Since Emperor Qianlong personally participated in the design and finalization, this Qianlong's colorful Eight Immortals birthday lantern vase can be said to be an important work that represents Qianlong's aesthetic level.
The characters in the painting have distinct personalities and different expressions.
The level of painting greatly exceeds that of ordinary painters in folk kilns and official kilns, and it is the best work of similar themes in the past dynasties.
In the reconstruction project of this work, under the guidance of experts from the National Palace Museum, the porcelain painting part used the "double hook and ink filling" technique, and was accurately drawn with reference to the physical objects and digital patterns in the museum's collection, so that it perfectly achieved both form and spirit!
From this we can know that each of these ten treasures is not simple.
As for the ten most top-notch treasures from the Qing Dynasty, if they were all imitated, not to mention how much they would be worth, just looking at them would give a full sense of accomplishment.
You know, these porcelains all have their own names, and the imitations are also very famous.
After all, it was copied by the state, and it was a copy produced by a famous national treasure remanufacturing factory.
Therefore, even if it is a replica, it still has a certain value.
If it is a high imitation, the value will naturally be higher.
After all, these genuine items are all produced by the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office. As long as the imitations are a little better and can have their own characteristics, they won't be too bad.
It can be said that it was built by the Qing Palace Building Office and must be a high-quality product!
It is very troublesome for Chen Wenzhe to imitate such a batch of high-quality products, but the imitation success rate is very high.
Therefore, he followed the steps step by step, and it took him more than a month to copy them all.
By this time, his return date has been determined, which is the last two days.
Now many of the works in his studio have been packed up and shipped away.
On this day, Chen Wenzhe got on the boat and planned to leave.
He also had to leave because the Chinese New Year was coming soon.
I left at the beginning of the year, originally just for traveling, but I didn't expect to stay away for a year.
After the ship left the port and reached the sea, Gao Qijing walked into Chen Wenzhe's cabin.
"Boss, I got a lot of gems for you, let's take a look?"
"Gemstones? Why do you think you specialize in gemstones?" Chen Wenzhe was a little surprised.
"Haha, aren't you excited by Manager Li? I heard that he got a batch of treasures, and what about us? The economy of the country of Ska happened to collapse. All kinds of resource-based things are very cheap. We happened to go there to hunt for treasures. I got a batch of rubies and sapphires.”
In fact, what Gao Qijing did not say is that the country of Ska is so chaotic now that everything in the presidential palace has been purchased for zero dollars.
Therefore, many of his subordinates happen to be there. For them, the chaotic social environment can be said to be like a fish in water.
No matter how many treasures are dug out from anywhere, they can be easily transported out.
Gao Qijing clapped his hands and had a large number of boxes delivered.
Each box has a cube, which is a wooden box with a length, width and height of one meter.
Chen Wenzhe knew at a glance that each box was heavy.
"Are these all gems?"
"They are all gemstones, and they are all polished. They came from the mines, were purchased by some jewelers, and were hoarded. They were originally planning to make a fortune, but unfortunately they were not very lucky."
Chen Wenzhe was a little speechless. Being able to buy gems at such a low price has what does it have to do with the economy?
Isn’t it true that the worse the economy is and the more chaotic the society is, the more expensive this thing will be?
Besides, even if one Ska country is in chaos, other countries will not be in chaos, so the price system of gemstones is absolutely impossible to collapse.
Gao Qijing must have used special means to obtain such a large number, otherwise it would be unreasonable.
No matter how he got it or who he got it from, Chen Wenzhe is the beneficiary, so naturally he won't say anything.
However, he could still guess that these things probably came from the Ska government.
Otherwise, which private jeweler could hoard such a large number of treasures?
"In exchange for what?"
Chen Wenzhe was certain that it could not be money.
"With gold, a small amount of gold, we will definitely get an advantage. In addition, the information provided by the boss is very accurate. We quickly found a batch of treasures in the offshore waters and nearby mountains in the country of Ska.
The harvest of treasures was very rich. Except for a batch of gold, most of them were gold products, most of which were Buddha statues, pagodas, mythical animal shapes, some gold bars, and gold bricks, which we exchanged for gems. After all, gold is not easy to transport."
Chen Wenzhe remained silent. That was fine, but it would be useless if he had too much gold.
"I saw the boss's batch of bonsai made with precious stones. They are really beautiful. If all these treasures are put into the museum we are about to open, it will definitely cause a sensation."
"The quantity is too small, and it should be able to attract some people's attention. It is impossible to create a sensation, because there is a treasure hall in the Forbidden City, which contains many gem bonsais. Those are all from the Qing Palace, and they are all imperial treasures."
Supplies.”
"The ones made by the boss are not bad, but the quantity is a bit smaller. We have gold and gems. If the boss makes more, they will definitely not be worse than the Treasure Museum in the Forbidden City!"
"Well, are these boxes full of gems?"
Chen Wenzhe came to a big box and asked.
"No, some gold objects are Buddha statues, Buddhist niches, pagodas, etc. The rest are gems."
He casually opened the box in front of him. Inside was a very beautiful pagoda, made of gold and gems.
"The workmanship is too poor. Compared with the treasures of the Qing Palace Building Office, these materials are really a waste!"
After just one look, Chen Wenzhe lost interest.
You know, when he was imitating the ten treasures of the third dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, he became interested in the Qing Palace Manufacturing Office.
After learning about the Qing Palace Building Office and understanding some of the treasures in the Qing Palace, I naturally looked down upon the Buddha statues and pagodas in front of me.
The Manufacturing Office was a specialized organization for manufacturing royal supplies in the Qing Dynasty. It was established during the Kangxi period and operated until 1924.
This is a production organization dedicated to serving the royal family, responsible for meeting the royal family's needs in all aspects of enjoyment, including food, clothing, use, play, and even leisure and decoration.
The manufacturing office of the Qing Palace did not make porcelain, gold, silver, or jade as we think of it, but made everything.
At most, there were 42 workshops under it, such as jade work, wood work, etc.
The craftsmen working in the manufacturing office can really achieve the income of "a sixth-level carpenter is equivalent to an intermediate intellectual" - more than the seventh-level county magistrate at that time.
Therefore, each workshop gathers skilled craftsmen from all over the country.
And because no expense is spared and work is done carefully, quality products will naturally come out.
Most of the exhibits on display in the Treasure Museum today are from the manufacturing office.
One type of them is Buddhist cultural relics. The ritual instruments have profound meanings, regular shapes, luxurious textures and exquisite craftsmanship. They represent the highest level of Buddhist cultural relics at that time.