Feeling the Bones

Shen Mo is a cultural relic restorer in Nanjing, specializing in ancient calligraphy, painting and lacquerware. He ranks among the top three among his peers in craftsmanship, and ranks last among his peers in words. There are not many legends about him, but there is one that is rather weird in the circle - he will know if something is right or wrong if he touches it. It's not looking, it's touching. When Shen Mo was six years old, she touched a Yuan Dynasty Longquan kiln plate and said, "The plate is salty." His grandfather's expression changed at that time, and he never let him touch him again. But some things can't be stopped. Later, I found that when I touched certain ancient objects, my fingertips would become numb, and a faint picture would flash in my mind - not a sound, not a word, but an indescribable "taste". He didn't mention it to anyone. It's not that he's afraid that people will think he's weird, it's that he thinks it's useless to say it. Until he took on a repair job - a late Ming guqin, Shen Mo began to repair it. Every time I apply a layer of paint, I have a dream. In the dream, someone was playing the piano, and the music had no ending.