Chapter 1873: Between the five peaks, dragons soar and water rages
The money dragon on the beam of the Yangxing Hall is made of copper coins strung together in the shape of a dragon.
Moreover, Qianlong and Qianlong are homophonic, implying the supreme ruling status of Emperor Qianlong, thus embodying the strong culture of imperial power.
It can be seen from the above that the Qianlong on the beam of the Yangxin Palace is a reflection of the good wishes of the ancient emperors.
It also embodies the ancient Chinese culture of victory, folk culture, imperial culture and other cultures, so it has important protection significance.
Starting with dragons, although not every animal can find a place in the Forbidden City.
But as a royal palace, there is a "mythical beast" that must exist, which is a symbol of the emperor's status and has the magical power to communicate with heaven and earth - the "dragon".
The Forbidden City can be said to be the time and space of dragons. Palaces, walls, thrones, alchemy stones, caissons, and tiles are everywhere and in different shapes.
The dragon patterns that often appear in these ancient buildings include cloud dragons, pearl-playing dragons, sea dragons, chi dragons, walking dragons, standing dragons, front dragons, side dragons, Kui dragons, etc.
Originally, Chen Wenzhe thought that these dragon patterns, stone carvings, and stone carvings could only be seen in the Forbidden City.
But he didn't expect to see everything in such a deserted stone carving factory today.
Is this stone carving factory planning to recreate a Forbidden City?
Because being able to copy all the dragons in the Forbidden City is equivalent to copying most of the buildings in the Forbidden City.
"This is the Nine Dragons Wall? It's a shadow wall, but it can actually leave so many legends."
Touching this ancient screen wall, Chen Wenzhe was still very emotional. He just didn't know whether this replica of the Nine Dragon Wall was as magical as the one in the Forbidden City.
There are too many miraculous rumors about the Forbidden City, but the strange shadows on the Nine Dragon Wall are the legend among the miraculous.
The Nine Dragon Wall of the Forbidden City that was copied in front of me at this time is a single-sided glazed shadow wall built with its back against the palace wall and facing south to north.
There are also nine relief dragons carved on it, and this is nothing, because the entire building has been copied.
That's right, masons usually build houses. Since they can make exquisite stone carvings, carpentry should be no problem.
Just like this nine-dragon wall, the top of the wall is verandah-style yellow glazed tiles, and under the eaves are purlins, rafters, and brackets imitating wooden structures.
The wall has clouds and water as its background pattern, and is decorated with blue and green colors. The sky and water are connected, making it majestic.
The base is composed of glazed bricks and white marble stone carvings. It is majestic, dignified and solemn.
Especially the colors of the nine dragons on the wall are yellow, blue, white and purple.
The yellow dragon is in the center, its body is curved, and it holds the flame orb under its head, making it majestic.
There are four blue, white, purple and yellow ascending or descending dragons on each side. The dragon's body raises its chest and shrinks its neck, arches its crossbow back, raises its head and draws in its abdomen, showing a majestic appearance.
They are chasing the flame orb respectively, moving and trying to break out of the wall, full of movement and life.
After looking at the time and the sun, Chen Wenzhe thought of the legend about the Nine Dragon Wall.
Therefore, he also took out his mobile phone and prepared to take a photo to see if anything strange happened.
I looked at my phone and selected a scene to make sure there were any foreign objects on the camera screen.
But when Chen Wenzhe clicked the shutter to take a picture, he suddenly felt a flash of lightning, as if a foreign object flew into the frame.
I immediately pulled up the photo and looked carefully, and saw a round, thick red curled object appearing in the picture.
At this time, the displayed time is 9:45.
The thick object is located above and to the left of the yellow dragon head, and its body resembles the "dragon body" of a giant dragon.
The "dragon body" reflects the image of the rafters on the nine-dragon wall, and also resembles the "dragon scales" on the dragon body.
There are glowing lights on the left and right of the "dragon body", and it looks like a "giant dragon" descending from the sky from the southeast, just sitting on top of the dragon's head.
Chen Wenzhe knew at a glance that this was the legendary real dragon appearing!
After that, it was retaken many times and similar scenes never appeared again.
This is the legend of the hidden dragon on the Nine Dragon Wall, and at the right time and angle, it can really appear.
It can be seen from this that the craftsman who copied the Nine Dragon Wall is really a master.
For such a magical scene to occur, the expert must know the Nine Dragons Wall very well.
Because Chen Wenzhe also knows very well that if you want to take pictures of the Hidden Dragon, you must use the same mobile phone to take pictures of the Nine Dragon Wall at the same time and place in good weather.
In other words, the same image must be taken at the same time and place, under the same weather conditions, and at the same shooting distance and angle.
Not to mention anything else, just carving the Nine Dragon Wall is enough to show that the author must be a first-level master of carving.
Why is it said that he is a great master, not a grandmaster or a master? It is because his understanding of dragons and his explanation of dragons have reached the pinnacle.
For example, there are several strange dragon-shaped stone carvings here. Chen Wenzhe knew at a glance that these were not stone carvings.
Because he knew very well that these "dragons" were the most distinctive, and they were all made of porcelain or jade, not stone carvings.
For example, a chilong garlic vase stone sculpture must be based on a porcelain vase.
This cultural relic is called a white glazed plastic garlic vase with red beetles and sting patterns, and was produced during the Jiajing year.
The body of the garlic bottle and the chilong are formed separately, and then the green body of the chilong is attached to the body of the bottle.
The color of the Chilong is different from that of the bottle. Its appearance is covered with copper-red glaze. Its curved body is tilted upward, holding fairy grass in its mouth, and its head is held high.
Coiled from the shoulders to the neck, the curly tail is connected to the head, and the limbs lie flat on the shoulders of the bottle.
Sculpting some "magical creatures" (such as chilies, lions, unicorns, etc.) on bottles or jars was a major feature of the Jiajing period.
There is also a coiled dragon, which was made from a piece of gold and bronze.
This cultural relic is called a gold-inlaid bronze dragon. The image of the dragon is extremely fierce, with teeth and claws. It seems to contain the mysterious power from the East.
The dragon's head is neat and high, its trunk is undulating, and its legs are strong and strong, as if it is about to leap into the clouds.
The entire object has sharp edges and corners, is vivid and extremely expressive.
This object is the pinnacle of the Wei and Jin Dynasty decorative arts collected in the Forbidden City.
The whole body of the dragon is decorated with exquisite inlaid patterns, and the copper body and gold ornaments complement each other, making the utensils more brilliant and noble.
There is also a dragon, which should be from an ivory carving, which means Chen Wenzhe has an extraordinary memory, otherwise he would not be able to see it.
After all, these dragons are very strange, and Chen Wenzhe used to have dragon pattern master level skills. Now he is not called a grand master, but his understanding of dragon patterns has reached the grand master level.
So he knew very well that this dragon pattern came from the Wufeng penholder with dragon pattern carved on ivory.
The pen holder is in the shape of five peaks carved in the round, with deep water ripples on the bottom. In the waves, two dragons hold their heads high and are majestic, coiling between the five peaks. The dragon is soaring and the water is angry.
Our common pen holders are mostly made of pine, bamboo and plum in shape and decoration.
Such a dragon-patterned pen holder should belong to the royal family.
The dragon pattern on the pen stand is carved in a solemn, simple and powerful manner, which shows the sculptor's skill in carving with a knife.