Chapter 45: Tian Huang's Seal
Not to mention that Zhang Tianyuan did the Ebony Daoist a big favor this time, just talking about the previous friendship between the two, the Ebony Daoist would not refuse Zhang Tianyuan's request.
The most important thing is that the place that Zhang Tianyuan wants to open is made up later, not the original bricks, so it is not considered a destroyed cultural relic, and it is a big deal to make up for it after it is demolished, so the ebony Taoist has no worries.
After the discussion, the two little Taoist priests helped Zhang Tianyuan to disassemble the bricks on it and put it aside, then cut the soil and carefully searched for the location marked on the map, because the map is more detailed, not only coordinates, but also depth, so it is easier to find.
After digging about a meter deep, I saw a ceramic jar, which was sealed with a wooden stopper and wrapped in wax, which seemed to be very well sealed.
"Strange, didn't the earthquake damage this jar?" said a little Taoist priest, scratching his head.
Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile: "No, the ceramic jar is not so strong, it should have been buried when repairing here after the earthquake, you just don't know the way." ”
"Oh, this is possible, it is estimated that Master may not have seen those people who repair the ground, but it is possible that Master's Master has soared, but it is a pity that he has already risen in the daytime. The little Taoist priest nodded.
Zhang Tianyuan took out the ceramic jar, a little excited in his heart, after all, what he had been looking for was finally found, this is more important than anything else, although he wanted to see what was in the jar, but he still carefully checked the texture of the ceramic jar.
The jar is also an old thing, this is certain, Zhang Tianyuan has identified it with the word appreciation formula, and the amount of earth qi contained in it can also prove this.
And the painting on this jar is the work of Hu Kui, an ink color master in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, and there are signatures and seals on it.
Hu Kui, Yan Xi, Shou Quan, Qing Daoguang, She County people, painting landscapes and buffaloes.
"Qing Tongzhi official kiln Hu Kui ink color jar!"
Zhang Tianyuan gave his own words to this jar.
Hu Kui's ink painting is very famous, but if it is simply painted on paper, it may not be particularly attractive, and the painting on this porcelain jar is completely different, and this porcelain jar is the official kiln work in the Tongzhi period, it looks very exquisite, and the preservation is very complete.
You must know that Hu Kui once had a piece of ink porcelain auctioned for a high price of more than 20 million, of course, that thing is more delicate and beautiful than this porcelain jar, and it is normal for the price to be higher, but even so, this porcelain jar should still have hundreds of thousands, and finally did not run in vain, even if there is nothing in the jar, it is actually worth it.
He carefully placed the ink jar on the rag-covered floor, for fear that if it was touched a little, if it was damaged, the value would be greatly reduced.
"Fetch the fire!"
The little Taoist priest brought fire.
Zhang Tianyuan melted off the layer of beeswax on it very carefully, and then pulled out the wooden stopper, and suddenly, an extremely abundant earth qi gushed out from the jar, like a dragon coming out of the water, startling Zhang Tianyuan.
He couldn't avoid it in a hurry, and was so rushed by the earth's qi that he had no choice but to forcibly absorb it.
Fortunately, although this earth qi is abundant, it is relatively small compared to the earth qi of famous mountains and rivers, Zhang Tianyuan sat there and spent more than three hours before he completely integrated this earth qi into his body, and at this time, the young dragon in his dantian has grown up and turned into a real dragon, which is considered to be another level, and the limbs and bones of his body are also as if they have been washed by fairy qi, which is very comfortable.
"Little friends will have adventures. The voice of the ebony Taoist sounded coldly in Zhang Tianyuan's ears.
Zhang Tianyuan was startled, and hurriedly opened his eyes, only to find that the pit that had been dug had been filled, and the bricks had been paved.
"What did you just say?" Zhang Tianyuan wanted to pretend to be confused, after all, what happened to him was too bizarre, this was not another secret, even his parents did not dare to say it, let alone an outsider, even if he trusted him, he would not dare to say it nonsense.
Seeing that Zhang Tianyuan was pretending to be confused, the ebony Taoist didn't ask again, and smiled: "When Xiaoyou closed his eyes, his hand kept covering the mouth of the jar, could it be that there is a treasure in it?"
Zhang Tianyuan realized that because of the absorption of earth qi just now, his right hand seemed to be sucked in, basically blocking the mouth of the jar.
He coughed a little embarrassed and said, "I haven't seen what is in it yet, so let's take a look at it." ”
"Is that okay?"
"Of course. ”
"Well, it just so happens that the food and drinks are ready, so why don't you eat and drink while admiring the contents of this jar. The ebony chief laughed.
Zhang Tianyuan wanted to refuse, because he didn't know what was in this jar, and what to do if it was the ashes of a dead person, wouldn't it be a joke? Who takes other people's ashes when they eat.
But he was embarrassed to refuse, so he glanced into the jar, faintly, you can see some yellow crystals, he was shocked, knowing that his treasure this time is a bet right, a hundred thousand or so "On the Balcony Post", now in exchange for a nearly one million Hu Kui ink color jars, and the more previous things in this jar.
Taking the jar to the pavilion, Zhang Tianyuan washed his hands, then ate some wine and food, and felt that his stomach was comfortable, so he washed his hands with clean water again, and after drying it, he reached out and took out the contents of the jar.
"Oh! this is the Tian Huang seal!" said Ebony Dao Chief's eyes lit up and blurted out.
"That's right, these are Tian Huang seals!" Zhang Tianyuan nodded very affirmatively: "China's seal was first called a seal, but at that time it was still used to do business, and later there was a kind of cultural toy seal, the art of making and collecting seal carving seals as cultural toys. Seal carving seal in our country has a long cultural history of thousands of years, modern generally to stone, such as Shoushan stone, Qingtian stone, Bahrain stone, Chang fossil stone, etc., are literati ink used to play with the collection of things, of course, there are also ivory, hardwood, agate, jade, jade, amber, bamboo root and other materials made, the shape is vivid and lively, the color is rich and changeable, it can be said that it is very beautiful and beautiful!
"Tian Huangshi can also be regarded as a kind of stone. The little Taoist priest said.
"Yes, but the stone is very valuable, and this set of seals does not seem to be a modern work. These seals are simply priceless!" Zhang Tianyuan sighed.
"Isn't it just a stone, so exaggerated?" the little Taoist priest was a little unimpressed.
"Don't dare to underestimate this stone, as early as more than a thousand years ago, people in our country have begun to collect, to the Ming and Qing dynasties Tian Huangshi is even more famous. Many dignitaries and scholars, literati and scholars competed to deliberately collect Tian Huangshi. According to legend, in the early Qing Dynasty, the emperor sacrificed to the sky, and the gods were indispensable on one side of the Shangpintian Huangshi, which meant that it was "blessing, longevity, and emperor". Therefore, Tian Huangshi has always been famous, and his value has doubled, and there was an ancient saying that 'one inch of Tian Huang and one inch of gold'. Zhang Tianyuan explained.
"An inch of yellow is an inch of gold! Can a stone be more expensive than gold?"
"I'll just say a little bit, there are still gold mines now, but the authentic Tianhuangshi has already been mined, saying that an inch of Tianhuang and an inch of gold, I think it's all high gold. Due to years of mining, Tianhuang stone has been depleted, and the price of stone has soared. In the past, it was said that "one tael of gold and one tael of Tianhuang", the price of one or two Tianhuang has long been several times higher than that of one or two of gold. According to the experts of the Guangzhou Cultural Relics General Store, the asking price of one gram of ordinary Tianhuang stone has reached 3,000 yuan. Zhang Tianyuan said again: "And the material of these seals is clear and transparent throughout the stone, like solidified honey, extremely moist, and it is the best grade in Tianhuang Stone - Tianhuang Frozen Stone! This thing is an absolute priceless treasure." ”
The little Taoist priest was dumbfounded when he heard this, and he was all over the place, although he didn't know much about things, but gold was precious, and now he heard that this Tianhuangshi was actually more precious than gold, could he not be surprised?
"Xiaoyou, I found that these Tianhuang seals should be a set, they look like the twelve true immortals in Taoist legends!" said the ebony Taoist suddenly.