"And this." Zhou Zhi took out a stick of hay from the scriptures: "When we opened the box, we found that the scriptures were covered with hay like this. According to the monks at Fawang Temple, this was from a hundred years ago.

It was transplanted into the temple from central Yunnan and is called Lingcao herb."

Teacher Yuan took the scripture over and studied it from the cover, title page, page by page: "Everything is correct. This Tripitaka, each volume has more title pages of Long Live Engraving than the existing Tripitaka, and the printing

The paper used is Hebei Lianzhi. Although it is high-quality, it is also an ordinary printing paper from the Tongguang period. But this cover..."

"According to the appraisal of my fourth cousin and fourth aunt, they believe that the cover paper used in this set of Tripitaka is from the Qianlong Dynasty, and is a first-class imitation of the Jinsu Temple Tibetan Buddhism paper and the Faxi Temple Tibetan Buddhism paper."

"Did they tell you what the difference is?" Teacher Yuan carefully studied the cover of the Tripitaka: "Are all the books in this set of books in the same condition as these three volumes?"

"There are 108 bamboo boxes hidden in the Bodhisattva Cave. We didn't dare to open more, so we just opened one box. At least the condition of the scriptures in the box we opened was the same."

"My fourth cousin said that at first glance, the covers of these scriptures look like they are imitating the Buddhist scriptures of Jinsu Temple, but if you look closely, you can vaguely see the curtain pattern on the cover of one book, and it's right here."

"This is caused by the paper not being fine enough when being calendered. The imitation Jinsu Temple Buddhist scripture paper is carefully selected before being printed. It is impossible for such a situation to occur. Therefore, although this paper is extremely beautiful, it is still only

It can be the first grade of gold millet, so it is inferred that it is Faxi Temple paper."

"There is also the proportion of cotton used in the paper. Because the early failure rate of imitating Jinsu Temple Buddhist scripture paper was too high, the amount of cotton fiber was increased in the later period."

"Although the output has increased, product differences still exist. Papermakers were reluctant to destroy a large amount of inferior paper, so they came up with the name 'Faxiji Paper'."

“The amount of cotton used in the cover of the Fawang Temple Tripitaka is similar to that of the later imitation Jinsu Temple Tripitaka paper, but the quality is slightly inferior, so it should be an imitation of Faxi Temple paper.”

"That's true." Teacher Yuan took out a 60x magnifying glass from his bag and looked at the thoughtful explanation step by step under the light: "No wonder I have mastered these things at a young age. At this time, my parents are extremely smart.

"

"My fourth cousin studied at Jinling Normal University before liberation. He learned art from the descendants of Ye Yufu, a master of Yangbang framing. He learned the familiar paper techniques of the Tang Dynasty and was able to restore calligraphy and paintings using ancient methods."

"Yang Gang? Then does your fourth cousin know the 'Double Line in Ink Circle' mounting method??"

"Is it the 'black silk boundary painting' mentioned in Wen Zhenheng's "Long Wu Zhi"?"

"Exactly!" Teacher Yuan grabbed Zhou Zhi's hand: "If you can name the black silk boundary painting, you know that you are an expert in this art!"

"I just heard from my fourth cousin..." Zhou Zhi said: "I heard that this method requires using an inch of Yuchi white silk as the hanging belt on both sides of the heart of the painting, and adding two black silk borders on both sides of the hanging belt, so it is called

'Wuxi Boundary Painting'."

"This is the so-called 'Xuanhe mounting method'. My fourth cousin said that the two jade pond white silks were actually kept by Xuanhe's inner palace for records and inscriptions. It is the same as the 'Huanglang Golden Road'."

"However, because the Song Dynasty paintings are so old, it is much more difficult to use modern fabrics to make the old 'Wu Silk Boundary Painting' than to make the 'Huang Ling Golden Road' look as old as before."

“My fourth cousin said that when he was young, he saw his master mounting the Song Dynasty’s Qingjiang Qiuyuan Picture. He boiled the old silk with ink repeatedly and used it to frame the old painting. It was almost like the real thing.”

"Does the fourth cousin over there know this technique?"

"This..." Zhou Zhi thought about the ancient paintings that his fourth cousin had framed and repaired recently. It seemed that there was nothing difficult for him to get. After a few silk paintings, even the long and weft of the silk threads could not be found for flaws. It should be a problem.

Bu Da: "It's probably OK. Can I ask, doesn't their Yang Gang claim to be 'a pool of antique clothing that can cure all diseases'?"

"Hahahaha..." Teacher Yuan said with a smile: "You also know this statement? Why are you still not convinced?"

After he finished speaking, he clicked on the cover of the "Dragon Tibetan Sutra": "Can you introduce us to the old man who can make such a precise assessment of the cover of the Jiachuan edition of the Qianlong Tripitaka, and invite him to come to our restoration center to guide the work...

"

"I'm afraid this may be a bit troublesome..." Zhou Zhi said, "The main reason is that my fourth aunt has difficulty moving, and my fourth cousin has to take care of her. They live in seclusion in Jiachuan, and it is really inconvenient to come to Shu."

"You can help us ask first. If possible, we can also visit him." Teacher Yuan said: "The restoration of all the "Spring Mountain Yin Oh Picture" scrolls by Wang Meng of the Yuan Dynasty, and the mounting method must have come from the Southern Song Dynasty.

This is a big obstacle for us to mount ancient paintings and calligraphy."

"Does our school also have a large collection of paintings and calligraphy?"

"Hehehe..." Teacher Yuan said with a smile: "Our school's calligraphy and painting collection dates back to the Yuan Dynasty. Huang Gongwang and Wang Meng from the fourth family of the Yuan Dynasty, Shen Zhou and Wen Zhengming from the fourth family of the Ming Dynasty, three of the four monks of the Qing Dynasty, and the four kings of the Qing Dynasty

In total, there are eight painters from the Yangzhou School, as well as modern Wu Changshuo, Zhang Daqian, and Xu Beihong. There are 179 pieces in the collection that can be called national treasures."

"Do you have any porcelain?" Zhou Zhi felt itchy in his heart.

"I don't know much about porcelain." Teacher Yuan turned to Gu Youwen and asked, "Mr. Gu, do you know about it?"

"I'm not too sure. I just remember that our school has more than 80,000 cultural relics, including porcelain from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty."

"This...this...Master, see if you can..." Zhou Zhi began to make up his mind.

"There is no rush at this moment." Gu Youwen asked Teacher Yuan again: "Xiao Yuan, I remember that the child went abroad for a visit, right?"

"The University of Pittsburgh in the United States has sent him a professorship appointment. I heard that the procedures are being processed. It will only take a month or two."

"Teacher Yuan, Master Zuzu, who are you talking about?"

"We are talking about Tong Enzheng. Oh, you may not know the name. You must have seen the movie "Death Light on the Coral Island", which was adapted from him."

"It turns out it's him!"

"You know him?"

"I don't know Teacher Tong, but everyone knows about "Death Light on Coral Island"!"

This is China's first science fiction film, adapted from the same name, and later became the pioneer of China's literary-heavy science fiction genre.

"Well, many people think that Xiaotong is a writer, but they don't know that he is a professor of archeology at Sichuan University. He has conducted in-depth research on the civilization archeology of many ethnic groups in the Three Gorges Civilization Corridor, the Minjiang Civilization Corridor, central Yunnan, Ganzi, and Tibet.

." Mr. Gu said.

"Since 1981, he has been a visiting scholar at the Department of Anthropology at Harvard University in the United States, a visiting professor at the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, and also gave a lecture on "The Artifact Pit of Guanghan and Sichuan in Sichuan" at the University of Pittsburgh. Since the beginning of the millennium, he has taught at five universities in the United States.

He started the course and taught the "Cultural Anthropology" he taught." Teacher Yuan added: "Now he is a corresponding academician of the German Archaeological Institute, a visiting professor at the University of California, Washington University, and the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh, and a visiting professor at the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pittsburgh.

Professor, he is also the curator of our Sichuan University Museum."

"I heard that I'm still writing recently? What awards did I win?" Mr. Gu asked.

"Yes, while he was doing his full-time job, he did not stop literary creation. "Behind the Lead Curtain of Time" was published in "Science and Literature" and won the second Galaxy Science Fiction Award." Teacher Yuan nodded.

"He... is he also reborn?" Zhou Zhi was dumbfounded.
Chapter completed!