China stone culture has a history of 1000 years, and it has been paid more and more attention since Han and Tang dynasties. Many scholars like to appreciate, hide and discuss stones.
(a) regardless of size, natural form, various forms, and all the elements of "wrinkle, fineness, leakage and transparency", the artistic conception is far away;
(2) The skin of Lingbi stone is often uneven, criss-crossed, rough and vigorous, rich in texture and full of charm.
(3) The main colors are black, brown, yellow and gray, with white, crimson, multicolor and black and white stripes ... not only colorful but also colorful.
(4) You can hear the sound quality of "Jade Sound" with a long aftertaste.
Identification method
First, look at the back of the stone, which is the Shi Gen or the bottom. Is there red and yellow mortar attached to Shi Gen, and it is hardened, not glued? A few strange stones may have basically removed the mortar, but the Shi Gen left behind is still clearly visible. If yes, look at the following two items. If not, it can be judged that it may be false.
Second, look at the stone skin and grain. Stone and masonry skin: Guanghua is warm and moist, smooth as coagulated fat, and has a strong hand feeling (the characteristics of thinness, wrinkles, permeability and leakage do not affect the stone skin). There is a special white-gray stone grain in the stone muscle, and the grain is naturally clear and smooth. The original groove is V-shaped, while the manually processed stone grain is U-shaped, and the grain color is unnatural. If washed with water, artificial stone patterns will appear immediately, and the water will dry slowly, while the original stone patterns will dry quickly. The tattoo stone produced in baimashan, 4 kilometers west of Yugou Street, has the same skin and muscles as those in Shi Zhuan, and is actually better than stone bricks, which is more aesthetic. Common stone lines are walnut lines, tortoise palindrome lines, butterfly lines, chicken feet lines, water lines, etc., which are natural and smooth. In addition, the original wind and frost breath and music rhythm shown by the muscles and colors of the stone fully reflect the ancient, thick, natural and subtle beauty of nature.
Third, tap and listen. Because Lingbi stone belongs to limestone, the Mohs hardness is 4-7 degrees, and the braided stone is about 6 degrees, so you can hear the sweet and crisp sound with your fingers or with a wooden stick. The ancient chimes and the so-called "eight-tone stone" are exquisite chimes produced in rhyme. If there are no sounds, we should consider their authenticity.
The above three criteria are the primary criteria for distinguishing the authenticity of Lingbi stone. In practice, the majority of stone friends can consult more experts and communicate with local stone farmers, and will soon master these identification methods. However, with the market demand, the rise of Lingbi stone fever and the improvement and change of many stone farmers' "processing" technology, it constantly poses new challenges for us to distinguish authenticity. Therefore, the research on distinguishing authenticity needs to be continuously strengthened and improved.
Appreciate the taste of Lingbi stone
Lingbi stone is deeply loved by stone appreciation circles at home and abroad because of its unique characteristics of quality, shape, color and moistening, as well as rich changes such as thinness, wrinkles, transparency, leakage, ugliness and hanging. So how to master the method of appreciating the grade of Lingbi stone? On the basis of investigating the above characteristics, we should study and judge from the following aspects.
First, the image is realistic. Lingbi stone is mostly pictographic stone, with animals and plants such as lion, tiger, horse, dragon, phoenix, chicken, unicorn, pine tree, etc., and most of them are Swiss animals. On the basis of observing the "elephant", we began to investigate whether its structure is complete, whether its proportion is appropriate, whether its thickness is reasonable, and whether its limbs are complete, and then we investigated its dynamics, charm and demeanor. The above points can be regarded as top grades.
Second, is it the original stone? The so-called rough stone is naturally formed, even if some parts are redundant or incomplete, it doesn't matter, especially the key parts, such as head, mouth, neck and eyes. The more you "like" the place, the more you should pay special attention to it, carefully observe and verify it, and don't artificially process it or stick to people. Other parts mainly examine disability, undercut and so on. In short, no one can do it artificially.
Third, the sarcophagus muscle. Moist, delicate and good feel are also very important for the quality of Lingbi stone.
Fourth, seating and appellation. A good Lingbi stone, whether it is a mountain view or a pictographic stone, should have a sense of stability, with a flat bottom and easy seating. It is necessary to investigate what style of stone pedestal to match in order to better highlight the taste of Lingbi stone.
As a symbol of elegance, health, civilization and fashion, the name of stone culture is also very important to enhance the ornamental value of Lingbi stone. Generally speaking, there should be cultural atmosphere, cultural background, artistic association, humanistic customs, the principle of serving the world, the concept of educating people and the sense of the times. Avoid calling people by their first names, being insipid and too obscure.
Collection principle
First, the principle of quality products. This is what most stone friends must pursue, especially those who have just come into contact with them. They should not be influenced and interfered by factors such as where they have seen it, or seen it in books and picture books, similar in appearance, or sold similar strange stones, or even how much they have sold. We must ensure that only exquisite Lingbi stone has collection value and economic value. Therefore, when choosing or buying, you must read more and choose more. It is best to listen to the opinions of senior experts and people with rich collection experience. This kind of consultation and study is very necessary.
Second, the individual principle. There are many kinds of lingbi stones. How to clearly choose the direction and type of Lingbi stone you want to collect according to rare resources and personal hobbies? Strive for an independent and unique style in quantity and quality, strive for a certain influence in this category or region, and even pursue "gathering the strength of all people" or take the lead. For example, some people focus on pictographic stone clearing, some people focus on mountains and rivers, some people focus on white horse turtle stone, some people focus on white spirit stone and so on.
Third, demonstrate the principle of communication. Whether one's own collection of Lingbi stone belongs to fine works and how to define it must overcome the bad mentality of "affirming oneself and denying others". To show more exchanges, specifically: First, exchange views with senior collectors and ask them to identify them. Secondly, we should see more stone museums and exhibitions. The so-called high price and the most talked about masterpieces can be defined by analyzing and comparing their own collections. Third, we should participate in large and medium-sized stone exhibitions and participate in evaluation. Believe that experts are relatively accurate in theory and comprehensive evaluation, and make clear the grade of their collections. Bad ones can be treated as "commodity stones", which can not only recover the cost, but also concentrate financial resources to buy more fine products.
Another significance of the exhibition is that when fine products are placed at home, such as location, shelves, lighting, etc. , but also consider the best expression of the ornamental value of the collection, to achieve the double-layer effect of collection and appreciation.
Fourth, the principle of keeping pace with the times. I mainly want to know more about the outside world, including the local, other provinces, the whole country and even the international community's understanding and views on Lingbi stone collection.
Point, change the trend, that is, understand the current market in an all-round way, adjust the outdated aspects of your collection, and constantly improve the accuracy and value of the collection.