The staff slowly poured a cup of water into the broken bowl in front of them, the man on the stage nervously clenched his hands into fists, his brows locked, and the audience and experts under the stage also held their breath and waited quietly for the changes in the bowl.
After a while, the strange change in the bowl made the men and the audience present widen their eyes and feel very surprised, and also made the audience who had just laughed at the man bow their heads.
This scene appeared in a treasure hunting program, with the continuous development of society in the era of continuous progress, many people in our country have a strong interest in the simply expensive treasures.
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In fact, each antique artifact contains profound significance and unknown historical stories. Today, let's walk into a treasure show. Go and see what kind of mystery there is in this guy's broken bowl, and why the audience that was constantly laughing before can instantly become sighing.
The boy took the stage, took out the treasure, and was ridiculed
Since 2011, a treasure hunting show has been popular, and in the fourth episode of the show, there was an event that made everyone talk about it.
At that time, with the sound of "there is a treasure hunter please", the door slowly opened. The person who came to check the treasure was an ordinary-looking, plainly dressed young man. At this time, the host smiled and asked, "What kind of treasure are you going to identify today?" ”
The man who heard this said:
"This treasure of mine is different from other people's treasures, but it is not those exquisite and beautiful bottles and cans."
After hearing the young man's words, the audience in the audience and the experts in the expert seat all pricked up their ears and stared at the young man on the stage to see what kind of treasure he would come up with.
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Immediately after, the young man, with the help of the staff, took out his treasure. The audience who saw the treasure threw a look of contempt at him.
As if to tell him that buying a pass for so long is just a broken bowl.
Indeed, this treasure of the young man is in stark contrast to other exquisite treasures. The treasures of other people's homes are not only shiny and golden, but also very strange in shape.
However, the color of the young man's broken bowl is not only black and not slippery, but also because of the perennial stumbling and stumbling, the paint on the surface of the bowl has fallen a lot, and even a corner is missing from the bowl.
At this time, an audience member suddenly shouted: "Our bowls are better than this." ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience instantly laughed, and the young man's expression also seemed a little embarrassed.
In order to help the young man solve this embarrassing scene, the host said: "Listen to everyone, otherwise listen to the owner of this treasure to tell you about the origin of this treasure." ”
The young man said, "Hello everyone, this black bowl is a treasure handed down from our family's ancestors, and it has been some years." ”
The young man's words have not finished, the audience in the audience began to talk about it again, a broken bowl is also said to be a treasure, then our family's good things are even more numerous, you take a broken bowl to appreciate the treasure, but also said that it is inherited from the ancestors, it is difficult to become the ancestor of your family is the leader of the gang.
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The discussion in the audience became louder and louder, and the scene became more and more difficult to control, and after seeing this scene, the host said:
"Don't worry, I believe this bowl must have a very legendary story." And then he said to the boy, ".
I believe that this bowl must have some very interesting stories, can you introduce us to it, you see everyone is very curious. ”
In the face of ridicule and doubt in the audience, the young man not only did not care, but did not hesitate to say the origin of this big black bowl, but also unveiled the doubts in everyone's heart.
The origin of the "broken bowl"
The young man said that this big black bowl was indeed a legacy left to him by his ancestors. He learned from his grandfather that the bowl had been obtained by his ancestors during a sightseeing tour.
At that time, because Zu shang's mood was very depressed, he wanted to go out to relax. It was on this journey that he met a businessman, who had some accidents on the road, and his ancestors were very helpful people, so Zushang looked at the anxious businessman and decided to help him.
It is precisely because of this help that the two have become very good friends. Since then, the two have always agreed to go out together, and they are very happy on the way.
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Once, the merchant invited the ancestor to come to their home as a guest, and on that day, the merchant took out the bowl and gave it to his ancestor. At that time, there were only two bowls of this kind, one was given to Lao Zu by the merchant, and the other was given by the merchant himself.
This bowl represents the long-standing friendship between Zushang and this merchant, and it is also a manifestation of Zushang's helpfulness.
The young man went on to say:
"I only know so much about the origin of this bowl, and at that time, my grandfather didn't tell me a lot, and I wasn't very clear, but I believed that this bowl must be valuable." Today, I came to this treasure hunting program, and the main purpose is to let the experts present identify it for me. ”
After listening to the young man's explanation, the laughter and sighs of the audience were obviously reduced a lot.
The host continued after hearing the young man's words:
"The treasures are both true and false, and I hope that this appraisal result will be as you wish and will not live up to your expectations, but if this bowl is a fake, how are you going to deal with it?"
The young man said:
"In fact, it doesn't matter if it's true or not, if it's true, it's better, if it's fake, I will take it home and treasure it and continue to pass it on, after all, this bowl has been passed down for generations, it is emotional, and this is also a manifestation of the helpfulness of the ancestors, as well as a symbol of deep friendship." 」
After hearing this, whether it was the host who just asked the question or the audience who laughed at the young man before, they all gave him a thumbs up, and everyone was touched by his transparency and positive optimism.
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At this time, the host saw that the young man's mentality was so positive and optimistic, plus the audience on the stage wanted to know the authenticity of this treasure. So he said:
"Okay, now it's up to the experts here to identify the real and the fake for you."
So the young man took an unhurried step and handed over his treasure to the expert, who took the treasure and began to carefully observe the identification.
Hidden mechanisms in the bowl attract attention
The composition of this bowl is very simple, no different from a normal bowl. If you had to find the difference, it might be that the bottom of the bowl was a dead yellow leaf.
But this dry yellow leaf attracted the attention of an expert, the expert then observed the leaves at the bottom of the bowl, after careful observation, the expert found that this leaf was not painted with oil paint, but in the manufacture of this bowl has been put into it, after continuous firing, there is today's appearance.
When the expert told all this to the young man and the audience present, everyone suddenly felt that this ordinary-looking little broken bowl would be so cumbersome to make.
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In an instant, everyone's curiosity reached its peak under the leadership of experts, and they couldn't wait to understand this leaf bowl.
If this bowl is genuine, then the guy can be said to have made a lot of money. Because this bowl has a very similar bowl in the museum, and its number is very small, it is very rare in the national treasury of our country, and it can even be said to be unique.
After hearing these words, the young man was full of smiles and very excited in his heart, and he asked the expert: "Are what you say true?" ”
The expert then said to the young man:
"If the story your grandfather told you before was true, didn't lie to you. The bowl in the museum is most likely handed down by the businessman who made good friends with your ancestors, and now this bowl is another one, and when the program is over, you can also go to the relevant staff of the museum for consultation, maybe there will be unexpected information. ”
I have to say that the conversation between the young man and this expert made everyone present dumbfounded, and they couldn't imagine that the bowl was still laughingly broken a second ago, which may become a unique treasure in the museum.
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At this time, some viewers felt that the experts were just selling Guanzi, and he was always unwilling to believe that an inconspicuous broken bowl could become a valuable treasure, so the audience member plucked up the courage to say to these experts:
"Experts, having said so much, then is this bowl and the bowl in the museum a category, whether it is genuine, and if it is genuine, in what dynasty was it produced?"
After hearing the audience's questions, the expert actually asked a very surprising question to the young man, he said:
"If this bowl is genuine, are you willing to hand it over to the state?" If it is genuine, it can be said to be worth tens of millions of dollars, which belongs to the national treasure level cultural relics, and it is recommended that you turn it in
This question made the young man not know how to answer for a while, and after thinking about it for a while, the young man said:
"Of course, I can't be the master of this matter alone, I need to go home and discuss with my family before I can make a decision, if it is as precious as you say, I will consider it." 」
After getting this answer, the expert said to the young man:
"To know whether this bowl is real or not, in fact, there is a very simple way, but the implementation of this method must also seek your personal consent."
The young man heard this and said, "What is the solution?" As long as the authenticity of this bowl can be identified without destroying cultural relics, I am willing to try. ”
A scoop of clear water to unlock the mystery
With the young man's words, the expert immediately began his own action, only to see him ask the staff for a cup of water, and slowly pour the water into the bowl. This is a very confusing thing for everyone, is it not to "take a bath" for the bowl.
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After a while, the phenomenon that appeared in the bowl shocked everyone, and many spectators sitting in the back row stood up to watch this strange phenomenon.
It turns out that after pouring water, we will clearly see the leaves in this bowl, just like real leaves, constantly floating on the surface of the water.
At this time, the experts present also said that they could see such a strange and rare picture in this life, it can be said that there is no regret in this life, this is indeed the real thing, and the price will not be less than 10 million yuan.
After hearing the final result of the experts, the audience who questioned the young man all bowed their heads, and the young man was even more excited and unable to speak. It turned out that the real name of this broken bowl was called the wooden leaf cup, also known as the leaf cup. It has always had a very long history of its own.
What is a wooden leaf cup
Created in the Tang and Song dynasties, especially during the Song Dynasty, the wooden leaf cup was loved and sought after by many people, and the wooden leaf cup on the treasure platform today is a typical representative of the traditional porcelain making technology of Jeju kiln.
I have to say that the production of wooden leaf cups is very exquisite, not only requires the production of black glazed tea cups, but also the shape of the leaves in the cup has certain requirements, and the pattern of the wooden leaves is generally superimposed on each other or scattered with one leaf or two or three leaves.
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In addition, the process characteristics of the wooden leaf cup are also very obvious, and the production process is also very complicated. First of all, the first step of the wooden leaf cup is to put the appropriate shape of the leaves in the water and soak them continuously, and then hand them over to the technicians to deal with the leaf flesh on the leaves, but in this process, you must be careful and cautious, responsible for a little carelessness, you will abandon the previous achievements.
The finished leaves are placed in a container that has been coated with black glaze, followed by a high temperature experience. After continuous firing, we will find that the texture of the leaves and the stems are burned on this container.
In this way, a wooden leaf cup appeared in front of everyone. I have to say that this production process is very complicated and takes a lot of time. Even in the modern and contemporary times with developed high technology, it is difficult to imitate the real wooden leaf cup.
After the show was broadcast, the young man's broken bowl attracted the attention of many people, and they took out their own similar bowls and ran to professional institutions for identification.
In the end, the young man who came to treasure did not give the wooden leaf cup to the national museum, nor did he sell it to others, but he chose to collect it himself, after all, for him, this is a precious memory left to him by his ancestors.
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It has to be said that this wooden leaf cup carries not only historical records and memories, but also praises the wisdom of the ancients. Therefore, for us, whether we are looking at things or people, we cannot blindly look at the surface, ignore its true connotation, and miss many beautiful things.
Therefore, in our daily life and study, we must learn to think and learn to treat everything with an objective attitude. At the same time, we must do our best to protect the cultural heritage of our country. Learn relevant production techniques, continuously enrich the history of the country, promote the development and progress of national culture, contribute to the progress of human civilization, and also let Chinese culture be inherited and developed.