The treasure of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, finally appeared in the world after two thousand years. This moment touched the hearts of countless people.
When they opened the box and saw the treasure, everyone was excited about the first treasure, which was suspected to be a luminous pearl from the Shang and Zhou dynasties.
The Night Pearl is priceless, but even the dark wood box and the dark wooden cage are of astonishing value. After all, they are ancient artifacts from two thousand years ago, and they are still machine boxes with a pure wooden falcon structure.
"Teacher Zheng, on record, this is the first luminous pearl before the Qin Dynasty."
"good."
Being able to witness this historical moment with his own eyes, Zheng Bin has nothing more to ask for.
Then came the second wooden box. After opening it with the same technique, there was another luminous pearl.
"The Qin Dynasty gathered the wealth of the six countries, and Xiang Yu plundered the wealth of the Qin Dynasty. The most valuable part was buried by him, and now it has become the greatest treasure of our Chinese nation."
Li Mo sighed.
After the two luminous pearls were registered, they were placed in a special glass box, which was monitored by hidden surveillance 24 hours a day.
"Teacher, come and see this second box."
It is everyone's dream to open the box with your own hands, but Zhu Changping shook his head and said: "This honor only belongs to you, Xiao Mo, keep opening it."
The three curators around him also nodded one after another. Without Li Mo, I am afraid that the treasure may not be able to be released in another two thousand years. They are purely taking advantage of him.
Following him into the annals of history, such a great honor is enough, but if you are greedy, it may become sour.
Li Mo said no more and cut off the second lock. After opening the lid, there were neat little wooden boxes placed inside. The small wooden box is made of ordinary materials and has a tendency to decay at the slightest touch. Some have completely rotted away, exposing their contents.
This box is full of jade.
Li Mo carefully held one out and took out a dragon-shaped jade pendant from the corrupted box. His strange pupils opened, and three colors of light emitted from the jade pendant.
Hey, the strange pupils still have such a reaction. The Qin Dynasty concluded that it was a purple-gold halo. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the color was lighter and it was a golden halo. By the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it was judged to be a colorful halo. Looking at this jade pendant, it is from before the Qin Dynasty and after the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, so it is most likely from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
"There is a jade dragon-shaped piece. Judging from the shape and carving texture, it is close to the late Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States Period."
Zheng Bin recorded what he said verbatim. After the jade pendant was placed, others hurriedly came forward to study it. The three curators often saw such jade pendants. Curator Shi nodded and said: "Kyoto Museum Jade Museum There is such a similar one, it is from the late Spring and Autumn Period, and Xiao Mo’s identification is very accurate.”
"Hey, this second one is a bit rare. It seems to be a necklace made of crystal."
Li Mo picked up the second slightly larger wooden box, and lying quietly inside was a necklace of crystal clear beads. The beads reflected a crystal luster under the light, but the object used to thread the beads was unknown. It was completely shriveled and black, and a few beads had scattered.
Zhu Changping carefully picked up a bead and took a look at it with the magnifying glass he carried. After checking it from multiple angles, he said: "It is indeed a crystal product. Director Fu, you should also take a look."
Other experts took action one by one, and finally returned to Li Mo's hands.
"A crystal cup from the Warring States Period was unearthed before. At that time, I thought it was a modern product. Now, a crystal necklace has been unearthed. Is it from the Spring and Autumn Period or the Warring States Period?"
Director Fu's face was flushed, probably because he was too excited. This crystal necklace was later restored and became a national treasure.
Li Mo counted the number of crystal beads and said: "A crystal necklace from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period contains 34 crystals."
Next was a long box, about fifty centimeters long. Li Mo took it out and put it on the table, and the camera was focused. Obviously, the items contained in such a long box must be too long. I don't know what kind of jade it is.
Opening the box, what is exposed to everyone's eyes is a jade belt. Each piece of jade is top-grade mutton-fat jade, with gold covering the corners and small characters engraved on the surface. Li Mo identified the characters and said: "This character is not the Qin Dynasty seal script. Teacher, please read it."
Zhu Changping looked at it and said: "This is the Wei Dynasty writing during the Warring States Period. Professor Zhang is the best at studying ancient writing in this area. If you ask him to decipher it later, you can identify who used it."
"Teacher Zheng, I have a gold-covered jade belt from the Warring States Period. Please note that Professor Zhang from Beijing University can translate the text."
Zheng Bin was busy taking notes.
Because they are all jade, and there are several experts around, the sorting and preliminary identification of the jade is accelerated.
"A jade animal mask, early Spring and Autumn Period; a jade belt hook, late Spring and Autumn Period; a jade bead ornament, late Spring and Autumn Period; a jade tiger, early Spring and Autumn Period; a jade ring, early Spring and Autumn Period; and a jade tube, late Spring and Autumn Period "A piece of jade pendant, early Warring States period."
Zhu Changping opened a bottle of water and handed it to Li Mo. He temporarily took over from Li Mo to continue the organizing work.
"A jade double-dragon pendant, early Warring States period; a jade double-dragon pendant, early Warring States period; a jade belt hook in the shape of an animal face, mid-Warring States period; a jade dragon-empty bird-pattern bi, mid-Warring States period; a jade open-carved double-dragon pendant , late Warring States period.”
There were only two luminous pearls in the first tin box, while there were a total of fifteen pieces in the second tin box, all of which were jade objects from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Li Mo drank a bottle of water and opened the third iron box. This box also contained jade.
It took nearly forty minutes to sort out seventeen pieces of jade, five of which were from the Qin Dynasty. Their carvings were slightly different from those of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. At that time, the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, with cars running on the same track and books writing the same language. The national power reached its peak for a time, so the concept of jade carving also began to change.
It was during the Han Dynasty that the jade carving skills really underwent earth-shaking changes. The most famous one is the Han Badao, which has been influential to this day.
"Xiao Mo, we'll unpack here first in the morning. Let's go out and take a rest. Others will take over to clean up these jade articles and luminous pearls and put them in storage. We will continue unpacking them in the afternoon."
These appraisal tasks may not seem heavy, but in fact they are extremely labor-intensive. Moreover, they are antiques from more than 2,000 years ago, and each one is very precious, making everyone nervous all the time.
Li Mo was okay, but Zhu Changping and others were obviously tired. Everyone left the underground treasure house, and within ten minutes the second group of people entered.
"Teacher, at this speed of unpacking, it will probably take four or five days to unpack these thirty-odd tin boxes."
"Archaeological research is a delicate job. You think it's like digging cabbages in the ground. Unpacking is not the point. The point is to clean up every treasure inside, register it, and file it in the warehouse."
"I wonder if the two legendary treasures will be hidden in the remaining iron boxes?"
Li Mo muttered to himself.
Curator Shi who was following behind asked curiously: "Xiao Mo, which of the two treasures are you talking about?"
"Of course they are the two treasures of the Spring and Autumn Period, the legendary Heshi Bi and Suihou Pearl."
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