The tiger cannibal ox is one of the most famous and valuable ancient Chinese bronze treasures in existence. It can be called a national treasure among national treasures.
It's a pity that such fine bronzes are not hidden in China.
There are only one pair of tiger-cannibals in the world, one of which is currently housed in the Neon Fountain House Museum, and the other is housed in the Cernuschi Museum in France.
If you can't get precious bronzes like the tiger-eating man-eating zodiac, now you can get a jade pendant with a chi tiger-eating man-eating pattern from the Warring States Period, which is pretty good.
Chen Wenzhe really didn't expect that salvaging porcelain from sunken ships would yield unexpected rewards.
I didn't expect to find treasures other than porcelain, but I didn't expect to find a precious enamel glass mirror first, and then a Tang mirror.
Even now, so many ancient jades can still be found.
Even jade from the Ming Dynasty is now ancient jade.
And just when Chen Wenzhe was sighing with emotion, a large number of jade articles were sent over.
"I heard there are more later ones. It looks like they are not very old. They are incomparable to this batch!"
Chen Wenzhe was stunned, Gao Qijing and the others actually understood Xiang Yu?
Looking at these jade articles, they must have been dug up from the treasure trove of the emperors or princes of the Ming Dynasty.
It is impossible to just open the tomb, because it is impossible for so many jade objects to be buried in the tomb.
After picking for a few times, Chen Wenzhe was surprised to see a piece of jade with a chilong pattern again.
This is a Ming Dynasty jade with double chi patterns, 6.3 cm in diameter and 1.1 cm thick.
Jade is white, translucent and shiny.
Round with a hole in the middle.
Embossed double chi pattern, the double chi is crawling, the hair is long and flowing back, and there is a single horn.
The strangest thing is that this chi dragon has shrimp eyes, its hind legs are decorated with dense hair patterns, and its tail is curled and stacked under the legs. However, this is a typical chi dragon pattern style of the Ming Dynasty.
This is actually very easy to identify, because in most jade articles from the Ming Dynasty, the sharp edges at the edges of the raised patterns were smoothed, so that the jade articles formed a smooth and bright narrow strip outline.
In addition, the materials for making jade in the Ming Dynasty were mainly Hetian jade, with sapphire being the most used, followed by white jade.
Of course, there are also a small number of Ming Dynasty jade articles made of jasper or ink jade.
To identify jade from the Ming Dynasty, you must first look at the polishing characteristics.
The jade wares of the Ming Dynasty had the characteristic of smoothing the edges, and most jade wares were decorated with relief and convex relief.
Secondly, the main material for making jade in the Ming Dynasty was Hetian jade, of which sapphire was the main one, followed by white jade.
In addition, there are also a small number of jades made of jasper or black jade, and jades made of topaz are relatively rare.
The third point is the feature of multi-layer carving. During the processing of multi-layer carving jade articles in the Ming Dynasty, most of them used the method of pipe drill penetration.
Therefore, the second and third layers of decoration tend to be rougher, and the subsequent layers of decoration will be rougher or even not polished at all.
Finally, the decoration is very distinctive. Jade wares of the Ming Dynasty often used palindromes and * patterns on parts of the body as auxiliary decorations.
Most palindromes are processed using traditional deformations, parallel combinations and double-hook continuous combinations.
The swastika will also adopt a deformed and continuous combination, and most of them will appear as a brocade pattern on the pattern.
Unfortunately, there are not many high-quality jade articles from the Ming Dynasty. After selecting a dozen pieces, the remaining jade articles are not from the Ming Dynasty.
We have discovered many fine products from the Ming Dynasty before, and with the addition of the Ming Dynasty jades with chilong patterns this time, the quantity is actually quite large.
But compared with the rest, the quantity is still too small.
Chen Wenzhe organized some jades of the same style together.
He has discovered jades from the Warring States Period and the Ming Dynasty. Which dynasty are the rest of them from?
The ones in front of me should be better, so the relatively recent ones Gao Qijing mentioned should be the jade articles from the Qing Dynasty?
You know, the jade craftsmanship of the Qing Dynasty should be the best. At this time, Chen Wenzhe was full of expectations.
"Could it be that the remaining ones, which are the largest in number, are jade articles from the Yuan Dynasty?"
Looking at a strange-shaped white jade cup, it looks like a wine glass, but the shape is very strange.
Chen Wenzhe seems to have seen some such weird cups, they should be in the style of the Yuan Dynasty, and the price is very high, at least two to three million.
In fact, you can tell by looking at the craftsmanship, and he classified these jade articles based on craftsmanship, decoration, and carving.
He really didn't expect that this time when he went to sea, he didn't find large quantities of blue and white porcelain from the Yuan Dynasty, but he actually found jade from the Yuan Dynasty.
Yuan Dynasty jade is still easy to identify. The jade carvings of this period like to use deep marks and negative lines.
Also, the lines are thick and heavy, making the decoration convex.
However, the start and end marks of the lines are obvious, the lines are uneven, and there are often out-of-control traces, making it look rough.
The animal-shaped jade carvings of the Yuan Dynasty have slender trunks, large fluctuations in movement, and are vivid and colorful.
Looking carefully at the jade cup in his hand, to be precise, it should be a white jade bear statue from the Yuan Dynasty.
It must be a wine glass, and it is not small in size. This kind of wine glass is very suitable for the habits of the aristocrats of the Yuan Dynasty.
This bear statue is made entirely of white jade, which is moist and translucent, has excellent material properties, and is well-coated. The bottom of the left foot has a grayish-white color.
The jade bear is in a sitting posture and has an anthropomorphic image. The three-dimensional round carving technique is used to create its basic shape of being round and strong, with abundant flesh and strong bones, and the lines of the whole body are smooth and graceful.
The abdomen is bulging and the head is round, the breasts are drooping, the limbs are thick, the shoulders and back are plump, and the waist is slightly thin.
He has a low neck and a nod, round eyes, slightly convex, and bright eyes. He has a long mouth and an open mouth, revealing fangs arranged neatly.
The ears are erected and placed close to the cylindrical cylinder behind the body, turning naturally.
The left arm is stretched out to the left, raising the palm as if to resist something.
The bear's paws are vividly carved, plump and round, and the details of the toes and claws are clear;
Bend your right arm and raise it up, holding a plump round ball in your hand.
The left leg is also stretched forward, and the right leg is curled up in front of the abdomen.
The overall structure of the jade bear is rounded, and the lines from all viewing angles reflect the clumsy and simple beauty.
The inner wall of this bear statue is polished and smooth, and the cavity is carefully carved. It was probably made by the ancients by imitating the "Tang Fei Xiong Table Base" recorded in the "Ancient Mirror of the Western Qing Dynasty".
Originally a copper bear, its hair was outlined with gold and silver threads.
The forehead, eyes and many other places are inlaid with gems.
The overall lines are simple and the decoration is gorgeous. It should be the remaining foot of an artifact from the Han Dynasty.
In terms of size and shape, it is imitated step by step, with a thick shape and a warm texture.
There are many Yuan Dynasty jades in the form of animals like this. For example, another auspicious animal is also very well carved.
The most important thing is that this kind of jade is quite big.
For example, this auspicious beast is 18cm long and 12.8cm high.
The auspicious beast is made of blue and white jade. It is large in size, delicate and warm, and has good oiliness.
Such a large piece of blue and white jade must be expensive. Even if the workmanship in ancient times was inferior, the price would not be lower than a million.
According to Chen Wenzhe's knowledge, if this kind of handmade jade was put up for auction, the price of each piece would be no less than five million.
The main reason is that this thing is used to decorate the appearance (pretend), it is really suitable, so many rich people will buy it.