The body, legs and other parts of the dragon on the gold winged crown are made using traditional filigree, base wire and coded wire techniques. Each scale is made of filigree twisted from gold wire and then welded to form.
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Because the craftsmen control the heat just right when welding, such complex pattern decoration does not reveal any trace of the welding joint.
Such wonderful skills are indeed breathtaking.
The only thing comparable to it is the Wusha Yishan Crown worn on the head of Emperor Jianwen.
This crown was worn on the head of Emperor Jianwen when it was unearthed. It was made of thin bamboo silk and made into a hexagonal silk pattern. It was painted with black lacquer, lined with red silk, and then covered with a double layer of black gauze.
Two dragons playing with pearls are embedded in the front of the mountain behind the crown, and two round wing-shaped gold folded corners are inserted behind the crown. There is a gold flat cylindrical socket under the folded corners, and a rising dragon is embossed on it.
Although this crown is made of thin bamboo silk and made of black lacquer, the body of the dragon is made of gold wire and is inlaid with cat's eye, two pieces each of topaz, five pieces each of red and sapphire, two pieces of emerald, five pearls, and dragon.
The first entrustment contains the words "Wan" and "Shou", which can be described as exquisite and luxurious.
Another equally exquisite crown is the phoenix crown worn by Empress Ma. The phoenix crown is the ceremonial crown worn by the queen when she is enthroned, visits temples, and attends court meetings. Its shape is inherited from the Song Dynasty but has been developed and improved.
It shows even more graceful and luxurious beauty.
There are four phoenix crowns unearthed here, namely "twelve dragons and nine phoenix crowns, nine dragons and nine phoenix crowns", "six dragons and three phoenix crowns" and "three dragons and two phoenix crowns".
The four phoenix crowns are made in roughly the same way, but the number of dragons and phoenixes decorated is different.
They are exquisitely shaped, beautifully made, and decorated with a large number of pearls and gems.
Because the dragon and phoenix pearl flowers and temples are symmetrical, the dragon and phoenix have vivid postures, and the jewelry is bright and radiant, the phoenix crown gives people a dignified but not rigid, gorgeous and harmonious artistic feeling.
The noble status is thus best reflected.
"The wine vessels unearthed in this tomb are all pure gold. Besides the wine vessels, there are also gold ingots. You see, these unearthed gold ingots are basically curved at both ends and concave in the middle, like a boat.
The unearthed gold ingots are divided into different sizes. The large one weighs ten taels (actual weight: 370.5-380.5 grams); the small one weighs two or three taels (actual weight: 71-111.5 grams). The fineness is marked as pure gold and 90% gold.
Two kinds.”
A beautiful tour guide pointed to some gold objects and was introducing them to the tourists in the museum.
Standing next to the tour guide are three beauties, one of whom is wearing a long red dress, but her face is full of heroism, and she looks like a sonorous rose.
Standing next to her is a beauty wearing a yellow knee-length skirt. The beauty is tall and smiling. She looks noble in every way. She has completely different styles from the beauty in the red skirt next to her. If you must,
To describe it, she is like a rich peony.
Standing next to this rich peony is also a beauty. She is also tall and plump, but she is indeed wearing a simple and elegant white dress, which reaches to her bare feet. This kind of dress could have become a simple and elegant lily, but this beauty is really charming.
She is too prosperous, so she looks like a soul-inducing flower, coquettish, charming and tempting.
"Han Peacock is amazing. He can find so many things after excavating a large tomb." Although Qin Mingyue's tone was indifferent, she still had an unintentional charm.
"Is this a silver ingot? It's so ugly." Although Zhou Meiren looks beautiful and noble, her words are a bit cute.
"It's oxidized! This is normal." Liu Xu was very direct, fully expressing her cheerful personality.
"The silver ingots unearthed here are all like this. Like this one, the silver ingots are divided into five and one taels (actually measured 1840 grams ~ 1878 grams), thirty taels (actually measured grams ~ 1145 grams), twenty taels (actually measured 725 grams ~ 745.5 grams), and ten taels
(actually measured 363.5g ~ 373.5g) four kinds.
All are girdle-shaped. The front of the fifty-two pieces is concave, with convex edges on the periphery, and the back is convex; the center part of the front of the thirty-two, twenty-two, and eleven pieces is slightly concave, and both ends are curved and convex. The back is slightly concave.
Drum." At this time, the tour guide took advantage of every opportunity and said.
"It's pointless to see too many of these things," Zhou Meiren said.
"I actually like this one better. This bowl is pretty good." Liu Xu pointed at something.
"I'm afraid this is not a bowl." Qin Mingyue covered her mouth and smiled sweetly.
Liuxu rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are not more educated than me, so what are you doing?"
"I can't compare with you, you have a photographic memory." Qin Mingyue smiled even more happily.
Zhou Meiren asked: "Is this necessary for filming TV shows?"
Among the three, only Qin Mingyue has the least contact with antiques. Liuxu relies on his erudition to memorize, Zhou Meiren has been educated since childhood, and Qin Mingyue only knows some of the utensils used by ancient people when filming costume dramas.
"This is a filigree hollow gold box jade bowl, made of white jade, with a height of 4.2, a diameter of 10.8, and a bottom diameter of 10.4 cm. It has a narrow mouth, a round belly, and a flat bottom. The belly is decorated with deformed phoenix patterns, and the claws hold Ganoderma lucidum. There is a round wooden support on the bottom of the bowl.
, paired with a gold box, and the overall decoration is mainly composed of clouds and dragons and sea water and river cliffs.
Look at the inscription engraved on the outer wall at the bottom: An eighty-color gold box was made by the silversmith in the first year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. The total weight of the dish is twenty-eight taels. This is a true palace utility."
The tour guide was very conscientious, so as long as the three women didn't say anything, she would make every effort to introduce them.
"How many things are there in here?" Zhou Meiren asked.
The tour guide said with a smile on her face: "This time, more than 7,000 items of various types were unearthed from the underground palace, including gold items, silver items, jade items, jewelry, golden crowns, phoenix crown Yanfu, Mianqi, Baiziyi, etc., which are of great value.
Estimate.”
"Immeasurable? This is agate, right? Can you tell me how much this agate bracelet is worth?" Qin Mingyue said, stroking an agate bracelet on her wrist.
This bracelet was blood red and very pure. She knew that among the agates, red agate was the most precious. And here, there was also a red agate bracelet, so Qin Mingyue wanted to ask about this agate bracelet.
What's the difference between the bracelet and this one of hers?
"This is southern red agate, worth at least five million." The tour guide was obviously very familiar with everything here, regardless of size or type, it could be said that she came here casually.
"Five million?" Qin Mingyue's smile faded. Although she knew that this agate bracelet should not be cheap, the price of five million was still beyond her expectation.
"This is Southern Red Agate. Southern Red Agate is the collective name for a kind of red agate with bright colors and moist and rich appearance produced in southwest my country. The ancients called it Chi Qiong. It can achieve the standard of Southern Red Agate with bright colors and few cracks. The production of red agate is very low, and Chinese royal families and Buddhists throughout the ages have been obsessed with collecting and playing with south red agate, so the price is very expensive." said the tour guide.
"What do you think of this?" Qin Mingyue asked, holding out her bracelet.
"I'm sorry, I don't know about this. I don't know how to identify agate. I only know that this bracelet is made of southern red agate." The tour guide said apologetically.
"The one you have is not Nanhong. The output of Nanhong is very small. It is produced in Xinjiang, Yunnan, Sichuan, southern Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu, etc. In recent years, the production areas of new materials are mainly concentrated in
Four, Sichuan Daliang Mountain, Yun, Nanbao Mountain." Han Peacock didn't know when he appeared beside them and said at this time.
"Red has symbolized happiness since ancient times. Chinese red has always been the darling of the market. The key to why Nanhong is precious lies in its naturally formed red color." Han Kongque said with a smile.
"So, my bracelet is not bad?" Qin Mingyue said with a half-smile.
Looking at the infinitely charming Qin Mingyue, Han Kongque also relaxed his mind. He walked forward, hugged Qin Mingyue and Zhou Meiren beside her and said, "You two finally remembered me?"
"What's wrong? If we don't come to find you, you're going to keep disappearing? Don't change the subject, just tell me what do you think of my bracelet? Now I suspect it's a defective product." Qin Mingyue said a little coquettishly.
Han Kongque had no choice but to say: "I didn't know much about agate at that time, so I gave it to you because I saw how beautiful this agate bracelet was. After all, southern red agate is very rare."
Nanhong is precious, first of all, because of its pleasing color. Secondly, Nanhong’s materials are scarce and the production rate is extremely low.
If the highest state of jade is the imperial green of glass, then the highest state of agate is southern red.
The hardness of Nanhong is between 6.5-7, which is suitable for engraving.
The high-quality Nanhong mine was once extinct during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, collectors could not help but feel happy to own a Nanhong object.
"So is this really a defective product?" Qin Mingyue pouted.
Han Peacock laughed and said, "If you like it, I'll give you this bracelet."
Han Peacock pointed at the agate bracelet on display and said.
Qin Mingyue looked at the different eyes of the tour guide next to her and said hurriedly: "Forget it, I don't want to be in the limelight. If others find out, I don't know what kind of trouble it will cause! I think it will be put here for everyone to see.
That’s good.”
"Think carefully, this bracelet is not simple. It is not only made of southern red agate, but also a very rare rose red color." Han Peacock said with a smile.
The red color of Nanhong is also differentiated. The industry divides Nanhong into brocade red, persimmon red, rose red, cinnabar red, red and white material, and onyx red material.
Among them, persimmon red, rare rose red, brocade red that tends to be true red, cherry red, etc. are all high-grade colors.
"Forget it, I don't need a bracelet like this." Qin Mingyue shook her head.
"Can this bracelet really be sold for five million?" At this time, Liu Xu asked curiously.
Zhou Meiren said: "The price has increased very much recently. Not only jade, but also jade, like Nanhong, has a solid texture, moist appearance, and rich carvings. With the emergence of high-quality Nanhong works, they have good integrity and craftsmanship.
The exquisite works will also bring the quality of Nanhong collection in recent years to a new height."
Zhou Meiren is in the jewelry business, so she is naturally familiar with agate. (To be continued.)