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Wang Mengqi opened a pair of black and white phoenix eyes, looking at Qin Fan blankly, waiting for his explanation.

"Do you know what these terracotta figurines were used for in ancient times?"

Being asked by Qin Fan like this, the expression on Wang Mengqi's face was stunned for a moment, she didn't have much research on this aspect, and she really didn't know what these terracotta figurines were used for.

"I don't know if you've ever heard the word martyrdom. In ancient slave societies, a very barbaric and cruel funeral system prevailed, that is, human martyrdom. To put it simply, the living are buried by the dead clan leader or large slave owner, and the burial is usually a slave or a prisoner of war, and there are also close attendants around the deceased. ”

The most prosperous era of human martyrdom was the Yin Shang period, and the tombs of the nobles of the Shang Dynasty had the burial of the living. There is no specific standard for the number of people to be buried at each time, only an approximation. Mozi once said that after the Son of Heaven, the number of martyrs reached hundreds, and the number of martyrs reached dozens. The rank of generals and doctors is mostly dozens, and there are only a few people.

In the Yinxu Mausoleum area of Anyang, more than 5,000 people have been killed and martyred in more than a dozen tombs that have been excavated.

Hearing Qin Fan's explanation, Wang Mengqi had goosebumps, felt a cold air coming out of his feet, and shivered coldly.

"Brother Qin Fan, what does this martyrdom system have to do with these pottery figurines of the Western Han Dynasty?"

Since he didn't photograph the bloodstone just now, Hu Debiao pondered to buy these clay figurines back and put them away, but he couldn't go home empty-handed. However, when he heard Qin Fan's words, he dispelled this thought.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, all the vassal states abolished the system of human martyrdom, and there were pottery figurines, wooden figurines and other pottery sculptures and human statues to replace human martyrdom. In fact, the original meaning of the word figurines is human martyrdom, and now figurines have become a special term for stone carvings and pottery statues. ”

In Chinese civilization, the most famous is the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang.

In March 1974, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang were discovered. In 1987, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were included in the "World Heritage List" by UNESCO, and were known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World", becoming a golden business card of the glorious civilization of ancient China.

In his previous life, Qin Fan also made a special trip to Chang'an to visit the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang, and he was no stranger to this history.

Let's go back to the terracotta figurines. Among the terracotta figurines unearthed in the tombs, the pottery music and dance acrobatic figurines of Qilu, the rap figurines of Sichuan and Shu and the technical figurines of Yuzhou are very famous.

The terracotta figurines of the Western Han Dynasty include lady figurines, music and dance figurines and painted ceremonial figurines, etc., which are rich in variety. It is characterized by simplicity and solemnity, which is different from the delicate and dignified figurines of the Northern Dynasty and the plump and graceful of the Sui and Tang figurines.

"You're saying these terracotta figurines were dug up from the graves of the dead?"

After knowing the purpose of these terracotta figurines, Wang Mengqi couldn't help but feel a chill, fortunately Qin Fan reminded her in time, otherwise if she bought these terracotta figurines back and put them in the bedroom, it would make people shudder to think about it.

Generally speaking, these terracotta figurines unearthed from tombs will not appear in formal auctions in China, but in private transactions, terracotta figurines from various dynasties often appear, but the origin of these terracotta figurines may be a little disgraceful.

It is illegal to buy and sell terracotta figurines unearthed from tombs, but there are some criminals who take risks for money, and even sell terracotta figurines abroad.

In 2002, the terracotta figurines and other precious cultural relics from the tomb of Empress Dou of the Western Han Dynasty were smuggled out of the country, and six of them will be auctioned at an auction house in New York at the "Oriental Art Auction". Fortunately, the Chinese side immediately contacted the government of the United States and successfully prevented the auction of these Western Han terracotta figurines.

Qin Fan would never touch such unearthed cultural relics from tombs of unknown origin, otherwise it would be a big trouble.

"The starting price of these six painted music and dance figurines from the Western Han Dynasty is 300,000 yuan, and the bidding price is not less than 10,000 yuan each time."

Boss Shen also knew that these terracotta figurines were not very glorious, so he kept the price very low. At the normal price, the price of this set of painted terracotta figurines in complete and lifelike condition would not be less than two million.

It's just that most of the guests who came to this auction were well-known figures in society and didn't want to get into any trouble, so they all chose to abandon the auction.

"Three hundred and twenty thousand."

Seeing that no one was shouting the price, the fat man thought that he could pick up a bargain, and he should not know the origin of these terracotta figurines.

"Three hundred and eighty thousand."

Just after the fat man shouted the price, a little old man with a goatee followed closely with the offer.

"Four hundred thousand."

The fat man snorted coldly, stretched out his carrot-thick fingers, looked like an upstart man, and bargained with a goatee with a rich man.

In the end, the two kept shouting to 600,000, and the little old man with a goatee did not increase the price again, and gave this set of Western Han Dynasty painted pottery figurines to the fat man.

These Western Han Dynasty painted terracotta figurines were collected by Boss Shen from several farmers, who farmed in the morning and turned into tombs in the evening. These terracotta figurines were dug up by digging up a Han tomb and stealing them underneath.

At that time, when this set of painted terracotta figurines was collected, Boss Shen spent 180,000 yuan, which was also a small profit.

"Boss Shen, don't fix those bad things, what are the good treasures, hurry up and bring them up for the old man to see." Zhou Lao was a little unimpressed by the terracotta figurines unearthed from the tomb, and urged with a frown.

"Don't worry, Elder Zhou, the next baby is sure to satisfy you."

At this time, a sturdy man in the auction hall came over with a bronze gilt Buddha statue, and carefully placed the Buddha statue on the long table, looking at their panting appearance, the weight of this Buddha statue should not be light.

Qin Fan's attention was focused on this bronze gilt Buddha statue, his pupils stared at the surface of the Buddha statue, and the next moment, a touch of incomparably rich golden treasure light crossed his pupils.

What shocked Qin Fan was that the treasure light on this gilded Buddha statue was much more brilliant than the treasure light he had seen on other antiques before.

"Qin Fan, is there anything wrong with this Buddha statue?"

At this time, Qin Fan's attention was on this bronze gilt Buddha statue, but he didn't notice that the expression on his face was captured by Wang Mengqi.

Seeing the shocked expression on his face, Wang Mengqi guessed that this Buddha statue should not be so simple, so he asked with curiosity on his face.

Qin Fan came back to his senses, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his body, the expression on his face immediately converged, and he pretended to be casual and said, "I just see that this Buddha statue is very beautiful, please go back and put it in the villa." ”

In the antique trade, Buddha statues are generally not bought but invited as a sign of respect.

This bronze gilt Buddha statue uses mercury to heat the gold and dissolve it. It is then applied to the surface of the bronze Buddha statue, and then restored at high temperatures to finally produce a Buddha statue with a golden color and texture.

This Buddha statue is Shakyamuni, with a meditation seal in his left hand and a demon seal in his right hand.

From the outside, this bronze gilt Buddha statue is about 60 centimeters high, with beautiful shapes, splendid ornamentation, and brilliant treasures. The expression on the face of the Buddha statue is very vivid, and even the red lines on the eyelids and the cinnabar on the lips can be seen clearly.

"This Buddha statue is from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, you can take a closer look."

As soon as Boss Shen's words fell, the little old man with a goatee unceremoniously came up with a magnifying glass, carefully observing the gilded Buddha statue inch by inch, not letting go of any detail.

"Old man, have you finished reading it, give Lao Tzu a quick point." Seeing that the goatee grinded for a long time and didn't come back, the fat man said impatiently.

The goatee looked at it without blinking for about five minutes, and muttered to himself, "This Buddha statue doesn't look like a fake, but it's strange how can the lotus petals on the base be misplaced?" ”

Generally speaking, the Buddha statues of Chinese Buddhism are barrel-bodied and relatively straight, while the Buddha statues of Tibetan Buddhism are girded. But whether it is Chinese or Tibetan Buddhism, the lotus petals on the base are symmetrical.

In addition, in terms of details, the lotus petals of the Ming Dynasty Buddha statues are generally narrower, the Qing Dynasty Buddha statues are slightly wider, and the lotus petals of this Buddha statue are much wider, and the lotus seat is a little higher than the common Tibetan Buddhism and Han Buddhist statues.

In the identification of antiques, it is necessary to be careful and pay attention to the details, otherwise it is easy to take medicine.

Noticing these details, the little old man with the goatee was a little unsure.

Qin Fan didn't know much about the Buddha statue, but judging from the rich and incomparably precious light he saw in those pair of treasure pupils, he could conclude that this Buddha statue would definitely not be a fake.

"Boss Shen, I don't know what the reserve price of this Buddha statue is?"

Goatee hesitated for a moment, ready to see the price of the Buddha statue before deciding whether to sell.

"The starting price of this Buddha statue is 500,000 yuan, and if anyone likes it, you can bid now." Boss Shen looked around, and there was no expression on his face, which made it impossible to guess his thoughts.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand!"

At this time, the fat man who couldn't wait jumped out and added 50,000 yuan as soon as he opened his mouth.

The fat man doesn't believe much in Buddhism, but he likes gold and other treasures very much. When he usually goes out, he likes to hang a big gold chain around his neck and wear seven or eight gold rings on his hand, as if others don't know that he is rich.

"Five hundred and sixty thousand."

A voice came unhurriedly, shouting the price of this gilded Buddha statue for 10,000 yuan.

The fat man frowned, and his face showed an unhappy look. When he looked back, he saw that it was the young man brought by Hu Debiao who was bargaining with him.