Chapter 1349: Blue and White Elephant Head Fang Zujun Holds
The porcelains selected by Chen Wenzhe are all high-quality, well-preserved and of good craftsmanship. They are considered to be the most valuable items among the sunken ships salvaged this time.
Such as the blue and white lotus pond and mandarin duck pattern Clark plate, and the Ming blue and white lotus pond and mandarin duck pattern Clark plate.
Among the finest pieces of "Clark" porcelain, every kind of decoration and every glaze color has some well-preserved pieces.
These porcelains were selected by Chen Wenzhe for their decorative patterns.
Those characterized by continuous consecration patterns are definitely of higher value.
From ordinary people's perspective, they are more beautiful.
Not to mention other things, the inside of the consecration is painted with landscapes, figures, flowers and birds, fruits, stationery supplies and other auspicious pictures, which will make you feel comfortable no matter how you look at it.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe picked out all the porcelain that had these characteristics.
There are not many types of utensils, only bowls, dishes, plates, cups, bottles, lidded boxes, military holders, etc.
With so many types of vessels, every one selected by Chen Wenzhe is a treasure with high value.
After all, with Chen Wenzhe's vision at this time, can the things he picked out be bad?
Not to mention porcelain, which side of those bronze mirrors is not precious?
When foreigners entered the country during the Ming Dynasty, what did they see that was not a treasure?
Just like the Chinese people at this time, looking at the daily necessities of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they are a little luxurious, which one is not a treasure?
But when it comes to which one is the most precious and valuable, these really don't count.
To be called a treasure, it needs to be an orphan among them, and there is indeed one in it.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe said with a smile: "Looking at these porcelains, which one is the best? The most precious?"
Gao Qijing's eyes were spinning wildly. He was no longer young, but his brain was more flexible than many young people.
There is no way, the environment is forcing him, how can he get to where he is now if he is not flexible?
At this time, he was asked to choose the most precious one among these antiques, and he still had some ideas.
"Even if these porcelains produced in large quantities were very precious in the past, now that we have hit the market, they are probably not precious anymore, so things are still rare and valuable. Although this mirror is made of glass, its craftsmanship is very good, and it is also
With matching unique boxes, they should be considered the most precious treasures, right?"
Chen Wenzhe gave a thumbs up. Gao Qijing went from a novice who didn't understand anything to now being able to understand the value of some antiques. It is not easy.
It's a pity that his idea is right, but what he said is wrong. Without another piece of porcelain, this glass mirror would really be the leader.
"The most precious thing is this military weapon. You must know that this is an elephant-headed military weapon. It is very rare in China. I seem to have seen only one. This should be regarded as the second one!"
Chen Wenzhe said with emotion, if he hadn't understood it carefully, he wouldn't have known that this thing was so precious.
"It? Why is it so precious? Just because there is only one piece?" Gao Qijing asked strangely.
Chen Wenzhe smiled, this thing is really valuable for research.
Military holdings are not uncommon in China, even military holdings in animal form are not uncommon.
However, it was precisely because of Izuku's military control that a secret was revealed.
It can be said that the rediscovery of this artifact has revealed a secret in Buddhism.
Of course, the reason why Chen Wenzhe knew this was definitely not because of his military possession.
Many animal-shaped military holdings have been unearthed in China before, and some were found from ancient shipwrecks, but they were not elephant-headed military holdings.
At that time, when seeing this form of porcelain, many people didn't know what it was and what it was used for.
Generally, shipwrecks either encounter shelling or extreme weather, eventually causing the fully loaded cargo ship to sink.
Hundreds of years passed, and they finally saw the light of day again.
Among the many JDZ porcelains produced with water, Junzhi is definitely a special porcelain.
Especially the Elephant Head Army Holder, which is a typical piece of Jingzhen blue and white porcelain. Its shape is similar to an elephant carrying a heavy object. There are two large and small mouths above the elephant's mouth and the heavy object.
At first glance, it seems to be a container for water, but what exactly is it?
When they first discovered this animal-shaped military weapon, everyone really couldn't figure it out.
We all know that archeology is a very rigorous science, and there is no room for sloppiness and errors.
Clarifying the true uses of cultural relics is not only of great significance for studying the background of ancient shipwrecks, but may also contribute to the development of the archaeological field.
In order to clarify the "true identity" of this "blue and white porcelain elephant", many archaeological experts also conducted heated discussions.
Some experts believe that this kind of utensil is beautiful and elegant in shape and should be a work of art used to cultivate sentiment.
However, some experts believe that it cannot be some kind of ornament because it has holes at the top and is hollow inside, so it should have some practical use.
This was only confirmed after the Wanli shipwreck came out of the water.
Why? Because coincidentally, an elephant-shaped weapon was also found on the sunken ship of the Wanli.
However, compared to Chen Wenzhe, it is far behind.
Of course, the shapes are not exactly the same.
It was this piece of military holding water that gave some experts ideas.
That is, while the experts from the two parties were arguing endlessly, a ceramics expert put forward his own opinion.
The expert believes that the image of elephants is rare in the history of Chinese porcelain, but it is very common in Yinsan.
Therefore, the cultural relic found in the water is likely to be related to Buddhism.
If you want to uncover the final answer, you still need to find a Buddhist expert.
After appraisal by Buddhist experts, the identity of the "blue and white porcelain elephant" was finally revealed.
It turns out that it is really not a handicraft for display, but a daily utensil commonly used by ancient Buddhist monks. Its name is "Junzhi", which is also the so-called "pure bottle".
In order to explain it to everyone, Buddhist experts also specially named the artifact "Blue and White Elephant Head Square Foot Military Holder", which is a typical artifact in the military holding category.
Buddhist experts explained that the military holding is the Chinese homophony of the Sanskrit "Zhazhijia". It is a necessary thing for monks to travel far, and it is usually used to hold purified water.
"Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty" is a work dictated by Master Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty. It is recorded in it: "Zhijia is used by the Buddhists to cleanse their hands."
This means that the water in the army can be used to wash hands.
In addition, you can also drink the water in the military holdings.
However, metal military weapons often rust, and the water contained inside is unhygienic, so most military weapons are made of ceramics.
What needs to be added is that the jade purification bottle held by Guanyin Bodhisattva in "Journey to the West" is actually an evolved version of Junzhi.
Many readers may be confused about the use of the military weapon. In fact, its design principle is very clever. After reading it, people will call it an ancient "black technology".