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Chapter 105 Ten thousand yuan is not money! (ask for a collection ticket)
Chuhe always feels like he's been sold.

Seeing that Chu He was so young, Charles asked with some doubts: "He, can he really restore my gilded Buddha statue?"

"Okay, have you heard of the Dunhuang murals?" Xu Yiming asked Charles back.

Charles nodded in a daze: "Oh! I know! It's a great work of art. I was lucky enough to see it once. It's really the essence of human civilization!"

"He just went to Dunhuang to restore the murals not long ago." Xu Yiming explained.

As soon as this sentence came out, Charles looked at Chuhe in disbelief, walked over directly, and held Chuhe's hand: "Hello! Is what he said true? You really went to restore the Dunhuang murals?! Oh my god ! You are really amazing."

Chuhe responded with an awkward smile, "Thank you."

At this time, Chen Fang came over with a tea set, and Xu Yiming quickly helped Chen Fang bring it to the table.

Xu Yiming explained to Chuhe at this time: "Charles is a famous foreign collector. This time he brought the treasures of the Great Empire here, and he wants to find someone to help restore the gilded Buddha statue."

Chen Fang also said at the side: "Yes, Charles is different from other foreigners. He respects our country's culture very much, and will return some of our country's cultural relics interactively."

Chuhe also gradually understood, and said to Charles: "Thank you for your love for our country's culture."

And Charles also took out his gilded Buddha statue, "You can take a look."

Chuhe stepped forward and observed carefully.

This gilded Buddha statue looks beautifully made, with gilt all over, and the golden light is shining, making it look magnificent.

The collection consists of a high bed, a Buddha, two Bodhisattvas, two Hercules, an incense stick and two squatting lions.

Chuhe can see that these are all cast separately and each can be disassembled.

And Chuhe found that on the right side and the side panels of the back of the high-foot bed, vows and praises were engraved, with about 100 characters.

"The name of this Buddha statue is Dong Qin's gold-plated Buddha statue. It is said that Dong Qin, the magistrate of Wuqiang County, Hebei Province, donated money to cast and support it during the period of Emperor Wen of your Sui Dynasty." Charles seems to have familiarized himself with the history of this Buddha statue, even if it is a mouthful He can speak fluently in Wuqiang County, Hebei Province.

In fact, when Chuhe observed it, he probably guessed the casting age of this Buddha statue.

The posture of the statue on the Buddha bed, the robes of the Buddha, and the accessories of the Bodhisattva and warriors can clearly reflect the legacy of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

This point is very different from the Chang'an statue style.

Xu Yiming saw that Chu He was staring at the Buddha statue intently, and asked, "Is it from the Sui Dynasty?"

Chuhe nodded: "At present, it should be."

"The style of this Buddha statue represents the style of statues in the eastern region of the Sui Dynasty. Because of the short period of the Sui Dynasty, the eastern and western regions inherited the main style features of the statues of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty respectively."

"Although there are common characteristics in the columnar body, the differences are also obvious."

"The statues in the western region represented by Chang'an, the statues of the Buddha are strong and strong, wearing the shoulder-length cassock with broad belts, the clothes are thick and thin, the bodhisattva is plump, and the wreaths are hung on the chest and abdomen, similar to those in the Northern Zhou Dynasty."

"As for the statues in the eastern region represented by Jinan, the bodies of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are slender, and the cassocks of the Buddhas are close to the body, and the cassocks have two types: fine folds and smooth surfaces. These features obviously continue the style of the Northern Qi Dynasty."

"So, does this Buddha statue continue the style of the Northern Qi Dynasty?" Xu Yiming thought.

Chu He replied: "That's right, the statue of Dong Qin belongs to this style, and the right-shoulder cassock of the Buddha statue is more common in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and it is relatively rare in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, but this columnar body is typical of the Sui Dynasty." sign."

As soon as Chuhe finished speaking, Chen Fangfang burst out laughing.

"Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, I, an old man, was taught a lesson today." Chen Fang said with a smile.

Chuhe quickly asked: "Mr. Chen, am I wrong? Please advise me, Mr. Chen."

"No, you said it very well. It's just that when I first saw this Buddha, I thought about it and struggled between the Northern Qi style and the Northern Zhou style. After hearing what you said, I had an epiphany. "

Chen Fang applauded: "Do I count as living and learning?"

Chu He blushed a little at Chen Fang's praise, and said sheepishly: "The old man's vision is based on life experience. I can't compare with him. I need to learn from the old man."

"Hey?? Young people can't be overly humble, because in today's society, young people are too unconfident. If you have ability, you have ability, so you have to show it."

Chen Fang immediately looked at Charles, "I see, your Buddha statue may be saved."

Although Charles didn't know what Northern Qi and Northern Zhou were, he expressed his admiration from the bottom of his heart when he heard Chuhe's explanation.

After all, in Charles' view, academic words that cannot be understood represent professionals.

Charles said excitedly: "I hope you can help me restore this Buddha statue, please! I will be rewarded handsomely!"

Chuhe said: "Can I pick up this Buddha statue and have a look?"

"Oh! Of course!" Charles nodded.

Chuhe picked up the statue of Buddha, and he carefully looked at the condition of the Buddha.

Because the structure of Buddha statues is relatively complicated, there are many concave corners at turning points, and the wall thickness of the casting is uneven, so it is easy to produce defects during the casting process.

After careful observation, Chuhe found that there was an obvious shrinkage cavity on the outside of the right leg of the Buddha statue.

There is a noticeable crack in the neck of the statue.

Corrosion products are distributed around shrinkage cavities and cracks.

In fact, these superficial conditions are quite simple for Chuhe, but there is a section on the back of the Buddha statue.

For this point, it is necessary to observe its surface and cross-section under a metallographic microscope and a video microscope to analyze the relationship between the gold plating layer and the copper substrate, so as to be used as a reference for restoration.

Seeing that Chuhe hadn't made a sound for a long time, Xu Yiming asked, "What's wrong?"

"I've encountered a problem." Chuhe replied.

"What's the trouble?" Charles was very anxious. He was worried that Chuhe would say something like this that couldn't be repaired.

"I don't have a metallographic microscope. This thing is very expensive, costing nearly 1 yuan!" Chuhe said his troubles.

After hearing this, Xu Yiming couldn't help but laugh: "Do you think Charles needs the 1 yuan to buy tools for you to repair?"

"What? Just need 1 yuan to buy tools?" Charles was stunned. "I thought it would cost hundreds of thousands to buy repair materials. I prepared your Alipay before I came!"

Chu He was speechless for a while.

It turns out that in your eyes, 1 yuan is not money!
(End of this chapter)