"Horsehair...... Wig? ”

Professor Lin frowned: What do you mean...... This is the hairframe and flat square used by the concubines when weaving the flag head? ”

Mr. Zhao looked confused: he could understand the hair frame, but the rest ...... What are they?

Another expert thought for a while and suddenly realized: "I've watched all the Qing court dramas, just the sign on the head of Gege and the concubine, which is decorated with beads or silk flowers, because only Manchu women can comb this hairstyle, so it is called Qitou......

That big brand-like thing is the hair frame, and the flat square is the long hairpin that binds the hair...... Because the hair ornament is too big, and the hair is not enough, it can only be made up with wigs, ordinary flag men and palace maids mostly use silk, and concubines use black ponytail manes......"

As soon as he heard the Qing Palace drama, Mr. Zhao understood what it was: Isn't that thing just a brand more than half a meter long?

For a while, his regretful intestines were blue: "Is it really used by the Queen Mother?" ”

Professor Lin wanted to say a word of nonsense, but after thinking about it, he just shook his head: "A TV series is a TV series, and it is inevitable that there will be exaggerated elements...... I only remember that the largest flag head was the 'big wing' of Cixi's time, but the hair frame and flat square of the big wings were only one foot and two inches...... In the Qing Dynasty, the construction ruler was thirty-two centimeters, so it was not so long......"

Thirty-two times one by two...... Well, it's less than forty centimeters.

But these two pieces are more than fifty centimeters...... Meaning, the surname Li is?

In an instant, Mr. Zhao's heart was relieved of most of it. Really, he now desperately hopes that this thing is fake, even if it is not fake, it must not be used by the queen and the queen mother.

Otherwise, he can regret it for the rest of his life......

Li Ding'an praised first: "Professor Lin is amazing!" ”

It's the truth.

Since Professor Lin is a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, appreciating calligraphy and painting is only a basic skill. But there is still so much understanding of the Qing Dynasty etiquette, which is outside the professional category, so it can be seen that it must have been studied hard.

For example, Gao Shengdong, if you ask him to talk about porcelain, he must be the Tao, but if you ask him to identify other things, he will not understand anything......

Li Ding'an pointed to the ornamentation on it, "Professor Lin, let's not talk about the long and short, these should all be right, right?" ”

"There is no problem with this, according to the "Great Qing Huidian": the queen mother and the queen have nine phoenixes, the imperial concubine and the concubine have seven phoenixes, and the concubines and concubines have five phoenixes...... The color is also right: the queen mother uses bright yellow and red, and the best (concubine) uses bright red and light yellow...... Concubines use purple (other than positive purple) ......"

Li Dingan pointed to "Jing Ya Xianshu" again: "What about this?" ”

"This ...... Well, also right...... The title of the Qing Dynasty is generally not repeated, there are only two people who have used the word 'Jing', one is the first queen of Shunzhi, Xiaozhuang's niece Borzigit, and the second is also Borzigit, which is the last queen of Daoguang you just mentioned, the biological mother of Prince Gong Yisu......"

Professor Lin paused for a moment and sighed again: "But you can't change the concept...... There can't be five phoenix patterns, and there is the word 'Jing', so it is said that this is the ...... used by the Empress Dowager Xiaojing."

"Understood, what you mean is that even if it is true everywhere, it is not in accordance with etiquette, so it can only be fake...... But the problem is that the so-called flag head was evolved from generation to generation by Manchu noblewomen in order to compare and inlay more pearls and jades on their hair ornaments, and it has nothing to do with the etiquette system at all. ”

Li Ding'an smiled, "To put it bluntly, these two are just the daily hairstyles and accessories of the concubines, only the ornaments will be engraved according to the etiquette system, as for the length and size, there are no clear regulations......

Including "Qing Huidian" and "Qing Yufu Zhi", there are no hairstyle regulations such as "shelf head" and "big wings", and there is no mention of these two hairstyles and matching hair accessories, what level and what status can be used by nobles and combs. In the same way, these two things have nothing to do with etiquette or non-etiquette......"

Professor Lin was stunned.

It seems like...... Not really?

Whether it is the "Qing Huidian" or the "Yufu Zhi", they only stipulate what grade and what style of crowns and dresses, what colors, ornaments, patterns, and corresponding forms of ornaments, utensils, and quantities, etc., as for stipulating what style of hair to comb daily, and how long and how big hairpins to use...... Anyway, Professor Lin couldn't remember.

He frowned: "Then there has to be a source, right?" ”

yes, if you can't find the source, isn't it still something of unknown origin?

Several people turned their heads in unison.

Yes, it is recorded in the "Qing Palace Files" and the "Living Note...... However, none of this information is easy to find. There are also things that are easy to check, and the "Old Beijing Trivia" and "Kyoto Bamboo Branch Words" both mention ......"

Li Ding'an pointed to the wooden plaque, "The description in the "Palace Scroll" of "Old Beijing Trivia" is very detailed...... It is said that it is derived from the banner people's 'one-word head', some are called 'Moon Gaze Bun', some are called 'Four-sided Guanyin', collectively known as 'one word Changfu', "Kyoto Bamboo Branch Words" in "the head name Changfu is too absurd, and the gold frame silver hairpin is two feet long", which is said to be these two things......

Cixi's invention of the big wings evolved from this hairstyle...... In fact, the big wings of the Daoguang period are even more exaggerated than this: two feet four inches long, one foot wide, and the area is equivalent to a 32-inch display screen...... Because it really couldn't be worn, Cixi improved it and reduced it to a quarter of ......."

Professor Lin's brows furrowed even tighter, and the others were stunned: The record is so detailed?

Mr. Wen squinted: "Since so many historical materials have been mentioned, why haven't you heard of any unearthed?" ”

"One is expensive, so there are few made: think about it, how many pearls, how many gems, how many gold and silver ornaments must be inlaid with such a large hair ornament? During the Daoguang period, the Qing government was gradually weakening, and its finances were not as good as year by year, especially since the Opium War, which could be described as struggling day by day. So there are not many such things in the court......"

The second is heavy, just such a wooden card, plus the jade board, there are at least three or four catties, plus ornaments, it is estimated that there are more than seven or eight catties...... If the body is a little thinner, you can't wear it at all, and the folk evil trend is like a comment, so it was only abolished after just a few years of popularity......"

Li Ding'an thought about it again, "It's just that this thing is too exaggerated, so it is extremely famous, in fact, there are not a few big wings in the Cixi period, and even fewer have been handed down: it is known, there are a few in the National Museum now, and there are a few in the Forbidden City, in addition, there is only ......one in the Xuzhou Museum, Liaoning Museum, and Jin Shangjing Museum."

Really?

Zheng Wanjiu naturally firmly believed it, and his smiling mouth couldn't close together: Li Dingan said that there is a record, then there must be a record, he said that this was used by the Empress Dowager Xiaojing, and it will never be wrong.

Others are skeptical, especially Professor Lin: Folk historical materials such as "Records of the Old Beijing" are just that, but "Living Notes" and "Qing Palace Files" are all kept by the Forbidden City, which is the so-called "secret file", which ordinary people cannot access at all.

So how did this Boss Li know?

You can't just specialize in this, right?

Zhenghu was suspicious, and Zheng Wanjiu began to pack his things.

Naturally, the Xuanwu of the Dragon Tail Stone didn't need to be taken, this thing was of little value, and it was still dead, so he just put the hair frame and the flat square in the box.

After cleaning up, Li Dingan also got up and nodded to a few people: "Everyone, goodbye!" ”

"Wait...... Boss Li, please wait a minute! ”

Professor Lin stood up, looked at the box in Zheng Wanjiu's arms, and then looked at Li Ding'an.

It seems unnecessary to dwell on the authenticity and origin of things, because people are buyers, not sellers, and there is no need to explain it to you so clearly.

So Professor Lin didn't get to the bottom of it, and compared with it, he was more curious about Li Ding'an's identity: "Is there an elder in Boss Li's family who works in the Forbidden City?" ”

Li Ding'an smiled and shook his head again: "The elders don't have ...... But I'm helping out in the Forbidden City during this time! ”

"Help...... How can it help? Professor Lin was even more curious, "Are you ...... Archaeology intern? ”

"Not an intern because I haven't graduated yet...... But I'm helping the Forbidden City with research ......"

What's that?

The more I talked, the more I couldn't understand it...... No, the more you talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes.

"Help" the Forbidden City to conduct research...... This means, the feelings are like the Forbidden City specially "invited" him to go?

The question is, how old are you?

A group of people stared in disbelief.

Zheng Wanjiu was happy at once.

Look at it, you know that no one will believe it, so in order to avoid wasting his tongue, when there are many people, he only calls Li Dingan "boss", not "teacher".

Because it's too cumbersome to explain.

With joy, Li Ding'an arched his hand again, Zheng Wanjiu hugged the box tightly and hurriedly followed.

The rest of them were silent, and only when the two of them left the store did they come back to their senses.

The more Mr. Wen thought about it, the more he regretted it, and his suspicions became heavier and heavier: What he said couldn't be true, right?

If it really becomes something used by the Queen Mother, how much can these two things be worth?

If it's less, it's two or three million......

After gritting his teeth for a while, he made a bitter face again: "Professor Lin, is it really used by the Empress Dowager Xiaojing?" ”

Professor Lin shook his head: "I can't say for sure. ”

If you want to say yes, you really don't have any impression of this thing, if you want to say no, people tell the origin, source, and allusions so clearly, it takes a little effort, don't you know if you look it up?

Regardless of the rest, the ornamentation, the "quiet and elegant" lettering, can always be right?

So, in the previous time, he had already believed six or seven points in his heart.

But now...... I feel that this young man is running a train with his mouth full: What kind of place is the Forbidden City, asking you to do research as a student who has not graduated?

It's not just him, it's not just Mr. Zhao, including Mr. Wen, Mr. Pan, and Mr. Shen, this will not be ordinary uncomfortable. They feel that Li Ding'an is more like disgusting them: watching people put dishes on dishes, watching people put eye drops, right?

Okay, then I'll let you taste what it's like to be eye-catching and treasure-walking.

Absolutely, if you can't get a result today, you won't want to sleep well for a week.

Mr. Wen thought for a while: "Professor Lin, why don't you help me ask if there is any information he said?" ”

Another expert shook his head: "The information is not very easy to check, but it should not be difficult to ask if there is such a person in the Forbidden City!" ”

Everyone suddenly came to their senses: "Then ask!" ”

As long as there is no such person, then what he said is equivalent to fart!

"It's not impossible...... Professor Lin hesitated, took out his mobile phone and dialed a call.

It rang twice, and the phone was connected.

In an instant, Professor Lin's expression changed: his face was full of smiles, and he lowered his head and waist, as if he was standing opposite him.

"Teacher, ...... bothering you so late"

"What time is it 'late'? Less verbose, get down to business......"

If Li Ding'an was still there, he would be able to hear it: this is definitely Xiang Zhiqing......

"Yes...... Professor Lin nodded hurriedly, "I just want to ask you for help, and ask if there is a person named Li Ding'an in the Forbidden City, who is in his early twenties......"

"Wait ......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Xiang Zhiqing, "Who are you talking about, Li Ding'an?" ”

For a moment, Professor Lin felt a trace of ominousness in his heart: Listening to this tone, not only do you know it, but you are also very familiar with it?

was stunned, Mr. Wen lightly clicked the table, and he reacted: "Yes, it's called Li Ding'an!" ”

"You're in Hangzhou, how do you know his ...... Oh, see someone? ”

"Yes...... Just walked ......"

"Just left?"

The voice on the phone was quieter, and Xiang Zhiqing seemed to be asking someone: "Lao Chen, did Li Dingan go to Hangzhou?" ”

"I don't know, but Wu Xiang gave him a holiday, a whole week...... Well, isn't that right? I heard him say yesterday that thing ...... It was discovered from Hangzhou......"

"Sigh......" Xiang Zhiqing felt like he was taking a breath, and then, the voice on the phone became louder, "Is there another one with him, surnamed Zheng?" ”

Professor Lin nodded violently: "Yes, teacher, it's called Zheng Wanjiu!" ”

"Hey...... Can this kid not forget to contribute to research during the holidays? ”

", it's enough to study two things, he just ran to pick up the leaks...... Don't gossip and ask what's going on? ”

"Yes......" Xiang Zhiqing laughed, "What's going on?" ”

He ...... He came to sell paintings, and it was Zhou Chen's "Autumn Mountain Jinsong...... After that, I bought a Ye Zhongsan's snuff bottle......"

Professor Lin said everything in detail, including the process of Xiaozai's knife against Li Ding'an, especially Li Ding'an's explanation of the hair frame and Bian Fang, which was repeated almost word for word.

As soon as he finished speaking, another person came on the phone and said lightly: "Good thing......"

"Is it possible to open a project again?"

"That's definitely far from it, this thing is similar to the big wings, and I've studied it thoroughly. But this thing is rare...... If I remember correctly, it should be the first long blessing crown on the market, and the first cultural relic related to the Empress Dowager Xiaojing...... Tsk, it only cost half a million? This kid can, and he made another five or six million ......."

"Haha...... Hear that...... Why do you think you're messing with him? Xiang Zhiqing was a little gloating, "Isn't it more uncomfortable?" It's better not to know......"

After laughing for a while, Xiang Zhiqing said again: "Li Dingan didn't lie, he also said that he was modest: he really didn't graduate, he was only a graduate student, but the National Museum and the Forbidden City jointly invited him to be in charge of the cooperation project with Beijing University, listen clearly, it is a ministerial-level project......"

Xiang Zhiqing paused slightly: "If I say this, you can understand it more profoundly: just talking about calligraphy and painting appreciation, Ding Licheng and Yang Lichuan are not as professional as him, including now, these two are helping him......"

"Buzz ......"

Hearing the latter sentence, Professor Lin's face was wooden: Ding Licheng didn't mention it first, but Yang Lichuan is recognized in the art world as the most promising to achieve Xiang Zhiqing's achievements and reach the level of "enjoying the special allowance of the State Council".

Therefore, whether in the art world or in the calligraphy and painting appreciation circle, Yang Lichuan is at the "top of the pyramid".

And Professor Xiang actually said that Yang Lichuan's appreciation of calligraphy and painting is not as good as Li Ding'an?

Or even more, just giving him a hand?

If Xiang Zhiqing hadn't said this himself, Professor Lin would never have believed it......

There was another conversation on the phone, such as "call, let him come back for a treat", and then it became a blind tone......

Although the speakerphone is not turned on, the sound is not small, and the people at the table can hear it clearly.

Mr. Wen's eyes were dark, and he almost fell over: five or six million, does all his worth add up to so much?

The others also looked at each other: today's face can be regarded as a snapping sound of being beaten.

Therefore, the reason why Li Ding'an explained so clearly was definitely deliberate: let you watch people put on the dishes...... It's even more uncomfortable, isn't it?

Really, the more I think about it, the more uncomfortable it becomes, and the more I think about it, the more embarrassing it becomes: when people are raw hands, they are mallets, and in the end, they become stupid X?

What's even more uncomfortable is that five or six million things just flew away?

As Professor Xiang said, it's better not to know......

(End of chapter)