Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 516

"The most recognizable is this jade man, which is actually a miniature version of Weng Zhong's image; and this is the second," Zhou Zhi put the small jade vessel with a spoon carved on the top in the middle of the table: "This is Sinan, which is the compass, because Sinan himself It is made of magnet, and the ancients believed that it had a kind of magical power, so they also took its image to ward off evil spirits."

"Then what are these seals?"

"If Uncle Chai uses it as a seal, it will be a big leak." Zhou Zhi laughed.

"Isn't this a seal?"

Mr. Zhang put the pair of "seals" together with a smile: "This pair of things is amazing. This is called Gang Yan Ermao, and it is also a unique thing to ward off evil spirits in the Western Han Dynasty."

"Gangmao Yanmao, all four sides are engraved with the calligraphy style of the Qin and Han Dynasties, "Shushu". This style of calligraphy originated from the inscriptions on weapons, similar to official script but more primitive and vigorous."

"Everyone thinks that ancient weapons can ward off epidemics and evil spirits. Even now, many families hang a sword as a town house."

"The two pieces of jade are actually similar in shape and shape. They are both made of square columns and engraved on all sides, but one starts with 'Jianyue Gang Mao Jiyang' and the other starts with 'Disease and Yan Mao'."

"Let's look at this one first. The first moon is just at the center of the mao, and the spirit is in all directions, red, green, white and yellow, and the four colors are the same. The emperor ordered Zhu Rong to teach Kuilong, and the common epidemic just broke out. I dare not be it. This is Gangmao."

"As for this one, the writing on it reads: The day of the disease is severe, and the emperor orders Kuihua. Shun Er Gu Fu, Hua Zi Ling Shu. It is both upright and straight, and it is both square and square. I dare not take it when the epidemic is just coming out. This It's Yan Mao."

"These four things together can be called the 'Western Han Dynasty Four-piece Set of Evil Resisting';" Zhou Zhi said with a smile: "If you count Gangmao and Yanmao separately as a pair, it is 'Gangyan Qizhen'."

"Gangmao basically means: the Gangmao made in the middle of the first month has been completed. The powerful Shushu covers the east, west, north, south and four directions, runs through the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and is in charge of the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, and the four gods. Shun. Emperor Yan issued an order to the god of fire, Zhurong, to tame and teach the two beasts, Kui and Dragon. After taming and teaching Kui and the dragon to protect me, there will be no one among the many ghosts, plagues and ghosts that can defeat me."

"Yanmao basically means: Wear Yanmao on the day of Zimao to overcome unlucky things. This is because Emperor Yan ordered Zhu Rong to tame the Kui beast. Kuilong obeys people and serves them for a long time. Shenwei's shu script. Strict and upright, just like the square and gu for writing, there are so many evil ghosts, diseases and ghosts, none of them can face me."

Even Wenwan Xiaobai understands one thing, that is, once Wenwan has calligraphy characters, its value far exceeds that of ordinary patterns.

This pair of small jade objects is about an inch long and has six points on the square. They are actually quite pocket-sized, but one is engraved with 34 characters and the other is engraved with 32 characters, which are far more precious than ordinary seals.

"The meaning of the text is very auspicious. By the way, there is also a story about Gang Mao in the "Han Shu Wang Mang Biography"."

"Oh?" Elder Sun couldn't remember this: "Tell me about it, Elbow."

Zhou Zhi said: "In the "Hanshu·Wang Mang Biography", there is the word 'Gangmao of the first month'. Yan Shigu's annotation cited Fuqian and said: 'Gangmao, worn on the day of the first month, is three inches long, one inch wide, and square. , or use jade, or gold, or peach, and wear it with a leather belt.'”

"Wang Mang forbade the world to wear it because of this, which aroused dissatisfaction."

"This is an auspicious accessory unique to the Han Dynasty. Why did Wang Mang ban it?" Lao Chai expressed his incomprehension.

"Because 'Mao' means ancient metal knife and coin, and gold knife together is the word 'Liu'. Wang Mang banned Mao because he was afraid that people would use it as a symbol of the Liu family and wear it as a commemoration, so it was banned If it is dropped, it will make 'the benefit of the golden knife impossible'."

"Ah?" Lao Chai couldn't help laughing at Wang Mang's strange thinking: "Such careful thought, applied to the people's livelihood policy, will not die quickly!"

Sun Lao said with a smile: "This is where the real value of Wenwan lies. It itself is the crystallization of Chinese civilization, which contains a lot of historical and cultural knowledge for future generations. The main task of our art is to collect important cultural relics from the people, and To meet the collection, communication and learning needs of literary and play lovers."

"As for appreciation and preservation, it's a secondary function."

"Speaking of Gangmao and Yanmao, I also know a story."

"Mr. Zhang, wait..." Zhou Zhi immediately opened the bag, took out a pen and paper, "Okay, tell me."

"Gangmao and Yanmao, the two auspicious accessories of the Han Dynasty, have always been loved by later generations of literati. Whether it is Gao Lian's "Zunsheng Eight Notes" in the Ming Dynasty, or Zhang Dai's "Night Sailing Boat", Gangmao is listed as a 'treasure'."

"Yuan Kewen, one of the four sons of the modern Republic of China, collected the stories of Gangmao and Yanmao, which can be called a legend."

"At the beginning, Yuan Kewen got Gangmao when he was traveling in the West Lake. According to records, it is 'white jade as bright and smooth as ice and snow, with shallow official script, straight to a small Han stele, and it is a rare treasure'."

"But Yan Maolai has never been able to find a match, so it is quite a pity."

"Yan Jingming, a famous politician in the late Qing Dynasty, knew about this, and said with a smile that Yan Mao himself had one here. It was a great-grandson of the famous poet He Shaoji, a famous poet, calligrapher and painter, and He Xingshu, a great collector. He got it from the Pan family of Wumen."

"Yan Jingming was highly valued by Cixi at that time. He made great achievements in rectifying the household department and building granaries. Cixi politely called him "Dan Weng". Yan Jingming offered to buy this Yanmao from He Xingshu with 300 taels of silver. have to follow."

"So Yuan Kewen proposed to buy Yan Mao from Yan Jingming for [-] oceans to match Gangmao, but Yan Jingming refused, saying that he knew that Yuan Kewen had a Song version of "Wei Suzhou Collection" in his hand, so he had to add This is the only way to agree to exchange."

"In the end, Yuan Kewen exchanged Yan Mao with a thousand oceans and the Song Dynasty's "Wei Suzhou Collection", thinking that he had the best collection, because the size of the two jade Maos matched the "Pei" recorded in "Hou Han Shu Yufu Zhi" He changed his study to "Pei Shuangyin Studio" and wrote an article to record the process of obtaining Shuangmao."

"Elbow, these four Western Han evil spirit accessories, Gangmao Yanmao, Weng Zhongsinan, are you really planning to take action?" Mr. Zhang finished telling the story, and asked Zhou Zhi solemnly: "You should think about it. Most likely won’t come back.”

"At first I thought about making a move," Zhou Zhi was so happy that he couldn't see his eyes, "But after hearing such a story from Mr. Zhang, I changed my mind."

On the contrary, Mr. Zhang breathed a sigh of relief: "You can keep the elbows of such things. Let alone how difficult it is to put together a set, there is always a reason why it has been sought after by literati throughout the ages."

"Yes, Wenwan's reputation can also be passed on to the world. I already know this." Zhou Zhi nodded.

The aesthetics of Chinese people is very amazing. It can be said that from the Paleolithic age to modern times, the aesthetic style advocated by Chinese people has always been introverted, reserved, quiet, elegant, and neutral.

The unrestrained, enthusiastic, bright, and strong aesthetic elements can only be the occasional flashes of stunning talent, but they are by no means mainstream.

(End of this chapter)