Through the inscriptions in the "Guo Jizi White Plate", it can be proved that Xi Jia is Yin Jifu.
He was a military strategist, politician and great poet at that time, with both civil and military skills.
He is also the main compiler of the Book of Songs. He preserved and promoted early Chinese culture and is considered the "ancestor of poetry."
Secondly, Xijiapan records the defense of the country, the stabilization of the northern and southern borders, and the relationship with ethnic minorities.
Xi Jia followed the King of Zhou in the northern expedition to the Xiongnu and won the victory, defending the northern territory.
He also governed the southern Huaiyi and maintained the stability of the southeastern border of the dynasty.
Of course, "Guo Jizi Baipan" also records the Northern Expedition.
Third, it records the construction of the legal system and the improvement of social systems.
Xi Jia supervises tribute, regulates trade, and enforces strict laws. He is an important minister in governing the country.
Confucius admired the Zhou rites, and the system of the Zhou Dynasty can also be said to be the originator of all systems in later generations of China.
Fourth, it records the development of trade and the emergence of the Silk Road.
The southern Huaiyi people's tribute to the Zhou Dynasty was mainly silk fabrics, and the route from Huanghuai to Shaanxi was the early "Silk Road".
Fifth, it has been spread as the epitome of epigraphy and other knowledge since the Song Dynasty.
Since the Song Dynasty, almost all important epigraphic works by Zhang Luan, Xian Yushu, Lu Youren, Wu Shifen, Chen Jieqi, Wu Dacheng, Luo Zhenyu, Wang Guowei, Rong Geng, Guo Lao, Chen Mengjia, etc. have recorded this famous vessel!
It is not surprising that such a valuable treasure sold for a high price.
Therefore, including the commission, the transaction price is 212.75 million yuan, which is considered normal.
After all, such a small amount of money was equivalent to 0.6 tons of gold at the time, so it was not expensive at all.
Even so, it set a new record for antique art auctions in my country at that time.
It's a good thing that Mr. Du didn't listen to those experts at that time, otherwise he would have missed a treasure and brought losses to himself.
Perhaps it was because those experts were not knowledgeable enough that they looked away.
However, today’s antique market is a mixed bag, so it’s better to be cautious about everything.
For example, now, Chen Wenzhe is more cautious.
Now the authentic Xijia plate has appeared, and there are clear transaction records.
However, his spread is not orderly, because there are epochs during this period.
The Xijia plate collected by Mr. Chen during the Republic of China must be authentic because it was circulated in an orderly manner.
Also, the rubbings left from that period must be authentic, because the authentic ones from that period still exist.
So how to determine the authenticity of the later Xi Jia Pan?
Is it the same as a rubbing, which means it is real?
Whether it is neon or the Xijia plate in Xiangjiang, it was determined to be a fake because of mistakes made when the inscriptions were forged.
So what if Chen Wenzhe imitates it himself? He believes that as long as he wants to imitate, he will definitely be able to imitate the real one.
When the time comes, if you use unique skills to make it look old, who can recognize it?
Just rely on rubbings? Or use the Xijia plate hidden in China for comparison?
If we really talk about it, there are many controversial aspects of this bronze plate, such as its name.
This is actually more controversial. Many people believe that the real name of this treasure should be Xitian Pan.
How to prove it? It's actually very easy.
Although Chen Wenzhe has not been identifying Xi Jiapan for a long time now, in just a moment, he has studied Xi Jiapan's past and present lives.
After combing through it, he knew the secret of Xi Jia Pan clearly.
Therefore, he clearly knows that there are articles on the Internet now, which publish the rubbings of the important Western Zhou Dynasty artifact [Xi Tianpan] originally made by Mr. Yunzhai (Chen Jieqi), and they are usually written as [Xi Jiapan].
No comment on the original article, only comments on the name of the artifact.
Many people really disagree and don't want to call it Xijiapan, and think it needs to be corrected.
Mr. Yuzhai's handwriting on the rubbings is very clear.
If you have read it, read it carefully, and look carefully, you will find that it clearly says "Xitian", how did it become "Xijia"?
The lower left side of the rubbing is stamped with the two-character collection seal "簠Zhai", indicating that this instrument was collected by Yuzhai and that the rubbing was made by him.
The ninth category of the existing "Ancient Catalogue of the Yuzhai Collection" records the collection of Western Zhou bronzeware "plates", a total of four pieces.
One of them is [Xitian Pan], which is written very clearly.
It is also recorded in the article that this instrument is damaged: "sufficiently damaged".
This is a record written by Yu Zhai himself, so it must be certain.
Judging from the appearance, there should be no dispute.
Because this Xi armor plate is so famous, after all, the story of the seven hundred years of ups and downs of the "big iron pot" in the Western Zhou Dynasty is already familiar to the industry.
Therefore, this bronze vessel is also a "national treasure" with the most story, and it is also the most expensive pan in history.
It is said that in 1283 AD, Xian Yushu, a calligrapher whose official career was not going well, settled in Hangzhou.
One day, he was invited to the home of his colleague Li Shun.
The "pancakes" served during the dinner were delicious, and Xian Yushu liked them very much!
Who would have thought that this cake has a great future!
It was actually made with a 3,000-year-old "big iron pot" from the Western Zhou Dynasty...
Xian Yushu had a generous personality. When he ate delicious pancakes during the dinner, he suddenly had the idea of learning how to make them.
So, he got up and went to Li's kitchen, ready to steal some skills...
However, when he saw the iron pan for pancakes on the stove, he couldn't help but feel a little thump in his heart!
Is this... really a flat-top pot? Why are there vague words on the bottom of the pot?
Xian Yushu was indeed a very talented calligrapher in the Yuan Dynasty. With just one glance, he could tell that the handwriting on the pan was extraordinary!
This is definitely not someone's scribbling. There are hundreds of handwritings densely packed on the bottom of the pot, but they are all inscriptions from the Western Zhou Dynasty that were written thousands of years ago?
The inscriptions engraved on bronze vessels during that period were also called gold inscriptions.
It turned out that Li Shunqi also got this thing elsewhere, and it had been kept at home for a long time without use. The cook actually took it and knocked off the base, turning it into a "waste recycling" pot for pancakes...
Xian Yushu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He believed that this object was an antique of the Western Zhou Dynasty and could not bear to be reduced to a cooking utensil, so he spent money to buy it...
Because the Xijia Pan is a valuable treasure, this was also recognized by the ancients.
After all, it had been collected by the royal family of the Southern Song Dynasty before, and there was a chance that people in the Yuan Dynasty would naturally know about it.
Therefore, the story that Xi Jiapan was "saved" by the calligrapher Xian Yushu in the kitchen has become widely circulated.
Therefore, since the Southern Song Dynasty, there has been a record of a Western Zhou bronze plate in ancient records, which is said to have been unearthed from an ancient tomb.
It was impossible to find where the ancient tomb was, but later it was determined that it was Xi Jia's tomb, and his tombstone with an inscription was also found.
It is a pity that the whereabouts of this important instrument, the Xijia Pan, are unknown, but fortunately, Mr. Chen Jieqi left us an authentic trace of history.
In the "Yuzhai Zanggumu", the original copy of the inscription on the Xijia plate can be seen very clearly.
Of course, Chen Wenzhe has also studied it. Even if he looks carefully now, he will definitely read it as Xitian with a high probability.