ps: There are too many messy things in Dongren this month. It will definitely not be possible to update three or four times like last month, but Dongren will try its best to ensure continuous updates! After this period of time, when it is stable, I will satisfy everyone with more updates.
wish! Sorry!
Chapter 944 Dongling Relics (Part 1)
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Qianlong's collection wealth is unprecedented in history. Simply looking at the number of collections, Qianlong surpasses any previous emperor. An inventory from 1816 shows that there were 15,000 calligraphy and paintings decorating everything from the Forbidden City to Chahar.
of the palace, 2/3 of which are works after 1644. It really complies with the old saying "there is no one before, no one will come after". This not only records the unprecedented strength of the country in that era, but also deeply marks the Qianlong Emperor.
The emperor pursued the imprint of grandeur, gorgeous and complex aesthetic taste.
In addition, the funeral custom in China throughout the ages has been to "treat death as life", so both the Han, Tang, and Ming and Qing dynasties built vast and gorgeous imperial mausoleums after the emperor ascended the throne. In line with Emperor Qianlong's nature, his mausoleum was built
More than sixty years old, it must be the most gorgeous, and the funerary items are naturally not to mention!
Definitely the most abundant among the more than 500 emperors in China, and even among the top few!
So in 1928, when Sun Dianying robbed Qing Tombs, he first targeted Qianlong's Yuling Tombs!
No one knows how many priceless treasures Sun Dianying robbed from Qianlong's Yuling Mausoleum. Compared with Cixi's Dingdong Tomb, which is more recent and has specific history to be tested, how many treasures were placed in Emperor Qianlong's mausoleum remains unknown to this day.
puzzle!
After the incident, some media estimated that the treasures Sun Dianying stole from Ding Dong Tomb and Yu Tomb were worth 250 million taels of silver, which was almost three times the annual income of the Qing court at the time!
But according to the statistics of the treasures on and under the two mausoleums, the actual value is far more than this.
Now, how Sun Dianying stole the Qing Dong Tomb is no longer a matter of suspense, but the whereabouts of the stolen treasures. In addition to being distributed to subordinates and kept privately, there are five main destinations: selling, turning over, confiscating, bribing, and hiding.
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Let’s not talk about the destinations of the first four. Let’s just talk about secret treasures. The so-called secret treasures are kept for ourselves. Of course, we must keep the best among them. As for how many treasures are hidden in the Qing Dong Tomb, except for Sun Dianying himself, every
People know.
And where are the most essential treasures in the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty? Sun Dianying also disappeared into the fog of history after his death!
Now Liu Dong is basically certain that the treasures hidden in these boxes he is seeing are one of the treasures of the Qing Dong Tombs!
As for how these things were hidden here, Liu Dong didn't know, and he didn't bother to find out. Anyway, these ownerless things will be his!
Thinking of this, Liu Dong waved his hand and put away nearly a hundred priceless ancient paintings. Basically, these ancient paintings did not appear in "Shiqu Baoji". Come to think of it, if it was known that they were buried with Yuling, it would probably be the tomb of Emperor Qianlong.
To be remembered by the whole world!
Therefore, the burial objects of emperors throughout the ages have never left palace files, and no one knows how many things were placed in the tomb.
When Liu Dong opened the third box, even though there was no light, the jewelry and jades inside still made Liu Dong feel extremely dazzling!
According to Li Lianying's "Notes of Aiyuexuan", there are many priceless treasures buried with Cixi in the underground palace: the gold silk cotton mattress (in the coffin) is priced at 84,000 taels of silver; the thin mattress with embroidered Buddha beads and beads is priced at 22,000 taels; the estimated price of jade lotus leaves
850,000 taels; the Dharma Sutra is paved with 820 beads, valued at 160,000 taels; the beaded robe on the back is valued at 1.2 million taels; the gold Buddha beside each respects 8 taels, the jade Buddha respects 6 taels, and the emerald Buddha respects 6 taels.
, the ruby Buddha is worth 3 taels and 5 cents each. 27 statues each, 108 in total, worth approximately 620,000 taels; 2 emerald watermelons, worth approximately 2.2 million taels, 4 emerald melons, worth approximately 600,000 taels; jade lotus root is worth approximately
1 million taels; the red coral tree is worth about 530,000 taels; the most valuable is the beaded crown worn by Cixi, with a large 4-tael bead on it that was paid tribute by foreigners, worth 10 million taels, with a total price of about 10.05 million
Two. In addition, Cixi's body was filled with about 500 large beads and about 6,000 small beads. The estimated value is 228,000 taels.
The treasures in Cixi's coffin alone are worth 50 million taels of silver. They are the most valuable in the world. In addition, according to Qing historical records, the leaf gold used in the three main halls alone amounted to more than 4,592 taels, and there were a total of 2,400 colored paintings inside and outside.
There are many golden dragons, and 64 pillars are wrapped with semi-three-dimensional gilt copper dragons. The carvings on the inner wall, such as the five bats holding longevity and the pattern of ten thousand characters, are all sifted with red and gold. The splendor is definitely genuine.
So at this moment, I saw as many as 20 golden Buddhas, jade Buddhas, gemstone Buddhas, emerald Buddhas, necklaces of various materials, and jewelry piled in a wooden box that was as big as a 28-inch suitcase!
Seeing these jewelry is enough to trigger greed in everyone's heart, and Liu Dong is no exception! But in comparison, he values the calligraphy, painting and porcelain just now!
As Liu Dong opened one box after another, more and more treasures appeared in front of him!
By the time Liu Dong opened the 50th box, he had accumulated nearly 489 masterpieces of calligraphy and painting in his hands, more than half of which were from before the Yuan Dynasty, and the rest were works by masters of calligraphy and painting from the Ming and Qing dynasties!
In addition to the surprises in calligraphy and painting, the gains in porcelain also gave Liu Dong great comfort. There were 357 pieces of imperial kiln porcelain from the Ming and Qing Dynasties alone, and the remaining Yuan blue and white and Song porcelains were hundreds of precious ones.
The top porcelains such as the Five Famous Kilns and Yuan blue and white figures-patterned jars are almost lost to everyone here, because there is a wood kiln known as the "King of Porcelain" above their heads!
Chai kiln is a ceramic kiln created by Chai Rong, the emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty after the Five Dynasties.
Due to the profound understanding of the interdependence of the internal structures of minerals, we create timeless products that combine a variety of styles.
Chai kiln wares combine the green color of thousands of peaks, reaching the highest level of ancient celadon glaze color. At the same time, Chai kiln is also listed as the best among all kilns. Many legends and records of Chai kiln are inseparable (Ge Gu Yao Lun)
Here is this sentence: Firewood kilns are the most expensive and rare in the world.
Everyone knows about the collection of porcelain, among which the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty are unique treasures, but what is more precious than the five famous kilns is the firewood kiln.
Coupled with the short firing time and low yield of firewood kilns, this kind of royal porcelain from the Five Dynasties and later Zhou Dynasty has become the most expensive porcelain in Chinese history. As the saying goes, 'a piece of firewood is worth a thousand gold'!
It's just that Liu Dong has never seen it before. He has never even heard of anyone collecting such precious wood kiln wares that are as green as the sky, as thin as paper, as loud as a chime, and as bright as a mirror. But now he finally sees it!
In the heavy rosewood box, Liu Dong saw a half-fired kiln!
A pen washer with a diameter of about 25 cm and half a porcelain plate!
Even after hundreds of years of collection by the Qing Dynasty royal family, there was only this half-fired kiln vessel. Even half of it was damaged, so Emperor Qianlong was reluctant to throw it away, and instead buried it in his Yuling Mausoleum!
Feeling the warm jade-like surface of the brush washer, Liu Dong immediately took out a strong flashlight from the mustard space. When the light hit the brush washer, the cool jade-like brush washer immediately emitted a layer of golden light.
Just like a polished bronze mirror, when Liu Dong turned his back to the light, a layer of silvery white light covered the brush, as beautiful as a quiet lake in the mountains.
"Sure enough, it is exactly the same as what is recorded in ancient books!" Liu Dong secretly excited.
Liu Dong put away the flashlight and flicked it with his fingers, and immediately a clear and clear sound like a bell rang in his ears!
Although there is no skylight here, the glaze color of the firewood kiln in my hand is as blue as the sky, as well as the tiny opening patterns on the surface, which are still clearly visible under the original light of the relic!
Moreover, the base of this Chai kiln brush washer is not made of rough loess. Although it is not as good as that of the later porcelains of the Ming and Qing dynasties, the glaze on the base is still very delicate!
It can be called a fine product from the firewood kiln, but only half of the porcelain plate is left next to it, and the workmanship of the base is inferior.
But despite this, whether it is the completed Chai Kiln brush wash or the half-remaining Chai Kiln porcelain plate, they are all priceless national treasures! They are so rare!
Maybe there are still firewood kilns in those imperial tombs!
Playing with two pieces of firewood kiln, there are as many as 9 pieces of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty next to them. As well as the 'Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest' blue and white covered jars, the 'Goujian Wuxianchangdan' blue and white plum vase, the 'Han Wudi Feng Jiangjun Bai' blue and white holding pot, and
There are 17 pieces of Yuan blue and white imperial kiln porcelain such as dragon patterns, entwining lotus patterns, longevity patterns, etc. It is difficult to attract Liu Dong's attention!
As for jewelry, Liu Dong was not as attracted as calligraphy, painting and ceramics, so Liu Dong did not give a detailed list. It was definitely hundreds or even thousands, but there were more than 300 exquisite Buddha statues inside, and there were also exquisite Yushanzi
, amazing value!
Emperor Qianlong was obsessed with jade carvings, and at least half of the jade objects in the Forbidden City now came from his orders. The most famous one is the Yu Shanzi, which weighs more than 5 tons and is more than two meters high. It is known as the world's largest jade carving work, "Dayu's Flood Control"!
Of course, Emperor Qianlong's favorite jade article would definitely be buried with him in his tomb. So there was this huge jade carving in front of Liu Dong!
To be precise, it’s not a single piece! It’s a set!
And the content of this set of jade carvings is the famous "Qianlong's Southern Inspection Picture"!
"Qianlong's Southern Tour" is one of the national treasure-level calligraphy and painting treasures collected by the National Museum of China. The complete set has 12 volumes and a total length of 154.17 meters. It depicts the scene of Emperor Qianlong's first southern tour in the 16th year of Qianlong's reign.
Of course, giant jade materials are hard to find, and they certainly cannot be like the real "Qianlong's Southern Inspection Map", where a "Standing in Gusu" scroll is as long as 21.7 meters!
On the giant Hetian jade that Liu Dong saw at this moment, which is 5 meters long, nearly 3 meters high and weighs nearly 20 tons, the story of the 12 volumes of "Qianlong's Southern Inspection Map" has been deleted to a certain extent, and finally it is perfect.
After thinking about it, I have to admit that the royal craftsmen of Ruyi Pavilion at that time were highly skilled. The whole jade carving, combined with almost all carving techniques such as round carving, semi-circular carving, and openwork carving, made the entire "Qianlong Southern Inspection Map" lifelike.
The upper right corner is also engraved with two seals: "The Treasure of Qianlong's Imperial View" and "The Treasure of Bazheng Cang Nian", as well as a 200-word imperial poem!
Whether it is artistic value or craftsmanship, this huge jade carving of "Qianlong's Southern Inspection Map" is not inferior to "Dayu's Control of Floods", but what makes Liu Dong distressed is that in order to facilitate transportation, this exquisite jade carving was artificially
It was cut into four pieces and a flaw appeared in a perfect product. It really made a collector like Liu Dong feel extremely regretful! (To be continued)