"These things are stored in several warehouses, most of which are in Maoqin Hall. "Yangji Zhai Conglu" written by Wu Zhenfeng of the Qing Dynasty records: "The four items for the imperial study room were brought in from various places for use and awarded, and they were all stored in Maoqin Hall. Qin Dian Ku.'"

"In addition, there are Ningshou Palace, Chunhuaxuan Palace, and Rehe Palace."

"As far as paper is concerned, there are many types. In terms of function, in addition to silk fabrics such as white silk paper, paper can be roughly divided into paper for calligraphy and painting, paper for writing sutras, paper for books, and paper for tables. , engineering paper, pattern paper, packaging paper, daily paper, etc."

"The ones used in large quantities include Dabang paper, Korean paper, oiled Korean paper, cotton Bang paper, continuous paper, main paper, submission paper, oil submission paper, Western paper, Taiwanese paper, etc."

"Exquisite and detailed, including various colored wax paper, gold-sprinkled paper, Roman paper, rice paper, etc."

"The next level includes gold, cloud, dragon and vermilion silk paper with blessing characters, Yunlong vermilion large and small paper, twelve dragon yellow paper, Dulong large incense paper and other imperial papers."

Zhou Zhi put his forehead on his hands: "Isn't this too complicated?"

"It's complicated, but here's a big shortcut." The fourth cousin said, "As long as you understand these things, no one, not even Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi, can try to fool you with modern imitations."

"It makes sense..." Zhou Zhi nodded. After all, masters also pay attention to costs when doing things. For an antique painting, even if the painting skills are proficient, it is impossible to use all kinds of precious papers from the center of the painting to the supporting paper to the table. It all comes together.

However, I felt that there was something seriously wrong with what my fourth cousin said: "It would not be a loss if we could really receive an antique work by Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi..."

This is deliberately confusing cultural and academic value with economic value. The fourth cousin couldn't help but glared: "Keep listening, it's not over yet."

"Is this not over yet?" Zhou Zhi couldn't help being surprised: "Golden Yunlong and vermilion lucky silk paper, this is what the emperor used to write blessings on his ministers during the New Year, right? What other yellow paper with twelve dragons, big incense paper with single dragon, etc. It sounds amazing at first glance, but isn’t this top-notch?”

"Of course it's not top-notch, you should know that?" Fourth Aunt smiled and said, "A little reminder, how many poems did Qianlong write in his life?"

"Hi!" Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "I understand. Qianlong has always regarded himself as a cultural man and was very obsessed with art, calligraphy and painting. Therefore, the most precious paper in the imperial palace must be antique calligraphy and painting paper like Chengxintang paper. !Did I guess the fourth aunt right?!"

"Exactly!" the fourth aunt said with a smile: "So the most precious paper in the imperial palace is all kinds of antique paper. And because the Qianlong Dynasty was the most powerful, the highest level of papermaking in the Qing Dynasty was Qianlong antique paper."

“The most precious items here are imitation Jin side paper, imitation Song Jinsushan sutra paper, speckled sutra paper, non-speckled sutra paper, Chengxintang paper, Mingrendian paper, and plum blossom jade paper. Printing paper, imitation Goryeo paper, etc. are all handed down from ancient times."

"For example, in the famous Sanxitang dharma calligraphy "Kuaixueshiqingtie", when Emperor Qianlong was reinstalling it, he personally wrote the four words "Shen Hu Jie" in regular script on paper imitating the Song Dynasty Jin Su Shan Sutra Collection. "

"The cover of the Dragon Tibetan Sutra of Fawang Temple is made of ordinary paper inside, but the paper used for the cover is very precious. I think this is the result of the two junior brothers from Guoshan who specialize in Beijing."

…

"Maybe the Queen Mother of the West used this bit of cover paper to replace half a piece of Luan Jia's gimmick." Zhou Zhi didn't have a good impression of the Queen Mother, and thought she could do anything without a bottom line.

"Faxi Temple and Jinsu Temple are both located in Haiyan County, and are only five miles apart from Jinsu Temple. During the Xining period of the Song Dynasty, both temples used a kind of paper to write and copy the Tripitaka."

"In addition to being used for writing scriptures, there are also a large number of blank papers hidden in the temple. In the center of each piece of paper, there will be a small seal of 'Jinsu Mountain Sutra Collection Paper' stamped on it."

"This kind of paper is a continuation of the hard paper of the Tang Dynasty. It is yellow or light yellow in color. Wax is applied to the surface and then polished, so the curtain lines are not visible and the surface is smooth."

"Each piece is carefully made and relatively thick, so it can be layered and opened into three or four pieces."

"In the Ming Dynasty, after these papers flowed out of the temple, they became valued by the world, and they competed to buy them. They were often used as calligraphy and painting guides."

"After Zhang Yanchang published "Jinsu Mountain Notes" in the Ming Dynasty, Jinsu Mountain Paper became famous and was sent to the imperial court as tribute."

"The largest private collector in the Ming Dynasty was the famous calligrapher and painter Dong Qichang."

"He was very proud of his collection. Many of his calligraphy and painting works deliberately retained the small seal, and his intention to show off was clearly visible on the paper."

Zhou Zhi couldn't help but laugh: "It's difficult for great calligraphers and painters to avoid vulgarity. This is because they are afraid that laymen will not know what they are doing..."

"It was even more funny in the Qing Dynasty." The fourth aunt laughed and said: "When Emperor Qianlong went to the south of the Yangtze River, he deliberately searched for and collected a lot of gold millet paper collected by the people. In order to save money, he opened it and used it. Now in the Forbidden City

They all contain the Heart Sutra written by Emperor Qianlong on uncovered gold millet paper."

"Hahaha..." Zhou Zhi couldn't stop laughing: "The emperor is not allowed to use it freely, it is indeed precious..."

"The funniest thing is not here." The fourth aunt said with a smile: "Qianlong liked this kind of paper very much, so he ordered it to be copied."

"Because Jinsu Mountain paper used cork sap as a moth-proofing method, and cork is highly water-soluble. When the paper was collected in Jinsu Temple, rainwater leakage caused the cork to dissolve, forming a pattern on the paper.

Natural water spots.”

"Such water spots are uniquely beautiful, so when Qianlong was imitating celebrities, he also deliberately said that the water spots should be imitated as well." The fourth aunt smiled and said: "The effect of the imitation was very good, and Qianlong was also very proud of it, so

A seal was also engraved in imitation of the Jinsu Temple paper, and it was placed in the middle of the imitation Jinsu Temple paper, but there were three more characters, and the seal was - Qianlong imitation Jinsu Mountain Tibetan Sutra Paper."

Zhou Zhi was overjoyed: "Emperor Qianlong is indeed a stamping madman, but this seal is too showy, hahahaha..."

"Maybe he is happy about the success of imitating this kind of paper. Qianlong's seal does not have the mentality of an emperor, but it is the same as Dong Qichang's behavior. It is almost a scholar's desire to show off." The fourth aunt said with a smile.

"Not all of them are successful." The fourth cousin clicked on the cover of the Dragon Tibetan Sutra: "The ones that are not stamped can be regarded as imitations of Faxi Temple Tibetan Sutra paper. They are the first class of Jinsu Temple. That's it."

"So the Queen Mother of the West can't be said to be stingy, right?" said the fourth aunt: "At any rate, she was rewarded with precious paper from the Qianlong Dynasty to use as the cover of Fawang Temple's "Dragon Tibetan Sutra"."

"Half a piece of red yarn and one foot of silk." The fourth cousin and Zhou Zhi had a deep understanding of the shamelessness of the rulers. At the same time, they thought of this poem and recited it: "Tie it to the cow's head and fill it with charcoal."

"This is more likely." Zhou Zhi also added: "In troubled times, even collections are not valuable, let alone these stocks of paper? Therefore, the possibility of using it as a reward to prevaricate the monks is far more likely than to give it seriously knowing its value.

It’s more likely.”

Rising in the wind of rebirth


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