In September 1970, at the Changsha Cultural Management Office in Hunan Province, an old farmer was hovering at the door carrying a package, and the doorman rushed forward to inquire, only to hear the old farmer whisper: "I want to donate cultural relics." ”
The doorman was relieved when he heard this, so he welcomed the old farmer in. It turned out that the local government was preparing to expand the museum, and during this time it was collecting cultural relics for the people for a fee, so recently people have donated cultural relics from time to time. However, although there are many people coming, there are few good things, which makes the experts of the Cultural Management Office feel very discouraged.
After the doorman learned that the old farmer had come to donate cultural relics, he wanted him to open the package to check it out, who knew that the old farmer was unwilling to live or die, saying that the things he brought could only be seen by experts. In the end, the doorman had no choice but to lead him directly to the antiquities collection office.
The reception expert saw that the old farmer was carrying a package, and he was very curious when he came in with a dignified look, so he asked what antiquities he had brought, and the old farmer looked around to make sure that there was no one else, and then carefully opened the package, and then took out a very small object from it.
So what is this? When the experts saw the small objects on the table, they were shocked, who would have thought that this was a beautiful golden crown. The golden crown, that is, the headdress made of gold, is a rare treasure in the world, and experts have asked the old farmer about the origin of the golden crown, who said that he had dug it out of the ground a few years ago when he was digging stones in the town of Vault.
After some conversation, the old farmer left the golden crown, and the cultural management office eventually gave him 200 yuan as a donation reward. So the question is, what kind of treasure is this golden crown, and who will his owner be?
Measuring just 2.9 centimeters high and weighing 33.6 grams, this bundle of hair is made of pure gold, and the golden crown is based on the theme of double dragon play beads, and the double dragon soars with its mouth open. Although this golden crown is not large in shape, it is exquisite in craftsmanship and extremely high in specification, and it is an extremely rare and rare treasure.
According to the dragon ornament on the golden crown, experts judged that this should be a Crown of the Ming Dynasty, combined with historical data and research on the land, experts believe that this crown is likely to be a funerary product of a certain Ji king in Changsha. Because according to the "Shanhua County Chronicle", "the tombs of the kings of Jifu are all in the eight capitals of Shanhua", and the eight capitals of Shanhua are now the town of Vaulting.
The first Ji King of Changsha was Zhu Jianjun, the seventh son of Emperor Mingyingzong Zhu Qizhen, who was born when his father was still imprisoned in the Nangong, and the following year Emperor Yingzong successfully restored through the change of the door, Zhu Jianjun's life also underwent a major change, and he was only 2 years old this year when he was crowned king of Ji. The "History of Ming" records: "Yuan Shun was sealed in the first year of the first year, and Shi Fu was two years old. ”
At the age of 20, Zhu Jianjun took the domain of Changsha, died in Changsha at the age of 72, and passed on the seventh generation, until the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong invaded Hunan and burned the Ji King's palace, and the Ji King's line broke off its relationship with Changsha. And this golden crown is a physical proof of this history.
Although it is still unclear which Ji Wang is the owner of this double dragon play bead bundle, this does not affect its amazing value, and its discovery is of great significance for the study of the ritual development and casting process of the Ming Dynasty, so it has also become one of the treasures of the Changsha Museum.