Treasure Hunt America

Many people who know Chinese history may feel funny when they hear the name of this 'Tonghengzhong' army, and maybe the first thought that flashes in their minds is that Cao Mengde formed another army in history. A famous army 'Mojin Colonel'!

However, the nature of these two armies is quite different. The 'Mojin Colonel' formed by Cao Mengde is a tomb robbery army dedicated to robbing tombs.

At that time, General Ashikaga's 'Tongheng' was not born for the purpose of robbing tombs and raising military expenses.

The main purpose of their birth is to help their masters to search for tea tins all over Japan, to reflect the elegance of their generals, and the b grid is higher than other Japanese nobles.

After all, the process of General Ashikaga ascending the throne can be said to be very disgraceful, so at that time, although he held real power, it was not acceptable to those traditional Japanese old-fashioned nobles.

In order to show his high taste and cater to the discerning eyes of those nobles, this General Ashikaga will send people all over the world to look for these tea tins from the Eastern Land Tang Dynasty.

After all, the tea ceremony was just emerging in Japan at that time, and tea was still a very expensive drink in Japan. Except for those rich and powerful senior nobles who could afford it, ordinary people didn’t even know what tea was.

At that time, people who could understand the tea ceremony and how to taste tea were quite elegant, and they were the focus of attention of the upper class in Japan at that time.

And this General Ashikaga, the reason why he wanted so many tea tins is to let those old-fashioned nobles in Japan know that Lao Tzu is not a warrior who only knows how to dance with swords and swords. Lao Tzu is also quite elegant. Know the tea ceremony. You see, I have so many tea tins at home.

This is a baby who came across the ocean from Dongtu Tang Dynasty, don't look at this thing like a small sauce jar. But this is baby, don't believe it. Go home and see, who of you still has so many tea tins at home?

This is also the main purpose of General Ashikaga, who specially formed the 'Tonghenge' to search for tea tins all over Japan.

Moreover, the 'Tonghengzhong' army he formed was not ordinary people. These army members were not only warriors, but also artists. You must have a strong ability to identify treasures.

And these "Tonghengzhong" did not disappoint that General Ashikaga, and helped him to find a total of 99 pieces of high-quality tea tins in Japan.

This has also become the general Ashikaga, the capital of promotion, and there are so many exquisite tea tins, and the old-fashioned upper society soon accepted this general Ashikaga.

At that time, these tea pots became a symbol of power later, and many Japanese nobles were proud to collect such a tea pot.

But in the course of a subsequent change of power, these tea tins. Most were destroyed by war.

By the time of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, only one of them survived, because the other ninety-eight pieces were basically destroyed in the war. So the only remaining fruit was called the ninety-nine eggplant.

It's a pity that the famous ninety-nine eggplant was not preserved for long. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi's death, Tokugawa Ieyasu usurped the throne. Later, when he launched a crusade against a daimyo who was sincerely devoted to the Toyotomi family, he was in the city. When it was broken, the ninety-nine eggplant was finally broken into pieces.

Later, when Tokugawa Ieyasu got these fragments, he felt very sorry. They also specially repaired this ninety-nine eggplant.

Although the repair is very good, it's just a pity that this ninety-nine eggplant is made. Since that break, the value has plummeted. Before there is no more, you can challenge the momentum of Yaochang Tianmu Bowl.

But the one that appeared in front of Jin Muchen now was not the ninety-nine-shot eggplant that was broken back then.

But another famous eggplant is Fuzao eggplant. The biggest difference between this Fuzao eggplant and the ninety-nine eggplant is the age of birth.

The ninety-nine eggplant is an antiquities from the Tang Dynasty. In fact, although it is said to be old, it is ordinary rough porcelain, and even some careless people may even compare this guy with the once popular in China at a glance. A momentary sauce-colored smashed garlic tank is connected.

And such tea cans are actually not valuable in China. In Japan, the reason why Japanese people are so crazy about such tea cans is entirely because of their special feelings for the Tang Dynasty.

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Those ninety-nine eggplants are actually a kind of sentiment for the Japanese, but in fact, apart from sentiments, those ninety-nine eggplants are not very valuable.

But this time to pay algae eggplant, it is different.

This Fuzao eggplant is actually not of noble origin. It is a celadon tea pot produced in the Momoyama period of Japan and produced in Fujian, China.

But after he was introduced to Japan, it was quite extraordinary, because Japan was the first time to see such exquisite celadon porcelain, so once he arrived in Japan, he was successively collected by many famous Japanese missions.

Among them, the three famous heroes of the Momoyama era, Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

It was first in the hands of Oda Nobunaga. Later, after Oda Nobunaga was replaced by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, it fell into the hands of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

After Toyotomi Hideyoshi died, he fell into the hands of Sanada Yukimura, who was finally his Osaka daimyo.

Later, Tokugawa Ieyasu started a crusade to dominate the world, and when he hit Osaka, a city known as "never fall" in Japan at that time, Sanada Yukimura refused to surrender.

In the end, the two sides fought fiercely in Osaka Castle. In the end, the army of Tokugawa Ieyasu worked hard and finally captured this fortified city known as 'never fall'.

However, this Sanada Yukimura is also a fierce man. After the castle was destroyed, he set fire to*, not only burning himself to death, but also burning down more than half of Osaka Castle.

In the end, when cleaning up the ruins of his mansion, the soldiers under Tokugawa Ieyasu found this intact Fuzao eggplant in the ruins!

And he dedicated this celadon tea pot to Tokugawa Ieyasu. After Tokugawa Ieyasu got it, he was overjoyed. He rewarded the soldier heavily, and kept this cherished eggplant.

Since then, this eggplant has become a family heirloom of the Tokugawa family.

But after the fallout war, the Tokugawa family was Wang Xiaoer's New Year's Eve, and one year was not as good as one year. In the Showa era, his descendants could only rely on the sale of sellers to maintain their livelihood.

At this time, Hirota Matsushige found the door of the descendants of the Tokugawa family, and after a good deal of fooling, he finally put the eggplant in his pocket.

After that, this guy couldn't help showing off with his friends. As a result, the entire Japanese collectors knew that the Tokugawa family's Fuzao eggplant actually fell into the hands of his Hirota Matsushige. superior.

In the end, when he was about to die, this guy understood it for a while, and donated this tea can to the Tokyo National Museum.

And now this famous Fuzao eggplant is quietly displayed in front of Jin Muchen.

This tea canister is about 20 centimeters high. If you look at the shape of the container, it is nothing special. It is a small jar, and its shape is even similar to the pickle jars or sauce jars used by ordinary people in the north.

The only difference is that the mouth of the small jar is relatively small, and there is a beautiful lid on it, which just covers the mouth of the jar.

This kind of small jar, although it is celadon, is from a folk kiln after all. Although it looks good in terms of workmanship, it was born in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, it is far less precious than the celadon of the Song Dynasty. If it is brought to China, this thing is actually not very valuable.

Considering his workmanship, it is indeed a good factor. To be honest, even if you take it to the auction, you can get two or three million in the auction, and you will die.

But the key is the status of this tea can in Japan, plus the bonuses collected by the Oda Demon King, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and three top Japanese heroes in troubled times. The identity and status of this tea pot were immediately different.

If you get it to China, you may not be able to sell it at a good price, but if you get it internationally, it will be different.

Jin Muchen reckoned that with the bonuses of these three heroes of Japan's troubled times, this tea tin could at least fetch tens of millions at auction, and the currency unit had to be US dollars. . .

This time, I've picked it up for a cheap price. The treasure in the East Asian Pavilion can really be said to be a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger.

In addition to our top national treasures in China, there are many treasures that have been added by those Japanese celebrities, such as this eggplant, although this thing is ordinary in the eyes of us Chinese.

But in the eyes of the Japanese, it is different. The treasures collected by Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu represent the history of Japan.

If such a thing is lost, it is enough to make Japanese flesh hurt for several lifetimes.

But for Jin Muchen, this is the best way. As long as it makes the Japanese unhappy and the Japanese feel pain, he is willing to do it.

Anyway, the Japanese did the same to us Chinese back then, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, but the Japanese have always liked the jungle survival principle! (To be continued.)