God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 679 Aquarius
The question Xu Jingxing mentioned was indeed very important to him, but unfortunately, he was really dizzy at the time, and forgot to ask about the origin of these objects, and he also forgot to inquire about the origin of the old lady.

Of course, even if he asked, he probably wouldn't get any answers. After all, that old lady really doesn't look like a cultural person, nor does she seem like an insider. If she was an insider, would she sell those treasures at such a low price?
In addition, even if he found out the origin of these objects, what could he do?
Besides, he has almost inferred the origin of these objects. He told Yin Xiaojing so much just now that they are all related to the temple, so these objects are naturally from the temple, not to mention that most people don't need these objects. It's okay to stand such a camel lotus white elephant in the yard?
Yin Xiaojing didn't think too much about it, as soon as she heard his conversation, she immediately asked, "Then let's go back and ask?"

"Forget it, it's not embarrassing enough."

"It's okay, don't show up, I'll show up alone."

"You're kind, but it's really unnecessary. Even if you figure out the origin of these things, it's not very useful. Anyway, these things are not for sale."

"Ah? Not for sale?" Yin Xiaojing's eyes widened in surprise, "Then why do you buy them? Keep them for yourself?"

He smiled and said: "Didn't I tell you before? The market value of these objects is really not high. Take a look at the one that seems to be sold?" He said with a smile: "Strictly speaking, these objects are actually It's yours because you paid for it."

"Hey, you know how to bully me," Yin Xiaojing glared at him angrily, "I feel so sorry for me, I lost one month's salary."

"Don't worry, I won't lose money. If I'm not mistaken, that bottle is still worth some money, and it should be able to pay back." He said with a smile, "Why don't I take it back at a high price?"

"How high is the price?" Yin Xiaojing pretended to be a money fan and asked, "I don't agree to anything like three or five million."

"Three and five million, sister Xiaojing, please sell me, all my net worth is not that much," he of course knew that Yin Xiaojing was joking, and replied half-truthfully.In fact, he still has a deposit of 500 million yuan, but it is still an old rule that part of it should be saved just in case, so the cash he can use is really not much.

Yin Xiaojing chuckled and said, "Sell you? Some people don't want to part with it. Just be a coolie for me for a while, and pay off the debt with your own body, how about it?"

"Extremely honored."

"Really?"

"Speaking from the heart."

"Hum, you've passed the test," Yin Xiaojing snorted softly, "Let's talk about other objects, let me gain some insight. You just said that the bottle is more valuable. What's the origin of that? I think it's just an ordinary iron bottle. bottle."

He shook his head and denied Yin Xiaojing's words, "It's definitely not iron, the weight is wrong, and the rust spots are wrong. Judging by the color of the rust spots, it should be copper alloy, or even bronze."

The shape of this metal bottle is relatively simple. It is a si-style amphora. It is about 25 centimeters high and less than seven centimeters in diameter. The shape is completely free of unnecessary decoration, and the style is just like the most commonly used and simplest utility in the folk.

However, this bottle is obviously not a practical vessel. It cannot hold water, wine, or store food, so it can only be a ritual vessel.

Ritual utensils are utensils used to worship ancestors, ghosts and gods. In the early days, the shape and specifications of ritual utensils had strict standards, and they were generally as gorgeous as possible. state of the art.However, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, apart from the royal family, the folks or general big families had less stringent requirements for ritual vessels, and sometimes even used practical vessels as ritual vessels.

This metal bottle should have been born under such circumstances, and it can be regarded as the lowest grade ritual vessel.

Of course, what the specific situation is, he will have to wait for him to clean up the dirt and rust on the bottle before he can see it more clearly and accurately. If there are patterns and words on the bottle, then the identification of this bottle can be further improved.

When he cleaned the bottle with a brush, he saw a chiseled pattern similar to thin carvings. The content of the pattern was a relatively common flying apsaras pattern, and a circle of single petals was chiseled on the shoulder of the bottle. There are lotus petals, and a double-layer rosette is carved on the abdomen. The lotus petals and the rosette cover the flying apsaras pattern on the belly of the bottle, looking like a lotus-shaped window.

It's just that these patterns are very shallow, and even if they are cleaned up, they have to be observed carefully to find them.

However, the engraving of these patterns is not bad, the layout is also very good, the picture is quite layered, and the lines are relatively smooth. You must know that these lines are not drawn with a pen, but carved out of the metal bottle with a chisel cutter. Yes, the hardness of this metal bottle body is much higher than that of any jade. Generally speaking, not to mention such a smooth line engraved by a chisel, it is not bad if it can leave a scratch.

Such a pattern, coupled with such a shape, makes the identity of this bottle self-evident.

This is the legendary vase, one of the eight treasures of Buddhism.

In Buddhist culture, the manifestations of the eight consciousnesses, such as wheels, snails, umbrellas, covers, flowers, pots, fish, eyes, ears, nose, sound, mind, body, mind, and possession, were originally described as eight This pattern was later made into a three-dimensional object and enshrined in temples, which is what people often call offering vessels.

Sacrificial vessels are slightly different from ritual vessels. Ritual vessels are used as utensils in sacrificial activities, and are generally used to hold offerings. A symbolic existence, the utensil itself has a special meaning, and there is no need to hold other things. At most, it appears together with other offering utensils that also have symbolic meaning, such as the five tributes and seven treasures of Buddhism.

After seeing this, he was basically sure that these old objects should have been moved from a certain temple, and they had been moved thoroughly, not only the altar, but even the stone elephant. Come back, because other objects are also related to Buddhism, and they are commonly used in temples.

This is not a guess, but an inference based on the real thing. If nothing else, just say that this bottle with two ears flying to the sky is not something that ordinary people can hold. Although the shape of this bottle is simple, the decoration on it is very exquisite. , but by real chisel-carving masters. No matter which dynasty you are in, there are not many chisel-carving masters at that level, and only dignitaries or powerful temples can afford it.

(End of this chapter)