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Text Chapter 702 Nine-story Boshan Furnace (Part 2)

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    "Ding Huan?" Zhu Dafu and Qiao Qingtai were slightly stunned. After thinking about it, they really felt that the person represented by this statue was probably Ding Huan, because in historical records, he was the only skilled craftsman in the Han Dynasty who could compare with him.  I went to Luban.  Since the statue is most likely Ding Huan, then the Boshan furnace in front of you "Hiss! Is this the legendary nine-story Boshan furnace?" Qiao Qingtai took a breath, and then said with a face full of shock.  "It's possible, it's indeed possible!" Zhu Dafu and Meng Yixian both nodded excitedly. Although Chu Chen already knew the value of the things, he was still quite excited to see the real thing with his own eyes.  During the Western Han Dynasty, beautifully carved Tongboshan incense burners were not uncommon and were often found in the tombs of princes and nobles that have been excavated.  But the most exquisite bean-shaped Boshan furnace is the Cuojin Boshan furnace unearthed from the tomb of Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan in the Western Han Dynasty.  That Boshan furnace, the upper part of the furnace body and the furnace cover form a layer of mountain peaks. Although there are not nine floors, there are at least six or seven floors. There are trees dotted between the peaks. Divine beasts, tigers and leopards appear among them, and some people chase wild boars with crossbows on their shoulders.  Hunters, especially the sculptures of some flexible monkeys, either perched on the top of a peak or riding on the back of an animal, add to the interest of the work.  The entire Boshan stove is decorated with gold, the lines are strong and smooth, some are thick and some are thin, some are as thin as a hair. The craftsmanship is so exquisite that people can't help but be amazed when they see it.  But compared with the Boshan furnace in front of me, that Boshan furnace is a bit dwarfed.  First of all, the Boshan furnace unearthed from Liu Sheng¡¯s tomb is 26 centimeters high.  This is already rare in bean-shaped Boshan stoves.  But the Boshan furnace in front of me is nearly 45.6 centimeters high.  It can be said that a Boshan furnace with such a height is quite rare.  In addition, talking about the decoration on the furnace lid, although the Boshan furnace unearthed from Liu Sheng's tomb is quite exquisite in workmanship, it only has six or seven layers. As for the Boshan furnace in front of you, you can count them one by one.  Nine floors.  And the decoration on it is just like what is described in the book.  They were all strange birds, monsters, supernatural creatures, and other creatures that none of the four of them had ever seen before.  But even so, these things were still vividly portrayed by the author, and they did not feel awkward at all in the eyes of the four people, which shows the high level of the craftsman.  ??Besides, the Boshan furnace in front of you is covered with staggered golden threads, just like the flowing clouds and flowing water.  Gold wires are also thick and thin, and the thin parts are no different from hair. Think about it, under the craftsmanship conditions in ancient times, it could be made like this.  No wonder Chu Chen and others were so amazed.  After carefully appreciating the Boshan furnace in front of him, Zhu Dafu praised loudly and loudly: "Good! Good! It's really wonderful! It is indeed worthy of being the legendary nine-story Boshan furnace. I think it can be said to be one of the many Boshan furnaces."  The pinnacle of it all!¡± The other three people also nodded in agreement.  After getting excited, Meng Yi first thought of a question.  He asked: "It is recorded in "Miscellaneous Notes of Xijing" that these things on the nine-story Boshan furnace made by Ding Xu 'all move naturally'. Do you think this is an exaggeration or is it true?" Qiao Qingtai heard this and said with a smile: "Of course  I'm exaggerating, but you don't know that in a better Boshan stove, when incense is burned in the stove, light smoke drifts out, creating an effect of hazy mountain scenery and animated animals. This is actually just the refraction of light.  It's just an illusion caused by our eyes. How can it really have that kind of 'automatic' effect? ??" "Uh" Meng Yi wanted to say first, how would you know if you don't try, but after all, this is Chu Chen's thing, he  It¡¯s not convenient to speak either.  Chu Chen finally understood what Meng Yixian meant, and he said with a smile: "Whether it works or not, we can try it, but we don't have much spice here!" Meng Yixian said quickly: "This is easy to handle, but it just bothers everyone.  Go to my store again." Zhu Dafu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily: "What are you waiting for? It's been a long time since I tasted the Hehe incense made by you!" Hearing this, Qiao Qingtai was shocked.  He said in surprise: "Xiao Meng, I didn't expect you to be a master of Hexiang!" "I don't dare to be a master. I just have some experience." Meng Yixian said humbly.  Zhu Dafu laughed and said: "Okay, okay, Xiao Meng, don't be modest. You will know in a moment how wonderful Xiao Meng's Hehexiang is." Hehexiang, as the name suggests, is based on the origin of Hehexiang.  Adopting different compatibility principles, we select high-quality aromatic herbs from all over the world, use different processing techniques to make the medicinal properties or aromatic properties better come into play, and then store them for a certain period of time to make the medicinal properties more integrated and the fragrance more mellow.  To put it simply, the incense candle Chu Chen got was actually a kind of harmony incense.The history of incense in our country has a long history. From the "Book of Songs" and "Li Sao" to the poems and poems of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, from Tang poetry and Song lyrics to "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "A Dream of Red Mansions", literati have fully described the elegance of "incense" and promoted "incense making".  Go to the palace of culture.  For example, the great writer Su Dongpo, who left many legendary stories to future generations and had quite a charming personality, was a master of incense tasting and making.  Looking at the entire history of incense in our country, which country or nation has so many intellectuals paying attention to incense for such a long time, almost throughout history?  It can be said that they have elevated the taste of fragrance to a purely aesthetic activity, just like appreciating calligraphy and painting, or playing opera, reaching the beautiful realm of art from content to form.  Everyone returned to the store together. Meng Yi closed the store door first, and then he took out a tray from the back room. On the tray were many things used for tasting incense, such as incense burners, incense molds, incense spoons, incense inserts, etc.  There are twenty or thirty kinds of silver leaves, incense bottles, etc. in total.  After Meng Yi put the things on the table, Qiao Qingtai admired: "Xiao Meng, these things of yours are quite old, right?"  Not much. It took me a lot of effort to collect these things. I only collected them all three years ago. " "Hey! There's nothing we can do about it!" Qiao Qingtai shook his head and sighed: "Modern people except us.  How many people know about the incense sticks and other common things in life? If things passed down by our ancestors continue like this, they will probably be lost! " "Old Qiao, you are a bit unfounded!" Zhu  Dafu retorted: "Wan Xiang Dao, you have to consume it. Nowadays, spices are so expensive. How can you let a person who is busy with life all day play Xiang Dao? In the past, our country was very poor, and people's lives were not rich. Wan Xiang Dao  Of course there are fewer people. Life has improved in the past two years, and there are more people playing Xiang Dao!" "That's right!" Qiao Qingtai said with a smile: "Without financial strength, Xiang Dao is really something that I can't afford.  " Zhu Dafu chuckled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore, let's enjoy the little Meng Hexiang! " Meng Yi smiled first, then picked up the things on the tray and started to operate.  ??Fragrances don¡¯t just mix together. Before combining them, you must first choose a theme and think clearly about the intention and purpose of making this fragrance, such as improving the air, relieving fatigue, maintaining health at home, etc.  Then, match them according to the theme.  The same applies to combining fragrance and medicine. In addition, refer to the rules of compatibility of seasonings in Taoist diet. The so-called pharmacological taste theory is Yili.  Therefore, an excellent incense master must be familiar with incense and medicine, be able to skillfully combine incense according to its medicinal properties, and integrate his open mind and blessing into the incense, so that the incense has a positive theme and has strong vitality.  .  This positive theme and vitality are reflected in the fact that when the incense is burned, the person who smells the incense will experience the pleasant fragrance, the physical and mental harmony, the cheerful and bright mood, and the negative ideas in the heart gradually disappear, replaced by a positive, happy, and peaceful mentality.  This is the most basic and highest standard for judging good perfumers and good fragrances.  Meng Yixian¡¯s method of combining incense doesn¡¯t seem to have anything special, it¡¯s just one word, stable!  But just this stability made Chu Chen and others watching feel calm.  After a while, a refreshing aroma filled the air After completing all the steps, Meng Yixian smiled and said: "Let's use powder incense today." Common forms of Hehe incense include string incense, tower incense, coil incense,  Powder incense, etc., and powder incense is directly synthesized powdered spices, which can be used for smearing, sprinkling, direct burning, and can also be used to make seal incense. ? Everyone smiled and said it was no problem.  Then, Chu Chen picked up the lid of the Boshan furnace he had just obtained. Then, Meng Yi first put the porcelain pieces with powdered incense into the furnace and lit it. In an instant, a wisp of light smoke curled up.  After getting up, within a short while, a light and peaceful fragrance filled the entire hall.  At the same time, everyone lost interest in talking and just gently inhaled the fragrance, savoring the refreshing fragrance with intoxicated faces.  After a while, everyone remembered that there were still important things to do. After looking at each other and smiling, Chu Chen closed the lid of the Boshan furnace.  At first, the Boshan stove with the lid on did not show any difference. It was just that the cigarettes looked a little scattered because of the small holes on the stove lid. That appearance was not as good-looking as the original natural shape.  Seeing this situation, everyone felt a little disappointed. However, just when Qiao Qingtai was about to say something, the scene in front of him suddenly changed. The smoke on the stove cover suddenly poured out for some reason.?, after a while, the entire incense burner turned into a sea of ??clouds, mountains and mist.  ¡°And what shocked everyone even more was that the strange birds and monsters on the incense burner actually started to move on their own as described in the book.  Some of them are roaring, some are running, some are playing, some are sleeping soundly, and there are many other dreamlike scenes.  Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded and had no idea what was going on (To be continued) ps: Thanks to book friends "Ping under the Clouds", "Voyage to Late Autumn", and "Little Dog Li"  , "Bawang Group", "Wuyouwu", "Aoyun Zhuyu" voted for each month
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