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Chapter 235 Heroes' Cup

"Officially made in Ming Dynasty, Green Tara of Esoteric Buddhism." Lin Fengcao replied.

"Lvqinan is really particular about carving Green Tara." Yu Yao couldn't help sighing.

Buddhism is a foreign religion, and the Buddha statues that have been handed down can be roughly divided into Zen Buddhism and Tantric Buddhism.Among them, Zen Buddhist statues are Sinicized Buddha statues, which rose early, beginning in the Jin Dynasty, and reached their peak in the Tang Dynasty; Tantric Buddhist statues were introduced from Nepal in the Yuan Dynasty, and they are especially common in Tibet. They only became popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Obsessed with "Tibetan Buddhism, the largest number.

Generally speaking, the Green Tara of Tantric Buddhism is the Guanyin Bodhisattva of Zen Buddhism.The source of this name is related to the early portraits. The image of Green Tara is basically green.

"Lv Qinan's Green Tara Buddha statue is also from the Ming Dynasty... maybe it is from the Yongle Dynasty?" Yu Yao asked again.

"You can't do it if you don't agree with it, it is true." Lin Fengcao said, "Behind the base, from left to right, there is a horizontal engraving of 'Daming Yongle Nian Shi'."

The order in which Chinese characters were written in ancient times was generally written vertically in columns, from right to left, even if they were written horizontally, this order was often the same.However, the engravings of Tantric Buddha statues in the Yongle period were basically from left to right, which complied with the reading and writing habits of Tibetan.

There have really been fake imitations in the market that are engraved from right to left.

"However, I heard that the raw material of this piece of Green Qinan Agarwood is from the Song Dynasty, a thousand-year-old material!" Lin Fengcao added.

"Song Dynasty?" Yu Yao thought for a while, "It seems that there is a record in unofficial history, saying that Cai Jing once got a piece of top-quality agarwood, but he couldn't find a suitable subject, so he didn't find someone to do it, and then it disappeared. In the early Ming Dynasty, It was acquired by Zhu Yuanzhang. He didn't like it, but because it was precious, he had the right to store it in the inner treasury. Could it be this piece?"

"I have checked the historical materials, and there is indeed no record in the official history. But as you said, combining all kinds of unofficial historical notes, this one is the most likely. After Yongle Emperor Zhu Di took the throne from his nephew, he got this piece of agarwood from the inner treasury. Later, it was not impossible to carve into Tantric Buddha statues. I saw the pattern, and it was consistent with the shape of the bronze Buddha statues in the Yongle period."

"The Ghost Eye Sect back then was really amazing, such things can be taken away." Yu Yao couldn't help sighing in his heart when he thought of the heavy weapons in other words.It's just that Cai Pengxi knows too little, and doesn't know what the heavy weapon in Tuzikou is.

"The last thing is also a big one, a rhino horn cup." Lin Fengcao said here, with an unnatural expression, "However, this cannot be verified."

Yu Yao looked at Lin Fengcao, "Rhino horn cup, big piece? Could it be too big beyond imagination? It can't be verified, because it is impossible to have such a big rhino horn raw material?"

"No. Although it is very big, it is bigger than the handed down rhino horn cups that can be found, but it is also within the range of rhino horns. This large piece is not only because of its size, but also because of the author."

"It's also from the Ming Dynasty? The Ming Dynasty has the most famous artists, and Bao Tiancheng is the most important."

"It's from the Ming Dynasty, but it's not Bao Tiancheng. This person is even more famous than Bao Tiancheng. Anyone who has come into contact with antiques and who doesn't understand rhino horns knows it."

Yu Yao showed doubts on his face, "How is it possible? Knowing about rhino horns? I'm still famous, why don't I know?"

"Wuzhong's unique skills, Lu Zigang's jade control, Bao Tiancheng's rhinoceros control...all can last for a hundred years, and they are invincible." Lin Fengcao said in a deep voice, "I say it can't be verified because my grandfather said, According to the consensus of my great-grandfather and Da Zhangyan, this rhino horn cup is the work of Lu Zigang!"

"Lu Zigang? Carving rhinoceros horns?"

"That's what they decided. According to the pattern, there is indeed a stamp of 'Zigang made' on it. It is a strong Gang, not a hill."

"Signing is no problem. Zigang (just) has had two kinds. But Lu Zigang carved rhinoceros horn cups, which is really unheard of."

Lin Fengcao smiled, "Don't you like unofficial history? It is recorded in unofficial history that Lu Zigang once made a rhino horn seal."

"I just read a lot. I can't compare to you, a history lecturer in a famous university." Yu Yao said, and said, "Even the jade wares made by Lu Zigang are rare... ···”

Zigang jade is a peak in the history of Chinese jade. When it comes to the peak of Chinese jade, there are two historical periods, one is Hanyu, and the other is Qianlonggong.

However, Lu Zigang is a peak achieved by a single person, there is no one before, and there will be no one to come.

Those who play ancient times, especially those who play jade, don't know Lu Zigang, so don't play.

There are many types of Zigang jade, including jade cup jade brand hosta.However, since Lu Zigang, imitations have spread all over the world, and there are many highly skilled ones.So far, the jade wares that have been recognized as being made by Lu Zigang himself are no more than one slap in the face.

It seems that none of them can be said to be "recognized", otherwise there will be none!Because there is always someone against it.Let's say it is basically recognized by most experts.

As for the Rhino Horn Cup, it is a bit unbelievable to be basically recognized, so Lin Fengcao said that it cannot be verified.

However, it can be jointly recognized by Zhu Zhengliang, the palm eye of Mu Zikou, and Xu Taiyan, the eye of the big palm. With the eyesight of these two people, the credibility is still very high.

At this time, something suddenly flashed in Yu Yao's mind, "Mr. Lin, this rhino horn cup, isn't it also a hero's cup?"

The word 卺 (jin) is relatively uncommon, and it means scoop.A gourd is cut into two gourds, and the hexa is to be closed again, so the hexa cup is a special cup used for drinking wine in ancient weddings.

In the Forbidden City, there is a green and white jade Heroes Cup, which is basically identified as Lu Zigang's handed down jade.

This 卺 cup is two cup tubes connected together.Drinking cross-cup wine with this kind of cups is not like holding a cup and crossing arms to drink like this; instead, the two cups are originally connected together, so that each person drinks wine from one cup.

In the middle of the two cups, there is a three-dimensional carving of a bird and a beast. The bird stands on top of the beast, and the bird stands on the head of the beast.

The bird is an eagle, and it is a hero; the beast is a bear, and it is a hero.That's why it's called the Heroes Cup.

"The shape is indeed the same as the jade cup in the Forbidden City. It is a rhino horn cup. However, the jade cup is less than ten centimeters high (coincidentally, the actual height is [-] centimeters), but this rhino horn cup is much larger. In addition , although many people call it the Heroes Cup, but in fact, the carvings should not be eagles and bears."

Yu Yao nodded. He also knew this. There was a description in the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty: "The shape is peculiar, with two cups facing each other, and the middle is connected together to make the wine pass. Between the two cups, there is a majestic phoenix. over the beast."

It's just that the name Heroes Hero Cup has been established by convention, and it's already spoken smoothly.

"The Rhinoceros Horn Cup, Lu Zigang's money. If Lu Zigang really made it himself, it's not just a heavy weapon!"

At this time, the two were already waiting for a car on the side of the road, and a taxi came.

Lin Fengcao said while waving, "If this secret treasure can really see the light of day again, it will definitely set off a hurricane in the cultural relics world!"

(End of this chapter)