After the first two lots had a higher price, the next few lots seemed a little flat, but this is a charity auction after all, not asking for a high price, just asking for a love.

Among these lots, there is everything, and there is even an amber that Zhang Tianyuan once learned in a Chinese textbook.

"In that piece of transparent amber, two little things were still lying well. We can see every hair on them. You can imagine how they struggled with the sticky pine resin, as their legs were surrounded by several black rings. From that piece of amber, we can speculate on the details of the story that took place 10,000 years ago, and we can know that in ancient times, there were flies and spiders in the world. ”

Zhang Tianyuan vaguely remembered that there was such an introduction in the text, and today's amber is very similar to the introduction in the text, there are also two small insects, a fly, and a spider, but on the whole, this is an amber carving, which perfectly integrates the original things and carving techniques, which makes people have a pleasing sense of novelty.

In fact, as early as the Neolithic ruins in China, amber carved ornaments were unearthed, and since then, it has gone through the Shang, Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties, and it has been inseparable from the development of ancient jade. Amber was only produced in the southwest frontier of China before the Sui and Tang dynasties, so the source was scarce and very precious.

"Southern History" records that Pan Guifei's "amber bracelet" is worth "1.7 million", which is incredible. I didn't think that in the Liaojin period, the number of unearthed amber products increased dramatically. For example, in 1987, the tomb of Princess Chen Guo and the concubine who was buried in the seventh year of Liao Kaitai was discovered, and the two of them were all golden and splendid, almost covered with amber. It was later counted. There are as many as 2,102 amber ornaments, which is jaw-dropping! This nomadic people who are good at riding and shooting have more amber than all the previous generations of our country combined.

The reason for this is that they found a large amount of amber in the Fushun coal mine in Liaozhou, which had not been discovered for thousands of years. Their amber processing industry developed at the speed of sound in a short time and reached its peak. The result was an unprecedented splendor in the history of amber. No dynasty in any country has surpassed it since.

At the beginning of the early years of Tianfu, the Jin soldiers successively captured nearly half of the counties of Liaoguo. The amber sculpture also set with the sunset of the dynasty that loved it. Natural amber is becoming scarcer, leading to all kinds of plastics, glass, synthetic resins and even "dissolved amber" flooding the market.

However, the specific gravity of real amber is light, and the density of all kinds of fakes is high, if the two are placed in saturated brine, the genuine product floats, the fake sinks to the bottom, and the authenticity is immediately distinguished. When you have a real piece of ancient amber, you can truly appreciate the deep and romantic ancient atmosphere condensed in it and its unique humanistic beauty, which is really beautiful!

Zhang Tianyuan didn't know whether the amber carving on the stage was real or fake. But that beautiful appearance made him very interested.

The auctioneer said excitedly: "This lot is contributed by Guo Lao, this collection is an amber carving, he has treasured it for decades, and now he is willing to give it for charity." ”

"Real amber is so precious that the Russian state once exchanged 100 precious paintings for the 'Amber Room of the Great', a national treasure of the former Soviet Union that was lost to Germany during World War II. This national treasure is made of thousands of small colorful amber sticky zuò, but unfortunately half of it has been missing, and only the remaining half has been replaced. has made all the Russian people ecstatic. Amber is found in sedimentary strata, in coal measure strata and in coastal sand deposits. The world-famous amber is produced in the Baltic countries such as Russia, Poland and Denmark, and in small quantities in Norway, Romania and the United Kingdom. The amber with its golden luster like the sun has fascinated many people. Now I invite you to bid. ”

In fact, needless to say, this amber carving immediately attracted the attention of many people. The charity auction, which originally looked a little bland, was lively again.

Mainly because many of the previous lots were only thousands, tens of thousands, and things like pictorials and brochures were taken out. I don't know if these rich people think things are expensive and embarrassing, or if they really have to be stingy with their good things.

Anyway, Liu Mengxun on the side explained to Zhang Tianyuan. The more super-rich people are at such auctions. The more reluctant they are to take out valuable things, not because they are stingy, but because they are afraid that others will say that they are compared and will be laughed at.

Zhang Tianyuan felt a little inexplicable, this is charity, and it is not for you to come here to show off your wealth, the more valuable the things you take out, the more charity funds will be raised, what's wrong with this? Unless you say you're stingy and won't take it out, that's fine.

But even though he thought so, he opened his eyes and looked at the amber carving, because it was so small, so the waiter carried a plate and walked around in front of everyone, so that everyone could take a look.

Although it was not a long time, Zhang Tianyuan still saw that if this amber was the original and not carved, it might be worth more, it can't be said that this carving is not good, but it is definitely not a master's level, it should be said that it is a waste of good things.

He suddenly felt a pity, but then he thought about it again, others may think it is a pity, he won't, his word supplement is used to repair such a thing, it's a big deal to repair it himself after buying it back, or sell it, or re-engrave it under the name of Tianyuan Jade Emperor and then sell it, in that case, the value is definitely much higher than now.

In fact, he didn't know that when Guo Lao got this thing, it was a complete and intact natural amber, and there was no carving, at that time Guo Lao had an old friend who was learning carving, and he didn't know that it was natural amber, thinking it was man-made, so he carved something on it.

Later, Guo Lao's friend died of illness, but it was to help Guo Lao lay a foundation for the country, and Guo Lao kept this thing in memory of that old friend. The reason why I am willing to take it out today is because Guo Lao's friend has been donating money to the poor mountainous areas in the mainland to build Hope Primary School before his death, and he can be regarded as helping his old friend do something good.

Because it was something that Guo Lao took out, the people present were very cautious in their bidding. Because it is low, it will offend Guo Lao. And if you go high, you will show your ignorance. It's a dilemma.

After all, there are not many people who really understand amber on the scene, and Zhang Tianyuan doesn't particularly understand it, but he has a six-character truth, and if he doesn't understand it, he understands it, so he knows that if this amber is carved by his hand again, the value will definitely be terrifyingly high, and there are very few such antique-level amber at present.

Generally speaking. According to the different colors and characteristics of amber in China, the varieties are golden amber, blood amber, insect amber, fragrant amber, stone amber, flower amber, water amber, Ming amber, wax amber, dense wax, red pine resin, etc., which do not have a clear definition.

For example, worm amber and spirit amber should be counted as one type, both referring to amber that contains animal remains. Flower amber refers to amber that has undergone an artificial popping process, in which it should be noted that the bubble flowers of pressed amber are particularly finely crushed, disordered, and the background is cloudy.

Honey wax actually refers to opaque amber, "millennial amber." The saying "10,000 years of beeswax" is false. Champer refers to beeswax with a distinct fragrance after rubbing, because usually the treatment of beeswax is small, so the fragrance is strong. Water amber refers to amber containing water droplets, also called water urchin amber.

Amber is of higher value for antiques, exquisite works of art or contains biological remains. Amber depends on the clarity of the insect, its shape, size, and color to determine its economic value. The color is intense. And it is better if there are not many impurities. The color is blue, green and blood red, but green amber is found in Dominica, Mexico and Fushun in China, and the Baltic green amber is mostly caused by high temperature and placed in chemical agents.

Transparent blood amber is mostly caused by high temperature roasting. Natural blood amber will have visible inclusions. In general, the color is concentrated and usually accompanied by a small amount of visible impurities. There is a theory that tiny inclusions are the color-causing factor of amber. It also comes from this.

The most valuable species is the amber wrapped in insects, commonly known as the "amber Tibetan bee", which is best known for its clear insects, lifelike forms, high texture, large individuals, and large numbers.

And it just so happens that the amber that Guo Lao took out belongs to the most valuable one, and the color is blood-red, which looks very beautiful.

Most amber is transparent and varies in color, with yellow being the most common, but also red, green and the very rare blue.

And if the blood red is pure enough and there are bugs in it, it will be even more precious.

Amber was called "Xuan" or "Relic Jade" in ancient China, and it is said that it is the soul of the tiger, so it is also called "Tiger Spirit".

Amber has been regarded as a precious treasure since ancient times, because amber comes from pine resin, and the pine tree symbolizes longevity in our country.

Some amber does not need to be ignited and burned, but only needs to be rubbed a little to release a charming rosin scent, which has a calming effect and is widely used as a religious utensil. Since ancient times, Chinese people have loved the fragrance of pine, regard amber and ambergris as precious spices, Tang "Xijing Miscellaneous Records" recorded, Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty Zhao Feiyan is a pillow amber pillow to ingest the fragrance.

After 1,600 B.C., the inhabitants of the Baltic Sea coasted tin and amber as currency to trade with their tribes in the southern regions in exchange for bronze weapons and other tools. In the second millennium BC, the Mecenaeans, Phoenicians, and Etruscans of central Europe formed a commercial network of amber, and during the same period, Baltic amber spread to the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea via the Aegean Sea.

Archaeologists have excavated bottles and jugs from the Mecenaean civilization of ancient Greece in Syria, and found Amber necklaces from the Baltic Sea in the containers.

In the 5th century, the Romans made further expeditions to the Baltic Sea in search of amber, and the amber trade reached unprecedented prosperity during this period. In the Middle Ages, Baltic amber was popular as a religious artifact. In the East, amber is also prized by various peoples, especially the Arab, Persian, Turkish and Chinese peoples.

Zhang Tianyuan roughly estimated the value of this amber, not counting the scientific research value, this amber can definitely be auctioned at the auction without any carving, but it is a pity that the carving on it has been ruined, and now the value of this thing is at most more than 100,000 yuan, but the gap is so far.

It's kind of a bit of a drawback.

Even if there are people on the scene who really understand this, they will feel that this thing is not very valuable and can't be sold at a high price, but Zhang Tianyuan is excited, such an antique level, and it is the best amber in the best, maybe there are only one or two in the world, the price is so expensive, it is conceivable, as long as you go back and restore it a little, it will not make a lot of money?

I spent 10 million to buy my own things back before, not only advertised, but also made Liang Dashao vomit blood, and this time it's time to return to the original. (To be continued......)