How to make a topiary?

Topography is an ancient traditional craft in China, is the use of rice paper and ink, will be inscriptions, vessels on the text or design, a clear copy of a skill. This craft, know very few people, can do professional level is very few. The topography world is divided into southern and northern schools, each school is divided into many branches, among them, the Su school is the main technology of the southern school, Jin Chungang is the outstanding representative of the Su school techniques.

Types of topiaries Oracle topiaries Oracle is the second generation of the Shang and Zhou Dynasty to the deed knife engraved text, also known as "deed", "deed engraving", different periods have different styles. In addition to a very few of the contents of the record, most of them belonged to the records of the princes and kings at that time asked for divination.

The Qin and Han Dynasty Wadang topiary Wadang is an ancient architectural component, clay, can not be more topiary, unlike photographs can be reproduced indefinitely, thus increasing the weight of the collection.

The generations of brick topping through the generations of burial customs and systems change, since the Qin brick to Ming brick, become a series. The shorter the dynasty, the smaller the number, the more valuable, especially with the text, pattern is good.

Ancient coins topography ancient money is generally smaller, playing top tools to be delicate, compact, become a new favorite collection.

Topography of inkstone inkstone is one of the four treasures, inkstone is a derivative. Inkstone inscription content records the carving of the inkstone, inkstone master, the gift of the inkstone, the collector, the appreciation of the inkstone description, feelings and because of the inkstone and people, things and sent feelings.

Han painting topographies Han painting refers to the Han Dynasty remains of the portrait stone, portrait bricks, tomb murals, etc., is a combination of painting and sculpture. Han painting topographies have precious artistic value, collection value and academic research value.

Stele topography this is the topography of the largest number of parts, involving the famous monuments of the past dynasties, is the main reference for today's calligraphy copying.

Bronze topography bronze topography, refers to the inscriptions and patterns in bronze mirrors and bronzes, and topography down.　

Topiary, that is, rice paper is pasted on the surface of the artifacts with ink to record the pattern and text.

Topographs are printed directly from the original, the size and shape are the same as the original, which is a good way to keep scientific records. In addition to objects with concave and convex patterns, oracle bone characters, bronze inscriptions, inscriptions, epitaphs, ancient coins, portrait bricks, portrait stones, etc., are widely used in this way to record.

Topography of the basic method is: first clean the surface of the stone, in order to top the pattern or text as much as possible to pick brush clear, with the right size of rice paper cover, the paper gently wet, and then a layer of wet paper on a layer of soft water-absorbent paper to protect the surface of the paper, with a brush gently knocking, so that the wet paper is attached to the surface of the thing, along with the text of the pattern of the text and the undulation and convexity of it. Then remove the layer of paper on the mask, wait for the wet paper a little dry, with a pouncer dipped in the right amount of ink, laid evenly on the surface of the pouncer, in the protruding object gently pouncing, will form a black and white clear topography.

In the process of topography, wetting rice paper is best to use water hyacinth, which can make the thin paper better adhered to the surface of the topo. Small topiaries, you can use a soft brush, soft brush wetting, large topiaries, you can use a towel wetting. The size of the puff depends on the size of the object to be topped. Inside with new cotton, plus a layer of impermeable thin paper, the outermost wrapped in silk, tied with a thin rope or leather band. Puff dipped in ink surface should be free of wrinkles, puff center should be slightly bulging.

Unmounting old paintings and calligraphy, especially with precious heritage value of old paintings and calligraphy, must find those experienced, highly skilled and serious and dedicated framer. Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and other places have professional painting and calligraphy framing store and skillful framers. Such as Beijing Liulichang Rongbaozhai is a state-owned enterprise, has the responsibility of preserving and rescuing cultural relics. They received the old calligraphy and painting, shall be studied and discussed to decide how to unveil the frame before assigning specialists to operate. Do not want to save money in order to save trouble near to find mediocre skills of people unmounting. Lu Shihua, a famous calligrapher and painter in the Qing Dynasty, said in his book "Inscriptions on Paintings and Calligraphy", "Paintings and calligraphy do not meet with a famous hand to mount the pool, even though they are tattered and torn, and it is better to wrap them up and hide them in a box. It should not be pressed with other things, and it should not be paid to the clumsy workers in a hurry, and the clumsy workers in a hurry is to extinguish their traces. The clumsy worker is called killing painting executioner." This is really the voice of experience.

In addition, the precious old painting and calligraphy before the best photo or video, in order to prepare for the process of destruction and legal vouchers in the unveiling of the framing.