There are thousands of beautiful jade in the world, Hetian jade, turquoise, lapis lazuli, red agate... Only hate can not be fully absorbed.
However, if you only take a scoop, Xiaobian believes that the first choice should be Nanhong.
If nothing else, it is only because the southern red is unique to China, and it also contains China's love of red since ancient times.
One has previously crowdfunded Nanhong, each time it has sold very hot, and this time to launch Nanhong again, the selection is the scarce Yunnan Baoshan Southern Red material.
Rare Baoshan Southern Red
Connoisseurs who know jade know that Baoshan Nanhong is of high quality and scarce, and is the treasure that every Nanhong player dreams of, "ten Southern Red collectors, nine Aibaoshan".
Why is Baoshan Nanhong so precious?
One is because of its color.
Baoshan South is ruddy and bright, the flesh texture is strong, the light is impermeable, the color is bright and bright, and it looks like coral from a distance, showing a delicate and warm texture, and accompanied by a strong sense of grease and gum.
The second is because of its quantity.
Nanhong is a natural creation formed by volcanic eruptions and the movement of the earth's crust for tens of millions of years, and it is difficult to regenerate.
In ancient times, Baoshan was the main mining place for nobles to wear nanhong, and many years of mining made it stop mining for a time in the Qianlong Dynasty, and now the Baoshan government has also sealed a large number of mines to protect resources.
Scarce things are precious, and the Baoshan Nanhong that is now circulating is mostly the treasure of the "bottom of the pressure box".
The third is because it is difficult to mine.
The Ming Dynasty geographer and traveler Xu Xiake wrote in his travelogue baoshan Nanhong: "On the dangerous cliffs, the vines and trees are upside down, and the cliffs are chiseled and stoned, then the agate is embedded in this middle." Its color moon is white and red, neither of which is very large, only like a fist, and this is also its vine. Then go deeper, and where the melons are knotted, they are as big as a rise, and as round as a ball..."
Even in modern times, most of the Southern Red mining still relies on "stone farmers" hand planing or the use of pickaxes to mine.
Nowadays, the surface resources of Nanhong have almost been exhausted, and the deepest must be mined ten meters underground, which is very hypoxic and easy to collapse, which adds a lot of difficulty to the mining of "stone farmers".
Wearing a bright touch of Baoshan Nanhong on the body makes people feel happy and is also a good collection.
Today, one of them joined hands with Cao Xianguan, a non-hereditary inheritor of jade carving, and the brand "Jiuhan Wen Play", bringing precious strings of Southern Red beads and carvings.
Teacher Cao Xianguan, the third generation of cao's jade carving inheritors, has loved jade carving since childhood.
His works have won the gold medal of "China Jade Carving Divine Craftsmanship Award" for many times, and the gold medal of "Lu Zigang Cup" of Chinese jade carving.
This time not only contains Baoshan South Red Material, which satisfies the collector's heart for the treasure, but also selects high-quality Sichuan materials to meet the needs of novice beginners.
There are Sichuan material cherry red, ruddy and clear, fashionable and flexible;
There is a full color full of flesh to protect the mountain persimmon red, the body is like gelatin, noble atmosphere.
The product was tested by professional institutions, one thing and one certificate, and each work was accompanied by the corresponding infrared spectrometer detection and appraisal certificate, which can be queried online, whether it is self-wear or sending people to rest assured.
Packaged in brocade boxes, exquisite and decent.
The twists and turns of the life reproduce its glory
Nanhong is stunning and moving, in line with the Chinese consistent aesthetic orientation, but its life is not like its beauty, can be described as a bumpy experience, as early as 3,000 years ago has been surprised by its flexible figure, but once sold, and finally in people's diligent efforts to float on the surface again.
The Sands Museum holds the Southern Red Shell Coin
As early as the late Shang Dynasty to the Western Zhou Dynasty Jinsha Ancient Kingdom (about 3,000 years ago), the temperament of Nanhong has attracted the attention of a coinage craftsman, who used the method used by the ancestors of Sanxingdui to make Nanhong into a "Southern Red Shell Coin", which is particularly eye-catching.
During the Warring States period, the Southern Red Onyx Dragon was first hooked
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring Han Dynasty, Nanhong's carving and production process reached an unprecedented development and was the exclusive favorite of the royal family and nobles.
Qing Dynasty Southern Red Agate Chaozhu
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Nanhong was known as one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism and was called "Red Pearl".
Nan Hong was reused and entered the imperial hall and became a material of the imperial beads that only the senior officials were eligible to wear.
The noble atmosphere, nanhong, which has always been highly valued by the nobility, disappeared in the late Qing Dynasty, and in the history of nearly a hundred years, only an ancient masterpiece can be seen occasionally in the collection industry.
In 2016, a "Qingqianlong South Red Onyx Dragon Play Beads Double Bottle" entered the auction hall and sold for 1.61 million.
In 2017, a piece of "Qingqianlong Tang silk southern red onyx Suzaku Button Baoxi" sold at the spring auction of the 12th anniversary of Beijing Poly for a high price of 4.37 million.
Southern red in the late Qing Dynasty, although there is a national strength exhaustion, but more importantly due to the limitations of mining technology, southern red agate in the late Qing Dynasty mineral resources were exhausted, the history and culture of southern red agate temporarily ended, into a cooling period.
Everyone in the circle knows that with the closure of the major mines in Baoshan, Yunnan, an old-fashioned production area of Nanhong, the stock of high-grade Nanhong raw materials is even rarer.
In recent years, the price of Nanhong has soared nearly ten times, and the old material Nanhong has been auctioned at major auctions at "sky-high prices".
As an independent variety, Nanhong has been officially listed in the "Jewelry and Jade Name" and has become a valuable variety of jade.
Although the south red is floating and sinking, although it has not been seen for many years, the beautiful things are always worth looking forward to, and when it returns, it is still "full of spirits", becoming the darling of people's pursuit, and its treasure value is self-evident.
Ten southern reds are the best of their own
Southern red is divided into a variety of color varieties, ice species, cherry red, persimmon red, brocade red, chicken blood red... Each color has its own characteristics and can be beautiful.
The picture above is a schematic diagram of the color of southern red, from left to right: ice species, cherry red, red and white material, rose red, persimmon red, brocade red.
The color is moist, it is flexible and beautiful; the redder the color, the higher the collection value.
This time, a piece of Southern Red jewelry brought, each one is embellished with a few high-quality pearls, or beeswax, or green pine, or ancient gold, jumping out of the agility, long wear.
Elegant temperament - cherry red
Because the color is very similar to fresh cherries, ruddy and clear, there is a certain degree of ice, so it is called cherry red.
Turn on the lights or look at the sun, the color is bright, the transparency is high, and the water is headed.
Atmospheric elegance - full of flesh and mountain persimmon red
Baoshan Nanhong is famous for its "body like gelatin, essence introverted, thick and warm texture, and firm pulse".
The quality is superior, the colors are bright, and the main color is full of flesh and persimmon red.
What is full of color and flesh? Full color, refers to the southern red as a whole is presented in red. Full flesh, refers to the southern red internal crystal structure is relatively dense, thick flesh, jade full.
After playing with the Baoshan South Red Plate for a long time, the sense of frosting becomes less
Baoshan South Red is brittle, multi-cracked, often has the saying of "no cracks and no baoshan", so most of them are polished into a matte surface by low-polishing method, and the matte bracelet is easier to wrap the pulp, and it is more gentle and oily than the polished one.
Everyday wear is simple and atmospheric, suitable for all kinds of dressing and matching.
It is as difficult as the southern red mining of the sky
The southern red carvings are particularly beautiful, so beautiful that people are mesmerized. But behind every piece of beauty, there are countless blood and sweat. Mining is not easy, carving is long.
Mining the Southern Red Road is like the road to heaven. It is not an exaggeration to use this sentence to describe the mining process of Nanhong.
Most of the Southern Red mining still relies on the "stone farmer" hand planing or the use of pickaxes to mine, and the local climatic conditions are quite harsh, which adds a lot of difficulty to the mining of the "stone farmer".
Nowadays, the surface resources of Nanhong have almost been exhausted, and the deepest must be mined ten meters underground, which is very oxygen-starved and easy to collapse.
The reason why Nanhong is popular with the public is not unrelated to its bright "Chinese red".
Even the raw ore that has not been carved shortly after it has been unearthed is still sparkling and has a breathtaking charm.
Therefore, some people in the circle say that the return of Nanhong is inevitable. Because it reflects not only economic value, but also its cultural value. Only with a deep cultural heritage, will it be inherited.
Nanhong maintenance precautions
1. Avoid collisions with hard objects
Because the hardness of agate is larger, the jade is more brittle, so it is easier to be broken by the impact, especially the hollow carving works are more likely to be damaged, usually placed, carried to be stable and strong, play and wear when paying attention not to fall on the ground, when not wearing should be stored in a soft box.
2. Avoid direct sunlight
Southern red agate products to avoid direct sunlight or too cold and too hot, continuous contact with high temperature, will lead to cracks and discoloration of agate, in order to avoid thermal expansion and contraction and damage; in addition, try not to wear when bathing.
3. Avoid chemical reagents
Try to avoid contact with chemical reagents and other items (including cosmetic skin care products and perfumes) to avoid corrosion that affects their vividness and brightness.
4. Wipe
The wiping of southern red agate products should be wiped with a soft cotton cloth or towel to avoid scratches and help maintain and maintain the original quality.
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