With the old stall owner's reluctant farewell, Hu Yang and others left the stall.

Andy Lau came to his senses after looking at the item and asked, "Brother Hu, what is this?"

This thing looks a bit like a duck, with a hole on the top of the head, and a hollow middle. The duck's tail looks like a cigarette holder and can be held in its mouth. I don't understand what it is for.

"Are you musical instrument?" Shiko was also a little curious.

Huyang unexpectedly glanced at the scepter: "It's not considered a musical instrument, but it has similar functions. It can be said that it's almost the same! This is mud call, also called a baby whistle. In fact, it is the whistle played by children in ancient times, and it is indeed used to blow."

The origin of this traditional handicraft is not far from that, it is only about two hundred years old.

It is said that in the late Qing Dynasty, there was a Dongweiyun Village in Yuhua Village. There was a "Niangniang Temple" in which two old men who lived here from other places lived by making mud calls. Because of their kindness, the children in the village all had mud calls and sing. The actions of the two old men inspired the spirituality of the people of Yuhua Village. Later, the villagers successively devoted themselves to mud calls and sing. Therefore, Dongweiyun Village was later known as the "Mijiu Village".

As a traditional folk craft, in the past, every household in the village used to make mud calls during the slack season, and sent them to the ancient city of Xi'an City God Temple, Baxian Temple, etc., and they were sold through the streets and alleys by hawkers. They were very popular. Mud calls also became a rare toy in the hearts of children at that time. Mud calls have experienced ups and downs since the late Qing Dynasty.

Nowadays, local villagers in Yuhuazhai no longer make mud calls, and some young people don’t know what mud calls are.

After listening to Brother Hu's explanation, Andy Lau really blew a little and a whistle could occur.

Everyone only learned that this was an ancient toy for children. Looking at this thing, you will know that it was a handicraft. If it has history, it can naturally be called an antique.

Ye Mei looked at it for a while and said, "This is made of mud, is it valuable?"

Yes! When I hear this question, it’s only the antique novice who asked it.

Isn’t it worth it to make clay? A lot of treasures are made of clay, with millions or even tens of millions of them.

Poplar smiled and said, "It is made of purple clay."

Ye Mei seemed to understand: "It turned out to be purple clay, not mud."

Andy Lau couldn't stand this problem and couldn't help reminding: "Purple clay is also a kind of mud."

"Ah! Is it? Purple clay is also mud?" Ye Mei was surprised. She had heard of the word purple clay. Didn't people often say purple clay teapots? But she had never seen the real thing. One purple clay is a kind of sand, but she didn't expect it to be a kind of mud?

The audience in the live broadcast room burst into laughter when they saw someone who was even more rookie and even less knowledgeable than them.

Populus euphratica had no choice but to explain that the raw materials of purple clay are mainly divided into three types: purple clay, green clay and red clay, commonly known as "rich soil".

In fact, there are many types of mud colors in purple clay, which are also called "five-colored earth". In addition to the main "five-colored" red mud, purple mud, segment mud, black mud, and dark green mud, there are also various colors such as white mud, black mud, yellow mud, and pine flower mud.

The purple clay utensil made of purple clay does not hang glaze, but makes full use of the original color of clay. After firing, the color is warm and elegant, and the surface of the purple clay utensil also has a matte effect, which can not only reduce the reflection of light energy, but also clearly express the vivid effects of the shape of the object, the decoration and its own natural color.

The purple clay pottery has a simple and pure texture, neither charming nor vulgar, and is very similar to the temperament of literati. Even literati love to be loyal and favored, using blanks as paper, writing inscriptions, or writing inscriptions, or engraving flowers, engraving seals, and meanings for objects.

"The most famous mud is from Yixing, Jiangsu, so many people like to talk about Yixing purple clay.

The shape of this mud call is very interesting. It is a bird-shaped whistle. In ancient times, it was considered a very innovative thing. When blowing in front of the air, it was like a bird's cry, and it has artistic value. In addition, it is made of purple clay and its value is more than 20,000 yuan." Populus said to everyone.

Yixing is not far from here, but Ye Mei really realized that purple clay is from Yixing. She is not from this province, so she naturally cares about her own specialties.

In fact, even people from this province rarely pay attention to traditional industries in their province.

A small whistle is worth more than 20,000 yuan, which is worthy of being made of purple clay.

"It's a pity that there is no signature, otherwise this thing would be at least 50,000." Hu Yang added.

Everyone can understand this. It is like a celebrity poster. If it has signatures and no signatures, the value is definitely different. If one more signature, the value will be several times more than ten times.

Qi Hongye held the box of ancient elixirs and asked, "What about this elixir? Is this thing a person collecting it?"

However, someone in the live broadcast room guessed the truth: "What is the value of the elixir? The one that is really valuable should be that box? According to the previous plot, it seems that it has not run away."

"I guess so."

...

Sure enough, Hu Yang smiled and said, "The pill is useless. If you have time, you can destroy it. It will be a good thing at first sight. I don't know whether it will be eaten or not. But this box is cloisonné enamel we have encountered before, and it is valuable."

"Cloisonné enamel?" Ye Mei really doesn't understand.

Even the squid has heard of cloisonné enamel. In their Japan, there is such a craft, but it cannot be as exquisite as China. After all, what I learned secretly back then was just the superficial and not much essence.

The shizi told his roommate that the cloisonné enamel is made of gold and copper wire, and the enamel of various colors is filled with enamel, and then it is made of roasting, grinding, and gold plating.

To put it simply, it means the surface of copper, coated with a layer of colored pigment, etc.

"Do you know everything?" Ye Mei realized that she was the most ignorant person.

Shiko nodded: "This craft has also been passed down to our Japan, and it is just something that is made, not that beautiful."

In ancient times, whether it was Japan, Korea, the Korean Peninsula, or other surrounding countries, they learned a lot of Chinese craftsmanship. It can be said that ancient China was the cultural origin and center of the entire East Asia.

Seeing that the Japanese admit it themselves, the audience in the live broadcast room felt a lot of pride, and their ancestors created a brilliant history, leaving them with deep foundation, and making people in other countries envious and jealous.

"This cloisonné enamel box is exquisitely made and has an extraordinary origin. It is probably leaked from the palace. It can be auctioned at an auction house and it should be sold at a good price." Hu Yang reminded Qi Hongye.

Qi Hongye was overjoyed when he heard this.

Ye Mei was envious. In her opinion, the items that could be auctioned must not be the items that were 30,000 or 50,000 yuan just now. And Brother Hu also said clearly just now that it might have been leaked from the palace, so the things from the palace are naturally treasures!
Chapter completed!