Chapter 252: Snake Gem

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Cicadas are a common theme of ancient Chinese jade, and there are three main types of cicadas in ancient times: cicadas, cicadas, and crown cicadas.

Due to the changes in the molting of the cicada, it was given two meanings by the ancients: first, rebirth, resurrection and regeneration; Second, high-minded, incorruptible, and outspoken.

As early as the Neolithic period, cicada-shaped jade appeared in the Hongshan culture, and since then, many have been found in successive dynasties.

The shape of the ancient jade cicada is constantly changing, and the jade cicada of each era has certain modeling characteristics.

The cicada is a kind of ornament worn on the waist or chest, usually tied with a rope, so there are perforations, Han peacock this belongs to the rare decoration with the cicada, and it is a very rare jewelry.

There are many tombs in the Western Han Dynasty found in Guangling City, and there are many cicada-shaped vessels unearthed, but they are all cicadas, and no perforated decorative cicadas have been found.

The general cicada texture is jade, stone and glass, and the bronze one has never been seen, and Han Peacock's bronze cicada ring, although he didn't see it too clearly, but just looked at it casually, and he could see that this should not be cast, nor built, but carved.

He has seen engraved copper seals and engraved copper cartridges, but he has never seen carved copper cicadas, and it is a ring.

"Huh? This is carved out? At this time, Xu Xiangshan also found the copper cicada in Han Peacock's hand. The copper cicada was lying quietly on his middle finger, wearing a ring on his middle finger, indicating that he was in love, and Han Peacock naturally didn't show anyone else such a ring.

"The cicada is carved out, the depth of the engraved line is different, the edge is angular and angular, the ordinary metal cicada is molded, the yin line is generally thicker, the depth is the same. The thickness is basically the same. No edges and corners. Wang Guishan came to a conclusion.

"The pulp is integrated, the cicada is thin and large, and the knife work should be the Han Eight Knife of the Western Han Dynasty." Xu Xiangshan's realization was nailed to Han Peacock's fingers, that burning gaze. It seems to burn off Han Peacock's finger. It's better to have that ring on his hand.

"Wow! Brother Han is Brother Han. You can really do it, a random ring is from the Han Dynasty. The dragon scales looked at Han Peacock's fingers enviously, indicating that the current gold, diamond, and jade rings were all weak. It's better to have a copper ring!

"I've heard of the name of Han Badao for a long time, but I've never seen it, but I didn't expect such a little one to know it and actually see Han Badao." Liu Mingyu said a little sourly.

"Xiao Han, where did you get this copper ring? Haven't you heard of you picking up leaks lately? Jiang Lin said a little jealously, just now he crushed Han Peacock with eight blue and white tea boats, and now he has been overturned by Han Peacock.

"This bronze cicada, looking at the carving, is very similar to the jade cicada and glass cicada found in our Guangling City!" Wang Guishan looked at the bronze cicada and felt very hot.

"Well, it's really similar to the jade cicada you have unearthed in recent years, looking at the carving, it should be something from the same era." Xu Xiangshan Road.

Han Peacock smiled: "I don't dare to bring out that kind of cicada." ”

The cicadas unearthed in the Han Dynasty are mostly jade cicadas, and in all periods of the Han Dynasty, cicadas are important themes in jade works.

There are two main uses of jade cicadas, one is to wear ornaments, popular before the Shang Dynasty, the jade cicada in the Han Dynasty is mostly the jade in the mouth of the deceased, called "Xuan", and the jade in the mouth of the deceased is a kind of burial custom in ancient times.

Xu Xiangshan and Wang Guishan must be talking about this kind of cicada, and Han Peacock will definitely not bring anything that comes out of the tomb.

"Okay, I've seen the stuff too, can we start this exchange meeting? I think it's very lively over there! Han Peacock didn't want to say anything when he saw that the two old men didn't want to say anything, and he wouldn't mention it automatically, so he simply changed the topic.

"Wait a minute! It hasn't officially started yet, but when it starts, there will be more people over there, and you have to keep your eyes open today, the exchange meeting they organized has gathered a lot of good things. Liu Mingyu said.

"Mr. Han, I wonder if you can sell me this ring of yours? I'll give you three million. Just when Han Peacock and the others began to discuss the success of the organizers, Xu Jiaqi, who had been talking to He Chengqian and them, spoke.

Han Peacock was stunned, he turned his head to look at the smiling beauty, and said, "Are you talking to me?" ”

"Is there anyone else here with the surname Han?" Xu Jiaqi said with a smile on her face.

"I really don't know about this, but I don't seem to know you." Han Peacock said unceremoniously.

Here, only those low-level members, or antique dealers, sell things here, and that's the main purpose for them to go out of their way to get here.

As long as you have an antique that has been initially approved by them, you can continue to participate in their gatherings until the antique is sold, if you don't have an antique to enter the door, you will lose the qualification of a low-level member.

"Once born and twice cooked, don't we know each other when we meet? Mr. Han thinks he has little money? You can say a price, as long as it's right, I have nothing to say, who makes my grandfather like it! Xu Jiaqi ignored Jiang Lin's obstruction and continued to negotiate with Han Peacock.

Han Peacock touched the bronze ring in his hand and said to Chen Jiayi: "Brother Chen, I heard that the organization of China's root-seeking is very loose? I should have a low-level membership of this organization now, right? ”

"Anyone with a plausible antique can attend this kind of party." Chen Jiayi said.

Han Peacock got up and said, "Then I'll go over there for a while." ”

After speaking, Han Peacock motioned to Han Xing, and the two of them got up and left directly.

"It's really unqualified." Xu Jiaqi looked at Han Peacock who got up and left, her face didn't change, she was still so smiling, but what she said made people very unhappy.

"Miss Xu, we still have something to do, so we will be absent first, Old Xu, we will leave. Have fun, you guys. Chen Jiayi glanced at Xu Jiaqi and got up and left directly.

"Huh? Brother Chen, where are you going? You can't blame us for our poor hospitality, right? We have done our best for you today, and we will show you our sincerity and hope that we can work together in the future. ”

At this time, a lean old man walked over, and at this time, the Chinese root-seeker thought that he was a senior director, and he was very prestigious in the overseas Chinese circle, and of course, his family's power abroad was also huge.

This old man's name is Liu Changfa, although the name is more earthy. But people are not dirty at all. He started as an electronic company, especially the production of mobile phone motherboards, which accounted for half of the global market, and it can be said that his company is an absolute giant.

"Elder Liu is so polite, our brother is trying to take a look over there. Hope for something. Chen Jiayi pointed to the exchange area with the largest number of people.

"Ha Lu Ha. I know that you young people like to be lively. Why don't we go together? Liu Changfa said.

"It's really troublesome for Elder Liu." After Chen Jiayi finished speaking, he walked out of Lu first, and directly left Xu Xiangshan and the others here.

Of course. Liu Changfa had already seen Xu Xiangshan and the others, but Chen Jiayi didn't even mean to introduce them, so he naturally didn't want to make any extraneous branches, so he just didn't see it and left.

Although Xu Xiangshan is only the deputy director of the Capital Museum, he is only a deputy director, such a character, if it was usual, he might have befriended him, but now, forget it.

Han Peacock walked into the hall, it had become very lively, although no one was making a loud noise, but everywhere you could see people exchanging things with each other, or buying and selling things.

The purpose of this exchange meeting is very simple, even if it is to circulate antiques, and exchange with each other.

The reason why the organizers lowered the threshold is to attract people with good things to trade here, because the organizers can attract more rich people to participate, so it is even more tempting for those antique dealers who have things but can't find a good way to sell.

Han Peacock walked in the crowd, his mood gradually calmed down, a self-righteous woman, he really didn't need to be angry with her.

Looking at the variety of things, although there aren't many good things, most of the items here aren't of high value.

Of course, there are many things with high value, but such things are often very controversial, and if you want to make a move, you have to rely on your own ability.

So, don't think that there are no fakes here, after all, the organization of China's root-seeking does not provide credibility guarantees to the people here, so it is also a mixed bag.

However, on the whole, the things here are no less than those in the old shops on the antique street.

The good things of those old shops on the antique street are absolutely invisible to ordinary people, but here, you can watch them at will, and if you really want to buy them, you can even get started.

There are still a lot of good things here, like Brother Kiln porcelain, Han Peacock saw a Brother Kiln square bottle, but the owner of the square bottle directly asked for 16 million, and refused to bargain.

Let's not talk about whether this bottle is real, anyway, the owner of this bottle thinks it is true, so the price offered by people is really not expensive, and now there are many auction houses, all of which are auctioned at this price as the reserve price.

Han Peacock just looked at it briefly, then shook his head and walked away, even if this Ge Kiln square bottle is real, Han Peacock doesn't want such a high price.

"Big brother, there's a night pearl over there." Just as Han Peacock wanted to study a purple clay pot, Han Xing leaned in front of Han Peacock and said.

"Pearl of the Night?" Han Peacock looked up and found that in the direction Han Xing was pointing, many people had already come over.

"Let's go and have a look." Although he doesn't like this kind of thing so much, there is a person who likes it, and Han Peacock wants to get a night pearl from him.

Bai Xiao also investigated Zang Lin, he likes to collect night pearls, and the triangular jade night pearl that seems to be a thorny stone is a must-have thing for Han peacocks.

The night pearl does not necessarily have to be round, and some people have to emphasize the bead characters in it, which is a manifestation of ignorance, because they have not read history books well.

In ancient times, beads meant jewelry, and the Tang Dynasty also called jewelry glass, and glass was called glass; The ancient word bi also means gemstone, rather than simply referring to a ring with holes.

Therefore, the mutilated piece of weeping thorns may also be collected by Zang Lin.

Han Peacock walked forward quickly and found that Chen Jiayi and Jiang Lin were also there.

Han Peacock didn't bother them, he also looked at the special little black room. At this time, in the small black room, a round stone was emitting a uniform and steady light, illuminating everything around it.

Such a stone that can emit light is amazing and beautiful, which is why it attracts so many people to watch.

The definition of the night pearl should be a mineral that emits phosphorescence, and these minerals contain a certain rare earth element, and the light source is removed after being exposed to light. Minerals also continue to glow.

However, the common natural fluorite night pearl. In the quilt or dark room, you can see a very soft and very light light, and the eyes can only see after 5~10 minutes of adaptation.

Those glowing fluorite night pearls that can be seen with a cover of your hands are basically fake. It is made by soaking yttrium powder water with rare earth yttrium.

Therefore. When you see the night pearl that is too bright, you have to put a question mark. Especially those fluorite night pearls that weigh several tons at every turn, and think about whether there are so many phosphorescent fluorites in nature?

Now there are some Night Pearls that sell for 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, but no one wants them for hundreds of millions of dollars. I'm afraid the main reason is that these frauds have messed up the market.

Now with the development of science and technology, it is as easy as artificial marble, artificial diamonds, and artificial crystals to "artificial night pearls".

Just like the night light of the previous clocks, the fake night pearl will fluoresce after being irradiated by a strong radioactive source, and some can remain for three or five months or even a year.

In nature, there are about 20 kinds of minerals that can emit phosphorescence, such as spodumene in Singapore and Xinjiang.

The ruby night pearl and emerald night pearl recorded in history are very rare, because there are relatively more natural fluorites that can emit phosphorescence, so the current night pearl mostly refers to the fluorite night pearl.

The amount of fluorite in nature is very large, but it is basically fluorescent, and the proportion of phosphorescence is very small compared to the whole, so the fluorite night pearl is also very precious.

Like the night pearl in Cixi's mouth after her death, it was rumored that it later fell into the hands of Song Meiling, and according to Han Peacock's analysis, it should also be a fluorite night pearl.

Because he has seen the real night pearl, so now this night pearl gives Han Peacock a different feeling, as for how it is different, Han Peacock can't say it.

The price of this night pearl is 10 million, a price that is not up or down, but now people are frightened by the fake night pearl, so they see a lot, and there are not many who really want to buy.

However, although there are not many, there are still a few, one of them is that Zang Lin, and there is another, although Han Peacock has never seen it, he should be a female Yingjie, the big boss of the Sun Tribe.

The surname female is very old, and there are not many people with this surname, so it is easy to remember.

With the participation of these two people, even if Han Peacock was not interested in this night pearl, he resolutely got up, even if he didn't buy it, it would be good to get to know those two people first.

"Can I take a look?" Han Peacock looked at the boss, a dark and thin middle-aged man, who looked like an ethnic minority in the mountains of Yunnan.

The boss didn't speak, but nodded directly, so Han Peacock also unceremoniously picked up the night pearl.

Han Peacock kept checking over and over, there was no trace of fraud, and there was no uncomfortable feeling, this should not be a fake fluorite.

But this night pearl is absolutely different from the string of night pearls in his hand, what is the difference, Han Peacock can't say.

Finally, he wanted to take a closer look, but although the light emitted by the Night Pearl was not too dazzling, it could not let him see the appearance of the Night Pearl.

Just when Han Peacock wanted to put down this night pearl, he made an unexpected discovery, he smelled a faint fishy smell.

The fishy smell, which he was familiar with, belonged to the snake family.

Because he was born in the countryside, every boy has done snake catching opportunities in summer, and when he takes the snake's hand, there will be a very strong fishy smell, which will be retained even if he washes it with soap or laundry detergent several times, so Han Peacock is still very familiar with this fishy smell.

How did the smell of the snake appear on a night pearl?

The answer is obvious, because Han Peacock was more curious when he was a child, so after reading some narrative texts in the textbook, he would study them again.

In the tropical jungles of Sri Lanka, there are about fifty species of snakes, and there is one snake called Alia that has a glowing gem in its mouth.

This snake usually holds the gem in its mouth, and when the snake needs light, it puts the gem on a flat, clean stone, lets the sun bask it during the day, and lies on itself on the opposite side of the stone.

At night the serpent takes it in its mouth and puts it in front of itself at night, all for the sake of devouring all the prey that comes from the darkness to the mysterious light.

This is the fluorite found by the snake in its mouth, as a bait for night pounce, of course, this snake gem can be used as a night pearl!

It is a gemstone that emits light, emitting a light that is uniform and stable, and can illuminate everything around it.

Ordinary local residents, after encountering snake gems, quietly climb a tree and suddenly throw a mud ball prepared in advance into the glowing gem.

It was immediately dark, and there was a rustling sound in the grass under the trees, and it was surprising that the snake was scurrying restlessly looking for its gem.

After a while, the rustling stopped, but the snake was still hiding nearby and was absolutely not allowed to go down the tree.

Locals tend to stay in the trees all night, and when the morning comes, they see the surroundings and see that there is no danger, and then they climb down from the trees, when the mud is peeled away, and the snake gem is inside. (To be continued......)