Chapter 334

Moreover, Chu Chen also found that part of the tip of the brush is detachable. That is to say, the detachable part can be easily installed with a new pen head. In this way, the brush also has practical value.

Although the pen had to be customized, it was no trouble for Chu Chen that something like this could be solved with a little money.

Next, Chu Chen took a simple look around again. During this time, although he saw a penholder and a penholder, it was a pity that these two things were damaged and not suitable to be used as gifts.

Seeing that he didn't have anything he liked, Chu Chen said, "shopkeeper Xu, please help me choose a good ink and brush. In addition, please help me choose some better rice paper."

"What kind of ink do you want? I also have a set of Chinese pine smoke Hui ink in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. Do you want it? " Xu Shengyan asked.

Hui ink is one of the treasures of Chinese Han ink making skills, and also one of the "four treasures of study" at home and abroad. The other three treasures generally refer to Xuancheng Zhuge pen, chengxintang paper and Wuyuan Longwei inkstone.

Huizhou ink is named for its production in ancient Huizhou Prefecture. Its ink making should have started no later than Tang Dynasty. It is the most popular keepsake of calligraphers and painters. The ancients once said, "those who have good ink are just like those who have good horses."

Hui ink has a good reputation of light, clear, fragrant, hard as jade, silent, a little bit like lacquer and lasting for thousands of years.

Dong Qichang, a great calligrapher of Ming Dynasty, once praised the ink of "Xuanyuan Lingqi" and "liaotianyi" made by Cheng Junfang, a master of ink making in Huizhou at that time: "after a hundred years, there will be ink of Jun Fang without Jun Fang; after a thousand years, there will be ink of Jun Fang without Jun Fang."

It can be seen that celebrities at that time loved Hui ink.

The longer the ink block is, the better. Chinese pine smoke ink is a kind of ink made by mixing oil smoke and pine smoke, which is suitable for writing. Therefore, Chu Chen heard that there was such a set of ink, and quickly agreed happily.

When Xu Shengyan took the ink, Chu Chen checked it and praised it. This set of ink has six pieces in total. After weighing the weight, it's very light. It looks smooth and moist with purple light. Moreover, after so many years, it still smells pure fragrance. It can be said that it's a very rare set of old Hui ink.

After checking this set of ink, Chu Chen said with a smile: "shopkeeper Xu, you have a lot of good things, don't you even have chengxintang paper?"

Xu Shengyan shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I want all the chengxintang papers, but I've been looking for them for more than ten years, and I've only found three copies of them made during the reign of Emperor Qianlong."

Chu Chen didn't expect that Xu Shengyan had chengxintang paper.

Chengxintang paper was made by Li Yu, the later leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Yu regarded this paper as a treasure and praised it as the "king of paper". He specially set up the "chengxintang" where Li Jiedu, the liezu of the Southern Tang Dynasty, lived, read and read memorials in Jinling to store it. He also set up a bureau to order chengyujian to make this kind of paper and ordered it to be "chengxintang" paper for long-term use in the palace.

The quality of chengxintang paper is very high, but it is rarely handed down. In the Song Dynasty, Liu Kuang sent ten pieces of chengxintang paper to Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu, a literary magnate of the generation, wrote a poem saying, "although you have chengxintang paper in your family, you dare to write about it." It means that although there is chengxintang paper, who is willing to write on it?

This shows the precious degree of chengxintang paper.

It's a pity that the art of such precious paper has been lost. Chengxintang paper has been imitated many times in later generations. Pan Gu, a Mohist in the Song Dynasty, is also a famous paper maker. He once imitated Chengxin paper of the Five Dynasties to make paper products, which is known as fangchengxintang paper of the Song Dynasty. Although this kind of paper is not as good as base paper, it is still cherished by scholars.

After that, Emperor Qianlong began to copy this kind of paper because he was very fond of calligraphy and painting, and also imitated it, but it didn't pass down too much.

Therefore, even if it was copied during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, it was very valuable. How could this kind of good paper be missed?

But before Chu Chen opened his mouth, Xu Shengyan said, "Mr. Chu, this paper is not for sale. I won't change hands in my lifetime, but I still have some Jingmian Liuchi Xuan paper made by Wang Liuji of the Republic of China. I can give you two knives. How about that?"

Wang Liuji Xuan paper is an outstanding variety of Xuan paper. The origin of Wang Liuji paper has been passed down from generation to generation by Xuan paper workers.

It is said that there was a man named Wang Liuji who, in order to produce better quality rice paper, searched for a more ideal place for papermaking in the three hundred Li River. Finally, on the cliff, he found a spring like snow splashing jade, and found the ideal washing water for papermaking.

Later, the rice paper produced was really extraordinary, surpassing the ordinary rice paper and comparable with the best rice paper at that time. Wang Liuji's Xuan paper has gained a great reputation since then. Wang Liuji has the same name as the paper and has been famous for centuries.

Although I didn't get the chengxintang paper, it's also very good to have the Xuan paper from wangliuji paper shop of the Republic of China.

Wang Liuji's customized rice paper is all packed in ten pieces, two knives are two hundred pieces, a total of 20 rolls. These rice paper is of excellent workmanship, pure paper, soft and delicate. It seems a little yellow because of the age. However, it is commendable that these paper were made under the supervision of jiuhuatang, a famous literary and entertainment shop at that time. It is very rare that they were originally sealed.And these rice paper are pure cotton rice paper, just suitable for calligraphy.

Xuan paper is generally divided into three types: pure paper, cotton material and special paper. Pure paper is used for small freehand brushwork such as flowers and birds. Cotton material is generally used for calligraphy, and special paper is mainly for large freehand brushwork.

Generally speaking, cotton refers to the raw material sandalwood skin content of about 40% of the paper, thinner, lighter. This is because the paper with higher proportion of sandalwood skin can better reflect the rich ink level and better moistening effect. Therefore, 40% of sandalwood skin content is enough for calligraphy writing.

Chu Chen was very satisfied with Wang Liuji's Xuan paper, but this kind of Xuan paper can only be used at critical times, and he certainly couldn't bear to use it when practicing calligraphy. So Chu Chen asked Xu Shengyan to take two knives of Red Star Xuan paper. This brand of Xuan paper is also excellent. Of course, the price will not be cheap.

At the end of the day, the pen, ink, paper and the brush wash cost 730000. Chu Chen was very satisfied with the price. Xu Shengyan gave a discount of 40000 yuan, which was already very good.

After the completion of the transaction, Chu Chen immediately called Liu Sizhe to ask if he had asked someone to send the painting of autumn evening of Chu mountain to the capital. If not, he would take them with him. If it's not expensive, it's OK to check it in, but he's still a little worried about things worth more than 700000 yuan.

It was also a coincidence when Chu Chen called. When he called, the man who sent the painting had just left, so Liu Sizhe made a phone call and stopped him.

When Chu Chen returned to the reception room, everyone enjoyed the things Chu Chen had just bought.

Guan Guokang said with a smile: "Xiao Chu, you are very good at picking, but how are you going to take so many things? You seem to have to go to Pingzhou. Are you going to check these things back? "

Chu Chen shook his head: "I've asked someone to take these things to the capital for me. They will come soon."

Guan Guokang nodded, but he immediately responded and asked, "Xiao Chu, is that painting also taken back?"

"Yes." Chu Chen returned.

"Oh, what a pity! I'd like to enjoy it. There's no chance now. " Guan Guokang sighed with pity.

"What painting are you talking about?" Yue asked.

Guan Guokang didn't answer, but first gave Chu Chen a look of inquiry. He did so because the painting was too precious for fear that it would cause others to peep. Therefore, he didn't speak out rashly, but first asked Chu Chen for his opinions.

"It's Jing Hao's Chu mountain in autumn." Chu Chen replied that he was not afraid of others' peeping. Moreover, he had already thought about setting up a personal museum in the future. This work of Jing Hao will be published sooner or later. He said it now, but it's not wrong.

However, Chu Chen thinks that human nature is too simple. You know, people's greed is endless, and not everyone will retreat.

"What? Jing Hao's "late autumn in Chu mountain"

"True or false?"

"Doesn't it mean that the painting has been lost?"

Hearing that it was the masterpiece, all the people in the audience were in an uproar, showing an unbelievable appearance.

"It's true!" Guan Guokang affirmed: "I saw that painting is really Jing Hao's style, and there are many famous inscriptions and seals, including Huang Gongwang."

"No!" Yue was shocked. After a while, he angrily scolded Guan Guokang and said, "well, you old man, how can I pull me out of Xiao Chu's room this morning? That's what happened!"

Guan guokangyi said: "that's because business matters. If you see that painting, you can't finish today's business."

"Why, will a few minutes delay business?"

"Hey, hey! Can you promise just a few minutes? "

"How can I..."

Seeing the two fighting again, the others shook their heads and laughed.

Xu Shengyan asked curiously, "Mr. Chu, did you pick up Jing Hao's Chu mountain autumn evening painting in ghost market this morning?"

Chu Chen touched his nose and said with a smile, "I picked it up this morning."

"No?" Expert Zhang was surprised and said: "the boss has to be a talent. He can even miss Jing Hao's works. I don't think he's in the antique business, but he's specially here to send people the leaks."

"This..." Chu Chen stimulated them again: "I think the boss probably didn't see the painting, because I took it back as a partner."

"Poof!"

After listening to Chu Chen's words, the person in charge of the treasure house directly sprayed out a mouthful of tea he had just drunk, and then coughed fiercely.

And expert Zhang was dumbfounded and asked: "take "How can I get together?"

"It's really a tie up..." At this point, Chu Chen simply told you the reason before."This..." All the people were speechless for a while. How lucky Chu Chen was and how unlucky the stall owner was to encounter such a thing!