Reborn Jewelry

Chapter 134 Paper and Ink

The key to the identification of calligraphy and painting lies in the identification of the age of paper, paint, ink and seal, as well as the identification of personal characteristics such as techniques, brushwork, historical characteristics and artistic style.

There are all aspects of identification here, and for those who study identification, any aspect is a big hurdle.

Although Chu Ning has some experience in the appraisal of calligraphy and painting, she has never really independently appraised a calligraphy and painting herself, so it can be said that she has no experience.

It's just that Xi Yutong has already asked each other now, it sounds like an exam, and Chu Ning can't help but answer.

After thinking for a while, Chu Ning said: "My eyesight is limited, and I can't see much. If there is anything wrong, please don't take offense, Teacher Xi."

Xi Yutong sneered, waved his hands and said, "Why are you so careful? I'm just asking casually, and you can tell as much as you see, it's no big deal."

With Xi Yutong's words, Chu Ning felt more at ease.

She bent down and looked at the words carefully.

From ancient times to the present, there are countless calligraphers in our country, and each of them has very distinctive characteristics.If you are a knowledgeable person, you can determine the approximate identity of the writer just by handwriting.

Of course, Chu Ning doesn't have this vision yet.

Calligraphy seems simple, but in fact it is inscrutable.

People who know how to understand can understand it, but to people who don't know how to understand it, except for the more obvious changes in fonts, other things like artistic conception are completely mysterious, and they don't know what's going on at all!

Therefore, what Chu Ning looked at was not words, but paper and ink.

The paper used for the calligraphy in front of me is very famous rice paper.

Xuan paper is a traditional classical calligraphy and painting paper in my country, which was born in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Because Xuan paper was originally produced in Jing County, Xuancheng, AH Province, it got its name from this.

Xuan paper has always been white and dense, with pure texture, and especially strong ink moistening ability.Therefore, whether it is writing or painting, rice paper can add a lot of color to them.

Calligraphers and painters take advantage of the ink-moistening properties of rice paper, control the proportion of ink and ink, and write slowly and slowly, so that the final works can have clear ink rhyme and distinct layers.

This is the so-called "ink is divided into five colors".

Xuan paper is not only resistant to aging and easy to preserve, but also has the property of not fading, so it is also known as "the king of paper, millennium birthday paper".

However, although Xuan paper originated in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the manufacturing technology of Xuan paper did not reach its peak until the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The calligraphy in front of Chu Ning was made of the best rice paper she had ever seen.

She can be sure that this piece of paper should have been produced in the Qing Dynasty.

That is to say, the person who wrote this picture was from the Qing Dynasty and people who appeared after the Qing Dynasty.

After confirming this, Chu Ning began to look at the ink for writing.

From ancient times to the present, there have been countless famous ink makers in the past dynasties, but few of them can really leave an impression in the minds of the public.

When Chu Ning was living with her grandfather, she had seen a few top-quality inks in his grandfather's study.

There is Li Mo, which is hard to find, and ink made by the four famous ink makers in Qing Dynasty.

Chu Ning had just seen the ink used in the words "Heaven rewards diligence" in front of her, and she was still very impressed, so she recognized it quickly.

The purple jade ink used here is clearly made by Cao Sugong, one of the four famous ink makers of the Qing Dynasty!
Her grandfather has a piece of purple jade light ink, which is regarded as a treasure, and he is reluctant to use it at ordinary times.

Chu Ning lived with her grandfather for ten years, and the number of times she saw her grandfather using that purple jade light ink was only twice.

After her grandfather passed away, Fang Mo and other collections were left to her father, Chu Yinglue.

It is also for this reason that Ziyu Guangmo left a deep impression on Chu Ning.Even after two lifetimes, Chu Ning never forgot it.

That's why she was able to recognize the writing ink so quickly.

Purple jade light ink is very rare, not all the ink made by Cao Sugong can be called purple jade light ink.

According to legend, during Kangxi's southern tour, Cao Sugong brought his most proud calligraphy to meet him, was praised by Kangxi, and was bestowed the name "Purple Jade Light".

It was at this time that Cao Sugong's reputation really began to spread.

But this also shows that only the top Cao Su Gongmo can be worthy of the title of "Purple Jade Light".

The paper is from the Qing Dynasty, and the ink is also from the Qing Dynasty. Although the identity of the writer is still uncertain, Chu Ning can already determine a general range.

The rest is to look at the seal.

Those who leave calligraphy and painting works often leave their own private seals at the end of the cursive.

People who have collected calligraphy and painting works will also like to leave their own seals on them.

Therefore, if you want to identify a calligraphy and painting, you can also see a lot of things from the seal left on it.

There are not many seals on the calligraphy and painting in front of me, only three.

This is also normal.

After all, this calligraphy and painting is the work of the Qing Dynasty. It is not too long ago, and there are few people who have handled it. This is right.

Chu Ning stared at the three seals for a long time.

Two of the seals are very common names. After thinking for a long time, Chu Ning couldn't figure out whether there are such two famous people in modern history, and they should be left by people who have collected this calligraphy.

As for the other seal, Chu Ning was a little shocked.

Because the seal is not the usual square, but round.

Of course, round seals are not too rare, but compared to square ones, they are special and rare.

Besides, the two traditional characters in the round seal are what shocked Chu Ning the most.

If those two traditional characters were translated into simplified characters, it should be Qing Ling.

This caused a name to pop up in Chu Ning's mind.

Soong Ching Ling!
Who is Soong Ching Ling? Just ask anyone on the street. Even if you don't explain clearly, everyone has definitely heard of this name and some of her life.

This is a real modern celebrity.

Song Qingling was the second wife of Sun Yat-sen, the father of the Republic of China. Because of her own ability, she was also honored as the mother of the country.

When New China was founded, Soong Ching Ling was one of the vice-chairmen.Later, ten days before Soong Ching Ling's death, she was awarded the title of honorary chairman of our country, which shows how great her contribution to New China was.

Aside from Soong Ching Ling's achievements in politics, she herself is also a very famous modern calligrapher.

Many calligraphy and paintings left by Soong Ching Ling were sold at high prices.

Chu Ning felt that this calligraphy might really be the authentic handwriting of Soong Ching Ling.

She didn't really make such a hasty decision just because of the two words on the seal.

On the contrary, what made her make this judgment was actually the shape of the seal.

People who are not familiar with it don't know that Soong Ching Ling has a signet ring.

And the seal stamped by the signet ring is round.

(End of this chapter)