Jianbao life

Chapter 1002 The Authenticity of the National Treasure

"Good! Good! Good!"

Mr. Liu held a five-dragon seal in both hands, the texture was very transparent, the color was as green as blue, moist and lustrous, it looked like a jade seal exuding a hundred taels of brilliance, and he kept saying hello.

Not only that, but from the red light on his face, the slight trembling all over his body, and the bulging veins on the back of his hands, he could tell how excited he was at the moment.

"Chuan Guo Yuxi, is this really Chuan Guo Yuxi?" Liu Sizhe, who just happened to come to his grandfather's house today, did not expect to encounter such a treasure, which made him feel as if he had fallen into a dream.

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Liu Qinshu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Look at this Fang Yuxi, which is as green as blue in color, four inches in diameter, and five dragons in Shanghai. Shou Yongchang's eight seal characters, isn't that true?"

Wu Ke also nodded and said: "Look, everyone, the corner of this Fang Yuxi is also inlaid with gold, which is also in line with the historical records of the Chuan Guo Yuxi, and the color of this gold looks very old, I think this is also in line with the age. characteristics."

The reason why the Chuanguo Yuxi is missing is that at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang was about to usurp the throne and asked the Queen Mother for the Chuanguo Yuxi.When the queen mother learned about it, she was furious and threw the jade seal to the ground, but a corner of the jade seal was broken.

Wang Mang was both happy and regretful when he got the broken Jade Seal of Chuanguo, he ordered the craftsman in the palace to be found, and ordered him to fill up the missing corner with gold within two days.So Chuan Guo Yuxi has the feature of gold inlay.

Zhao Yunlin took the words and said: "In addition, Cao Pi forced Han Xiandi to abdicate, proclaimed himself emperor and established Wei State, and carved eight official characters on the shoulder of Chuan Guoxi's "Great Wei Receives the Seal of Han Chuanguo". Later Zhao Shi strangled the former Zhao and got the seal. The right side is engraved with 'Heavenly Destiny Shi Shi', aren't these words clearly displayed on this Fang Yuxi?"

Liu Sizhe didn't expect that his words would cause the three women in the room to denounce, and quickly said with a smile on their faces: "I didn't say it was an imitation, but the records of Chuan Guo Yuxi are too detailed. His characteristics are recorded in the history books, so I think we should be more careful, otherwise it will not affect Brother Chen's reputation in the end?"

Chu Chen spread his hands with a smile: "I don't plan to collect this Jade Seal of the Kingdom myself. Even if it is to be exhibited, it has nothing to do with me. How will it affect my reputation?"

"Ah? Brother Chen, are you going to donate it?" Liu Sizhe looked a little surprised.

Chu Chen said: "Of course, it doesn't matter if I collect other things myself, but the meaning of Chuanguo Yuxi is different. Personal collection is really inappropriate."

In fact, although this Jade Seal is an important weapon of the country, it is nothing more than a seal with special significance in the final analysis, and it certainly cannot change the direction of history.

From another perspective, whether there is a seal or not, it will not affect the control of power, and even the momentum of authority may not fluctuate.It is precisely because of this that after the Northern Song Dynasty, there were more and more seals of the emperor, and their intention was to dilute the sanctity of the imperial jade seals.

Of course, judging from Zhang Huoni's statement, this is very likely because the Jade Seal of the Song Dynasty was already an imitation, so it cannot be done.But even so, in the hundreds of years since the jade seal disappeared, no dynasty said that it would not be able to control power without the jade seal of Chuanguo, and now our country is even more prosperous.

However, although the current Chuanguo Yuxi can only be regarded as a priceless national treasure in essence, its evolution over thousands of years has made it a spiritual symbol, and it is considered by many people to be an artifact of the country .

Of course, Chu Chen would not keep such a treasure with special meaning in his hands, otherwise it would definitely cause him trouble in the future, especially his identity, and it would not be convenient for him to collect it.

For Chu Chen's decision, both Mr. Liu and Chu Yongning expressed their approval with satisfaction. Although others felt a little pity, the Chuanguo Yuxi was no longer an ordinary thing in terms of meaning. Therefore, in order to avoid future troubles, they also They can all understand Chu Chen's decision.

"Achen, when are you going to donate?" Wu Ke asked.

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "In a few days, many people haven't read it now. If I donate immediately, I will be drowned in saliva."

That day, Chu Chen and Zuo Shan returned to the hotel, because it was already night, and they didn't have time to take the flight back that day.But the next day, there were only three non-stop flights from Xiazhou to the capital, and the others had to be transferred, so he booked a direct flight at [-]:[-] pm, which was the earliest plane that could reach the capital.

Considering that the Chuanguo Yuxi is too precious, after Chu Chen returned home, he, his parents and Wu Ke brought the Yuxi to Liu's hometown to appreciate it, which is why this scene happened.

"We'll talk about that later."

Mr. Liu said with a smile: "Antique appraisal is a very serious matter, especially for national treasures such as the Chuanguo Yuxi, which should be appraised with caution. Just like Ah Zhe said, these details are well recorded in the history of literature. It is clear, not only we know it, but also the ancients. Therefore, it is really impossible to determine the authenticity of the jade seal based on these alone."

"Then where should we start?" Liu Qinshu asked.

"First of all, of course, is the material." Liu Lao said.

Liu Sizhe said: "According to the historical records, the jade seal of the Chuan Kingdom is as green as blue, moist and lustrous. Many people say it is Lantian jade. Now that I see the real thing, I think it looks like Lantian jade."

Chu Chen denied: "This is obviously impossible, we all know that the Chuanguo jade seal is made of He's Bi, and He's Bi was unlocked from a piece of uncut jade that Bian He got in Jingshan. You have to know that Jingshan is located in Jingchu, and Lantian Jade is near Xijing, the difference between the two places is more than 400 kilometers, so it is obviously impossible for the Chuan Guo Yuxi to be made of Lantian jade."

Wu Ke took over and said, "Also, even if this Fang Yuxi looks like Lantian jade, it's impossible for Lantian jade to have such brilliance. Otherwise, Lantian jade would have been famous long ago."

Liu Sizhe looked at the jade seal that seemed to be exuding brilliance, and said with a smile: "That's true, but what kind of jade is this?"

Mr. Liu pondered for a while, and then replied: "As for the materials used to make the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom, there are generally three views in the academic circles, which are color-changing labradorite, turquoise, and Dushan jade. If this is the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom, I think it is more likely to be a mutated labradorite."

Labradorite is relatively common and is used as a decorative material. However, some iridescent labradorites can be used as gemstones, and the rarer ones are color-changing labradorites.

Labradorite emits a special iridescent shimmer.This phenomenon is due to the interface of ionized sheets, twin crystals or lamellar inclusions with different sodium content inside the labradorite crystal, which will cause flickering and different hues due to the interference of diffraction or reflected light. or flashes of varying brightness.

In different parts of the same labradorite, when the thickness of these oriented conjoined bodies is different, different interference color regions can be produced, which can not only present a single spectral color such as green and blue, but also present yellow, golden yellow, red and purple red Equal tones.

These colors will produce hue changes or light and dark changes in the order of spectral colors as the light direction or viewing angle changes.Labradorite with this type of play-of-color is called play-of-color labradorite.

And this Fang Yuxi can exude an incredible brilliance, which is indeed like a color-changing labradorite.However, this Fang Yuxi looks moist and lustrous like the best jade, which is not the same as the characteristics of labradorite. Perhaps it is really like Liu Lao said, it is a mutated color-changing labradorite.

After a moment of silence, Liu Sizhe said: "In terms of material, I think as long as it matches the records in literature and history, it is fine. After all, the Chuan Guo Yuxi has disappeared for so many years, and who can accurately know the real Chuan Guo Yuxi? What material is it made of?"

"Besides, the material of this Fang Yuxi is so special, it is likely to be unique in the world, and it is the same as the records in literature and history. I don't think even a harsh person can say that there is a problem with the material, right?"

Everyone nodded, and they all agreed with these words.

Wu Ke asked: "Apart from the material, is there any other way to identify the authenticity? And since everyone knows the characteristics of the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom, it should be possible to distinguish the authentic from the fake in terms of carving, right?"

Chu Chen said with a smile: "Actually, there is the easiest way to identify this Chuan Guo Yuxi."

"What method?" Except for Mr. Liu, everyone else looked at Chu Chen curiously, wanting to hear his answer.

Chu Chen made a fool of himself first, and asked with a smile: "Do you know what the Chuan Guo Yuxi is mainly used for?"

Liu Sizhe said hesitantly: "It should be used to prove whether the dynasty is orthodox?"

Liu Qinshu laughed when she heard the words: "Azhe, thanks to you being a college student, of course Yuxi is for use!"

Liu Sizhe was startled, and seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, his face, which was already as thick as a city wall, turned red, and he coughed vigorously a few times to make himself less embarrassed.

Chu Chen relieved him with a smile, and said: "Everyone knows that after the seal is used, as long as it is stained with ink pad, there will be some marks on the surface of the seal. Especially after years of savings, the marks will become more obvious, and even It penetrates into the seal, and it is impossible to clean it. In particular, the Chuanguo Yuxi, from Qin Shihuang to the Later Tang Dynasty, has been used for so many years, and the ink paste on it is impossible to clean.”

When Chu Chen was talking about this, Mr. Liu showed everyone the seal of the jade seal, and it turned out that there were traces of long-term use on the seal.

Chu Chen went on to say: "Of course, this alone can't confirm the authenticity of the Chuan Guo Yuxi, but we can scrape off some of the ink pad and do a scientific appraisal, and it should be fine."

　Thanks to the book friend "Floating Clouds and Lonely" for their support!

　　
　
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