Hetian jade, also known as Kunlun jade, is one of the most famous nephrite jade in China. Generally speaking, they are distributed in towers. Kunlun Mountain in the south of the Limu Basin, so it is called Kunlun jade.

Yulongka. Shihe and Kara. Kashgar River two rivers in the jade dragon Ka. Shihe produces the most jade, and the jade produced is the top grade and the best in Hetian jade. Kara. The jade produced by the Kashgar River is mostly green jade, green and white jade, blue and white jade and black jade, and also produces a small amount of jasper, and the output of white jade is very small, and the texture and price of jade are far inferior to that of Yulongka. White jade produced by the Shi River.

"Well, it's a good Kunlun jade, but it's not the best." He Lao said.

He looked at the carving again, it should be the work of the ancient court masters, very good, skillful, the person who laid the knife is a decisive person, the knife is neat and neat, there is no doubt and dragging.

"This carving is a must" He Lao thought that Hong Tianbao took a fancy to this.

Even Tang Xin thinks so. At the beginning, a big reason for choosing this ancient jade was because of this. Good jade itself is hard to find, plus good carving, it is even more rare, the so-called jade is not cut

Hong Tianbao nodded: "This carving is indeed wonderful, you may think that this is the work of a court master, but in fact, it is not, you can take a look."

Hearing this, Tang Xin and He Lao looked carefully again. They know Hong Tianbao and will not be untargeted. Hong Tianbao attaches so much importance to this jade, there must be something extraordinary, otherwise it is not worth Hong Tianbao's repeated reminders.

"The carver is very much like a man's." Tang Xin took a closer look, and found that it looked more and more like a person's work, and that person was indeed not small.

He Lao also nodded solemnly at this time, although he still had a little doubt, but he was six or seven percent sure that it should be that person. He hesitated for a moment and said, "You mean Qiu Chuji, right?"

Qiu Chuji is also known as Qiu Chang Chūn, the word Tongmi, the road number Chang Chūn, Dengzhou Qixia people. He is known as "Chang Chūn Zhenren". Qiu Chuji is known as the originator of jade carving.

He is a Taoist priest, and his Taoist name is "Chang Chūn", which is also known in the TV series "The Legend of the Shè Diao Heroes". He is the mountain. Dongren, who was poor when he was a child, traveled everywhere after becoming a Taoist priest. Experienced and knowledgeable. I learned the art of jade cutting. He had traveled as far as the new. Xinjiang and Khotan jade, there is a legend that he used a small donkey to transport white jade back to the stable.

He specially selected clever and dexterous people from among the troubled street children and taught them to make jade, and from then on, the stable began to have a jade trade. The long chūn Taoist priest was once named a "white-clothed monk" by Genghis Khan; The people of Zhuoyu called him "Qiu Zu". After his death, he was buried in the Baiyun Temple in the stable.

Because of his contribution to the jade industry, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the jade carving artists of the stable will go to Baiyun Temple to worship this ancestral master. The Liulichang Shatu Garden also houses the Changchūn Guild Hall, which houses a statue of Qiu Zu, and the guild hall has become a meeting place to commemorate Qiu Zu and the Jade Firm.

"Not bad. I think so too. Perhaps, you are not sure, because it seems that although this work is a master's work, it has not yet reached the level of a grandmaster. Hong Tianbao said.

Tang Xin nodded with He Lao, it was this doubt that made them not completely sure. You must know that Qiu Chuji is the originator of the jade carving world and the first grandmaster. Perhaps, this work is just the work of him before he became a grandmaster. That's no surprise.

"Do you remember the jade carving of the twelve zodiac gods?" Hong Tianbao asked again.

Tang Xin frowned slightly: "You mean, this jade artifact was also concealed by a hidden technique, which concealed the original jīng Hua?"

Hong Tianbao nodded and glanced at Tang Xin appreciatively: "That's right, the thing attached to it, I have also seen it in books, it seems to be the excrement of a sea creature." The texture and sè Ze are very similar to jade, attached to the jade, almost indistinguishable from each other. ”

"And this kind of thing? How do you get rid of it?" He Lao suddenly asked.

"It's very simple, as long as the liquid is slightly acidic." Hong Tianbao said.

He Lao listened. Immediately ask the babysitter at home to bring some vinegar. The jade itself is not afraid of acid, so it will not destroy the jade itself. Many people who make ancient jade will use acid leaching. Then buryed.

Tang Xin took the sour vinegar and put down the entire Jade Guanyin. At this time, everyone saw that bubbles began to bubble inside. It seems that what Hong Tianbao said is true.

After a while, Tang Xin fished up the Jade Guanyin. At this time, Jade Guanyin is still Jade Guanyin, but his bearing has completely changed. The whole Jade Guanyin is natural, as if carved out with a knife. Guanyin's compassionate expression makes everyone feel infected when they see it.

You may look at it from every angle, and you will see Guanyin praying for you. The "clothes" on Guanyin's body and the willow branches of the divine bottle in his hand are all drifting in the wind, obviously not moving, but they give people this feeling. This is the grandmaster-level craftsmanship and realm, a dead thing, when it comes out of their hands, it will come to life, and it will have a little more aura.

"National treasure, another national treasure-level baby, niece Tang, you picked up a big leak this time." He Lao said excitedly.

Tang Xin originally liked jade, and when he saw this treasure, he was even more overjoyed, holding the jade Guanyin and looking up and down, and he didn't hesitate to do anything.

"Not only that, but there is also a peerless treasure hidden inside." Hong Tianbao said with a smile.

"What?" He Lao and Tang Xin were stunned again, and looked at Hong Tianbao in disbelief. Tang Xin hurriedly took a closer look, but found nothing else.

Hong Tianbao asked He Lao to bring a blade over, and he carefully used the blade Guanyin to move on his chest. After a while, a piece of jade had been pried out. This time, He Lao and the others realized that there was really something inside.

Tang Xin was used to seeing Hong Tianbao's poisonous eyes, so he was not too surprised, but He Lao couldn't understand that a person's eyes were so sharp that there would be a chance to hit the eyes? No wonder he had a smooth ride.

Hong Tianbao took out a piece of superb seed jade from it, which was also Hetian jade, which was a jade Buddha.

"Guanyin has a Buddha in his heart? It's so meaningful, this jade is really rare, I have never seen such a good Hetian jade. He Lao looked at the superb Hetian jade in Tang Xin's hand with envy.

That jade is already the level of the best mutton fat jade, and it is the best among the white jade. Sheep fat jade is a gem-grade material in Hetian jade, which is the best white in white jade, with the best luster and texture, and is manifested as: warm and dense, transparent and pure, white and flawless, like clotted fat, hence the name. Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to mutton fat jade, and it is the best in jade and is very precious.

It not only symbolizes the gentlemanly character of "benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage and purity", but also symbolizes the secular emotions of "beauty, nobility, auspiciousness, gentleness and tranquility". In ancient times, only emperors and generals were qualified to wear high-quality white jade.

The way to distinguish mutton fat jade is also very simple, it is to look at it under the light of the white sè. The mutton fat white jade is pure white and translucent, and it has a pink mist feeling. The general white jade, although it is also translucent against the rì light, does not have a sense of pink mist.

The biggest difference between the two is that white jade, regardless of the grade level, is very white to the naked eye, but it must have different shades of yellowish sè under the white sèrì light, so if there is a trace of yellowish sè under the rì light, it cannot be called mutton fat white jade. The rare and precious mutton fat jade, which meets the demanding standards, can never tolerate the slightest impurity.

This jade Guanyin had already made him red-eyed, and now there was another peerless treasure.

Jade Guanyin is the masterpiece of Grandmaster Qiu Chuji, just this name, it is already very attractive, it can suppress the group of jade, plus the jade itself is extraordinary, can it not be envied?

As for the Jade Buddha in the back, it is not to mention, it is like a work of nature, and its temperament is even better than that Jade Guanyin. In He Lao's opinion, it should be the pinnacle of Qiu Chuji. What is this concept?

"This jade Buddha should still be a natural seed jade, it has not been carved, you can know it if you look closely." Hong Tianbao reminded.

A good Hetian jade seed material can be called a jīng product only if the shape, whiteness, skin sè and moistness are good. The seed material is formed after thousands of years of continuous polishing and scouring in the riverbed, if you can collect a piece of seed material with excellent shape and fewer defects, it is indeed very rare, and the price is also very high in the market.

Existence can be carved into all kinds of jīng beautiful devices, and the same thing can also be done a lot. However, for the beautiful shape of the seed material given by the Yulong River, any one is the only one, and even the eyes are reluctant to play, and experts usually recommend using the form of gold or silver to retain the original shape of the material. The natural one doesn't need to be carved, it is a piece of jīng beautiful pendant. This well-shaped material is better than the work of any master.

"That niece Tang, let's discuss, two treasures, one for the old man, right?" He Lao said with a blank eye.

Hearing this, Tang Xin immediately put away the two treasures, and looked at He Lao timidly: "This is not good, that pile, you want that one, take it casually, don't need money, count it as a gift to the elders."

These two treasures are almost the best treasures in my collection, and I won't let them out if I say anything. The previous jade dragon bracelet was also very good, but it was already worn by grandpa. Although the Urging Jade Flute is also a jade weapon, it is its own weapon.

He Lao glanced at the pile of goods, and the corners of his mouth twitched, those things were not eye-catching. After living for more than half a century, I have seen too many of those things, and I am almost out of interest.

"Alas, I knew that I would have taken all those jade artifacts before." As a person who plays antiques, he knows very well that people in this industry, people who really like collecting, generally will not let go of a good work when they encounter it. If it were him, he would never give up if he got such a baby, not to mention that this girl was obsessed with playing jade.

"Hee Hee didn't know about this earlier, if he had known, the world would have changed, and it would be our turn to pick up treasures?" Tang Xin suddenly smiled.

He Lao nodded, and smiled bitterly: "Let me play for a few days, this should be no problem, right?" He Lao had no choice but to settle for the next best

This time, Tang Xin didn't want to refuse, so he nodded and agreed.