I saw that under the light of the candlelight, the four sides of the lampshade showed the figures of four women dressed in palace clothes, who looked standing or lying in different postures. However, this scene did not make everyone feel strange, because if there was a palace maid cut paper pasted inside, such a picture could also appear.

But when the lantern was moved just now, everyone didn't see any paper cuts inside, so what's going on?

Just when Wu Ke and the others felt strange, there was a scene in front of them that shocked everyone, only to see that as the marquee began to rotate because of the heat, those palace maids actually began to dance.

The palace maid located in the east, I saw her bury her head under the long water sleeve, when the inside of the marquee began to rotate, she seemed to hear the music, the water sleeve suddenly threw off, as if to show her bewitching face in front of everyone's eyes, and then she stepped back a few steps in broken steps, and quickly rotated in a circle, the water sleeve danced with her, while rotating and slowly flying, frozen in the air, like a fairy, fascinated everyone.

The palace maid in the south danced, as agile as if holding a pipa in the sky, floating like the illusory smoke, elegant like a fairy who gave birth to a lotus step by step, singing and dancing, really dancing to figure out the shadow, how it seems to be in the world!

The beautiful dancing posture of the palace maid in the West is as graceful as the gossamer in the sky, as soft as the spring breeze and willows, which is fascinating.

And the palace maid in the north, she danced, like a beautiful butterfly fluttering, writhing like a graceful wicker, and the beauty was intoxicating.

At this moment, Chu Chen and the others were in this fantasy realm in front of them, as if there were really four palace maids. It's a feeling to show off their graceful dancing in front of everyone. I don't know what words to use to describe it. It can only be said that this qiē. It's amazing.

"What kind of lamp is this, how can it be so magical." Wu Ke showed a look of surprise and fascination on his face, and muttered.

"It's amazing!" Chu Chen also nodded without hesitation and agreed: "As for the name of this lamp, I have guessed it by now, it should be the legendary Moon Shadow Lamp." ”

Wu Ke was surprised when he heard this: "Is it the moon shadow lamp invented by Emperor Yang of Sui in legend?" ”

Legend has it that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty personally conquered Tuguhun, and because he was thousands of miles away from Kyoto at that time, he was inevitably lonely and melancholy. So he looked at the sky alone, looked up to the moon and thought about it, and at this time there was a palace maid beside him, dancing there.

When Emperor Yang of Sui saw this, his heart moved, so he ordered his courtiers to make a two-moon shadow lamp, and asked that when the candle lights were lit, there must be shadows of palace maids dancing on the walls of the tent. Eventually, the craftsmen researched and invented the Moonshadow Lantern.

Of course. These are just legends, and now that the technique has long been lost, and there are no treasures left, no one knows what the Moon Shadow Lantern looks like.

Actually, there is no need for Chu Chen to say. Wu Ke also guessed that this should be the legendary Moon Shadow Lantern based on the scene in front of him.

She said with a look of amazement, "I didn't expect there to be a Moon Shadow Lantern, and I think it's even more magical than the legendary Moon Shadow Lantern." Hey. That's not right......"

At this time, Wu Ke thought of a question, and said a little strangely: "It's not that I said. The moon shadow lamp is a special patch on the lampshade in a specific environment. Turn on this light, and the Moon Shadow Wonder will appear? But this Moon Shadow Lantern is obviously not like this! ”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and said: "It's not surprising, after all, we haven't seen the actual Moon Shadow before, whether it's because of the magical effect of the patch, no one can give a positive answer." Moreover, our moon shadow lantern may also be made by the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty with their own experience! ”

Wu Ke nodded, indicating that there was indeed this possibility, and then, she looked at the palace maid who was repeating the previous dance moves over and over again on the lampshade, and said in surprise: "The heads of the ancients don't know how they grow, under the conditions at that time, they can still make such a magical thing, it's really amazing!" By the way, Achen, do you know how this is done? ”

Chu Chen shook his head: "I really don't know the specific reason, I guess it's probably because of the combination of those layers of paper that look a little transparent, forming a special refraction environment, so that the candlelight shines on it, and through the refraction of the lines on those papers, the phenomenon we see is formed." ”

After listening to Chu Chen's explanation, Wu Ke was even more surprised: "No, what kind of paper do you say this qiē is because of?" ”

"See for yourself." Chu Chen smiled slightly, and then moved a stool and asked Wu Ke to stand on it and look inside the lamp by himself.

"Really!" After reading it, Wu Ke said in surprise: "This is too strange, except for the fact that those pieces of paper look a little transparent, there is nothing special, how can this magical phenomenon be formed?" ”

Chu Chen shrugged his shoulders: "It is estimated that this will make it possible for researchers to know what the principle is after research." ”

When Wu Ke heard this, he said like a baby: "Research or something, I think it's better to wait until we have seen enough." Otherwise, if someone breaks something while researching, they won't have a chance to look at it. ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "They are not Ma Daha, how could they break things so easily." But don't worry, as long as you don't think it's time, I won't take it to research. ”

When Wu Ke heard this, he grinned, and looked at Chu Chen's eyes with tenderness.

At this time, Zuo Shan interjected: "When I moved the lantern just now, I also saw those papers, so can the paper of the book be made with ancient technology?" ”

Chu Chen said with a smile: "To say, with ancient technology, it is indeed incredible to make such a paper, but if you want to say that it must not be made, then it is not possible." For example, the paper invented in the early days, such as flocculent paper, Baqiao paper, Juyan paper, Luo Bu Naoer paper, dry beach slope paper, Caihou paper, etc., these papers, you may not have heard of them, and this is still recorded, and those that are not recorded are even more unknown. ”

The culture of paper in our country has a long history, there are many famous papers in the past dynasties, due to the long history and the limited number of production at that time, coupled with the technical blockade, a lot of paper has not been handed down, including some special paper. For example, the famous Chengxintang paper.

Since the development of the paper industry to the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, there have been great breakthroughs and developments in papermaking raw materials and production technology, and many fine products have appeared, which have become works of art that can be appreciated and treasured.

In the Ming Dynasty, the "Xuande Tribute Notes" produced at that time were more Zhan in terms of the skills of making zuò. There are many varieties of this kind of processed paper, such as five-color powder paper, gold flower five-color paper, five-color curtain paper, magnetic blue paper, etc.

The Ming Dynasty also copied the Tang Dynasty's "Xue Tao Notes" and the Song Dynasty's "Jin Sushan Jing Notes". This imitation paper is added with mica powder, and the paper surface reveals bright and dazzling particles, which is the innovation of the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, there was also a kind of sprinkled gold paper, which was also famous.

Chu Chen continued: "In addition, since the Ming and Qing dynasties, there is a new kind of processed paper, called calender paper. The paper material is the best tougher leather paper, there are thick and thin, the patterns are mostly landscapes, flowers and birds, fish and insects, dragons and phoenixes, cloud patterns or water patterns, and there are also character stories or words. When this paper is seen through the light, it can reveal a beautiful picture of dark lines. ”

Hearing this, Wu Ke sighed lightly: "Huh! This kind of calender paper and the special paper inside feel a little bit compatible. ”

"Yes." Chu Chen nodded and said, "Therefore, the wisdom of the ancients cannot be imagined by our imagination. In addition, our country has thousands of years of papermaking experience and technology accumulation, and it is possible to develop some special paper that works magically and makes people feel incredible. ”

"Yes." Everyone agreed with Chu Chen's statement.

"Achen, how much is this Moon Shadow Lantern worth?" Wu Ke asked a question that she was most concerned about now.

Chu Chen replied with a smile: "This is really hard to say, it is priceless in my heart." ”

Wu Ke said: "There will be times when you can't estimate the price." ”

"It's normal that you can't estimate the price of such a unique thing."

Chu Chen said with a smile: "The value of antiques is to pay attention to the rarity of things, and there is also the question of personal preference." For example, if the market price of a gold standard half-dollar silver coin is about 700,000 yuan, if it is from an investment point of view, I will buy it, but if it is based on my personal preference, I will not buy even 700,000 yuan. ”

"Of course, this is an exaggeration, but it is true, because I don't have a hobby of collecting silver coins, so the psychological price point is very low, and as long as it is a little higher, I will not start. But if it's something I like, such as this moon shadow lamp, not to mention the high psychological price setting, and it's flexible, if someone competes, the result is not certain. ”

Because of this, it is still more difficult to value an antique, because you have no idea how much the owner loves the object. If the estimate is a little higher than the purchase price, it is better to say, in case it is low, the owner will feel uncomfortable, and if you meet the owner is narrow-minded, it is likely to give you a face.

After hearing Chu Chen's words, Wu Ke didn't insist on the valuation, she said with a smile: "Anyway, it's definitely more than 600,000." ”

"That's for sure." Chu Chen also said with a smile: "At least ten times more, there should be many people who will rush to it." ”

The things bought for 600,000 yuan can be multiplied tenfold with a single hand, which is not amazing, but a few people present, because Chu Chen's previous magic watch has been numb, and the moon shadow lamp also has such a magical effect, let alone six million, as far as Chu Chen said tens of millions, they will not find it strange.

Wu Kemei smiled and said: "This is mainly due to your luck, if Lu Xuanniu's family thought of trying it before, it is likely that it will not be your turn." (To be continued......)