Cultural relics are the historical heritage of ancient crafts that have been preserved for thousands of years, and because they have been buried for a long time, many of them have been marked by time. For example, there is
The Terracotta Warriors, known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World", were actually colored when they were built, but now people can only see the clay pottery color after the color is dried and peeled off. But archaeologists have also excavated some extraordinarily "small and fresh" cultural relics, which have been bright as new after a hundred years, and the color is still warm and clear, so that people who see it can't help but be dazzled.
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Clear peach tourmaline melon style pendant
This melon style pendant is a Qing Dynasty cultural relic, and the material was very popular at that time
"Tourmaline", and it is a very rare pink tourmaline. Qing Dynasty classics record: "Bixiaxi is known as Bixia Lynx, and one is known as Bixiaxi; Yuji is also known as Bixiaxi." But the people of this world are called Biya, or Bixi, the Seal Of the Spirit Stone, but there is no question about the origin of their name, but if they are foreign dialects, they will undoubtedly hear it. ”
This tourmaline is 3.5 cm long and 4.5 cm wide, although small but exceptionally exquisite, melons and seeds, so it has the meaning of "descendants and generations". It is particularly precious because of its pure color, which belongs to the best of tourmaline, and is now stored in the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Autumn gymnastics cup
This cultural relic is a commemorative cup specially made during the Guangxu period to commemorate the autumn exercises of the Qing army
"Face value" is very high, the whole cup is a peony flower system, the handle of the cup is made into a leaf stem style, and hollow and communicative, so it can also be called "suction cup". The color of this autumn cup is a well-proportioned light pink, and its appearance is extremely special, which has a high collection value.
Hibiscus stone furnace
This stone furnace is a jade carving work from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, with its full name
"Hibiscus stone cockroach ear cover furnace", its color is clear and warm, high
17
centimeters, caliber for
14.9
centimeters, carved from a single piece of hibiscus stone.
Hibiscus stone, also known as "rose quartz" and "rose quartz", is a rare and precious stone species in the Yangtze River stone. Like the hibiscus stone furnace this color texture is excellent, extremely exquisite carving of hibiscus stone jade carving is rare, its color is even more beautiful to people intoxicated, want to see the scene of friends can go to the Nanjing Museum to see.
Hibiscus stone lid bowl
This piece is also a Qing Dynasty cultural relic, the same material as the hibiscus stone furnace, it polishes the bowl lid and the bowl body to be smooth and thin, which further reflects the original beauty of the hibiscus stone.
Mingjin cicada jade leaf
This cultural relic is also a treasure of the collection of the Nanjing Museum, unearthed in
1954
The discovery of the Ming Hongzhi Nian Jinshi Zhang Anwan family cemetery
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The tomb was initially judged to be an ornament in the hair of a noblewoman. This ornament is very exquisitely made, the small golden cicada is vivid, and the leaves at the bottom are polished from Wada mutton fat white jade, whether it is the veins, thickness, and shape of the leaves are almost the same as the real leaves.
Ancient cicada-shaped utensils were mostly funerary objects, because the ancients believed that people could be reborn like cicadas after death. This golden cicada contains as much as 95% gold and still shines after being buried for a hundred years.
Blue glass ring
This glass ring was unearthed
1975
Xianjia Lake steep wall mountain in Changsha City
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The tomb is an artifact of the Western Han Dynasty. Liu is not particularly rare, but this glass ring is very old, the dark blue color is mysterious and elegant, and it still exudes a fascinating brilliance after thousands of years, and it is indeed a rare fine product in the cultural relics of the Western Han Dynasty. It is currently in the collection of Changsha Museum.
These beautiful artifacts can stand the test of time and remain stunningly beautiful under the dust of history, which is really intoxicating. They let us understand that not all cultural relics are "gray and fluttering", these ancient crafts have no less than modern aesthetic sophistication and magnificence, reflecting a kind of unremitting pursuit of beautiful things that transcend the times.