How to frame ancient calligraphy and paintings

Calligraphy, painting and artistic paper-cutting are elegant art appreciation items, and mounting is crucial. Because not to mention the price of a calligraphy and painting itself, the mounting fee alone costs tens of yuan at least. If you go to an art store to buy a framed calligraphy and painting, it will cost more. If ordinary families want to hang elegant and beautiful calligraphy and paintings economically, the best way is to do it themselves. It is economical and affordable to frame calligraphy and paintings by yourself. Let’s briefly talk about how to frame calligraphy and paintings in a changed family. The first is tools, the second is materials, and the third is operating procedures. As far as tools and equipment are concerned, they can also be kept simple. A rectangular table or door panel will work. Framing tools: Use a 100mm wide brown brush and a 200mm wide brush. Then use a wooden board to make a ruler. The dimensions are 2 meters long, 50 millimeters wide and 15 millimeters thick. Also prepare a large needle, scissors, cutter, and bamboo screwdriver. The materials required for mounting are mainly silk, Xuan paper and paste. It is slightly more expensive to use Ayako for mounting. You can also use Xuan paper with your own pigments and Xuan dye it into various colors. There is also a kind of mounting paper imitating Ayako pattern, which is the most convenient and applicable. The first one is slightly more expensive, and it costs about 20 yuan to frame a three-dimensional piece of calligraphy, while the latter two are about 10 yuan. Then there is the paste, which can be bought ready-made or homemade. The mounting process is to first use Xuan paper to put a layer on the back of the calligraphy and painting and stick it to the board. After it dries (usually it dries in one day), take it off and cut it into square shape with a ruler and scissors. Then use Ayako to mount a 40mm or 50mm wide border. The ratio of upper and lower heaven and earth is 5:3 which is more appropriate. Glue the sides and top and bottom, then fold the edges and add paper. Finally, stick two layers of paper on the back of the painting and use a brown brush to smooth it on the flat board. However, it is best to paste a layer of newspaper on the wooden board in advance, so that the effect will be better. Finally, bend your back and go up to 4 floors in one go. Sprinkle water once every half hour to prevent cracking. It will stop cracking after 4 hours, and it will be completely dry after three or four days. Then remove the wax, polish it, and then cut the edges. Then put the sky and earth poles in place, tie the ropes, and tie the ties to create a complete calligraphy, painting, and paper-cut artwork.

Mounting old calligraphy and paintings requires rinsing and decontamination, removing old patches, grinding the remaining edges, aluminizing the full color, embroidering and mounting silk, inlaying silk, turning the edges and supporting the back, calendering the upper pole, etc. Multiple processes. But it can be mainly divided into: repairing the heart of the painting, customizing the frame, etc.

Repair the heart of paintings. Some old calligraphy and paintings are damaged, and some are dirty. There are several repair methods:

① Decontamination. Due to smoke and dust, the texture of the painting's core will turn yellow and black. If the color of the painting is stable, you can soak the painting's core in clean water and change the water every once in a while to make it clear. If the stain is heavy, you can soak it in hot water or pour boiling water slowly. If the color of the picture becomes lead due to moisture, it can be eliminated by applying hydrogen peroxide. There is mold in the center of the painting, either black or red. Black mold is easy to apply. Red mold can be applied to the mold with potassium permanganate solution. After a while, apply hydrogen peroxide and light oxalic acid water. If the mold is not serious, it can be removed in one go. After using medicine to remove stains, be sure to rinse the painting center with clean water to avoid etching the paper and silk.

②Reveal the old. Before uncovering, wet the front of the painting with clean water or warm water, cover it with a new piece of paper, and place it upside down on the case to be uncovered. Old calligraphy and paintings often have cracks. For example, if no backing paper is attached before uncovering the heart, it will be difficult to open the case after uncovering the heart. If the color of the central part of the painting is unstable, you should apply a little light glue vitriol water, and then apply water after it dries. If some damaged and decayed paintings cannot be removed in one day, some wet paper balls should be placed evenly on the exposed parts, and then covered with a layer of plastic film to prevent the paintings from drying out and being dislocated. To uncover the old paper on the heart of the calligraphy and painting, a plan should generally be made based on the thickness, residual shape, color and texture of the calligraphy and painting.

③ Support. If the heart of the painting that has been uncovered is intact, it can be mixed with thin paste and supported by a layer of old colored paper that is slightly lighter than the life paper. If there are any defects, you can use your hands to knead the edge of the remaining part of the painting to make a thin opening, select the patching paper, correct the texture and make a thin edge on the edge of the patching. Make the seams the right thickness. One method of repairing incomplete silk calligraphy and painting is to uncover and wait to dry, use a knife to scrape the remaining area into a thin opening, apply paste to repair the silk, and then repair and repair the edges of the silk after the pulp is dry to make the repairing consistent. Another method is to put a layer of thin silk with a texture and texture similar to the original silk. If there are any defects on the front, plain paper can be used to patch the back of the supporting silk to make the center of the painting uniform in thickness. After drying, use a knife to trim the edges of the defects.

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