The difference between raw Xuan and cooked Xuan
Wet dyeability
Go to the store to buy rice paper. The easiest way to judge raw Xuan and cooked Xuan is to use water To test, when water drops fall on rice paper, the water droplets that fall on the paper gradually spread to all sides are raw xuan, while the water droplets that fall on the paper and do not spread immediately or no longer spread are cooked xuan
Flexibility
The flexibility of the raw rice paper is very outstanding. Hold the raw rice paper in your hand and it will feel very soft. Use a brush to write on the raw rice paper and you can experience the full flexibility.
After kneading the raw material into a ball and then ironing it, it can still return to its original appearance as flat as before.
Light and spiritual
Xuan paper is a kind of paper that is held in the hand or hung under a stand. When the hanging rice paper is blown by the wind, the light and thin rice paper will flutter. With this light and thin characteristic, Tai Chi calligraphy practice has created a training method of suspended writing. Suspended writing is writing (painting) creation on the hanging Shengxuan. This kind of suspended writing can also be said to be Qingling style writing. When writing when the paper is in the air, the raw rice paper that bears the force cannot be fixed, and the brush cannot exert its full force on the floating paper. Therefore, how to write calm and happy works on the light and thin raw rice paper? It became a "wonderful" place for light spiritual writing. By writing on suspended paper, we can deeply appreciate the connection between the soft brush, the special ink effect and raw rice paper, and realize the importance of conscious activities in writing.
Without the lightness of rice paper, the practice of Tai Chi calligraphy would not be able to carry out the expression of suspended writing. Regarding suspended writing, we will focus on the analysis in the following article. Through the practice of suspended writing, we can have a better understanding of human beings. There is a new understanding of spiritual activities, which provides a promising way for us to explore and improve the level and realm of writing.
Adhesiveness
From the above, writing on raw rice paper is difficult, but when you can master writing well, you will be able to write the fonts on the rice paper with ease. , after the ink has dried, soak the dried rice paper in clean water. Even if it soaks for a long time, the ink will not run off on the raw rice paper, that is, the ink will not melt due to soaking in water. The problem is that this phenomenon is the manifestation of the adhesive properties of rice paper.
Persistence
As for the durability of Xuanxuan writing, it is mainly explained from two aspects. Compared with other papers, the quality of rice paper is very outstanding. The rice paper can last for decades without discoloration or brittleness. The rice paper that has been stored for a long time has better writing effect like aged wine.
Because rice paper has long-lasting shelf life, it is conducive to preservation and collection.
On the other hand, writing on raw rice paper is very difficult. For this reason, writers can only show their talents in raw rice paper if they train persistently. Raw rice paper sets a "patience" scale for writers, and thus becomes a means of cultivating patience.
Hardness
Just like climbing a mountain, although it is arduous, challenging pursuits have always been the spirit of mankind to move forward. In the field of calligraphy and painting creation, the use of Shengxuan is precisely because The difficulty of writing makes the art of calligraphy shine. Here we focus on the phenomenon of difficulty in writing and explain its significance, which can serve as a spur to those who like the art of calligraphy and painting.