"Remembering the center of the temple, it is deeply appropriate to call filial piety." The Qianlong Emperor was an emperor who valued filial piety very much, so his sons were also very filial to him. At the time of Qianlong's death, the specifications were very high, and even the "cloth" that wrapped the body was extremely valuable, and it was auctioned for a high price of 130 million yuan. So what is so unique about this piece of cloth?
In 1711, Qianlong was born, and when Kangxi first met Qianlong, he liked this clever and well-behaved boy very much, so he took him back to the palace and accompanied him. It was also for this reason that Qianlong's father, Yongzheng, had already issued a secret decree in 1723 to make Qianlong the crown prince. In 1735, Qianlong succeeded to the throne.
Prior to this, he had already accepted the teachings of various famous teachers invited by Yongzheng for him, and had greatly improved his governing strategy and aesthetic taste. Since Qianlong's vision is good, coupled with the fact that the royal funeral is exquisite, it is not surprising that the shroud can be auctioned for a sky-high price. The entire quilt is woven with gold wire and Tibetan antelope cashmere. Tibetan antelope cashmere is still the best hairy hair in the lower part of the tail.
This means that the entire quilt material is very expensive and rare. The silk reeling process also adds a highlight to this warp. The rarity of the materials and the complexity of the production process make them take up to three years. At that time, at the time of the auction, the gimmick played by the auctioneer was the Dravidian sutra that wrapped the body of the Qianlong Emperor, so that many people flocked to it.
Qianlong was a famous emperor of the Qing Dynasty, so what he left behind naturally had a high collection value. This truth is similar to the current star effect. In 2004, Beckham mentioned on the penalty shootout that the football on the stage was later auctioned off by fans. It is said that the price was also once speculated to a very high level. Although this piece of quilt was auctioned for a sky-high price, it had a bad fate and several twists and turns.
At first, he was just quietly buried underground, accompanying the Qianlong Emperor for more than 200 years. Later, the tomb of the Qianlong Emperor was blown open by Sun Dianying, and it had to see the light of day. However, at that time, Sun Dianying and his party did not see the strangeness of this quilt, and after they entered the tomb, they looked around for valuable treasures, but they ignored it. They didn't even look at it when they finally left.
But after the Manchu qing elders rushed over, they took it away. In their view, this is more than just a "shroud". As officials of the former Qing Dynasty, they still had certain special feelings for the Qianlong Emperor. Not only that, they also knew that this piece of quilt was worth a lot, so when Sun Dianying and his party left, they rushed to come not long after they left.
In order to ensure that the sutra could be taken away in the end, they even sewed it into the robe, so that it could be guaranteed to be foolproof. In 2005, a robe appeared at an auction, and almost no one bid on the bland-looking treasure. So, a gentleman surnamed Qin spent 90,000 yuan to photograph it.
Later, he stumbled upon a valuable quilt in gaza. In 2008, someone paid a high price of 65.5 million yuan for this quilt, but he did not sell it at that time. In 2010, this piece was auctioned off for 130 million yuan. Although it is not known where it is now, it is believed that those who bought it at a high price will take good care of it.