Chapter 13: The Archaeologist
This is Fang Ming's father, Fang Wenyuan, he is an internationally renowned explorer and archaeologist, in recent years, because he is nearly sixty years old, he no longer takes personal adventures, most of them participate in some international academic exchange seminars, collate research documents, and are employed as adjunct professors at the University of Hong Kong Chinese.
Old Mr. Fang nodded and walked to Fang Ming's side.
Wang Lang first saluted a military salute, and then stretched out his hand to shake hands with Fang Wenyuan, "Hello! Professor Fang, I have admired the name for a long time! It's an honor to meet you today! ”
"You're so polite, please take a seat."
Zheng Yuanji hurriedly got up and gave up his seat to Fang Wenyuan, and he took the opportunity to sit with Dandan.
After Fang Wenyuan sat down, he continued: "I actually knew that you were coming, and I heard what you said, because I didn't understand your intentions, so I didn't come out to say hello, it was rude." Just now I heard you say that it was some cultural relics photo materials, and you know that I am doing archaeological research, so I can't help but come out, haha. ”
Wang Lang also smiled and said: "Haha, it seems that these cultural relics are much more attractive than us." Professor Fang will be invited to look at these materials. ”
Professor Fang Wenyuan picked up the stack of photos just now and looked at it. Everyone fell silent and watched Professor Fang's reaction.
Fang Wenyuan took out a magnifying glass from his pocket and looked at each photo carefully, very focused. Slowly, his eyes bloomed, sometimes his eyebrows twitched with an unexpected look, sometimes he frowned and fell into a state of thought, and sometimes his face showed a look of admiration and joy.
Fang Ming knew that his father would have such a look every time he found something he was interested in.
Professor Fang Wenyuan looked at the photos one by one for a long time, and finally raised his head, looked at Wang Lang, and said, "Although I didn't see the real thing, it has opened my eyes." I was amazed by the objects in these photos! Judging from the clues such as style, texture, pattern and workmanship, we can roughly judge its age range, but in the catalogue of cultural relics of the same period, I have never seen any information about these objects, let alone the real thing. As he spoke, he picked up a photo and said to everyone: "You see, the bronze vessel that this person is holding in his hand should be an object before the Qin Dynasty, and it may be a kind of sacrificial utensils used by the royal family at that time. ”
After speaking, he picked up another photo, "This is a round-bottomed pottery pot from the Yangshao culture period, similar pottery was only discovered and unearthed in the 70s, judging by the arm of the person holding it as a reference, the size of this object in the photo should be much larger than the pointed bottom bottle unearthed in Lintong County, Shaanxi Province in 1972." If you look at this photo again, this is a newly unearthed stone axe, which should also belong to the late Neolithic utensils! It's a miracle that these things have been preserved in the dirt for thousands of years and are still so intact. Such pottery and stone tools are of great significance to the study of the development process of human civilization! And this one, it's the only color photo, but if you look at the color and paper, you know it's an early color photo! You must know that the earliest color photographs that appeared on the land of China were brought in by the Frenchman Kahn in 1909, and there are very few color photographs of early modern China that have survived to the world, and this old photo itself is a precious historical witness. Even more precious is the painting in the photo, which is a painted silk painting from about 2,000 years ago! The images of gods, ghosts, and monsters are all vivid, and the colors are still as bright as ever! This is a treasure of ancient Chinese art and of immeasurable value! ”
Professor Fang was a little excited, he paused, took a sip of water, and continued: "Judging from the photographic paper style, paper, discoloration, and damage degree of these old photos, especially the structural style of the distant building in this photo, and the style of this man's hair, clothing, shoes and hats, I estimate that these original photos were taken in the early part of the last century, and these photos were not taken in the same batch, but they are not a few years apart, and they should have been taken in China. It was in the era when the current Chinese government had not yet been established. If the objects in the photo are all genuine, then ......," Fang Wenyuan paused, picked up the photo again and looked at it carefully, shook his head slightly, as if talking to himself, and continued: "Unbelievable, if these are all genuine,...... Not to mention their value, the mere existence of these items is an incredible thing. Because I have been studying Chinese antiquities for decades, I have never seen any written records or picture clues about these objects, whether it is the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Forbidden City in Taipei, museums all over China, or overseas cultural relics collections, or international archaeological expert exchange places, all the information in the information, I have not been exposed to any information about these cultural relics in the photos, they seem to be non-existent, or have not yet been discovered. But there are such old photos! And it was in that era of war and turmoil, in that period of that kind of environment, it is really unimaginable! If there is a photo, it means that it has been discovered a long time ago, but why has there never been a trace of information for so many years? Fang Wenyuan stared at the photo and was distracted, almost talking to himself frowning and thinking, constantly sorting out his thoughts.
"Sure enough, it's an authoritative expert! Learned! Sharp-eyed! Wang Lang's admiration interrupted Fang Wenyuan's thinking.
Fang Wenyuan looked at Wang Lang and asked, "What is your purpose in bringing these photos to my son?" He couldn't read the pictures. ”
"Hehe, the photo doesn't need to be understood by Fang Gongzi, in fact, I can't understand it either. As long as the professor can understand you. I did ask Mr. Fang Ming for help, and it was related to these cultural relics. Wang Lang said, and took the other photos that Dandan took out of his bag, "Professor Fang, please take a look at these photos again." ”
After Wang Lang finished speaking, he handed the photo to Fang Wenyuan.
Fang Wenyuan took the photos and saw that these photos were no longer remakes. There are also two cultural relics in the photo, one is a blue and white porcelain vase from the Tang and Song dynasties in China, and the other is the painted silk painting that appeared in an old photo just remade! Fang Wenyuan's eyes couldn't help but widen!
"This is a recent photo! When was it filmed? Where is it? ”
"Just about 4 months ago, on the eve of an auction at the French auction house Drouot, this painted painting was supposed to be auctioned publicly, but before the official submission of the lot catalogue, a Chinese mainland merchant made a private deal with the holder, so the item did not circulate, otherwise you would not have known."
"Yes, I know about the Drouot spring auction, and I also know about this blue and white porcelain vase, according to the information, it is the blue and white porcelain of the Song Dynasty in ancient China, and it was sold at a price of 300,000 euros at that time, but according to my analysis, this thing should not be from the Song Dynasty but the Tang Dynasty."
"Tang Dynasty? Isn't that older? Worth more? Zheng Yuanji asked.
"It's older, but it's not necessarily more valuable. Because Song Qinghua is far rarer than Tang Qinghua. ”
At this moment, Naice, a Filipino maid from Fang Ming's house, came over and said, "Master, there are guests outside the door." ”