God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 379 Natural Beauty

Tang Xianhai replied: "It's very good to judge. Pay attention to the incision of the mud. The incision is smooth and flat with a little water color and no air bubbles. This proves that it is almost done." He said and handed the carving knife to Xu Jingxing, "Try it, if you don't Don't worry, just make a few more cuts to see."

Xu Jingxing took the carving knife and scratched a few times on the mud, carefully observed the cut, and saw that the cut was exactly as Tang Xianhai said, so he was relieved, "Hey, I was really worried that I would spoil this good mud. "

"There is nothing to worry about. If it is broken, it will take a little effort to practice it again. As long as it is not fired in the kiln, you will not be afraid of wasting it." Tang Xianhai explained, followed by praise: "Your hands-on ability is really strong enough. I found the trick in less than 10 minutes, and what Lao Yu said was right, you are a genius."

"Hey, old Yu is too exaggerated," he said, but he was a little excited in his heart. The praise of an old man like Tang Xianhai could satisfy his little vanity.

But Tang Xianhai said again: "But don't be proud, this mud has already been practiced once, so it can be said that there are no air bubbles in itself, as long as you don't intentionally destroy it, you can take it out after just beating it, so... ..."

Xu Jingxing was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly, "So there's really nothing to be proud of, okay, I get it, Old Tang, continue? What's the next link?"

Tang Xianhai smiled, "The next step is to formally make pots. Well, according to the normal rhythm, novices should draw first. I wonder if you have learned drawing? It's the kind of mechanical drawing, CAD or something..."

Xu Jingxing shook his head, "I haven't learned mechanical drawing, and I've only heard of CAD, but I'm fine with making design drawings, but I always draw by hand, and the efficiency is not high."

"Hand drawing has the benefits of hand drawing, and computers have the benefits of computers. Hand-drawn sketches are very simple, but making a pot is the same as carpentry, you must be rigorous, because the production of a teapot is also a very precise small-scale project, and every link must be rigorous and scientific. .”

"That's no problem. I've even done engineering drawings, so I'm sure it's rigorous enough."

"Strictness alone is not enough. It must also be scientific. As you make furniture, you must know that furniture must be strong and durable before considering whether it is beautiful or not, right? The same is true for this purple clay teapot, which has its own special standards."

"What kind of standard?"

"The simplest and most important point is that the three mountains should be neat. The so-called three mountains mean that the spout, mouth and handle of the pot should be in a straight line," Tang Xianhai said, taking a handful of Xi Shi pots from the cabinet and removing them. Put the lid on the pot and put it on the table. The pot is stable, and the three mountains are indeed on the same plane. "Did you see it?"

"I see," Xu Jingxing nodded hastily, "That's all?"

"Of course not. As for the three mountains, in addition to being in a straight line, the center of gravity cannot be shifted from the body of the pot. You can say that the spout is extended so far, but the handle is shortened so short. It's not good-looking or useful. It’s awkward when watering, and the distance between the spout, the handle and the center point should be the same length.”

"Well, is this the beauty of symmetry among asymmetries?" Xu Jingxing muttered, "Is there any more?"

"Of course there are other things. For example, the lid of the pot must be tight, the spout must also be smooth, and the capacity of the pot body must be accurate. Too big or too small is not good, and the height must be appropriate."

Xu Jingxing thought for a while, and then asked: "Old Tang, I can understand everything else. What does it mean that the spout should be smooth? Does it mean the curve of the spout?"

"No, no, no, it's not just the curve, but the water from the spout should be smooth. A good pot pours water very smoothly, without sticking or slipping, but some inferior pots either flow too fast when pouring. Either the water flows intermittently, or it simply flows down the spout, as difficult to use as you want, should you have a similar experience in life?"

"Yes, I have indeed encountered such a situation before." Xu Jingxing nodded quickly, and then asked, "Then where did the problem come from?"

"This problem is more complicated. It may be because the diameter of the spout is too large or too small, or it may be because the opening angle of the spout is unscientific, or it may be because the curve of the spout is unscientific," Tang Xianhai said. A stack of drawings, "Here are some sketches I drew, what are the characteristics of these spouts?"

Xu Jingxing looked through the blueprints and carefully observed the various spouts, but found nothing in common, but he could roughly distinguish the types of these spouts, with one curved spout, two curved spouts, and three curved spouts , straight mouth and other shapes, and the shape of the caliber is also different, there are flat mouths, wrap mouths, and tongue mouths.

But when it comes to characteristics, he really didn't see any pros and cons.

After watching for a few minutes, I still couldn't figure it out, so I could only shake my head, "I don't see anything in common."

Tang Xianhai asked a little speechlessly: "Don't you think they are all beautiful?"

This old man, why are you so narcissistic at this moment?

He slandered in his heart, but still nodded, "It's quite beautiful, but is this also a characteristic?"

"The beauty I'm talking about is not beautiful appearance, but the natural beauty you mentioned yesterday, uh, how do you say it?"

"Haha, that's it, I see. What you mean is that these spouts have a natural beauty that conforms to the laws of physics. Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, that's what it means. These spouts have different shapes, but the flow of water is very natural. Don't look at the appearance, but the inner diameter of the spout," Tang Xianhai nodded quickly.

Xu Jingxing looked at it according to Tang Xianhai's statement, and it was true, not looking at the outer skin but looking at the inner diameter, these spouts really have an indescribable sense of rhythm. These spouts follow the best line of water flow, allowing the water in the pot body to flow out of the spout at the best angle and speed.

Tang Xianhai may not have understood what kind of aesthetic feeling this is before, but he was able to find the best design solution through practice-this is empirical learning, which does not necessarily have a theoretical basis, but he knows that this is the best choice.

Realizing this, he admired Tang Xianhai in his heart.Because he just talked about natural beauty yesterday, and he just mentioned it casually, Tang Xianhai produced a bunch of examples today to prove it.

Moreover, the example given by Tang Xianhai is really appropriate, because the design of the spout has no scientific basis or data records since ancient times.

Now, Tang Xianhai calls these laws natural beauty, which is considered a small innovation.

(End of this chapter)