Chapter 594: Decryption (II)
At this time, Xia Lao picked up the words next to him, "Using a brush to brush a little bit, it is too troublesome, and it will have some impact on the hidden words, these chemicals are specially formulated, and will only dissolve the layer of ink covered on it, without any damage to this calligraphy, and it is a significant proof that they can be contained in plastic buckets, so it is the most suitable choice to soak the calligraphy directly." â
"Cunzhi, after Chen Xiaozi finishes pouring the chemical agent, you will open the calligraphy little by little, this calligraphy is more than two meters long, and it needs to be dissolved part by part, and then completely put it in at the end, so that the residual ink can be fully dissolved." Then, Xia Lao explained to Gao Cunzhi.
Gao Cunzhi nodded solemnly, "Okay, Old Xia, I know." â
After explaining to Gao Cunzhi, Xia Lao said to a middle-aged man next to him: "Xiao Wei, start setting up a camera now, remember to shoot clearly, if you want to make a national treasure documentary in the future, you will rely on it." â
The middle-aged man was carrying a large bag in his hand, and nodded with a smile at this time, "Okay, Mr. Xia, make sure to shoot it clearly." After saying that, the middle-aged man opened his bag and began to set up the camera.
"Okay, we'll wait for Chen Xiaozi to finish pouring the chemical agent now, Lao Zheng, do you think this will be Wang Xizhi's real work." Xia Lao looked at Chen Yi, who was pouring chemical agents into the big basin, and couldn't help but ask Zheng Lao.
Zheng Lao looked at Xia Lao and smiled lightly, "Professor Xia, before the true face of this calligraphy is revealed, our guess is useless, and the antique appraisal is not based on guessing. â
"Lao Zheng, don't pretend. You're sure you want to talk to me about that. No guesswork. How to come to research, everything is guessed first, and then determined. Xia Lao smiled and debated with Zheng Lao fearlessly.
Gao Cunzhi looked at these two old men and smiled helplessly, these two people have a very good relationship, but as soon as they met, they debated on some small things, "Master." Old Xia, don't discuss it with the two of you, the little junior brother will be finished soon. â
Listening to the sound coming from the side, Chen Yi smiled and continued to pour it inside, this barrel of chemical agent does weigh dozens of catties, not as thick as the paste used for framing, but like clear water, if it weren't for some smell, he wouldn't think that this was a chemical agent that could dissolve ink.
There is only this chemical agent with a concentration like water. in order to enter the deeper part of the calligraphy and dissolve the ink inside. Otherwise, it will be like a paste, and it will not succeed at all.
Soon, Chen Yi completely poured a bucket of chemical agent into the basin, this large basin has a diameter of more than half a meter, this large barrel of chemical agent poured in, it is still a little short of being full.
After seeing Chen Yi finish pouring, Zheng Lao said to Gao Cunzhi: "Cunzhi, like Xiaoyi, wear rubber gloves, although this chemical agent is not dangerous to the human body, but always be precautionary." â
"Yes, master." Gao Cunzhi nodded, also put on gloves, then walked to the basin, slowly opened the calligraphy, and put it into the basin little by little, while the middle-aged man next to him quickly turned the camera and began to shoot.
At this time, Zheng Lao and Xia Lao all walked quickly to the side of the big basin, with strong expectations on their faces, looking forward to what this calligraphy would look like after it appeared.
The calligraphy slowly put into the basin, in this transparent and colorless chemical agent, they can even see the handwriting on the calligraphy, at first into the basin, there is no reaction, but after a while, suddenly from the calligraphy out of the black thing, constantly spreading in the water, like a burst of black smoke.
Strands of black ink emerged from the words one by one, making everyone's faces look amazed, as if they were watching a special effects blockbuster.
After putting the calligraphy on the edge of the basin, Gao Cunzhi stopped moving, looking at the black ink in the water, his face was also a little shocked.
After these black inkblots emerged from the text, they continued to float in the water, and after a while, the ink in front of them slowly disappeared into the water, and at this time the water was still transparent, without any turbidity.
"This is the perfect dissolving agent, the black ink that dissolves from the text, slowly disappears under the effect of these chemicals, rather than being diluted by the water-like chemical agent. Wait until the dissolved ink is completely gone, and then continue to put the calligraphy in. Looking at this scene, Xia Lao nodded and said in a slow tone, his words were full of confidence and pride.
Gao Cunzhi nodded, but his eyes were always fixed on the calligraphy in the basin, and at this moment, the ink in the text in front of him had been dissolved, revealing the same hidden words as the word Huang Ting.
Through the chemical agent, although they can't see it very clearly, they can feel the meaning of the pen on the words.
Chen Yi looked closely at the water, the pieces of ink appeared and disappeared, it was really an amazing beautiful scene, and the appearance of constantly floating and spreading in the water seemed to be saying goodbye to calligraphy.
In terms of calligraphy, the three characters of Huang Tingjing at the beginning, the scriptures in it, the ink covered on it, have completely disappeared, and the three words of Huang Tingjing, when they are completely consistent, bring people more intense feelings than the two words.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, no ink appeared in this section of calligraphy, and there was no black zĂ i in the chemical agent in the basin, as if it was exactly the same transparent as before, if it was not seen with your own eyes, it was really hard to believe.
If it is really made of soot, then put it in water, it will not be dissolved by water at all, it will only be diluted, if there is an attachment, such as clothing or rice paper, then it will not be diluted, just like when painting, the clothes are stained with ink, it can never be washed off, this is the characteristic of ink, and it is also the reason why calligraphy and painting can be preserved for so long.
At this time, Gao Cunzhi slowly put another piece of calligraphy into the basin, and was soaked in the basin by chemical agents for a while, and there was still the same situation as just now, with streams of ink like black smoke emerging from the calligraphy, and then slowly disappearing.
It took nearly an hour for more than half a meter of pots and more than two meters of calligraphy to put the whole calligraphy into it, and after soaking the last piece of calligraphy, Gao Cunzhi put the whole calligraphy into the basin and entered the complete immersion.
Under Xia Lao's reminder, he also used some plastic tools to gently stir in the basin to make the movement of the chemical agent faster, so that the stubborn ink molecules that may be stored in the zĂ i in it dissolved.
"Okay, Cunzhi, we can stop, let's sit down and rest for a while, and then wait for half an hour or so, we can take out the calligraphy and dry it, and wait until the chemical agent is completely dry, and then frame it." After Gao Cunzhi stirred for a while, Xia Lao waved his hand to stop, and beckoned everyone to come to the side and sit down.
Zheng Lao also smiled and nodded, sat down with Xia Lao, looked back, and found that Chen Yi was still staying by the basin, he couldn't help but smile, "Xiao Yi, I've been standing for so long, come and rest, this is your thing, I'll have a lot of time to watch it in the future." â
Hearing Zheng Lao's words, Chen Yi came back to his senses, just now he was immersed in the perception of calligraphy, seeing this calligraphy, he felt very kind, this is the feeling brought to him by the previous copying technique.
He slowly walked to Zheng Lao's side, leaned on Gao Cunzhi and sat down, thinking in his heart that if he used the copying technique when the true face of this calligraphy was revealed, I am afraid that the calligraphy he copied would be even more amazing than before, and it would also be very similar to the original calligraphy of this painting.
After sitting down for a long time, everyone didn't say a word, their faces changed, everyone's hearts were still immersed in the shock of the scene just now, the picture when it was dissolved, the handwriting that made people feel very deeply after dissolving, even if it was not too clear in the chemical agent, but this calligraphy was very different from before, and they all felt it.
It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that Xia Lao spoke: "Xiao Wei, you have taken all the pictures just now." â
The middle-aged man next to Xia Lao nodded hurriedly, "Teacher Xia, all of them have been filmed, they are very clear, and the documentary will definitely shock others when they are made in the future." â
"Well, that's good, from the chemical agent, this calligraphy is already very extraordinary, if it is exactly the same as the feeling brought to us by the word Huang Ting, it is not an exaggeration to call it a rare treasure." Hearing the middle-aged man's reply, Xia Lao nodded and said with a sigh on his face.
"The whole calligraphy, if all like the word Huang Ting, then even if it is not written by Wang Xizhi himself, it will be copied from the famous calligraphy written later, this is not only a rare treasure, the calligraphy of the Tang and Song dynasties, can be called a genuine handiwork, and this is the same as Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty, this will be a more precious national treasure than Zhang Feizhujian." Zheng Lao smiled and retorted.
This made Xia Lao a little crying and laughing, "You old man, you are deliberately finding fault, I knew that I would soak myself in a basin to dissolve and let you watch the video, it is better than running from Tianjing like this, and I have to be taught a lesson by you." â
"Hehe, don't forget who sent this calligraphy to you, I knew that I would let others study it, and then let you watch the video." Zheng Lao gloated.
Hearing the words between these two old men, everyone burst into laughter, true friends are like this, they can joke casually.
After waiting for half an hour, Xia Lao and Zheng Lao slowly stood up, "Half an hour has arrived, Cunzhi, stir it again, just fish out the calligraphy, and then unfold it and put it on the table next to it, let it dry for a while, and then take it to the study, during this time, we can also take a good look at this hidden calligraphy." (To be continued......)