In the next few days, Luo Tian was completely immersed in the knowledge of absorbing antiques and restoring. What he lacked now is practice. The competition has only been seven days before the registration was terminated. Luo Tian’s confidence is always a little less, and there are still some more things to do with the registration.
Hesitate.
Luo Tian began to practice. He chose porcelain with not very high value, smashed it, and then repaired it until it reached the level he wanted. When he put the repaired porcelain in front of Zhou Bozhai, he completely concealed it. Luo
Tian finally gave up the same research on porcelain and turned to jade.
Jade collectors and enthusiasts are usually very careful when playing with finely carved jade. However, some people think that jade is hard and firm without breaking. In fact, when jade falls to the ground, sometimes it looks like it is not damaged on the surface, but in fact
There are cracks on it, but in one case, the cracks are very subtle and difficult to detect with the naked eye. If a collision occurs again behind the skin, the hidden dangers will be exposed and suddenly broken, and then it will be beyond the reach of regret. If the jade is damaged, its value will be great
It is of course a pity. Therefore, in ancient China, there were repairs of damaged jadeware. From the research on jadeware unearthed cultural relics, each generation of jadeware has been repaired.
For jade, there are generally several traditional methods for restoring, such as splitting into two parts. After some jade is damaged, the designer and engraver always analyze its original shape based on its damage. After some ingenious thoughts,
Then, based on the original, divide it into two, and divide the original carving into two or more small pieces that are independent or related to each other. Such repairs reduce or make up for the original ones because they are generally not abandoned.
The loss, even the value of the restored jade, is sometimes not inferior to the original.
Take an example. High-water jade pendants are very precious. However, once they fall, it is difficult to restore them to pendants. However, they can be made into a pair of earrings by splitting them into two types. The value of a pair of high-water earrings is also great.
It's no less than a pendant, this is the power of repair.
The second repair method is gold and jade inlay. Inlay inlay is a commonly used process in the jewelry industry, such as treasure inlay rings, diamond rings, treasure necklace pendants, treasure earrings, etc. Gold and jade inlay can be easily used.
People think of the saying "Golden and Jade Families" in the novel "Dream of Red Mansions", which is a sign of auspiciousness. Moreover, gold and jade and stone are very precious, and the color matching is also very harmonious. Therefore, the utensils and decorative parts of gold and jade inlaid in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad
Always favored.
Gold and jade inlay is both a traditional craft and used as a technique to repair jade. For example, jade and white jade bracelets are originally smooth and round. Only when they are hit and broken will a piece of gold be wrapped around the ring.
Hoop. Some damaged jadeware and jade jewelry can even reach perfection without any defects after being inlaid; its scars and cracks are completely covered by the gorgeous gold-carved appearance and the unified and harmonious combination of gold and jade.
A dragon and phoenix cigarette mouth carved in high-green jade in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It is said that this was once a personal item for a veteran general. Due to the years of change and war, a piece of the tip of his mouth was lost. The veteran general was very upset and summoned several people.
Jade craftsman discussed how to repair it. At that time, two plans were proposed. One was that after renovating, the cigarette mouth became shorter and the overall image was disproportionate; the other was that gold was embedded at both ends of the cigarette butts, which not only maintained the size of the original without affecting it.
The old general supported the second plan. As a result, this expensive jade was restored to a golden dragon head and a golden phoenix mouth, with harmonious tones, and without any trace of repair, it still has the appearance of rare treasures.
The third repair method is retouching, mainly including "removing highs and replenishing lows", "removing fats and replenishing thins", "replenishing badly", "replenishing with broken things" and other unique skills. It has been a legend in the jade carving world.
A special case is that a skillful white jade crab pot is a rare masterpiece: the pot is white and the crab shell is orange-red; the pot is thin and translucent, the crab is vivid and realistic, and the carving is very exquisite. Unfortunately, there is a quilt at the bottom of the pot.
The hole poked was obviously caused by accident, so the value of the overall work suddenly decreased. Later, it was placed in front of the art master. After careful consideration, the art master broke through the convention and turned the white jade basin into a flat made of "rattan".
Bag: The cooked crabs are placed on the craft utensils made of "rattan". The folk atmosphere is more intense and reasonable, and there is no trace of modification.
The fourth repair method is fracture bonding. Generally speaking, after the jade is damaged, it is not cost-effective, unsatisfactory, or cannot be re-carved, so that the bonding method will be considered.
The operation process is: first carefully clean the cracked surface, then apply it evenly with high-efficiency adhesive (polyvinyl acetate float or epoxy resin), then carefully align it at the original part and bond it hard.
Extrude the adhesive from the crack and then wipe it with acetone. During the process of solidifying the adhesive, it is best to fix it with tape or press it with heavy objects to avoid misalignment.
The fifth repair method is to add some shortcomings. The jade carving pendant accidentally fell, and some people kept cracking and only got a small piece, but after all, they were "disfigured". So people thought about how to "plastic surgery" for it, and the method was to add some
.There are two methods of adding supplements: one is filling. The filling of jade carvings is generally made of synthetic resin and talc powder, applied to the missing parts, and modified by plastic carving. In order to make the color of the repaired part consistent with the color of the surrounding jadeware, first
The same type of jade repairing materials should be used to grind them into powder, such as malachite, lapis lazuli, etc.; raw materials of the same color should also be used to mix them into filler and then filled.
The above-mentioned cicada jewelry is not filled with synthetic resin. It is filled with color materials for sealing wax mixing, and then a burnt knife is used to smooth the wax surface and polish it slightly. Because the missing pieces are small, it is difficult to detect.
In addition to filling, it can also be replenished. Some jades are placed for many years. When you are careless, they will lose or touch one of the very small but key "parts", which will cause a sense of incompleteness. The way to make up for it is to re-made.
A "part" like that on jade, using synthetic resin talc powder supplement or a scientific alternative to today, molding and injection or high-temperature oxygen blowing connection method, to connect to the missing parts. Because the "part" is subtle, put
It can be "simplified" when you go up.
In addition to the repair methods of jade, Luo Tian continued to study the restoration of other types of antiques, such as ancient coins, ancient furniture, bronzes, etc. After all the knowledge is recorded in his mind, Luo Tian knew that he would start buying tools, and the restoration of antiques was lacking.
Unable to get the tools, Luo Tian took out a notepad and wrote the tools he wanted to purchase on it. Now someone needs to help him. After thinking about it, he called Han Bing.