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For wood carving, most people must think it is very simple. Isn’t it just to use tools to plan, poke, peel, drill on the wood, and finally form a pattern of characters, flowers, birds, insects and fish? Just practice it casually, and it will definitely not be difficult. In fact, this is just a matter of course. The so-called knowledge is easy to do and it is difficult to do.

In fact, the art of wood carving is to carve a three-dimensional shape on the wood with one knife and one knife. It not only requires superb calligraphy and painting skills, but also exquisite carving skills, which is more difficult than calligraphy and painting.

It takes a long time to carve a finished product. Since it is carved on a whole piece of wood, if it is broken, it will be difficult to repair it. The work will be scrapped as a whole and all previous efforts will be wasted.

The so-called slow work produces meticulous work. If the area of ​​the wood carving is larger and the content is more complicated, the difficulty and creation time will increase a lot. In addition, the size of the wood is limited, the craftsmanship level and production cost of creating a large wood carving are very high.

In addition, most ancient wood carving masters had ancestral skills, and they needed to start practicing from a young age and accumulate decades of skills to create fine works. Moreover, because carving is difficult, if someone is not rich enough, the wood carving master will not be invited to carve things.

So to a certain extent, an exquisite wood carving was also a symbol of status and wealth in ancient times.

This is the wood carving in front of me. It is not small in size and is carved with tree roots. As we all know, due to the toughness and hardness of the tree roots, it is destined to be less easy to carve than other branches. If you want to carve the tree roots exquisitely and beautifully, you have to put in more effort and energy.

It is very obvious that this piece of wood carving belongs to the category of fine products. The carving techniques are very skillful, especially the processing of characters' clothing and facial expressions. It is simply meticulous.

After being drunk, He Zhizhang's eyes were blurred and his shaky expression was; King Ruyang was so drunk that he slept, but he was still holding the wine jar; Su Jin held the wine glass in his hand and chatted with others, and there was a volume of Buddhist scriptures in front of him; Li Bai seemed to have drunk enough, and was carrying a brush to write a glorious poem that would last forever...

The eight people have eight different forms, and each person seems independent, but they have interactions, forming a whole. A scene where friends gather, everyone drinks happily, chats and laughs. The human form can be carved. However, the grasp of the expression is a very test of skill.

Anyway, when Wang Guan looked at everyone carefully, he immediately felt that everyone's expression, no matter from which angle, was so realistic, and when viewed from each other, it seemed very harmonious.

"It definitely produces master-level craftsmanship." After careful observation, Wang Guan was amazed, but hesitated a little: "But this seems not a Chaozhou wood carving."

No wonder Wang Guan speculated so, after all, the exquisite wood carvings are exquisite, but it may be that after a long period of baptism, the surface is filled with vicissitudes and clumsiness. Judging from the remaining pigments on the wood carving characters, this thing should be painted wood carvings at the beginning, but after a long time, the colors are mottled and peeled off. In the end, it naturally fades and is full of quaint flavor.

Painting is a decorative technique different from Chaozhou gold lacquer wood carvings, so Wang Guan felt a little strange.

"When did I say this is a Chaozhou wood carving?" At the same time, Fang Mingsheng shook his head and smiled: "Even if he is in Chaozhou, the wood carving may not be a Chaozhou wood carving."

"Yes, I have preconceived ideas." Wang Guan smiled and generously admitted his mistakes.

"It's okay, I also had such a misunderstanding when I got the thing. After all, among the Chaozhou wood carvings, there is also a method of colorful gold in the gold, which is like this wood carving, which is a painted wood carving..."

I would like to mention here that although Chaozhou wood carving is commonly called gold-lacquered wood carving, there are actually many forms of Chaozhou wood carving. There are gold-lacquered wood carvings with full gold, colorful gold-painted color carvings, all colored red (or black) lacquered carvings, and plain carvings that maintain the texture of the logs, but gold-lacquered wood carvings are the most famous.

"But later, I asked Mr. Zeng for advice, but the old man said that this was not a Chaozhou wood carving."

While speaking, Fang Mingsheng smiled and said, "After that's it, can't you tell what kind of wood carving this is?"

"I knew this was root carving. As for what kind of genre it was, it's hard to say." Wang Guan said frankly: "After all, there are too many wood carving schools in China. Except for the traditional schools, almost every place has its own craft tradition. Unless the style is very obvious, it is really difficult to judge."

"That's right." Fang Mingsheng agreed: "So Mr. Zeng also said, don't pursue any genre, just know that this is painted wood carving and its craftsmanship is very exquisite."

Although there are many types of wood carving in China, painted wood carving is definitely one of the best. No matter what kind of genre it is, as long as the carved objects are painted with colored materials, it can be called painted wood carving.

Different from other wood carving techniques, the biggest feature of painted wood carving is that it is a painting character. It paints on the carvings of people and objects, delicately depicts the appearance, inner world and details of people and objects. This craft is somewhat similar to the enamel clay man, Tang Sancai.

Of course, or for Chinese art forms, there is no so-called barrier. As long as this technology is available, it will quickly spread horizontally and quickly become a popular trend. Then all walks of life actively absorb nutrients and turn them into their own use, which has led to the blooming of Chinese art forms.

The reason why we often say that we use these methods is based on this reason.

"What else did Mr. Zeng say?"

At this time, Wang Guan asked with great interest: "For example, the origin of wood carvings, or the times?"

"Can't you see it?" Fang Mingsheng said in surprise: "It's really strange."

"Why is it strange?" Wang Guan curled his lips and said, "I am not a specialist in wood carving. I know that this is a painted wood carving, and I can see that the material is the roots of the old longan tree... Wait, is it a longan wood carving in Fujian Province?"

"It's very likely."

At the same time, Wang Guan pondered: "After all, longan wood carvings prefer to use the heavenly immortals and Buddhas as the theme, and root carvings are even more unique. Moreover, they are adjacent to Guangdong Province, so it is normal for something to be passed on."

"Isn't this said, why are you pretending to be confused?" Fang Mingsheng immediately smiled and said, "That's right, it's a longan wood carving."

"It was mainly because I woke up when I saw this scarring joint." Wang Guan explained casually, then looked at it carefully, and it seemed that something was wrong.

"This is a wood carving from the Qing Dynasty."

At this time, Fang Mingsheng introduced the origin of the things: "Zeng Lao said that this is a work of the Longyan Wood Carving Ke School. The characters are carved with charm, the lines of clothes are smooth and elegant, the facial expressions are very rich and lifelike, and they can be called a unique and a rare fine product."

"It's a fine product."

Wang Guan nodded and admitted, then smiled and said, "Boss Fang is really willing to give me such a treasure?"

"If you want to give up, do you want to give up?" Fang Mingsheng waved his hand generously and said, "You helped me pick up a big leak. This thank you gift is nothing."

"Then I... I'm disrespectful, thank you, Boss Fang." Wang Guan was no longer polite and "accepted" this gift with a smile.

Seeing this, Fang Mingsheng was also very happy. After all, he felt embarrassed if he didn't accept the gifts he gave. Moreover, Wang Guan's advice was a big favor. If he didn't return the favor, he would feel uncomfortable.

"By the way, Mr. Zeng also said that this should be an antique painting..."

"Anti-imitation painting?" Wang Guan frowned, and was a little puzzled.

"Well, it's just an antique painting, an imitation of the Tang Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty." Fang Mingsheng said with a smile: "Although the wood carvings look very mottled and simple, they are actually artificially made old."

"How to say it?" Wang Guan was a little curious, and then thoughtfully said: "Can this be a fake made in the Qing Dynasty?"

"Smart, you can get it right as soon as you guess." Fang Mingsheng nodded and said, "Generally speaking, after the wood carving is completed, it has to be polished, pasted with gray cloth, painted foundation, painted color, line drawing, coloring, and coloring. The ratio of glue and the pigments selected are very particular, so the colored materials are kept very long-lasting, and even after a hundred years of wind and rain, they may not fade."

"It's normal." Wang Guan agreed very much, and it was not without cutting corners. However, for the master, he would only strive for excellence and would never do these evil ways to affect his reputation.

"This wood carving technique has the style of the Tang Dynasty, and the colors are mottled and peeled off, just like the Tang Dynasty antiques a thousand years ago. However, Mr. Zeng carefully studied it and found that the wood carving material is very hard and has no signs of decay, which is very inconsistent with the traces of mottled and faded surfaces."

While speaking, Fang Mingsheng smiled and said, "So after Mr. Zeng's careful observation, it was finally confirmed that this was from the mid-Qing Dynasty. However, it was made into this shape by people using various techniques and techniques such as burning, brushing, smoke and dyeing. Perhaps you guessed it right, this thing might have been a fake back then, but now it is a precious wood carving treasure."

“No wonder.”

At the right time, Wang Guan suddenly realized: "I said why do you feel something wrong? After all, it was a painting from the Qing Dynasty. It was impossible to be damaged so seriously. It turned out to be a masterpiece of the ancients."

Don’t doubt that although ancient masters pay attention to credibility, some masters do a lot of dirty things for the sake of their interests. Just like Mr. Zhu, who has superb skills but does not follow the right path. He just wants to make money in a bad way. What can you do?

"Of course, it's all just guess."

Fang Mingsheng continued to repeat the words of Mr. Zeng: "After all, the style of imitation of antiques was very popular in the Qing Dynasty. Emperors of the three Qing dynasties all liked retrospect, so naturally influenced the social atmosphere among the people. Some imitation of antiques was sold as real ancients, while others imitation of antiques was just catering to social atmosphere, which was not necessarily a lie..."
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