Chapter 472: Pounding the Bronze Vessel
Then, a copper kettle appeared, and through the relevant instruments, it was magnified and displayed at 360 degrees without dead angles for everyone to visit.
This kettle is very special, the body of the kettle is covered with dense hammer marks, all of which are the size of fingers, as if they were made with a hammer. Those hammer prints did not affect the aesthetics, but added a sense of interest.
The coffin suddenly became excited, apparently she knew the kettle in front of her.
"This hammering copper kettle is a palace item, it's too rare, it's too rare!"
Andy and the others were surprised: "Pounding the copper kettle? It seems that it is indeed beaten with a hammer." However, how do you know it's something from the palace?"
Hu Yang knew that these people had misunderstood, and the imperial palace mentioned by the emperor was naturally not our domestic palace, but Japan's.
He explained with a smile: "This is a very famous hammered bronze ware in Japan, and it is one of the traditional Japanese crafts. The hammered copper kettle, with the symbols of Tamagawado and the Emperor, is an item of the Japanese Imperial Palace, not the Imperial Palace as we imagined. ”
The copper kettles produced by Tamagawado are all handmade, and the craftsmen make the pots by feeling, the size is in the brain, and the body of the pot is irregularly hammered and embossed, which can be completed by non-machinery. Among them, the highest skill can be a piece of copper into a pot, the body and spout in one go, the highest skill is called "mouth out".
Obviously, the one on the display table is made by the highest skill "mouth punching", which is very precious.
A variety of tools are used in the process of hammering bronze ware, and dozens of bird mouths and hammers are used to make the kettle. Striking the copper sheet does not stretch it, but shrinks it. How to shrink and how to roll it all depends on the feeling of the craftsman. The size is in the mind of the craftsman. Copper hardens after one blow, so it is necessary to place it in a furnace to make it pliable during the process. Finally, Tamagawado's unique coloring technique is used to color.
Through Brother Hu's simple explanation, everyone immediately understood: it turned out to be a Japanese product, no wonder the persimmon was so excited.
In Japan, the reputation of the prime minister can be very bad, and everyone will scold the prime minister at every turn. However, the emperor has a high status in their hearts, and almost no one is disrespectful.
Therefore, the items used by the emperor are naturally worth an extraordinary amount. Just like the objects played by the ancient emperors in China, they are often worth twice as much in later generations.
As they spoke, they found that they were using their mobile phones to communicate with their families.
Well, that's the ambition.
You can understand that just as we encounter a national treasure of our own country overseas, isn't this also the case? Moreover, Japan, a country that is not rich in traditional crafts, naturally does not miss a single cultural relic.
"It's still Xuandese, it's quite precious, with a history of almost two hundred years. Hu Yang commented.
Hearing Brother Hu's appraisal, Zhu Zi was even more sure that he wanted to bring this national treasure back. Without Brother Hu's identification, she was afraid that she would encounter a fake, but since Brother Hu said so, it would be no problem.
"What is the difference between Xuande color and our Xuande furnace in the Ming Dynasty?" Hua Tsai suddenly asked.
Those who have watched Brother Hu's previous live broadcast know that there is a lost bronze craft in the Ming Dynasty, which is very superb, that is, Xuande furnace.
It is said that no real Xuande furnace has been found. Even the one that Brother Hu got last time has not yet formed a unified opinion for the time being, and there seems to be doubts.
On the market, the so-called Xuande furnace that is often seen is actually imitated by later generations, such as the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there are a large number of imitations.
But even so, the Xuande furnace imitated in the Qing Dynasty is still very precious, and it is said that there are tens of millions of auction records.
It can also be seen how precious the Xuande furnace is in the real sense.
The copper kettle in front of him is called "Xuande color" by Brother Hu, which makes people involuntarily think of the famous Xuande furnace in the Ming Dynasty, and everyone wants to know if there is any connection between the two.
Hu Yang saw everyone's reaction, nodded and said: "There is a certain correlation between them, you look at the color of the copper kettle, there is a jewel in the dimness, there is a sense of heaviness, but there is a strange light, just like a talented person, no matter how low-key it is shining." This color is called Xuande color.
And their coloring process originated in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty and belonged to our side in the past.
After this coloring method was introduced to Japan, Tamagawado passed it down from generation to generation. Xuande color is a coloring technique that is boiled through with a mixture of patina and copper sulfate. Reminiscent of the sunset over the Sea of Japan, its smooth texture has been used for decades and slowly turns into a rich maple leaf red over the years.
It is a shame to say that some of our excellent crafts in ancient times have not been inherited, but have been preserved by other countries. ”
Everyone didn't expect that the copper kettle would still have a relationship with the Ming Dynasty. However, everyone was only briefly surprised, and then relieved.
As one of the countries that most admires Chinese culture, Japan has a lot of ancient crafts and other cultures. Even their current etiquette is basically copied from Chinese homework.
As Brother Hu said, I am indeed ashamed, like the building technology of Xuande furnace, even today, it still cannot be restored, but part of this technology appeared in Japan, how can it be embarrassing?
It can only be said that our ancestors created many good things for us, but they did not cherish them, and many of them were lost in the long river of history. ”
"Now there are even some fools, who think that our Chinese culture has not contributed much to the progress of modern society, and the so-called four major inventions have no technical content at all, and despise that they are not inventions. ”
"That kind of stupidity, what do you care about them? Even Yuan Lao, who let them eat enough, sprayed our ancestors, what's so surprising?"
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While everyone was discussing, the auction had already begun.
Although this is a Japanese product, it is an item of the Japanese Imperial Family, and there are still many people who are interested in it. Among them, including Mr. Lee, a wealthy Singaporean businessman.
In just two minutes, more than 60 bids were completed, rising from a reserve price of 50,000 yuan to 800,000 yuan.
The price of the persimmon was one million, which made Ye Mei beside her speechless, her roommate is also a little rich woman! It is not surprising to think that people have ancestral temples.
No one expected that a Japanese cultural relic would eventually reach a price of more than three million yuan and be taken down by a young beauty.
Some people at the scene looked sideways and thought to themselves: Young people nowadays are crazy!
Before, Hu Yang took a picture for more than 20 million yuan, and now the woman next to him won a copper kettle for more than 3.6 million yuan.
The most depressed is undoubtedly Mr. Li.
Hu Yang grabbed things with him before, and now even the women around him are robbing things with him, it's like a grudge, no one has been doing this with him for a long time.
And the organizer secretly thought: Fortunately, I didn't offend these young people, so far, they are the protagonists of this auction!
There were many big people present, but none of the young people like Hu Yang seemed to be willing to spend money.