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Chapter 221 Four Onyx Buildings

Open another box and said in surprise: "Five pieces of Ming blue and white, there are actually plum vases?"

I picked up Ming blue and white porcelain first, which are all fine products, especially this Ruyi hanging shoulder origami flower and fruit pattern plum vase, a rare treasure. In 2003, Jiashide once photographed the same plum vase, which was a collection of Meiyintang, and was sold at a sky-high price of 180 million!"

"There is also this Wanli-style colorful dance character lid jar. The rare thing is that it has a lid, which seems to have been photographed by Mei Yintang."

Wen Yiming nodded secretly, saying that it is a carefully selected high-quality funeral item. There are not many, but each one is a peak work. Even the Ming blue and white porcelain is divided into three levels. Plum vases are the highest level, with few remaining quantities, and once they appear, they will be sky-high. There are also lid jars, mainly because the lid is difficult to preserve, and it is also a Wanli Five-Colored Character Can, which is very rare.

Speaking of porcelain auction records, Mei Yintang is the well-deserved highest level. It has been achieved by Swiss collectors Stephen and Gilbert from the Philippines, with the assistance of the well-known antique merchant Qiu Yanzhi.

As long as it is Meiyintang collection, it is synonymous with sky-high prices, especially its mysterious background. Even the top domestic collectors are limited to Meiyintang because they have always been known for their high collection level in the industry, especially the classical porcelain collected, which are all fine products of the same era. Even the auction company itself is still silent about the identity of the owner of Meiyintang, and is used to calling it Meiyintang owner rather than a certain collector.

With its superior quality and foggy life experience, it is extremely famous, but almost all the two thousand collections collected by the owner of Meiyintang have been exhibited. The more mysterious it is, the more it is, the more it is so popular among collectors. Being able to own a Meiyintang collection is a dream that all porcelain collectors pursue throughout their life.

There were many jewelry and jade in the box, all of which were fine and used by the palace. Suddenly, my eyes lit up. I picked up the two agate-colored things hidden at the bottom and said in surprise: "Mr. Qianlong's lion head?"

Walnuts that look like gold and jade, with beautiful patterns, short piles, flat bottoms, bright red and delicate, exquisite and transparent. Wen Yiming puts them in the palm of his hand and scatters a few times. The moistened walnuts become more rosy and delicate, as crystal clear as night pearls. The mottled texture is naturally twisted and formed strange flowers.

Putting the two walnuts side by side is not only almost the same size, but also the wound texture is very similar, like twins, both form and spirit.

The pattern is clear, the patina is as gentle as jade, and it actually exudes a luster of gold and jade. It does not look like walnuts, but is a treasure made of the most brilliant craftsman, a treasure carved with gold and jade materials.

Wen Yiming looked at the walnut carefully, and suddenly found something strange in an inconspicuous position. He came to the sun and studied for a moment. He couldn't help laughing: "Haha, the sun and the moon are spiraling on his palms, and time is about to flow back. The qi and blood are surging around his body. When is the white hair? It turns out that it is the lion's head that Master Qianlong personally carries out!"

Throughout history, from emperors, generals, ministers, talented men and beautiful women, to officials, and ordinary people, all have been proud of having a pair of exquisite and transparent walnuts.

By the end of the Qing Dynasty, the style of enjoying walnuts in the palace became even more intense. Having a good walnut in his hand became a symbol of identity and taste. At that time, there was a rumor in the capital that Beile had three treasures: rings, walnuts, and birds in cages.

Based on years of experience, players call the four best quality walnuts, lion's head, tiger's head, official hat, and chicken heart the four famous cores.

The lion's head ranks first among the four famous cores. It has a plump shape and a spherical shape, beautiful patterns, many rolls of flowers, twists flowers, and has holes and eyes, and looks like a lion's head, hence the name.

The 46 millstone that helped Yu Qian pick up a bargain last time was a type of lion head. Now it is even more awesome. I actually found the agate lion head that Qianlong personally sold out. The pile shape should be four buildings, the best among the finest!

Wen Yiming took out another green ring from the box, and the old pit was full of water, which was worth at least one million. He wore it on the thumb of his left hand, and his right hand was wrapped with the agate lion's head, leaning on the back seat of the Hummer leather, with a comfortable face.

Heifeng looked at the two big boxes of treasures and couldn't help it. He asked curiously: "Sir, are you professional treasure hunting?"

"Yeah, ancestral inheritance!"

Wen Yiming closed his eyes and said casually: "How many generations of family members have passed down to eat this bowl of rice is not considered a craft, so you can make a living."

Heifeng took a deep breath and said to himself: "You are still a good meal? Then we can't even eat!"

Everyone left here and headed straight for the last treasure-hiding place, Hankou. According to Jiao Laojiu's estimate, the most important one should be there.

When Sun Dianying took the blame for the world and openly exploded the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, the whole country was shocked. If it weren't for the immediate superiors' efforts to protect the peace and deal with each other, they would have died without a serious crime.

Of course, Xu Yuanquan is not stupid either. He got a lot of benefits from Sun Dianying, such as the jade lotus leaves on Cixi's head, the golden Buddha, ruby ​​Buddha, the best pearls, etc., and several large boxes.

The first three places have fully proved the credibility of the treasure. Wen Yiming is looking forward to the last one. If he can find it, it will definitely be the most shocking harvest.

Xu Yuanquan Mansion is located in Nanxia Street, Cangbu Town, Xinzhou District. According to historical records, in 1931, it spent 100,000 oceans to build the Xu Mansion covering an area of ​​4,230 square meters. It integrates the artistic styles of Chinese and Western architecture and is extremely magnificent.

According to local people, Xu's mansion was built for his mother and wife's house, but he did not move in. After the mansion was completed, Xu sent two companies of troops to protect it. The mansion looked majestic and magnificent, and the interior was decorated beautifully. There was a secret road in the basement of the mansion. Legend has it that the treasure was buried in this secret road.

In the early days of liberation, someone dug a flower bed near the Xu family mansion, but a tunnel that was so deep that it was dug out with water. Because the tunnel was dug at that time, people suspected that there might be mechanisms and poisonous gas under the tunnel, so they did not dare to go down.

During the first national cultural relics census, an expert group, including professors from the History Department of Wuhan University, conducted careful searches on Xu Gongguan and Xu Yuanquan's relatives and neighbors many times, but no valuable clues were found.

In order to clarify the mystery of the treasure burial of Xu Mansion, in 1994, Hu Jinhao, deputy director of the Cultural Relics Management Institute, made a special trip to visit the secret room under the east wing of Xu Mansion. He carefully cleaned the empty secret room of only a few square meters, and carefully tapped each wall tiles to see if there were any mechanisms hidden inside, but no results were found.

Later, Hu Jinhao also visited Yuan Yiquan, a maid from Xu Mansion who was 93 years old at the time. The other party recalled that Sun Dianying stole Dongling and Xu Yuanquan was the commander, so he made a fortune and used the money to build the Xu Mansion. At that time, the house was built using bricks on the walls of Wuchang. After the mansion was completed, the army shot people near Xu Mansion. People suspected that the person who was executed was a craftsman who repaired the house.

The old man Lin Gengfan, who has lived in Cangbu Street for generations, has provided another statement. He is the adopted son of Xu Yuanquan's sister. According to him, he went to Xu Mansion to play at the age of 10. At that time, Xu Mansion was magnificent and was full of valuable treasures.

Xu Yuanquan had many guards. Xu Yuanquan's wife had a phoenix crown at that time, and the gate of the mansion was originally facing north. Xu Yuanquan thought this meant that it was unlucky to defeat the north, so he changed the gate to the current northwest direction.
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