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There are two reasons why Yu Fei was surprised. The first reason is because this emerald watermelon is so much like the real thing! Although it is rumored that the skin of the jade watermelon is green, green and shiny, with dark green stripes, the black melon seeds and red melon pulp in the melon are lifelike. But Yu Fei used to think that it was just the beautiful words of his predecessors, jade and jade are naturally bred, and it is already a great thing to have a three-point image, and it is impossible to say that it is lifelike. This is also the reason why Yu Fei was not interested in jade watermelons before.

But the moment he saw the jade watermelon, Yu Fei knew that he was wrong, the rumors were not exaggerated, this jade watermelon is indeed lifelike, it really looks like a half-cut watermelon from a distance, and it even seems to exude a faint fragrance! Such a rare treasure is truly amazing.

The only thing that makes people feel a little regretful. There are two emerald watermelons, which together can make a complete watermelon. The jade watermelons auctioned at this fair are only half of them, and they are not complete.

As we all know, the jade watermelon is the favorite of the Empress Dowager Cixi, and there are two versions of its value.

The first version was put forward by the hermit in 1928 in the "Great Dictionary of Buddhism", and the original text said: "(The Empress Dowager Cixi) has a jade watermelon on the left and right sides of her feet, green skin, red flesh, white seeds, and black silk, which is worth about 2.2 million taels (silver)." Four jade melons, two white skins, yellow seeds, powder, two green skins, white seeds, yellow seeds. It is worth about 600,000 taels. These four melons are superb, and their value is more than hundreds of thousands of taels (silver). "According to the meaning of the hermit, there are two jade watermelons in the tomb of Cixi. Four emerald melons. These two jade watermelons are worth 2.2 million taels of silver, so the price of one is definitely less than 1.1 million taels. In an antique collection, the price of a pair is definitely higher than the price of two single individuals.

Another version was given by Zhao Ruzhen in 1943. He said in the "Continuation of the Antique Guide": "(The Empress Dowager Cixi) has a jade watermelon on the left and right sides of her feet, with green skin, red flesh, white seeds, and black silk, and is estimated at five million taels (silver). Four jade melons, two white skins, yellow seeds, and powdered ones, two green skins, white seeds, and yellow seeds, with a valuation of six million taels (silver)"

It is generally accepted that the valuation of silver should have relative stability in monetary value. After just 15 years. It is impossible for the silver valuation to jump 10 times, which is contrary to the objective laws of the market, so the version given by Zhao Ruzhen, an antique artist during the Fei Republic of China, is not credible. The hermitage version is acceptable.

Based on the current international market price of $39.03 for 1 ounce of silver, the average valuation of a jadeite watermelon during the Republic of China is equivalent to about $50 million in cash, and the average valuation of an emerald melon is equivalent to about $7 million in cash. Considering that silver prices are now hovering at all-time highs, this modern assessment is a bit on the high side. If you get a 5% discount. Let the price of silver return to the level of 2000. The modern estimate of the Empress Dowager Cixi's jade watermelon is about 25 million US dollars, or about 200 million yuan.

According to this valuation, the value of this half of the jade watermelon at today's trade fair should not be higher than 100 million yuan, which is lower than that of "Luo Shen Futu".

However, in addition to considering the material, craftsmanship, and age, the price of a work of art should also consider the preferences of collectors! The jade watermelon is the favorite of the Empress Dowager Cixi, naturally contaminated with a lot of "luxury", in the antique collection world, the toothpick used by the Qianlong Emperor can be worth a hundred times. What's more, it is the Empress Dowager Cixi's favorite jade watermelon? If you want to add this factor, then the price of this jade watermelon is incalculable.

I think this is also the reason why the organizers put the jade watermelon in the auction after "Luo Shen Futu".

And the second reason that surprised Yu Fei was. The jade watermelon, which has been legendary by the world for so many years, is not jadeite!

The material of jadeite watermelon has been debated for a long time, and many people believe that it is true, and in the era before and after the Empress Dowager Cixi, there was never such a word as "watermelon" or "melon" in the description of the characteristics of jadeite. More importantly, although there are terms such as "melon skin green" and "melon skin green" on the edge of the point, the skin of jadeite may also appear red due to oxidation, but it is absolutely impossible to appear the color combination of "jadeite watermelon" with green outside and red inside, nor can there be the color combination of "jadeite melon" with white and pink on the outside or green on the outside and yellow on the inside, and it is unlikely that the internal growth lines or inclusions of white silk, black seeds, yellow seeds or white seeds will appear. Therefore, whether it is a jade watermelon or a jade melon, neither is a real jadeite.

Yu Fei also once guessed that if the jade watermelon is really jadeite, it is definitely a unique colorful jadeite! The colorful jadeite representing Fulu Shou Xicai is priceless, and if it can be just right to form the watermelon, the price is really incalculable.

But under the detection of chaotic qi, the material of the jade watermelon is very clear, not the jadeite that Yu Fei loves, but tourmaline.

Yu Fei also checked the relevant information and thought that the probability of jade watermelon being tourmaline would be very large.

First of all: according to the tourmaline trade information provided by the San Diego Museum of Natural History in the United States, from 1902, the second year after the Gengzi Incident, to 1908, the Empress Dowager Cixi almost every year asked the palace office to purchase several tons of various colors of tourmaline in San Diego, the United States, especially pink tourmaline, to 1911, when the Qing Dynasty died, the total purchase volume reached 120 tons! Here's the source.

Secondly, in nature, the color combination characteristics of green (green) skin and red flesh are only possessed by bicolor tourmaline. This green-skinned red gourd characteristic can be different bands of color that appear in the direction of parallel crystal elongation of tourmaline crystals, which can be continuous concentric rings or discontinuous concentric rings; Similarly, the green-skinned red gourd can also be characterized by different bands of color that appear in the direction of the tourmaline crystal in the direction of vertical crystal elongation. Similarly, the color combination of white-skinned powder or green-skinned yellow is also an optical feature that only bicolor tourmaline has, but the composition color is somewhat different. Originally, tourmaline is known for its rich and gorgeous colors and varied colors, and if carefully divided, there are more than 100 kinds of colors of tourmaline, which makes tourmaline have the reputation of "gem chameleon" among many gems in nature. Thirdly, the internal characteristics of the black seed white silk of the jadeite watermelon happen to be the punctate black inclusions inside the tourmaline crystal and the white growth streaks that appear along the direction of the crystal elongation. Similarly, the internal characteristics of the yellow or white seeds of jadeite melons are also the punctate yellow inclusions or white inclusions inside the tourmaline crystal.

At the same time, it is worth noting that American gemological textbooks and gemological papers also directly name this green-skinned red or green-skinned pink tourmaline as "watermelon tourmaline". This is probably the direct origin of the late Qing court's call for tourmalines imported from the United States as "watermelon" or "melon".

Although, these facts show that the two jadeite watermelons treasured by the Empress Dowager Cixi are not actually jadeite, but tourmaline. But because of the ridiculous national feelings, Yu Fei still stubbornly thinks that they are the natural jadeites that grow naturally in the Kunlun Mountains as the legend says!

"Dumbo? Dumbo? Song Xicai shouted: "Let's go, it's our turn." ”

"Huh?" Because he had just "seen" it, it was already Yu Fei and Song Xicai's turn before they knew it.

Although he had already "watched" it inside and out, in order not to make people suspicious, Yu Fei still accompanied Song Xicai to the stage to observe.

"How's that, how's that?" Song Xicai's face revealed excitement: "How much do you think you can win this jade watermelon?" ”

"What? Do you really want to get in? Yu Fei asked.

"Hey! How fresh is your question? In order to guard this jade watermelon, I missed a lot of opportunities. Song Xicai said. When Yu Fei was "sleeping" just now, Song Xicai did take a fancy to a few good works of art, but first, he couldn't see it accurately, and second, there was indeed a reason for the jade watermelon in it, so Song Xicai only symbolically called the price a few times, and didn't really make a move.

Just saw the jade watermelon come to life, and it seemed to be flowing with a strange light, which made Song Xicai's heart completely moved!

He brought nearly 200 million capital to the fair this time, but even so, he still didn't dare to confirm whether he could win this jade watermelon, after all, there seem to be too many people interested in the jade watermelon, and the competition will definitely be more intense, and even the final transaction price will be higher than the 181 million in "Luo Shen Futu"!

If that's the case, your own two hundred million will be a little hanging! (To be continued......)