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Cicadas are a common theme in ancient Chinese jade articles. In ancient times, there were mainly three types of cicadas: Han cicadas, pendant cicadas, and crown cicadas.
Because cicadas shed their shells and drink dew from high places, they were given two meanings by the ancients: first, rebirth, resurrection and rebirth; second, nobility, incorruptibility, and outspokenness.
As early as the Hongshan Culture of the Neolithic period, cicada-shaped jade articles appeared, and many jades have been discovered in subsequent dynasties.
The shape of ancient jade cicadas continues to develop and change, and jade cicadas of each era have certain shape characteristics.
The cicada is a kind of decoration worn around the waist or chest. It is usually hung with a rope, so it has holes. The Korean peacock is a rare decorative cicada, and it is a very rare type of jewelry.
There are many tombs of the Western Han Dynasty discovered in Guangling City, and many cicada-shaped utensils were unearthed, but they were all cicadas, and no decorative cicadas with perforations were found.
Generally, cicadas are made of jade, stone and glass, and bronze ones have never been seen before. As for Han Kongque's bronze cicada ring, although he didn't see it too clearly, he could tell it just by looking at it casually.
, this should not be cast or forged, but carved.
He had seen engraved copper seals and engraved copper ink cartridges, but he had never seen engraved copper cicadas, and it was a ring.
"Huh? Is this carved?" At this time, Xu Xiangshan also discovered the copper cicada on Han Peacock's hand. The copper cicada was lying quietly on his middle finger. He wore a ring on the middle finger, indicating that he had
Love. Han Kongque would naturally not show such a ring to others.
"The cicada is carved, with the engraved lines varying in depth and thickness, and with edges and corners. Ordinary metal cicadas are made of molds. The yin lines are generally thicker, consistent in depth, basically the same thickness, and have no edges." Wang Guishan concluded.
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"The patina is completely integrated, the cicada shape is thin and large, and the knife skills should be the Han Ba Dao of the Western Han Dynasty." Xu Xiangshan's realization was nailed on Han Kongque's finger. His scorching gaze seemed to burn Han Kongque's finger.
Well, it's better to put that ring on his finger.
"Wow! Brother Han is Brother Han. You are really good. Any ring you took out is from the Han Dynasty." Long Lin looked at Han Peacock's fingers with envy, saying that the current gold, diamond and jade rings are too weak. They are still copper.
The ring is great!
"I have heard of the name of the Han Badao for a long time, but I have never seen it before. I didn't expect that such a little cicada can actually see the Han Badao on it." Liu Mingyu said a little sourly.
"Xiao Han, where did you get this copper ring? I haven't heard of you picking up leaks recently?" Jiang Lin said a little jealously. He had just defeated Han Peacock with eight blue and white tea boats, and now he was overturned by Han Peacock again.
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"This bronze cicada looks very similar to the jade cicada and glazed cicada found in Guangling City." Wang Guishan looked at the bronze cicada and felt very jealous.
"Well, it is indeed very similar to the jade cicadas you have discovered in recent years. Judging from the carving, it should be from the same era." Xu Xiangshan said.
Han Peacock smiled and said, "I wouldn't dare to bring out that kind of cicada."
The largest number of cicadas unearthed in the Han Dynasty were jade cicadas. In various periods of the Han Dynasty, cicadas were important subjects in jade works.
There are two main uses of jade cicadas. One is for decoration, which was popular before the Shang Dynasty. In the Han Dynasty, jade cicadas were mostly made of jade in the mouth of the deceased, which was called "琀". Placing jade in the mouth of the deceased was an ancient burial method.
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Xu Xiangshan and Wang Guishan must be talking about this kind of cicada. And Han Peacock will definitely not bring something from the tomb with him.
"Okay, I've seen everything. Can we start our exchange meeting? I think it's very lively over there!" Han Peacock saw that the two old men didn't want to say anything, and he wouldn't bring it up automatically, so he simply transferred it.
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"Wait a moment! It hasn't officially started yet. When it starts, there will be more people over there. You have to keep your eyes open today. There are a lot of good things gathered in the exchange meeting they organized."
Liu Mingyu said.
"Mr. Han, I wonder if you can sell me this ring of yours? I'll give you three million." Just when Han Kongque and others started to discuss the success of the organizer, Xu Jiaqi, who had been talking to He Chengqian and others, spoke up.
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Han Kongque was startled. He turned to look at the smiling beauty and said, "Are you talking to me?"
"Is there anyone else named Han here?" Xu Jiaqi said with a smile on her face.
"I really don't know this, but I don't seem to know you." Han Kongque said unceremoniously.
Here, only those low-level members, which can also be said to be some antique dealers, will sell things here, and this is also the main purpose of their efforts to enter here.
China Xungen is a very loose organization, and the threshold for absorbing low-level members is very low. As long as you have an antique that has been initially approved by them, you can continue to attend their gatherings until the antique is sold. If you don't
If you use the antiques used to enter the door, you will lose the qualifications of a low-level member.
"We get to know each other once and for all. Don't we know each other when we meet? Mr. Han thinks the money is too little? You can agree on a price. As long as it's suitable, I won't hesitate. Who will my grandfather like?" Xu Jiaqi ignored Jiang Lin's resistance.
No worries, continue negotiating the price with Han Peacock.
Han Kongque touched the bronze ring on his hand and said to Chen Jiayi: "Brother Chen, I heard that the China Root Searching Organization is very loose? I should have obtained the low-level membership of this organization now, right?"
"Anyone can attend this kind of party as long as they have a decent antique," Chen Jiayi said.
Han Kongque stood up and said, "Excuse me for a moment, I'll go over there for a walk."
After saying that, Han Peacock motioned to Han Xing, and the two of them stood up and left.
"It's really unqualified." Xu Jiaqi looked at Han Peacock who stood up and left. His face didn't change, and he was still smiling. However, what he said made people very unhappy.
"Miss Xu, we have something else to do, so I'll excuse you now. Mr. Xu, we're leaving. You guys have a good time." Chen Jiayi glanced at Xu Jiaqi, stood up and left.
"Huh? Where are you going, Brother Chen? You don't blame us for not providing good hospitality, right? We tried our best for you today, and we will let you see our sincerity. I hope we can work together in the future."
At this time, a lean old man came over. At this time, China's roots-seeking senior director was very prestigious in overseas Chinese circles. Of course, his family was also very powerful abroad.
This old man’s name is Liu Changfa. Although his name is relatively unsophisticated, he is not unsophisticated at all. He started out in electronics, especially the production of mobile phone motherboards, which accounts for half of the global market. It can be said that his company is an absolute giant.
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"Mr. Liu is so polite. We brothers are just thinking of taking a look there, hoping to gain something." Chen Jiayi pointed to the communication area with the largest number of people.
"Haha, I know you young people like the excitement, why don't we go there together?" Liu Changfa said.
"It's really troublesome, Mr. Liu." After Chen Jiayi said that, he walked out first, leaving Xu Xiangshan and others here.
Of course, Liu Changfa had already seen Xu Xiangshan and others, but Chen Jiayi and the others didn't even intend to introduce them, so he naturally didn't want to cause trouble, so he just pretended that he hadn't seen them and left.
Although he only regarded Xu Xiangshan as the deputy director of the Capital Museum, he was just a deputy director and such a figure. If it were normal times, he might make friends with him, but now, forget it.
Han Kongque walked into the hall, which had become very lively. Although no one was making any noise, people could be seen everywhere exchanging or buying and selling things.
The purpose of this exchange meeting is very simple, just to circulate antiques and communicate with each other.
The reason why the organizers have lowered the threshold is to attract people who have good things to come here to trade. Since the organizers can attract more wealthy people to participate, they can also deal with those antique dealers who have things but can’t find a good way to sell them.
It is even more attractive.
Han Peacock walked among the crowd. His mood gradually calmed down. There was really no need for him to be angry with a self-righteous woman.
Looking at the various things, although there are not many good ones, most of the items here are not of high value.
Of course, there are many things of high value, but such things are often highly controversial. If you want to take action, you have to rely on your own ability.
Therefore, don’t think that there are no fakes here. After all, the China Roots Organization does not provide credibility guarantees to the people here, so it is a mixed bag here.
However, generally speaking, the things here are no less than those in the old shops on Antique Street.
Most people will never see the good things in the old shops on the antique street, but here, you can look at them at will, and if you really want to buy them, you can even get your hands on them.
There are still many good things here, such as Ge Kiln porcelain. Han Kongque saw a Ge Kiln square vase, but the owner of the square vase directly asked for 16 million and refused to bargain.
Let’s not talk about whether this bottle is real or not. Anyway, the owner of this bottle thinks it is real, so the price he paid is really not expensive. Nowadays, many auction houses use this price as the reserve price for auctions.
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Han Peacock just looked at it briefly, shook his head and left. Even if this Ge kiln square vase was genuine, Han Peacock wouldn't want it at such a high price.
"Brother, there is a luminous pearl over there." Just when Han Kongque wanted to study a purple clay pot, Han Xing leaned in front of Han Kongque and said.
"Night Pearl?" Han Kongque looked up and found that in the direction Han Xing was pointing, many people had already passed by.
"Let's go over and have a look." Although he doesn't like this kind of thing that much, there is a person who does, and Han Kongque wants to get a luminous pearl from him.
Bai Xiao also investigated Zang Lin. He liked to collect luminous pearls, and the triangular jade biscuit that was suspected to be a thorn jade with luminous pearls was a must-have for Han Peacock.
The luminous pearl does not have to be round. Some people insist on emphasizing the word "pearl" in it. This is a sign of ignorance and is because they have not read history books properly.
In ancient times, beads meant jewelry. In the Tang Dynasty, jewelry was also called glass, and glass was called colored glaze. The ancient word "bi" also meant gemstones, rather than simply referring to a ring with holes.
Therefore, the incomplete piece of pendant thorn jade may have been collected by Zang Lin.
Han Kongque walked forward quickly and found that Chen Jiayi, Jiang Lin and others were also there.
Han Peacock did not disturb them. He also looked at the special small dark room. At this time, in the small dark room, a round stone was emitting uniform and stable light, illuminating everything around it.
Such a luminous stone is magical and beautiful, which is why it attracts so many people to watch.
The definition of luminous pearls should be minerals that can emit phosphorescence. These minerals contain certain rare earth elements. After being illuminated and the light source is removed, the minerals can continue to glow.
However, the common natural fluorite luminous pearls can only be seen in a very soft and very light light under the quilt or in a dark room, and it takes 5 to 10 minutes for the eyes to adapt.
Those fluorite luminous pearls that can be seen glowing when you cover them with your hands are basically fake. They are made by soaking rare earth yttrium in yttrium powder water.
Therefore, when you see luminous pearls that are too bright, you have to raise a question mark, especially those fluorite luminous pearls that often weigh several tons. We also need to think about whether there are really so many large phosphorescent fluorite in nature?
Nowadays, some Night Pearls can be sold for one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, but no one wants them for hundreds of millions or tens of millions. I'm afraid the main reason is that these counterfeiters have messed up the market.
Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, it is as easy to make "artificial luminous pearls" as artificial marble, artificial diamonds, and artificial crystals. Just add some luminescent substances to ordinary ores, and they will glow.
Just like the luminous clocks in the past, fake luminous pearls will fluoresce after being irradiated by a strong radioactive source, and some can last for three to five months or even a year.
In nature, there are currently more than twenty known minerals that can emit phosphorescence. For example, spodumene from Xinjiang can emit phosphorescence.
The ruby luminous pearls and emerald luminous pearls recorded in history are very rare because there are relatively more natural fluorite that can emit phosphorescence, so the current luminous pearls mostly refer to fluorite luminous pearls.
Fluorite is abundant in nature, but it is basically fluorescent. The proportion of phosphorescence is very small compared to the whole, so fluorite night pearls are also quite precious.
For example, the luminous pearl Cixi held in her mouth after her death was rumored to have fallen into the hands of Soong Meiling. According to Han Kongque's analysis, it was probably a fluorite luminous pearl.
Because he has seen a real night-light pearl, the current night-light pearl gives Han Peacock a different feeling. As for why it is different, Han Peacock cannot tell.
The price of this luminous pearl is 10 million, a price that is neither high nor low. However, people nowadays are frightened by fake luminous pearls, so they see too many and don’t really bid for many.
Although there are not many, there are still a few. One of them is Zang Lin, and there is another one. Although Han Kongque has never seen him before, he should be a female hero and the big boss of the Sun Tribe.
The surname female is very old, and there are not many people with this surname, so it is easy to remember.
With the participation of these two people, even if Han Kongque was not interested in this luminous pearl, he still resolutely joined in. Even if he didn't buy it, it would be better to get to know the two people first.
"Can I take a look?" Han Kongque looked at the boss, a dark and thin middle-aged man who looked like a minority from the mountains in Yunnan.
The boss didn't speak, but nodded directly, so Han Kongque picked up the luminous pearl without ceremony.
Han Peacock looked over it over and over again. There was no trace of fraud or any discomfort. This was probably not an artificially made fluorite.
But this luminous pearl was absolutely different from the string of luminous pearls in his hand. Han Peacock couldn't tell what the difference was.
Finally, he wanted to get closer and take a closer look, but although the light emitted by the luminous pearl was not too dazzling, it did not allow him to see the appearance of the luminous pearl clearly.
Just when Han Kongque wanted to put down the luminous pearl, he made an unexpected discovery. He smelled a faint fishy smell.
The fishy smell was very familiar to him. It belonged to snakes.
Since I was born in a rural area, every boy had the opportunity to catch snakes in the summer, and the hands that held the snakes would have a very strong fishy smell. This fishy smell would remain even after being washed several times with soap or washing powder.
It will be retained, so Korean peacocks are still very familiar with this fishy smell.
How could the smell of snake appear on a luminous pearl?
The answer is obvious, because Han Kongque was quite curious when he was a child, so he would study it after reading some narrative texts in the textbook.
In the tropical jungles of Sri Lanka, there are about fifty species of snakes. There is a snake called Alia, which has a luminous gem in its mouth.
This kind of snake usually holds the gem in its mouth. When the snake needs light, it puts the gem on a flat, clean stone, lets the sun shine on it during the day, and lies on the opposite side of the stone.
The snake holds it in its mouth at night and puts it in front of itself at night, just to devour any prey that rushes towards the mysterious light from the darkness.
This is the fluorite that the snake found and put it in its mouth as a bait to pounce on food at night. Of course, this snake gem can be used as a luminous pearl!
This is a gem that can emit light. The light emitted is uniform and stable, and can illuminate everything around it.
Generally, after encountering a snake gem, local residents would quietly climb up a tree and suddenly throw the mud balls prepared in advance towards the glowing gem.
At this time, the surrounding area will soon become dark, and there will be a "rustling" sound in the grass under the tree. It can be guessed that the snake is scurrying around uneasily in search of its own gem.
After a while, the "rustling" sound stopped, but the snake was still hiding nearby and must not get off the tree.
Local residents often stay in the trees all night. When daybreak, they take a good look at the surrounding environment and find that there is no danger, then they climb down from the trees. At this time, they peel off the mud and find the snake gem inside.