The beauty took the jade cicada she had worn for 10 years to a treasure hunt, claiming that it cost more than $1 million that year.
However, when the expert saw the jade cicada, his face changed drastically, and he hurriedly told her not to wear it, and sighed: "You dare to be too big!" ”
Why would a small cicada make experts so nervous?
Why do experts say that this beauty lover "treasure friend" is bold?
Worth a million jade cicadas
The phrase "there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart" is fully demonstrated in the category of connoisseurs.
The collection brought by Aibao's "treasure friends" will be dazzling, some are always strange, some are famous calligraphy and paintings on the ancestors, some are gold and silver products from roadside stalls, and some are surprise collections brought by "treasure friends", such as dragon robes, in general, such scenes will always make people shine.
In a treasure hunting program, most of the collectibles brought by the former "treasure friends" were not eye-catching, not only the source was too exotic, but also the value was too low, and the audience was fascinated by the scene in front of them and clapped their hands.
At this time, the next "treasure friend" came to the stage, it was a young and beautiful girl, and her appearance immediately dazzled the audience and made the audience excited.
The beauty, given her the surname Yan, kept her collection in a delicate box, but not large enough to fit inside.
Unexpectedly, the collection inside was smaller than his thumb, just a little larger than his thumb, looked like jade, carved like a flying cicada, the lines were simple, but the overall look was lifelike, agile and cute. This is a "cicada wing" that the reporter of "China Collection" magazine saw in Beijing - "China Shou Peach". How beautiful is this "cicada"? What's the story behind it? Many viewers fell in love at first sight, whispered, and shared their opinions.
Seeing that the atmosphere of the scene was finally enlivened again, the beautician smiled and invited Xiaoyan to introduce her collection to everyone.
Xiao Yan said that her family is in business, the family is not bad, Xiao Yan likes to collect since she was a child, and when she grew up, she became obsessed with antiques and met many friends like collecting. Xiao Yan opened an antique market near her hometown, and many people visited it every day. She often picked up some old porcelain and jade at this stall. She thinks these things sell well. So I started collecting. Ten years ago, some of Xiao Yan's Tibetan friends asked her to visit the antique market.
After Xiao Yan left, she found that the antique trading market was not as impressive as the farmer's market, but there were many good things in it.
Although Xiao Yan is not very old, her eyesight has grown very well, and as she strolls between the different stalls, she sees a small jade cicada in front of the audience.
The owner of this stall may have sensed that Xiao Yan was determined to get the jade cicada, so he deliberately asked for it and raised the price to more than one million US dollars. Xiao Yan found this jade cicada when she went to a friend's house for dinner. At that time, he thought how good it would be to sell it! He bought one and put it at home. At that time, Xiao Yan was very rich, and although the boss asked for too much, she still gritted her teeth and bought it.
After Xiao Yanzi held this jade cicada, she liked it more and more Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan keeps it at home and feeds it every day. One evening, Xiao Yan saw a small jade object and asked her mother curiously, "What is this?" Mom said: This is a jade cicada. She also looked for a lot of similar jade cicadas on the Internet to compare, and gradually realized that this jade cicada was also somewhat different.
She had thought that the jade cicada was some kind of ornament, but there was no perforation on it. She thought there was something wrong with her eyes, but when she saw it, she was surprised by the sight in front of her: it was also a small insect! This little insect is called Yan Zixi. She loved it. Because Xiao Yan liked it, she always wanted to find a hole in her body, and then find a hole in the jade cicada and put the red rope on.
Hearing this, the host can't help but ask, why did Xiao Yan come to treasure? Xiao Yan's answer was simple: "I like to watch the jade cicadas chirp." "That's a cute cicada!" The host laughed. "Then you don't know it yet?" Xiao Yan asked again. Just wondering if the cicada is worth buying?
Who knew that Xiao Yan sighed and replied, because after buying the jade cicada, something strange happened.
, how dare you do this!
Strange things happened to jade cicadas, spent more than $1 million to buy unperforated jade cicadas and wear them on their bodies?
Xiao Yan's narration immediately opened the eyes of the audience.
Xiao Yan explained that after she put on the jade cicada, she often encountered some unpleasant things, but these were small problems and would not bring her too much trouble.
But gradually, Xiao Yan's business began to decline, the family had one accident after another, and in the last few years, her parents had a problem with tight funds, and the business could not be operated.
Xiao Yan's past hobby of collecting had to stop, and she wanted to help her family through this difficult time, so she decided to sell her collection. Xiao Yan saw a very interesting small object in the market, which was a taxidermy called "Jade Cicada". It is a very nice little insect. It is covered with green hairs. It's so cute! Of all her collections, the most valuable is this jade cicada.
Xiao Yanzi believes that since the acquisition of this jade cicada, everything has changed, she wants to sell this jade cicada, before selling it, Xiao Yanzi wants to find a few experts to identify it, to see if this jade cicada is real, and how much it is worth now.
Listening to Xiao Yan's story, the audience expressed regret about Xiao Yan's personal experience and hoped that the expert identification could help Xiao Yan.
However, the expert held Xiao Yan's jade cicada in his hand, took a look, and his expression suddenly changed from curiosity to seriousness, and then he also said a word, which suddenly made the scene cool down: "Yatou, you dare!" ”
Hearing this, Xiao Yan was not only confused, but the audience did not understand why experts would suddenly say such a sentence, could it be that they found that there was something wrong with this jade cicada?
As we all know, jade is used to protect the body, such as Guanyin Midas Buddha, many people will also choose to carve jade according to the saying of "male wearing Guanyin, female Guanyin", and then send the jade to the temple where the incense is burned, find a taoist monk to light the jade and give it to children, hoping to help them tide over the difficulties.
Experts continue to identify Xiaoyan's jade cicadas, explaining that in ancient times, cicadas carved from jade were more common.
Since ancient times, few other insects have been endowed with a variety of beautiful foods and meanings like cicadas. In ancient times, it was regarded as a thing of auspiciousness, a carrier used by literati and doctors to express emotions, and a tool used by literati and inkers to express their feelings. There are many beautiful legends about cicadas in mainland folklore. In the eyes of the ancients, the cicada has always been a mysterious and sacred spiritual creature, it climbs out of the dirt, climbs up tall trees, sucks the wind and drinks water, and floats in the dust.
For the jadeite cat, these literati often like to wear cicadas made of jadeite on their bodies, showing a transcendent and noble temperament. In the ancient literati's pen, the cicada was an animal that symbolized auspiciousness and beauty. In traditional Chinese culture, "cicada" is also given many meanings, such as cicada and crane, cicada and bamboo, and so on. In addition to making cicadas into jade pendants, some people also make golden cicadas out of their shells into golden cicadas.
However, Xiao Yan's jade cicada is very different, the ancients did not want to show its noble character, but to accompany the funeral.
In addition, this unperforated jade cicada, like Xiaoyan, was often placed in a special position in order to bury the deceased.
Cicadas, "Resurrection from the Dead";
The jade cicada that had been worn for 10 years was put into the mouth of a dead man, and after learning the truth, Xiao Yan felt dizzy.
The audience was also confused, didn't the jade cicada represent integrity in ancient times? But why did this cicada die at the hands of the emperor? Could it be that the emperor put it in the palace to show his majesty and status? But how can it be regarded as "death"? How can it be buried among the dead?
Experts explain that this is because the cicada, a mysterious and sacred spiritual object, in the eyes of the ancients, had another meaning, symbolizing rebirth.
In ancient times, the larvae of cicadas were observed crawling out of the ground for a period of time and then quietly turning into cicadas. People believe that this is an illusion that people are buried in the ground after death, and have the image of "death and resurrection". With the continuous accumulation of archaeological materials, some cultural remains and remains related to cicadas have been discovered. Therefore, "cicadas" often appear in tombs.
During the Han Dynasty, people advocated filial piety and thick burial, believing that jade had the magical power of incorruptible corpses, so most emperors and princes of the Han Dynasty would wear "golden and jade good clothes" made of gold and silver thread when they died, and wear jade pieces.
Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna Hanna It represents life, love and auspiciousness. In the minds of the ancients, "jade" and cicadas are inextricably linked. The "cicada" is the symbol of jade. Usually, Yuru mostly appears in the form of cicadas, pinning their hopes on the souls of dead loved ones.
But not everyone can afford to buy jade cicadas, and some rulers are so wealthy that they even replace jade cicadas with more precious jewelry. For example, the Qianlong Emperor liked to use diamonds as birthday gifts. In the court of the Qing Dynasty, there was a jade vessel called "Diamond Dragon Piece", which was made of gold trim and was very valuable. But it is difficult to be used by people. Cixi, for example, is said to have a rare night pearl in her mouth when she died, but when the pearl was stolen, her whereabouts are unknown.
There was no perforation on Xiao Yan's head, which meant that the jade cicada was not originally buried with her. In ancient tombs, some burial jade artifacts were generally found, but there were very few jade cicadas on these utensils. However, some jade cicada cultural relics can often be seen in the museum now. What's going on? Hanna was buried with Yulu, which means that the jade cicada never entered the antique market through formal channels, and was most likely plucked from the deceased by tomb robbers and sold.
Experts examined the carving pattern of the jade cicada and found that its craftsmen used a technique called "Han Eight Knives". The Han Eight Knives have a history of thousands of years on the mainland and were an important tool used by the ancients to carve animal images and portraits of people. It appeared as early as the Han Dynasty, reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty, and gradually declined after the Qing Dynasty. This technique seems simple, but each knife embodies the skills of ancient craftsmen, and with just a few strokes of effort, it can make the cicada come alive and powerful.
Finally, after preliminary identification by experts, the jade cicada was produced during the Han Dynasty, most likely from the tomb of a prince and nobleman. However, according to the archaeological data currently unearthed, it has died more than two thousand years ago! Therefore, we can only speculate that this jade cicada is still alive for at least 1,700 years. And this estimate is clearly inaccurate. According to the current price, if this jade cicada is sold, it may be worth about 6 million yuan.
As soon as the words stopped, an anxious smile appeared on her face. She said: I am doing a very meaningful thing - selling my jade cicadas! My parents are both farmers, and their family life is very poor. In order to reduce the financial burden on parents. At that time, she spent more than a million dollars on jade cicadas, and now she is making money. Selling these jade cicadas will definitely help alleviate some of the family's financial difficulties.
When the expert returned the jade cicada to Xiao Yan, she did not forget to advise: "Whether you want to sell it or not, don't put the jade cicada on your body." ”
In addition to being somewhat unlucky as funerary objects, jade cicadas have been with the dead for thousands of years and may also carry ancient bacteria. It's been ten years, but it's safe to say that little swallows had better not take them around often.
Experts also suggest that in addition to the jade cicada, if you encounter jade out of nothing, you should try to understand where it comes from, after all, not everyone can be as lucky as Xiao Yan.