My system is not decent

Chapter 1447 The shape is rare
The three-legged golden toad in front of him, although Chen Wenzhe hadn't used it yet, he knew it was pure gold from its appearance.

After all, he has come into contact with a lot of gold recently, and he can tell the color of gold at a glance.

In addition, he has a lot of unique skills in seeing and touching gold, so he naturally knows what gold products look like.

The golden toad in front of him is absolutely genuine. Judging by its stocky appearance, a lot of gold was used.

However, its shape looks like an imitation.

Why does Chen Wenzhe feel like a copy at a glance?
It is mainly the three-legged golden toad in this shape, which has been unearthed in China and is very famous.

The "three-legged toad" once sold for 30 yuan, but now it is a national treasure.

That toad is a three-legged toad inkstone in the Northern Song Dynasty collected in Cixi City, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Don't underestimate this piece of porcelain. It not only carries the calligraphy and ink culture of ancient literati, but is also a leader in ancient ceramic culture.

It is also a very rare national treasure-level cultural relic among Yue kiln celadon.

And as far as Chen Wenzhe knew, there was a heart-stirring story in it.

Time goes back to one day in the 80s of last century, Cixi City Cultural Relics Administration received a call.

At that time, the phone rings very quickly, one after another.

The staff ran from upstairs to downstairs in a panic. After answering the phone, they immediately realized that it was not good, something serious happened!

The other party said anxiously: "It's not good! Someone dug up a place here in Peng Dongxiang, and a very rare cultural relic came out, which has been resold! Please send someone from the Cultural Relics Bureau to investigate!"

It was past two o'clock in the afternoon, and the director of the Office of the Cultural Relics Bureau thought, Hushan is more than ten kilometers away from Peng Dongxiang, so there is still time to rush there in such a short time?

But a second later may cause the cultural relics to be lost. Naturally, the curator is concerned about cultural relics and dare not neglect them.

In recent years, celadon and other cultural relics have been continuously unearthed in Cixi, and cultural relic speculators in the territory have become very active. A little negligence will cause the loss of precious cultural relics and cause irreparable losses.

So they immediately sent people to the scene to rescue the cultural relics, and rode all the way to the Pengdong Township Government at the fastest speed, and accompanied by the locals, they went to the unearthed site.

On the way, they learned that after it was unearthed, this cultural relic was immediately sold to another member at a price of 30 yuan.

After the members bought it, they kept it secret. Even the village cadres wanted to take a look, but they were politely declined.

But after all, the fire could not be covered with paper, because the shape of this utensil was special, there were many people present, and the news quickly spread throughout the village.

Later, the village cadres called the members to hold a symposium.

At the meeting, I carefully publicized the national cultural relics policy and the importance of protecting national cultural relics, and talked with members who bought cultural relics.

Later, the member said frankly that he didn't know the cultural relics laws and regulations before, but he just thought that this artifact was fun and loved it very much, and didn't think about anything else.

If you don't hear these cultural relics and heritage lectures, you may have to resell them to dealers who come to collect cultural relics in a few days.

He stated on the spot that he was willing to contribute cultural relics to the country.

Of course, this is the official language, and Chen Wenzhe doesn't know if there are some thrilling stories in it.

However, when he saw the report and heard the story, he just felt it was funny.

Thinking about it now, no matter what, it is a good thing to be able to protect this thing and prevent him from being lost abroad.

As for the farmer who found the treasure, no one seemed to care about his loss.

What was unearthed that year was a three-legged toad inkstone in the Northern Song Dynasty.

It was unearthed in 1983 in the sand at the head of Silong Bridge in Pengdong Township, Cixi City.

Appraised by experts as Yue Kiln Celadon, it is an extremely rare national treasure among Yue Kiln Celadon.

It was designated as a national first-class cultural relic in 1985, and now this cultural relic is housed in the Cixi Museum.

It is worth mentioning that the Cixi Museum has more than [-] cultural relics from past dynasties, including more than [-] celadon cultural relics from Yue Kiln.

But this Yue kiln celadon three-legged toad ink drop is the best among them.

这只北宋越窑青瓷三足蟾蜍砚滴，高6.2、长10.4厘米，托盘高1.5、口径10.8、底径3.5厘米。

Take the lotus leaf as a tray, and the three-legged toad stands on the lotus leaf with its head held high.

The eyes are in the shape of peach leaves, the two front feet are naturally supported, and the rear foot is bent and squatting as if about to jump.

A water inlet hole is opened on the back of the toad, and a small opening is left in the mouth of the toad for water outlet.

This utensil is exquisite in craftsmanship, with a green glaze color, unique shape and full of interest. It can be called a classic masterpiece of Chandi in the Song Dynasty.

This toad inkstone is hollow, and the small hole on the back is the water injection hole and the water outlet hole.

Of course, it was the toad's slightly opened mouth, and the water dripped into the inkstone, slowly pushing the ink away.

In this thin and diffuse process, the elegant tone comes out as the ink color gradually thickens.

The master porcelain maker skillfully combines the elegant toad with both form and spirit, and the lotus leaf that emerges from the mud without staining.

This is not only in line with the beautiful hope mentality and aesthetic taste of literati and refined scholars, it is really a treasure of Yue kiln rich in artistic beauty and priceless.

There are still many things worth studying about this treasure, such as why the inkstone was molded with the theme of toad?
The status of this "three-legged toad" can be seen in the first kiln site museum in China to jointly create a fine porcelain exhibition.

At that time, there were more than 20 national first-class cultural relics on display, but the "toad" in Cixi received the most special treatment.

It is displayed in the most prominent position of the exhibition hall, and the reputation of the national treasure celadon "Northern Song Toad Inkstone" has spread like wildfire.

The rumors arose just as a new book "Frog" won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Netizens at that time were even more guessing. Is it related to the toad ink drop?

The ancients needed to drop some water before grinding ink, but the amount of water was difficult to control, so inkstone drops were created.

The workmanship of inkstone drops is relatively exquisite, and the materials are mostly ceramic materials except metal, jade and agate.

In terms of shape design, it is also poor in craftsmanship, which is comparable to the art of purple clay teapots that appeared in later generations.

Most of them are quaint, chic and colorful, exuding a strong flavor of Chinese culture.

Inkstone drops made in the shape of toads have existed since the Han Dynasty, and have been common in the Three Kingdoms and Jin Dynasties.

Lu You in the Southern Song Dynasty had a saying that "water-cooled inkstone toads are thin and frozen".

In the folk, the three-legged toad is also called "golden toad" and "money leopard".

The three-legged toad inkstone of the Yue kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty, the golden toad and the unstained lotus leaf in one body, are rare in shape.

Celadon inkstones in the shape of the three-legged toad inkstone in the Northern Song Dynasty are very rare, and this is the only intact one left in China, so it is very precious.

Such a thing, for an antique lover like Chen Wenzhe, it is absolutely impossible to forget it just by looking at it.

And the one in front of him is obviously not porcelain, nor celadon, but gold.

It is a gold vessel, and the material is solid, but its shape is exactly the same as that of the three-legged toad inkstone from the Yue Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty. Why is it not arousing suspicion?
(End of this chapter)