Chapter 1309 Kesi

In order to protect the objects inside, Long Yun specially made three layers of protection.

But this exhausted Lu Fei's patience to the breaking point, and he greeted Long Yun several times in his heart.

Fortunately, the innermost golden nanmu box surprised Lu Fei.

Otherwise, I have to find Long Yun for theory tomorrow.

Take out the golden nanmu box and place it on the ground, then gently lift the lid.

Inside is a tubular yellow silk bag.

Hey!

Lu Fei became even happier when he saw this bag.

This is a cloth bag specially used to hold calligraphy and painting scrolls in the past, and its function is similar to the current painting tube.

Among all collections, Lu Fei's favorites are paintings, calligraphy and porcelain.

When I saw this bag, I felt a kind of love from the bottom of my heart.

What excited Lu Fei the most was that he smelled the smell of silk.

Needless to say, the calligraphy and painting works inside must be on silk.

With excitement, Lu Fei untied the velvet rope that sealed the bag and carefully removed the bag.

After pulling off three inches of the bag and seeing clearly what was inside, Lu Feihu's eyes widened and he exclaimed.

"Fuck!"

"Kesi!"

"This is so awesome!"

Kesi, also known as Kesi, is the essence of Chinese silk art.

This is a kind of silk handicraft in which the warp and colored weft show patterns and form the pattern boundary. It has an effect like carving and is rich in two-sided three-dimensionality.

The weaving method of tapestry is different from embroidery and brocade.

It adopts the weaving method of "opening the warp and breaking the weft", while the weaving method of general brocade is the "opening the warp and breaking the weft" method, that is, the weft threads penetrate the entire width of the fabric.

Kesi has its own special loom, the Kesi machine, which is a simple plain wood machine.

When weaving, first install the warp threads on the loom, and line the drawings or manuscripts under the warp threads.

The weaver passes the warp threads and uses a brush to draw the pattern

Colorful patterns are painted on the warp surface.

Then, small boat-shaped shuttles about ten centimeters long and equipped with various silk threads are used to weave the pieces according to the patterns.

Kesi can freely change colors, so it is particularly suitable for making calligraphy and painting works.

Weavers who weave colorful wefts must have certain artistic attainments.

The structure of the fabric follows the principles of "fine warp and thick weft", "white warp and colorful weft", "straight warp and curved weft".

Since the colored weft fully covers the upper part of the fabric, the shrinkage of the weft will not affect the pattern effect after weaving.

Kesi is not actually carved with a knife.

This is a plain weave fabric with raw silk as the warp and colored cooked silk as the weft.

The weft threads follow the pre-drawn pattern, and the weft threads of each color are only interlaced with the warp threads where the pattern requires, and do not run through the entire width.

Multiple small shuttles are used to dig out the weaving according to the pattern and color, so that there are some breaks between the pattern and the plain ground, and between the colors on the fabric, similar to the image carved by a knife. This is the so-called "open warp and broken weft" weaving method.

The ancients described Kesi as "looking at the sky like a carved image".

This is what "opening the warp and breaking the weft" mentioned in silk records in the old days means.

The pattern of the finished product is the same on both sides.

Kesi technology continued to develop after the Song Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, the center of the Kesi industry had moved to Suzhou, and as many as 6,000 colors of colored weft were used.

The calligraphy and paintings of celebrities copied using the tapestry method are exquisite in craftsmanship and lifelike in image.

In 2006, Kesi silk craftsmanship was selected into the first batch of China's intangible cultural heritage list.

Unfortunately, there are only so few masters who pass on this skill.

But the value of each completed work is quite astonishing.

Lu Fei was pleasantly surprised when he saw clearly that it was a tapestry work.

Come on.

Slowly opening the scroll, Lu Fei took a breath of air and found it difficult to breathe when he saw the entire scroll.

This is actually a work by Shen Zifan, the top Kesi master of the Southern Song Dynasty.

It's so rare.

This is a tapestry painting called "Magpies Stepping on Plum Blossoms", 38 centimeters across and 1 meter long.

The entire picture was sealed with a modern soft film and was well protected.

The picture is very simple. A branch of wintersweet is in bloom, and two magpies stand side by side on the branch, facing each other as if they are having a conversation.

Although the picture is simple, the shape of the magpie is vividly depicted.

The blooming wintersweet is even more organized, and every trace of lines and stamens is clear and lifelike.

The paintings are composed of fifteen or sixteen colored silk threads, which are cleverly matched and the colors of the painting are harmonious.

It is woven with the technique of "opening the warp and cutting the weft", and skillfully uses a variety of tapestry techniques.

At the bottom of the picture, there are "Zifan Zhi" and "Shen's" square seals on the tapestry, and the Yuchi has "Jiaolin Liang's calligraphy and painting seals", "Prince Guo's Mansion Picture Secretary", and Emperor Qianlong's imperial pen "Happy to produce fragrance".

There are also "Qianlong Chenhan", "Qianlong Imperial Treasure", "Sanxitang Jingjianxi", "Shiqu Dingjian", "Baoji Reedited", "Shiqu Baoji", "Qianlong Appreciation", "Jiaqing Yu". Appreciation seals such as "Lanzhibao", "Yizisun", "Chonghua Palace Treasure" and so on.

So many appreciation seals show how favored this work was in the Manchu royal family.

Long Yun said that the value of these three treasures given to him was more than twice that of the previous painting.

It seems that that is just Long Yun's conservative statement.

The value of this painting "Magpies Stepping on Plum Blossoms" is more than five times higher than that of that painting.

This is the masterpiece of Grand Master Shen Zifan!

Not to mention China, even if you look at the whole world, there are not three.

If this spreads, it will shock the whole world

Not allowed in the collecting world.

Seeing this piece of work, the previous haze of being tricked by the serial was gone, but Lu Fei still couldn't help but muttered a few words.

Such a good big baby, the goods are delivered by SF Express, this is too much!

If it is damaged or lost, it will be an irreparable loss!

After admiring the front and back sides for another two minutes, Lu Fei put the "Magpie Stepping on Plum Blossoms" again and put it away.

This was mainly because Chu Suiliang was still waiting for him outside.

If he were at home, Lu Fei would have to admire this work for two hours.

Lu Fei snickered while packing.

The transaction with Boss Long Yun was just a few short sentences.

What I got in exchange was such an awesome baby, it was worth a thousand dollars!

But thinking about it from another perspective is another concept.

My transaction with them was just my impression and memory of the Robert family's knife.

The solution is so simple, but in exchange for such a rare treasure.

It is conceivable that the status of the Seven-Star Sword in their hearts is definitely not comparable to that of the "Magpie Stepping on the Plum Blossom".

Knowing their desire for the Seven-Star Sword, Lu Fei had another plan in mind.

If you trade scraps with Wade in the future, you must increase your chips.

I would rather run than have less.

If such a good opportunity to make a fortune is missed, the cliff will be struck by lightning.

The tapestry is put into a box and protected with foam.

After confirming that everything was safe, Lu Fei continued to unpack.

These three boxes had the same specifications, so Lu Fei randomly selected one and used a crowbar to break it open.

As expected, just like the previous boxes, they were all large boxes within small boxes.

Safety protection issues are done quite well.