Zi Ling was the only one looking at Chen Chang with big eyes, as if she was thinking about something.
Chen Chang said softly: "What are you still doing? Take me to Bowenxuan quickly."
I am surprised that this blog brand actually existed in the late Northern and Southern Dynasties?
A thousand-year-old store!
When I arrived at Bowenxuan, I found that a servant was already waiting here with a large bag of charcoal sticks. Chen Chang had to admire Uncle Zhong's efficiency.
The shopkeeper of Bo Wenxuan knew Zi Ling, but this was the first time they met Chen Chong. Chen Chong didn't bother to exchange pleasantries and immediately asked the shopkeeper to find the paper that best suited his requirements.
If paper was just emerging as a new material in the Han Dynasty and had not completely replaced bamboo and silk, then this situation took a fundamental turn in the Jin Dynasty.
In the Western Jin Dynasty, bamboo slips were still used together with paper. After the Eastern Jin Dynasty, almost all paper was used. During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the output and quality of paper had been comprehensively improved, but some people still maintained the old habit of copying important documents with bamboo slips instead of paper.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, in addition to using paper to copy a subset of classics and history and write daily public and private documents, Buddhism and Taoism promoted by each dynasty emerged, and many people copied religious classics, which also greatly increased the consumption of paper in society.
With the advancement and promotion of papermaking, official and private paper mills were established in both the north and the south. The north mainly produces hemp paper, mulberry paper, and mulberry paper. The south mainly produces hemp paper, mulberry paper, and mulberry paper.
Chen Chang picked up a piece of charcoal, pondered for a moment, and then started painting on a piece of silkworm cocoon paper spread on the table. This kind of silkworm cocoon paper is also called frost paper, which describes the paper as white and white like frost.
Delicate, it is said to have been used by Wang Xizhi.
Everyone was puzzled and watched as he sometimes drew lines with the charcoal stick, and sometimes rubbed, rubbed, dotted, and wiped. Although the technique varied, his movements did not stop for a moment.
That little charcoal stick seemed to be alive.
The shopkeeper couldn't help but say: "These are eyes, they have charm, they are quite charming!"
Suddenly he said again: "These are lips, the lip lines are graceful, tusk tusk..."
"Oh, that's the hair on the temples, it's just... it's absolutely perfect..."
"My eyes are open, little old man's eyes are open today..."
The shopkeeper is like a special guest commentator. When Chen sings and draws, he will comment next to him.
Gradually, even the clerks in the store put down their work and gathered around, each one secretly amazed.
Among the people in the Lou family, except for Zi Ling, others such as Lou Zhong and others do not know much about painting, a hobby of nobles or literati.
But they will watch.
In the figure paintings of this era, the outline of the figure's clothes and folds still followed the traditional ancient gossamer drawing technique, but the figures were fuller, different from the "thin and clear figures" of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the faces and hands were full of three-dimensionality.
, it has incorporated some concave and convex blending methods introduced to China. When the painted picture is still wet, the contour lines are blurred with color to show the contrast between yin and yang and increase the three-dimensional feeling.
But generally speaking, the characters tend to be secular, with uneven proportions and rigid movements. Not to mention allowing a stranger to recognize the person in the painting, even the mother of the character in the painting should take a closer look.
Ichiban.
Lou Zhong and others watched, and their breathing gradually became faster.
In less than a moment of burning incense, a sketch of a woman appeared on the paper.
The woman in the painting is Lou Qingyi. She is solemn and tranquil, gentle and calm, with a smooth face and an upturned corner of her mouth, revealing a knowing smile, giving people a sense of kindness, kindness and intimacy.
Zi Ling on the side opened her mouth wide at the sight, completely forgetting her image as a lady.
Like!
It’s so similar!
To Zi Ling, this painting feels more real and detailed than the person in the mirror when the young lady takes a look in the mirror.
Not only Ziling, but also the shopkeeper of Bo Wenxuan standing by was dumbfounded. Although he was a businessman, he really loved calligraphy and painting. Only in this way could he make Bo Wenxuan into the center of Jiangling City.
One of the best stores.
But the painter in front of me is different. What techniques did he use?
Time was tight, so Chen Chang felt that the painting was still a bit rough, and the hair, expressions and other details were not handled very well. How he wished he could be like Cleo Newton and use only a charcoal strip to draw something comparable to a photo.
In sketches, you can express your sensuality vividly with just a pencil.
"The work is still a bit rough!" Chen Chang muttered to himself while holding the charcoal strips, "It's not that easy to be a human printer!"
He thinks that his level of sketching is such that he can set up a painting stall by the West Lake and sell it for two to three hundred yuan a painting.
Zi Ling looked at the sketch and suddenly remembered the sleeping picture on Xuezi Island last night, and couldn't help but cover her mouth.
It couldn't be... it couldn't be him... it couldn't be the painting by him, right?
Although I was lucky enough to see that picture, it was far away at the time and I only had a quick glance. However, Zi Ling was good at painting and recognized at a glance that the painting techniques of the two paintings should be roughly the same.
When I looked at Chen Chang again, the expression on her pretty face became more and more complicated.
Chen Chang picked up the sketch and said to the shopkeeper of Bowenxuan: "Shopkeeper, I wonder if you can copy this painting? I need a lot of copies, and the price is easy to find!"
The shopkeeper knew that the Lou family was rich, and this was a big deal. He wanted to do it, but his strength did not allow it. When he heard this, he immediately felt embarrassed. He shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Young gentleman, this is really embarrassing for you."
Although Xiao Langjun is proficient in calligraphy and painting, this is the first time in his life that he has seen such a miraculous painter as Xiao Langjun. Xiao Langjun said that he would never be able to draw it.
Moreover, I dare to say that in this Jiangling City, apart from you, Xiao Langjun, I am afraid that only this old man who is a painting idiot can complete it."
"Nympho?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly explained: "It's not a nymphomaniac, but a nymphomaniac. This painting nerd is..."
Chen Chang waved his hand to interrupt him: "Just tell me, is this painting idiot willing to copy these words for me? No matter how much money you have!"
The shopkeeper smiled bitterly again: "Young gentleman, to be honest, this is not about money at all. That old man who is crazy about painting..."
Chen Chang said impatiently: "Well, since he refuses to paint, then ask the shopkeeper to find other painters to copy! The more, the better, and the more similar the better. From now on, I will find someone to paint. I will
Send people to pick it up from time to time."
Uncle Zhong said from the side: "Yes, please help me from the shopkeeper. Everything will be recorded in our Lou family's account!"
Before coming, Lou Yu had already given instructions that you can withdraw money from the counter at will.
There was a flush on the face of the shopkeeper. He clenched his fists, squeezed out a smile and pursed his lips and said: "Young man, do your best, do your best!"
Afterwards, Chen Chang and the others immediately set off and rushed outside the city, leaving two servants here waiting to collect the paintings and distribute them everywhere.
As soon as everyone left, the shopkeeper immediately ordered the guys to contact the painter.
Bowenxuan is a time-honored brand that provides door-to-door delivery services to regular customers, so the addresses of some painters are naturally familiar to them.
What the Lou family explained is a big deal. What the shopkeeper is interested in is not the money the Lou family will give in the future, but the kind of painter who is like a replica.
In the future, when this kind of painting is mentioned in Jiangling City, no one will know that it was spread from his Bowen Hall.
"Shopkeeper, has the frosting paper you ordered last time arrived?"
While the shopkeeper was busy sweating profusely, an old man in Ge Yi suddenly walked in outside.
When the shopkeeper saw the man, he was immediately happy.
This chapter has been completed!