Play treasure master

Chapter 118
Teng Kunwu was not modest, and said proudly, "The craftsmen who made the Xuande furnace back then were not gods; if they could do it, I could do it too. Nowadays, imitations of Xuande furnaces on the market are a disaster. In fact, from the perspective of craftsmanship, there are also masters; it's just that Wind-polished copper is too special to be researched.”

"From Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, to the Qing Dynasty, and to the Republic of China, copper incense burners with Xuande models emerged in endlessly, but it was rare to see 'true Xuan'. It is said that even if only more than 3000 pieces were made at that time, it was a first-class good thing after all. , Originally, many of them should be preserved and handed down."

As Yu Yao said, he couldn't help feeling emotional, "It's a pity, the Xuande furnace has experienced too many catastrophes!"

There were more than 100 styles of Xuande stoves, which were used for sacrifices in the Taimiao and the inner court, for the court, for rewards, and some were stored in the warehouse.

But before the Ming Dynasty perished, Xuande Furnace suffered its first catastrophe.

Emperor Chongzhen smelted bronze and cast coins.

Chongzhen’s situation at that time was indeed stretched. In order to make up for the emptiness of the national treasury and deal with the predicament, he once sent all the copper wares in the inner government treasury and the copper wares idle in the palace to the Baoyuan Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, and minted coins after melting.Inside, there are not only Xuande stoves, but also precious bronzes from the last three generations.

Qianlong ruined cultural relics, that is, engraved words, inscriptions, poems and stamps, and Chongzhen directly "realized".There's no way around this, the emperor almost has nothing to do, so how can he manage so much?

During the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor's life was also very difficult. Using the same method, he melted the bronze wares of the past dynasties in the palace and used them to make money.

These two catastrophes can be found in history, and must include the Xuande furnace.

In the war years of the Japanese invasion, it was one thing to rob cultural relics, and the use of copper to make guns was another. Back then, the Japanese used to collect copper ware frantically all over China.The more famous incident is that the ten-meter-high bronze Guanyin statue in Dahui Temple was destroyed by the Japanese and replaced by a wooden Guanyin statue.

In the past few decades, it is estimated that a lot of things can be destroyed just by breaking the four olds.In short, even today, there may still be authentic Xuande stoves, but they should be rare.This has also become an "unsolved case" in the history of Chinese cultural relics.

Many museums have so-called "Xuande Furnaces", but it is difficult to find one that is recognized as "true Xuan" by all experts.

Not to mention the "true Xuan" of Xuande for three years. Wu Bangzuo, the minister of the Ministry of Industry who supervised the work, later summoned craftsmen to imitate a batch of Xuande furnaces, which are considered to be the most sophisticated among the imitations; It is not easy to find these days, and the auctions often exceed tens of millions.

"If one day, the secret treasure of the Ghost Eye Gate can be seen again, maybe this unsolved case can be solved." Teng Kunwu said slowly.

Yu Yao silently put the "Xuande furnace" away, and then picked up the biggest brocade box.

The big guy in this brocade box is a three-dragon Taotie round statue, more than half a meter high, but the diameter of the trumpet-shaped mouth is larger than the belly neck, which is a foot.

The shoulders of the three-dragon Taotie round statue are a combination of round carving and relief. Of course, this is casting rather than carving.The heads of the three beaulieu protrude from the shoulders, and the dragon bodies meander and circle on the slope of the shoulders.

As for the abdomen, there are three ribs cast in accordance with the trend, separating the same size area, all of which are decorated with the same Taotie pattern.On the ring foot, there are string patterns.

The workmanship is extremely fine.

"A heavy weapon from the late Shang Dynasty!" Yu Yao exclaimed.

The three-dragon Taotie pattern round statue is easily reminiscent of the four-goat square statue, both of which are bronze wares from the late Shang Dynasty. The three dragon heads and four sheep heads are also similar.

However, if it is a round statue, the three dragon heads are more suitable than the four dragon heads; and if it is a square statue, the four faces and the four sheep heads are more suitable.

In the late Shang Dynasty, the development of bronze wares reached a peak, with many types and exquisite and complicated decorations.Taidian Fangding is also a heavy weapon in the late Shang Dynasty.

"There is another one, which is also from the Shang Dynasty, but it is from the early stage!" Teng Kunwu was no longer surprised by Yu Yao's vision.Although the real product is not there, it is just a high imitation, but it is not a problem for him to judge that it is from the Shang Dynasty based on the characteristics of the shape and decoration.

What Teng Kunwu was talking about was naturally the short and wide brocade box.

After Yu Yao opened it, he found that it was a bronze plate.

The diameter of the plate mouth is about [-] centimeters, and there is a round abdomen and ring feet under the plate; together with the ring feet, the overall height is about [-] centimeters.On the surface of the disk, there are black bird patterns surrounding the center, and fish patterns and Kuilong patterns on the periphery.

The inside of the plate is rusty like emerald, while the outside of the plate is mixed with red spots.

The whole is very complete, not a single defect.However, in terms of craftsmanship, it is a bit inferior to the Taidian Fangding and the Three Dragons Taotie Yuan Zun.

After Yu Yao observed it, he found that there was a two-character inscription in the inconspicuous part of the circle: Mu Bing.

In the early Shang Dynasty, inscriptions on bronze wares were rare, and there were not many, that is, one or two characters.For example, this "Mother Bing" should have cast this plate with a black bird pattern to worship the mother, and the mother's name is Bing.

"There are also inscriptions! Not to mention the market value of this plate with the pattern of black birds, the value of cultural relics is immeasurable." Yu Yao clicked his tongue in admiration, "The black bird is a merchant, so I can use it to sacrifice my mother."

The mysterious bird of destiny descended to give birth to Shang, which is a sentence in the Book of Songs.Legend has it that the ancestor of the Shang family was named Qi, who was "born with a sense of heaven" and "born without a father".

Who is born with a bird?It is just a reflection of the worship of bird totems by the early Shang people.However, the emergence of such a plate with black bird pattern in the early Shang Dynasty is just a proof. The original Shang clan, which later established the Shang Dynasty, still bears the imprint of ancestor totem worship.

"This item is so mediocre in craftsmanship that it took me a while to make it." Teng Kunwu went on to say, "But this item is worth keeping in secret! There are too few intact bronzes from the early Shang Dynasty on the market! What's more, the black bird decoration and the mother sacrifice inscription on this piece really complement each other!"

Yu Yao nodded repeatedly.

Afterwards, the two of them faced the plate with the black bird pattern together, and they couldn't help looking at each other and laughing out loud.

In this world, it is not difficult to find a person with similar interests, but it is not easy to find someone after you have reached a certain height in a certain interest.The lower you go, the easier it is to find, and the higher you go, the harder it is to find.

For example, you love to play snooker. If you have just learned how to move and can’t hit a few points in a shot, then you can go to any ballroom and find someone to play with. You can also have fun.But if you can pass a hundred in a single stroke, it will be difficult for you to find someone willing to communicate among amateur players.

The master is lonely.

Teng Kunwu has been lonely for many years, especially in the past ten years, even He Wenguang has been unable to communicate.

Yu Yao was also very happy during the communication, but he still involuntarily glanced at the smallest brocade box several times.

It's only the size of a cigarette case, what will be inside it?

"Don't think about it, the purpose of this thing is still a bit controversial, but anyway, it's also made of bronze." Teng Kunwu noticed Yu Yao's gaze, and he took the initiative to open the smallest brocade box.

　The National Day holiday is here, I wish you all a happy holiday and everything goes well.

　　
　
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