Live Jianbao: Baoyou, you are very wrong

Chapter 177 Strange wooden utensils, this is the first generation compass of Xia Kingdom

As soon as the weird wooden shelf was put out, the friends in the live broadcast room became interested.

They have never seen this thing before!

Three poles in the shape of a door frame rest on an octagonal base with a disc above it.

There are no holes on the crossbar, but the earthly branches are marked on the disc, which is rotated forwards and backwards, and there are some horizontal bars of different lengths on the octagonal base.

There are two things I like most about playing antiques.

One is to see real things, and the other is to see new things.

To them, the wooden shelf in front of them was undoubtedly something new.

Looking at the patina and the fineness of the top, it can be seen that the thing has been passed down from generation to generation, at least from the Ming Dynasty.

What I don't understand is the purpose of this thing.

Baoyou, who is good at socializing, asked Ning Fan about the origin of this thing.

Baoyou saw the question and answered it seriously.

"Brothers, to be honest, this thing is handed down from our ancestors. It is said that it was collected at the end of the Qing Dynasty."

"It was left untouched in the study during my grandfather's generation, and I don't know what this is for."

"I've had several experts look at it, but none of them are quite sure."

"Some say this is used to make the base of the lantern, and others say that this is a pen holder for hanging brushes. They just asked them to find something similar but couldn't find it."

When this was said, the treasure friends also responded.

"Don't tell me, it's a bit like a lantern frame. Two more frames are added on top, a paste of rice paper, and a handle is added. It's just right."

"Then I think the pen holder is more convenient, just hang it on two or three hooks, and just hang it here after use."

"Then you can't explain the symbols and signs of the heavenly stems and earthly branches below!"

The two waves of treasure friends argued endlessly, and even started to find each other's loopholes and evidence.

"I said it was a lantern, and that has a history."

"Ancient metaphysics is very popular. Whether it's ghost soldiers borrowing the way or summoning souls to drive away corpses, you need a lantern. There are gossip on it. I think it's used by people in this industry."

"Otherwise, they wouldn't have marked a gossip pattern on the street lamps now, would they?"

After Baoyou finished speaking, he deliberately found two or three photos.

"Look, isn't this the lantern that appears in Taoist temples and practices?"

"Except for the different patterns and fewer shelves, there is no other difference. I think they are exactly the same."

"Maybe these are broken when history is passed down, so only this framework remains."

"Makes sense!"

The treasure friends looked at the news and then at the picture, saying that what the treasure friend said was correct.

Baoyou, who said it was a pen holder, also got angry and refuted it.

"Baoyou, I'm not convinced by what you say."

"Why can only Xuanmen use gossip? It can also be used by architectural families and Fengshui families!"

"These are some decorations from Xiang Lei's house, and this is some of the outfits that the White Dragon King made public."

"Do they all have the shape of gossip?"

"Otherwise, look at Miss Banliangjin again, that bracelet also has patterns of celestial stems and earthly branches!"

"It's really not possible... yes! And Daoist Gu..."

At first, everyone was watching the analysis seriously, but when they saw Gu Mingzhang, they couldn't help but laughed.

"What is Daoist Gu, if you talk about it any further, it will be a disgrace to the Taoist sect."

"Instead of asking Daoist Gu, it's better to ask Dr. Xia Fu about Baoyou's reliability."

When the two groups were arguing endlessly, Dr. Shaffer was found to uphold justice.

Seeing this, Dr. Shaffer recited the Buddha's name and appeared.

"Amitabha, this is really hard to say."

"Although gossip and celestial stems and earthly branches are symbols of metaphysics, they have always been integrated into the lives of ordinary people in ancient times."

"Ordinary people will also have some similar Feng Shui objects in their homes."

"As for related industries, there must be some, but what you said, the poor monk thinks it's not right."

Dr. Shaffer thought for a while, but still raised his palms and denied their views.

"why?"

Now both groups of people came to comment and asked Dr. Shaffer why he said that.

"Baoyou, look at this wooden utensil. If it is a lantern, there should be three to four pairs of shafts to support it and cover it with rice paper."

"But there are no holes or glue marks on the base, and the original bracket was screwed in."

"This shows that this artifact has no extra accessories, at least on the top."

"Of course it can't be a lantern, otherwise, the upper beam needs a hole to install the link of the lifting beam."

After Dr. Shaffer finished speaking, Baoyou, who insisted that this was a lantern, suddenly lost his voice.

They really couldn't refute Dr. Shaffer's reason.

She squirmed her lips, still somewhat dissatisfied.

"Then...then why isn't it a pen holder?"

"That's easier."

Dr. Shaffer laughed.

"The shape of this utensil, if it is the current pen holder, there is no problem, it is a new Chinese style."

"However, the ancient pen holders are rarely so simple. Most of them have reliefs of the moon leaping over the dragon's gate for a good fortune."

"The good ones can draw gold reliefs, and the bad ones are even made of pine boards, and there are paintings on them. There will never be such a bare board."

"As for the following gossip and celestial stems and earthly branches, serious scholars rarely have them."

"After all, in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, these things were also regarded as strange skills, and most scholars were not ashamed to study them."

"So that's the case, thank you Xia Fu Baoyou for explaining."

After listening to this, Baoyou thanked Dr. Shaffer and looked at the screen again.

"Then what does Baoyou Xiafo think of this thing?"

Dr. Schafer hesitated for a few seconds when he saw the inquiry.

"According to the poor monk, this wooden frame should be a bird frame."

"In ancient times, dandies carried cages and caged birds, but this one is particular about it."

"Why is it called a ladder cage bird? It's this shelf!"

"Take the cage out, and the shelf must stand up."

"Look at this wooden utensil. The octagonal base stands firmly, and the circular base just fits a cage."

"After wrapping the upper crossbar, it is a small birdcage to be impartial."

"In addition, in the Song Dynasty, folks also liked to raise birds. The background of this era is correct. The poor monk thinks that this is a birdcage!"

After Dr. Shafer finished speaking, he resolutely closed the rosary in his hand and recited a Buddhist mantra.

Unexpectedly, Ning Fan laughed out loud as soon as the voice finished.

"What a birdcage!"

"Xia Fu Baoyou, I think you are really idle, and you come here to talk nonsense without doing morning class!"

"This thing is obviously a compass needle, so why did it become the birdcage you mentioned?"

compass needle?
When everyone heard the words, they didn't care about Ning Fan's talk about Dr. Shaffer's idleness. They all looked at the screen and wondered, how could this be a compass?
Aren't compasses all those little discs with a needle in the middle?

this compass?A little big, right?

Seeing Baoyou's question, Ning Fan explained.

"The compasses you see have been improved by later generations. The one in Baoyou's hands should be the most successful version of the improved compass in the Song Dynasty."

"It can also be said to be the embryonic form of Xia Guo's compass."

Ning Fan's three words aroused Baoyou's curiosity and asked how the first-generation compass was used.

(End of this chapter)