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"Bleat?"

When Jin Muchen heard it, he was excited, and a sentence of Cantonese actually came out, and Uncle Fang also smiled when he heard it, there are many immigrants living in eastern Guangdong living in the United States, especially in Chinatown in Manhattan, so it is very common for Jin Muchen to be able to speak two words of Cantonese.

"Have you seen this poem?"

Fang Bo pointed to the poem carved on the inkstone, Jin Muchen's attitude towards this inkstone was not the same at this time, he was very careful to hold the inkstone in front of him, and carefully looked at the poem carved on it.

"The poem is very good, especially the majestic momentum that flows between the lines, but I have never heard of this poem in the masterpieces of the past dynasties?"

"You're not knowledgeable, right? The person who wrote this poem was not an ordinary person, it was the former prime minister himself who went to Japan to study in the past! ”

When Jin Muchen heard this, he almost didn't throw the inkstone in his hand to the ground, this is a bit, right?

As we all know, didn't the former prime minister go to France to study back then? When have you ever been to Japan?

In 1917, the former prime minister went to Japan once to study in Japan, but the following year, he failed to pass the Japanese language entrance examination, so he was not admitted to a Japanese school. Later, I took the exam again, but because I failed Japanese, I was also not admitted, and then the former prime minister returned to Japan in July, but he only stayed at home for a month and went to Japan again, but this time he did not go to study, but to work as a dormitory administrator. It turned out that there was a 'Shinnaka Gaku' in Japan at that time, and there were 18 dormitories there. Prime Minister Xian went to manage the dormitory this time...... And this poem was written by the former prime minister when he first traveled east to Japan......"

“What？”

I heard Uncle Fang tell such a piece of history. Jin Muchen felt that his jaw was about to fall to the ground.

You must know that the first prime minister, who enjoys a high historical prestige in China, has even been touted by many brainless fans as an elite figure who exists in the sky and has nothing on earth.

Therefore, in China, it is impossible for him to know that the former prime minister actually failed the exam twice and failed to be admitted to a Japanese university.

What's more, later, his old man actually worked as a dormitory administrator in Japan for two whole years......

Thinking about the later founding ancestors. It seems that I used to be a librarian at Peking University for a while......

This Nima? Could it be that this librarian, or dormitory manager, is really a job that can help people soar?

The two founding fathers, one of the five hooligans of later generations, actually did this at the beginning of their careers?

Why don't you go back by yourself and find some kind of administrator job to do?

Jin Muchen felt that his brain was very messy, and Uncle Fang continued to explain to him the origin of this Fang Duanyan at this time.

Later, in 1978, when Taizong was about to leave for Japan for his first ice-breaking trip, he had a headache at that time. What kind of greeting gift should I give to a Japanese person? Later, it was suggested that the cultural atmosphere in Japan was very strong at that time. Many of the older generation of Japanese are very fond of Chinese calligraphy, so Taizong asked people to make the Bafang Duan inkstone in eastern Guangdong, and engraved on it the poems created by the former prime minister when he traveled to Fusang in the east. Later, after arriving in Japan, when he met with the then Prime Minister of Japan, Tomo Fukuda, he gave one of the inkstones to Fukuda Tomo. Later, the other seven duan inkstones were also given to pro-China friendly people in Japan at that time, and among those people, some were Japanese business tycoons and some were non-governmental people. Presumably, this inkstone should have been received by the grandfather of the field from a private person who received the inkstone back then. In that year, after Taizong gave Duan Yan to the Japanese as a national gift, a wave of collection and Duan Yan quickly rose in Japan. This is also the main reason why the Japanese have gone to the country to sweep the goods in the past 20 years, as long as there is an appearance of the inkstone at the Canton Fair, but in the past 20 years, this inkstone craze has faded a lot in Japan, and few young people like calligraphy in the new generation, which is also the main reason why you can pick up such a big bargain today. ”

Uncle Fang explained this, and Jin Muchen understood the origin of the Fang Duan inkstone in his hand.

Nima, in this way, the origin of this Duan inkstone is really not small, His Majesty Taizong, the national gift to the Japanese, a total of eight blessings, and now he actually got a party, this is really not an ordinary luck can be described.

Even if it is no longer a popular cultural antique in Japan, it is still popular among many Japanese people as a national gift.

What the Japanese don't have, now Lao Tzu actually has another piece in his hand, not to mention how cool it feels.

And at this time, Jin Muchen's eyes when he looked at the Duan Yan in his hand were very different from before, at least they were different from before, there were more than a dozen Duan Yan on the bed, but those few Duan Yan and the one in his hand were obviously incomparable.

This piece in his hand, because of the addition of the national gift, the value must be very different from other Duan Yan, although it is not used by ancient celebrities, but after all, it is also something that Taizong personally sent out back then, so its historical value can not be confused with ordinary Duan Yan.

Looking at the other two end inkstones in front of Fang Bo, Jin Muchen couldn't help frowning, what are the origin of these two end inkstones?

Uncle Fang pulled them out of the dozen or so inkstones, it couldn't be for nothing, right?

With his understanding of this old man, Uncle Fang must have done this for a reason, Uncle Fang also noticed his eyes, and then looked at the two inkstones in front of him, and pushed them both in front of Jin Muchen: "These two inkstones, you are taking a good look." ”

Jin Muchen put down the national gift inkstone in his hand, took the two inkstones in front of him, and looked at them carefully.

When Jin Muchen bought these inkstones before, he was secretly happy in his heart, but he just judged whether these inkstones were real inkstones, as for the shape and craftsmanship of these inkstones, he really didn't have time to take a closer look.

At this time, he pushed Fang Bo over these two inkstones, took them in his hand and looked at them, and really found the difference between these two inkstones and the other dozen or so end inkstones.

These two inkstones, one has a peculiar shape, this inkstone is made of blue and white amphora vase as the floor.

The upper narrow and the lower width, the carving is vivid, there is also a calligraphy carved out of the bottleneck, it can be seen that it is the "peace post" of Wang Xizhi who is copied carefully, and the carving process of the maker is evident in the narrow place of the bottleneck.

The widest part under the vase is made into a grinding disc, and there are imitation blue and white painted engravings on both sides, just looking at the carving process is enough to make people fall in love.

And under the bottleneck of the copybook, you can also see a carved 'Li' character, presumably this should be the author's name.

This square inkstone can be said to be ingeniously made, and Jin Muchen likes it very much.

Although he is a complete layman in stone carving, he can also see that the pattern carving on the edge of this inkstone is quite skilled, and he pays great attention to the art, that is to say, when the author is carving, it is in accordance with the natural texture of the stone, to carve homeopathically, and pays great attention to the integration of lines and surfaces, the harmony of movement and stillness, and the time to see it for a long time can make people feel a sense of spiritual communication, the unity of nature and man.

This is definitely everyone's work, even if it is done by modern people, just this carving skill, this master, is enough to be called everyone.

On the other hand, the strangeness of the end inkstone is reflected in the material of this end inkstone, it is not the pure black or brown end inkstone material, in the middle of the grinding plate, there are a few yellow stone patterns.

And the shape of this stone pattern is also very peculiar, just like a rising dragon, and the maker is also ingenious, just outside the grinding plate, and carved two black dragons that are spitting beads, so that the pattern of the intersection of the three dragons is formed, it looks particularly pleasing to the eye, the three dragons complement each other, interesting and natural, quite a bit of a match made in heaven.

After carefully inspecting these two inkstones, Jin Muchen immediately felt the difference between these two inkstones and the other ten-sided inkstones.

The quality of the other ten square inkstones, and the carving workman, can also be regarded as the top craftsmanship, but compared with these two parties, whether it is technology or meaning, it is far behind.

He raised his head again and looked at Fang Bo, waiting for him to unravel his confusion.

"These two inkstones, and the national gift you saw before, are from the same person. This master's name is Li Jian, but now he is one of the best handicraft masters in our country. He was responsible for the production of the national gifts that Taizong gave to the Japanese, and it was those works that made him famous in the industry at a young age. Later, in 88 years was named the master of contemporary arts and crafts, 8@9 years was rated as a model worker, 91 began to receive special national allowances, in 2000 it was ranked among the top 100 artists in China, and the avatar was also made into a stamp by the Ministry of Posts to issue, the year before was the International Crafts Organization, rated as a world-class handicraft master...... Many of his works have been given to foreign friends as national gifts, and some of them have been collected by our top museums in China and the Great Hall of the People...... So do you think his work can be mixed with those ordinary inkstones? ”

After Uncle Fang introduced the origins of these two Duan Yan producers to Jin Muchen, Jin Muchen felt that he had already listened stupidly.

National art masters, world-class handicraft masters, and people's living avatars can be stamped, so this person is too good! (To be continued......)