"Hey, Lao Feng, be careful when you put that painting on the rack..."!
"Zhu Kai, please be gentle. The quality of this row of brushes is not very good. If you move too hard, the paper will show through."
"Mr. Hu, there is something wrong with the ratio of nitric acid. The concentration seems to be too high. Please dilute it again..."
In a room in the Palace Museum that no one was allowed to enter, Qin Feng was sweating profusely and giving instructions non-stop, while five or six people also followed Qin Feng's orders and dealt with the matters at hand in an orderly manner.
It has been more than a month since the Chinese New Year, and Qin Feng has also entered the role of restoring cultural relics. At the beginning, those veteran restoration experts were indifferent to Qin Feng because he was young.
However, after presiding over the restoration of an unknown painting from the Song Dynasty, these people immediately changed their views on Qin Feng, because Qin Feng's restoration skills were comparable to Qi Gong's.
Although there are often conflicts with each other in the academic world, the old scholars can still lower their status to those who are really capable. The teacher Hu commanded by Qin Feng is a descendant of Hu Mazi from Quancheng.
When it comes to the restoration of cultural relics, it actually goes hand in hand with the imitation of antique cultural relics and has a long history.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, in "Lu's Spring and Autumn Period."
"Jian Ji Pian" and "Han Feizi Shuo Lin" both record the story of the fake tripod.
By the Tang Dynasty, forgeries such as copying the calligraphy and paintings of previous generations had already appeared. By the Northern Song Dynasty, it had become extremely popular. In particular, there were many imitations of bronze wares, most of which were modeled on genuine wares of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The shape and decoration of the wares were quite realistic.
After the Yuan Dynasty, due to years of war, imitation was at a low ebb, and the workmanship was inferior to that of the Song Dynasty. However, professional private antique workshops emerged. Jiang Niangzi in Hangzhou, Wang Ji on Pingjiang Road and other private workshops are quite famous for imitating ancient bronzes.
Imitation in the Ming Dynasty was not as good as in the Song Dynasty. Folk workshops were mainly located in the south of the Yangtze River. Most of the imitations were based on the "Archaeological Map" compiled by the Song Dynasty. They also imitated some regular bronze mirrors from the Han Dynasty and sea beast grape mirrors from the Tang Dynasty. The workmanship was rough.
However, there were also high-quality antiques in the Ming Dynasty. The antique furnaces cast during the Xuande period, also known as Xuande furnaces, had many styles, were very exquisite and unique, and were famous for the ancient copper furnaces imitated by Zhang Mingqi and others in Jiaxing.
By the Qing Dynasty, a hundred flowers were blooming, and almost all ancient cultural relics were imitated. At the same time, a large number of professional antique masters emerged.
Such as Fan Shouxuan, Zhao Yunzhong, Wang Jinchen, Li Yubin, Li Fentang, Hu Qianzhen, Pan Chenglin, Wang Hai, etc. from the capital, Hu Mazi and Hu Shichang from Jinan.
These skilled craftsmen brought out many apprentices, and gradually formed four major sects, which antique dealers called them: Jingpai, Supai, Weipai and Chang'anpai.
The Beijing School was founded by "Waizui Yu" from the Qing Palace Construction Office. During the Revolution of 1911, he left the palace and made a living by repairing ancient artifacts near the Qing Palace and had seven disciples.
Some of the apprentices they taught during the Anti-Japanese War entered the museum after liberation and became the first generation of cultural relic restorers in New China.
The Su School is located in the south of the Yangtze River and has been a base for antique bronze crafts since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, famous antique bronze craftsmen such as Zhou Meigu, Liu Junqing, Jiang Shengbao, Luo Qiyue, and Jin Runsheng became famous at home and abroad, and are now known as the "Southern School"
Representatives, the current cultural relic restoration industry regards Nanjing Museum, Anhui Provincial Museum, etc. as the source of the "Southern School".
The Wei sect was formed in the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods of the Qing Dynasty, and became quite large in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
As one of the areas with the most ancient tombs, Chang'an has always been the place where forgery of antiques is most prosperous. The forgery of inscriptions on utensils began in Chang'an. The main counterfeiters of weights and measures include Su Yinian, brothers Su Zhaonian and Yi Yanzhang, etc.
He is a famous craftsman, so he is also a school of his own in China.
Hu Mazi, mentioned above, is famous at home and abroad for his restoration of bronze vessels. Once the broken bells, tripods and Yi vessels passed through his hands, they were intact without any traces. Even if they were tested by outsiders, they would be difficult to detect.
However, Hu Mazi's son Hu Shichang had a very mean and stingy temperament. He inherited his father's mantle, but it was never passed on to outsiders. When he died in his forties, he was considered to have lost his talent.
However, that was only recorded in the "Records of Folk Artists". In fact, Hu Shichang had a son, but his son was still young when Hu Shichang died and could not receive the inheritance from his father.
Hu Jiayan is the grandson of Hu Shichang. By chance, he discovered some notes left behind by his grandfather. Later, he was admitted to the History Department of Peking University and was hired as a researcher by the Palace Museum. He also lived up to his ancestor's reputation.
But even such a person behaves like a student in front of Qin Feng.
Because it only took Qin Feng ten days to completely repair a golden Buddha made by the Qing Palace Building Office during the Yongzheng period that he had failed to repair for half a year. Even Hu Jiayan couldn't find anything.
flaw.
"Okay, that's it for today."
Qin Feng looked at the time. It was already past six o'clock in the evening. He clapped his hands and said, "Zhu Kai, please adjust the constant temperature to 24 degrees and let the painting dry overnight."
"I'm exhausted."
After hearing Qin Feng's words, Zhu Kai sat down on the chair, and the people next to him also breathed a sigh of relief. Even though Qin Feng was young, he was definitely a workaholic. After working with him for a day, everyone was excited.
There is a feeling of exhaustion.
"Xiao Qin, how many drinks are you going to have? I still have a few questions I want to discuss with you...
Putting down the test tube in his hand, Hu Jiayan came over. He was a senior researcher. Except for the distribution of some chemicals, which required his own hands, students would do the work for him at other times.
The antique shop is one of the oldest industries in China, and it has also inherited many ancient shortcomings, such as passing down the inheritance from son to daughter, and from disciple to son-in-law, which has led to the loss of many unique skills.
However, Qin Feng was not like this. While restoring cultural relics, he generously passed on some of his unique secret recipes and always answered all questions.
This is also the reason why working with Qin Feng is the most tiring, but everyone is trying to join his group, even members of the domestic expert group like Hu Jiayan.
Another reason is that Qin Feng's group restored a lot of cultural relics and received more allocations from the special funds for restoration. After more than a month, none of the more than ten people in the restoration team had received more than 100,000 yuan.
"Teacher Hu, let's forget it for now." Qin Feng shook his head and said, "I still have some things to do at home. I'll invite you another day and I'll just get a bottle of 20-year-old Moutai..."
"Okay, Xiao Qin, keep your word. Lao Hu, I'm just waiting to drink your 20-year-old Moutai."
Hearing that Qin Feng had something to do, Hu Jiayan did not force himself and left after cleaning up his mess. Feng Yongkang and Zhu Kai came to Qin Feng's side, holding something in Feng Yongkang's hand.
Feng Yongkang and Zhu Kai were only first-year students majoring in archeology and restoration at Peking University. They were not qualified to participate in this restoration project. They were asked to come by Qin Feng's name.
Qin Feng glanced left and right, lowered his voice and said, "Let's go, my painting will be finished today, has Lao Feng got your things?"
"Don't worry, we've already prepared it."
Feng Yongkang raised the things in his hands. They were pretending to be public servants for their own benefit. They worked for the government during the day and used government materials to do their own business at night.
However, for the huge Forbidden City, these few materials are nothing at all. Relying on these materials, Qin Feng has repaired a calligraphy and painting in the secret room that was not seriously damaged.
The painting Qin Feng is working on now is a complete imitation of Qiu Ying's fake landscape painting of the Ming Dynasty. It was painted by him himself and is basically almost completed.
"Xiao Qin, you're leaving so late."
When the car drove out of the museum, the guard greeted Qin Feng, and Qin Feng threw a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes out. Both of them were happy.
"Qin Feng, this courtyard changes every day." Since they didn't have to go back to Beijing University to attend classes, Feng Yongkang and Zhu Kai simply lived in Qin Feng's courtyard. Of course, the rent was not paid.
"Master Qin, are you back?" Wang Laoliu, who was painting the top of the garage door, saw Qin Feng's car driving in and quickly jumped down from above and moved the ladder to make way.
After parking the car and getting out, Qin Feng said: "Old Wang, it will be almost completed the day after tomorrow. You can go to Xie Xuan to settle the bill."
Wang Laoliu's face showed joy when he heard this, and he said quickly: "Thank you, Master Qin. Master He is also urging me to start work, but don't worry, I will finish the work here..."
The decoration of Qin Feng's courtyard house was not done by Wang Laoliu and his family. Miao Liuzhi found four construction teams at the same time, some were renovating the walls, and some were doing interior decoration. Several teams were working on it simultaneously, and the construction progress was very fast.
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Although the current Siheyuan looks little changed from the outside, it has been completely transformed inside.
Not only are all the rooms in the courtyard equipped with air conditioning and floor heating, the front, middle and back courtyards are also equipped with toilets and shower rooms in the main rooms of each courtyard. The kitchen in the middle courtyard occupies two rooms and is connected to the dining room.
Together.
There is only a small amount of work left to do in the front yard, but it does not affect the normal living in the courtyard.
Miao Liuzhi is also a person who knows how to live. He found a nanny in his fifties to cook for a few people and walk the birds in the cage every day. His life was very comfortable.
"Brother Feng, "Ya Zhi Zhai" has closed down." Qin Feng was very busy during this period, and it was only during dinner that Xie Xuan had the opportunity to ask him about business matters.
The lawsuit with "Ya Zhi Zhai" was going on just as Qin Feng thought. Both sides had a relationship. In the end, the relationship between the two parties was that they were not helping each other. As a result, Fang Yazhi could no longer support it.
The reason is still money. After the news of "Ya Zhi Zhai" selling fake goods spread throughout the capital, the only century-old "Ya Zhi Zhai" store in Liulichang also became deserted, and people could only go in or out every day.
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Originally, Qin Feng had not settled the first jade payment with him, and the second batch of payment amounted to nearly ten million, which Zhenyufang had been delaying.
As a result, Yazhizhai, which was short of funds, was in panic. Within a month, almost half of them, from the shopkeeper to the clerk, resigned.
A week ago, Fang Yazhi went to "Zhen Yufang" to collect the debt but failed, and after being ridiculed by Xie Xuan, he became so angry that he suffered a stroke. He is still unable to speak a complete sentence in the hospital.
