How to pick the better varieties of play walnuts

Playing with walnuts, look shape is very lovely, but sometimes is not know how to pick to the right play walnut, then you know how to pick? Here is how I organized for you to pick the play walnuts, I hope to help you.

How to play walnuts selected

First, the quality

When I asked a few decades of playing the old players to choose the most important point of playing walnuts, most of them are considered to be the texture of playing walnuts. What is texture? Simply put, is the quality, including weight, skin thickness, wood density and hardness, which affects the life of playing walnuts, color fast and slow. Good texture of playing walnuts, with the passage of time, after playing the more red and beautiful, while the poor will be black, poor color. Why is the rowan the most collected variety of the art walnut since ancient times? In addition to other reasons, the good texture of rowan is one of the most important reasons.

There are many reasons that affect the texture of walnuts, in addition to varieties, there are soil environment, the degree of rain, etc., as the saying goes ? Orange born in Huainan is orange, orange born in Huabei is Hovenia? For example, the market encountered? Yin skin? Walnuts is because in the growth process, rainwater deep into the green fruit, affecting the normal growth of walnuts and lesions.

Whether ripe is another important factor affecting the texture of the play walnut. Picked at the wrong time, out of the texture of the walnut will also be affected. The annual picking time is generally in the lunar calendar? White Dew? The best season, when all varieties can be under the tree. Under the tree too early prone to flower skin white tip phenomenon. Of course, according to the weather conditions, varieties, ground conditions, water and fertilizer conditions.

Cultural walnut are? Longevity? The, at every turn ten years, up to a hundred years is not uncommon, so the selection of good texture walnut is the basic skill. Look at a play walnut texture is good, first look at the weight whether? Pressure hand? In other words, it is heavy or not. If a pretty big walnut in the hand feel? The first thing to do is to look at the weight of the walnuts. Most of the texture is relatively poor; if heavy, can be considered. Also look at the walnut hard hard, whether the density is large. Individually look at a can not be seen, the best way to give the old players is to compare, let the seller take a few more pairs of walnuts together to compare. After careful observation, with more hand touching and kneading, naturally you can feel the difference.

Second, shape

? Shape? refers to the shape, grain and pairing of playing walnuts. The most representative of the shape is the "craft walnut spectrum" listed in the four famous walnut: ? Lion's Head, Tiger's Head, Chicken's Heart, and Duke's Hat? They are all names that have evolved based on the shape of the walnut. Shape is an important factor that affects the choice of play walnut. Just like a woman, beauty everyone loves, what kind of ? What kind of shape? Considered the very best? This depends on the specific varieties, such as lion's head,? Warm and gentle as a gentleman, thick like a wise man, short and short also dwarf, off the dust is nazi. Short pile tends to be more popular, because tend to round, good-looking. Duke hat to see? Ears? Big or not, from the tip to the edge of the curve is not beautiful, like a luxury family out of the male son, suave. Therefore, the closer you can get to the characteristics of the variety, the better the shape, except of course shaped walnuts.

Peach grain is also very concerned. Some walnut friends favor this bite, they will never want a bad grain. The grain is the texture of the walnut itself, there are shallow, sparse and dense, but also according to the distribution of the state can be divided into mesh, water dragon pattern, block, etc. In general, shallow, sparse and dense. Generally speaking, walnuts with shallow and sparse grain are less popular than those with deep and dense grain. A walnut friend with such a metaphor: said the pattern of shallow walnuts is like the current white face of the boy, greasy face, no features; and the pattern of dense deep is the face of the Northwest Han, gully, beautiful full, adapted to the aesthetic needs of modern people.

There are good lines, but also need to match a good pair. Pairing pay attention to a pair of walnut grain similarity, symmetry, where the similarity is not that exactly the same, but rather that the similarity, that is, the grain shape, the direction of the consistency. Once, the Palace Museum associate researcher Liu Jing to a walnut of the Qing Dynasty valued at twenty thousand dollars. Known as the first contemporary play walnut collection Liu Yulong explained that if the walnut into a pair of children, then the valuation will be as high as 100,000 yuan.

Third, color

? Color? refers to the color of walnuts at different times. Playing process, the color will continue to change. Generally play to about 10 years old walnut color will present a deep date red, ? The color is as golden as jade, the face is red and delicate, as crystal clear as night pearl? It is the walnut of the aptly named.

In the selection of walnut skin color, need to pay attention to several kinds of ? Non-healthy? The situation. One of them is the shadowy skin. This is a very common state in walnuts. The reason has been mentioned earlier, that is, walnuts in the growth process by the rain or down the tree when the green skin breakage caused by the walnut skin color is not good. There are some black, there are the whole walnut all black or red, the jargon said? Landing black? or? Landing red? The second is the flower skin. This walnut skin color slightly shades of change, a little flower, new time is not obvious, but once on the hand or on the oil is very obvious. The third is chaff skin. Walnuts are not yet ripe to be picked, the skin is more chaff, yellow skin color, there is a kind of firewood feeling. The fourth is the human factor. Some nuclear merchants in order to benefit, artificial coloring for walnuts.

Fourth, a

? The size of the walnut is the size of the walnut. refers to the size of the walnut. Generally speaking, the larger the walnut of good quality, the more valuable. Selection of playing walnuts in the size of 35 to 40 millimeters is appropriate (especially the width of the side), the side width of more than 43 millimeters belongs to the treasures. But in recent years the prevalence of grafted walnuts, so that the play walnut are? Fat? A lot, some 40 millimeters of walnuts are commonplace, that is, 43 millimeters or more there are many. But this kind of grafted walnut unless it is famous, all aspects are good, otherwise the price will not be too high.

The specific method is to use the thumb and forefinger around the walnut to determine: thumb taut can not be bent, forefinger relaxation around the walnut, walnut side parallel or perpendicular to the thumb, walnut slightly touching the finger, not too tight. At this point, the index finger and thumb have a thumbnail width, is the big staff handle; a small finger nail width, is the small staff handle; a leek leaf width, is the positive handle; no gap, is the size of the small handle walnut.

The main classification of cultural walnuts by origin

First, North China

Specifically, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi around the mountainous areas, more simply put, on the two places: Yanshan Mountain Range and its tributaries; Taihang Mountains and its tributaries. For example, now also very famous: Mentougou Wangping village bored tip lion head, Ma Lao Si, four building lion head, Panshan Sun family Gongzi cap, including the current grafted white lion head, short dense lion head of the wild original tree, are also walnuts in the Yanshan Mountains. Due to the overall climate, environment, soil and water factors, so that the walnuts of this region, in the comprehensive character of the walnut (including weight, grain, shape, play for many years after the color, moistness) is the best of all the walnuts in the walnuts, walnuts, traditional walnut masterpieces, are from these two mountainous areas. It is also the walnut variety with the largest number of artificial grafts.

Second, the Northeast

Abundant rowan, production is great, but the weight is slightly lighter than the North China walnut, slightly heavier than the Northwest lantern walnut, more or less slender large pointed, because of the production of large, various shapes. If the original skin color rowan that has not been chemically treated, play with the color fast. At present, a small amount of grafting has begun.

Third, the Northwest walnut

A long time to lantern walnut famous, recently with the high price of walnuts in North China, the Northwest has also developed some new varieties similar to the hat and other varieties, the grain is more profound than other origins of walnuts, but from the actual effect of the play in the past few years, the color and moistening to be significantly worse than the famous walnuts in North China. Some players put the Northeast Autumn Son and Northwest Lantern, classified as a category of walnuts. I personally believe that they are not only the overall difference in origin, in the weight, skin color, texture and so on, there are obvious differences between the two. So insist that they are two categories of walnut varieties.

Fourth, the Southwest walnut

Iron walnut is the most representative of other regions are also out of the iron walnut, but in the three southwestern provinces: clouds, Guizhou, Sichuan's most famous. Iron walnut, on the whole, is the largest walnut, but the side and the bottom of the most unsightly excess, regardless of the depth of the pattern of shallow, more pit-like pattern is dominated by the ornamental is relatively poor.

The main varieties of play walnuts

1, lion's head: lion's head is the treasures of the hand therapy walnut. Its pattern of points combined with the network, the two angles drooping, such as the old Yamen in front of the stone lion's mane, hence the name. Characterized by the tip of short and toned, tail tight and square, wide and positive ribs, orange color, sizing fast, hanging magnetism is also fast, rubbing feel very good. Most of them are double-pronged, with coarse lines, fine and high piles, and short pile lines. If you encounter three-pronged, four-pronged and ghost-faced lion's head, can be described as the treasures of the treasures. This variety is produced in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei mountainous areas, Shanxi, Henan, Shaanxi is less, to the high mountains in the natural growth of more. In recent years, the area of artificial cultivation has expanded, and new varieties of artificial grafting often appear.

2, tiger head: tiger head is hand therapy, micro-carving walnut good. It is characterized by high pile, large bumps, uniform distribution, wide and straight ribs, pattern to point net-based, fast color, fast hanging magnetism, color and luster to the dark coffee-based. Mostly produced in Hebei, Shanxi, Tianjin West.

3, Gongzi cap (Xianggong cap): Gongzi cap, also known as Xianggong cap. Due to the double pronged high, low shape, put in the palm of the end of the scrutiny, like the Peking Opera scholar Sanggong wearing a hat, commonly known as Sanggong hat. Ming and Qing dynasties for the walnut in the best, was monopolized by the princes and nobles. With the development of the times, the people's aesthetic taste changes, this variety has been popularized. But the shape, color and lustre, and sizing, hanging magnetism of the fast, y respected by the players. Gongzi cap is mainly distributed in the northwest of Beijing and Hebei Lai Shui, Yixian, Chengde and other places.

5, the official hat (Palace Hat): Palace Hat, is a good hand therapy walnut. Because of its shape, such as the Ming Dynasty officials to the court when wearing a hat and named. Dwarf and solemn, raised for the point network, the two prongs wide and straight, blunt and rounded. According to the industry, the official hat varieties scarce, the Ming and Qing emperors, consort, eunuchs play the majority. Had: official hat in the hand, what to have what rumors. Produced in the Yanshan Mountains, eastern Qinling.

6, chicken heart: this variety of heart-shaped, small as a chicken heart, so named. The market common chicken heart large, medium, small 3 kinds. The color is orange-yellow, grain to point-based, bumpy obvious, ribbing in the upper part of the high, the lower part of the low, hard texture, ringing sound crisp, is the top of the hand therapy walnut. Especially inch large chicken heart, is the main raw material for micro-carving. Its structure is compact, high hardness, natural coloring, sizing slower. The main places of origin are Hebei, Beijing, Shaanxi area.

7, peach heart: named for the shape of the autumn peach. Higher than the chicken heart and see large, raised obviously. The grain is irregular network, wide and smooth ribs, pointed blunt, tight tail, the top has a similarity with the General Board. The main places of origin are Hebei, Beijing, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Tianjin and other places. The head of peach heart is big, the bulge is high, and the tail is flat, which is suitable for making hand therapy walnut, and also suitable for micro-carving. Natural coloring is slow, artificial coloring is fast.

8, General Board (General Bladder): General Board, also known as General Bladder. The shape of the upper tip of the lower round, the tip of the two sides of the parallel outward extension, such as the Northern Expedition period generals wear shoulder straps, hence the name. The shape of this product is unique, the pattern is net-like, double-ribbed protruding straight through the whole body, the tail is oval tight, the texture is solid, the sound is like a metal collision, rubbed for a long time is dark red. Its origin is mostly in Shaanxi, Shanxi and other places.

9, toad head: toad head, also known as toad eyes. Because a closer look at the two sides as if a toad's head, eyes protruding, looking straight ahead, generally play with the red light is lifelike, people love. This variety of large head, deep color, giving people a heavy, rustic feeling. Because of its coarse grain, plasticity, can be called walnut in the treasures, but also a good material for micro-carving. This variety is mostly produced in Shaanxi, Hebei, Shanxi northeast. In recent years, Beijing, Tianjin also cultivated, but the size, color is not ideal.

10, Luohan head: Luohan head is divided into two kinds, a fine grain Luohan head, a coarse grain Luohan head. Its origin is distributed in Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia area. The shape is mainly oval, which is named because of the small tip and low rib, like a monk's head. Heavy, deep color, sound brittle and sharp, sizing, hanging magnetism fast, put in the water straight to the bottom of the water, because the tip of the small, play to rub the main, big head for the best.

11, rowan: rowan, also known as walnut rowan or rowan walnut. Its distribution is wide, the number of Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and other mountainous areas have natural growth and planting. There are about 30 varieties, ranging from one to nine ribs. Nine prongs for the rare rare. In the play walnut friends, there are: ten walnut nine rowan said. Characterized by high yield, easy to pair, clear lines, fast coloring, fast hanging magnetism, feel good, light weight.

12, color (dice - iron walnut four-pronged): color, also known as square walnut. Its shape is square, four prongs from the end to the tip, the shape of the color as people play and named. Sako is a kind of iron walnut, with strange shape, solemn color, small quantity, and more precious. It is mainly distributed in Hebei and Shaanxi. Because of the high soil requirements, the large head is rare.

13, lantern: lantern, is a common variety of hand-therapy walnuts, because its shape looks like the Forbidden City of the palace lantern and named. The lines are thin and long, raised high and flat. Hand therapy to pressure, pinch, rub mainly. Commonly found in the market are large, small, high, short stakes lanterns, etc., originating in Shaanxi, Hebei, the north is mainly.

14, hedgehog: hedgehog, also known as thistles. Throughout the body raised sharp and sharp, the grain is point-like, deep color, sharp, long, shape such as hedgehog and named. This walnut is shaped like an egg, generally for the eight-pronged, the tail is strict and tight, fast coloring, light weight. Hand therapy in order to pressure, tie the main. Place of origin in Sichuan and Tibet is more, most of the growth in the mountains, artificial cultivation is very little.

15, the eagle's beak (walnut eagle's beak): eagle's beak is also known as half of the mountain, also known as partial moon. The shape of a semicircle, flat in the palm of the hand, such as the eagle's beak to eat, so the name. This variety of color fast, hanging magnetism fast, heavy color, is the collector's favorite varieties. Origin in Hebei, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Shaanxi and other places are distributed.

16, Guanyin (Buddha belly, bird's mouth): Guanyin, light brown, tortoise cracks, shallow lines, two prongs from the tail has been extended to the top, in the form of a bird's beak, and there is so named. Guanyin hard texture, heavy weight, easy to color. However, large ones are rare, and most of them are small and medium-sized varieties. Hand therapy to pressure, zapping, rubbing the main. Produced in Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei area.

17, scorpion: scorpion is a kind of iron walnut. Because the tail gives birth to a spike about three millimeters long. Therefore, commonly known as scorpion. Its pattern of deep, raised high, dark color, heavy weight, friction, is a good hand therapy. Produced in Ningxia, Xinjiang and other places.

18, horseshoe: horseshoe, also known as buckle bell. Because of its tail flat, large base, shaped like a horseshoe and named. This product has a peculiar shape, raised high, color, sizing fast, hard texture, wide and straight prongs, small and blunt tip, is the hand therapy, ornamental, micro-carving of the best products. It is produced in Shaanxi, Shanxi and northern Hebei.

19, duckbill: duckbill, also known as duck head. Is a rare species on the market today. The shape of the tail is round and pendulous, the pattern to the strip network-based, long and flat tip, shaped like a duck's beak and so named. Mostly produced in the three northeastern provinces.

20, chicken mouth: chicken mouth, also known as chicken head. Named for its shape like a rooster's head. The lines are striped mesh, raised high, two prongs wide but not protruding, pointed straight and sharp, fast color, not easy to rotate. It is produced in the northeast, Beijing and Hebei.

21, double stick (Duplex) double stick, also known as flying butterfly. Is a variation of the Changbai Mountain rowan walnut, shaped like twins, so called double stick. Its deep color, clear lines, lovely shape, has always been a collector must have. If the tip can appear to want to eyes of the two bulges, it is more precious, the industry is called as twins or double eyes flying butterfly.

22, big willow leaf (Luo Han peach): big willow leaf, is a kind of hemp walnut. Its shape is long and thin, slightly curved tip, shaped like a large willow leaf and named. The grain is mainly dot net shape, light brown, flat and tight tail, this product is mainly ornamental. It is mostly produced in Yanshan Mountain, north of Taihang Mountain.

23, joint: joint is a variation of the iron walnut. Two walnuts horizontally long together as a double stick, vertically arranged as a union. There are also three more even four joints. Produced in the Taihang Mountains, Qinling Mountains.