Foreword: The life of the emperors of all dynasties is very luxurious, whether it is the ornaments used in daily life or the bed for sleeping, it must be different, especially the "dragon bed" of the emperors of the past, which needs to be carefully carved, and it is also made by craftsmen with high-quality wood. Although the "Dragon Bed" has a high collection value and research value, it is not very simple to preserve, so there is not much stock so far.
Collectors buy 3 tons of dragon beds
In 2007, a Qing Dynasty dragon bed of about 3 tons entered the public eye, the reason is that the owner of this dragon bed showed it as an exhibit, and let more people know about the existence of this dragon bed. And for the acquisition of this collection, it did pay a great price.
The owner of this collection is Lin Rengui, a Collector from Fujian Province, who has always loved collecting very much, and he also has many different kinds of collections in his hands, and he has always been very fond of collecting such antique objects. Once a Tibetan friend shared that there was a well-preserved dragon bed in the home of a friend he knew, which also moved Lin Rengui.
Rush to the home of a Tibetan friend and learn that the holder of the dragon bed is a descendant of the Qing Dynasty royal family. In order to collect this dragon bed, Lin Rengui also negotiated with the holder several times, and finally traded in exchange for the collection. In 1993, Lin Rengui exchanged more than a dozen pieces of his family's collection for this dragon bed, and after extremely strict transportation, he transported this dragon bed back to his home. According to the items exchanged at that time, it can be known that these collections were also worth a lot in that year, reaching about 20 million.
The dragon bed is really extraordinary
Originally, this dragon bed did not look very conspicuous, and Lin Rengui only thought that this bed was completely preserved at the earliest, so he decided to collect it. However, after carrying the dragon bed home, he also carried out a simple cleaning of the dragon bed, and during the cleaning process, he found that the dragon bed was indeed not a mortal product.
Because it is made of a whole piece of agarwood, agarwood was an unattainable item in the past and now, and the price is also very high today, which also makes the value of this dragon bed even higher. In addition to being made of agarwood, there are lifelike dragon pattern carvings on the top of the dragon bed, making the dragon bed more ornamental. It's very good both in terms of saving integrity and using materials.
Whether or not to turn it in
Because in 2007, Lin Rengui exhibited the dragon bed, but also attracted a lot of experts to the scene, experts after seeing the dragon bed, they all determined that this dragon bed is indeed owned by the Qing Dynasty royal family, this bed is well preserved, the value is very high. Some experts also suggested that Lin Rengui hand over this cultural relic to the state and let the museum keep it on its behalf.
However, Lin Rengui also spent nearly 20 million yuan to collect this dragon bed that year, and he also said that he had set the price of this dragon bed at 500 million yuan, and did not want to sell, mainly wanted to do his own collection, and also said that he would properly keep this cultural relic.
To sum up: in fact, this situation does fall within the scope of the law, and it also belongs to one of the collections that can be owned by the holder. As long as the holder pays attention to the protection of cultural relics and abides by the corresponding laws and regulations, they can legally hold. However, the collection of this dragon bed is indeed very difficult, and it does take a lot of effort to properly keep it.
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