Chapter 262: Double Happiness is Coming
Wen Yiming waved his hand, this kind of thing is too mysterious, just listen to it. It seems that these should be the treasures in the tomb of King Zhongshan, packed and taken away, and returned with a full load.
"Next stop, the tomb of King Yingjing of Ming!"
Everyone went straight to the destination, there are many tombs of the king of the Ming Dynasty in the territory of northern Hubei Province, after a hundred years, the interests of the tomb robbers are heartbroken, and the tomb of King Yingjing has been bombed and robbed frantically many times, the deepest hole of the robbery hole is up to eight meters, and the two times have blown through the top of the underground palace, the damage is serious, and the cultural relics protection environment in the tomb has been greatly damaged.
At that time, Huang knew that there were many ancient tombs here, and after excavating a large number of precious cultural relics from the tomb of King Liangzhuang, he suddenly started to dig it. Later, together with Long, Pan and other 6 people, they came to Zhongxiang Yingzhongcheng District, and in the name of visiting, after learning about the relevant situation in the museum, they determined that the tomb and the tomb of King Yingjing were the targets of theft and excavation.
Wen Yiming said: "According to the records at that time, the coffin and the corpse in the tomb have decomposed. However, judging from the remaining teeth and bones, this is a husband and wife burial tomb. ”
"Because the burial chamber was flooded, the position of all the burial goods was changed. The two coffins should be placed on the coffin bed, with the heads of the coffins facing north, the coffin of King Yingjing to the east and the coffin of the princess to the west. ”
"Two blue and white porcelain vases were found in the back room, one carved with a dragon pattern and the other with a phoenix pattern. According to the customs of the time, the two porcelain bottles should be soul bottles, the dragon pattern bottle is placed on the head of King Yingjing, and the phoenix bottle is placed on the head of the princess, which is for the soul collection of the deceased King Yingjing and the princess. ”
"The tomb robbers were still on the coffin bed, and they also found a glittering gold dust box with an inscription on it that recorded the year of manufacture, most likely the Princess's articles during her lifetime. ”
In the adjacent ear chamber, 6 porcelain vases and many gold and silver utensils were also found, all of which were ornaments worn by the martyrs, mainly gold hairpins, silver hairpins, silver flowers and gold earrings, and gold beads and agate were also found under the skull, which should have been included in the mouth at the time of burial. ”
Without further ado, everyone drove to their destination and began to hunt for treasure. Now the division of labor is clear, each does its duty, and cooperates tacitly, and the effect is getting higher and higher.
"Now the grave robbers are more professional and well-equipped, with coats, quilts, boxes of mineral water, and three or four bags of explosives in the caves. There are also special car transfers, special people to manage meals, live in special dormitories, and dozens of yuan of living expenses every day, one-stop service. ”
According to Jiao Laojiu's research, this kind of ancient tomb is a typical quicksand tomb, and the sand in the tomb is an anti-tomb robbery technology, generally on both sides of the coffin chamber and adjacent to the two tombs, the wall is built with huge stones, the wall is filled with a large amount of fine sand, and finally filled with soil and tamped. ”
"The fluidity of the sand makes it difficult to open holes, and without good technology, grave robbers can easily be buried by quicksand. Judging from the situation at the scene that year, they had already hit the sand layer, and placed seven or eight steel rings about 50 centimeters long and 70 centimeters in diameter in the robbery hole, which were specially used for sand drainage. ”
"Each rim weighs more than 50 kilograms, and there are jacks. In order to expel the sand, the tomb robbers blew down a large pit 3 meters deep and more than 5 meters wide in the robbery hole, do you say professional?"
"What oxygen masks, infrared detectors, directional blasting, metal detectors, and even more so modify the electric remote control car to enhance the frequency of the transmitter and receiver and the power of the small motor, and then install a wireless probe on the car, and the remote control car can comb the entire tomb along the tomb road!"
After listening to everyone's helplessness, this is no less than official archaeology, no wonder more and more ancient tombs are now being stolen and excavated, all of which are caused by high technology.
"In 1999, the tomb robbers of Tangzhuang Mausoleum were arrested, and in the toolbox of the crime, they actually found a mobile phone that could encrypt calls and was equipped with a global positioning system. Courtesy of the tomb robbers' upline antiquities dealers. It is specially used for remote command, and can even provide technical support remotely, and behind the scenes are wealthy antiquities dealers on Hong Kong Island or abroad. ”
"More awesome also provide private customized services, according to customer needs, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States of Qin and Han Dynasties, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, what treasure do you want, as long as the price is enough, you can also find it by digging three feet into the ground!"
The black industry of cultural relics has formed a huge chain, with auction houses and local tyrant buyers in the upstream, various brokers and channels in the middle, and tomb robbers and cultural relics dealers in the downstream.
Everyone knows it, but there is nothing they can do, and even many collectors are part of it. A million profits, amazing profits, who can not be tempted?
"Sir, here's a discovery!"
Digging out the box, there were several pieces of blue and white porcelain in it, Wen Yiming quickly picked up one of them, and said excitedly: "Yuan Qinghua, it's still a character jar!"
On the side of the belly of the can, Zhuge Kongming wrapped a soft towel on his head, wore a robe, and sat on the mountain rock under the pine. The boy with his hair combed and his bun stood aside with a book in his hand, and a boy with a bun in front of him on the left was leaning over to pray.
On the other side of the picture, the weeping willows are luxuriant, and under the tree, Liu Xuande wears a cross-legged head and a robe, bowing down to pay respects. Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide whispered on the side. Zhuge Liang's elegance and chic, Liu Bei's thirst for talent, and Guan and Zhang's anxiety and irritability are vividly portrayed.
"Yuan Qinghua, three visits to the thatched house character jar!"
On July 12, 2005, Jiashide auctioned, the large jar of Yuan Qinghua Guigu Xiashan was sold at a price of 15.688 million pounds, equivalent to 230 million yuan at that time, equivalent to the value of 2 tons of gold, and it is also the highest value of porcelain so far.
On the day of the auction, at least seven or eight people participated in the holding of the plaque, including Wang Dingqian, president of the top collection group on Treasure Island, Zhang Zongxian, the first person in the Hong Kong Island auction, and even Zhai Jianmin were also entrusted to participate in the competition. There were also collectors who bid over the phone, and when it reached £10 million, there were still six or seven bidders.
Unfortunately, it was Eskenazi, who also bid for an unknown overseas private collector, who only joined when the bid reached £13.5 million, and only won the treasure after a lengthy battle with a telephone bidder.
Later, Ling Tiancheng inquired in many ways, and it seemed that the buyer was a local tyrant in the Middle East, and he liked the hair color of Yuan Qinghua the most, and thought it was the most mysterious and beautiful color. In the Yuan Dynasty, there are many porcelain pots with character stories for export to the Middle East and other regions, the number is very small, and the blue and white flowers fired are beautiful, the painting is exquisite, and it is one of the best in the world.
"There's another one here!"
Hei Feng's eyes were sharp, and he picked up another dirty jar from the corner of the box, wiped it clean and shouted, "It's also a character jar!"
In the picture, wearing a crown of hair, wearing a battle robe, and holding a long-handled fork, the horseback warrior who has shown signs of defeat is Duan Zhixuan, a Tang general. Immediately behind, the horse-chasing pursuers wore phoenix-winged helmets, armor and robes, and spears in both hands.
He wore a right-angled head, a bearded face, and a battle robe outside the armor, and at a glance he knew that he was a brave and fierce general, among the cliffs, the banner hunting, and three soldiers with spears loomed. Strange stones, clouds, willows, double phoenixes and lingzhi are painted in the gaps.
"Yu Chigong rode the Savior alone, haha, God help me, good things come in pairs!"
Wen Yiming held two Yuan blue and white figure jars in both hands, excited, there are only ten known such character jars in the world, all of which are treasured in museums. For example, this single-riding savior, a blue and white lid jar with the same theme, is also in the collection of the Boston Museum.
There is only one piece in private hands, the Jinxiang Pavilion picture jar, the romantic and tortuous love story between the talented and beautiful woman and Meng Yuemei during the Tang Xuanzong period. In Wang Dingqian's hands, if he photographed Guiguzi descending the mountain, he would have become the only collector in the world who can own two Yuan blue and white figure jars.
But now...... Hey, hey, hey, I'm sorry, my brother did it!