"Unless it's not an ordinary mirror for dressing up, it's a magic mirror."

Du Wanbian's expression was much more solemn, "You must know that most of the ancient glass should be small and delicate things such as beads, and many times it should be the shape of jewelry, and it is unlikely to make a mirror, and the glass is not very transparent, and there are many colors, which cannot be reflected at all." Ancient mirrors were generally made of copper, because copper mirrors have been used for a long time, although the surface will become dull, but they can be re-polished to restore their original brilliance. Other metals are not so convenient, and I have never heard of making mirrors out of glass, so there is only one possibility, that is, this mirror is a magic mirror. ”

"Magic mirror? Glass mirror? So what is this magic mirror used for? ”

Wang Tian really doesn't know much about this, after all, he has only just entered the collection, Wang Tian asked with a posture of seeking advice.

"Dharma mirror, also known as Feng Shui ritual instrument. After all, in ancient times, mirrors not only had the function of organizing instruments, but also had other special meanings. For example, the town house, evil spirits, etc., have you seen the Romance of the Gods, don't you think the demon mirror there is more similar to the shape of this mirror? ”

Speaking of which, who hasn't seen the Romance of the Gods, the most famous mythological interpretation in China, but Wang Tianzhen just thought that it was a legend, a fictional thing, how could he take the things in it exquisitely. However, when he looked at this mirror again for a while, Wang Tian remembered that there seemed to be a similar mirror hanging in front of his hometown when he was a child.

It was also found that this mirror was not a common circle, but formed a regular gossip shape.

By the way, Wang Tian thought of the ornaments on the back of the mirror, and quickly pointed them out to Brother Du, "Brother Du, look at the back of this mirror, there are many ornaments on it." ”

Du Wanbian seemed to be thinking about something, and Wang Tian pointed out that there was a pattern on the back of the mirror, so he carefully turned the mirror over with a heavy heart.

There are indeed many ornaments on the back of this mirror, this ornament is very beautiful, only to see a crouching unicorn carved in the center of the mirror back, the four corners of the mirror body are turtles, dragons, phoenixes and tigers, and the four corners correspond to the gossip, and the gossip is set up outside the twelve Chen Xiao.

However, despite all the carvings in this space of seven or eight inches, the back of the mirror does not appear disorganized, but very orderly, and the patterns of various creatures are clearly visible and lifelike.

Du Wanbian also found that in a place other than the four elephants and eight trigrams and zodiac signs, there were twenty-four characters written on the outline of the mirror. In his opinion, these words are very similar to official books, with clear dots and paintings, but he doesn't know any of them. Clearly not modern writing.

"Well, if you have this ornament, it should be a feng shui mirror, a bit like the four gods and twelve zodiac mirrors. However, there is one more unicorn button than the four gods and twelve zodiac mirrors, as well as the direction of the eight trigrams, and twenty-four words, which is really amazing. ”

"The Four Gods and Twelve Zodiac Mirrors, what era is that mirror?"

Wang Tian Dafan has also heard of the Four Gods and Zodiac Mirrors, I am afraid that they are all similar things in the Tang Dynasty. However, after Wang Tian asked this question, Du Wanbian was not easy to conclude.

"Wang Tian, just now I was thinking about what age this mirror is, and its mirror can pass through the light, which also makes me have some doubts, you must know that the four gods and twelve zodiac mirrors are from the Tang Dynasty. In fact, it imitates the specifications and shapes of the Han Dynasty Divine Beast Mirror, and then develops and improves it on the basis of the Divine Beast Mirror. The two are also in the same vein. However, this mirror can transmit light, and I feel like a translucent mirror of the Han Dynasty, if it is really a translucent mirror, then this mirror is likely to be the ancient glass translucent mirror of the Han Dynasty... But..."

"Can you pass through the light?"

Wang Tian hadn't discovered this miraculous phenomenon yet, Du Wanbian said it, and Wang Tian hurried to test it from all angles.

"Why can't I see the light?"

"You hold up the mirror and face the direction of the sun..."Du Wanbian instructed, Wang Tian followed Du Wanbian's technique, and sure enough, when the mirror was sprinkled by the sun, it then penetrated the mirror and shone the sunlight mottled on the ground.

And at this moment, those divine beasts can be seen on the ground, and the unicorn in the middle is also lifelike, as well as turtles, dragons, phoenixes, and tigers, gossip symbols, and twenty-four words.

"It's really transparent, huh?"

Wang Tian simply felt incredible, this phenomenon seemed even more amazing to him.

This kind of translucent mirror, according to research, was developed in the middle and late Western Han Dynasty, but after the Han Dynasty, the technique of making mirrors was lost. Later, Shen Kuo of the Northern Song Dynasty recorded this in Mengxi Writings, and studied its production principle. ”

However, Mengxi Pen Tan had no influence at that time, and it was a miscellaneous book that was not valued by scholars. Even if someone reads this article, at most they sigh that there are such good things in the world, but no one has ever wanted to re-develop the translucent lens according to the principle. Therefore, under normal circumstances, unless it is a fake made in modern times, the translucent mirror is a thing of the Han Dynasty. I once saw one of these translucent mirrors in a museum in the capital, and it was also the only translucent mirror in the road that I knew. And the appearance of your translucent mirror, and the ornamental pattern is more complex and exquisite, so I have to wonder if this mirror is it, is it a fake?? ”

"Fakes?"

Wang Tian hadn't noticed Du Wanbian's worries before, but now he realized that there was such a question about Du Wanbian's eldest brother.

From the calm atmosphere in his hands, Wang Tian felt that this glass magic mirror should be an antiquity, but how could he say it to Brother Du Wanbian, I know that this is an antiquity.

"Wang Tian, if you don't mind, I'll ask someone to come over and help take a look, this Tang shopkeeper was invited by me to "palm" in my store, he was dug by me with a lot of money, he used to work in Tongyuan Hall, his appreciation skills are quite powerful, is it okay? ”

Although Wang Tian didn't know what the Tang shopkeeper was, Wang Tian of Tongyuantang knew that this was the most powerful antique shop in Binhai, and those who could do things there were all the young men who cleaned up, "Of course it's no problem, that's great, I can still learn some crafts with it." Wang Tian nodded.

"Okay, I'll call him over right away, besides..."Du Wanbian didn't beat around the bush anymore, "In addition, if this mirror is really an ancient glass translucent mirror from the Han Dynasty, if you sell it, can you consider giving it to me first?" "---------------------------------------- ask for a few referral votes, thank you very much!