etc., just two words are hung on the wall. The writing is very Zhouzheng, but in Xie Bin's opinion, it lacks some charm, and can only be said to be average, I don't know who wrote it.

Both of the characters are Du Fu's poems, one is "Ascending Yanzhou City Tower", "The east county tends to the court, and the south building is at the beginning." The floating clouds connect the sea and the mountains, and the plains are green. The lonely Qin monument is there, and the deserted city is left in the Lu Palace. It has never been ancient, and it is hesitant to look at it. One is "The Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking", "Zhizhang rode a horse like a boat, and slept at the bottom of the well." Ruyang Sandou began to face the sky, and the road was salivating at the mouth of the car, and the hatred was sealed to Jiuquan. Zuo Xiangri spends 10,000 dollars, drinks like a long whale sucking hundreds of rivers, and holds a cup of music and is called avoiding sages. Zongzhi is a chic and beautiful young man, looking at the blue sky with white eyes, as bright as a jade tree in front of the wind. Before Su Jin Changzhai embroidered Buddha, he often loved to escape Zen when he was drunk. Li Bai wrote a hundred poems, slept in a restaurant in Chang'an City, and the Son of Heaven couldn't get on the boat, claiming that the minister was a fairy in wine. Zhang Xu had three cups of grass sage, took off his hat and exposed his crown in front of the prince, waving the paper like a cloud of smoke. Jiao Sui Wudou Fang Zhuoran, talking eloquently and shocking four feasts. ”

There is only one seal, Xie Bin looked at it carefully, but it was the words "old man bouldering". Speaking of which, the name "bouldering" has been used by someone, but it is not the "old man of bouldering", that is the contemporary painter Mr. Fu Baoshi, whose name is "Bouldering Master". It is said that ordinary people will not use the font size of the ancients, one is to show respect for the ancients, and one person is to show his own characteristics. Of course, there are also people who use the font size of the ancients as a tribute, but this is rare.

I don't know what kind of character this old man of bouldering is. If you appreciate it carefully, these two characters are not very well written, but this seal is very atmospheric, and it is simple and powerful, and it is vigorous. Looking at the color of the seal, the time to print it should not be too long. Although the color of the good ink clay has remained unchanged for a long time, it will always be slightly different, and it can be seen at a glance in the eyes of connoisseurs.

It is said that some celebrity calligraphy and paintings are often collected by many famous artists, and there will be many seals on it. And when appreciating these calligraphy and paintings, the color of the seal will also be very heavy evidence. After all, the color of those seals is different depending on the era, and it is easy to ignore this point if you don't know how to do it.

"How's that, young man?" An old man's voice sounded behind him.

Xie Bin turned his head and saw that the old man was dressed very casually, white plaid short sleeves, cropped breeches, and big blue slippers, at first glance, he looked like an ordinary old man. However, the old man's smiling expression made Xie Bin's heart tighten. It is said that the old man who has lived for so many years, especially from those years, has never encountered any kind of things, and his experience and experience are no worse than him Xie Bin.

Thinking of this, Xie Bin smiled slightly, "The seal is very good!" ”

This is a bit of a non-answer, but the old man should have understood. Xie Bin was reluctant to directly say that the handwriting was not good, and he was unwilling to pat himself against his will, so he cleverly praised the seal. Indeed, the seal is very level, these words are true, but combined with the old man's question just now, Xie Bin's answer is very clear, which means that the words are very ordinary.