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"I see that there are quite a few people outside. Do you have any good things that you haven't brought out yet?"

After admiring those carved porcelain works, Chen Wenzhe looked outside to the studio.

There were quite a few people outside, each carrying a hardcover gift box, presumably there were some good things inside.

"Perhaps you have become more and more famous during this period of time. Under your banner, I have received a lot of good things."

With that said, Cao Qingchun ran away and clapped his hands.

Then a group of people walked into the office and put down many boxes, large and small.

Cao Qingchun was very proud of the items he received. After all, he had seen them several times, and there was a high probability that they were genuine.

"You bought some bronze pigeon carriages earlier, and you see I found a similar one for you."

Cao Qingchun first opened a smaller box, which indeed contained a bronze vessel that looked like a dove.

However, when did he buy a pigeon car?

"Are you talking about my two bronze dove carts?"

Suddenly figured it out, Chen Wenzhe was a little dumbfounded.

"Yes, the one I found should be better, it seems to be a statue."

Even if Cao Qingchun didn't say anything, Chen Wenzhe could tell that it was a Nongniao Zun.

One of the very famous ones seems to be from Ugly Country, called Zi Zha Nong Niao Zun.

Zi Zha Nong Niao Zun is a wine vessel in the late Spring and Autumn Period, with a height of 26.5 cm and a width of 13.5 cm.

Legend has it that it was unearthed in Jinsheng Village, Yuantai City, Xishan. It is one of the most famous Chinese bronzes in the Freer Art Museum in Ugland.

The whole vessel is cast into a ferocious owl, with a sharp beak, the bird's head and body, combined with mortise and tenon, which can be opened and closed.

Bird Jewelry Plumes, frets and dots.The neck is decorated with deformed Kui patterns and filled with fretwork.

The shoulders are carved with Kui dragon patterns, the back is decorated with high-relief feather patterns, the abdomen is decorated with scale patterns and Kui patterns, and the feet are decorated with cloud patterns.

On the back of the bird's head, there are gold four characters "Zi Zha Nong Bird", and a small animal for support seems to be missing under the tail.

This vessel is said to be an unearthed cultural relic from Tomb No. 251 in Jinsheng Village. The "Zi Zha Nong Niao" statue is probably the wine vessel used by Jinqing Zhao Jianzi or Zhao Xiangzi.

The four-character inscription on the neck of the bird statue reads "Zi Zha Long Niao".

"Zizha" is the name of the caster;

The word "Nong" means to play with, to play with.

From a coherent point of view, these words mean that a wine vessel specially made for pouring wine is for people to have fun.

Zizha Nong Bird Zun is all black, and the bird's eyes are inlaid with gold on both sides.

According to Si Meiyin, a researcher at the Huaxia Art Department of the Freer Art Museum, this bird statue in the Ugly Freer Art Museum is very special.

This bronze ware may have been stored in the Chinese court during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty for the royal family to play with.

The basis for this inference is that Emperor Qianlong collected many bronze wares.

Moreover, he hopes that these bronzes are clean and beautiful.

Therefore, it was painted black and inlaid with gold.

According to a list in 1876, 15000 calligraphy and paintings were sent from the Forbidden City, the capital of the gods, to Chahar's palace at that time.

Judging from the number of collections, Qianlong, who loves antiques, has more collections than any previous emperor.

According to Mr. Li Xiandeng, a researcher at the Huaxia National Museum and an expert on bronzes.

It is indeed because of entering the Qing Palace that this bronze ware exuding a mysterious ancient charm——Zizha Nong Niao Zun is covered in black.

However, this black is not dyed with ink, but waxed after being cleaned by collectors.

This kind of bronze ware is called "shukeng" in the field of cultural relics.

Kengshu means that in order to protect the ancient bronze ware and prevent it from continuing to be green and rusty, it is on the surface, after removing some things such as soil, and then waxing the surface.

This is a method used to protect bronze wares during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In any case, this exquisite artifact can be said to be one of the pinnacle works of ancient Chinese bird-shaped bronze statues.

Of course, the one in front of Chen Wenzhe is definitely not Zi Zha Nong bird statue, nor is it a bronze dove cart, but it is indeed a bird, and whether it is a pigeon or not is another matter.

The rusty color of this bronze ware suggests that it is unlikely to be a fake, so Chen Wenzhe became interested.

"Is this a bird-shaped you?"

Chen Wenzhe is quite familiar with this kind of utensil.

He searched around, and found the inscriptions inside the cover. It was the three golden inscriptions cast by the Taibao.

This is a Western Zhou Taibao bird-shaped you, a cultural relic of the Western Zhou Dynasty, with a dignified and elegant shape and a high level of sculpture.

The most important thing is that this is also a well-known thing, at least the preservation is not worse than that Zha Nong Bird Zun.

Such a complete and beautiful bird-shaped you are really rare.

I saw it in the shape of a bird standing upright, with round eyes and a sharp beak, and a wide tail hanging down.

There is a pair of horns on the head, a pair of wattles under the palate, the belly is bulging, the feet are thick and powerful, and the body is decorated with feather patterns. The shape is very vivid.

There is a narrow and long opening at the back of the bird's head, and a cover is attached, and there are ring ears on both sides of the neck to connect with the handle.

Inside the cover and throat, the three characters [Taibaozhu] are respectively cast.

You, an ancient wine container.

"Shangshu Luogao": "Take the two scorpions with the scorpion".

Also "Poetry Daya Jianghan": "麒鬯一卣", so you are a sacrificial vessel dedicated to holding 麒鬯.

What is now called You, its name was first named by the Song people, and it is still in use today.

The bird-beast-shaped you have the image of a bird and beast, which is basically similar to the bird-beast statue.

Containers with handles are generally referred to as bird-beast-shaped you.

In bronze inscriptions, it is often seen that the king rewards his ministers with "鬯一卣", which shows that the you are specially used to hold 麒鬯.

麒鬯 is wine with spices (that is, tulip grass).

You Chang and Zun are usually unearthed in combination.

The bird-beast-shaped you in the late Shang Dynasty are exquisite in workmanship, with rich and complicated patterns all over the body, giving people an austere atmosphere in their majesty.

In the early Western Zhou Dynasty, birds, beasts, and beasts were rare, and the basic shape was similar to that of the late Shang Dynasty, but the lines were relatively simple and clean, and the overall charm was much gentler than the ferocious and terrifying feeling of the Shang Dynasty.

Among the carvings in ancient my country, very few are purely artistic works, especially the various works with the theme of animals in nature, which often have special meanings.

In the eyes of people at that time, they were not only specific animals, but also things with divinity attached.

People pour into them the feeling of admiration generated by worship.

It was a natural outpouring of social religious feelings at that time.

This bronze ware of the early Western Zhou Dynasty, the Taibao Bird Carrier, is handed down from generation to generation.

The overall height of the utensil is 23.5 cm. It is in the shape of a bird with a long crown. The overall sculpture is in the shape of a bird.

There are double long crowns hanging down from the back, and the sides of the gills are like spit-ribbon chickens, and the upper piece can be opened and closed for pouring wine.

The bird's legs seem to have been visualized, thick and big like eagle claws.

The two claws happened to bend forward from under the belly of the device and turned downward, forming a pillar to land on the ground.

The bird's tail is flat and half-curved downward, and the claws and tail are designed as pillars for utensils.

Animals are beasts that are only mentioned in the world of mythology but not in nature.

They are either exaggerated or patterned, which can be summarized as abstract animals.

In this way, the whole device is more stable, elegant, simple and generous, adding an ornamental effect.