Chapter 554 Origin

"Don't worry about anything else." Director Yuan also took advantage of the opportunity: "You have promised to work in our Rare Book and Ancient Book Restoration Research Institute after you enroll, so you can come when the time comes!"

"Did...did I promise?" Zhou Zhi was dumbfounded.

"This is the reward you deserve for donating precious ancient book restoration paper to the institute." Director Yuan's tone sounded like it was an honor to be able to work at the ancient book restoration institute: "If I don't agree, I'm afraid I will be in vain.

The boss will have opinions!"

"Ah, don't! I have no objection!" Gu Zhenduo refused to accept this: "Let's make an agreement first, whether it is working in a museum or a research institute, the premise is that he will only have the opportunity after he completes his studies...

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"That's it!" Director Yuan and Director Jiang seemed to have no worries about Zhou Zhi being able to successfully complete his professional studies.

Gu Zhenduo: "..."

Director Jiang smiled and explained to Zhou Zhi some of the information provided by experts from the Cultural Relics Bureau when finalizing the scroll.

Among the seals on this painting, in addition to those of Qing Qunzhen, whom Zhou Zhi knew, and those that even experts cannot figure out, many of them are famous figures in the late Qing calligraphy and painting collection and painting circles.

For example, Liu Zhou, who was nominated and sealed in the painting, was a monk. He had a leisure time to study Buddhist scriptures and Zen. He was immersed in epigraphy, calligraphy, and ink. He wandered in the art world, collected cultural relics, and was very diligent in spreading inscriptions on inscriptions. Ruan Yuan, an epigrapher, called him "Inscriptions on Inscriptions."

monk".

Liuzhou's life spanned three dynasties: Qianlong, Jiaqing, and Daoguang. He was at the peak of Qianlong and Jiaqing's philosophy, which was also a period of unprecedented prosperity for epigraphy. He was good at poetry, painting, calligraphy, seal making, bamboo carving, mounting, identifying ancient objects, and repairing ancient utensils.

He also read inscriptions, not only with rich knowledge, but also with excellent craftsmanship.

He used the knowledge he had mastered to create a new category of Chuantuo ancient bronzes - full-shaped Tuo, which is truly unique.

Full-shape rubbing is the most effective technique for preserving the full image of the utensils and epigraphic research, in addition to copying epigraphic text patterns, using ink and rice paper, supplemented by techniques such as sketching, painting, mounting, and paper-cutting.

It is the three-dimensional effect figure of the utensil, so it is also called three-dimensional extension, utensil extension and graphic extension.

After introducing the celebrities, Director Jiang smiled and said: "Your level is already pretty good, but compared with those knowledgeable old experts, there is still a gap. You have to keep working hard."

"Yes, I will definitely do it." Zhou Zhi took a calligraphy and painting appreciation class today. This kind of course is probably not taught to master's students at Shu University, so naturally he was very happy.

However, as Director Jiang said, appreciating a scroll in this way will be slow.

Not wanting to bite off more than he could chew, Zhou Zhi would rather look at each painting slowly than swallow it whole. At the end of the day, he could only see six Ming Dynasty paintings. As for the rest, such as the calligraphy and painting of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, he had to leave them for later.

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There are still many treasures in the Shu Museum. When everyone regrouped, Zhou Zhi asked: "Shu Yi, did you see anything good?"

"There are so many good things." Jiang Shuyi said: "There are all kinds of jades, as well as the Shu embroidery picture of the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity, the picture of Magu offering longevity, and the tapestry picture of the Eight Immortals crossing the sea!"

After speaking, he shook his head quietly: "But I can't draw it back for grandma."

Jiang Shuyi first became interested in embroidery because she was drawing embroidery patterns for her grandmother, and then gradually started to start with the traditional patterns of Chinese civilization, and gradually became interested in embroidery, a traditional handicraft category.

"Even if I can trace it back, it's useless. Grandma neither has the eyes nor the skills." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "If Grandma Yu is still downstairs, she might be able to embroider it."

"The standing statue of Guanyin with a broken arm is also beautiful." Jiang Shuyi said: "County Magistrate Tang said that is our Eastern Venus."

"Hey, this review is incredible!" Zhou Zhi said, "Then I missed it today."

"This is not my evaluation," the godmother said with a smile: "This is what Mr. Guo said when he came to the museum to inspect the museum and saw the statue. He said that the statue was extremely beautiful. Unfortunately, the broken arm was not found, but it also has the same characteristics.

The incomplete beauty can be called the ‘Venus of China’.”

Director Jiang recounted his treasures: "In July 1947, there was a huge flood in the Xiaoxi River in Qionglai. At that time, many Buddhist stone carvings were washed away. Our former acting director Cheng Enyuan spent more than a year alone on the riverside.

Archaeological excavations determined that it was the site of Longxing Temple in the Tang Dynasty."

"After that, he brought back more than 300 cultural relics to the museum, the most exquisite of which was the Tang Dynasty standing statue of Guanyin with a broken arm, which was 1.98 meters tall."

"Cheng Lao was the first student majoring in prehistoric archeology in the Department of History at Yenching University. His mentor was Pei Wenzhong, the scholar who discovered the skull of BJ the ape-man in Zhoukoudian. He was the only official student, and there was another auditor named Jia Lanpo."

"This is good. The mentor's career was later inherited by the auditor." Zhou Zhi still knew about Jia Lanpo's relationship with the Zhoukoudian BJ site.

"Yes, after the outbreak of the Pacific War, the Japanese army occupied and closed Yan University. Cheng Enyuan left the school and later resumed school in Shudu. He and Pei Wenzhong were separated. His wish to be a graduate student of Teacher Pei could not be realized in the end."

"However, his achievements are not small, and like you, he has been smart since he was a child. When he was a sophomore in high school, he published a paper in the "Journal of Mingxian", "A Examination of Literary Inquisition in the Kangxi, Yongzong, and Qian Dynasties of the Qing Dynasty," which fully demonstrates his literary and historical skills."

Zhou Zhi was so frightened that he waved his hands repeatedly: "Mr. Jiang, you are just joking, but you don't dare to compare with your predecessors."

Director Jiang smiled and said: "At that time, the statue of Guanyin had been broken into three parts, and its arms had long been lost. Despite this, the restored statue still has a dignified face, gorgeous clothes, plump body, crown, bun, necklace, and clothing patterns.

It is also very delicate. When Mr. Guo visited the museum in 1954, he praised it as the 'Chinese Venus'. Gradually it became the 'Oriental Venus' in everyone's mouth."

"After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Cheng Enyuan stayed at the West China Museum, the predecessor of our museum, and continued to engage in archeology and teaching. In the year of 1952, there was a nationwide adjustment of departments, and he was transferred to Shu University along with the Huada Museum. May 4th

During his tenure as acting director, the Sichuan University Museum was facing closure, and the entire collection was about to be transferred away by many institutions and academic research institutions."

"It was Mr. Cheng who argued hard at the meeting to preserve our Shu University Museum and all its collections, and also enabled the West China Union University Museum, founded in 1914, to continue. To this day, our Shu University Museum

To be able to stand at the top of all university museums across the country and even enjoy a high reputation at home and abroad, Cheng Lao is the biggest contributor."

"The Tibetan display I went to see was also very interesting." The sworn brother said thoughtfully.

"What's interesting?"

“After seeing the exhibition, I suspected that Tibet was the origin of beeswax coral turquoise.”

"Ah? Hahahaha..." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but be happy. What the sworn brother said is indeed true. The Tibetan compatriots' favorite accessories are these three. From the performance of the sworn brother, it can be imagined that the ethnology exhibition hall should be full of these things.

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Chapter completed!