Chapter 295: Ancient Glass
"What's wrong?"
Wang Guan and Gao Dequan were a little strange, because in their impression, Yu Feibai was not the kind of person who escaped from the battle, but was afraid that things would not be lively enough, how could they stop it?
"Let me first ask what the content of the assessment is." Yu Feibai said calmly: "If it is only compared to ceramic identification, I will directly admit defeat." Although I don't want to admit it, I'm really inferior to Wang Guan in this regard. ”
"Don't worry." Gao Dequan said with a smile: "The association also takes this situation into account, and the content of the test is also different for different appraisers. It is roughly divided into four categories: ceramics, calligraphy and painting, jade, and miscellaneous, and you can choose from them. ”
"In that case, then there will be no problem." Yu Feibai smirked: "Moreover, I have a better proposal." ”
"What proposal?" Wang Guan said confusedly.
"Let's go in turn, you go to participate in the jade assessment, and I go to participate in the ceramic appraisal." Yu Feibai's eyes were a little provocative: "This is fair enough." ”
"Is this fair?" Wang Guan couldn't laugh or cry, and had to admire Yu Feibai's cheekiness.
Although Yu Feibai is good at jade identification, after all, he has followed Qian Lao for two years, and he is not unfamiliar with the identification of ceramics under the influence of his ears and eyes. In contrast, Wang Guan is slightly inferior in the identification of jade.
Of course, this is Yu Feibai's own thoughts. After all, in his opinion, Wang Guan had only been in contact with jade for a few months, and he had carefully instructed him, even if there was a little progress. It won't be clever anywhere. If the appraiser's test is really as strict as Gao Dequan said, then Wang Guan will definitely not be able to pass.
"Don't you dare." Yu Feibai smiled treacherously, raised his head and said, "Wang Guan, so unconfident, it doesn't look like your style." ”
"I don't think I have that style." Wang Guan chuckled and said, "I know that you are squeezing me and want me to agree, so I just ...... What about agreeing. I won't necessarily lose. ”
"Huh, really?" Yu Feibai was a little surprised, and after seeing Wang nodded. immediately slapped the case suddenly, and shouted excitedly: "Great, Uncle De, you have to testify." lest he repent when the time comes. ”
It can be seen that Yu Feibai is very excited, and his palm is very hard. Under the slap, the teacups on several cases shook and spilled a lot of tea. The box, which contained the eight pin-shaped keys, also bounced, causing two or three keys to jump to the ground.
"Is it necessary to be so excited?" Gao Dequan shook his head and chuckled.
"Of course." Yu Feibai rubbed his hands and said: "I finally have a chance to win him, I must not miss ......"
While speaking, seeing Wang Guan squatting on the ground and groping, Yu Feibai said strangely: "Wang Guan, what are you looking for?" ”
"The key you lost." Wang Guan didn't have a good airway. Luckily, the floor was very clean, as bright as a mirror, and the keys didn't go far away, so it was easy to find.
"I'm sorry." Yu Feibai smiled embarrassedly, and then puzzled: "That's right." I haven't asked yet, what kind of key is this, what kind of strange look, what kind of lock is it used to open? ”
Wang Guan hesitated, feeling that Gao Dequan and Yu Feibai were trustworthy people, and he had no intention of hiding them. He smiled. Mysteriously said, "This is the key to open the treasure box." ”
"Treasure box?" Yu Feibai was stunned, a little surprised, and a little suspicious: "What treasure box?" ”
"I don't know, I just made the key, and I haven't had time to open it yet." Wang Guan shook his head and said, looking forward to it in his heart.
"Oh!"
Yu Feibai nodded slightly, and his reaction was very cold.
This made Wang Guan a little strange, in his conjecture, at this time, Yu Feibai should be very curious, and he couldn't wait to let himself take the box out and open it, instead of lazily raising a glass of tea like now, without any intention to explore. …,
"Don't you want to see what kind of treasure box it is?" Wang Guan simply asked.
"What kind of treasure box, as soon as you hear it, you know it's something that fools people." Yu Feibai sneered and said with disdain: "If you want to play with me, there are still 108,000 years left in Taoism." ”
"That's what you said, just don't grab it later." Wang Guan smiled and turned back to the room. After a while, he took out the stone box.
Originally, Yu Feibai still had some self-doubt, but after seeing the stone box, he immediately relaxed, leaned softly on the sofa, pinched his chin and said with a smile: "Wang Guan, you are too stingy, it is difficult to fool people with a random stone." ”
At this time, Wang Guan didn't bother to pay attention to Yu Feibai's cold words, because he knew that after a while, Yu Feibai would definitely regret it. Immediately, Wang Guan straightened the stone box, and with a bit of eagerness, he took out a tiny key and slowly pierced it into the hole in the gap......
"Click!"
Wang Guan paid close attention, and after hearing the slight sound, he nodded with satisfaction, and then took out another needle-shaped key, and pierced it into the remaining eyelets in turn.
"It's not a stone?"
At the same time, Yu Feibai really couldn't help the curiosity in his heart, and couldn't help but come closer to take a look.
"Go aside! Didn't you say fooling people, how can you still look at it. Wang Guan smiled and pushed his head away.
"Cut, if you don't look at it, you won't look at it."
Having said that, Yu Feibai's eyes still peeked at him from time to time, and he was very curious. After all, it is really strange that a normal box can be opened with a key at most, but this stone box requires eight keys of completely different specifications.
At this time, Gao Dequan hesitated a little and said, "Wang Guan, is this a trap box?" ”
"It should be." Wang Guan nodded lightly and said curiously, "Uncle De, have you seen a similar box before?" ”
"I've heard of it, but I've never seen it in kind." Gao Dequan's eyes were full of surprise: "How did you get this thing?" ”
"I picked it up in Wuning." Wang Guan said with a smile, making a joke casually.
However, Gao Dequan and Yu Feibai actually believed it and didn't ask any more. After all, Wang Guan's strong luck has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, not to mention picking it up, even if it is said that he fell from the world, he did not stone Wang Guan to death, but let him get a treasure. When the two of them heard this kind of ridiculous thing, they probably would be suspicious.
Wang Guan was also too happy to explain, and easily pierced the last key into the hole.
In an instant, with a bang, the crack in the stone box, which could not be broken no matter how hard it was before, suddenly became loose. The lid of the tight box also floats up a few millimeters.
At this time, Wang Guan was also a little excited, and gently reached out and picked up the lid.
"What's in there......"
Then Yu Feibai had forgotten his promise not to look at it just now, and his head leaned over again, only to see that there was indeed a thing in the box, but this thing was wrapped in a layer of red silk cloth, and he couldn't see the specific appearance.
At the right time, Wang Guan was not in a hurry to take things out to watch, but looked at the stone box, only to see that around the box, there were many hidden buckles, and around the lid of the box were corresponding dark grooves. As soon as the mechanism is touched, the hidden buckles are like hooks, and the clasps are tightly attached to the slots, forming a tight lock.
Although the structure is simple, the lock groove is very delicate, and the metal of the mechanism should be alloy. Otherwise, after such a long time, the iron would have corroded and rusted, and the lid could be broken without a key.
However, while he was pondering the mechanism, Yu Feibai kept urging: "Wang Guan, don't be stunned, hurry up and take out the things and take a look." "That posture, if Wang Guan doesn't do it again, he will go out in person. …,
"What's the hurry, I'm not afraid that I will get you." Wang Guan teased, and then reached out to pick up the thing. As soon as he started it, he found that the layer of silk wrapped around the thing had become very crispy, and it peeled off at the slightest touch.
Seeing this, Gao Dequan's expression became serious, and he reminded: "Wang Guan, you should be careful, so as not to destroy the things inside. ”
"Uncle De, don't worry, the treasures inside are very hard and not so easy to break." Wang Guan smiled and tore the silk cloth in three or two clicks.
In an instant, a rainbow of brilliance appeared in the hall, exuding brilliant colors, beautiful and gorgeous.
"It's ......"
Everyone looked over and saw that the thing in Wang Guan's hand seemed to be a mirror. It's just that unlike ordinary mirrors, the mirror surface of this mirror is a layer of flowing clouds, crystal clear, and dazzling glass.
"No, it's not glass, it's glass." Gao Dequan was well-informed, and after taking a look, he affirmed: "This is the ancient method of glass." ”
"Ancient glaze?" Yu Feibai blinked and said, "What is that?" ”
"You don't even know about Ruri?" Gao Dequan frowned.
"I must know Liuli, one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism. The sand monk in Journey to the West, wasn't he demoted to the mortal world because he broke one of the Jade Emperor's glass cups. Yu Feibai was puzzled: "But the ancient method of glaze, what's going on." ”
"One meaning, just to distinguish between modern water glass and ancient glass, the glass fired with ancient technology is called ancient glass." Gao Dequan explained: "The production process of ancient glaze is quite complex, and it takes dozens of processes to complete. And mainly rely on handmade, in which the grasp of each link is quite difficult, the difficulty of grasping the heat can be said to be half by skill and half by luck, so it is much more precious than the general glaze. ”
Yu Feibai suddenly realized, pointed to the glass mirror in Wang Guan's hand, and said with a smile: "Then the things in Wang Guan's hands should be antiquities." However, glass was very precious in ancient times, but now it is not very valuable. ”
"Don't jump to conclusions, but you have a point."
Gao Dequan said with a smile: "In fact, the history of firing glaze in ancient times can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and in the Han Dynasty, the production level of glaze has been quite mature. However, the smelting technology was in the hands of the royal family and nobles, and it has been kept secret. Because it is difficult for the people to obtain, people have always regarded glass as a treasure more precious than jade. ”
"There are five famous artifacts in China, namely glaze, gold and silver, jade, ceramics, and bronze. Among them, the glass is in the first place, which shows everyone's cherishment of it. Speaking of this, Gao Dequan shook his head and sighed: "However, in the Yuan Dynasty, there was a fault in the production technology of glaze, so in the early Ming Dynasty, glaze became something that only appeared in myths and legends......" (Welcome to your support, is my biggest motivation.) )