In the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Wang Shuyuan, who could make palaces, vessels, figures, even birds, animals, wood and stones out of wood with a diameter of inches, regardless of the occasion. I tasted a nuclear ship and covered the red cliff cloud of Dasu.
The length of the ship is about eight minutes and the height can be two meters. The porch in the middle is a hut, and the canopy covers it. There are small windows on the side, four on the left, four on the right and eight on the * *. When you open the window, the carved columns are opposite. When you close it, the right side is engraved with "The mountain is high and the moon is small, and the water comes out", and the left side is engraved with "The breeze is Xu Lai, and the water waves are stagnant", and the stone is green.
There are three people sitting in the bow. Dongpo is the one with the highest crown and the most beards. Fo Yin is on the right and Lu Zhi is on the left. Su Huang * * * read the first volume; Dongpo's right hand holds the tail and his left hand caresses Lu Zhi's back; Lu Zhi held the end of the book in his left hand and the book in his right hand, saying something. Dongpo's right foot, Lu Zhi's left foot, around his body; Relative to the two knees, each knee is hidden in the bottom pleat. Fo Yin is a unique Maitreya Buddha, showing her breasts topless and holding her head high. Her expression does not belong to Su Huang. Lying flat on your right knee, punting on your right arm, standing on your left knee and leaning on your left arm, you can count pearls vividly.
The stern is horizontal. There is a boat on each side. The man who lives on the right has a spine bun on his back, his left hand leans against a balance beam, and his right hand climbs his right toe, which makes him scream. The person who lives on the left holds a banana fan in his right hand and touches the stove in his left hand. There is a pot on the stove, and their eyes are silent. If they listen to the sound of tea.
When the back of the ship was slightly reduced, it was engraved with an inscription, saying, "It's the beginning of autumn, and the book of King Yushan is carved far away." As thin as a mosquito's foot, it is painted with a hook and the color is ink. He also used a seal chapter, which read "Chupingshan people" and its color Dan.
Take the boat as a whole: five people, eight windows, one canopy, one stove, one pot, one hand roll and one rosary; The characters used in couplets, titles and seals are * * * 30 and 4; However, when it comes to its length, it is not enough. It was made by those who built a simple peach pit and trimmed it. When cabbage finished his detailed prediction, he said, hey! The skill is also very strange! According to Zhuang and Li, many people say that they are still afraid of ghosts and gods, but who will realize this? If you give me a wrong answer, I will doubt it. I saw what i saw. From the point of view of the cave, the end of the thorn is not necessarily a female monkey. Hey! The skill is also very strange!
Second, translation.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was a man named Wang Shuyuan, who was very skilled. He can carve palaces, vessels, figures, even birds, animals, trees and stones on an inch of wood. There is no shape that can't be imitated, just like primitive wood. Everyone has his own attitude. (He) once sent me a boat carved with stone, on which Su Dongpo rowed under the Red Cliff.
The length of the ship from the bow to the stern is a little over eight minutes, and the height is about two minutes. In the middle is a cabin covered with a canopy made of bamboo leaves. There are small windows next to it, four on the left and four on the right, and one has eight. Push open the window, and the carved railings are opposite. Close it, and you will see (two couplets) engraved with "The mountain is high and the moon is small, the truth is clear" on the right, "The breeze is Xu Lai, the water is quiet" on the left, and the concave part of the inscription is painted with azurite.
There are three people sitting on the bow: Su Dongpo and Fo Yin, with a tall hat and a thick beard in the middle, and Huang Luzhi, sitting on the right. Su Dongpo and Huang Lu Zhi looked at a scroll of calligraphy and painting. Dongpo's right hand holds the front end of the scroll, and his left hand caresses Lu Zhi's back. Lu Zhi left hand holding the end of the scroll, right hand pointing to the scroll, as if to say something. Dongpo exposed his right foot, while Lu exposed his left foot, each leaning slightly. Their knees are hidden in the folds at the bottom of the hand roll. Fo Yin is very much like Maitreya Buddha. He held his head high, but his expression was different from that of Su and Huang. (He) put his right knee flat, bend his right arm and support it on the boat, and erect his left knee. Next to his left knee, there are (a string of) rosary beads on his left arm-rosary beads can be counted clearly.
There is an oar at the stern. There is a boatman on the left and right sides of the paddle. The boatman on the right wore a pyramid-shaped bun, upturned his face, leaned his left hand against a crossbar, and pulled his right toe with his right hand, as if shouting. The boatman on the left holds the palm leaf fan in his right hand and caresses the stove in his left hand. There is a pot on the stove. The man's eyes are looking at the tea stove with a calm look, as if listening to the sound of tea.
The top of the ship is slightly flat, with the author's inscription on it. The word is "the apocalypse is endless in autumn, and the book of King Yushan has just been engraved". The handwriting is as small as a mosquito's foot, the strokes are clear and the color is black. It is also engraved with a seal of seal script, the text is "Chu Pingshan people", and the color is red.
A total of (in) a boat (in), carved five people and eight windows; Carved bamboo awnings, paddles, stoves, teapots, hand rolls and rosaries; Couplets, titles and seal scripts are engraved with 34 words. But it's less than an inch long. It is carved from a long and narrow peach pit. Ah, what a wonderful skill!
I. Introduction to the author
Wei Xueyi (about 1596—— about 1625) was born in Jiashan (now Jiaxing, Zhejiang) in the late Ming Dynasty. Sensitive and eager to learn, good at writing, never being an official all his life. His father, Wei Dazhong, was falsely accused of impeaching the powerful minister Wei Zhongxian, and he himself died of grief and indignation under the coercion of the eunuch party.
Shen Kuo's trap
Printed books were not popular in the Tang Dynasty. The Five Classics were printed in the Five Dynasties, and later classics were printed.
In the celebration calendar, Bi Sheng is also a trap. Its method uses clay to carve words, as thin as money lips, and each word is printed, which is hardened by fire. First, an iron plate is erected, on which rosin, wax and paper ash are exposed. If you want to print, put an iron fan on the iron plate and print it densely. When the iron fan is full of plates, it will be on fire. If the medicine melts slightly, press it with a flat plate and the words will be as flat as a rock. It is not easy to stop printing three or two books; If you print hundreds of thousands of copies, it will be very fast. I often make two iron plates, one printed and the other printed by myself. Only when this printer is finished, the second edition is already available, which is more interoperable and can be used instantly. Each word has several seals, such as "Zhi" and "Ye", and each word has more than 20 seals, in case there is duplication on one board. If you don't use it, stick it on paper, one for each rhyme, and store it in a wooden lattice. There are grotesque figures, who are unprepared. If you spin them, the grass will burn them, and it will be done in an instant. Those who don't take wood as the object, those who are dense in arts and sciences, and those who touch water, are uneven and stick to medicine, which is not desirable; If it is not scorched earth, the medicine will be melted by fire and brushed by hand, and its seal will fall without pollution.
Ascending to death, it was printed from the group and has been preserved to this day.
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Printed books with rigid boards were not widely used in the Tang Dynasty. It was only in the Five Dynasties that the Five Classics were printed, and all kinds of books in the future were printed by block printing. In the Qing Dynasty, Bi Sheng, a civilian, created another trap. Its method is to carve words with clay, which is as thin as the edge of copper coins. Every word is made into a font and hardened with fire. First, set up an iron plate, which is covered with turpentine and wax mixed with paper ash. If you want to print, put an iron frame on the iron plate, then arrange the type closely, fill an iron frame as a board and bake it by the fire; If the medicine melts a little, press a flat plate on the surface, and the words lined up on the flat plate will be as flat as a grindstone. If only three or two books are printed, it will not be easy; If you print dozens or even hundreds of copies, it will be soon. When printing, two iron plates are usually made. One printing plate is being printed, and the other printing plate has been arranged with another type. This edition has just been printed and the second edition is ready. The two boards can be used alternately and can be completed in a short time. Each word has several fonts, such as "Zhi" and "Ye", and each word has more than twenty fonts to guard against repeated words in a board. When not in use, put a label made of paper, make a label for each rhyme, and store it in the wooden box. If there are uncommon words that you don't usually prepare, carve them out immediately and barbecue them with grass fire, and they will be done soon. The reason why wood is not used to make movable type molds is because the texture of wood is loose and delicate, uneven after being soaked in water, and it adheres to drugs and cannot be taken off; It is best to burn the fonts with clay, bake them with fire after use, melt the medicine and try them by hand, so that the fonts will fall off by themselves and will not be touched by the medicine at all. After Bi Sheng's death, his fonts were acquired by my cousins, and they are still treasured.