How did I become an old artist?

Chapter 225 Appreciating Treasure?This one is not from Shang Zhou, it may be from last week
Zhao Chen looked at the barrage of netizens.

Seeing everyone asking when the lacquerware is, Zhao Chen smiled helplessly.

There is no way, people really have little contact with many traditional things.

Zhao Chen explained:
"Lacquerware is China's top luxury item. Simply put, it is a utensil formed by painting on wood or other materials."

"The earliest record of lacquerware in China comes from "Han Feizi Shi Guo Pian""

"The story is that Yao Zen gave the world to Shun, and all the food utensils he made were painted with black ink, which was very extravagant. Later, Shun Chan gave the world to Yu, and the lacquerware made by Xia Yu was dyed with ink on the outside and painted red on the inside."

"This record represents the status of lacquerware in Chinese tradition, and it is a kind of utensils pursued by the upper class in China."

Zhao Chen cites classics to describe the origin of lacquerware.

Netizens listened with gusto.

It turns out that lacquerware first appeared in the era of Yao, Shun and Yu.

That's really good baby.

[Will these pieces of lacquerware have mana?It's like an artifact in a fantasy novel. 】

Some netizens began to fantasize wildly.

【Yao, Shunyu's lacquerware must be a good thing, it would be great if it can be handed down! 】

[The bowls for eating in that era are nothing more than the porcelain bowls you eat now, the craftsmanship is much better than the lacquerware of Yao, Shunyu! 】

Everyone immediately discussed lively.

People don't know much about lacquerware.

Zhao Chen picked up an unpretentious wooden teacup, and said:
"Lacquer ware became famous in the Han Dynasty. At that time, it was from the princes and nobles to the common people. What they liked most was not porcelain and bronze ware, but lacquer ware."

"For example, the lacquer screen with cloud and dragon patterns unearthed in Mawangdui can still maintain its dazzling colors after more than 2000 years, and it is a representative of Chinese lacquerware."

"The techniques of lacquerware in the Han Dynasty include paint painting, gold leaf, silver leaf, engraving, and inlaying. I like to inlay some jade, agate, and other objects on the wooden body."

"When it came to the Song Dynasty, the cultural atmosphere changed a lot. The culture of the Song Dynasty was reserved and reserved, and they especially liked mountains and rivers. Therefore, most of the lacquerware in the Song Dynasty are shown by landscape paintings."

"Even in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, they admired the lacquerware of the Song Dynasty very much."

"Now there are many manufacturers of handmade lacquerware, and many excellent craftsmen are making lacquerware."

"It takes half a year to make a small piece of handmade top-quality lacquerware, and the price is hundreds of thousands."

China's top luxury goods, lacquerware.

Like Yunjin and Songjin, this is an item that only powerful collectors and local tyrants can play with.

Of course, ordinary lacquerware made by machines is also available, and the price will not be too high.

But the difference between machine and handwork is very large, and the value also varies a lot.

Netizens were still at ease at first.

But when they heard that a piece of handmade lacquerware can be bought for hundreds of thousands, everyone suddenly became uneasy.

[One piece sold for hundreds of thousands?Can I save hundreds of thousands in my life? 】

[Is it still too late to learn lacquerware? 】

[Thinking too much, the art industry is originally earning a lot of money, and the craftsmen in the middle and below can hardly eat. 】

[Exquisite lacquerware is indeed a top-notch work of art, there is no need to say this. 】

[One hundred thousand?Anyone buy it? 】

Everyone's barrage came like a flood.

At this time, an official account whose ID is [Jiangsu Intangible Heritage Red Carved Lacquer] explained:
"The production cycle of a top-quality handmade lacquerware is very long. It takes up to two and a half years to complete, and then it needs to be dried for half a year. Only a few pieces of red carving lacquer can be produced every year, and the market is in short supply."

Seeing this barrage, everyone clicked into the video of this account to watch it, and found that it was indeed the case.

The video tells the process of craftsmen making red carving lacquer, and there is also an interview with CCTV.

A huge 6-meter red-carved lacquer landscape painting was even auctioned for a sky-high price of 270 million.

[It turns out that I don't know lacquerware because I haven't reached the financial resources yet! 】

[Isn’t it good to buy a car for hundreds of thousands? 】

[Do you think rich people lack cars?He lacks this kind of thing that no one else has. 】

[Look at what the master is going to do. 】

The popularity of the live broadcast room is unprecedented.

Zhao Chen sat on a wooden chair, and there were several utensils on the wooden table in front of him.

"Lacquerware is basically red and black, and sometimes they are mixed together, and there are also shaved colors in later generations."

"The most famous thing in the Song Dynasty is red picking. To put it simply, five hundred red paints are painted on the tires by hand, and each red paint must be kept uniform in thickness."

"The lacquer here refers to natural lacquer. The lacquer liquid collected from lacquer trees is put into bamboo tubes, and then processed by craftsmen to make lacquer of various colors. It takes four months."

"I have already bought the best natural red paint here, so I saved the four-month process of preparing the paint."

Zhao Chen picked up a jar on the table, and then opened the lid of the jar, revealing the red natural lacquer inside to the eyes of netizens.

"However, generally red lacquer and black lacquer are mixed together, so that the carved lacquerware has a more layered sense."

"This is the top-quality huanghuali wood tire that I bought and has been painted with [-] layers of red paint. Now I will restore the painting process for everyone."

"One time of painting, it needs to be dried in a constant temperature and dust-free environment for 24 hours, and a total of [-] coats are required."

"This process cannot be replaced by a machine."

"That's where the lacquer process takes the most time."

Paint at least five hundred times, and each time the thickness should be uniform, and the surface of the utensils should be covered with paint.

This time, at least 500 days or more.

Plus the time to make natural lacquer, and the time to sculpt bit by bit.

It takes a lot of effort to make a superb lacquerware artwork.

That's why it's precious.

A luxury that can be bought at any time is not a real luxury.Even if Huaxia lacquerware is made to order, it will take at least a year to complete.

However, Zhao Chen omitted the preparation step of painting.

The wooden tires he bought are already top-quality wooden tires that have been painted with red paint more than 500 times.

Therefore, he only needs to swipe the wooden tire once, and restore this step to the netizens.

Soon, the plates, a set of tea cups, and an incense box were covered with red natural lacquer by Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen put these three items in a dust-free environment inside the workshop for storage.

"The lacquer has been applied. After it dries tomorrow, I will start carving on the lacquer."

"That's the essence of lacquerware."

Zhao Chen explained to everyone.

The popularity of his live broadcast has brought a lot of attention to Huaxia Lacquerware.

The exquisite lacquerware made by many factories has become a hot item on Taobao and is loved by netizens.

Yiwu Small Commodity Market urgently processed, and it didn't take long to produce a large number of exquisite lacquerware, even so, the supply was in short supply.

In the live broadcast room, Zhao Chen took out a handmade lacquerware he bought and introduced the characteristics of lacquerware to netizens.

Lacquerware is an art that combines carving and painting.

The lacquerware culture of Little Japan was inherited from China, and it is also very famous, so they have a good understanding of Chinese culture there.

The students of Huaxia Academy of Fine Arts and Art Academy saw that Zhao Chen started making lacquerware again, and they admired him again.

"Brother Chen is too good. It takes us several years to learn an art. He feels like he is proficient in everything."

"After all, he is a master of art, and he has mastered it."

"Yeah, the top art has something in common. At his level, it's very fast to learn a craft."

"A born artist!"

The art students said with emotion.

At the same time, Zhao Chen's live broadcast was being relayed from Xiaori Country.

Because Zhao Chen's live broadcast is very popular, his video has also been edited by many foreign self-media bloggers.

Zhao Chen didn't know that he was very popular in Little Japan, ranking among the top three most popular foreign artists.

Videos of Zhao Chen making porcelain, landscape paintings, and sculptures have been viewed over tens of millions of times on the Xiaoriguo video website.

Japan called him a Chinese national treasure artist, a living cultural relic.

After the video of making lacquerware became popular this time, the Japanese embassy specially contacted the Huaxia Culture Department, intending to invite Zhao Chen to visit Japan.

After considering the feasibility of this matter, the cultural department agreed to Japan's invitation.

Zhao Chen is still broadcasting the matter of lacquerware at this moment.

He likes lacquerware very much.

Lacquerware lasts a long time, just like porcelain.Moreover, lacquerware does not need to be tempered at high temperature by flames. It only needs to be painted with natural lacquer layer by layer, so that the utensils can be stored forever.

The artistic value of this handicraft is very high.

After painting the paint, he chatted with netizens about some knowledge about lacquerware and porcelain.

There is no live broadcast of crafts for the time being, Zhao Chen happened to be idle, so he chatted with everyone.

At this time, a netizen whose ID is [Flying Dragon in the Sky] posted a bullet screen:
【Master, I have a piece of lacquerware here, which was handed down from my ancestors, can you help me take a look? 】

This barrage aroused Zhao Chen's interest.

"This Flying Dragon Netizen asked me to watch lacquerware for me. Is there a video on your homepage? I'll check it out."

Zhao Chen's words excited the netizens.

[Flying Dragon in the Sky] said again: [Master, I can show you Lianmai. 】

Lianmai?

Zhao Chen didn't understand this term. In fact, Lianmai was just two anchors interacting with each other on the left and right. Sometimes they would play PK and so on. Zhao Chen didn't have the slightest interest in this kind of thing.

However, Zhao Chen is still somewhat interested in looking at other people's antiques.

So, Zhao Chen added this netizen's friend and started live broadcasting Jianbao.

In the live broadcast, a man is holding a plate of lacquerware in his hand and is constantly fiddling with it in front of the camera.

Netizens looked at it one after another.

This lacquer is very beautiful, light blue all over, with embossed decorations on it.

The voice of Feilong Zaitian sounded.

"Master, help me take a look. I think this piece of lacquerware may have been unearthed in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. I checked it online. The patterns and textures of the lacquerware are exactly the same as those of the Shang and Zhou dynasties."

Hearing this, Zhao Chen couldn't laugh or cry.

"My Tibetan friend, don't you think this Shang and Zhou lacquerware is a little too new? The national treasure Shang and Zhou lacquerware preserved in China doesn't look like this."

Zhao Chen thought that he could see a few pieces of antique lacquerware in his collection, but he didn't expect that the other party didn't know whether he was deceived by others, or he deceived himself, and the lacquerware he took out was completely new.

"Master, so this piece of lacquerware is not from Shang and Zhou?" Fei Long asked again in the sky.

Zhao Chen gave a direct judgment: "This piece of lacquerware is not from Shang and Zhou, but it may be from last week."

"Ask again."

With that said, Zhao Chen turned off Lianmai.

His words made the netizens in the live broadcast room burst into laughter.

Everyone seemed to have discovered a new world, and they were overjoyed.

(End of this chapter)