Tibetan play style

Chapter 115 Are You a Couple?
Palace lanterns, as the name suggests, are lanterns in the palace.It is the lighting tool for the emperor's house, and it is famous all over the world for its elegance and luxury, full of court style.

Palace lanterns have a history of thousands of years in China and have become a symbol of Chinese traditional culture.As a special handicraft made by our country's handicraft industry, palace lanterns enjoy a high reputation in the world. To this day, palace lanterns can still be found in some luxurious palaces and residences.

According to legend, after Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty established Luoyang as his capital and unified the world, in order to celebrate this achievement, he decorated the palace with lanterns and festoons, and held a grand banquet. The name "Palace Lantern" was born from this.On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month in the first year of Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, a hundred operas were set up in Luoyang, and palace lanterns were spread all over the place.After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, every Lantern Festival, the lanterns of family treasures were hung high, and the lights were bright everywhere, and everyone roamed with lanterns, competing for splendor.This custom has spread throughout the country and overseas.The technology of making palace lanterns was also introduced from the court to the folk.

In the Qing Dynasty, palace lanterns became gifts from the emperor to reward princes and ministers because of their preciousness. "The Unofficial History of the Qing Dynasty" contains: "At the end of the year, all the princes and ministers will give gifts. The ministers before the imperial court will give a safe purse and several pairs of lamps every year."

The most widely used palace lanterns are mostly fine wood frames with carved patterns, or carved lacquer frames, inlaid with gauze, glass or glass filaments, and hung high for lighting by burning wax.

There is another kind of application that is slightly less used. This pair of vertical lamps and lanterns is 85 cm high.

"Xiaohan, you should also get started and have a look."

Ning Qingyi, who had been holding one of the palace lanterns for a long time, looked up and down. At this time, his brows were twisted into a Sichuan character, his face was serious and serious, hey... After looking carefully but still wondering whether it is true or false, he couldn't help but Feeling lost, do you really have no talent in this area? !He turned his head and saw that Xu Yunhan was still sitting still, so he urged Xu Yunhan to help him take a look.

"Oh? This little girl also knows about antiques? It's quite rare. That little girl can also play with her hands. Let's play with antiques more and more, so as to cultivate and develop a sense of touch."

Feng Qi was a little surprised when he heard Ning Qingyi's words. After sizing up Xu Yunhan, he stroked the short and sparse goatee on his chin, and gave some kind words of advice.

Xu Yunhan nodded and said yes, stood up and gently held the small part in the middle of the palace lantern. She knew the result as soon as she took it.

This palace lantern is indeed something from the mid-Qing Dynasty. I stroked it carefully. The temperature of each part was the same, and it gave her the same feeling. In addition to the warmth from her hands, her nose was still faintly warm. You can smell the woody fragrance unique to the pineapple flower tree, which is very fragrant.

Although the idea of ​​this palace lantern was not long ago, the pineapple wood used for it was made from an old tree, so she could smell the fragrance of pineapple wood.

Huangli Huamu, the scientific name is Dalbergia Dalbergia, also known as Hainan Dalbergia, Hainan Huangli Huamu.Huanghua pear is the main material of hardwood furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is favored by craftsmen in Ming and Qing Dynasties because of its yellow color, fine material, soft texture and fragrant fragrance.Huanghuali wood has a high density and high oil content, which can resist the influence of humid environment.The wood has a beautiful grain and feels as smooth as a baby's skin.

"Xiao Han, how is it?" Ning Qingyi asked, since Xu Yunhan started watching, he put down the palace lantern in his hand and kept paying attention to her movements and expressions.

"This one should be a palace lantern from the mid-Qing Dynasty," Xu Yunhan said, pointing to the palace lantern he had just finished watching.

After listening to her words, Ning Qingyi's eyes suddenly brightened a lot. He looked at the pair of palace lanterns in front of him with more enthusiasm, and suddenly he was full of confidence in himself again. It seems that he still has some eyesight.Recalling how he felt when he looked at the pair of palace lanterns, he thought to himself, he felt that he subconsciously believed that they were good.

"That's right. This pair of palace lanterns is indeed from the mid-Qing Dynasty. It can't be seen that the little girl understands it quite well. She is specialized in learning this trade."

Feng Qi clapped his hands after Xu Yunhan made a conclusion, and then asked, seeing Ning Qingyi's attitude of trusting Xu Yunhan's words between the two of them, it can be seen that the girl is not his relative, niece or junior, Rather, it should be the person he invited to help him see things who understands identification.

Xu Yunhan smiled and said, "I know a little bit of superficiality, so you can laugh at me."

"No matter how much you know, being accurate is the most important thing. Of course, knowing how to be humble is equally important." Feng Qi admired her dissatisfied and polite manner, and his attitude towards her became more and more kind.

Ning Qingyi touched the palace lantern in front of him happily, and when Feng Qi finished speaking, he asked impatiently,

"Boss Feng, what's the price for this pair of palace lanterns?"

"Sell the whole pair without splitting the order, one pair is 35."

While they were discussing the price, Xu Yunhan glanced at another palace lantern that she hadn't seen before, and it was better to take another look just to be prudent, so she reached out to pick it up.

As soon as she started using it, she noticed that something was wrong. The temperature transmitted to her by this palace lantern was obviously different from the one just now, it was much weaker, and the woody fragrance was almost inaudible.Xu Yunhan frowned, carefully scrutinized the exterior carving of this palace lantern, and felt something was wrong upon closer inspection.

Taking the other one up and comparing it for a while, these two palace lanterns seem to be too similar... the decorations in some details are exactly the same.

You must know that even if the paired things are made of the same material at the same time, the master carver will never pursue the same appearance, but pursue the most perfect craftsmanship based on the texture of the original wood surface.But this pair of palace lanterns seems to be one of them imitating the other, resembling in shape but not in spirit.

According to various indications, this pair of palace lanterns is half fake and half real, and the fake should be from the period of the Republic of China. Maybe there was only one in the first place. In order to match the pair, someone specially made that one.Because the price of a pair is much higher than that of a single.

"Uncle Ning, I think if you want to buy it, you should only buy this one. If Boss Feng wants to sell it in pairs, the price must not be calculated like that, it must be much lower than 35." Xu Yunhan handed over the genuine one. Moved to Ning Qingyi, pointed and said.

"Buy one alone? It's better to buy it in pairs." Ning Qingyi didn't understand what she wanted to express, why only buy one, or is Xiaohan helping him negotiate the price? !

"Of course it's good to buy in pairs. Don't we Chinese pay attention to pairing in pairs? It's a pair in the first place. If it has to be dismantled, why not? And if it is dismantled, the collection value will be much lower." Feng Qi Somewhat dissatisfied, he turned to look at Xu Yunhan, "Little girl, do you think it's too expensive? Then you can go and inquire about the price of the palace lanterns in the Qing Dynasty, and this pair of palace lanterns is made of precious pineapple flowers and trees. "

"It's expensive, because this pair of palace lanterns was originally not a pair, and they were not all palace lanterns from the Qing Dynasty. I think this one is an imitation of the Republic of China." Xu Yunhan pointed to the 'imitator' palace lantern in front of her and said.

(End of this chapter)