Chapter 230 Cranes in the clear sky, music, chess, calligraphy and painting (Update 2 of 2)

Yan Zixiu said calmly: "The level of this piano is very high, the workmanship is exquisite, the shape and outline, the lines are square and round, and the rules contain simplicity. If you don't have more than twenty years of production experience and high artistic accomplishment,

, it can’t be done.”

Mr. Huang and the other two guests of honor nodded in approval.

Yan Zixiu asked: "Is there a qin master named Huang Wenhao in the Ming Dynasty?"

Mr. Huang shook his head. The Ming Dynasty was not that long ago, and there are records of all the slightly famous Qin masters. Indeed, there was no one named Huang Wenhao.

Gu Yingzhi put forward another reason: "Dr. Yan said there was no Qin master named Huang Wenhao in ancient times, so how could future generations be able to write the characters inside the belly of the Qin?"

Yan Zixiu was confident: "Please take a look at the edge of this qin. The paint color and texture are obviously different from the surface and bottom of the qin. The texture is thicker. Although there are broken lines, they are not consistent with the top and bottom of the qin. This shows that

What?"

Professor Wu Wan said: "It shows that this Qin was broken and rebuilt. This mark should have been written by the owner of the Qin in the Ming Dynasty when he was broken and rebuilt."

At this moment, the whole audience was shocked and burst into warm applause.

Everyone not only admired Yan Zixiu's knowledge, but also admired his determination and calmness.

Mr. Huang said: "Now all guests, please watch in order."

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A servant has already set up stools behind the piano table.

Mr. Huang clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Mr. Bai Yuchan's poem is the most suitable for this scene."

"Everyone, please see, this is a Song Qin that I have collected. This Qin is a Zhongni type Qin. The top and bottom are both broken, and the surface is wide and flat. It is 127 centimeters long, with three emblems on the shoulder and 21.5 centimeters wide.

It is 15.5 centimeters wide. Its size is larger than the Tang Qin handed down from ancient times, which is unreasonable in ancient times, given its length and width."

Mr. Cai looked more and more disappointed. He thought to himself, could today's event be held in vain? This is a bit sorry for Brother Yan.

"It is recorded in Volume 5 of Sun Guangxian's "Bei Meng Suo Yan" of the Song Dynasty: "Gaoche of the Tang Dynasty, a native of Pengzhou. He was intelligent and knowledgeable, and a literate scholar. As for astronomy and calculations, chess, calligraphy and painting, flute and harp, he led Zhu Yi and his like in the Liang Dynasty." appeared for the first time.

The theory of 'Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting'."

"The Song Dynasty was a golden period of cultural development in Chinese history. The rulers' reverence for the guqin culture and their tolerance for scholars were unprecedented, which also brought prosperity to the development of guqin music, and it once entered its heyday.

Cai Gaoyang looked at Yan Zixiu and shrugged helplessly.

President Ding, who is wearing a suit and leather shoes, has not yet spoken, and I don’t know which faction he belongs to.

Someone in the audience whispered: "It turns out that the expression of music, chess, calligraphy and painting comes from here."

"The name of this piano is Crane Qingxiao."

Since this time it was not about identification but appreciation, the guqin was taken out and placed on the piano table.

There were many servants in the Cai family, and the arrangements were quickly made. As a latecomer, Yan Zixiu took a seat on the left side of President Wu Wan.

After Professor Wu sat down, he adjusted the tune and played a song called "Flowing Water".

Cai Gaoyang asked Gu Yingzhi: "Sister Gu, are you willing to transfer this piano?"

The gentle and quiet Professor Wu Wan stepped forward and said to Mr. Huang: "Please play the piano." This meant that she wanted to use the crane in front of her to clear the sky.

Gu Yingzhi smiled: "I just got it, and I want to enjoy it for a while longer."

Mr. Huang smiled and shook his head: "I won't sell even ten thousand taels of gold."

Yan Zixiu thought to himself that judging from the poems recited by Professor Wu, it was obvious that he belonged to the literati Qin school.

The audience stood up one by one and lined up under the guidance of the servants to watch the famous piano and cranes singing in the clear sky.

Mr. Huang waved, and the servants carried another piano case.

Disappointed, he had to continue the process: "The third activity is Guqin exchange. Professor Wu and President Ding will play a piece of Guqin for everyone."

Mr. Huang said: "Ms. Gu got Zhang Songqin at the price of Mingqin. I'm very happy and congratulated."

Mr. Huang smiled and said: "Mr. Cai, I have a suggestion. I would like to add another chair and ask Mr. Yan to take a seat at the guest of honor seat. What do you think?"

Cai Gaoyang asked: "Mr. Huang, are you willing to sell this piano?"

It took about an hour for everyone to finish watching.

Mr. Huang stepped forward and introduced:

"Friends in the field of guqin appreciation and collection all know that the prosperity of the social economy in the Song Dynasty promoted the popularization and development of the lacquer craftsmanship. The guqin in the Song Dynasty that best reflects the characteristics of the times is the one-color lacquer qin. The one-color lacquer qin, as the name suggests, refers to the lacquer qin whose entire body is one color.

.And sometimes the same Zhang Gu

The different colors on the inside and outside of the instrument are actually the result of the paint color fading over time, and it is still a one-color lacquer instrument. The one-color lacquer instrument is simple but not crude, simple but not vulgar. The Song Qin lacquer body is relatively delicate, with golden light inside, and its color

The texture is warm and moist, showing an inner and subtle beauty."

Gu Yingzhi's face was filled with joy: "Thank you Dr. Yan, thank you Mr. Huang."

Yan Zixiu smiled, meaning he was not in a hurry. What he was thinking was that since he really couldn't buy a famous Qin handed down from ancient times, he could just buy a contemporary Yao Qin of decent quality.

The environment affects people. In such an occasion, no one is impatient or urging.

"The four arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting in the Song Dynasty penetrated and developed with each other. Literati not only delved into a subset of classics and history, but music, chess, calligraphy and painting were also a collection of literati's artistic life and artistic life."

Guqin was originally a wizard's qin, and later evolved into two major schools, the literati's qin and the artist's qin. Just like the "Book of Changes", it evolved into the moral cultivation school and the Shushu school. The literati's qin focuses on cultivating virtue with the qin, and the artist's qin focuses on

It touches people's hearts and makes them feel foreign objects.

Mr. Huang showed his right hand with a smile on his face.

Cai Gaoyang walked up to the podium: "The second activity is piano appreciation. It will be hosted by Mr. Huang again."

"Dr. Yan has profound knowledge in the identification of Guqin. I strongly agree with Mr. Huang's proposal." Cai Gaoyang said loudly.

While everyone was watching, Mr. Huang spread relevant common sense to everyone:

Someone below asked: "Excuse me, Mr. Huang, what is the name of this piano?"

Everyone applauded, with Boss Lin’s voice being the loudest. With Yan Zixiu’s ability, he was fully qualified to be the guest of honor.

But Cai Gaoyang really wanted to make this happen so that he could express his feelings.

This famous song was played by Yan Zixiu on Shandiluo Mountain at Dancao Peak of Shenxiaomen in the world of immortality.

Professor Wu Wan, a gentle and quiet professor, recited loudly: "The night is quiet and cloudless, the moon is like silver, and the clear sky is filled with cranes that make me sad. The jade bones of Ziqi are as cold as snow, how many close friends can I have in the world."

Mr. Huang nodded and smiled: "That's right. Due to the Song Dynasty's suppression of martial arts and promotion of literature, and the rulers' extreme respect for culture, during the two Song Dynasties, from the emperor to the government and the public, everyone was not good at playing the piano, and everyone was proud of being able to play the piano. It has reached the level of good piano music in all dynasties.

The pinnacle of the Song Dynasty. Song Huizong himself was very fond of the piano, and his masterpiece "Listening to the Qin" has been passed down to the world.

Yan Zixiu knew that Song Qin was indeed dominated by the Zhongni style. Looking closely at this Qin, he saw that it was simple and concise, neat and standardized, simple and practical, and had a spiritual charm that transcended the physical form.

This song expresses the meaning of aspiration to the flowing water and the wise man to enjoy the water. It includes using the sound of the piano to find the sound of the soul, to find the soul of the soul, and to convey the true meaning of true love and friendship in the world.

Professor Wu has a lot of experience in playing this song, which allows the audience to vaguely see the mountains and mist, and then they seem to see a trickle of water, and then the melody is light and song-like, like clouds and flowing water. As Professor Wu continues to "violently

roll,

"Slow whisk" technique, the exciting piano sound makes people feel like sitting alone in a dangerous boat crossing the Wu Gorge, with surging waves and roaring dragons. Just when it is thrilling and dizzying, then the boat has passed the rapids, and you can swim alone on the flat lake.

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Listening to this song in the noisy Hong Kong Island, the audience temporarily forgot all the complexity and temptation of the world, the pressure and helplessness, and felt the calm and natural state of cultivation.

At the end of the song, warm applause broke out.
Chapter completed!