194. a bronze tripod weight
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Wang Tian currently does not have the strength to collect all these heavy treasures, he needs to dispose of these antiques, which is why Wang Tian did not do anything else the next day.
He had been waiting for Master Lu Zhu at the factory for a long time.
Because the relics pagoda occupies a relatively large space, plus some other antiques, the family can not be shelved, Wang Tian specially put it in the factory, the factory has also recruited a few security guards in the past few days, responsible for the safety of all materials in the factory.
Speaking of which, Wang Tian had thought about opening a museum before, so that the world could open their eyes and see China's national treasure-level heavy weapons, but after Lu Zhu arrived, he gave different opinions in the face of these heavy treasures that Wang Tian received.
Send it to the Beijing Museum for an exhibition?
Lu Zhu's words made Wang Tian stunned.
His pores were a little distended, "Brother Lu, why do you still want to go to the capital to hold an exhibition?" ”
Lu Zhu was sitting in the office of the factory, he crossed Erlang's legs, and the city government laughed very loudly. "Naturally, I'm going to go to the capital to hold an exhibition, you think it's so easy to open a museum, not everyone can have this condition to open it, first of all, you must have the support of people from above, I don't think you have it."
"Then there's the opening of museums. You don't have one in the museum hall, do you? To build such a private museum hall, you can't even apply for land. Also, the museum's cultural relics are maintained. This is also a big project, and it requires professional cultural relics maintenance staff. When it comes to the most substantial, you want to establish a museum to benefit the people, but with so many expenses and expenses, if you don't make a profit, the museum will not be able to operate and maintain. This is also the key to my saying that I will not open a museum and go to Beijing to hold exhibitions. ”
Wang Tian pondered. "Then why can't we open our own exhibitions and have to go to the capital?"
Lu Zhu smiled again. "Wang Tian, if you are smart, sometimes you really can't turn a corner, you can hold an exhibition, but do you know how much you invest? How convincing is your exhibition? How much attention is there? ”
"Not to mention setting off a thousand waves in this island city. I'm afraid that there will be a lot of people who come to make trouble during the exhibition, and even they may have all kinds of thoughts to sabotage and rob your treasures. But if it is placed in the capital, it will be different, the government agencies in the capital will naturally protect the normal progress of the exhibition, in the capital, there is no need to publicize more, and the influence is naturally in place. And. Through this exhibition, you can also get to know some masters in the Beijing collecting industry, which will be of great help to your future collecting career. This is a national treasure. If you think about it, at that time, the value will rise even more, and it will be out of control. ”
Wang Tian nodded, he naturally felt that what Lu Zhu said was right, but if he really operated like this, wouldn't the country play with his own heavy treasure calculations?
Wang Tianxia frowned and looked at Lu Zhu suspiciously for a second, but Lu Zhu was very calm.
The latter laughed. "I know what you're thinking. This kind of national treasure, the country naturally wants to include it in the Beijing Museum. But isn't that necessarily a bad thing? The state will not be stingy. If he really wants to take it, the price he gives you is definitely a reasonable value. The country will not be slapped in the face by a private collector, as long as the exhibition is successful, the country must be the most powerful buyer, this is the simplest truth. ”
Lu Zhu said this, Wang Tian seems to really understand, generally, people will always unconsciously think that the country will be arrogant and unreasonable, and directly eat the treasures themselves, but the current relics pagoda, including some other cultural relics, are brought back from India by themselves.
No one will know that this is the money they have dug up, and they will think that they have redeemed it. Since he redeemed it himself, he has made a contribution to the country, and it is impossible for the country to rob his treasures again, so it is really unreasonable.
"Brother Lu, hearing you say this, I took a dose of reassurance."
Lu Zhudao. "Yes, but Wang Tian, before you arrive in Beijing, you must keep this national treasure-level heavy weapon hidden and not make it public to the world. If such a valuable treasure is known to the outside world, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble, and even kill yourself. We must take a timely opportunity to present this treasure, and then transport it to Beijing on the premise of ensuring its safety, and get in touch with the people in the capital in advance. ”
Lu Zhu has friends in Beijing, and among his friends who are connected with the Beijing Museum, they can also be found, but it takes a little time.
Wang Tian nodded and said. "Okay, I'm not going to tell anyone else."
"Hmm."
Seeing that Lu Zhu agreed, Wang Tian added nervously, "Brother Lu, if you hadn't come to tell me today, I really planned to directly display this relics pagoda treasure at the opening ceremony." ”
"You can't exhibit it. With our current strength, if such a valuable treasure is presented, it will definitely cause an uproar. ”
Lu Zhu reminded. "However, I saw that you still have a few relatively good heavy weapons, which can be unveiled at the opening ceremony, such as this Diamond Sutra and this bronze tripod."
"Diamond Sutra and Bronze Ding?"
Lu Zhu said that the Diamond Sutra, is Wang Tian in India and people to exchange the Dunhuang testament scroll, this Dunhuang testament Wang Tian is very understanding, it is the most cherished Diamond Sutra in the Dunhuang testament, is one of the important classics based on Chinese Zen Buddhism.
However, this bronze Ding Wang Tian did not pay much attention to it when he was in India.
In fact, among the several treasures that Wang Tian exchanged for from India, the first place is the Diamond Sutra, and the second is probably this bronze tripod.
However, at that time, Wang Tian did not know the preciousness of the tripod, and his lack of understanding of the bronze vessel caused him to think that the value of the golden bowl with the mandarin duck lotus petal pattern exceeded that of this bronze tripod. Even, the gold-inlaid agate beast head cup, Wang Tian also felt that the value was higher than the bronze tripod.
But how to say it, Wang Tian's idea cannot be said to be unfounded. He was born as a carver, and for the agate beast's head cup, including the carving on the top of the lotus petal pattern gold bowl. There is a preconceived liking.
Although the bronze tripod can be touched by the vigorous antiquity, the sludge and slurry on the surface of the bronze once affected Wang Tian's judgment of this bronze tripod.
At least in terms of quality, Wang Tian doesn't think that this piece is more than 50 centimeters high, 30 centimeters in diameter, only 10 centimeters in abdominal diameter, and sallow. The dusty tripod has anything special about it.
"Brother Lu, when I received this bronze tripod, I didn't think it was so valuable, you still tell me. What is the preciousness of this bronze tripod? ”
Lu Zhu, who had seen the treasure, smiled at Wang Tian, walked in front of the bronze tripod, pointed to the tripod and said in a low voice, "Wang Tian." Look at this bronze tripod. Can you get a rough idea of its age? ”
Wang Tian thought for a while, "Bronze ware appeared frequently during the Xia Dynasty, passed through the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties, and reached its peak during the Warring States period. The bronze tripod is regarded as a symbol of dignity, but also a symbol of socio-political and economic status, look at this bronze tripod, the dirt accumulates all over the tripod surface, and the color of the vessel is dark. There are still traces of corrosion on the surface, which should be very old. If I guess it's going to be, it's probably in the Warring States. ”
"You said one thing is very accurate, that is, the bronze tripod in ancient times is a symbol of identity and status, the legend of Yu received the gold of nine herds, cast nine tripods, cast tripods under Jing Mountain, each like Kyushu is a Kuang princes, ruling the Central Plains of the Xia Dynasty of the symbol. And the Xia Hou clan lost, and the Yin people suffered it; Yin people lose it, and Zhou people suffer it. It shows that every time the dynasty rises, Jiuding changes hands. ”
"Jiuding is a symbol of the central power, and whoever occupies Jiuding holds the highest political power in the country. At the same time, there are strict regulations on the types and quantities of ritual utensils used by nobles at all levels, and the types and quantities directly represent the level of nobility. The so-called Zhong Ming Ding Shi represents the huge scene of the prosperity of the family and the large number of servants, and has become a symbol of the nobility of the nobles to show their status. And the auspicious sign of power of the bronze tripod has also continued. ”
As he spoke, Lu Zhu paused, "But the age you mentioned is worthy of scrutiny and refinement, judging from the quality of its own utensils, it is indeed buried underground for two thousand years. But it is not known whether it was in the Warring States or earlier Shang and Zhou periods. However, whether it is the Warring States period or the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the value of this bronze tripod should not be underestimated. ”
Lu Zhu said, "What you just said, saying that the surface of this bronze tripod is dusty and dirty, but the color is gloomy. In fact, this bronze tripod is still relatively well preserved, the pulp is more natural, but the unearthed carry a large amount of dirt has not been cleaned up, unearthed, unearthed, unfavorable maintenance, dampness, so that the place of the tripod lug has corroded. Now, this bronze tripod needs a protection, you can prepare some distilled water and paraffin for me. ”
Lu Zhu asked Wang Tian to prepare some distilled water and paraffin wax at this time, and after Wang Tianzhao, who didn't know why, Lu Zhu was already making preparations over there, he used a soft brush to brush off the soil ash on the body of the vessel, and it was important not to destroy the utensils with a hard brush.
Maintaining the bronze tripod is a science, and Wang Tian only knew at this time why Brother Lu said that opening a museum is not such a simple thing.
Every piece of heavy equipment and national treasure needs to be maintained and maintained.
Not only bronze vessels, porcelain, pottery, calligraphy and paintings, these old antiques need a certain amount of maintenance.
If it is only allowed to oxidize in the air, without some measures, paper, bronze, including porcelain, it will have a lifespan, and there will be damage and destruction.
Wang Tian brought the distilled water, Lu Zhu heated it, and after the baking had a temperature, Lu Zhu cleaned the bronze tripod with a brush.
After cleaning, the entire bronze tripod brightened a lot, and then, Lu Zhu put a layer of paraffin on the bronze tripod, which completely protected the bronze tripod and enhanced the brightness of the bronze tripod.
In fact, the role of paraffin wax is not for aesthetics, but only to isolate the bronze tripod from the air, so that it is not affected by harmful gases and moisture in the air.
Wang Tian couldn't have imagined that after such a cleaning and maintenance, the rustic bronze tripod that he originally looked at would become completely radiant at this time.
At this time, the ornamentation on the vessel, which had been obscured by dirt, was also revealed.
The body of this bronze tripod is carved with a kiss, which is generally considered to be the ninth son of the dragon. It is often arranged on the roof ridge of a building, in the shape of an open mouth swallowing ridge, and has a sword to fix it.
The kiss is carved on the bronze tripod, which is another possibility, that is, this bronze tripod is likely to be used for building feng shui rituals in ancient times. (To be continued......)