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Chapter 645: Golden Fish Talisman
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After walking out of the alley, Liu Dong opened the cloth bag from the guy named Mouse and took out something as big as a palm and shaped like a carp!
And in the eyes of any professor who is familiar with the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, their eyes will light up and they will look excited when they see what Liu Dong is holding!
Because it is a common 'fish charm' in the officialdom of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, which can represent the power and status of officials!
Fish charms have appeared as early as the Sui Dynasty, but as a status symbol, putting them in fish bags as a definite system was not established until the Tang Dynasty. Lewen's novel c-o-m.
The fish talisman of the Tang Dynasty was made of wood or metal. It was in the shape of a fish and was divided into two pieces. The name of the official was engraved inside, which yamen he served in, the rank of official residence, the salary, and what kind of treatment he enjoyed when traveling.
, which is much more complete than the Sui Dynasty's ID card with only name and official status. There are three types of fish charms: one is the "copper fish charm", the other is the "portable fish charm", and the third is the "crossing fish charm".
In the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty abolished the tiger talisman to avoid the name taboo of his ancestor Li Hu, and instead used brass to make fish-shaped military talismans, which were called "fish talismans".
The fish talisman is used to mark the official's status and is carried with him in a fish bag." The fish bag containing the fish talisman is also "decorated with gold for the third grade and above, and with silver for the fifth grade and above."
The fish-crossing talisman is used to enter and exit the palace gates, open and close the palace doors and prove the identity of officials. It is also called "patrol fish talisman", "open-door fish", "closed-door fish", etc.
Hold the fish charm in your hand, then throw the bag in your hand into the trash can next to it.
If it weren't for this fish charm, Liu Dong wouldn't have followed the guy named Mouse to come to this corner of the place.
Liu Dong already has a lot of tiger charms in his hands, but this is the first time Liu Dong picked up the fish charm.
After rubbing the clods of soil stuck on the fish charm, the shape of the fish charm is roughly clear!
The entire fish charm is about 6 cm long and 2 cm wide. You can vaguely see the golden brilliance shining on the surface of the fish charm, and the golden brilliance undoubtedly illustrates the material of this fish charm.
Seeing that there were not many people around, Liu Dong used the relic Yuan Guang to repair the fish talisman in his hand. Soon, the fish talisman, which was originally covered in mud but had a very severely oxidized surface, immediately became golden, and every fish scale on the fish was clear.
It can be seen that the vivid golden fish charm appeared in front of Liu Dong's eyes.
After buckling and pulling the fish talisman along the gap in the middle, the completed fish talisman was divided into two halves in Liu Dong's hands. In the position of the fish head of the fish talisman, there is the word "contract", one on each side, and the remaining golden fish
There are still six neat regular script characters on the talisman, 'Emperor Nine Sons, Jin Wangzhi'!
According to the "New Tang Dynasty Book Carriage and Clothing Chronicles", in the early Tang Dynasty, all officials of the fifth rank and above, both internal and external, wore fish charms and fish bags to "distinguish the noble and the humble and respond to orders." The fish charms were made of different materials.
Gold, and bronze for general officials. They are all inscribed with their positions and names."
Judging from the material and handwriting of the fish charm in Liu Dong's hand, this fish charm is probably the portable fish charm worn by Li Zhi, the ninth son of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Jin Dynasty!
And this Jin Wang Li Zhi, who was later the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, created the Yonghui rule with the legacy of Zhenguan. He was also the husband of the empress Wu Zetian!
The prominent identity represented by this fish charm makes it undoubtedly a national treasure in the eyes of any historian, collector and connoisseur!
There is only one like this in the world. Unparalleled!
Being able to get it was beyond Liu Dong's expectation, and of course he was very lucky.
"Thankfully I came to Panjiayuan today, otherwise I might have missed this national treasure!" Thinking of this, Liu Dong didn't hate Brother Bao, Mouse and the others so much, he even liked them a little!
Shaking his head, he collected his thoughts and put the gold fish talisman into the Mustard Seed Space. In broad daylight, holding gold and silver in your hands is too eye-catching!
After finding a road leading to the center of Panjiayuan and reaching the end, he looked up and saw the familiar signboard of 'Jinbao Pavilion'. Liu Dong couldn't help but be startled and thought to himself: "I didn't expect to end up here when I came back!"
Thinking about it, it has been more than half a year since I last left the capital. Mr. Wen has not seen him, and now he has indeed accepted his invitation and became the engraving master of Rose Jewelry in Beijing. As the boss of the company, he is also someone Liu Dong respects very much.
As an elder, since you are at the door, there is no reason why you should not come in.
Although Mr. Wen's Zhenbao Pavilion is located in the prosperous area of Panjiayuan, it is not large in area and only has one floor. As soon as Liu Dong entered, he saw Mr. Wen holding a sapphire landscape jade carving at the counter and concentrating on it for appraisal.
There was a middle-aged man wearing a dark red T-shirt and black trousers sitting on the armchair next to him. After Liu Dong came in, the middle-aged man just looked at him and quickly focused his attention on what was going on.
On the body of Mr. Wen who was doing the appraisal.
It can be seen from his slightly nervous expression that the landscape jade carving made of Hetian jade that Mr. Wen is appraising at the moment should belong to him, and it is also valuable.
Seeing that Mr. Wen couldn't get away, Liu Dong didn't bother him, but stood aside and waited.
"Huh?"
Originally, Liu Dong was just out of curiosity and used the relic Yuanguang to look at the landscape jade carving about 30 centimeters high and 18 centimeters wide in Old Wen's hand. Then he thought that there was a cave in it!
After 'looking' for a while, Liu Dong's brows gradually wrinkled! There was a hint of thinking in his eyes.
None of the three people made a sound. Occasionally, guests came in. Seeing their silence, they were stunned for a moment and then left quickly!
"Mr. Wang, your jade carving is not a jade carving from the Ming Dynasty. It is from the late Qing Dynasty at most. It cannot be more than two hundred years old, and the craftsmanship is not very outstanding. However, the material is good, and it is high-quality Hetian jade material. Overall, 50
It's definitely a bit expensive! But if you can keep it for a few more years, you probably won't lose money. After all, the current antique market is rising significantly! And high-quality Hetian jade has always been a scarce commodity in the market!" Mr. Wen
He put down the bright flashlight in his hand and turned to the middle-aged man next to him.
After listening to Mr. Wen's narration, the middle-aged man's face clearly showed a trace of confusion. After some hesitation, he said, "Old shopkeeper, in this case, you can accept it for 500,000 yuan!"
Hearing this, Mr. Wen shook his head after thinking for a moment. Although he guessed that this jade carving would reach 500,000 yuan in the future, that was the future after all, and no one could predict what would happen in the future, so he could not accept it at the risk of losing money.
This piece is at best a jade carving landscape from the late Qing Dynasty.
"How about 450,000!" Seeing Mr. Wen shaking his head, the middle-aged man said quickly.
"Compared to the current market price, 450,000 yuan is still a bit expensive!" After a brief pause, Mr. Wen continued, "If you really want to sell it, I won't let you suffer a loss. For 350,000 yuan, I will buy this jade carving.
I bought it, what do you think?"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man couldn't help but have a wry smile on his face.
This jade carving was passed down from his family. If he had not really encountered difficulties, he would never sell it. But the difference between 350,000 and the 500,000 he requested was too big to meet his request.
"Then there's nothing we can do!" From the face of the middle-aged man named Wang, Mr. Wen understood his plan.
However, even if he could see that this middle-aged man had his own difficulties, the old man was not a philanthropist, and he had to be cautious when dealing with hundreds of thousands of dollars.
"I really like this jade carving landscape. If Mr. Wen doesn't want it, you might as well give it to me!" When it was obvious that the two of them could not reach a deal, Liu Dong, who had been watching the development of the situation quietly, spoke up.
"Xiaodong, why are you here?" Mr. Wen asked in surprise.
"Old man, I have sent you an invitation. In two days, the spring auction of Puhua Red Star Auction House will begin. There are works of yours on it, old man. You have to go then!" He said,
Liu Dong took two steps forward and handed the red invitation card to Mr. Wen's hand.
"Haha, Xiaodong, it's rare that a rich man like you still remembers me, a bad old man, and now you come to deliver the invitations personally, but I'm really flattered!"
"Don't praise me too much, or I'll raise my tail to the sky!" Liu Dong joked.
Looking at the young man laughing and chatting in front of him, Mr. Wen showed a hint of appreciation and admiration in his eyes. It had been more than half a year since he met Liu Dong because of the Red Mountain Jade Pig Dragon in Panjiayuan, and in this big city.
Within half a year, shocking news about this young man came one after another in the jade and collecting circles.
By now, the other party is already a well-known young collector in the country, and even the famous ‘Emerald King’ in the jade circle, but the other party is so young.
So much so that when he saw the other party again, Mr. Wen felt in a trance. Because in an extreme period of time, Liu Dong's identity had undergone earth-shaking changes in his opinion.
"Hello, just now you said you wanted this jade landscape sculpture from me?"
Although it is rude to interrupt someone else's conversation, the anxious middle-aged man named Wang no longer cares about it!
"That's right!" Liu Dong nodded.
"You just heard that I won't sell it for 500,000 yuan less!" The middle-aged man surnamed Wang judged from the conversation between Liu Dong and Mr. Wen just now that this young man, who was about the same age as his son, was a wealthy man, so he insisted
The price was 500,000.
Hearing this, Mr. Wen frowned. He originally opened his mouth to mention Liu Dong, but before the old man could speak, he was interrupted by Liu Dong shaking his head.
"Okay, just 500,000!"
"Really?" the middle-aged man named Wang said in surprise.
"Of course!" After saying that, Liu Dong wrote a check for 500,000 and handed it over, "Looking at you, you should recognize the check, right?"
"We know, we know!"
After nodding, he quickly took the check from Liu Dong's hand. After identifying the authenticity, he handed the jade carving to Liu Dong's hand with a happy face.
"Thank you, thank you so much!"
"You're welcome, we are a fair trade!"
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued. (lw0.))