Silk means "silk carved with a knife". In ancient China, silk was considered to be the most noble variety in the silk weaving process, and the silk was gradually monopolized by the royal family because of its preciousness.

Under the unpreparedness of everyone, suddenly someone took out such a precious thing, which was not inferior to the bonsai that Xue Lao and Master Gu took out yesterday, and even more precious in some aspects.

Although the gemstone beads and jade bonsai taken out by Xue Lao and the ancient masters are also priceless, at least from the perspective of preservation, things made of gems and pearls are relatively easy to preserve, but thangka is different, after all, this is made of cloth and satin, and a careless one may cause it to suffer a devastating blow when preserving.

Because it is not only a precious material, but also extremely difficult to make and difficult to preserve, it is very rare to survive. Although they are collected in major museums around the world and occasionally appear on the art market, they are often acquired by collectors as soon as they are released.

"Lao Liu, where did you get this, it's really unexpected!" The person who was more familiar with the appraiser who took out the thangka couldn't help but ask out loud after reacting.

This is not only a question he wanted to ask, but also the other appraisers present.

This kind of thangka, which is not easy to preserve and has been handed down in small quantities, is worth millions to say the least.

"Don't get me wrong, this thangka is not mine, but someone else's, it's just that the owner of this thangka didn't come to this meeting, just handed over the things to me for safekeeping, and then took them out for everyone to appreciate, I want everyone to see if this thangka is real or fake." Lao Liu saw the amazement that everyone showed for the thangka he took out, and his eyes couldn't help but show a little indescribable pride.

Listened to Lao Liu's answer. Everyone couldn't help nodding secretly, but they didn't have the time to ask about the owner of the old Liu Thangka at this time, but focused all their attention on this silk thangka.

Gu Ming once traveled to the West/Tibet/over there. Under the guidance of the tour guide, I also visited the thangkas placed in the museum, and there are many fine products in those thangkas, all of which are the crystallization of the wisdom of Tibet/tribe/compatriots. And the one-meter-long silk thangka in front of her gave her no worse feeling than the thangkas she saw in the museum. It even looks more beautiful than many thangkas.

The thangkas in the museum are displayed in a vacuum glass cabinet for better preservation, and if you want to see it, you can only see it through the glass, let alone touch it.

Of course, at this time, everyone does not dare to touch it casually, this kind of cloth and satin is not as good as those things made of gold and jade porcelain, and it is normal for those things to be touched, and these things are completely different. If something goes wrong, it's not something anyone can afford.

Gu Ming couldn't help but take a step forward, wanting to take a closer look at the silk thangka in front of him.

The silk thangka in front of me is about one meter long, about forty or fifty miles wide, and the pattern on it is a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, which is relatively special and rare.

To put it simply, there are three types of thangka scripts: cloth, silk, and paper.

There are four ways to paint: colorful thangka with multiple colors, black thangka with gold on black ground, red thangka with cinnabar background and gold thangka with cinnabar red on gold base. There are six main production methods: painting, brocade, embroidery, silk, appliqué and pearl covering.

There are eight main types of paintings: 1. Buddha and Bodhisattva statues, 2. Buddha Bunsen stories, 3. Guanyin Tara statues, 4. Tantric Buddha statues. 5. Statue of King Ming and Dharma Protector, 6. Statue of a Monk of the Enlightenment, 7. Main Temple and Pagoda, 8. Tibetan Genesis.

The statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva in front of Gu Ming is a silk thangka.

I saw Guanyin Bodhisattva sitting on the top of the Shoushan Fuhai. Willow eyebrows, forehead moles, cherry lips slightly closed, large earlobes and shoulders. With a flower crown on his head and a jewel on his body, his right hand is on his chest, and his left hand is naturally placed on his lap. It is relatively rare that the statue carries a green python belt on its shoulder, a peacock skirt around the waist, and its posture is graceful and elegant. Under the feet is a blooming lotus flower, beside which is a fresh Bodhi leaf, with a kind face, looking down on all living beings, as if at any time to save the suffering and save the common people in the world. Behind him, the Buddha is full of light and auspicious clouds, adding a layer of mystery.

This thangka is elegant in color and luster, and the ancient natural shape is unique, which should be enshrined by the princes and nobles, and is by no means a folk ordinary idle thing, with the typical artistic style of the Qing Dynasty's unique combination of Chinese and Tibetan.

Gu Ming studied the identification of gold and stone, but because he was very interested in the intangible cultural heritage of Thangka, he did some understanding in private, and when he was idle, he once went to the professor in the school who specializes in this aspect of things to ask questions, so through the appearance of Thangka, he can roughly judge the age of this silk thangka.

If Qin Sheng can still have some understanding of yesterday's gem pearl and jade bonsai, he can't understand the thangka he took out today, and the only thing he can understand is that the thangka in front of him is really exquisitely made.

Gu Ming, who finally withdrew her eyes, saw Qin Sheng's slightly confused expression as soon as she turned around, and as a caring girlfriend, she immediately began to transmit the most superficial knowledge about Thangka for Qin Sheng.

In fact, it was not only Qin Sheng who listened to Gu Ming's explanation, but also some people who didn't know much about Thangka also took this opportunity to prick up their ears and eavesdrop.

Although Gu Ming didn't explain in too much detail, Qin Sheng and others who didn't know much about this person also knew a rough idea, compared to the previous confusion, it was much better now.

"Miss Gu is worthy of being a senior disciple of Xue Lao, and she knows a lot about Thangka, so she is really knowledgeable." There was a man next to him, like Qin Sheng, who came in through the back door by relying on his relationship, and took this opportunity to slap Gu Ming's ass.

"You'll be rewarded for this, and I'm just a little interested in this aspect, so I have a superficial understanding, and I don't know the essence of it." Gu Ming said modestly.

"Miss Gu is so polite!" The man praised Gu Ming a few more times, then glanced at the silk thangka that was being watched by everyone, and continued to Gu Ming, "Does Miss Gu know how to identify this thangka?" ”

Gu Ming glanced at the other party, and after thinking about it, he replied: "Just now I also talked about the production method and the content of the drawing, these categories are collectively referred to as the 'three, four, six, and eight methods', which cover all the characteristics of the thangka, and are the introductory knowledge that collectors must master. However, because the "three-four-six-eight method" is too abstract, novices who have just started can not rely on those to do the main basis for the identification and judgment of the thangka, and more importantly, it is mainly practice-oriented, try to see more, think more, and get started more. ”

In fact, in the appraisal of practice-oriented, not only refers to the identification of thangka, other antique cultural relics also need more practice to slowly grasp the essence of it, just book knowledge is completely unworkable.

Listening to what Gu Ming said, the people next to him couldn't help but nodded, none of the people present were rookies, so they naturally knew that antiques had to be seen and practiced to be able to find a feeling and avoid being deceived.

"The points that Miss Gu just said are the most basic things when identifying thangkas." Lao Liu, who took out the thangka when Gu Ming was talking just now, also listened to a few words, and at this time he couldn't help but look at Gu Ming with a smile on his face and said, "It seems that Miss Gu knows a lot about thangkas, I don't know if Miss Gu has any opinions on this thangka?" ”

Although Lao Liu had already stated that the thangka was not owned by him before, but he took it out at this time, and it didn't matter if he didn't take the initiative to ask, this time he took the initiative to ask Gu Ming's head, if she didn't answer, it would be a little rude.

Thinking of this, Gu Ming's face also put a warm smile on her face, and she said to Lao Liu: "I don't know much about Thangka, but I just learned some superficial knowledge before. However, what I do know is that the silk technology was introduced to the West/Tibet after Princess Wencheng married Songtsen Gampo, which led to the emergence of the silk thangka, which adopts the weaving method of 'warp and weft', which can weave endless symmetrical totem patterns on both sides of a piece of weaving. The allure of silk thangka is that the color of the front and back is the same, but the central pattern is opposite to the left and right, which is the supreme thangka. ”

Speaking of this, Gu Ming stretched out his finger and pointed to the back of the thangka in front of him, motioning for everyone to take a closer look.

This silk thangka is hung in the hall, and people only need to move their feet lightly to walk to the back of the thangka and see the pattern on it.

Sure enough, just as Gu Ming said, the colors on the front and back of this silk thangka are the same, but the central pattern is opposite to the left.

Some people who don't know much about silk thangka didn't notice this at first, and it wasn't until Gu Ming explained that they discovered the mystery, and some people even secretly said that they were too excited just now and didn't notice that there was another side behind the thangka.

"As for the authenticity of this thangka, I don't know much, and I really don't dare to make judgments." Gu Ming did not shy away from admitting the fact that he didn't know much about Thangka and couldn't make a judgment right away.

As the so-called art industry has a specialization, most people know that Gu Ming is a professional in gold and stone identification, and it is normal to know that she is not familiar with Thangka, but hearing her admit so generously still impresses many people.

It's just that after thinking about it, instead of making judgments without knowing it, it is better to honestly admit your shortcomings, so as not to make a mistake and make people laugh at it later.

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