The most fascinating thing about history is its long timeline.
The most distant superpowers today are the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties.
In fact, there is still no definite conclusion as to whether these three dynasties existed to this day, because it was too long ago.
As the third super dynasty in history after the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty was founded in 791. The Zhou Dynasty was divided into two periods: the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
The Western Zhou Dynasty was founded by Ji Fa, King Wu of Zhou Dynasty. After the fall of the Western Zhou Dynasty, King Ping moved eastward and established his capital as Zhou Dynasty.
With such a long dynasty, every object unearthed from it has a unique historical flavor.
This peculiar bronze is one of them, and some experts even jokingly call it an ancient color palette.
However, Chen Wenzhe wouldn't believe it if he could ask for a price of 10 million. If he didn't understand anything, Chen Wenzhe wouldn't believe it.
You should know that the price of bronzes in China is actually not high, especially some bronzes without inscriptions, the prices are even lower.
After taking a look at the stall owner, Chen Wenzhe confirmed that the stall owner was very confident.
This shows that he probably knows what this bronze vessel is.
At least, he is very clear about the value of this bronze vessel.
This may be because there are other bronzes, because only by knowing the provenance can the specifications of the bronzes be determined. A large tomb with high specifications must have a high identity of the owner, so the value of the items buried with it will also be high.
From the looks of it, this bronze vessel should have come from the Western Zhou Dynasty. However, not many bronze vessels have been unearthed in recent decades during the Western Zhou Dynasty.
The large tomb that matches the style of this bronze seems to be over there in Qishan!
I think everyone has heard the story of Fengming Qishan.
It is said that during the Zhou Dynasty, Phoenix was grateful for the benevolence of King Wen of Zhou. When King Wen of Zhou was touring Qishan, Phoenix also came to Qishan.
Its cry was heard by the people accompanying it, so everyone thought it was a good omen.
Therefore, Qishan Mountain is also regarded as the origin of the Zhou Dynasty, and the Western Zhou Dynasty is also called "Xiqi".
Today, Qishan is located in Qishan County, and this land is recognized as the birthplace of the Chinese nation. Ancient tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty are often found here.
"A drop of water can penetrate stone." There is nothing in this world that time cannot destroy, and the same is true for ancient tombs.
After all, the Western Zhou Dynasty is an era with a long history, and it is extremely rare for ancient tombs to be preserved in modern times.
The most famous among them is the ancient tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty excavated in the 1970s.
This ancient tomb is very well preserved, and experts found no signs of being stolen in the tomb.
The tomb as a whole roughly preserves the burial conditions, providing many clues for expert archaeological research.
The archaeological excavation went very smoothly, and many precious cultural relics were unearthed one after another.
However, among the many cultural relics, experts have not found anything that can prove the identity of the tomb owner.
As cultural relics were unearthed one by one, one cultural relic finally attracted the attention of experts. This cultural relic is the "four-legged color mixer".
Color palette is a modern term, and many friends who like to draw may know it.
The main reason is that this piece of bronze is very strange. It has four legs like a tripod, and an animal head protrudes from one side.
The main body of the cultural relic is also quite strange, like four cups inlaid on a box, with a large hole in the center of the box.
So this object has a total of five holes.
It was the first time for even experts to encounter such a strange bronze vessel, and everyone speculated about it for a while.
After all, it's a long time ago and there aren't many clues in ancient historical books.
After the archaeological excavation was completed, the bronze was sent to the History Museum of Western Shaanxi Province and became the treasure of the museum at that time.
The museum organized many well-known local experts to conduct research on this cultural relic.
After discussing it for a long time, I made a bold guess.
This cultural relic may be a "color palette" used by ancient painters to mix paint.
For example, you can put some paint into these holes.
Add water to the largest hole in the middle, put the surrounding paint in, stir it evenly with a stick, and start painting.
In the end, guesses are just guesses and there is no conclusion.
The cultural relic is named "Quadruped Color Adjuster" which is full of modern flavor, but it is a real ancient object.
Today, that one is still in the Western Shaanxi Provincial History Museum, and the one in front of you is obviously the same as that one.
At this point we can also see how important it is to be knowledgeable.
Chen Wenzhe recognized this thing at a glance, but with so many people in the antique industry surrounding him, no one recognized it.
"Ten million is no problem, but I won't buy this one alone!"
Chen Wenzhe looked at the bronze in his hand and said tentatively.
Regardless of its role in ancient times, it is just an ordinary antique in modern times.
What makes it extraordinary is that it came from Qishan, and it should have been unearthed very early.
This stall owner has been setting up his stall here for a long time, and he is definitely not the only one who has seen this palette.
Since many people know that this thing exists, how did it survive?
Chen Wenzhe could see that this thing was a heirloom, and others could also see it.
However, even for bronzes handed down from generation to generation, state control is still very tight.
"I have another one, you can take a look, it's a Gui!"
As he spoke, the stall owner opened a wooden box behind his stall, revealing a Gui inside.
Chen Wenzhe has been coveting this thing for a long time and was even forced to donate a few pieces. How could he admit his mistake?
It's a pure antique black lacquer and has been well maintained. It's a hand-me-down artifact, but I don't know if it has any archives left.
"Don't worry, the origins are clear. In the 1960s and 1970s, more than a dozen members of our family died in order to save them. So after the 1990s, many people persuaded our family to donate it, but even if we sold it to foreign countries,
People will not donate to some shameless people in China!"
Looking at the boss who was gnashing his teeth, Chen Wenzhe didn't want to say anything more.
There is a lot of information in this sentence, but the matter is very common, because too many such things happened in the 1960s and 1970s.
For example, many big families in the city of God were raided.
Later, when the country stabilized, many antiques were returned to some large families. Thousands of cultural relics were returned at once. What does it mean to have a bronze gui here?
Also, some people in China are really disgusting.
They often keep talking about the righteousness of the country and the nation, and get people to donate.
For example, what broke out not long ago was that someone persuaded and mobilized several imperial edicts to be put on display.
However, after the exhibition, several pieces were lost, and they even vowed to compensate.
So how much was the compensation? It seems to be tens of thousands of yuan. Is this just sending a beggar away?
Not to mention how much the imperial edict costs, this is not a matter of money.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe refused to comment on the boss's thoughts.