The boss of Pinxuantang is Zhu Jingzhi. He is a well-known antique restoration expert in China. He is the most expert in two categories, one is ancient books and the other is porcelain. There is an endless stream of people coming from all over the country to entrust him to restore antiques every day, including Huang Lide.
With a business card, Luo Tian successfully walked into the inner room of Pinxuan Hall with the envious eyes of others.
Zhu Jingzhi was almost sixty years old, and her black hair was obviously dyed. She seemed to be the type who refused to accept old age. When she saw the package in Luo Tian's hand, she said, "Hey, is this the porcelain that that old man Huang Lide broke?"
The old man named Huang Li De thought that the two people had little friendship, so Luo Tian handed over the porcelain fragments: "These are all the fragments."
Porcelain repair is a very technical job. First, clean the damaged section, base it with a well-mixed putty, and polish it to leave the thickness of the glaze. If there is an underglaze pattern, paint it according to the well-colored paint, and finally apply it.
Glaze. If the residual vessel is missing flesh, use putty to fill the missing flesh. If the value is very high, you have to go to the kiln entrance to bake the missing parts. Each of these processes is very technical and cannot be done in a day.
But the premise of these is to basically clarify the shape and specifications of the porcelain, which will test the restorer's understanding of the porcelain. During this process, the integrity of the porcelain must be maintained as much as possible.
Zhu Jingzhi heard the crowd outside and stood up, muttering: "Is today an auspicious day? Why are there so many people here today?"
Luo Tian didn't say anything, then Zhu Jingzhi said again: "Young man, I think so, do me a favor and help me sort out these fragments and basically spell out the original porcelain. I'll go out and say hello first, my guys.
I’m afraid I’m too busy.”
Zhu Jingzhi walked out. Luo Tian shook his head and smiled helplessly. He knew that this trip was not easy. Now that he has come, let him live in peace. Luo Tian found a flat place, spread the fragments on it, and then counted them. Here
There are eighty-nine fragments in total, all of which are irregular fragments. It is a bit difficult to piece them together now because there is no original picture to compare with. This is a very difficult problem.
Luo Tian basically understood that this was Huang Lide and Zhu Jingzhi teaming up to test themselves, and he could not admit defeat! He looked at the golden gourd on his wrist, remembered the time when he had connected with the Buddha statue, and decided to give it a try. There was no one around, Luo Tian
Tian put his hands on the fragments, thinking about the patterns on the fragments, and slowly walked through the uninhabited land. The fragments seemed to be alive, and the patterns on them were clearly visible. They flew to his eyes one by one, and then
Spin quickly in the air, and finally merge together to form a complete lotus-shaped bowl!
Luo Tian opened his eyes suddenly, and as if with divine help, the patterns on the fragments inspired him. He first spelled out the lotus-shaped edge on the edge of the bowl, then found the base and put it down piece by piece along the lines. It was just like when he was a child.
It's a jigsaw puzzle that I often play, but the composite picture is in Luo Tian's mind, and he pieced it together bit by bit with his own brain. About half an hour later, Luo Tian straightened up and let out a long breath!!
Success! Luo Tian touched his heart, but his heartbeat had not recovered yet and was still beating faster. He calmed down and used the power of his superpower this time! This was a breakthrough.
The mutual attraction with the antiques further strengthened. He walked out of the inner room and saw Zhu Jingzhi talking to an ancient book. Luo Tian couldn't disturb him and stood aside quietly waiting.
About three minutes later, Zhu Jingzhi took off his reading glasses and looked at Luo Tian beside him: "How's it going?"
"It's done."
"What?" Fortunately, Zhu Jingzhi took off his glasses, otherwise they would have fallen off: "Has it been put together?"
"Yes, please go and have a look, Mr. Zhu." Luo Tian made a gesture of invitation. Zhu Jingzhi walked into the inner room with his hands behind his back. He glanced at the basic porcelain mold on the table and twitched the corner of his mouth. There was a lump in his throat.
He made an unusual noise, went up and circled the table several times, and finally had to believe his eyes: "Have you really put it together? Half an hour?"
Without prototype comparison, it only took half an hour to piece it together. This skill made Zhu Jingzhi's face turn pale. He shook his head, still a little unconvinced: "Young man, can you tell me what kind of porcelain this is?
Since you can spell it out, you must also be able to tell it, right?"
"Lotus-style warming bowl." Luo Tian talked eloquently: "Lotus or lotus petals, as the decoration and shape of utensils, became popular with the introduction of Buddhism. Later, their habit of emerging from mud and unsullied was adopted, which symbolizes integrity and is widely used by all walks of life.
Used in similar vessels. This vessel looks like a lotus flower before it is in full bloom. Its lines are gentle and graceful, elegant and beautiful."
Zhu Jingzhi patted her thigh: "You're really right!!"
Luo Tian smiled: "How long does it take to repair porcelain? Do I need to wait?"
"It seems that you are an amateur in antique restoration. Porcelain restoration is not that fast. You should go back first. When I finish it, I will call Old Man Huang." Zhu Jingzhi suddenly felt something in his heart: "Young man, are you interested in learning?
Antique restoration?”
"Of course." Luo Tian had this idea just now. It was such an amazing thing to be able to restore damaged antiques that had been damaged for hundreds or even thousands of years. He was having a headache how to bring it up to Zhu Jingzhi.
, I didn’t expect Zhu Jingzhi to take the initiative to ask!!
"Great." Zhu Jingzhi thought to himself, this old man Huang did a good thing today and sent himself a ready-made apprentice: "Have you ever worshiped a master before?"
"Yes, Lu Tai'an."
Hearing Lu Tai'an's name, Zhu Jingzhi was stunned for a moment: "Does Lu Tai'an refer to the Lu Tai'an who made jade?"
Luo Tian didn't think there was anything wrong and admitted openly: "Yes, I learned how to make jade from him, which made me better able to distinguish jade."
Zhu Jingzhi shut her mouth tightly. There was a lot of criticism in the circle about Lu Tai'an. After all, for antique players, the most annoying and disgusting people are fake people like Lu Tai'an. This Luo Tian does look like an old man.
He is often said to be very talented, but the fact that he took Lu Tai'an as his teacher is a bit questionable.
"Let's do this. You go back and tell me about the situation here first, and we can talk about you learning antique restoration later?" Zhu Jingzhi watched Luo Tian leave, and immediately called Huang Lide: "Old Huang, he is a nice person, and Lao Chang really didn't exaggerate.
, but do you know whose apprentice he is?"
"who?"
"Lu Tai'an!!" Zhu Jingzhi said with regret: "What a pity. How could such a good man learn jade making from Lu Tai'an?"
"Don't mention this, how long did it take him to spell it out?" Huang Lide didn't take it to heart about Zhu Jingzhi's concerns. After all, everyone's definition standards are different.
"Half an hour." Zhu Jingzhi became energetic again: "It's really amazing."