Treasure Hunt America

Speaking of Chinese bronzes, they are also quite famous in the world of antiques. ↑, x.

And as long as the authentic bronze ware appears, it can be dated if almost nothing is seen.

As long as this thing appears, it is basically the period of the Han Dynasty, or the treasure of the ancient times before the Han Dynasty.

Because China entered the Bronze Age during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, it was not until the Han Dynasty that it entered the Iron Age.

Before the appearance of ironware, this bronzeware was a must-have treasure for those dignitaries and dignitaries in ancient China.

The Chinese aristocrats at that time, if you didn't have a few exquisite bronze wares in your home, would you still have the nerve to say that you were an aristocrat?

Therefore, the bronze wares produced in that era were basically only those with names and surnames that could afford them, and they were basically treasures with exquisite workmanship and perfect appearance.

There are even some that are even more exclusive to the royal family. It would be good for ordinary people to have a clay pot. Only the nobles can afford such noble things, such as cooking pots, wine glasses, and even musical instruments.

Therefore, all bronzes in China have always been royal weapons.

Moreover, after entering the Iron Age, such exquisite bronzes were rarely produced. After all, copper is also a precious metal.

Iron pots, wine glasses, etc. used to make meals are very wasteful, so after the Han Dynasty entered the Iron Age, the production of those bronze wares has been greatly reduced.

And this kind of bronze ware is very popular with those white-skinned ghosts in the world. As early as before the founding of New China, these foreign ghosts used the period of China's war to smuggle a large number of antiques from China to overseas.

And a lot of the antiques smuggled overseas are those precious bronzes.

Even after the founding of New China. The specially set cultural relics protection law stipulates that many other things are allowed to play, but there is one thing that is definitely prohibited.

And this kind of thing is bronze ware, especially the bronze ware from the Han and Han Dynasties. If found, it will definitely be punished severely.

Of course, this law also has a taste of nothingness in the recent years when the domestic antique market has been booming.

Although on the bright side, no one dared to take pictures of such a treasure, but in private, there are still many people who are secretly trading bronze wares.

Of course, because people who can afford to play such things generally have a deep background, the police will treat such people. Generally, they open one eye and close one eye. As long as these things don't flow overseas, and the people don't raise officials or hold them accountable, they won't easily find trouble with those people.

But for Japan, the situation is another story.

In Japan, there are such a group of people who have been coveting the circulation of Chinese bronzes.

After all, because China has legislation, the circulation of bronze ware is prohibited. Moreover, smuggling exports are strictly restricted, so they even have many channels. Many other types of antiques can be obtained from China.

But only in terms of bronzes, it has always been lacking.

First, this thing is in China, and not many have been unearthed in recent decades. Second, it is also because the Chinese police have cracked down very **** smuggling gangs that smuggle and export bronzes.

So in recent years. The bronze wares circulating in the international market are generally taken away from China by those foreigners before liberation.

And they are not good things of good quality. Those good things with good quality are now lying in major museums in Europe and America.

In fact, the Mitsui family back then. There is no shortage of such bronzes.

When Mitsui & Co., Ltd. was in the period of Japan's invasion of China, it was looted in China. At that time, they also found bronze wares. However, in order to support the front line, those bronze wares were sent to the cannonball factory and turned into weapons and ammunition.

When Mitsui and Takawa were young, their grandfather would often tell them about the exquisite Chinese bronze antiques he had collected in China back then, and the intoxicated look on their grandfather's face at that time, which the two brothers still remember to this day.

Later, the two brothers grew up, but at that time, although they liked to collect, they didn't have much money in their hands.

Mitsui Takawa went to work in the home company, while Mitsui Guangliang went directly to the Tokyo National Museum.

It wasn't until the last few years that Mitsui Takawa saved enough money, but when he had the money, he realized that when he wanted to buy those antiques he had long loved, it was hard to find them. He got the good things that made his heart flutter.

It turned out that the things he was interested in were either bought by other rich people, or disappeared to nowhere.

Although he is only devoted to searching and collecting, and has collected a lot of good things in recent years, the only thing that makes him regret is the bronze ware.

He has a lot of exquisite porcelain, or wood carvings, jade carvings, etc., but only bronzes, he does not collect much.

It's not that he hasn't encountered them before, but the ones he's encountered, in his opinion, are hard to be regarded as high-quality goods.

And today, he actually found a bronze ware in the warehouse of the b society in Watanabe, and it was the kind of bronze ware that was extraordinary at first glance, so it was no wonder that he was excited.

This bronze utensil is incredible, although I only glanced at it.

The first is a porcupine, with long hard bristles carved on its back, and its eyes are round and its tongue sticks out. It seems to be in a fighting state, and it is making the most terrifying posture to scare itself. opponent.

This bronze porcupine is about 20 centimeters long and can be 15 centimeters at the highest point. The workmanship and statues are all lifelike. It can be seen that this is definitely a work of conscience.

The other one was even more incredible. Its body length was ten centimeters longer than this bronze porcupine, and it also had a ferocious appearance. It was a galloping horse, maintaining a charging posture.

However, unlike ordinary galloping horses, the statue of this galloping horse has a high tail and a long horn protruding from its forehead. In addition to the back of the horse's neck, there are also two wings. .

Nima, where is the galloping horse in our Huali? Isn't this a unicorn in Western mythology?

Of course, this thing will definitely not appear here for no reason, there must be a reason for this thing.

Mitsui Guihe feels a little confused, and Mitsui Mitsui sees some clues. Although he is not a top expert in the antique appraisal industry, he has been immersed in this industry for so many years, and he still has a vision. of.

"Brother, these two should be tomb-suppressing beasts!"

As soon as Mitsui Guangliang said these words, Mitsui Takawa's expression immediately became solemn.

Sure enough, I guessed correctly, this Watanabe Junichi brought out so many good things before, so I won't talk about the two Yaoxian Tianmu bowls.

Let’s just say that the Chinese bricks and tiles they saw before will definitely not be able to show up in the Chinese antique market.

Because that kind of thing is very rare even in China, even if someone collects it, then how many pieces this person collects and what it looks like has long been known to everyone.

Once someone comes up with something new, there must be only one source, and it must have just been dug out of the ground not long ago.

This will definitely attract the attention of the police.

Therefore, Mitsui guessed before that the things that Watanabe brought are likely to be dug out of the ground in China not long after, and then they were not shipped to Japan by him.

And now the two tomb-suppressing beasts in front of them can explain everything even more.

"Well... these should be two, the tomb-suppressing beasts of the Han Dynasty, there is a reason why they are so hideous. They should be placed at the entrance of the main tomb where the coffin of the tomb owner is stored. To deter those tomb robbers who came to rob tombs. Because people in ancient times were more superstitious, they would also create some imaginary mythical beasts, such as porcupines, which were basically extinct in the Han Dynasty. There is such a galloping horse, this is not a unicorn in Western mythology, but a mythical beast imagined by the artisans who made bronze statues in ancient China. When the tomb of the Changsha King in Changsha, China was stolen two years ago, there were Such a one-horned tomb beast was unearthed..."

At this time, Yoshihiko Noda had also returned to the front of the box, looked at the two bronze beasts in the box, and explained to Mitsui Takahiko and the two brothers.

Although these two brothers claim to be sinologists, they have not seen many antique treasures from the Han Dynasty.

Especially the tomb-suppressing beast with such a unique shape, they have never seen it before.

At this time, Yoshihiko Noda has already reached out and picked up one of them~www.wuxiaspot.com~ These little beasts seem to be not small in size, but they are not heavy in weight. They are hollow inside, and they should be injection molded. cast.

He took it over and looked at it for a long time, and then he pointed out all the characteristics of the Han Dynasty bronzes that he knew, and explained it to the two brothers one by one.

As for the Mitsui brothers, they only had to nod their heads frequently at this time. After all, when it comes to authentic antique appraisal, they really had to listen to the opinions of a real expert, Yoshihiko Noda.

Soon the three of them have unified one piece, and these two must be the tomb-suppressing beasts of the ancient tombs of the Han Dynasty!

After Yoshihiko Noda finished his explanation, he put down the tomb-suppressing beast. At this time, Takawa Mitsui, who was thinking fast, suddenly remembered something.

Wait, tomb-suppressing beast? So doesn't this mean that the group of people Watanabe knew robbed a large tomb of the Han Dynasty in China before?

And Yoshihiko Noda also said before that when the ancient tomb of the King of Changsha in the Han Dynasty was stolen two years ago, such a tomb-suppressing beast was discovered. Does that mean that the owner of this tomb is not small! (To be continued.)

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