Chapter 112 Chapter 112

When it comes to root carving, it takes the shape and distorted shape of the tree root as the object of artistic creation. Through conception, artistic processing and technological processing, artistic image works such as figures, animals, and utensils are created. The art of root carving is to discover natural beauty and show creativity. The plastic arts of processing.The so-called "three parts artificial, seven parts natural", that is to say, in root carving creation, most of them should use the natural form of root materials to express artistic images, and a small part should be artificially modified.Therefore, root carving is also known as 'root art' or 'root art'.

As for the choice of tree roots, it is naturally those village roots that are oddly shaped, or have a certain vivid form, including tree trunks, tree nodules, bamboo roots, etc., as long as they are attractive to the artist. Form a certain root carving art. Master Bo on the stage, who didn't know where he got the information at this time, was reading with a book in one hand, and pointed to the root carving works on the display stage with the other hand, introducing its origin. If it weren't for the vivid words of the auctioneer, I'm afraid, let alone Jia Sidao, even some other customers nearby would not have paid more attention to it.This is not to say that the root carving work on the stage is not outstanding, on the contrary, its carving craftsmanship is absolutely exquisite.

When Jia Sidao looked at it in the first day of junior high school, he saw that it was a root carving in the shape of a person, and it was not an ordinary person. According to the shape of the roots, the carving had three heads and six arms. The first feeling in Jia Sidao's mind was to guess this. Will the character be Nezha? After all, Nezha's three heads and six arms are really deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. However, after examining it carefully, it was discovered that it seemed to be a Western god or Buddha, or something like a devil Yaksha.If you take it home to ward off evil spirits, I'm afraid it's not suitable, and if you just appreciate it, it looks a little scary.

More importantly, judging from the material of the root carving, at first glance, it is not clear what kind of wood it is, but it is a bit dark red, belonging to the type of mahogany, as if it has been a few years old, and there is a layer of similar Pulping material exists.However, when one thinks that this is an underground black market for antiques, there will naturally be a lot of fake things. Such a simple patina is naturally not in the eyes of everyone. As far as root carving is concerned, although it cares about the craftsmanship of its decoration, in the final analysis, it depends on whether the work of this root carving can reflect the natural atmosphere, that is, it must be carved according to the original posture of the root. The so-called "rare, strange, The four characteristics of "ancient and strange" are the essence of root carving works.

When it comes to its value, more still needs to look at its own material.To put it simply, for the same piece of root carving work, even if the carving workmanship and shape are similar, the root carvings of Hainan huanghuali are naturally much more valuable than the root carvings of ordinary mahogany. It's no wonder that when everyone saw this root carving, they didn't think much of it. The auctioneer only called out a starting price of 5,000 yuan. Looking at the current situation, it seems that there is a possibility of passing the auction.For the entire second round of auctions, this is already a very low price that cannot be lowered.

Could it be that the organizer misplaced the things?Or is there something peculiar about this root carving? Not only Jia Sidao, but even the other customers nearby showed a look of watching the show, and some people who couldn't bear their temper were still yelling: "Hurry up and change the lot, it's just this scary stuff, Five thousand yuan too? Do you think we are all winners?" There was even a response: "That's right, it's not a root carving of red sandalwood, so this lot won't be getting worse and worse." It caused a burst of embarrassment to the auctioneer on the stage.

"How is it? Are you still interested in this stuff?" At this time, Liu Yufei obviously felt that Jia Sidao was looking at the eagle in a daze, so he asked. "It doesn't look like much, but I always feel that this thing may really be a valuable thing." Jia Sidao suppressed his doubts in his heart and said, "Otherwise, you say they put this thing What does it mean to put it on hold until now and then take it out for shooting?" "You don't understand that, do you?" Liu Yufei looked at Jia Sidao with a smile on his face, and said, "The underground black market is also a place that pays attention to fiction and reality, especially the auction items, which are even more intricate. Occasionally, among the good things, The biggest purpose of some defective products is naturally to follow everyone's normal thinking inertia and want to fish in troubled waters. Sometimes, an obviously old thing can often be auctioned because it is placed in a good place. If you pay a high price, the profits you can get will be much richer than the high price that was originally a good thing!"

"Then what do you mean, you are not very optimistic about this thing?" Jia Sidao said seemingly unintentionally. "That's natural. Otherwise, I would have shot it long ago." Liu Yufei said lightly, "However, the carving skills of this thing are really good. In terms of appearance, if you still like it, you can take a picture of it. , I don’t have a lot of money anyway. As for me, don’t look at me like that. I’m really not interested in root carvings. Not to mention root carvings, but wooden pen holders in the study, these orthodox I don't have much interest in carving."

As he spoke, Liu Yufei shook his head and glanced at the root carvings on the display stand, as if he didn't care about anything except jasper. Jia Sidao touched his nose and said, "Then don't regret it when the time comes." Then, facing the awkward auctioneer, he raised his hand and signaled an increase of one thousand. The auctioneer immediately showed a bright smile. If you want to say the speed of changing his face, it must be the face changing in Sichuan opera, isn't it? After the price was paid, Jia Sidao was also quite curious, so he went to the stage to check it out. Someone beside him introduced in a low voice that the figure on this carving was the image of the Great Asura King. , can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, Jia Sidao waved his hand to indicate that the other party does not need to be introduced.

These words were already said before the auctioneer called the reserve price to start the auction.Although Jia Sidao didn't listen very carefully, he still knew something.However, in the underground black market, can you still trust the auctioneer? Reaching out to pick up this root carving, it was still a little heavy in the hand. The Great Asura King, let’s consider it the Great Asura King, but its shape is lifelike. The six arms are obviously root hairs, and the three heads are the most prominent. The most important thing is to count their eyes, no matter how they look, why do they have a weird feeling.

Originally, I wanted to see what material this carving was made of, but Jia Sidao really didn't know much about wood.However, since they have already mastered it, the perception of Jia Sidao's left hand has penetrated into it unconsciously.Compared with ordinary wooden furniture, the material of this carving is quite thick. At first glance, it has a dark red base, which should belong to the category of mahogany, and it is generally unmistakable.Just when Jia Sidao thought that spending 6,000 yuan to buy a root carving that he had never seen before could be regarded as a souvenir, suddenly, the perception that had not been fully regained seemed to be encountered. a crack. Although this is for wooden materials, as long as the stitching is in place, it is difficult for ordinary people to see it. However, compared with Jia Sidao who uses supernatural perception to detect, even a tiny gap, the stitching is repeated. How tight it is, or what kind of special glue is stuck in it, after all, it is very different from those whole pieces of wood. Jia Sidao's heart couldn't help but twitch, and his expression became quite dignified. Could it be that this peculiarly shaped root carving itself is not carved from a whole section of plant roots, but pieced together?If this is the case, then the price of this root carving will naturally be discounted.Jia Sidao didn't care that he spent the 6,000 yuan, but this clearly showed that he could feel the loss, and Jia Sidao was still the boss in his heart. Immediately after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong. Just to be careful, Jia Sidao refocused his attention and felt the gaps detected just now. I sighed when I bought a defective product. Suddenly, an empty space appeared in Jia Sidao's mind for no reason, the tight gap completely disappeared, and the perception on the left hand seemed to lose its direction all of a sudden. Could it be that the inside of this carving has been hollowed out? This caught Jia Sidao a little off guard. After taking a few deep breaths and calming down, I used my senses to explore. There is indeed a space the size of three fingers inside the whole root carving, but it is not left by moths as Jia Sidao guessed. , the perimeter of the entire space is smooth and delicate, obviously thought to be carved. What's more, Jia Sidao was even more surprised that in this small space, there was actually something that seemed to be made of paper, folded, and the size could not be estimated for the time being.There is also a small piece of stone pressed on this piece of paper, yes, it is a stone.The only thing that puzzled Jia Sidao was that when Jia Sidao used his perception to detect this small piece of rock, it gave him an extremely familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember it for a while. Jia Sidao could only frown helplessly. After all, this is the wooden part of the root carving, and to detect the stone in it, it is inevitable that there will be some illusions, so Jia Sidao gave up looking for the truth instead. As long as you take a photo of this root carving and take it back, you can look at it however you like? I didn't expect that due to my short-term interest, there would be such a surprise discovery. The mystery hidden in this made Jia Sidao very happy.Moreover, Jia Sidao was not worried that the organizers would find out about this in advance, and the reserve price of 5,000 yuan was enough to show their understanding of this root carving. If it was really discovered beforehand, I'm afraid it won't be Jia Sidao's turn to find out, right?