"What are dragonfly eyes? These seven are all dragonfly eyes?"
"It's not seven, but one." He Ren was delighted. "The concentric circles on it are artificially inlaid. Does it look like the compound eye of a dragonfly? That's how the name dragonfly eye comes from."
Seeing that Brother Sofa was still confused, and the barrage was also asking questions, He Ren said simply, "In fact, the ancients worshiped eyes to a fanatical level. In ancient mythology, Pangu created the world, and his left eye was the sun, and his right eye was the sun. The moon shows that our worship of eyes started from a very early time. This can be seen from the Sanxingdui cultural relics unearthed before."
"The same goes for other ancient civilizations. For example, ancient Egypt has a similar mythology. Have you heard of the Eye of Horus? In "Game of Thrones", after Joffrey died, there was an eye-shaped decoration. That was Horus. The Eye of Sri Lanka, many ancient European cultural relics have similar totems."
"The Eye of Horus is exactly the opposite of Pangu. His left eye represents the moon and his right eye represents the sun. When he was dealing with the uncle who killed his father, his left eye was taken away, so the moon god was angry and came to help. , and finally Horus defeated his uncle Set... Later, Horus dedicated the lost left eye to his father, who had become the god of Hades, so this left eye had a unique function of connecting life and death."
Everyone was confused. Why did Hades come out?
Brother Sofa asked weakly, "Is this the Eye of Horus?"
He Ren waved his hand quickly, "No, I just said that ancient people worshiped eyes to an extreme. Dragonfly Eyes was the name we later gave it. The exact name is no longer available, because it is too old."
"how long?"
He Ren touched his chin, "It's probably from the Warring States Period."
"Ah?" Brother Sofa almost threw away the necklace in his hand, "Teacher He, you didn't fool me, did you?"
"Why am I fooling you?" He Ren was not happy, "Have you ever heard of the tomb of Zeng Houyi? The tomb of Zeng Guojun in the early Warring States Period was the one where the chimes were unearthed. A dragonfly eye necklace was unearthed inside, and the entire necklace was unearthed. There are more than 170 dragonfly eyes on it, which is very spectacular.”
Brother Sofa swallowed his saliva and said, "Teacher He, what are these dragonfly eyes made of? Is it glass?"
"It should be said to be ancient colored glaze. The earliest dragonfly eyes really came from ancient Egypt. At that time, the caravans set out from Egypt, crossed the Mediterranean Sea, arrived in the Middle East, and then crossed the Pamir Plateau to the Tianshan Mountains... Later, our nobles When I saw something like this, I liked it very much, so I bought it at a high price and studied how to make it myself.”
"Has the research been completed?"
"It must have been researched. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, our ancient glaze craftsmanship was already very strong. When craftsmen fired pottery at high temperatures, they would sometimes add quartz. The part that was not completely melted was the ancient glaze. .”
"Generally speaking, it is divided into three types. One is to add original colored glaze on the pottery body, the second is to make pure colored glaze, and the third is to combine beads with pottery and colored glaze. The inside is pottery and the outer layer is made of colored glaze. These are dragonfly eyes. Ancient people believed that these eyes represent good eyes and can be used to ward off evil eyes. The more eyes and the more layers, the greater the magic power and the more precious it is."
"From the video, it doesn't look like your dragonfly eyes have many layers, and the patina doesn't look like there's any trace of being buried in the ground. It's really possible that it was passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years. It's not easy."
Brother Sofa started to tremble, "Teacher He, is this thing valuable?"
"I can't say the specific price... I suggest you check with the relevant departments." He Ren wasn't sure whether this thing was considered a cultural relic, so he had to be more cautious. "But I think you missed it a lot, so multiply it by a hundred. "
Brother Sofa was stunned. 3,000 times one hundred, wouldn’t that be 300,000? He really didn't expect that he would make so much money just by doing something good.
But he quickly realized that this was a live treasure appraisal, and the money might not be easy to get...
"I understand, Teacher He, I will hand it in right now."
He Ren secretly thought it was a pity. Dragonfly eyes of this kind were actually quite rare, and the price was about three to four hundred thousand. If it weren't for the age, the price would have skyrocketed.
He really wants to collect a few pieces. If he has time, he should go to Xinjiang to see. There is not only jade there, but also many treasures such as dragonfly eyes that are not easy to trade.
After Brother Sofa left, He Ren connected with seven or eight treasure friends in succession, but none of them had any effect, and He Ren even became a little sleepy.
Yawning, He Ren saw that it was late and the live broadcast had been going on for three hours. During this time, he was running back and forth and his energy bar was never full, so he decided to end the live broadcast early.
"I'm a little tired today. I'm going to log out after the last treasure friend. Before the broadcast, let's draw a wave of prizes. The safe buckles in the store are a bit unsaleable. Let's draw some coupons."
As soon as He Ren said this, everyone called him a profiteer, but he said no, but his body was very honest. As soon as the lottery started, thousands of people got the fan sign...
He Ren waved his hand, and Zhang Nuo connected with a treasure friend named Lao Chen.
"Old Chen... Hello, big brother, click on the screen to flip."
A bald head suddenly appeared in the camera, which startled He Ren. He still liked the young lady more...
As soon as Lao Chen's camera turned, He Ren's eyes were attracted. There was a small wooden box on the table. The wooden box had copper-wrapped corners. The front was also decorated with copper square leaves and Ruyi clouds. At first glance, it looked like a Old objects.
Before Lao Chen could speak, He Ren said, "Okay, big brother, if you open the box at a glance, you can see Huanghuali's in the late Qing Dynasty. Let me show you Xiao Wan."
Old Chen was obviously startled, "Is it just Xiao Wan?"
"What you call a suitcase is a popular piece of furniture in the Qing Dynasty. It can be used as a storage box or a suitcase to hold valuables and other things. It's just too small. Xiaowan is already pretty good. If it's from the early Qing Dynasty, it can be I'll show you Zhongwan. Brother, how much did you buy this for?"
"Four hundred thousand."
"What the hell?" He Ren was shocked, "Brother, this box is not worth 400,000 yuan. When did you buy it? Find someone else quickly. You are being tricked."
"I have been buying it for several years." Old Chen paused and then said, "But there is more than one box and a pair of bracelets. I have never been able to figure out what material they are made of. I think they are wood. They are a bit light and smell... It smells like agarwood. I asked someone to check it out and they said it was agarwood..."
He Ren almost cursed, this eldest brother was out of breath when talking, right? Things that can be packed in huanghuali boxes are most likely agarwood, which will prevent odor transfer.
If it is good agarwood, 400,000 yuan for a pair of bracelets is not too expensive.
"Brother, please open the box and let me see the bracelet inside."
Lao Chen opened the lid of the box, reached out and took out the bracelet, which made He Ren feel distressed. "Brother, put it down quickly. Do you have any gloves at home? Find a pair and put them on..."
