When Zhuang Rui saw Master Ge taking out the carving knife and starting to work, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly and said: "Master Ge, don't you need to draw and write first?"
Although he is very active in craftsmanship, Zhuang Rui's vision and knowledge are beyond the reach of ordinary people. With his extensive knowledge and strong memory, Zhuang Rui is no stranger to the seal carving craft.
Generally, when engraving a seal by hand, you must first use a brush to write the font to be engraved on the facets of the seal, and then use a carving knife to start shoveling the characters and picking out the mud. This is a common step for hand engraving, but when it comes to Master Ge
Here, there is no intention to write anything.
"Haha, I only need a carving knife to put the names, elegances, flowers, birds, insects and fishes into the square inches. Boss Zhuang, please take a look..."
Master Ge smiled and said something that sounded like an advertisement, but he sat there without moving. He carefully observed the seal stone in his hand. After playing with it for a while, he thought about it for a while, and then the carving knife carved the chicken blood stone there.
Got moving.
The piece of chicken blood stone that Zhuang Rui picked out was neither round nor square. It was a rectangular stone with an irregular shape. He also made up the stone temporarily. If it was really a seal stone for sale, it would have to be processed again.
What makes Zhuang Rui strange is that Master Ge did not directly use the knife on the facets, but modified the chicken blood stone. The carving knife in Master Ge's hand steadily and powerfully trimmed some rough places on the surface of the chicken blood stone.
, the whole piece of material looks much more pleasing to the eye.
Master Ge, who was holding the carving knife, became extremely quiet at this moment. It seemed that the flow of people coming in and out of the store had no impact on him. Even the people around him became quiet. Some customers came from here.
As they passed by, they also stopped and stopped to watch.
To be honest, although Zhuang Rui commissioned the ancient master to carve several objects, he had never seen the ancient master at work. This was the first time for him to watch seal carving live. At this moment, his mind was also occupied by Ge.
I was attracted by the master's flowing movements.
A small carving knife seems to have become spiritual in the hands of Master Ge. He carves left and right, and the movements are very blocky, which makes people feel dizzy. It is obvious that the carving knife is still on it when he is next.
Appearing in a seemingly unrelated place for a moment.
Just like a master painting, Master Ge's face is very serious at the moment. He wears reading glasses and stares at the carving knife and seal stone in his hand. Master Ge already has a good idea of what kind of shape this stone can carve out.
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Experts watch the door, while laymen watch the excitement. Except for Zhuang Rui and Zhao Hanxuan, the others who are watching Master Ge carving the seal are a little confused, because the direction of Master Ge's knife before and after seems to have nothing to do with the front.
After nearly an hour, everyone slowly understood, because a dragon head seal had appeared in Master Ge's hand.
What Master Ge carved should be a headless dragon, with its head held high, eyes wide open, and the dragon's mouth slightly open. What's even more vivid is that there is a red dragon ball at the opened dragon's mouth. The originally rough chicken blood stone passed through Master Ge's hand.
After careful processing, it has become an exquisite handicraft.
The carving work was finished, but today’s theme is seal cutting. Master Ge raised his head and said to Zhuang Rui: "Boss Zhuang, please give me a question..."
"Master Ge, you can carve a few words at will. The material of this object is not very good. I originally wanted to practice it myself..."
Zhuang Rui now has no doubts about Master Ge's craftsmanship. Let's not talk about the seal cutting skills. Just the carving of this small handicraft can be called a master.
This dragon head seal, no matter how it was conceived and shaped, was completed in just one hour. Without decades of skills and countless carvings, it would never have been able to achieve this level of proficiency.
"Right now? Okay..."
Master Ge agreed, opened the bag again, changed a carving knife, and continued the work of seal carving.
However, seal carving is much easier than carving. After about 20 minutes, the entire seal is completed.
After completing the seal carving work, Master Ge took out a few pieces of sandpaper and polished the entire seal. The sandpaper is also divided into different thicknesses. Coarse sandpaper is used to polish the seal surface, while fine sandpaper is used to polish the surface of the seal. After polishing, the seal is
It turns out that the raw material of the chicken blood stone is completely different from the original.
"Boss Zhuang, let's see if the old man's craftsmanship is good? I haven't carved a seal for a while, and my hands are a bit rough..." Master Ge handed the dragon head seal to Zhuang Rui, his tone full of confidence.
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"Master Ge, this is not craftsmanship, but craftsmanship..."
Zhuang Rui has observed very carefully just now. Master Ge's background is definitely not simple, because this seal is not only seal carving, but also includes carving crafts, calligraphy and painting arts and many other disciplines. And this completed seal is definitely
It can be called a piece of handicraft.
"Young man, look at the characters carved by this old master."
Some people nearby who loved stone seal carving could not help but remind Zhuang Rui that this master's carving skills were not inferior to those of seal carving.
"Yep……"
Zhuang Rui agreed, took the ink pad handed over by Zhao Hanxuan, dipped it in the ink pad, spread out a piece of rice paper, held the seal with two fingers on each hand, and printed it steadily against the rice paper.
The use of seals is also very particular. The ancients were very cautious in making seals. For antiques such as calligraphy and painting, the seal, inscription and postscript after the calligraphy and painting are completed are all essential and important links for the finishing touch.
When using a seal, you should generally be calm and hold the seal with both hands. When placing the seal, your hands must be steady so that the seal font can be printed evenly on the paper.
For example, in ancient times, emperors used seals, and there were eunuchs who were specialized in using seals. They all had to kneel on the ground, first raise the jade seal above their heads and kneel before they could put the seal down.
Zhuang Rui has seen Uncle De use seals many times, and now he is quite good at using them. Master Ge nodded secretly at the side. It seems that this shop owner is an expert.
Although I came here to apply for a job, in today's society, bosses choose employees, and employees can also choose bosses.
Master Ge is here to take a look today. If this boss is someone who knows nothing and likes to point fingers, then I'm sorry, Master Ge won't serve him.
However, judging from the current situation, although the boss is young, he is very smart in his words and actions. He is a person who pays attention to old traditions. There is no way, old craftsmen just recognize these old traditions.
Zhuang Rui didn't know that just one gesture of his seal made Master Ge fall in love with him.
“Xuan Ruizhai Tasting!”
When Zhuang Rui raised his hands, five seal characters appeared on the rice paper.
However, people who have never studied calligraphy generally do not know these words. There were several guests nearby who were asking Zhao Hanxuan about the meaning of these five words.
"Boss, I bought this seal. How much will it cost?"
"This thing is pretty good. It costs 2,000 yuan. Boss, can you sell it?"
What's more, just ask the price. In the eyes of everyone, this thing is no longer just a seal, but an exquisite soapstone handicraft.
Zhao Hanxuan is an old businessman. He was afraid that Zhuang Rui would not handle this situation, so he shouted loudly: "Everyone, I'm sorry, this seal is engraved with the name of a small store, so it's useless for you to buy it back.
If that friend wants to buy a seal from our store, he can make an appointment here, pay a deposit, and leave his name and phone number to be engraved. After Master Ge makes it, our store will call you..."
After hearing what Zhao Hanxuan said, everyone calmed down, but they all gathered around Zhao Hanxuan, preparing to order a seal. Zhao Hanxuan knew a lot about this business, so he immediately listed the materials of the seal and marked the price. Available to everyone for selection.
Zhuang Rui now focused all his attention on the words on the rice paper, and seemed to be oblivious to the noise around him.
These five seal characters use small seal characters, which can also be called "Qin seal characters". The fonts displayed on the paper are even and neat, and the strokes are as thin as lines and as strong as iron. It is possible to carve such a level of seal without any detailed tracing. Zhuang Rui felt that even the old man might not be able to do the font.
"well!"
After Zhuang Rui scrutinized the paper for a while, he raised his head, raised his thumb to Master Ge, and said: "Master Ge, it is our honor to have you come to the store..."
"Haha, Boss Zhuang is too polite. There are not many young people of your age who still talk about old traditions..."
Master Ge also had a good impression of Zhuang Rui and replied with a smile.
"Master Ge, you can't call me boss. Just call me Xiaozhuang from now on. Don't talk about boss again..."
Zhuang Rui has always respected people with skills, and with Master Ge's skills, he is probably not an unknown person. Zhuang Rui is still a little doubtful that Master Ge can come to his small shop, but others I just came here and it’s not easy to ask this question rashly.
"Old Zhao, mark the mark. In addition to the seal stone, the seal carved by Master Ge himself requires an additional engraving fee. It costs 500 yuan per word. Set a standard..."
Zhuang Rui saw Zhao Hanxuan being surrounded by people registering, and quickly added one more thing. It was not that he was obsessed with money, but that Master Ge's craftsmanship was indeed worth the price. If it weren't for fear of scaring away the guests, Zhuang Rui would have wanted to say so. The price is 1000.
"Boss, aren't you a little too shady? A seal only costs a few hundred yuan, but this engraving costs thousands of yuan?"
"Yeah, if that's the case, then we won't buy it..."
"Boss, are you obsessed with money?"
After hearing what Zhuang Rui said, the group of people who were planning to buy the seal started making noises. Of course, everyone pointed their finger at Zhuang Rui.
