Not long ago, some media reported a news that the bricks of the Great Wall were used by many nearby households to build toilets, or simply sold for money.

Many people are concerned about these people's su zhì, which is the Great Wall being damaged Yan zhòng. However, Zhang Tianyuan saw something else from here.

Although the Old Summer Palace was burned down and a large number of things were stolen, there were still ruins and broken walls, and the nearby villagers used these things to build pigsty and sheepfolds.

The walls are still like this, which shows how precious and rare the things collected in the Old Summer Palace are.

Zhang Tianyuan took a deep breath, his mood was a little excited at this time, because the porcelain in front of him was basically something that Napoleon III put into the castle, which is a good thing that cannot be seen in China, many of which only have legends, but have never seen the real thing.

If Dong Lao and Li Lao knew about this, they would probably be envious to death, and they would take them here to visit when they would, anyway, they are now on a private jet, and it is very convenient to come abroad.

It's better to be happy alone, than to be happy with everyone.

Zhang Tianyuan took a few deep breaths in a row before his agitated mood gradually calmed down, maybe it was because he had been stimulated enough these days, so it was easier to calm down, just like you are used to seeing a qiē on the battlefield, and then seeing a dead person, I am afraid that it will not be so excited.

In terms of value, these porcelains should be inferior to Picasso's oil paintings, nor can they be compared to his own dream of Nanke.

However, this value is only a purely monetary value.

The value in Zhang Tianyuan's mind is too complicated, except for money. There is also a sense of honor and a sense of shame. There is self-esteem, there is history. There are too many emotional factors that are inexplicable.

He has no intention of judging whether Western art is worth or Chinese art, after all, this kind of thing is the opinion of the wise and the wise.

From his point of view, he still prefers Chinese antiques, after all, his aesthetic has been influenced by Chinese culture since he was a child, and his natural aesthetic tendency also tends to Chinese art. What's more, compared with Western art, Chinese art has more emotional factors.

Some people are willing to pay a lot of money to buy an old photo of their loved ones, which is actually the same reason.

Speaking of which, Napoleon VII was also such a person. Let's talk about that David's painting, in fact, in terms of value, it may not be comparable to the porcelain and those famous paintings here, but he will never sell it, no matter how much money it is, this is the emotional factor.

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"The things here have been collected since the time when my ancestor Bonaparte was not yet crowned, and has gone through six generations until my generation. I'm ashamed to say that I didn't add the slightest thing to it, but planned to sell it. Alas, I was extremely reluctant in my heart. But these things are placed here with me, and sooner or later they will be ruined, and I don't want to see the things collected by my ancestors ruined like this. I've said this before. There are almost 30,000 pieces of antiques here, if you like it. You can buy them all, and the price is negotiable. Especially Chinese antiques, I can even give them away. ”

Looking at the dazzling array of things here, Napoleon VII felt a little discouraged, if there was even the slightest possibility, he was not willing to sell these things, he was not short of money in life, the key problem was to maintain a huge family expenditure, many entertainments you don't want to participate in it is impossible, and these entertainments, but cost a lot of money, for him, gradually became a burden.

What's more, he really doesn't want to watch these things rot and deteriorate here, just like a mother who really likes her children, whether to let her children starve to death with her, or give them away, so that the children can live well, this choice is really a bit difficult, but definitely in the end there will still be a choice.

Even if you will be complained by your children and despised by society, as long as your children can live happily, that's fine.

"There are about 10,000 of these Chinese antiques, right?" Zhang Tianyuan understood Napoleon VII's feelings, but he was not very interested in cultural relics from other countries, and now there are not so many funds, so it is better to try to buy his own country first.

"Yes, more than 9,000 pieces, close to 10,000 pieces, of which there are six or seven thousand pieces of porcelain. If Mr. Zhang likes it, you can watch it slowly, you can stay here for the past two days, you don't need to rush back to China, right?" Napoleon VII was generous, and it could be seen that he really wanted to make Zhang Tianyuan a friend.

"I'm not in a hurry to go back, I'll take a look first. ”

When Zhang Tianyuan spoke, his eyes kept staring at those antiques, thinking that he really liked these things too much, whether they were expensive or ordinary, they were all antiques from China, and these things were also treasures of the late Qing Dynasty at the latest, and they were good things with real historical value and research value.

He noticed in a beautifully bound shelf a few strings of dynasty beads, all of which were from the Qing dynasty.

Because the pearl itself is a string of beads worn on the court clothes of the Qing Dynasty. The pearl is a kind of ornament of the Qing Dynasty dress, which hangs around the neck and hangs on the chest. A total of 108 pearls, every 27 between the penetration of a large bead, a total of four large beads, called the beads, according to the size of the official and the status of the level, with beads and silk color are different.

Zhang Tianyuan still clearly remembers that when he first came to Shangpu, one of the antiques he came into contact with was Chaozhu.

The pearls are said to symbolize the four seasons, and the materials of the pearls are also different. Because the emperor of the Qing Dynasty believed in Tibetan Buddhism, all emperors, concubines, civil officials of the fifth rank and military attachés of the fourth rank or above, as well as guards and Beijing officials, etc., can wear the pearls, and can be used as the emperor's reward items.

In ancient times, the hierarchy system was strict, and officials of different grades wore different materials of pearls, and the materials of pearls were made of eastern pearls, jadeite, coral, jadeite, amber, beeswax, etc., and were decorated with bright yellow, golden yellow and stone blue.

Imperial officials, all civil officials of the fifth rank, military attache of the fourth rank or above, military aircraft department, guards, Ministry of Rites, Guozijian, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Honglu Temple and other subordinate officials, as well as five rank officials and women above, can be suspended.

According to the size of the official and the level of status. There is a difference between beads and tapestry.

The emperor wears a plate of Dongzhu Chaozhu when he wears court clothes, and the queen and the queen mother wear a plate of Dongzhu when they wear court clothes. Also hang two plates of red coral pearls on both shoulders to show that the identity is special.

The emperor wears the dynasty beads. Also according to different occasions to wear different textures, different colors: sacrifice to the sky to wear lapis lazuli pearls, sacrifice to the ground wear amber or honey wax pearls, sacrifice to wear red coral pearls, sacrifice to the moon wear turquoise pearls. The pearls of different textures and colors symbolize the sky, the earth, the sun and the moon.

"Husband, this is a jade pearl, right? And it's an all-green jadeite, which I have never seen in China before." Liu Mengxun, who hadn't spoken much, couldn't help but speak when he saw this Chaozhu.

That's right, the all-green jadeite is not common under normal circumstances, not to mention that the jadeite texture used in this string of pearls is very good. It is a good ice species high green jade.

"This string of all-green jadeite is warm and verdant. The beads are large and full, well-proportioned and pure, and seem to be made of a piece of green material, which is rare. Zhang Tianyuan couldn't help but say secretly in his heart.

He didn't dare to say it, for fear that Napoleon VII would take the opportunity to raise the price.

This jadeite pearl is made of Burmese jade, with a warm color and verdant dripping. There are a total of 108 beads in the whole vessel, and the beads are large and full. Symmetrical and pure, it seems to be made of a piece of green material. The circumference of the jadeite pearl is 158 centimeters, and the diameter of the pearl is 1.3 centimeters.

Between every 27 emerald beads, there are 4 pink tourmaline "Buddha heads" spaced. Slightly larger than the cuizhu, under a tourmaline Buddha head, also hang a gourd-shaped tourmaline "Buddha head tower". There is a string of tourmaline beads attached to the Buddha head pagoda, which is slightly smaller than the emerald beads. This string of tourmaline beads features a round metal "dorsal cloud" ornament with pink tourmaline inlays. The perimeter is inlaid with red and sapphires. Under the back cloud, there is a silkworm head-shaped tourmaline "big pendant" ornament.

When hanging on the back, it hangs behind the back. There are three small strings of tourmaline "twist" ornaments on both sides of the back cloud, and each string of twists has a "small falling angle". The composition of each part of the pearl has a specific meaning.

In Zhang Tianyuan's view, the total number is 108 orbs, representing 12 months, 24 solar terms, and 72 seasons; The 4 Buddha heads represent the four seasons of "spring, summer, autumn and winter"; The back cloud means "one yuan and the beginning"; The 3 strings of "Ji Twist" represent the first, middle and lower 30 days of a month, and the total number of days is 30 days.

It is said that the pearl is evolved from the Buddha beads, and the emperors of the Qing Dynasty seem to be very convinced of Buddhism, and there are even emperors who are monks, and they are really quite devout about Buddhism.

Zhang Tianyuan has seen a lot of pearls in China, but he has never seen such all-green jade pearls, he has only heard of them.

In the early seventies of the last century, it was unearthed in the tomb of Biyuan in the Qing Dynasty in Lingyan Mountain, Wu County, Suzhou, and is now the treasure of the Jinling Museum.

Bi Yuan was originally from Xiuning, first moved to Zhenyang, Suzhou, and then moved to Lingyan Mountain, Wu County, Suzhou.

He was a scholar in the 25th year of Qianlong, and later successively served as the editor of the Hanlin Academy, the governor of Luozhou in Shaanxi, and the governor of Huguang.

After archaeological excavations, a large number of exquisite burial goods were unearthed in his tomb, including two strings of jade pearls, which were owned by Bi Yuan and his aunt's wife.

The original Wang De died in Ganzhou in the 34th year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and the tomb was wearing jasper pearls. Bi Yuan has a soft spot for Burmese jade, and after he became the governor of Huguang, he turned the high-grade jade into pearls and enjoyed them with his wife, opening the precedent of jade pearls. Under the influence of Bi Yuan and others, people in the DPRK and China began to use jade, and it became a common practice.

However, there are not many all-green jadeite pearls that have really been unearthed, at least this thing in front of Zhang Tianyuan, it is estimated that even if it is a national second-class protected cultural relic, it is not too much at all.

But it's such a thing, it was put on a shelf at random, and hung with some other pearls.

And some places are messed up, mixing the morning beads with the real Buddha beads.

It is estimated that collectors at the beginning would not do this, which should have been taken down and appreciated by people who did not know how to collect, and then put it on randomly.

It's no wonder that Napoleon VII was worried that these things would gradually be destroyed in his own hands, after all, when this kind of thing happens, it is really a little unsure of what to do.

You said that if a good friend really came and wanted to see the stuff in it, would you let him see it or not?

If you don't watch it, it will definitely hurt your feelings, but if you watch it, it will definitely happen. (To be continued......)