Chapter 100: Ancient Plaques

Hu Wei spent 1.3 million yuan to take down the silver dollar, and he didn't hesitate to play with it. As long as it is a rare item, he likes to collect it.

Unlike Yang Fan, who has such high requirements, he collects some top-level treasures.

Another piece that is rare in the collection is a plaque that is hundreds of years old. The plaque is very exquisitely carved, and the three words "Tibetan Scripture Building" on it make people feel solemn and solemn when they see it. In the lower right corner of the font of the scripture building, there is also a small word "Qingshan Temple".

The plaque is not only an indication sign, but also a sign of culture and even a sign of cultural identity. It is widely used in the prominent position of palaces, archways, temples, merchants, private houses and other buildings to convey information such as imperial power, culture, people, beliefs, and commerce to people.

Traditional plaques are divided into three types of materials: wood, stone and metal, but most of them are wood, and stone and metal are rare. The inscriptions on the plaques were mainly carried out by dignitaries, celebrities and calligraphers of the time. The plaque is mostly black, but there are also purple, red, blue, green, brown and other colors. The most common type of text is the real gold plaque, the so-called real gold plaque, that is, the gold leaf is applied to the word.

"Castle Peak Temple, I don't think I've heard of it. Hu Wei tried to recall, but he couldn't find the temple.

"From ancient times to the present, how many temples have there been in China? It is the Shaolin Temple, part of which was also destroyed in the war and later rebuilt. "And other temples, maybe a dynasty falls, they also die.

Not only in modern times, but in ancient times, the belief in religion was also regulated by the state. When the regime you support falls, you are naturally unlucky.

"That's right. Hu Wei nodded and stopped pursuing.

Looking at this plaque, you will know that this temple was once glorious, otherwise, there would not be so much financial resources to get such a precious plaque.

"Or maybe there's something else good in that village. Hu Wei continued.

In ancient times, temples were as rich as imperial palaces, and there were many treasures, especially in the collection of scriptures, which were the favorite of those monks.

"It's also possible that the temple isn't in that place. This plaque was taken away by a disciple who fled at that time, hid in that small village to escape the world, and after his death, he kept it. Yang Fan didn't think that the original site of the temple was in the village that Ji Gang was looking for.

Before, the guy told him that the village is very remote, and there are not even many roads, so there is no reason for such a good temple to appear, right?

Of course, it is not completely unavoidable, those monks like to build temples in the deep mountains and old forests with aura, as long as the temple is famous, even if the mountain is high, there will be pilgrims to visit.

"Then you have to check it out, are you going?"

Hu Wei was a little itchy, if he found an original site, it would definitely be easier to get some treasures out than to pick up the leaks.

"Okay, go check it out. Yang Fan was also a little moved.

Treasures are often the most enthusiastic about exploration, and Yang Fan is no exception.

The plaque in front of me was actually carved out of golden silk nanmu. And those words are inlaid on it, and the material is a very rare tiger bone, so it looks imposing and solemn.

The wood is stable, not warped or cracked, durable, and it is mild, warm in winter and cool in summer, and has a fresh and pleasant aroma. Historically, the golden silk nanmu was used exclusively in the royal palace, a few temples of the building and furniture, the imperial dragon chair throne must also be made of high-quality nanmu, if someone uses it without authorization, it will be guilty of transgressing the ritual system.

"In ancient times, the temple also dared to use golden silk nanmu. Yang Fan stroked the plaque with his hand, and it felt warm and slippery, as if it had been oiled with a layer of paint.

But in fact, no covering was added, which is a characteristic of the golden silk nanmu, which shines in the spotlight and is brilliant. Although it is cork, it is like baby skin when you touch it, warm and delicate like jade. All the houses where the furniture is placed can smell a faint fragrance of Nan.

This kind of wood, like spring water, is warm in winter and cool in summer.

The wood is mild, not cool in winter, not hot in summer, and does not hurt the body, while other hardwood furniture does not have this excellent characteristic, so the palace often uses golden silk nan wood to make tables, arhat beds, cabinets and bookshelves, and can also be used to decorate cabinet doors or make study utensils.

"This is a tiger bone. Hu Wei affirmed.

The transparency of the tiger bone is higher than that of other animal bones, no matter what part of the tiger bone is, under high magnification, there are layers of dense loofah gourd lines;

Of course, Hu Wei can be identified without a magnifying glass.

Tiger bones are warm, you can hold them in your hands for a minute or two, if you can feel warm, 80% are tiger bones.

In addition, tiger bones are very oily, which is determined by its bone density, and the bone density is large, and the bone oil content in the bone cavity will be relatively high.

There is also a set of very effective methods for identifying tiger bones, that is, in the absence of light around, use light to pass through the tiger bones, and the tiger bones will be printed with blood, and there is a special ring texture of the bones.

This is the reason why they say that tiger bones are "tigers die and blood do not die".

From these, it can be seen that Qingshan Temple at that time should be a little famous, and the financial resources are huge.

Thinking of this, Hu Wei couldn't bear it even more, and wanted to find out Ji Gang's guy immediately and let him lead the way.

"By the way, what are you looking for me?" Yang Fan is a machine, this guy seems to have something to do with him.

"Oops! I almost forgot. Yesterday, a suspected imitation porcelain appeared in Dengfeng City. I'm a little unsure, those old guys aren't there, so I can only look for you to take a look. Only then did Hu Wei remember what was serious.

He also received the news from his teacher Tang Sancai, so he rushed to Dengfeng City. For the imitation, he also has a little research, and the other seniors who can recognize the imitation are busy and don't have time to come, so let him come over and have a look.

Just now, he went to see it, it was an enamel color, and after looking at it for a long time, he didn't find any flaws, so he found Yang Fan.

Porcelain fetal painting enamel is a kind of decorative technique introduced from abroad, which is called "Gu Yuexuan" by later generations, and "rose color" by foreign countries. It is a kind of fine painted porcelain specially made for the Qing Dynasty court, and some products are also used to reward meritorious heroes.

This is a wonderful flower in China's ceramic decorative arts, occupies an important position in the history of the development of Chinese ceramics, and is an extremely valuable imperial vessel. For 200 years after its birth, it was all royal porcelain, and there were almost no porcelain among the people.

Its production skills are wonderful, the characteristics of the times are distinctive, and it has been handed down very rarely, and it is highly respected by the world collectors.

It is so precious that the owner of the enamel is very hesitant, and once it is a fake, it means that he has suffered a heavy loss.