PS: There are too many messy things in the East this month, and there is definitely no way to do the three or four changes like last month, but the East people will try their best to ensure that they continue to change!

Chapter 944: The Treasure of Tanglin (I)

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The wealth of Qianlong's collection is unprecedented in history, and purely from the perspective of the number of collections, Qianlong surpassed any previous emperor. An 1816 inventory shows that there were 15,000 calligraphy and paintings decorating the imperial palace from the Forbidden City to Chahar, two-thirds of which were from 1644 onwards. It really responds to the old saying "there is no one before, and there is no one after", which not only records the unprecedented strength of the national strength of that era, but also deeply marks the brand of Emperor Qianlong's pursuit of grandeur and gorgeous and complex aesthetic taste.

In addition, the funeral customs of China since the past dynasties are 'depending on death as life', so whether it is the Han and Tang dynasties, or the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperor built a vast and gorgeous imperial mausoleum after the emperor ascended the throne, with the temperament of the Qianlong Emperor, his imperial mausoleum was built for more than 60 years, it must be the most gorgeous, and the funeral goods naturally needless to say!

It is definitely the richest among the more than 500 emperors in China, and even the first few existences!

So in 1928, when Sun Dianying was digging the Qing Tomb, the first one aimed at Qianlong's Yuling!

No one knows how many priceless treasures Sun Dianying stole from Qianlong Yuling, compared to the more recent time, there is a specific history to study Cixi Dingdongling, how many treasures are placed in the tomb of Emperor Qianlong is still a mystery!

After the incident, some media estimated that Sun Dianying stole treasures from Dingdongling and Yuling. It is worth 250 million taels of silver. Almost three times the annual income of the Qing court at that time!

But according to the statistics of the treasures above and under the two mausoleums. In fact, the value is much more than that.

Now, Sun Dianying's theft of the Qing Dongling is no longer a suspense, but the whereabouts of the stolen treasures. In addition to distribution to subordinates and private retention, there are five main destinations: sale, handover, confiscation, bribery, and vaulting.

Let's not talk about the first four destinations, just talking about the secret treasure, the so-called secret treasure is self-keeping, of course, it is necessary to leave the best of them, as for the secret treasure of the Qing Dongling Tomb. Except for Sun Dianying himself, everyone knows.

And where is the most essence treasure in this part of the Qing Dongling, Sun Dianying also disappeared into the fog of history after his death!

Now Liu Dong is basically sure that the treasures in these boxes he sees now are one of the treasures of the Qing Dongling Tombs!

As for how these things are hidden here, Liu Dong doesn't know, and he doesn't bother to get to the bottom of it, anyway, these ownerless things will be his own!

Thinking of this, Liu Dong waved his hand and put away nearly 100 priceless ancient paintings, these ancient paintings basically did not appear in "Shiqu Baoji", think about it, if it is known, they are buried in Yuling. It is estimated that the tomb of Emperor Qianlong will be remembered by the whole world!

Therefore, the funeral goods after the burial of emperors have never left court records, and no one knows how many things have been put in the tomb.

Wait until Liu Dong opens the third box. Although there is no light, the jewels and jade in it still make Liu Dong feel extremely dazzling!

According to Li Lianying's "Notes on Aiyuexuan", there are many priceless treasures buried in Cixi's underground palace: (in the coffin) The price of the gold silk cotton mattress is 84,000 taels of silver, the price of the embroidered Buddha beaded mattress is 22,000 taels, the jade lotus leaf is valued at 850,000 taels, the Dhara Sutra is paved with beads of 820 taels, the valuation is 160,000 taels, the back beaded robe is valued at 1.2 million taels, the golden Buddha next to him is 8 taels, the jade Buddha is respected for every 6 taels, the jade Buddha is respected for 6 taels, the ruby Buddha is respected for 3 taels and 5 coins, each is 27, a total of 108 statues, worth about 620,000 taels, 2 jade watermelons are worth about 2.2 million taels, 4 jade melons are worth about 600,000 taels, the jade lotus root is worth about 1 million taels, the red coral tree is worth about 530,000 taels, and the highest value is the bead crown worn by Cixi, a large pearl of 4 taels on it is a tribute from foreigners, worth 10 million taels, and the total price is about 10.05 million taels. In addition, Cixi's body was filled with about 500 large beads and about 6,000 small beads, with an estimated value of 228,000 taels.

The treasures in Cixi's coffin alone are worth 50 million taels of silver, which is the largest in the world. In addition, according to the records of Qing history, only the three major halls used in the leaf gold amounted to more than 4592 taels, there are more than 2400 gold dragons in the color paintings inside and outside, 64 pillars are wrapped with the semi-three-dimensional copper gilt coiling dragon, the five bats holding longevity on the inner wall, the 10,000 characters are not up to the head pattern and other carvings, all of them are sifted red, gold, said that the gold is absolutely genuine.

So at this moment, I saw as many as 20 golden Buddhas, jade Buddhas, gem Buddhas, jade Buddhas, and necklaces and jewelry of various materials stacked in a wooden box the size of a 28-inch suitcase!

Seeing these jewels is enough to arouse the greed in everyone's hearts, and Liu Dong is no exception!

As Liu Dong opened one box after another, more and more treasures were presented in front of him!

By the time Liu Dong opened the 50th box, he had accumulated nearly 489 fine paintings and calligraphy in his hands, more than half of which were before the Yuan Dynasty, and the rest were also works of calligraphy and painting in the Ming and Qing dynasties!

In addition to the surprise of calligraphy and painting, the harvest of porcelain also gave Liu Dong great comfort, there were 357 pieces of porcelain in the Ming and Qing dynasties alone, and the remaining Yuan blue and white porcelain and Song porcelain are hundreds of pieces, and the top porcelain such as the precious five famous kilns and the Yuan blue and white character pattern jar are almost unknown here, because there is also a firewood kiln known as the 'emperor of porcelain' on the top of their heads!

The firewood kiln is a ceramic kiln created by the Zhou Emperor Chai Rong five generations later.

With a deep understanding of the interdependence of the internal organization of minerals, we have created a masterpiece that combines a variety of styles.

The firewood kiln, which integrates the emerald color of thousands of peaks, has reached the highest level of ancient green glaze hair color. At the same time, the firewood kiln is also listed as the top of all kilns. Many legends and records of firewood kilns are inseparable from this sentence (Gegu Yao): firewood kilns are the most expensive, and the world is not the same.

Everyone knows the porcelain collection, and the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty are among the peerless treasures, but the more precious than the five famous kilns is the firewood kiln.

In addition, the firing time of the firewood kiln is short. The yield is low. Therefore, this kind of royal porcelain of the Zhou Dynasty after five generations has become the most expensive porcelain in China in all dynasties. As the saying goes, 'a piece of firewood is worth a thousand gold'!

It's just that Liu Dong has never seen it, and he hasn't even heard of anyone collecting this kind of precious firewood kiln ware that is 'blue as the sky, thin as paper, sound as chime, and bright as a mirror', but now he finally sees it!

In the heavy rosewood box, Liu Dong saw a half-wood kiln!

A pen wash with a diameter of about 25 cm, and half a porcelain plate!

Even with the Qing Dynasty's royal collection of a hundred years, there is only this half-wood kiln, and even the remaining half is damaged, and Emperor Qianlong is reluctant to throw it away. Instead, he buried it in his own Yuling!

Feeling the surface of the pen wash as warm as jade, Liu Dong immediately took out a strong light flashlight from the mustard seed space, and when the light hit the pen wash, the cool jade brush wash immediately emitted a layer of golden streamer, like a polished copper mirror, and when Liu Dong carried the light over, a layer of silver white light covered the pen wash, just like the mountain and the quiet lake.

"It's exactly the same as what is recorded in ancient books!" Liu Dong said secretly excitedly.

Liu Dong, who put away the flashlight, flicked his fingers, and immediately a clear voice like a bell sounded in his ears!

Although there is no daylight here, the glaze of the firewood kiln in the hand is as blue as the sky. And the fine opening pattern on the surface is still clearly visible under the light of the relics!

Moreover, the bottom foot of this firewood kiln pen wash is not a rough loess foot. Although it is not as good as the porcelain of the later Ming and Qing dynasties, the tire glaze of the bottom foot is still very delicate!

It can be called a fine firewood kiln, but only half of the porcelain plate left next to it is inferior in the workmanship of the bottom.

But despite this, whether it is the finished firewood kiln pen wash or the only half of the firewood kiln porcelain plate left, they are all priceless national treasures!

Maybe there are still firewood kilns in those imperial tombs!

Playing with two firewood kilns, as many as 9 pieces of the five famous kilns of the Song Dynasty next to it, as well as the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" blue and white lid jar 'Goujian tastes gall without pay' blue and white plum vase, 'Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Feng General Bai' blue and white holding pot, and other 17 pieces of Yuan blue and white imperial kiln porcelain such as dragon pattern, entwined branch lotus pattern, and Fushou pattern are difficult to attract Liu Dong's attention!

As for jewelry, the attraction to Liu Dong is far less than calligraphy, painting and ceramics, so Liu Dong did not count in detail, hundreds or thousands of that is certain, but there are more than 300 exquisite Buddha statues inside, and there are exquisite jade mountains, which are of astonishing value!

Emperor Qianlong was obsessed with jade carving, and now at least half of the jade in the Forbidden City is out of his order, the most famous is the weight of more than 5 tons, the height of more than two meters, known as the world's largest jade carving work of 'Yu water control' Yushanzi!

Of course, Emperor Qianlong's favorite jade will definitely be buried in his tomb, so there is this huge jade carving in front of Liu Dong's eyes!

Not a single piece, to be exact!

And the content of this set of jade carvings is the famous "Qianlong Southern Tour"!

"Qianlong's Southern Tour" is one of the national treasures of calligraphy and painting in the collection of the National Museum of China. The complete set consists of 12 volumes, with a total length of 154.17 meters, depicting the scene of the first southern tour of the Qianlong Emperor in the sixteenth year of Qianlong.

Of course, the giant jade material is difficult to find, and it must not be like the real "Qianlong Southern Tour Map", which is 21.7 meters long with a tight "Resident Gusu" volume!

At this moment, Liu Dong saw this piece of 5 meters long, nearly 3 meters high, weighing nearly 20 tons of giant Hetian jade, the story of the 12 volumes of the "Qianlong Southern Tour" was deleted to a certain extent, and finally perfectly pondered out, I have to admit that the royal craftsmen of the Ruyi Pavilion at that time were highly skilled, the whole jade carving, combined with round carving, semi-circular carving, openwork and other almost all carving techniques, the entire "Qianlong Southern Tour" situation is vividly expressed, and in the upper right corner is also engraved with "Qianlong Imperial Treasure" and' The treasure of the eight signs' two seals, as well as a two-hundred-word imperial poem!

Whether it is artistic value or craftsmanship, this huge "Qianlong Southern Tour" jade carving is not inferior to "Dayu to control the water", but what makes Liu Dong distressed is that in order to facilitate transportation, this exquisite jade carving was artificially cut into four pieces, so that a perfect boutique has flaws, it is really a great regret in the hearts of people like Liu Dong who love to collect......!