Moreover, Qin Haichuan's words also made Hua Ziyi feel a little sensible, because last year, Hua Ziyi, who was in a high position, asked Qin Haichuan for a private seal. At that time, he fell in love with this Tianhuangshi, but Qin Haichuan refused and chose another seal stone to give it to Hua Ziyi's uncle.

So now seeing that Qin Haichuan was willing to take out this piece of Tianhuang stone for Fang Yi to carve it, Hua Ziyi felt very uncomfortable. The teacher didn't even give her uncle a face, but she was willing to let Fang Yi ruin this piece of Tianhuang stone. Hua Ziyi didn't know who was the teacher's disciple.

"Ziyi, the seal stone was originally intended to be used for seal carving, so how could it be destroyed?"

Qin Haichuan frowned slightly and said, "I used to be unwilling to carve these two seals because I like their natural appearance, but if I don't carve it, this thing will be incomplete. It has nothing to do with whether it is precious or not..."

In fact, Qin Haichuan was not without the intention of engraving the Tianhuang stone seal into his own private seal. In this way, no one would ask for it anymore. However, Qin Haichuan has become older in recent years and his hands are a little trembling. He has never made up his mind to carve it out, which is also due to this.

"Teacher, if you want seal carving, you have to do it yourself..."

Hua Ziyi looked at Fang Yi and said, "Fang Yi, I don't mean to look down on you, but you should know that no one in China can match the teacher's seal carving skills. If you want to carve this seal, it's really a bit of a show of success..."

"Brother Hua, what you said is that I am really showing off my skills..." Faced with Hua Ziyi, Fang Yi could only smile bitterly. The teacher did not ask him to come to the capital to deliver invitations, it was just to attract hatred.

"Xiao Fang, don't belittle yourself. Since it's Lao Sun's intention, I'll give you this opportunity..."

Qin Haichuan waved his hand to interrupt Fang Yi's words. His understanding of Sun Lianda was not comparable to that of Hua Ziyi and Fang Yi. Qin Haichuan knew that his old friend had always been very steady in dealing with people. After decades of friendship, Qin Haichuan had never heard a sensation from Sun Lianda, or did something that he was unsure of.

Therefore, Qin Haichuan still attaches great importance to Fang Yi in front of him. He believes that since Sun Lianda dares to let Fang Yi "show off" in front of him, he must have some support. Maybe Fang Yi's attainments in seal carving will really surprise him.

Compared to a seal stone, Qin Haichuan undoubtedly believed more about his understanding of his old friends. And then again, with his friendship with Sun Lianda, even if this Tian Huangshi was abandoned, Qin Haichuan would not be angry. At his current age, he had long been open to these external things.

"Teacher, you..."

"No need to say anything more, let Fang Yi try..."

Hua Ziyi is still waiting to be said, but he was stopped by Qin Haichuan. After being a leader for so many years, he has a much deeper view of the problem than Hua Ziyi. You must know that those who can be attracted by Sun Lianda and Yu Xuan and are willing to take it as disciples will be looked up to by Qin Haichuan.

"Okay, then I'll give it a try..." Fang Yi did not be humble anymore this time and agreed immediately.

In Fang Yi's eyes, there is no distinction between experts and authority. He respects Qin Haichuan because Qin Haichuan is the teacher's close friend and his elder, but it is not a seal carving technique he has never seen before.

"Fang Yi, look at these carving knives, can it be easy to use?"

Seeing Fang Yi open his tool kit, Qin Haichuan said, "These are all guys I have used for more than ten years, no better than the tungsten steel white steel carving knife now. If you are not used to it, I will send another set..."

People who love gold and stone carving often have their own tools to use, and Qin Haichuan is naturally the same. This set of carving knives was made in a military factory in the mid-1980s. According to the money at that time, this set of carving knives costs at least tens of thousands of yuan until now.

"Old Qin, no need to change it, this knives are pretty good..."

Fang Yi picked up a carving knife and looked at it, nodding with satisfaction. You know, the carving knife he used to learn seal carving was sharpened by an old Taoist priest with a destroyed hoe. Not to mention the set of carving knives in front of him, even the universal carving knives sold on the market are not as good as those sold.

After reading the carving knife, Fang Yi took out the Tian Huangshi and started to make a careful clue. After reading it for about ten minutes, Fang Yi raised his head and said, "Old Qin, according to my opinion, this seal does not need to be carved with buttons. Just carve the characters on the bottom..."

I have said before that the Tianhuang stone that Qin Haichuan took out is a semi-finished seal. The so-called semi-finished product refers to the fact that it has been initially formed but has not yet been engraved in the seal font. Moreover, after Qin Haichuan's decades of playing with it, the whole piece of material is extremely moist. Fang Yi looked at it for a long time and decided to maintain the original shape of the Tianhuang stone.

"Well, as I thought, this Tianhuang stone is a natural seal stone. The shape on it is a bit like a lion, so it is extremely precious..."

After hearing Fang Yi's words, Qin Haichuan nodded with satisfaction. To be honest, if Fang Yi decides to carve a button, it means that Fang Yi does not even have the most basic aesthetic view, and Qin Haichuan will definitely interrupt Fang Yi's next action.

In antique shops, objects like jade pay attention to their natural shapes.

Things that are naturally in line with shape are always much more precious than those carved after birth. The same is true for this Tianhuangshi. The upper end knob decoration has an advantage like the natural shape of a lion's head. In addition to its own material, the preciousness of this Tianhuangshi is in this natural shape.

"Old Qin, I wonder which characters do you want to carve? Are they a symbol? Or what?" Fang Yi took the Tian Huangshi for a while and asked Qin Haichuan.

The engraving on the seal is a very delicate thing, because whether in ancient times or now, the seal itself is an important proof of gaining trust from others. Just like when a company opens an account in a bank, it also requires the seal to be used.

However, in antique shops, seals are generally divided into seals used by calligraphers and painters themselves, and are also collected seals stamped by collectors.

The calligrapher and painter himself stamps the work. After completing the work, the calligrapher and painter must also stamp the seal in addition to the signature to indicate that it was made by himself. Most of these seals use the names of the calligraphers and painters or well-known characters, and are usually very formal seals.

The seals used by collectors and some famous appraisers are relatively casual. They can use their own names and font sizes, or their own font sizes or hall numbers.

Just like Emperor Qianlong, there were more than 500 seals used in the appreciation of calligraphy and painting, including seals such as "Prince Bao Bao Changchun Layman", and seals such as "The Treasure of the Seventh Emperor, Ba Zheng Mao Nian, Ten Complete Old Man". These are private seals, but they cannot be stamped on the imperial edict.

"The four of Mr. Ke Xianyun..."

Qin Haichuan smiled and said, "I have always longed for the life of idle clouds and wild cranes. I'm afraid I'll never be idle in this life. This Taoist name has been taken by me in recent years, so just use it..."

I don’t know if it was infected by Fang Yi’s confidence, but Qin Haichuan felt a little expectant at this moment. He didn’t know if the young man in front of him, who had a little childish look on his face, could bring him a surprise.

"Old Qin, what font do you want to use?" Fang Yi continued to ask. The material of this seal is different from the mountain gravel he used in the past. If he cut it without asking clearly, he would regret it.

"Just use Xiaozun..."

As for Qin Haichuan personally, he prefers large seal script, but the small seal script is more processed and the fonts printed on the calligraphy and painting writing will look better. It can be seen that this seal is also very valued for Qin Haichuan.

"Okay, then Xiaozhuan..."

Fang Yi nodded, took out a pencil from the tool kit, and outlined a frame line along the bottom of Tianhuangshi. Although there was no tool, the line was straighter than the edges struck by a ruler.

"Yes, it seems that I have some basic skills..."

Seeing Fang Yi's casual actions, Qin Haichuan's eyes lit up. These subtle places are actually the most skillful. Just by Fang Yi's hand, it is enough to make Qin Haichuan look at him with admiration.
Chapter completed!