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Chapter 596

"How do you say that?" Yu Yao mused, "This jade tablet must be from the late Ming Dynasty. I think it is roughly from the Wanli period. Based on this alone, winning [-] is a mistake. They say 'thick Ming Dynasty' ’, such a well-crafted Ming Dynasty jade plate is worth hundreds of thousands.”

"Isn't Lu Zigang also from the Wanli period?"

"This should be true. This person is a legend, and there are not many historical materials. He should have lived in the period from Jiajing to Wanli." Yu Yao replied, "However, looking at it this way, I can't make a complete judgment without the help of tools. This is Lu Zigang's personal work."

"With tools?" Xiao Ying was slightly taken aback, "I think you are too cautious?"

Yu Yao is not overly cautious, because there is still no Zigang brand that is recognized as Lu Zigang's own work.

Originally in the Ming Dynasty, Lu Zigang was very famous. The jade wares created by Lu Zigang were extremely expensive, and there were a group of loyal fans of officials and rich people. There should be a certain number of works left at that time.

Zigang brand is one of the three classic jade wares created by Lu Zigang, along with jade cups and jade hairpins.Of course, Lu Zigang's treatment of jade has a wide scope, but these three kinds of jade are the most famous.

However, after so many years, it is precisely because of the greatest reputation that the Zigang brand is relatively popular; therefore, from the time when Lu Zigang was alive to today, it has never been imitated.

Has been imitated, never surpassed.

From the Ming Dynasty to the present, the highest level of imitations of the Zigang brand appeared in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty.

Qianlong's love for jade also greatly promoted the development of jade wares.At the same time, the jade material route had been opened up at that time. From Hotan to the capital, to Suzhou, and to most parts of the Central Plains, Hetian jade materials were continuously transported over.

During the Qianlong period, there were many master jade craftsmen in the Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and among the people, there were also many skilled jade carving craftsmen.

Therefore, during the Qianlong period, a certain number of Zigang cards that could be faked and genuine appeared.However, there are some high-white Hetian jade materials, which were relatively rare in the late Ming Dynasty.

In today's market, even if a person has poor eyesight, if he encounters a Zigang brand and says it is "fake", it is basically correct.

"The use of tools is to further observe the knife technique. There are some subtle traces, which are difficult to see with the naked eye." Yu Yao smiled, "However, the most important thing about the master's things is the charm. I think it is very likely that Lu Zigang!"

Xiao Ying nodded, "This is a Zigang card, and it has already been paid for. Otherwise, looking for the legendary hidden money is also a good factor for judgment."

Regarding Lu Zigang, there are more unofficial histories than official ones, and more folklore than unofficial ones.It is said that Lu Zigang's jade wares, if there is no clear money, must have a dark money, no matter how special the jade is, and no matter how difficult it is to get this one.

The two most widely circulated stories about Lu Zigang are both related to Emperor Wanli.

Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, in the early stage of his reign, it didn't matter. The power was in the hands of Zhang Juzheng, and it was rumored that Zhang Juzheng had an affair with his mother.So when Emperor Wanli finally waited for Zhang Juzheng to die and had the final say, he did things a little differently from ordinary people.

When Emperor Wanli heard about Lu Zigang's name, he had a whim and wanted to test him.Wanli came up with a problem and asked Lu Zigang to carve a jade ring finger, but the content was "Picture of Hundred Horses".

It's a bit embarrassing.Isn't your jade carving skills awesome?Come, let me see how awesome it is.

Castiglione Castiglione in the Qing Dynasty once painted "Hundred Horses", which is more than eight meters long and one meter wide.On this little jade finger, let alone carving, even painting, it can't paint a hundred horses.

Lu Zigang completed it.

He carved the background on the facade of the finger, with mountains and dense forests in the distance and city walls and gates in the vicinity.Three horses were carved, one running into the city gate, one just running out of the valley, and one galloping on the road.The outer facade of the finger is round, and with the engraved patterns and vivid carvings, it gives people a continuous feeling.

Avoid the truth.

Wanli was not picky, and rewarded Lu Zigang.

And Lu Zigang died in the second story related to Emperor Wanli.

Lu Zigang paid for the finger-pull before.Later, Emperor Wanli asked Lu Zigang to carve a jade pot. He made a special request and could not sign it!
Lu Zigang was completed on schedule again.Emperor Wanli took a look at it, and it was indeed very good, and he didn't find the money. Sacred Heart was very happy.

However, it's not that Lu Zigang didn't sign the money, but made a secret money!
This kind of art master figure always has some personality.Facing the emperor, Lu Zigang still maintained his personality.It's just that with the help of clever techniques, the inscription is concealed, and it fell into the spout, thinking that Emperor Wanli would not find it.

In a short period of time, Wanli did not find out.But everything is afraid of an accident.One day, Wanli was admiring this jade pot again, and it happened that the angle of the sunlight was very coincidental. Wanli found through the light that there seemed to be words engraved in the mouth of the pot!
In the end, Wanli confirmed that the words were indeed engraved.

If this matter is said to be serious, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor and will be beheaded; but it can also be said to be small.Talking big and talking small, it all depends on Wanli's words.

Wanli was not a sage emperor, and judging from his experience, it was impossible for him to become an open-minded person.

As a result, Lu Zigang, the great master of the generation, was executed.

"Yeah." Yu Yao nodded, "On the Zigang card, it's impossible to use a hidden one. But the reason why I said using tools is also because of Lu Zigang's sword skills."

"You mean the knives knife?"

"It's hard to say whether the knives are good or not. However, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty basically focused on grinding and rolling jade, while Lu Zigang mainly focused on carving. Therefore, it is very important to study the details of knife craftsmanship."

"Yes, you can study it slowly, maybe you can write a paper." Xiao Ying said, "Even you can't judge, which makes me lose interest."

Yu Yao smiled, "Let's not talk about this for now, let's find a place to eat first."

After dinner, the two went back to the hotel for an early rest.

Early the next morning, the reserved taxi arrived on time, and the two got into the car and headed straight from Chang'an City to Mount Taibai, Baomei County.

The taxi driver heard that the two of them were going to climb the mountain, and suggested going directly to a place called Baishuiyu, from where they could climb the mountain directly.The two didn't have a clear goal at first, they just took a look first and agreed.

As a result, when we arrived at Baishui Valley, this area was closed to mountains; in desperation, we listened to the driver's suggestion and went to another place called Chishui Valley.

There was a resort at the foot of Chishui Valley. The two had a brief discussion and felt that they must be very tired after a day, so they booked a room at the resort before starting to climb the mountain.

(End of this chapter)