Chapter 182 The Gold Jewelry of the Qin Dynasty
The collections in Li Mo's hands are either rare treasures or orphans. In terms of the number of collections, he really doesn't have many, but he can't bear to say that every piece is a fine product, just the Ming Hongwu amphora and the paintings of emperors of all dynasties.
The value is close to 4 billion, which is a terrifying fact when you think about it.
He also missed two things, that is, the two-sided golden gong of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, which has been legendary for two thousand years. If Xiang Yu's treasure had not been discovered, the two-sided golden gong would have become a legend.
The key is that this guy is so young, who knows what kind of big leaks he will pick up in the future.
"I'm suddenly hungry, Professor Zhu, why don't we go have lunch first?" Shi Ziming stood up and suggested.
"That's right, after spending so much energy in the morning, I'm actually already hungry. Let's go."
"Have a good meal at noon, but I will be busy for a long time in the afternoon."
Several people didn't want to chat with Li Mo anymore, they were too shocked.
Professor Zhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pulled Li Mo's pout.
"I'm treating you to lunch, you can order whatever you want."
Li Mo hurriedly followed up and said with a playful smile.
"We finally have the opportunity to eat at a big restaurant, we must choose a good restaurant."
“And we’ll order whatever is expensive.”
"You're right, let's go."
We ended up having lunch at the Kyoto Museum canteen. There were leaders in the conference room. How could they run out to eat well?
At the dinner table, Shi Ziming suddenly remembered something. He looked at Li Mo and asked, "Is the Ming Hongwu glaze red jade spring bottle from Beijing University real?"
"It really couldn't be more authentic, and it's in really good condition. Director Fu has one there, but it's still not as good as the one from Kyoto University. If you want to collect it in the Kyoto Museum, you'd better do it quickly.
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"Fortunately it happened at Beijing University, otherwise you would have missed it again."
Li Mo smiled and said nothing.
In the afternoon, Li Mo still presided over the unpacking. The fourth iron box was opened, and the contents inside reflected wisps of golden light under the light.
The box contains actually all gold products. Due to the limitations of refining technology, there are some impurities in the gold. Therefore, after two thousand years of baptism, an oxide layer and some mottled patina have formed on the surface.
"Teacher Zheng continued to record, there were two golden tigers, three golden pigs, and twelve golden hairpins. This gold collar is about fifteen centimeters in diameter. I don't know where it was used at that time."
The top pieces of gold jewelry were not packed in wooden boxes, but the bottom ones were protected by wooden boxes. Everyone knew that the value of the jewelry in the wooden boxes should be higher.
Li Mo first took out a rectangular box and put it on the square table. He broke the lock and opened the lid. There was a gold hairpin lying inside. But this was not an ordinary gold hairpin. It had inlaid beads and white pearls.
, there are also beads that are bright red in color and look like rubies.
"This is a green hairpin inlaid with gold beads and stones, which is similar to a collection in the National Palace Museum." Professor Zhu identified it and said, "According to the "Yazhou Chronicles" written by Zhang Xi during the Guangxu period, 'It was the beginning of the Qin Dynasty when Baiyue opened its borders.
, Yu Tu Sui collected pearls from the South China Sea as a gift. This description says that Yu Tu Sui, as a general of the Qin army that captured South Vietnam at that time, deliberately collected pearls from the South China Sea as a gift to Qin Shihuang after the victory. At that time,
The use of pearls became very popular, and basically only nobles could use them."
"Xiao Mo, let's see what's in the other boxes?"
Li Mo took out a square wooden box from the iron box. When he opened it, he saw an ornament that looked like a crown.
"We have several of these in the Kyoto Museum, and they are called gold-encrusted jewelry."
Shi Ziming then briefly talked about some history. At that time, in addition to the kings, the upper-class noble women of the Qin Dynasty also loved pearls.
The unification of the Qin Dynasty brought about cultural exchanges, collisions and fusions, and beauty-loving women also used pearls as classic headwear, designing and transforming them step by step, and they are still gleaming today.
Headdresses during the Xia and Shang Dynasties were mostly made of better aggregates. Chicken-shaped, Kui-shaped, sheep-shaped, etc. are common patterns. Gold and bronze were widely used in the Shang Dynasty, expanding the materials used to tie hairpins, but the essence of the headdress
The form doesn't change much.
It was not until the Qin Dynasty that the styles of women's headdresses began to diversify, and the designs of headdresses gradually included jewelry materials.
Li Mo learned a lot of new knowledge along the way. His special eyes could identify the approximate time, but he was unable to recognize what treasures they were.
Next, the gold jewelry in the wooden box appeared one by one. They were all gold products inlaid with jewelry. They were worthy of the powerful Qin Empire. From these gold jewelry, you can see the power behind it.
Time passed little by little, and the fourth iron box was emptied, with a total of thirty-three gold jewelry. After a twenty-minute break, the fifth box was opened, and there were still twenty-seven gold jewelry inside.
When I got to the sixth iron box, I found jade items hidden inside, and the seventh box still contained jade items.
As night fell, Li Mo persisted in opening the eighth box without believing in evil, and finally found something different, but it was not a valuable antique relic, but armor.
"Now that armor has appeared, it seems that Xiang Yu's purpose of burying treasures at that time was also to leave a way out for himself, so that he would have a chance to regroup when he lost power. Now that armor has appeared, he piled it up in those slightly longer iron boxes.
Maybe it’s a weapon.”
Professor Zhu pinched the bridge of his nose and twisted his waist, unable to hold on any longer.
Li Mo looked at the time and saw that it was already past seven in the evening. He closed the lid, stood up and said, "That's it for today. We will organize and file tomorrow."
I don’t know how much time I have when I’m busy, and I feel really hungry when I’m free.
Everyone left the underground treasure house, put on their clothes and prepared to go home. As soon as Li Mo walked to the door, he saw Qin Yali standing there waiting for someone.
"Aunt Qin, are you waiting for someone?"
"I'm just waiting for you. I'm hungry. Come on, let's eat something together."
There is a pedestrian street near the Kyoto Museum, and there are several fly restaurants. Qin Yali is very familiar with this place, so she chose one that she was familiar with, which specializes in pepper pork belly chicken, and she can order hot pot on her own.
"You must be tired today. Eat more later."
"I'm not tired. The main reason is that Professor Zhu and the others are getting older, so the workload is a bit heavy. I have suggested that they send a few smarter students from Beijing University to come over and do some work, so that they can relax."
The soup made with peppery pork belly and chicken is really good. After one sip of the soup, everyone becomes more energetic.
"A big leader watched the live broadcast today, and he was full of praise for your performance." Qin Yali gave him some time to react, but he just talked about drinking soup and eating meat, and he didn't know if he listened.
"The superiors think so. The release of Xiang Yu's treasure will shock the world. Your contribution should be the first. This cannot be erased by anyone. Therefore, after research, we are going to reward you with a bonus of 10 million."
At this time, Li Mo swallowed a mouthful of soup and said: "This soup is so delicious. Aunt Qin, I have a little bit of credit, but the main thing is the brothers under me, who have made great contributions."
"But to be honest, what we do are all small things. If my superiors hadn't been far-sighted, bold and ambitious, and given me a particularly good opportunity, I wouldn't have bothered to look for Xiang Yu's treasure."
Qin Yali's eyes lit up. This boy knew it well and actually heard the underlying meaning of her words.
"I'll accept the bonus, but don't involve us in other matters. We can only contribute and cannot be on the stage."
Chapter completed!